David Athya

David Athya, the son James Athya and Jemima Durie, was born ca. 1895 in Mossend Lanarkshire, Scotland. In 1901 at age six, he lived in the Dalziel Parrish of North East Lanark with his family. David never married.

David entered the British military as a private in the Second Highland Light Infantry. Records show that he was killed in action during World War I on May 10, 1915 at France & Flanders. Family history was that David most likely died in the second Battle for Ypres standing in a Belgium trench between his brothers, George Durie Athya and Robert Durie Athya. He was awarded the Victory, British War, and 15 Star medals for his service in France. His name is inscribed at the Le Touret Memorial in Pas de Calais, France.

Sarah Malonia Rhinehart

Born on March 7, 1887 in Sevier County, Tennessee, Sarah Malonia Rhinehart was the daughter of William Dearnald Rhinehart and Roda Elizabeth Sneed. She married Ashley B. Sutton in Sevier County on May 10, 1908. Together they had four children--Georgia, Maphard, Daisy, and Dixie. She died on November 24, 1916 at age 30 and was buried at Deep Springs Baptist Church Cemetery in Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia.

Mary Lee Queen

Mary Lee Queen, born June 1, 1904 in Union County, Georgia, was the daughter of Lewis Queen and Dora Dellinger. She married Prince Albert Burnette ca. 1923. They had a daughter in 1934, Kathryn Loretta Burnette, who was stillborn. Kathryn is buried at Shiloh Church Cemetery in Greene County, Georgia. Mary was a homemaker and member of Bethel Baptist Church of Union Point. She raised chickens on their farm for spending money. Mary died in a Greene County nursing home on March 21, 1993 from Alzheimer's disease and was buried at Greensboro City Cemetery.

Robert Dawson Callaway

Robert Dawson Callaway, the son of Lemuel Lawrence Lunceford Callaway, Jr. and Anna Josephine Mullins, was born on April 10, 1875 in Union Point, Greene County, Georgia. He married Alice Beman Lankford on October 27, 1897 in Greene County. During the 1920-30s, he lived in Penfield where he was a member of the Penfield Baptist Church and a Mason. Bob was a farmer his entire life. He died on March 1, 1955 at his home in Union Point after a long illness. He was buried at Penfield Cemetery.

Updated 5/8/26 to correct Lemuel's middle name.

Robert Emmett Davison

Robert Emmett Davison, born October 14, 1854 in Greene County, Georgia was the son of James McCluney Davison Sr. and Margaret Moore. He died on October 2, 1928 in Fulton County, Georgia.

Banner-Herald, October 4, 1928
HONORABLE ROBERT E. DAVISON
In the death of Honorable R.E. Davison, chairman of the Prison Commission, Georgia has lost one of her most outstanding citizens and officials. Mr. Davison has been prominent in the affairs of this state of the past forty years or more. Commencing life on a farm in Greene county, in early manhood, he gained the confidence and esteem of the people and soon became recognized as one of the first citizens of the state. He was elected to the general assembly of Georgia from his home county for several terms, member of the prison commission, serving as its chairman for the past twenty years or more had been a ma [sic]. For a number of years he was a trustee of the Georgia State Teachers College and during his legislative career, he was a great advocate of the educational institutions in Georgia, giving his time, vote and influence towards securing appropriations. He was a man of unusual ability, noted for his fidelity to his friends. He was an affectionate father and husband. His departure will not only be a great loss to the family, but to his country and the entire state. The sincerest sympathies of his friends will be extended to the bereaved in the hour of their greatest sorrow.

Anna B. Church

Anna B. Church, the fifth child of Robert Church and Lucinda Murphy, was born December 10, 1887 in West Virginia. She first married Enos Perry Jackson in 1903. They had two children, Virgil and Carl. The family lived in the Grant District of Wetzel County, West Virginia in 1910. They eventually divorced and Anna married Everett Franklin Evans somewhere between 1918 and 1920 and lived in Harrison County, West Virginia. She died at Weston State Hospital on March 29, 1959 and is buried at Green Lawn Cemetery in Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia.

Three Children Drowned!

Southern Watchman, Apr. 5, 1860
We learn from the Washingtion Independent that a negro woman belonging to Mr. James M. Lankford, of Penfield, threw her three children into his well on Tuesday night of last week, and to make sure of their destruction she descended herself by means of the rope. She was drawn out next morning, and turned over to the authorities.