Twiggs County, Ga
In The News 1920 - 1929
January 1, 1920
Macon Weekly Telegraph
Mrs.
Ruth Washburn, wife of C. B. Washburn, died at the Macon Hospital
yesterday morning at 3 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Washburn lived near Jeffersonville,
and she was brought to Macon for treatment a few days ago, but steadily grew
worse until the end.
Mrs. Washburn was twenty-three years of
age, and a member of the Baptist church. Mrs. Washburn was ill two weeks.
The body was taken to Jeffersonville yesterday
afternoon for funeral and interment.
January 10, 1920
The Macon Daily Telegraph
Mrs. Mary M. Ard, 82, died yesterday morning at an early hour at the
home 807 Main street. She was ill only two weeks,
Mrs. Ard was a member of Stone Creek Baptist
church of Twiggs county. Surviving her are one son and two daughters, J.
N. Ard, Mrs. Anna Parker and Miss Tillie Ard.
The funeral services will be held from
the residence this (Saturday) morning at 10 o'clock, Rev. G. W. Tharpe
officiating, and the interment will be in the family graveyard near the
old home.
January 25, 1920
The Macon Daily Telegraph
M'CALLUM-WHITEHURST. Mr. and Mr. J A. McCallum
announce the marriage of their daughter,Nannie Elizabeth, to Mr.
James Howell Whitehurst on the evening of January 1, at the home of
the bride's parents, near Jeffersonville.
February 4, 1920
Atlanta Constitution
Marriage of Miss Wimberly and Mr. Mark Cooper
Pope
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Robbins, Jr.
of Selma, Ala. announce the marriage of their sister, Miss Clara Wimberly, to Mr. Mark Cooper Pope,
formerly of Washington, Ga., which took place in Selma Tuesday afternoon.
Bother parties are well known in
Atlanta, where the bride has frequently visited her sister, Mrs. Richard
Orme Campbell. Mrs. Pope is the second of the three daughters of the
late Captain Wimberly, of Georgia, whose plantations in Twiggs county
were among the most beautiful and prosperous.
She is the sister of the late
Minter Wimberly, of Macon, Ga., and she is charming and talented. She
has marked histrionic ability and she is well known as a dramatic interpreter.
Mr. Pope is a well-known Georgia,
and is the brother of Mrs. Minter Wimberly, of Macon.
Mr. and Mrs. Pope have gone to Florida
on their wedding journey.
February 15, 1920
Macon Telegraph
MRS. NARSIS CRANFORD. After
and illness of two weeks following a stroke of apoplexy, Mrs. Narsis Cranford died yesterday
morning at ther home near Dry Branch in Twiggs county. She was seventy-eight
years of age at the time of her death, and had been in declining health for
more than two years.
Mrs. Cranford was a native of Twiggs
county and a devoted member of the Antioch Baptist Church since early girlhood.
She was the widow of Henry J. Cranford, who died sixteen years ago.
Surviving the decease are a daughter,
Mrs. Mary L. Bass, and a son, E. F. Cranford, prominent Twiggs
county citizen and five grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held from
the Antioch Baptist Church at 11 o'clock this morning. Interment will follow
in the church yard, Rev. G. W. Tharpe will conduct the services.
March 20, 1920
Macon Weekly Telegraph
The funeral services of Mrs. Fannie Smallwood, wife of Henry Smallwood,
were held from the grave at Andrews Cemetery yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.
The Rev. A. J. Johnson, of the East Side Baptist Church, conducted the services.
Mrs. Smallwood died at 1 o'clock Monday
morning after an illness of eight days with pneumonia. She was 45 years of
age and had been a resident here twenty-eight years. Mrs. Smallwood with her
family lived at 217 Clinton street.
March 20, 1920
Macon Telegraph
Dr. Logan Berry. Bainbridge, March 2 - Dr. Logan Berry, of Danville, Ga.
was buried here Monday afternoon. His death followed a brief illness of influenza.
Dr. Berry leaves two little sons, ages 14 and 11, and is himself the only
son of Dr. O. Berry of Bainbridge.
(note: his 15 year old son, Alexander Logan Berry,
died in Bainbridge of an accident July 18, 1921)
April 8, 1920
The Macon Telegraph
Mrs. Ella McCook Spears died yesterday afternoon
at 5:45 o'clock at Williams Sanatorium after an illness of two months. Mrs.
Spears was the wife of Walter G. Spears, of Jeffersonville. She was
33 years of age and was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel McCook,
of Irwinton, Ga., where she was born and reared.
Besides her husband she is
survived by two daughters and two sons, Misses Elsie and Annie Margaret,
Melton and Daniel; also two brothers, J. W. and Oscar McCook, of
Macon; two sisters, Mrs. Jesse Peavy, of Unadilla, Ga., and Mrs.
T. A. Bell, of Irwinton, Ga.
She was the niece of W. O. Kinney,
of this city. The deceased was a member of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church
at Jeffersonville, and has many friends who will be grieved to learn of her
death.
April 11, 1920
Macon Telegraph
Mr. and Mrs. David Lee Malone,
of Jeffersonville, announce the engagement of their sister, Sidney Bertha Dunevent, to
Mr. Thomas Eugene Methvin, the marriage to take place May the 5th,
at Jeffersonville.
May 3, 1920
Macon Telegraph
Mrs.
B. B. Wimberly, age 68 years, died last night at her home near Jeffersonville.
Besides her husband, she is survived by two sons, B. F. and R.
J. Wimberly.
Mrs. Wimberley had been in poor health
for five years. She was a member of the Baptist Church at Jeffersonville.
The funeral will be held this afternoon
at 4 o'clock at the family home in Jeffersonville, the service to be in
charge of Rev. Mr. Anderson, pastor of the church of which she was a member.
June 12, 1920
Macon Telegraph
Hawkinsville, June 11 - Mrs. A. B. Coombs, wife of the late
A. B. Coombs, who was a planter near Jeffersonville up to the time of
his death last November, passed away here this evening at 7:30 o'clock. The
funeral will be held from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Paul Shehee
on Sunday morning at 9 o'clock. Burial will be at Cochran about 10 a.m.
August 4, 1920
Macon Telegraph
Funeral services for Eli Cranford occurred yesterday afternoon
at his home at Paynes Mill at 4 o'clock.
Mr. Cranford was 74 years of age and had
lived here almost twelve years, coming to Macon from Twiggs county, where
he was engaged in farming. He is survived by five sons and five daughters.
September 12, 1920
Macon Telegraph
NEWBY - Died in Twiggs County, Sept. 11, 1920, Mrs. H. H. Newby, age 67 years. The
funeral services will be from the residence, 720 Broad street, this city,
(Sunday) afternoon at 4 o'clock, Rev. O. G. Ernest officiating, assisted
by Rev. A. J. Johnson. Interment Riverside Cemetery. Friends are invited.
September 20, 1920
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
4-YEAR OLD BOY KILLS BROTHER. Foster Alley Accidentally
Shot and Killed Georgia Sunday Afternoon. USED REVOLVER TO AMUSE THE BABY.
The Alley Family Are Well Known Throughout Twiggs County and Resides Some
10 Miles from Cochran
Macon, Ga., Sept 20 - Foster Alley, four-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Roff Alley, of Twiggs county, accidentally shot
and killed his eight-months-old brother,
Georgia, Sunday afternoon shortly after 5 o'clock.
According to the details of the affair
just reaching Macon, Mr. and Mrs. Alley left the house for a few minutes,
leaving the four-year-old boy to amuse his younger brother. The latter began
to cry shortly and the elder boy climbed upon a bed, secured his father's
revolver and with this as a plaything, attempted to amuse the baby. The revolver
was discharged, the bullet entering Georgia Fosters' left chest, piercing
the lung and causing almost instant death.
The Alley family, who live some 10 miles
from Cochran, are well known throughout Twiggs county.
September 20, 1920
Atlanta Constitution
PARTING OF CABLE RESULTS IN DEATH OF ISHAM
ANDREWS
Macon, Ga., September 23 (Special) Isham Andrews, aged 36 years, a nephew of
Judge J. B. Andrews, of Macon, was instantly killed today when stuck
by a cable at the plant of the John Sant Sons Mining company, at Dry Branch.
Andrews was supervising the pulling of
a post when the cable parted and struck him with great force. His arm was
broken and his head was crushed.
Besides his wife, he leaves three
children and one sister Mrs. Isham Smith, of Slocum. The body was brought
to Macon.
November 4, 1920
Macon Telegraph
~excerpts~ The most important
social function of the season in Danville was the wedding on Thursday evening
of Miss Anne Curleton Chapman,
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. G. E. Chapman, and Mr. Ramsey Emmett
Snell of Murfreesboro, Tenn....
The wedding was solemnized in the Danville
Baptist Church on Thursday evening, November 4, Rev. B. D. Ragsdale
of Macon, officiating....
Ruth Chapman, ...sister of the
bride...Katherine Reynolds of Macon, on the violin...Miss Dixie
Faust of Macon..played..wedding march,
....bridesmaids, Miss Laurie Shannon
of Jeffersonville; Miss Cleo Carreker of Molena and Miss Mary
Snell sister of the grom...matron of honor, Mrs. B. M. Van Buren of
Griswoldville....maid of honor, Miss Lillian Chapman, sister of the
bride..flower girls, Hennie Lou Maxwell and Marjorie Dykes....ring
bearer Will Faulk...
groomsmen..George Osborne..best
man; Harry Wade..R.C. Connally...Allen Daughtry..Elliot
Chapman..
Dr. and Mrs Chapman and the Misses
Chapman were assisted in entertaining by..Mrs. O. T. Chapman..Misses
Helen Hill, Dixie Faust..Pearl and Marie Dykes..Helen Daughtry.
..out-of-town guests..Mr. and Mrs.
P. C. Shealey, Mrs. O. W. Holmes, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. White, Mrs J. E. Yates..Mrs
J. J. Yates, Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Chapman, Mr and Mrs S. E. Jones, Mrs. Robert
Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. James Shannon, Mr. and Mrs Will Shannon, Mr. and Mrs.
W, H. McCrary..., Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Thompson...Mr. and Mrs. J. P., Dykes...Mr.
B. M. van Buren...
October 20, 1920
Macon Daily Telegraph
News reached Macon yesterday afternoon
announcing the death of Mrs. Cornelia Gertrude Balkcom,
whose death occurred at Alto yesterday morning at 6:30 o'clock. Mrs. Balkcom
has been ill one year and her death came not unexpectedly. She was 51 years
of age and was born in Twiggs county. Surviving are her husband, W. S.
Balkcom, two sons and three daughters, Leonard C., Harry, Mrs.
B. W. Ward and Miss Beulah Balkcom,
all of Macon, and Mrs. Essie Rayle of Greesboro, N.C. The body will
reach Macon sometime Saturday night and the funeral arrangements will be
announced later.
December 13, 1920
Macon Daily Telegraph
G. J. Lindsey
Jeffersonville, Ga., Dec. 12- G. J. Lindsey, one of the oldest citizens
of this city, died Sunday morning, December 12, at 7 o'clock, at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. W. F. Slappey, after an illness of several weeks.
Mr. Lindsey was a native of Irwinton. Wilkinson county, and had moved here
only about two years ago. He had been in declining health for several years.
Mr. Lindsey for many years had been a member and a deacon in the Baptist church
at Irwinton.
Besides his widow, he is survived
by two daughters, Mrs. J. D. Taylor, of Vienna, Ga., and Mrs.
W. F. Slappey, of this place.
Funeral services will be held at
the First Baptist church here Monday morning and will be conducted by Dr.
C. L. Nease, pastor of the Methodist church at this place.
December 30, 1920
Macon Weekly Telegraph
BURNS PROVE FATAL TO MAN. W. B. Campbell, of
Near Jeffersonville, Passes Away.
W. B. Campbell,
29 years old, of near Jeffersonville, who was burned on Christmas night
when he fell asleep beside a fire he had built near the public road, died
at the Macon Hospital yesterday morning. When brought to the hospital early
yesterday morning, the attending physician held out no hope for his recovery
as the burns covered the entire body, the face hardly being recognizable.
The body is at Hart's Undertaking Parlors
pending instructions from relatives of the dead man, none of whom had been
located late last night.
February 21, 1921
Macon Telegraph
Monroe Bullard,
aged 63, died at 9 o'clock last night after a short illness at the residence
of his son, No. 813 Courtland avenue.
Mr. Bullard came here from Twiggs county
about six months ago to make his home with his son. He is survived by one
son, C. M. Bullard.
The body will be taken to Cochran today
at 12:10 o'clock where the funeral and interment will take place at the family
lot.
April 7, 1921
Macon Telegraph
News was received in Macon last night
of the death yesterday afternoon of Mrs. Allie Tharpe Durkee
at St. Joseph's hospital in New York. The body will arrive in the city Friday
afternoon when funeral arrangements will be announced.
The deceased had been ill for only two
weeks. She was carried to the New York hospital last Tuesday. Her condition
took a change for the worse Monday and Mrs. James Yates, a sister,
left Tuesday to be at her beside but arrived an hour after her death.
Besides her husband Mrs. Durkee is survived
by her mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. G. W.Tharpe of Dry Branch; four
brothers, W. T., O. R., A. E. and G. H., all of Macon; and
two sisters, Mrs. James Yates and Miss Bessie Tharpe of Macon.
April 14, 1921
Macon Telegraph
VETERAN OF DIXIE DEAD. Henry Durden, a Confederate Veteran,
who would have celebrated his ninetieth birthday Friday, died at the home
of his son, R. C. Durden, at Franklinton yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock.
He was born in Twiggs county, but was one of the oldest residents of this
county, having resided here for more than sixty years.
Mr. Durden had been a member of
the R. A. Smith Camp of Confederate veterans in this city for many years.
He had been in ill health for some time. He was a member of the Swift Creek
Methodist church.
The funeral will be at Hart's chapel at
4:30 o'clock (Macon time) this afternoon and the R. A. Smith Camp of Confederate
Veterans requests that its members attend the service.
Five sons and four daughters survive
Mr. Durden, H. T., J. J., R. C., H. D., and F. J., Durden and
Mrs. J. P. Day, Mrs. J. M. Day, Mrs. B. F. McKinney and Mrs. G.
W. Oxley.
Rev. G. W. Tharpe will conduct the
funeral service this afternoon. Interment will be in Riverside cemetery.
May 8, 1921
Macon Telegraph
Mrs. G. A. Asbell, of Jeffersonville,
announces the marriage of her daughter, Lottie Inez, to Mr. Thomas Lee,
of Danville, Ga., Saturday, May 7. at Jeffersonville, Ga.
May 13, 1921
Macon Telegraph
MRS. H. L. GRIFFIN. Mrs. Fannie Griffin, widow of H. L. Griffin,
died at her residence, 325 Clinton street, Wednesday at midnight after an
illness of only a few minutes. Mrs. Griffin was 64 years of age and was born
in Twiggs county. She moved to this city with her family thirty years ago.
She was the mother of four daughters and five sons, who are: Mrs. W. L.
Allen, Mrs. I. A. Pruett, Mrs. J. L. Burns, Mrs. Pearl Bowies, and W.
L., R. M., H. M., J. A. and H. L. Griffin; also three brothers survive,
R. T., J. R. and W. H. Myrick.
Mrs. Griffin was the daughter of the late
Richard T. Myrick, who was a veteran of the Civil War, and a native
of Virginia. The deceased was a devoted member of the Baptist church. Funeral
services will be held Friday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock from Antioch church,
Rev. G. W. Tharpe, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in the Antioch
cemetery. A brief service will be conducted at the residence at 2:30 before
leaving for the funeral at Antioch, by Rev. C. G. Earnest.
May 29, 1921
Macon Telegraph
BROWN -WARD. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Brown,
of Danville, Ga., announce the engagement of their daughter, Reaunette, to Mr. P. Homer Ward,
the wedding to take place June 12. No cards.
July 23, 1921
Macon Telegraph
The funeral of J. B. Andrews, who died Thursday afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock, was held from the residene, 163 Second street, Friday afternoon
at 3 o'clock. Rev. G. W. Tharpe, of Dry Branch, and Rev. J. B. Phillips
officiated. Interment was in Riverside cemetery. The following served as pallbearers:
W. S. Simmons, T, H. Williams, W. E. Hamlin, M. F. Leverett and A. H. Stephens.
July 31, 1921
Macon Telegraph
Mrs.
Ida J. Barnes, aged 63 years died at 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon at
her residence, Dry Branch. Besides her husband, John Barnes, she is
survived by one son, W. J. Barnes, and two daughters, Mrs. Mattie
May Sapp and Mrs. Cleaone Lyles, all of Dry Branch. The funeral
will take place at 4 o'clock this afternoon at Hinson Cemetery, the service
to be conducted by Rev. G. W. Tharpe. Interment will be in Hinson Cemetery.
August 12, 1921
The Macon Daily Telegraph
DUEL IS FATAL. W. T. Webb Killed By His Father
Near Danville, Ga.
Danville, GA, Aug. 11 -W. T. Webb, 35, is dead as a result of
a family row at the home of A. G. Webb, three miles from Danville,
last night. Webb, the deceased, enraged over a watch, rushed to a neighbor's
house and borrowed a shot gun and returning to his father's house fired at
members of the family. It is alleged, inflicting a slight flesh wound in a
brother. The father, A. G. Webb, grabbed a gun and fired at W. T. Webb and
killed him instantly.
August 20, 1921
The Macon Daily Telegraph
EMMETT J. SANDERS.
Notification from the War Department has
received by the relatives of the late Corporal Emmett J. Sanders
that the body will arrive in New York about August 25 and will be shipped
to Jeffersonville, his old home. The funeral and interment will take place
there.
Corporal Sanders was a member of Company
A., 307th Ammunition Train, of the 82nd Division, and died while in France
from illness October 2, 1918. He was well known in Macon and Twiggs county,
and before entering the service he was employed in Macon as an automobile
mechanic. Corporal Sanders is survived by his mother and the following sisters:
A. H. Sanders and Miss Isoline Sanders, of Macon, W. G.
and G. T. Bridges and Mrs. E. P. Rapp, of Jeffersonville, and
Miss Nellie Sanders, of Baltimore.
August 25, 1921
Macon Telegraph
NEGRO'S MAIMED BODY IS FOUND. Dawson and
Renfore Are Lodged In Twiggs County Jail. HEAD IS ALMOST CUT OFF. Two Blood-Stained
Axes Discovered at Murder Scene. The body of John
Floyd, negro, missing since Sunday morning from the Fowler-McCann Lumber
Company near Adams Park in Twiggs county, was found at noon yesterday with
the head practically cut off by two axes and a coroner's jury, which investigated
the killing, ordered Will Dawson and William Renfore held
for murder. The blood-stained axes were found at the scene of the killing.
A warrant was immediately sworn out by
Coroner C. W. Libbey, who investigated the killing, and Sheriff
Griffin lodged the two prisoners in the Twiggs county jail at Jeffersonville.
The body of the negro was found
in a swamp back of the house where the employes of the lumber company were
fed. He is said to have been run away from the house by the two negroes who
are now in jail charged with the crime.
It was a brutal crime, according to those
who saw the body before it was prepared for burial. The head was cut into
pieces and practically severed from the body.
Dawson is said to have confessed, but
gave no reason for the crime.
August 25, 1921
The Atlanta Constitution
JOHNSTON - The remains of Mr.Thomas F. Johnston, who died suddenly
from an accidental pistol wound, will be taken Thursday morning, August 25,
1921, at 5 o'clock, to Bullards, Ga., for funeral services and interment.
Barclay & Brandon Co., morticians.
September 7, 1921
Macon Telegraph
Miss
Sarah E. Barnes died at the home of her niece, Mrs. T. S. Simmons,
660 Elm street, Tuesday morning at 4:30 o'clock. Miss Barnes had been in
feeble health several months. She was born in Twiggs county and was in her
seventy-fifth year. Surviving are two brothers, John and Tiny Barnes,
of Twiggs county; several nieces and nephews, among them Mrs. T. S. Simmons,
Frank Cranford, J. W. Hammock of Macon, and William Barnes, of
Akron Ohio. The deceased was a member of the Methodist church many years.
She moved to Macon from Twiggs county nine years ago. The funeral services
will be Thursday morning at the grave in the Barnes cemetery, in Twiggs county,
at 10:30 o'clock. Rev. G. W. Tharpe will officiate.
September 10,1921
Macon Telegraph
Funeral services for Prof. C. B. Chapman, who died
Wednesday at his home near Danville, after an illness of about three weeks,
were held yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock from Burghard's chapel, No. 719
Cherry street, Rev. Paul W. Ellis, presiding elder of the Macon District,
officiating. Interment was in Rose Hill Cemetery. The honorary pallbearers
were J. H. Riley, W. T. Morgan, T. D. Tinsley, J. E. Hall, John T. Moore and
J. N. Neel. The active pallbearers were M. Felton Hatcher, A. R. Willingham,
J. H. Napier, Walter A. Harris, Dr. Holmes Mason, R. J. Coates, W. T. Anderson
and Roy Moore.
September 29, 1921
Macon Telegraph
Mary
Pauline Mansfield, aged 3, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George E.
Mansfield of Dry Branch, died at the residence yesterday morning after
an illness of two weeks. Besides her parents, she is survived by one brother.
Funeral services will be held from the residence this (Thursday) morning at
10 o'clock. Interment will be in the family lot in Henson cemetery.
September 30, 1921
Macon Telegraph
The funeral of Dr. J. W. Huckabee, a prominent
resident of Twiggs county, was held yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock from
the Baptist church of Jeffersonville. Interment was in the family lot there.
Besides his wife his is survived by one sister, Mrs. Nance, of Lawrenceville,
S. C., several nieces and nephews.
October 24, 1921
Macon Telegraph
Fitzpatrick, Ga., Oct. 23 - Eva Rosalyn McGee, two-year-old
child of Mr. and Mrs. D. S. McGeee, died at 3 o'clock this afternoon
at the family home near here. The child had been ill only one day, death being
caused by membranous croup. One brother,
D. S., Jr., and one sister, Elnora,
survive, also a grandfather, L. W. Wood of Fitzpatrick.
The funeral will be held at 3:30 o'clock
Monday afternoon at the residence, the service to be conducted by Rev.
Yancey Hicks, of Roberta. Interment will be at Fitzpatrick.
October 29, 1921
The Macon Daily Telegraph
TRADE BODY IS ORGANIZED. Jeffersonville Now Has
a Chamber of Commerce Officers Named.
Jeffersonville, Ga. Oct 28 - At a meeting of
representative business men, farmers and professional men of this place and
county, the Jeffersonville Chamber of Commerce was organized here tonight.
James H. Shannon, of this city, was elected president.
Other officers named are: Baker R.
Jones, vice-president and W. E. Hoyle, secretary.
It was announced that Secretary N. G.
Bartlett of the Dublin Chamber of Commerce, would appear before the new
organization here on November 7, to deliver an address on the functioning
of a Chamber of Commerce. The local body will meet every Monday night, it
is announced.
December 9, 1921
Macon Weekly Telegraph
JEFFERSONVILLE JUDGE IS SUMMONED BY DEATH
L. D. Shannon, Who Presided Over City Court for
Years and Served in State Senate, Passes Away.
Judge L.
D. Shannon, of Jeffersonville, who for years presided over the City Court
of his home city, and who served in the Georgia Senate, died yesterday
morning at 7:30 o'clock. He was 63 years old.
Judge Shannon was a native of Missouri,
where for years his father James Shannon, was president of the State
University. Judge Shannon was one of the best known residents of Twiggs
county. His brothre, J. C. Shannon, also is widely known.
Judge Shannon's wife was Miss Maud
Kimball Wood before her marriage.
The funeral will be held this morning
at 11 o'clock at Faulk cemetery. Rev. Mr. Niece and Rev. Mr. Nicholson
officiating.
December 16, 1921
Macon Telegraph
Mrs. Mattie E. Pickle died at the
home of her brother, Dr. A. J. Wood, at Fitzpatrick, Ga., at 1 o'clock
Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. Pickle was ill three days. She was
in her seventy-ninth year and had lived in Twiggs county all her life. She
was the widow of Joel Pickle. She was a member of the Antioch Baptist church,
and was well known.
Surviving are three brothers and two sisters,
Dr. A. J., J. T., and I. W. Wood, and Mrs. Mary Mercer
and Mrs. Ella Floyd, all of Fitzpatrick. Funeral services will be from
the grave in the Wood cemetery this (Friday) afternoon at 3 o'clock, Dr.
J. C. Solomon, and Rev. Harry Northington, of Macon, officiating.
December 18, 1921
Macon Telegraph
Mrs.
Maudie Andrews died Saturday at 4:20 o'clock after an illness of one
week. General debility was the cause of her death. She was born in Sumter
county, December 17, 1834, and died on her birthday at the age of 86
years.
Mrs. Andrews lived near this city on the
Marion Road and had lived in Bibb county practically all of her life. Surviving
are one son, George L. Andrews, of Macon; two daughters, Mrs. W.
H. Andrews and Mrs. J. H. Bond, of Dry Branch; also forty-nine
grandchildren and one great grandchild. She was an active member of the
Stone Creek church and leaves many friends to deplore her death, besides
a large family. She was the widow of W. A. Andrews. Funeral services
will be from the grave in the Andrews cemetery this (Sunday) afternoon at
8 o'clock, Rev. G. W. Tharpe officiating.
December 24, 1921
Macon Telegraph
PROMINENT DANVILLE CITIZEN PASSES AWAY. G. O.
D. Daughtry Dies Suddenly in Drug Store; Former Member of State Legislature
and Well Known Georgian.
Danville, Ga., Dec 23. G. O. A. Daughtry, a prominent
merchant and farmer and former member of the Georgia Legislature, dropped
dead of apoplexy in the store of Danville Drug Company at Danville at 12 o'clock
friday. He had been in bad health for several years and his death was not
unexpected. Mr. Daughtry was a native of Virginia, having moved to this state
in 1869. He is survived by his wife, two sons, Allen W., of Allentown,
and Capt. G. O. A. Jr., of the United States army in France, and four
daughters, Misses Helen, Jenie, Annie Moore and Mrs. D. D. Smith,
of Attapulgus, Ga. Funeral and interment will be at the cemetery at Allentown
on Sunday at 2 o'clock.
March 29, 1922
The Macon Daily Telegraph
Miss Clifford Valentine died Tuesday morning
at 8 o'clock at her home 21 Holt avenue, after an illness of several months.
Miss Valentine was born in Wilkinson county and moved to Macon 23 years ago.
Surviving are four sisters and a brother, Miss Maggie Valentine, Mrs.
P. M. Addleton, Mrs. J. H. Wise, Mrs. W. T. Hendley and
C. R. Valentine, all of Macon; also several nieces and nephews. Funeral
services will be from the residence, 21 Holt avenue, today (Wednesday) at
12:30 o'clock, Rev. J. T. Collins officiating. Interment will be in
the family lot in Liberty Hill church in Twiggs county.
April 8, 1922
Macon Telegraph
Jeffersonville, Ga., April 7.Joel Whitehurst, 49 years of age,
died Monday night at his residence near Jeffersonville after an illness of
several months., Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon, and interment
was in the Jeffersonville cemetery.
Mr. Whitehurst was the son of the late
Morgan L. and Mary Frances Whitehurst. He was born and reared in Twiggs
county. He was a prominent merchant in Jeffersonville for many years, but
the last two years he spent quietly on his farm.
He is survived by his wife, three daughters,
Misses Daisy and Frances Whitehurst and Mrs. G. W. Methvin;
one son, Morgan L. Whitehurst, all of Jeffersonville; two sistes, Mrs.
John Price, of Providence, Ky., and Mrs. J. F. Solomon, of Jeffersonville;
three brothers, J. H. Whitehurst, of Gray; W. M. Whitehurst,
of Jeffersonville, and Burke Whitehurst, of Cochran.
Those acting as pallbearers: J.
R. Wimberly, O. T. Chapman, W. E. Hoyle, W. J. Gallemore, W. J. Methvin and
W. W. Wood.
April 16, 1922
The Macon Daily Telegraph
SCOUT CANCEL
IS FORMED. Jeffersonville Has First Troop In Twelfth District
A Twelfth District county of Boy Scouts
was organized Friday with its first troop in Jeffersonville. The council will
have headquarters in Dublin, with W. W. Rivers executive for the fourteen
counties comprising the district.
J. H. Hardy is Scoutmaster for
the troop at Jeffersonville and C. L. Neese was organizer.
Mr. Rivers, was formerly assistant
Scout executive in Macon under H. O. Hunter and served as executive
during March.
May 8, 1922
Macon Telegraph
Mrs.
Lizzie Smith, aged 36 years, of Dry Branch, died at the Macon Hospital
at 1:15 o'clock this morning. She was the wife
of J. T. Smith, of Dry Branch, and was
admitted as a patient several days ago.
June 30, 1922
Milledgeville News
SMITH-LAMB. A quiet but beautiful wedding of
last week was that of Miss Lillian Smith
of this city, and Mr. Frank Lamb of Danville, which took place
at the home of the bride's uncle, Mr. R. G. Smith on Wednesday evening.
The impressive ring ceremony was performed
by Rev. L. W. Browder.
The home was beautifully decorated with
ferns and quantities of summer flowers. In the living room where the ceremony
was performed, and improvised altar was formed of ferns and baskets of Shasta
daises tied with tulle.
The bride worn a becoming suit of midnight
blue Poiret twill with hat and other accessories to match and carried a bouquet
of brides roses.
Immediately after the ceremony the bride
and groom left for a short wedding trip after which they will make their home
in Danville.
July 30, 1922
Macon Telegraph
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Porter, of Danville,
Ga., announce the engagement of their daughter, Dora, to Mr. James, Fletcher Hanson,
of Macon, the marriage to be solemnized in the early Fall.
October 1, 1922
Macon Telegraph
Dan L. Ard,
61, died at Bibb Mill No. 2 t 7:30 o'clock yesterday morning shortly after
going to work. The coroner's jury returned a verdict of death from heart trouble.,
Mr. Ard was found dead in the men's restroom by A. Martin, workman
at the mill.
Mr. Ard was born in
Twiggs, county but had lived in Macon for fifty years. He is survived by
two brothers, Hector and Andrew Ard, and one sister, Mrs.
Henry Jones.
The funeral services will
be held from the residence, 730 Oglethorpe Street, at 3 o'clock this afternoon,
with Rev. T. B., Stanford, of the First Street Methodist Church, in
charge. His body will be buried in Cedar Ridge Cemetery..
November 3, 1922
The Macon Daily Telegraph
Mrs. O. R. Tharpe, wife of
O. R. Tharpe, prominent merchant of East Macon for many years, died at her
home, 703 Main Street, at 9:45 o'clock last night, after an illness of several
months.
Mrs. Tharpe was born in Twiggs County
of May 6, 1873. She was before her marriage, MissLeVert Robertson, daughter
of Captain and Mrs. T. J. Robertson, of that county. She was a member
of the East Macon Baptist Church and was well known in the community in which
she lived.
Besides her husband she is survived by
one son, O. R. Tharpe, Jr.; and four sisters, Mrs. H. D. Paul,
Mrs. W. W. Shepherd and Misses Ione and Hellzel Robertson.
The funeral will take place at the
residence at 4 o'clock this afternoon, Rev. A. J. Johnson officiating. Interment
will be in the mausoleum at Riverside Cemetery. The pallbearers will be J.
E. Yates, Wilbur W. Shepherd, W. T. Tharpe, C. H. Tharpe, Hansel W. Robertson
and Robert Hugh Paul.
November 22, 1922
Macon Weekly Telegraph
Mrs. Angeline Birdsong, of Twiggs County, died at her home at 8 o'clock
Tuesday morning. Mrs. Birdsong was 88 years of age and had lived in Twiggs
County all of her life. She was a member of Stone Creek Church. Surviving
are one son and one daughter, H. V. and Beckie Birdsong.
Funeral services will be held from New
Haven Church at 2 o'clock this afternoon, Rev. W. D. Dewell officiating.
Interment will be in the New Haven Cemetery.
December 9, 1922
The Macon Daily Telegraph
Mrs. Elizabeth Robert Kitchens, 78, wife of J.
J. Kitchens, died at their home in Twiggs County at 3 o'clock Friday morning.
Mrs. Kitchens was born in Jones County. She was a member of the Baptist Church.
Mrs. Kitchens was ill only a short time. She was active in church work.
Surviving are her husband, J. J. Kitchens;
two daughters and six sons, Mrs. Emma Stewart, of Macon; Mrs. Alice
Crosby, of Griswoldville; J. M. of Macon; J. C., T. E., and
Claud, of Griswoldville; R. L., of Dry Branch, and H. M.,
of Bullards.
The funeral services will be held from
Griswoldville today at 12 o'clock, Rev. Harry Northington officiating. Interment
will be in the family cemetery.
December 10, 1922
Macon Weekly Telegraph
J. A. Barclay,
aged 75 years, died at his home near Bullards yesterday morning at 12:30
o'clock. Mr. Barclay was well known throughout this section having been born
and reared near Bullards. He is survived by one sister, Mrs. L. S. Melton,
of Bullards. Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock
from the residence. Interment was in the family lot.
December 12, 1922
Macon Telegraph
Mrs. Lina
Prevy, widow of William Prevy, died at the home of her brother,
A. C. Prevy, 654 Elm Street, Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Mrs. Prevy had
been ill several months. She was 65 years of age and was born in Twiggs County.
She leaves one son, three brothers and three sisters: Ira Prevy, William
and A. C. Cranford, of Macon; Miles Cranford, of Jacksonville,
Fla.; Mrs. Jennie Stone, of Jones County; Mrs. Martha Sauls,
of Twiggs County, and Mrs. Elizabeth Crosby, of Hawkinsville, Ga.
She was a member
of the Methodist Church. Funeral services will be from the residence, 651
Elm Street, this (Tuesday) afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev. J. N. Hudson, of the
Second Street Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Evergreen
Cemetery.
December 17, 1922
Macon Telegraph
J. W. Hatcher,
35, died at his home at Jeffersonville, at 3 o'clock yesterday morning after
an illness of three months. Mr. Hatcher was a farmer. Surviving are his wife,
three daughters and one son, also one brother, J. A. McCallum, and
two sisters, Mrs. W. W. Wood and Miss Carrie McCallum. Funeral
services will be from the residence at 9:30 o'clock this morning, Rev.
D. R. Nichelson officiating, and the interment will be in the family
cemetery.
December 21, 1922
Macon Telegraph
Henry M.
Martin died at the Macon Hospital yesterday morning at 10 o'clock after
an illness of a few days. Pneumonia was the cause of his death. He was born
in Twiggs County and was 37 years of age. He leaves a wife, three sons and
one daughter. Mr. Martin was the son of George Martin, of Twiggs County.
He was a member of the Baptist Church. The body will be taken to Griswoldville
for funeral and interment today at noon.
January 23, 1923
Macon Telegraph
J. J. Wall,
farmer and lumberman of Jeffersonville, died yesterday afternoo at his
home. He is survived by his wife, one son, J. M. Wall; one daughter,
Mrs. W. L. Grimm; one brother, W. T. Wall, all
of Jeffersonville. Funeral services will be held at 3 o'clock this afternoon
at the residence, Rev. B. D. Nicholson officiating, with burial in
the family cemetery.
February 18, 1923
Macon Telegraph
CHAPPELL-DAVIS. Mr. and Mrs. William Thomas Chappell, of Jeffersonville, announce the engagement of their daughter, Ruth Electa, to Mr. Herschel Victor Davis, the marriage to be solemnized March 17.
March 29, 1923
Macon Telegraph
Mrs.
Nancy McCloud, 88, died at 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon at her home in Twiggs County, where she had resided all
her life. She is survived by two daughters, Misses Mollie and Gillie McCloud.
Mrs. McCloud was a member of the Antioch Baptist Church. She had been ill
only two weeks. The funeral will take place at 2 o'clock this afternoon at
the grave in McCloud Cemetery. Rev. Harry Northington officiating.
April 21, 1923
Macon Telegraph
S. F. Wall,
pioneer resident of Dry Branch died at 2 o'clock yesterday morning at his
home. He was a well known planter. Surviving are his wife, two daughters
and two sons, Mrs. Minnie Day, Mrs. Mollie Simmons, George and Jim Wall.
Mr. Wall had been ill several months. Funeral services were held at 4 o'clock
yesterday afternoon at Hinson Cemetery. Rev. G. W. Tharpe officiated
and interment was in Hinson Cemetery.
April 24, 1923
Macon Telegraph
Mrs.
Martha E. Ellis died at her home of her cousin, Mrs. Sigman Tarnok,
1808 Second Street, Saturday morning at 4 o'clock.
Mrs. Ellis had been a resident of
Macon about fifty years. She was born in Twiggs County, Feb 11, 1836.
Surviving are one brother, William
Hearn, of Cochran, Ga., and a nephew Rev. S. A. Hearn of Arlington,
Ga.
Funeral services will be held
from the residence tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. Interment will be in Riverside
Cemetery.
May 12, 1923
Macon Telegraph
Anderson
Sapp died at the Macon Hospital at 3 o'clock yesterday morning
after an illness of several weeks. He was 13 years of age. Surviving are
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Sapp, two brothers and two sisters,
Lawson, James, Effie and Marcile Sapp, of Macon. The family moved
to Macon one year ago. The funeral will be held from the Liberty Hill Church,
in Twiggs County, this morning at 11 o'clock. Interment will be in Liberty
Hill Cemetery.
June 17, 1923
Macon Telegraph
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Cain,
of Fitzpatrick, Ga., formerly of Macon, announce the marriage of their daughter, Frances Marie, to Mr. Charles
H. Carter, Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Vineville Baptist parsonage.
Rev. Martin A. Wood performed the ceremony, in the presence of a few
intimate friends.
Mrs. Carter's brunette beauty was
enhanced by her lovely going-way suit of blue Roshanana crepe with accessories
to match.
Mr. Carter holds a responsible
postion with the M. D. and S. Railway Company.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr. and
Mrs. Carter left for a honeymoon trip to Asheville, N. C., and neighboring
points of interest.
After June 25, the young couple
will be at home to their many friends at 821 Cherry Street.
June 17, 1923
Macon Telegraph
Dennis
Edward Hood, 20-month-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Hood, of Dry Branch, Ga., died at the residence yesterday
afternoon, following an illness of one week. Besides his parents the child
is survived by his grandfather, W. J. Barnes. Funeral services will
be held this afternoon, at 4 o'clock, with Rev. George Tharpe officiating.
Interment will be in Hinson Cemetery.
June 24, 1923
Macon Telegraph
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Wimberly,
of Jeffersonville, announce the engagement of their daughter, Leonora Irene, to Mr. Charles
C. Gleeson, of Philadelphia, the marriage to be solemnized July 19, at
the First Baptist Church, Jeffersonville, Ga.
Miss Wimberly is a popular
and accomplished young woman, having received her education in Virginia.
She is the granddaughter of the late Dr. Joshua R. Wimberly, of Jeffersonville.
Her engagement to Mr. Gleeson will be of interest to scores of friends throughout
the states. Mr. Gleeson is a graduate of Pierce College, Philadelphia, and
is at present located in Macon.
July 22, 1923
Macon Telegraph
GRAVES-M'CALLUM. Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Bryant Graves announce the engagement of their sister, Joseph Isabelle, to Dr. Arthur
Story McCallum, of Ocean City, N. J., and Jeffersonville, Ga., the wedding
to take place at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Rome, Ga., the latter part
of August.
August 16, 1923
Macon Telegraph
Mrs.
Fannie Wall, aged 63 years, died at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon at
her residence in Dry Branch. She is survived by two sons and two sisters,
I. J. and
G. D. Wall and Mrs. John Day and
Mrs. Mollie Simmons. She had been ill for three weeks. The funeral
will take place at 4 o'clock this afternoon at the Hinson graveyard,
Rev. G. W. Tharpe, officiating.
August 16, 1923
Macon Telegraph
W. P. Crosby,
aged 65 years, died at noon yesterday at his home, 754 Bibb Avenue, after
being an invalid for three years. He had been with the Bibb Manufacturing
Company for twenty-one years.
Besides his wife, Mr. Crosby
is survived by four daughters and one son, Mrs. A. B. Hardy, Misses Lucy,
Laura and Eva Crosby, of Macon, and L. E. Crosby, of Thomaston;
also three brothers, Elijah, John and Floyd.
Mr. Crosby was a member of the New
Haven Baptist Church in Twiggs County for thirty-five years. The funeral will
take place at 3 o'clock this afternoon at the New Haven Church, Rev. A.
J. Johnson officiating. Interment will be in the church yard.
August 24, 1923
The Atlanta Constitution
H. B. HUDGINS DIES IN JEFFERSONVILLE. Jefferson,
Ga., August 23 (Special) Stricken suddenly with apoplexy, H. B. Hudgins died here late Wednesday night.
Mr. Hudgins was sitting on the porch of his home when the fatal stroke came,
and died almost instantaneously.
Mr. Hudgins has been a citizen of Twiggs
county for 17 years, coming here from Calhoun, Ga. He was 57 years old, is
survived by a daughter, Miss Bessie Hudgins, of Jeffersonville; three
half-sisters, Mrs. Tom Skelly, Calhoun; Mrs John Crawford,
Chattanooga, Tenn.; Mrs. William Redfern, Charlotte, N.C., and one
step-daughter, Miss Myrtle Lomax, of Jeffersonville.
Funeral services were held today with
Masonic ceremonies. Rev. C. J. Broome, pastor of the Baptist church here,
conducted the services.
September 2, 1923
Macon Telegraph
NOLAN - METHVIN. One of the prettiest weddings
of the season was that of Miss
Virginia May Nolan, of Senoia, and Mr. Merill E. Methvin, of
Jeffersonville, which was solemnized Sunday morning, Aug. 26, at 9 o'clock
at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Nolan. Rev.
J. A. Pettis, of the Methodist Church of Senoia, performed the ceremony
in the presence of only the family.
The bride was dressed in a navy
canton crepe gown, draped in cords and tassels with grey accessories.
Mr. Methvin is one of Jeffersonville's
leading young business men.
The bride and groom left Sunday
morning for a motor trip through North Georgia, and the mountains of Tennessee,
after which they will return to Jeffersonville to make their home.
September 9, 1923
Macon Telegraph
PAYNE-MELTON. The marriage of Miss Carrie Alma Payne, ofMontrose, Ga., and Mr. I. H. Melton, Jr., of Macon, took place at the home of Mrs. Tommie Wall, of Jefersonville, last Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. The ceremony, which was witnessed by only a few friends, was performed by Rev. C. J. Broome, pastor of the Jeffersonville Baptist Church.
Miss Payne is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Payne, of Montrose. She is a typical Southern beauty. Mr. Melton is a son of Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Melton, Sr., of Macon.
September 30, 1923
Macon Telegraph
THARPE - JONES. Mr. and Mrs. Billie Dunn Tharpe,
of Dry Branch announce the engagement of their daughter, Emma Opal, to Mr. Stephen Shedrick
Jones, of Fitzpatrick, the wedding to take place at an early date. No
cards.
October 10, 1923
Macon Telegraph
Miss
Thurlia Mariah West died at Milledgeville, Ga., Monday night at 7:30
o'clock. Miss West had been in ill health several years and her death was
not unexpected. She was born in Twiggs County. Surviving are two brothers
and two sisters, G. W. and J. H. West and Mrs. James Martin, of
Twiggs, and Mrs. E. C. Dudley, of Macon. The body was carried to the
home of her brother in Twiggs County, where funeral services will be held
from the grave in the West Cemetery this morning at 11 o'clock, Rev. Mr.
Stevens, of Gordon, Ga., officiating.
October 13, 1923
Macon Telegraph
J. G. Goins,
68, died at 962 Oglethorpe Street, at 6:20 o'clock yesterday morning. Mr.
Goins had been ill nine months and for about twenty-five years was with the
M. D. and S. railroad. For the last few years he was roadmaster. He was a
member of the Baptist Church. Surviving are his widow; one daughter, Mrs.
J. L. Land, of Macon; three sons, Elvyn Goins, of Akron, O.;
Ed and Fred Goins, of Columbus, Ga. The body will be taken to Jeffersonville
Ga., tomorrow morning for funeral and interment.
October 21, 1923
Macon Telegraph
~excerpt~ Mr. and
Mrs. B. C. Tharpe, of Dry Branch, announce the marriage of their daughter, Alma, of Tallahassee, Flas., to D.
Robert James, of Chicago. The marriage took place on Oct. 17 at the home
of the bride's parents.
Mr. and Mrs. James will make their
home in Chicago.
November 7, 1923
Macon Telegraph
Montrose, Ga., Nov. 6. The funeral of J. A. Sanders was held at Macedonia
Church, Dodge County, Monday morning with interment in the church cemetery.
Mr. Sanders died at 9:30 o'clock
Saturday night after an illness of several months. He was a resident of Dodge
County, formerly of Twiggs. He was 69 years of age at the time of his death.
Surviving him are his wife and several children.
December 7, 1923
Macon Telegraph
Hector Ard,
58, died at his home in Bellevue yesterday morning at 1:25 o'clock. He was
ill several months. One daughter and on brother survive, Mrs. Fannie Minter
and Andrew Ard, of Forsyth; one sister, Miss Dolly Ard,
and six grandchildren. Mr. Ard was a member of the Methodist Church. He was
born in Twiggs County. Funeral services will be held from the residence at
11 o'clock this morning. Rev. E. B. Sutton will conduct the services,
and interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
December 7, 1923
Macon Telegraph
Mrs.
Josephine McCrea, 75, died at the home of her son, W. K. McCrea, 110
Second Street, early yesterday morning. Mrs. McCrea was ill only three days.
She was the widow of Thomas E. McCrae, of Twiggs County. Surviving
are two sons, W. K. McCrae, of Macon; N. R. McCrea, of Cochran;
one sister, Mrs. Frank Balcom, of Jeffersonville; one granddaughter,
Mrs. H. A. King, of Houston, Tex.; also several nieces and nephews
of Macon, Mrs. L. B. Simmons, Mrs. E. H. Baker, Wilbur Reynolds, Prof.
Dixie Coates and Judge Hugh Chambers. She was a member of the Methodist
Church. The body will be taken to Cochran tomorrow at noon for funeral and
interment. The funeral services will be held at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
December 23, 1923
Macon Telegraph
RUTHERFORD-SAULS. Mrs. J. N. Rutherford, of Jeffersonville, announces the approaching marriag of her daughter, Ruth, to Mr. Griffin Sauls, the ceremony to be solemnized today. No cards.
December 23, 1923
Macon Telegraph
ARMSTONG - FAULK. A wedding of interest to a wide circle of friends in Twiggs County was that of Miss Cletia Armstrong and Mr. Joe Walters Faulk, which occured Saturday afternoon last, Dec. 15, at the home of Rev. George W. Tharp, Jeffersonville, in the presence of a few friends.
March 7, 1924
Macon Telegraph
Joshua
Thompson, aged 41 years, died at the Macon Hospital early yesterday morning.
Mr. Thompson was ill four days. He was born in Twiggs County, May 5, 1882.
Surviving are his wife, three sons and three daughters. He was a member of
the Baptist Church and resided at 20 Bibb Avenue. He moved to this city one
and a half years ago. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. Heyward Thompson,
of Twiggs County. The body was taken to Danville, Ga., early this morning
for funeral and interment.
March 30, 1924
Macon Telegraph
Romance Culminates in Secret Marriage
Performed in Twiggs. Lanier High School Sophomore Weds in Jeffersonville.
Second Elopement of Spring Season Announced Yesterday.
The second elopement of the Spring
became known yesterday morning with the announcement of the secret marriage
at Jeffersonville, Ga., Friday at noon of Miss Marguerite Rutledge, 16-year-old
sophomore at Lanier High School, and George L. Bost, 19 years old,
a mechanist specialist at the Central of Georgia Railway shops. This is the
fourth elopement of the school year at Lanier.
Report of the elopement followed
closely that of the marriage of Miss Neloise Lester, 20-year-old Senior
at the Georgia State College for Women, and Joseph A. Salter, sophomore
at the University of Georgia, who were united Friday night at Haddock, Ga.,
after a runaway trip through the country from Milledgeville, Ga.
Living "just around the corner" from each
other since they were children, Miss Rutledge and Mr. Bost four or five years
ago formed a friendship that grew by leaps and bounds with each passing day
and finally culminated in the "little" adventure of Friday.
Agrees to Elope.
Friday morning the young woman left
home to go to school, but when she arrived there she found Mr. Bost and a
young couple sitting in a car in front waiting for her. She was told that
it was a runaway marriage and that she was wanted to make the affair complete.
She agreed.
But when the party arrive in Jeffersonville
and the ordinary of Twiggs County refused to tie the know, because of the
youth of the young woman. the first couple, whose names are not ascertained,
backed out.
But they co-operated fully with Miss Rutledge
and Mr. Bost and at the count jail the services of Rev. Mr. Hancock, a
Methodist preacher, were obtained and the ceremony was performed.
Returning to Macon, the bride and groom
expected to encounter parental objection, but instead the young woman found
her mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Rutledge, 756 Pine Street,
already aware of the marriage and waiting for her with open arms. The husband
had been living with two aunts, Misses Lula and Belle Linch, 612 Oglethorpe
Street since the death several years ago of his parents.
April 4, 1924
Macon Telegraph
Miss Dollie
Nash, 62, died at the residence of her brother, Tom M. Nash, at
Whiteside, yesterday afternoon after an extended illness. Miss Nash was known
as a charitable, Christian Woman, having many friends in the community in
which she lived. She was a Primitive Baptist, being a member of Sardis Church.
Miss Nash was born in Twiggs County,
but she had resided with her brother for years. Besides her brother, she is
survived by two sisters, Mrs. L. R. Batemen and Mrs. M. B. Leaptrot,
both of Macon, and several nieces and nephews.
The Funeral will take place this
afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, Macon time, at Sardis Church, Elder Walter J.
Heard officiating. Interment will be in the family lot.
April 5, 1924
Macon Telegraph
The funeral of Miss Dollie Nash, 62,
who died Thursday evening at the home of her brother, Tom M. Nash,
at Whiteside, was conducted at Sardis Church yesterday afternoon at 4:30
o'clock by Elder Walter J. Heard. Interment was in the family lot.
The pallbearers were T. F. Batemen, E. E. Bateman, H. M. Leaptrot, C.
A. Leaptrot, T. M. Nash, Jr. and L. F. Harrell..
April 6, 1924
Macon Telegraph
Dosia Mae Clance, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Blake Clance,,
died at their home near dry Branch, Ga., at 11 o'clock Saturday morning.
She was four years of age, and besides the parents, two brothers and two
sisters survive. Funeral services will be held from Antioch Church this morning
at 11 o'clock. Interment will be in the family lot at Antioch.
April 20, 1924
Macon Telegraph
NORRIS-KEY. Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Norris,
of Jeffersonville, Ga. announce the engagement of their daughter, Margaret Rose, to Mr. John
Edward Key, formerly of LaGrange, Ga., now of Erie, Pa., the marriage
to take place the last week in June.
April 20, 1924
Macon Telegraph
Malcolm
Ray Barnes, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Barnes, Jr. died at their
home at Dry Branch, Ga., at 8 o'clock yesterday morning. The child was seven
years of age Besides his parents, two brothers and one sister survive. Funeral
services will be held from the residence this afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev.
G. W. Tharpe officiating. Interment will be in the Barnes Cemetery.
May 11, 1924
Macon Telegraph
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Kennington,
of Fitzpatrick, announce the marriage of their daughter, Mary Elizabeth, to Mr.
Chester Arthur Burge, of Magon, the wedding having taken place April 29,
Rev. G. W. Tharpe officiating.
May 12, 1924
Macon Telegraph
J. J. Nichols,
aged 73 years, died suddenly at 11:30 o'clock Sunday morning in the yard at
his home on Daisy Street. Mr. Nichols was born in Twiggs County and had lived
in this city the past six years. He was a well-known carpenter. Surviving
are his widow, and four sons, J. W. Nichols, of Macon; T. F. Nichols,
of Tallahassee, Fla., L. E. of Washington D. C.; F. C. of the
United States Navy; three daughters, Mrs. Lonnie Rutherford, of Vidalia,
Ga.; Mrs. W. H. Avera, of Nashville, Ga., and Mrs. J. E. Wiggins,
of Brunswick, Ga.
Mr. Nichols resided at 227 Daisy
Street. He was a member of the Mabel White Baptist Church. The funeral services
will be held at 319 Plant Street, at the home of his son, J. W. Nichols,
and the hour will be announced later.
May 14, 1924
Macon Telegraph
J. J. Nichols, 73,
who died Sunday morning, will be buried this morning. Funeral services will
be held from the residence of his son, J. W. Nichols, 319 Plant Street,
at 10 o'clock. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery.
May 28, 1924
Macon Telegraph
Frank Collins
aged 3 years, died at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs, R. L. Collins,
at 310 Calhoun Street, Tuesday afternoon at 3:50 o'clock. He had been ill
four weeks. Besides the parents one brother and four sisters survive. Little
Frank was born in Twiggs County June 18, 1921. Funeral and interment will
take place at Danville, Ga. this afternoon.
July 7, 1924
Macon Telegraph
Henry Adkins,
21, died yesterday morning at his home in Dry Branch, Ga., after an illness
of four days. Mr. Adkins was a member of the Antioch Baptist Church. Funeral
services were held at the graveside in the family cemetery yesterday afternoon
at 2 o'clock, the Rev. G. W. Tharpe officiating. Mr. Adkins is survived
by his father, S. A. Adkins, and four brothers, Andrew, George,
Homer and Sidney Adkins.
October 23, 1924
Macon Telegraph
Mrs.
Vicie Collins passed away at her home in Twiggs County at 9 o'clock Wednesday
morning. She was ill four days. Mrs. Collins was 79 years of age and was born
in Twiggs County. She leaves several nieces and nephews. Funeral services
will be held this morning at 11 o'clock from New Haven Church, of which she
was a member, withh Rev. Henry Cannon officiating. Interment will follow
in New Haven Cemetery.
November 16, 1924
Atlanta Constitution
BIG GRIST MILL ON SANDY CREEK TO BE REOPENED
Jeffersonville, Ga. November 15 (Special) Myrick's
mill dam across Big Sandy creek, eight miles north of Jeffersonville, will
be completed within two weeks and will put in operation one of the largest
grist mills run by water power in the state. The millhouse and dam wwre first
built for General T. Myrick in 1835. It was built by 500 slaves. The
house is a three-story building mortised and tenanted. The dam is 500 yards
long and backs water over 600 acres of land when full.
The first fertilizer ever brought
to Twiggs county was purchased by General Myrick in 1829. The guano was
Peruvian and was hauled by ox team from Savannah and used on a farm at the
mill.
November 16, 1924
Macon Telegraph
ANTE-BELLUM NEGRESS DIES. Jeffersonville, Ga,
Nov. 15. Mandy Hill, aged 75, one of
the old antebellum negro women, died of heart failure here last night. For
a number of years she was a midwife and served in most of the homes of the
county. She was once a slave owned by William Faulk, one of Twiggs
County's largest land owners. She had the respect of all the white as well
as colored population of Twiggs County.
November 28, 1924
Atlanta Constitution
YOUNG MAN KILLED WHILE HUNTING AT JEFFERSONVILLE
Jeffersonville, Ga., November 27 (Special) Eugene Sauls was instantly killed while hunting
near here this afternoon. The gun discharged when the young man was trying
to push a shell out that was hung in the barrel.
The funeral will
be held at Prospect church Friday and the body interred in the cemetery there.
November 29, 1924
Macon Telegraph
Mrs. L. D. Bryant, 61, of Twiggs County, died yesterday a 1:30 o.m. at The Clinic here, after an illness of several months.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Brayant is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Eulah Killibrew and Miss Cleola Bryant; five sons, H. T. Bryant, W. F. Bryant, L. O. Bryant and W. G. Bryant, all of Twiggs County, and J. E. Bryant, of Kimball, W. Va. There also are two brothers, A. J. Phillips, of Twiggs County, and W. T. Phillips, of Cross Keys.
Funeral services will be held at Friendship Baptist Church, near Dry Branch, Ga., Sunday morning at 11 o'clock..
March 24, 1925
Macon Telegraph
Twiggs Woman, 108 Succumbs.
Mrs. Rebecca Thompson, Ill Three Years, Dies Yesterday
Jeffersonville, Ga., March 23. Mrs. Rebecca Thompson, aged
107 (?), Twiggs county's oldest citizen, died at 5 o'clock this morning, after
an illness of three years.
Until three years ago, Mrs. Thompson was
in good health. Born here, she had livd in the same community all her
life.
Funeral services will be held at
the home at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning. Rev. W. W. Howell officiating.
Interment will be in the family cemetery.
Mrs. Thompson is survived by two sons,
J. W. Thompson and Daniel Thompson, and one daughter, Mrs.
Georgianne Stokes, all of this county.
April 8, 1925
Atlanta Constitution
COUNTRY HOME BURNS NEAR JEFFERSONVILLE
Jeffersonville, Ga., April 7 (Special) Fire of
unknown origin destroyed the country home of T. J. Lattimore at West
Lake at an early hour this morning.
The building was a two-story structure
and modern in every respect. The house was occupied by a Mr. Lee and
when the flames were first discovered efforts were made to save the building,
but with a swift east wind blowing, the fire soon gained rapid headway. It
is said the house was covered by insurance.
Mr. Lattimore occupied the place
until last fall, when he moved with his family to Alabama, where he is engaged
in the timber business.
April 18, 1925
Macon Telegraph
The funeral of Miss Mary Ann Hammock
was held from the family residence in Twiggs County yesterday afternoon at
four o'clock. Miss Hammock had been ill only four weeks. She was born July
22, 1899, and was twenty-five years of age. She had been a resident of Macon
for only six months, and died at the Macon Hospital Thursday afternoon. Surviving
are her mother, Mrs. Mazie Nichols; two brothers, Jim Frank Hammock, of Twiggs County, and Olin Hammock, of Macon; two sisters, Mrs. Ludie Martin, of Macon, and Miss Annie Hammock, of Twiggs County.
July 21, 1925
Macon Telegraph
H. G. Johnson,
67, Twiggs County planter died at his home at an early hour Monday morning.
He was a member of the Asbury Methodist Church. Three sons and two daughters
survive: W. O., B. S., and Freeman Johnson, of Twiggs, Mrs.
Mamie Thompson, Macon, and Miss Mazie Johnson, of Twiggs.
Funeral services will be held from
Asbury Methodist Church this morning at 10 o'clock. Interment will be in the
church cemetery.
July 24, 1925
Macon Telegraph
Mrs. A. C. Kitchens,
aged 78 years, died at her home in Twiggs County wednesday evening
at 7:30 o'clock after and extended illness. Mrs. Kitchens was born and reared
in Twiggs County and was widely known throughout that section.. She was a
member of the Baptist church.
Surviving are her husband, two sons, A. C. Kitchens, of Macon, and H. H. Kitchens, of Twiggs county; four daughters, Mrs. Ada Birdsong, Mrs Lula Amerson, Mrs. Sallie Bryant, and Miss Aurelia Kitchens, of Twiggs ouny: several grandchildren; one brother, Cicero Bobbitt, of Macon, and one sister, Mrs. Frank DeFore, of Macon.
Funeral services will be held from the residence in Twiggs County
this morning at 11 o'clock. Interment will take place in the family plot
there.
September 12, 1925
Macon Telegraph
Funeral services of Miss Nancy Davidson were held
from the residence on Hightower Street, yesterday morning at 10 o'clock,
Rev. Paul Moseley officated. Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery. The
following served as pallbearers: J. C. Sorrell, Lamar Davis, Ernest Davis,
Ernest Davidson, Merriel Davidson and Charlie Gray'
September 17, 1925
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September 21, 1925
Macon Telegraph
Mary Louise Woodruff, nine-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Woodruff,
of 215 Hendley Avenue, died at their home yesterdayafternoon after an illness
of ten days. Besides her parents, she is survived by one small sister.
The body will be carried to Bullards today at noon where funeral services
will be held. Interment will take place in the Cook Burial Grounds
in Twiggs County.
October 18, 1925
Macon Telegraph
Mr. Ferdinand Franklin McArthur, of Mount Vernon, accounces the marriage of his daughter, Velma Eudelle, to Mr. Robert Coffee Slappey of Jeffersonville. The wedding was solemnized Oct. 10.
Mr. and Mrs. Slappey are at home at 864 Mulberry Street here in Macon.
November 9, 1925
Macon Telegraph
Mrs. Ella
Bivins, widow of the late J. T. Bivins, prominent Jones County
Planter, died Saturday night at her home in Jeffersonville, after an extended
illness, and was interred at 4 p.m. yesterday afternoon in Jeffersonville.
Mrs. Bivins was in her seventies.
Surviving are four sons: J. T.,
Jr., Homer, Clifford and J. C. Bivins, and five daughters: Mrs.
O. R. Bonner and Mrs. Kate Harris, both of Cleveland, Tex.; Mrs.William
Rice, Baldwin County, and Mrs. J. P. Califf, of Jeffersonville.
November 11, 1925
Macon Telegraph
BOY IS KILLED. Jeffersonville Youth Falls Under
Wheels of Truck.
Jeffersonville, Ga., Nov.
10. J. T. Barrentine, age
12, died after being run over by a school truck, which, he jumped from after
dropping his books, here this afternoon.
The truck was carrying children
home. Young Barrentine dropped his books and started to get out. The driver,
Griffin Wimberly, is said to have told him to wait until he could
stop. However, the boy jumped and fell under the rear wheels which passed
completely over him. He died within a short time.
He is the son of C. B. Barrentine
who lives near Fitzpatrick.
December 4, 1925
Macon Telegraph
The funeral ofMrs. Dollie Brice was held
at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon at Antioch Church in Twiggs County. Rev.
Harry Northington conducted the services, and the interment was in the
family lot in the church cemetery. Mrs. Brice died at noon Wednesday at her
home in Twiggs County after a long illness. She was 58 years old and was born
in that county. Three brothers survive: M. L. Sapp, C. E. and William
Sapp, all of Twiggs County. She was a member of the Methodist Church,
the daughter of the late Celam and Visa Sapp, of Twiggs County.
January 22, 1926
Macon Telegraph
THARPE RITES THIS MORNING. Funeral of Aged Baptist
Minister Will Be at Residence. The funeral of the Rev. G. W. Tharpe, aged Baptist
minister of near Dry Branch, who died Wednesday morning, will be conducted
at the residence at 11 o'clock this morning with the Rev. H. M. Fugate
and the Rev. A. C. Baker officating.
the minister was stricken with an
acute attack of congestion of the lungs on Wednesay morning and died before
medical aid could reach him.
He was born and reared in Twiggs County,
a few miles from his late residence. He was 76 years old. He joined
the Antioch Baptist Church many years ago while still a young man, and was
ordained as a deacon at the age of 22. He began his pulpit career at the age
of 38 and since that time has been pastor of many churches in this and adjoining
counties.
The following will serve as pallbearers:
J. E. Yates, Jr., H. N. Davis, W. G. Middlebrooks, A. J. Phillips, J.
E. Yates, Sr. and U. B. G. Hogan.
February 26, 1926
Macon Telegraph
Jeffersonville, Ga., Feb. 23. A. F. Martin, Sr., 74 years of age,
died at his home in this city at 6:30 o'clock Thursday night following a
short illness. Mr. Martin, a Twiggs pioneer, was for 18 consecutive years
clerk of the Twiggs County Superior Court, holding that office until he was
succeeded by Will C. Stokes, incumbent, in 1917.
The deceased is survived by his widow,
and two sons, A. F. Martin, Jr., Jeffersonville, and Herbest Martin,
of Macon; also three daughters, Misses Clyde and Mae Martin, of
Jeffersonville, and Mrs. J. G. Rockmore, of Atlanta.
Funeral services will be held from the
residence here Friday morning at 11 o'clock, with Rev. J. J. Winburn,
officiating. Interment will be in Jeffersonville Cemetery.
February 26, 1926
Macon Telegraph
WOMAN DROPS DEAD IN YARD. Jeffersonville, Ga.,
Feb. 25. Mrs.
Sarah Slappey, aged 75 years, widow of the late R. R. Slappey, dropped
dead from apoplexy in the yard in the rear of her home in Jeffersonville
early Wednesday. She had been dead for several minutes when her absence from
the house was noticed by Mrs. R. E. Methvin, who occupies an apartment
in the Slappey home, and who discovered the lifeless body lying where the
aged lady had falledn. Up to the time of her death Mrs. Slappey had been in
the enjoyment of her usual good health.
Surviving her are one son and one
daughter both by a former marriage, J. W. Trunnell, of Cochran, Ga.,
and Mrs. Maud Shannon, Jeffersonville, widow of the late Col. L.
D. Shannon, who was for many years one of the leading lawyers of this
part of Georgia.
Mrs. Slappey's
maiden name was Miss Sarah J. Carter, of West Lake, Twiggs County.
Her first husband, the late Mr. Trunnell, was for many years railroad agent
at West Lake, and one of the most highly respected citizens of Twiggs County.
R. R. Slappey, her second husband, was a member of one the county's
most distinquished pioneer families, and for many years and at the time
of his death, about seven years ago, he was county tax receiver.
She was born and reared and
all of her long life was spent in this County.
March 5, 1926
Macon Telegraph
Jeffersonville, Ga., March
4.J. K. Burns, 88 years old and a native
of Twiggs County, died at the Burns home about 12 miles southwest from Jeffersonville
Tuesday and the funeral was held from the residence yesterday afternoon. The
services were conducted by the Masonic fraternity, of which Mr. Burns
was a member.
B. B. Wimberly, of the Jeffersonville
F. & A. M. lodge, had charge of the ceremony for the order and Rev.
Dr. J. C. Solomon, of Fitzpatrick, officiated for the Baptist Church.
Mr. Burns was married to the wife,
now 84 years of age, and who suvives him, 65 years ago, when she was Miss
Fannie Lucy Everett, of Choctaw County, Miss. In addition to his widow,
Mr. Burns is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Tom Overby, of Birmingham,
Ala., and six sons, as follows: J. E., W. P., R. E. L. and H. B.
Burns, all of Twiggs County, and Joe Burns, Vienna, Ga., and Marion
Burns, connectd with the Central of Georgia Railroad, at Barnesville,
Ga.
Five of the six pallbearers
at his funeral were his grandsons Joe, Clarence, Mercer, Everett
and C. S., the sixth being Clarencee Asbell. Interment was
in the Burns family private cemetery on the old Burns homestead. Friends
from all over Middle Georgia attended the funeral.
Mr. Burns was a veteran of the Civil
War, in which he served as a cavalryman.
March 20, 1926
Macon Telegraph
Jeffersonville, Ga. March
19. The funeral of Mrs. J. K.
Burns, aged pioneer Twiggs County woman, who died last Tuesday night
at her home 10 miles from Jeffersonville, was held Thursday afternoon and
interment was made in the private burial grounds on the historic old Burns
planation. The daughter and five of the six sons of Mrs. Burns were in attendance,
the one who was absent being R. E. L. Burns, who himself is dangerously
ill at his home near that of his late parents.
Mrs. Burns, who was 84, died suddenly
from heart failure, exactly two weeks following the death of her husband,
to whom she was married 65 years ago, and who was a Twiggs County native and
86 years old when he died.
April 4, 1926
Macon Telegraph
Funeral services for Mrs. Rebecca Evans, whose death
occurred Friday morning at the home of her granddaughter, Mrs. Maud Hewell,
318 Vine Street were held at Antioch Church in Twiggs County yesterday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. J. C. Midget, of Macon, conducted the
services, and the interment took place in Antioch cemetery. Mrs. Evans died
in her ninetieth year. She was born and reared in Twiggs County.
April 4, 1926
Macon Telegraph
W.V. Epps, whose
death occurred at 6:50 o'clock Friday afternoon at his residence, 619 Second
Street, was buried yesterday afternoon in Riverside cemetery, the funeral
services taking place at his late home at 5:30 o'clock. The Rev. A. C. Baker, of the Tabernacle Church, officiated.
Mr. Epps died after a declining illness of about a year. He
was confined to his bed only one week. Eight years ago he moved to this city.
He was born in Twiggs County. Besides his wife, he leaves two daughters and
two sons; also one brother and one sister.
The following served as pallbeaers: Oscar Pearce, Clifton Jones, Jesse Miller, Lynwood Miller, George Yetter and Frank Jones.
April 24, 1926
Macon Telegraph
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Wilkes Rice, aged
50, wife of L. T. Rice formerly of Macon, but for the last six years
a resident of Savannah, who died here Thursday, will be held today at 12 o'clock
noon from the chapel of L. H. Burghard, 718 Cherry Street, the Rev. Charles
H. Lee, rectgor of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, of which Mrs. Rice was
a member, officiating. Interment will take place in the family lot at Read's
Station, in Twiggs County.
Mrs. Rice was the eldest daughter
of the late R. H, Read, a prominent planter of Twiggs County. She
is survived by her husband, her mother, Mrs. Mary J. Read, of Macon,
two sisters, Mrs. H. J. Vaugh, of Macon and Mrs. C. A. Harris,
of Waycross, Ga., and two brothers, J. G. Read, of Macon and R.
F. Read, of Eufaula, Alabama.
June 14, 1926
Macon Telegraph
Funeral services of Mrs. C. B. Martin, aged 42 years
who died at a local hospital Saturday night will be held at her residence
at Cochran, this morning at 10 o'clock. Mrs. Martin was a member of the Baptist
church at Cochran.
Surviving are her husband, one son,
Harrold Johnson of Macon; one daughter, Eloise Johnson, of Cochran,
four brothers, T. W.; C. E.; and L. H. Lamb, of Cochran,
and G. C. Lamb, of Griffin.
Interment will take place at Cool
Springs, Twiggs County, Rev. Cochran officiating.
October 31, 1926
Macon Telegraph
Miss Mary Arnold,
30 Hydrolia Street, died at four o'clock yesterday morning. Miss Arnold had
been ill for several months. She was born and lived in Twiggs County until
33 yers ago when she came to Macon. Her church membership was with the East
Macon Methodist church. Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. Mattie Dix, Mrs. Birdie Heath, Mrs Dora Bowers, and two brothers, Dock Arnold and Liuet Arnold, all of this city. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dock Arnold.
Funeral services will be held at the residence this morning at 10 o'clock. Rev. P. T. Holloway, pastor of The Eastside Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Ft. Hill Cemetery.
November 10, 1926
Macon Telegraph
Homer
Lee Scarberry, age 18 months, died at the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. J. Scarberry, 72 Holt avenue, yesterday morning at 5:30
o'clock. He had been ill four months. Besides the parents three brothers
survive. Funeral and interment took place at New Haven chuch in Twiggs County
yesterday afternoon.
February 26, 1927
Macon Telegraph
Mrs. Nettie Johnson Kitchens, aged 50 years,
wife of A. C. Kitchens, died at their home, 701 Mikado Avenue, Friday
morning after an illness of several weeks. Mrs. Kitchens was a native of Twiggs
County, and was a daughter of the late Rev. C. C. and Douglas Gibbs
Kitchens. She was a member of the Asbury Methodist Church of Twiggs County,
which was founded by her father. Surviving are her husband, three sons, Andrew
C. and M. O. Kitchens, of Macon and H. A. Kitchens, of
Gainseville, Fla., two daughters, Mrs. L. C. Parker, of Haddock, Ga.,
and Miss Nellie Kitchens, of Macon, and four grand-children. Funeral
services will be held this afternoon at 1 o'clock from Asbury Methodist Church,
Twiggs County. Interment will be made in the family lot there.
April 6, 1927
Macon Telegraph
Robert
L. Cannon, 59, prominent planter of Bonaire, Ga., died at his home Monday
night at 10 o'clock, after an extended illness. Mr. Cannon was a native of
Twiggs County, but had made his home in Bonaire for many years. He is survived
by his wife and eleven children: H. M. Cannon, a student a Mercer University;
W. E. Cannon, of Griswoldville; J. H. and C. R. Cannon,
of Fitzpatrick; F. L. Cannon, of Gordon; W. G. Cannon of Fitzpatrick;
J. D. Cannon, of Milledgeville; H. B., A. J. and Milton
Cannon, and Mrs. Mattie Bostick, of Bonaire, and one brother,
J. W. Cannon, of Gordon. Funeral services will be held this morning
at 11 o'clock from the Antioch Baptist Church, of which he was a member,
Rev. F. J. Hendricks, officiating. Interment will be made in the family
lot there.
April 20, 1927
Macon Telegraph
Julius
E. Rice, 60, retired planter of Twiggs county, died at his home Tuesday
morning, after an illness of two weeks. Mr.Rice was born and reared in Twiggs
county, and was a son of the late Dr. T. M. C., and Martha Nelson
Rice. He was widely known throught that section.
Surviving are three sisters,
Mrs. J. L. Slappey, of Hawkinsivlle; Mrs. J. B. Bond and Miss
Jessie Rice, of Macon; two brothers, G. T. Rice, of Miami, and
M. T. Rice, of Macon, several nieces and nephews among whom are Mrs.
J. C. Read, of Bartow, Fla; Mrs. E. T. Williams, of Fort Mead,
Fla.; Mrs. S. D. Winn, of West Palm Beach, Fla., T. M. Bond, J.
Calder Bond and Randolph Bond, of Macon.
Funeral services will be held from
the residence this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock, Rev. H. M. Fugate, pastor
of the Tattnall Square Baptist church, officiating. Interment will take place
in the family lot in Twiggs county.
May 29, 1927
Macon Telegraph
Mrs. Joel Whiteurst,
of Jeffersonville announces the engagement of her daughter, Mary Frances, to Mr. Clarence
Reginald Black, of Palmetto, Fla, the marriage to be solemnized in July.
No cards.
June 30, 1927
Macon Telegraph
Twenty Years Ago Today In The Macon Telegraph.
June 30, 1907
Mr. Augustus Franklin Martin, Jr.,
formerly of Jeffersonville, Ga., and a recent graduate of Mercer, is united
in marriage to Miss Ida Lon
McClain, at the residence of her parents in Ringgold, Ga. They will be
at home in Ringgold.
July 10, 1927
Macon Telegraph
Faulk-Hobbs. Mr. William T. Faulk, of
Jeffersonville, announces the engagement of his sister, Wilhelmina, to Mr. Rupert Clyde
Hobbs, of Dublin, the wedding to take place at an early date. No cards.
October 27, 1927
Macon Telegraph
DEATH CALLS MRS. MERCER. Injuries Received in
Fall Are Fatal; Funeral Today.
Mrs. J. W. Mercer,
resident of 318 Hydrolia street, died at a private hospital at an early
hour yesterday morning, the result of a fall a few weeks ago.
Mrs. Mercer broke her hip in the
fall and had been confined to her bed since. On account of her age and not
being well when the accident she had grown worse steadily. For the last 35
years she had made her home in Macon, moving here from Forsyth.
She was the widow of J.
W. Mercer. Before her marriage, she was Miss Laura Wood, of Jeffersonville,
Ga. Surviving are two sons and four daughters: Julian P. Mercer and
John T. Mercer, both of Columbus, Ga; Mrs. C. E. Hardin, of
Chicago; Mrs. S. R. Yeomans, Mrs. C. C. Walden and Mrs. Frances
Hill, all of Macon. The family was at her bedside when the end came.
Mrs. Mercer was born in Twiggs
county July 8, 1852, and had reached her 75th year of age. She was a member
of the Eastside Methodist church for 25 years and was active in church work
until her health failed. Her parents were the late James Wood and Sarah
Raines Wood, well known Twiggs county resident.
Funeral services will be held at
the chuch of which she was a member this afternoon at 3 o'clock, Rev.
J. W. Tinley, pastor of the Eastside Methodist church and Rev.
J. R. Webb, pastor of the First Methodist
church, officiating. Interment will be in Riverside cemetery. The pallbearers
will be DeWitt mcCrary, T. R. Green, Robert F. Hill, J. Eugene Schmidt,
Berta A. Schmidt and J. E. McBride.
November 6, 1927
Macon Telegraph
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Califf, of
Macon, formerly of Jeffersonville, Ga., announce the marriage of their daughter Gladys, to Mr. Eugene Thomas Humphries,
the ceremony having been performed by the Rev. J. T. Webb, Oct. 23.
November 23, 1927
Macon Telegraph
FOWLER BOY DIES IN HOSPITAL HERE. Jeffersonville
Youth Succumbs to Injuries of Monday. FELL FROM TREE AT HOME.
Vaud Fowler,
15-year-old boy of Jeffersonville, Ga., died at a local hospital yesterday
afternoon of injuries received from falling from a tree at his home. Fowler
lost his balance and fell a distance of from 10 to 12 feet, subtaining a
broken arm and a fractured skull. He was brought to Macon Monday night in
a semi-conscious condition.
Fowler was the youngest son of C.
S. Fowler, of Jeffersonville. His mother, who was Miss Elizabeth Grimsely,
of Twiggs county, before her marriage to Mr. Fowler, died four
year ago. Besides his father, Fowler is survived by two brothers and a sister:
U. G. Fowler and C. N. Fowler, and Miss Lavonia Fowler.
Vaud Fowler was a student
of the Twiggs County High school and a member of the Epworth league.
The funeral and interment will take
place this afternoon at 4 o'clock at Prospect Methodist church, of Jeffersonville,
with Rev. J. M. Hancock officiating.
September 16, 1928
Macon Telegraph
Porter-Griffin. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Skelton,
of Gordon, announce the engagement of their niece, Mary Lucille Porter, to Mr.
John Baker Griffin, of this city, formerly of Jeffersonville, the wedding
to be solemnized at an early date.
September 16, 1928
Macon Telegraph
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Kennington
of Fitzpatrick, Ga., announce the marriage of their daughter, Pauline Bernice, to Mr.
Richard O'Kelley, of Atlanta, the marriage having taken place in Atlanta
Sept. 13, 1928.
September 22, 1928
Macon Telegraph
The funeral of Albert W. Ard, 25, whose death occurred
Wednesday afternoon, will be held at the residence at Cross Keys this afternoon
at 3 o'clock. Rev. C. W. Stitt, pastor of the Eastside Baptist
church, and Rev. G. M. Spivey, pastor of the Cross Keys Methodist church,
will officiate. Interment will be in the Ard burial plot in Twiggs county.
Mr. Ard had been ill two years before his death. He had made his home here
the most of his life, and was a member of the Eastside Baptist church. Surviving
are his wife, mother and step-father, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Leslie; two
sisters, Mrs. W. W. Tidwell and Miss Bessie Leslie, all of
Macon. He was born May 1, 1903.
September 26, 1928
Macon Telegraph
Mrs.
Julia A. Waters, 74, died at the residence of her son, H. J. Waters,
at Danville, Ga., at noon, Monday, after an illness of several weeks.
Mrs. Waters is survived by her son,
H. J. Waters, and one sister, Miss Ollie Tindall, of 45 South
College street, this city.
She was a member of the Universalist church,
of Kingston, N. C., her former home, and also was a member of the Order of
Eastern Star.
The funeral was held at Mount Zion Baptist
church yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, Rev. Mr. Townsend conducting
the service. Interment was in the family cemetery near Mount Zion church.
The concluding service was in charge of Central City chapter, Order of Easter
Star, of Macon.
October 7, 1928
Macon Telegraph
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Griffin, of
this city, announce the marriage of their daughter, Elizabeth, to Mr. Carl Gettys,
of Jeffersonville, the wedding having taken place July 30, in Aiken, S. C.
October 7, 1928
Macon Telegraph
Miss Mable Gallemore Bride of Mr. Grayson
Of interest is the announcement of the marriage of Miss Mabel Cordelia Gallemore to Mr. John Hugh Grayson, the wedding having been solemnized at highnoon Saturday, Oct 6, at the home of the bride's brother, Mr. J. Parker Gallemore. Only the immediate family witnessed the impressive ceremony, which was performed by Rev. James R. Webb.
The bride, who is an attractive brunette, wore a model of true
blue with a close fitting hat of same shade. Other accessories were of black,
also her coat ot broadcloth which was trimmed in red fox fur.
The couple left immediately for a wedding trip in Florida of
several days. Upon their return they will make their home in Macon.
October 26, 1928
Macon Telegraph
Goat Thrown Into Well Causes Row; One Negro Killed
Jeffersonville, Ga., Oct. 25. Rouse
Boynton, a Negro, whoses home is located about three miles from this
city, shot and killed Rob Watkins,
also a Negro, yesterday following an argument over a goat which is said to
have been thrown in the well of Watkins.
Boynton, it is said, accused Watkins
of throwing the animal into the well because of his dislike for goats. Watkins
father, who it is alleged was preent at the time of the argument, separated
the two men when they engaged in a fist fight.
Following the fight, the elder
Watkins alleges that Boynton mounted his mule and rode away but returned after
going about 50 years and discharged a single barrel shot gun at the younger
Watkins the load which struck hime just above the eye, killing the Negro
instantly.
Boynton has not been apprehended.
October 26, 1928
Macon Telegraph
FOWLER FREED. Twiggs Youth Exonerated of Killing
His Cousin.
Jeffersonville, Ga., Oct.
25. At a coroner's inquest held here this morning, Riley Fowler, 21,
was cleared of the slaying of his cousing,Homer
Fower, 19, which occurred last night at the home of the accused youth
in the Mt. Zion community in Twiggs county. The jury rendered a verdict
of juustifiable homicide.
According to Fowler's testimony at the
inquest, he declared he was working in the barn on his farm when he heard
his wife scream for help. He said he rushed in to the house to find his wife
seeking to escape from being attacked by his cousin. The youth said he then
grabbed his shotgun and shot once, killing his cousin instantly.
Riley Fowler testified that his cousin
had attempted to force his attentions on his wife on numerous occasions and
that he had been warned to stay away from his home.
Homer Fowler and the accused youth are
members of two of the most prominent families in this county.
November 26, 1928
Macon Telegraph
Orren Martin,
Confederate veteran of Dry Branch, Ga., died at noon yesterday after an
illness of several months. He was 81 years old.
Mr. Martin, a native of Wilkinson
county, moved to Dry Branch a year ago from Fitzgerald, Ga. He was engaged
in farming.
Surviving are a daughter,
Mrs. Willie Sapp, of Dry Branch, and several nieces. He was the son
of the late Jesse and Betsy Martin of Wilkinson county. He was a
member of the Methodist church.
Funeral services will be conducted
at 3 o'clock this afternoon at the grave in the Hinson cemetery, Dr.
J. G. Solomon, officiating.
January 4, 1929
Macon Telegraph
The funeral of Miss Rose Aline Saunders,
15, who died Wednesday morning at a local hospital, was held at 11 o'clcock
yesterday morning at Richland church near Jeffersonville, where interment
also too place.
Miss Saunders was the daughter
of W. C. and Maud Newby Saunders, of Twiggs county. She formerly lived
in Macon, but moved to Jeffersonville two years ago. She attended high school
and was a member of Mabel White Baptist church.
Surviving are her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Saunders; five brothers and two sisters, Marion, W.
A., H. A., Jack and Robert A. Saunders; Mrs. Robert Woodward
of Greensboro, N. C.; Mrs. E. J. Cooper, of Columbia, S. C.; two
aunts, Mrs. G. C. Skipper and Mrs. C. J. Jordan of Macon..
April 22, 1929
Macon Telegraph
Walter H. Williams died at 7 o'clock Sunday morning at
his home, 258 Church street,, after an illness of two years. Mr. Williams
suffered a stroke of paralysis which caused
his death.
He was born in Twiggs county, March 20, 51 years ago,
and was brought to this city when a young boy. He had been connected with
the shipping department of the Bibb Manufacturing company during the past
12 years and previous to that time had been telegraph operator for the Central
of Georgia Railway.
Mr. Williams was an active member of the Eastside Baptist church. Surviving are three sisters, Misses Betty and Willie Williams and Mrs. G. F. Durden, of Macon, and four nephews and two nieces. His parents are the late Benjamin Williams and Mary Howington Williams, of Twiggs county and Macon.
Funeral services will be held at the Eastside Baptist chuch this morning at 11 o'clock. Rev. C. W. Stitt, pastor of this church, will conduct the services. Interment will be Rose Hill cemetery.
April 23, 1929
Macon Telegraph
Mrs.
Sarah Barrentine, widow of W. B. Barrentine, died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. M. T. Kitchens, Griswoldville, Ga., at 9:45
o'clock yesterday morning. Mrs. Barrentine had not been in good health for
several years.
She was 84 years old. She was born
in Wilkinson county, then moved to Twiggs where she spent the most of her
life, but the past three or four years she had made her home in Jones.
Surviving are two sons and three
daughters: Mrs. L. M. Hammack, of Bibb county; Mrs. M. P. Kitchens,
of Jones county; Mrs. J. J. Boland, of Laurens county; T. H.
Barrentine, of Bibb county, and G. B. Barrentine, of Dry Branch,
Ga.
Mrs. Barrentine was a member of
the Liberty Hill Methodist church in Twiggs county many years and the funeral
services will be held at this church this morning at 10 o'clock. Interment
will be in the family lot in the church cemetery.
April 28, 1929
Macon Telegraph
Mrs. A. E. Bowden, resident of 59 Holt avenue, died at
2:30 o'clock yesterday morning after being in ill health about three years.
She was born in Twiggs county, Nov. 3, 1853, and had lived in this city several
years. She was the widow of J. J. Bowden, and before her marriage was Miss A. Ellen Latson, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Latson, of Twiggs county. Surviving are a son and three daughtgers, Eugene Bowden, of Birmingham, Ala.; Mrs. H. F. DeFore, of Macon; Mrs. Mary Swann, of Macon; Mrs. C. A. Smith, of Houston, Texas; 26 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. She was a member of the Baptist church.
The funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. DeFore, at 59 Holt avenue, Rev. J. T. Collins officiating. Interment will be in the Latson cemetery near Dry Branch.
May 1, 1929
Macon Telegraph
Miss Slappey Becomes Mr. Whitehurst's Bride. A marriage of interest was that of Miss Rebecca Slappey, the attractive daughter of Dr. J. G. Slappey of Jeffersonville, and Mr. Morgan Whitehurst,
also of Jeffersonville, which was solemnized yesterday morning at 10:30 o'clock
at the home of the bride's brother,Mr. Robert Slappey, on Second street,
in this city.
Rev. H. H. Harwell performed the ceremony in the presence of the family and a few intimate friends.
The bride wore a chic ensemble of beige. Her dress was of beige flat
crepe and her hat, slippers and other accessories, were of beige. She wore
a corsage of sweetheart roses and lilies of the valley.
Following a short trip to interesting points in Florida, the
bride and groom will make their home in Jeffersonville.
June 6, 1929
Macon Telegraph
CAR ACCIDENT KILLS MOTHER AND CHILDREN.
Trio Drowned When Machine Plunges From Highway Into Shallow Creek. HUSBAND
UNABLE TO AID. Man, Unequal to Task of Lifting Auto, Views Death of Wife
and Tots. Tarversville, Ga., June 5. A mother and two of her children lost
their lives in a creek 18 inches deep near here early tonight when
the Ford automobile in which the three were riding plunged over and eight-foot
embankment and over turned in the water, pinning the trio underneath.
The dead are: Mrs. C. D. Alley, 26, Charles Alley, 8, Virginia Alley, 3.
The tragedy occurred when the woman together
with her four children, and a Negro woman and her small son, all of this community
were returning from a fishing trip at Shellstone creek about three miles
from here on the Macon-Cochran short route.
Lost Control of Car. Mrs. Daniels
was driving the car and her two youngest children were sitting beside her.
Mrs. Alley was on the rear seat with her four children. The other two Daniels
children and the Negress and her son were riding on the running board.
The driver was too hysterical to give
and accurate account of how the accident occurred but according to her statement
which she made tonight, she said she had crossed a small bridge over the creek,
when the car got caught in some ruts. She said she drove over to the side
of the road in order to avoid the ruts when she lost control of the machine
and it plunged over the side of the road into the creek. Mrs. Daniels was
thrown clear of the machine and was injured slightly as were the two children
who were on the front seat with her.
Car Wedged in Creek. The bed of
the creek was so narrow that the car was wedged in. Two of the Alley children
succeeded in making their escape from the auto but the side of the car held
Mrs. Alley under the water with her son. She had her small daughter in her
arms and due to the weight of the auto was unable to release the child.
Mr. Alley had been fishing with
members of his family but continued to fish after the others had gone. A
small son of a neighbor remained with him.
The older children ran to Mr. Alley for
help and when he came in view of the overturned car one of his children was
in the middle of the road calling: "hurry papa, hurry, mama and the baby and
Charles, are in the water and can't get out."
Unable to Lift Car. Mrs. Daniels
and the Negro woman were too hysterical to render assistance in lifting the
car and the man was unequal to the task alone. He could see his wife with
their baby in her arms and his son but their heads were buried under the
water and they were unconscious.
He sent the son of a neighbor who had
a bicycle to sound the alarm and secure aid. It was 20 minutes before help
arrived and when the car was lifted the woman and two children were dead.
The drownings occurred at the same
place where Dr. T. M. Wimberly was drowned several years ago when he
was fording the creek on horseback and was thrown into the water which had
been swollen by heavy rains.
The funeral services for the woman
and her two children will be held at the Cary community, two miles from here
tomorrow afternoon.
June 10, 1929
Macon Telegraph
Mrs.
Eunice Hinson Beck, wife of George E. Beck, died at 9:26 o'clock
yesterday morning at a local hospital, after an illness of two weeks.
Mrs. Beck was 20 years of age. She
was born and reared at Dry Branch, but had been a resident of McIntyre since
her marriage to Mr. Beck in November, 1928. She was a member of the Stone
Creek Baptist church. Surviving, besides her husband, are her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hinson of Dry Branch, three brothers, Otis,
J. B. and Donald Hinson of Dry Branch, and six sisters, Misses Mary,
Ailene, Martha, Sarah and Carolyn Hinson, of Dry Branch, and Mrs.
D. H. Osborne, of Asheville, N. C.
Funeral services will be held at
4:30 o'clock this afternoon from the Stone Creek Baptist church, with Rev.
J. F. McClooney, pastor, and Rev. J. L. Pittman and
Rev. W. J. Simmons, officiating.
Interment will be in the Hinson cemetery, near Dry Branch. The pallbearers
will be W. L., L. W., J. I., C. C. and M. E. Beck and H.
H. Land.
July 3, 1929
Macon Telegraph
MRS. J. M. BURKE TAKEN BY DEATH.
Wife of Warden at State Prison Passes After Illness of Weeks. Milledgeville,
Ga. July 2. Mrs. J. M. Burke,
60, wife of the warden at the state prison here, died at her home today
following an illness of several weeks.
Besides her husband,
Mrs. Burke is survived by four sons and two daughters: Francis Burke,
Macon; J.M. Burke, Jr., Tampa, Fla.; Albert and Herbert Burke,
Atlanta, Mrs. J. M. Harrison, Byron, and Miss Margaret Burke,
Milledgeville.
The funeral rites will
be held at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning from the First Methodist church conducted
by Rev. J. F. Yarborough. Mrs. Burke was a native of Twiggs county.
July 7, 1929
Macon Telegraph
Griffin - Chance. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Griffin, of Jeffersonville announce the marriage of their daughter Minnie Leola, to Mr. Homer Lee Chance of Danville, the wedding having take place on Sunday, June 30.
September 19, 1929
Macon Telegraph
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR BRYANTS. The funeral
services of W. H. Bryant andMrs. Custis Lee Bryant were
held at the graves in the Crosby cemetery yesterday afternoon at three
o'clock. Rev. H. C. Mays, pastor of the Cross Keys Baptist church,
conducted the services. Interment was in the family lot.
Mr. Bryant shot and killed his wife and
himself at their home at Griswoldville, Tuesday. Three sons survive and four
daughters, and Mr. Bryant's father survive, J. W. Bryant, also a brother,
A. J. Bryant; Mrs. Bryant leaves four brothers and a sister.
He was 46 and she 42 years of age.
December 13, 1929
Macon Telegraph
Mrs. F. C. JONES. The funeral services of Mrs. Forest C. Jones, of Montezuma, were held at Hart's chapel Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Rev. John W. Ballard,
pastor of the Second Baptist church, conducted the services. Interment was
in Ebenezer church cemetery. Mrs. Jones died at a local hospital at 6 o'clock
Wednesday night after an illness of only a few days. She was a former resident
of Jeffersonville and a member of the Baptist church there.
Besides her husband she leaves two sons, Lamar and Herrington; father, C. J. Rooks, of Jeffersonville; two sisters, Mrs. Walter McCoy, of Macon, and Miss Mary Rooks, of Jeffersonville; two brothers, L. C. and C. T. Rooks, of Jeffersonville and one aunt, Mrs. C. L. Causey of Vidalia.