Heard County, Georgia Genealogy and History - Presented by Genealogy Trails History Group

More Moonshiners. Two Parties from Heard County Were Bound over Yesterday
Yesterday morning Deputy Marshal J J Patterson, of Heard county arrived in the city with two moonshiners from the same county. The parties were John Mulkin and Charles Johnson Mulkin was carried before
Commissioner Williams to answer a charge of illicit distilling, and was bound over in the sum of $200, which he failed to give Johnson was arraigned before United States Clerk Brown, acting
commissioner, to answer for the same charge After hearing all the testimony Clerk Brown bound Johnson over to the United States court in the sum of $100, which was given.
Date: 1897-11-20; Paper: Columbus Daily Enquirer

More Moonshiners. A White Man and a Negro from Heard County Bound Over
Yesterday morning two alleged moon-shiners from Heard county were tried before Commissioner Williams, on a charge of illicit distilling. The parties were H. A. Green, a white man, and Henry Beasley, colored.
They were arrested by Deputy Marshal J. J .Patterson, of Heard county and brought to this city yesterday morning, when they were immediately arraigned before Commissioner Williams. They were placed under
a $200 bond each to appear before the next term of the United States court. Both gave bond and returned to their homes yesterday afternoon.
Date: 1897-11-23; Paper: Columbus Daily Enquirer

More Moonshiners. Three Heard County Men Confined in Muscogee Jail
Deputy Marshall Williams, of Ellaville, arrived in the city late Thursday night from Marion county, where he had been to execute a warrant against Mr William Harris charging him with illicit distilling. Mr Williams succeeded in finding his man. He was brought to this city and given a preliminary hearing before Commissioner Williams, but as the evidence against him was not sufficient to warrant the commissioner
in requiring him to give bond, Mr. Harris was released from custody. Mr. J. J. Patterson, deputy marshal, arrived in the city yesterday with three men who were bound over by the commissioner at Atlanta, on a charge of illicit distilling in Heard county. The men were Jack and Walter York and George Stewart, all white. They were brought to this city and confined in Muscogee county jail, to await trial.
Date: 1898-04-23; Paper: Columbus Daily Enquirer

Company K. Thirty-fourth .Regiment Georgia Volunteers, will have a barbecue and reunion at Centralhatchee July 20-21.
Date: 1910-07-05; Paper: Macon Weekly Telegraph

Co. G. Seventh Georgia Regiment, will hold a reunion at Centralhatchee, Heard county July 27.
Date: 1912-07-05; Paper: Macon Weekly Telegraph

Heard County Man Put under Bond on Distilling Warrant
J. T. Thornton. a white resident of Heard county, was brought to Columbus yesterday on a bench warrant signed by Judge Wm. T. Newman, charging Illicit distilling, and was put under bond of $200 to answer the
charge at the May term of United States court In this city. Thornton was indicted at the December term of federal court and only yesterday was served with a copy of the warrant drawn from the indictment. Bearing the power of attorney of another citizen of Heard county. Thornton was able to give a satisfactory bond, being released from custody by Judge Nathan Brown, deputy clerk and commissioner of the local court.
Date: 1917-01-25; Paper: Columbus Daily Enquirer

Mrs. J.M. Zachary and Wyatt H. Wood were called to Centralhatchee G., by the death of their eldest sister, Mrs. Delania Almon.
Date: 1921-11-20; Paper: Columbus Ledger-Enquirer