My family has lived in Lowndes County, Georgia since before Valdosta was chartered as a city. This lineage of my family were Freedmen and were listed in the 1850 census: my 3rd great grand father John Miller, his mother Sophia, brothers Aaron and Jake, and their sister, Amanda.
An 1863 deed shows that my great grandfather John and his brother Aaron, owned 490 acres of land. which came about from a $1350 purchase of the “Old Henry Vickers Place”. This purchase was made possible by Hamilton W. Sharp who was listed as John and Aaron’s guardian on the deed. I suspect that I may be a direct descendant of Hamilton W. Sharpe, an early Lowndes County pioneer and postmaster; however, more research is needed for confirmation.
My great uncle Aaron Miller and his family emigrated to Liberia, Africa in 1872 along with over one hundred other residents. Fortunately for me my great grandfather John remained. His sons Isaac and Augustus Miller eventually became owners of the property; unfortunately most of the land was sold in 1914 and 1950.
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