Pitt (middle name listed on 1840 census as initial W. seems to have been "William" Some family members say their family Bible cites his middle name as William)Milner. He was known as Pitt Milner to his Georgia family. He was probably born in North Carolina per "Those Southern Milners," by Virginia Hershey Sharpe,prior to his family moving to Wilkes/Oglethorpe County Georgia after the Revolutionary War. Pitt fought alongside his father, Captain John Milner, at the Battle of Kettle Creek, not far from the family home in Wilkes County, Georgia. He married Apsilla (Apsylla-a variation in spelling) Holmes on March 4, 1790 in Wilkes County Georgia prior to their move to Monroe County Georgia. They first lived in Forsyth while building their home on their plantation in Monroe County, now part of Lamar County, GA. Pitt is buried on the site of the family plantation on Mott Road off Dean Road, which runs off Johnstonville Road. Some of his family (from the John Holmes Milner descendants line) had George Milner weld and construct a nice fence to protect his single grave marker. .
This grave had been lost for many years but was unearthed during some road grading for Mott and Dean Road area according to some local residents. I attended a Pitt Milner family Reunion held in Johnstonville on the site of the family home before it burned down. There were two such reunions held in the 1970's. I was at the one held about 1972 is date per my memory. The house later burned. It was a frame structure similar to the home of my former in-laws. I have photos of the remodeled home that was their home in Forsyth GA that was originally a 2 over 2 cabin in the original underlying structure of the now Victorian style structure. (See photos upon request)The History of Monroe County cited the history of the house in Forsyth, beginning as home of Pitt Milner, a 2 over 2 log cabin; with subsequent remodels making the house appear Victorian in style in present day pictures.
This grave had been lost for many years but was unearthed during some road grading for Mott and Dean Road area according to some local residents. I attended a Pitt Milner family Reunion held in Johnstonville on the site of the family home before it burned down. There were two such reunions held in the 1970's. I was at the one held about 1972 is date per my memory. The house later burned. It was a frame structure similar to the home of my former in-laws. I have photos of the remodeled home that was their home in Forsyth GA that was originally a 2 over 2 cabin in the original underlying structure of the now Victorian style structure. (See photos upon request)The History of Monroe County cited the history of the house in Forsyth, beginning as home of Pitt Milner, a 2 over 2 log cabin; with subsequent remodels making the house appear Victorian in style in present day pictures.
Pitt (middle name listed on 1840 census as initial W. seems to have been "William" Some family members say their family Bible cites his middle name as William)Milner. He was known as Pitt Milner to his Georgia family. He was probably born in North Carolina per "Those Southern Milners," by Virginia Hershey Sharpe,prior to his family moving to Wilkes/Oglethorpe County Georgia after the Revolutionary War. Pitt fought alongside his father, Captain John Milner, at the Battle of Kettle Creek, not far from the family home in Wilkes County, Georgia. He married Apsilla (Apsylla-a variation in spelling) Holmes on March 4, 1790 in Wilkes County Georgia prior to their move to Monroe County Georgia. They first lived in Forsyth while building their home on their plantation in Monroe County, now part of Lamar County, GA. Pitt is buried on the site of the family plantation on Mott Road off Dean Road, which runs off Johnstonville Road. Some of his family (from the John Holmes Milner descendants line) had George Milner weld and construct a nice fence to protect his single grave marker. .
This grave had been lost for many years but was unearthed during some road grading for Mott and Dean Road area according to some local residents. I attended a Pitt Milner family Reunion held in Johnstonville on the site of the family home before it burned down. There were two such reunions held in the 1970's. I was at the one held about 1972 is date per my memory. The house later burned. It was a frame structure similar to the home of my former in-laws. I have photos of the remodeled home that was their home in Forsyth GA that was originally a 2 over 2 cabin in the original underlying structure of the now Victorian style structure. (See photos upon request)The History of Monroe County cited the history of the house in Forsyth, beginning as home of Pitt Milner, a 2 over 2 log cabin; with subsequent remodels making the house appear Victorian in style in present day pictures.
This grave had been lost for many years but was unearthed during some road grading for Mott and Dean Road area according to some local residents. I attended a Pitt Milner family Reunion held in Johnstonville on the site of the family home before it burned down. There were two such reunions held in the 1970's. I was at the one held about 1972 is date per my memory. The house later burned. It was a frame structure similar to the home of my former in-laws. I have photos of the remodeled home that was their home in Forsyth GA that was originally a 2 over 2 cabin in the original underlying structure of the now Victorian style structure. (See photos upon request)The History of Monroe County cited the history of the house in Forsyth, beginning as home of Pitt Milner, a 2 over 2 log cabin; with subsequent remodels making the house appear Victorian in style in present day pictures.
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In Memory of Pitt Milner who departed this life June 21 1839
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