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 98

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

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SAMUEL D. HOLLAND, SR., farmer, Huntsville, Paulding Co., Ga., son of Archibald and Elizabeth (Harding) Holland, was born in what is now Fulton county, Ga., in 1829. His father, son of William Holland, who was of Irish descent, was born in Virginia in 1800, was reared on the farm, and educated in the common schools of the county. When he was twelve years of age he came with the family to Georgia and settled in Clarke county, where he grew to man- hood, and married in 1824 or 1825. Soon after his marriage he moved to what is now Fulton county and took up government land, on which some of the principal business houses of Atlanta now stand. In 1833 Mr. Holland's father moved to Cobb county, whence in February, 1836, he moved to Paulding county, two years before the removal of the Indians. Farming was the business of his life; he died in 1868. Mr. Holland's mother was of English ancestry, and was born in Clarke county about 1809. Her grandfather came from England about 1770, and was a soldier in the revolutionary war under the immediate command of Washington. She gave birth to seven children, and died Dec. 22, 1840. Mr. Holland was reared

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on the farm, enjoying only the limited educational facilities incident to pioncer life, three months in common county schools. He was only seven years old when his father located where he now lives, which was then a vast unbroken forest. For fifty-eight years-nearly all his life-he has lived in his present home, where he has reared his family and acquired a competency, following no other pursuit than farming. His experience as a Confederate soldier was limited to fourteen days' service. Mr. Holland was married in 1850 to Miss Ann, daughter of Hartwell and Elizabeth (Anderson) Lec, by whom he has had nine children, of whom five survive: Mrs. Pauline A. Elberry, Mrs. Lucinda Finch, Mrs. Emiline Matthews, Mrs. Sarah Gann and Thomas W. As a successful farmer, a good neighbor, and upright and honorable citizen, Mr. Holland is held in high esteem.

THOMAS C. HOWELL, SR., farmer, Dallas, Paulding Co., Ga., son of Greenc W. and Elizabeth (Clayton) Howell, was born in Cabarrus county, N. C., in 1833. His father, who was the son of Joseph Howell, a revolutionary soldier, was born in North Carolina in 1807. In 1836 he migrated from that state to Georgia, traveling all the distance by wagon, and settled in Cobb county, living in a tent until he could clear land and build a house. In 1846 he moved to Carroll county, Ga., whence, after living there two years, he moved to Paulding county, where he died in 1852. Mr. Howell's mother was a daughter of Thomas and Sallie (Raysor) Clayton, and was born in North Carolina in 1799, was married about 1827, and became the mother of seven children: Joseph; Mrs. Mary Hardeman; Thomas C., the subject of this sketch; Mrs. Sarah Walton; Mrs. Bede R. Hester; John A., and James J. His mother died in 1878. Mr. Howell was reared on the farm, and educated at the "old-field" school, taught in a dirt-floor log house without windows. In April, 1862, he enlisted in Company A, Fortieth Georgia regiment, saw much hard service, and was engaged in many hard-fought battles, among them: Baker's Creek, Vicksburg, Missionary Ridge, Resaca, and from there to, and including, Atlanta (where he was slightly wounded), and many less important engagements. Aug. 16, 1864, he was made a prisoner at East Point, near Atlanta, and sent to Camp Chase, Ohio, where he was confined ten months. After the surrender he was sent home to find it a mass of ruins 'mid a scene of desolation. Nothing daunted he went to work manfully to recuperate and rehabilitate himself. How well he has succeeded is told by his comfortable home, his broad productive acres and present pleasant surroundings. Popular, progressive and prosperous, his declining years will pass untroubled by anxious cares. Mr. Howell was married in 1854 to Miss Sarah A., daughter of Sidney and Nancy (Hull) Robertson, and to them six children were born: John H., Joseph B., Green W., Thomas C., Benjamin F. and Mrs. Mollie J. Rogers. Within one year he had two sons killed on the East Tenn., Va. & Ga. railway. His second son, a conductor, was killed in a wreck in 1891, and his fourth son, a flagman, was also killed that same year in a wreck; and the next year his son-in-law, Patrick Rogers, a fircman, was killed in another wreck on the same road. His wife died May 12, 1892. On June 22, 1892, Mr. Howell was married to Miss Lucinda Bradbury. Mr. Howell is a prominent member of the Missionary Baptist church, of which he has been a deacon for thirty-four years, and possesses the entire confidence of all who know him.

JAMES M. LARD, farmer, Hiram, Paulding Co., Ga., son of Archibald and ) Mary (Eddleman) Lard, was born in Newton county, Ga., in 1824. His father was of South Carolina parentage, and was born in 1790. He was reared and edu- cated in Gwinnett county, Ga., to which his parents moved when quite young. He afterward moved to Newton county, being one of its earliest settlers, prospered

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as a farmer, and died in 1866. His mother was a daughter of David and Elizabeth Eddleman, and was born in 1797, was married in 1820, and died in 1864, having become the mother of and reared eight children: Mrs. Nancy Swan; James M., the subject of this sketch; Appling; Richard; Franklin; Thomas; John; Dawson, and George. Mr. Lard was reared a farmer, and educated in Newton county. In 1853 he moved to Paulding county, which has since been his home. In 1863 he enlisted in the state service, but a few days afterward entered the Confederate service, and was a member of Companies I and D, Seventh Georgia cavalry. His command served on the Georgia coast and in the Virginia campaign until the surrender, doing its part to sustain the prowess and reputation of the Georgia troops. Returning to his home he found it stripped of everything movable, and he had to begin life anew; so he set about the work of restoration. He has been successful, and has placed himself in condition to comfortably and peacefully pass his declining years. Mr. Lard was married in 1850 to Miss Martha M., daughter of Alexander and Eliza (Colbert) Lester, which union has been blessed with seven children: Mrs. Augusta Florence, Mrs. Tallulah Dorrisa, Mrs. Mattie Gunnall, Mrs. Eva Chance, Thomas, James and Joseph D. He is a revered and ex- emplary member of the Methodist church, which he joined fifty-five years ago.

GEORGE WASHINGTON LAWRENCE, farmer, Dallas, Paulding Co., Ga., son of George and Sarah (Moseley) Lawrence, was born in what is now Campbell county, Ga., Aug. 3, 1827. His grandfather, John Lawrence, was born in 1760, and served eight years in the patriot army during the revolutionary war. He was captured and spent a part of the time in an English prison. When set at liberty he returned to America, and soon afterward married Miss Bertheland Smith. He died about 1840, leaving quite a collection of interesting relics of "the times that tried men's souls," which are still a cherished possession of the family. The father of Mr. Lawrence was born in North Carolina in 1789, and when a boy worked on the farm; but when of suitable age he was apprenticed to a blacksmith. About the time he reached manhood he migrated to Georgia, and settled in Jasper county, where, for many years he served as a justice of the peace. In 1837 he moved to Paulding county, where he farmed and worked at his trade. He died in 1850. Mr. Lawrence's mother was born in North Carolina in 1797, and died Sept. 28, 1869. Mr. Lawrence was raised on the farm, and all the schooling he obtained was in a dirt-floor, windowless log house, and was limited to three months. When he was nine years old his parents moved to Paulding county, where he was raised a farmer-which has been the pursuit of his life. In 1862 he entered the Confederate service as a member of Company K, Sixtieth Georgia regiment, and, besides other less important engagements, participated in the battles of Bristow, second Manassas, Fairfax, Sharpsburg and Fredericksburg. At Fredericksburg he was captured and sent to Camp Lee, where he remained until 1863, when he was exchanged and sent home. Resuming his farm work he has industriously and successfully pur- sued it since. He has a good home, a fine property, and is highly esteemed by his friends and fellow-citizens. Mr. Lawrence was married March 25, 1847, to Miss Eliza, daughter of Oliver and Sarah (Brown) Brintle, of Paulding county. To them three children-still living-have been born: George M., Mrs. Sarah E. Shelton and Mrs. Ida Graham. Since 1863 Mr. Lawrence has been a member of the masonic fraternity.

JAMES M'BRAYER, farmer, Oval, Paulding Co., Ga., son of Andrew and Nancy (Leathers) McBrayer, was born in Paulding county in 1835. Mr. Mc- Brayer's father-son of John McBrayer, who was a revolutionary soldier-was born in Buncombe county, N. C., in 1807, whence the family migrated to Georgia

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in 1817, making the journey in an ox-cart, and settled in what is now Campbell and Douglas counties-living in a tent until land could be cleared and a house built. Three months' schooling, under serious disadvantages, was all he received, but by reading and studying by a pine-knot light he acquired a fair practical education at home. In 1831 he moved to what is now Paulding county, where he accumulated a fortune, and died in 1891. Mr. McBrayer's mother, who is still living, was born in 1813, in South Carolina. Her parents were Samuel and Mary (Swanford) Leathers, an old family of revolutionary war times, who came to Georgia and settled in what is now Paulding county. In 1831 she was married to Mr. McBrayer, and of the children which blessed their union, nine are now living: James M., the subject of this sketch; Peter T .; Samuel M .; Andrew J .; George W .; WVm. C .; Joseph C .; Mrs. Mary A. Walker, and Mrs. Susannah Waldrop. Mr. McBrayer was raised a farmer, and received such education as could be obtained in the country common schools at the time. In 1857 he began life as a farmer, and had gotten a good start when the unpleasantness occurred. In 1862 he enlisted in Company I, Nineteenth Georgia regiment, with which he was engaged in the battles of the Wilderness, Fredericksburg, and others. In 1862 he was taken prisoner, but was soon exchanged, rejoined his command, and remained with it until the surrender of Gen. Johnston, April 26, 1865. Like thousands of his comrades, he returned to his home to find it a desolate waste. By well-directed labor and close management he has restored it, and has now as good a farm and is as prosperous as the most favored of his fellow-citizens. Mr. McBrayer was mar- ried in 1857 to Miss Martha, daughter of Henry and Matilda (Jackson) Cleckler, who has borne him seven children: Joseph B., Mrs. Nancy V. McLarty, Andrew E., Mrs. Elizabeth Cornet, James, Robert L., and Etta E.

PETER M'BRAYER, farmer, Oval, Paulding Co., Ga., son of Andrew and Nancy (Leathers) McBrayer, was born in Paulding county in 1837. Like his brother, James, a sketch of whom will be found elsewhere, he was raised on the farm, and was educated in the old-time log school-house. In 1862 he enlisted in Company I, Fifth Georgia regiment, Col. Wadkins commanding. With his com- mand, he participated in the battles of Baker's Creek, Missionary Ridge, Dalton, Resaca, and numerous less important engagements. In April, 1864, he was captured and sent to Indianapolis, Ind., where he was detained as a prisoner nine months. While there he suffered for want of food, from insufficiency of clothing, and frozen feet. From Indianapolis he was sent to Baltimore, Md., and thence to Richmond, where he was paroled. On his return home he walked all the distance from North Carolina, and reached home three weeks before the surrender. He went to work at once to restore his farm to its antebellum condition, which he has accomplished, and by adopting improved machinery and methods, increased its productiveness and his resources. No neighboring farmer excels him in manage- ment or harvest. Mr. McBrayer was married Dec. 5, 1866, to Miss Mary F., daughter of Bennett and Jane (Ingram) Cooper, who has borne him nine children: William A., Mrs. Vilula Ellis, Andrew E., Ida D., Mary E., Peter I., Warner J., Fannie F., and Robert L.

WILLIAM F. MEADOWS, farmer, Hiram, Paulding Co., Ga., son of Jacob and Sarah (Cawthorn) Meadows, was born in Oglethorpe county, Ga., in 1830. His paternal grandfather was a North Carolinian-of English parentage- and migrated from North Carolina to Georgia in 1808-making the trip in a large wooden wagon drawn by three horses, camping at night by the roadside. He settled in Oglethorpe county, and lived under a tent until timber could be felled and a house built. Mr. Meadows' father was born in Carteret county, N. C., in 1803,

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came with the family to Georgia in 1808, and was raised and educated in Ogle- thorpe county. In 1830 he married Miss Sarah Cawthorn-born in 1812-daugh- ter of Samuel H. and Sarah (Green) Cawthorn-who bore him fifteen children and died in 1857. She was the first wife of Mr. Meadows, who died in Cobb county in 1891. Mr. W. F. Meadows was the oldest of twenty-five children born to his father, was raised on the farm, and educated in the dirt-floor log school-house of that day. He was four years old when his parents moved to Cobb county (now Paulding), and is the only man now living in the county who lived in it at that time. He began life for himself as a farmer, which has been his life occupation, in 1849. In 1861 he enlisted in Company D, Seventh Georgia regiment, and with his command was in the first battle at Manassas-where he was shot through the left foot, inflicting a wound from which he has never recovered-and served in the Virginia campaign. He was sent to the hospital, and was discharged, and came home in 1862. The following January he re-enlisted in Company I, Twenty- eighth Georgia regiment (known as Boinaws), with which he served in the Florida campaign-participating in the battle at Ocean Pond. The command was ordered to Charleston, S. C., was there six months, including the siege, and the every-day bombardment; and participated in the battle on John's island. In obedience to orders, the command joined Gen. Johnston in North Carolina, and was with him when he surrendered. Since the war he has devoted his time and attention to the improvement of his farm, and is comfortably situated and enjoying life, the good-will of his neighbors, and the companionship of his family. Mr. Meadows was married in 1849 to Miss Sarah, daughter of David and Sarah (Autry) Moore- a union which has been blessed by ten children: William L., Sarah Caroline, Jacob D., Allison W., Benjamin F., Mrs. Mary House, Homer, Leetroy, Leonidas, and Mrs. Emma L. Varner. Mr. Meadows is a master Mason and an influential member of the Missionary Baptist church.

J. ROBERT MOON, postmaster, Dallas, Paulding Co., Ga., son of James K. and Mary J. (Butner) Moon, was born near Hiram, Paulding county, in 1853. His paternal grandfather, John W. Moon, was born in the latter part of the last century in Lincoln county, Ga., in which he was raised, and was a justice of the peace many years. In 1837 he moved to Paulding county, where he died forty years later. Mr. Moon's father was born in Lincoln county in 1820, and was raised a farmer. In 1853 he moved to Powder Springs, Cobb Co., Ga., where he engaged in mer- chandising, and soon established a prosperous business. In 1861 he enlisted in Company D, Seventh Georgia regiment, and was elected third lieutenant. He participated in the first and second Manassas battles, soon after which he was discharged on account of sickness. In 1863 he re-enlisted in Company I, Seventh Georgia cavalry, and was commissioned third lieutenant. He served through all the Virginia campaigns to the close of hostilities, steadily refusing a higher com- mission. He lost fifteen slaves and much other valuable property by the war. On his return home he resumed farming and continued it until his death, in 1870. His mother, daughter of Thomas and Marina (Chandler) Butner, was born in Walton county, Ga., in 1832. Her parents were of old North Carolina families. She was married when sixteen years old, and died in October, 1883. Of the children born to them, six are living: Zadoe B., Charles C., J. Robert, the subject of this sketch, Mrs. Harriet M. Sorrels, Mrs. Josephine L. S. Morris, and Mrs. Maggie F. Welch. Mr. Moon was raised on the farm, and educated partly in the country schools, and partly at Powder Springs. At the age of twenty-one he commenced an apprenticeship as carpenter and builder, and in 1879 moved to Dallas, where he followed his trade. In 1885 he was made deputy sheriff, and, after serving four years, was elected sheriff of the county. In 1891 he was elected a member of the

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town council, and appointed notary public and ex-officio justice of the peace. In 1893 he was appointed postmaster at Dallas. In every position to which he has been advanced Mr. Moon has proven equal to its duties, all of which he has fully and faithfully discharged-the best evidence of which is his steady, continuous promotion. Mr. Moon was married in 1882 to Miss Sarah J., daughter of Henry N. and Elizabeth (Stewart) Hagin, who has borne him four children: Jessie M., deceased; Bessie L .; Clara L., and Robert R. Mr. Moon is a master Mason, and an influential member of the Baptist church.

O LIVER T. MORRIS, farmer, Dallas, Paulding Co., Ga., son of Thompson and Ellen (Morgan) Morris, was born in Cobb county, Ga., in 1842. His paternal grandfather, Joseph Morris, was born in what is now Franklin county, Ga., in 1776. He was a school teacher, a man of note and influence, and repre- sented Cobb county in the general assembly. He moved to Cobb county in 1832. Mr. Morris' father was born in Gwinnett county in 1815, was raised on the farm, lived a quiet, successful farmer's life, cultivating peace and good will toward all, and died Jan. 15, 1887. Mr. Morris' mother was the daughter of Hardy and Nancy (Odom) Morgan, and was born in Sumter county, Ga., Feb. 22, 1822. Ten years later her parents moved to Cobb county, where she was reared on the farm and received a common school education. In January, 1841, she was married to Thompson Morris and became the mother of eight children: Oliver T., the subject of this sketch; Nancy A., Mrs. Elizabeth Helton, Alfred C., Thompson M., Joseph L., John W., and Ephraim U. His mother died Aug. 7, 1895, at the age of seventy-three. Mr. Morris was reared on a farm, and was educated at the "old field" school, taught in the old-time loghouse. In his twentieth year he enlisted in Company A, Fortieth Georgia regiment. He was with his command and participated in every battle in which it was engaged-in the campaigns in Kentucky and Tennessee, and in the defense of Vicksburg. Here he was cap- tured, and being prostrated soon afterward by fever, was sent home. On his restoration to health he rejoined the army at Dalton, Ga., and remained with it until the surrender. Returning to his farm, laid waste by the ravages of war, he resolutely set to work to restore it to its former condition and rebuild his fortune. Since then, except when called to serve his fellow-citizens in the coun- cils of the state, he has devoted his time and energies to the improvement of his farm, in which he has been abundantly successful. In 1888 he was elected by the alliance democrats to represent Paulding county in the general assembly. His service and record were so satisfactory that he was re-elected in 1892 by the populists. His faithfulness and ability will undoubtedly commend him to his fellow-citizens for further service in the future. Mr. Morris was married in 1861 to Miss Martha J., daughter of Jamies and Lucinda (Harris) Carter. To them ten children have been born, seven of whom are living: Joseph L., James T., William O., Alfred A., Virginia, Homer M. and Parks H. He has lived where he now resides since he was thirteen years old; has been blessed with prosperity, respected as a law-maker, and has the entire confidence of all who know him.

GEORGE A. OWEN, farmer and miller, Dallas, Paulding Co., Ga., son of Arnold and Polly (Brown) Owen, was born near Providence, R. I., in 1822. His paternal grandfather, Thomas Owen, was a soldier in the patriot army during the revolutionary war. Mr. Owen's father was born in Rhode Island in 1797, was a successful farmer, and died in his native state in 1878. His mother was born in 1802, daughter of Esic Brown, her father also being a revolutionary soldier. She died in her seventy-sixth year. Mr. Owen was reared on his father's

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farm and received a good English education in the common schools of the state. After leaving school he served a four years' apprenticeship with a millwright, and in 1848 came to Georgia to work at his trade. He finally permanently established himself in Paulding county, and engaged in farming and milling, succeeding at both. Being a miller he was exempt from military service during the war, but was compelled to grind the tithes exacted from the farmers for the support of the soldiers in the Confederate army. During the war his house was made head- quarters for Gen. Veach, of Illinois, of the Union army, and his houses and mills were spared, but his five slaves, his stock and crops were run off or destroyed. He has been a successful farmer and miller and has placed himself in comfortable circumstances. In 1882 he was elected judge of the probate court of the county, and served one term. Mr. Owen was married in 1862 to Miss Nancy, daughter of Bailey and Nancy (Evans) Bone. Of six children, the fruit of this union, four are living: Mrs. Mollie Williams; Nellie G., single; Felton and Benjamin A.

JOHN F. RAGSDALE, farmer, Dallas, Paulding Co., Ga., son of S. W. and Sarah (Haygood) Ragsdale, was born in Newton county, Ga., Feb. 15, 1834. His paternal grandfather, Elijah Ragsdale, was a Virginian, a soldier in the patriot army during the revolutionary war, and also during the last war with Great Britain-1812-14. He migrated from Virginia to South Carolina, and thence to Georgia, settling first in Franklin county, but moving soon afterward to Newton county, among its earliest settlers. Mr. Ragsdale's father was born in Franklin county Feb. 9, 1809, was reared and continued to be a farmer and was educated in the common schools of the country. He moved to Paulding county about the time it was organized-a pioneer-and is still living at the age of eighty-five years. Mr. Ragsdale's mother was a daughter of John and Polly (Moss) Haygood, and was born in Clarke county, Ga., in 1815; was married about 1832, and reared a large family of children. She is still living, eighty years of age. Mr. Ragsdale received a farmer's training in early life, and was educated at the first schools in Paulding county, of which he has been a citizen for more than sixty years. In October, 1861, he enlisted in Company B, Fourth Georgia regiment, and served six months as coast guard. He then joined Com- pany I, Second Georgia cavalry, and was with Gen. Bragg in the Kentucky campaign, participating in the battles of Perryville and Murfreesboro, and many minor engagements. May 17, 1864, at Rome, Ga., his right arm was shot off at the shoulder, by which he was disabled from further military service. After some months' treatment in the hospitals at Rome, Marietta and Atlanta he returned home and secured transportation for his wife and babe to Columbus, Ga., on a wagon-load of hides, himself walking the entire distance. From there he took his faniily to Eufaula, Ala., where, establishing them in a small house, he engaged as overseer on the plantation of John N. Webb. He remained there until emanci- pation was proclaimed, when he returned by wagon to his farm in Paulding county. His labors since have been directed to its restoration, and with such success that he has now one of the best improved and arranged, as well as one of the best equipped farms in the county. In 1866 he was elected tax collector of the county and held it by re-election nine years. Mr. Ragsdale was married Feb. 17, 1858, to Miss Lucinda, daughter of Daniel and Narcissus White, who bore him six children, of whom three are living: Daniel A., William F. and Charles F. Their mother died July 26, 1882. Subsequently Mr. Ragsdale mar- ried Mrs. Fanny (nee Jones) Biggers. He is progressive and enterprising, a model farmer and citizen, and no man in Paulding county stands higher in the estimation of its people.

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WILLIAM A. RAGSDALE, educator and farmer, Dallas, Paulding Co., Ga., son of S. W. and Sarah (Haygood) Ragsdale, was born in De Kalb county in 1835. He was reared in the country, and was educated in the old-time dirt- floor log schoolhouse-the term being three or four weeks after the laying-by of the crops. In his twentieth year he attended Hogan Roberts' select school three months, after which he began his career as a teacher, and has taught at in- tervals from then until now. He also commenced reading law, inclining to that profession and did some practice, but the war intervening, his purpose was de- feated. In October, 1861, he raised a company, which became Company B, Fourth Georgia state troops, of which he was made captain-the youngest in the regiment. After being six months in the state service he enlisted as a private in Company I, Second Georgia cavalry regiment, and was with the famous Gen. Forrest in the campaigns in east Tennessee and Kentucky, participating in the first and second battles of Murfreesboro, and that at Lebanon, Tenn. In response to his solicitation the secretary of war granted him permission to return home and raise a second company, which became Company I, Sixty-fourth regiment, Col. Evans. This command served in the Florida campaign, and was engaged in the battle of Ocean Pond, in which he lost seven out of fifty-three men led into battle. Capt. Ragsdale was then placed in command of two companies to reconnoiter near Fort Mason, in western Florida. Following this he was ordered to the defense of Charleston, S. C. In the battle on John's island, July 9, 1864, when charging the Federal works, he was wounded by a shot passing through his right arm, shattering the bone, disabling him from further military service. He was sent to the hospital at Branchville, S. C., where he remained four weeks, and then returned to his home and resumed farming and teaching. After the passage of the public school law he was made a member of the first board of education of Paulding county. In 1858 he was a candidate for sheriff and was defeated by ninety votes. In 1868 he was the democratic candidate for repre- sentative to the general assembly and was again defeated. In 1876 he was a candidate for senator from his district, and was elected. While in the senate he introduced a bill consolidating the offices of clerk of the superior court and tax receiver, which became a law and remained in force a number of years. He also introduced a bill fixing the pay of grand jurors and bailiffs at one dollar per day, and no more. In 1882 he was elected county school commissioner and served four years. Capt. Ragsdale was married in 1860 to Miss Mary C., daughter of Robin and Julia (Gann) Gann, who has borne him five children: George T., of Arkansas; Robert E. L., Leonora, Mrs. Alice Harris and John A. G. He has been an almost lifelong member of the Missionary Baptist church, and in 1885 was ordained a minister, since which time he has been preaching. Soon after he began preaching he was elected moderator of the Tallapoosa association, which place he held for several years. In all the walks of life, citizen, farmer, teacher, soldier, legislator and as a minister of the gospel he has been true and faithful, and won universal respect and confidence.

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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 98

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