Muster Roll of a Detachment of Georgia Cavalry Mounted Riflemen under my command stationed at Fort Mitchell, Hartford and on an Indian Scout from the 9th of November to the 22d of December 1814. Both dates included. Allen Tooke, Co. Lt., commencement of service Nov. 9, 1814; expiration of service Nov. 22, 1817; stationed Ft. […]
Muster Roll of a Detachment of Georgia Cavalry Mounted Riflemen Read More »
William A. Jelks, youngest son of James Oliver and Mary Polhill Jelks, was born in Belleville, Hamilton County, Florida, September 5, 1859. He died in Hawkinsville, Ga., February 4, 1935. This family removed to Hawkinsville soon after the close of the War Between the States. William, or “Willie,” as he was called, was educated in
Mary, born August 8, 1821, married William G. Fleming on January 4, 1843. They settled about three miles from Hawkinsville near what is now the Eastman highway, where her youngest son, E. Green Fleming, still lives with his wife, who was Miss Dora Lomon of Cochran. His only son, Robert F., was assistant cashier of
Perhaps nothing has meant more to the present business and civic life of Hawkinsville than the “Invasion of the Greeks,” more appropriately termed, the arrival of the Cabero brothers. Before that time Greeks had occasionally entered the field of business in Hawkinsville only to remain a short while and pass on, soon to be numbered
Muster Roll of Georgia Militia, Pulaski County, Georgia, March 4, 1862 – District 317 Wm. J. Allen John A. Coleman B. Coleman Thos. J. Baker Jesse Brown Columbus Bennett Loving Evans Benj. W. Evans Wm. Phillips Elias Phillips Eason Phillips John A. Phillips, Sr. Samuel C. Rollins James R. Roland Wm. Roland Jas. C. Rodgers
Muster Roll of Georgia Militia, Pulaski County, Georgia, March 4, 1862 – District 164 John A. Handley, first lieutenant D. H. Hendley, second lieutenant Wm. A. Jones, Wm. Crider T. F. Hogsett Jas. Glenn Jas. Hardy R. E. Runnells Harmon Knight Geo. Howell Linson L. Brown R. F. Pope Ezekiel Hill Daniel Trammell, third lieutenant
The name Scarborough is an old and honorable one. Family records show that several brothers came to this country during the Revolutionary War and settled here. The Scarborough coat of arms shows that this family descended from the nobility of Great Britain. Noah Scarborough emigrated from South Carolina to Houston County, Georgia, later moving to
Biographies of Pulaski County, Georgia: The following collection consists of 104 biographies of Pulaski County Georgia. These persons were either born and raised in Pulaski County or settled the county at an early date in it’s history (pre 1900). They consist of men in the County of Pulaski, who were considered by the author to be the religious, business, governmental, professional, and agricultural leaders of the various communities in Racine. Sometimes they were included simply because they “subscribed” to the manuscript prior to publication.
Ordinaries from Pulaski County, Georgia for the years of 1854-1923 John V. Mitchell, Jan. 27, 1852-Dec. 20, 1854 Thomas L. Taylor, Dec. 20, 1854-Jan. 11, 1856 Josephus Carruthers, Jan. 11, 1856-June 12, 1857 John H. Brantley, June 12, 1857-Jan. 10, 1860 F. J. B. Brown, Jan. 10, 1860 John J. Sparrow, Aug. 16, 1862-Feb. 16,
Green W. Fountain came to Pulaski County from Jefferson County, Georgia, at the age of eighteen and settled five miles south of Hawkinsville and a mile east of Fountain’s Mill, which was built by him. He married Sarah Campbell, daughter of Asa Campbell, of Pulaski County, formerly of Floyd County. The children by this marriage
Roster of soldiers who served in Company F, Fifth Georgia Reserves. These men were primarily from Pulaski County, GA. Charles E. Clark, captain F. H. Bozeman, first lieutenant A. M. Newman, second lieutenant J. R. Love, second lieutenant A. Anderson’s (formerly Dawson’s) Battery, Georgia Light Artillery Thomas H. Dawson, captain R. W. Anderson, first lieutenant,
James Oliver Jelks, Jr., was born July 4, 1839, the second son of James Oliver Jelks, whose ancestors came to this country from Wales, and of Mary Polhill, of Burke County, Georgia. Mr. Jelks, Jr., was a pioneer merchant of Hawkinsville. He erected the first building used exclusively for storekeeping, and established the general mercantile
Among those who came over with Oglethorpe in 1733, or very soon thereafter, was Nathaniel Polhill, a London haberdasher, who is generally conceded to be the first Baptist in Georgia. Colonel Warren Grice, in an article on “The First Georgia Baptists,” describes him as a man of strong convictions and great faith. He further says:
James Lucas Walker, better known as “Jim Crow,” was born on July 18, 1838, at Longstreet, Bleckley County, Georgia (formerly a part of Pulaski County), and died in Cochran, Georgia, on July 31, 1913. His grandfather, George Walker, with his brother, Thomas, and his sister, Mary, and her husband, John Dallas, came directly from Ireland
Muster Roll of Georgia Militia, Pulaski County, Georgia, March 4, 1862 – District 384-J Oliver Hall, captain Z. L. Davis, first lieutenant Wm. DeShazo, second lieutenant David Buchan, third lieutenant Alex Reagans Jas. M. Buchan Wm. English Elisha Thompson John Lester H. L. Barnes G. W. Williams Amos Floyd Henry Graves John Blount David Sapp
Company G, Eighth Regiment, Georgia Volunteers, Infantry, C. S. A., First company to leave Pulaski County. Compiled by the late D. G. Fleming: T. D. L. Ryan, captain. Enlisted May 23, 1861; resigned March 2, 1863. Geo. W. Carruthers, first lieutenant. Enlisted May 23, 1861; resigned January 1862. S. W. Taylor, Jr., second lieutenant. Enlisted
Emile Sommer, son of Samuel and Fannie Brown Sommer, born in Shierhoffen, Alsace, France, October 10, 1853, came to America and to Fort Valley, Ga., at the age of fourteen, joining his elder brother, Aaron, with whom he became associated in the mercantile business. Four years later Aaron died, and shortly thereafter Emile was joined
Roster of soldiers who served in Company F, 27th and 31st Georgia Infantry. These men were primarily from Pulaski County, GA and were known as the Pulaski Blues. Warren D. Wood, captain Isaac Woodard, first lieutenant William D. Brunson, second lieutenant Joel D. Wilson, second lieutenant Thomas J. Mills, captain Henry M. Bozeman, first lieutenant
Pulaski Blues: Company F, 27th and 31st Georgia Infantry Read More »
In the year 1889 the town of Hanksville had a number of private schools. The city council in 1890, considering a change in the system of the school elected the following trustees: Judge Jacob Watson James Stetson P. H. Lovejoy E. J. Henry Dave McCormick J. Jacobus. This board delegated Judge Watson to go to
Perhaps nothing has meant more to the present business and civic life of Hawkinsville than the “Invasion of the Greeks,” more appropriately termed, the arrival of the Cabero brothers. Before that time Greeks had occasionally entered the field of business in Hawkinsville only to remain a short while and pass on, soon to be numbered
