Bethany Church All Day Singing

by | Jan 4, 2021 | Fayette County History, October

October 8, 1944 Bethany Church All Day Singing   An all-day singing will be held at Bethany Church. Mr. R W Lester requests that all who has ever attended singing school under his direction attend this gathering at his home church. Mr. Lester is the president of...

Bennett’s Mill

by | Jan 4, 2021 | Fayette County History, October

1837 Bennett’s Mill In 1837 William Bennett bought a place west of Fayetteville from N. Blanchard’s administrators, giving the land and water rights to Land Lot 129 and 159. He built a new watermill for corn and wheat on the site of a small mill. The new mill was...

Addie Cofield

by | Jan 4, 2021 | Fayette County History, October

October 26, 1911 Addie Cofield   Addie Cofield was the fourth child of seven born to Sam and Ada Cofield. They were farmers and worked for Mr. Redwine of Fayette County. Addie’s father worked at the cotton mill and her mother washed for people and did sewing....

46-year-old Bales of Cotton

by | Jan 4, 2021 | Fayette County History, October

October 9, 1937 46-year-old Bales of Cotton B.B. Gilbert of Fayetteville had two bales of cotton that was ginned in 1891. It was an oddity to have them after 46 years, still wrapped in the original white cotton bagging, so The Atlanta Constitution wrote an article...