| Georgia (Telfair County), Jacksonville — Cullen Boney Descendants |
| | Cullen Boney and his wife, Phoebe Williams migrated from North Carolina and settled in the China Hill community of Telfair County in the eighteen twenties.
He had three children: Mary Jane Boney Cravey, Eliza Boney Reeves and Stephen Boney.
Stephen Boney married Mary Jane Williams and they had the following children:
1. John C. b. 1850 m. Rebecca Wilcox d. 1930
2. William F. b. 1852 m. Molly Mizell d. 1916
3. Joseph J. b. 1853 m. Clara Williams d. 1934
4. Wiley M. b. . . . — Map (db m9145) |
| Georgia (Telfair County), Jacksonville — 114-3 — Jacksonville |
| | The first County Seat of Telfair County, Jacksonville, was named for General Andrew Jackson. From 1807 to 1812 court met in various homes. In 1812 a courthouse was erected on the site of the present Methodist Church.
Jacksonville was an important point on the Blackshear Trail which followed the Altamaha and Ocmulgee rivers from Darien to Fort Hawkins. Two miles away a blockhouse, one of three in the county, was built by General David Blackshear as a refuge and a house of thanksgiving. . . . — Map (db m9756) |
| Georgia (Telfair County), Jacksonville — 134-4 — World Record Bass |
| | Approximately two miles from this spot, on June 2, 1932, George W. Perry, a 19-year old farm boy, caught was to become America`s most famous fish. The twenty-two pound four ounce largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoldes) exceeded the existing record by more than two pounds has has retained the world record for more than fifty years. Perry and his friend, J.E. Page, were fishing in Montgomery Lake, a slough off the Ocmulgee River, not for trophies but to bring food to the table during those days . . . — Map (db m9144) |
| Georgia (Telfair County), Lumber City — Major General James E. Livingston |
| | Major General James E. Livingston
United States Marine Corps
Graduate of Lumber City High School
1957
Medal Of Honor Recipient
— · • · —
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity
at the risk of his life above and beyond
the call of duty in action against enemy
forces on 2 May 1968 in the Republic of
Vietnam. His gallant actions uphold the
highest traditions of the Marine Corps and
the United States Naval service. — Map (db m22030) |
| Georgia (Telfair County), McRae — 134-2 — Telfair County |
| | Telfair County was created by Act of Dec. 10, 1807 from Wilkinson County. Originally, it contained parts of Coffee and Dodge Counties. It was named for Gov. Edward Telfair (1735- 1807). Born in Scotland, he settled in Savannah in 1766, was a staunch supporter of the American cause in the Revolution, was a member of the Council of Safety, a delegate to the Continental Congress, Governor 1786-1787 and 1790-1793. First officers of Telfair County, commissioned Dec. 20, 1808, were: Duncan Curry, . . . — Map (db m23638) |
| Georgia (Telfair County), McRea — Telfair County Veterans Memorial — (Georgia) |
| | Dedicated to the Telfair
Countians who died in defence
of our country in its last
five wars.
They died that others
might live free
Emblems:
US Navy US Army US Marine Corps
US Airforce US Coast Guard
(Left Panel)
World War I Vietnam
18 Names 15 Names
Korea Lebanon
8 Names 1 Name
(Right Panel)
World War II
44 names — Map (db m23879) |
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