Southern Graves

On the day Col. John M. Brown died -- 26 July 1864 -- the following was published in Milledgeville, Georgia's Confederate Union : WOUNDED. Lieut. Col. John M. Brown of the State Troops, was wounded in the battle of Peachtree Creek whilst leading his regiment. He is brother to the Governor and is now at the Executive Mansion, and not expected to live. It's likely that several days passed before people farther from Milledgeville learned of the death of this brother of the Georgia governor. Daily Constitutionalist (Augusta, Georgia) Sunday, 7 August 1864 - pg. 1 [via GenealogyBank ] DEATH OF LT. COL. BROWN. -- In the battle near Atlanta on 22d ult., Lieut. Col. John M. Brown was severely wounded, and was brought to the Executive Mansion in this city, where he died on Monday. This is the second brother which the Governor of Georgia has lost in the present war. We learn that Col. Brown was about twenty-five years of age, and was a gallant officer. He had been wounded at Re...

This post was written just over six years ago. Wow. I've been blogging a while. Enjoy the knowledge. Nancy Pairlee Yarbrough Tilley Brown was born 28 April 1877 and died 7 February 1968 in the state of Texas. While looking at her death certificate, specifically the cause of death and medical certification section, I came across something I had not seen before. The first part was self-explanatory: Section 18, Cause of Death - Part I - Death was caused by (immediate cause) Cancer of Bladder . Part II is where I saw something new to me: Under "Other Significant Conditions Contributing To Death But Not Related To The Terminal Disease Condition Given In Part I" was Arteriosclerosis. C. V. A. I remember from school that arteriosclerosis is the hardening of the arteries, but I had to search on C. V. A. It stands for "cerebrovascular accident" and means cousin Nancy had a stroke. From eMedicinal.com : "Arteriosclerosis (build-up of calcium on the in...

A Marvelous Missionary And An Angel To All Who Knew Him Michael Jarod Brown On Earth May 3, 1996 In Heaven Sept 15, 1999 "Now concerning the state of the soul between death and the resurrection ---. Behold, it has been made known unto me by an angel, that the spirits of all men, as soon as they are departed from this mortal body, --- are taken home to that God who gave them life. And --- the spirits of those who are righteous are received into a state of happiness, which is called paradise, a state of rest, a state of peace, where they shall rest from all their troubles and from all care and sorrow. --- thus they remain in this state until the time of their resurrection." Alma 40:11-14 Little Angels When God calls the little children to dwell with Him above, We mortals sometime question the wisdom of His love. For no heartache compares with the death of one small child Who does so much to make our world seem wonderful and mild. Perhaps God tires of calling t...

Here Lies the Body of Susannah Wife of Williams Brown Born in Jones County, No-Carolina 12th March 1803 Died in Houston County, Georgia 17th March 1847 In the 45th Year of her age. ------------------------------------- We miss thee from a band so dear, That gathers round our hearth. We listen still to hear thy name Amid our household mirth. We gaze upon thy vacant chair, Thy form we seem to see. We start to find thou are not here Yet joy that thou art free. Henderson Church Cemetery Houston County, GA Note:  Epitaph from poem entitled "The Loved and Lost," but cannot find an author.

Whew! I've been working! Some more photos are now available online. These are from Henderson Church Cemetery in Henderson, Houston County, Georgia. Surnames include Brown, Clark, Coleman, Haywood, Hodge, Jones, Kendrick, Kezar, McGehee, Peacock, Rogers, Shafer, and Till. Direct link to individual photos and commentary - Henderson Church Cemetery .

About a month ago, while visiting Riverside Cemetery in Asheville, North Carolina, I come across the grave of Daniel Ogden pictured here. I was actually on my way to see a more "prominent" memorial in the cemetery when I noticed Daniel's gravestone was fallen over and lying on the ground. I snapped a few photos, simply because I always get the urge to document stones that look to be in trouble. When I got home, I found a sweet epitaph for Daniel etched in the stone. I also snagged a little more information about him with a bit of research. Daniel W. Ogden Feb 10, 1882 July 19, 1917 It is sad that one we cherish Should be taken from our home, But the Joys that do not perish Live in memory alone. All the years we've spent together, All the happy golden hours, Shall be cherished in remembrance; Fragrant sweets from memories' flowers. I found Daniel in the North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975 collection at Ancestry. It states Daniel was bor...

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Lizzie J. Wife of W. S. Brown Born Apr 6, 1845 Died June 17, 1892 She hath done what she could. "Asleep in Jesus." Her own words: "The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me." Photo © 2009 S. Lincecum Oak Hill Cemetery; Talbotton, Talbot County, Georgia

In memory of our only darling Thomas Hill Son of W. S. & Lizzie J. Brown Born March 25, 1867 Died Dec 17, 1883 Aged 16 Years, 8 Months, & 22 days. Oh! for the touch of a vanished hand, And the sound of a voice that is still. The last lines of the inscription on young Thomas Brown's gravestone are from the poem "Break, Break, Break" by Alfred Lord Tennyson : Break, break, break On thy cold gray stones, O Sea! And I would that my tongue could utter The thoughts that arise in me. O well for the fisherman's boy, That he shouts for his sister at play! O well for the sailor lad, that he sings in his boat on the bay! And the stately ships go on To their haven under the hill; But O for the touch of a vanished hand, And the sound of a voice that is still! Break, break, break At the foot of thy crags, O Sea! But the tender grace of a day that is dead Will never come back to me. Written after the death of a close friend, these lines by Tenn...

Sometimes a wander through the graveyard is just that - a wander.  Not a thorough research trip, as I would always like to have the time to conduct.  Such was the case when I visited Oak Hill Cemetery in Talbotton, Georgia almost a year ago.  Consequently, this is the only photo I have of the rough-cut granite headstone for Mr. John Thomas Waterman.  It is from a farther away shot I cropped down.  To even further complicate things, I never really studied the entire gravesite of Mr. Waterman. What's the big deal, you ask? After a bit of research, Mr. John Thomas Waterman has become one of those "people I wish I knew." Sometimes this happens when I begin researching an individual represented only to me by a stone in a cemetery.  What I learn leads me to think they were charming or funny or otherwise interesting in some way, and I wish I could've known them "in their time." Mr. Waterman is an example. The basics of John Thomas Waterman are this:  he w...

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Lizzie B. Wife of A. J. Brown Sept 14, 1878 Jan 23, 1914 She was too good, and too gentle to dwell in this cold world. Family Cemetery; Meriwether County, Georgia Photo © 2009 S. Lincecum

A portion of the Cove Baptist Church Cemetery is now online at the Southern Graves site . Transcriptions and photos can be found concerning individuals with the BROWN surname. I've also uploaded this information to FindAGrave and Flickr .