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Cpl. Durell Brown

History: [none entered] Category: Personnel Subcategory: Groups Subjects: ENGLAND, PERSONNEL,GROUPS War Theater Number: 12 War Theater: Europe US Air Force Reference Number: 53375AC Place: England Photo Series: WWII

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Tags: Ashburn, Durell Brown

Henry Talmadge Elrod

This Official Military Personnel File includes records from the following folders: Service Documents (November 26, 1927-February 15, 1930); Post-Service Documents (December 28, 1941-October 18, 1957); Awards, Decorations, & Commendations (January 5,…

Tags: Henry Talmadge Elrod (1905-1941), Rebecca

Mrs. Harvey's Grandmother is Rebecca Namesake

Tags: Effie Harvey McElmurray (1909-2003), Horace C. Harvey (1905-1982), Jesse Lawson Hobby (1857-1932), Lydia Lucile Cornelius Mashburn (1913-1994), Mary Jane Hobby Harvey (1887-1976(, Monroe Jackson Harvey (1885-1950), Pleasant Hill Baptist Church (Rebecca), Rebecca, Rebecca Douglas Smith (1827-1910), S/Sgt. Loy Monroe “Mac” Harvey (1916-1944), Tempy Malissie Smith Hobby (1861-1936)

"Tump" Haman's Nickname is From Stealing Mother's Pie

Tags: Armor Mobile Homes Manufacturing, Ashburn High School, Ashburn Housing Authority, Clyde Lamar "Tump" Haman (1919-2002), D. Kendrick Haman (1882-1971), Gilda Zimbaerlida Haman, Michael Haman, Public Works Camp, Ronald Haman, Steve Haman, The Wiregrass Farmer, Vera Lee McCard Haman (1896-1960)

The Face is Familiar... But What's the Name?

Tags: Essena "Essa" Howell Story (1905-1993), Frank Harden Murray (1898-1970), Hilliard Johnston, James Cecil Adair (1912-2007), Joseph Mack Hancock (1859-1941), Rhodes Ellsworth Blue (1907-1981), The Wiregrass Farmer, William B. Murray (1892-1958), William Stewart Gilmore Jr. (1923-1998)

Rebecca Flashers Basketball Team 1934

Rebecca High School
March 1934

Front Row (L-R)
Wilson Hancock = Buck
Alton Biggers
Raymond Mann
Loy M Harvey
F.H. McCall

Second Row (L-R)
Archie Hobby
Luther Hobby
SJ Young
Bill Kennedy
Coach Jimmie [unknown]

Toney Townsend
Not…

Tags: Alton Biggers, Archie L. Hobby (1912-2005), Bill Kennedy, F.H. McCall, Judson Luther Hobby (1917-2009), Loy Monroe "Mac" Harvey (1916-1944), Raymond Mann, Rebecca, Rebecca High School, S.J. Young, Tiny Townsend, Woodrow Wilson Hancock Sr. (1917-1976)

Little Girl but a BIG Fan

Tags: Carlos McSwain, James Douglas “Red” Shivers (1939-1992), Margaret Mary Moran Shivers (1937-2019), Rebecca, Tracy Shivers Wilson

The Butler Family

Tags: Annie Jo Butler (1929-1991), Clay Marchman, James Willard Butler (1932-2004), John Cornelius Butler (1897-1940), Johnnie Lou Butler Mercer Bennett (1921-2011), Maddox Farm, Maudelle Butler Gunter (1924-2005), Maurine B Bundrick Butler (1900-1976), Reba Butler Webb (1918-2008), Rebecca

Coverdale Gin Workers

Photo 1: Earl McNair, of Ashburn, GA
Photo 2: James Young
Photo 3: William Maxie Forshee and Joyce Hobby
Photo 4: T.R. Young, and son, James

Tags: Ashburn, Coverdale, Coverdale Gin, Earl McNair, James Young, Joyce Hobby Stevens (1928-2011), T.R. Young, William Maxie Forshee (1891-1968)

Mrs. Smith's Lantern Burned for 80 Years

"She had no children, so she adopted Ashburn and Turner County."

Tags: Nora Lawrence Smith (1885-1971), The Wiregrass Farmer

Sycamore City Council of 1973

Tags: Carroll M. Gregory (1940-2001), Grady Ray, James A. Woodruff (1934-2021), James Riley "Jack" Albritton, Junius Wynn, Sycamore, Sycamore City Council, T.D. Fountain, The Wiregrass Farmer

Bryan Opens Law Office in Ashburn

Cheryle was the first woman to practice law in Turner County and the first woman in the Tift Judicial Circuit.

Tags: Ashburn, Cheryle Bryan, Floyd Wardlow, The Wiregrass Farmer, Washington Ave., Washington Avenue

Hattie King (1918-2012)

Tags: Ashburn, Ashburn-Turner County Chamber of Commerce, Brownie Girl Scout Troop 175, Child Abuse Prevention Coalition, Christmas Parade, Emmery Chapel AME Church, Eureka School, Glendah Hayes-Dawsey, Hattie King (1918-2012), Hodge King (1914-1999), Lois Evelyn Dye (1934-2020), Naomi Hayes, Samantha "Sami" Mastrario, Sami Mastrario, The Wiregrass Farmer, Turner County Schools

Hodge King (1914-1999)

Tags: Ashburn, Ashburn-Turner County Chamber of Commerce, Emmery Chapel AME Church, Eureka School, Hattie King (1918-2012), Hodge King (1914-1999), Hodge King Drive, Integration, The Wiregrass Farmer, Tom Whitsett Park, Turner County Board of Education, Turner County Schools

Remembering Albert Royal and Charles Jackson

A deep dive into the 1910 lynching of two black men in Ashburn, Georgia. This post seeks to try to learn more about the victimes, Albert Royal and Charles Jackson.