The Hanging of Uriah Glass

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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...

Morgan Mill

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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....

Lois Brown Seawright

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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....

Lizzie McEachern Brown

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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...

Herb Frady

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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...

Grady L. Huddleston

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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...