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Sunday, February 25, 2018

Reread: This Perfect Day, by Ira Levin

This Perfect Day is the book with the sub-plot of the young protagonist and his friend, an artist at heart, whose drawing is "better than accurate." (SF, Dystopian society).

Obituary Summary - check - see if you have on N GA Kin blog, then delete!

J. W. Russell, of Cleveland, Tennessee, moved to Dalton, met Beulah Manning, and married her. Later, he moved from the Dalton, Georgia, area, to Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee, where "he accepted a post with a furniture company of that city." He died in Cleveland, and was most likely still working at the furniture store in 1907. "J. W. Russell Fell Three Stories to the Ground: Brought Here For Burial," in |North Georgia Citizen| [Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia], Thurs., 05 Sep. 1907, pg. 1, col. 7, bottom of page (via GALILEO). http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ngnewspapers/id:ngc1907-0271 (accessed 27 Jan. 2017).


Library/Database: GALILEO (GeorgiA LIbrary LEarning Online)
Newspaper: North Georgia Citizen, The
Place of Publication: Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia
Date of Publication: Thurs., 5 Sept. 1907
Page: 1, Column 7 (bottom of page)
Title of Article: "J. W. Russell Fell Three Stories to the Ground."
Subtitle of Article: "Brought Here For Burial."

Name of Deceased: J. W. Russell
Age of Deceased: not stated
Date of Death: "Sunday" [est. 1 Sept. 1907]
Place of Death: Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee
Cause of Death: Accidental fall, 3 stories
Body Shipped by Train: "Tuesday" [est. 3 Sept. 1907]
Date of Burial: "Wednesday" [est. 4 Sept. 1907]
Place of Burial: Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia
Cemetery: West Hill Cemetery
Employer: a furniture company in Cleveland (Tenn.)
Former Employer: Leonard McGhee Furniture Co. (Dalton, Georgia)
Spouse: Miss Beulah Manning
Marriage: Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia (previous to 1907)

[Summary With Quotes]: According to his spouse, Russell "came home Sunday night, undressed and then went over to the window to cool off." [He lit a cigar. His wife went to bed. Apparently, he fell]. There was speculation "he fell asleep and dropped the cigar on his breast. When it burned him, he flinched, causing him to lose his balance and fall."

[Full Citation]: "J. W. Russell Fell Three Stories to the Ground: Brought Here For Burial," in |North Georgia Citizen| [Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia], 05 Sep. 1907, pg. 1 (via GALILEO). http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/ngnewspapers/id:ngc1907-0271 (accessed 27 Jan. 2017).

"J. W. Russell Fell Three Stories to the Ground: Brought Here For Burial," in |North Georgia Citizen| [Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia], 05 Sep. 1907, pg. 1 (via GALILEO), accessed 27 Jan. 2017.

0000-To rewrite!

I sometimes get desperate and search keywords such as "H*d*k" for Headrick, because of misspellings. I don't know how I did it, but in the freakiest coincidence of hitting just the right search terms, I found this death cert. hidden away on about page 5 or 10 of my search results:

Death cert. of Pollyann Hedrick (in very weird handwriting), indexed as "Pollyann Fredrick," died 25 April 1929 in Bradley County, Tennessee. Her parents were written as "Gore Caylor," born in Murray Co Ga, and "Matilda Dover" [], also born in Murray Co Ga. Unfortunately, the husband is not listed on that particular death cert. She is listed as aged 69, a married female. She's buried at Calvary.

I was proud of finally finding her.

George and Matilda Caylor's son, James Elijah "Eli" Caylor, ended up living with William and Rhoda (Dunn) Caylor

Mary Caylor (Charlie Dover's wife, married 1869 in Murray), was first married to Benjamin Mullinax. They end up with these in their household: Eli T Mullinax and Surrepta Caroline Mullinax; and Rhoda Jane Caylor