| Georgia (Johnson County), Wrightsville — Claxton Historic Burial Site — First Claxtons to Settle in East Central Georgia | | | Zachariah William Claxton - b. 23 Dec. 1806 - d. 22 April 1895 and his wife Lincella Bush Claxton - b. 5 Feb. 1806 - d. 7 Jan. 1872- Zachariah was son of Henry and Fannie Jordan Claxton. Lincella was daughter of John B. and Mary Bush. Both were born in
Edgefield District, S.C. and married there in 1823. They had ten children (six boys and four girls) before buying 500 acres of land in 1855 and moving to Jefferson County, Georgia.
Lincella was the first person buried on their land about 1/2 . . . — Map (db m13379) | | Georgia (Johnson County), Wrightsville — Confederate Memorial — Johnson County , Georgia | | |
( East face )
[Emblem: Sons of Confederate Veterans]
In honor of the more than 600
gallent soldiers from Johnson County
who not for fame, reward or ambition
but simple obedience to duty
as they understood it.
These men suffered all, sacrificed all,
dared all, and died.
Their cause was noble and just,
and Almighty God alone shall be
their vindicator
( West face )
[Emblem: Sons of Confederate Veterans]
Bravely they sacrificed
Gratefully we . . . — Map (db m20923) | | Georgia (Johnson County), Wrightsville — 83-1 — Johnson County | | | This County, created by Act of the Legislature Dec. 11, 1858, is named for Gov. Herschel V. Johnson. The County Site is named for John B. Wright, pioneer resident. Johnson, Governor from 1853 to `57, ran for the Vice Presidency in 1860 on the ticket with Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois. Among the first County Officers were: Sheriff Joshua Hightower, Ordinary Theophilus Christian, Clerk of Superior Court James W. Walker, Clerk of Inferior Court Richard Walker, Tax Receiver Madison H. Mason. Tax . . . — Map (db m20912) | | Georgia (Johnson County), Wrightsville — 083-3 — Old Sunbury Road — ← → | | | The highway crosses at this point the former course of the Sunbury road, one of the longest vehicular thoroughfares of post-Revolutionary Georgia. It was laid out in the early 1790`s from Greensboro via today`s Sparta and Swainsboro to Sunbury, a port on the Midway River in Libery County. The Jefferson and Johnson county line follows this early route. The old way lost arterial significance when Sunbury, once a leading port, declined in commercial importance. From northern Emanuel County southward, much of the way remains in daily use. — Map (db m21226) | | Georgia (Johnson County), Wrightsville — 083-2 — Old Sunbury Road — <-------> | | | The highway crosses at this point the former course of the Sunbury road, one of the longest vehicular thoroughfares of post-revolutionary Georgia. It was laid out in the early 1790’s from Greensboro via today’s Sparta and Swainsboro to Sunbury, a port on the Midway River in Liberty County. The Jefferson and Johnson county line follows this early route. The old way lost arterial significance when Sunbury, once a leading port, declined in commercial importance. From northern Emanuel County southward, much of the way remains in daily use. — Map (db m24668) | | Georgia (Johnson County), Wrightsville — 83-4 — The March to the Sea | | | On Nov. 26, 1864, the Right Wing (15th and 17th Corps) of General Sherman's army (USA), which had left Atlanta on Nov. 15th on its destructive March to the Sea, crossed the Oconee River at Ball`s Ferry and concentrated at Irwin`s Crossroads, 6 miles SW of Tennille in Washington County. On the 28th, the 15th Corps (Osterhaus) marched SE into Johnson County, stripping the countryside of live stock and provisions enroute. On the night of Nov. 28th, Adams' brigade of Corse's division, 15th Corps, . . . — Map (db m21149) |
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