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File Name Description Date Submitter
nw852anunappy.txt An Unhappy Marriage - Reeves - 1881 03 Mar 2004 Don Bankston
nw862mrwsmorr.txt Mr. W. S. Morris - Adjudged a Lunatic - 1881 05 Mar 2004 Don Bankston
fireinth714gnw.txt Fire In Thomaston - 27 Jan 1881 06 Aug 2005 Don Bankston
nw861destruct.txt Destructive Fire - Jack Smith - Jan 1881 05 Mar 2004 Don Bankston
gnw331coldweat.txt Cold Weather in Butts County, 27 Jan 1881 22 Oct 2004 Don Bankston
gnw332oldconfe.txt Old Confederate Soldier, 17 Feb 1881 22 Oct 2004 Don Bankston
nw860smallboy.txt Small Boy Cut - March 1881 05 Mar 2004 Don Bankston
nw859littlefr.txt Little Frank Greer - Feb 1881 05 Mar 2004 Don Bankston
nw854mckibben.txt McKibben Bridge - April 1881 05 Mar 2004 Don Bankston
nw855policema.txt Policeman Mark Hancock Killed - April 1881 05 Mar 2004 Don Bankston
gnw371dockyanc.txt Dock Yancey - 24 Mar 1881 04 Nov 2004 Don Bankston
gnw373applicat.txt Application for Letters of Dismission - Higgins - 10 Mar 1881 04 Nov 2004 Don Bankston
nw856afrightf.txt A Frightful Scene - In Which the Editor of the Argus Gets Painfully Burned - March 1881 05 Mar 2004 Don Bankston
nw857jessebar.txt Jesse Baron - April 1881 05 Mar 2004 Don Bankston
nw858charlieb.txt Charlie Byars - Feb 1881 05 Mar 2004 Don Bankston
gnw372newbar.txt New Bar - 10 Mar 1881 04 Nov 2004 Don Bankston
nw874theragin.txt The Raging Ocmulgee - Mar 1881 15 Mar 2004 Don Bankston
nw887missalic.txt Miss Alice Smith - Sept 1881 19 Mar 2004 Don Bankston
nw884memoirso.txt Memoirs of T. C. Nolen of McDonough - 07 July 1881 19 Mar 2004 Don Bankston
nw882harveygr.txt Harvey Graham - Son Hanged - 14 July 1881 19 Mar 2004 Don Bankston
nw879letterfr.txt Letter From Texas - March 1881 19 Mar 2004 Don Bankston
nw931tombetts.txt Tom Betts - November 1881 26 Mar 2004 Don Bankston
nw932wesleyco.txt Wesley Cooper - Killed by a Gin - Nov 1881 26 Mar 2004 Don Bankston
nw937frankgun.txt Frank Gunnels - Nov 24, 1881 27 Mar 2004 Don Bankston
gnw435darkiees.txt Darkie Escapes - Jan 11, 1882 01 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw438santacla.txt Santa Clause - Jan 11, 1882 01 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw443franklin.txt Frankling Mangham - Jan 11, 1882 01 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw444mulattoa.txt Mulatto Arrested - Jan 11, 1882 01 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw434burglara.txt Burglar At The Land's House - Jan 18, 1882 01 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw436lookatth.txt Look At The Academy - Jan 18, 1882 01 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw439sheriffc.txt Sheriff Changed Papers - Jan 18, 1882 01 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw441joehughs.txt Joe Hughs Arrested - Jan 18, 1882 01 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw442marcellu.txt Marcellus Woodward - Jan 18, 1882 01 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw445robertsb.txt Roberts Baby - Jan 18, 1882 01 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw437terrible.txt Terrible State of Morals at Indian Springs - Jan 25, 1882 01 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw492theraffl.txt The Raffle, Feb 9, 1882 09 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw433courthou.txt Courthouse Surveyed - Feb 15, 1882 01 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw43asadcase.txt A Sad Case - March 1882 28 Mar 2004 Don Bankston
gnw450anagedne.txt An Aged Negress Woman - March 1, 1882 03 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw452cowgores.txt Cow Gores Son of Mr. Weaver - March 1, 1882 03 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw455twomoons.txt Two Moonshiners Tried - March 1, 1882 03 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw458mrssmith.txt Mrs. Smith - Bar in Throat - March 1, 1882 03 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw457tylerpri.txt Tyler - Price - March 8, 1882 03 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw456snakefee.txt Snake Feet - March 8, 1882 03 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw451mosesbai.txt Moses Bailey - March 8, 1882 03 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw453pffoster.txt P. F. Foster - Attempts Suicide - March 8, 1882 03 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw490grandjur.txt Grand Jury Presentments, March 18, 1882 09 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw454thebutts.txt The Butts County Town On A Boom - Apr 19, 1882 03 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw489justiceb.txt Justice Bankston Court, April 19, 1882 09 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw491stephenh.txt Stephen Heard - Deaf & Dumb, April 19, 1882 09 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw493mrswgmcm.txt Mrs. W. G. McMichael, April 19, 1882 09 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw494gehittym.txt Gehitty McMichael, April 19, 1882 09 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
nw936convicts.txt Convicts - April 27, 1882 27 Mar 2004 Don Bankston
gnw503sidneyga.txt Sidney Gary, 03 May 1882 19 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw500abdoylet.txt A B Doyle - To Hang, 10 May 1882 19 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw501doylemov.txt Doyle Moved to Atlanta, 17 May 1882 19 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw502doyalsst.txt Doyal's Statement, 10 May 1882 19 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw509thebulle.txt The Bullet, 24 May 1882 19 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw499didnotkn.txt Did Not Know She Was Pregnant, 07 Jun 1882 19 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
nw966asingula.txt A Singular Occurrance - June 15, 1882 03 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
nw967alfredbd.txt Alfred B. Doyal - To be Hanged - June 15, 1882 03 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
nw970georgeab.txt George A. Barnes - June 15, 1882 03 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
nw972concerni.txt Concerning the New Stock Law - June 15, 1882 03 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
gnw507killedby.txt Killed By Lightning, 05 Jul 1882 19 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw504gusbanks.txt Gus Bankston, 26 Jul 1882 19 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw505hammondm.txt Hammond Mortally Wounded, 26 Jul 1882 19 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw506wwhoard.txt W. W. Hoard, 09 Aug 1882 19 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw496boatonth.txt Boat on the Ocmulgee, 09 Aug 1882 19 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw498youngman.txt Young Man Shot and Severely Wounded Near Thomson, 12 Aug 1882 19 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw497emmabank.txt Emma Bankston, 06 Sept 1882 19 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
gnw508obeyingt.txt Obeying the Bible Injunction, 04 Oct 1882 19 Jan 2005 Don Bankston
nw973mrsemcra.txt Mrs. E. M. Crawford - Oct 12, 1882 03 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
nw974shooting.txt Shooting Affray - Nov 16, 1882 03 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
nw983thomaske.txt Thomas Keller - Dec 7, 1882 09 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
nw985unclebil.txt Uncle Billy Bankston - Dec 28, 1882 09 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
nw981wckemp.txt W. C. Kemp - Feb 1, 1883 09 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
nw984benthomp.txt Ben Thompson - Acquitted of Murder - Feb 1, 1883 09 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
nw988johnconl.txt John Conley - Lunatic - Mar 1, 1883 14 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
nw990mrssarah.txt Mrs. Sarah C. Pulliam - Lunacy - Apr 1883 14 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
nw991tuckersh.txt Tucker - Shot & Killed - March 1, 1883 14 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
nw992rosswoot.txt Ross Wooten - May 5, 1883 14 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
gnw52unclewas.txt Uncle Washington Phillips - 23 June 1883 20 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
nw1009churches.txt Churches Consolidate - 16 June 1883 21 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
nw1010allengoo.txt Allen Goolsby - Homicide - 09 June 1883 21 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
nw1011murderof.txt Murder of John Kelly's Wife - 30 June 1883 21 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
nw1012king.txt King - 26 May 1883 21 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
nw1013pleasant.txt Pleasant Grove Church - 09 June 1883 21 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
nw1014hasumner.txt H. A. Sumner - A Deserving Man - 26 May 1883 21 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
nw1015theoldes.txt The Oldest Inhabitant of Jackson -  22 Sept 1883 22 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
nnw30hughcarm.txt Hugh Carmichael - 01 Sept 1883 27 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
nnw33coloredm.txt Colored Marriages - 15 Dec 1883 27 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
nnw35willieha.txt Willie Ham Shot - 28 July 1883 27 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
nnw36henrybar.txt Henry Barnes - 03 Nov 1883 27 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
nnw37tjhiggin.txt T. J. Higgins - 10 Nov 1883 27 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
nnw38isaacjol.txt Isaac Jolly - 04 Aug 1883 27 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
nnw39rufusmcc.txt Rufus McCord - 13 Oct 1883 27 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
nnw40leonidas.txt Leonidas Johnson - 10 Dec 1883 27 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
nnw41missemma.txt Miss Emma Bullard - 11 Sept 1883 27 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
nnw32coldweat.txt Cold Weather in Butts County - 12 Jan 1884 27 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
nnw34firstmar.txt First Marriage in Butts County - 15 Dec 1884 27 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
nnw42thirtyth.txt Thirty Three Children - 11 Mar 1884 27 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
nnw43jlwashin.txt J. L. Washington - 19 Jan 1884 27 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
nnw46jebankst.txt J. E. Bankston Worker - 11 Mar 1884 27 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
nnw45coloredw.txt Colored Woman Caught in Steal Trap - 11 Mar 1884 27 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
nnw44negroinf.txt Negro Infants - 26 Feb 1884 27 Apr 2004 Don Bankston
gnw55arrested.txt Arrested for Illicit Stilling - 01 Apr 1884 01 May 2004 Don Bankston
gnw56babiesba.txt Babies - Babies - Babies -  01 Apr 1884 01 May 2004 Don Bankston
gnw58leonidas.txt Leonidas Johnson - The Rapist - 29 Apr 1884 01May 2004 Don Bankston
gnw59claudema.txt Claude Manley Killed - 06 May 1884 01 May 2004 Don Bankston
gnw61georgewi.txt George Williams Killed - 01 Apr 1884 01 May 2004 Don Bankston
gnw68samuelri.txt Samuel Ridgeway Deceased - 12 Feb 1884 05 May 2004 Don Bankston

nw581boldthie.txt

Dec 1886 - Bold Thief

23 Dec 2003

Don Bankston
nw584sheriffb.txt Sheriff Beauchamp, Quick Work - October 1886 23 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw610macedoni.txt Macedonia Cemetery - 1886 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw588boysandg.txt Boys and Girls School - Nov 1886 23 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw590countyli.txt County Line Church - Oct 1886 23 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw593edeldero.txt Ed Elder of the Elder House - Nov 1886 23 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw627frieghtt.txt Freight Train Accident - November 1886 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw634terrible.txt Terrible Accident - November 1886 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw513jacksong.txt

20 July 1887 - Jackson, GA - Booming Town

18 Nov 2003 Don Bankston
nw514malonelo.txt

26 July 1887 - Mr. Lee Malone Loses A Foot

18 Nov 2003 Don Bankston
nw515nmwillia.txt

28 June 1887 - N. M. Williams - Penitentiary

18 Nov 2003 Don Bankston
nw509redmanar.txt

July 1887 - Redman - Arrested

18 Nov 2003 Don Bankston
nw510letterab.txt July 1887 - Letter about Indian Springs, J. J. Lamar 18 Nov 2003 Don Bankston
nw489briefhis.txt 07 June 1887 - Brief History of Henry S. Lee, Middle GA Argus 13 Nov 2003 Don Bankston
nw491jebankst.txt June 1887 - J. E. Bankston Sickness, Middle GA Argus 13 Nov 2003 Don Bankston
nw492ajloften.txt April 1887 - A. J. Loften Inheritance, Middle GA Argus 13 Nov 2003 Don Bankston
nw493oakhills.txt May 1887 - Oak Hill Sabbath School,  Middle GA Argus 13 Nov 2003 Don Bankston
nw467arrested.txt April 1887 - Arrested for Bigamy, Middle GA Argus 13 Nov 2003 Don Bankston
nw462fatherto.txt 07 June 1887 - Father to Asylum -  Bankston 12 Nov 2003 Don Bankston
nw538resoluti.txt August 1887 - Henry Hendrick Resolution 25 Nov 2003 Don Bankston
nw542horrible.txt October 1887 - Jim O'Rear Horrible Accident 25 Nov 2003 Don Bankston
nw541ourcolle.txt October 1887 - Our College 25 Nov 2003 Don Bankston
nw540therailr.txt October 1887 - The Railroad Again 25 Nov 2003 Don Bankston
nw535burglarc.txt October 1887 - The Burglar Caught 25 Nov 2003 Don Bankston
nw537feullymu.txt November 1887 - Feully Murdered 25 Nov 2003 Don Bankston
nw595dickfinc.txt Dick Fincher, Burglar - Oct 1887 23 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
 nw600twonegro.txt Two Negroes Sent Up - Feb 1887 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw617triedfor.txt Tried for Burglary - February 1887 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw629foodfort.txt Food for the Flames - January 1887 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw632johnthom.txt John Thompson - Arrested - October 1887 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw1107notitle.txt The Georgia Enterprise, 20 May 1887 30 May 2004 Phyliss Thompson
nw1144murderof.txt Murder of John Holifield - 18 Nov 1887 10 Jun 2004 Phyliss Thompson
nw1654jcbarnes.txt J. C. Barnes, 27 Jan 1888 03 Nov 2004 Carla Miles
nw451indiansp.txt April 1888 - Indian Springs Dummy, Middle GA Argus 11 Nov 2003 Don Bankston
nw543frightfu.txt November 1888 - A Frightful Scene at the Pitts House in Covington 25 Nov 2003 Don Bankston
nw539murderat.txt November 13, 1888 - Murder at Henricks Mill 25 Nov 2003 Don Bankston
nw536killedby.txt November 1888 - Jason Gresham - Killed by a Convict 25 Nov 2003 Don Bankston
nw585colmarcu.txt Col Marcus Beck, A Sad Accident - Oct 1888 23 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw605holifiel.txt Holifield - Assaulted and Beaten - Dec 1888 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw623saturday.txt Saturday Night Fight - October 1888 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw452schoolte.txt 19 Jan 1889 - School Teacher for Oak Hill Academy 11 Nov 2003 Don Bankston
nw582terrible.txt Terrible Collision - April 1889

23 Dec 2003

Don Bankston
nw583wrbankst.txt W. R. Bankston, An Old Time Face - Feb 1889 23 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw586sambland.txt Sam Bland, Held for Murder - July 1889 23 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw587boldburg.txt Bold Burglary - Oct 1889 23 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw589ruffclar.txt Ruff Clark, Waylaid and Robbed - April 1889 23 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw592aduelsto.txt A Duel Stopped - July 1889 23 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw596samgodse.txt Sam Godsey - Nov 1889 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw597burglasg.txt Burglar, Goggans - July 1889 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw598claudeha.txt Claude Hammond, Sent to Chain Gang - Aug 1889 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw599henrybar.txt Henry Barber, Shot - Nov 1889 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw601hodgesmi.txt Hodges Mill Community - 1889 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw602hodgesmi.txt Hodges Mill Community - 03 April 1889 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw603hodgesmi.txt Hodges Mill Community - 1889 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw604williamh.txt William Hodges New Mill - June 1889 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw606johnholi.txt John Holifield, Tried and Acquitted - Dec 1889 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw607johnthol.txt John T. Holifield, If alive please produce him - Dec 1889 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw608hiramles.txt Hiram Lester, 120 Years Old - Nov 1889 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw609lifeinbu.txt Life in Butts County - March 1889 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
somewhat2309nw.txt Somewhat Personal - 14 Nov 1889 19 Aug 2005 Phyliss Thompson
nw611manfound.txt Man found in well - November 1889 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw612maysharr.txt Mays - Harris - Revenues raid - November 1889 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw613jhmccall.txt J H McCallum - Remarkable Man - July 1889 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw614contract.txt Contract to Work - March 1889 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw615jmmcmich.txt J M McMichael - A brutal assault - April 1889 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw616mcnairmu.txt McNair Murder - Correcting a Statement - May 1889 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw618narrowes.txt Narrow Escape - November 1889 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw619oldmaced.txt Old Macedonia - January 1889 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw620postoffi.txt Post Office - Ashamed - April 1889 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw621thejailb.txt The Jail Broke - August 1889 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw622redman.txt Red Man - March 1889 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw624williams.txt William Simpson - Escaped - November 1889 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw625fatalbla.txt Fatal Blast - March 1889 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw626smithhin.txt Smith - Hinnant - November 1889 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw628henryste.txt Henry Stevens - Thief Caught - December 1889 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw630indiansp.txt Indian Springs Dummy Line - Feb 1889 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw631railroad.txt Railroad is Coming - Feb 1889 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw633tomvaugh.txt Tom Vaughn - Murdered - Dec 1889 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw635frightfu.txt Frightful Runaway - November 1888 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw636willpett.txt Will Pettigrew - December 1889 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw638willingh.txt Willingham & Hadaway, Sunny Side Murder -  Nov 1889 25 Dec 2003 Don Bankston
nw637woolfolk.txt Woolfolk to Hang - June 1889 24 Dec 2003 Don Bankston

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