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| Size | 10 items |
| Abstract | John J. McCulloch, farmer and teacher, was born in the early 1800s in South Carolina. As a young man, he moved to Jefferson, Ga., in Jackson County. McCulloch married Mary Lowrey, 9 February 1825. Known to have worked as both a farmer and a teacher during his life, he also kept records of people receiving war pensions from the United States government in the 1840s and served as an assistant marshal during the 1850 United States Census. The collection consists of McCulloch's journal and its enclosures. McCulloch used this journal to keep accounts related to his work during the 1850 United States Census and as an agent for military pension claimants from around 1844 to 1851. The journal includes financial information on the estate of James Tait of Jackson County, Ga., possibly after Tait's death sometime in 1836 or 1837. Birth dates of slaves, presumably McCulloch's, were recorded for 1821-1855. McCulloch kept a list of residents who were not native to Jackson County, Ga., while he took the 1850 United States Census, including how long they had lived in the county. From around 1844 to 1851, McCulloch helped prove claims for military pensions, mostly for widows or other family members of soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War, and most of the journal entries are declarations relating to these claimants, including names and dates of military service. Enclosures include newspaper clippings from 1863 relating to the Civil War and financial matters; "Abstract of Georgia Cases," which contains information about pension claimants; hand-drawn maps of property belonging to Charles Shackleford, Thomas Shackleford and Mary Shackleford; a list of names and counties; and a supplement from The Mechanical News, 15 March 1883, showing drawings of a lumber mill and its inner workings. The back of the supplement is signed by McCulloch in a very shaky hand and dated 8 July 1885 or 1888. |
| Creator | McCulloch, John J., fl. 1825-1885. |
| Curatorial Unit | Southern Historical Collection |
| Language | English |
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Clerk John J. McCulloch was born in the early 1800s in South Carolina. As a young man, he moved to Jefferson, Ga., in Jackson County. McCulloch married Mary Lowrey on 9 February 1825. Known to have worked as both a farmer and a teacher during his life, he also kept records of people receiving war pensions from the United States government in 1844 and served as an assistant marshal during the 1850 census.
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The collection consists of the journal of John J. McCulloch of Jackson County, Ga., its enclosures. McCulloch used this journal to keep accounts related to his work during the 1850 United States Census and as an agent for military pension claimants from around 1844 to 1851. The journal includes financial information on the estate of James Tait of Jackson County, possibly after Tait's death sometime in 1836 or 1837. Birth dates of slaves, presumably McCulloch's, were recorded for 1821-1855. McCulloch kept a list of residents who were not native to Jackson County, Ga., while he took the 1850 United States Census, including how long they had lived in the county. From around 1844 to 1851, McCulloch helped prove claims for military pensions, mostly for widows or other family members of soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War, and most of the journal entries are declarations relating to these claimants, including names and dates of military service. Enclosures include newspaper clippings from 1863 relating to the Civil War and financial matters; "Abstract of Georgia Cases," which contains information about pension claimants; hand-drawn maps of property belonging to Charles Shackleford, Thomas Shackleford and Mary Shackleford; a list of names and counties; and a supplement from The Mechanical News, 15 March 1883, showing drawings of a lumber mill and its inner workings. The back of the supplement is signed by McCulloch in a very shaky hand and dated 8 July 1885 or 1888.
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