Susan Gwaltney finds Abraham Helton’s name in Index to Heads of Families 1830 Census of Georgia which she found on the shelves of the William H. Raper Heritage Room at the Clarkesville Public Library. (Samantha Sinclair/Staff)
By Samantha SinclairSince childhood Susan Gwaltney was told she had a relative who signed the Declaration of Independence — William Hooper from North Carolina. She had also been told that ...