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This Byron home has a hall of Presidents, an entrance fit for Augusta National and a lot of history

Photos line the walls that include faces like Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and more.

BYRON, Ga. — Over 100 years ago, the Slocumb family owned land lot 114 in Byron.

Eventually, Sarah and Jerry Thomas Williams bought the land. They built what is now known as the Williams-Slocumb home.

Call it a mini Masters; the road driving into the Williams-Slocumb property is lined with welcoming trees.

Barbara Ray grew up here, and now, decades later, she still calls it home.

They say it's a museum," she said.

It does feel like that when you walk into the portrait-filled hallway.
Every framed artifact has a story.

"He got in a poker game one night with the men, and he won that watch, Barbara said about her framed Grandfather's watch.

Barbara is 93, but she bolts around on the original pine wood floors, briefly giving a fascinating history.
"This was my grandmother and grandfather Williams' room right here; the bed goes back to 1821," she said, standing in front of a gorgeous polished poster bed.

Most of the furniture is from her family, from her grandparents on down.
But some items come from Washington, DC.
Her late husband Richard served ten years in Congress from 1982 to 1992.

Credit: Barbara Ray
The Ray's at the White House



"And we traveled a lot while he was in Washington. I got as much of an education from that as I did in my Byron High School days," she said with a smile.

She has a hall of presidents, Jimmy Carter, George Bush and the Reagans on one wall.

"This is the White House Christmas parties we went to they were all fabulous particularly when the Reagans were there, Nancy Reagan just had the most beautiful Christmas parties," she recalled.

The pecan orchard outside dates back to 1947. It's still part of the property but maintained by a commercial farmer.

The barns have become homes themselves, and Barbara always has an open door for visitors," including brides.

"They use the front porch for the wedding ceremony a lot of them do," she described.

Her children live close by and Barbara feels fine living in a home with so many memories.

"It's a joy to be here," she said proudly.

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