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The State vs Pigeon Roast

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Georgia, Cherokee County. February Term 1837

The Grand Jurors Sworn chosen and selected for the County of Cherokee at the present Term of the Superior court by law to make the following presentment.

We present Pigeon Roast a Cherokee Indian for the crime of murder committed on the seventeenth of February instant 1837 upon the body of an Indian by the name of Hogshooter in Cherokee County.

Witness John U wana & Timey

[Signed] Eli McConnell foreman

[Grand Jurors] James S Elliot, Robert T. Griffin, Jesse Brown, William Whitaker, Andrew Scott, William Chamlee, Nelson Dickinson, Israel Evans, Peter C Boges, Hiram Dimsdale, Jabez J. Holcomb, James W. Dooly, Savid Rusk ser, John Tate, William Hardman, James h Chambers, Barnwell Dobbs, Edward Townsend, Toliver Bostick, Solomon Humphries

Georgia, Cherokee County. February Term 1837

The Grand Jury accused

Pigeon Roast a Cherokee Indian should be tried for the murder of Pigeon Roast on the seventeenth day of February in the year eighteen hundred and thirty seven in the county aforesaid not having the fear of God before his eyes but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the devil upon the said seventeenth day of February in the year aforesaid in the county aforesaid with force and armed in and upon a Cherokee Indian by the name of Hog Shooter in the peace of God and said State then and there being feloniously willfully and of his malice of afore thought did cast and Cause and that the Said Pigeon Roast with the stone aforesaid so cast and thrown by him as aforesaid the said Hog Shooter in and upon the right side of the head near the temple of him the said Hog Shooter then and there feloniously and willfully and of his malice afore thought did strike and wound giving to the said Hog Shooter then and there with the stone aforesaid so as aforesaid by the said Pigeon Roast cast and thrown in and upon the said right side of the head near the right temple of him the said Hog Shooter one mortal wound of the length of one inch and a half and of the depth of one inch of which said mortal wound the said Hog Shooter from the seventeenth day of February in the year aforesaid I the county aforesaid of the said mortal wound died…”

The defendant was arraigned and plead not guilty.

Abstract from the Minutes of the Cherokee County, Georgia, Superior Court (1832–1845), pages 103–105; Georgia Archives microfilm RHS 3523–24.
© Linda Woodward Geiger. All Rights reserved

Civil War History in Georgia

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This month 148 years ago, the Confederacy and the Union were engaged in numerous events in Resaca, Georgia.

For many years the Georgia Civil War Heritage Trails (GCWHT) has been hard at work design historic tours within the state relating to various aspects of the Civil War (also known as “the late unpleasantness). By far the largest efforts relate to the march of Sherman’s troops from Chattanooga to Atlanta (The Atlanta Campaign) and the march of Sherman’s four corps from Atlanta to Savannah (The March to the Sea). Trails are also being developed for other aspects including a Jefferson Davis trail. Steve Longcrier, is the director of this monumental project and he and his wife, Ginger, have lived GCWHT 24-7 for over ten years.

GCWHT is developing historical markers and trail blazers. Visit their website for additional details including maps of some of the trails.

On Tuesday, May 14^th, 2012, GCWHT dedicated the interpretive marker for the “Oostanaula River Bridges” in Resaca, Georgia. The marker was installed near the highway in front of the Gordon County.

This marker, was installed on the property of the Gordon County Justice Center and Sheriff’s Office on U.S. Hwy 41 in Resaca, Georgia. Unveiling the marker were the president of the Friends of Resaca Battlefield, a member of Resaca’s city council, and two Gordon County officials: president of the Chamber of Commerce and Sheriff.

When traveling in Georgia keep a mindful eye out for the GCWHT trail blazers and stop a while to be engage in Georgia’s history.

Deed of Gift from James Hughes to His Daughter

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While working with Record Group 75 (Bureau of Indian Affairs), Entry 222 at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. I came across a deed of gift from James Hughes to his daughter Sarah.

RG75, Entry 222 is described in PI-163 thusly: “This series includes correspondence, property valuations, certificates of valuations, property returns, receipts for payments, petitions, depositions, registers, lists, schedules, notes, opinions, contracts, and powers of attorney. The records concern removal, valuatlon of property, claims, and other related subjects. Many of these records are preliminary versions of records among the records the Boards of Cherokee Commissioners, particularly those of the First Board.”

Cherokee Committee to Receive Payment for Services Rendered

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While working with Record Group 75 (Bureau of Indian Affairs), Entry 222 at the National Archives in Washington, D.C. today, I came across a document list payments that would be made for services rendered in a file named “March 1837 through November 1838″

Names appearing in document signed 15 March 1837 for settlements for services rendered to: John Ridge, William Rogers, Saml W Bell, Andrew Ross, Joseph A Foremon, Geo W Adair, John Gunter, James Stair, Desedasker, Turtle Fields, Archilla Smith, Brice Martin, John Simson, George Chambers, Jessee Halfbreed, Archy Fields, Stand Watie, James Foster, Johnson Rogers, Lovely Rogers, and John A Bell.

Books for Sale by Dawson County Historical & Genealogical Society

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The following books are available for purchase from the Dawson County Historical and Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1074, Dawsonville, Georgia 30534; 706.265.3985; historicalsociety@dawsoncoutny.org; or at the Historic Courthouse in Dawsonville on Wednesday afternoons from 1:00-5:00 p.m.

Cemeteries of Dawson County, Georgia. $30.00 ($35.00 shipped).

Dawson County, Georgia, Pictorial Book: The First Hundred Years (1857-1957)/. $43.00 ($48.00 shipped).

Yesterday Once More: A History of the Schools of Dawson County by Charles Finley. $30.00 ($35.00 shipped).

Of the Seeds They’ve Sown by Larry R. Pirkle. A collection of popular short stories published in national magazine. Larry is part of the sixth generation in his family to reside in the Etowah River district of Dawson County, Georgia. Paperback, $15.00 (18.00 shipped); Hardback, $25.00 ($30.00 shipped).

Cherokee Footpritns, Volume I by Charles O. Walker. $75.00 ($80.00 shipped).

Good-Fearing Criminals by J.M. Burt. A story of family life in rural Georgia. Paperback, $15.50 ($20.50 shipped); Hardback, $25,75 ($30.75 shipped).

Tombstone Tuesday: Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery

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Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery at the intersection of Ga.State Highway 108 and Bethany Road near the Cherokee County line in southeastern Pickens County.

Tombstone Tuesday: Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery

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This headstone erected in the memory of Ewin is located in the Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery at the intersection of Ga.State Highway 108 and Bethany Road near the Cherokee County line in southeastern Pickens County. The primitive carving on the head stone indicates that Erwin was born the 11 day of October 1814 and died on the 11the day of October 1851.

Tombstone Tuesday: Ball Creek Baptist Church, Part II

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This series of images of grave markers for veterans buried in the Ball Creek Baptist Church is continued from Tombstone Tuesday on the 28th of February.

Tombstone Tuesday: Ball Creek Baptist Church, Part I

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Ball Creek Baptist Church, established in 1857, is located on Ga. Rt. 136 just woest of Keetor Road. A marble marker at the steps leading up to the cemetery reads:

“Ball Creek Church, Organized Aug. 5, 1857

Names of Presbytery: R. Jorden, James Underwood, John Holden

Names of Charter Members: A.K. Trible, John Langley, William Dover, Ealija Carrell (males; Maranda Allen, Elizabeth Dooley, Elizabeth Carrell, Delilia Collins, Jilley Underwood, Nancy Bracket, Dina a Blackwomen (females)”

Many veterans are interred herein. This is part of a series with photographs of headstones of the vets.

Tombstone Tuesday: Arbor Hill Baptist Church

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Arbor Hill Baptist Church is located on Fortner Road near Harrington (west of Four Mile Baptist Church) in Pickens County, Georgia.

Images here indicate some of the U.S. Veterans that are buried there.