Memoirs of Georgia; containing historical accounts of the state's civil, military, industrial and professional interests, and personal sketches of many of its people. Vol. II, Part 150

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Publication date: 1859
Publisher: Atlanta, Ga., The Southern historicl association
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J.D. HARBISON. This gentleman is the popular and efficient ticket agent at Jesup, Ga., of the E. T., Va. & Ga., and the Sav., Fla. & Western railways. He was born May 29, 1863, near Decatur, McMinn Co., Tenn., and is the son of Capt. W. L. and Sarah (Blevens) Harbison, now residents of Athens, Tenn. Capt. Harbison is a native of Polk county, east Tennessee, a very successful lawyer, and is attorney for the E. T., Va. & Ga. railway. His wife was the daughter of J. W. and Elizabeth (Guinn) Blevens. J. D. Harbison was married Aug. 7,. 1889, to Agnes, daughter of R. B. and Martha. J. (Bryan) Hopps. Mrs. Hopps is a daugh- ter of James M. and Mary (O'Neal) Bryan. Mr. Hopps is a son of Daniel G. and Frances (Bennett) Hopps, natives respectively of Wayne and Ware counties. Mr. Hopps is still living and is in his eightieth year. He represented Wayne county in the general assembly of Georgia two terms and served in the state senate onc term. Daniel G. was a son of Richard and Marguerite (Gibson) Hopps. Rich- ard Hopps, great-grandfather of Mrs. J. D. Harbison, was a British soldier in the war of 1812, and deserted from a man-of-war ship and joined the Americans, in company with four or five others. They deserted at night, and after wading eight or nine miles across rivers and through swamps, finally reached Fancy Bluff, near Brunswick. Mr. Hopps' real name was Howerett, but after deserting he changed it to that his descendants now bear. Mr. Harbison began life a poor nian, but by close attention to business and the prompt and conscientious discharge of his duty, aided by energy and business ability, he has achieved success. He entered upon railway work in July, 1887, as a clerk in the freight department of the E. T., V. & G. R. R. office at Jesup. After fourteen months' faithful service he was rewarded by promotion to the joint agency of the two railways already mentioned, a sig- nificant recognition of probity of character and business ability. Mr. Harbison

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enjoys enviable popularity and the active confidence of the railway authorities and the general public. Mr. and Mrs. Harbison have had two children born to them: D. Olin, born June 6, 1890, and Cecil, born Oct. 18, 1893. Both are prominent members of the Methodist Episcopal church south. Mr. Harbison has a beau- tiful home, which occupies one of the most desirable sites in Jesup.

C. C. HILTON, merchant and farmer, is also postmaster at Screven, Wayne Co., Ga., an office which he has satisfactorily filled for four years. He was born March 8, 1854, in Appling county, Ga. While he was a child his parents moved to Wayne county, where he has since lived. He is a son of William and Elizabeth (Lyons) Hilton, natives of Barnwell district, now Barnwell county, S. C. Mr. Hilton was a farmer all his life, and was seventy-two years old when he died. Mr. and Mrs. Hilton had eleven children born to them, nine of whom lived to be grown. During the late civil war he served in the "Home guards." C. C. Hilton was married Nov. 17, 1890, to Bettie, daughter of William Hoskins,. a native and farmer of Jackson county, Fla. One child, Eldis Etta, has been born to them. Mr. Hilton began life poor, and what he has is the result of hard work and economy. He owns his well-stocked store, has a nice comfortable residence in Screven, and a large body of land near by. Mr. and Mrs. Hilton are earnest, liberal members of the Methodist Episcopal church, abounding in good works, and actively participating in the most important of that church's organizations.

B. O. MIDDLETON, of the firm of Middleton, Wells & Co., merchants, Atkin- son, Wayne Co., Ga., is one of the most prominent citizens in the county. He was born in Liberty county, Ga., Dec. 2, 1849, and was the elder of two children born to his parents, W. S. and Mary A. (Drawdy) Middleton, natives of Liberty county. His father was a physician and surgeon-a graduate of Baltimore Med- ical college-and enjoyed an extensive practice. In 1859 Dr. Middleton removed to Hortense, Wayne Co., but finally located at Jesup, where he died in 1884, aged sixty-one years. Dr. Middleton was a son of Alexander G. and Mary (Townsend) Middleton, Georgia born, of English extraction. A. G. Middleton was a farmer and stock-raiser. B. O. Middleton was married Dec. 9, 1868, to Mary J., daughter of Benjamin and Ellen (Strickland) Howard, old Georgia fam- ilies. Of eight children born to Mr. and Mrs. Middleton six are living: Willie, Groomes, Ida, Gussie, Dowse B. and Pearl. At the age of nineteen, with very limited means, Mr. Middleton commenced the struggle of life, and has succeeded in placing himself in very comfortable circumstances, while winning and keeping the confidence and good-will of his fellow-citizens. He was clerk of the superior court of Wayne county for eight years, and for several years justice of the peace. At this time he is a member of the board of education. Mr. Middleton is the principal owner of the stock in the store, has a nice comfortable home, quite a large body of good land and a large number of cattle and other stock. Mr. Mid- dleton is a master Mason and a Knight of Pythias, and he and Mrs. Middleton are members of the Methodist church, of which he is a steward. Mr. Middleton is a benevolent neighbor, affectionate husband, indulgent parent and of unim- peachable integrity. In all his business transactions he shows a due regard for that Christian teaching, "Do as you would be done by," and by his upright life . enjoys the confidence of the whole community.

GODFREY ODUM, of Odum, Wayne Co., Ga., has been one of the most successful and is one of the wealthiest citizens of Wayne county. Mr. Odum was born in Bulloch county, June 22, 1832, and was one of ten children born to

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his parents, James and Mary (Thomas) Odum, eight of whom lived to be grown. Mr. Odum was a farmer and lived in Bulloch county until he died. His widow married Andrew Kicklighter, who was of Scotch descent and died not long after- ward while on a visit to Savannah. Godfrey Odum began life an orphan and poor. After farming a few years he engaged in merchandising about six years. At the age of twenty-six he removed to Appling, now Wayne county, not far from his present home place, which he settled about 1882. Few men have been so continuously successful-a success which may be measured by the fact that he possesses 12,000 acres of land, probably more than any other person in the county, is very rich in live stock and can control at any time $10,000 in cash. He is now a farmer and stock-raiser. Mr. Odum was married Sept. 18, 1856, to Rebecca, daughter of James and Eliza (Bradley) Moody, both natives of Liberty county, where they lived and died. Mr. and Mrs. Odum have had two children, one, Visey (Mrs. T. A. O'Quin, Wayne county), and another which died in infancy. Mrs. Odum is a devout member of the Missionary Baptist church. In politics Mr. Odum is a stanch democrat, and has served the county as justice of the inferior court four years. He is a master Mason. Mr. Odum is strictly a business man, being prompt, and exacting promptness in all appointments and obligations. The postoffice and railway were named in his honor.

R. S. REDDISH, Odum, Wayne Co., Ga., is a fine specimen of the successful, big-hearted and hospitable farmer and stock-raiser of southern Georgia. Mr. Reddish was born within 200 yards of his present home, May 8, 1851, and is a son of Isham, Sr., and Harriet (Stafford) Reddish, natives respectively of Appling and Tattnall counties. Isham Reddish, Sr., in his day was about the most promi- nent farmer and stock-raiser in his county. Mrs. Harriet Reddish was a daughter of Ezekiel Stafford, a native of Tattnall county, Ga. R. S. Reddish was married Feb. 19, 1885, to Eliza, daughter of Joshua Clarey, a native of Appling, now Wayne county. Mr. Clarey was a farmer and stock-raiser, who, though not rich, was very highly esteemed by all who knew him. To Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Reddish five children have been born: Linton L., Rosena C., Ralph L., William P., and one which died in infancy. Mr. Reddish inherited a fine property, but his increase of it, independently of outside enterprises, reflects the highest credit on his excel- lent ability as a business man and farm manager. He is the owner of about 6,000 acres of land, half a thousand cattle, 3,000 sheep and horses, mules and hogs. His country residence is an elegant one for the locality, and he enjoys nothing more than to dispense a generous hospitality. He is a democrat in politics, and is so much liked he could probably be elected to any county office, but unambitious of such honors, and devoted to his farm and the delights of his beautiful home, he is content with private citizenship. Mrs. Reddish is a consistent and devout Metho- dist, and finds her chief enjoyment in the home circle.

THOMAS C. RUMPH, joint freight agent at Jesup, Ga., of the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia and Savannah, Florida & Western railways, was born at Fair Lawn, near Waynesville, Wayne Co., Ga., Jan. II, 1857. He is a son of John D. and Mary E. (Manning) Rumph, natives of Glynn county, Ga. Mr. Rumph's father read law under Judge T. T. Long of Waynesville, later of Florida, and at one time enjoyed a practice as large and lucrative as that of any member of the profession in this section of the state, and was a prominent, popular and influential politician. As a lawyer he was successful in all lines of practice, and as a politician for many years represented Wayne county in the general assembly. Mr. Rumph died in February, 1882, aged fifty-eight years. Mrs. Rumph is still living, and at

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sixty-nine years of age is as active as many women are at half her age. They had nine children born to them, of whom six lived to be grown. Thomas C. Rumph was married April 9, 1883, to Louise J., daughter of Thomas and Eliza Drawdy, by whom he has had four children: Mary Eliza, Anita Lucille, Laura Beatrice and Robert Fleming. Mr. Rumph began life poor, but by industry and energy has worked his way up to his present responsible position. He was a clerk for several years in a general store in Chatham county before he entered the railway service. He went into the railway office as an under clerk, but the interest he manifested in the business, and his efficiency attracted attention, and secured promotion until he was appointed to his present responsible position as joint agent of the two roads; in which he gives the fullest satisfaction to the railway officials, and to the patrons of the railways, and commands the respect and esteem of his subordinates. He owns a beautiful residence in Jesup, and has investments in building and loan associations. On recommendation of the grand jury he was appointed notary public by Gov. A. H. Colquitt immediately after having obtained his majority, an office which he filled with great credit to himself. He is now chairman pro tem of the commissioners of roads and revenues of Wayne county. He is an active and prominent member of the Knights of Pythias and Mrs. Rumph is a pious and ardent member of the Methodist church.

J. G. TUTEN, M. D., Jesup, Ga., son of John A. and Susan C. (Dowling) Tuten, was born in Beaufort district (now Hampton county), S. C., Feb. 15, 1870. His grandparents were Green and Mary Tuten, old citizens of Beaufort district, and his father was a highly respected and well-to-do farmer and stock-raiser. Dr. Tuten received some education in the public schools of Hampton county, and at the early age of sixteen with no other equipment, without a cent, began to hew out for himself fame and a fortune. A few years later he attended course lectures in the medical department of the university of Georgia, and graduated March 3, 1890. He located at Robertsville, S. C., where he remained until August, 1890, and then removed to Jesup, where he has been phenomenally successful profes- sionally and financially. In November, 1892, he purchased a one-fourth interest in the drug business of H. W. Whaley & Co. Dec. 10, 1891, Dr. Tuten married Minnie Lee Walters, born in Macon county, Ga., daughter of Charles W. Walters, farmer and carriage manufacturer. Beginning his business life at sixteen, without money, moneyed friends or influence, his only equipment a meager education, unbending integrity, an honorable ambition, and a will to dare and to do, he has established an excellent reputation in his profession, built up a large and remunera- tive practice, and is rapidly adding to an already handsome property. He is recognized not only as an able and skillful physician, but also as an exceedingly able business man. Dr. Tuten is a master Mason and a Knight of Pythias, and has served his lodge one term as prelate. He is a Missionary Baptist, and Mrs. Tuten is a Methodist.

H. W. WHALEY, merchant and banker, Jesup, Ga., son of W. H. and Elizabeth (Burroughs) Whaley, was born in England, Feb. 8, 1848. When he was about one year old his parents came to this country and settled in Philadelphia, Penn. Four years afterward his father removed to Nansemond county, Va., thence to New Market, where he remained one year. From there, about 1858, the family removed to Jacksonville, Fla., and later to Jefferson county, same state. In 1865, when Mr. Whaley was a youth of seventeen, Mr. Whaley's father came to Jesup, which has since been his home. The latter took considerable interest in military affairs and was captain of the Wayne county rifles. Mr. H. W.

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Whaley was married in 1874 to Georgia Lee, whose father was captain of a company raised in Appling county, and was killed in the battle of Seven Pines in Virginia. Capt. Lee was highly esteemed by all who knew him, and was noted for the bravery and chivalry characteristic of the family whose illustrious name he bore. Maude Lee, a charming young lady, is the only child Mr. and Mrs. Whaley have had. Mr. Whaley began life as a poor man, and the large property he now has is the result of energy, industry and enterprise, guided by an almost unerring business sagacity. He began as a small merchant, and his business and profits increased as he enlarged and extended his financial operations, including in them saw-milling and the turpentine business, and finally, banking. In 1892 he organ- ized the Merchants and Farmers' Savings bank, of which he is the principal stockholder, and of which he is the master spirit and president. Though a good all-round business man, his predominant characteristic is that of financier. Mr. Whaley is an active democrat, and in 1884 was elected to the legislature, and served one term. He was a member of the finance committee and two other important committees. He is a royal arch Mason, a member of the I. O. O. F., and a Knight of Pythias, and has filled all the offices of the two last-named fratern- ities. He is first lieutenant of the Wayne county cavalry company.

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B F. BARGE, merchant-farmer, Weston, Webster Co., Ga., son of B. F. and Nancy (Barnes) Barge, was born in Stewart county, March 16, 1845. His father was born in North Carolina and came to Georgia when about twelve years old, 1828, and made his home with an uncle in Washington county. He was a soldier in the Creek Indian war in 1836, entering upon his duties as a lieutenant and commissioned afterward as a captain. He married Miss Barnes in 1838 and settled in Washington county; but in 1842 he moved to Stewart county, which was his home until he died in 1872. He was a democrat and held the office of justice of the peace. His widow died in 1894, aged eighty-two years. Both of them were exemplary members of the Methodist church. They were the parents of six children; those living are: B. F., the subject of this sketch, and J. W., now in Stewart county. Those deceased are: Rebecca, wife of Adams; Elizabeth, wife of Ammons; Joseph A., died at Greensboro, N. C., during the war, and an infant. Mr. Barge was raised in Stewart county, and educated at the common county schools. In 1863 he enlisted in Company A, Fifty-fifth Georgia regiment, with which he went through the war. On his return home he engaged in farming in earnest. In 1882 he moved from Stewart to Webster county, where he has enjoyed uninterrupted and exceptional prosperity. Besides having one of the largest and best farms in the county he has a mill near Weston. In 1894 he embarked in general merchandising in Weston, and in connection with it conducts a large cotton warehouse business. He is one of the foremost business men of the county, and is developing unusual business capacity and financial ability. He is public- spirited, progressive in all things; and while on the alert to advance the material interests of the community, is particularly active in educational and religious matters. Mr. Barge was married Nov. 19, 1875, to Miss Mary Emma, born in Chattahoochee county, daughter of William N. King, formerly of Chattahoochee

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county, by whom he has had two children: Willie, now attending Wesleyan Female college, Macon, Ga., and Mary Frank, attending the high school at Weston. Himself and all his family are active members of the Methodist church.

JOHN P. BEATTY, farmer, Preston, Webster Co., Ga., son of Robert and Sarah (Peel) Beatty, was born in Jefferson county, Ga., Aug. 18, 1825. His paternal grandparents, Henry and Margaret (Culbirth) Beatty, were natives of Ireland, who emigrated to this country just after the revolutionary war and set- tled in Jefferson county, Ga., where he followed farming. About 1830 he moved to Houston county, Ga., whence, subsequently, he moved to Stewart (now Web- ster) county, where he made his home with his son until he died at a very advanced age, about 1850. His wife had died many years previously. Both of them were exemplary members of the Presbyterian church. They were the parents of seven children, all deceased: James (born in Ireland); John; Robert; Hugh; Henry; Nancy (married Henry Young); Mary (married Thomas Young). Mr. Beatty's father was born in Jefferson county in 1793, where he received his education and grew to manhood and married; a happy incident of his marriage being that his family and that of his wife were neighbors and friends in Ireland; her parents, John and (Gamble) Peel, having emigrated from Ireland just before the revolutionary war. In 1828 he removed to Houston county, whence, after remaining eight years, he moved to Stewart county, where he lived until Sept. 11, 1877, dying at the age of eighty-four. His wife died Dec. 24, 1876, aged eighty- three. Mr. Beatty was an "old-line whig. Of seven children born to Mr. Beatty's parents two died in infancy, the others were: Margaret C., deceased wife of A. P. Lowry, Texas; Sarah J., wife of J. H. Stapleton, Cordele, Ga .; John P., the subject of this sketch; Nancy, wife of James F. Stapleton, Webster county; Eliza D., married Robert Lowry, Texas, both dead. Mr. Beatty was about twelve years old when his father moved from Houston county to near the place where he now lives-receiving the principal part of his education in Houston county. He grew to manhood on the farm and for many years superintended his father's farming interests. In 1856 he was elected sheriff of Webster county-being the second person who held the office. In 1861 he represented Webster county in the general assembly, and since the war he represented the county twice in the same body. In 1863 he enlisted in Company F, Forty-sixth Georgia regiment, and was at once commissioned as its captain, and gallantly discharged the duties incum- bent on him until the surrender. In 1887 Capt. Beatty moved to Preston, and for about six years acted as railway agent. He has been treasurer of the county four years, and has recently been re-elected for a third term. He is a hale and hearty gentleman for his age, and no citizen of the county commands more pro- found and general respect. Mr. Beatty was married Jan. 13, 1853, to Miss Eliza R. Prim, who was born in what is now Webster county. Eleven children blessed this union, of whom eight survive: Martha A., wife of John B. Nicholson, Web- ster county; Robert A .; John T .; Albert S. J .; Mary E., wife of Harper Smith, Sumter county; Gussie Lou, wife of T. C. Edwards, Lee county; Susie P., wife of G. A. Drew, Marion county; and Katie H. The mother of these, an exem- plary member of the Baptist church, died Aug. 10, 1882, aged forty-eight years and eleven months. Oct. 25, 1883, he contracted a second marriage with Mrs. Frances C. Bell, of Webster county. Capt. Beatty is a master Mason, and himself and wife are consistent members of the Baptist church.

I. T. DISMUKES, physician and surgeon, Weston, Webster Co., Ga., son of William H. and Mary (Cook) Dismukes, was born in Lee county, Ga., in 1831. His father was born in 1799 in Hancock county, Ga., where he was reared

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and educated. After his marriage he lived two years in Clarke county, Ga., whence he moved to Jasper county, Ga., and, later, to Lee (now Webster) county, where he lived until he died, in 1879, aged eighty years. He was one of the first settlers in the locality -- the nearest mill being at Fort Gains, Ga., and the nearest cotton market, Macon. He was a soldier in the Creek Indian war of 1836; and a justice of the inferior court when his farm was included in Stewart county; and was a member of the general assembly four years. He was a democrat and always took an active part in politics. During the war between the states he was very anxious to enter the army, but on account of his age was not allowed to do so. His mother was a daughter of Zadoc Cook of Clarke county, one of the most remarkable men of his time. Mr. Cook was thirty-one years of age before he entered school, which he did with his eldest daughter, Mary. He was a soldier in the last war with Great Britain, in which he was severely wounded in a battle near Savannah, and left on the field for dead. But he retained conscious- ness, and by superhuman effort managed to crawl to a neighboring house, where he received needed attention. For twenty-four years he was a member of the general assembly, and was a member of congress -- 1817-1819. His memory was so retentive that he could repeat verbatim the resolutions offered and the speeches delivered by his legislative associates. He lived to be about one hundred years old, and retained his very remarkable memory to the last. The late Gen. Phil. Cook was a near relative. Twelve children blessed this union: Martha, wife of Sam Williford; Missouri, wife of John Robeson; Mary Jane, widow of Augustus Parrott, killed during the war; J. T., the subject of this sketch; C. W .; C. Z. M., who was a soldier in the war with Mexico (deceased); W. H., who served during the late civil war (deceased); Caroline T., deceased wife of B. Griffin, Mississippi. Four died in infancy. Dr. Dismukes was raised on a farm near his present resi- dence, and was educated at the common schools of the county. Having studied medicine under the preceptorship of Dr. Clem E. Cheatham of Dawson he entered the medical college of Georgia, Augusta, from which he graduated -- Dr. H. V. M. Miller, now of Atlanta, being then a member of the faculty. After graduating he located in that part of Lee now included in Terrell county, near the present site of Dawson. He practiced there two years and then moved to his present location then known as "Hardmoney," now Weston. Early in the war between the states he enlisted as a private in Company K, Seventeenth Georgia regiment, but soon afterward was commissioned as assistant surgeon, in which capacity he served until the surrender. He was present at the seven days' fight around Richmond, Second Manassas, Sharpsburg, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, and the siege of Petersburg. On his return home after the war he resumed the practice of his profession, in which he has been successful-his patronage extend- ing for miles around, even into adjoining counties. Dr. Dismukes was married in 1868 to Miss Nancy J .- born and reared in Talbot county, Ga .- daughter of Joseph and Mary (Drennin) McCall. Her father was killed in the battle at Ken- nesaw Mountain, and her mother is a member of Dr. Dismuke's family. To Dr. and Mrs. Dismukes nine children have been born: Alice, wife of John Sims; William J., merchant, Weston; Forrest S., Coffee county; twin sister of Forrest, died in infancy; Robert Toombs; H. M .; Charles D .; Z. C .; and M. G .- these last five at home. Dr. Dismukes is a democrat, and himself and wife are members of the Methodist church, of which he is a trustee.

J.J. DIXON, planter, Webster (postoffice Richland, Stewart) county, Ga., son of R. M. and E. C. (Clemmons) Dixon, was born in Stewart county in 1847. His paternal great-grandparents, Shade F. and (Merrick) Dixon, were natives

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of North Carolina, whence they came before marriage to Georgia, and settled on land afterward included in Stewart county-among the earliest settlers in that part of the state. They reared a large family, were members of the Primitive Baptist church, and lived to be quite old. His grandfather, Thomas Dixon, the eldest son of the above, was born in what is now Stewart county in 1792. He moved to Alabama in 1857, where he died in 1872. He was a soldier in the war with Mexico. He was a democrat in politics, and a member of the Primitive Baptist church. His children were R. M .; Thomas; Lizzie, married a Mr. Pinkston; Mattie, married a Mr. Bass; Harriet, married a Mr. Clemmons, who died, and she then married D. G. Rodgers; Alice, married a Mr. Sasser; and Shade F., San Antonio, Texas, the youngest and only survivor. Mr. Dixon's father, the oldest child, was born in what is now Stewart county in 1825, where he grew to manhood, and was educated. In 1846 he married his wife-born in 1826 in Houston county- daughter of Nelson Clemmons. Mr. Clemmons was born in Georgia and moved his family to what is now Stewart county, in 1829, and settled near Richland, where he raised his family, all of whom are now dead except Mrs. Dr. Z. F. Coffin, Stewart county. Mr. Dixon's parents settled near Richland-then known as "Box Aucle," where they lived until 1860, when they moved to D. G. Rodgers' place near Preston, Ga. In 1862 he enlisted in Com- pany F, Forty-sixth Georgia regiment, and was made second lieutenant of his company. He was taken sick with pneumonia and died in September, 1863; and his widow died in 1869. He was an uncompromising and active democrat, and himself and wife were members of the Primitive Baptist church. They were the parents of six children: J. J., the subject of this sketch; W. N., died in Texas; Georgia Ann, married J. J. Nicholson, and moved to Florida, where he died; she is now living near Geneva in that state; Robert T. (see sketch in these Memoirs); Marshall, killed by a fall from a cotton screw in 1894; Thomas, died in infancy. Mr. Dixon attained to manhood on the old home place, which he now owns, and was educated in the near by country schools. When sixteen years of age he enlisted in Company B, Second Georgia regiment, served in Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina, and participated in the battles of Chickamauga, Powder Springs, Jonesboro and the defense of Atlanta, and was at Columbus, Ga. He was wounded at the battle of Jonesboro and sent to the hospital at Barnesville, Ga., and was soon afterward furloughed and came home. As soon as he was sufficiently recovered he rejoined his company at Gadsden, Ala. He was twice captured-first at Jonesboro, and next at Columbus, but on each occasion very soon made his escape. At the time of the surrender he was at Milledgeville, Ga. Returning home he engaged in farming, to which he has devoted his entire time and attention, and is one of the largest farmers, as well as one of the richest men in Webster county, where he wields a wide and strong salutary influence. Mr. Dixon was married December, 1868, to Miss Lydia Alborn, born in March, 1851, in sight of her present home, daughter of Josiah H. Carter, who was born in Bibb county, Ga., and who came to Stewart and settled in what is now Webster county, and participated in a battle near his place in the Creek Indian war. Mr. and Mrs. Carter had nine children: Catharine, deceased wife of David Warren; Biddie, wife of Washington Warren, near Richland; George N., physician, killed at Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863; Martha, widow of E. Nowell, lives at the old homestead; J. W., physician (deceased); Lydia A., wife of the subject of this sketch, and three who died in infancy. Mr. Carter died in 1880, aged seventy- eight years, and his wife died in September, 1879, aged sixty-four years, both of them members of the Primitive Baptist church. To Mr. and Mrs. Dixon two children have been born: Robert J., bookkeeper for T. F. Carter, Richland, Ga .;

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Memoirs of Georgia; containing historical accounts of the state's civil, military, industrial and professional interests, and personal sketches of many of its people. Vol. II, Part 150

Author: Publication date: 1859 Publisher: Atlanta, Ga., The Southern historicl association Number of Pages: 1166

Author:
Publication date: 1859
Publisher: Atlanta, Ga., The Southern historicl association
Number of Pages: 1166