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Ben Thomas Auburn University Signed Card

#91

Tags: Ben Thomas (1961-)

Boy Scouts of America Stamp from Sycamore, Ga

1910-1960

Cantey Mercantile Bill for W.E. Filyaw (1924)

Tags: Cantey Mercantile Company, W.E. Filyaw

The Citizen's Bank of Ashburn matchbook cover

Tags: Citizens Bank of Ashburn

Welcome to Ashburn Brochure

Tags: Albritton's Auto, American Living Systems, American Living Systems Inc., Ashburn Bank, Ashburn Conver-Care Nursing Home, Ashburn Motor Inn, Ashburn Turner County Chamber, Aultman-Carter Systems Inc., Barbee Welding & Machine Shop, Barnes Electric, Belflower's Equipment and Machine Works, Citizens Bank of Ashburn, Coats & Clark Inc., Coley Farm Services Inc., Collector's Corner, Cornerstone Manufacturing Company, Day & Nite Grocery, Downtown Development Authority, Drillers Service Inc., Elliott's Jewelry, Ewing Buick Company, Farmers Mutual Exchange, First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Turner County, General Telephone Company, Georgia Power, Gold Kist Peanuts, Gray Distribution Service, Harrells Machine Shop, Hobby's, Honey Bear Restaurant, Irwin County Electric Membership Co-op (Irwin EMC), J&M Printing Company, Jenkins Insurance Company, King Gin and Warehouse, Lakeview Inn & Campground, LaSalle Deitch, M&W Sportwear Inc., Mi-Lady Shoppe, Murphee Welding & Machine, One Stop Denham, Perry Funeral Chapel, Quality Motel, Raines Insurance Agency Inc., Sconyers Gin & Warehouse, Scotty Company, Shipp's Funeral Home, Storer Cable TV, Sunbelt Wood Components, Sycamore Feed Grain & Elevator Co., The Wiregrass Farmer, Three L.P. Gas Distributors, Tide Products, Triangle Chemical Company, Turner County Development Authority, Turner County Motor Company, Turner County Stockyards, United Refrigeration, WBT Farm Service, Weyerhaeuser Company, Williams Peanut Company, WMES Radio, Wright Carriage Co.

Airport Dedication in Ashburn envelope

Post office stamp:
Ashburn, GA
Feb 19 1933
12PM

Marriage License for G.C. Mckenzie and Clyde Shingler

Tags: Beverly Clyde Shingler McKenzie (1887-1934), Gordon Columbus "G.C." McKenzie (2/10/1885-2/25/1958), W.A. Greer

From Sawdust to Sanctuary: 1889-1976

Ashburn Methodist Church

Tags: Alma Jessup Comer (1881-1948), Annelle Frances Thrasher Murphy (9/12/1897 - 6/3/1987), Annie Haynie Story (1911-1997), Arthur Riddick Smith (1886-1975), Ashburn Methodist Church, Aurena Emmie Josephine Evans Burgess (7/22/1880 - 3/2/1974), Austin A Saxon Jr (1927 - 2/3/2001), Bessie Lawrence, Beverly North, Bill Greer Monroe (1915-1989), Callie Killebrew, Carolyn Elizabeth "Carrie" Green McLendon (1849-1932), Cecil Adair, Clarence Emmett "C.E." Thrasher (1875-1946), David M. Harp, Dennis & Dennis Architect Firm, Dock Henry Rose (1878-1947), Donald M. Dasher (1919-1988), Dr. Christopher C. Goss (1913-2003), Dr. Julian Cicero "Jack" Greene (1928-2017), E.B. Judge, Edwin A. Rogers (1881-1954), Elihue James Hodge (1837-1915), Elizabeth Sharpe Zorn (1913-1986), Ella Bohannon Evans (1852-1910), Elmira Josephine Bohannon Betts (5/22/1858 - 9/27/1907), Emily Clyde McKenzie Reyher (1912-1994), Emma Shipman Baldwin Shingler (11/19/1867-8/13/1953), Enos F. Knowles (1887-1975), F.E. Hudson, Florence Baxter, Frank H. Criswell (1906-1992), G.W. Stubbs, George Sterling Evans (1872-1903), George W. Smith Jr. (1920-1945), Gordon Columbus "G.C." McKenzie (2/10/1885-2/25/1958), Gwen Goss Kaye, H.H. Averett, H.L. Dixon, H.S. Dixon, Hazel Turner Kerns (1895-1968), Helen Jordan, Henry A. "Bo" Miller Jr. (1933-2020), Henry James “Pok” McKenzie (1922-1992), Hudson Avenue, Ida Judge, J.C. Roberts, J.H. Porcher, Jack Webb Zorn (1913-1986), James Simon "J.S." Shingler (1859-1943), Jessie C. Hickman, Joe Lawrence (1858-1939), John A. Holloway Jr. (1922-1999), John Goss, John Henry Gilmore (12/20/1851 - 9/6/1920), John Hilliard Johnston Sr. (1919-1988), John J. Story Jr. (1921-1944), John Jackson Story (1882-1959), John Lamkin "J.L." Evans (1874-1934), John Robert Launius (1889-1974), John Samuel "J.S." Betts (1848-1918), John West Evans (1844-1904), Joseph T. McLendon Sr. (1846-1926), Josephine Evans Miller (1901-1981), Kathleen Thrasher Clark (1892-1970), Keenan P. Baker (1885-1942), L.C. Killebrew, Lamont Street, Larry Lambert (1941-2008), Lawrence R. Judge, Louise Shingler Cannon (1908-1993), Lucius Bedell Griffin (1910-1999), Lula Hodge, Madison Avenue, Maggie Hall Lawrence (1860-1933), Main Street, Margaret Hursey, Marion Tharpe, Mary "May" Jenkins Betts (1863-1931), Maurice Grahl, Morgan Sabb Cantey (1864-1921), Mrs. E.E. Judge, Mrs. Georgia Evans, Mrs. J.L. Evans, Mrs. M.S. Cantey, Mrs. Mattie Matthews, Nellie C. Boland (1910-1966), Netta Dayton Jacobs Shingler (1893-1989), Nora Lawrence Smith (1885-1971), Ollie Clyde Hughes Reinhardt (1887-1955), Olynthus C. Turner (1898-1976), Orren H. Lay (1851-1891), Ouida Hodge, Peter E. Dennis (1854-1929), Rainey Street, Ralph Reginald Cox (1894-1968), Rev. C.H. McCord, Rev. C.T. Bickley, Rev. H.P. Myers, Rev. J.C. Flanders, Rev. J.H. Taylor, Rev. J.J. Williams, Rev. J.M. Glenn, Rev. J.O.A. Cook, Rev. P.H. Crumpler, Rev. R. E. Towson, Rev. R.M. Booth, Rev. Tom Christian, Rhoda Van Buskirk Story (1890-1982), Robert "Bob" P. Adamson, Robert Edward Lee Betts (1867 - 1934), Robert Payne Fain (1860-1921), Robert Royal Shingler (1897-1966), Roy Marion Sumner Jr. (1920-1942), T.F. Britt, Thomas A. Judge (1872-1946), Thomas Evans "Buddy" Kennedy Jr. (1911-1986), Victoria Evans, W.C. Bass, W.F. Hixon, Wilburn Speight, William A. Long, William A. Shingler (1859-1922), William D. Alexander Jr. (1923-1997), William Killen Jenkins (1866-1945), William W. Odom Jr. (1919-1943), William Warren Ashburn (1838-1906), Willie Frances Rowan Goss (1914-2001), Woodrow W Faircloth (1912-1994), Youlie C. Killibrew, Zula Anna Blackwell Cantey (1866-1957)

The House by the Road Recipe - Sweet Potato Souffle

More info about the House by the Road:
https://turnercountyproject.com/2025/06/13/house-by-the-road-751-n-main-st-in-ashburn-ga-c-1919/

Tags: Lillian Hughes Shingler (1887-1980), The House by the Road

Map of Georgia, before 1905

Since Turner County is not on the map and still part Worth, Dooly, Wilcox, and Irwin, this map predates the creation of TC in 1905.

William Cluria "Curley" Garrett's Texaco Station on S Main St. in Ashburn. Photo shows son, Donald Garrett's car in the station. (October 1958)

"W. C. Garrett opens Texaco Station"
from the Wiregrass Farmer
Sept. 5, 1957

"Texaco Service…

Tags: Donald Garrett, Main Street, The Wiregrass Farmer, William Cluria Garrett (1906-1996)

Sycamore Milk Route with Donald Garrett

To learn more about Donald Garrett and his milk delivery route, see his interview here:
https://turnercountyproject.com/2022/10/26/donald-garrett/

Tags: Donald Garrett, Garrett's Dairy, Garrett's Dinette, The Wiregrass Farmer, William Cluria Garrett (1906-1996)

Sycamore High School photo (1952)

DONALD GARRETT (RIGHT), WHEN HE ATTENDED SYCAMORE HIGH SCHOOL IN 1952. PHOTO COURTESY OF LISA GARRETT BONNELL.

Tags: Donald Garrett, Sycamore High School

History of Georgia, Vol II - Excerpt on Clinton F. Shingler

Short biography of Clinton F. Shingler, former Georgia State Senator from 1911-1912 & 1919-1920.

Tags: Ashburn Board of Trade, Ashburn Woman's Club, Clinton Felder Shingler Jr. (8/13/1913 - 9/4/1996), Clinton Felder Shingler Sr. (1890-1932), Emma Shipman Baldwin Shingler (11/19/1867-8/13/1953), James Simon "J.S." Shingler (1859-1943), Julian James Shingler Sr. (1917-1998), Leila Elizabeth “Betty” Shingler Talmadge (1923-2005), Methodist Episcopal Church, Simon B. Shingler (1917-1998), Stella Julian Shingler (1890-1977)

Marriage License of J.S. Betts and May Jenkins

Tags: John Samuel "J.S." Betts (1848-1918), May Jenkins Betts (1863-1931)

Marriage License of Hezekiah W. Bussey to Lettie Ora Clements

Tags: Hezekiah Wesley Bussey Jr. (1883-1961), Lettie Clements Bussey (1888-1981)

Marriage License of J.W. Haley to Mary Johnson

Tags: Joseph Wilson Haley (1885-1962), Mary Alice Johnson Haley (1890-1982)

Marriage License of Clyde Z Harden to Laura Elizabeth Fry

Tags: Clyde Zach "C.Z." Harden (5/19/1884 - 10/12/1953), Laura Elizabeth Fry Harden (1899-1965)

Marriage License of Porter Hudson to Marion Jackson

Tags: Marion Jackson Hudson (1890-1958), Porter Russell Hudson (1884-1958)

Marriage License of GC McKenzie to Clyde Shingler

Tags: Beverly Clyde Shingler McKenzie (1887-1934), Gordon Columbus "G.C." McKenzie (2/10/1885-2/25/1958)

Marriage License of Edwin Rogers to Ella Mae Evans

Tags: Edwin A. Rogers (1881-1954), Ella Mae Evans Rogers (1884-1983)

Marriage License of W.G. Shingler to Jannie Betts

Tags: Janie T Betts Shingler (1891-1914), W.G. Shingler

Marriage License of Roy Smith to Nora Lawrence

Tags: Nora Lawrence Smith (1885-1971)

Marriage License of H.R. Wiggins to Frankie Ireland

Tags: Frankie Ireland Wiggins (1923-2018), Henry Richard Wiggins (1924-2010)

Death Certificate of George T Betts

Cause of death: Acute Appendicitis

Tags: Clyde Zach "C.Z." Harden (5/19/1884 - 10/12/1953), Emily Kate Moyer Betts (1884-1929), George Terrell Betts Sr. (1881-1923)

Death Certificate of William Andrew Shingler

Cause of death: Acute Cerebral hemorrhage

Tags: Clyde Zach "C.Z." Harden (5/19/1884 - 10/12/1953), Margaret Baldwin Shingler, William A. Shingler (1859-1922)

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