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Ashburn school teachers

estimated around early 1960s

Tags: Ann Penn, Clara Smith Jarman (1894-1984), Daphen Watson Speight (1934-2004), Dorothy Rogers Adair (1917-2005), Ella Jackson, Erline Pate (12/22/1920 - 4/16/1981), Ester Cato, Eudora Henderson Shingler Thrasher, J.C. Cato, Jessica Lee Fletcher Griffin (1927-1969), Jessie Mae Davis Cox (1899-1995), Lawrence Keith Turner (1933-2006), Linnie Wardlow, Lynne Turner, Mattie Lillie Greene, Sara Peebles Royal (1912-2006), Sara Paulk

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.

Gordon Street, late 1940s

Tags: Gordon Street, Shingler Building, Turner County Courthouse

Charles V. Perry and wife, Emily B. Perry

Taken within Perry Funeral Chapel Offices

Tags: Charles V. Perry (1912-1988), Emily Eilene Butler Perry (1913-2007)

Charles V. Perry & friend

Tags: Charles V. Perry (1912-1988)

Ashburn High School 1914 Seniors

"We go forth with firm endeavor,
And a purpose ever true
And our motto is 'Perfection
In whatever we may do'"
"Class Song"

Tags: Ashburn Schools

Ashburn High School Basketball Team

"Pretty, innocent, jolly and sweet,"
Ashburn girls just can't be beat."

Ashburn High School Basketball team

Tags: Ashburn Schools

Ashburn Baptist Church (now First Baptist Church)

Ashburn Baptist Church (now First Baptist Church) original church building. In June 1956, they dedicated the new (and current) church building.

Tags: Charles V. Perry (1912-1988), First Baptist Church, John D. Raines (1904-1975), Jones Lanneau (1910-1965), Olin P. Stewart (1900-1893), Rhodes E. Blue (1907-1981), W.E. "Buck" Leverette (1907-1989)

Ashburn Baptist Church (now First Baptist Church)

Ashburn Baptist Church (now First Baptist Church) original church building. In June 1956, they dedicated the new (and current) church building.

Tags: First Baptist Church

The House by the Road Recipe - Banana Bread

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

The House by the Road Recipe - Sweet Sandwich

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

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

The House by the Road Recipe - Biscuits

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

The House by the Road Recipe - Coconut Pie

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

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)

Mrs. Ella Evans passes away

Tags: Aurena Emmie Josephine Evans Burgess (7/22/1880 - 3/2/1974), Ella Bohannon Evans (1852-1910), Ella Mae Evans Rogers (1884-1983), Evans Realty Company, J.S. Betts & Co., John Lamkin "J.L." Evans (1874-1934), John West Evans (1844-1904), Samuel James Evans (1888-1974), The Turner County Banner, Victoria Evans

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

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

Old Black Joe - The House by the Road (vintage postcard)

GC-1C Photo by Bayard Wootten
"Old Black Joe"
The Gardener at the House by the Road
Ashburn, Georgia

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: The House by the Road

Don't Forget Your Ashburn, Ga. Friends

Script:
Yes it is hot in Ashburn I am a thinking of papa and mama to night I if & could see your all would be glad. wish you could come & have some good times but think of my papa & mama.
E.T.G

Addressed to:
Mr. S.E. Wright
Acworth, GA
Rt.…

Smith's Restaurant - Main Street - Ashburn GA

2-T-394

Tags: Main Street, Smith's Cafe

I am Here at Ashburn, Ga. - Wish You Were Here Too (vintage postcard)

Script:
Helo Papa how are you I am all OK and hope you are the Same I would've written you sooner but I have been so busy & haven't had time.
Homer

Addressed to:
Mr. S.E. Wright
Acworth GA
Rt. #3

Post Office Stamp:
Ashburn, GA
Sept 2,…

Death Closes Career of Hon. J.S. Shingler

Tags: A.S. Bussey, Alex Steele, Ashburn City Council, Ashburn Methodist Church, Ashburn Oil Mills, Beverly Clyde Shingler McKenzie (1887-1934), Beverly Monroe, Bill Greer Monroe (1915-1989), Carl Cannon (7/5/1898 - 11/18/1973), Catherine Monroe, Charles Baldwin Shingler, Clinton Felder Shingler Sr. (1890-1932), E.R. Smith, Emma Shipman Baldwin Shingler (11/19/1867-8/13/1953), Eudora Henderson Shingler Thrasher, Flora Shingler Cannon, Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad, Gordon Columbus "G.C." McKenzie (2/10/1885-2/25/1958), Harry H. Rose (1908-1950), Henry James “Pok” McKenzie (1922-1992), Herbert Ives Shinger II (1918-1959), Herman Eugene Talmadge Jr. (1942-2014), Hezekiah Wesley Bussey Jr. (1883-1961), J.S. Shingler Naval Stores Co., James Simon "J.S." Shingler (1859-1943), James Simon Shingler II, Joe Lawrence (1858-1939), John Samuel "J.S." Betts (1848-1918), John West Evans (1844-1904), Julia Shingler, Lillian Hughes Shingler (1887-1980), Louise Shingler Cannon (1908-1993), Netta Dayton Jacobs Shingler (1893-1989), Red Pebble Farm, Robert Royal Shingler (1897-1966), Shingler & Baldwin, Shingler & Lawrence, Shingler-McKenzie Hardware Company, Sparrow's Nest, Stella Julian Shingler (1890-1932), The Wiregrass Farmer, Thomas John Shingler (1864-1934), Turner County Bank, Virginia Sue McKenzie, W.B. Dasher, Walter M. Huckabee (1901-1984), William Monroe

Turner County Saddened by C.E. Thrasher's Death

Tags: Annie Lou Thrasher Thomas (1906-1989), Ashburn Bank, Ashburn Creamery, Ashburn Methodist Church, Clarence Emmett "C.E." Thrasher (1875-1946), Cow Hog and Hen Program, Eudora Henderson Shingler Thrasher, Grace Elizabeth Harwell Thrasher (1876-1942), Nellie Thrasher (1879-1961), Tigner E. Thrasher (1908-1980)

Parade (Sept . 1965)

Tags: Gordon Street, Jenkins Insurance Company, Quality Foods, Turner County Shrine Club

Victoria Evans Memorial Library

This is a photo of the Victoria Evans Memorial Library when it was located at what is now the Ashburn-Turner County Chamber of Commerce (238 E. College Avenue, Ashburn, GA 31714).

Although the date is unknown for the photo, we can date it before…

Tags: Madge Rouse, Victoria Evans Memorial Library

The Wiregrass Farmer

located on Gordon Street in Ashburn, GA

Tags: Brenda's Beauty Salon, The Wiregrass Farmer

Thanksgiving Service at Baptist Church

Tags: First Baptist Church

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