Died and Gone to Hell

This is my great-g-g-John Hunter (c1775-1848) and Polly Edward’s cabin in the Choetoe Community of Union County, Georgia.  John and his sons built it in the mid 1830s while, it has been handed down, fighting Indians.   It was probably while they drove the Indians off their land.  Two of his sons, Jason Henderson Hunter (my great-g-grandfather) and Andrew M. Hunter (the oldest) were U.S. Soldiers on the infamous Trail of Tears.

Harriet Hunter and Daniel England.  It looks like Harriet might be in the "family way".

The above is a postcard.  On the back it is named “The Daniel England Cabin”.  Daniel England (1818-c1897) and his wife, John Hunter’s daughter) Harriet E. Hunter (1821-aft 1900) lived in after John Hunter died.  Apparently, Daniel was the first one to get  a deed on the property.

John Hunter's Cabin was moved to the Farmers' Market in Blairsville, Ga.  They made some changes.  I visited it first when it was out near a pasture and Knottly River behind it.  The fireplace was jagged rocks.  When we were there a huge snake skin was weaved between the jutting rocks where a rattle snake molted. 

Harriet’s brother William Johnson Hunter (1813-1899) married Daniel’s sister Margaret Elizabeth England (1819-1895.  Daniel’s and Harriet’s parents are William Richard England (1775-1835) and Martha “Patsy” Montgomery (1789-1865).

Here is what I am building up to:  William Richard England’s sister was Nancy England.  Nancy married Moses Harshaw.    Here is what I have on Moses:

Their family are considered the founders of Helen, Ga.Their aunt Nancy England married Moses Harshaw, who was considered "The meanest man in Georgia".

Among other things Moses is said to have killed his slaves when they got too old to be profitable, forcing them to leap from cliffs of nearby Lynch Mountain or dig their own graves if they were still able.  When traveling about in his buggy, Harshaw some times had a slave in tow, the unfortunately black pulled along behind at the end of a long leather strap securely attached to a collar fitted snugly around his or her neck.

It is said that his tombstone bore the words "Died and Gone to Hell", however now the grave is unmarked.

-"LIVING ON THE UNICOI ROAD" pg53, by Matt Gedney

History of The Stovall House

Constructed in 1837 as a private residence, The Stovall House is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The original structure, one of the first residences in the area after the departure of the Cherokee Indians, was built by Moses Harshaw, a colorful Character in the history of the area who was reputed to be "the meanest man who ever lived ". Although an attorney by profession, he worked the land as a farmer and gold miner. He built the house and settled in the Sautee Valley because of its extraordinary beauty.

The Inn is named after the William Stovall family who resided in the house from 1893 to the late 1940's and developed the house to its present state. - WEBSITE

Moses Harshaw (read the last sentence.