A special ceremony for Athaliza Carroll Pinkston Jarrot will

be held Sunday, Oct. 25, 1998. She is buried at the County

Line United Methodist Church Cemetery in that part of

Spalding County that was originally Fayette County. The ceremony

will be at 3 p.m.

She was the widow of a Revolutionary War veteran,

Shadrack Pinkston, who had served as a bodyguard for Gen.

George Washington.

After his discharge they moved to Wilkes County, Ga.,

where he died. She subsequently married Fadda Jarrot, also a

Revolutionary War veteran, and upon his death, she moved with

family members to Fayette County in the early 1830's.

Her daughter, Charlotte Pinkston, married Benjamin

Franklin Starr and Atha made her home with them. It was this Starr

family for whom Starr's Mill was named, although it had been built

and owned by others for about 40 years.

Atha was born in c. 1754 and died in 1846. She was buried

on the homeplace which was then Fayette County, now

Spalding County.

To get to the County Line United Methodist Church, go

south on Hwy. 92, just after crossing into Spalding, turn left on

Birdie Road, go about 1.5 miles to County Line Church Road, turn

left and continue about a half mile.

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