FROM:
DeKalb Historical Society
Old Courthouse on the Square
101 E. Court Square
Decatur, GA 30030
The Biographical Files consist of 40 archival boxes on
shelves 3-7 in the archives storage room. These files are largely created and
used by genealogists. Each person or family name listed here corresponds to a
folder of materials, which may include research notes, newspaper clippings,
obituaries, original manuscripts and photographs.
Listed: SPIVEY CHAMBLEE [have no idea who he is]
Source:
http://www.dekalbhistory.org/biographical_files.htm
The DeKalb Co GA Historical Society has this book for sale:
History of DeKalb County, Georgia 1822-1900, by Vivian Price
Published in 1997 on the occasion of the 175th anniversaryof DeKalb County
and the 50th anniversary of the DeKalb Historical Society, this first edition
volume is a terrific history of 19th century DeKalb County. The appendix
includes several useful genealogical resources, such as a list of Confederate
Companies from DeKalb and lists of early county officials. (hardcover, 518
pages, cost: $45.00)
It includes the comprehensive research of Vivian in her quest to find how how
Chamblee, GA got it's name Nothing definitive was ever concluded, but alot of
oral myths were definitely discarded. Many families claim Chamblee, GA as
originating from them