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Prisoners and Juvenile Delinquents
Bulletin 121
Page 24 mentions the Turner County Chain Gang
In institutions January 1, 1910: 12 Males, all black
Committed in 1910: 25 males, black; 2 males, white.
Page 24 mentions the Turner County Chain Gang
In institutions January 1, 1910: 12 Males, all black
Committed in 1910: 25 males, black; 2 males, white.
Prison Probers
page 2
"Here are the men who investigated conditions in Georgia prison camps."
"Here are the men who investigated conditions in Georgia prison camps."
POW Prisoner Postcard & Photograph
Letter from a POW prisoner, Gerhard Lorenz, who was once at the Turner County POW camp and worked for Mr. Chester Lee "C.L." Wilson of Chula, Georgia.
Chester's wife's name was Unez Pilkinton Wilson. This could explain the Pilkinton family…
Chester's wife's name was Unez Pilkinton Wilson. This could explain the Pilkinton family…
POW Camp Guardhouse
Once a guardhouse at the Prisoner of War (POW) camp located in Ashburn, Georgia from 1943-1946. This one is located on Raney Street in Ashburn with another on Monroe Avenue. According to current Raney St. owner Susan Watson, "It was purchased by the…
POW Camp Ashburn - Company Morning Reports
Morning Reports for July 1944: Roll 112 (3 of 3)
Control Number
National Archives Identifier
479269235
Control Number
National Archives Identifier
479269235
Postmaster Appointments for Turner County, Georgia
National Archives Identifier
78734417
78734417
Portrait of John West Evans
JOHN WEST EVANS
(September 27, 1844 – January 16, 1904)
Born in Hancock County to Sterling G. and Mary West Evans, John and his wife Ella, followed his business partner/brother-in-law John Samuel “J.S.” Betts (July 29, 1848 – April 25, 1918)…
(September 27, 1844 – January 16, 1904)
Born in Hancock County to Sterling G. and Mary West Evans, John and his wife Ella, followed his business partner/brother-in-law John Samuel “J.S.” Betts (July 29, 1848 – April 25, 1918)…
Portrait of John Samuel "J.S." Betts
J.S. Betts was one of Ashburn’s founding fathers, long-time Mayor of Ashburn, and owner of the Betts Lumber Company. It was said that his wife Elmira Josephine Bohannon Betts (May 2, 1858 – September 27, 1907) used to “signal” her sister Ella…
Portrait of Jack Marrell and wife
Photo taken at the Southwest corner of the Turner County Courthouse of Jack Marrell and his wife.
The wagon is selling Rawleigh Products: Medicines, Extracts, Spices, Soaps, Perfumes, Toilet Articles.
Ashburn First Baptist Church can be see in…
The wagon is selling Rawleigh Products: Medicines, Extracts, Spices, Soaps, Perfumes, Toilet Articles.
Ashburn First Baptist Church can be see in…
Pond with reflection
Ewing Farm Road in Ashburn, Ga
Poem about the Wiregrass Festival (now known as the Fire Ant Festival)
This poem was penned by Gail Walls, original member of the Fire Ant Festival Committee. It highlights the tasks of the worker ants also on the committee.
Plowing Up Peanuts for Harvest
Farmer Steven Poole plows up peanuts for harvest 2021. Steven works for Phil Coley at Coley Farms.
Plowing up peanuts
Plowing up peanuts at Phil Coley Farms.
Plan Approved, Board Launches Merger to New Unitary System - Principals Named for Schools; Alberson in Junior High Post
Photos are in left to right order, top to bottom for new principals for the Integrated school system of Turner County Schools:
Jimmy Alberson
Rudene Gentry
Bill Hardin
Elie S. Griffin
Hodge King
New school grade/principal assignments:
Grades…
Jimmy Alberson
Rudene Gentry
Bill Hardin
Elie S. Griffin
Hodge King
New school grade/principal assignments:
Grades…
Pivots in Coverdale
Pivots in Paradise
Location: Nesmith Rd., Sycamore, GA
Location: Nesmith Rd., Sycamore, GA
Pivot running over a cotton field
Julianne Road in Ashburn, Georgia
Pivot over a peanut field
Daniels Road in Ashburn, Ga
Pioneers Sheep Bennett Pate and Daniel H. Davis, early ~1900s
Pioneers Sheep Bennett Pate and Daniel H. Davis, early ~1900s
Piney Grove Baptist Church
Founded in 1892.
Location: 101 Magnolia St., Rebecca, GA
Date: January 27, 2026
Location: 101 Magnolia St., Rebecca, GA
Date: January 27, 2026
Piggly Wiggly sunset
Location: Rogers Plaza facing West (S. Johnson St. and E. Monroe St. in Ashburn, GA)
