This book explores the families and lives of the first settlers of McDonough and Henry County, Georgia. As the home of the fictional "Tara" from "Gone With The Wind," the people of Henry County saw their homes and lives destroyed by the coming of the Civil War. This is the true story of the county and her people. Overview11 Cities and Towns18 Earliest Families25 History of McDonough31 Churches of Henry County59 Shingleroof Campground59 Minutes of the Flint River Association66 Teman Baptist Church74 Minutes of the Towaliga Primitive Baptist Association77 Minutes of the Eleventh Annual Session89 Biographical Sketches100 Morgan Bellah100 William A. Callaway107 James Carter 115 Henry Collins 119 John James 123 John Wesley Starr126 Will of Margaret Barber 127 Will of Jesse Bentley131 Caleb Key136 James Stoddard Boynton (1833-1902)137 Erasmus Williams Beck140 James Walter Wise (1868 - 1925)142 Will Of David Richardson143 Will of John Smith145 Will of Richard Sappington, Sr.148 Will of Thomas Yarbrough151 Bibliography153