Mrs. Massee, said to epitomize warm, gracious southern hospitality, lived with her husband at Massee’s Lane in Marshalville. (The American Camellia Society Gardens are located near the family’s property.) Her favorite son, O.J. Massee, Jr., is thought to be the inspiration for the character “Big Daddy” in Tennessee Williams’ famous play, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Williams and other literary figures (Carson McCullers, Arthur Miller) were friends of O.J.’s son, Jordan, who was named for his grandmother, Laura Jordan Massee. Mrs. Massee’s sons moved as adults to Macon, where they established a brick and tile company, a coal company and the first hydro-electric plant in Georgia. They built the Massee Apartments, a well-known fixture on College Street.
(1852-1913) (Magnolia, lot 2, row K24)
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