Carl Espy, Sr.

Albert Carlyle "Carl" Espy, Sr.

1875 - 1951

Carl was born in Henry County, Alabama.  His father, Joseph Samuel Espy, and my gg-grandfather, Thomas Franklin Espy, were brothers.  Carl and J.J. Espy, Sr., my great-grandfather, were first cousins.

Carl Espy, Sr. led a fascinating life.  

The Columbia Breeze

Sept. 18, 1902

The Savannah Morning News

July 12, 1904

That's the Kelly building, bottom left, where the Espy Cotton Company offices were located.  Carl also had an office for Espy Paving & Construction Company (later Espy Construction Co.) in that same historic building.  Today, the Kelly building goes by another name: the Thomas Gamble Building.

This was Carl Espy's Savannah home.

Watch this video to see a better view of the home.  It should start at 3:05.  Watch until 7:25, then continue reading the blog.

The Montgomery Advertiser

Dec. 26, 1907

The Dothan Eagle

Jan. 4, 1908

1910 - source

The Dothan Eagle

July 14, 1916

The Atlanta Constitution

Sept. 23, 1920

The Atlanta Constitution

June 3, 1924

The Wiregrass Farmer

Nov. 15, 1928

4x New York governor, Alfred E. Smith, who was considering a presidential run in 1928, stayed at the Carl Espy home in Savannah.  You can read more about it here.

Carl Espy, Sr. also served as president of the Savannah Cotton Exchange.

Savannah Cotton Exchange

The Miami News

Feb. 12, 1951

Tampa Bay Times

Feb. 13, 1951

The Abbeville Herald

1951

Espy Family Plot

Bonaventure Cemetery

Chatham County

Savannah, Georgia

Find a Grave

source

Click here to learn more about Carl Espy's supposedly haunted Savannah mansion.