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: Cemeteries
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.
Aug 17
Faulkner Family Cemetery, Pickens County
In late October of 2008, Tony Poss (a long time Pickens County resident) contacted me about a family cemetery not far from Four Mile Baptist Church, in the southeastern part of the county. He took me to visit the long abandoned cemetery that was still marked by a wrought iron fence. The fence enclosed a …
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 13
Scudders Bones or Not?
Jacob Scudder was a early white trader in the Cherokee Nation (now Forsyth County) and ultimately the first State Senator of Cherokee County. The family cemetery now being restored by the Forsyth County Historical Society had been damaged by vandals. Very recently bones were discovered at the site. Are they really the bones of Jacob …
Jun 28
Tombstone Tuesday: Gail O. Lance
“She was an angel unto us & now in heaven” is the inscription on the grave marker of Gail O. Lance. She was buried in Bethel (former Shoal Creek) Baptist Church Cemetery in Dawson County, Georgia. Bethel Baptist Church is located on Georgia Highway 136 near the intersection of Ga. 136 and and Shoal Creek …
Jun 27
Military Monday: David Caylor
David Caylor and family were enumerated in the Grassy Knob District of Pickens County, Georgia. He at age 35, born in North Carolina, was head of house. Other household members included Permelia, age 31, born in North Carolina and six children all born in Georgia: Martha, age 13; George, age 12; Lucinda, age 8; Minerva, …
