Living History Event 'Beyond My Stone' in Roswell

Release, Roswell Convention and Visitors Bureau:

The Roswell Historical Society will present “Beyond My Stone” on Saturday, September 13, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Members of the society will dress the part as they go into character while standing at their gravesite and then will give you the story of their lives in the first person.

Historical figures presented include:

Lizzie Smith: Daughter of Archibald and Ann Magill Smith who was an early Roswell settler and friend of Roswell King.

Lucretia Hale Camp: Wife of George Hull Camp. She moved to Roswell with her husband George from Utica, New York in 1840. George took a job with Barrington King as his general store manager. Lucretia died in childbirth in 1845.

Fannie Whitmire: A mill worker employed by the Roswell Manufacturing Company. As the Federal Army approached Roswell in July of 1864, Ms. Whitmire was entrusted with hiding the Presyterian Church’s silver communion set. She was one of the 400 mill workers arrested by the Federal Army, taken to Marietta and sent north by train to a prison camp in Kentucky. The silver communion set, by the way, was never found by the Federal Army and remained safely in Roswell.

Daniel Stewart Elliott: Son of Martha Stewart Elliott and John Elliott. He was Mittie Bulloch’s half -brother.

George Nap Rucker: Born 1884 in old Milton County. He became a professional baseball player having played (minor leagues) for the Atlanta Crackers and the Augusta Tourists. For his entire major league career he played for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

John Dunwody Sherman: Born in Roswell in 1844, he became president of the Ivey Woolen Mill. He was a distant relative of General William Tecumseh Sherman.

Thomas King: Son of Barrington and Catherine King and co-owner of the Ivey Woolen Mill along with his brother James Roswell King. He was killed at the Battle of Chickamauge in September of 1864.

Eva Baker: Daughter of Barrington and Catherine King. She married the Reverend William Baker (Presbyterian) and lived in Staunton, VA for twenty-eight years before returning to Barrington Hall with her husband upon his retirement from the ministry.

Susan King: Daughter of Barrington and Catherine King. She died at 8 years old of yellow fever.

John Henry Lang: Young superintendent of the Roswell Manufacturing Company. He was killed when a temporary bulkhead damming Vickery Creek failed during installation of a new water wheel at the mill.

Virginia Wing Power: Lived at Bulloch Hall with her parents, Jehu Bartow Wing and Hattie Wing. The Wing’s moved to Bulloch Hall in 1905 and purchased the home in 1906.The Wings were living at Bulloch Hall when President Theodore Roosevelt visited in 1905.

This program will take place on the grounds of the Roswell Presbyterian Cemetery on Atlanta Street in Roswell. The event is not suited for small children or those who cannot walk uneven ground or stand for long periods of time. Admission is $10 per person. For additional information and tickets, visitwww.roswellhistoricalsociety.org or call 770-992-1665. Pictured: Dave Lyons from the Roswell Historical Society portrays Ike Roberts from the 2013 Beyond My Stone Living History Event.