Merrick K. and Bernice Gibson Woodward family papers
Scope and Contents
The collection primarily contains family correspondence and receipts for goods and payments. Business papers include the purchase agreement of a mule, 1883, by Merrick. There are numerous letters to Marietta W. Austin from an old love named C.J. Johnson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1939 - 1941. Also included are a land deed (Murray County, 1848), marriage application and license (1929), and war ration books from World War II.
Dates
- 1848 - 1950
- Majority of material found in 1877 - 1941
Creator
- Woodward, Merrick K. (Person)
Biographical / Historical
This Decatur County, Georgia, African-American farm family lived in Fowltown although Mrs. Woodward (Binky) had been a Gibson from Houston County, Georgia. They had several children, including Marietta (Mrs. James) Austin, mother of Beatrice (also Binky).
Extent
1 folders (57 items)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Documents arranged chronologically.
- Title
- Merrick K. and Bernice Gibson Woodward family papers
- Author
- Georgia Archives
- Date
- 2024 January
- 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