Southern Graves

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)

Sheri Fenley at The Educated Graveyard Rabbit posted about a "new-to-her" website about cemeteries in North Carolina. It's "new-to-me," too, so I thought I'd pass along the information. Cemetery Census is run by a group of volunteers who are posting burial records from local cemeteries online. The work has been going on for more than ten years, and the site is extensive. Thank-you, Sheri, for letting us know about this great website.

James A. Whiteside died on this date 118 years ago in Rutland, Georgia. He was born 28 July 1835 in Columbus, Georgia. James was buried in Sardis Cemetery ; Bibb County, Georgia. William Mize died on this date 54 years ago. His gravestone transcription from Magnolia Park Cemetery , Warner Robins, Georgia: William Mize Georgia PFC Co M 21 Infantry World War I April 14, 1902 - Jan 30, 1955 Southern Graves Home

Have you ever read an inscription on a gravestone that seemed so personal, so raw, you thought it could be a page from someone's diary? That's exactly how I felt when I read the love letter from Faye Wall to her husband Charles. A "ledger" gravestone is a slab that covers an entire grave. Mrs. Wall used this type of stone for her husband, and on it she had this inscribed in raised letters: This Is My Beloved Husband Charles Douglas Wall March 1, 1926 July 12, 1972 You Were My Purpose And My Way. Each Night And Day, Each Hour Something Wonderful And Dear Of You Will Ring My Heart And Knock Upon My Mind. For Love Has Your Face And Body, Your Tender Hands And Your Sweet Mouth - God Has Made No Other Eyes Like Yours. You Were All I And All Of Me Was You - My Senses Rhymed With Your Senses And Our Bodies Made Music And Gave Light As All Things Absolute. Now I Walk Alone, Slowly. No Hurry, Nobody's Waiting. My Love Who Loved Me Is Gone. ... Fay...

Clifford Angus Holleman died on this date 120 years ago, 5 days before his seventh birthday. He was born 3 February 1882. Clifford was buried in Sardis Cemetery ; Bibb County, Georgia.

Leland Meitzler is back at GenealogyBlog , and today he wrote a nice post about The Missouri Death Certificates Online Index & Digital Death Certificates 1910-1957 . Check it out! It's always nice to find another free resource. I would like to add that you can find many Georgia death certificates online, as well. Georgia's Virtual Vault contains Georgia Death Certificates, 1919-1927 . The website copy states, "The collection also includes a number of certificates from 1914-1918, with the bulk dating from 1917 and 1918."

Sometimes I have trouble reading military gravestones. They oftentimes contain acronyms (or abbreviations, whichever is the correct term) that I just cannot figure out. Here's one from Magnolia Park Cemetery ; Warner Robins, Houston County, Georgia I found especially difficult to decipher: Robert C. Countryman Georgia Pvt 6 GP MTD MG TNG CEN World War I Jan 6, 1892 - Aug 30, 1953 The only thing I thought I had was "training center" at the end of line three. I turned to my retired Air Force father for help (thanks, Dad). Here's what he came up with: "From my Army friends: Pvt = Private GP = MTD = Motor Transport Corps Division MG = Machine Gun TNG CEN = Training Center Don't know about the GP. It doesn't seem to fit but is related to the 6 which is for 6th Army. Could be general purpose." Anyone else have a go-to resource for better understanding the abbreviations on military gravestones?

Kennedy Bullard died on this date 157 years ago. This son of Wiley and Parthena Bullard was born 4 August 1819. He was buried in Beech Springs Methodist Church Cemetery ; Bullard, Twiggs County, Georgia.

I've been planning to take a trip to Russellville Baptist Church Cemetery in Monroe County, Georgia ever since I researched a bit and wrote a post about Grady O'Neal and his wife Josephine Harbuck ( Grady O'Neal & the Girl Next Door ). According to an online transcription for this cemetery, Grady's mother Martha Baggarley O'Neal is buried in this cemetery. I decided to pay a visit and my respects. Since this week's "Genealogy Blogging Prompt" is to take a genealogy day trip and write about it, I figured I'd pay a bit more attention to my entire journey from start to finish. I actually started preparing for my trip the night before. I printed out directions to the cemetery, along with a couple of maps. My might-as-well-be-husband used to install satellite systems for DirecTV, and he told me a bit about the area since he had done some work there. He even told me a place I should stop and eat (I didn't, though). The next morning, I charg...

David E. Corder is buried in Magnolia Park Cemetery ; Warner Robins, Houston County, Georgia. According to his marker, David was born 4 February 1890 and died 27 December 1952. Two graves next to his are Pearl Corder Kirkland (31 Jan 1885 - 13 Nov 1971) and Nancy E. Corder (29 Jan 1872 - 15 Jan 1959). Giving all the dates on the stones, we might conclude Nancy and Pearl were wives of David. Pearl could've simply married again after his death. However, what appears to be the case is not always the case... 1900 US Federal Census District 14, Lower Fifth, Militia District #769, Houston County, Georgia Sheet 12B 14 June 1900 Dwelling 249 (line 51) Corder , William M. (head) b. Apr 1852 - m. 28 yrs - b. Georgia - parents b. South Carolina, occ. Farmer Corder, Maryan (wife) b. Aug 1855 - m. 28 yrs - 7 children (5 living) - b. Georgia Corder, Nannie (dau) b. Feb 1873, Georgia Corder, Pearl (dau) b. Jan 1885, Georgia Corder, David (son) b. Feb 1890, Georgia From that ce...

Lula L. English died on this date 102 years ago. She was born 26 April 1873 and was the wife of H. W. English. Mrs. English was buried in Magnolia Park Cemetery ; Warner Robins, Houston County, Georgia. Lounell Kersey Williams died on this date 20 years ago. She was born 31 October 1931. Lounell was also buried in Magnolia Park Cemetery. Southern Graves Home

Johnnie Barker Sasser died on this date 57 years ago. Johnnie, born 15 July 1876, was buried in Bonaire Cemetery ; Houston County, Georgia.

Martha Underwood Carney died on this date 82 years ago. She was born 29 June 1834. Martha was buried in Sardis Cemetery ; Bibb County, Georgia. Joseph E. Staples died on this date 56 years ago. His gravestone transcription from Magnolia Park Cemetery ; Warner Robins, Houston County, Georgia: Joseph E. Staples Georgia CFR Air Service World War I July 28, 1891 - Jan 23, 1953 Alice Hudson Harp died on this date 32 years ago. She was born 7 January 1909. Like Martha Carney, Mrs. Harp was also buried in Sardis Cemetery. Southern Graves Home

Here is more on the ongoing discussion of adding a 'green' cemetery in Bibb County, Georgia. The county commission has blocked it, for now. " Bibb Cemetery Ordinance Buried - For Now By Jennifer Burk An ordinance concerning the dead still is stirring up a lively debate. More than two months after the Bibb County Commission passed a cemetery ordinance restricting how and where bodies may be buried, opponents and supporters of the law still are arguing the issue." READ MORE

Florene Harp died on this date 49 years ago. She was born 12 February 1885. Florene was buried in Sardis Cemetery ; Bibb County, Georgia.

Grady O'Neal Jan 27, 1890 - Oct 20, 1954 Magnolia Park Cemetery Warner Robins, Houston County, Georgia Grady O'Neal was born in Crawford County, Georgia. He and his wife Josephine Harbuck (22 December 1894 - 29 October 1961) were both buried at Magnolia Park Cemetery. Grady, Josephine, and family can be found in the 1930 US Federal Census records. They were living on a farm in Randolph County, Georgia: Militia District 954 2 April 1930 Dwelling 13 Oneal , Grady (head) - age 40 - 1st m. age 21 - b. Georgia - occ. Brick Layer Oneal, Josephine L. (wife) - age 35 - 1st m. age 18 - b. Georgia Oneal, Alfred (son) - age 17 - b. Georgia - occ. Saw Mill Laborer Oneal, Florence (dau) - age 16 - b. Georgia Oneal, Laurie (son) - age 14 - b. Georgia - occ. Saw Mill Laborer Oneal, Roy (son) - age 12 - b. Georgia Oneal, Evelyn (dau) - age 10 - b. Georgia Oneal, Joe (son) - age 8 - b. Georgia Oneal, Margaret (dau) - age 4 ?/12 - b. Georgia Oneal, Marion (dau) - age 4 ?/12...

W. Selby Jester Oct 13, 1886 - April 25, 1961 Magnolia Park Cemetery Warner Robins, Houston County, Georgia Mr. Selby Jester and his wife Minnie were both buried at Magnolia Park Cemetery. Minnie's gravemarker states she was born 12 April 1888 and died 30 March 1962. Selby's World War I draft registration card states the first initial of 'W' shown on the gravemarker above stands for William. He was born in Eupora, Mississippi, and his occupation in 1917 was farmer. Selby had a wife and three children at that time, and he was described as slender with brown eyes and dark hair. The 1900 US Federal Census suggests Selby's parents were Robert P. and Abigal M. Jester: District 102, Beat 4, Webster County, Mississippi Sheet 11A 23 June 1900 Dwelling 192 (line 15) Jester , Robert P. (head) - b. Oct 1846, Mississippi - m. 36 yrs - occ. Farmer Jester, Abigal M. (wife) - b. Mar 1848, Alabama - m. 36 yrs - 11 children - father b. Kentucky - mother b. South C...

Emma Rutledge Smith died on this date 69 years ago. This daughter of Arthur M. Rutledge and Elizabeth Underwood was born in Tennessee 29 March 1854. Emma later married Henry A. M. Smith. She was buried in St. Philip's Church Cemetery ; Charleston, South Carolina. The final words on her tombstone are quite beautiful: Where He Leads Me I Can Safely Go, And In the Blest Hereafter I Shall Know Why, in His Wisdom, He Hath Led Me So.

Elizabeth Wasilini 1923 - 1969 Magnolia Park Cemetery Warner Robins, Houston County, Georgia I don't have much to offer about Ms. Elizabeth. For some reason, I like her simple grave marker. I can tell you the rosary beads are not common in my area.