Southern Graves

According to his death certificate at FamilySearch.org, Rond e ll Peevy lived 1 year, 1 month, and 4 days.  That calculation results from birth and death dates of 23 January 1929 and 27 February 1930. This differs from the dates found on his lamb topped tombstone.  According to it, Rond a ll E. Peevy was born 31 January 1929, and died 28 February 1930. This little Peevy was a son of Hubert and Nema (Roebuck) Peevy.  He died from "meningitis resulting from influenza." Rondall rests at Hopewell Church Cemetery in Gwinnett County, Georgia. From mother's arms to the arms of Jesus.

[If you're wondering what's up with all the "letter" posts:  I am attempting to follow the Blogging from A to Z Challenge (links to official page). This challenge lasts through the month of April, with Sundays off. Click here to see all my letter posts on one page (in reverse order). Oh, and wish me luck!]

John L. Son of J. M. & M. E. Simmons Born Aug 11, 1901 Died Dec 6, 1902 Mt. Olive Cemetery Pinehurst, Dooly County, Georgia

Buford P. Calhoun Born Mar 17, 1914 Died May 7, 1915 From mother's arms to the arms of Jesus. Pine Ridge Cemetery Pinehurst, Dooly County, Georgia

A single monument in the Revolutionary War Cemetery at Louisville, Jefferson County, Georgia stands for the memories of thirteen children born to Owen and Bdelia McDermott. Owen was born in County Sligo, Ireland 9 March 1806 and died 27 January 1877. Owen's wife Bdelia lived less than a decade more. Of those memorialized, and I probably have some of these dates wrong since they were difficult to read, it appears only a few made it to adulthood. Daniel Born Novr 1827 Died Augt 1829 Mary Ann Born May 1829 Died Sept 1832 Michael Born Novr 4th 1830 Died Sept 1834 Susan Born May 10th 1831 Died Sept 3rd 1839 William Born Augt 4th 1833 Died Sept 4th 1839 Joseph Born Augt 1835 Died Novr 1839 Eliza Born May 9th 1837 Died Novr 1844 George Born May 14th 1839 Died Novr 1855 Julia Born July 1841 Died Jany 1844 Andrew Born May 9th 1843 Died Mch 14th 1873 [1878?] James Born Augt 20th 1845 Died Augt 22nd 1863 [1862?] Louisa Martha Born Feby 22nd 1847 Died July 28th 1868 [1862?] C...

Annie Derry Infant Daughter of E. D. & M. K. Jones Born June 14, 1889 Died July 18, 1890 "The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord." ~ Greensboro City Cemetery in Greene County, Georgia

[Originally posted at the Rose Hill Cemetery blog . This cemetery in Macon, Georgia is where little Anna Gertrude Powers and her parents rest.] There is great detail in the stone placed for Anna Gertrude Powers, the ten year old daughter of Virgil and Ann Powers. Anna is represented (a likeness?) and being carried to Heaven by two angels. Notice the finger pointing upward of one of the angels, as well as their tendrils of hair. And notice the cross necklace Anna is wearing. It's a beautiful sculpture. Below the image is a detailed obituary for little Anna, who died of Scarlet Fever. Anna Gertrude eldest daughter of Virgil & Ann E. Powers was born in Washington Co, April 12th, 1848 died in Fort Valley March 11th, 1859 DIED. Of Scarlet Fever, in Fort Valley, Ga., on the 11th of March, Anna G., eldest daughter of Virgil and Ann E. Powers, aged ten years and eleven months. Thus hath God in his infinite wisdom taken from earth one of its fairest and loveliest f...

I recently received an email requesting information about cemeteries to visit in Charleston, South Carolina. I have only been there once, but that was enough to make me fall in love with the city. It also did not take long to discover that Charleston is a treasure trove of graveyards and cemeteries. I thought I'd go back over some of the photos I took from that trip more than four years ago. It didn't take long for me to find more blogging fodder. Incidentally, I also wonder why I didn't post some of this stuff then. Maybe I'm growing -- a better researcher, a better creative thinker? I hope so! Looking at this image again reminded me of something everyone might not know... Hier Ruhen In Gott [Here Rest In God] Claus Diedrich Geb 12 Octob 1873 Gest 18 May 1886 Anna M. C. A. Geb 2 Nov 1885 Gest 19 May 1886 Kinder von [Children of] H. F. Bittesohn und Meta Geb [née] Meyers Bethany Cemetery Charleston, South Carolina Photo © 2008 - 2012 S. Lince...

THADDEUS M. NORTON born Jan y 13th 1839 died Jan y 28th 1844 ---------------------------- MARGARET E. NORTON born Feb y 20th 1843 died Dec r 28th 1843 ---------------------------- ALONZO NORTON born Sept r 4th 1845 died April 15th 1846 Lawrenceville Historic Cemetery, est. 1819 Gwinnett County, Georgia Photo © 2010/1 S. Lincecum [Note: For what it's worth, the stone for these three little ones is next to the stone for John Norton .]

Clara Emma Dunlap (1852-1854) Yesterday brought you a touching Tombstone Tuesday post about the five DUNLAP children resting in Fairview Presbyterian Church Cemetery at Lawrenceville, GA. Two of the little girls have epitaphs that I was able to pinpoint as being from a hymn written by Charles Wesley, entitled On the Death of a Child : WHEREFORE should I make my moan, Now the darling child is dead? He to early rest is gone, He to paradise is fled: I shall go to him, but he Never shall return to me. God forbids his longer stay, God recalls the precious loan, God hath taken him away, From my bosom to His own; Surely what He wills is best, Happy in His will I rest. Faith cries out, It is the Lord! Let Him do as seems Him good: Be Thy holy name adored, Take the gift awhile bestow’d, Take the child, no longer mine, Thine he is, for ever Thine. Click here for all epitaphs highlighted on this Southern Graves blog.