Southern Graves

Just over an hour ago, I posted a biographical sketch written by famed Georgia historian Lucian Lamar Knight at the Peachy Past blog . The subject of the sketch was Judge Walter T. Colquitt, namesake of Colquitt County. It was mentioned that Judge Colquitt was placed, upon his death, in an unmarked grave at Columbus, Georgia's Linwood Cemetery. One of his sons, Colonel Peyton H. Colquitt, was later also buried at Linwood. Conversely, he rests beneath a beautiful tombstone. Daily Constitutionalist (Augusta, Georgia) 29 September 1863, pg. 1 Via GenealogyBank . DEATH OF COL. COLQUITT. -- The announcement of the death of Col. Peyton H. Colquitt, of the 46th Georgia regiment, will fill thousands of hearts with the deepest sorrow. It is said that he died at Atlanta on Wednesday, from wounds received at the head of his regiment in the late fierce struggle on the banks of the Chicamauga [sic]. Col. Colquitt, was a son of the famous Walter T. Colquitt, and, though young, ha...

The recent discussion regarding cenotaphs begun by Amy at Amy's Genealogy Blog , as well as a bit of curiosity about a stone I recently found prompted this post. In Sardis Cemetery located in Bibb County, Georgia, I came across the cenotaph transcribed here - In Memory of Our Mother Annie Lou Nash Who Was Interred In Trinidad, Colo. Feb 23, 1919 What peaked my interest was the distance between Trinidad, Colorado and Macon, Georgia. That's some 1400 miles! Surrounding gravestones suggest Annie Lou was married to T. A. Nash, as his stone refers to him as "Our Father." I tried to do a little digging to find out more about Annie and T. A., but I had no luck. I'm going to post transcriptions of the surrounding gravestones that I believe are family members here in hopes that someone might want to fill me in on what led the Nash family from Colorado to Georgia. Emma Lou Nash Oct 18, 1900 Dec 30, 1976 T. A. Nash Oct 15, 1872 May 29, 1949 Our Father...