Dooly County

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From; THE HAWKINSVILLE DISPATCH, Hawkinsville, Ga.
August 20, 1885:

HON. WILLIAM L. GRAHAM

Hon. William L. Graham, a prominent and useful citizen of Dooly County, died at his home near Vienna on Thursday last, August 13th. He had been in feeble health for sometime past. Mr. Graham has held many important positions in the gift of the people of Dooly. He was several times elected sheriff, which office he filled eight or ten years and held at the time of his death. He also served two or more terms in the Legislature.

THE HAWKINSVILLE DISPATCH - August 27, 1885.
Vienna, Ga. August 16, 1885: Death of Hon. William L. Graham. He passed away on the night of the 13th inst., and was buried next day in THE CEMETERY near the METHODIST CHURCH in Vienna, Dooly County, Ga. He was sheriff for at least 12 years, and a member of the House of Representatives, of the General Assembly of Georgia.

[Note: Helen and I have been unable to locate a marked grave for Hom. William L. Graham. Anyone having further info on his burial site, PLEASE RESPOND.

Submitted By Davine V. Campbell
March 2007





From: THE HAWKINSVILLE DISPATCH - Hawkinsville, Ga.
August 30, 1888

LITTLE ORA HEARD, d/o M/M J. P. HEARD

From: The Vindicator: Little Ora, the lovely daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Heard, of Vienna died at Macon on
the 15th inst. She was on a visit to relatives in
Macon and was stricken with typhoid fever. The remains
were brought down and interred at the WHITEHEAD BURIAL
GROUNDS in Dooly Co., Ga.

[Note: Whitehead Cemetery is listed in Powell's Vol. II
as # 27, and being located North of Vienna on U.S.Hiway
41 on the west side, about half way to Pinehurst from
Vienna.
[Note: We have located this cemetery on the map but
have not as yet found the cemetery. It appears to be
quite a way off the road.]
 

Submitted By Davine V. Campbell
April 2007


The Macon County Citizen - Oglethorpe, Ga. February 1, 1929

A. A. Hill

On Front Page included in "LOCAL HAPPENINGS"

Miss Ellie Hill, who has been at home at Byromville,
for the past two weeks, returned to the city Monday,
and resumed her duties as teacher in the public
schools. Miss Hill has the sympathy of the entire city
in her sorrow, occasioned by the death of her father,
Mr. A. A. Hill, which occurred at Byromville some
fifteen days ago.

[Note: A. A. Hill - Born - October 8, 1864 -
Died - January 13, 1929 is buried in the Big Hill
Family Lot in SWEARINGEN CEMETERY # 7 in Dooly Co., Ga.
beside his wife, Sallie Ray, wife of A. A. Hill [Oct.
19, 1869 - Jan. 14, 1918] [There are buried on Row
4-174 & 4-173]

Submitted By Davine V. Campbell
April 2007


 

 

 

 



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