{"id":420,"date":"2023-11-10T02:42:15","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T21:12:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/georgiapioneers.skstechsolution.us\/?post_type=country&#038;p=420"},"modified":"2023-12-29T11:58:21","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T06:28:21","slug":"cass","status":"publish","type":"county","link":"https:\/\/georgiapioneers.com\/?county=cass","title":{"rendered":"Cass"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"420\" class=\"elementor elementor-420\" data-elementor-post-type=\"county\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67a989d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"67a989d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-734189b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"734189b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cass County Genealogy and Probate Records<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9b2cb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9b2cb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cass County was created in 1832, first called Cass County, originally Cherokee County renamed Bartow County.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/georgiapioneers.com\/country\/bartow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See Bartow County for further records<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21d75ee e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21d75ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f570eb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f570eb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The Case of Hog Smith<\/h2><p>The case of James &#8221; Hog&#8221; Smith concerned a Cherokee accused who was convicted for the killing of James Graves in Walker County. Graves was the sheriff of Walker County, and fearing that a mob might overpower his small force, asked Cass County to house the Cherokee. In October of 1834, the death sentence of &amp;Hog&#8221; Smith was upheld by the Georgia Supreme Court. Thus, the Indian was removed from the Cassville jail under heavy guard to Murray County, where he was executed. There are a number of cases that may be read about in the\u00a0<i>Georgia Reports<\/i>\u00a0and an assortment of books.<\/p><h2>Marriages<\/h2><ul><li>Index to Marriages 1837 to 1843<\/li><\/ul><h2>Cass County Marriages and Minutes of the Court<\/h2><ul><li>Cass County Minutes of the Court 1839-1853<\/li><li>Lackey, Robert, LWT, transcription (1839)<h2>Traced Genealogies: Cass County Families<\/h2><table border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"8\" cellpadding=\"8\" align=\"center\"><tbody><tr><td>Akin<\/td><td>Holliday<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0a93a4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d0a93a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d1fc4c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d1fc4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bf62f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5bf62f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The Cherokee Indian\u00a0<i>Two Runs<\/i><\/h2><p>On February 9, 1833, William Hicks (Two Runs) wrote a letter to Governor Lumpkin as follows:<br \/><br \/>&#8221; I now consider myself a citizen of this country and take pleasure in introducing you to your acquaintance Mr. William Hicks, a native of the Cherokee Nation, who wishes to see you respecting some of the affairs or situation of the Nation, and bring an entire stranger to you and every person in Milledgeville. 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