Thursday, June 26, 2008

Della L. Vandiver Zieske's long life

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Della Vandiver was born in Choestoe, Union County, on February 1, 1886. Her parents were John Floyd Edward Vandiver (1849-1923) and Rhoda Lu...
Thursday, June 19, 2008

Mayme Collins Aydelotte, educator and genealogist

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Sisters Goldie and Mayme Collins always seemed to have their names linked together when any news of them came back to Choestoe. They had bot...
Thursday, June 12, 2008

Blairsville, Union’s county seat

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In 1926, W. L. Benson, evidently hired by the state of Georgia to do surveys and reports on counties and county seat towns, reported on Blai...
Thursday, June 5, 2008

The Union County Butt(s) family legacy

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The Butt family in Union County, descendants of John Butt, Sr. and his wife Sarah Rider Butt, have influenced many generations in Union Coun...
Thursday, May 29, 2008

John Butt Sr. and his family

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Last week's column introduced John Butt, Jr., who, according to the 1834 census (initial tally for the new Union County) was the first o...
Thursday, May 22, 2008

Butt families – early settlers in Union

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Union County was two years old when the first county-wide census was ordered in 1834. A good pastime for those interested in first families ...
Thursday, May 15, 2008

From the mules and wagon to the Space Shuttle

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The title of Charles H. Souther's brand new book, hot off the press, is From the Mules and Wagon to the Space Shuttle . This Union Count...