Southern Graves

Joseph Pearce Wheless Jan 1, 1867 Aug 28, 1944 -------------- Beulah Bliss Wheless Nov 4, 1866 Oct 11, 1945 Last week's Tombstone Tuesday was about Gertrude Bliss McMillan . This week, we are discussing Gertrude's sister, Beulah Bliss Wheless. As a reminder, Beulah (as well as Gertrude) was the daughter of James S. and Julia C. Bliss. Beulah married Joseph Pearce Wheless, a railway store keeper, about 1892. They had at least four children: Bessie, Gertrude, Pearce, and Catherine. Beulah and Joseph's tombstone is just behind and to the left of Gertrude Bliss McMillan's stone in Bonaventure Cemetery ; Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia. Just farther to the left of Beulah and Joseph's is a tombstone for two of their children: Pearce Wheless Sept 21, 1892 May 24, 1895 -------------- Catherine Wheless June 28, 1904 Oct 23, 1906

Gertrude A. Bliss Wife of Thomas H. McMillan Oct 5, 1864 Apr 14, 1903 Ever thoughtful of home and loved ones, as wife and mother she was all that one could be. Gertrude was born in Savannah to James S. and Julia C. Bliss. She seems to have been a member of a wealthy family. In the 1870 Chatham County federal census, Gertrude's father had an occupation of "Pilot," and there were three domestic servants listed in the household. Gertrude married Thomas H. McMillan, a prominent Savannah businessman about 1882. They had four children: Daniel B., Thomas H. Jr., Alice B., and Raymond. According to the 1900 Chatham County federal census, Thomas Sr. was a turpentine manufacturer, born 1854 in North Carolina. From A History of Savannah and South Georgia , Vol. II by William Hardin, published 1913 - "Mr. MacMillan married, in Savannah, Gertrude Bliss, who was born and educated in this city. Their union has been blessed by the birth of four children, namely: D. B. ...