Adams, Breedlove, Davis, Estes, McDonald, Verner families papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Adams, Breedlove, Davis, Estes, McDonald, Verner families papers
Creator: Adams family
Creator: Estes family
Creator: Verner family
Inclusive Dates: 1819-2013
Language(s): English
Extent: 16.5 Linear Feet 7 boxes, 6 oversized boxes, 1 oversized folder
Collection Number: RBRL545
Repository: Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies

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Collection Description

Historical Note

The Adams, Breedlove, Estes, Verner and affiliated families in this collection are from Newton and Walton Counties, Georgia. William J. Adams was in the general merchandising business with Adams Brothers, The Adams, Verners and Breedlove families had farming operations, G.C. Adams was in education and state politics, C.C. Estes ran a car sales and repair shop and was a Justice of the Peace, W.H. Adams ran a Buick dealership in Covington, and Henry Verner and Thomas R. Breedlove were involved with Walton EMC.

William J. Adams (1831-1895) and Susan Hurst (1833-1905) had sixteen children, several of whom are included in the collection. James M. Adams (1849-1931) married Nancy "Fratie" Malcom (1853-1937) whose daughter Ella America (1872-1948) married William L. Breedlove (1868-1938). D.J. Adams (1854-1939) was married to Sallie Harris (1858-1888), their children Julia, Fannie, and W.H. are included, as are children of his second wife Carrie Crawley (1857-1919), H.B., Lizzie, Rosalind and Temple. Brothers William A. Adams (1856-1930), Newton C. Adams (1860-1917) and H.B. Adams(1869-1937) are included, as are sisters Emma (1871-1957) and Ella Adams (1872-1954). G.C. Adams (1868-1949) married Lillian Green (1867-1952) and had seven children. He served on the Board of Education, was a school superintendent, a State Representative, and Commissioner of Agriculture. He started agriculture based school clubs in Newton County that folded into the 4-H Clubs of Georgia.

James F. Breedlove (1823-1902) married Amanda Bradley (1830-1901) and had ten children including William L. Breedlove (1851-1881) who married Ella Adams (1872-1948). Their son Thomas R. Breedlove (1868-1938) married Mattie Estes (1892-1961) and they had eight children. Their daughter Sara Davis (1927-2015) married Henry S. Verner (1924-2007).

Henry Scott Verner (1924-2007) was a farmer and businessman from Rutledge, Georgia. He married Sara Davis Breedlove and had five children. He began managing the Rutledge farm operations for Sara's father, T.R. Breedlove of Monroe, in 1949. Verner was a member of Walton EMC Board of Directors, serving from 1958 until 2003. Verner has also served as director of the Morgan County Farm Bureau, the Farmers Home Administration, and the Bank of Morgan County. He was chosen as the 1992 Commercial Cattlemen of the Year in Georgia, and Verner Farms was named a Centennial Family Farm in 1997.

James Iverson Estes (1852-1923) married Elizabeth "Maggie" Davis (1854-1926) and they had eight children including Charles C. Estes (1873-1955), who married Julia Adams (1880-1976). Their children were Evelyn (Mrs. T.J. Harwell) and Myrtle (Mrs. Reginald Robinson). His sister Minerva Estes (1882-1972) married Walter Knight. His sister Mattie Estes (1890-1982) married T.R. Breedlove (1892-1969), and their eight children included Sara D. (1927-2015), who married Henry S. Verner (1924-2007).

Scope and Content

This collection includes photographs, correspondence, farm records, legal documents, and ephemera of the Adams, Breedlove, Davies, Estes, McDonald and Verner families.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Adams, Breedlove, Davies, Estes, McDonald, Verner families papers, RBRL545, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

I. Family history
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1	1	Adams family history
1	2	Adams biographies
1	3	Ancestors of J.C. Adams - by Mrs. Irvine Miller
1	4	J.M. Adams - Correspondence, 1907-1928
1	5	Dillard J. Adams - Correspondence, 1888-1915
1	6	Dillard J. Adams - genealogy, receipts, autograph book
1	7	D.J., Sallie Adams family - Photographs
1	8	Julia Adams Estes - Correspondence, 1894-1971
1	9	Julia Adams Estes - Composition book, diary
1	10	Julia Adams Estes - Diaries
1	11	Scrapbook - Julia Adams Estes to her father, 1930
1	12	Julia, C.C. Estes - Cards, ephemera
1	13	Julia, C.C. Estes - Anniversary remembrance book, 1950
1	14	Julia, C.C. Estes - Financial records
1	15	C.C. Estes - Composition book, business ephemera
1	16	Myrtle Estes Robinson - Correspondence, ephemera
1	17	Myrtle Estes - School work
1	18	Myrtle Estes - Teaching certificates
1	19	Myrtle, Reginald Robinson - Legal, business records
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2	1	Evelyn Estes - School work
2	2	Evelyn Estes - Memories book, junior year at Covington High School, 1919
2	3	Evelyn Estes - Covington High School, 1920
2	4	Evelyn Estes - Palmer Stone High School - Clippings, programs
2	5	Evelyn Estes - Writing
2	6	Evelyn Estes Harwell - Trip journals
2	7	Evelyn Estes - Music teaching
2	8	Evelyn, T.J. Harwell - Correspondence, ephemera
2	9	Evelyn, T.J. Harwell - Honeymoon trip scrapbook, 1950
2	10	Evelyn, T.J. Harwell - Business
2	11	W.H. Adams - Correspondence, business advertising, 1910-1935
2	12	W.A. Adams - Correspondence, recollections, 1870-1925
2	13	Correspondence (with transcriptions) - G.C. Adams to Lillie Green, 1886-1887
2	14	Lillie Green - Correspondence, autograph book, 1886-1887
2	15	G.C. Adams - Diaries, 1914-1929
2	16	G.C. Adams - Commissioner of Agriculture campaign, 1928
2	17	G.C. Adams - My Autobiography
2	18	G.C. Adams - 4-H Clubs of Georgia
2	19-20	G.C. Adams estate
2	21	H.G. Adams - Correspondence, 1950
2	22	Louise Adams - Mansfield High School catalog, D.A.R. application notes
2	23	C.N. Adams - Correspondence, receipts, 1950-1953
2	24	C.N. Adams - Woodmen benefits, Civil Service, War Department forms
2	25	H.B. Adams - Correspondence, 1916
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3	1	Minerva Estes - Weslyan College
3	2	Minerva Estes Knight - Correspondence
3	3	Minerva Estes Knight - Ephemera, dance cards
3	4	Minerva Estes - Scrapbook
3	5	Mattie, Thomas R. Breedlove - Correspondence, 1917-1973
3	6-7	Mattie Fleta Estes Breedlove - Postcards, letters with transcriptions
3	8	Mattie, Thomas R. Breedlove - Ephemera
3	9	Maggie, Dewey Hicks - Correspondence, 1938-1981
3	10	Hassie Breedlove - Correspondence
3	11	Correspondence - W.J. Hale to J.F. Breedlove, 1862 January 31
3	12	Loyalty Oath - J.F. Breedlove, 1865
3	13	Correspondence - Zora Lee Maxey to J.P. Estes , 1950
3	14	Adams, Estes, Breedlove families scrapbook
3	15-16	Adams, Breedlove families scrapbook
3	17	Breedlove family scrapbook
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4	1	Breedlove family scrapbook
4	2-3	Davis, Estes families scrapbook - Morgan County, 1850-1960
4	4	Clippings scrapbook - D.J., G.C. Adams included
4	5	Portrait painting - Mrs. Albert F. Hutchenson
4	6	Will Rogers clippings scrapbook
4	7	Covington First Methodist Church
4	8	Subscriptions in support of Harris Springs Church, 1878
4	9	Susan F. Adams - Correspondence with Elder Henderson, 1878
4	10	Notebooks - Music lessons
4	11	Miscellaneous writing, drawing
4	12	Printed ephemera
4	13	James Monroe Adams Life History
4	14	Autobiography - Joseph Preston Adams
4	15	Henry Verner biography - First draft of edits
4	16	Breedlove and Gunter History
4	17	Reprint - Breedlove Genealogical History
4	18	McDonald and Verner families scrapbook
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5	1	Verner family scrapbook - Morgan County, 1960-1969
5	2	Verner cousins scrapbook - Morgan, Oconee Counties, 1940-1972
5	3	Walton EMC - Henry Verner scrapbook
5	4	Recipes
5	5	Estes Reunions scrapbook
5	6	Family Reunions scrapbook
5	7	Photographs - D.J. and Carrie Adams family
5	8	Photographs - Julia, C.C. Estes family
5	9	Photographs - C.C. Estes car dealership
5	10	Photographs - Julia, C.C. Estes family
5	11	Photographs - Evelyn Estes - Miscellaneous
5	12	Photographs - Evelyn, T.J. Harwell
5	13	Photographs - Evelyn, T.J. Harwell photo album
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6	1	Photographs - Evelyn, T.J. Harwell - Photo album - Travel
6	2	Photographs - Myrtle Estes, Reginald Robinson
6	3	Negatives - Myrtle Estes Robinson
6	4	Photographs - Myrtle, Evelyn Estes
6	5	Photographs - G.C., Lillie Adams family
6	6	Photographs - G.C. Adams children
6	7	Photographs - Louise Adams
6	8	Photographs - Wright Adams
6	9	Photographs, negatives - Minerva Estes
6	10	Photographs - Estes family reunion, 1965
6	11	Reproduction photographs - Estes family
6	12	Photographs - Thomas, Julius Davis
6	13	Photographs - Men, women
6	14	Photographs - Family groups
6	15	Photographs - Farms, houses, store
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1		Group photograph - Walton EMC Board of Directors, identified, 1979
1		Group photograph - Newton County Board of Education
1		Group photograph - Newton County Board of Education, identified, 1902
1		Group photograph - Newton County Board of Education
1		Group photograph - Newton County Board of Education, identified (2), 1916
1		Group photograph - Newton County Board of Education, identified
1		Photograph - House with man in front
1		Group photograph - Schoolhouse - includes D.J. and Louise Adams
1		Portrait photograph - Evelyn Estes Harwell
1		Portrait photograph - Myrtle Estes Robinson
1		Group photographs (2) - Ten Adams men
1		Group photograph - Seven Adams men
1		Group photograph - Large Adams family group

 

II. Legal, business records
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6	16	Power of Attorney - John P. Stone to Samuel Bryan, 1819
6	17	Land Grant - John B. Stone - Lot 199-1, Walton County, Georgia, 1820
6	18	Land Grant - George Mealer - Lot 198-1, Walton County, Georgia, 1823
6	19	Deeds - Newton County, Georgia - Lot 224, 1850-1853
6	20	Road maintenance contract - Walton County Road Commission - J.F. Breedlove, Commissioner, 1850
6	21	Report on Road Work from Gainesville Road to District Line
6	22	Bill of sale for three enslaved persons - J.F. Breedlove - Thomas Bradley estate (J.F. Breedlove's Father-In-Law)
6	23	Summons, estate exemption - James F. Breedlove, 1876-1878
6	24	James Adams estate - William Adams, executor, 1854-1864
6	25	Freedmen's contract - John Adams' agreement with five individuals
6	26	FiFa - Newton County - William Dyer - David Spence, 1874
6	27	Land deeds - Walton County, Georgia, 1821, 1881
6	28	Land deeds - Newton County, Georgia, 1884-1892
6	29	Indenture - W.L. Breedlove - J.O. Hollis - Walton County, Georgia, 1903
6	30	Summons - Martha Breedlove - Walton County, Georgia, 1924