Pulaski County GA Genealogy – Page 7 of 10

A Fresh Look at Ocmulgee Bottoms

Many of the most fundamental assumptions by the Anthropology profession concerning the Pre-European history of the Lower Southeast were developed during the mid-20th century as a result of a massive, federally-funded excavation of archaeological sites near Macon, GA. While today, anthropologists, museums and the National Park Service present a united front stating that the body of knowledge, which resulted from the Ocmulgee Bottoms studies, was the result of comprehensive analysis, plus well-thought out consensus by some of the most brilliant men of their time, the truth is quite a bit different.

The Natural History of Ocmulgee Bottoms

Ocmulgee Bottoms is a corridor of the Ocmulgee River Flood Plain in the central region of the State of Georgia that begins at the Fall Line in Macon, GA and continues 38 miles southward to near Hawkinsville, GA. This region is located in Bibb, Twiggs, Houston, Bleckley and Pulaski Counties. The Ocmulgee River’s velocity slows dramatically upon entering the Bottoms and has a serpentine channel. Over the eons, the river here has meandered frequently across the breath of the flood plain, leaving hundreds of ponds and swamps, plus a deep layer of rich, alluvial soil. On top of the alluvial soil is from one to ten feet or red clay that was deposited during the period when cotton was cultivated in the Piedmont, upstream.

Muster Roll of Georgia Militia – District 364

Muster Roll of Georgia Militia, Pulaski County, Georgia, March 4, 1862 – District 364 Wright Harrell, Jr. John Harrell, Jr. Henly Harrell Jas. Bishop Jerry Bowen Kinchen Hilliard Jacob Joiner Wm. Shirly Asa Harrell J. W. Harrell S. W. Holt W. W. Holt, Jr. M. D. Daniels J. M. Daniels, Jr. Stephen Daniels Jas. Lowell T. M. Stewart W. W. Harrell Lovet Holt Gabe Singletary S. B. Rutherford Thos. Singleterry F. T. Flanders W. P. Dillard N. N. Harrell Edmond Cooday Alex Sapp J. L. Lamkin J. L. Graham

Muster Roll of Georgia Militia – District 317

Muster Roll of Georgia Militia, Pulaski County, Georgia, March 4, 1862 – District 317 Wm. J. Allen John A. Coleman B. Coleman Thos. J. Baker Jesse Brown Columbus Bennett Loving Evans Benj. W. Evans Wm. Phillips Elias Phillips Eason Phillips John A. Phillips, Sr. Samuel C. Rollins James R. Roland Wm. Roland Jas. C. Rodgers Robert Rodgers D. W. Southerland Jas. E. Scarborough James Trippe Berry Taylor Green B. Williams David N. Walker Twiggs Fossett Thos. J. Faircloth Sam. B. Goff Jas. Graham Irwin Grimsley Joshua Grantham James M. Giddings John A. Harrell Lewis B. Harrell Cornelius Lester Hugh Lester … Read more

History of Wesley Chapel, Pulaski County, Georgia

Wesley Chapel was organized more than one hundred years ago (no record of exact date available). It is situated near the line of Pulaski and Dooly Counties. The first building was of logs, cut and hewn out by those and others who organized and constituted the first church. A number of years ago the old log building had served its day and generation and had to be torn down to make room for a new building. It also was built of logs. Later it, too, gave place to a new frame building which the congregation now occupies. This historic church … Read more

Biographical Sketch of William Bembry

Among the pioneer settlers of Pulaski County were William Bembry, born in North Carolina, August 23, 1795, and his wife, Marina Mayo Bembry, born in the same state, November 14, 1799, both descendants of English families. They came to Pulaski County in 1829 in covered wagons and purchased lands in and near Old Hartford, a prosperous town of this section at that time. They later built a home about a mile out, on what is now the Cochran highway, then little more than an Indian trail between the Ocmulgee and Oconee Rivers. They both lie buried near the old homestead, … Read more

Biography of Thomas Bartow Ragan

Thomas Bartow Ragan was born on a plantation in Pulaski County, Georgia, November 28, 1862, of sturdy Sew-Irish stock, the son of Alexander and Sophia Davis Ragan. Alexander Ragan was born in Robinson County, North Carolina, in 1827, and was but eight years old when his family moved to Georgia. He became a farmer and married Sophia, daughter of H. L. Davis, judge and justice in the early days of Pulaski County. Thomas Bartow Ragan was reared on the farm. He attended the country schools and supplemented his instruction by study, reading, and, later, by travel. At eighteen he came … Read more

Biography of D. R. Pearce

Duke Riley Pearce, son of Chester Pearce and Martha (Hodge) Pearce, was born in Houston County, Georgia, on December 19, 1871. He attended the public schools at Henderson and Byron and entered Mercer University in February, 1890. He graduated with an A.B. degree in June 1893. After graduation he taught school in Cobb County in 1894 and 1895, and in Houston County in 1896 and 1897. While teaching school he read law under W. C. Davis, a member of the bar at Perry, Georgia, and was admitted to practice law in April 1897. In July, 1897, he moved to Hawkinsville, … Read more

Georgia Rangers: Company G, 10th Georgia Infantry

Roster of men who served in Company G, 10th Georgia Infantry during the Civil War. This company was part of the soldiers known as the “Georgia Rangers” and most if not all of the men came from Pulaski County, GA. Orran C Horne, captain James S. Leith, first lieutenant Batts N. Mitchell, second lieutenant Payton Wade Douglas, second lieutenant Charles C. Kibbee, second lieutenant, promoted to captain Samuel H. Mauget, second lieutenant, promoted to first lieutenant John W. Bozeman, second lieutenant Charles W. Linder, second lieutenant Richard E. Hudson, first lieutenant Marcus Levi, third sergeant, promoted to first lieutenant Henry … Read more

Biography of Bernhardt (Barney) Mannheim

Bernhardt (Barney) Mannheim, son of Jacob and Rachel Mannheim, was born near Berlin, Germany, July 10, 1844, and died in Hawkinsville, August 31, 1914. He came to the United States July 9, 1860, and soon enlisted in the United States Army, serving four years of the War Between the States. He was captured during battle and held a prisoner at Andersonville, Georgia, and while there met and admired the people of this section so much that he decided to locate in Georgia later on in life. He made friends of several Confederate soldiers who were guarding him in prison, and … Read more

Pulaski County, Georgia Sheriffs 1809 – 1930

Sheriffs from Pulaski County, Georgia for the years of 1809-1930. Lewis Holland, May 4, 1809 Elisha Higgs, Nov. 30, 1809 Allen Took, Oct. 29, 1811 Archibald Lassiter, Sept. 7, 1813 Elijah Wallace, Jan. 10, 1814-Jan. 9, 1816 Bartley Barker, Jan. 9, 1816 Daniel Rhodes, Jan. 13, 1818 Bartley Barker, Jan. 11, 1820 Uriah Yarbrough, Jan. 29, 1822 Bartlett Barker, Jan. 14, 1824 Willis B. Reeves, Jan. 17, 1826 Alexander Dennard, Jan. 12, 1830-Jan. 11, 1832 John Lee Junr, Jan. 11, 1832-Jan. 14, 1834 William L. Tooke, Jan. 14, 1834-Jan. 16, 1836 Wiley Holder, Jan. 16, 1836-Jan. 15, 1838 Jas. Dykes, … Read more

Biography of Charlton Berrien Adams

Charlton Berrien Adams, eldest son of Peter and Mary B. Adams, was born July 16, 1860, in Vienna, Georgia, where his father was a highly respected lawyer and large planter. After the death of his father, at the age of fifteen, Charlton, with the other members of his family, moved to Hawkinsville. When he had completed the public schools and was unable to attend college on account of the difficult times resulting from the War Between the States, he began clerking in a bakery. A short time after this he worked with Mr. R. J. Taylor in his drug business. … Read more

Biography of Robert Jenks Taylor

Robert Jenks Taylor was born in Hawkinsville, Pulaski County, Georgia, June 15, 1854. He is eighty-one years old and never looked better yr felt younger in his life, though in recent years he distributed and put in trust more than a million dollars for his loved ones and drew in his sails so his last years would not be harassed by business matters. But he was like the old-time gin horse, turned out to graze: He couldn’t stop. He organized the Taylor Investment Company and kept right on making money. He goes to his office regularly at the Macon Savings … Read more

Biography of Needham Williamson Jelks

Needham Williamson Jelks, fifth son of James Oliver and Mary Polhill Jelks, was born October 14, 1847, in Hawkinsville, Ga. When he was quite young, his family moved to Belleville, Fla., locating at Lake Oclahatchee, where he received his early education. During the War Between the States he enlisted as a private at the age of sixteen in the Florida Artillery, taking part in the Battle of Natural Bridge, and several other engagements. After the war he returned to Hawkinsville and was employed by his older brothers, J. 0. and J. J. Jelks, in the mercantile business. Associated with this … Read more

Biographies of Pulaski County Georgia

Biographies of Pulaski County, Georgia: The following collection consists of 104 biographies of Pulaski County Georgia. These persons were either born and raised in Pulaski County or settled the county at an early date in it’s history (pre 1900). They consist of men in the County of Pulaski, who were considered by the author to be the religious, business, governmental, professional, and agricultural leaders of the various communities in Racine. Sometimes they were included simply because they “subscribed” to the manuscript prior to publication.

Company I, Fifth Georgia Reserves

Roster of officers who served in Company I, Fifth Georgia Reserves. These men were primarily from Pulaski County, GA. W. P. Mobley, captain G. W. Hendrick, first lieutenant A. E. McLeod, second lieutenant B. F. Boon, second lieutenant J. L. Wilcox, second lieutenant

Biography of John Henry Caldwell

The members of the Henry-Caldwell family are descended from ancient families of England, France, and Ireland. Judge John Henry, head of the Henry-Caldwell family in Hawkinsville, was born June 12, in Belfast, Ireland. At the age of five years he came with his parents to this country, locating at Westfield, New York, and coming to Georgia as a very young man. For several years he lived at Hayneville, in Houston County, where he married Miss Civility Coates Kendrick, a descendant of some of the first families of Virginia, who served with distinction during the Colonial and Revolutionary periods. Just after … Read more

Trustees Of Pulaski Academy

In the early days, each county had an academy to which the State would furnish small annual appropriations. The first commissioners of Pulaski Academy were: Furney F. Gatlin Nelson Clayton Hardy Vickers William Hathorn Robert Thompson. These were named as such in Act of the Legislature, approved December 25, 1822. In 1830, by another Act of the Legislature, the following were “added to the commissioners of the Pulaski County Academy.” Robert N. Taylor Jacob Watson John Rawls William L. Tooke

Pulaski County, Georgia Land Lottery Register

In 1802 Georgia ceded to the US all the land between the Chattahoochee and the Mississippi River, in return for a promise from the US to remove all Indians from Georgia’s reserve territory. “By purchase if possible; by pressure if necessary.” By an act of the Legislature in the year 1803, the new Purchase of lands from the Indians west of the Oconee River was distributed under the first Land Lottery system. Under it the public lands as they were from time to time freed from Indian occupancy, were at public cost surveyed into small lots of uniform size and … Read more

Biography of Eli Warren Goode

Eli Warren Goode was born December 18, 1869, and died October 17, 1929. It was the observation of a well-known writer that it takes three generations to make a gentleman. Mr. Goode’s father was Charles T. Goode, a graduate of the University of Georgia in the class of 1853, a Colonel in the Cavalry of the Confederate Army, a member of the General Assembly, a member of the constitutional convention of 1865, a lawyer and orator par excellence. The paternal grandfather was Honorable Thomas W. Goode, a highly successful lawyer, who was frequently sent to both branches of the General … Read more