Charles Williamson, my maternal great-grandfather, was born July 11, 1864, a son of Robert James and Piety Anthony Williamson. His parents divorced, and his father, a carpenter, disappeared into Tennessee, never to be heard from again by the family he left behind.
According to family tradition, Charles came to Union County from Dahlonega, GA around 1885 with his uncles looking for timber boundaries. He married Elizabeth "Bettie" Henderson, daughter of James and Jane Parton Henderson, and established a home in the Gum Log community on what is now known as Gold Mine Road. As late as the early 1990s, the original house was still standing, although it had been renovated twice by different owners.
Charles became a farmer. The first crop he and Bettie made was on Gum Log Mountain, near Steward Cove. Charles cleared the land with a pole axe, split rails, and carried them on his shoulder to fence the farm land from cattle. That first crop was made with a bull tongue plow and a Jersey steer he and Bettie had rented. Later, he ran a corn mill with his sons for many years. He and Bettie became the parents of seven children: Edward, John, Estes (fondly known as "S"), Burl, Gus, Charlie, and the only daughter, Etna.
Charles Williamson was a tall, strong man who sported a large, handle-bar mustache. My mother, who was a small child when her grandfather was alive, said she remembered him as being a very kind man who was always patient with her and her older brother, Odie.
Charles passed away at his farm in Union County, GA February 5, 1934. He was buried in the Henderson Cemetery. His wife Bettie survived him by many years.
According to family tradition, Charles came to Union County from Dahlonega, GA around 1885 with his uncles looking for timber boundaries. He married Elizabeth "Bettie" Henderson, daughter of James and Jane Parton Henderson, and established a home in the Gum Log community on what is now known as Gold Mine Road. As late as the early 1990s, the original house was still standing, although it had been renovated twice by different owners.
Charles became a farmer. The first crop he and Bettie made was on Gum Log Mountain, near Steward Cove. Charles cleared the land with a pole axe, split rails, and carried them on his shoulder to fence the farm land from cattle. That first crop was made with a bull tongue plow and a Jersey steer he and Bettie had rented. Later, he ran a corn mill with his sons for many years. He and Bettie became the parents of seven children: Edward, John, Estes (fondly known as "S"), Burl, Gus, Charlie, and the only daughter, Etna.
Charles Williamson was a tall, strong man who sported a large, handle-bar mustache. My mother, who was a small child when her grandfather was alive, said she remembered him as being a very kind man who was always patient with her and her older brother, Odie.
Charles passed away at his farm in Union County, GA February 5, 1934. He was buried in the Henderson Cemetery. His wife Bettie survived him by many years.
Charles Williamson, my maternal great-grandfather, was born July 11, 1864, a son of Robert James and Piety Anthony Williamson. His parents divorced, and his father, a carpenter, disappeared into Tennessee, never to be heard from again by the family he left behind.
According to family tradition, Charles came to Union County from Dahlonega, GA around 1885 with his uncles looking for timber boundaries. He married Elizabeth "Bettie" Henderson, daughter of James and Jane Parton Henderson, and established a home in the Gum Log community on what is now known as Gold Mine Road. As late as the early 1990s, the original house was still standing, although it had been renovated twice by different owners.
Charles became a farmer. The first crop he and Bettie made was on Gum Log Mountain, near Steward Cove. Charles cleared the land with a pole axe, split rails, and carried them on his shoulder to fence the farm land from cattle. That first crop was made with a bull tongue plow and a Jersey steer he and Bettie had rented. Later, he ran a corn mill with his sons for many years. He and Bettie became the parents of seven children: Edward, John, Estes (fondly known as "S"), Burl, Gus, Charlie, and the only daughter, Etna.
Charles Williamson was a tall, strong man who sported a large, handle-bar mustache. My mother, who was a small child when her grandfather was alive, said she remembered him as being a very kind man who was always patient with her and her older brother, Odie.
Charles passed away at his farm in Union County, GA February 5, 1934. He was buried in the Henderson Cemetery. His wife Bettie survived him by many years.
According to family tradition, Charles came to Union County from Dahlonega, GA around 1885 with his uncles looking for timber boundaries. He married Elizabeth "Bettie" Henderson, daughter of James and Jane Parton Henderson, and established a home in the Gum Log community on what is now known as Gold Mine Road. As late as the early 1990s, the original house was still standing, although it had been renovated twice by different owners.
Charles became a farmer. The first crop he and Bettie made was on Gum Log Mountain, near Steward Cove. Charles cleared the land with a pole axe, split rails, and carried them on his shoulder to fence the farm land from cattle. That first crop was made with a bull tongue plow and a Jersey steer he and Bettie had rented. Later, he ran a corn mill with his sons for many years. He and Bettie became the parents of seven children: Edward, John, Estes (fondly known as "S"), Burl, Gus, Charlie, and the only daughter, Etna.
Charles Williamson was a tall, strong man who sported a large, handle-bar mustache. My mother, who was a small child when her grandfather was alive, said she remembered him as being a very kind man who was always patient with her and her older brother, Odie.
Charles passed away at his farm in Union County, GA February 5, 1934. He was buried in the Henderson Cemetery. His wife Bettie survived him by many years.
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