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3294 GEORGIA AND GEORGIANSCivil war; Doctor McKeller was there engaged in the practice of medicineuntil after the close of the war and he finally removed to Schley County andestablished his home on a farm near Ellaville, where he became a successfulplanter and also held place as one of the leading physicians and surgeons ofhis day in this county. Prior to the war he had owned an extensive landedestate and many slaves in Macon County, and he was a fine type of thecourtly, affable and kindly Southern gentleman of the old regime, generousand tolerant in his judgment and always ready to aid his fellowmen throughhis professional service and other means.Dr. Green Cheney was reared to manhood in Schley County and becamea skilled exponent of the dental profession, in the practice of which he wassuccessfully engaged in Ellaville until the time of his death. He was a stalwart advocate of the cause of the democratic party and was an influentialfigure in political activities in his native state. At the time of the Civil war hegave eighteen months of service as a valiant soldier of the Confederacy, andafter the war he did well his part in bringing about an adjustment of interestsduring the so-called Reconstruction period. His widow still maintains herhome at Ellaville, with inviolable place in the affectionate regard of all whohave come within the compass of her gracious influence. Of the four childrenthe eldest is Bessie, who is the wife of Samuel R. Forehand, of Montezuma,Mac'on County; Miss Minnie, the next in order of birth, likewise resides atMontezuma; William W. is a railroad employe and maintains his residence atSomerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky; and James H., subject of this review, isthe youngest of the children.After fully profiting by the advantages afforded in the excellent publicschools of his native county James H. Cheney began reading law, and that hisambition was one of resolute purpose is shown by the fact that he pursued histechnical reading without the assistance of a private preceptor and without. recourse to any law school. He fortified himself firmly in the science ofjurisprudence and in 1902 proved himself eligible for and was admitted to thebar of his native county, upon appearing for examination before Judge William H. Fish, who was then serving on the bench of the Southwestern JudicialCircuit and who is now an associate justice of the Georgia Supreme Court.From the time of his admission to the bar to the present Mr. Cheneyhas been established in 'the general practice of his profession at Ellaville,and his ability has been proved in many important cases which he has wonin both the criminal and civil departments of practice, his close applicationand effective work having won to him a prominent place at the bar of theSouthwestern Circuit, and eight years of effective service having been givenby him in the office of solicitor of the City Courts of Ellaville. He takes alively interest in community affairs and is unwavering in his resourcefuladvocacy of the principles for which the democratic party stands sponsor.Though he gives virtually his entire time to his profession he is the owner ofa well improved farm near Ellaville and gives to the same a general supervision. He is affiliated with the Masonic fraternity and the Knights ofPythias, his religious faith is that of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South,and his wife holds membership in the Baptist Church. He finds his chiefrecreation in occasional hunting and fishing expeditions, as an ardent loverof sports afield and afloat.On the 25th of November, 1904, was solemnized the marriage of Mr.Cheney to Miss Grace Peacock, daughter of C. L. Peacock, a well known citizenof Schley County. Mr. and Mrs. Cheney have no children.JOHN H. TERRELL, M. D. Doctor Terrell is another of the ambitious andself-reliant native sons of Georgia whose steadfast purpose has been one ofaction and achievement, and he has gained secure vantage-ground as one ofthe able and representative physicians and surgeons of Stephens County, hisresidence being in the attractive little City of Toccoa.