The Butler Herald, Butler, Ga., Tuesday, April 27, 1915, Page Six
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Crawford County News
Mr. Wash Becham, an aged and esteemed member of one of the pioneer families of this section, died at the home of his son, Mr. Jack Becham, east of Knoxville, Sunday.
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TROUP COUNTY
James L. Sims, farmer, Hogansville, Troup Co., Ga., son of William G. and Permelia (Cheatham) Sims, was born in Meriwether county, Ga. Oct. 10, 1837. His paternal grandparents, John and Fannie (Garr) Sims, were natives of Virginia and came to Georgia early in this century and settled in the woods near Athens, Clarke Co., Ga. Mr. Sims’ father was born on this farm July 7, 1811, was reared there, and educated in the “old-field” schools of the locality and period. In 1829 he went to Meriwether county, Ga., and settled in the woods, living in tents until they could build cabins – minus floors – in which the family lived in that condition for some considerable time. In 1837 he moved to Troup county, where he very nearly repeated his pioneer experience in the county he left. He was married Dec. 15, 1836, to Miss Permelia Cheatham – born near Athens, March 8, 1815 – daughter of Josiah and Permelia (Jones) Cheatham, pioneer settlers near Athens. Mr. Cheatham was a soldier in the war of 1812, and lived to be more than 103 years old. To Mr. Sims’ parents the following children were born: James L., the subject of this sketch, born Oct. 10, 1837; Emeline, born Sept. 17, 1838; William N., born July 13, 1840; Cynthia E., born Oct. 20, 1841; Fannie, born Feb. 26, 1843; Mary, born July 5, 1845; John I., born Sept. 6, 1847; Josiah G., born April 25, 1849; Jones C., born Jan. 22, 1851, George R., born June 15, 1853. He began life very poor, but he was industrious and energetic, and being progressive, with exceptionally good business judgment, he became quite wealthy. Mr. Sims was reared on the farm, and his limited education, was obtained in the old log school house. In 1862 he enlisted in Company B., Capt. James McCalla, Thirteenth Georgia regiment – Col. Ector – which command served in the Virginia army under Gen. John B. Gordon. He was in battles at Savannah and Shepherdstown, and numerous skirmishes; but his health not being good he was a great deal of the time in hospitals. He began life with one mule and cow, and settled in the woods where he now lives. Beginning with but little and a small farm, he has gradually increased his land holdings until now he owns nearly 600 acres of excellent land, with a good residence and good outbuildings, and his cleared land under the best of cultivation. He is now one of the solid and substantial citizens of one of the best counties in Georgia. His thriftiness is worthy of imitation – his success an inspiration to young farmers of small outfit. Mr. Sims was married Dec. 15, 1868, to Miss Jane Powledge – born in Meriwether county April 27, 1845 – daughter of John M. and Fannie (Foy) Powledge, whose families were among the early settlers near Savannah, Ga. The following children have been the fruit of this marriage: Robert F., John M., James O., Laura F., Irene J., and Foy P. Himself and wife are prominent members of the Methodist church.
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TROUP COUNTY
L.T.C. Lovelace, farmer, West Point, Troup Co., Ga., son of Lucius C. and Obedience (Robinson) Lovelace, was born in Troup county, on the farm where he lives, in 1839. His paternal great-grandfather was a native of North Carolina, moved to and lived in South Carolina a short time, and then came to Georgia and settled in Columbia county, among its earliest settlers. His grandparents, James and Mary (Stapler) Lovelace, were natives of South Carolina, came to Georgia in ox-carts and settled in the woods. He was one of the pioneer school teachers in Columbia county, was excellently well educated, served as a soldier in the war of 1812 and died in 1860. Mr. Lovelace’s father was born in Columbia county Feb. 6, 1806, where he was reared on the farm, and received his education. He came to Troup county in 1831 and settled in the woods when they were full of Indians and wild animals and began life in a little log hut. His mother was a daughter of Leggett and Elizabeth (Bennett) Robinson, who were natives of South Carolina, came to Georgia and settled in what is now Henry county in 1820. He served as a volunteer in the Creek Indian war of 1836. Mr. Lovelace was reared on the farm where he now lives, and was educated in the “old field’ schools and at Bowdon college. In 1861 he enlisted in Company D, Capt. Matthews, Fourth Georgia regiment, Col. George Doles, Gen. Blanchard, and participated in many hard-fought battles, among them: King’s Schoolhouse, Malvern Hill, Fredricksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg and Wilderness. At the last-named battle he was wounded in the shoulder, which disabled him for service and crippled him for life. He was sent to the hospital, where he remained until the surrender. He then came home and conducted the farm about five years, when he went to West Point, Ga., and embarked in manufacturing. At the end of five years he sold out and returned to the old homestead, where he has since remained, content with the enjoyments of an intelligent and delightful home circle. He has been a jury commissioner sixteen years and a county commissioner two years. No citizen of Troup county is held in higher esteem, none of more unbending integrity, or who more fully commands the public confidence. Mr. Lovelace was married in 1866 to Miss Amanda Davidson, born in Troup county, daughter of Elias and Lucretia (Leverett) Davidson, native Georgians. Four children have blessed this union: Samuel, Amanda O., Lula, and Lucius B. He is a master Mason and himself and wife and all the children are members of the Methodist church.
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TROUP COUNTY
J.H. Glanton, retired planter, LaGrange, Troup Co., Ga., son of Abner and Tavia (Hardy) Glanton, was born in Monroe county, Ga., in 1829. His parents were natives of South Carolina, whence they came in an ox-cart to Georgia in 1827, and settled first in Monroe, in the woods, and dwelt in tents until cabins could be provided. After a stay of a year or two in Monroe they removed to Troup county, where they made a permanent home. About 1830 two of Mrs. Glanton’s brothers, Thomas and James Hardy, came from South Carolina and settled in Troup. These were all pioneer families. Thomas was a soldier in the war of 1812. Mr. Glanton was reared on the plantation, and was educated at the old-time “old-field” school, taught in the historic dirt-floor log school house. He has been a farmer all his life, and has devoted his time and attention to his agricultural interests. In consequence of this, when the “unpleasantness” began he sent a substitute to the army; subsequently enlisted in two different companies, but was detailed for local service in the commissary department. He started in life with but little, but by strict attention, keeping abreast with improved methods and implements, and judicious management and investment, has become one of Troup county’s solidest and most substantial citizens. Mr. Glanton was married in 1852 to Miss Louisiana L. Anderson – born in Meriwether county, Ga. – daughter of James R. and Caroline (McQueen) Anderson. Mr. Anderson was also a pioneer settler of Troup county, and felled the timber to make his home. This wife bore him eight children: Anderson, Mattie, Abner, Tavia C., Mollie H., and Julia, and two who died in infancy. Mrs. Anderson* died in 1872. In 1874 Mr. Glanton contracted a second marriage with Mrs. Martha E. Hall, born in Meriwether county, daughter of John L. Dixon, who bore him one child, Henry Dixon, and died in 1887. Mr. Glanton enjoys the respect and esteem of all who know him.
*This should probably be Mrs. Glanton died in 1872.
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S. R. Williams
S. R. Williams, one of the prosperous farmers of Meriwether county, of which he is a native, was born in 1842, and is a son of James N. and Bathsheba (O’Neal) Williams; the former served in the state militia during the late war, and was a native of Putnam county, of which his parents, natives of North Carolina, were early pioneers. Mrs. Williams’ parents were also North Carolinians, and early settlers of Georgia. Young Williams, who had passed the years of his childhood and youth on the Meriwether county farm, with such limited schooling as was there obtainable, ere he was fairly out of his teens –in 1861 – he enlisted in Company K, of the Fifty-fifth Georgia regiment. In 1863, September 9, he was captured at Cumberland Gap, and kept a prisoner at Chicago until the close of the war. From this long imprisonment the young man returned penniless to his home to begin life anew. He worked for a season for Atley O’Neal and then rented a farm from M.A. Thrash; after four years on this rented land he purchased a small farm to which he has added at intervals until he now owns a large and well-cultivated farm. In 1866 he married Miss Mary E. Thrash, the daughter of M.A. and Martha (Lassiter) Thrash , old settlers of Meriwether county; in May, 1890, Mrs. Williams died. In August, 1890 Mr. Williams married her sister, Miss Sarah Thrash, born in this county, in 1849, who is a member of the Primitive Baptist church. Mr. and Mrs. Williams have one child, Lillie E.
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Benson F. Tigner
Benson F. Tigner, a successful farmer of this county, belongs to a family of considerable prominence in the state during the last century. His grandfather, William Tigner, of Scotch nativity, was a pioneer of Elbert county; his son, Hope H. Tigner, married Miss Eliza Glenn, and was the first settler of Meriwether county, where he built the first frame house ever erected in that county, which was for many years noted through an extensive region of country as the Tigner homestead. Mr. Tigner was a man of large influence and greatly liked, and he organized a company to serve in the Indian war, but his health broke down and he died before the time came to go. His wife was the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Crawford) Glenn, early settlers of Monroe county, Ga. Mrs. Glenn was a sister of Hon. William H. Crawford, so long distinguished among the eminent citizens of the state, and this gentleman took charge of the education of the niece, Mrs. Tigner, which under such direction was of unusual excellence. Benson F., the son of Hope H. and Eliza (Glenn) Tigner, was born in Meriwether county in 1833, and in that sparsely settled community enjoyed but limited educational opportunities. He enlisted in 1862 in the company commanded by Capt. Bragg, and was in the battle of Atlanta, and was present at the surrender at Savannah. Mr. Tigner began life for himself with little means, but with a character combining energy and perseverance, and by resolute endeavor and arduous work has accumulated a large property, has a beautiful home, and over a thousand acres of choice land in a fine state of cultivation, and enjoys the high esteem of all who know him. In 1858 Mr. Tigner married Miss Martha Stinson, a daughter of Dr. J.W. and Martha (Jackson) Stinson, the former for many years a leading physician of this section, with a widely extended and very lucrative practice, and a man of wealth and influence and great liberality. Mrs. Tigner was born in Meriwether county in 1836, and her union with Mr. Tigner has been blessed with seven children: Frank C., Mattie G., George S., Edward A., James H., Carrie O. and Julia B. Mr. and Mrs. Tigner are both members of the Methodist Episcopal church south, in the work of which they are very active. Mr. Tigner is a member of the board of trustees of the church and also of the school, and bears the same responsibility in relation to the camp ground, a beautiful tract of land in Meriwether county which for sixty-four years has been held for religious purposes. It was chartered by the legislature of 1832.
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James A. Rowe
James A. Rowe, a successful farmer and well-known and honored soldier of Meriwether county, is a grandson of William Rowe, a native of South Carolina, who was one of the pioneers of the what is now Monroe county, where he settled in 1804. His son, James, born in South Carolina, married Miss Narcissa Lewis, daughter of a revolutionary soldier, a native of South Carolina. Their son, James A. Rowe, was born in Monroe county in 1824, and passed his early years on the farm in that county, coming to Meriwether county in 1836. His early advantages were confined to such as were obtainable in the old log school house in the country. His natural energy of character has enabled him to make his way in the world. In 1861 Mr. Rowe enlisted in the Meriwether revengers under Capt. Hall. In 1862 they reorganized and Mr. Rowe was made captain of Company E, Twenty-eighth Georgia regiment. Capt. Rowe took part in fifty-two battles, many of them being among the most important and fiercest engagements of the war; such as Seven Pines, seven days at Richmond, Wilderness, Ocean Pond, Fort Sumter, James Island, Fort Fisher, John’s Island, battle of Winchester, and many more. It was not to be expected that he would go unscathed through so many direful encounters; he received eleven wounds during the war. After the declaration of peace he returned home to make a new start in life. He has devoted himself to farm work and has succeeded in making for himself and family a competence and a pleasant and comfortable home. He married in 1848, his wife, Miss Nancy A. Malcolm, being a native of Walton county, born March 23, 1832; her parents, Alexander and Mahala (Nelson) Malcolm, were early settlers of that county. Capt. And Mrs. Rowe have eight children living: Thomas B., Milton, Walter, Allen J., Alfred C., Virginia,
Harriet and Mary.
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J. C. Norris
J. C. Norris is one of the progressive farmers and a native of Meriwether county, Ga. He was born in 1843, and his parents, W. P. and Narcissa (Respass) Norris, belonged to the pioneer stock of Georgia; the father settled in this county in 1828, his parents having come from Virginia; and Mrs. Norris’ father, Churchwell Respass, also was an early settler. To the son, J.C. Norris, who was reared upon the farm, only such privileges of education were afforded as were to be obtained in the common country schools of that day. When the war broke out in 1861, though not yet out of his teens, he responded to the call for volunteers and enlisted in Company B, ThirteenthGeorgia regiment, under Capt. Walter Ector. He served in many of the most important engagements of the war, as Savannah, second battle of Manassas, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Winchester, Sharpsburg and Harper’s Ferry. In the battle of Sharpsburg he was wounded. In 1864 he married Miss Sallie F. Perdue, daughter of Lindsay and Parmelia (Perdue) Perdue, who are old settlers of the state, natives of Virginia. The following children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Norris, a number of whom are living: Lorena, Sallie, Joca, Annie, Claudie L., Laura K., Ravie, Garrouch and Azie L. Mr. and Mrs. Norris are members of the Primitive Baptist church, and are well known and highly respected members of the community.
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