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1950s Tourism Brochure from the Ashburn Turner County Chamber

Ashburn Turner County Georgia Brochure 1.jpg

Tags: Agriculture, Ashburn Georgia, Ashburn Methodist Church, Ashburn Public Schools, Ashburn Turner County Chamber, Cotton, First Baptist Church, Fishing, GAS&C Railway, Georgia Power Co., Golf Course, Jaco Pants Factory, Manhattan Shirt Co., Medical, Modern Egg Processing Plant, Peanuts, Poultry, Produce, Quail Hunting, Southern Railways, Swimming Pools, The House by the Road, The Wiregrass Farmer, Tourism, Turner County Frozen Foods, Turner County Hospital

20 Famous Cranberry Dishes from famous American Eating Places - Cranberry Chiffon Pie (House by the Road)

A beautiful estate with comfortable rooms and outstanding souther cooking, It is such a delightful place you will want to return again and again.

Mrs. Robert Shingler says "We have served Ocean Spray Cranberry Sauce for years... with turkey, of…

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

Airport Dedication in Ashburn envelope

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

Amendment to Certificate of Death - Azzie Martin, Turner County

"This girl was employed to cook a chicken supper on the night of Dec. 11, 1937 and according to court investigation the date of her death has not been determined. Her body was found in a lake near town about ninety days later but my opinion is that…

Tags: Azzie Martin (1/27/1911 - 12/11/1937)

Ashburn Bank Calendar

Ashburn Bank Check

Tags: Ashburn Bank

Ashburn Bank Matchbook cover

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Ashburn Bank Matchbook cover

Ashburn Commercial District - National Registration of Historical Places Application + Photos - #92001042

Ashburn Commerical District National Registration of Historical Places application.pdf

Ashburn Commercial Historic District - Along Main Street, roughly between Murray and Monroe Avenues of Ashburn, GA 31714

Application - 12 pages
Photos - 10 images

Ashburn Com. Hist. District Application Photo - 1 of 10 - Streetscape view of…

Tags: Alexander Blair III (4/22/1867 - 11/16/1931, Ashburn Bank, Ashburn Commercial Historic District, Dennis & Dennis Architect Firm, Louis A. Simon (1867-1958), Main Street, Peter E. Dennis (1854-1929), Turner County Bank, Turner County Courthouse, Turner County Jail, Turner County Post Office, Wagoner & Dobson

Ashburn Heights/Hudson-College Avenue Historic District - National Registration of Historical Places Application + Photos - #92001411

Ashburn Heights:Hudson-College Avenue Historic District application.pdf

Ashburn Heights/Hudson-College Avenue Historic District - Roughly bounded by McLendon, Phillips, Monnie, Hudson, and College Avenues of Ashburn, GA 31714

Application - 19
Photos - 28

Description of Photograph(s):

1 of 28: McLendon Street,…

Tags: Algernon Blair, Ashburn Bank, Ashburn Bottling Works, Ashburn High School, Ashburn Sewing Club, Ashburn Telephone Company, Board of Education, C.D. Baldwin, Catharine T. Jacobs (1858-1923), City of Ashburn (government), Cow, Dennis & Dennis Architect Firm, George Terrell Betts Sr. (1881-1923), Gulf Line Railway Depot, Henry Gray Turner (1839-1904), Herbert Ives Shingler I (1893 -1978), Hog and Hen Program, J.M Raney, J.S. Betts & Co., James Simon "J.S." Shingler (1859-1943), Joe Lawrence (1858-1939), John Cobb Dennis (1921-2009), John Samuel "J.S." Betts (1848-1918), John West Evans (1844-1904), Main Street, May Jenkins Betts (1863-1931), Netta Dayton Jacobs Shingler (1893-1989), Nina Cox, Peter E. Dennis (1854-1929), POW Camp, Shingler Mercantile, Sparrow's Nest, The Wiregrass Farmer, Turner County Bank, Turner County Courthouse, Turner County Publishing Company, Victoria Evans, Victoria Evans Memorial Library, W.I. Phillips

Auditors's Report of the City of Ashburn (February 1, 1942-Jan 31, 1945)

1945 Aug 9 WGF - Auditor_s Report on City of Ashburn.jpg

Appearing in the Wiregrass Farmer and Stockman, Harvey H. Hunts Co. audit report for the City of Ashburn from February 1, 1942 - January 31, 1945. Submitted by Harrison Martin “Harry” Harp Sr. (mayor).

Tags: Ashburn Georgia, Harrison Martin “Harry” Harp Sr. (1891-1949), Harvey H. Hunts Co., The Wiregrass Farmer

B&B Standard Service matchbook cover

Tags: B&B Standard Service and Wrecker Service, Woodruff Bus. Gifts (Sycamore)

Ben Thomas Auburn University Signed Card

Ben Thomas - Auburn Tigers #91 signed card SEC.tif

#91

Tags: Ben Thomas (1961-)

Ben Thomas Auburn University Signed Card

Ben Thomas - Auburn Tigers #91 signed card.tif

#91

Tags: Ben Thomas (1961-)

Boy Scouts of America Stamp from Sycamore, Ga

Boy Scouts of America - Sycamore GA stamp.tif

1910-1960

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

Cantey Mercantile Company - October 15, 1924.tif

Tags: Cantey Mercantile Company, W.E. Filyaw

Certificate of Death Azzie Martin filed April 10, 1938

Ceritificate of Death Azzie Martin filed April 10, 1938.jpg

Azzie Martin of 342 W. Washington Avenue. in Ashburn, Ga

Female
Colored
Single
Date of Birth: 1/27/1911
Age 27 years, 1 month, 25 days
Profession: Cook
Date deceased last work at this occupation: 12/11/1937
Birthplace: Arabi, Ga
Father:…

Tags: Amanda Bryant, Azzie Martin (1/27/1911 - 12/11/1937), Clyde Zach "C.Z." Harden (5/19/1884 - 10/12/1953), Will Martin, William Martin Jr.

Check for Ernest Bass from the Wiregrass Farmer

Wiregrass Farmer - Ernest Bass Check - Turner County Bank - Feb 1 1915.jpg.jpg

A scan of a cashed $4.50 check for Ernest Bass written on the Wiregrass Farmer and Stockman's (local newspaper) Turner County Bank checking account. The check was signed by Frank Marion "F.M." Tison, treasurer and business manager of the Wiregrass…

Tags: Citizens Bank of Ashburn, Earnest Bass, Frank Marion "F.M." Tison (1881-1951), Susie Tyler, The Wiregrass Farmer, Turner County Bank

Check for F.M. Tison from the Wiregrass Farmer

Wiregrass Farmer - FM Tison Check - Turner County Bank - Dec 18 1915.jpg

Tags: Frank Marion "F.M." Tison (1881-1951), The Wiregrass Farmer, Turner County Bank

Cotton Book Calculator and Picking Record

Compliments of Woody Ansley
Seed- Feed - Fertilizer - Insecticides
Griffin Warehouse Seed Store
Ashburn, GA
Phone 95
Sycamore, GA
Phone 220

Tags: Woody Ansley

Death Certificate of George T Betts

Death of George T Betts - Death Certificates, Vital Records, Public Health, RG 26-5-95, Georgia Archives.jpg

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

Death of William Andrew Shingler - Death Certificates, Vital Records, Public Health, RG 26-5-95, Georgia Archives.jpg

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)

Deed Books at Turner County Courthouse

located at the Superior Court office in the Turner County Courthouse.

Tags: Samantha "Sami" Mastrario, Sami Mastrario, Superior Court of TC, Turner County Courthouse

Envelope featuring Cow, Hog, and Hen Program of Diversified Farming

Cow, Hog and Hen 1938 Ashburn envelope.tif

Post Office Stamp:
Ashburn, GA
May 16, 1938
1 PM

Tags: Cow Hog and Hen Program

Farmer's Year Book

compliments of
Southland Manufacturing Company
Manufacturers of cotton seed products
peanuts and fertilizers
ASHBURN, GA.

Tags: Jack Webb Zorn (1913-1986), Southland Manufacturing Company

Former Turner County Man Wants A Wife

L.H. Timmons, formerly of Turner County, wrote a personal advertisement to the Wiregrass Farmer and Stockman newspaper looking for a new wife from his hometown.

Tags: Joe Hancock, Joe Lawrence (1858-1939), L. H. Timmons, Luther Stewart (1890-1957), Oak Grove Methodist Church, Oscar Barber "O.B." Jarman (1879-1953), Rev. Joseph James Davis (1852-1935), Ryals School

Frank Marion "F.M." Tison receipt book for Ashburn Bank, 1912.

FM Tison receipt book - The Ashburn Bank, 1912-1913 1.jpg

Tags: Ashburn Bank, Frank Marion "F.M." Tison (1881-1951)

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)

Giddens Coins

These coins were used to pay employees who worked at the W.W. "Bill" Giddens’ sawmill in Coverdale. The employees could use the coins at the company-owned store. There was also an agreement with the Ashburn merchants that they would accept them as…

Tags: Giddens Lumber Company, W.W. "Bill" Giddens

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 (1890-1932)

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