Author: Advantage Publications
Publisher:
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 110
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Melody S. Jenkins
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9780738567563
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Located in an area known as the "Pine Barrens" because the branches of the dense, virgin pine trees interlaced so tightly that they almost blocked the sun's rays and prevented the growth of ground vegetation, Colquitt County was formed from Thomas and Lowndes Counties in 1856. The county was named for Walter T. Colquitt, a Methodist minister, Georgia's most successful criminal lawyer, and a state senator. The 1860 Federal Census listed 1,360 residents in the county's 547.5 square miles. Set up as a buffer zone between the Seminole Indians of Florida and the Lower Creeks of Georgia, the area was considered by some members of the Georgia Assembly as "practically useless" and not worthy of state expenditures for road construction. From this inauspicious beginning, Colquitt County has grown to be a leader in agricultural, industrial, military, municipal, educational, historic, and artistic endeavors. Colquitt County continues to be a leader in all aspects of community life, from the early days of logging, naval stores, farming, and livestock production, to modern advances in education, manufacturing, agriculture, and the arts.
Author: Antioch Baptist Church (Colquitt County, Ga.)
Publisher:
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 632
ISBN-13: 9781883570262
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Lanette Hill Brightwell
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2004-09
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 1435736796
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book includes two different sections. SECTION ONE is the family ancestry and descendency of Zarobable Gay. The SECTION TWO is the family ancestry and descendency of Simon Gay. Both of these family lines settled in Colquitt County, Georgia Wills, Cemetery Records, Census Records, books, land deeds, military records, church records, etc. were used to write this book. Many hours of labor, were required to complete this data. Library research, microfilm records, reading many books, so much more. A must have item for the GAYRE or GAY family member.