George Washington Cavender was born to Clameth Andrew Cavender and Eliva Poston Cavender in the Coosa District of Union County, Georgia on 21 November 1856.
George was Farmer, Sawmiller, Gristmill Owner and Operator. If he had had a bad year and didn't have enough money to pay the taxes, he would pack his food and supplies and hit the mountains and creeks and stay and pan for gold until he had enough gold to pay the taxes and money to tide the family over until they could make more.
The house that George and the family lived in later years was ordered from Sears Roebuck and Co. in Chicago in 1903? and it was shipped by train to Blue Ridge, GA. He then hauled the house (lumber and material to put the house together) from Blue Ridge to the farm in Coopers Creek on a wagon. He then hired a carpenter to put the house together. Cost of the house $300 and contract labor to build $150. A total of $450. Can you imagine that.
Later was when he and his sons bought a sawmill and started cutting lumber. One of my great memories of the place was looking at the sawmill with the steam engine that pulled the saw. Other great memory was the wooden troughs that carried water from the springs. One was above the Gristmill to the house. That flume came across above the driveway over to a white oak tree in front of the can house and meat cellar and to the back corner of the kitchen and emptied into a #3 wash tub. On the other side of the house there was another flume that came from a spring in the next hollow over and ran into another #3 wash tube. These were both very good water supplies. As a youngster, It thought that was the most remarkabe way to get water close to the house. I also enjoyed playing in them. They really didn't care because both of them were strong enough streams that the water was freshened in a matter of minutes. Another memory was the beautiful stream that ran from the old grist mill down to the creek. You had to ford it coming up the road to the house.
The old house was torn down about 2008/2009. I would have liked to have bought it and restored it but could not afford it at the price the realter wanted. Another memory was the wooded bridge that we crossed going up the road to the house. The bidge was about 10 to 12 feet wide and appoximately 60 to 75 feet long. It was about 25 feet above the creek and there were no guard rails. It was rather scarey to a youngster. There was another road that came into the house. I was over a mile long and very rough.
When Granny Lisa died the hurst could make it into the house. (This was before the bridge was built.) Dad had to haul the casket into the house for the viewing and haul out and to the church and cemetery with his 1949 Ford 1 ton truck. He also hauled people that could make it to the house and back to their vehicles for the viewing. The casket had to be tied down really good because of the roughness of the road.
George was buried in a private family cemetery called Cavender North Cemetery located about one third of a mile north of Cavender South Cemetery.
George was Farmer, Sawmiller, Gristmill Owner and Operator. If he had had a bad year and didn't have enough money to pay the taxes, he would pack his food and supplies and hit the mountains and creeks and stay and pan for gold until he had enough gold to pay the taxes and money to tide the family over until they could make more.
The house that George and the family lived in later years was ordered from Sears Roebuck and Co. in Chicago in 1903? and it was shipped by train to Blue Ridge, GA. He then hauled the house (lumber and material to put the house together) from Blue Ridge to the farm in Coopers Creek on a wagon. He then hired a carpenter to put the house together. Cost of the house $300 and contract labor to build $150. A total of $450. Can you imagine that.
Later was when he and his sons bought a sawmill and started cutting lumber. One of my great memories of the place was looking at the sawmill with the steam engine that pulled the saw. Other great memory was the wooden troughs that carried water from the springs. One was above the Gristmill to the house. That flume came across above the driveway over to a white oak tree in front of the can house and meat cellar and to the back corner of the kitchen and emptied into a #3 wash tub. On the other side of the house there was another flume that came from a spring in the next hollow over and ran into another #3 wash tube. These were both very good water supplies. As a youngster, It thought that was the most remarkabe way to get water close to the house. I also enjoyed playing in them. They really didn't care because both of them were strong enough streams that the water was freshened in a matter of minutes. Another memory was the beautiful stream that ran from the old grist mill down to the creek. You had to ford it coming up the road to the house.
The old house was torn down about 2008/2009. I would have liked to have bought it and restored it but could not afford it at the price the realter wanted. Another memory was the wooded bridge that we crossed going up the road to the house. The bidge was about 10 to 12 feet wide and appoximately 60 to 75 feet long. It was about 25 feet above the creek and there were no guard rails. It was rather scarey to a youngster. There was another road that came into the house. I was over a mile long and very rough.
When Granny Lisa died the hurst could make it into the house. (This was before the bridge was built.) Dad had to haul the casket into the house for the viewing and haul out and to the church and cemetery with his 1949 Ford 1 ton truck. He also hauled people that could make it to the house and back to their vehicles for the viewing. The casket had to be tied down really good because of the roughness of the road.
George was buried in a private family cemetery called Cavender North Cemetery located about one third of a mile north of Cavender South Cemetery.
George Washington Cavender was born to Clameth Andrew Cavender and Eliva Poston Cavender in the Coosa District of Union County, Georgia on 21 November 1856.
George was Farmer, Sawmiller, Gristmill Owner and Operator. If he had had a bad year and didn't have enough money to pay the taxes, he would pack his food and supplies and hit the mountains and creeks and stay and pan for gold until he had enough gold to pay the taxes and money to tide the family over until they could make more.
The house that George and the family lived in later years was ordered from Sears Roebuck and Co. in Chicago in 1903? and it was shipped by train to Blue Ridge, GA. He then hauled the house (lumber and material to put the house together) from Blue Ridge to the farm in Coopers Creek on a wagon. He then hired a carpenter to put the house together. Cost of the house $300 and contract labor to build $150. A total of $450. Can you imagine that.
Later was when he and his sons bought a sawmill and started cutting lumber. One of my great memories of the place was looking at the sawmill with the steam engine that pulled the saw. Other great memory was the wooden troughs that carried water from the springs. One was above the Gristmill to the house. That flume came across above the driveway over to a white oak tree in front of the can house and meat cellar and to the back corner of the kitchen and emptied into a #3 wash tub. On the other side of the house there was another flume that came from a spring in the next hollow over and ran into another #3 wash tube. These were both very good water supplies. As a youngster, It thought that was the most remarkabe way to get water close to the house. I also enjoyed playing in them. They really didn't care because both of them were strong enough streams that the water was freshened in a matter of minutes. Another memory was the beautiful stream that ran from the old grist mill down to the creek. You had to ford it coming up the road to the house.
The old house was torn down about 2008/2009. I would have liked to have bought it and restored it but could not afford it at the price the realter wanted. Another memory was the wooded bridge that we crossed going up the road to the house. The bidge was about 10 to 12 feet wide and appoximately 60 to 75 feet long. It was about 25 feet above the creek and there were no guard rails. It was rather scarey to a youngster. There was another road that came into the house. I was over a mile long and very rough.
When Granny Lisa died the hurst could make it into the house. (This was before the bridge was built.) Dad had to haul the casket into the house for the viewing and haul out and to the church and cemetery with his 1949 Ford 1 ton truck. He also hauled people that could make it to the house and back to their vehicles for the viewing. The casket had to be tied down really good because of the roughness of the road.
George was buried in a private family cemetery called Cavender North Cemetery located about one third of a mile north of Cavender South Cemetery.
George was Farmer, Sawmiller, Gristmill Owner and Operator. If he had had a bad year and didn't have enough money to pay the taxes, he would pack his food and supplies and hit the mountains and creeks and stay and pan for gold until he had enough gold to pay the taxes and money to tide the family over until they could make more.
The house that George and the family lived in later years was ordered from Sears Roebuck and Co. in Chicago in 1903? and it was shipped by train to Blue Ridge, GA. He then hauled the house (lumber and material to put the house together) from Blue Ridge to the farm in Coopers Creek on a wagon. He then hired a carpenter to put the house together. Cost of the house $300 and contract labor to build $150. A total of $450. Can you imagine that.
Later was when he and his sons bought a sawmill and started cutting lumber. One of my great memories of the place was looking at the sawmill with the steam engine that pulled the saw. Other great memory was the wooden troughs that carried water from the springs. One was above the Gristmill to the house. That flume came across above the driveway over to a white oak tree in front of the can house and meat cellar and to the back corner of the kitchen and emptied into a #3 wash tub. On the other side of the house there was another flume that came from a spring in the next hollow over and ran into another #3 wash tube. These were both very good water supplies. As a youngster, It thought that was the most remarkabe way to get water close to the house. I also enjoyed playing in them. They really didn't care because both of them were strong enough streams that the water was freshened in a matter of minutes. Another memory was the beautiful stream that ran from the old grist mill down to the creek. You had to ford it coming up the road to the house.
The old house was torn down about 2008/2009. I would have liked to have bought it and restored it but could not afford it at the price the realter wanted. Another memory was the wooded bridge that we crossed going up the road to the house. The bidge was about 10 to 12 feet wide and appoximately 60 to 75 feet long. It was about 25 feet above the creek and there were no guard rails. It was rather scarey to a youngster. There was another road that came into the house. I was over a mile long and very rough.
When Granny Lisa died the hurst could make it into the house. (This was before the bridge was built.) Dad had to haul the casket into the house for the viewing and haul out and to the church and cemetery with his 1949 Ford 1 ton truck. He also hauled people that could make it to the house and back to their vehicles for the viewing. The casket had to be tied down really good because of the roughness of the road.
George was buried in a private family cemetery called Cavender North Cemetery located about one third of a mile north of Cavender South Cemetery.
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