Bones House History
A Georgia Bed and Breakfast

The following information was supplied by:
Lauren Biard
Intern at Sara Hightower Library in Rome Georgia
Deed Research for The Bones House
Research Project for Historic Buildings in Rome
Thank you for all the hard work Lauren!

Bones House ( 205 East 10th Street ) Land Deed History
East Rome Town Company to Mrs. Marion W. Bones
Lot Crescent St. , East Rome
Deed type:WD, 8 October 1881 , AA 533

Marion McG, Helen W., and Jesse W. Bones 
(by Trustee), J. W. Bones (Trustee)
to Randolph Axson (Gdn)
Lot Corner Crescent Street and Woodlane 
(Marion W. Bones Residence)
Deed type: Mtg, 7 July 1884 , (mtg)G 213

*Small break in deed history, no record of transfer 
from either the Bones Family or
Randolph Axson to Martha Hamilton et al

Martha Hamilton et al. to First National Bank
Lot Wood Lane and Crescent St. E. Rome
Deed type: QCD, 7 March 1889 , MM 427

First National Bank to Mrs. Margarette S. Battey
Lot Crescent St. E. Rome
Deed type: WD, 1 June 1896 , BBB 116

Margarette Sinclair Battey to Henry H. Battey
Lot Crescent St. E. Rome
Deed type: QCD, 13 July 1903 , OOO 371

Henry H. Battey to Mrs. Martha B. Battey
Real Estate in E. Rome on Crescent St. and Wood Lane
Deed type:?, 28 August 1903 , ? ?

Martha B. (Mrs.) Battey to Mrs. Lila G. Battey
Lot Crescent St. East Rome
Deed type: WD, 10 June 1905 , SSS 306

Lila G. (Mrs.) Battey to State Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Lot Crescent St. and Wood Lane , 7th Ward
Deed type: SD, 9 March 1910 , 78 1

 *Break in deed history, R. B. Hitchcock buys up most to 
all of the land on
Crescent or E. 10th St. , 1909-1925.

R.B. Hitchcock (by Admr) to G. W. King
Lots 34, 35, 41, E. Rome Hitchcock S/Div
Deed type: Admr D, 16 November 1926 , 125 507

G.W. King to Esther Lena King
Lot 34, 35, 41, E. 10th St ., 7th ward
Deed type: Gift D, 29 November 1932 , 151 293

In family till: Mrs. S. W. (Wallace) King, dec’d 
(by executor Mather M. King)
to Mrs. James J. (Addie M.) Flowers
Lot 34 and pt. 35 & 41, R.B. Hitchcock Subd.
Deed type: Executor’s Deed, 8 June 1959 , 344 328

Mrs. James J. (Addie M.) Flowers to Hugh L. Dobbins
Lot 34 and pt. 35 & 41, R. B. Hitchcock Subd.
Deed type: WD, 11 May 1965 , 416 381

Hugh L. Dobbins to
Piedmont Southern Life Insurance Company
Lot 34 and pt 35 & 41, R. B. Hitchcock Subd.
Deed type: SD, 11 May 1965 , 416 382

Piedmont Southern Life Insurance Company to
Donald McPherson etal
Lot 34 and pt 35 & 41, R. B. Hitchcock Subd.
Deed type: assumption agreement, 6 November 1968 ,
465 474

Susan Stovall, Donald Martin McPherson,
Steve McPherson, and Lori Drake
to Delilah Joyner McPherson
Lot 34 and PT LTS 35 & 41, R. B. Hitchcock Subd.
Deed type: WD, 1 February 1991, 1118 254

Delilah Joyner McPherson to
Tucker Fed Savings and Loan Association
LT 34 PT 35 & 41, R. B. Hitchcock Subd.
Deed type: SD, 20 September 2001 , Plat Bk 1 pg 101(?)
Delilah Joyner McPherson still owned in January 2003

Tax Assessor's Office:
House always been a private residence.

Addition from the Webmaster...
Sold at Auction by Delilah McPherson through
J. L. Todd Auction Company
in March 2003 -- Presently being restored and will become
The Bones House Inn Bed and Breakfast