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James and Philip owned and worked adjacent farms.

Three years later Dock Morris died and was buried in Chestnut Grove Cemetery.

His monument reveals a life well lived. His stone is noticeable and reveals he was a member of the local Prince Hall Masonic Lodge.

By the census of 1930, James and his family moved to Chattanooga, where he worked as a chauffeur for a wealthy family and owned a home valued at over $3,000.00.

Two years later his mother, Jane, died and was buried in Pleasant Gardens Cemetery, and in 1960 James joined her.

There are other names I am tracking; Endsley, Camp, Austell, Metz, Buttrum, Kimpson.

Meanwhile, there is enough to keep you immersed in Black History at the Douglas County Museum of History and Art.

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