Putnam County Obituaries

David Henry Reid Eatonton, Feb. 6 - The remains of David Henry Reid, formerly of this county, who died at the Confederate soldiers home in Atlanta yesterday, were brought here for interment on the family burial lot today.  Mr. Reid was 72 years of age, and is survived by two brothers, Tax Collector J. Calhoun Reid, of this city, and Ed Reid, of Atlanta.  He was a first honor graduate of South Carolina's leading college prior to the civil war, and a member of one of Georgia's best known families.  As a former Confederate soldier he entered the soldiers' home near Atlanta after the death of his brother, Capt. A. S. Reid, and spent his last years in peace and contentment among his old comrades in arms.
Putnam Co., GA (The Macon Telegram - February 7, 1915)

Isaac Underwood
DIED. At his residence in Putnam county, Mr. Isaac Underwood, after an illness of seven days.
 [Macon Weekly Telegraph, March 2, 1841 - submitted by Christina Anthony] 

Private H. G. Carnes
The body of H. G. Carnes, company E, Second Georgia infantry, who died Tuesday afternoon, was sent to his home in Eatonton, Ga., for interment this afternoon.
The Houston Daily Post Mailable Edition Houston, Texas
April 26, 1917
(transcribed as written by D. Donlon)

W.H.  Wright died yesterday afternoon at  3 o'clock at the home of his son, W. O. Wright, 724 Woolfolk street.
Mr. Wright was 70 years of age and had been in declining health for several months. He was born in Putnam county in 1846 and had lived here only for the past year. He was the father of W. O. and T. G. Wright, of Macon: J. H. of Gray, and K Wright, of Jacksonville, Two sisters. Mrs. Alex Wray, of Eatonton, and Mrs. Lizzie Ross, of Milledgeville, also survive.
The body, accompanied hy the family, will be taken to James, today at 1 p. m. for funeral and interment. Tha services will be conducted by Elder W, J. Green on arrival of the train from Macon.
Date: 1916-12-04; Paper: Macon Telegraph

Died In Putnam county, on the 14th inst. much lamented by a numberous circle of friends, Mrs. Peterson.
On the 21st ult. Miss Georgia Anna Hawkins, eldest daughter of the late Col. Ben Hawkins. In this amiable female were blended all those qualities that render life estimable.
Near Louisville, K., on the 13th ult. Gen. John Rogers Clarke, "the father of the western country."
Submitted by Dena Whitesell

BURNETT HARRIS.
EATONTON, April 12—Burnett Harris died on Monday afternoon at 12 o'clock at the home of her sister, Mrs. Sid  Edmondson, at Meda. He had been ill for a long time though he was only confined to his bed the past few weeks. At the time of his death he was 35 years of age. He was a son of the late Dr. and Mrs. I. L. Harris and a grandson of Judge Iverson L.  Harris. The funeral took place on Tuesday morning at MilIedgevilla, the former home of Mrs. Harris, he is survived by his sister, Mrs. Edmondson, of Eatonton.
Date: 1916-04-13; Paper: Macon Telegraph

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