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Misc Genealogy Info
Gilmer County, Georgia
Teachers
"of the poor children
for the year 1852"
Allen, F.H.
Allen, Thomas W.
Anderson, James M.
Ashworth, J.
Breward, V.P.
Caloway, R.E.
Chastain, James W.
Church, C.
Collins, D.T.
Curtis, J.W.
Dillard, J.L.
Davis, S.
Ellington, C.A.
Falls, G.
Foster, R.B.
Franklin, William
Green, William
Hill, William
Hunnycutt, M.J.
Johnson, J.M.
Jones, A.B.
Kinzey, William
McClure, R.J.
McClure, C.M.
Morgan, M.
Moss, L.C.
Nelson, James L.
Newberry, J.T.
Newman, A.A.
Osborn, W.H.
Palmer, N.H.
Pearcy, J.W.
Proctor, Elizabeth (first female teacher)
Roan, T.R.
Roberts, M.A.
Sheriff, A.M.
Smith, Margaret
Smith, P.S.
Stark, Thomas J.
Suddeth, James, N.
Tatum, L.J.
Threwitt, L.L.
Trammel, Thomas R.
Ward, James
West, A.J.
West, B.C.
Whisenant, S.E.
Withrow, J.W.
Wofford, J.P.
Teachers and Patrons, 1856
In addition to teachers whose school connections were not ascertainable, Briant, M.C.; Carnes,
James; Garren, David; Honeycutt, Mary; Hyde, C.W.; Ivie, Thomas; Kitchen, F.M.; Lewis, Thomas D.;
McArthur, T.M.; Morgan, Moses; Penland, James H.; Pettit, John; Tatum, Aaron S.; Stallings, T.J.;
Stark, Thomas J.; Suddeth, James; Williams, Moses, we list other teachers of that year,
together with the patrons of their school. Schools went by district number, which, being
hand-written, are not always decipherable, and so are sometimes questioned.
Patrons of Garren store and post office
Starks, Lou
Starks, Jeff
Misc Events & People
Jurors--March 1855
S.E. Whisenant
W. R. Griffith
J. W. Gunter
David Dotson
W.H. Banks
A.Z. Densmore
J.O. Quillian
1897
J.C. Whisenant, one of our visitors Monday, is an exception to the rule among widowers, for
he tells his age and says he does not want to marry a young woman.
We believe this to be none other than the hatter, Calloway Whisenant, who is said to
have once lived on or near Whisenant mountain that at least perpetuates his name. From what we
heard in childhood his occupation was slow and tedious, though his outlay in tools and
equipment was said to have been simple and few.
February 9, 1906
Calloway Whisenant, 76, pioneer hatter, marries Mrs. Martha A. Davis, 45.
The Whisenants have a lasting and important memorial in Whisenant mountain north of Newhope
Church; and a lookout tower on the mountain is also named for the family.
Ca. 1907
Jeff Starks, the Ellijay jeweler, got his arm severely bruised when he became mixed up with a
yellow jacket nest, fell and suffered the injury.
1911
J.C. Whisenant died.
December 22, 1937
Eight Confederate widows are added to Gilmer pension rolls:
Mrs. Wiley Pankey
Mrs. Martha Dorsey
Mrs. Mary Whisenant
Mrs. Frank Ellington
Mrs. Tilda Starks
Mrs. Samantha Etris
Mrs. Stokes
Mrs. F.M. Pierce.
November 18, 1917
Vernie (or Verna) Cole and Homer Starks were married.
April 14, 1961
Mrs. Cora Starks, 79, dies at Dalton and is buried April 16 at Newhope Church. Mrs. Starks
is survived by sons, Clyde Starks and Charlie Starks; three brothers, Dave Gibson, Charlie
Gibson and Tommie Gibson, and a sister, Mrs. Will Abernathy.
LATTIE
Members of this family say the proper way to spell this name is LATTA, and so it is usually spelt.
It is a French word. William Latta was a Union soldier during the Civil War, having served in
the 110th First Tennessee Cavalry. He lived, however, in Gilmer County at the time of the war.
He is buried at Mount Pleasant Church, near the edge of Fannin County.
John M. Latta, son of William left a number of descendants in Gilmer. He married a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Lindsey Harper. Mrs. Lindsey Harper was a sister of Rev. N. L. Osborn.
Ten children were born to Mr. and Mrs. John Latta.
Alice married Herschel Charles.
Bright became the wife of Lawrence Kincaid.
Inez became Mrs. Andy Pence.
Myrtle married Robert Hold and lived in Ohio.
Opal married Ed. Starks.
Eunice married Walter Starks.
The only son, Claude, lived in Mountaintown district.
Compiled from the book, "The Annals of Upper Georgia Centered in Gilmer County". By George
Gordon Ward in 1965.
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