Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-04-29
DEATH SUMMONS
JOS. A. ANSLEY
MONDAY MORNING
AGED JURIST AND CITIZEN
Was Widely Known in South
Georgia

In the death of Judge Joseph A.
Ansley, which occurred on Monday
morning at his residence here, Ameri-
Gus loses one of its Oldest and most
respected citizens, while the local bar
lsustains the loss of it's eldest member
and former president; an able jurist
and a gentleman ever held in the high
est esteem here.
For fifty-six years resident of
Americus and prominent in the busi-
ness and social life of the community,
Judge Ansley commanded the esteem
and regard of all, and his death, while
not unexpected, in view of his declin-
ing health recently, is none the less
to be regretted in Americus
AS a citizen, a Confederate soldier,
| jurist, lawyer and devoted alike to the
affairs of his church as one of its Off
GERS for many years, he held an envia-
BILE place in the community wherein
he had so long resided.
Judge Ansley was a native of War
ren county, Georgia, and pursued his
collegiate course at Columbia. S. c.,
afterwards attending Brown uniyersi-
ty at Providence, r. |. He studied Law
at Greensboro, Ga, and shortly after
Americus to practice his profession.
!, and has since resided here continu-
ously
He served through the civil war with
the Twelfth Georgia regiment, ami
was an officer in his company at the
close of hostilities.
His first work upon the bench here
was as judge of the Inferior court of
Sumter, a tribunal since abolished ANA
uIon the election of Judge Charles T.
Crisp to congress, he was appointed By
Governor A H. Colquitt as judge of
| the Superior court of the Southwest
ern circuit, to fill the uneXpired term.
The duties of this office he discharge
with eminent ability, and after ten
ure of several months was succeeded
therein by the late Judge Allen Fort.
After that time he resumed the prac-
tice of law, having associated with him
his son, Joseph A. Ansley, who is now
in the ministry,
A student of the law and thorough
ly yersed therein, Judge Ansley ranked
among the leading attorneys of Sou'h
Georgia
Judge Ansley married Miss Tharpe,
of Perry Ga, and their welded life
was one of happiness during a long
period of years. Several months ago
Mrs. Ansley's health became greatly
impaired and her condition remains
very serious, fact which weighed
heavily upon the aged husband, whose
devotion was alike pathetic and beau
tiful.
! -Four sons, Rev Joseph A Ansley,
Jr., of Ocila Albert T. Ansley, o.
Statenvile, Ga; Henry T Ansley, of
Valdosta; Frank Ansley, of this city
and a daughter Mrs. j. P. Cooper, Of
Perry, together with the aged ana
stricken wife, survive him
Judge Ansley. when lad of ten
years, joined the Baptist church in
Warren county and has since been a
imember of that denomination. The
funeral services, to be held this af-
ternoon at $3.50 o'clock, will be from
First Baptist church, where for 50
many years he had worshipped.
The Americus Bar association viii
attend in a body the funeral exercises
which will be conducted by DR.. Lans-
ling Burrows, assisted by Rev. ]. y
Lawrence The pallbearers will be
Messrs. w A. Dodson, w. 7, Lane J
A. Nixon, E. L. Bell, T. F. Gatewood
and Z. L, Murray