SKETCHES Fr0m the Early History
OF
A 1801--1825.
BY 00GT0R HENRY HDLIr:
EDITED BY A. L. HULL.
1884.
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JOB FSs:rrc'a iXD Kook-BrxDJER. j* ^>'*>*>' A.hens. Georgia.

PREFACE.

In offering these sketches in their present shape, it would be pro

per for the Editor to say that they weie for the most part first pub-

blished in the Southern Watchman in 1870, but having been written

" to while away an idle hour," no regard was had to arrangement

of subjects or consecutiveness of details.

It was therefore the task and pleasure of the Editor to arrange

them more systematically in point of time and subject, including

some sketches hitherto unpublished, and present them in a more

permanent form than as newspaper contributions.

To none who knew Doctor Hull need it be told, that for seventy-

eight years he lived in Athens, a part of that .time sustaining to

wards many in the community, the intimate relations of a family

physician, and known and respected by all. The peopleof the city,

he has known for generations back, and no one perhaps was so well

fitted as he to write the annals of the place. Unfortunately, the

sketches do not extend later- than 1825. There is no preteiu>e of

completeness in this work as a History of Athens for the time;

but it consists of personal observations of the writer, coupled with

well authenticated traditions of the place. Many things of interest

and value, were he yet alive, might the writer add from a memory

green and mind well stored with fact and fancy. Perhaps some

other hand tremulous with age will take up the thread and weave

the story out.

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A. L. H.

Athens, Ga., January, ISSk.

THE PLACE.

In the year 1801 the Senatuf Academicws, composed of the Governor,

the State Senate and the Board 6f Trustees of the University of

Georgia, being stirred to action by public complaints of their neglect

of that institution, which had hitherto existed only on paper, met

at Louisville, the then Capital of the State and appointed a com

mittee to select a site in Jackson County for its location. The Com

mittee, Gov. Milledge, Abram Baldwin, George "Walton, John

Twigga and Hugh Lawson, in the latter part of June, of that year,

met at BillupsTavern on the Lexington road and thence made

tours of inspection to various locations. The Augitzta Chronicle, of

July 25th, 1801, tells us that "the Committee repaired to the eountj

of Jackson and proceeded with attention and deliberation to ex

amine a number of situations as well upon the tracts belonging to

the University as upon others of private individuals. Having eom-

pleted-tWir views, they proceeded by ballot to make the choice,

when the vote was unanimous in favor of a place belonging to Mr.

Daniel Easley, at the Cedar Shoals, upon the North Fork of the

Oconee River, and the same was resolved to be selected and chosen

for the seat of the University of Georgia. For this purpose the

tract containing 633 aejres was purchased of Mr. Easley by Mr. Mil-

ledge, one of the Committee, and made a donation of to the Trus

tees, and it was called Athens.

" The river at Athens is about 150 fe^t broad; its waters rapid in

their descent and has no lowgrounds. The site of the University is

on the South side and half a mile from the river. About 200 yards

from the site, and 300 feet above the river, in the midst of an ex

tensive bed of rock issues a copious spring of excellent water, and

in its meanderings to the river several others are discovered. On

the place is a new well built framed dwelling house, entirely equal

to the accommodation of the President a^d his family. There is

also another new house equal to a temporary schoolroom. The

square of the University containing 36Ji acres is laid oft so as to

comprehend the site, the houses and the spring. A street is laid off

upon the northern line of the square adjoining a village of lots in

that direction. Besides the spring in the square, which is con

venient to the village, there is one in the street and another back of

the lots. Near Athens, Mr. Easley has an excellent flour mill, a

saw and common grist mill, with intention to add a cotton machine.

To drive these, the rapids opposite Athens are slightly clammed so

as the ordinary supply of the river neitherincreases nor diminishes

the size of the pond. Besides the lesser fish of fresh waters, the

shad in thfir season, ascend tho rival-ai? high as Athens in great

perfection."

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The area purchased by Gov. Milledge, extended from a point on the river a little below the Athens Factory, back of Mr. F. W. Lucasplace, through Mr. Bancrofts, nearly to the Bock Spring; thence including the 1/uey Cobb Institute, the line passed through
Dr. Lintons plantation to the River. Mr. Daniel Easley reserved a portion of the tract, bounded by a line beginningat a point on the river a little below the upper bridge, runningthenee to a point not far from Mrs. Dorseys house, thence between Mr. E. R. Hodgsons and the Town Spring, *o a point across the spring branch, thence to the point on the river belowthe Factory. This reservation he sold in lots, of shapes.aud sizes to suit the tastes .and purposes of purchasers, securing to himself the right to keep up his mill-dam and a toll bridge. He owned most of the land about Athens, on both sides of the river. He built and lived in the Hodgson house till he sold it to my father, Rev. Hope Hull, in 1803, after which he moved across the river.
My earliest recollections of Athens date from the year 1803. I well remember when my father, with his family, a few servants and household goods stopped at this house the only one of that day now standing how interested I was in a flock of goats which were browsing on the opposite hillside. The most thickly settled portion of the village then was between our house and the river. There were two so-called stores, one on the lot adjoining ours, kept by a.Mr. Black, and the other immediately opposite by Capt. Warham Easley, while cake shops, grog shops, a blacksmith and tailor shop, with cabins and shanties, occupied the space to t^e
river. The Old College was just completed and was occupied by a few
students. The Presidents house a story and a half the same
mentioned in the extract quoted .above, stood where Dr. Mells house is, and the other new house which was "equal to a tempo rary schoolroom" a single room 20 feet square with a chimney at
one end, an unglazed window in the other, and a door in each side stood about the site of the Phi-Kappa Hall. The Grammar School was near the Chancellors house, and these were all the buildings on the Campus at the time.
The tract given by Gov. Milledge was laid off in lots and streets, beginning at Mrs. Dorseys lot, which was No. 1, and extending to Mrs. Blanton Hills. These lots were offered tor sale by the Trus tees, each square containing two acres, except those between Col
lege Avenue and Jackson streets, which were one acre each. The first lots sold were those comprised in the parallelogram bounded by Foundry, Broad, Hull street and Hancock Avenue.*/ From
1803 to 1810 the town grew apace. On Mrs. Dorseys lot stood a

*NoiE The reader jriil l>ear;iji? nAod^SalAJisae sketches were written fourteen years ago, since whieK ^jjaejmany c&%ng<$ o(,**llctenc have taken place.

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storehouse, with a small dwelling attached, belonging to Major

Ferdinand Phiiiizy, of Augusta. On the adjoining lot, westward,

was a story and a half hewn log house, the only hotel in the city.

It comprised two rooms with a passage between and a shed with

two or three bedrooms on the first floor, as many on the second, and

a piazza in front. It was kept by Capt. John Gary. 2fext to that

was the store of Mr. Ste* ens Thomas, near the present Georgia

Railroad Agency.* He was the principal merchant in the place,

and for a long time the only one worthy the name. About the time

of which I write, he married and built the house on the same lot

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recently taken down by Judge Deupree. It was then the most

stylish house in the place, and theie his children were born, there

he accumulated his large fortune and there died.

Two or three little shanties siood on the lot where Capt. Barrys

stores are, but I do not remember their uses. On the site of the

National Bank there stood a little Doctors shop, about 10x12 feet,

which with a small dwelling, opposite Dr. Smiths, were the only

buildings on the square. The square and houses were owned by

Dr. Wright, the first village doctor. Still going westward, we find

no houses on Broad street, until we reach Mrs. Deloneys now

greatly altered and enlarged. That was built by an Englishman,

named Alien, whose daughter, Miss Harriet, taught in that house

the first female school established in Athens. Old Mr. Alien was

a quiet, retiring gentleman and considered the highest authority on

all questions of taste and horticulture.

We have now reached Lumpkin street, the extreme west-ru

limits of Athens, as it was in 1810. On Thomas street stood only

two houses. Where Dr. Hull lives was a log cabin, built by Rev.

John Hodge; the other a more pretentious hewn log house near

where Dr. Moores office stands, was occupied by Mrs. Lucy Gary.

This continued to be habitable until Mr. William Dearing, the last

occupant removed it to make way for Dr. Moores house. On Clay-

ton street there were only two residences one Dr. Wright has al

ready been mentioned; the other now owned by Dr. R. M. Smith

<was built a little later than Mr. Stevens Thomas on Broad street,

and these "two of the sam order of architecture were the Hand

somest in the town. Dr. Smiths house was built by Addin Lewis,

who came from Connecticut with President Meigs, and was for

some years the only Professor in the College. Lewis was appoint

ed Collector of the Port at Mobile by Wm. H. Crawford, when

Secretary of the Treasury, and was in office when Gen. Jackson was

elected President. He was a warm political and personal friend of

Mr. Crawford, and particularly friendly to Gen. Jacksons admin

istration. He received a communication from Washington City,

calling for information on several matters of importance to the Gov-

*North side Broad street, between Thomas and Wall street.

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ernment, in which was this question, " How far does the Alabama River run up into the State?". Lewis replied to this question, " The Alabama River does not run up at all; it runs down." In a short time his successor was appointed.
Col. Isaac Wilkersons house stands on the Easley reservation. It was originally a very pretty cottage, built by a French gentle man, named Gouvain, and the grounds around it were filled with ornamental trees and beautiful shrubbery. It was altogether the most attractive spot in the town and made additionally so by the presence of Monsieur Gouvains two beautiful nieces, who with their mother, Madame Tauey lived with him. The place presents none of its former beauty. The original cottage has been added to and built around, and the shrubl ery and trees have been so des troyed that it would be difficult now to imagine what a pretty place it was sixty-five years ago. For a long time1 in later years it was the home of that venerable and venerated lady Katherine Newton, relict of Rev. John Newton, who if not the first Presbyterian preacher in Georgia, was the first settled pastor. Of a different family, was the old Newton, who lived where Dr. Wares house now stands, and who had the only turning lathe within miles of Athens. All north of Hancock Avenue was a dense forest. The boys used to go to old Newtons for tops, and it was considered a mile or two in the country. It took at least half a day to go, to get a top and return. It is true we had often to wait for the tops to be turned and then had to spin them .all the way back.
The next house in point of time, if I remember aright, was the one where Dr. Cicero Holt now lives.* It was built by Judge Clayton, on the corner occupied by Mrs. Pope.f It fronted on Market street, and after maintaining its ground for thirty years or more was removed to its present site. Judge Clayton sold it to Mrs. Farrar after he had built and removed to the home which served him the remainder of his life and where his venerable widow still lives. This was originally small house with two rooms below and as many above stairs, and stood near the lower bridge, where the Factory boarding house is now. It was owned and occupied then* by a Mr. Brockham and was the first emporium of fashion in Athens; but Easleys reservation being deserted for the more fash ionable west end, and Wru. H. Hunt, having established a more modern emporium on what is now the 3fewton House corner, Brockham gave up the contest and moved to parts unknown. Judge Clayton then bought his bouse and removed it to his lot, setting it upon brick pillars and adding the wings and shed rooms.
About 1812, Capt. John Cary sold his " Hotel" on Broad street to Major McKigney and built a three story house on Mr. Summeys
*Dr W. A. Oarltona residence. tMrs. E. B. Hodgtons.

square.} It was a little back of Mr. Childs house and between that and Mr. Summeys. The entrance was from Clayton street, and the present front yards of these gentlemen were the gardens, floral and vegetable. For many years it was the fashionable boarding house, and there all the fourth of July dinners, society anniver saries and commencement balls were held. It was sold to Mr. John Nisbet, who divided the square, putting up Mr. Summeys house on one-half and leaving the old tenement to go to ruin. It was known as the Swinging Limb and became the lodging place of rats and bats, old bachelors and similar disreputable characters. Sub sequently, Mr. Jacob Phinizy bought the lot and built Mr. Childs house, leaving no vestige of the Swinging Limb to remind one of its
existence. Prior to 1820 there were no improvements west of Lumpkin street.
The Jefferson Road left College Avenue near Dr. Henry Carltons office* and passed through the lotsof Messrs. John H. 2sewton, Lewis Lampkin, the Methodist Church, Thomas Crawford and Mrs. Hardens to Prince Avenue, which is the old Jefferson Road from time immemorial. All that part of the town was in woods, not a stick amiss, excppt a cabin about where Mrs. Blanton Hills house stands, built by Col. Thaddeus Holt, in which his five sons kept bachelors hall whilst they were students in the University, and a small house on the corner of Mrs. Vincents lot, built in 1819. , The house of Mr. Jonathan Hamptont was occupied at that time by a Mrs. Jones, whose two daughters and nieces made it a most delightful place to spend an evening. But this was in the country and never a town lot. These with Dr. Hulls comprised all of the houses west of College Avenue and north of Hancock Avenue, with in a mile of the College.
The first building of any note after this time was the Dougherty place, built by Col. Nicholas Ware, one of the Board of Trustees and a member of Congress. He had four sons to be educated and moved to Athens for that purpose, but died a few months after wards. That lot was considered the first choice of all and was held at the highest price for town lots. I cannot remember the order in which houses were built after this.
The brightening prospects of the University and a growing desire to educate their children brought many substantial families to in crease the population. There was a great demand for carpenters and building material,and a live Yankee named Peek,from Vermont with three or four sons and several kinsmen, all active carpenters, were imported, who astonished the natives by the rapidity of their work. They built Mr. John H. Newtons and the Dougherty houses and the Methodist Church as it first stood. They built Col. Harde-
JEast side of Thomas street between Clayton and Market. Hodgson Brothers Store. +Foot of Lumpkin street.

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mans house for Dr. Church, and Mr. Jas. B. Carltons for William
Moore (one of Gov. Gilmers Broad River folks in the Georgians.) Other houses were erected at the same time; Mrs. Turners for Dr. Jas. Nisbet, Mr. Weatherlys for Moses Dobbins* long the Hector of the Grammar School. The bouse which Dr. Ware replaced with bis handsome residence, was built for Mr. EbenezerNewton, Major Lamar Cobbs* for Mr. Alfred Nisbet, Mrs. Vincents for Mr. Han cock, Mrs. Baynons for Wright Eogers, Mrs. Adams for Mrs. Foster, Mrs. Bradfordsf for Dr. Bang from Green county, Mr. Thos. Crawfords for John Bird, Judge Hillyers,* for Dr. A. B. Linton, and Mr. F. W. Lucas for Mr. John Nisbet. Andrew Gra ham from North Carolina, erected what was then the largest store in town, on the National Bank corner and.became the first serious rival of Mr. Thomas for public patronage. The piazza in front of his store became the City Exchange where alt classes of citizens as sembled to discuss the attains of the nation, state, town and college or talk politics, religion,philosophy and farming. Grahams was> the place to go to if you wished to meet company in general or see any one in particular. Mr. Graham was a fat amiable old bachelor weigh ing about 350 Ibs. He prospered in business and bought the house and lot now owned by Dr. B. M. Smith, but in a few years died of apoplexy. Mr. Peyton Moores house was built by Paul Coalson, a graduate of 1822. Mr. Wiley Sledge, still remarkable at the age of 86 for his strength and activity, made the first improvement on Gen. Friersons lot. Oa the same square, corner of Dougherty and Thomas streets, a small bouse was built by Oaborne Gatbright, a Virginian,-a jack at all trades and certainly good at none. He could make a wagon or a wheelbarrow, build a house and paint it. His main trade was cabinet making, and he boasted of bis capacity as a millwright. I have no doubt he would have undertaken to build a cotton factory if called upon, but unfortunately for his reputation his works generally fell to pieces beore much use could . be made of them. He was patient under any amount of abuse. Major Walker once said to him "Gathright, you are a worthless, lying puppy!" " Nevermind Major," said Gathright, "you will be sorry for that when I get to be the most popular man in town." He sued a citizen in a Magistrate0 court, who offered some notes of the plaintiff as an offset. "May it please your honor," said Gath, pleading his own case "let him offer these notes, and he cant get a man in Athens to give a red cent for them, and theres no justice in making me take notes in payment of a just debt which no other man would have." The house across Thomas streets was built by Capt. Wm. B. Taylor for a kitchen; the Captain came to Athens from Rich-

*Jackson street between Hancock Avenue and Dougherty street. fNow Mrs. 8. C. Reesea. JNow Mrs. John Matthews. $John Z. Coopers.

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mond, Va., laboring under that hallucination, common to most Virgipians of that day, that simply coming to Georgia would make them rich, and the first thing they did was to make arrangements to spend the money they expected to come into their hands. Capt. Taylor, a good and amiable man, like many others, was disappoint ed in his coming funds and never built his projected palatial re sidence. He lived in his kitchen as long as his means enabled him, then sold his lot, and the kitchen remains to this day.
The Female Academy lot was given by the Trustees of the Uni versity, and the title confirmed by Legislative grant, to the Trustees of the Academy. The house was built by private contribution. The house occupied by Sirs. Sparks* was built by Prof. Jno. K. Golding; Dr. Hoyts house by Mrs. Baldwin, Capt. Barrys, Mr. Scudders and the Coppee houses were all built by Dr. Tinsley. The late Mrs. Hodgsons house, below the carriage shops, was first the home of Sterling Lane, son of old Jonathan Lane, one of the first white men that lived west of the OconeeBiver. Sterling Lane was ayoung man of fine promise. He read law with Mr. Upsoii, of Lexington,and was admitted to the bar, but preferred commerce to the law and after building a home and a prosperous business died in 1820 of typhus fever, universally regretted. His father planted the large cedars in the yard when they were mere switches. Mr. Wil liam Lnmpkin afterwards bought the house and lived there for many years.
Capt. Carys old hotel, on Broad street, was enlarged by Maj. MeKigney and rebuilt by Capt. Sam Brown. In this building Presi dent James Monroe held a reception upon the occasion of his visit to Athens, in 1819, at which Prof. Jno. R. Goldingas master of cere monies, introduced the citizens of the county by name, omitting never a one. The third story was added for a ball room and used for that puipose until Mr. Dearing built the Central Hotel, extending from Barrys to Pittards corner inclusive. This brings us within the pale of modem times whose record I leave for some future his torian. Fo~fa quarter of a century at least, the interests of Athens and of the University went hand in band they rose or fell together. In deed one was nothing without the other. The income of the Uni versity was derived from the rents of land deeded to it by the state and as land was very cheap none but the poorest as a rule (and they were poor because they were lazy) rented them; consequently the " income was small and very uncertain. From its organization in 1801 to 1811 the Faculty consisted of a President, Mr. Meigs, one Frofessor of French, Mons. Petit De Clairville, and one Tutor, Addiu Lewis, whose place in 1808 was filled by James Merriwether for
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THE UNIVERSITY.
a year, after which Mons. Petit held on for two years and resigned in 1810, leaving President Meigs alone in his glory to instruct all the classes in every department of science. So the college came very near to the gates of death, and the town had but little more vitality. In 1811 the Faculty was re-organized by the election of Dr- John Brown, President, and Dr. Henry Jackson and Mr. John IB. Golding, Professors. This galvanized the College into spas modic breathing, and the town sympathized in the shock. A few houses before vacant, were occupied and some whitewashing, and may be a little painting done and the place looked for brighter days. I dont remember that any one was so sanguine as to build a new house or improve a vacant lot. But the hoped for improve ment did not come, and the college and town languished, notwithstand the election in 1813 of an additional Professor, Dr. Win. Green. But this strengthening of the Faculty did not have the ex-, pected effect of strengthening the institution. The rents did not come in, and the Professors salaries, ridiculously small though they were, were not paid, no apparatus could be bought, no library was within reach; so the college languished and the town sicken ed, and if the Legislature had not authorized the Board of Trustees to sell the lands and invest the proceeds, both would soon Viave died together. But that important measure was adopted, and in 1816 the lands were sold and notes and bonds taken in payment. The State took them to the amount of $120,000 and transferred to the University 1,000 shares of the stock of the Bank of the State of Georgia guaranteeing 8 per cent, dividend annually and this it has paid and only this to the present day.
TbeHne between Georgia and South Carolina was the northern bank of the Savannah River at high water, from its mouth to its intersection with the 35th parallel of north latitude and where it forked, the larger of the two should be considered a continuation of the .Savannah. Now the Tugalo and Seneca foimed the first fork from its mouth, and it became a question which was the larger. It was generally conceded that the Seneca was the principal stream and was therefore considered the boundary between the States. The lnds between the rivers belonged then to Georgia, a part of which 5000 acres lying near the junction and very valuable were deeded by the State with other tracts to the University. This district was represented in the Georgia Legislature by a Mr. Lane. Subsequent surveys pretending to be more carefully made determined that the Tugalo was the larger river, and It became the boundary line, there by losing to the University of Georgia her 5,000 valuable acres. But our Board of Trustees resolved to make an effort to retain it, sup posing that such a tract, away in the backwoods, remote from any settlement, when public lands .were worth but little more than the
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cost of surveying them, could be of small consideration to a State, appointed one of their own body, a lawyer of distinction, to wait on the Legislature of South Carolina then in session, and ask that the grant to the land should be confirmed to the University not doubting that so small a favor would be granted. Col. C- was a man of exquisite taste in wines and brandies, or ar least he thought so, and kept that gift in active exercise on all proper occasions and sometimes when the occasion was not proper. The South Carolinians knew exactly how to entertain such a man with becoming hos pitality. There were.some members of the Legislature who learn ing the object of the Colonels visit, and desiringto own themselves the land in question, determined to prevent the confirmation of the grant and succeeded in keeping our delegate in such a bissful state of tastineand testing certain old and costly liquors that he did not have an opportunity to present the claims of the University until the Legislature adjourned. Before its next meeting the lands were
sold.. The writer has been present at every Commencement of the Col
lege since 1804, though his memory only reaches back to that of 1806. On this occasion a large crowd of people, of all sorts, from the country and from towns, male and female, old and young, in every variets- of costume, were assembled under a large bush arbor in front of the Old College, supplied vith seats made of plank and slabs bonowed for the occasion from Easleys saw mill, resting on blocks or billets of wood which raised them from the ground. The stage for the Faculty, Trustees and speakers was erected at the side ofthe College building, and the speakers when called came out of the door at the east end. The whole was built mainly by the students. The peles and brush for the arbor were growing in less than two hundred yards from the place where they were needed, the cutting an.d dragging them was a mere frolic, and as "many hands make light work" the aftair once begun was soon completed. Like all small boys, the writer was more interested in looking at the people than in listening to the speakers, and as the seats provided did but little more than accommodate the ladies, the men and boys stood around on the outside. One of the audience was particularly con spicuous. He was a full head and shoulders above all others near him and seemed to be standing on a chair or bench. He attracted the larger notice of all the small boys who wer<- amazed to find him standing on his own proper feet. He was Beniamin Harrison, a very amiable young man, standing seven feet three inches in his shoes. Of course the intelligent portion of the audience were in terested in the orations, but the greater part looked on in stupid wonder as if on a pageant, understanding abont as much of the English as they did of the Greek and Latin speeches which were delivered, all however wrapt in profound attention. The hearty,

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rosy cheeked country girls, in their homespun and calico dresses, looked without a shade of envy on the pale and languid faces of the ladies from the miasmatic districts, dressed in their fashionably, made silks and satins, and regarded them rather with commisera tion, as people who could not milk a cow or cook a dinner to save them from starvation. As to the men with kid gloves and silk stockings, they created the same emotions as a show of wax figures they were "mighty fancy but no use. 1
An old programme of the commencement of 1814 contains the order of exercises, beginning with the Commencement Sermon by the President, on Tuesday July 26. At 7 oclock the same evening was presented the tragedy of Cato by the students. On Wednes day Orations were delivered by W. W. Baldwin, J. M. Erwin, A. Matthews, and an Essay on Tobacco by Henry Hull; the exercises closing by a farce, "No song, no supper," with Jabez Marshall, Miles Nisbet, Henry Hull, Elizur Newton, W. H. and Bobt. Flournoy, Thaddeus Holt and others in the east of characters. On Thurs day an address to volunteers was delivered by Elizur L. Newton with orations by Duncan G. Campbell, Asbury and Henry Hull and Thaddeus Holt, after which degrees were conferred. These exercises were held suft arboribus.
The prospect of the College grew darker, until for three years, 1817 18-19 there was a virtual suspension of work. In 1819 the Board elected to the Presidency the most popular educator in the South, Dr. Moses Waddel, who had numbered among his pupils John C. Calhoun, George MeDuffie and Jag. I/. Pittman, of South Carolina, Wm. H. Crawford, George B. Gilmer and A. B. Longstreet, of Georgia. Dr. Henry Jackson, Mr. John B. Golding and Dr. Alonzo Church were elected Professors and Mr. Ebenezer New ton, Tutor. These constituted the best Faculty the College had ever had, which together with the new end >wment gave new life to the institution, and the town partaking of the inspiration began to grow and to assume a life and activity that surprised the oldest inhabi tants. Many lots that had been sold and remained unimproved from the beginning, changed hands, new lots were brought into market, and men with families flocked to the seat of the University to educate their children. The Philosophical Hall was built and equipped with new apparatus, and the University entered upon a career of usefulness which is unabated to tbe present day.
The pleasure which is derived from reading descriptions of the people of former times, their names and customs, their dress, their physical, moral and political conditions, their religious faith and practice, arises from the difference which the reader, observes to exist in the former and present condition of these things. To note these changes, and the causes which led to them that we may avoid the things which experience teaches to be evil, and cleave to that which IB good, is the chief value of History. But the -writer has

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no object so grave and ambitious as this. He writes these reminis cences to occupy an idle hour and in the hope that he may give pleasure to some old people who may remember many of the per sons and incidents which may be recalled to mind, and that the young may learn the changes which have taken place in our town since the days of their grandfathers.
The first Doctor who settled in Athens was a Dr. Wright, who came from Connecticut with President Meigs. He was an educated man and a gentleman, but so wanting in tact and common sense that he did not secure the esteem of the people. Returning from a professional visit he ,was stopped by an old woman living by the roadside to proscribe for her son who was suffering from a violent attack of colic. "Can you give him an enema?" asked the Doctor. "O yes I can give him anything." "Well, mix the medicine Ill send you in three half pints ot warm water and give it." The next day passing by the Doctor inquired after the lad. "Oh said his mother, hesaheap better, butleouldnt make him swallow moren half that ar dost, but it worked him powerful, up and down." Ah well" said the Doctor "he- swallowed enough." This incident illustrates the difficulties of the practice in a frontier settlement. The people venerated the Doctor but could never see the necessity of more than one visit, nor the propriety of charging for an atten tion which any neighbor would be glad to render for nothing.
Dr. Wright sold his possessions and good will to Dr. Hugh Nois ier ; for one doctor, one lawyer, one blacksmith and one preacher were sufficient for the wants of the community at that time. Dr. Neisler was of German extraction, though a native of North Caro lina. He married the sister of Major Thomas Mitchell, so long the popular representative of Clarke County in the Legislature. Dr. Neisler was a man of marked character, honest, credulous, confid ing and truthful. He looked upon his neighbors as his personal friends and treated them as such. He had not the education of his predecessor. He was afflicted with a strange malady, Somnolence, under which he suffered from the writers first recollection of him till his death, feeling a patients pulse invariably put him to sleep, yet a sleep, so light that a word or movement would arouse him, and it would appear from his reply to a question that he did not lose consciousness. He was among the best Latin scholars of the day. The Trustees of the University engaged him to fill tem porarily the place of the Rector of the Grammar School, it being perfectly practicable for him to teach the boys and attend to his patients during play hours and at night. The writer was a member of the school and has a vivid recollection of a small pocket edition of Virgil (his favorite author) which he always carried with him. While hearing a class he would usually fall into apparent sleep, but

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a suspension of the voice or a mistranslation of a sentence would

arouse him immediately. This kind hearted gentleman did not

whip a single boy during his administration of the school. He had

himself great respect for his profession and exacted the same from

others. A gentleman from Savannah came for a few days to Athens.

One night his wife was taken ill and he went to the Doctor for some

medicine, and the next day called for his bill. " Five dollars for a

vial of laudanum!" exclaimed the man. " I charge you nothing for

the laudanum," said the Doctor contemptuously, " you are welcome

to it; but sir, when you knock up a scientific man at midnight you

must expect to pay for it." Best in peace beloved teacher and

friend.

Mrs. Lucy Cary, the widow of Dudley Gary, of Gloucester, Va.,

was among the earliest settlers of Atheas. She was such a lady as

we may suppose Mary Washington to have been. She knew General

Washington ard his wife as well as most other distinguished Vir

ginians in her young days. Her manners were formed from the

best models of Virginia society gentle, courteous, dignified, cheer

ful as kind to one of her slaves as to a white person of the same

age; and the result was that her slaves jiot only loved and respected

her but prided themselves in belonging to an old Virginia family

Many a student of Dr. Waddells day will remember old Dick Cary,

the bell ringer and college servant. He was a tall, fine looking

old negro, wearing his white hair very long, that is to say very

bushy. He was always well dressed and deported himself as if he

considered his office in the college second only to Dr. Waddells,

and from no Other would he take orders. Mrs. Cary had the best

trained housemaids comely, full blooded negro girls, always neat

with heads covered with colored headkerchiefs very artistically

arranged. How distinct after the lapse of so many years is the recollection

of Mrs. Cary. The writer never saw her in any other than a black

silk dress; her tall cap and neckerchief were of the finest quality,

white as snow and looked as if they had just come from the hands

of. the laundress. Her parlor, although the walls were of hewn

logs, was as white and spotless as her cap, and the uncarpeted floor

as clean and bright as if the planks had just left the plane. Then

her tea table and service and snowy napkins; such tea and bread

and .sandwiches and cakes I We shall never look upon the like

again.

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Mrs. Cary was the mother of two daughters and two sons. One

of the daughters was married to Mr. Stevens Thomas; she died

young, leaving two children, yet living; Mr. Stevens Thomas and

Mrs. Paulina Harris. The other was married to Mr. Alsa Moore

and lived more than four score years. The younger son, Peyton

Cary was a young man of rare promise. He had extraordinary

mechanical genius and without any instruction in metallurgy or

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engraving he cast of solid silver and engraved the seal of "he Uni versity, presenting it to his Alma Mater. The Trustees adopted it and it is used upon their documents to this day. Xo young man ever lived in Athens more esteemed or died more deeply lamented. Mrs. Garys descendants to the third and fourth generations are living in Athens, and her great grand daughters, lovely and accom plished as they are, would be proud to claim her if they had known her as the writer did. Many years before her death her children had all left her, hut she enjoyed the society of young people and generally had some of her grand daughters and their friends to stay with her. It was a delightful plae to spend the evening which had a slightly different meaning from what the phrase does now. An evening party of that day would now be called a matinee. Young gentlemen calling upon ladies would present themselves soon after sunset and it was as certainly expected that they would take tea as that they would take a chair, and just as certainly expected that they would leave by nine oclock. At all entertainments too, seats were provided for all tlie guests and everything for their comfort; the viands were abundant and substantial and no one was asked to take any thing standing except a glass ot wine or of brandy and water at the sideboard. Captain John Cary was a brother of Dudley Cary. He was a gentleman reduced from affluence to very limited means for the maintenance and education of his family, but kept up the manners and customs of old Virginia entertaining young and old at his house with a dance and good cheer, varied with marvelous stories of his hunting exploits in Virginia. He was ap pointed Steward of the College, and in 1813 Paymaster of the Georgia ^ Militia. Ti,e quality of board required by the Trustees was adver tised as follows: " For breakfast, a sufficiency of wholesome cold meat with wheaten flour biscuit or loaf bread, butter, tea or coffee. For dinner, a course of bacon or salted beef with a suitable propor tion of corn bread and at least two kinds of vegetables, and on Wed nesday to have an after course of pies, puddings or pancakes. For each supper, a plentiful supply of tea or milk with a sufficiency of wheaten flour biscuit and butter. At his boarding house were two Indian student*. The Appalachee was then a part of the eastern boundary of the1 Cherokee Nation, and the Indians selling their moccasins, dressed deer skins and cane baskets were as common in Athens as the traders from Habersham and Rabun are now. Pre sident Meigs was very desirous to have the Indians send their boys to college and induced two or three Cherokees to make the experi ment. These two boys, Joe and Ben Marshall, held out longer than the others. They were much petted by the President and were popular with the students on account of their superiority in all athletic sports. They made very unsatisfactory progress in their Studies. The writer saw them both in 1835 spent the night at Joe

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Marshalls house in the Creek Nation, but did not see him until at breakfast next morning. He had grown very fat and stupid, re membering nobody he had ever known in Athens except Mr. Meigs and Mr. Thomas, ard could not recall any of the students. This however might have been owing partly to the fact of his being very drunk the night before He was a pure Indian in.dress and habits and seemed not to have profited at all by his intercourse with the whites. His brother Ben on the contrary, whom the writer met a few days afterwards in Columbus, was well dressed and had shrewdness enough to select for his reservation the barren sand hills opposite Columbus, on which i ow stands the town of Girard.
Mrs. Puryear, whose husband was murdered by his negroes on the plantation about five miles below Athens, now belonging to the Graham estate, was a lady of the old Virginia school, full of energy and resolve, and managed her lamilyaffairs with great wisdom. Her daughters were beautiful women, carefully educated in all the arts of housewifery and taught by the example of their mother to be industrious and economical. They were consequently much ad mired and all married young. Mrs. Puryear was married the second time to Major Charles Dougherty and became the mother of the three distinguished Georgians,. Charles, Robert and William Dougberty. Their father died when they were too young to re member him, .so they were lett to the care of the mother a second time a widow. Though men of remarkable natural endowments, their, rapid advancement in popular favor and success at the bar were attributable as much to her firm and judicious training as to -tbeir own talents. She was a devoted member of the Presbyterian Church, belies ed its doctrine and practiced its precepts, and -was regarded by all as a " mother in Israel." After Major Doughertys death she moved from the plantation to a house on the lot now oc cupied by her grand daughter Mrs. STat Barnard. . Mrs. Puryears eldest daughter married Major MeKigney who bought Captain Garys old hotel, and who found in his young wife > an industrious energetic helper in providing for the comfort of his boarders. He was an amiable and prosperous man and much es teemed., but died three or four years after his marriage, leaving his wife with two children. One of these, Rebecca, was married to Judge James Merriwether, long a member of the Legislature and of Congress. Mrs. McKiguey aftei wards married Captain Samuel Brown. If love goes by contrasts it may* account for Mrs. McKigney marrying Captain.Brown. He was a man of good habits but utter ly wanting in enterprise", took life easily and was the most taciturn of men. He was the Magistrate of the Athens District for many years and gave general satisfaction. It was of course impossible to please everybody, and occasionally exceptions were taken to hi decisions. "I never expected justice in this court" said a

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litigant once. " You didnt!" said the Captain, "then sir, I] I send you where you can get justice," and so bound him over requiring him to give bond or go to jail. He was said to be rather partial to that process arising perhaps from a modest estimate of his knowledge of the law. Some surprise was expressed at Mrs. McKigney marrying Captain Brown, to which she replied that she had found it very inconven ient to live without a man about the house and she thought she could manage a husband better than anybody else. Captain Brown be sides enlarging his hotel built a small store on the corner where Center <fc Reaves now stands, and supplying- it |with a general stock, employed John Buyers as clerk. Buyers was as old, as taciturn as his employer and several degrees more indolent. Mrs. Brown was at one time afflicted with ulcers on her hands. After doctoring them herself she sent for the family physician. " Xow Doctor," said she, " you are a believer in Divine Providence and all that; now tell me why it is that I, who am willing to work, should be laid up with sore hands, week after week, unable to do a hands turn for my family, while Mr. Brown and old Buyers who never did do anything, never had anything the matter with their hands?"
Thirty years ago the people who knew anything of Athens would have regarded it a strange thing that any account of the local his tory of the town and University should omit the name of Rev. Hope Hull.. He came to Athens in theyear.1803; bought of Daniel Easley, the house in which Mr. Edward Hodgson now lives* and the tract of land now owned by Colonel Yancey, by the Fair . Grounds, then an unbroken forest excepting a small field on_the river, about twenty acres in extent, cleared and cultivated after their fashion by a tribe of Cherokees. He-lived several years in the village, during which interval-he built a house about four hun dred yards east of the present Fair Grounds. He moved into thishouse, lived there and died there in 1818. The house was some years afterwards moved into town by the writer and is now owned and occupied by Dr. Joseph B. Carlton. Mr. Hull devoted himself with untiring industry to the material, intellectual and spiritual advancement of the whole community, and perhaps no man con tributed so much to stamp indelibly upon them the sober-and religious character which the town and vicinity have always borne. The following sketch taken from Sprague's Annals of the American Pulpit, may meet the eyes of some old enough to remember him, and of many who have heard of him from their fathers.
" Few if any names of Methodist evangelists were more venerated in the South toward the end of the last and the beginning of the present centuries thau that of Hope Hull. A man of sterling abilities and character, his influence became general. A singularly persuasive eloquence of which tradition in both !S"ew England and
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the extreme South still speaks with wonder, made him one of the chief among the many eloquent itinerants of those days; and great purity and firmness of character, and soundness and largeness of mind, combined with dignity and simplicity of manners, secured him more than popularity, universal respect and confidence. He was born on the Eastern shore of Maryland in 1763, joined the Methodists in Baltimore in his youth, was received into the Baltim ore Conference in 17S5, and sent to Salisbury Circuit, North Caro lina. His rare talents gave him immediate success, and for two - years he was one of the principal founders of the Church in North and South Carolina and Georgia. The unfortunate Beverly Alien had been sent to Georgia as early as 1785, but he formed few if any so cieties in his first labors there. Hull was sent to Washington, in Wilkes County, in 1788, the first time that the name of the circuit appears in the Minutes. He is therefore supposed to be the founder of Methodism in that region. He was in many places the first Methodist preacher the people had ever seen and to many the first preacher of any denomination. It was chiefly through his exertions that the first brick building was erected in Washington designed to be used asan Academy. " Asbury sent him to!Sew England where he effectively co-operated with Lee and his little band. In -1793 he was back again laying siege to Savannah, and riding that circuit. In 1794he was Asburys traveling companion, sharing the adven turous toils of the Bishop in many a hard field. Towards the close of our present period his health and domestic circumstances com pelled him to locate. But the location-of itinerant Methodist preachers in that day was mere-a limitation than a cessation of their itinerancy. They .preached usually more every week than regular preachers in modern times and their labors extended through all the region round about their homes, twenty, thirty or more miles. Hope Hull, though brought up a mechanic had too large and thoughtful a mind not to appreciate the importance of education, fie had educated himself on his circuits, studying, not only his own but the Latin language and literature. His observa tion of the opening country convinced him that next to Christian ity, edpcation wax the great requisite of the times, that the evident future of the young nation rendered this want imperative. He threw himself therefore back upon one of his remote early circuits tn "Wilkes County, Ga., and with the advice of Asbury opened an Academy. He only changed his field and plan of labor. The chil dren of many Methodist families were trained under his roof. Still later be moved to Athens, Ga., and helped to found the jBtate Uni versity there, the first building of which had not yet been complet ed. He became the most active member of the Board of Trustees and continued such until bis death. Perhaps no man did more for the prosperity of that institution." A veteran Methodist preacher

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(Rev. Lovick Pierce) who intimately knew him, says, "to help rescue the name of Hope Hull from oblivion I feel to be a reasonable and holy duty. Indeed, I hava longfelt that there was an undis charged obligation resting upon our Church in regard to this emi nent man. He was among the pioneers of Methodism in Georgia, and in the vigor of his manhood, both as to his physical and mental powers, his fame was almost world-wide. I well remembsr that in the days of my youth, he used to bs known under the coarse but graphic appellation of " Broadaxe," an honorary distinction con ferred on him because of the mighty power that attandel his minis try. M.y eyes first fell on him as he sat near the pal.iit of a small logchapel, called " Hulls Meatin-j House," in ClarkeCounty, near
Athens, It was a memorable day in myown history. I had longed to see and now I feared to meet him. It was my second year in the ministry, and above all my fear of criticism made his presence dreadful to me. The wonderful reports which had reached me made me look upon him rather as an august than a fatherly being, and when I saw him there was nothing in the appearance of the real to relieve my mind of the dread of the ideil man. His head was rather above the medium size, his black hair curling, justsprinkled wiftigray, and eash locklo>king as if living under a self willed government. His face was aa exceedingly fine one a well de veloped forehead, a small keen blue eye, with a heavy brow, indi cative of intense thought. His shoulders were unusually broad and square, his chest wide, affording ample room for his lungs; his body was long and large in proportion to his lower limbs; his voice full, flexible and capable of every variety of intonation, from the softest sounds of sympathy and persuasion to the thunder tonea of wrath. Many ignorant sinners charged him with having learned their secrets and of using the pnlpit to gratify himself in their ex posure, and when convinced of their mistake have doubted whether he were not a prophet. His oratory was natural, his action ths un affected expression of his mind. ?3ot only was there an entire freedom from everything like mannerism, but there was great har mony between bis gesticulation and the expression of his counten ance. He seemed in some of his finest moods of thought to look his word? into you. He was one of Natures orators, fn many of his masterly efforts his words rushed upon his audience like an avalanche, and multitudes seemed to be carried before him like the yielding captives of a stormed castle. I was very intimate with him for>bout ten years, staying in his house, and talked and prayed and praised with him. At that time he was a local, I an itinerant preacher; but often did he leave home and business to travel with me for days. All my intimacy with him only served to multiply evidences of his exalted worth. Grave and guarded as he was, there were moments when he entertained his friends with the recital of

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thrilling incidents in his history connected with the more rustic forms of society with which he had been conversant. There was in many of his impromptu remarks the appearance of almost pro phetic appositeness. He survived till 1818, when he died, saying, "God has laid me under marching orders, lam ready to obey."
The transition is natural from the subject of the extract quoted to the religious denominations of the vicinity of Athens a half cen tury ago. It was prior to this that the first great camp meeting was held, two miles this side of Lexingtou, at a place afterwards known as Jourdans. Mr. William Lumpkin, a brother of the Governor, pointed out the place to the writer and described the meeting. The most marvelous effects of religious truth, heard for the first time, upon a rude backwoods pioneer people, were exhibited in the highest degree. Men, physically strong as athletes, accustomed to all the perils of Indian warfare and dangers of frontier life, would start from the midst of avast concourse of people, as if the preacher were leveling a rifle at them, run as if for life and before a hundred yards were passed, fall apparently as dead as if pierced with a ball. Mr. Lumpkin knew many of them who from being the worst, be came the best men in the community. Our immediate vicinity was settled by emigrants, principally from Virginia and North Carolina, coming in families and belonging to the same religious faith. The settlers of Sandy Creek district were Presbyterians and organized " Sandy Creek Church," first located on the stream from which, it took its name, but afterwards moved several miles west to its present location. Among the founders of this Church were James and John Espey, two Revolutionary soldiers, who fought at Guilford Courthouse and Kings Mountain, excellent men and citizens of blameless, useful lives and irreproachable character.
The settlers of the district east of the Oconee down to Barnetts Shoals were Baptists. They were the Hales, Pittards, Bakers and Malones. This community built two.meeting houses, the "Trail Creek Church," near Dr. MeCleskeys present residence, and " Big Creek Church," at Barnetts Shoals. ,
Between the torks of the Oeonee River as far up as Hall county, which was then Cberokee Nation, all. the people who belonged to any church were Methodists. Again, the Barbours Creek settle ment was Baptist while below Watkinsville all were Methodists. There was at that time a manifest disinclination on the part of all denominations, to interfere with the religious faith of a neighbor hood lest they should " build on another mans foundation." Mr. John Hodge was the . only Presbyterian preacher until Dr. Waddells time, the latter organizing the Athens Church and securing the erection of the old church on the Campus, where the Library building now btands.
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built of small logs with tlje bark on. It was about 22x24 covered with pine boards and presented externally the appearance of a negro cabin without a chimney. There wasadooron oneside,and opposite to it, a box made of the kind of boards that were used to cover the house, served for a pulpit. The floor was made of split logs smoothed somewhat on one side by a broad ax and laid on the ground; the seats were of the same material set on four legs. This meeting house was on the land ofJosiah Freeman, near a spring about 500 yards east of Mr. Barwicks house. In this miserable cabin two of the most eloquent men of the time used to preach sometimes to a dozen, never to more thaua hundred hearers. This house was abandoned, and in 1S10 a more commodious building was erected a little south of the Fair Grounds. This was " Hulls Meeting House," and served until 1824 when the first Methodist Cliurch the predecessor of the Brick Church was built. The lot . was given by Mr. Thomas Hancock of whom and his excellent wife, the writer can only say that they were the most loveable and purest hearted old Methodist people he ever knew, and there are few such left. They lived in the house now occupied by Mrs. Vincent, where reduced from affluence by commercial losses, tney opened a -house of publc entertainment, where all were welcome, both those who paid and those who did not; and most welcome of all were those who could not.
The new church was a frame building about forty feet square with a gallery on three sides, and a man six feet high could have stood erect under the floor of the pulpit. Il was first in charge ot Rev. Thomas Stanley and afterwards of Bev. Loyiek Pierce. After a few years, proving to be insufficient to accommodate the congrega tion the building was enlarged by an addition of twenty feetat the west end, and so stood until 1852. The Baptists were numerically, as they are now, the largest denomination. Eev. Isaiah Hale was the first pastor of Trail Creek Chuireh." He was a man of spot less character and "had in reputation by all the people." The writer was not capable of judging ot the charaete.r of his sermons as to the soundness of their theology, but his manner of delivering them he will never forget. It was a peculiar intoning, a sort of sing song, absolutely indescribable, that had to be heard to be con ceived of. Yet it was not unpleasant after becoming accustomed to it. It was a custom with Mr. Hale and, with his successor, Mr. Goss, occasionally during the sermon to address personally and by name, some of the older members of bis congregation, male and female, calling upon him to approve some sentiment or enquiring if his experience did not agree with that of the preacher. The effect of this was to secure the attention of his audience and add life to the services. On the other hand if the preacher misquoted a pas sage of scripture, any member was at -liberty to correct him.

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"Wherefore," said the preacher, " let him that standeth take heed lest he fall." " Let him that thinkeih he standeth, Brother Goss," said a voice from the congregation. Tliank you, Brother Malone," said the preacher, and then quoted the passage correctly. The settlers of Trail Creek were all Baptists, all iudustrious, honest farmers, paid their debts and lived peaceably, and if one of them on rare occasions took a little too much corn, none thought any the worse of him whilst he behaved himself.
The relations which existed between pastor and people in the denominations was very different. The Meth idist Itinerant sawthe members of his Church not oftener than once in several weeks, and only for a short time at that. His shad-bellied coat, broadbrimmed hat and solemn visage, impressed the people more or less with awe. The Baptist pastor on the other hand was usually a farmer of the neighborhood, living like his parishioners, meeting them in the social circle, trading horses with them, buying and selling in the week and preaching on Sunday without money and without price. This engendered a familiarity which if it did not "breed contempt" frequently led to scenes very unbecoming a Church. There was a mm about Watkinsville named Philip Brown, commonly called Phil. He had from disease Jost his hair when quite a young man, and his head was as smooth as a billiard ball. He wore a white cotton cap under his hat. .He was a great wag and made much fun of his baldness, and while not a wicked man was >urely irreligious. The Baptist Preachers of Mars Hill were in their doctrine decidedly Hardshell. One of them, as the story goes, was holding forth to a large congregation on the decrees and the sovereignty of God and the worthlessness of works, etc., and in the torrent of argument with rapid vehemence exclaimed: " I tell you my brethren, if you ever get to heaven you will be taken there by the hair of your heads." Phil Brown rose to his feet, thus attract ing the notice of the whole congregation, snatched the cap from his head and cried out, " Lord have mercy upon me; what shall I do?"
Among the householders who were residents of Athens sixty years ago, was Mrs. Sarah King,, who lived in the house to which reference has been frequently made, Mr. Edward Hodgsons. Her maiden name was Bacon. She was one of & numerous family connection of that name that lived about Augusta. " Ned Brace," of the " Georgia Scene*," was one of them. Mrs. King was first mar ried to a;8eotchman, Mr. Weed, of Savannah, an old bachelor whose sun of life was considerably on the, west side of the. meri dian. He had accumulated a large property, consisting of rice plan tations and slaves, a large trace of land, including a considerable part of the city of Brunswick and real estate in Savannah. He carried his buxom young wife to his Savannah home where she etf-

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tered upon a life of gaiety with all the zest and enjoyment which wealth could bestow. After the death of Mr. Weed, whinh occurred in a year or two, she was married to Mr. John King a handsome stylish young man from the Iforth who had nothing to do but enjoy the wealth which the shrewd old Scotchman had accumulated by years of toil and sell denial. At his death an examination of the estate showed that there was barely enough left to rear and edu cate the family of six children with whom Mrs. King moved to Athens. Here she bought the house mentioned above and the farm at the head of Carrs Pond now owned by Miss Margeret Xisbet. With habits of economy, the family might have prospered, but they never learned to change their Savannah style of living until compelled by dire necessity. Then the boase in town was sold and the family removed to the farm, upon which a small grist mill was their .main dependence for a living. Two of her daughters married and moved out of the State one was Mrs. Lawton, of South Caro lina. Her oldest son John, a very worthy gentleman, died while on a visit to Augusta. The youngest daughter Evalina, a great beauty, died just when budding into womanhood, and the stricken mother was left with one son, George, and a daughter, Miss Agnes, to strug gle with poverty and increasing infirmities. After a few years her farm and mill were taken from her when she returned to town and li*. ed in the house now owned by Mr. Jonathan Hampton, where after a short time she laid down her life and her troubles.
While in the enjoyment of wealth and prosperity, in full health and entering with zest into all the gaieties of fashionable life, by ac cident or from curiosity she went to a Methodist camp meeting, and from that hour the whole current of her life was turned into a dif ferent channel. Mrs. King was a woman of bold, promment char acteristics, both physical and moral. She was very large, weighing not less than 250 Ibs. and a very hearty eater. It was saidshe would eat a good sized shad for breakfast, and when peaches were in season she would consume fifty at a sitting. In the days of her prosperity she entertained a great deal and in later days nothing gave her greater pleasure than to have a friend take dinner with her. Her guests never saw her until they were invited into the dining room, and found her sitting at the head of a table loaded with the best viands the country afforded, the preparation of every article having passed under her own supervision. Her education had been defective and she was very superstitious. The writer has more than once heard her relate her religious experience in which she said she was walking in her garden " and evidently saw with her natural eyes, the Lord Jesus standing and appearing to her as he had-done to Mary on the resurrection morning; that she threw herself at his feet, when he vanished Irom her sight leaving her filled with joy and peace." She never doubted the genuineness of the

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vision to .the day of her death, forty years thereafter. She believed in witches; fasted every Friday for twenty four hours, spoke at camp meetings and lovefeasts and generally woui d up the meet ings. Hospitality was as natural to her as breathing. The place for baptizing for the Trail Creek Church was near her house, and the subjects for the ordinance were all taken to her house where their comfort was made her personal care. She would attend their meetings, partaking of their sacraments, joining in their footwashing and occasionally give them a rousing exhortation. She never feared the face of man nor the approach of death. The writer has seen many die but non-e wh6 met death more calmly and serenely.
Perhaps the most prominent citizen of the town in his day was Judge Augustin S. Clayton. If what the writer may say of him should incur the charge of extravagance, let it be remembered that Judge Clayton was the faithful reprover of bis youth, the constant adviser of his later years and always his unwavering friend. His name is inseparably associated with the earliest history of Athens and the University. Graduating in the first class 1804, he studied law with Judge Carnes, was admitted to the bar, married Miss Julia Games and came to Athens with his young wife and first born son in less than four years after his graduation, poor but hopeful, and es tablished himself as attorney at law. Immediately afterwards, he was elected Secretary of the Board of Trustees, which office he held until elected a member of the Board and one of the Prudential Com mittee upon whom devolved the immediate superintendence of the interests of the College. He was the confidential friend and coun sellor of every President and Faculty; the mediator in every diffi culty of a general nature between Faculty and Students; and by his good temper and sagacity always succeeded in re-establishing good order and obedience to law. He was the only lawyer in Athens for fifteen years and arrested many cases of litigation by by reconciling the parties. Alive to every interest of the town, he was one of the company that first introduced machinery for the manufacture of cotton goods in the South; he was among the first to secure a charter and inaugurate the build ing of the Georgia Eailroad, and was a member of its first Direc tory; he was one of the committee to raise funds and super intend the erection of the first church (the Methodist) which was built in Athens. Of his political life and character as judge of the Superior Court, member of the Legislature and of Congress, it is iiot appropriate to speak in .this connection; but whatever tended to promote religion, good morals, good order and the prosperity of the University and the town, found in Judge Clayton an ardent and efficient friend and advocate.
Dr. Moses Waddell was a North Car6linian. He and Dr. James Nisbet were from Iredell county, and old schoolmates- When the

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College was at its lowest ebb, mustering seven students at a full roll

call, he was elected President, and the invitation was followed by

such urgent appeals from distinguished Georgians, Governor Gil-

mei among them, that Dr. Waddell waived all objections, gave np

his celebrated school at Willington, S. C., and came to Athens in

1819.

It was shortly after his arrival that President Monroe, on a tour of

the Southern States, came to visit the seat of the University. Dr.

Waddell was deputed to address him in behalf of the citizens at

Browns Hotel. His administration of the University was singu

larly successful. From the handful of students he found, he at

tendance increased to one hundred or more, and for ten years with

wise counsel and inflexible discipline he kept the institution ever

advancing. He thought the students of a University not too good

for correction and used to whip them without compunction when

he deemed the punishment needed. An entry in his diary still ex

tant, says: "caught

chewing tobacco. Whipped him for

it." At the time of his removal to Athens there was no place of

public worship in the town Div! ue services were held in the

Chapel and afterwards in the Apparatus Hall. He organized the

Presbyterian Church March, 1821, with fourteen members and that

congregation afterwards built a church where the College Library

now stands. He ministered to them as their pastor until Dr. Hoyta

time. After his resignation at Commencement 1829, he returned to

his home in Carolina and as his carriage stood in readiness to.convey

him away, the students marched in a body to his house, one of

whom delivered a farewell address. After three years he returned

to Athens, the victim of a lingering disease, and died in the house

of his son Prof. James P. Waddell, July 21,1840.

Dr. James Tinsley, a native of Columbia county, was a contem

porary of Judge Longstreet at Dr. Waddells school in Willington,

8. C., where he learned a little Latin and Greek and little else. He

studied medicine with Dr. Abbott, in Washington, Ga., and attend

ed lectures in Philadelphia, where his extraordinary talents began

to be developed. He was a distinguished member of a large class and

in their debating clubs, composed of professors and students, at

tracted the notice and admiration of the professors of that celebrat

ed school. He returned to Washington after his graduation and

commenced the practice with Dr. Abbot, who held him in the

highest estimation and made unusual efforts to introduce him into

his own extensive practice. But Tinsley was erratic and defied the

conventional rules of practice of medicine and of society, and in a

year or two, in 1820, Dr. Abbott, who was an influential member of

the Board of Trustees, procured for him the Professorship of Chem

istry and Natural Philosophy in Franklin College. He was totally

unqualified for the chair, but his friends thought that the wonder-

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ful power of his intellect would overcome his want of training and enable him to sustain himself. Dr. Tinsley however could not en dure the quiet routine of College life and after two years of irksome restraint, resigned. He was a man of wonderful physical strength. His weight was never more than 160 Jbs., his head lavge, his eyes very black and piercing; beard black and curling; shoulders broad and chest wide and deep. la spite of this, however, he was subject to violent and alarming hemmorhages from the lungs. On account of this solitary weakness he exposed himself to-the most inclement weather without overcoat, umbrella 01 any protection.from a wintry blast, rain, or summers sun, with his shirt collar arid bosom open and often without a hat He said he did this be cause he had observed thatmen afflicted as he was by nuising them selves, always grew worse and eventually died of consumption, which he did not mean to do if he could help it. He married a lady of culture and wealth, but without extravagant livinggradually became poorer, uutil all his estate was gone. He made the brick and built the Demosthenian,HaIl, and afterwards Mr. Seudders house, which was burned before it was occupied, but immediately rebuilt by his great energy.- He then built the Coppee house and Captain Barrys. He edited one of the town papers and failed at it, and at one time kept tavern. All this time ne practiced medicine after his fashion, although he never kept any medicine, depending upon what be found in the families he visited, and never bad a surgical instrument. The writer was invited by Lim to wirness the operation of lithotomy, which he performed successfully with the scalpel and forceps of a pocket case of instruments which be bor rowed for the occasion. At another vime the writer saw him remove a large tumor from a woman with her husbands razor. Though affecting great contempt for the conventional rules of society he could act the courteous gentleman with charming grace. No man could be more agreeable or more captious as the humor found him. Though possessing great physical strength his temper was such that he had few personal rencounters. Of his strength, he was very proud and sought occasions to exhibit it. A bally of Sandy Creek district named Bailey hearing of Tinsleys wonderful strength, re marked that he would be glad to " feel of him." This w as told the Doctor, who happening to meet Bailey near his bouse, accosted him in a very friendly manner and told him what he had heard. Bailey admitted the truth, but had not intended any offence to the Doctor. Tinsley assured him that he did not consider the remark offensive but inferred that Bailey considered it a question which was the " better man " of the two, and proposed that they should settle it then and there. Bailey said he never had fought a man without being mad with him, but he could not let it be said that he" backed out." So without other provocation and without witnesses they

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went at it and Bailey was so severely beaten that Tinsley carried him up to his house and nursed him carefully and kindly until he was able to go home. Thus he " frittered quite away " the richest endowment of intellectual wealth which if properly directed would have made him eminently useful in his day. He moved from Georgia to Alabama, where he shortly afterwards died.
Mr. Thomas Hancock, to whom reference has been made, and Colonel John A. Cobb were long old friends and neighbors in Jeffer son county, whence about the same time they moved to Athens. They belonged to different political parties and the Hancocks were Methodists, while Mr. Cobb was a Baptist; yet these differences which so often biought bitterness and hatred among neighbors and even brothers, occasioned no such effect in these men they had too much honesty, probity and charity. They continued fast friends so long as life lasted. Colonel Cobb lived for several years where Dr. R. M. Smith lives, and afterwards in a house on Mr. Xevitts lot which was removed by Mr. W. "W. Lumpkin. He owned the land lying between Barber street, on the east, and Hill street on the south, including Mrs. Larnars, Dr. C. "W. Longs and Mr. S. C. Reeses place, an-1 when he laid off the tract into lots that part of Athens was called Cobbham.
Colonel Cobb was a large man, over six feet in height, weighing not less than three hundred pounds, this portliness, which men do not usually attain until somewhat advan -ed in life, gave him the appearance of being older than he was, and he was called the old Colonel by his el lers, which used to vex him no little. On one occasion when he was very anxious to buy s.jrtie carriage horses, & stranger brought a pair for him to try. He was timid about horse* and asked the writer to ride aiter them and see if they were gentle. I did so, and after becoming satisfied that they were well trained returned and reported favorably upon tliem. The owner of the horses then spoke up in a lively tone, " Come, old gentleman, get in and see them move." The Colonel turned his back to the man and walked off, saying indignantly, " Ill have nothing to do with you or your horses." Xor would he be appeased, though the man was ready to make any number of apologies when he learned the nature of the offence. He was very wretched when any of his children were sick and was a most libtral patron of his family physician. "Whenever any member of his family, vhite or black, in town or on plantation, complained of a finger-ache, he would say, " Well, why dont you send for the Doctor?" He would no more think of making a prescription or of administering a dose of medicine than of performing a surgical operation; all this was done by Mrs. Cobb. He could not coerce a child to take physic, and when one had to have a tooth pulled it occasioned him awful distress. As soon as the Doctor made his appearance he would retreat into the garden

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and establish a line of telegraph by posting servants, to whom from one to another the question would be sent, "Is it out?" and the answer sent back, " Not yet," and in rapid succession the question and answer would be transmitted until the joyful reply "yes" should reach him, when he would come in and congratulate the whole concern. He could not bear to witness suffering in any form. His theory, adverse to that of Solomon in the matter of family government, he carried into rigid practice. " That a father should never whip his son. His mother might whip him or his schoolmaster might whip him, but his father never! never! it would break his spirit and make him cowardly. Keep him at home and never let him leave the house after dark. Boys acquire all their bad habits by being allowed to roam the streets at .night. I*t him see all that is to be seen by day, but keep him at home at night." Such was his theory and his practice, and in his case it was attended with re markable results, though it is a question if these were not attribut able as much to the tender care aud watchfulness, the sweet in fluence of a mothers love and unceasing prayer, as to the Colonels theory. In t:uth it would have been unnatural for such a woman as Mrs: Cobb to have had wicked or worthless sons. She was a member of the Baptist Church, and not only her church dogmas but her own "meekness and humbleness of mind" would have been inexpressibly shocked if any one bad told her she ~was & perfect Christian; yet, if love to God and to every creature which He made, manifested by every act of her daily life constitutes perfection, she was a perfect Christian. Singularly alike in their Christian ehraeter were Mrs. Cobb and Mrs. Hancock. Few such are left.
Colonel Cobb had a singular dread of sickness and death with all their concomitants. He never looked upon a dead body if he could avoid it, and would go any distance rather than meet a funeral pro cession. This was when he enjoyed perfect health; but it all passed away. He suffered a long and tedious term of affliction from partial paralysis, and after his restoration to health was received into the Baptist Church, and remained in her communion till his death. If any apology is needed-for this feeble tribute to this ex cellent couple it may be found in the fact that from the time of their coming to Athens to the day of their passing away, the writer was made to feel more like a near relative to the family than a stranger to their blood.
Among the speakers at the bush arbor Commencement, in 1804, was Thomas Hamilton, whose personal appearance and proud and gentlemanly bearing attracted the notice of strangers aa well as of acquaintances wherever he went. He was the son of Captain James Hamilton of Revolutionary fame who received as a reward for his services three thousand acres of the finest lands of Ohio. After graduating, young Hamilton studied law and practiced feuc-

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eessfully for several years, but abandoned it to become & model Georgia planter, and by skillful attention to his business and clear headed finaneeering accumulated a very large fortune. Colonel Hamilton was called by his county (Columbia) to the Legislature and State Conventions and no man enjoyed more securely the esteem and respect of his fellow citizens. It may be said of him what can be said of few men who grow very rich, that he was never charged with oppression or of trenching upon the rights of rich or poor. With all men, his transactions were scrupulously honorable and always as became an upright highminded gentleman. His deportmentwas dignified and some thought him proud, but he was only too proud to do a mean thing or behave in a manner unbe coming a high toned gentleman.
Another of those speakers was James Merriwether, a son of Gen eral David Merriwether, also a Revolutionary soldier. James, after graduation, served as Tutor in the College for a year, then studied law in Elberton and was admitted to the bar with fine prospects of success. With flue person, popular manners, uncommon talents and strong family influence his success was not doubtful. But he was singularly wanting in ambition, and marrying a wonderfully beautiful country girl he abandoned the law, settled on a plantation on Barbers Creek and became the helpless victim of rural felicity. The war of 1812 aroused him from his dreams and he formed a volunteer rifle company which he commanded in the war with the Creek Indians, serving under General Floyd. After the close of the war he was elected to Congress; serving there two sessions, he again sank into retirement. Major-Merriwether was active and strong as an athlete, delighted in field sports, kept horses and hounds, read much and kept apace with the progress of politics, religion and science. He was the general referee in all troubles and disputes in his neighborhood. The poor and distressed always applied to him and never in vain for relief, and his hospitality was boundless. In this way he not only spent his income but made serious inroads upon his capital. He determined, therefore, to move to the rich lands of West Tennessee and whilst making his arrangements for that step settled his family in Athens where they resided for two years in the house now occupied by Mrs. Bradford.
In the times of which I write, the military spirit engendered by the Revolution was kept alive by the recitals of old soldiers.
" Wherein they spoke of most disastrous chances; Of moving incidents by flood and field: Of hmir breadth scapes; the imminent and deadly breach."
And the proximity of the two powerful Indian tribes, Creek and Cherokee, kept in check only through fear of the white mans rifle, seemed to render it indispensable to keep the militia so organized as to make it effective when the country should demand its services.

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In every house there were as many guns as men, and boys old

enough to handle them, which were always kept in good order and

in frequent if not constant use upon the bears, wolves and deer in

fwhieh the forest abounded. The militia laws were enforced and a

Captain of a company was a dignitary of no small consideration,

particularly on muster day. Well do I remember the respect aud

admiration, notunmixed with fear, which Captain Warham Easly

excited among the boys when he appeared dressed in the showy

uniform of the day cocked hat with waving black plumes, tipped

with red, red sash and Epanlettes with Continental dregs. I thought

him the most magnificent man in the world, and was unutterably

shocked to see him after parade return to his store and sell a pound

of copperas to a country woman, and that too beore he had taken

offhis uniform!

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Every body in the district came to town on muster day, but a

company muster was nothing compared to a battalion muster.

Six.or eight <JompaDes formed a battalion, and there were five or

six times as many people in town on such occasions. Major Mc-

Kigney was not so tall by six inches as Captain Easly, but then he

had the advantage of parading on horseback and his horse was al

ways the handsomest in the neighborhood. It watt considered a

compliment, both to the horse and his owner, for the Major to ask

the loan of him for the day, and the owner thought his horse as im

portant a factor as any offi Jer on parade. But the great muster was

the regimental, or general muster as it was called, when all the

militia of the county met at Watfcinsville, commanded by the

Colonel and sometimes the OenerachoT~EBe"Di vision, accompanied

by the Inspector General, Fouuhe pronounced in that day Fonh.

' It was a great advance in civilization when in after years these

. military parades were discontinued, for their effect on the com

munity was only evil and that continually. On general muster

days there was more drunkenness, profanity aud fighting than on

any other" occasion of public assembly, and while the militia laws

remained upon the statute book the disregard of them was con

sidered their best observance. The last commanders of the Athens

tuilitia were Doctor William Bacon, Captain, and Doctor WiHiam

B. Wells, first Lieutenant, who were elected upon the distinct un

derstanding that the company was never to be called out, and I.

think they were both cashiered by the authorities after a year or

two had expired^for their neglect of duty.

Pack Wellswas keeper of the first Livery Stable in Athens, and

chiefly through the influence of the students, who then were re

quired to perform militia doty, and to whom he freely extended

credit in bis line of business, was elected Major. Much elated by

his promotion, he ordered a Battalion Muster. The Major thought

it prudent to assemble his soldiers in a retired part of thetown,

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and drill them somewhat before marching down Broad street. Ac cordingly, the ranks were formed on Hancock avenue, in front of his livery stable, which then stood a little north of ilrs. Blanton Hills front yard. It is beyond my power to give any description of the attempt to form that battalion. The students could not re sist the temptation to .turn the affair into ridicule. Their love of fun overcame their desire to obtain credit with the Major, whije the citizen soldiery cheerfully contributed their aid to carry out the plan. A strange diversity of opinion prevailed in regard to right and left, and as they were about equally divided on this question, the order to " face " or " wheel " resulted in inextricable confu sion. It is enough to say that the battalion never got out of Han cock avenue, though the students were exceedingly anxious to prolong the fun by marehingdown Broad street. The Major in dis gust resigned his honors immediately afterwards.
In the war of 1812, when a call was made upon the counties for volunteers, the armsbearing population of Clarke county all males between 18 and 45 assembled at ^Vatkinsville and were formed into a regiment. After one or two short addresses to "fire the hearts " of the men, a drum and fife starting from the head march ed down in front of the regiment, closely followed by Captain James Merriwether inviting all who desired to forma rifle company tofott in as he passed along the line. The men could scarcely stand still until the music passed, and sprang into line with a leap as joyful as if joining a marriage testival. Merriwetbers quota was soon full a splendid looking company and was called into service a month afterwards. Soon after another company was formed, both joining General Taylors command and did good service at the battles of Autosee and Calabee Swamp. These men attained a wonderful degree of accuracy in rifle practice. For the greater part of them, one of the company would not hesitate to hold the target between his knees to be fired at from the distance of SO or ICO yards._
The Cherokee Indians, our near neighbors, were with few exrand although we were within fifteen mi!ea of their
territory, no anxiety was felt nor danger apprehended and conse quently no means of repelling aggression, adopted. But about a year after the war had begun our town was thrown into a state of distracting alarm by a runner who brought the information tuat a party of Indian warriors had crossed the Apalaeheeand attacked a family murdering some of them, and taking whatever they could carry away, had returned across the river. This news was re ceived with general incredulity, but as the day advanced other persons coming in from the neighborhood confirmed the report of the murder, but said the number of marauders did not exceed ten or a dozen. Later in the ay rumors were current that the party consisted of a hundred warriors ; that the people of tne settlement

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were flying in all directions; that the Indians so firfrom retreating had visited other plantations and were advancing towards Athens, and that the attack upon the town would be made that night. Some of the men and all of the women and children were in the greatest state of alarm, and the students of the College in the highest ex citement. Mr. Thomas, Judge Clayton, Colonel Carnes, President Brown and others having carefully sifted the evidence came to the conclusion that a few Indians, perhaps five or six, had made an in road, and after killing some members of a family had retreated with the plunder as rapidly as they came and were probably by-that time on the west side of the Chattahooehee. They found it impossible, however, to allay the fears of the women, who of course believed that they were the special objects of the expected raid. Bo it was determined to invite all the women and children of the town who desired to do so, to take refuge during the night in the College, which would be cheerfully vacated by the students, who under command of a suitable captain should keep guard over the build ing and its precious contents. Dr. William Green, the Professor of Mathematics, as brave an Irishman as ever left the Emerald Isle,, had made the suggestion and was placed in command of the forces. But lately arrived in this country, the commander-in-chief was totally ignorant of the Indians and their mode of warfare. He was therefore very much exoitei and favored putting ourselves in the best possible state of defence. We had no cannon, no block house, no breastworks, no muskets; so the citizens had to depend upon the students, who armed with shot guns and a few rifles stood awaiting the fearful attack, by night, of a svage foe. But Or. Green and the boys were masters of the situation, and the fair re fugees committed themselves to their guardianship with unfalter ing faith in their courage and devotion.
Some of the ladies went into the College under serious appre hensions of danger, others, and especially the younger, for a frolic. Of these refugees, I know but one who is living now one whose character is as lovely after the frosts of seventy winters have whitened her locks as her person was beautiful and attractive when a girl. The students would have shed their blood in her defence with infinite pleasure, as they averred. I allud* to that estimable lady, relict of Major Jacob Phinizy and mother of Thomas M. Merriwether, Esq., of Newton county. No doubt she still remembers that memorable night, the only one perhaps she ever passed in a College for boys.
Captain Green detailed a patrol around the College and establish ed pickets at various points along the Jefferson road as far as Mr. Sam Weirs blacksmith shop, which was then where Mr. Nat Bar nard lives. Between that and Mrs. Deloneys house was thick forest. The picket guards were relieved every two hours and it fell

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to the lot of the writer, armed with his fathers shot gun, loaded with buck shot, to stand guard at Weirs shop, in company with two other boys, the last two hours of the night. We were charged to keep awake, for it was ever the habit of the Indians to make tiaeir attacks just before day, and ours was the most important post and the most dangerous time. For a very short time we gazed up the road; then the excitement and fatigue of the day, the chilly night air and the attractive warmth of a neighboring coal kiln, overcame our respect for orders and in less than ten minutes we were all asleep. Sometime after day break Sir. Wier awoke us, say ing, that doubtless the Indians were afraid to attack such brave soldiers and we might as well return to camp, which advice we immediately adopted. When we reached headquarters we found no soldiers, no officer to receive our report which we had prepared with considerable care. The College was evacuated, everybody seemed asleep; and it seemed as if nobody cared whether the In dians had captured or killed us, so we dispersed to our homes in disgust. About fifty years later when the writer in company with other Thunderbolts, stood for five hours at the Market House awaiting the advance of Stonemans Raiders, with a double barrelled shot gun, loaded with twenty-eight buckshot, he did not feel as much like a soldier as on that other occasion at Wiers shop.
Samuel Wier came to Athens with nothing but his wife, a set of. blacksmiths tools and an indomitable determination to make a living. But in that \\ ife he had what was more to him than thou sands of money. She was very handsome, considerably above medium size, the picture of perfect health, with the rosiest, freshest complexion, which no exposure to winder weather could change and naught but age could cause to fade. Mr. Wier rented a small cabin at the place mentioned above, built him a shop,.and solicited the palronaare of the public. He had a field of fresh land which he planted when there was no work to be done in the shop, or as he called it "when he was resting." Occasionally the shop and the crop needed his attention simultaneously, and then it was that his young hopeful, strong-hearted and strong-handed wife would en courage him, not only by kind words but with good deeds. She would help Mm in the shop by blowing the bellows, and if need be, striking with the sledge-hammer. She would help him in the field, working in the hot san, and even after nightfall, helping him to save his fodder, in the mean while attending to all the household duties which devolve upon a poor mans wife. With such courage and industry, success was not doubtful. They prospered, securing the confidence and esteem of all their neighbors. Mr. Wier accumu lated some property and in declining life was easy and comfortable in his circumstances.
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for Mr. Elizur Newton in 1825. Prior to that date gigs for the few, and riding horses for the many were the usual modes of locomotion, though a carriage was occasionally seen. Goods were of course transported by wagon and the teamster of the day was the very roughest of characters. He religiously abjurefl the use of soap and water to his person or clothes during a rouiTd trip of a fortnight or three weeks cookinar, eating, sleeping at night overlightwood knot fires, splashing through mud and mire and heaving at the wheels when stalled during the day, being a mode of 1 ife unfriendly to clean liness. The wagoners manifested a marked dislike to well dressed persons whom they met upon the road, and rarely allowed them to pass without some rude, if not insulting, jest. Hallo my friend," said one to me as I passed him, "whats that hanging to your leg?" I looked down to see, and before I could raise my head he answered himself, " Oh, I believe its nothing but your foot." Their inde pendence is shown in the following incident: Mr. Andrew Graham received by mail from Augusta an invoice of goods shipped by wagon, together with the wagoners icceipt. Afljer waiting a reason able time for their arrival, Mr. Graham wrote to his merchant in Augusta, who could give him no information about the teamster other than that he had applied for a load of goods for the up country. Mr. Graham failing to learn anything of the man, gav^ up his goods for lost. About three weeks afterwards the wagoner drove up with the goods, all safe and sound except the cutting of a few boxes by the rats. He said that he lived in Green County and came by home from Augusta, that he found his crop so grassy he was obliged to stop and plow it over; as soon as he had done that he lost no time, but started off immediately. The public roads during the winter were generally in a wretched condition and a large portion of the road between Lexington and Washington would in these days be pronounced impassible. Butledgea lane was a notoriously bad place and many are the marvellous stories told of the misfortunes which befell travellers and wagoners in that, ill-fated road. The merchant-sand farmers, theone to buy goods, the other to sell cotton and tobacco, always went on horseback, and three days of steady riding were required to go from Athens to Augusta. A loaded wagon required a week, if the roads were in good condition. A good load for a four horse team was 2,500 to 3,000 Ibs., and the price for carrying never less than one dollar a hundred; but in the winter of 1817-18 the merchants paid as high as four dollars a hundred on freight from Augusta to Athens. That was a fearful winter. The roads were in such a condition that for miles the horses would walk in mud deeper than their knees, and after making one trip, not only the hair but in many cases the skin would be entirely removed from their lege from the constant attrition.
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or two of land on the river at the mouth of the spring branch -where now stand some small houses belonging to the Factory Company. Daniel Easly, making a tour on business into the low country of Georgia brought back with him a bushel of cotton seed, but neglect ed to inform himself how to cultivate the plant. Supposing from the size of the seed they should be sown broadcast, he carefully prepared the ground and plowed in the seed precisely as he would have done a bushel of wheat or oats. Of course the cotton could uot be cultivated, but the fertile soil and a favorable season yielded a capital crop considering the manner of its treatment I iiave heard old people say it was the whitest cotton patch they ever saw. It was not picked out until all had opened that came to maturity, and this was the beginning of the reign of King Cotton in all the parts of his dominion west of the Oeonee Kiver, for the river counties south of Clarke were then an Indian territory. Up to that time, and indeed later, the staple production of this region wad tobacco, and long alter cotton was cultivated in Clarke, Jackson and Franklin counties were considered to near the mountains to raise it at all, and tobacco continued to be the crop of the country. Well do I remember to have seen year after year hogsheads of to bacco roll through the streets on their way to Augusta, drawn by two small horsts then called lackeys. At first cotton was cultivated in small areas and farmers spoke of the cotton patch as they did of the turnip patch, so that the name adhered to the cotton field even after it was enlarged to a hundred acres. Before the introduction of the cotton gin, the seed were picked out by hand, and it was the custom of the country to require of each member of the lamily, black and white, over twelve years of age, during the long winter evenings, to pick the seed from a pound of cotton. This task the young people performed very cheerfully, making it an occasion of fun and frolic. The first cotton gin brought to Athens was set up by Mr. Thomas on the spot now occupied by Mr. Edward Claycon (the old Branch State Bank). Here all the cotton made in the neighborhood was ginned for some years; Mr. Thomas buying it in the seed from farmers and himself preparing it for market. He had a tall powerful negro named Joe. who was looked upon with some "regard because he could pack a round bale weighing 300 Ibs. in a day. The cotton then cultivated was the old green seed variety and was hard to pick. The locks were firmly attached to the bolls defying the stormy winds of winter; and a patch was never picked over more than twice and rarely more than once. Fifty pounds was a task for an average hand. It was the custom for the planter, when hie cotton had nearly or quite all opened, to invite his neighbors to A cotton picking and prizes were offered for the best pickers. While the men and boys were picking in the field, the women and girls of the neighborhood would be quitting in the house. The most abun-

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dant supply of good eating was provided for all, and if a negro fiddler could be found the days frolic would often wind up with a dance. Similar customs prevailed at log-rollings, house-raisings and wheat-harvest, where men were weak-handed and needed each others help, which was always cheerfully given. A neighbor of old Dick Coxs, as he was called, Mrs. George Kings father, once asked his help in harvesting .his wheat the next day, which was promised. That night Mr. Cox put his negroes into the field and by the light of the moon soon bad it all cut and shocked, and thus the astonished neighbor found it the next morning. Such an act is perhaps unknown in this generation. i- The first newspaper ever published in Athens was established by Eev. John Hodge, and the press and type were brought from Phila delphia in a road wagon by Mr. John Espey, about 1807. The name I do not recollect, but it was designed for a religious and literary paper. It was short-lived. Mr. Hodge from ill health was obliged to abandon the tripod and sold out to Alexander McDonnell, a practical printer who had been imported with the press from Phila delphia. McDonnell changed the name of the paper as well as its character and called it The Georgia Express. * He was no writer, and depended for original matter entirely upon contributors until he associated with him as co-editor Xenophon Gaines, who could dc the writing for half a dozen such papera. Gaines was associated with McDonnell about two years and was the man of the paper. He was a cripple, very smart, with caustic wit and bitter satire, and was unsparing of both. He was a small, feeble, ill-favored, as well as an ill-tempered man, and his infirmities doubtless saved him many a thrashing. McDonnell conducted the Express until 1814 and was succeed by Samuel W. Minor, in whose hands the paper dete riorated until it was issued semi-occasionally on a piece of paper 12x14 inches. He was exceedingly poor, had a large family and lived in a little house with two rooms near Dr. Hendersons, and in one of these rooms he set his type And printed his paper. While he lived in this house it was struck by lightning and himself severe ly shocked. In the next issue of his paper he congratulated him self on the event, saying he had always, been afraid of thunder storms but should now have no more fear, for since the world began it had never happened that a man was twice struck by lightning. He afterwards moved to a miserable shanty near the present site of the Factory, and there in one room the family cooked, ate, slept, and printed the paper. In one issue of the paper the editor an nounced, as a local item of Interest, that " our sow " had the night before given birth to nine beautiful pigs, and if they all lived, as hehoped they would, he should in a short time feel pretty, indepen dent. How the poor fellow managed to live and keep his family alive, no one but himself ever knew. He was the first man to nom-

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iuate General Andrew Jackson for President, and often boasted of that fact after be was elected. Minor was succeeded in order of time by Patrick Eobinsob, who published an indifferently support ed paper, called " The Athens Gazette," which maintained a fesble existence for a few years when it was changed to the "Athenian," eond acted by Oliver P. Shaw. This paper assumed a modern dress, dropping the old form of the letter S, and became perhaps the best literary paper in the State. Some years afterwards, A Ibon Chase and Alfred Xisbet bought the paper, changing its name to " The Southern Banner." Major Ben Perley Poore, not unknown to fame, was one of-the first editors of the Banner. But this brings me into modern times.
" Say not thou," said Solomon, the wise King, "what is the cause that the former days were better than these.; for thou dost not in quire wisely concerning this." STo reasons are given to support the truth of his simple ipse dixti, and it is a little remarkable that old people of every age have "inquired" or rather asserted that the former days were better than these. " "Tis distance lends enchant ment to the view," for certain it is, that for convenieneies of life, rapidity of transit, dissemination of knowledge and scientific ac quirements, the present age is as far in advance of the past as the times of which I write surpass the dark ages. But the human heart remains the same. Manners and customs change, but men will love and hate to the end of time. To love the good and hate the evil is the lesson of life.

APPENDIX.
In GEOKGIA SCENES, Judge Longstreet has depleted with equal humor and truthfulness the propensity of age to discuss genealogies. Who has not seen the eye dimmed by years brighten with keen in terest in the momentous question : " Who married who?" I myselt, though no octogenarian, confess to a genuine pleasure in climb ing family trees.
In presenting the genealogies of some of the oldest settlers of Athens, I entertain the hope that this appropriate appendix to the gketcbess may add a pleasant hour to some life well on in years. Douhtles some errors will be found in the tables, but having ex hausted the means at my command of obtaining information. I spread them before the readers eye.
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THOMAS W. BAXTER, 1831 *

Married MABY WILEY.

Andrew m. Martha Williams.

f Thomas W. m. 1. L- Aiken. I 2. Bessie Fitz Simmons ) Alice. ISarcissad.

fThomas B m. Lula Billups..

Mary m. John J. Gresham.

I Edmund d. i Leroy <t

1 Minnie m- A. M. Machen.

lKdwrdT, <?.

Thos. W. m. Ellen Scott

Salliem. W. Edgworth Bird. John 3. m. Carrie Tracy Leroy m. Mary Burton.

Saida m. Victor Smith. gerorth TO- Imogen Eeid.
Mary Pamela <J. }l

Edwin G, m. Julia Hardwlck

f Jr>bn S, I Edgeworth B- Richatd B. m Kate Rucker.-< ^ecrfa. IBichard. (.Thomas W.

JOHN BILLUPS.

Married ANN ABBOT.

Joel Abbotm. Susan Harris. (Lnla m. Thos. B.^Gresham. Henry C. m. Emma Conley. Jjulia m. Dr. E. Branhasa. Jane m. B- D. B. Taylor. (Susan m. F. B. Lucas.

Anna m. W. Hudgin.

f Annie. ! ITescom. ) janie. LJohnB.

Thomas d. C.WilUamd. John.

JAMES CAMAK, 1817.

Married

James m. Mary Welborn. Uames. (Louis.

HELEN FINLEY. Margaret Ann.

(

Thomas U. m. Miss Ragl&nd (Annie T.

The numbers indicate the date of removal to Athens.

40
JAMES R GARLTON, 1824.

Married. ELIZABETH A.
ESPY.

("Sarah m. W. H. Johnson, ! Chatics m. .......................... Julia E, m. Charles B. Lyle.-f Julia. I Clara. I William.

f Jnlia E. I William A. m. Annie Price. Joseph S: m, Emma Jloore.^ Joseph H. I Leila m Charles Bartlett L James SI. d.

William E. d, James A. m. Martha Jaues. (Mary E. m. Macon Johnson.
4 Mrs. Tallulah Tayior.

Mary Ann <. W. H. Felton. (Anna A. m, J. K. Gibbons.

* (Belle. George A. m. A. McConnell. /Benjamin.

Elizabeth America.

f John N.

Francis Emilv d. Henry H. m. He en

Jf ewton.

J \

He-nry Olivia

H. and

Helen.

I Marion.

Benjamin H. d.

Virginia T.

Georgia C, (J.

AUGUSTIN S. CLAYTON, 1807.

Married JULIA CABNEB.

fWilliam Jeptha. d.

I Julia m John Chandler,

j Almira,

Oeorge K. m. Ann Hairis.

j Francis. I Cary m. B. F. Larabee.

I. Norina m. M. Wells. ..,

Augustta S. d.

fJulia m. V. F Hofte.

Mrv m William

C. H.

W. m,

Henderson. Sarah Morris.

Sarah m. Benj. C. Crane.

Caroline m. W. J. Irwin.

William W. m.

Augnsta^d.

Caroline Semmes.

AugustinB.

Thoma* S.

Kate.

(.Almira m. W. C. Sayre.

Philip W. m. Leonora Harper.

f Philip, d. I Thomas. | William m. E. Brown. I Martha. ! Ixjonora m. D. C. Townend. IKkte. Bobert. lAvarllla. (.George.

fDora m. L. Kedwood.

J Thomas m. ...................

Almira nt Joseph B, Cobb.

) Gorfce. [Zachery.

41

(dugustin S. Clayton Continued.)

- "Married . JULIA CABNES.

Edward P. m. Elizabeth Bradfoid.
Julia S. m. Francis Baldvin.

fEdward <1 j Mary m. Roswell King. I Isabella d. { Loring A_ I Anna m. B. S. Burweil. Clifford. (.I fClayton d. Mary d. j Francis. I James. I Clandia m. John Howze, Jr. (.Julia. rAngusUnC.m. Valeria Long
1Julia d. John m. Clandia Baldwin. George. Clandia m. Jones. Leonora. Jlmira.

(Julia C. m. H. W. Grady. AngnataCn. William Kins. {Augusta in. W. M. Howard.
(William.

JOHN A. COBB, 1819.

Harried SABAH BOOTS.

Howell m. Mary Ann Lamar.

f John A. m. L Lucy Barrow. S. Martha Bvlins.
I Lamar m- Olivia Newton, j Howell m. Mary McKinley. ] Mary Ann m. A. S. Erwin. j Sarah m, T. W. Backer. I Elizabeth d. 1. Andrew J. m. S. Campbell.

Laura m, Wffliams Entherford.

{John C. m. Elizabeth King. Eliza d Mary A, m. F. X Lipscomb. Mildred. Bessie. Laura m. J. C. HotchiDs.

fJobn T. m. Helen Garrard. j Saliie m. S. U McBride. Mildred m. Luther J. Glcnn.) Howell C. lJudson m. Lessie Few.

John B. m. 1. Mrs. Mary Lamar.

(Mildivd. (James J.

8. Alice Cobb.

(Mary. (Eugenia.

Mary m. 1. Frank Erwin.

(Mary E. d. tt-ncy C. . A. W. HilltHowell C. . O. Tharpe

M. 2. John M. Jobnston. (Sallie C. (James.

Thomas B. B. . Marion Lnmpkin.

f Lney d. I Sallie m. Henry Jackson. JCaUie.A. LHull. I Joseph L. d. I Thomas B. B. <t (.Marion T. . Hoke Smith.

42

(John A. Cobb, Continued,.')

Married SARAH BOOTS.

("John A. m. Lida Farrow. Eliza. Sallie m. Warren Howard. Martha m. John C. Whitner. < Mary Ann. Thomas C. Martha. (.Charles.

ALONZO CHURCH, 1819,

Elvira m. Wm. H. Lee.

J Wm. H. m. Louise Waring. (Alonzo C.

Sarah J. m. B. F Whitner. {Alonzo C- ra, M. Marviii (Beuj. C. m- E.Randolph.

Elizabeth W. m.

(Sallie C.nt Pope Barrow.

1 L. S. Craig 2 Jas. Bobb. j

f Hardy C. m. Agnes Ware. [ Alonzo C. m. Maria Bond. { Sallie C. m. T. B Simpklns. Julia M. m. Geo. A. Croom. I Julia C. m. H. Randolph. (.Annie E. m. Porter Burrall.

Married
SARAH TRIPPE;

Alonzo W. m. 1 Francis Moore d.
2 Mary Kobius.

(Samuel B. (James Bobb. {Mary B. {Alonzo. (William W.

i Alonzo. John R. m. Mary Christy. } Christy.

f Frank C. .1 Annie L. , James H. 1 Wm. Church. Anna P. m. B. F. Whitner. Elizabeth B iHugh.

William L. IB. Laura Randolph.

j Alonzo. )

THOMAS GOLDING.

Cordelia m, John 9. Llnton. (Mary C.

Harried SUSAN STRONG.

8rah ra. Wyche Hunter. Thomas m. 1 Mils Crlgler.
2 Rosa Crawford,

fSnsan ra. I JGerdlne. \ John C. I Sallie H. rHnnter. {Charlm. (Lucy.

[ Thomas I Susie. I John. | Lncy. Iwrilie.

43
WILLIAM BEARING, 1827.

William E. m. Elizabeth StovalL

f Louisa J. m. H. Edmondson. j Anna M. I Stevens T. d. 4 William P. m. Miss Kennon. j Clio m. Mr, Summers. | Jocela m. John Winter. LAltin m, Lula Speer.

Margaret m.

(William D. m. L. Bearing,

Thomas H. Harden.

Allan P. m. Eugenia Hamilton.
Married ELIZA PASTEUR. John TO. Miss Stone,

f T. Hamilton m. E. Goodwin I Sarah m. Emorr Speer. j Marian. ) Albin P. I William D. m. Helen McCy. i.Jobn, (Maggie.

Marion m. Gov, Piekens.

(John, Indianat. John.i. Dearing. ( .......

Alfred m. Marcia Jones.

(William. Uewellyn. Lilly m. W. D. Harden. Marian TO- John Sehley. 4 Ella m. W, D. Griffeth. j Alfred. 1 Maria m. ...........Oliver. i Ninam. I. Mary.

St. Clair. d.

MRS. C HARLES DOUGHERTY.

Charles m. Elizabeth Moore (Fanny m. Nat L. Barnard.

CHARLES DOUGHERTY.
Married MRS. PURYEAR.

William m. Acs* Tamer. Robert m. Susan Watlans,

fMary w. 1 Houston. 2 Thomas Macon.
I Henry. I Ronert. I Sakie m. Andrew Roath. (.Charles. fWilliamd. I Charles d. 4 Sarah m. R. H. Leonard. I Kehecca m. W. Humphries. tLucy

44
JOHN ESPEY, 1795.*

Harried
ELIZABETH PARK.

Thomas m.

(James W. m. Ann Prince.

Eleanor Witherspoon.

Mary m. William Park.

Eliza d. John E.' Thomas H. Mary A. m. J. Ratchford. Robert C. m. V. StovaU, Caroline d, Martha m. Richard Wilson. James T. Martha A. Richard J. m. 1 V. Harris.
Mrs. Christopher. Louisa J. Evaline d. I William J.d.

Jane m. Hones Wilson,

f Washington m. E. White. Elizabeth m-Mr. Haney. Elvira m. Mr. Colby. Mary Ann m. Mr. Small. Monroe m. Miss Stone. Robert m. Hiss Evans. Amanda m. Mr. James.

. Elliabeth ra, James Witherspoon.

fJohnE-d. Amanda d. Cicero V. d. i Emily E. I James A. I Caroline m. J. H. Laing. I Robert L. m. Mary Boons.

f Louisa m. John Wier. i Calvin m. Miss Morris. {Eliza m. H. Freeman. Robert m. 1 Margaret Klng.-i David m. M. Thurmond. I Elizabeth m. D. McCleskey. Sarah d. [William m. Mrs. Arnold.

S Elia King.

(John F. m. Hiss Alien. I James <f. J Martha m.. ..Shields. \ Frances m.. ...-Wood. I Julia m.- .Murphy. (.Lucinda m.___.Stewart.

Johnd. Joiiahd.

MADAME GOUVAIN, 1810.

BoMlie Belne Hande Claudlne Josephine Yrron de Trobriand. m. 1 General Ange de le Perriere--1 H. Michael Oouvaln.
urnM.r. bpcr at thli date lived at hli home on Bandy Creek now known as Colt's

45

(Mddame Gouvain, Continued.)

Adrian de la Perriere d.

Ange Antolne de la Perriere Harried Mary Thurmond.

f Rosalie Janie Marie Antoinette. I James Bolivar. I Harrison Tallerand d. ! Celeste Carolina m. Mr. Daniel. Angelina Victoria d. . Ante. William Preston. (.Emma.

William Gouraln d.

f Evalina R. m- Asa M- Jackson.

Marie Antoinette Claudlne Rise Gouvain

I Williaal Preston m. Sarrah Murray. I STtpoleon B. m. Louisa Appling.

Tn. Dr. R. R. Harden.

) Robert Raymond m. Martha Durham.

I Marie Louise m, Wm. H. Thurmond.

(.Caroline m. Sidney C. Reese.

DANIEL GRANT, 1826.

John T. m. Martha Jackson. < William D. IB. Sarah F. Seid

Married
LUCY CRUTCHFIELD.

(Mary IB. Thomas Dickson. Loick P. m. Miss Morrow. ^Daniel.
(Peter.
Lizzie ra. Joseph Wilkins. Lu---cy~m--. J. -D. D. Twiggs.
(Grant m. MissABercromtiie.

THOMAS N. HAMILTON.

Harried SARAH BUBD.

James 3. m: Rebecca Crawford.
AnnaE-m. J. Watkins Harris, q. v.

fMary.
I Thomas m. Amelia Tapper.
Sarah m. E. A, Williams. 5 Anna, -t Nathalie, j Emily. I James. I Ethel m. Jas. S. Davant. IGny.

Eugenia m. Albin P. Bearing q. .
(Hamilton m. F. Patterson. Sarah m. Ben}. C. Yancey. JMary Lon. m. F. B. Phinizy.

(Thomas N. m. M. L. Bacon. Virginia m. MC. M. Fulton jAnnie.
(Eugenia.

46
MRS. STEPHEN W. HARRIS.

Sampson W. m. Paulina Thomas. Mary W. m. Hugh Xesbitf.

f Sampson W. m. Lacy Todd. j Hugh N. m, Caro Yancey. j Fanny m. fleo. Wallace. I Belle m. Bernard Franklin. I Sarah.

Jas, Watkins m. 1. Anna E. Hamilton.

f Sarah m. J. W. F. Best. J JBS. Watkins m. Eva Lowe. [ Anna m. T. W. MilneT. [ Thomas H. m. Ethel Hillyer.

2. Hits Gaudier.

Sarah H. d.

STEPHEN

Mary F. m. C. f. Willcox. Snuel <f. Jane V. m. Jas. M. Smythe. Arabella H. m. W.F. Russell Wm. M. m. Mrs. L. Kandall.*

W. HABRI8.

Susan P. m. G. F. Williams.

Harried 8AEAH WATKIN8.

Anna V. m. Robert B. Alexander

f Arabella m. Thos, BoyMn. I Mary m. Harris Long. -{ William. I Willls. (Robert.

Arabella m.

(Sampson H. m. J. Toombs.

Benj. F. Hardeman. (Arabella m. J. W. Brumby.

Stephen W. m, Lonisa M. Watkins;

IWatkinsd.

Charles T. d.

Susan M. m William T. Baldwin.

f Harris m. Aboic Park. I William. j Susan m. T. johngton. I Pallic.

Thomas m. Emily Bowling.

1 Frank m. Sallle Roper. 16eo. D. m, Ella Kinnebrev.

BLANTON M. HILL.

Harried. ANN HILL.

A. A. Franklin m. Gaialena Williams. Georgia TO. H. L. Strong.

IFrankie. (Annie m. Henry Clopton. IBlanton H.

Mary Ella . Wm. Ctmningha*.
f Blanton H. j Anna, Angmtaffi. Wm. O. Noble. 1 Mary BUa.

Blanton H. d. Sasan m-Robt, H. Jobnston iSuate.

MRS. REBECCA IIILLYER, T821.

John F. m. Mary Briseoe.

Shaler. Catherine m. Julius Robins. Hamilton B. m. Miss Story, -j Sarah m. Mr. Ballard. Junius. I Robert. ^Edward.

f Ebenezer M. Georgia Cooly.

I ieogem. Ellen Cooly.

I Shaler m. Anne Haley.

Junius m. Mrs. Jfne Foster. 1 Mary m. George WMtfield. _

Nee Watkins., Catherine R.

Carltou m. Lucy Thomas.

SHALER HILLYEB Warned

I Henry m. Mrs. Talcott. IKvalisa.

BEBECCA FREEMAIST.

Snaler Granby m,

("Susan R. \ Mary E. m. Dr. J. W. Janes.

1 Elizabeth Thompson. "> Shaler G. m, L. Hollowav.

(Francis L. <!.

m. 2 Elizabeth Dagy.

f John I* m. l Mattie Harrell.

j

2 Annie Rives,

j

3 C. Green.

I Sarah J. m. J. C. McDonald.

; Junins P.

, Finnic R.

Louisa C.

I Emily I m. R. G. Owen.

m. 3 Mrs. D. M. Larson.

MRS. EDWARD HODGSOX.

Edward R. m. Anna Bishop. William d. Ann. Robert*

fElizabeth m. B. A. Miire. j William H. m. Maria Kennard. I Edward R. m. Mary Strahan. I Robert B. m. Anna Strahan. ! Asbury H. m. Julia KeaL Albon C. m. Julie Von Schroeder. Thomas A. m. Lilly Johnson. Joseph SI. m. Belle Turner. George f. m. Florence Coker. Frederick m. IdaCottrelL I Francis M.

48
HOPE HULL, 1808.

n. FRANCES WINGFIELD.

Asbnry m. 1 Lucy Harvie.
L. Mrs. Maria Cook. Henry. m. \ Mary A. Bacon.

Win. Hope d.

I E. Seabrook m. E. EddingR. I Bobert T. I Maty Ella m. P. Hanunond. Henry m. Anna Thomas. 1 Lucy Grattan. I Henry Harvle. lAsbury.

George G. m.

IL. Lncy m. Geo. G. Baldwin.

Clifford Alexander. {Battle.

Edward W. m. Cornelia Alien.

f Alien. J Edward L. 1 Robert. I Hope.

J. Harvle m. LOa Pope. (Alexander P. (Harvie.

James H.

(James M. m. Mry Lyons.

m, Georgia Rncker. (Asbnry m. Alice Blbley.

f Henry H.

. Lncy A. m, J. S. Linton.

{ JJuolhianSH..A

AsbnryHope <JL

(Annie.

Julia d,

tLucy.

Wm. Henry d.

m. 2 Mary A. Nisbefc Frances m. J. P. WaddelL

f Marion MC. H.

I Mary Klsbet.

j Tboraas Cobb.

Augustus L.TO. Ctllie Cobb 1 Julia d.

Leila M.

- (Henry.

John H. m. Bosa Delony. I Longstreet.

Wm. Henry O.

Anna Pleavanta d. W. Henry m. Mrs. H.Tew. (Annie.

Moses d.

f

James <L

Beside.

HENRY JACKSON, 1811.

m. MARTHA BOOTS.

Henry B. m. 1 Cornelia Davenjiport.

Henry . S^lle Cobb.

Thomas H. B. C. Cornelia A. Henry R. Marion MC. H. CallleC. Darenport. I Florence K.

49 (Henry Jackson, 1811, Continued.}

fReufroe-

Henry K. m. \ C. Davenport HowellC. m. Lizzie Kenfroes Harry d.

Davenport.

(.Mary L.

Cornelia.

m. 2 Florence King.

Banline

Sarah m. Oliver H. Prince. Oliver H.

.Tacqueline. - 3 r.v-r &-

Henry.

Martha m. Frank Erwin- Sarah JB.A

WILLIAM JACKSON.

Jamesfm. I Ada Mitthell.

f Minnie m, J- Scrutchin. I Walter M. -{Addie. I Marv. LMatrle.

Married

2 Mrs. Mary Sehooleraft. Martha m. John T. Grant. (William D. m- 3. F. Reid.

MILDRED COBB.

Mary E. m, 1 Andrew Lamar f Mary A. m. 1J. Lamar.

-{

* Dr. Pafterson.

(.Andrew J. m. M. EUsworth.

(Mildred. 2 John B. Cobb. (James.

f Charles. J John C. Hessie . William Cooper. | James. I Mildred A

ALEXANDER B. LINTON, 1829.

Married JANE DANIEL.

John?. . 1 Cordelia Golding. 1 Lucy Ann Hull.
Hary m. William Bacon. Samuel D.
Mary A. Cunnicgham.

fMaryC. \ ("HenrvH. I John3, d. i Julia H. I Annie. ILncy.
f Anna. I John A. i WiUiam T. I Jane S. I Mary W.

so

(Alexander B. Linton, 1829, Continued.}

Married JANE DANIEL.

Ann m. Thomas Sparks. James A. <t

f Linton m. Sarah Wimberly. j Thomas I Sarah w. Bines Smith. I William D. at. A. Wimberly ( Samuel P. | John V. Alexander H. I Anna E. m. D. B. Hamilton. (.Charles J.
{ Jane D. m. John Prlntup. Addle G. m. John Hemdon. Lillie m. B. Elliot. Florence m. __Uerndon.

JOSEPH H. LUMPK1N.

Married
CALLANDEB GBIEVE.

Marion Ho. B. m. 1. &. B. Cobb q.v.

Joseph T. m. Margaret King >

{Joseph L. m. E. Thornbury. CallieJt.nl. Porter King {Porter m. Carrie Renuen.
CThomwC.

Wm. Wflberforee m. Louisa King.

(Edwin K. m. JCarj Thomas. -(J. Henry. (Callied.

Lncy m. William Oerdlne.

John m. Susan Golding. Joseph H. L. m.
1 Madeline Lumpkin. 2 h> ebeccn Murran. Marion d. CaUied. William. Lncy. Mary. Albania 8. m. Miss West. .Lizzie m. Dr. Bikes.

Edward P. d. James K. Charlei M. d. MUler G. Bobert C.d.

Frank m. Kate WUcoz.

(Julia. {Prank.

WILSON LUMPKIN.

Hurled
1 ELIZABETH i WALKEB.

Lucy m. KtddletoB Pope, j Sarab K , D. C. Barro

( Wilson LwmpTcin, Continued.^

Married
1 ELIZABETH WALKER.

(Ann E.

I Marcellus.

I Lney P. ra. 1 B. Huson.

I.

2 Geo. Chlsolm.

I Marie L. m, T. C. Dempsey.

Ann S. m. Augustas Alden-i Joseph L.

| AHeln Victoria.

Augustas O.

I Martha A.

LMarceUaF. m. Dr. Bartlett

Pleiades Orion m, Margaret Winkinsoru

(William. I Wilson. | Flora m. McClaln. < George W. 1 John W. I Daniel P. L Pleiades O.

Wilson <t William d,'
f Lacy m. Geo. Chisolm. * Martha C. m. D. Whitehead
1 Wilson L d. I Marr A. m. K. Gammon.
Elizabeth in. O. B. Whatleyl Wilson L. d. Talitha S. i
I Ella Annis d. [ 0. B. m. Miss Byest.

2

ANNIS

HOPKINS

JjSioahmnnCel.

H. m.

d. Mrs.

Reansou.

Martham. T. M. Compton.

WILLIAM MITCHELL, 1803.
Married
SARAH LETCHEB..

Thomas m: Kancy Hanby. William Letcher m. Martha Cheatham.
Madison R. Jonathan. Giles m. .Sarah A. Long. Archelus. Samnel. Thomas A. Sarah. Charlotte.

f Mary m. Patten Griffeth, 1 Cicero w. ................................ {EllaTIC C. Colbert. 1 Albert L. I. Martham. f James d. ! Ann . E. P. Eberhart 1 S. Dalton m. F. Wallace. I Emma m. J. D. Matthews.

52 ( William Mitchell, 1803, Continued.')

m. SABAH LETCHEB.

Elizabeth. Nancy. Sarah. William m. E. Chawntog.

CHngh N. m. 1 L. McVfllan

I

2 Jane Nash.

I William C. m. Sarah Huff.

John P.

{Ann E. m. S. N. Dawson,

William L. m. 1S Neisler. i11Susan A.

Frances!.

1 Julia.

t Walter ELm.E. Pendergrass

9. Lucretia Bags.

(Henry TO. --..___.__

Eachel m. Hugh Keisler.

Walter H. m. C. Alexander. \ Ada m. Jan. Jackson.

Hugh M.

Sarah C.m. WO* Mitchell g.

Martha L.

Frances E. m. Iveison.

(Robert.

AnnR.

j

Susan H.



William B.

Mary J. m. P. W. Hutcheson

ALSA MOORE, 1821.

Elizabeth m. C. Dougherty. (Frances m. N. L. Barn ard.

Emily m. 1 Cicero Holt, J Caroline n. Benj. H. Hill. (Cicero m. Nancy Farham.

m. i John L Hugging. ) Martha m. 8: M. Herrington (Alaarf.

fAddle m. Tnoe. F. Screyen.

''

I Stances m. Dr. Dnpree,

Richard D. m. 1X. Stockton. \ Fidelia d.

Elizabeth.

Ls. Elliot

m. 2 Zmma MeA Ulster.

Married

FRANCES CABY. Lucy Ann m. S. J. Hay*. Alia m. Sarah A. Park,

{John A. m. Mary X. HnIL Richard D. . C Harriaon. Charles E. Sarah F.m. Henry P. Camp .Robert T-

James M. Richard D. Evalina. William. France* m. James Shannon Bagenla. Virginia . John Faolk.
, John C. Cornelia m. . White. lUna.

53

(Jilsa Moore, 1821, Continued.)
fFannv C. m. Dr. Harris. I John. Caroline V. m, J. Huggins. { Emxaa. I Augusta. (.Edward.

Married FRANCES CARY.

f Kate m. W. Moore, j Peyton E. m..... .. Peyton E. m. K. Applegate. 1 Caroline d. {.Thomas C. m. _......__...

f Dudley M. m. SI. Dennard. Mary H. TO. D. G. Hughes. J Caroline m. C. D. HflL
1 Fanny m. Irwin Dennard. [Lucy.

JOSIAH MORTON, 1795.*

Married
JUDITH STONE.

Joseph m. Jr. Matthews.

(C. Parks m. Martha Crane.

Wm. Henry 1 Miss Frazer.

-(

i Miss Powell.

| ..... _......._...... d.

(.Leila m. Geo. T. Murrell.

I Mry Ann m. John Bonnell.

I Louisa m-J-S-Wimns. -

Caroline m. Dr. A/walthonr

I WIlBam J- m. Kosina White.

William M. m-1 M. Jones.

Susan m. 1 John Phinizy. * C. F. Bryant

Martha m. C. McDonald.

Clara m. James M. Lyle. -

Josephine m. H. Sichols.

(.John m. Sarah Bailey.

2. Martha Lester d.

John m. Elizabeth Landrum Margaret m, N. C. Barnett.

JOHN H. NEWTON,

Married

Edwin D. Olivia m. Lamar Cobb.

rJ. Basil. N.

MARY JORDAN. George d. John S. Henry H.
Helen m. Henry H. Carlton. 1 Olivia and Helen. Marion.

Mr. Morton lived at this date on the "Joe Morion place " a few miles helow Athens

MRS. KATHARINE NEWTON, 1810

Fidelia m. John S. Fall. (Eliza m. John Cooper.

JOHN NEWTON
Harried
KATHARINE LOWKANCE.

Josiah m. t Fenlnah Strong (Penlnah m. ..........Inriswold. 2 Mrs. Sisson. (

(Joseph m. _._............... Betsey tn. Joseph Ewing. ?Leander m......... Welch.
(Alvan m Louisa Newton.

Ebenezer m- Ann Strong.

f John T. m........ Lloyd. I Henry m. Jane Ash. J Charles m Mrs: Coleman. 1 Sarah m. ....... Dozier. (Jane m. Wm. Hall, t Susan m......... Bennett.

Cynthia m. Robert Hall.

f John N. m. Mrs. Hall,

i Caroline m......... Jones.

[Maria.

Robert.

-i Cynthia.

. William m Jane Newton.

I Thomas.

.

I Ann.

(BlizabeUi.

Melinda (I.

f William H. m. M. Walker. | Robert d.
I Martha A. m. H. Anderson.
Cornelia m. S. Williamson. Robert d.
( Edward P. m. T. Brawner. Joseph TO. W. Williamson. Ebenezer d. Maty . m. Ji. P. Carraker. James C. m. Mrs. W. Roland Alonzod,

DR. JAMES NI8BET, 1819.

Harried
PENELOPE COOPER,

Milos C. w. Mrs. M. Robinson.
Alfred M.. 8. Bdwardg.

fJoseph H. m. ........................" Klizabeth m. JLeConte. ! Edwin A. m. H. Waters. 1 Emily H. M. B. M. PolhillSarah A. m. Alex Moflett \_MaryO.d-

Amandam. James Irwln d. :ohn Thomas d.

55

(Dr. James Nisbet, 1819, Continued.)

f Charles E m. 1 V. Jones.

I

2 France* Evans.

1 James T, m. M. S- Wingfield

j Reuben B m. 1 M. Dennis.

I

2MIS.M. Xisbet.

j Lanra m, S. Boykin.

EugeniuS A. m. A. Battle. I Richard H. m. M. Dennis.

1 Ophelia E. m. W. A. Keid.

. Mary F. m. P. H. Wright

Frank L. m. A. Wingfield.

I Eugenia d.

. I. LeflaM.m-Council Wright.

Emily O. m. R. K. Hinee.

f Amanda m. B. Hobbs.

I John B. d

Bichard K. m.

I 6. Shackelford.

1 Eugenius L. d,

{ Sarah E. m. L. P. D, Warren

Emilv y.m.1 Roberts.

I"

S H. F. Hoyt.

! iTeraon A. m. R. Alfriend.

| Alfred K. d.

I Mary K . H. F. Hoyt.

Married
PENELOPE COOPER.

MaryM. rf. fAnna m Clfford Anderson. J James in. M. B. Gordon.
SaT ah m-1 William LeConte.) William L. m. V. Trimble. [Opheliam. F. H. Stone-.

2 E. B..Weed. Joseph E.

flrene m. G. H. HazlehursL

| John W. m. H. H. Wingfleld

, James C. m. 5L E. Young.

Jaines A. m. F. Wingfleld.

1 Anna Lon m.

1

SLDe-Graffenreid..

Marv A. <f.

(.Fraikd.

Franklin A. m. A. Alexander.
Ophelia A. d. John Thomas d.

fWilliam L. m, M. Whitaker.

| Eugene C. d.

I Jasl W. m. E, Ahercromhie.
Frank L. m. B. WMtaker. Bobert A. m. 1 F. Bloom.

<

2 Mrs. Hunter.

I Leonard d. Elizabeth F. nu W. LDennls Martha C. m- W.L. Dennis.

IHcDongald.

(.Alfred d.

JOHN XISBET, 182H.

L

Mary A. m. Henry HulL q.v.

Harried

HABBIET

COOPER

SMa?jrmy Cas.

C. m. Cumming.

f Joseph C. d. I Eliza Clay d. 1 Hsttie m Edwin C. Latta. t Cooper d.

56

(John Msbet, 1823, Continued.)

Sarah E. ra. M. L. Smith. Married. HARRIET COOPER Harriet m. Louis LeConte.

(Victor M. m. Saida Bird. ^Evelina m. K. S. Shaw. <J. Nisbet. fEva. I William d. 1 John N. I Louis E. m Carrie Adams.

Margaret I.

JACOB PHINIZY, 1832.

Married
1 MATILDA STEWART.
2 MRS 8ARAH MERRI WETHER.

F. Bowdre m M. L. Yancey.

Stewartm. MarianPole. ~

Leonard m. Annie Martin.

Mary L. m. A. R. Calboun.

Ferdinand m. 1 H. Bowdre. Jacob m. Vanna Gartrell.

Marion

BiUups.

Harry.



m. 2 Ann Barrett.

(Barrett. i Charles.

Marco m. Mrs. Dance;.

Johnfm. Eliza Watklns.

(John T. d. Eitsabeth A. m. 9.0. Pointer Martha J. d. Jacob P. d. Margaret 7. m. J. A. Strong. Panf W. <i. James W. d. Floyd S. cf.

Jacob d.

Sarah m. John M. Billups.

'Anna M. m. W. B. Harris. Jacob P. m. Jennie Tarlton. Sarah. Susan B m. B. F. Hudson. Margaret m. R- Pattenon. JohnM.

Margaret m. J. D. Lockhart

DAVID A. REESE.

Married

William m. Lncy Petfus.

1 MISS MILLER.

Sidney^, m. C. Harden.

(Milton m. Miss Hudson. (Sarah. f Marion m. Jeff Lane. I Anna d. < Char es 8. m. V. Boutwlck. 1 Julia m. A. A. McDuffle.

Janem. Smmuel Williams. MERRIWETHEB. Anderson W. m. Viola Boss (FleweUen.

3 MRS. t>R. GERDINE.

THOMAS STANLEY, 1820.

William A. d. Elizabeth d. Adelaide d. Marcellns m. Julia Pope.
Thomas O. m. Fredonia Blackburn.

(Sallie. (Thomas P. fEmmettEllen D. ^ Martha. | Henry y. I Emma.

Married Emma L. m-
ELLEJT BAMSEY. Dr. H. S. Wimbisn. Eloise d. Octavus H. m. Augustin O. m. Lilly DowdelL Julius A. nu ..............

John J. I Ellen. -{ Emma. | Fannie. I Adelaide. I William A.
( James D. I Augustin. -j Caroline. I Ellen. (.Elizabeth. (Paul. (Mildred.

PLEASTANT STOVALL.

Man led 1 LOUISA LUCAS.

Mareellus A. m. 1 Sarah McKinney. 2 Anna G. Peck. Elizabeth m. William E. Bearing1, q. r.
Cicelia L. m. (Charles T. Shelman.

fH?nry Lucas d. \ Annk m. Mr. Hardwiek. 1 Louisa d. (.John <Jf Louise d. j Anna ft. i Marcellns A. (.Conrtneyd.
f Pleasant S. m, Leila Dallas. Clio E. Bobert M. I Charles T. j Cicelia d. 1 Mareellus d.
I John rL
Ellen d, Maggie C. I. Thomas d.

58

(Pleasant Stovall, Continued.')

Tbprau P. m. Volumma Cooper.

lEffie P. m. T. P. Branch. j Sophie d.

Married 1 LOUISA LUCAS.

Maria L. d.

f John W. m. 1. Julia Ooles.

2 Hennie Alexander.

Pleasant.

Clara m. Wr. Tylet.

John W,. m. Eloise Edward.- EGleooirsgeedM. . m. L. Cusliman.

I Tiiomas P.

I Marcellus. I Nita.

-

lEffied.

I Mary d.

fPleanant (7. Virginia m.

B.

T.

Dubose.

Erwln W. d.

Elizabeth D. m, B. Lamptin

Nellie G.

Boiling A.

VernerM. d,

Harvey G.

2 ANNA TRIPPE.

Joseph H. d.

f James H.

I PloBsant S.

Ellen

m,

James

H.

Whitner.! Joseph. (.Elizabeth.

Anna P. d.

George T. d.

Alonzo C. d. Francis M. nt.

Jeuie

Craig.

3 MBS. DB. HILL. nee CLIO VERDERY.

JOHN TALMADGE, 1820.

Stephen m. Miss Conger.

f Clovis C. m. V. HcDowell.'

I Myra m. Julius Cohen.

Harried

William A. TO.' Sarah Yoang-j John E. m. Lizzie Dorsey. j Bessie m. 1 Jas. P. Doney.

EMILY CONGER.

(

2 C. K. Coffins.

Henry m. Mix Hall. . f Elizabeth m. G. Mygtt. . J Joseph m. Miss Booth. Albert m. C. Slaughter. (..

ROBERT TAYLOR. -

James m. Uln Jone*.

Harried.
MBS. BEBRIEN nee DELONEY.

EichnrdD. B-m. 1 Jane Billnp*. S Kate JCcKInley.

(Robert m. jHie m. Dr. Alexander1. (James m. f Susie m. F. B. Lucas.
(KateBichard.

Bx>bert m. Tallnlah Harris. ) Hngh N. m. Katie Hall.

.

(Roberts.

59
STEVENS THOMAS, 1803.

Married 1LUCY CARY.

aulin* m. Sampson W. Harris g. v.
Frances m. George Dent. Dudley m. Sarah Billups.

1 Pauline m, W. H. Adm. Lucy m. Carlton Hillyer William W. m. P. Brown. Minerva m. H. Van Epps. Alice. George D. m, Katie Morton. (.Stevens.

fEHza m. 1 Lucius Dawson.

I

2W. Bee.

I Alexander T.

] Stevens T. m.

I John T. m.

I Malcolm d.

<Hobert. {James D. j. Miss Fort. <Edward S.

2

PENINA JORDAN

Anna m. Henry Bohert. d.

Hull.

g. v.

Mary m. Thomas Saffold. j Marion d.

fohn

J.

in.

Claude MeKinley

(Antoinette ^Claude.

d.

<Frant W.

Batavia E. m. Charles J. Clinch.

. J Cnarles. 1 Alex. Stewart \.Bx>bertT.

MOSES WADDELL, 1819.

Married
1 CATHERINE CALHOUST. 2 ELIZA W. PLEASAKTS.

fames P. m. Frances W Hull.

fWOliam Henry d. \ Ann Pleasants <i I William Henry m- Mrs. Tew 1 James d.
Moses d. (.Elizabeth W.

f James D. m. Medora Sparks

1 Elizabeth P.m. Dr. E. Stetze

Isaac

Watts -

m.

Sarah

Daniel

I Mary I John (.Isaac

m. R. P. Lester. O. ro Ella 0. Peck. W. m. G. Blsckwell.

William W. m. Louisa M. Billiard.

f Moses d. 1 Maiy L. m. Mr. Mosi. ! Kosa m Mr. Hoss. tW0oddie<J.

Sarah E. m. E. Atkjnson.

{Camden. Alexander. Edmund. EUasR. Satillam. Wm. P. Kem^ert. Constance m. Dr. Jelts-

60

(Moses Waddellj 1819, Continued.)

[Mary A. m. J. O.Derail.

( Eliza m. Judge Gfllls, I Sarah. I T^ucretia. {-Mary, | Anna. I John. I James d.

Married
2 ELIZA W. PLEASANTS.

f Moses A

Mary K m. Jas. D. West.

Elizabeth W. P. m.

John Newton m. 1 Martha A. Robertson.

0. Y. Thompson. John yt.d. George R. m. F. Branson,

John G. d.

, James P. <f.

1. Isaac W. d.

2 Mary A. Werden.

3 Mrs. Harriet Bnedscor.

NICHOLAS WARE, 1823.

f Jane m. P. M. Martin. I Nicholasd-

Married

.

-

I Susan m. J. JL Ware. I James d.

1

MISS

BANDOLPH

Kobertm.

Margaret

BUttOn 1) j

Mary m. Dr. Margaret m.

Willif. W. R. Bedell.

2 SUSAN B. CABB.

| Robenm. M. Ciuhman. V William d.

iTJiomas m. Ophelia Pmee. Mary Ann m. Walter Veitcb.

ISusan m. Francis Epp.

{Thomas m, 1 Miss Bancroft.

(

2 Augusta Kalloclc.

Nicholas m. C. Walton. Richard H. d.

Virginia m. Wm. Head.

f Susan m. Mr. Pappy. j Charles d. j Virginia m. . (.Oscar.

Frances <f. Edward R.
(Nephew of K. Ware.) m. Margaret Bacon.

MaryK. IB. L. H. Charbonnier.
Grace A. m. T. G. Barrett. Hulld. William J. d. Luoy m. Thomas Wray. Edward H.-m.
Mrs Hattie MicholsoD.

WILLIAM WILLIAMS, 1832.

Married
BEBECCA HABVEY.

{ William. George. Jane m. Mr. Comer. Rebecca m. Mr. Hill.

2 Mils Peeler.

John Harrey d.

Milton m.

Mary

Rutherford.

(Milton d. {Antoinette m. Mr Howard.

61 ( William, Williams, 1832, Continued.)

Married
REBECCA HARVEY.

Albert m. 1 Mary 1- Clark. Jlrving.

2 Ann Eliza Hollis.

f Alberta m. Mr. Bush. j Gertrude m, Mr. Harrison. j Morris (I. (.Anna.

Sarah m. B. W. Sanford.

(John d. 3 Rebecca m. Mr. Jackson. Olelinda m. .......................

Xareissa m. C. F. McCav.

f Robert. I Charles d. J Marie. ) Julia m. W. M. Buchanan. ! H. Kent. (.A. Harvey.

William m. Ruth Bell.

f Charles m. __._............ I Andiew. i 3Iry m. Mr. Dickson. I Williams. (.Robert.

Martha m- A. Baxter, q. r.

Marv m. Wm. L. Jones"

fRosa. | Louis H. m. Sallie Harris. { Alex. R. m. Sue Thomas. |Joseph. I Percy.

Wiley d. Andrexv m. Mary Moon-

fAndrew m| Emma. <Mary. | Rosa. I. Julia.

JOHN WHITE.

James.

Married.

Rosina m. Wm. Morton.

JANE RICHARDS.

f Katie m. Geo. D._Thomas. 1 Magxie. I Matilda. 4 Frederick. |John W I Audley. (Joseph.

Maggie m. W. P. Welch. John R. m. Lilly Payne

I John W.