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...

William P. Redwine

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

September 20, 1890 William P. Redwine September 20, 1890 William P. Redwine was laid to rest in the City of Fayetteville cemetery. Redwine came to Fayetteville in 1840 from the part of Fayette County that became Campbell County (and later Fulton County). He married...

John Tucker Day

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

September 7, 1905 John Tucker Day   John Tucker (Jack) Day was born in Milledgeville, Georgia September 7, 1907. He graduated Georgia Military College. Mildred Seawright, from Fayetteville, was attending Wesleyan College of Georgia in Macon and visited...

Howell B. Parker

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

September 28, 1888 Howell B. Parker Howell B Parker lived in Jonesboro, with G C Looney, in the 1880 census, he is listed as a boarder, with 8 other men living in the Looney home. He was a teacher, but he is not found in later census records. He had great confidence...

Elizabeth Echols

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

September 22, 1828 Elizabeth Echols The first will recorded in Fayette County, Georgia was that of Elizabeth Echols. Her will was executed September 22, 1828 and probated November 3, 1828. In the will she mentions her mother, Elizabeth Smith to whom she leaves her...