Paine family papers


Descriptive Summary
Title: Paine family papers
Creator: Paine family
Inclusive Dates: 1848-1952
Language(s): English
Extent: 1.5 Linear Feet 3 document boxes, 1 half box, 1 oversized folder
Collection Number: ms2261
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

David Henry Ansley (1829-1897) married Sarah Ann Neal Burge (1837-1906); their daughter Sarah Graves Ansley (1863-1929) married James Gardner Paine, Sr. (1860-1933); and their son James Gardner Paine, Jr. (1888-1950) married Anne Platt Reeves (1888-1952). The Ansleys resided in Augusta, Georgia.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of papers of the Paine family of Clarke County (Ga.) and Ansley family of Augusta (Ga.) from 1848-1952. Includes correspondence; genealogical information on the Burge, Graves, Paine, and Ansley families; photographs, and a scrapbook. Correspondents include Sarah Ann Neal Burge, David Henry Ansley, Sarah Graves Ansley, James Gardner Paine, Sr., F.A. Rutherford, and James Gardner Paine, Jr.. Included are correspondence from F.A. Rutherford of the 23rd Alabama Infantry Regiment during the Atlanta Campaign, from James G. Paine, Jr. while serving in World War II and relating to his interest in breeding hounds for hunting, from Anne Platt Reeves Paine to her mother-in-law while living in the Philippines, and a typescript of the history of the Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church (Newton County, Ga.).

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Paine family papers, ms2261, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2009 October 16.

General Notes

Cataloged as part of the Georgia Archives and Manuscripts Automated Access Project: A Special Collections Gateway Program of the University Center in Georgia.