George M. Everhart Papers
Introduction: The George M. Everhart Papers contains photos, scrapbooks, notebooks, correspondence and genealogy information on the Everhart and Dowling families. It also contains several interesting artifacts collected by George Everhart¹s relatives.
Provenance: Gift of George M. Everhart, 1986 (Accession #1986-25)
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish materials from this collection must be requested from the archivist, DeKalb Historical Society. Citation should be as follows:
Description of specific item; George M. Everhart Papers, DeKalb Historical Society Archives
Processed by Coley Stilz, DHS intern, 1999.
Size : 4 archival boxes
Biographical Sketch of George M. Everhart
Dr. George Marlow Everhart (1826-1891) and his wife, Mary (1830-1916) moved around throughout their marriage. He was an ordained priest of the Episcopal Church and the president of the Huntsville (Alabama) Female College (1854-1859) and the Nashville (Tennessee) in 1860. During the Civil War, Dr. Everhart performed irregular hospital work and joined the army when a big battle was imminent. During the war, he also published and edited the ³Church Intelligencer.² He and his wife had nine children.
One of these children was Lay H. Everhart (1869-). He attended the United States Naval Academy (1886-1890). After graduation, he joined the United States Navy and traveled extensively, including a period in China. He was an officer on the U.S.S. Baltimore and the U.S.S. Concord. In 1904, he was forced to retire from the Navy at the rank of Lt. Commander because of budget cuts.
George M. Everhart was the son of Lay H. Everhart. He was married to Lucile Bell Everhart. He was a Canadian veteran and a member of the Signaller Club. Everhart worked for the Department of Transportation for the state of Georgia as a drafter, and later retired to Baptist Village, Georgia.
Description
The George M. Everhart Papers are composed mainly of scrapbooks, notebooks, letters, genealogy information, photos, and artifacts. The notebooks, scrapbooks, and artifacts were composed and collected primarily by L. H. Everhart, a Lieutenant in the United States Navy in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
The first box contains artifacts collected by L.H. Everhart, including several Asian dictionaries, a piece of the Great Wall of China, and a rock from the Rhine River in Europe. The second box contains photos of L.H. Everhart and his graduating class from the Naval Academy in 1890. There are also two books of newspaper clippings from Lieutenant Everhart¹s travels and two journals of his notes. The third box contains primarily correspondence concerning George M. Everhart and his family. Most of the letters date from the mid 1900s. There are also several photos of George Everhart and his fellow members on the Department of Transportation in the 1960s and 1970s, and a record of his performance at the Veteran¹s School. The fourth box contains a ship log kept by L.H. Everhart in 1910, a scrapbook from 1871-1914, and two notebooks from 1886-1888.
Subject Headings:
When possible, Library of Congress Subject Headings have been used.
Main Entry: Everhart, George M.
Subject/Added Entries:
Everhart, Adelaide
Everhart Family
Everhart, L.H.
Dowling Family
Georgia Department of Transportaion
Folder List:
| Box | Folder | Contents | Dates |
| 1 | Stone taken from Great Wall of China | 1895 | |
| Royal Life Saving Society Medal | 1934 | ||
| Stone from the Rhine River | |||
| Two Books of Chinese Characters | |||
| 2 | Photo of L.H. Everhart and Naval Academy Class | 1890 | |
| Photo of L.H. Everhart and officers of USS Baltimore | 1890 | ||
| Photo of L.H. Everhart | |||
| 3 | 1 | Everhart Genealogy | |
| 2 | Laurence Powell Everhart | ||
| 3 | Adelade Everhart | ||
| 4 | Photos of George M. Everhart and Dept. of Transportation | ||
| 5 | George M. Everhart's Veteran's School Record | ||
| 6 | Correspandence: Everhart and Dowling & Photos | ||
| 7 | Correspandence: Peggy Bell, Aunt Chris, and Gwen Donald | ||
| 8 | Miscellaneous Correspondence | ||
| 9 | Miscellaneous Materials | ||
| 4 | L.H. Everhart's Ship Log | 1910 | |
| Scrapbook | 1871-1914 | ||
| Notebook | 1886-1887 | ||
| Notebook | 1887-1888 |
