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Hosea Peeples “Hod” Clements

Hosea P. “Hod” Clements,  son of Ann Eliza Swindle and John Miles Clements, was a life long resident of Berrien County. He was a cousin of the Clements brothers who ran the Clements Lumber Company at… more →

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Hosea Peeples "Hod" Clements

raycityhistory wrote 7 months ago: Hosea P. “Hod” Clements,  son of Ann Eliza Swindle and John Miles Clements, was a life long resident … more →

Tags: Clement's Family, A. J. Futch, Aline Yawn, Allene Yawn, Alma Florence May, Ann Eliza Swindle, Bank of Ray City, Billy Creech, Caswell Yawn

Billy Clements was a Combat Engineer

raycityhistory wrote 9 months ago: 1942 recruitment poster for the Army Corps of Engineers On August 2, 1942, William A. “Billy … more →

Tags: wwii, Clement's Family, Ann Clements, Army Corps of Engineers, Billy Clements, chris clements, Engineer Replacement Training Center, First Baptist Church of Ray City, Fort Leondard Wood

MRIN-54 William Shaw and Sarah Bozworth

Beth wrote 10 months ago: William Shaw and Sarah Bozworth My paternal 5th great grandparents MRIN-54 Please keep in mind that … more →

Tags: Surnames, MRIN, Kentucky, My Paternal Lines, Shaw, Virginia, Bozarth, elliott, genealogy

John R. Wood Goes to Paris

raycityhistory wrote 10 months ago: Ray City, GA was the boyhood home of John Rhoden Wood, a son of Milledge Dewey Wood and Nancy Caroli … more →

Tags: WWI, Ray City GA, Atlantic Coast Line Railway, --COLQUITT COUNTY GA--, Dupont GA, Milledge Dewey Wood, Nancy Caroline Rhoden, John Rhoden Wood, Jacksonville, FL

Milledge Dewey Wood and the First Cotton Blooms of 1912

raycityhistory wrote 10 months ago: On June 25, 1912, The Valdosta Times reported on some of the first cotton blooms of the season. The … more →

Tags: Society and Leisure, Ray City GA, Francis Marion Shaw, Lacy Lester Shaw, Ray's Mill GA, Connell's Mill District, Dupont GA, coffee county ga., Lois GA

Obituary of William J. Lamb ~ died June 13, 1908

raycityhistory wrote 11 months ago: William Joseph Lamb was a confederate veteran who long resided in Georgia Militia District 1144, the … more →

Tags: Ray's Mill, Ray City GA, Berrien County GA, Milltown GA, Berrien Minutemen, John C. Lamb, William Joseph Lamb, Company K 29th Georgia Regiment, Company C 29th Georgia Regiment

Mary Jane Gardner Stewart rests at Beaver Dam Cemetery — 1 comment

raycityhistory wrote 1 year ago: Mary Jane Gardner was a sister of Chloe Gardner. Mary Jane Gardner moved with her parents from Hamil … more →

Tags: Ray City Georgia, Johnson family, gardner family, Berrien County GA, Chloe Gardner, Emma Gardner, Martha Leona Gardner, Mary Jane Gardner, Elton Stewart

Hyman Hardeman Sirmans of Ray City, GA — 2 comments

raycityhistory wrote 1 year ago: Hyman Hardeman ”Brocy” Sirmans (1919 – 1969) of Ray City, GA was a son of Mamie an … more →

Tags: wwii, Sirmans Family, Albert Studstill, Berrien County GA, Billy Clements, Brocy Sirmans, clyde miller, Daniel Walker Sirmans, Edith Sirmans

Knight Family Outing

raycityhistory wrote 1 year ago: Knight Family of Ray City, GA Knight family of Ray City, GA. Walter Knight is among those pictured. … more →

Tags: Knight Family, Society and Leisure, Ray City GA, Berrien County GA, William Washington Knight, Walter Howard Knight, Mary E. Carrol

DEATH OF MRS. BULLARD

raycityhistory wrote 1 year ago: One hundred and three years ago today, on this date, December 27, 1908, Mrs. Mary Ann Knight Bullard … more →

Tags: 50th Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Adam Jones, Berrien County GA, Company I 50th Georgia Regiment, Fannie Bullard Shaw, General Levi J. Knight, Green Bullard, Henry Harrison Knight, Henry Needham Bullard

Luther E Langford

raycityhistory wrote 1 year ago: Luther Elthedred Langford, Ray City, GA native and descendant of General Levi J. Knight. Luther Ethe … more →

Tags: Thomas M. Ray, Ray's Mill GA, Merle Elizabeth Langford, Luther Langford, William Washington Knight, Luther Ethedred Langford, William E. Langford, Mary Virginia Knight, Amanda Asbell

James Aaron Swindle and the "Sarah E" B-26 Marauder — 2 comments

raycityhistory wrote 1 year ago: James A. Swindle, Sept 3, 1942, Ft McPherson, GA Captain James Aaron Swindle James Aaron Swindle was … more →

Tags: wwii, Swindle Family, Ray City GA, James Henry Swindle, James Aaron Swindle, Ray City School, Columbus Army Flying School, b-26 marauder, james moore

RAY CITY RESIDENTS LAID TO FINAL REST

raycityhistory wrote 1 year ago: Eighty-eight years ago today… Atlanta Constitution Nov 11, 1923 RAY CITY RESIDENTS LAID TO FIN … more →

Tags: Ray City GA, Aaron Anderson Knight, Adel GA, Bright's Disease, Manning Surcey, Henry Purvis, Jewel Surcey, New Adel GA

Calhoun Obituaries

raycityhistory wrote 1 year ago: Joseph Burton Calhoun and Lueannie Boyett Calhoun, long time residents of the Ray City, GA area are … more →

Tags: Calhoun family, Alberta Calhoun, Alberta Courson, Allen Bates, C.B. Calhoun, Donald Courson, James Dewey Calhoun, Joe Boyett, John Berton Calhoun

James Arthur Grissett, Sr.

raycityhistory wrote 1 year ago: James Arthur Grissett (1900-1983) James Grissett, Sr. was a mail carrier serving the Ray City area, … more →

Tags: Grissett Family, Ray City GA, James A. Grissett, Anna Martha Grissett, Lillian Crum, Ray City Baptist Church, Thomas Jackson Crum, Lucian Hall Grissett, Claxton Georgia

Beagles/Biggles/Beigles of Rays Mill

raycityhistory wrote 1 year ago: After the Civil War, John Jefferson Beagles, subject of previous post, and his family made their hom … more →

Tags: Biggles/Beagles Family, Ray City GA, Cat Creek GA, James Thomas Biggles, John Jefferson Beagles, Mary Elizabeth Pearson, Madison G. Pearson, Nancy Catherine Wright, L. O. Beagles

The Pioneer Corps — 2 comments

raycityhistory wrote 1 year ago: John Jefferson Beagles, Beaver Dam Cemetery, Ray City, GA. At Beaver Dam Cemetery, Ray City, GA a si … more →

Tags: Civil War, Biggles/Beagles Family, James Thomas Biggles, Battle of Cedar Creek, Whitesville Georgia, John Jefferson Beagles, Siege of Petersburg, 61st REGIMENT GEORGIA VOLUNTEER INFANTRY, Pioneer Corps

Thomas Jackson Crum

raycityhistory wrote 1 year ago: Thomas Jackson Crum A recently encountered newspaper clipping from the Clinch County News gives the … more →

Tags: Boyett Family, Ray City GA, Berrien County GA, 50th Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Lillian Crum, Ray City Baptist Church, Jesse S. Bostick, Battle of Cedar Creek, CRUM

Mamie Mixon and Joe Spells buried at Beaver Dam Cemetery, Ray City, GA — 2 comments

raycityhistory wrote 1 year ago: Mary Lee “Mamie” Mixon, subject of the previous post (Mamie Mixon and Joe Spells), was born on Janua … more →

Tags: Mixon Family, Ray City GA, Berrien County GA, --LOWNDES COUNTY GA--, Joseph John Spell, Ray's Mill GA, Mary Lee Mixon, Mary I. Clance, William Henry Mixon


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