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More than two centuries ago there
lived in state of Virginia one Adam
Thompson. From this state to South
Carolina lie migrated. Not being sat
isfied he moved on into Georgia, in
Franklyn county, which afterward be
came Hall county. White’s History
places him as one of the first set
tlers of Hall county. He owned
land in Hall county and sold to Dal
rymple.
We know nothing of his children
except one son, Hethie Glen Thomp
son, wlio also owned a farm in Hall
county. He sold to Vincent Lochart.
He wed a .Miss Melton and to them
were born: Richard, never wed; i
Elisha, never wed; Moses, wed a
Miss Swafford; Adam wed Nancy An
Neighbors; Aaron, wed a Miss Swaf
ford; Polly, wed a Braden; Loraine,
wed a Simmerman; Katie, wed Reu
ben Hill; Betsy never married, but
moved to Alabama.
Hethie G. Thompson sold his farm
in Hall county and moved up in Daw
son county about 1840, and near
where Dawsonville now is he died,
and was buried in 1850 at Bethel
about three miles from Dawson
ville.
At this time there were miles and
miles of forest land and all kinds of
game and but little land in cultiva
tion. There was an unbroken forest
where Dawsonville now stands.
Richard and Elisha died in Daw
f>on county. Moses migrated with
his family just after the civil war to
Arkansas.
Aaron moved before the war to Un
ion county, Young Cane District.
Polly lost her husband just a few
years after marrying and lived a
widow to a good old age and died
and was buried in Dawson county.
Louraine and Katie preceded their
husbands to the world beyond and
their remains were placed to rest in
Dawson county.
Adam Thompson was born in Hall
county . April 26, 1812, and died in
Jackson county, now Barrow coun
ty, May 18, 1882. He was buried at
Hancock grave yard. He wed Nan
cy Ann Neighbors in 1842. She was
the daughter of John Neighbors of
Dawson county, and was born Oct.
22, 1829, died in Polk county, Term.,
in 1868. Her remains were placed
In the clay of Copper Hill, Tenn.
The children born to bless the
union of Adam and Nancy Ann
Thompson are William Glenn, born
1848, wed Jane Cook. When last
heard from he was in Kansas. John
Wesley, the second son, was born
August 17, 184A, and died July, 1906.
He wed Mary Louisa Reinhardt, Oct.
15, 1862. She was born March 7th,
1848, and died June 2, 1905. She was
the daughter of Jacob Reinhardt, of
Cherokee county, Ga. Their chil
dren are: Columbus M., Jacob D.,
Americus A., Martha A., and Edna
L.
The third son of Adam and Nancy
Thompson is James Asbury, born
September 2, 1848, and died May 26,
1907. He wed Ruth J. Curbow Oct.
18, 1868, and on Oct. 27, 1869 she
passed to her reward and was buried
in Tennessee.
The children born to them were:
Nancy A., born Oct. 12, 1869, died
Aug. l.i, 1870. .Martha J. born Oct.
12, 1869, died Feb. 18, 1870. These
two were buried in what is now Bar
row county at the Hill family ceme
tery.
The remains of John W. and wife,
Mary L.. and James A., were laid in
the Kbtnezer church yard to await
the resurrection morn.
James Asbury made his home with
his father for a few years after the
death of his wife. He read medicine
under Drs. Long and Maltby and
took his course in the medical col
lege of Atlanta and began the prac
tice of medicine in 1874. He follow -
<*d this profession so long as he w'as
able to do anything. He was afflict
ed when quite a boy with rheuma
tism and in 1871 while in Texas lie
came near to death’s door. He suf
fered more or less with this disease
to his end.
He was made a .Master Mason in
Rockwell lodge and was Worshipful
Master ( f Davidson lodge for a num
ber of years. He Joined the Method
ist church in early youth.
James A. got one whipping in
school near Dawsonville. Bob Tay
lor, of Tennessee notoriety, was in
this school. Bob flopped his ears,
which so amused James that he
laughed out. The teacher turned and
asked who laughed and James said
“I laughed,” and got his whipping.
The fourth son of Adam and Nan
cy Ann Thompson is Jasper LaFay
ette, born 1840, and died in Jackson
county. He had made Texas home
for a number of years. His health
faihd and he came to his brother in
Jackson county, Ga., and breathed
his last and was buried at Ebenezer.
He wed his cousin, Clara Payne, a
daughter of Zeb C. Payne of Daw
son county.
The fifth child of Adam and Nancy
Ann Thompson is Martha J., born
laid away at Bethlehem church near
Hoschton, Jackson county. She wed
Esq. W. M. Smith, banker of Hosch
ton. To them were born Walter C.,
a dentist of Jefferson, and Chester
A., of the the same place.
The sixth child of Adam and Nan
cy A, was Mary Ann, who died in
childhood. This completes the gen
eaology.
Adam Thompson had a very check
ered life —sometimes farmer, miner,
teacher, preacher, coal burner, a
good trader and hard student. He
once owned a hundred acres of land
that now lies in a mile of Dawson
ville. 1 have in my possession sev
eral deeds to mineral rights on lands
in Lumpkin, Fannin and Cherokee
counties which were made to him.
Sometime during the civil war he
and his sons moved over into Cher
okee county between Canton and Wa
le*ska and lived on lands owned by
David Pitman near old Sardis church
At this place John W. met and wed
Mary B. Reinhardt. Two years pass
ed and he, with his family and be
longings placed on four 4-horse wag
ons, went up into Tennessee and
rented a farm at the junction of
Ten Mile river with the Suey river.
Another year passed and they mi
grated to Ducktown, Polk county,
Tennessee. Here he contracted to
burn coal for the copper mines.
At this place the wife and moth
er died and in 1869 he migrated with
his children to Jackson county, Ga.
In 1873 he and M. F. Hinton built a
ginnery on Parker creek and in 187'5
wdiile working in the gin, got his
hand badly cut up and it was of lit
tle use to him thereafter.
He was licensed to preach by the
M. E. church the 18th of December,
1849. This license was signed by H.
H. Kavanaugh. He was ordained by
the Congregational church, Sept. 25,
1870. A paper as proof was signed
by John O. Thacker and John B.
Reese. He was pastor of Macedonia
church when he died. He was a
Master Mason, a true Granger and
an admirer of Emory Speer.
The second wife of Adam Thomp
son was Sarah Kelly, a daughter of
Pollard Kelly, of Dawson county.
She died several years back. John
Neighbors, the father of Adam's first
wife married a Foster and in the
rush in the 40’s to the gold fields
of Califonia he was lost to his peo
ple.
The children of J. \V. and Mary L.
1 hompson, who wed are Americus
A., who wed Phoeby Fincher and
these are their children: Claud,
Vera, Johnny Lou, Clyde, Latrelle,
and F. A.
Martha A. wed l). S. Nickelson.
These are their children: Bertha,
Vinnie, Olin and John A.
Edna L., wed John W. O’Shields.
These are their children: Annie Lou,
Ruby Fay, John, Paul, Ralph.
Jacob D. Thompson died in Ala
bama in 1888.
Americus A. died in 1907 and his
wife died a year previous.
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SEHRIFF’S SALE
Will be sold on the first Tuesday
in March, 1916, before the court
house door, in Winder, Georgia., be
tween the legal hours of sale, to the
highest bidder for cash, the one
t nith remainder interest in the fol
lowing described land. Said land sold
as remainder man’s interest of M. B.
Griffeth, in the William Coßier es
ta*e, which consists of 200 acres of
land, more or less, in Barrow coun
ty, Georgia, Jones district, G. M.,
and bounded as follows: On north
by lands of T. B Smith; on east by
lands of Y. A. Daniel; on south by
the lands of Tom Vincent; on west
by lands of M. F. Wood. Said lands
are to be sold subject to the life es
tate of Miss Pheobe Collier, and to
satisfy a fi. fa. issued from the City
Court of Jeferson,, Georgia, December
18, 1914, against M. B. Griffeth, in
favor of Porter Fertilizer Company.
Property pointed out by plaintiff’s
ajt’orneys. This February 9, 1916.
H. O. Camp, Sheriff.
Carpenter & Kimball, Attorneys
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SHERIFF’S SALE.
Will be sold before the court house
door of Barrow county, in Winder,
Georgia, on the first Tuesday in
March, 1916, at public outcry, within
the legal hours of sale, to the high
est bidder for cash, the following de
serbied property, to-wit: One Indian
Motorcycle and side car, said prop
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C. W. Herndon to satisfy a mortgage
fi. fa. issued from the Superior court
of Barrow county in favor of A. A.
Thomas against the said C. \V. Hern
dou. This the Bth day of Feb., 1916.
H. O. Camp. Sheriff.
Administrator’s Sale.
Georgia, Barrow county.
By virtue of an order granted by
the Court of Ordinary, on the first
Monday in February, 1916, will be
sold before the Court House door
In said county, in Winder, Georgia,
within the legal hours of sale, on the
first Tuesday in March, 1916, to the
highest bidder for cash, the follow
ing described property, to-wit:
All that tract or parcel of land, ly
ing and being in the 248 rd district
of Barrow county, known as the J. M
Saunders home place, and contain
ing 80 acres, more or less, more
particularly described as follows:
Bounded on the south by the Wood
lawn Heights property and the prop
erly of Mrs. Z. F. Stanton estate;
on the west by the property of J.
W. Saunders; on the north by the
property of A. B. Harwell, W. C.
Saunders and F. L. Sims; on the
east by the Woodlawn Heights prop
erty.
Th:g tract of land has been sub
divided, streets layed off and will
be sold as city property.
Sold for the purpose of paying debt
and distribution among the heirs at
law. Terms cash. This February 8,
1 y, 6. c. H. Saunders,
Admr. of ates of S. J. and J. M. I
Saunders, Deceased.
CITATION
Georgia, Barrcw County.
To all whom it may concern: Ma
'icr. lay of said State, having ap
.> i J to me for letters of administra
tion de bonis non on the estate of
W. J. Haynie, of said county, this
is to cite all and singular, the heirs
tnd creditors of W. J Ilaynie to be
land appear at the March Term, 1916,
jof said Court, and show cause, if
| any they can, why letters of adminis
j trat ion de bonis non should not be
j granted on the estate of said W. J.
j Haynie. Witness my official signa
ture. H. G. Hill, Ordinary.
CITATION.
Georgia, Barrow County.
To all whom it may concern: W.
A. Sturdivant has applied to m for
letters of administration on the es
tate of E. H. Sturdivant, late of said
county; i will pass upon said appli
cation on the first Monday in March,
1916. Witness my hand and official!
seal, this 7th day of February, 1916.
H. G. Hill, Ordinary.
CITATION,
Georgia, Barrow County.
To all whom it may concern: M.
A. Blakey has applied to me for
permanent Letters of Administration
on the estate of Mrs. C. F. Blakey,
late of said county, and I will pass
upon said application on the first
Monday in March, 1916.
Witness my hand and official seal,
this the 7th day of February, 1916.
H. G. Hill, Ordinary.
Citation.
Georgia, Barrow County.
To all whom it may concern: W.
A. S urdivant, having applied for let
ters of guardianship on the person
and property of Ruth Sturdivant, Ern
est Sturdivant, Fannie Sturdivant and
Roy Sturdivant, miner children of E.
H. Sturdivant, late of said county, de
ceased, notice is given that said ap
plication will be heard on the first
Monday in March, 1916. This Febru
ary 7th, 1916.
H. G. Hill, Ordinary.
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