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A FISHING TRIP
This photo provided by Herbert Ozmore of Newnan shows a group of well-known, Newnan men on a fishing trip to Florida. One of the members of the group,…
These Costumed People
These costumed people were in a historical pageant which was presented in the second-floor auditorium of the Carnegie Library Building at West Broad and LaGrange Streets on the Court Square. The date of the event is unknown. Among those shown are…
Sarah-Hall Missionary Society
This group of women formed the Sarah Hall Ladies' Missionary Society at Central Baptist Church in 194, when Mrs. Karl Nixon (the former Mary Glover) was president. The picture is from a group of photos provided by Mrs. Winnie Glover Klein, the late…
A FISHING TRIP
This photo provided by Herbert Ozmore of Newnan shows a group of well-known, Newnan men on a fishing trip to Florida. One of the members of the group, Walter Sanders, provided the identification for the photo. Left to right are Lamar Potts, sheriff…
A BRIDE OF YESTERDAY
Pictured in her wedding gown is Annie Ruth Boynton upon her marriage in the early 1900s to Robert Watson. Mrs. Watson was the aunt of Mrs. Barney (Ruth Boynton) Boers. The gown and hat were made by Mrs. William (Sallie Sewell) Copeland, daughter of…
MEMORIES OF PEARL LAKE
These young friends spent many happy days swimming at a former popular recreation spot in Coweta County known as Pearl Lake. The lake at a place once known as Pearl Spring off U.S. Highway 29 south of Newnan is now privately-owned and closed to the…
A COWETA COUPLE
George Boswell and his wife Sophia lived their lives in the Moreland area, having married in October 1874 and raising 11 children. A son, Steve, lived only to his teenage years; but 10 other children provided a total of 88 grandchildren. Their other…
A BIRTHDAY PARTY
These youngsters are gathered at the old Swinton Hotel in Newnan for the fifth birthday party of Dr. Thomas C. Graham in 1939. From left are, front, first child unknown, Fanny Jones Glover, Tommy Glover, Mary Jane Hancock, fifth unknown, Lindy beers,…
A 1920'S ERA AUTOMOBILE
Posing in this automobile in 1922 or 1923 is Mary McMichael (Borders). The photograph, provided by Mrs. Borders, was made in from of her house at Pearl Lake south of Newnan on U.S. Highway 29.
SERVING BARBECUE
This photo from the 1940s shows Mr. Guy Cole of R.D. Cole Mfg. Co. Serving Barbecue to then Gov. Ellis Arnall and his late first wife Mildred during a function at the Newnan waterworks park. It is dated August 26, 1943. The photo is provided by Ed…
MILL FAMILIES
Families of workers from Southern Mills are gathered for this photo made in 1942, provided by Charles F. Welden. Mr. Welden remembered a number of people scattered through the group. In addition to Charles Welden and Dorothy Welden they include:…
AN 1890'S PICNIC AT SARGENT
This group of young Coweta County citizens are gathered for an 1890s picnic at Wahoo Creek near Sargent. The names of the couple cannot be identified, although it is known that Howard Clover and a young woman named Mary Goodrum (or possibly Goodwyn)…
THE RAGSDALE FAMILY OF TURIN
This early family portrait of the Ragsdale family of Turin was made about 1900. Shown left to right are William Claborne Ragsdale, Robert Hunter Ragsdale, Arbisena Hunter Ragsdale, Mary Ragsdale Neely and John Baxter Ragsdale.
SUMMERS FAMILY
Members of the Summers family were gathered at Pearl Spring Park near Newnan in 1910 when this photo was made. It is provided by Louise Summers. She is one of seven children of John Dawson Summers and Annie Claude Blalock Summers, who married August…
KIWANIS CHRISTMAS DINNER
This holiday scene shows a Newnan Kiwanis Club Christmas banquet in the 1940s at the old Swinton Hotel. Around the center table are, clockwise from front left, Roy Brown, Frank Thompson, Rebecca Thompson, Hamp Smith Sr., Rubye Smith, Bessie Starnes,…
T.G. FARMER FAMILY
Gathered on the steps of their home on Jefferson Street are members of the Thomas Gholston Farmer family, from left, front, Hugh A. Farmer Sr., Thomas G. Farmer Jr., T.G. Farmer Sr., Sallie Faver Farmer (holding T.G. Hamilton), Nannie Cliff Farmer…
SHARPSBURG CHILDREN
These youngsters in a photo from about 1912 are the children of Effie and Percy Smith. They are shown seated on the front steps of the house which Mr. Smith built on Depot Street in Sharpsburg. The house is still standing and is now the home of Mrs.…
A YOUNG COWETA COUPLE
This young man and wife married in the 1930s of Coweta County are shown during their honeymoon. Hewlette Carter Murphy and Lena Latimer were married June 20, 1937 at the Coweta Circuit Parsonage on East Broad Street. Mt. Carmel Methodist was Miss…
A SHARPSBURG GATHERING, CIRCA 1910
These festive young people are gathered to the street of Sharpsburg during the summer of about 1910. This photograph is from the photo album of Louise Gearreld Wynn, who is pictured at the top of the group and it was provided by Georgia Shapiro.…
ERASTUS W. LANDERS
Erastus W. Landers, born on March 16, 1884, in Tyron, Chattoga, Co., Ga., was married April 27, 1904, in Newnan to Frances Almeady Chaffin of Randolph Co., Alabama. They moved to Coweta County around 1960, where Erastus lived until his death in 1965.…
THIS SCENE FROM THE EARLY 1900s
This scene from the early 1900s shows, standing right, Archie Preston Robinson, father of the late Mrs. Ruth M. Robinson Landers, and friends, seated leftm Bob Carmichael and, standing center, Jett Smith, step-father of the late Mrs. Vada Shinn…
THIS 1928 PHOTO
This 1928 photo, from Grace L. Powers shows some of her Coweta County ancestors. Seated is Sarah Ella Crumbley Robinson and standing are her brother Frank Crumbley, left, and her half-brother Bill Crumbley, right. Sara Robinson is the mother of the…
MORELAND PEACH ORCHARD
These young women pose in the Camp Peach Orchard in Moreland in 1936. From left are, Ruby Carolyn Camp Mills, Mary Willie Bowen Banks, Ida Lee Ellis, Elsie Mann Farmer, Catherine Poole Reding and Billie Camp Embry. The two Camp girls are from the…
THIS 1899 FAMILY PORTRAIT
This 1899 family portrait shows the William Walker Camp family. It was made on the porch of the William Drane Leigh house, which was located on the south side of Roscor Road at the intersection of Hospital Road. A picture of the house was published…
AN AUTOMOBILE IN 1910?
An automobile in 1910? No! This picture was made in a photographer's studio in Newnan in 1910, using an automobile as a prop setting. Notice the canvas painting backdrop. Seated in the center, with the cigar, is William Norman Teasley Camp. At the…
A COWETA COUNTY FAMILY, 1909
This photo shows the Dan Broadwater family in 1909. From left are, front, Thelma Broadwater Duncan, Beulah Broadwater Pate holding Emily Pate Byram, Dan Broadwater holding Charlie Pate, Laura Brodwater standing, Darthula McClendon Broadwater with…
AN OLD-FASHIONED SOUTHERN PICNIC
This photo was made in Turin, Georgia, probably on a hot summer afternoon in the 1920s. Neither the exact location nor the people can be identified.
A FAMILY FROM TURIN
Posed for a portrait, probably made in the early 1890s, is the Fletcher Moreland Stamps family of Turin. Seated are, left center, Fletcher Moreland Stamps, born December 19, 1841; and right, Mary Ann Roberts Stamps, born July 10, 1844. Standing at…
CHILDREN OF C.J. BARRON
A family photo of Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Barron and the eldest six of their children was published in the February 2, 1988, edition of the Times-Herald. This photo shows the younger six children born after the first photo was taken. It was made about 1917…
SOUTHERN SNOWBALLS
Even if there is not much snow in Coweta County, youngsters always make the best of what does fall. In the scene at top, several little boys in Newnan show off their Southern-style snowballs filled with leaves about 1928 or 1929. They are shown in a…
THE "JAZZ WAGON"
Lowery "Rat" Welch is pictured in his modified version of the T-Model Ford automobile which he named the "Jazz Wagon." The scene is Greenville Street in 1923, during the Roaring Twenties.
MURPHY HOME PLACE
This is the second of two group photos provided by Lena Latimer Murphy (Mrs. Hewlette C. Murphy), showing the old A.J. "Berry" Murphy home place. A picture of the family in the 1940s was published November 10, 1987. The home, still standing, is on…
SEWELL FAMILY
The family of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Marion Sewell of the Happy Valley area of northern Coweta County was photographed about 1896 or 1897 while visiting at the home of Miss Dee Hood in Roscoe. Mr. Sewell and his wife Jeanette Hobgood Sewell are shown…
COWETA FARMING FAMILIES
These two couples were among Coweta County's many farming families of the early 1900s. They are ancestors of Tom Storey and the photos are provided by his daughter Elizabeth Faith Storey Rubalcaba. Robert Pinkton "Pink" Washington and his wife Nannie…
MURPHY FAMILY ABOUT 1940
This group photo shows one of Coweta county's families about 1940. Gathered around A.J. "Berry" Murphy and his wife Etna Belinda Carter Murphy are their children, in-laws and grandchildren at the A.J. Murphy Home. It is provided by Lena Latimer…
HAYES FAMILY, 1910
This group photograph made February 13, 1910, shows one of Coweta County's older families. Surrounded by eight of their nine children, one son-in-law and one granddaughter are, center, William Henry Harrison Hayes and wife Amma Moody Hayes. The…
1935 DANCING CLASS
These young dancers were students of Miss Alberta Benham (Mrs. Aaron Keheley) in 1935. This photograph is provided by Mary John Thomas, who is among those in the group. From left are Barbara Ann Jackson, Marjorie Robinson (Wilson) who is Ms. Thomas'…
BEAVERS FAMILY GATHERING
This group photo of the Beavers family was taken in the late 1930s at a birthday dinner for Robert Claude Beavers, the father, third from left. They were photographed at the home of Melson Ware on the Franklin Highway in Newnan. From left are Emory…
BEAVERS FAMILY REUNION, 1906
This photograph was made at the first reunion of the family of John S. and Martha Hubbard Beavers in 1906. In the group are, from left, front, Ray Beavers, Roy L. Wortham, Mattie Sue Beavers, Frank Grimes, Buford Grimes; second row, Ross Beavers,…
THE NEWNAN READING CIRCLE
The Newnan reading circle members in this group were gathered for a meeting January 5, 1950, at the home of Miss Mary Ella Camp. This organization was established in 1909 and is now Newnan's oldest continuous cultural club. The membership has always…
THESE SHARPSBURG LADIES
These Sharpsburg ladies are gathered at Pitman's Pond in the 1880s or 1890s. The event was possibly a picnic, although their dress finery may indicate a more auspicious occasion. Left to right are Nora North, Ella North Hardy, Mamie Harrison, Clara…
THESE BROTHERS AND SISTERS
These brothers and sisters are from the Austin family of Coweta County. From left are, front, Jet Austin, Susie Newman, Johnny Austin, Annie Austin; back T.D. "Booze" Austin, Sara Amis, Bob Austin and Nell Austin. Mrs. Sara Amis was 99 on her…
MRS. AND MRS. T.L. LANG, SR.
These photos from Thomas L. Land, Sr. show him and his wife, the late Mrs. Sara Starr Lang. The photo of Mr. Lang shows him in his World War One uniform. Lang grew up close to the Happy Valley area of the county. When he was called to serve in WWI,…
KIMBREL ANCESTORS
These are members of the Kimbrel family in Sharpsburg. In the photo are, from left, Joshua Larkin Kimbrell, born Nov. 26, 1857, and died Oct. 13, 1946; Ida Estelle Feltman Kimbrel, who lived until August of 1936; and their son Jim Ed Kimbrel, born in…
JOHN ADDISON STOREY
John Addison Storey is the great-grandfather of Tom Storey of Newnan. John Addison was born about December 1837, the son of George and Mary Storey of Spartanburg County, South Carolina. He married Susan Elizabeth Kidd, born about 1840, in October…
First Prize at Fair
This brother and sister, Talmadge Smith, age two, and Hazel Smith, age six months, both won first place in their age division in a baby show at the Coweta County fair of 1919. They are wearing their outfits from the show. The photo is provided by the…
A Neill girl
This photograph belonged to the parents of Mrs. Frances Banks Storey. The identity of the woman is not known, but Mrs. Storey said she was believed to be "a Neill girl."
SELECTIVE SERVICE BOARD
The people in this photo were the Coweta County Selective Service Board in about 1944. The draft board office was located in the Newnan Municipal Building, where the picture was made. From left are, front, R.L. Austin, Wilber Johnson, John Robinson,…
Paul Cole and His Family
Paul Cole and his family were among the hard working residents of northern Coweta County in the early part of the 20th century. A son, William Cole, has been featured in another Coweta County Remembered photo plowing on the old Spence Place on Walt…
Neill Wrote Church History
William Tatum Neill (1848-1918), right, wrote the history of Bethel Methodist Church. At left is his wife, Elizabeth "Betty" Hall Neill (1852-1911).
A Play to Remember
This young group of actors performed in a children's play presented at the auditorium over the Carnegie Library in downtown Newnan about 1922. From left are, front, Bill Lee, Sally Cook, Jimmy Williams, Patsy Woodroof (standing), Lamar Smith and Dot…