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Haines, Emma, newspaper article: "Mrs. Emma Haines of Marietta, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Haines, on Spring Street (Atlanta). Ref: The Atlanta Georgian, 25 April 1906

Hall, Henry T. lived in McIntosh County. Ref: LWT of George W. Murray, 1836, Baldwin County.

Hamilton, George LG in Oglethorpe Co. on Indian Creek. Survey. Oglethorpe Deed Book E, page 78.

Hammond, E. W., Judge, was b. 1846, was from Culloden, Ga., which place he left in order to practice law in Atlanta. From Atlanta he removed to Griffin, then, in 1866 removed to Griffin. In 1869 he was married to Miss Sallie Andrews in Griffin. They had three daughters: Miss Jane Hammond, Mrs. J. E. Drake and Mrs. E. W. Seek, all residents of Griffin. He had one sister, Dowdoin and one brother, George H. Hammond, both of Atlanta. Judge Hammond was, with one exception, the oldest lawyer of the city court of Griffin. His life-long friend, Judge Walter C. Ruks, was the excep ti on. Judge Hammond was once ordinary of Spalding Co, for 16 years, and served on the bench of the city court of Griffin for 11 years. He died 8/17/1908, Griffin, Ga. Ref: The Georgian, 8/18/1908.

Haney, Henry, brother of Fireman No. 1, is an Atlanta fireman.
Ref: The Constitution, Atlanta 2/21/1886.










Haney, Tom W., foreman of No. 1, Atlanta Fire Department, the youngest fireman in service. He belongs to a family of firemen, his father, whose name he bears, was a fireman before him, and was chief of the volunteer system. Ref: The Constitution, Atlanta 2/21/1886










Hanna, Elizabeth Heming (left), President of the Children of the Confederacy. Ref: The Atlanta Georgian, 25 April 1906

Hanson, J. F., Major, was b. 11/25/1840 in Monroe Co., Ga. His only schooling was received in county schools. During the Civil War, he enlisted in the first battalion that went from Georgia. In 1876 the industrious Hanson and a few associates establisbed the Bibb Manufacturing Co, for the manufacture of cotton yarn, being one of the first cotton manufacturers in the South. It began with a capital of $35,000, and when Hanson sold his interest in 1908, it had a surplus of cash assets over liabilities of $1,000,000. In 1895 Hanson was President of the Ocean Steamship Co, of Savannah. Ref: Atlanta Georgian.







Hardeman, Robert C. (left) was born in Macon on November 22, 1838, graduated from Emory College in 1859. He was a merchant in Covington and afterwards in Macon. He had a cotton warehouse, the firm being Hardeman & Sparks. He entered the confederate service as a private in the Second Georgia battallion; transferred after one year to the 45th Georgia Regt as quartermater. In 1877 he entered the office of Comptroller General Goldsmith as bookkeeper until 1884, then nominated for state treasurer. The Constitution, Atlanta 8/1/1886

Harper, Banister, Jr. (1734-1806) lived on Pistol Creek, Lincoln County 1800-1850. Ref: Wilkes County Cemeteries by Nell and F. M. Newsome.

Harper, Samuel lived on Soap Creek in Lincoln County in 1786; headright grant.

Harris, E. G., son of H. H. Harris of Spalding County, came to Hampton in 1873. The Constitution, Atlanta 6/3/1886

Harris, Turner (1799-1867) lived near the New Providence Church in Warren County, where he is buried.

Harrison, D. S. listed as white settler in Montezume in 1836. listed as an early settler of Macon County. Ref: History of Macon County Georgia by Louise Frederick Hays.

Hart, James LG on Little Troublesome Creek the N branch of Long Creek in Oglethorpe Co. Oglethorpe Co. Deed Book D, page 190.

Hawkins, Benjamin, Creek Indian Agent, was born August 15, 1754 in Warren Co., North Carolina, the son of Philomen Hawkins and Delia (Martin) Hawkins. In 1783 he became interested in Indian affairs of Ohio, Mississippi, Spanish Florida and the eastern states which included Creek, Cherokee, Chickasaw and Choctaw Indians In 1803 he located on the Flint River across from Ft. Lawrence, east of Ft. Hawkins, where he lived for 13 years. Ref: Letters, Journals and Writings of Benjamin Hawkins, Vol. I (1796-1801) edited by C. L. Grant.

Hawkins, Joseph, older brother to Benjamin Hawkins. Ref: Letters, Journals and Writings of Benjamin Hawkins, Vol. I (1796-1801) edited by C. L. Grant.

Hawkins, Nicholas LG 20 Nov 1798. Oglethorpe Deed Book D, page 41.

Hawkins, Nicholas and William Patrick. LG dated 24 Dec 1787 and made over by them to Alexander Hawkins by deed dated 29 March 1788. Oglethorpe Co. Deed Book D, page 508.

Haygood, W. Lee b. Milton Co., Ga. 5/30/1868 and was raised in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett Co., Ga. During the Civil War, his father was a lieutenant in the 38th Ga. Regt., serving throughout the war. Haygood is by profession a printer. He was a resident of At1anta since 1855, having worked for the Constitution and Journal newspaper as a copy cutter. He belonged to Capital Lodge No. 60 , Independent Order of the Odd Fellows, and was a representative of the Atlanta Federal of Trades at the state convention on June 17, 1905. Atlanta Georgian, 6/13/1908.

Hays, Robert was one of the first settlers to Butler, Georgia. He died at the age of 85. Ref: The Constitution, Atlanta 1-3-1885

Hemphill, Thomas (1774-1821) lived near Raysville Bridge, Lincoln County 1800-1850. Ref: Wilkes County Cemeteries by Nell and F. M. Newsome

Hester, Thomas J., tax receiver for Elbert county, is farmer. He made 60 bushes of oats to the acre in drills in 1886. Ref: The Constitution, Atlanta 20 June 1886. Hicks, Jones came from Crawford County to Maccon County in 1836. Ref: History of Macon County, Georgia by Louise Frederick Hays.

Highsmith, Thomas lived on Soak Creek in Lincoln County in 1793, where he had a headright grant.

Hollingsworth, A. M. was born in Rockdale County, near the Old Smyrna Church. He was one of Atlanta's finest retail merchants, his grocery store located at 248 N. Highland Avenue, coming to Atlanta in 1883. Ref: The Atlanta Georgian, 25 April 1906.

Hill, Wylie settled in Wilkes Co. ca 1786. He came from Wake Co., North Carolina, bringing with him his young wife. He started as a trader in horse collars and door mats. e has four sons: Burrell, Thomas, Wylie P. and Lodowick Meriwether, and four daughters. Lodowick Meriwether Hill, the youngest, became the most famous son, married his cousin, Nancy Johnson, who had nine sons and one daughter. When she died, Mr. Hill married his second wife, Miss Martha Wellborn, by whom he became the father of two sons. This made his family consist of twelve children. The Constitution, Atlanta 7/14/1886








Hillyer, George (left)was born March 7, 1835 in Athens, but spent most of his boyhood in Walton County. After graduating from Mercer in 1854, he was admitted to the bar before twenty years old. He was elected for Walton County to the state legislature, serving two years. Served four years in the State Senate. In 1877 he was appointed Judge of the Atlanta Circuit. City Councilman in Atlanta (1886). The Constitution, Atlanta 1/10/1886


Hoge, William, one of Macon's oldest citizens, died at his residence on Maple Street. He was one of the oldest inhabitants, when the Ocmulgee was opened to navigation and the Indian tribes of southwest Georgia came to Macon to trade. He was in Macon when travelers asked at the county taverns for the road to Macon. He was best known as a brick maker. The Constitution, Atlanta 1/7/1886

Holland, Margaret, 300 acres granted on Cluds Creek in Wilkes Co. when surveyed, Book TTT, page 10, 22 September 1785. Oglethorpe Co. Deed Book C, page 352.

Holiday, Dickerson (1782-1827) lived near Raysville Bridge, Lincoln County 1800-1850. Ref: Wilkes County Cemeteries by Nell and F. M. Newsome. Holliman, Albert (1807-1845) lived in McDuffie County, near the Wrightsboro graveyard, where he is buried.

Holman, William, family grocery business in Griffin. The Constitution, Atlanta 10/31/1886

Holt, William H. lived in Richmond County. Ref: LWT of Richard Blount in Baldwin County, 1843.

Hopkins, Anne, Mrs. of Augusta died 1775 or 1776. Her Last Will and Testament left bequests to Jane Pettigrew and the children of James Grierson viz: James, Thomas and Davis.
Ref: Letters, Journals and Writings of Benjamin Hawkins, Vol. I (1796-1801) edited by C. L. Grant.

Howard, William Schley was b. Kirkwood, DeKalb Co., Ga. 6/29/1875, being the youngest son of Colonel Thomas C. Howard who as intimately associated with the executive department of the state under the administration of Governors Smith and Colquitt. When twelve years of age, William left school because his father bad been stricken with paralysis. He removed to Atlanta, where for two years he was a page in the Georgia legislature. In 1891 he was made calendar clerk. In 1893, William became private secretary to Senator Walsh of Augusta. While in Washington, William studied law. After Senator Walsh's term expired, he returned to Atlanta and entered the law offices of Judge William H. Hulsey, having been admitted to the bar in 1896. Thomas Coke Howard was son of John Howard, the latter having made his LWT 3/29/1836, proved 10/10/1836 in Bibb Co., Ga., naming his wife, Susan P. and children: Susan A. Smith, Caroline, Lydia Anciaux, Mary, John, Edwin, Thomas Coke, and Laura. Ref: Atlanta Georgian, 12/23/1909; Bibb Co. Wills.

Hudson, Mary. Oglethorpe Co. Deed Book B, page 32. 24 Feb. 1795. Mary Hudson of Wilkes Co. deeds to Mary Muckleroy, executrix and Jacob Muckleroy, executor, for the heirs of John Muckleroy, deceased, late of Oglethorpe Co., for 50 pds., land in Oglethorpe Co. on North side of Indian Creek and on both sides of a creek adj. land where Joel Sims now lives (formerly Arnold Bruce), also Joseph Wise, Levie Campbell and tract where Joseph Braun now lives. Land being granted to Marh Hudson on 17 January 1787 by Gov George Mathews.

Hunter, Foster L. was b. 1/18/1872 in Forsyth Co., Ga., the son of Thomas H. Hunter. His father volunteered as a Confederate Soldier at the age of 19, and served throughout the entire war. At the age of eleven, Foster began working st the cotton mill at Roswell, supporting his father's family, the father having heen stricken with paralysis. He worked in the day the usual hours of a cotton mill operative, and studied at night, acqurinlj a common school education. At the age of eighteen, Foster removed to Atlanta, working for the Southern Furniture Co., later employed as a yard man with the wrecking crew of the Georgia Pacific Railroad (later Southern Railway). Ref: Atlanta Georgian, 6/13/1908

Husted, Mr., a fruitgrower from the State of Michigan settled in Georgia. In 1883, he, and his estimable lady, were on their way to Florida for the benefit of their heath, when his lungs became affected. After his health improved, he settled in Georgia, purchasing land in Spalding County. Ref: The Constitution, Atlanta, 30 Nov 1885

Hutchinson, Alderman of City of Atlanta, native of Loudoun County Virginia, and in his boyhood days fished and waded in historic Bull Run. He graduated in medicine and began practicing in his native state, but in 1878 his health compelled him to give up a good practice. He came to Atlanta with his brother, Dr. J. A. Hutchison, established the well-known drug house. The Constitution, Atlanta 1/10/1886.