Southern Graves

SACRED To the Memory of WILLIAM THOMPSON who departed this life on the 23rd of August 1835 aged 72 years and 5 months A Sons of the American Revolution emblem is affixed to this ledger marker located at Fairview Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, Georgia. Photo © 2010/1 S. Lincecum

Snow Spring Cemetery Photos from Snow Springs Cemetery are now online. This church graveyard is also known as Snow Cemetery as well as Snow Methodist Church Cemetery. It is located near Unadilla in Dooly County, Georgia. Surnames included in the online photo album are Carroll, Clewis, Fitzgerald, Ivey, Kimsey, McCorvey, Moore, Peavey, Sangster, Sentelle, Sullivan, Sumerford, Sutton, Thompson, and Woodruff. To view the images individually or in a slideshow, click the image above or here . Stop by! You'll see all the sights I saw, and they're not all tombstones. :-)

I'm still playing with Picasa's web features and found out I can embed a slideshow into my blog posts. This works well for a small number of photos, as with the case of Shiloh Cemetery. This predominantly African-American burial ground is an old church cemetery located in Henderson, Houston County, Georgia. There are several dated tombstones that likely memorialize former slaves. This is not a complete survey, but a compilation of photos of some of the older stones and others that simply caught my eye. Surnames include Adkison, Amica, Davis, Hill, Jones, Nix, Riley, Simmons, Sneed, Thompson, Webb, and Williams. If you are interested in viewing larger images and / or individuals, as well as my commentary, you may go directly to the album here - Shiloh Cemetery .

Charles McRay Campbell died on this date 8 years ago. He was born 26 February 1961. His gravemarker in Magnolia Park Cemetery describes him as a "Beloved Son and Brother." Lucas James Thompson died on this date 3 years ago. He was also buried in Magnolia Park Cemetery. Magnolia Park is located in Warner Robins, Houston County, Georgia. Southern Graves Home

Lucas James Thompson Jan 6, 1986 - Feb 28, 2006 First Son We Little Knew That Morning That God Was Going To Call Your Name In Life We Loved You Dearly In Death We Do The Same Part Of Us Went With You The Day God Called You Home Our Family Chain Is Broken And Nothing Seems The Same But As God Calls Us One By One The Chain Will Link Again Love You Always Family And Friends Forever In My Heart ~ G'Ma D S G B ( Magnolia Park Cemetery Warner Robins, Houston County, Georgia)