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Obituary of Sheriff W. L. Swindle
William Lawrence Swindle, eldest son of pioneer settlers James Swindle and Nancy Jane Parker, was born and raised in the Ray’s Mill district of Berrien County, GA. He owned property and resided at...
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Second Grade Portraits, Ray City School, 1939
School photos and yearbooks add to the documentation of family locations between census enumerations. In 1939, Tommy Guthrie attended second grade at the Ray City School, Ray City, GA. His parents...
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Jesse E. Sirmans also known as Jesse Carroll Sirmans
Another news item from the Watson Grade community, near Ray City, GA was the death of J. E. Sirmans, which occurred on March 12, 1904. Tifton Gazette March 25, 1904 Mr. J. E. Sirmans Dead. Mr. J. E....
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John Carroll Lamb
CAPT. JOHN C. LAMB, C. S. A., AND HIS FAMILY. John Carroll Lamb came with his parents and siblings from North Carolina to settle north of Milltown, GA (now Lakeland) in the late 1840s. He was a son of...
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Lon Fender ~ Turpentine Operator
William Alonzo “Lon” Fender was a son of William Alfred Fender (1836-1920) and Susannah Allen (1841-1920). His father was a Civil War veteran and a farmer of the Naylor district, Lowndes County, GA...
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Watson Grade News, March 25, 1904
The article below continued a series of 1904, a series of articles in the Tifton Gazette on the residents of “Watson Grade.” Watson Grade referred to a place just northeast of Ray’s Mill, GA, near...
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Levi J. Knight ~ in the Antebellum Wiregrass
Wayne County Beginnings 1803-1827 Settling Lowndes County 1827-1836 Seminole Wars 1836 – 1842 Antebellum Wiregrass 1843 -1860 Civil War 1861-1865 Wiregrass Reconstruction 1866-1870 Antebellum...
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Pasco Olandro Hall and the Porterdale Mill
Pasco Olandro “Pad” Hall Pasco Olandro ”Pad” Hall was born June 30, 1890 in Rays Mill (nka Ray City), GA. He was the adopted son of Cassie Lee Hall (1857-1944) and John Lewis Hall (1858-1918). Pad...
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The Estate of Green Bullard
Green Bullard was a long time resident of the Rays Mill (now Ray City) area, and husband of Mary Ann Knight. The Bullards owned land out Possum Creek Road and on toward the community of Cat Creek....
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Judge Holt and the Fish-Grass Case
It is said that Judge Thaddeus Goode Holt presided over the first session of the Superior Court of Lowndes County, GA in 1825, convened at the home of Sion Hall, and where Levi J. Knight served as...
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Guy Stokely Selman and Betsey Lurine “Bessie” Cheney
Guy Stokely Selman and Betsey Lurine “Bessie” Cheney Guy Stokely Selman, born October 24, 1886 was a son of Joseph Landrum Selman and Nannie L. Abercrombie of Douglasville, GA. In the early 1900s,...
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Tri-Hi-Y, 1939
Tri-Hi-Y, 1939 Tri-Hi-Y Conference, Moultrie, Ga. 1939 Frances Clements , of Ray City, GA, was Secretary of the Conference. Others from Ray City attending were Mildred Clements, Lucille Carter,...
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Moses Wright
Moses Wright of Ray City, GA Moses Wright of Ray City, GA Moses Wright was born March 2, 1886, a son of Julia Roundtree and Alexander Wright. His mother, Julia Roundtree, was a daughter of Green...
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William Sloan Attended Stanley’s Business College
Dr. William David Sloan (1879-1935) was born in the Rays Mill District and practiced medicine in Berrien County for many years. Before entering medical school, William D. Sloan was educated at...
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Georgia Fever Bark
Fever in the Wiregrass In the days when pioneers of Ray City, Georgia fought with Indians, panthers and wolves they also fought with fever. Whether it was malaria, typhoid fever, or “intermittent”...
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Lasa Adams’ Account of the Battle of Brushy Creek and Actions on Warrior Creek
Lasa Adams (1811-1894) Grave of Lasa Adams, Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Brooks County, GA. Image source: Robert Strickland Lasa Adams [sometimes referred to as Lacy Adams] was born May...
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1950 Baby Contest at Ray City
Ray City celebrated these beautiful babies in 1950: The Nashville Herald, May 18, 1950 Baby Contest at Ray City Little Miss Elaine Clements, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Clements of Ray City, was...
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Dr. Jones was a Banker at Rays Mill
Charles Xavier Jones ~ Mayor, doctor and banker of Ray City, GA In addition to serving as Ray City’s first doctor and first Mayor, Charles X. Jones was among the town’s early bankers. The Tuesday, May...
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Elizabeth Roena Patten Clements (1858-1951)
Elizabeth Roena Patten Clements, matriarch of the sawmill family of Ray City, died in 1951. She was the widow of Levi J. Clements and a daughter of William and Elizabeth Register Patten. In the...
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Watson Grade News May 27, 1904
Family of Samuel W. WatsonSamuel. W. Watson (1863-1925), a son of Mark R. Watson and Rachel Slaughter, was born and raised in the Rays Mill district (1144 Georgia Militia District).Back Row: James...
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