Bill Wooten collection, 1832-1905.

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Bill Wooten collection, 1832-1905.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/432663287

The collection consists of 15 items deposited by Bill Wooten in 1987. Among them are 9 deeds from the 19th century and one from the the 20th century for property in Cobb County, Georgia. Also included are other deeds and indentures for Georgia property; a document pursuant to the last will and testament of Malachi Reeves (1859); a plat of land in Bryan County, Georgia signed by William Schley; and a plat signed by Wilson Lumpkin attached to a document also signed by Wilson Lumpkin.

15 items (0.1 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7520301

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Reeves, Malachi

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Schley, William, 1786-1858

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William Schley (1786-1858) was born in Frederick County, Maryland on December 15, 1786. In childhood he moved with his parents to Georgia and attended academies in Louisville and Augusta. He was admitted to the bar in Augusta in 1812, served as a judge, as a member of the Georgia Assembly, and as a representative from Georgia in Congress 1833-1835. At the time of his death (November 20, 1858) he was president of the Georgia Medical College at Augusta. He was author of a celebrated law book calle...

Lumpkin, Wilson, 1783-1870

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Wilson Lumpkin (1783-1870) was born in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, on January 14, 1783 to John Lumpkin and Lucy Hopson Lumpkin. While he was still a young child, Lumpkin's family moved to Oglethorpe County, Georgia. Lumpkin married twice, first to Elizabeth Walker, with whom he had six surviving children, and second to Annis Hopkins, with whom he had three children. He served on the Georgia State Legislature and was a member of Congress, 1815-187 and 1827-1831. Lumpkin served two terms as Gov...

Smith, John, 18xx-18xx.

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"Clarke County, in northeast Georgia, is the state's twenty-sixth county. It was originally inhabited by members of the Cherokee and Creek Indian nations, but the first white settlers arrived very soon after the end of the American Revolution (1775-83). Later, to entice new settlers to the area, the state offered 1,000 acres per family for a nominal sum. This opportunity drew a significant number of people of Scots-Irish descent from North Carolina and South Carolina." -- "Clarke County" from th...