JOSIAH S. WESTBERRY

(MILTON THOMAS3, JOSIAH2, MOSES1) was born December 11, 1852 in Wayne Co, Georgia, and died December 06, 1927 in Sylvester, Georgia. He married SARAH CATHERINE MCPHAUL. She was born September 04, 1851 in North Carolina, and died July 14, 1916 in Sylvester, Georgia.

Notes for JOSIAH S. WESTBERRY:
1880 Census, Worth Co, Georgia.
Josiah is listed as 24 YO and is living with Henry McNeal.
1900 Census, Worth Co, Georgia.
Josiah S. Westberry, Dec. 1852; Sarah C., Sep. 1854-(NC); Florine, May 1885; M. Hugh, Oct. 1887; William, Jun. 1889; Katie Hazel, Jan. 1893.
1910 Census, Worth Co, Georgia.
Josiah S. Westberry, 58; Sarah, 56; Malcolm H., 23; Willie H., 20; Katie H., 17.
1920 Census, Worth Co, Georgia.
J. S. Westberry, 66; W. H., 29; Frankie, 30-DinL; L. P. Higgs, 28-SinL; Katie Hazel, 26, Loren, 1-8/12-GS.

The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Ga., June 19, 1897.
Railroad Charter Granted – Secretary of State Charters the Augusta Northern and Gulf.
Secretary of State Candler granted a charter yesterday for a railroad to be known as the Augusta Northern and Gulf Railway Company and to run from Sylvester to Worth with the general direction northeast and southwest. The men who applied for the charter are: E. M. Tansey and J. A. Heinson, of Indiana; P. I. Miller, of Ohio; R. C. Miller, Illinois; J. R. Williams, W. H. McPhaul, J. S. Westberry, W. S. Sikes and T. R. Perry, of Sylvester, Ga.; J. T. Cochran, T. Tipton, J. J. McDowell and J. J. Forehand, of Isabella, Ga.

The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Ga., April 22, 1900.
Messrs. J. S. Westberry & Bro.
These gentlemen are among the early settlers of Sylvester, and yet when I say this I do not mean to create the impression that they are old men-for this is not the case. Sylvester is built up of young men, and the Messrs. Westberry are among the most active in the entire community. They are among the largest turpentine distillers in the county, and do a very large business in this industry. Coming to Worth County from Wayne, seventeen years ago, they have been residents of the locality around Sylvester since. Mr. J. S. Westberry, of the firm, was a wage-earner under Mr. W. H. McPhaul when he first located in this county, and later married the sister of that prosperous and public-spirited developer. He built the first storeroom in the town, which is shown on this page, together with some of the buildings that have been erected during the last three years, the date of the young town’s material birth. Today, he and his brother own a two story brick in which they carry a large stock of general goods and another splendidly built brick store on the corner of Main Street, which they rent. They do a splendid general business, in addition to their large turpentine trade, extending over a territory of fifteen miles,, and besides a number of residences and building lots in the town, they own about 15,000 acres of land. This will show that, having made a comfortable fortune in Worth County, they are still confident of her resources.

Children of JOSIAH WESTBERRY and SARAH MCPHAUL are:

i. FLORINE WESTBERRY, b. May 1885; m. JAMES P. MYERS, December 20, 1905, Georgia.

ii. MALCOLM HUGH WESTBERRY, SR, b. October 04, 1887, Georgia; d. September 24, 1950, St. Johns Co, Florida; m. BESSIE LOVE ALFORD, April 28, 1910, Worth County, Georgia; b. December 27, 1886; d. November 03, 1949, St. Johns Co, Florida.

iii. WILLIAM H. WESTBERRY, b. June 1889, Georgia; d. 1946, Duval Co, Florida; m. FRANKIE ALFORD, 1912, Worth Co, Georgia; b. 1890, Georgia; d. 1937, St. Johns Co, Florida.

iv. KATIE HAZEL WESTBERRY, b. May 1893, Georgia; m. L.P. HIGGS; b. 1892.