Jesse was born in 1814 in Laurens District, South Carolina. He was the son of William Dollar and Virlinda Prather. He moved to Georgia with his parents to Newton County, Georgia by 1830. He was married to Mary Ann Borley on 24 November of 1842.
Her maiden name spelling has not absolutely been confirmed. In some references it is Baxley and records from a descendant indicate it is Bouley or Borley. No families of any of these names have been found in the area where she and Jesse were married to add credence to one or the other.
Their first child was born in 1846 and they had three sons by 1850. Jesse and his family were living in Henry County in 1850 and farming. Fulton County was created from the western half of DeKalb County on December 20, 1853, by an act of the state legislature. Jesse moved to Fulton County in 1858. He was living in Stones District in Fulton County by 1860. The Dollar family owned land lot 49 and 50 in the Stones District. A mill was located in land lot 50. An 1872 map indicates that the Dollar lots were on the western boundary of Fulton County with Campbell County south by west of Atlanta.
War came to the South and to Georgia the following year in April of 1861.
Many men in the Dollar family went off to war including Jesse's brothers: William, John Arch, Joseph, and Chaney. They all served in the Confederate Army. Chaney was Cpt. of Company I and later E of the 30th Georgia Infantry Regiment. John Arch was in the Georgia cavalry. William was also in the 30th Georgia Regiment and was transferred to the same company that his brother, Chaney, commanded.
Jesse's eldest son, William C. Dollar was also a Confederate soldier in the 2nd Georgia Reserve Regiment of Infantry.
The war with all of the horror and destruction came to Fulton County in 1864. Fulton County was over run with Union soldiers under General Sherman. Atlanta was in Fulton County and was a major arsenal, and Atlanta's railroads were used to move supplies and munitions to the Confederate armies. The city of Atlanta was under bombardment. Atlanta was attacked and many battles were fought in the area. General Sherman's Army bombarded Atlanta. There were battles in Jonesboro and many others before General Hood took his army away from Atlanta. Atlanta was sacked by General Sherman's troops. Atlanta civilians were under order from General Sherman and forced to evacuate. Then the city was almost completely destroyed by the Union troops. Sherman then began his merciless march to the sea.
Life for the Dollar family and the people of Fulton County was difficult in the aftermath of the destruction of the war. The war finally ended in April of 1865. Jesse's brothers all came home except for John Arch who died of illness in Kingston, Tennessee. Jesse's son, William returned home also.
Jesse and his family had suffered from their losses during the war as did many others in Georgia and the rest of the former confederacy. Atlanta had been almost completely destroyed. The land of Fulton County as well as the city of Atlanta had been ravaged by the battles there and the occupying Union Army. Jesse's children had all witnessed the horror and destruction of war but they survived. They then had to endure the privations of post war Fulton County and post war Georgia . The south and Georgia was occupied by Union troops during the Reconstruction period.
Atlanta recovered quickly and became the permanent state capital in 1868. Jesse and family were living in Fulton County at Post Office Atlanta in 1870 and Jesse was a farmer. His farm was valued at that time at 3000 dollars.
Mary Ann died in 1877 and was buried at the Old Philadelphia Cemetery in Clayton County. By 1880 Jesse was living in Adamsville District, Fulton County, Georgia and some of his children were living with him. He was still farming. One of his daughters was married and living next to him. He passed away in 1892 and he was buried at Old Philadelphia cemetery next to his wife.
Jesse and Mary had the following children: William b. 1846, Henry b. 1848,
Jesse Campbell b. 1850, Victoria Queen b. 1852, John P. b. 1856 , Drusilla E. b. 1858, Mary b. 1860, Joseph b. 2 January 1864, Charles E. b. 1868, Henry b. 1868, andJames W. b. 1871
Her maiden name spelling has not absolutely been confirmed. In some references it is Baxley and records from a descendant indicate it is Bouley or Borley. No families of any of these names have been found in the area where she and Jesse were married to add credence to one or the other.
Their first child was born in 1846 and they had three sons by 1850. Jesse and his family were living in Henry County in 1850 and farming. Fulton County was created from the western half of DeKalb County on December 20, 1853, by an act of the state legislature. Jesse moved to Fulton County in 1858. He was living in Stones District in Fulton County by 1860. The Dollar family owned land lot 49 and 50 in the Stones District. A mill was located in land lot 50. An 1872 map indicates that the Dollar lots were on the western boundary of Fulton County with Campbell County south by west of Atlanta.
War came to the South and to Georgia the following year in April of 1861.
Many men in the Dollar family went off to war including Jesse's brothers: William, John Arch, Joseph, and Chaney. They all served in the Confederate Army. Chaney was Cpt. of Company I and later E of the 30th Georgia Infantry Regiment. John Arch was in the Georgia cavalry. William was also in the 30th Georgia Regiment and was transferred to the same company that his brother, Chaney, commanded.
Jesse's eldest son, William C. Dollar was also a Confederate soldier in the 2nd Georgia Reserve Regiment of Infantry.
The war with all of the horror and destruction came to Fulton County in 1864. Fulton County was over run with Union soldiers under General Sherman. Atlanta was in Fulton County and was a major arsenal, and Atlanta's railroads were used to move supplies and munitions to the Confederate armies. The city of Atlanta was under bombardment. Atlanta was attacked and many battles were fought in the area. General Sherman's Army bombarded Atlanta. There were battles in Jonesboro and many others before General Hood took his army away from Atlanta. Atlanta was sacked by General Sherman's troops. Atlanta civilians were under order from General Sherman and forced to evacuate. Then the city was almost completely destroyed by the Union troops. Sherman then began his merciless march to the sea.
Life for the Dollar family and the people of Fulton County was difficult in the aftermath of the destruction of the war. The war finally ended in April of 1865. Jesse's brothers all came home except for John Arch who died of illness in Kingston, Tennessee. Jesse's son, William returned home also.
Jesse and his family had suffered from their losses during the war as did many others in Georgia and the rest of the former confederacy. Atlanta had been almost completely destroyed. The land of Fulton County as well as the city of Atlanta had been ravaged by the battles there and the occupying Union Army. Jesse's children had all witnessed the horror and destruction of war but they survived. They then had to endure the privations of post war Fulton County and post war Georgia . The south and Georgia was occupied by Union troops during the Reconstruction period.
Atlanta recovered quickly and became the permanent state capital in 1868. Jesse and family were living in Fulton County at Post Office Atlanta in 1870 and Jesse was a farmer. His farm was valued at that time at 3000 dollars.
Mary Ann died in 1877 and was buried at the Old Philadelphia Cemetery in Clayton County. By 1880 Jesse was living in Adamsville District, Fulton County, Georgia and some of his children were living with him. He was still farming. One of his daughters was married and living next to him. He passed away in 1892 and he was buried at Old Philadelphia cemetery next to his wife.
Jesse and Mary had the following children: William b. 1846, Henry b. 1848,
Jesse Campbell b. 1850, Victoria Queen b. 1852, John P. b. 1856 , Drusilla E. b. 1858, Mary b. 1860, Joseph b. 2 January 1864, Charles E. b. 1868, Henry b. 1868, andJames W. b. 1871
Jesse was born in 1814 in Laurens District, South Carolina. He was the son of William Dollar and Virlinda Prather. He moved to Georgia with his parents to Newton County, Georgia by 1830. He was married to Mary Ann Borley on 24 November of 1842.
Her maiden name spelling has not absolutely been confirmed. In some references it is Baxley and records from a descendant indicate it is Bouley or Borley. No families of any of these names have been found in the area where she and Jesse were married to add credence to one or the other.
Their first child was born in 1846 and they had three sons by 1850. Jesse and his family were living in Henry County in 1850 and farming. Fulton County was created from the western half of DeKalb County on December 20, 1853, by an act of the state legislature. Jesse moved to Fulton County in 1858. He was living in Stones District in Fulton County by 1860. The Dollar family owned land lot 49 and 50 in the Stones District. A mill was located in land lot 50. An 1872 map indicates that the Dollar lots were on the western boundary of Fulton County with Campbell County south by west of Atlanta.
War came to the South and to Georgia the following year in April of 1861.
Many men in the Dollar family went off to war including Jesse's brothers: William, John Arch, Joseph, and Chaney. They all served in the Confederate Army. Chaney was Cpt. of Company I and later E of the 30th Georgia Infantry Regiment. John Arch was in the Georgia cavalry. William was also in the 30th Georgia Regiment and was transferred to the same company that his brother, Chaney, commanded.
Jesse's eldest son, William C. Dollar was also a Confederate soldier in the 2nd Georgia Reserve Regiment of Infantry.
The war with all of the horror and destruction came to Fulton County in 1864. Fulton County was over run with Union soldiers under General Sherman. Atlanta was in Fulton County and was a major arsenal, and Atlanta's railroads were used to move supplies and munitions to the Confederate armies. The city of Atlanta was under bombardment. Atlanta was attacked and many battles were fought in the area. General Sherman's Army bombarded Atlanta. There were battles in Jonesboro and many others before General Hood took his army away from Atlanta. Atlanta was sacked by General Sherman's troops. Atlanta civilians were under order from General Sherman and forced to evacuate. Then the city was almost completely destroyed by the Union troops. Sherman then began his merciless march to the sea.
Life for the Dollar family and the people of Fulton County was difficult in the aftermath of the destruction of the war. The war finally ended in April of 1865. Jesse's brothers all came home except for John Arch who died of illness in Kingston, Tennessee. Jesse's son, William returned home also.
Jesse and his family had suffered from their losses during the war as did many others in Georgia and the rest of the former confederacy. Atlanta had been almost completely destroyed. The land of Fulton County as well as the city of Atlanta had been ravaged by the battles there and the occupying Union Army. Jesse's children had all witnessed the horror and destruction of war but they survived. They then had to endure the privations of post war Fulton County and post war Georgia . The south and Georgia was occupied by Union troops during the Reconstruction period.
Atlanta recovered quickly and became the permanent state capital in 1868. Jesse and family were living in Fulton County at Post Office Atlanta in 1870 and Jesse was a farmer. His farm was valued at that time at 3000 dollars.
Mary Ann died in 1877 and was buried at the Old Philadelphia Cemetery in Clayton County. By 1880 Jesse was living in Adamsville District, Fulton County, Georgia and some of his children were living with him. He was still farming. One of his daughters was married and living next to him. He passed away in 1892 and he was buried at Old Philadelphia cemetery next to his wife.
Jesse and Mary had the following children: William b. 1846, Henry b. 1848,
Jesse Campbell b. 1850, Victoria Queen b. 1852, John P. b. 1856 , Drusilla E. b. 1858, Mary b. 1860, Joseph b. 2 January 1864, Charles E. b. 1868, Henry b. 1868, andJames W. b. 1871
Her maiden name spelling has not absolutely been confirmed. In some references it is Baxley and records from a descendant indicate it is Bouley or Borley. No families of any of these names have been found in the area where she and Jesse were married to add credence to one or the other.
Their first child was born in 1846 and they had three sons by 1850. Jesse and his family were living in Henry County in 1850 and farming. Fulton County was created from the western half of DeKalb County on December 20, 1853, by an act of the state legislature. Jesse moved to Fulton County in 1858. He was living in Stones District in Fulton County by 1860. The Dollar family owned land lot 49 and 50 in the Stones District. A mill was located in land lot 50. An 1872 map indicates that the Dollar lots were on the western boundary of Fulton County with Campbell County south by west of Atlanta.
War came to the South and to Georgia the following year in April of 1861.
Many men in the Dollar family went off to war including Jesse's brothers: William, John Arch, Joseph, and Chaney. They all served in the Confederate Army. Chaney was Cpt. of Company I and later E of the 30th Georgia Infantry Regiment. John Arch was in the Georgia cavalry. William was also in the 30th Georgia Regiment and was transferred to the same company that his brother, Chaney, commanded.
Jesse's eldest son, William C. Dollar was also a Confederate soldier in the 2nd Georgia Reserve Regiment of Infantry.
The war with all of the horror and destruction came to Fulton County in 1864. Fulton County was over run with Union soldiers under General Sherman. Atlanta was in Fulton County and was a major arsenal, and Atlanta's railroads were used to move supplies and munitions to the Confederate armies. The city of Atlanta was under bombardment. Atlanta was attacked and many battles were fought in the area. General Sherman's Army bombarded Atlanta. There were battles in Jonesboro and many others before General Hood took his army away from Atlanta. Atlanta was sacked by General Sherman's troops. Atlanta civilians were under order from General Sherman and forced to evacuate. Then the city was almost completely destroyed by the Union troops. Sherman then began his merciless march to the sea.
Life for the Dollar family and the people of Fulton County was difficult in the aftermath of the destruction of the war. The war finally ended in April of 1865. Jesse's brothers all came home except for John Arch who died of illness in Kingston, Tennessee. Jesse's son, William returned home also.
Jesse and his family had suffered from their losses during the war as did many others in Georgia and the rest of the former confederacy. Atlanta had been almost completely destroyed. The land of Fulton County as well as the city of Atlanta had been ravaged by the battles there and the occupying Union Army. Jesse's children had all witnessed the horror and destruction of war but they survived. They then had to endure the privations of post war Fulton County and post war Georgia . The south and Georgia was occupied by Union troops during the Reconstruction period.
Atlanta recovered quickly and became the permanent state capital in 1868. Jesse and family were living in Fulton County at Post Office Atlanta in 1870 and Jesse was a farmer. His farm was valued at that time at 3000 dollars.
Mary Ann died in 1877 and was buried at the Old Philadelphia Cemetery in Clayton County. By 1880 Jesse was living in Adamsville District, Fulton County, Georgia and some of his children were living with him. He was still farming. One of his daughters was married and living next to him. He passed away in 1892 and he was buried at Old Philadelphia cemetery next to his wife.
Jesse and Mary had the following children: William b. 1846, Henry b. 1848,
Jesse Campbell b. 1850, Victoria Queen b. 1852, John P. b. 1856 , Drusilla E. b. 1858, Mary b. 1860, Joseph b. 2 January 1864, Charles E. b. 1868, Henry b. 1868, andJames W. b. 1871
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