It has been refreshing to be found by a young woman, Ami, in Atlanta, who now lives in the home originally built for Allen T. Deckner. He was the son of Charles Deckner, a prominent horticulturalist in Atlanta. Charles was the son of Frederick Deckner. The Deckner family relocated to Atlanta from Green Bay in 1865. I relunctantly add they may have been carpetbaggers, seeking the land confiscated from former Confederate owners for back taxes, which were rediculously high, and offered cheap to Yankees. This move on the part of the Federal Government facilitated their goal to Reconstruct the South, only with Northerners.
Nevertheless, Fred Deckner and his son became quite successful in the field of horticulture and Charles carried the tradition long after his father died. Ami had done her research and informs me there were several homes in a row along a street now named for Charles Deckner. Some survive, including the one she now owns, which she is beautifully renovating, and the one right next door, pictured here, which used to belong to Charles himself.
I was hoping my family were not carpetbaggers. I had wondered about that ever since I found Deckners in Atlanta. My Grand father,Louis Deckner,whom I never met, married my grand mother, Amalia Szyjjrto in New York City. They had two daughters. Olga and my mother Matilda. I use the last name of Deckner. Douglas Deckner, 74 years old and I reside in Sun City Arizona. Seems there is a larger clan of Deckners then I thought.
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