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Roane

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Roane / Jones Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2006-0003M
Scope and Contents The collection contains a large number of Civil War letters sent to Mollie Jones by many different male relatives and friends serving in the Confederacy. There are also several detailed letters (1866? - 1870) to Mollie from her sister Hannah (Nettie) V. Jones Rembert who lived in Wayne County, Georgia. Another well-documented era is the 1890s when the Roane sons were seeking their fortunes in Atlanta by shipping produce from Rabun County, Georgia, and establishing small businesses, such as...
Dates: 1851 - 1924