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A Biography Of John Murchison, Karen Price

Savannah Biographies

John Murchison was born August 11, 1793 in Lochalsh Parish in the county of Ross, Scotland, came to Savannah in 1820, and became a naturalized citizen of the United States December 1829. On March 22, 1836 he married Mary Ann Summers Purse in the Lutheran Church of Ascension, and they had two children, Mary Ellen and James Wallace, ho died at an early age of scarlet fever. To his family Murchison as a devoted husband and father. He also ran a grocery store on Market Square and became a successful business­ man. In later years he was a stockholder to …

Julius Koox: Grocer And Liquor Dealer, Patricia A. Singleton

Savannah Biographies

Julius Koox moved to Savannah from Cologne, Germany around 1856. His Bavarian wife, Madalena, accompanied him to America. Madalena gave birth to a daughter, Anita, and a son, Anton, during their Marriage. Julius bought lots thirty-five and thirty-six of Brown Ward for $5000 on June 10, 1867. These two lots were bounded on the north by McDonough Street, on the east by Drayton Street, on the south by Perry street and on the west facing Chippewa Square. From 1867 to 1877, Mr. Koox involved himself in both the grocery and liquor businesses. His grocery store and residence were located on …

Aera-Sig Curriculum Newsletter, American Educational Research Association

Teaching & Learning: SIG Newsletters (1971-1984)

Issue No. 11

Biography Of Henry Frederick Willink (1785-1873), Martha Coolidge

Savannah Biographies

Henry Frederick Willink was born in Germany on September 13, 1785. The area in Germany in which he was Dorn and lived before immigration to the United States is unknown. However, in a will of 1870 he left money to a niece living in Wolthausen in the kingdom of Hanover and to a nephew living in Pinneburg in the dutchy of Hols tein.

William Hamp Saxton

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Mrs. Mamie Jenkins Mincey

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Mollie Kirkland

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Oscar Davis

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Willie Joe Brown

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Mr. Mcarthur Parrish

African American Funeral Programs

Funeral Program for Mr. McArthur Parrish on July 14, 1977 at Bethel Metropolitan Baptist Church and on July 16, 1977 at Shiloh Baptist Church

Alice H. Cone

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Mr. Clarence Nunnally

African American Funeral Programs

Funeral Service held at Springhead United Methodist Church

Kermit T. Mikell

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

John E. Hernandez, Mike L. Flanagan

Savannah Biographies

Around the year 1850, Mr. John E. Hernandez, his wife Josephine Hernandez and their children, Alonzo and Eliza Agnes moved into a modest two-story wooden-framed house on 82 Liberty Street. Prior to their move to Savannah, the Hernandez family were residents of Fernandina Florida. On their arrival at Savannah, John was 33 years old, his wife Josaphine 22, his son Alonzo 12, and his daughter Eliza Agnes 5. Due to the age difference between mother and son, it is evident that one spouse may have been married before. This fact cannot be verified, however, due to the complication of obtaining …

George H. Ash, Master Builder, Lindsey P. Henderson

Savannah Biographies

Few men who left so great an impression on their day and generation are as little known as George H. Ash.

John B. Gallie 1806-63, Leona Frye

Savannah Biographies

Lying all but forgotten, except by the occasional histo­ricai research student,. in the old section of Laurel Grove Cemetery,in Lot 365, is the grave of John B. Gallie, civic leader, businessman, jurist, and militia. The inscription bears this information "Major John B. Gallie, born on July 1, 1806 at Dornoch, Scotland; died at Fort Pulaski on February 1, 1863. Erected by his Children." Major Gallie is surround­ ed by those of members of his family. In this emaculate lot, enclosed in a wrought fence, are two of his wives, three children by his second.marriage, a son-in-law, and several of his …

A Short Biography Of Edward Padelford, Larry Tinker

Savannah Biographies

On June 27, 1870 Edward Padelford, one of Savannah's oldest merchants and most respected citizens, died at the age of seventy-one years, one month and twenty-eight days. Marion, his daughter and only surviving child, was with him at his home at the time of death. His career in the shipping business had been eminently successful, and at the time of his death he was among the wealthiest of Southern merchants.

The Inkwell, Armstrong State College

The Inkwell

No abstract provided.

Mrs. Myrtle Williams Mercer

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Lonnie Graham

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Elize Evans

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Mr. Elzie Evans

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Armstrong Commencement Program, Armstrong State College

Armstrong Commencement Programs

Graduation program for the Thirty-Ninth Annual Commencement from Armstrong State College in Savannah, Georgia on June 8, 1977. The program includes an order of ceremony and list of graduates.

Harry Lee Garvin

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Agnes J. Bryan

African American Funeral Programs

Interment: Laurel Grove Cemetery

Guyton City Council Records, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Finding Aids

This collection consists of materials related to the Guyton city government. Materials include city council minutes from the time of Guyton’s incorporation in 1887 through 1916; photographs of the city council in 1977, a photograph of Guyton City Hall and a photograph of an open minutes book.

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James Edward Mccormick

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

The Inkwell, Armstrong State College

The Inkwell

No abstract provided.

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

• George-Anne
• News
• People
• Features
• George-Anne
• People
• Beagle Bulletin
• Sports
• Eagle Bulletin

Rita Mae Williams Davis

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.