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DuBose family settled in Pleasant Home
Nov. 13, 2009
One DuBose family came to Covington County circa 1928 from Pike County. Freling Hyson “Dick” DuBose, who was born in 1897, moved his young family to a farm in the Pleasant Home community. He reared his family and lived out his life in that location. This writer recalls riding a school bus past his well maintained home and farm during the early 1950s. Another attraction was his herd of sheep grazing in a spacious pecan orchard. Read story
A different George family came to reside in Florala area
Friday, Nov. 6, 2009
Another George family who lived in Covington County was the descendants of Moses Andrew George, Sr. Moses was born in 1835 and lived until 1918. Read story
Hugh L. George descendants settled throughout county
Saturday, Oct. 31, 2009
The earliest known member of the George family to be identified in Covington County was Wiley George. He was in the young village of Montezuma by 1823 when he joined a group of citizens who requested that the state governor appoint William Hewit to serve as sheriff of the new county. He became one of the earliest landowners in the county. However, Wiley and his family had moved from the area by the mid-thirties. Read story
Hart descendants spread outward to surrounding counties
Friday, Oct. 23, 2009
In the two previous columns, the family and descendants of Moses Hart were introduced and followed through his grandchildren. The extensive research that has been done on this family permits an additional column on later generations. Read story
More Curtis Thomasson's Columns
- Many descendants of Moses Hart settled in Covington County
- Hart family suffered horrible tragedy in 1830s, impact history
- Sport family historic marker placed 3 miles north of Dozier
- Barrow descendants moved into county
- Barrow ancestors settled in Oak Grove in Walton County
- Fuqua descendants settle in Covington and nearby counties
- Fuqua ancestor was originally from France
- Turners were early county residents
- Brewer ancestors were early settlers of Covington County
- Thomasson Traces Association holds reunion
- Miley family reportedly impacted Covington County, 1843-1867
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