Southern Graves

Ezekiel Evans Parke Georgia Soldier Rev War Greensboro City Cemetery at Greene County, Georgia Ezekiel Evans Park, (1757-1826), a patriot of '76, lived on a plantation near Greensboro.  He was a graduate of William and Mary College and was a man of culture.  Mr. Park witnessed service in a number of engagements and was wounded at the battle of Guildford C. H., in North Carolina.  -- Lucian Lamar Knight, Georgia's Landmarks, Memorials, and Legends , 1913. North America Family Histories, 1500-2000 , citing Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR, Vol 028 , says this: Ezekiel Evans Parke, (1757-1826), a graduate of William and Mary College, volunteered under Gen. Nathaniel Green in his campaign against Cornwallis, in North Carolina.  He was wounded at Guilford Court House.  He was born in Virginia; died in Greensboro, Ga.

A few days ago, I received a nice email from Mr. Dennis Roland, providing an obituary for a Find-A-Grave memorial I created almost six years ago for Joshua J. Tinley. I posted it to the memorial, of course, and now here. In Memory Of My Husband Joshua J. Tinley Dec 5, 1841 May 19, 1907 At Rest Liberty United Methodist Church Cemetery Bibb County, Georgia JOSHUA TINLEY DIES AFTER SHORT ILLNESS Mr. Joshua J. Tinley died at his home in Rutland district Sunday morning at senven [sic] o'clock after an illness of only a few days. He was one of Bib [sic] County's best known citizens and farmers and was a man of refined gentle manner. He was beloved by the entire community in which he lived. Mr. Tinley was a Confederate veteran and was a gallant soldier, having served throughout the Civil War with the exception of nine months, being a prisoner for that time at Lookout Point, Maryland, until the surrender of the Confederate army. He is survived by his wife and two c...

Isaac Stocks Pvt GA Troops Rev. War 1795 Greensboro City Cemetery Greene County, Georgia According to a U.S. Headstone Application for Military Veterans , Isaac's grave site was not marked with the stone pictured above until 1939.

I don't do this often enough, but from time to time I'm prompted to check the new and updated databases page at Ancestry. U.S. Burial Registers, Military Posts and National Cemeteries, 1862-1960 was updated less than three weeks ago, so I decided to give it a browse. First, here is a description of the database: Many veterans of the U.S. armed services are buried in cemeteries established or maintained by the National Cemetery Administration (NCA) or the U.S. Army. The NCA maintains 131 national cemeteries and other smaller burial grounds. The Department of the Army is responsible for Arlington and the U.S. Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery. These records also include burial details for soldiers who were disinterred and moved to military cemeteries sometime after their death. Essentially, if you choose to browse, you are reading a burial register. It's fascinating, yet heart wrenching at the same time. These soldiers died and were buried far from home,...

Photo by Gary Sizemore via FindAGrave Ezekiel Absher was born in Tennessee February of 1838. He joined up with Company E of the 43rd Tennessee Infantry in November 1861. (Note: this was a mounted infantry between December 1863 and May 1865.) Shortly after his enlistment, Pvt. Absher was absent from roll due to sickness. Upon returning in January 1862, it seems he remained present for the duration of his service. Ezekiel was elected 3rd Corporal in May of 1862. In November, he was noted as a brigade teamster. By the summer of 1863, Ezekiel was listed as a 4th Sergeant when he was captured at Vicksburg, Mississippi on the 4th of July. After signing an Oath of Allegiance, he was paroled five days later. The "allegiance" didn't stick, however. A year later, on 2 September 1864, Ezekiel was again captured by the Union Army. This time near Martinsburg, Virginia. He was sent to Fort Delaware , and was confined there for 8 months. Release came May of 1865. ...

1906 In God We Trust Capt W. J. Born Born May 28, 1835 Dec 11, 1916 He Was A Veteran Of The Confederacy, And Was With Lee's Army When He Surrendered At Appomattox C.H. April 9, 1865 Barbara J. Daughter of A. W. & Anna T. Bates Wife of Capt. W. J. Born Born Nov 2, 1841 June 9 [3?], 1906 William Jasper Born was a member of Company D, 9th GA Battalion Light Artillery (aka "Born's Artillery"). He was a son of John and Lucinda Born. Barbara Bates was actually William's second wife. He married once before the war, then married Barbara about 1865, then married again after her death. After the war Capt. Born was involved in farming and real estate in Gwinnett County, Georgia. William and Barbara rest in Shadowlawn Cemetery at Lawrenceville.

Andrew Jackson Harrell Georgia Sgt Co D 371 Infantry World War II November 3, 1917 November 8, 1967 Goodwin Cemetery Hwy 124 Duluth, Gwinnett County, Georgia Photo © 2010-2011 S. Lincecum Sgt. Andrew Jackson Harrell was a son of Roy and Rosetta White Harrell. He was born in Georgia, and that is from where he enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942, entering World War II. According to his enlistment record at Ancestry , Andrew had a grammar school education, and his civil occupation was in the category of "semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor." Sgt. Andrew Jackson Harrell died in Los Angeles, California.

On Sunday, 12 September 2010, more than one million records were indexed by over fourteen thousand volunteers for FamilySearch. That's pretty amazing. While I was indexing this morning, I came across a sad story. It was the about the death of Charles E. Stevenson. Charles Stevenson was born 14 February 1900 in Washington, DC to William and Emily Stevenson. At some point in young adulthood he joined the United States military. By the time of his death on 22 June 1930 in Los Angeles, California, Charles was occupied as a musician. On his death certificate, Charles's death was described as Carbon Monoxide Poison, Suicide. More details were found on his body removal and burial permit. His death there was described as violent... "Carbon monoxide poisoning - Suicidal - Automobile motor operating with tube connected to muffler and placed into car." I wonder if his parents were alive at the time of his death, as the informant for his biographical information was t...

James Rufus Sullivan PFC US Army Jul 10, 1931 - Apr 1, 2008 Born in Dooly County, Georgia to Norman Rufus & Sallie Wright Sullivan.  Laid to rest in Snow Springs Cemetery near Unadilla, GA.

1st Lieut. R. T. Coley Co I, 18 GA Inf, CSA 1839-1907 Redding T. Coley enlisted as a 1st Lieutenant in Company I of the 18th Georgia Infantry on 22 June 1861 at Dooly County. He resigned from that position on 22 August 1863. Some of the battles his unit fought in include Seven Pines, Malvern Hill, and 2nd Manassas in Virginia; Sharpsburg, Maryland; Harper's Ferry, West Virginia; and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Mr. Coley's government issued Confederate tombstone is located in Felton Cemetery at Montezuma, Georgia. Photo © 2010 S. Lincecum

Lieut. Edward Waterman 12th Ga Regt Killed at Petersburg, Va April 2, 1865 Aged 23 Edward was born about 1842, the son of Joseph and Caroline Waterman.  For a brief essay about his Confederate service, you may visit his  memorial on FindAGrave .  Edward was laid to rest in Oak Hill Cemetery in Talbotton, Georgia.  His mother rests on one side of him, and his brother John Thomas rests on the other.