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Georgia State Gazeteer and Business &
Planters Directory 1881-1882.
Atlanta:Standard
Directory Company, 1881.
under ELBERT COUNTY is found the
following:
p. 75 [in Hart Co though close
to Elbert] AMANDAVAILLE, 10 miles from Hartwell, 3-1/2 from
Bowman. A
small place of inconsiderable population. Bever Dam creek
furnishes water power for a saw mill, flouring mill
& gin & there isa steam saw mill. Ws estab as a PO in 1848 &
receives mail 4 times a week from W Bowersville
. W M Brown post master
p. 167 BAKERS FERRY, Elbert
Co. Population of about 100, located on Broad River, 12 SW of Elberton.
Has
semi-weekly stage communication with Washington & Elberton. E B
Starke post master
p. 184 BOWMAN a
station on the E.A.L. Ry, 12 miles from Elberton, 131 from Atlanta. Has
an office of the
Southern Express Co, 2 churches, Bapt & Meth, grist & saw mills
run by water power furnished by
Beaverdam Creek, steam saw mills & population of about 110. Estab
as a post office in 1879 & receives
a daily mail from Elberton & Toccoa. A R Elliott post master
p. 186 BROAD RIV3R with no
mail facilities, located in small hamlet about 10 miles west of Elberton
p. 218 COLD WATER a
re-established post office situation about 7 miles north of Elberton
p. 232 CONCORDIA
located 7 miles north of Elberton, has a Meth church, also a grist mill
operated by
power furnished by Coldwater & Beaverdam creeks
p. 239 CRAFTSVILLE an
old post office before and during the war, discontinued but
re-established in
1875 has an inconsiderable population and is located on the Savannah
river 15 miles from Elberton
& 13-1/2 miles from Hartwell. River furnishes abundant water power
but not utilized, has a steam saw
mill & two gins, 2 churches, Bapt & Meth & 2 schools. Receives
mail 4 times a week by wagon from
Ruckersville & Anderson. J D Craft post master; Ella Andrews,
teacher; J D & R P Craft
gen'l store; Lizzie Goss, teacher; I H G Hulmne gen'l store;
P M Turner, wagon maker
p. 261 DOVE'S CREEK
small post office, 7 miles from Elberton. Mail daily by carrier.
A C Stovall, post master;
H R Deadwyler, gen'l store
p. 273 EUREKA MILLS
situated 7 miles from Elberton. Beaverdam creek furnishes power to
operate a flouring
mill & gin & has one church & a school. Receives a tri-weekly mail
from Elberton by carrier. M J Thornton
post master; J B Bell, physician; Wrenn Blackwell, blacksmith;
Reed Day, carpenter & Millwright;
Mrs W W Gray, grist mill; John H Grogan, M J Thornton
grist mill & gen'l store; B A Henry physician; Barry Rucker,
blacksmith
p. 278 FISH DAM 9
miles north west of Elberton. Address mail to Elberton
p. 279 FLATWOODS
ACADEMY Names from the institution of learning located here.
Has a population
of 75 & is 10 miles SE of Elberton
p. 307 HARD CASH
8 miles from Elberton with population of about 110. Beaverdam
creek, 1-1/2 mi
furnishes power to flouring and grist mill & there is a steam corn,
wheat and saw mills. Mails daily .
T A S Maby post master and gen'l store
p. 308 HARMONY
7 miles north of Elberton. Post office, Concordia
In same book - Planters and Farmers p 875-877
Information provided
includes PO address, number of acres owned, valuation according to
following:
A = $1000 or less
E = 3000-5000
B = 1000-1500
F = 5000-10,000
C = 1500 - 2000
G = 10000-20,000
D = 2000-3000
H = over $20,000
for Baker's Ferry
Baker, Louisa A, Mrs, 564 C; Ballard,
William G, 425, B; Bell, David P, 200, A; Bell, James B,
250, C;
Bell, Mary B, 197, A; Bell, William B, 450, A;
Boyle, Elizabeth A, 352, B; Bradford, James, 905, C;
Brewer, John M, 483, C; Burch, Thomas C, agt, 750, D;
Clark, William D, 1633, D; Davisman, L M, 703, D;
Fortson, Geo G, 2200, F; Fortson, Geo T, 454, B;
Herndon, James E, 950, D; Hill, Sarah A, 346, A;
Hill & Tillman, 525, C; Hudson, S C, 300 A; Hudson, William D, 207
, A; Jones, Jeptha B, 800, F;
Smith, Thomas B, 420, A; Snelings, B W, 505, C;
Snelings, William K, 500, B; Stark, Edmund B, 808,D; Stark, Samuel
C, 1035, F; Swift, William A, 400, B;
Thornton, Thomas D, 412 , B; Webb, Martha A, 312, B; Wythe,
Madison H, 440, A
for Bowman
Adams, Middleton B, 482, C; Brown, Sarah, Mrs, 320, A; Burden, Nelson,
230, A; Burden, William, 412, C;
Daniel, Allen C, 700 B; Eaves, James A, 233, A; Glore, Isaac
D, 513, F; Hall, Charles W, 318 A; Hall, James, 600, C;
Hall, Marion, 267, A; Hall, Robert P, 539, A; Hall, Simeon,
210, A; Hendrick , William B, 350, A;
Higganbotham, J B, 280, A; King, William H, 325, C; Moon, James
B. 750, B; Moss, Hamilton, 200, B;
Seymour,
M G, 269 A; Smith, Pleasant H, 255, A; Smith, Susan, 420, A;
Vaughn, Alexander, 550, C;
Vickery, William J , 230, B; Wakefield, H J, 425, C; Winn,
David J, 313, B
for Concordia
Adams, L M, 272, A ; Adams, S A , 400, B; Adams, William H
H, 650, C; Brewer, Thomas H, 250, A;
Brown, L J, 340, A; Brown, Mary A, 400, B; Carpenter, W H,
agt, 513, C; Everson, Willis J, 288, A;
Gaines, Richard A, 745, C; Hulm, Thomas M, 1150, E;
Maxwell, Anna B, 300 C; Maxwell, Johnson O, 333, B;
Norman, Henry P, 550, D; Norman, James S, 710, C; Norman, J
W, 900, C; O'Bryant, Thomas, 397, A;
Smith, James W, 600, C; Teasley, William H, 625, C; Thornton,
James W, 614, B
for Craftsville
Adams, H G, 390, C; Adams, James J, 463, C; Adams, Lawrence
M, 630, D; Adams, William M , 480 C,
Burdett, William, agt, 300, A; Gaines, F M, 200, A; Gaines,
Linsey A, 792, C; Gaines, Sarah J, 516, B;
Galaway, Richard B, agt, 400, B; Hulm, Isham H G, 400,
D; Jones, John L , 252, A; Teasley, William A, 378, A;
Terrell, Sarah A, 663, C; Turner, James B, 400, B; Turner,
Thomas M, 250, A; Ward, George M, 409, B
for Dove's Creek
Biggs, Thos D, 450, A; Deadwiler, Asa M, 250, A; Deadwyler, Asa P,
636 C; Deadwyler, Henry B, 489, C;
Deadwyler, Joseph P, 600,D; Gaines, Francis,
364, A; Harper, Mary C, 763, C; Herndon, George L, 285, B;
Moore, Joel M, 453, B; Oglesby , C, 385, A; Oglesby, Drewry P,
600, F; Oglesby, George H, 406, B;
Oglesby, Thomas J, 400, B; Oliver, Alfred, 2500, H;
Ridgeway, R C, 308, C;
Stovall, Abda, 530, C; Thornton, J M, 400, A; Wilhite, W J,
600, C; Alexander, Thomas B, 432, C
for Elberton
Almond, John B, 580, D; Almond, John W, 500, B; Andrew, William T,
150, A; Arnold, Joseph G, 265, A;
Bentley, Joseph A J, 207, B; Bond, Andrew J, 246, A; Bowman,
Thomas J, 570, H; Brawner, Seaborn J, 650,C;
Brewer, James H, 2117,G; Bristol, George W, 260, C; Brown, Isaac
D, 237, A; Brown, Thomas H, 96[8]0, E;
Brown, William A, 343,B; Bruce, Perry F, 115,C; Campbell, Lucy,
400, A; Campbell, Thomas J, 280, A;
Carithers, Hugh M, 280, C; Carlton, Daniel M, 700,C; Clark,
James L, 250,B; Clark, William H, agt, 326, A;
Cox, John H, 237,A; Crittenden, Robert M, 300,A; Crook, William R,
275, A;
Deadwyler, George W, 260,A; Dickinson, John T,
560,A; Fortson, Elijah R, 686, C; Fortson, Henry A, 316, A;
Fortson, Richard, 600,C; Fortson, Stephen H, 960, E,
Fortson, Thomas J, 1455, F; Franklin, Henry, 400, B;
Gardner, Henry K, 229, F; Grimes, William, 700,C; Grogan, George
C, 328 C; Hall, Alexander, 950, E;
Hall, Mary A, 1000, D; Harper, Mary L H, 500,F; Heard, James L,
475, E; Henry, William R, 500,D;
Herndon, James E Jr, 500,B; Herndon, Thomas J, 400, C; Hudgins,
John C, 434, C; Jones, John H, 2300,G;
Jones, Sarah Mrs, 300,A; Jones, William S, 681, B; Kerlin, David
S, 700, C; Lovinggood, Susan A, 256, A;
McClanahan, James W, 560, C; Malley, Sidney, 526, C; Mailey, T A,
146, A; Martin, Sarah E, Mrs, 900, D;
Matthews, David A, 200, F; Mattox, Clark, 1150, F; Mattox, C, Mrs,
360, A; Mattox, Henry P, 959, F;
Maxwell,
Benjamin, 500, A; Mewborn, S M, 152, A; Mize, John L,
230,A; Norman, Elijah B, 372, B;
Norman, William T, 680, D; Pulliam, Joseph S, 250, B; Roan,
Barbara A, 340, A; Seymour, Charles M, 412, B,;
Sewell, Joseph, 670, D; Tate, E B 568, G; Tate, Robert F,
1600, F; Tate, Uriah O, 2745, G; Turner, John W, 308, B;
Vaughan, Alexander W, 400, B; White, E A, 344, B; White, William
J, 570, C; Wilhite, Philip A, 460, C;
Willis, James M, 541, C;
for Rock Fence
Cade, William G, 705, C; Childs, Lewis S, 150,B; Dubois, Joshua W, 450,
B; Edwards, James A, 1050, D;
Nelms, Jane, 1717,F; Stovall, J H, 550, C; Tate, Z A, 900,
G; Thomas, Sarah E, 960, E; Wardley, Ambrose G, 413, B;
Adams, Richard C, 906, C
for Ruckersville
Adams, Richard E, 686, C; Bayley, Newton L, 206,C; Black, Thomas
J, 452, C; Brewer, James E, 575, B;
Cleavland, Andrew P, 1000, F; Cleavland, Francis B, 181, B;
Cleavland, S C, 400,B; Conwell, George B, 400, B;
Gaines, Peter C, 291, A; Heard, Bedford H, 300, C;
Heard, George E, 3306, G; Henry, Beverly, agt, 659, D;
Hulm, Henry B, 250, A; Hulm, John T, 860, C;
Hulm, William J D, 281, B; Hutchinson,
William, age, 546, B; Lanxton, Asa H, agt, 130, A;
McCaully, John W, 100, F; McCaully, M A, 1200, F; McIntosh, M L,
Mrs, 375, C; Mattox, William H, 3800, H;
Rice, Richard M, 620, C; Rucker, Alexander B, 1566, F;
Rucker, Elbert M, 3290, G; Rucker, Joseph W, 500, C;
Tate,
John, 743, C; Wall, James N, 420, C; Warren, John M,
333, A; Warren, Thomas J, 468, B;
White, Rachael N, 1000,D; White, T C, 400, A;
for Stansell
Blakwell, Samuel D, 740, C; Calhoun, James E, 2600, E;
Carter, Samuel L, 800, D; Childs, Lewis G, 336,A;
Davis, Absolom S, 533, C; Dye, George W, 2377, G;
Dye, Thompson B, 274, A; Fuller, James J, 300, B;
Gray, Thomas L, 210, A; Grogan, John H. 770, E; Grogan
& Thornton, 750, F; Hall, Robert, 800, B;
Heard, Eugene B, 900, D; Heard, William H, 700, C; Stanton,
Martin L, 350, A; Teasley, Mary B H, Miss, 574, C;
Wall, B C, 1315 F; White, T B, 750, D
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