FORSYTH COUNTY, Georgia from George White's 1854 Book Historical Collections of Georgia

FORSYTH COUNTY, Georgia From George White's 1854 Book Historical Collections of Georgia

Laid out from Cherokee in 1832; named after the Hon. John Forsyth.

The lands on the rivers and creeks are fertile.

The climate is healthy.

CUMMING, named after Colonel William Cumming, is the county town, 145 miles from Milledgeville; it is surrounded by beautiful scenery.

The public places are Big Creek, Hartford, High Tower, Vickery's Creek and Warsaw.

This section lies in the gold region. The mineral resources are supposed to be great.

The principal streams are the Chattahoochee and Etowah. There are several creeks, such as Vickery's, Dicks's, John's, &c.

According to the census of 1850, thee were in this county--Dwellings, 1,334; families, 1,334; white males, 3,950; white females 3,862; free coloured males, 6; free coloured females, 5. Total free population, 7,823. Slaves 1,027. Deaths, 39. Farms, 765; manufacturing establishments, 8. Value of real estate, $672,978; value of personal estate, $700,426.

The first persons who made settlements in this county were, A. SCUDDER, L. BLACKBURN, JOHN JOLLY, W. W. VAUGHAN, A. CAMERON, Wm. ROGERS, JOHN ROGERS, Noah STRONG, L. HUDSON, B. ALLEN, W. H. BACON, L. D. HARRIS, E. HARRIS, GEO. KELLOGG, MR. JULIAN, ALFRED HUDSON, W. G. FIELDS.

On Mr. Roger's plantation, twelve miles south of Cumming, on the road to Lawrenceville, are several mounds. On the road from Canton to Dahlonega, ten miles northwest from Cumming, is a very remarkable rock, an unhewn mass of granite, eight and a half feet long, and two and a half feet wide, three sided, with irregular converging points, upon which are numerous characters, seventeen of them in varying shape. The largest circles are eight inches in diameter. From its appearance, it must have been wrought at a very remote period. The designs are very regular, and it is probable that they were executed by the same race of people who constructed the mounds in this and other sections of the State.

Transcribed by: Brenda Pierce - (January 18, 2004 - [email protected])

SITE MAP

1811 - List of Whites Working in the Cherokee Nation

1876 - Churches of Forsyth County (locations, pastors, meeting dates, etc.)

1876 - Clarion Newspaper - Extracts from June 8th, 1876

1876 - Local Section Clarion Extracts

1800's - Elected Officials - Fraternal Directory - County Officers

Federal Road & 1830 Census Information

Historical Collection - Forsyth County, GA History

IRS - Forsyth County - 1800's

James Bond - Blind Soldier

Jones - Atlanta Arrest

McIntosh - Tedder - Paper 1887

Murrell Gang

Justice of Peace and Notary Public Directory

Officers of the County

Fraternal Directory

Town of Cumming

William Cunningham

Winnie Louisa Welborn

PDF Files of Clarion Newspapers (Scanned - Readable and Sizeable) Open this Directory and choose which one you wish to read. (Note these are scans of xerox copies and were cleaned up to the best of my ability for your legibility). (C) 2004 - TPP Forsyth County, Georgia Genealogy

1811 List of White Men Employed Among Cherokees in 1811 - This list was created for the Federal Government Request for this information. (C) TPP - January 19, 2004 Forsyth County, Georgia Genealogy

In 1811 there was a list compiled for the Federal Government of white men working in the Cherokee Nation.

You can find this list at the National Archives.

List of White Men Employed Among Cherokees in 1811

A white man who keeps turnpike at Coosawatie

William Richmond-Blacksmith near Tellico

Samuel McDaniel - Blacksmith near Tellico

A man who tends Walker's grist mill

Mr. West married Harlin's daughter

A man who attends Starr's grist mill

Colvin-Blacksmith at Taylor's

Samuel Hall-Blacksmith at Younge Wolfe

Isham-Ferryman and Tavern at S. W. Point

A man who keeps the ferry at Chattahoochee

A man for Big Cabbin at Raccoon Town

Samuel Harlin keeps Walker's Ferry and Tanyard

Samuel Ballard Miller for William Hanks

Hilderbrand keeps public mill

George Davis keeps James Bigby's mill

A man who keeps Hilderbrands sawmill

Michael, Peter and George Hilderbrand married Cherokees

W. Yous Miller for Samuel Riley 1811 List of White Men Employed Among Cherokees in 1811 - This list was created for the Federal Government Request for this information. (C) TPP - January 19, 2004 Forsyth County, Georgia Genealogy

Richards Hudson Tavern Keeper for Turtle at Home

Kerr Schoolmaster at John Brown

Tyrrel Schoolmaster at Pettets

Thos. Y. Gill Schoolmaster at Saunders

James Peak-Blacksmith at Valley Town

1876 - Cumming Clarion presented the following information on Churches of the area: Locations - Pastors - Alternate Pastors - Meeting Days ______

Hope Creek Baptist - 3 miles south east of town Rev. F. M. Hawkins, Pastor 1st Sabbath and Saturday before in each month.

Hope Creek Singing Society at Haw Creek Church John Deaton President Isaac Pirkle - VP E. M. Moulder - Secretary Meets every 21 Sabbath at 9 a.m.

HARRIS GROVE SINGING SOCIETY (near Mr. Joseph L. Moor's) meets every 3d Sabbath at 9:00 a.m. W. T. Brooks - President H. W. Moulder - VP D. H. Bagley - Secretary

HOPEWELL CHURCH (Methodist) 81/2 miles north of town Rev. C. L. Patillo - Pastor meeting days every second Sunday and Saturday before. Rev. A. O. Hughes preaches every fourth Sunday. Prayer mtg every Sunday night.

Mt. Moriah Church - Baptist - 5 miles north of town Rev. W. J. Pirkle - Pastor Meeting days - every 4th Sunday and Saturday before

SALEM CHURCH - Baptist - 8 miles north of Town J. E. Reeves, Pastor Meeting days - 1st Sunday and Saturday before in each mo.

CONCORD CHURCH - Baptist 11 miles north of town Rev. A. Webb - Pastor Meeting days - first Sunday and Saturday before in each month

CROSS ROADS CHURCH - Baptist (C) 2004 - TPP - Forsyth County, Georgia Genealogy All Rights Reserved 11 miles east of north of town D. J. Huggins, pastor Meeting days third Sunday and Saturday before in each month.

BETHLEHEM CHURCH - Baptist 5 miles southwest of town Rev. W. J. Pirkle - Pastor Meeting days, every first Sunday and Saturday before in each mo.

BETHEL CHURCH - Baptist 8 miles east of town Rev. W. J. Pirkle - Pastor Meeting days every second Sunday and Saturday before.

COOL SPRING METHODIST CHURCH 5 miles north of town, M. W. Arnold pastor in charge - meeting days every third Sabbath and Saturday before. Rev. Jas. E. Hughes preaches every other third Sabbath and Sabbath before.

SCUDDER'S CHURCH - Methodist - 12 miles northwest of Cumming Rev. M. W. Arnold - Pastor Meeting days every other 1st Sunday and Saturday before Rev. Wm. Monroe preaches the alternate 1st Sunday - Sabbath school every Sunday a.m. 9:00 - Weldon Barnett, Superintendent; James L. Mashburn, Assist. Sup't; John H. Wyatt, Secretary; Ben Kiley, Asist. Sec; Mrs. Bettie Scudder, Librarian.

Mt. Zion Church - Methodist 11 miles ne of town; Rev. M. W. Arnold pastor Meeting days every other 4th Sunday and Saturday before. Rev. C. C. Morgan preaches the alternate 4th Sunday.

Ebenezer Church Methodist 5-1/2 miles ne of town; Rev. M. W. Arnold, pastor Meeting days every 3d Sunday and Saturday before. Rev. J. H. Mashburn preaches the 2d Sabbath in each month at 11:00 a.m.

NEW HOPE CHURCH - Methodist - 13 miles northeast of town Rev. M. W. Arnold - pastor meeting days every other 4th Sunday and Saturday before. Rev. C. C. Morgan preaches the alternate 4th Sunday.

NEW HARMONY CHURCH - Baptist - 8 Miles NW of town (C) 2004 - TPP - Forsyth County, Georgia Genealogy All Rights Reserved Rev. D. J. Huggins - Pastor meeting days 4th Sunday in each month and Saturday before.

Mt. TABOR CHURCH - Baptist - 12 miles NW of town Rev. ? Webb pastor Meeting days 2d Sunday and Saturday before in each month.

UNION HILL - Baptist 10 miles west of south of town Rev. M. Purcell

THE CUMMING CLARION

Thursday, June 8, 1876 Isaac S. Clement - Editor James I. Morris, Publisher

The eastern question is not yet solved.

Tilden & Hendrix would make a good team.

"T" was enjoyed hugely by the Wildcat Officials.

The Senate has assumed jurisdiction in the Belknap case.

James Gordon Benett is likely to lose his "dearest" lovely May."

Conkling appears to be the machine candidate for President.

The effort to implicate Speaker Kerr with bribery is "too thin".

Congress is still playing at cross purposes. In the meantime, the people suffer.

It is said that calicoes are sold cheaper in Cumming than they are in Atlanta.

Who the next Governor will be" Would rhyme with C, but better with G.

The Sultan of Turkey has been dethroned and Murad Effendi has been throned in his stead.

A fair deal and open, manly chance, is all that Gen. Gartrell's friends ask in his behalf.

Southern Democrats broke up the national democratic party in 1860 by insisting on the 2/3 rule. They would now run the risk of breaking it up by adopting the majority rule.

YE LOCAL - GEO L. BELL

NOTICE

All persons desiring communications inserted in The Clarion, must send them in by Weds. Noon, otherwise they will have to wait until the issue thereafter.

One of our leading merchants came out on Sunday clad in Centennial garb. It looked like business.

DIED, at her home in this county on Friday night, 2d inst., MRS. HARDY STRICKLAND in the 78th year of her age.

A fine boy, weighs ten pounds and "is just like it's parn's" Mr. EAKES says he is a mighty fine looking fellow.

We notice that the farmers have begun harvesting. Wheat is damaged considerably by rust. The fly has, also injured it to some extent.

Mr. D. P. MAJOR has brought to our office a bunch of oat of the white variety, measuring 6 foot x 8 inches tall, also, another bunch of the black variety four feet high. This oats was grown on common upland and goes to show the value of our lands in this branch of agriculture.

The jury-box was revised and jurors drawn on Monday, June 6, for August term of Forsyth Superior Court by J. C. BLACKSTOCK, THOMAS WILLINGHAM, JEREMIAH BENTLEY, COMMISSIONERS, and John T. BROWN, Clerk Superior Court, and Wm. D. BENTLEY, Ordinary. Sheriff J. D. FOSTER, superintending.

We would call the attention of the proper authorities to the condition of the bridge across Mulberry St. just beyond the Rev. Campbell's. Where is a good chance for some one to get a valuable horse or mule crippled after dark. A little labor and plank would if placed there, perhaps save much trouble after while.

We spent a very pleasant day Tuesday last in the quiet little town of Alpharetta. We found everybody busy and no loafers in the place. The people are talking a great deal about who they will send to the legislature, and they are unsure as yet, to decide, from the fact, that they all want to go themselves. They will have a regular scrub race in Milton. Col. Roberts says that he is talked about mostly, down in his end There are about a dozen prominent men that wouldn't get mad if the position was forced upon them.

PERSONAL

Mr. T. S. GARNER of new bridge ? was in town today.

Rev. W. M. Davis was in town last week and preached at the Baptist Church Saturday and Sunday which were his regular appointments.

Our friend Mr. B. F. McAfee has returned home after an absence of several weeks. We are glad to see him back again and hope he will remain.

Our old friend and school mate Mr. H. A. McAfee made us a short visit....

DIED, at his home on the Chattahoochee river, Mr. Zack Wingo.

Another new Talbot in town and Jim looks as happy as a "big" rag weed."

Mr. A. D. Beavers has handed us a small piece of ancient potter's ware having the figures ? plainly carved upon it. It bears the appearance of having been made something similar to the way our common potter's ware of today is. The figures being carved before burning or hardening. He informs us this specimen was picked up in one of Mr. Thomas C. Tallant's fields by a son of Mr. T's. where they are many more similar kind.

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Mr. Beavers also tells us that in cutting a ditch through this bottom that 3 feet beneath the roots of a popular tree which tree will measure 4 feet through and is at least 200 yrs old, judging by the growth, he came across a log which had, what is called a timbermen a snatch block cut into it, and also the appearance of cross cut saw cut about 3 inches deep say one foot to the right of the snatch block. This log was 5 feet beneath the surface and underneath a solid clay formation.

Note: I don't know what this list of names was for:

Sheriff M. H. Jams, Bell's District, T. W. Ezzard, Vickery's Creek District. J. B. Wallis, Hightower District. Rev. W. J. Pirkle, Coal Mountain Dist. Jus. P. Bell, Chestatee District. James Tidwell, Chattahooche District.

On motion of Jesse B. Wallis, Esq. Judge I. S. Clement, Rev. F. M. Hawkins and W. D. Bently were appointed a committee to prepare a historical sketch of this county - one copy to be sent to the Commission of the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia, and one copy to be kept among the records of this county.

On motion of Dr. H. P. Riden, J. T. Brown, Esq., was added to the committee.

J. B. Wallis, Esq. Moved that the proceedings of this meeting be published in the Cumming Clarion with a most appropriate speech by the chairman; on motion, the meeting ajourned. H. P. BELL, Chairman W. D. Bentley, Secretary

Cumming, GA June 6, 1876

(C) 2004 - TPP - Forsyth County, Georgia Genealogy All Rights Reserved Mr. Editor - Please publish the following programme as agreed upon by us this day, to be carried out at our celebration on the 4th day of July next;

1st Judge J. S. Clement to explain the object of calling the people together on the 4th of July. 2d. Prayer by Rev. H. P. Bell 3d. Reading Declaration of Independence by Col. R. P. Lester 4th. Speech by Hon. H. P. Bell

Meeting of committee adjourned to 10 o'clock a.m. Saturday, the 17th inst.

E. C. McAfee - Chairman

Y. P. Pool M. H. James T. W. Ezzard J. B. Wallis W. J. Pirkle J. P. Bell Jas Tidwell Committee

The following are the persons drawn to serve as:

Grand Jurors for August Term, 1876

Enoch Patterson, Ellison Hope, James T. Boyd, B. F. Pruitt, J. V. Roddy, Leander Moor, George W. Ezzard, George A. Webster, G. J. Holbrook, W. H. Westbrook, M. B. Hooper, J. C. Blackstock, Miles H. Smith, J. M. Thompson, Joel Strickland, J. D. Pettyjohn, John A. Garrett, LeRoy Edmondson, W. T. Brooks, W. J. Bell, F. C. Merritt, H. L. Hawkins, G. W. Green, J. C. Eades, D. J. Huggins, S. B. Patterson, J. R. Black, M. B. Rice, John Pool, John W. Thornton -- 30.

The following were drawn to serve as Petit Jurors for August Term, 1876

I. P. Gilbert J. N. Clement J. M. Hughes Michael White W. R. Williams M. M. L. McClure J. P. Stovall S. L. Hays C. W. Mashburn T. K. Henderson J. A. Sims T. L. Nuchols B. H. Hammitt H. W. Strickland J. R. Echols J. L. Heard Erwin Snell J. L. Jones, Jr. (C) 2004 - TPP - Forsyth County, Georgia Genealogy All Rights Reserved J. F. Humphrey J. N. Puett C C. Reid J. O. Rogers J. F. Williams W. E. Westbrook R. P. Rogers D. W. Hughes LeRoy Brannon D. W. Hughes LeRoy Brannon K. D. Phillips W. L. Chamblee W. B. Brannon A. J. Lummus Thomas O. Castleberry J. P. Bell S. P. Hughes --- 36

From Atlanta Constitution) Emory College Sophomore Appointments Oxford May 31, 1876)

On yesterday 29 members of the sophomore class disclaimed before the faculty for speaker's places at commencement. The best 10 were to be appointed.... Dr. Haygood read out the appointments.

Georgia-Forsyth Ordinary - Ga, Whereas Anderson S. B. Attorney for H. P. Bell applies to ? er form for letter of admin of the estate of Joseph S. Bell of Forsyth Co., GA, deceased, therefore to notify all persons .. and creditors that ... granted said applicant on the FIRST MONDAY next, unless some valid ? next unies; some valid ? filed. Given under my hand ? signature.

Whereas W. S. Bagley .... Harden, administrators of Wily Bagly, deceased thre? Attorney Hiram P. Bell applies form for leave to sell the ? deceased. These are, the ? tify all persons concerned ? plications will be granted on FIRST MONDAY. Next unless some valid ? filed. Given under my hand ?cial signature. WM D. ? June 7,

Forsyth County, Georgia (C) Copyright TPP- 2004 - January 19 - All Rights Reserved. This page is part of Forsyth County, GA Genealogy. From what I have read thus far on different Histories of Forsyth County and listened to the locals tell stories that they have heard, apparently roads in early Forsyth were really Indian trails or probably more accurate reporting would be "pathways".

The oldest known road known about of this county is the FEDERAL ROAD which started on the Chattahooche River (apparently it started near what was known as Oscarville and ran west through Coal Mtn, Matt, and Frogtown), as were the names in the 1800's.

The Federal Road was built by the Federal Government after a treaty with the Indians was made around the time of 1803. It served as a shortcut between GA, which was east of the Chattahooche River at that time, and Tennessee. James Vann was a participant gaining agreement from the Indians in granting the rights to the Federal Government for the road (mainly one would presume because of his being a a wealthy Indian himself, he probably believed it would be an asset to him). Which, one would believe since James Vann built the Ferry on the Chattahoochee River, a somewhat of hotel/tavern/inn on a hill near the Ferry, and another one about 15 miles west and across the Etowah river which was first known as Buffington's Tavern and later as Blackburn's Inn, and the road was to run by his home in Spring Place, Georgia. Slave labour and Indians constructed the road which was really not much more than a clearing in the wooded area of the woods, really not much more than a pathway, but could and was utilized as a cattle drive area and wagon road, to haul freight, etc. from Savannah, Augusta and Athens to the Indian Nation and to Tennessee.

Other roads were created out of the need for white persons to have access through areas of the Cherokee Nation in search of gold and of course those that settled on the rich land of the area that belonged to the Indians at that time.

The only road that led to the Village of Cumming in 1832 was the road from the Old Federal Road about 1 mile east of what was known as the Village of Coal Mountain. The 1830 Federal Census takers did not find the Village of Cumming. The Hall County census takers did not go south on this road to Cumming because this village south of the Federal Road was in the county of Gwinnett in 1830. It would have required the Gwinnett Co. census takers to go to Hall County via the Federal Road from Frogtown to get to the Village of Cumming.

FORSYTH COUNTY OFFICERS as posted in the Cumming Clarion 1876 Time Frame (probably May to August) ------

William D. Bentley - Ordinary John T. Brown - Clerk Superior Court Mahlon H. James - Sheriff Joseph D. Foster - Deputy Sheriff Jesse N. Clement - Treasury William A. Fowler - Tax Collector James Milford - Tax Receiver J. W. Vance - Surveyor David L. James - Coroner Henry C. Kellogg - County N. P. I. S. Clement - County School Commissioner Benjamin L. Otwell - Commis'r Roads and Revenues

FORSYTH COUNTY ELECTED COUNTY OFFICIALS

Clerk of the Superior Court Mr. Oliver Strickland (1833) Clerk of the Inferior Court Mr. John Blaylock (1833) Justices of the Inferior Court Isaac Whorten (1834) Richard Hays (1834) William Mathis (1834) Mason Ezelle (1834) Absolum Reece (1834) Surveyor Thomas Burford (1833) Coroner Alston B. Welborn (1833) Sheriff John Jolly (1833) Tax Collector Alexander Flanagan (1834) Tax Receiver John R. Light (1834) County Treasurer Joseph R. Thompson (1860) Supreme Court Judge John W. Hooper (1833) Representative to State Legislature: Wm. Hammond (1833) Representative to State Senator Leory Hammond - (1833) Ordinary Hubbard Barker (1858) Clerk of Court of Ordinary William H. Ray (1834) Note: The Inferior Court sat for Ordinary Purposes until 1858.

FORSYTH COUNTY ELECTED COUNTY OFFICIALS

FRATERNAL DIRECTORY as written in the 1876 Cumming Clarion

Lafayette Lodge - No. 44, F. A. M. meets every first Saturday at 2:00 Jesse B. Wallace W. M. H. N. Bentley - Secretary

Sawnee Lodge - No. 72 I. O. O. F.., meets every Monday night. R. P. Lister, N. G. W. W. JAMES, Secretary

PHILOAQUA LODGE, No. 127, I.O.G. T. meet every Tuesday night. James G. Lester, WCT. L. P. Lockhart, Secretary

Forsyth Lodge - Number 419 I. O. G. T. meets every other Monday night at Ebenezer Church, 5 miles Northeast of Cumming. (J. R. Hughes, W. C.) W. A. Mashburn, Secretary

Mt. Zion Lodge - IOGT meets on Wednesday night before the 1st and 4th Sabbath of each month, at Mt. Zion church, 9 miles East of Cumming. J. C. Hughes, W. C. - T. J. morgan, Secretary -

HIGHTOWER LODGE NO. IOGT., meets at A. O. Hughes, 8 miles North of Cumming on Saturday night before the 1st and 3rd Sabbath of each month.

COAL MOUNTAIN LODGE No. 361, IOGT, meets at J. F. Harrison's on the second and fourth Saturday nights in each month, at 7:00 -- A. G. Harrison, W. C. W. B. Holland - Secretary

INTERNAL REVENUE DIRECTORY (Printed in the Cumming CLARION)

Captain Stephens C. Atkisson Deputy Collector 4th District of Georgia Post Office Address, Cumming, Forsyth, Co. GA

THE CLAIRON JULY 1887 (JAMES BOND)

GEORGIA --- FORSYTH COUNTY

It is ordered by the county commissioner of reads and revenues of said county that the following amount be and is hereby levied for county purposes to wit 4 tenths of 1 percent divided as follows:

7-1/2 cents on each $100 worth of property for paupers.

10 cts on each $100 worth of property for jurors.

3 cts on each $100 worth of property for bridge purposes.

5 cts on each $100 worth of property for fees of officers.

5 cts on each $100 worth of property for bailiffs and non resident witness fees.

4 cts on each $100 worth of property to pay the contingent expenses such as legal, advertising, stationery, books &c, and the amount allowed to James Bond as a blind soldier.

And it is further ordered that the tax collector of said county levy and collect said amounts and pay the same into the county treasury for said purposes for the year 1887.

W. C. Sweeney, July 5 - Co. Com'r

The CUMMING CLARION

Latest News South and West

Osyka, Miss. Is going to build a cotton factory, and so if Fort Gibson.

The corn crop of Arkansas last year was about 80 million bushels while the wheat produced amounted to sixteen million bushels.

The Alabama Supreme Court has decided that the Act of March 7, 1876 providing for impeaching certain officers, is unconstitutional.

The New Orleans Picayune says there were 29 negroes killed in Wilkinson County, Mississippi during the recent disturbances there.

The first sack of Texas flour, shipped from Dallas to Galveston, sold at auction for $305.It as purchased by the Brazil coffee importers. They will send it to Dem Pedro, Emperor of Brazil.

A grand jury in Atlanta, GA found a true bill against the late state treasurer Jones, for illegally withholding money from the state in the amount or $110,274. Jones was arrested and required to give bond for $10,000.

Columbus, GA has shown more substantial progress than any city in the south. While Atlanta, Macon, Augusta, Savannah and other wealthy cities are talking about building one cotton factory, Columbus has erected six, and now has another in progress.

At Galveston, on the 23rd, a fire destroyed the Southwick Bldg. (a 3-story brick) corner of Strand and 24th Streets, and two wooden buildings adjoining. The loss is estimated at one hundred thousand dollars; partially covered by insurance.

The Piedmont factory, on the Saluda river in SC, has just been completed and is now in smooth running order, making cloth equal in texture to the Graniteville factory. 100 hundred hands are employed, and the annual consumption of the raw material will be about 4000 bales of cotton.

The house that Mississippi built on the centennial grounds is composed of every variety of wood that grows in that brave old state - 56 in number. 42 kinds will be used in the finish on the inside. Mr. G. Berglund left McComb City on the 8th instant to Superintend the erection of the headquarter building for the centennial board of the state of Mississippi.

Sing, Sing, Sing

An opportunity of a life time is presented to the people of Cumming, and indeed ... Forsyth County to hear the principles of sacred music, by Prof. R. M. McIntosh, of Oxford, GA who is said to be the finest musician in the US. Every church in this county should send at least two or three scholars. We say this, not by way of reflection on any of our excellent singing teachers who have done much good, but by way of summing up all of which will reach to the latest generation. This is one time that all should speak at once. See Rev. N. E. McBrayer and listen for the music which will be related to harmonies of nature and the symphonies of heaven.

FOR SALE

60 acres of land with good improvements, good orchard, &c.. 9 miles south of Cumming. Convenient to church and schools. Further information apply to T P Tedder, Cumming, GA.

SHELTONVILLE, July 15, 1887

To have more than sixty children surrounding you for nine hours these hot days is not very conducive to a sweet temper and yet there is decidedly more pleasure in it than one would imagine. One has the opportunity of studying the ABC of human nature and watching the childish, but keen sense of disappointment or the happy look when an anticipated pleasure is denied or granted to them. It is well that sadness finds but a moment's resting place in the heart of a remainder torn away.

Mr. W. E. McALLISTER brother of Mrs. H. W. Wooding, and Rev. N. Kefi Smith, of Atlanta, spent a few days last week with Mrs. Wooding.

Miss Mary Lenoir's school on Pea Ridge commenced the 4th inst.

I am glad to hear Mr. Editor, that you are improving for it strengthens my faith in the survival of the fittest and I hope very soon to see you resume the position among men you have always so eminently filled. (Occasional)

POSTER THAT READS ....

WANTED

$1000 REWARD

For capture dead or alive of any member of the MORRELL GANG

Mark Johnson, Sheriff Silver City

Note: The JOHN Murrell or Morrell Gang operated out of the "Old Keyhole" House At Wooley's Ford around the time period of 1834 and 1835.

They are noted as - "The Most Ruthless Gang of All Time" in the early days of Forsyth County. The house was of wooden structure with large rocked chimney and rock underpinnings looked to have been mortared in place.

______If anyone has any information to contribute to this story, please email it to us. We would like to know more about the gang and who the members were, a photo of the house, of the members, their descendants and ancestors, their deeds, etc.

Cumming District

John W. James - JP Henry L. Patterson - NP

Big Creek District

Wesley S. Bagley, JP R. R. Venable - NP

Vickery's Creek District

John Goswick - JP T. W. Ezzard - NP

Hightower District

W. W. Harris - JP W. H. H. Scudder? - NP

Coal Mountain District

J. P. Stovall - JP M. B. Rice - NP

Bell's District

James Spence - JP Asbury P. Bell - NP

REVISERS OF THE JURY BOX

Thomas Willingham J. C. Blackstock Jeremiah Bentley - Ordinary, Clerk of Superior Court

CUMMING TOWN OFFICERS

Mayor -- T. L. Sims Recorder -- Isaac S. Clement

Commissioners - James M. McAfee E. W. Lewis J. R. Knox A. L. Rogers Geo. E. Sims Marshal

The Town of Cumming Colonel William Cumming Jacob Scudder - Rev. Frederick Cumming

The town of Cumming ... could have possibly been named after William Cumming (who it is typically said in history books that it was named after), or for the Rev. Frederick Cumming of Wilkes, County, Georgia.

Jacob Scudder and John Dyson both attended the Old Academy in Wilkes County, GA., and was taught by Rev. Frederick Cumming, and some folks thought they perhaps wanted to honor their old teacher.

Jacob Scudder.. worked very hard to establish the Village of Cumming, and worked hard to get it established as the county seat of Forsyth.

We have included information below on Colonel William Cumming:

Colonel William Cumming

In 1834 the town of Cumming was incorporated and presumable named in honor of Colonel William Cumming, who was by all notices, a distinguished Georgian. William was born the son of Thomas and Ann Clay Cumming on July 27, 1788. Ann Clay was the daughter of Joseph Clay, of Savannah, Georgia.

William's grandfather was William Cumming, the son of David Cumming of Inverness, Scotland who fought at Calloden under the Pretender, Charles Edward in 1746, and after that battle came to America and settled in Frederick, Maryland.

William was born in Savannah but moved to Augusta, GA., where he made a home until his death in 1863.

William graduated from Princeton University and studied law at Judge Gould's Law School in Litchfield, Conn., although he was admitted to the bar, he never practiced law.

The WAR OF 1812 - brought to William a military title and prominence. He commanded the Augusta Independent Blues. He was wounded in the war at the Battle of Chesley's Field and Druery's Lane. After the war in 1815 he resigned from the military and spent the remainder of his life chiefly as a recluse in Augusta. He had no descendants and did not marry.

It should also be noted that Senator George McDuffie and Colonel William Cumming had attention on their political controversies in 1822 with McDuffie favoring a strong central government and Cumming favoring state's rights.

WINNIE LOUISA WELBORN

Winnie Louisa WELBORN was born November 30th, 1814. Was married to A. B. Welborn, Feb. 27, 1834, died at her home in this county July 11, 1887.

Sister Welborn was one of the first to join the First M. E. Church established in Cumming, Georgia., joining the same at the age of twenty. From that time on for over fifty years, she lived a happy and devout Christian life. When there were services at her church she never failed to be in her place. A few years ago she was deprived of her hearing, which has interfered with her attending the services held in the house of God. But in this deprivation she was content to worship God alone, and she even showed to those around her, by her daily life, that she had been with Jesus. She had long professed herself ready, had set her house in order.

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