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Billington Socrates “Sock” Ivy

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Billington Socrates “Sock” Ivy

Birth
Maple Ridge, Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA
Death
5 Mar 1896 (aged 51)
Norcross, Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Norcross, Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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Note: SOCRATES IVY WAS THE FIRST MALE WHITE CHILD BORN IN MARTHASVILLE (TERMINUS) WHICH BECAME ATLANTA. HE WAS A POLICEMAN AND THE SON OF HENRY IVY AND GRANDSON OF HARDY IVY, PIONEER OF THE AREA WHO BUILT THE FIRST LOG CABIN NEAR WHAT IS NOW THE DOWNTOWN MARIOTT HOTEL.

Note: SOCRATES IVY WAS THE FIRST MALE WHITE CHILD BORN IN MARTHASVILLE (TERMINUS) WHICH BECAME ATLANTA. HE WAS A POLICEMAN AND THE SON OF HENRY IVY AND GRANDSON OF HARDY IVY, PIONEER OF THE AREA WHO BUILT THE FIRST LOG CABIN NEAR WHAT IS NOW THE DOWNTOWN MARIOTT HOTEL.



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