My father was the youngest boy of the family. Following is the obituary I prepared with my mother's help at the time of my father's death and printed in the bulletin of his funeral service:

"Guy Carlton Flynt was born at Raytown, Georgia, August 5, 1889. At the age of 13, when the family moved to Savannah, he began to work at his first job, apprentice painter in a buggy factory.

"In 1910 Elder C.B. Stevens held evangelistic meetings in Savannah and Guy attended and joined the Seventh-day Adventist Church. From that day to the time he slipped into the deep slumber of death Christ and His Church were the main interests of his life and he was true to his vows to the church to the very end.

"While giving Bible studies, sharing his new found faith, he met a young lady named Eva Cushing, who later became a Seventh-day Adventist. In 1912 the Savannah Seventh-day Adventist Church chartered a railroad coach for the trip to campmeeting at Barnesville, Georgia, near Atlanta. It was at Campmeeting that Guy and Eva decided to move ahead their plans of marriage and were joined in the holy bonds of wedlock on the train as the group returned from campmeeting. It seemed that the entire train crew came to the wedding.

"In 1916 Guy came down with typhoid fever. After his recovery the doctor advised him to take a different job where he could get fresh air and he joined the literature ministry at Spartanburg, South Carolina.

"In May 1921, after moving back to Savannah briefly, Guy moved his young family, wife and four children to Jacksonville, Florida, where he went to work in the finishing room of the Chatman Carriage Factory on Hogan Street. Later he worked for Koons and Koons on main street and in 1935 he went into business for himself, continuing until 1957 when fire destroyed his shop forcing him to retire from the auto painting and body business after 22 years.

"From the time he moved to Jacksonville he was an active church member and held almost every office during his 46 years of membership in the Jacksonville Seventh-day Adventist Church. At one time he was local elder for 12 consecutive years.

"He loved his church. He loved life. He was an excellent provider for his family and he spread joy and happiness wherever he went. He won many souls to Christ through prayer and Bible study.

"Our great hope this day is in the coming of our Lord, that we may all be faithful, as he was, that we may be there to meet him on that great resurrection morning."

Because my father was born in Raytown, Georgia, the historical notes of the next few pages have to do with the historical markers, cemeteries, and places of note in and around Raytown. We start with the historical marker in front of the old Raytown Methodist Church built the year after my father was born and where my great grandfather John Benjamin Flynt was buried in 1894.

In 1987 my wife and I (Harold and Emma Flynt) made a visit to Raytown and the vacinity of my father's (Guy Carlton Flynt) birth place. Richard Flynt (my grandmother's sister's grandson, and my grandfather's half-brother's son---figure that one out) took us to many places of interest to the family. Following are excerpts from our notes.

Historical Marker in front of the
RAYTOWN METHODIST CHURCH

This church is located in that part of the original Wilkes Circuit of 1786. "The cradle of Georgia Methodism," from which Bishop Francis Asbury formed the Little River Circuit at the Camden, S.C. Conference in January 1902. The Raytown Methodists from Virginia, Maryland, North and South Carolina, were "formed into Society" in the early 1800's, held their first meetings in the homes of members, and, after 1828, worshiped for some years in the old South

God permits these calamities because we disregard his greatness. "There should be an intelligent knowledge of how to come to God in reverence and Godly fear with devotional love. There is a growing lack of reverence for our Maker, a growing disregard of His greatness and His majesty. But God is speaking to us in these last days. We hear His voice in the storm, in the rolling thunder. We hear of the calamities He permits in the earthquakes, the breaking forth of waters, and the destructive elements sweeping all before them. We hear of ships going down in the tempestuous ocean. God speaks to families who have refused to recognize Him, sometimes in the whirlwind and storm, sometimes face to face as He talked with Moses. Again He whispers His love to the little trusting child and to the gray-haired sire in his dotage. And earthly wisdom has a wisdom as it beholds the unseen." (2SM-315-6).

God permits these calamities because we disregard his greatness. "There should be an intelligent knowledge of how to come to God in reverence and Godly fear with devotional love. There is a growing lack of reverence for our Maker, a growing disregard of His greatness and His majesty. But God is speaking to us in these last days. We hear His voice in the storm, in the rolling thunder. We hear of the calamities He permits in the earthquakes, the breaking forth of waters, and the destructive elements sweeping all before them. We hear of ships going down in the tempestuous ocean. God speaks to families who have refused to recognize Him, sometimes in the whirlwind and storm, sometimes face to face as He talked with Moses. Again He whispers His love to the little trusting child and to the gray-haired sire in his dotage. And earthly wisdom has a wisdom as it beholds the unseen." (2SM-315-6).

Liberty Meeting House. When rapid growth created a need for a separate church, this land was given by James Moore, Sr., and Mrs. Mary Shaw Pearson, was surveyed Nov. 25, 1845, deeded Dec. 17, 1845, and the first building erected. Trustees named were Bedor Proctor, George W. Flynt, Nathaniel Parham, Aaron T. Kendrick, John Wright, William Cicero Wright, John C. Byrd and John Hartwell Phelts. Disrupted by absence of men and ministers during the War Between the States, services were resumed, April 2, 1865. On the reorganization of the Raytown Union Sabbath School, John H. Beall, Superintendent, and William H. Brooke, Secretary. The present building was erected in 1890. Among the ministers of the church in the 1800's were Josiah Lewis, Allen Thomas, Felix Persons Brown, Miles Wesley Arnold, and Andrew Jackson Hughes, all known for their outstanding work in building the great rural churches of Georgia Methodism. ---This is the complete text of a historical marker placed in front of the Raytown Methodist Church by the Georgia Historical Commission - 1956.

Ray's Place, oldest community in Taliaferro County, was in the late 1790's and early 1800's, a recreation center on the Little River for the "livelier social set" of Washington. It was named for a Ray family from New York who lived in Washington for several years. In later years the famed Wrightsboro Road came through Raytown and the stage road from Double Wells (Barnett) to Washington. The parents and grandparents of Jefferson Davis owned plantations near Raytown in the early 1800's. Mrs. Davis, fleeing Federal forces in 1865, spent a night in Raytown.

--Historical marker at the Raytown cross-roads placed by the Georgia Historical Commission - 1956.

On this land, in the plantation home of his father, Aaron Grier, Sr., Revolutionary Soldier, Robert Grier, founder of the Nationally famous "Grier's Almanac," was born in 1782. The remarkable astronomical calculations which led to the publishing of the almanac were made on the large boulders in the fields near this road. First published in 1807 as "The Georgia and South Carolina Almanac," the almanac made Robert Grier's name a household word in the nation until his death in 1848. Published continuously since its founding, it became "Grier's Almanac" soon after Robert Grier died. Circulation is almost 2 1/2 million copies annually.

--Georgia Historical Commission - 1956.

In 1790 several Catholic families of English descent from Maryland settled near Locust Grove. They established the first Roman Catholic Church in Georgia, erecting a log church in 1792. A Priest, Father John LeMoin, from Baltimore, was sent to it. French families, fleeing the French Revolution, and later, several Irish families joined the colony, becoming members of the church

After 1860, a church was erected in Sharon, Georgia, as the Locust Grove Academy had become too remote for many members in the outlying areas.

In 1818, Locust Grove Academy became the first chartered Roman Catholic Academy in Georgia. Many prominent Georgians have come from these early Catholic families.

John Flynt was born December 19, 1758 in Culpepper County, Virginia, the eldest son of John and Eleanor Flynt. One report lists John Flint as a participant in the Revolutionary War Battle of Kettle Creek which occurred in Wilkes County, Georgia, on February 14, 1779. (There is a disclaimer in the report which notes that early county residents may have been erroneously listed.) If the report is accurate and it was the same John Flint, one can speculate he recognized an opportunity which led to his later return. At any rate, John married Sarah (Sally Porter) on December 29, 1788 in Orange County, Virginia, and seemingly moved shortly thereafter to Wilkes County, for their first child was born there on November 20, 1789. Sally Porter was born in Orange County on February 14, 1768. Her father was Nicholas Porter; we know only that her mother's last name was Hansford. A brother of Sally, Benjamin, also settled and died in Wilkes County.

In 1793, the Wilkes County tax digest showed John Flint to have 100 acres of land and three slaves valued at 15 English pounds. John bought and sold land. He was paid for constructing a coffin. A desk also made by him remains in the Flynt family. John died September 20, 1820 and is buried in the John Flynt cemetery near the Mt. Zion Church on highway 80 southeast of Washington, Georgia. Sally died March 21, 1843 and is buried with her husband. Both graves are legibly marked. John's estate included at least six slaves which he gave by name to children and land holdings in Wilkes, Jasper, Monroe and Columbia counties.

JOHN AND SALLY HAD AT LEAST 10 CHILDREN

1. Amelia Orange (born Nov. 20, 1789; died Jun. 22, 1847).
2. Elvira Jones (born ___ 24, 1791; died ?).
3. Nicholas Porter (born Aug. 4, 1791; died ?). He was alive in 1820 when excluded from his father's will.
4. George Washington (born May 30, 1794; died Oct. 18, 1869).
5. Augustua Wesley (born Aug 16, 1796; died about 1862). [Other records give his date of death as Aug. 27, 1861.]|
6. Virginia Orange (born Sept. 6, 1801; died Apr. 20, 1858).
7. James Hervey (Harvey) (born Apr. 20, 1804; died Nov. 9, 1879).
8. Edaline America (born ___ 16,1807; died ?).
9. Benjamin (No information available).
10. Christopher Columbus (born Jan. 1, 1809; died ?).

For five of the children additional information has been found. These plus Nicholas were the only ones mentioned in John's will.

Amelia Orange was seemingly married twice. Her first was to Charles Mattox on October 2, 1821 and to Samuel Jones on April 13, 1834. She appears to have preferred older men for Charles was 65 years old and died in 1829. When she married Samuel he was 74 and lived until the age of 85. Samuel Jones was seemingly a respected and wealthy individual. His will probated in 1845 contained provisions for special gifts to no less than five persons who carried the first names of Samuel Jones. He also left considerable land holdings and slaves to Amelia's sister Virginia and three brothers James, George, and Augustus.

George Washington Flynt was married at least twice and fathered no less than 14 children. His first wife was Barthella Gist. Their children included Anna Francis, America, Amanda T., Oliver, and John. His second wife was Elizabeth O'Neil, a Canadian by birth. Their children were: George W. Jr., Henry, Thomas, Michael, Nicholas, Virginia, Sarah, Katherine, and Elizabeth. The wife Elizabeth signed her will May 3, 1889. At that time she mentioned children of her husband (distinct from hers) who were then living in Texas.

On April 8, 1816 Augustus W. Married Sarah D. McCoy. They had eight children: John Benjamin, William Jasper, Mary Louise, James W., Caroline R., Samuel J., Henry H., and Elvira C. Augustus was a 2nd Lieutenant in the Wilkes County militia (1836-1838) and was a justice of the peace for Taliaferro County in the '40s and'50s. Present day descendents of this couple include Richard Flynt, June Taylor, Virginia Eubanks, and Kathryn Barksdale. [Also Harold Flynt, Gifford Flynt, Nadine Webb and others both in Georgia and Florida.]

Virginia Orange married Dr. Michael J. Sheehan, a physician, sometime before September 20, 1838. On that date their marriage was listed in the Christian Index. Their marriage seemingly was childless for in his will he mentioned only one child by a late marriage. Virginia died at the age of 56 and is buried with her mother and father.

James Hervey (Harvey) had four children. Sarah Amelia and John Samuel ("Devil Sam") were by his first wife Mary Elizabeth Overton. They were married July 21, 1842. Mary died May 16, 1846. James remarried on January 1, 1850 to Rebecca Elizabeth Dyer. They also had two children, William Thomas (this writer's great grandfather) and Eugenia Caroline. Contemporary descendents include Jeannne Stokes, Julia Eubanks, Max S., Collins M., John W., and Edward R. Flynt.

Census records of 1850 and 1860 serve to give another perspective on these Flynts of Wilkes/Taliaferro counties. For these census years information was collected concerning land holdings, slaves, livestock, and farm production. As we look at this we can also get a glimpse of life during these times. In 1850, George owned 900 acres of land and 17 slaves. Augustus reported 1,050 acres and 24 slaves. I do not have James' information for this census year. By 1860 Augustus and George had increased their holdings. George to 1,400 acres and Augustus to 1,600 acres. James owned 2,200 acres at that time for a combined total of some 5,200 acres. Together they owned over 100 slaves, including 14 of Augustus' that died in 1860 mostly of typhoid fever. Nine of these were children under age 15. Their combined livestock totaled 19 horses, 19 mules, 16 work oxen, 24 milk cows, 83 other cattle, 133 sheep and 275 swine.

From these three plantations they harvested in 1860, 124 bales of cotton, 5,700 bushels of Indian corn, 700 bushels of oats, 450 pounds of butter, 370 bushels of wheat, 245 pounds of wool. Sweet potatoes, peas, beans, irish potatoes, orchard products, and rye completed their assortment of products.

This John Flynt's grave marker says that he was a revolutionary soldier. I found in the Guide to Genealogival records in the National Archives by Meredith B. Colket, Jr. and Frank E. Bridgers, p. 91, that "On September 16, 1776, Congress passed a resolution (Journal of the Continental Congress, Vol. 5, p. 762-763) promising free land in the public domain to officers and soldiers who engaged in service and continued to serve during the Revalutionary War . . . This resolution as amended, provided that each private or noncomissioned officer was entitled to 100 acres, and so on, the highest amount being 1,100 acres for a major general. The resolution was implemented . . . on July 9, 1788 (Journal of the Continental Congress, Vol. 34, p. 307-308), which authorized the Secretary of War to issue land warrants based on such service."

In the public library at Culpeper, Virginia, I found A LIST OF THE CLASSES IN CULPEPER COUNTY for January, 1781 for RECRUITING THIS STATE'S QUOTA OF TROOPS TO SERVE IN THE CONTINENTAL ARMY. The following Flint names were listed:

William Flint (Son of Richard) Class 97

William Flint (Son of Peter) Class 98

John Flint, Jr. Class 98

Richard Flint Class 98

Alson in the Culpeper Library was a list of CULPEPER CO MILITIA MEN Selected to Serve with LAFAYETTE and the CONTINENTAL ARMY. The following Flint names were listed:

Flynt, John Jr. 98

Richard 97/99

William 97/98

In the same library there was a copy of HISTORICAL REGISTER OF VIRGINIANS IN THE REVOLUTION 1775-1783, by John H. Gnathmey, Geneological Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore 1973. The Flint listing was as follows:

Flint, John, 1st Light Dragoons

John, Inf., nbll.

John, Navy, E.

Philip (Faint) 3 and 4 Cl.

Thomas, Seaman, State Navy, nbll.

Thomas, Rockbridge pens.

Flynt John, Carpenter, Navy, awarded 2,666 acres.

The record of the John Flynt, Carpenter, is puzzeling in light of the limitations placed by the Continental Congress. The headstone of our John Flynt/Flint states that he was a Revolutionary Soldier.

It would seem most likely he was the John Flint, Jr., of Culpeper County Militia Men who served with Lafayette and the Continental Army, Class 98, recruited in 1781. John of Culpeper County, VA, and Wilkes County, GA, had four brothers. Richard was older, and William, Thomas and Stephen were younger. The age of the five brothers in 1781 would have been: Richard, age 27-28; John, 22-23; William 19-20; Thomas 17-18; and Stephen, age 13-14.

John had six Flynt cousins living in Culpeper County, all sons of Richard and Ann Perry or Ann Fountain. They were: John, about age 33 in 1781; Richard, Jr., about 30; Thomas, 29-30; William, about 14; and David, about 6. It would seem logical to assume that William Flint (Son of Richard), Class 97, was John Flint, Jr's first cousin. The Richard Flint, recruited the same year may have been either his brother or his cousin.

It may very well be that John and his brother and cousins were militia men or served in the State Navy with Lafayette in the last and decisive battle of the American Revolution. It was in 1781 that Lafayette led a small American force in Virginia that evaded and then stopped the British under General Charles Cornwallis. A French fleet and a combine French-American army under Major General Marquis De Lafayetter surrounded Cornwallis at Yorktown. After a brief seige, Cornwallis surrendered on Oct. 19, 1781. This insured the American triumph. It is an interesting fact that Lafayette was only 24 years of age at the time. General George Washington was now 49 years of age but Washington and Lafayette developed a life long friendship. Earlier in 1781 Washington had said, ". . . it is vain to think that an Army can be kept together much longer, under such a variety of sufferings as ours has experienced." Often he believed he could not hold out long enough to win, but the young French Lafayette came to his aid and provided the Naval assistance Washington needed to turn the tide and win the war.

There is a report that John Flint/Flynt participated in the Revolutionary War Battle of Kettle Creek in Wilkes County, Georgia, on February 14, 1779. J. William Flynt, Jr., M.D. of Atlanta, Georgia, says that there is a disclaimer in the report which notes that early county residents may have been erroniously listed. However, it would have been possible for John Flint to have participated at Kettles Creek, then return to his home in Culpeper County, Virginia, and then have been called back into service in the Virginia Militia in 1781. At any rate there seems to be strong evidence that he served during the final days of the Revolution with Lafayette and the Continental Army.

THE BATTLE OF KETTLE CREEK
Feb. 14, 1779

"Although the fighting of British and Patriots at Kettle Creek, February 14, 1779, was hardly more than a desperate hand-to-hand skirmish, its importance in determining the outcome of the American Revolution has long been overlooked. It was in this skirmish that Georgia was saved from capitulation to the British. Savannah had been taken and Augusta, also. Original Wilkes was the only part of Georgia which stood free. The victory at Kettle Creek turned the tide in favor of the Patriots, resuing Georgia and the South from British domination.--Janet H. Standard.

CAPTAIN SAMUEL J. FLYNT
(1838 to after 1914)
A Confederate Soldier from Taliaferro County, Georgia
by Harold L. Flynt

In the National Archives, Washington, D.C., Microcopy 266, Roll 292, there are records of two Flynts serving with the Confederate forces, both enlisted at Crawfordville, Georgia.

Flynt, James W., 15th Ga. Inf., 7 Cav. CSA, Enlisted Mar. 1, 1862 at Crawfordville by S. J. Farmer. Pvt. Co. D. Detailed for Regt. Duty Feb. 21, 1863. Trans. to Co. E.-7 S.C. Cav. Mar. 12, 1864.

Flynt, Samuel J., Leutenant/Captain. Enlisted July 15, 1861 at Crawfordville by S. J. Farmer to Jan. & Feb. 1865. Surrendered at Appomattox C.H., Va. Apr. 9, 1865.

Following are some of the entries in the records relating to Captain Sam"s service:

Date of entry or muster into State Service, July 17, 1861.

Date of entry or muster into Confederate Service, Aug. 1, 1861.

Wounded in battle at Malvern Hill, July 1, 1862. Gone home on furlough. (Battle of Seven Days south of Richmond.)

Casualty list July 24, 1862. Wounded in battle near Garnett's House, Va., June 27, 1862, and Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862. Wounded slightly in head July 1, 1862.

Elected Capt. fr 2nd Lt. Oct. 8, 1862.

May & June 1863 at home on furlough from wounds at Gettysburg. (There is a discrepancy between this record and another that states he was wounded July 2, 1863 at Gettysburg. The latter date matches those of the battle.)

July 13, 1863 C.S.A. General Hosp. Charlottsville, Va., Disease: Vulu. Scl. U.S. Both Thighs.

Sept. & Oct. 1864 Jackson Hospital - Richmond V.J.R. arm M.B.

Oct. 23, 1864 sent to A.A. Genl. Jackson Hosp. App. (Med. Director's office-Richmond, Va.)

Casualty list Mar. 22, 1865 near Richmond, Va., wounded arm, Severe Sept. 29.

Capt. Co. D, 15 Reg't Georgia Vol. Benning's brigade. Listed as a prisoner of war belonging to the Army of Northern Virginia, surrendered by General Robert E. Lee, C.S.A., Commaanding said Army, to Lieut. Gen. U.S. Grant, Commanding Armies of the United States. Done at Appomatox Court House, Virginia, April 9 1865.

PAY RECORD

(?) (?) 1861 $560.00 7 mo.

1 June - 1July 1862 $ 80.00 1 mo.

1 July - 1 Sept 1862 $160.00 2 mo.

1 Sept - 1 Dec 1862 $326.00 3 mo.

1 Dec - 1 Mar 1863 $390.00 3 mo.

1 Mar - 1 June 1863 $390.00 3 mo.

1 June - 1 July 1863 $130.00 1 mo.

1 July - 1 Sept 1883 $260.00 2 mo.

1 Mar - 1 May 1864 $260.00 2 mo.

1 July - 1 Sept 1864 $130.00 1 mo.

This pay record was taken from microfilm copies of the original vouchers. Obviously some were missing and some of those on film were difficult to read.

In the Roster of the Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865, Vol. II, Captain Sam Flynt is named in the "muster roll of Company D, 15th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Army Northern Virginia, C.S.A., Taliaferro County, Georgia, Stephen Home Guard."

"Flynt, Samuel J.--2nd Lieutenant July 15, 1861. Wounded at Malvern Hill, Va. July 1, 1862; 2nd Manassas, Va. Aug. 30, 1862; in right arm at Fort Harrison, Va. Sept. 29, 1864. Surrendered, Appomattox, Va. Apr. 9, 1865. (Born in Georgia Oct. 17, 1837.)"

James W. Flynt, also named in the National Archives microcopy, quoted at the beginning of this document, was evidently an older brother of Captain Sam Flynt. From the brief record James must have served under his brother Sam for a time as a private in the 15th Georgia Infantry, Company D. While he enlisted March 1, 1862, he does not seem to have entered active service until nearly a year later on February 21, 1863. He could have fought with his brother, Captain Sam, at Chancelorsville and Gettysburg before transfering out to Company E and then to the 7th South Carolina Cavalry on March 12, 1864.

It was on June 1, 1862 that General Robert E. Lee took command of General Joseph E. Johnston's army, which he called the Army of Northern Virginia. Johnston had been wounded the day before in the Battle of Fair Oaks (Seven Pines). Later that month Captain Sam Flynt was wounded in battle under Lee's command in the Battle of Seven Days south of Richmond. Except for times when Captain Sam was in the hospital or on wounded leave he served with General Lee until the surrender of the Confederate Forces at Appomatox Court House, Virginia, April 9, 1865. From a study of the records it would seem that Captain Sam Flynt probably fought in all the major battles in which General Robert E. Lee commanded. In 1862 Lee's battles included the Battle of Seven Days, 2nd Manassas, Antietam (Sharpsburg), and Fredricksburg. In 1863 the battles were, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg.

The battles of 1864 were The Wilderness a vast region of tangled forest and underbrush west of Chancellorsville, and then south east to Spotsylvania Court House. All the time Lee was following Grant trying to get him to turn back but Grant moved on toward Richmond and Lee followed to Cold Harbor just north of Richmond, the Confederate capitol. Grant secretly marched south across the James River and in June of 1864 began the deadly siege of Petersburg that did not end until April 2, 1865, over nine months later. During that time Captain Sam Flynt received his last wounds of the Civil War on September 29, 1864 at Fort Harrison.

In April 1865 Grant seized the railroads supplying Richmond. Lee retreated westward, hopeing to join forces with Johnston in North Carolina. But Grant overtook him and barred his way. On Sunday, April 9, the two great generals met in a farmhouse at the little county settlemnt of Appomattox Court House, Va. Grant wore a mud-spattered private's coat with only his shoulder straps revealing his rank. Lee had put on a spotless uniform, complete with sword. Grant offered generous terms and Lee accepted them with deep appreciation. The Confederate soldiers received a full day's rations, and were released on parol. They were allowed to keep their horses, and officers retained their side arms.

On the afternoon of May 4, 1987, my wife and I visited the Manassas battle field in Virginia. The two park rangers on duty in the Visitor's Center were extremely pleasant and helpful in looking up the records of Lieutenant Sam Flynt's participation in the 2nd Battle of Manassas. They found that his regiment was in the division under the command of D.R. Jones. They were able to mark for us a map of the battle field showing where his regiment was camped and the path they followed in their advance over the battle field. We then drove over the battle grounds and saw first hand the probable area's where Captain Samuel J. Flynt had fought. He was a younger brother of my Great grandfather.

After the war Captain Sam entered politics. Max S. Flynt, Jr., of Athens, Ga., sent me a clipping from The Democrat of Crawfordville, Friday, August 10, 1888 with the caption, "DEMOCRATS MEET -- CAPT. SAM'L J. FLYNT -- OF RAYTWON, OUR NEXT REPRESENTATIVE --Delegates Selected to the Various Conventions"

"Early Wednesday morning the roads leading into town were soon filled with people, coming to see and help in the Democratic meeting held that day which was to place before us a nominee for the Lower House of the next General Assembly. Much interest was taken in this assembly and all points were looked after with care. . . .The meeting was the largest that Crawfordville ever had--the old town was alive with people. . . ."

"The mass meeting then proceeded to the selection of a candidate for Representative when, after being nominated by M. Z. Andrews, Esq., and seconded by G. W. Brown, Capt. S. J. Flynt was chosen by acclamation."

In another part of the paper was a single column display of the Democratic Ticket represented on the next page as it appeared in the news paper.

GRANDSON OF CAPTAIN SAM FLYNT
Taken from
WILKES COUNTY SCRAPBOOK - Vol A, page 78
by Janet Harvill Standard - Wilkes Publishing Co. Inc. Washington, GA

"A NAME AT THE TOP OF WORLD EDUCATION"

"If Cap'n Sam Flynt could look down from heaven these days he'd be mighty proud. If bragging was allowed on celestial streets, no doubt all heavenly host would have heard of Cap'n Sam's grandson, Ralph. And the praise would be fully merited.

"We are all proud of Ralph Flynt and his contribution to International Education. He was born with a love of learning. With great pleasure the little boy sat long hours with his grandfather drinking in history and the love of the printed page. Before he began school in the little schoolhouse in Tyrone, Ralph could recite the Presidents of the U. S. with correct dates, and names and services of the Generals of the Confederacy. He never found grits and hot biscuits more palatable than knowledge.

"When his first teacher, Miss Ethel Ward, helped him open his primer to learn to read and write and figure, she could not have known that this skinny little fellow in short pants and black ribbed stockings would one day put his feet under coucil tables in Oxford, Paris, Iran, London to devise plans for the education of the children of the world. She could not know that this youngster whom his parents named Ralph Comer Michael but whose name his playmates had shortened to "Pap" would one day wear the imposing title of Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Education for the United States.

"As he grew, his teachers, Mrs. Lena Walton, Mrs. Reba Cason Wansley and Miss Sara Vickers must have rejoiced that at least one boy was more interested in his books than in carving his name on the scarred oak desks. But did they dream that this same boy would carve his name at the very top of world education? The name of Ralph Flynt has been enrolled in the U.S. Delegation to the International Study Conferenc of the Atlantic Community and the Atlantic Union Committee. As chairman he led the Committee to draft the Constitution of the Atlantic Treaty which met in London and later at the Hague.

"When Christine West Griffin and Darrell Johnson and other friends were feeding him half baked potatoes and burned bacon while they camped at Quaker Sprins on Little River did they imagine that later Ralph would take a leading part in feeding hungry and illiterate minds around the world theough the UNESCO Conference on World Literacy? Who could forsee that this tall, stringy boy would one day represent his country as the U.S. Representative on the Executive Committee of the International Bureau of Education with headquarters in Geneva Switzerland?

"Folks around Tyrone remember Pap Flynt buying penny candy at Mr. Wade Griffin's Country Store from clerk John Farming. They remember how his scuffed Buster Brown shoes kicked rocks and sticks as he walked the dirt road to school. Folks arount Tyrone now speak with pride of Dr. Ralph Flynt whose feet---expensive shod, no doubt---are privileged to rest beneath a very polished desk in the formidable office for Education of the United States.