Early Settlers -L-

Ladson, C. T. was b. in Georgia, although his ancestors were among the first settlers of Charleston. At an early age he removed to South Carolina, where he was reared and educated. He was admitted to the bar of South Carolina in 1882 and practiced there un til 1885, when he came To Atlanta and formed a partnership with General Lucius J. Gartrell, later practicing on his own. He was a man of broad culture and an Indefatigable student. Possessed of the gift of forensic eloquence, he achieved distinction as a jury advocate. He prepared the child Labor law for Georgia, and worked for its adoption st day and night sessions for seven pears, before success came. Ref: Atlanta Georgian, 12/23/1909.

Leavenworth, Colonel, editor of St. Catherines, Canada, bought land in Spalding County, and went into the vineyard business, in which he met great success. In a letter to a Canadian friend, which he permitted "your correspondent" to read, he wrote: "I must confess that this is a wonderful country in many respects, and a northern man finds much that is new to him here...." The Constitution, Atlanta, 30 Nov 1885

Leggett, Abner LG 16 Sept 1784 in Oglethorpe Co., 287 1/2 acres, adj. E. on Academy land in Dist. No. 6, N by surveyed land,other sides vavant. Oglethorpe Deed Book D, page 411.

Lessly, Francis, Indian trader located in Othluwauly, known by the Indians by the name of Wotecau, "is an unworthy and unfit character to be in their land. Ref: Letters, Journals and Writings of Benjamin Hawkins, Vol I 1796-1801, edited by C. L. Grant

Liddell, A. P. was known as Drew Liddell, was. b. 10/9/1872 in Peschtree District of Fulton Co., Ga. He worked on a farm until he was age 21 and was a stone contractor for several years. Cater, he was a proprietor of the Phenix Lumber Company. He was the son of Capt. J. Y. Liddell, a captain of Co. 1 of the 16th Segt. of Ga., serving throughout the war.

Livingston, L. F. began life as a farmer, and served ten successive terms as a congressman from the Fifth District. He was b. in Newton Co., where he lived throughout his life. He fought successfully, both in the house and senate, the bill to abolish the agricultural department of the state, and carried a handsome gold watch as a memento of the appreciation of the officers and employees of the department.

Lockhart, Henry lived in Warren County. Ref: LWT of Robert Augustus Beall, 1836, Bibb County.

Looney, Morgan Harbin was born 10/27/1825 Fairplay, S. C., the oldest child of Leah and Frances Cleveland Muriel Looney, a descendant of Capt. Thomas Graves who was in the Jamestown Colony of 1608 and also a descendant of Col. John Cleveland, one of the hero's of the Battle of King's Mountain during Revolutionary War. He had two brothers, George Cleveland Looney and Martin Van Buren Looney. Morgan m. 1st Sarah Ann Parker, a sister of Blanton Benjamin Parker in a double wedding with Blanton Benjamin Parker, a grandson of Barbara Redwine and Joseph A. Parker. He was a school teacher at Parkerstown, Ga. (Morgan Co.), then Palmetto, Ga. His wife, Sarah is buried in New Hope Cemetery near Palmatto, Ga. Re m. 2nd, Melissa Black. In 1857 the family removed to Fayetteville, Ga. where he was the head of the Fayetteville Academy. Before the Civil War, Morgan Harbin Looney removed to Gilmer, Texas where he opened the "Looney School" in an old masonic building. The family later removed to Arksnsas where Melissa died and was buried in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It was at Fayetteville that he helped rai se money to organize the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He taught school at Bentonville, then removed to Texas and m. Tuddie Fuller. They had two children who died, af terwhich Juddie died. He returned to Georgia to teach school at Hartwell where be m. Cora Edwards, and they had four children. Tn 1895 the family removed to Royston, Ga. where he built a brick schoolhouse. In 1893 Cora died and some of the young children were placed in an settlersage. Morgan lived with his daughter, Myrtice Looney (m. Glenn Waters) until he d. 5/20/1901, buried Hartwell Cemetery. Ref: Hartwell Cemetery, Hart Co.

Lowe, Beverly. Greene County Deed Book 2, page 471. 1 May 1800. Mary Carmichael, Administratrix, and Richd. Bradley, Administrator of the estate of Joseph Carmichell, deceased, both of Greene County deed to David Lockhart of Greene County 109 1/2 acres of land in Greene County on Old Town Creek, it being part of the tract of land whereon Mary Carmichell now lives includint the mill and mill seat.

Lowe, Curtis was born in Columbia County in 1783, moved to Warren County in 1821, where he died in 1855 and is buried in the Wrightsboro Churchyard in McDuffie County.

Lumpkin, George survey granted him by Gov. Samuel Elbert on 15 May 1785. Mentioned in Oglethorpe Co. Deed Book B, page 29, deed of James Greer and Ann, his wife to Edward Powell dated 22 April 1796.

Lyons, Samuel, a hireling of Francis Lessly, living in Indian lands, "is an unworthy character and unfit to be in their land, and the Chiefs are determined he shal leave their land. Ref: Letters, Journals and Writings of Benjamin Hawkins, Vol I, 1796-1801, edited by C. L. Grant

Lyons, William living in Indian country, at Tookaubatche Tallahassee, a hireling to James Moore, "is an unworthy character and unfit to be in their land, and the Chiefs are determined he shall leave their land. Ref: Letters, Journals and Writings of Benjamin Hawkins, Vol I 1796-1801, edited by C. L. Grant

Lyons, W. C. in dry goods business in Griffin. The Constitution, Atlanta. 10/31/1886.