Jerry, Jasper County is next to Gilmer County, named in honor of George Rockingham Gilmer, "Indian fighter", member of the state and U.S House, and governor during Georgia's gold rush. As a lieutenant in the Georgia Militia, Gilmer personally supervised the construction of Standing Peachtree, perhaps the most famous of the frontier forts in Georgia. Was this one of your ancestor's?

Incidentally, if Pink Higgins carried a .30.30, it was after 1894. Before then, Winchesters came in pistol calibers, like 44.40, 38.40, and 32.20. The Model 1876 had lager calibers, but it was bigger and heavier than the '66 Yellow Boy, and the'73 model. Stan