Sunday, November 11, 2012

Charles Wesley "Mr. Charlie" Pitchford

Charles Wesley "Charlie" Pitchford (1863-1958), was the son of Wesley and Nancy Margaret (Neville) Pitchford. He was a merchant in Walhalla, Oconee, South Carolina.

 
memrey1629originally submitted this to Emrey Family Tree on Ancestry.com on 30 Dec 2010
 
His Obituary, 30 Dec 1858 Walhalla, SC
Dont' Worry...Do Something!
A big and important chapter in the life and early progress of Walhalla was closed Christmas night with the passing of C.W. Pitchford, Sr., a man whose foresight and integrity did much tro help the town and the county over the hump toward progress when it was most needed.
For a number of years Mr. Pitchford was one of the staunches cornerstones of the Oconee business world...operating a large merchantile business here as well as other interests in the county.
"Mr. Charlie", as he was known to frieds far and wide, was 95 when he passed on to his reward. From the time when he entered business as a young man, until the mid-1940's when an injury suffered in a fall forced his retirement, he had built the Pitchford name into something synonomous with business success in Oconee.
One of the largest stores in the downtown section still bears his name on its side...one of the first things to see as you enter Wahalla from the east.
A number of years back when a big fire destroyed a goodly portion of the business section, it demolished the pitchford business in its wake. A lesser man might have given it up right there.
Poking around in the still smoking rubble and ruined merchandise, Mr. Pitchford was found by a sympathising friend.
"I just wanted to say I'm sorry, Charlie"', the friend said. "I know you must be worried to death."
"Worried, nothing!" snapped Mr. Pirchford. "I'm trying to figure out how many floors we ought to have when we build it back again".
From his courageous attitude many others took heart, and it brought a quicker rebuilding...and a bigger and even better town evolved.
It was from this experience, old timer tell you that on[e] of Mr. Charlie's pet axioms was born:
"Don't worry about anything...just do some[thing] about it".


memrey1629originally submitted this to Emrey Family Tree on Ancesty.com on 30 Dec 2010

His name is still on the store he owned in Walhalla.

 

                                                                   Photo by J David Lyle, 2011
He is buried at West View Memorial Cemetery, Walhalla, Oconee, South Carolina.  

 
 
                                                        Photo by J David Lyle, 2011.
 
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Teresa McVeigh 2012

Saturday, November 3, 2012

Alsey (Gober) Pitchford (1777-1852) Death and Burial


Grave of Alsey (Gober) Pitchford
 
 Mossy Creek United Methodist Church, Rt. 1, Cleveland, White, Georgia
 
Sacred to the Memory of

Ailsey Pitchford

Wife of Nathan Pitchford

Jan 17 1777

July 24 1852
 
 
 
 
 
Marriage and Death Notices from the Southern Christain Advocate, by Brent H. Holcomb, pg. 277, Issue of September 10, 1852
Died in Habersham Co., Ga., on the 24th July, Mrs. Alsey Pitchford, born in Granville Co., N.C., moved to
Ga., and married Nathan Pitchford in Franklin Co., Aug. 19, 1799. (D.L.Ballew)

[Note: Nathan and Alsey were married in South Carolina. At that time, 3 counties in present day SC were part of Franklin County, Georgia.]

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Nathaniel "Nathan" Pitchford (1772-1846) Death and Burial






Grave of Nathaniel "Nathan" Pitchford
Mossy Creek United Methodist Church, Rt. 1, Cleveland, White County, Georgia

Inscription:
Sacred to the Memory of
Nathan Pitchford
Mar 2, 1772
June 15, 1846






Marriage and Death Notices from the Southern Christian Advocate, Brent H. Holcomb, pg. 103, Issue of July 10, 1846

Departed this life in Habersham county, Ga., on the 15th June, 1846, Nathan Pitchford, a native of  Virginia, aged 75 years, 3 months, 13 days. The deceased when a young man emigrated to Georgia, and in the year 1779 married Miss Alsey Gober of Franklin County, Ga....He was permitted to live to see some forty-three grandchildren. (S.H.D.)

[Note: Mossy Creek is now in White County, but was in Habersham when he died. Nathan and Alsey were married in South Carolina. At that time, 3 currently SC counties were part of Franklin County, GA.]


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