Sally Barnett was the oldest of ten children. She grew up on her parents plantation in Oglethorpe County, Georgia and married John Glenn Hartsfield when she was 19 years old. Sally was the mother of five children. She died at the young age of 32 from unknown causes. Her husband died just over two years later, from consumption. The couple left five orphan children, ages 4-14: Claudia Virginia, Robert Gibson, Sally Barnett, Benjamin Harrison and Martha Irene.
The children were adopted by their uncle and aunt, Rev. Dr. John Gibson and Mary Hartsfield Gibson. John was head of the Southern Baptist Mission Board.
If she had lived, Sally would have seen her oldest daughter Claudia become a life long school teacher. Son Robert married into Atlanta society and his family even entertained President McKinley. Daughter Sarah married Ambrose Stevens, a farmer who would live to be a centenarian, son Benjamin became a business manager, and daughter Irene married the manager of a large department store in Atlanta and was also in society.
Sally would also have seen her nephew, son of her husband's brother Charles, elected as Mayor William Hartsfield of Atlanta. One of Atlanta's best and longest serving mayors, it is for him that Hartsfield International Airport is named.
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No story of Sally's life would be complete without the text of a letter which she wrote at age 15 and which the family has preserved. It is below:
August 12th, 1859
Georgia, Oglethrope Cty.
My Dear Cousin:
Your letter of the 26th June has been received and duly appreciated. We are all well at present. Hoping this may find you and family enjoying the BLUR. I was much surprised to hear of your marriage though it has been so long since I heard from you I might have expected some change to have taken place.
Crops are not very good here on account of the drought we have had until last Friday…raining every since BLUR we have good seasons now but it will not do as much good as it would have done sooner.
I went to school in Covington last year and liked very much but Pa employed a family teacher this year and I have been going to school here this year. Her name is Martha BLUR I am not going to school to her any more this year.
BLUR last week in Athens and spent at very pleasantly. It was Commencement week. I stayed with my Cousin BLUR did everything she could to make me happy.
You said you had one of the sweetest, the prettiest and the smartest little babies in the world. I expected it but I do not expect she can far exceed my younger sister (Mary Ida) for I think she is as pretty and sweet a one as ever to be but I have no doubt but that you would think that Alice would exceed her in every way.
Ma says tell Uncle that she has a box and belt yet he gave her and that she thought that he would be the last one that would not write to her and she wants to know why he does not write to her. I will close as I have nothing of interest to write. Ma sends her love to all. Give my love to all and keep a fair portion for yourself.
You must come to see me. Write soon.
Yours Truly,
Sallie Barnett
The children were adopted by their uncle and aunt, Rev. Dr. John Gibson and Mary Hartsfield Gibson. John was head of the Southern Baptist Mission Board.
If she had lived, Sally would have seen her oldest daughter Claudia become a life long school teacher. Son Robert married into Atlanta society and his family even entertained President McKinley. Daughter Sarah married Ambrose Stevens, a farmer who would live to be a centenarian, son Benjamin became a business manager, and daughter Irene married the manager of a large department store in Atlanta and was also in society.
Sally would also have seen her nephew, son of her husband's brother Charles, elected as Mayor William Hartsfield of Atlanta. One of Atlanta's best and longest serving mayors, it is for him that Hartsfield International Airport is named.
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No story of Sally's life would be complete without the text of a letter which she wrote at age 15 and which the family has preserved. It is below:
August 12th, 1859
Georgia, Oglethrope Cty.
My Dear Cousin:
Your letter of the 26th June has been received and duly appreciated. We are all well at present. Hoping this may find you and family enjoying the BLUR. I was much surprised to hear of your marriage though it has been so long since I heard from you I might have expected some change to have taken place.
Crops are not very good here on account of the drought we have had until last Friday…raining every since BLUR we have good seasons now but it will not do as much good as it would have done sooner.
I went to school in Covington last year and liked very much but Pa employed a family teacher this year and I have been going to school here this year. Her name is Martha BLUR I am not going to school to her any more this year.
BLUR last week in Athens and spent at very pleasantly. It was Commencement week. I stayed with my Cousin BLUR did everything she could to make me happy.
You said you had one of the sweetest, the prettiest and the smartest little babies in the world. I expected it but I do not expect she can far exceed my younger sister (Mary Ida) for I think she is as pretty and sweet a one as ever to be but I have no doubt but that you would think that Alice would exceed her in every way.
Ma says tell Uncle that she has a box and belt yet he gave her and that she thought that he would be the last one that would not write to her and she wants to know why he does not write to her. I will close as I have nothing of interest to write. Ma sends her love to all. Give my love to all and keep a fair portion for yourself.
You must come to see me. Write soon.
Yours Truly,
Sallie Barnett
Sally Barnett was the oldest of ten children. She grew up on her parents plantation in Oglethorpe County, Georgia and married John Glenn Hartsfield when she was 19 years old. Sally was the mother of five children. She died at the young age of 32 from unknown causes. Her husband died just over two years later, from consumption. The couple left five orphan children, ages 4-14: Claudia Virginia, Robert Gibson, Sally Barnett, Benjamin Harrison and Martha Irene.
The children were adopted by their uncle and aunt, Rev. Dr. John Gibson and Mary Hartsfield Gibson. John was head of the Southern Baptist Mission Board.
If she had lived, Sally would have seen her oldest daughter Claudia become a life long school teacher. Son Robert married into Atlanta society and his family even entertained President McKinley. Daughter Sarah married Ambrose Stevens, a farmer who would live to be a centenarian, son Benjamin became a business manager, and daughter Irene married the manager of a large department store in Atlanta and was also in society.
Sally would also have seen her nephew, son of her husband's brother Charles, elected as Mayor William Hartsfield of Atlanta. One of Atlanta's best and longest serving mayors, it is for him that Hartsfield International Airport is named.
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No story of Sally's life would be complete without the text of a letter which she wrote at age 15 and which the family has preserved. It is below:
August 12th, 1859
Georgia, Oglethrope Cty.
My Dear Cousin:
Your letter of the 26th June has been received and duly appreciated. We are all well at present. Hoping this may find you and family enjoying the BLUR. I was much surprised to hear of your marriage though it has been so long since I heard from you I might have expected some change to have taken place.
Crops are not very good here on account of the drought we have had until last Friday…raining every since BLUR we have good seasons now but it will not do as much good as it would have done sooner.
I went to school in Covington last year and liked very much but Pa employed a family teacher this year and I have been going to school here this year. Her name is Martha BLUR I am not going to school to her any more this year.
BLUR last week in Athens and spent at very pleasantly. It was Commencement week. I stayed with my Cousin BLUR did everything she could to make me happy.
You said you had one of the sweetest, the prettiest and the smartest little babies in the world. I expected it but I do not expect she can far exceed my younger sister (Mary Ida) for I think she is as pretty and sweet a one as ever to be but I have no doubt but that you would think that Alice would exceed her in every way.
Ma says tell Uncle that she has a box and belt yet he gave her and that she thought that he would be the last one that would not write to her and she wants to know why he does not write to her. I will close as I have nothing of interest to write. Ma sends her love to all. Give my love to all and keep a fair portion for yourself.
You must come to see me. Write soon.
Yours Truly,
Sallie Barnett
The children were adopted by their uncle and aunt, Rev. Dr. John Gibson and Mary Hartsfield Gibson. John was head of the Southern Baptist Mission Board.
If she had lived, Sally would have seen her oldest daughter Claudia become a life long school teacher. Son Robert married into Atlanta society and his family even entertained President McKinley. Daughter Sarah married Ambrose Stevens, a farmer who would live to be a centenarian, son Benjamin became a business manager, and daughter Irene married the manager of a large department store in Atlanta and was also in society.
Sally would also have seen her nephew, son of her husband's brother Charles, elected as Mayor William Hartsfield of Atlanta. One of Atlanta's best and longest serving mayors, it is for him that Hartsfield International Airport is named.
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No story of Sally's life would be complete without the text of a letter which she wrote at age 15 and which the family has preserved. It is below:
August 12th, 1859
Georgia, Oglethrope Cty.
My Dear Cousin:
Your letter of the 26th June has been received and duly appreciated. We are all well at present. Hoping this may find you and family enjoying the BLUR. I was much surprised to hear of your marriage though it has been so long since I heard from you I might have expected some change to have taken place.
Crops are not very good here on account of the drought we have had until last Friday…raining every since BLUR we have good seasons now but it will not do as much good as it would have done sooner.
I went to school in Covington last year and liked very much but Pa employed a family teacher this year and I have been going to school here this year. Her name is Martha BLUR I am not going to school to her any more this year.
BLUR last week in Athens and spent at very pleasantly. It was Commencement week. I stayed with my Cousin BLUR did everything she could to make me happy.
You said you had one of the sweetest, the prettiest and the smartest little babies in the world. I expected it but I do not expect she can far exceed my younger sister (Mary Ida) for I think she is as pretty and sweet a one as ever to be but I have no doubt but that you would think that Alice would exceed her in every way.
Ma says tell Uncle that she has a box and belt yet he gave her and that she thought that he would be the last one that would not write to her and she wants to know why he does not write to her. I will close as I have nothing of interest to write. Ma sends her love to all. Give my love to all and keep a fair portion for yourself.
You must come to see me. Write soon.
Yours Truly,
Sallie Barnett
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