November 9, 1966 Flagpole Dedicated to Viet Nam Dead Fayette County will dedicate a new flagpole on its courthouse lawn on Friday, November 11, and honor the heroes from the county who have given their lives in the war in Viet Nam. Commission Chairman Howell Handley will preside over the ceremonies, which will begin at 11 a.m. Grady Huddleston, of Fayetteville, will...
October 17, 1874 Wordie Newsom Daniel Dixon Wordie Dixon was the first to hold the title of School Superintendent for Fayette County. He went around the county to the community schools checking on their progress. In addition, he became the Editor of the Fayette County News on January 4, 1909 and was part owner. For nine years they set type by hand....
October 8, 1809 Usebius Slaton Usebius Slaton was born October 8, 1809. He married Gencie “Jane” Nixon before he was 20 years of age. After Jane died (about 1852) he married Orasha Clifford Paston. A newspaper clipping from Fairburn Georgia dated December 1, 1889, states the following about Usebius: “Usebius Slaton who died last week in Fayette County was a remarkable man...
October 17, 1834 The Hanging of Uriah Glass Former Fayette County Sheriff Uriah Glass was legally hung on October 17, 1834 in Fayetteville for the shooting death of Charles Pearson. The shooting had happened at Coker’s Tavern in Fayetteville in early September of 1834. Both men had been drinking. Glass was represented by Obadiah Warner, who presented the case of self-defense, with...
October 1880 Morgan Mill Morgan Mill was built before 1880. The 1880 Census list shows Loranzo Morgan with a mill on Whitewater Creek with 8 HP waterwheel. In the 1883 Georgia State Gazetteer the following mill was listed in the Brooks Station community: Walter T. Morgan; owner. Morgan mill was powered by Whitewater Creek just below where Haddock Creek joins. This is...
October 14, 1976 Lois Brown Seawright Lois Brown was born in the Shakerag District of Fayette County on May 7, 1888. Her parents were F. B. (Tobe) Brown and Elvira Bunch Brown. Her father was the Sheriff of Fayette County from 1904 to 1918. Lois married Dr. Eugene C. Seawright on June 19, 1907. While her husband practiced medicine, she worked in...
October 11, 1891 Lizzie McEachern Brown In 2002 Lizzie Brown was recognized as Georgia’s oldest resident. She was born on October 11, 1891. When she died in 2003 at age 111, she was the oldest resident in Georgia and the 3rd oldest in the United States. Many historians sat at her side to interview her or to hear stories, as she had...
October 24, 1930 Herb Frady Herbert “Herb” Frady was Peachtree City’s fifth Mayor, having been elected for the first of his two 2-year terms in 1978. With a population of just over 5,700, the City celebrated its “20th Birthday Party” in March 1979, with more than 1,800 people attending. The first traffic light within the city limits was installed in 1979 at...
October 7, 1923 Grady L. Huddleston Grady Huddleston was born on October 7, 1923 in then Clover Community of Fayette County. Grady graduated Fayette County High School, earned a BS degree at the University of Georgia and an L.L.B. degree from the Woodrow Wilson College of Law. He considered his avocation to be farming, but Grady served the County in many ways....
October 1, 1937 Fayette County Fair On this date the Fayette County Fair kicked off as the “Greatest Fair” ever with fine exhibits and fun “Galore”. The basketball building was filled with “Farm products, quilts, bedspreads, table-cloths, center-pieces, aprons, rugs, dresses, canned fruits and jellies: all produced and crafted by Fayette County women. Of special interest was a display containing “many relics...