Here Fuqua, Georgia has two meanings. We have a "last name first" situation, as well as a locale. Wife and Mother Georgia Wife of H. A. J. Fuqua Born Dec 20, 1848 Died Apr 20, 1900 Asleep in Jesus Father H. A. J. Fuqua Born June 13, 1845 Died Nov 20, 1912 An honest man is the noblest work of God. Vienna Progress (Georgia) 26 April 1900, pg. 4 Town Topics Mrs. H. A. J. Fuqua, wife of Postmaster Fuqua, of the office of the same name, died of pneumonia and was buried Saturday in the Adams graveyard. A good woman is gone, and the sympathy of the county is for the bereaved ones. Yes, there was indeed a Fuqua, Georgia. The town was located in Dooly County. GeorgiaInfo shows it in a Historical Atlas for the years 1895, 1899, and 1910. Mr. Fuqua's obituary in the 22 November 1912 edition of the Vienna News provides a bit more: H. A. J. FUQUA DIED IN LAURENS COUNTY Mr. H. A. J. Fuqua, of Lilly, aged about 67 years, passed away suddenly at the ho...
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