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Note: HISTORY OF BURKE COUNTY, GEORGIA 1777-1950 Albert M. Hillhouse ACADEMIES AND EDUCATIONP. 166-167 Other Academies Before the Civil War The Burke County, Pleasant Grove, Bark Camp and Alexander academies were the four oldest in the county, all having been established prior to 1845. All of these had pupils in the lower levels and extended the work to what we now speak of as the high school level. All charged tuition and received some state aid. Two other academies, Poythresville and Grove Mount, were added between 1845 and 1861. Pleasant Grove Academy was chartered by the State Legislature in 1833, the second in Burke after the Burke Academy. Pleasant Grove was a settlement near Hancock's Landing on the Savannah River." A report to the Governor dated October 17, 1835, was signed by five trustees: John Gordon, L. F. Powell, Wade Brown, Hardy Perry, and E. J. Hatcher. Enrollment totaled 32 boys and 15 girls. The boys ranged in age from five to twenty-two; the girls from seven to twelve. The students enrolled in 1835 were as follows: Boys Boys Girls Bryant, Wm.Milton, DavidBarrow, Elizabeth George, F.Milton, JamesBarrow, Marthew Gordon, Alex W.Navy, JamesBrown, Jane M. Gordon, RobertPerry, Alex G.Brown, Louisa V. Griffin, IsaacPerry, Augustus H. Bryant, Jane Griffin, StephenPerry, Joseph Hatcher, Ann S. Hatcher, E. W.Perry, Oliver H. Jones, Amanda Hatcher, J. A.Perry, Wm. H. C. Jones, Mary Hatcher, Josiah H.Powell, G. B. Jones, Prisila Hatcher, T. J.Powell, Lafayette Milton, Susana Herne, John R.Powell, 0. H. Perry, Hetty E. Jones, JamesShewmake, A. Pierce, Marthew Jones, RobertShewmake, Augustus Powell, Mary Ann Jones, VinsonShewmake, John Sumner, Elizabeth Jones, Wm.Sumner, Robert Sumner, Julien McNorrell. MackyWalton, John Bark Camp Academy received its charter from the State in 1834. Its location was in a settlement which took its name from old Bark Camp Church, north of what is now Midville. A report to the Governor dated October 28, 1835, was signed by seven trustees: A. E. Harris, Matthew Jones, F. J. Brown, Jesse Coch, Allen Inman, William Murphree and James Grubbs. The principal was Samuel Field. Students ranged in age from seven to twenty-one years. In the curriculum included spelling, reading, writing, arithmetic, geography, Latin, bookkeeping, and English grammar. The report ended with a petition: We the Committee and Trustees of the Bark Camp Academy do hereby certify that the above statement is correct, and we would beg leave further to state that the Bark Camp Academy was established entirely destitute of funds by the exertions of a few individuals who feeling a deep interest in the cause of education were convicted of the want of institutions of this kind in our own county and the State of Georgia generally. We would also further state, that our Academy has never received any assistance from the State; and while we would submit this statement to your consideration, we would at the same time pray for a portion of the funds assigned to our county for the support and advancement of education. The pupils ("scholars") enrolled in Bark Camp Academy in 1835 were: Boys Boys Girls Barber, Jno.Kirkland, AugustusBarber, Lucinda Brack, Benj.Kirkland, Benj,Coch, Lydia Brack, MilesKirkland, RedwoodCoch, Susan Coch, Jesse Lodge, PalemanHoliday, Sarah Ann Acts passed by the General Assembly of Georgia By Georgia 3 Dec. 1833 Sec. 12. And be it enacted by (he authority aforesaid, That Lewis F. Powell, Hardy Perry, Edward Hatcher, John Gordon and Wade Brown, and their successors in office, be, and they are hereby declared to be a body corporate, under the name and style of the Trustees of the Pleasant Grove Academy, in the county of Burke, and that said Trustees shall be entitled to receive an equal portion of the Academic fund of the county of Burke, and be placed upon the same footing with the other incorporated Academy in said county ***************************************************** THE TRUE CITIZEN Page 152 December 23, 1905 On Saturday night last Mr. A. J. Lawson while conversing with others at the home of his mother, Mrs. Ella Lawson, on Liberty Street, was suddenly stricken and fell dying almost instantly. He was apparently in robust health and his death was unexpected and a great shock to the family and his friends. Mr. Lawson at the time of his death had reached the age of 58 years and tho for a long time afflicted with occasional rheumatism was other wise a very robust man. He was at the time of his death and for many years previously an officer of the court. During the existence of the county court he was for twelve years the bailiff of that court. His family on both sides dates dack to colonial days and one of the many respectable old families of this county. His father was the late Robert Lawson, son of A. J. Lawson, his grandfather for whom he was named. His mother still living, Mrs. Ella L. V. Lawson, nee Ella L. V. Brown, was the daughter of Mr. James Brown of that family of Browns that for so many years was one of the most respectable and honored families of this county. This establishes the name James as the probable first name of Wade Brown; he was likely called Wade to distinguish him from his father James. ************************************************************** This is a copy of a letter to Mrs. Beatrice Hill Lively (Warren Lively) Mrs. John Franklin Humphrey 804 Circle Terrace Alexandria, Virginia November 17, 1956 Dear Mrs. Lively, Not in sometime have I been so delighted as when I received your letter and found my McNorill connections Ella Brown was my proud mother her full name being Eloise Louisa Virginia Brown. She married Brg. Gen. Robert Raymond Read Lawson U.C.A. Ella Browns father was Wade Brown who married Sarah Perry died in the 1830s leaving two daughters-Ella and Matilda Jane - Jane married Robert Sherival born in England. I have his oath of allegiance - he was an opera singer. Wade Browns mother was Elizabeth_______ wish I knew what. I have a copy of Wade Browns will dated 1837. His wife died early in their married life and his daughters were sent to a convent in New Haven, Conn. Wade Brown and MacNorrill were contemporary: Mackey McN. was a witness to his will. He had a daughter near to my mother�s age - his wife was cousin Lou McNorrill. My mother told me about their coming to see my grandmother Ella Brown and that she said to Mackay and what Mackay to her she said they were Kincheon MacNorrills children and that cousin Lou was his wife - the Browns and McNorrills lived over the creek. Sarah Perry mother of Ella and Janey was half sister to Hardy Perry father of Judge Heman N. Perry and grandfather Joe Reynolds of Waynesboro. Did Wade Brown marry twice? I rather think he did. Please write me all about your family and tell all of their names about your Scotch ancestry. Write me to which clan your McNorrills belong. Scotch people always spell their name Mac Norrill. (Mc an Irish prefix) My family has had a long struggle to compel others how to spell our Mac. I will send you a description of your clan. Are you Ella�s mother? May and Ella were schoolmates and classmates in high school and May liked Ella very much. I wish I had known of the kinship then. Take time off and write me every thing. I know the McNorrills are kin to the Perry�s. Wade Browns wife mother of Ella and Janey was Sarah Perry and she may have been Sarah Perry McNorrill. I think I heard my mother say that the MacNorrills came to Burke from Savannah. I am not positive but I think she said this. I hope you can read this writing. Anyway write me all about McNorrill, Brown Perry and other family connections and write me name of clan to which MacNorrill belonged. Remember me to Ella Sincerely, Anne MacKinzie Humphrey *********************************** Brown Burke Co GA Superior Ct Deeds and Mortgages Vol 95 page 311
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