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3008 GEORGIA AND GEORGIANScollector, he took up his duties as a civil officer and in 1868 was elected judgeof Probate Court of Horry County. In 1872 he was elected a member ofthe Legislature. At one time he also served as mayor of Mullins, and wasin every way a citizen worthy of all the honors bestowed upon him and playeda most useful part in his community.On February 20, 1866, Noah B. Cooper married Miss Lucinda Jeneretteof Rehoboth, South Carolina. She was the oldest child of Samuel ThomasJenerette, and was born on her father's farm December 22, 1843, and is stillliving in the old home at Mullins, South Carolina. Her father was the youngest son of Elias Jenerette, who was born in France in 1755 and died in NorthCarolina in 1837. Noah B. Cooper and wife had twelve children: WilliamBryant, born January 22,1867; Noah Webster, born August 17, 1868; PrestonS., born March 10, 1870; Lawrence James, who is the Waycross banker firstmentioned; Frosty Bell, born May 13, 1873; Wade Hampton, born December5, 1874; Lucinda Caroline, born May 26, 1876; Eliza Jane, born in April,1878; Elizabeth, born December 7, 1879, and died in April, 1881; John P.,born June 30, 1881; Thomas Ebenezer, born in August, 1883; and Rebecca,born March 25, 1886. 'JOHN J. MOORE. One of the prominent younger members of the bar atWaycross, John J. Moore is a native Georgian, was admitted to the bar abouttwelve years ago, and his reputation for solid ability has been steadily extending over the district around Waycross.He was born in Clay County, Georgia, June 29, 1878, son of W. P. andHattie (Gash) Moore. His parents were born in North Carolina and cameto Georgia after their marriage and the father was for many years an activefarmer in Clay County. During the war he was captain of a cavalry company from North Carolina, and though in active service for three years wasnever wounded. He is now eighty-five years of age and lives near Hazel inClay County. The mother has attained the age of seventy-six.The sixth in a family of ten children, John J. Moore grew up on hisfather's farm in Clay County, attended public school at Hiawassee and wasgraduated in 1904 LL. B. from the law department of Mercer University.During the next five years he was in practice at Willacoochee, but in January,1909, removed to Waycross. He was an active member of the County BarAssociation, is a democrat and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.His offices are in the Southern Building.On May 5, 1900, at Hiawassee he married Minnie V. Brown. Three children have been born to them: Cecil, born in 1903 at Hiawassee and attendingschool at Waycross; John Aubrey, born in 1906 at Willacoochee, and also inschool; and Hattie, born in 1910 at Waycross.J. K. BURKHALTER. Undoubtedly one of the best newspapers of JenkinsCounty is the Millen News, which in the last two years has grown and developed in scope and usefulness under the management of J. K. Burkhalter.Mr. Burkhalter's entire career has been passed in connection with journalisticeffort, and he has also found time to engage in the organization and management of county fairs, being at the present time manager of five of these organizations. He is a native Georgian, born in Tattnall County, October 14,1882, and is a son of J. W. and Eveline (DeLoach) Burkhalter.J. W. Burkhalter was born in Tattnall County, and there has passed hisentire life in agricultural operations, still living there at the age of sixty years.The mother passed away in that community in 1886, when but twenty-eightyears of age. There were four children in the family: C. P., a resident oi:Glennville; J. V., who died July 18, 1915; J. K.; and Miss Geneva, who diedin April, 1904. After graduating from the high school at Reidsville, Georgia,J. K. Burkhalter entered a newspaper office at the age of twenty years. In the