Samuel Prestly Waits family papers
Scope and Contents
Letters center around the Samuel Prestly and Nancy Waits family of Oakgrove, Fulton County, Georgia, who moved to Alabama before 1860. When Prestly enlisted in the 44th Regiment Alabama Volunteers, however, Nancy and their three children moved back to Oakgrove as letters flow to and from her there. Included is a letter from Prestly's brother James W. in Dallas, Paulding County, Georgia, 1855, and an envelope to Leola V. Waits Acree, a daughter, in Hammond, Georgia.
Dates
- 1855, 1862, and n.d.
Creator
- Waits, Samuel Prestly, 1828 - 1900 (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Samuel Prestly Waits was the son of Absolom Waits of South Carolina and married Nancy from that same state before 1855. He enlisted in the Confederate army in 1862 and was wounded at Gettysburg the next summer. Nancy died during the war.
Extent
6 items
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Samuel Prestly Waits family papers
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Georgia Archives Manuscript Collections Repository
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States