Henry C. Roney (1845–1921) was born in Warren County, Georgia, and served in Company H of the Twenty-second Georgia Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War, where he was wounded in 1864. After the war, he resumed his education and graduated from the University of Georgia in 1870. He was admitted to the Georgia bar in 1871 and began practicing law in Thomson, Georgia. Roney later served in the Georgia legislature (1879–1881) before being elected judge of the Superior Court of the Augusta Circuit in 1882. He relocated to Augusta in 1883 and served three consecutive terms on the bench (1883–1895). Following his judicial service, he returned to private practice in Augusta and became one of the city’s leading attorneys, active in professional, political, and religious life. The Pearce Family was a prominent Augusta family. However, no substantial current information exists to explain thier role, significance, or relationship with Roney.