Warthen/Marsh family papers, 1836-1997 (bulk 1863-1946).

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Warthen/Marsh family papers, 1836-1997 (bulk 1863-1946).

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A collection of family correspondence from Walker and Washington Counties., GA, with additional letters from a merchant's wife in Alabama and CArrolton, GA; a school boy in Kirkwood, GA; school girls at Shorter College in Rome, GA; and businessmen in Atlanta. In addition there are Walker Co., GA, deeds, legal records, and other papers connected with the Warthen, Marsh, Allgood, Sparks, and Wicker families.

1 Cubic ft.1 Oversized folder.

Georgia Department of Archives and History Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6804617

Georgia Department of Archives and History Library

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When Nathaniel Green Warthern (1825-1895) from Washington, Co., GA, moved to Walker County and soon married Sarah Adaline (Ada or Addie) Marsh (1836-1926) on February 15, 1859, they began the family whose correspondence among sisters, brothers, parents, and children gives a rich picture of school years, courtship, small business, and general family life. Mrs. Warthen's sister was Mary Allgood, wife of the Trion Mill founder, Andrew Allgood. From the description of Warthen/Marsh famil...

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