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Friends of Baldwin County Cemeteries, Inc.A non-profit, 501(c)(3), organization dedicated to the preservation |
| Spring Hill Cemetery |
Description: Also known as Brantley Cemetery |
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Location: From the Baldwin County Courthouse, go east on Hancock St. and follow Highways 22/24 southeast for 2 miles. Turn left at Lake Laurel Road. Go 3.4 miles and turn right on Moran Springs Road. Go 0.8 of a mile. Cemetery is on the right with a small dirt road leading into it. GPS coordinates: 33 07' 51.9" N 83 09' 37.7" W or in degrees only form: 33.13108° N X 83.16047° 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 'A'.) GMD: 105 Cemetery Status: Active Predominant race: Both Black and White The old graves extending into the woods and the appearance of some of the graves suggests that this may have been an old plantation cemetery at one time. |
| Pers. No. | Name | Birth | Death | Inscription and Notes | Service |
| 1 |   |   | Unmarked graves. Perhaps as many as 100 unmarked graves extend into the woods. Also, 4 old unmarked slabs, 1 person-sized area enclosed by wrought iron fence. | ||
| 2 | Georgia Kitchens | 1880 | 1936 | ||
| 3 | Hattie Collins | ca. 1862 | Oct 2, 1907 | w/o C.H. Collins. Age 45 | |
| 4 | C. H. Collins | Jan 22, 1851 |   | All is well. No death date. On same gravestone as Hattie Collins. | |
| 5 | Clarence Green | Feb 28, 1920 | Sep 24, 1988 | ||
| 6 | Lilla Mae Green | Sep 24, 1921 | Jul 7, 1996 | ||
| 7 | Ben Anderson | Oct 7, 1910 | Feb 3, 1967 | ||
| 8 | Maggie Wm. Anderson | Apr 18, 1917 | Mar 26, 1973 | ||
| 9 | Johnnie Cook | Jul 17, 1907 | Feb 8, 1961 | ||
| 10 | Levie Green | May 14, 1915 | Aug 29, 1937 | ||
| 11 | Eula M. Jackson | Apr 26, 1924 | Jul 30, 2002 | ||
| 12 | Hattie Green | Oct 11, 1884 | Dec 5, 1939 | ||
| 13 | Arthur L. Cook | Nov 1, 1925 | Aug 5, 1975 | ||
| 14 | Celia Brantley | Feb 13, 1909 | Apr 13, 1976 | ||
| 15 | Joe B. Brantley | May 8, 1908 | Feb 6, 1988 | ||
| 16 | Mary Binion | May 8, 1873 | Jan 7, 1931 | ||
| 17 | Ida Mae Bryant | Jun 10, 1910 | May 13, 1939 | ||
| 18 | James Binion | Nov 1, 1911 | Jul 15, 2003 | Father | |
| 19 | Frank Binion | Dec 25, 1878 | Oct 18, 1948 | ||
| 20 | Robert Lewis | Aug 12, 1921 | Aug 28, 1944 | World War II Georgia Pvt. U.S. Army | |
| 21 |   |   | Unmarked grave. | ||
| 22 |   |   | Unmarked adult slab. | ||
| 23 | Dixie Ruffins |   | Nov 13, 1949 | ||
| 24 | Malindia Ruffins |   | Sep 5, 1954 | ||
| 25 | Corean Curry | Dec 28, 1914 | Jan 31, 1958 | ||
| 26 | Charlie Ruffin | Aug 16, 1925 | Nov 17, 1961 | ||
| 27 | Heardie Simmons, Sr. | Dec 22, 1899 | Sep 9, 1969 | ||
| 28 | Binie M. Pitts | May 11, 1922 | Feb 9, 1975 | ||
| 29 |   |   | Unmarked adult slab. | ||
| 30 | Avant King | Apr 19, 1962 | Aug 8, 1993 | ||
| 31 | Fannie Mae Anderson |   | Mar 13, 1966 | Death year could be 1986, 1968, or 1988 | |
| 32 | Carrie Swint | Apr 8, 1915 | Jun 20, 1978 | Forever with the lord | |
| 33 | Ann L. Brantley | Feb 16, 1923 | Sep 3, 1982 | ||
| 34 | Thelma Anderson | Feb 16, 1926 | Apr 8, 1988 | ||
| 35 | Harold Swint | Apr 6, 1933 | Dec 10, 1998 | Korean War PFC U.S. Army | |
| 36 | Tom Watts | Feb 1, 1895 | Jul 16, 1970 | ||
| 37 | Willie King, Sr. | Sep 18, 1909 | Oct 31, 1975 | At rest | |
| 38 |   |   | Unmarked adult slabs. 3 Graves | ||
| 39 | Robert Wells, Sr. | Apr 9, 1919 | May 31, 1979 | ||
| 40 | Lucy Terrell | May 15, 1928 | Dec 4, 1984 | ||
| 41 | Carrie L. Moody | Dec 9, 1935 | May 11, 1984 | ||
| 42 | Louise Hardy Finsley | Jul 7, 1908 | Feb 4, 2002 | ||
| 43 | Eva Walls | Dec 7, 1903 | Oct 19, 1970 | ||
| 44 | Sarah Hardy | Sep 29, 1878 | Jan 23, 1940 | ||
| 45 | Osgay Hardy | Oct 18,   | Apr 31, 195 | Very difficult to read. Best guess. Cannot read last digit of death year. | |
| 46 | Emma Hardy |   | Nov 26, 1957 | ||
| 47 | Willie Bell Franklin | May 3, 1916 | Oct 13, 2004 | ||
| 48 | James "Jim" Franklin | Nov 11, 1912 | Sep 22, 2002 | m Feb 14, 1935 to Willie Bell Franklin | |
| 49 | Virginia Ward | Jun 24, 1932 | Jul 6, 1981 | ||
| 50 | Walker Lee Ward, Sr. | Jul 28, 1912 | Feb 27, 1984 | World War II Pvt. U.S. Army | |
| 51 | Ronnie Lewis | Oct 26, 1955 | May 28, 1992 | ||
| 52 | Irene Ward Lewis | May 12, 1927 | Mar 2, 1993 | A loving mother | |
| 53 | A. B. Lewis, Sr. | Jan 9, 1918 | Nov 13, 2004 | A loving father | |
| 54 | Jessie Ward | Jun 6, 1928 | Jun 1, 1999 | ||
| 55 | Nettie B. Ward | Mar 18, 1894 | Jun 13, 1988 | ||
| 56 | Thomas Ward, Sr. | Nov 21, 1885 | Mar 3, 1969 | Free at last | |
| 57 | Lucious Ward | Jun 7, 1932 | Feb 15, 1997 | Korean War U.S. Army |