Columbian Museum & Savannah Advertiser, Tuesday, January 8, 1799, Page Three
Married – On Friday evening last, Capt. Callaghan of the ship, Hope, to the amiable Miss Amelia Smith, daughter of Citizen Thomas Smith, Merchant, of this city.
Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2012 The Loyal Georgian, Augusta, Ga., Saturday, March 17, 1866, Page Two
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We are pleased to inform our readers that Capt. C.A. Prince, of Maine, Cashier of the Freedman’s Savings Bank of this city, has arrived and opened the bank. Captain Prince is a young man of wealth, and we are informed, intends to make this his future home. No better man could have been appointed Cashier of the Saving’s Bank.
Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2012 I wish Pete’s descendants/family could find this article if they don’t already know the story. What a honorable man he was by bringing these men back home to be buried, especially when he could have deserted and left them to be buried in Virginia.
Macon Telegraph, Sunday, May 14, 1899, Page Ten
Capt. Charles T. Furlow
His Presence in the City Recalls a Tender Reminiscence
Capt. Charles T. Furlow of Atlanta has been in the city during the week examining the condition of the Macon banks.
Col. George Turpin paid him a social visit yesterday, and the cause of that visit illustrates the fidelity of the old ante-bellum Georgia negro.
“Pete,” the name of the negro who caused a touch of tenderness to linger in the heart of Col. Turpin, was the carriage driver of Col. Tim M. Furlow of Americus. “Pete” went to war with his young master, the gallant William L. Furlow, captain of Company D., Twelfth Georgia regiment.
Capt. Dawson was captain of Company A (the Muckalee Guards, from Sumter county) and W.H. Turpin was first lieutenant. W.H. Turpin was a brother of Col. George Turpin of this city. These officers were under Stonewall Jackson. In the battle at McDowell, W. Va., on May 8, 1862, these three gallant and brave officers fell.
Distance from the railroads, difficulty of transportation, decided those in authority to bury the three Georgians in Virginia’s soil. But Pete, fond of the folks at home and devoted to his young master, would not consent. So persistent was he that the colonel of the Twelfth Georgia finally agreed to help the negro. They aided him in getting coffins for the three; and Pete, having the money of Capt. Furlow, hired an ox-cart and hauled the bodies sixty miles to a railroad station; and suffering delays, by sheer persistence, got the remains on the cars and finally brought them to Americus. The negro met difficulties, but overcame them. The body of Lieut. Turpin was thus rescued and brought to Georgia through the kindness and love and fidelity of Pete, the servant of Capt. Furlow. The faithfulness of the negro appears all the brighter when he could have so easily deserted and gone with Milroy’s troops. Pete himself was a sacrifice to the hardships of war and was never again strong and robust. Thinking of the strong ties that existed between old owners and their domestics it seems a thousand pities that these ties should have been so ruthlessly severed and broken by those who came South to organize the negroes into a “black man’s party” and teach them to distrust those whom they honored and respected and among whom they had to live.
The Butler Herald, Butler, Ga., Tuesday, January 20, 1891, Page Three
Col. R.C. Humber, of Milledgeville, died a few days ago. He was one of nature’s noblemen – an honest man, and one of the brightest intellects of Georgia. The State will miss him.
Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2012 The Talbotton New Era, Talbotton, Ga., Thursday, February 11, 1909, Page 2
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Captain Wm. Carreker, one of the best-known citizens of Milledgeville, died Sunday. He was an officer in the Confederate army, and a prominent businessman. He was a cousin of Capt. N.P. Carreker.
Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2012 Memoirs of Georgia, Vol. II, Atlanta, Ga., pages 924-925
Published by The Southern Historical Association in 1895
TROUP COUNTY
Eleazer Mobley, one of the prominent farmers of Troup county, is a grandson of Jethro and Sarah Mobley. The former was a native of South Carolina and a man of somewhat adventuresome nature; he served in the war of 1812, at an early day he came to Georgia, but after a short time moved to Alabama, where he remained until 1847, when he returned to Georgia. His son, Eldridge H., was born in Georgia in 1809 and served in the Indian war of 1836. He was a teacher in the common schools in those early days and was especially noted as a penman, being regarded as one of the best in this section of the county. His wife was Miss Eliza Finney, and their son Eleazer was born in Chambers county, Ala., in 1845, and reared upon the farm, attending school in the comfortless old log schoolhouse of the period. Though scarcely out of boyhood he enlisted in 1861, joining the Newnan guards, First Georgia regiment, under Capt. James M. Harvey. Among the hard battles in which he was engaged was Carrick Ford, Laurel Hill, Greenbrier river, Perryville, Ky., Richmond, Ky., and numerous skirmishes. He served throughout the war, being captured at Fort Steadman in 1864, and held a prisoner until the surrender. He was present at the battle of Monocacy Junction, Md., at the time when Gen. Evans was shot from his horse, being within ten feet of the general at that moment. It was in this battle that young Mobley was made captain of his company and served until his capture. He had served as corporal for a long time previous. During his imprisonment the Yankees made him captain of a company. After his return to his Georgia home at the close of the war Mr. Mobley began life by cutting cord-wood and railroad ties, and has been able by his own industry and care to accumulate quite a property and stands high in the estimation of the community. For two years he served as a mayor of Hogansville, but though often solicited to run for other official positions would never consent. He has always been a democrat. He is a prominent member of the order of Masons, having been for many years worshipful master. Mr. Mobley in 1872 married Miss Aldora Moreland, daughter of Benjamin T. and Mary (Buttrill) Moreland, born in Heard county, Ga., in May 1852. Both Mr. Mobley and his wife are members of the M.E. church. Their union has been blessed with ten children, nine of whom are living: William P., Benjamin E., Judson Gordon, Roy M., Eleazer C., Robert T., Reda S., Minnie M., and an infant.
Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2012 The Marion County Patriot, No. 3, Buena Vista, Ga.,January 19, 1900, Page One
Columbus Scene Of A Double Tragedy
Capt. Murphey Instantly Kills Bookkeeper Shutze Then Commits Suicide
Cashier of the Third National Bank, While In A State of Temporary Aberration,
Does Deadly Work With A Pistol
Columbus, Ga., Jan. 17 – Captain John W. Murphey, cashier of the Third National Bank, while in a state of temporary aberration, shot and killed P.T. Shutze, head bookkeeper of the bank, and then committed suicide. He called Mr. Shutze into his private office for the purpose of getting him to write a letter. He then locked the door, as was his custom, to insure perfect privacy.
Mr. Shutze had seated himself at his typewriter and had taken hold of a piece of paper when Captain Murphey, seized by some insane impulse, drew from his pocket a 38 caliber Smith & Wesson pistol and shot the bookkeeper twice. Both balls took effect in the head, either one of which would have proven fatal.
Then before those within hearing of the reports could realize whence they came Captain Murphey turned the smoking revolver upon himself, placing the muzzle in his mouth, and pulled the trigger. The ball went to a vital spot and death was instantaneous.
Captain Murphey had been suffering with Bright’s disease for a year and had not had anything to do with the business affairs of the bank. It had been evident for several weeks that his mind was not right.
The coroner’s jury, after a thorough investigation, returned a verdict that Captain Murphey killed both Mr. Shutze and himself while irresponsible for his acts.
Captain Murphey’s remains were taken to Atlanta and buried there today. The body of Mr. Shutze will be interred here.
Captain Murphey was 60 years of age and had been cashier of the Third National bank since it was organized. He represented Harris County in the legislature two terms. He was a captain in the confederate service. He was assistant state treasurer under J.W. Renfro a number of years.
Mr. Shutze was 38 years of age. He was born in Greenville and had been here 11 years. He came here to take the position he held at the time of his death. He possessed business ability of the highest order. He is survived by a wife and three small children.
Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2012 The Marion County Patriot, No. 1, Buena Vista, Ga., January 4, 1901, Page Three
The many friends of Captain Bob Coleman will regret to learn of his death which took place Monday at his home in Greenville, Ga. He was a conductor on this road for a long time, and he was a bighearted fellow and as gentle and kind as a woman. Everybody who knew him was his friend.
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