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Neal Gillis Chambless

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Neal Gillis Chambless

Birth
Stewart County, Georgia, USA
Death
15 Jul 1921 (aged 62)
Pelham, Mitchell County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Mitchell County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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Parent: Jeptha Columbus & Sarah Ann (Edwards) Chambless

Married: Sallie Brown, 01 NOV 1887 in Stewart County, GA

Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927 for Neal Gillis Chambless

Name: Neal Gillis Chambless
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Death Date: 15 Jul 1921
Estimated Death Year:
Age at Death: 63 years
Death Place: Pelham, Mitchell, Georgia, United States
Birth Date:
Estimated Birth Year: 1858
Birthplace: Ga.
Gender: Male
Marital Status:
Race or Color (Expanded): White
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Titles & Terms:
Fathers Name: J. Chambless
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Mother's Name:
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Film Number: 2296938
Digital Folder Number: 4176890
Image Number: 00957
Reference Number: 18094

Taken from "The Cairo Messenger," newspaper Wednesday, July 21, 2021, page A5, from its column "From Years Past," the portion listed as "100 Years Ago, July 22, 1921" (no spelling/grammar, etc. has been altered):

"Neill -------, 56 years of age, a white Mitchell County farmer, is dead, and five others were reported Thursday to be in precarious condition as a result of drinking "moonshine" whiskey which contained a large amount of potash, and eating watermelons passed to them at a picnic at the Hurst Mill Pond, fourteen miles above Cairo in Grady County last Friday."

Contributor: Hubert Knauff, Jr. (47250221) • [email protected]
Parent: Jeptha Columbus & Sarah Ann (Edwards) Chambless

Married: Sallie Brown, 01 NOV 1887 in Stewart County, GA

Georgia Deaths, 1914-1927 for Neal Gillis Chambless

Name: Neal Gillis Chambless
Titles and Terms:
Death Date: 15 Jul 1921
Estimated Death Year:
Age at Death: 63 years
Death Place: Pelham, Mitchell, Georgia, United States
Birth Date:
Estimated Birth Year: 1858
Birthplace: Ga.
Gender: Male
Marital Status:
Race or Color (Expanded): White
Race: White
Ethnicity: American
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Titles & Terms:
Fathers Name: J. Chambless
Father's Titles & Terms:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Titles & Terms:
Film Number: 2296938
Digital Folder Number: 4176890
Image Number: 00957
Reference Number: 18094

Taken from "The Cairo Messenger," newspaper Wednesday, July 21, 2021, page A5, from its column "From Years Past," the portion listed as "100 Years Ago, July 22, 1921" (no spelling/grammar, etc. has been altered):

"Neill -------, 56 years of age, a white Mitchell County farmer, is dead, and five others were reported Thursday to be in precarious condition as a result of drinking "moonshine" whiskey which contained a large amount of potash, and eating watermelons passed to them at a picnic at the Hurst Mill Pond, fourteen miles above Cairo in Grady County last Friday."

Contributor: Hubert Knauff, Jr. (47250221) • [email protected]


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