Thomas Bowen Griffin was born on Dec. 18, 1829 in Franklin, now Banks County, in the Silver Shoals area. He was the son of Asa Griffin and Nancy Ann McDonald Little Griffin.
Thomas Griffin married Louisa Adaline (or Adalyne) Turk on Feb. 24, 1853 in Franklin County, GA. Louisa A. Turk was the daughter of William Turk and Jane Mays Turk.
Thomas B. Griffin served in Company A 24th Regiment-GA Volunteer Infantry-Army of Northern Virginia "Independent Volunteers".
He enlisted August 24, 1861 and served as a 1st Sergeant and was sent home as disabled on May 14, 1862, discharged from New Kent VA.
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Thomas Griffin represented Banks County in the GA Legislature in 1882-1883. He was schooled in law and was greatly interested in education. T.B. Griffin appears on the Order of Exercises of New Lebanon Academy (near present day Homer) on Dec. 22, 1848.
T.B. Griffin was a farmer and had a grist mill. He worked tirelessly until he was stricken with pneumonia and died shortly thereafter on March 29, 1899. He and his wife and buried on the Furr plantation near Silver Shoals church.
Children of Thomas Bowen Griffin are:
Erie Letitia Griffin
Andrew Jones Griffin III
Nancy Tallulah Jane Griffin
William Asa Griffin
Hugh Griffin
Thomas Mays Griffin
Caldonia Adalyne Griffin
Charles Dougherty Griffin
Daniel Harvey Griffin
Submitted by: Jacqueline King
LOCKHART, Vincent D.
VINCENT D.LOCKHART, physician and surgeon, Homer, Banks county, Ga., son of Vincent and Lousia(Owens) Lockhart, was born in Hall county, Ga., in 1849. His paternal grandparent, Britton Lockhart, was a native of Virginia, whence he came to Georgia toward the close of the last century and settling in what is now Lincoln county, when the settlements were scattering. He was quite prominent as a planter. Dr. Lockhart's father was born in Lincoln county, where he grew to manhood. When only sixteen years old he enlisted as a soldier in the last war with Great Britain, in a company commanded by Capt. Lamar. He became very rich in land and negroes and a very prominent citizen, representing the county in the general assembly several terms. Believing he could employ his capital to better advantage in Augusta he went to that city and engaged in merchandising. But, instead, he met with reverses and returned to Lincoln county, whence in a few years he moved to Hall county, in that portion known as "The Glades". His mother was a daughter of George Owens, a prominent farmer of Elbert county, Ga.
Dr. Lockhart was raised on a farm, and after receiving a fairly good education at the county schools went to Atlanta and engaged as a clerk in a drug store. While thus employed he studied medicine. He attended his first course of lectures in 1869 and in 1871 he graduated. He then accepted a clerkship in Atlanta, which he held two years, after which he located in Hall county, where he established a good reputation, and secured a good practice. In 1878 he moved to Homer, Banks county, where he has grown in reputation and the public favor, his practice covering an extensive territory.
Dr. Lockhart was married in 1875 to Miss Nancy(born in Hall county in 1849), daughter of Joseph M. and Elizabeth(Cagle)Martin, then of Hall, now living in Habersham county. He is a well-to-do farmer and served in the Confederate army under Gen. Johnston during the late "unpleasantness". They have two children living; William and Walter. He is a Royal Arch Mason and past worshipful master of the local(Homer) lodge, and himself and wife are members of the Baptist church.
Source: Memoirs of Georgia, Volume I., Southern Historical Association, 1895
