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Note: He migrated from Wake Co., NC to Monroe Co., GA about 20 Dec 1825
Maynard Mill Bridge Designation
A Resolution
To designate the �Maynard Mill Bridge�; and for other purposes.
Whereas, the Maynard family is an old and prominent family in Monroe County; and
Whereas, the Maynard family has lived continuously in Monroe County for several generations; and
Whereas, members of the Maynard family have held responsible positions in Monroe county and in the State of Georgia; and
Whereas, the Maynard family has contributed immeasurable benefits to Monroe County; and
Whereas the Maynard family has at all times strived to promote the social, economical and religious activities if the county; and
Whereas, for many years certain members of the Maynard family owned and operated a water driven grist mill, known as �Maynard Mill� on the bank of the Tobesofkee Creek; and
Whereas, said grist mill was near the bridge crossing Tobesofkee Creek on the county highway commonly known as �Maynard Mill Road� which connects State Highways 42 and 74 in Monroe County; and
Whereas, it is only fitting and proper that some recognition be given this outstanding Georgia family for its pioneering enterprising and religious leadership;
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the General Assembly of Georgia that the bridge over Tobesofkee Creek on the �..shall be known as the �Maynard Mill Bridge�.
Be it further resolved and it is directed that the State Highway Department make this of record and place a befitting marker, plaque or other means of identification on the aforesaid bridge at State expense, indicating the same bridge is named the �Maynard Mill Bridge�.
Be it further resolved that suitable copies of this resolution be furnished to the Clerk of the Superior Court of Monroe County and to the Honorable Harold G. Clarke, Representative of Monroe County, so that he may furnish copies to immediate members of the Maynard family.
Approved March 4, 1964.
Notes from Monroe County Georgia A History, p 308
Maynard - Cheeves - Childs Home
The colonial house stands tall on top of a hill and is a Georgia Landmark having survived the embattlement of the War Between the States and the great depression. It is located on Rogers Church Road.
Elijah Maynard (1795-1859) came to Monroe County December 20, 1825 from North Carolina. In 1853, he bought the house. After his death his daughter, Elizabeth Maynard Cheeves, inherited the estate and lived here with her husband, Thomas Jefferson Cheeves.
In the meantime the house changed owners many times. Mrs. Florrie Zellner Childs and her husband, Charlie J. Childs, became owners in 1936.
The frame house is built of hand-hewn timbers, held together by wooden pegs and square nails. Two sides are weatherboarded with yellow poplar. Three chimneys are holding steadfastly.
Wide pine baseboards, painted to resemble marble, are on the walls in the parlor. There are unique stairway arrangements. One leads from the dining room to a large bedroom upstairs and another from the porch to the hallway upstairs.
Mrs. Childs has lived there forty-two years. Her collection of furniture and other items are in keeping with the style of architecture popular in early American development.
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