Spring Street
(1869 Morgan St.)
Alan Anderson, Compiler
Nov. 16,1835 Lott Warren, of Twiggs Co., bought for $1,500 from John Kimmey, 100 acres, Lot 155 south of Town Creek, "...on which...John Kimmey now lives..." (C-55) Jan. 17,1839 William W. Barlow bought for $700 from Lott Warren, "...all that lot of land on which...William W. Bar- low resides, including one acre on which corners... is part of Lot (155)...formerly owned by Lott War- ren..." (D-603) Apr. 6,1839 George M. Dudley, of Oglethorpe Co., bought for $2,500 from Lott Warren, 100 acres, Lot 155 not al- ready conveyed to Harrison Jones, William Barlow, James K. Turner & Baptist Church, also 6 acres north of road leading to Harris' Mill (Spring St.) in Lot 176 (E-88) Jan. 7,1841 Thomas C. Sullivan bought for $800 from William W. Barlow, "...all that lot of land on which...Sullivan resides (same description as D-603)..." (E-310) Jan. 7,1841 Thomas C. Sullivan bought for $100 from John J. Britt, "...lot...lying south of the lot on which... Sullivan now resides, including two acres being a part of Lot No. 176..." (E-311) Apr. 16,1841 Thomas C. Sullivan bought for $301 at public sale, John J. Britt's Lot 176, 202 1/2 acres (G-116) Aug. 25,1851 John R. Worrill bought for $100 from Thomas C. Sul- livan, 4 acres, one acre west from east line Lot 176, south four acres (J-320) Nov. 18,1851 Robert T. McCay bought for $1,050 from Thomas C. Sullivan, 1 acre, "...on which...Sullivan now re- sides..." in Lot 155, plus 2 acres extending south into Lot 176 (J-59) Jan. 1,1852 John R. Worrill bought for $100 from Thomas C. Sul- livan, 4 acres, south of those at J-320 (J-321) Jan. 2,1852 Isham Haney bought for $25 from Thomas C. Sullivan, 1 acre, south side Spring St., 1 acre deep, "... just below the house of...Haney..." (J-265) July 13,1852 William H. Callaway bought for $100 from Thomas C. Sullivan, 2 acres, south side Spring St., west by formerly Haney's, 2 acres south (J-332) Sept 3,1852 Augustus H. Gibson bought for $500 from Thomas C. Sullivan, moiety of east half Lot 176, with these exceptions: 2 acres to Jesse Kimmey, 9 acres to John R. Worrill, 4 acres to Hugh M. Moore, 3 acres to Robert McCay, 1 acre "...including the dwelling and outhouses of said Sullivan...", 2 acres to Ha- ney, 2 acres to Callaway (J-378) Feb. 4,1853 John E. Sullivan bought for $225 from T.C. Sullivan & A.H. Gibson, 1 1/2 acres, east by 1 acre owned & occupied by Thomas C. Sullivan, north by Spring St., south by Church St., west by contemplated street Mar. 26,1855 Green M. Wheeler bought for $125 from Christiana F. Heath, 1 acre, Haney lot, south side Spring St., "...next below land of Francis M. Coker...", due south one acre (K-583) Dec. 27,1856 Zachariah E. Harris bought for $250 from Moses B. Meadows, 1/2 acre, south side Spring St., "...at the corner of the yard fence now occupied by John E. Sullivan...", west to cross street (Morgan St.) (L-556) Mar. 26,1857 John W. Wheatley bought for $718 from John E. Sul- livan, 1 acre, east by "...acre lot owned and occu- pied by Thomas C. Sullivan...", north by street to Muckalee Bridge (Spring St.), south by Hills St. (Church St.), west by Z.E. Harris' and Capt. Gil- mer's (M-110) Apr. 28,1857 Francis M. Coker from Thomas C. Sullivan, in ex- change for strip of land on south side Church St., an alley or street "...running between the lot now owned and occupied by...Francis M. Coker and the two lots owned by...Francis M. Coker & John G. Gil- mer..." (M-125) Oct. 6,1857 Abel Rogers bought for $450 from Zachariah E. Har- ris, 1/2 acre, description at L-556 (M-218) May 22,1858 J.A. Scott bought for $150 from T.C. Sullivan, 3/4 acre, "...Scott now resides...", north by lot owned & occupied by T.C. Sullivan, east by Sullivan St. (Dudley St.), south by Church St., west by John W. Wheatley's Dec. 8,1858 Green M. Wheeler bought for $1,000 from Henry K. McCay, 1 acre, north by Dudley's St. (Spring St.), east by F.M. Coker's, south by "...whereon D.A. Mayo now lives...", west by James Alexander's, also 1 3/4 acres, west of James Alexander's & Mayo's, east of Butcher's lot, "...Augustus Dixon now liv- ing in said last described property...", north by Dudley's St. (M-509) Dec. 8,1858 William Pilcher bought for $500 from Green M. Wheel- er, north by Dudley's St., east by F.M. Coker's, south by David A. Mayo's, west by James Alexander's, "...there being twenty seven feet off of the east End of said lot, now used as a street (Mosby St.) which is not to be closed by the said William..." (M-510) Feb. 17,1859 W.J. Clark bought for $800 from James A. Scott, 3/4 acre, "...improved by Scott..." June 1,1859 Jacob Kapp bought for $1,200 from Wm. J. Clark, 3/4 acre, "...his residence..." June 2,1860 Lawrence C. Barrett & Francis M. Coker bought for $1,200 from John R. Worrill, 2 acres, "...House & lot in city of Americus, Ga. now in possession of Moses Speer...", beginning 30' from southeast line of Worrill's, south 70 yds., west 140 yds. (X-447) July 14,1860 Rebecca A. Evans bought for $2,000 from Francis M. Coker, 2 acres, "...known as the lot now occupied by F.M. Coker...", north by Spring St., south by Mrs. Carr's & Wm. Pilcher's residence, east by lots of W.T. Collier and J.G. Gilmer (N-314) Jan. 15,1861 Matilda L. Carr bought for $500 from Green M. Wheel- er, 1 acre, north side Church St., east by F.M. Co- ker's, north by old Haney's, "...this deed made in lieu of one made some time in 1858 but lost or sto- len from the said Matilda..." (N-406) Feb. 8,1861 Francis M. Coker bought for $3,675 from Samuel S. Kendrick, his 1 acre residence, south by Church St., west by cross street (Hampton), north by Judson A. Kendrick's, east by S. Cohen's (N-418) Aug. 1861 Separation agreement between John G. Gilmer, of Bibb Co., and wife Rosanna, with daughters Virginia and Elizabeth, "...the House and lot in Americus on which She now resides..." (P-341) Aug. 29,1862 Sampson Boone, of Cumberland Co., N.C., bought for $1,000 from Jacob Kapp, 3/4 acre, "...his residence ..." Jan. 9,1863 Adam A. Gamble, trustee for Mrs. Harriet E. Cook, bought for $1,000 from William Pilcher, 1 1/4 acres, north by Spring St., east by Capt. Townsley's, "... embracing twenty feet of the alley (Mosby St.) be- tween the lot hereby conveyed & the said Townsley ...", south by Mrs. Carr's, west by Alexander's (N-736-37) Nov. 18,1863 Cary A. King bought for $1,000 from Sampson Boone, 3/4 acre, "...Benj. King's residence..." Dec. 26,1867 Samuel S. Bird bought for $2,000 from Thomas C. Sullivan, 1 acre, "...residence of Sullivan..." (U-498) Nov. 1,1869 Francis M. Coker bought for $1,200 from Rebecca A. Evans, of Houston Co., 2 acres, 70 yds. on south side Spring St., 140 yds. south (W-653) Dec. 14,1869 Mrs. Mary E. Bird bought for $1,500 from "...Mrs. Ellen King's residence..." July 5,1872 J.W. Wheatley & Co. bought for $1,500 from Francis M. Coker, 1 3/4 acres, "...city lot and Houses now occupied by Mrs. Frances S. Bell as a residence on the street leading to Lumpkin (Spring St.) & near the residence of the late Col. G.M. Dudley..." (W654) Jan. 4,1873 Mrs. Frances S. Bell bought for $342 from J.W. Wheatley & Co., 1 3/4 acres, "...the lot whereon... Mrs. Bell now lives...", north by Lamar St. (Spring St.), south by Church St., between two cross streets (Mosby & Morgan) (R-673-74) July 4,1873 Marshal's Sale - Mrs. M.E. Bird's, 3/4 acre, north by Dr. Bird's, south by Church June 12,1874 Littleton E. Spivey bought for $50 from Mary E. Bird, 3/4 acre, "...due south of a lot owned and occupied by Dr. Sam Bird...", east by Sullivan St. (Dudley St.), south by Church St., west by F.M. Coker lot, "...it being the place whereon G.M. Hay now resides ..." (Q-188) Nov. 8,1875 D.G. Coker bought for $1,200 from F.M. Coker, of Fulton Co., 1/2 acre, "...south side of Lamar street or the road leading west from said city & opposite the lot owned and occupied by the family of Col. G.M. Dudley...south by Church Street, East by Dr. Bird & others & west by lot of Mrs. Gilmer's & others..." (S-237) Jan. 19,1876 DuPont Guerry bought for $1,000 from Littleton E. Spivey, house & lot, 3/4 acre, corner Church and Sullivan, north by Dr. S.S. Bird's, east by Sulli- van St., south by Church St., west by Coker lot (Q-521) Jan. 21,1876 J.W. Wheatley & Co. bought for $1,000 from D.G. Coker, 1/2 acre, same description as S-237 (S-238) Jan. 4,1877 H.A. Harris bought for $1,000 from J.W. Wheatley & Co., 1/2 acre, "...known as the place Mrs. Nancy Coker deceased occupied...", same description as S-237 (S-238) Jan. 7,1878 J.W. Wheatley & Co. bought for $500 from S.G. Dav- enport, admr. Mrs. Frances S. Bell Est., 2 acres, north by Spring St., south by Church St., west by W.H.D Cook's, east by cross street (Morgan St.) R-673-74) Jan. 14,1879 S.S. Bird mortgaged to J.W. Wheatley & Co. for $545, 1 acre, "...known as Dr. S.S. Bird's resi- dence...", north by Spring St., east by Dudley St., south by Guerry's lot, west by H.A. Harris' (S-339) Apr. 5,1879 Martha L. McCoy bought for $700 from H.A. Harris, 1 1/2 acres, "...south side of Spring...opposite the lot of W.H.C. Dudley...south by Church St., east by lot of S.S. Bird and lot owned by DuPont Guerry & west by lots of J.W. Harris and Mrs. Gil- mer..." (W-798) Mar. 28,1882 Cain Frazier bought for $255 from Eliza Yeomans, 1/2 acre, "...city lot in Americus on which she now resides...", 16' on west side of lot situated on south side Church, east and south by D.P. Hol- loway's, west by Barrett & Coker's (T-402) June 2,1883 Marshal' Sale - Mrs. M.L. McCoy's, 2 acres, east by Dr. Bird's, south by Church, west by James Har- ris' & Mrs. Gilmer's, north by Spring Feb. 18,1884 Willis A. Hawkins bought for $300 from Roxana, Virginia & Lydia Gilmer, of Orange Co., Tex., 3/4 acre house & lot, north side Church, west by alley, "...known as the Residence of Mrs. Roxanna Gilmer for a great many years..." (U-186) Apr. 11,1884 Legal Ad - Mrs. M.L. McCoy's, 2 acres, north by Spring, west by J.W. Harris', south by Church, east by Dr. Bird's July 29,1884 Cain Frazier bought for $250 from Willis A. Haw- kins, 3/4 acre, "...the Gilmer House & lot...", west by alley, south by Church, east by DuPont Guerry's (U-187) Nov. 1,1885 Moses Speer bought M.L. McCoy's at public sale for $250, north by Spring, south by DuPont Guer- ry's & Gilmer lot, east by S.S. Bird's, west by J.W. Harris' (U-537-38) Nov. 2,1885 Mattie E. Miers bought for $1,000 from S.S. Bird, house & lot, 1 acre, east by Dudley St., south by W.B. Guerry's (sic), west by Mrs. M.L. McCoy's, north by Lamar St. (Spring St.) Nov. 13,1886 Cain Frazier bought for $150 from Moses Speer, 1/4 acre, "...the little school House lot...", north by L.F. McCoy's, east by DuPont Guerry's, south by Church, west by Cain Frazier's "... known as the Mrs. Gilmer's lot..." (V-59) May 29,1888 Carl J. Schneider bought for $900 from DuPont Guerry, of Bibb Co., house & lot, 3/4 acre, north by S.S. Bird lot or old Sullivan lot, east by Sullivan St., south by Church, west by formerly F.M. Coker's (V-453) Jan. 23,1889 Ezekiel Taylor bought for $700 from J.W. Harris, 1/2 acre, "...known as the Harris place & former residence...", north by Spring, south by old Gilmer place now Cain Frazier's, east by McCoy's, west by Mosby St. (sic) (V-704) Feb. 8,1889 Carl Schneider bought for $300 from Cain Frazier, 1/4 acre, "...little school House lot...", north by L.F. McCoy's, east by formerly DuPont Guerry's "...now occupied by Mrs. Spradley col'd....", south by Church, west by Cain Frazier's "...known as the Gilmer lot..." (V-735) Mar. 28,1889 C.C. Hawkins bought for $800 from J.W. Wheatley & Co., 1 3/4 acres, house & lot, north by Spring, "...east by a cross street which separates it from J.W. Harris' old residence...", south by Church, "...west by a cross street which separates it from the W.H.D. Cook's residence..." (W-655) Apr. 6,1889 Anna T. Chapman, wife of John P. Chapman, bought for $1,600 from C.C. Hawkins, 2 acres, house & lot, north by Spring, south by Church, east by Morgan, west by Mosby (W-655-56) Oct. 12,1889 Kate Callaway bought for $450 from W.T. Walton, 1 1/2 acres, 100' on Spring, south by Carl Schnei- der's, west by L.F. McCoy's, east by Mattie E. Miers' Dec. 28,1889 Susan Weekly bought for $350 from Kate Callaway, 1/4 acre, vacant lot, east by J.M. Hansford's vac- ant lot, west by L.F. McCoy's May 12,1890 W.R. Hansford bought for $350 from Kate Callaway, 50' on Spring, south by DuPont Guerry's now owned by Carl Schneider, east by Mrs. Miers', west by Susan Weekly's, "...east half of purchase made by me from W.T. Walton & sold to him by Mattie E. Miers..." Oct. 14,1890 Kate Callaway bought for $1,500 from John F. Mona- han & Mary J. Larson, latter of Pine Bloom, Coffee Co., 2 acres, "...known as the Murphy tract...", north by Spring, south by Church, east by Baisden & Mize & Cook properties, west by Nysewander & Gus Sheppard (X-500) Dec. 30,1891 Mrs. M.J. Taylor bought for $800 from Ezekiel Tay- lor, 1/2 acre, north by Spring, east by Mrs. John Salter's, south by Cain Frazier's, west by Mosby St. (sic) (X-731) Mar. 10,1893 Legal Ad - John F. & W.A. Cook's, #184 Spring St., east by Mosby St., south by Bloom Brown's, west by Jas. Alexander's Apr. 4,1895 Josephine Salter bought for $200, paid to Moses Speer Dec. 2,1887, 47' on Spring, south by Cain Frazier's old lot, east by Weekly lot, west by "...the extreme East end of the McCoy house...", (Z-462) Dec. 30,1898 Mrs. Nannie Johnston bought for $250 from Charles D. Cotney, 1/4 acre, "...little school House lot ...", north by L.F. McCoy's, east by Carl Schnei- der's, south by Church, west by Cain Frazier's "...known as the Gilmer lot...", 102 1/2' on Church 114' north (CC-98-99) Jan. 20,1899 Frank Sheffield bought for $150 from Mrs. M.L. McCoy, 5-room house & lot, north by Spring, east by W.T. Weekly's, south by Mrs. F.E. Johnson's, west by Mrs. Martha L. McCoy's, eastern boundary exactly halfway between the two houses (CC-146) Mar. 20,1899 Josephine Salter bought for $162.09 from Frank Sheffield, 42' south side Spring, east by Weekly's, south by Mrs. F.E. Johnson's, west by Mrs. M.L. McCoy's (CC-271) Sept 8,1900 Marshal's Sale - house and lot, corner Dudley and Spring, north by Spring, south by vacant lot, east by Dudley, west by Hansford's, Est. of J.S. Myers; #162 Church St., Fannie Underwood's, north by Church, south and east by F.E. Johnston's, west by other Fannie Underwood property July 1902 Carl J. Schneider, of Clarke Co., bought for $3,000 from Erwin Schneider, of Tennessee, #'s 201, 167, 169, 171 Church St. (II-76) May 1,1907 S.R. Johnson bought for $1,500 from F.E. Johnson, #'s 163 & 165 Church St. (formerly little school house lot, 1/4 acre) Dec. 17,1907 E.J. McGehee bought for $1,525 from S.R. Johnson, above property Feb. 9,1911 Josephine A. Salter gave #308 Spring St. to son Arthur D. Salter, west by formerly Mrs. M.J. Tay- lor's and Fannie Frazier's (KK-229) Dec. 10,1912 Mrs. Josephine A. Salter bought for $900 from Mrs. M.J. Taylor, the J.W. Harris place, north by Spring, south by formerly Cain Frazier's, east by Mrs. Sal- ter's, west by Mosby St. (sic) (KK-317)