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Elizabeth Newton and her son, David, pose for a portrait in Elizabeth’s Cumming residence on April 7, 2025. Elizabeth holds one of four genealogical history books she’s published, which features ancestors who will be honored at a memorial service this weekend. (Photo/Julianna Duennes Russ)

Elizabeth Newton and her son, David, pose for a portrait in Elizabeth’s Cumming residence on April 7, 2025. Elizabeth holds one of four genealogical history books she’s published, which features ancestors who will be honored at a memorial service this weekend. (Photo/Julianna Duennes Russ)

Millstone Memorial: Two centuries later, family to hold service for ancestors

On Feb. 4, 1837, an Oglethorpe County man named Nathan Harris offered 1 acre of land along Millstone Creek to Millstone Baptist Church.  Nearly 200 years later, his descendants are returning to that land to honor him, and two other ancestors, at a memorial service on Sunday.