First Families Of McDonough & Henry County, GA Vol. I (The First Families Project #3)

Description

This book explores the families and lives of the first settlers of McDonough and Henry County, Georgia. As the home of the fictional "Tara" from "Gone With The Wind," the people of Henry County saw their homes and lives destroyed by the coming of the Civil War. This is the true story of the county and her people.

Overview11
Cities and Towns18
Earliest Families25
History of McDonough31
Churches of Henry County59
Shingleroof Campground59
Minutes of the Flint River Association66
Minutes of the Flint River Association66
Teman Baptist Church74
Minutes of the Towaliga Primitive Baptist Association77
Minutes of the Eleventh Annual Session89
Biographical Sketches100
Morgan Bellah100
William A. Callaway107
James Carter 115
Henry Collins 119
John James 123
John Wesley Starr126
Will of Margaret Barber 127
Will of Jesse Bentley131
Caleb Key136
James Stoddard Boynton (1833-1902)137
Erasmus Williams Beck140
James Walter Wise (1868 - 1925)142
Will Of David Richardson143
Will of John Smith145
Will of Richard Sappington, Sr.148
Will of Thomas Yarbrough151
Bibliography153