Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery at the intersection of Ga.State Highway 108 and Bethany Road near the Cherokee County line in southeastern Pickens County. © Linda Woodward Geiger. All rights reserved.
Category Archive: Pickens County
Mar 06
Tombstone Tuesday: Ball Creek Baptist Church, Part II
This series of images of grave markers for veterans buried in the Ball Creek Baptist Church is continued from Tombstone Tuesday on the 28th of February. © Linda Woodward Geiger. All rights reserved.
Feb 28
Tombstone Tuesday: Ball Creek Baptist Church, Part I
Ball Creek Baptist Church, established in 1857, is located on Ga. Rt. 136 just woest of Keetor Road. A marble marker at the steps leading up to the cemetery reads: “Ball Creek Church, Organized Aug. 5, 1857 Names of Presbytery: R. Jorden, James Underwood, John Holden Names of Charter Members: A.K. Trible, John Langley, William Dover, Ealija …
Feb 21
Tombstone Tuesday: Arbor Hill Baptist Church
Arbor Hill Baptist Church is located on Fortner Road near Harrington (west of Four Mile Baptist Church) in Pickens County, Georgia. Images here indicate some of the U.S. Veterans that are buried there. © Photographs are the property of Linda Woodward Geiger. All Rights Reserved.
Jan 17
Tombstone Tuesday: Veterans, Antioch Church, Pickens Co.
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Aug 28
Museum Talk: Old Pickens County Jail
The Pickens County Jail served Pickens County, Georgia, as a jail from 1909 through 1982. The building, now on the National Historic Register, served two purposes—to house the county inmates on the upper level and to serve as the residence of the county sheriff or his deputy on the first level. The building continues …
Aug 15
Military Monday: Sloan H. Abbott, Confederate Veteran
The family of Salome Abbot was enumerated in the Dug Road District (Jasper Post Office), Pickens County, Georgia on 6 June 1860.[1] The household consisted of Salome Abbott, age 27, born in S.C. farmer, real estate valued at $200, and personal estate valued at $150; Anna Abbot, age 30, born in S.C.; and Georgia Abbot, age …
Jul 26
Tombstone Tuesday: Some Early Burials at Price Creek Cemetery
Price Creek Baptist Church and Cemetery are located in northern Pickens County, Georgia, near the Gilmer County Line. One unusual burial site is that of “Two Little Indian Boys.” The marble stone appears to be rather modern and the identity of the boys is a mystery.
Jul 25
Military Monday: War of 1812 Widow’s Pension & Beyond
Rebecca A. Tatum, widow of Edward Tatum, applied for a War of 1812 pension under the Act of 9 March 1878. Edward served as a private in Capt Cannon’s Company in the South Carolina Militia. Copies were made of all of the documents in Rebecca’s pension application file #36382 (certificate #27906), at the National Archives, …
Jun 27
Breaking the Heartland: The Civil War in Georgia
Press Release courtesy of Robert Scott Davis, Jr. PICKENS COUNTY IN THE CIVIL WAR FEATURED IN NEW BOOK One of Georgia’s most popular legends has been the story of how a group of citizens in Jasper raised a United States flag in front of the courthouse in 1860 in protest to Georgia seceding from the …
