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Entries Containing All of the Phrases «jones county» AND «georgia»

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By Tom Bosse, March 11, 2015
James Madison Gray Marker
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1 ► Georgia, Jones County, Gray — 084-2 — James Madison Gray —
On West Clinton Street (U.S. 129) at South Jefferson Street, on the right when traveling east on West Clinton Street.
Gray, Georgia, was named for James Madison Gray, regarded as Jones County's most outstanding citizen. He clothed the Gray Infantry, Company F, 45th Georgia Regiment, C.S.A. and during the Civil War fed soldiers and homeless families from his own . . . — — Map (db m81542) HM

2 ► Georgia, Hancock County, Sparta — 070-7 — Gov. William Jonathan Northen — ← —
On Georgia Route 15 at Fairmont Road, on the right when traveling south on Georgia Route 15.
William Jonathan Northen, Governor of Georgia from 1890 to 1894, lived in this house. Born in Jones County, July 9, 1835 of Scotch ancestry, Governor Northen graduated from Mercer University. He taught for many years at Mt. Zion School in Hancock . . . — — Map (db m24076) HM
3 ► Georgia, Monroe County, Dames Ferry — 102-9 — Dames Ferry —
On Dames Ferry Road (Georgia Route 18) at Old Dames Ferry Road (County Route 42), on the left when traveling east on Dames Ferry Road.
In 1808, widow Mary Green Dame and her six children settled in Jones County. Two sons, George and John, builders by trade, built a house on the east side of the Ocmulgee River. Zachariah Booth owned and operated the first ferry here. It was . . . — — Map (db m10087) HM

4 ► Alabama, Bullock County, Midway — Town of Midway —
On Railroad Street at Depot Street, on the right when traveling west on Railroad Street.
Pioneer Samuel Feagin Sr. settled the Village of Midway in 1836. He came from Jones County, Georgia and established his residence at what is still called “The Old Feagin Place.” Samuel purchased a large acreage of land and sold it to . . . — — Map (db m61854) HM

5 ► Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, Grant Park — Alfred Iverson, Jr. — Brigadier General — Confederate States Army —
Near Martin Luther King Junior Drive Southeast.
Born in Clinton, Jones County, Georgia February 14, 1829 Died Atlanta, Georgia March 31, 1911 He was the son of Alfred Iverson, Sr. United States Senator for Georgia and Caroline Goode Holt . . . — — Map (db m64825) HM WM

6 ► Georgia, Upson County, Thomaston — Trice Cemetery —
On Trice Road (County Route 199) at Trice Cemetery Road, on the left when traveling east on Trice Road.
Trice cemetery, the largest family burial round in Upson County, Georgia, was established by William and Jane Tamplin Trice whose house once stood 300 yards west of the cemetery. William (1789- 1858) and Jane (1794- 1856), both buried here, were . . . — — Map (db m14560) HM

7 ► Texas, Limestone County, Kosse — 18002 — James Alfred Head —
On Ebenezer Cemetery Rd (County Road 714) 1 mile south of State Highway 7, on the right when traveling south.
James A. Head was a Texas Ranger, veteran of the War for Independence, and Republic of Texas legislator. Born in Georgia in 1797, he moved to Texas in 1835, enlisting at San Felipe de Austin in Silas Parker's ranging company and securing a land . . . — — Map (db m293422) HM
8 ► Texas, Limestone County, Kosse — 10929 — James Alfred Head —
On Ebenezer Cemetery Rd (County Road 714) 1 mile south of State Road 7, on the right when traveling south.
Soldier, Texas War for Independence. Congressman, Republic of Texas, 1841–1842 — — Map (db m293424) HM
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9 ► Texas, Van Zandt County, Canton — 18859 — Thomas Jefferson Towles —
Near North Trade Days Blvd at Groves Street.
The youngest of seven children born to William and Elizabeth (Jones) Towles, Thomas Jefferson Towles was born on December 29, 1843, in Jones County, Georgia. After losing his father in 1847 and his mother in 1854, Thomas came to Van Zandt County, . . . — — Map (db m237031) HM

10 ► Alabama, Autauga County, Prattville — Daniel Pratt Cemetery / George Cooke —
Near Gin Shop Hill Road.
Daniel Pratt CemeteryFinal resting place of early Alabama industrialist Daniel Pratt, 1799-1873, and wife Esther Ticknor Pratt, 1803-1875. He was from New Hampshire and she, Connecticut. Married 1827 at Fortville, Jones County, Georgia. . . . — — Map (db m168941) HM

11 ► Georgia, Jones County, Gray — W. E. Knox Civic Center —
On West Clinton Street (U.S. 129) at Stewart Avenue, on the right when traveling east on West Clinton Street.
This building was dedicated on November 29, 1936 and educated students in grades 1 through 11 until the 12th grade was added in 1950, and it served as a school until 1991. This was one of the most modern school buildings in the state at the time. . . . — — Map (db m81545) HM

12 ► Georgia, Bibb County, Macon — Rondell White — Macon Bacon Walk of Fame —
Near Willie Smokie Glover Drive, on the right when traveling south.
Hometown: Milledgeville, Georgia Years in MLB: 1993-2007 Rondell White is a Jones County native who went on to play Major League Baseball. White attended Jones County High, where he would be drafted out of high school by the Montreal Expos . . . — — Map (db m186769) HM
13 ► Georgia, Jones County, Clinton — R9 — Old Clinton — "...with much difficulty he restrained them from burning the [entire] town." — March to the Sea Heritage Trail —
Near Pulaski Street 0.2 miles east of Greene Settlement Road, on the right when traveling east.
Founded in 1808 Clinton was a commercial and educational center and the early seat of Jones County. It was planned with streets in a New England styled gridiron pattern and a central square. In 1820 Clinton was the fourth -largest town in Georgia. . . . — — Map (db m103208) HM

14 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — McLemore-Taylor Cemetery — Montgomery County —
Near Woodside Lane north of Graystone Pl, on the right when traveling north.
The Rev. James McLemore, his wife Elizabeth Harper McLemore, and their families migrated to this area from Jones County, Georgia, in 1817. McLemore was a missionary Baptist preacher and founded three Baptist churches in Montgomery County. He . . . — — Map (db m266024) HM
15 ► Georgia, Jones County, Clinton — Macarthy-Pope House —
On Pulaski Street at Washington Street, on the right when traveling east on Pulaski Street.
Side 1: Known as Clinton’s oldest house, the Macarthy-Pope house is believed to have been built between 1809 and 1810. Benjamin and William Trapp owned the dwelling between 1818 and 1832. During the latter two years of their . . . — — Map (db m57495) HM
 
    Thin black lines indicate changes in relevance. Between each pair of lines entries are ordered geographically but all have the same relevance.
* Inflectional forms of words are their plurals, singulars, and possessives as well as gramatical tenses and similar variations.
 
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