Location: From the Baldwin County Courthouse, go east on Hancock St. one block. Turn right (south) on Wayne St., which becomes Business 441 South. Follow Business 441S for 1.8 miles. Turn right on Allen Memorial Drive. Drive 0.5 mile. Turn right on Irby Street. Go 0.2 mile on Irby or where the street jogs to the right. Cemetery is on both sides of the street at the jog.
GPS coordinates: 33 03' 33.8" N 83 14' 21.7" W or in degrees only form: 33.05939° N X 83.23936° W See location on a Google map in a new window (NOTE:The map opens in a new window. The cemetery will be at the location indicated by a red marker.)
GMD: 321 Cemetery Status: Inactive Predominant race: Both Black and White Predominantly white on the left side of Irby and black on the right side of Irby.
Mae Smith
ca. 1776 - May 22, 1843
Grave 1
Unmarked Adult Grave
Formerly 11 headstones, one for each soldier who died at Ogelthorpe. Headstones now gone. Five of the soldiers have been identified as shown below. Military Service: Confederate States of America 6 unknown CSA soldiers who died at old Oglethorpe Univ., which served as a hospital during the war.
Grave 2
Unmarked Grave - William R. Etheridge
- Aug 1, 1864
Military Service: Confederate States of America Pvt. Co. K, 57th Georgia per Dr. Robert J. Massey's records.
Grave 3
Unmarked Grave - Frank Marion Herndon
- Sep 17, 1864
Military Service: Confederate States of America Pvt. Phelan's Battery, per Dr. Robert J. Massey's records.
Grave 4
Unmarked Grave - Frank Washington Legare
- Sep 27, 1864
Military Service: Confederate States of America Pvt. Co. E, 5th Georgia Militia, per Dr. Robert J. Massey's records.
Grave 5
Unmarked Grave - John Lemmons
- Mar 13, 1865
Military Service: Confederate States of America Pvt. Co. H, 24th South Carolina, per Dr. Robert J. Massey's records.
Grave 6
Unmarked Grave - Henry Walker
- Jul 30, 1864
Military Service: Confederate States of America Pvt. Co. E, 1st and 4th Missouri, per Dr. Robert J. Massey's records.
Grave 7
Sisicambis Mangham
ca. 1835 - Jul 25, 1852
Aged 17 yrs.
Grave 8
Unmarked Grave
5 unmarked graves, evenly divided between adults and children
Grave 9
Mrs Ruth Talmage
1816 - 1891
w/o Rev. S.K. Talmage Moved to Memory Hill Cemetery, Oct 24, 1991
Grave 10
Rev Samuel K. Talmage
ca. 1798 - Sep 2, 1865
Aged 67. "for more than 20 years President of Oglethorpe University" Moved to Memory Hill Cemetery, Oct 24, 1991
Grave 11
Mathew E. Bingham
ca. Nov 5, 1831 - Oct 20, 1851
Aged 19 yrs, 11 mos, 15 days. A member of the Junior class of Oglethorpe University
Grave 12
John M. McMillan
ca. May 23, 1839 - Oct 12, 1857
Aged 18 yrs., 4 mos, 19 days. b. Monroe Co., Ala. A college student.
Grave 13
Unmarked Grave - William Johnson
Jan 26, 1879 - Jun 26, 1907
4 graves with William Johnson possibly one. Info on William Johnson per TT.
Grave 14
Pinkie Wiggins Sherwood
Jun 30, 1850 - May 23, 1900
Grave 15
Joseph S. (Josephus?) Sherwood
- Jul 8, 1899
Grave 16
Unmarked Adult Grave
Grave 17
Frances D. Johnson
Mar 25, 1814 - Sep 5, 1884
our mother
Grave 18
Elam Johnson
1806 - Nov 21, 1881
our father
Grave 19
Unmarked Adult Grave
Grave 20
Unmarked Grave - Mrs D. W. Clark
w/o D. W. Clark. Info per A/D
Grave 21
D. W. Clark
Mar 31, 1816 - Oct 6, 1896
Grave 22
Unmarked Grave - Julia Clark
d/o Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Clark. Info per A/D
Grave 23
Unmarked Grave - Mattie Clark
"Miss". Info per A/D
Grave 24
Unmarked Child Grave
Grave 25
Unmarked Adult Grave - Mrs A. T. Smith
ca. 1806 - Nov 22, 1848
Aged 32 yrs. Mrs. Smith appears in the TT index, but the marker/grave can no longer be found.
Grave 26
Elbert Cleghorn Ramsay
Mar 5, 1833 - Dec 23, 1890
Birth date and Dec 23 death date per Carolyn Ramsay. s/o R.H. Ramsay, per A/D. Death year and service info, per RCSG. Military Service: Confederate States of America Pvt. Co. B, 4th Ga. Discharged 8/3/1862 Died Milledgeville
Grave 27
Unmarked Adult Grave - Randolph H. Ramsay
1804 - Oct 28, 1878
A professor. Identity and occupation per A/D. Dates per Carolyn Ramsay.
Grave 28
Unmarked Adult Grave - Mary Ann Monroe Ramsay
1805 - 1875
w/o Randolph H. Ramsay. Identity per A/D. Dates per Carolyn Ramsay.
Grave 29
Unmarked Adult Grave - Mary Ann "Mollie" Ramsay
b. 1849
d. after 1900. d/o Randolph H. Ramsay. Identity per A/D. Dates, nickname per Carolyn Ramsay.
Grave 30
Unmarked Adult Grave - Henry Clay Ramsay
1844 - ca. 1866
d. 1866 or 1867. Unsure if grave contains Henry Clay Ramsay, but a possibility per A/D Dates per Carolyn Ramsay.
Grave 31
Unmarked Adult Grave - Martha J. Moss Bass
1780 - Nov 1, 1863
m/o Mary Ann M. Cleghorn Ramsay. The identification of this grave is tentative and provided by Carolyn Ramsay.
Grave 32
Louise Lane
ca. 1824 - Jul 9, 1854
Aged 30 yrs. w/o C.W. Lane. d. Americus
Grave 33
A. E. Matthews
ca. 1826 - Jul 24, 1854
Aged 28 yrs. A candidate for the ministry.
Grave 34
Julie Tauxe (Tauye?) Couen (Cavity?)
- Jun 11, 1858
from Switzerland. d. Scottsboro, Ga.
Grave 35
Allen
a headstone only
Grave 36
Unmarked Grave
6 adult graves and 1 infant grave
Grave 37
William Brantly Furman
Feb 11, 1826 - Aug 17, 1858
Grave 38
Unmarked Adult Grave
Grave 39
Unmarked Adult Grave - LeRoy P. McCutcheon
- Jun 26, 1850
A student at Ogelthorpe, killed by a lightning strike. See "College Life at Old Oglethorpe", http://leebethune.com/ genealogy/OglethorpeUnivMidwayGA.pdf, p. 62
Grave 40
Unmarked Adult Grave - Preston B. Luce
- Jun 26, 1850
A student at Ogelthorpe, killed by a lightning strike. See "College Life at Old Oglethorpe", http://leebethune.com/ genealogy/OglethorpeUnivMidwayGA.pdf, p. 62
