Elko, Houston County, Georgia (GA): History, Surnames Found in the 1900 Federal Census, TILL Family, & Links to Elko Cemetery and Elko Baptist Church Photos

Elko, Houston County, Georgia
Brief History and Census Information
The town of Elko, located in the southern portion of Houston County, between Grovania and Hawkinsville, was settled in the late 1800's. It was incorporated 6 October 1891. At that time, Elko was a stop on The Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad line. That was left behind by the 1920's. Common surnames found in the Elko area around the time of incorporation were BROWN, HOUSER, JOHNSON, LANE, LAWSON, LESTER, MARSHALL, MEANS, POOL, SMITH, and STUBBS. Some of these same names can be read on tombstones found in the Elko Cemetery.

As for agriculture, at that time, cotton was king. Today, acres and acres of pine trees abound. The Elko Baptist Church stands today on Oak Street. Click here for a photo. And the Elko Cemetery is located across the street.

Below is a list of the surnames found in the Houston County, Georgia (Enumeration District 11, which includes the town of Elko) 1900 Federal Census. Below that listing, you can find a summary of the entry for the TILL family, as well as a link to a photo of Mrs. Della Webb TILL's tombstone in Elko Cemetery.

ADAMS
ANDERSON

BACON
BAIRD
BAKER
BANER
BASKINS
BARNES
BIVINS
BRAGG
BRANDON
BROWN
BRUNSON
BRYANT
BUCKHALTER
BUFF
BURDEN

CHANCE
CHERRY
CHRISTMAS
CLARK
CLEMANTS
COALSON
COBB
COOPER
CRANSHAW
CROSS
CURGEL

DAVIS
DEAN
DICKY
DUNCAN
DUNWOODY
DUPREE

EARLY
EDWARDS
ENGRAM
EUBANKS
EVERETT

FAULKNER
FELDER
FIELDS
FITZGERALD
FOLKS
FORD
FORM
FORMER

GARY
GIBSON
GLOVER
GORDON
GRACE
GRANDLE
GRAY
GREENWOOD
GREER

HALL
HAROLD
HARRELL
HARRISON
HARRY
HASLAM
HICKS
HILL
HOLLEY
HOLMES
HOLT
HOSE
HOUSER
HUDSON
HUMPHRY

JACKSON
JETER
JOHNSON
JONES
JUDGE

KENDRICK
KENT
KEZAR
KINCHEN

LAIDLER
LAMAR
LAMB
LANE
LARRY
LAWSON
LENARD
LESTER
LEWIS
LITTLEJOHN
LIVINGSTON

MANGRAM
MANNING
MARSHALL
MATHIS
MCDONALD
MCDUFFY
MCKENZIE
MEANS
MILLER
MITCHEL
MOLAN
MOLAND
MORAN
MORELAND
MURROW
MURRY

NAPIER
NATHAN
NEELEY
NELSON

OWEN

PATE
PERKINS
PERRY
PITTS
POOL
POPE
PORTER
POWELL
PRINCE

RALLS
REDDING
REED
REESE
REVIERE
RICHARDSON
RILEY
ROBERSON
ROBUCK
ROGERS
ROSS
ROUNTREE
RUTHERFORD

SCOTT
SHEPHERD
SIMMONS
SINGLETON
SMITH
SOLOMAN
SPEARMAN
SPIVY
STRIPLING
STUBBS

TAYLOR
TENNISON
THOMAS
THOMPSON
THORPE
TILL
TOOK
TOOMER
TURRINTINE

VARNADOR

WADKINS
WEST
WHEELER
WHIDLY
WHITEHURST
WIGGINS
WILLIAMS
WIMBERLY
WISE
WRIGHT

ZEGLER

The following is a summary of the entry for the TILL family in the Houston County, Georgia (Enumeration District 11; Page 1B) 1900 Federal Census:

Willie E. TILL (head of household)
Born November 1859 in GA
Married to current wife for 4 years.
His parents were born in GA
Occupation: Hotel L????
He could read, write, and speak English
His home was on a farm and rented.

Della W[ebb] TILL (wife)
Born January 1860 in GA
Married to current husband for 4 years.
She is a mother to zero children. [If this is correct, the children listed are not her own.]
Her parents were born in GA
[Though the dates above do not agree with the date on the tombstone pictured on the Elko Cemetery page, I believe it is the grave for this Della TILL.]

Eugene E. TILL (son)
Born February 1887 in GA
At School

Henry TILL (son)
Born March 1889 in GA
At school

Nena Lee TILL (daughter)
Born November 1892 in GA
At school

Calvin TILL (father)
Born January 1835 in GA
Widowed
Parents born in South Carolina
Occupation: Hack[?] Driver

Sources:
(1) The Heritage of Houston County, GA 1821-2001 by the Houston County Historical Book Committee and County Heritage, Inc. © 2001 [If interested in purchasing, please contact Addie Howell]
(2) "This Day in Georgia History" compiled by Ed Jackson and Charly Pou, Carl Vinson Institute of Government, The University of Georgia. <http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/tdgh-oct/oct06.htm>
(3) "Historical Atlas of Georgia Counties" © Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia. <http://www.cviog.uga.edu/Projects/gainfo/histcountymaps/>
(4) 1900 Houston County, Georgia Federal Census. ( As viewed online at Ancestry )
(5) Personal knowledge, photos taken by, and cemeteries surveyed by Stephanie Lincecum

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