Hancock County (Georgia) Cemeteries

Cemetery details

Mitchell Chapel AME Church Cemetery

Location:
From the Hancock County Courthouse go southwest on Hwy 22 for 0.2 mile. Turn right onto Dixie Rd and go for 0.8 mile. Turn left onto Pumping Station Road. Go 2.0 miles. Turn left on Glen Ford Road and go 1.5 miles. The church and cemetery are on the right side of the road.

GPS coordinates: 33 15' 14.2" N 83 02' 20.8" W
or in degrees only form: 33.25394° N X 83.03911° W
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GMD: 116
Cemetery Status: Active
Predominant race: Black

Graves added since the cemetery survey are numbered 40 or higher. All information on these burials is based on obituaries.

Indexer or Contributor: Mona L. and F. Dean Williams

Number of persons found: 41

 Indiana    Brown
 1914 -  1987
"Mother". Praying hands.   

 Grave 1 

 James    Hunt, Jr.
Oct 7, 1944 - Dec 20, 1979
   

 Grave 2 

 Sarah H.   Pearson
Oct 11, 1918 - Sep 28, 2000
Decorative headstone with star symbol.   

 Grave 3 

 Malinda W.   Walls
 1916 -  1998
Excelsior CH 53.   

 Grave 4 

 Nathaniel    Turner
Sep 17, 1951 - Jan 15, 1995
   

 Grave 5 

 Della Mae   Turner
May 29, 1933 - Jul 10, 1992
   

 Grave 6 

 Charlie Lee   Turner
Jul 13, 1966 - Jul 10, 1988
   

 Grave 7 

 Rebecca P.   Turner
Oct 22, 1904 - Jan 26, 1988
   

 Grave 8 

 Derrick    Turner
Apr 21, 1971 - Mar 23, 1973
   

 Grave 9 

 Willie Bell   Gilchrist
Apr 14, 1935 - Nov 12, 1997
   

 Grave 10 

Unmarked Slab     
 
 Grave 11

Unmarked Grave     
 
 Grave 12

 David    Barnes
Jan 21, 1965 - Jul 17, 1988
   
Military Service: 
SP 4 U.S. Army

 Grave 13 

Unmarked Adult Slab  - Lillian    Pearson
May 5, 1909 - Jul 24, 2001
All info from funeral home marker.   

 Grave 14 

Unmarked Adult Slab  - Willie M.   Morris
 
Name per funeral home marker.   

 Grave 15

 Isaac    Brookins
Feb 13, 1930 - Jul 15, 2002
A man of vision.   

 Grave 16 

Unmarked Adult Slab  - Kenneth    Morris
 
Name per funeral home marker.   

 Grave 17

Unmarked Grave     
 
 Grave 18

 Earl    Mitchell
Nov 11, 1929 - Feb 1, 2000
   

 Grave 19 

Unmarked Grave     
 
 Grave 20

Unmarked Grave     
 
  Surrounded by bricks. 

 Grave 21

Unmarked Slab     
 
 Grave 22

 W M (William?) A.   Brown, Jr.
Mar 16, 1923 - Sep 24, 1936
   

 Grave 23 

Unmarked Grave     
 
  Surrounded by cinder blocks. 

 Grave 24

Unmarked Grave     
 
  Surrounded by cinder blocks. 

 Grave 25

 James Poter   Brown
Mar 13, 1888 - Nov 23, 1940
                                            B Broken slab. 

 Grave 26 

 Isah    Sibert
May 20, 1934 - Dec 18, 1940
   

 Grave 27 

Unmarked Slab     
 
  Small concrete slab no longer readable. 

 Grave 28

 Nathaniel    Warren, Sr.
May 17, 1917 - Jun 16, 1988
   
Military Service: World War II
Pvt U.S. Army

 Grave 29 

 Dannie M.   Watkins
Mar 8, 1946 - Dec 13, 1998
The Lord is my shepherd.   

 Grave 30 

 Annie L.   Hall
Apr 18, 1916 - Dec 25, 2000
   

 Grave 31 

 Lueenia    Sallad
Sep 22, 1921 - Mar 21, 1983
   

 Grave 32 

 Lena    Burton
Jul 29, 1886 - Dec 4, 1978
   

 Grave 33 

 Elijah    Sallad
Jun 8, 1916 - Jun 29, 1990
   
Military Service: 
Pvt U.S. Army

 Grave 34 

 Jeanette  Owens  Stanton
Oct 26, 1947 - Jan 21, 1978
   

 Grave 35 

 Marvin "Rock"   Henderson
 
 - Jan 18, 2005
Age 60.  All info from obituary. 

 Grave 40 

 Minnie Bell "Till"   Warren
 
 - Mar 19, 2006
  All info from obituary. 

 Grave 41 

 Susie    Turner
 
 - Oct 10, 2007
Age 77.  All info from obituary. 

 Grave 42 

 James K.   Turner
 
 - Jan 20, 2009
Age 49.  All info from obituary. 

 Grave 43 

 Rosie M.   Turner
 
 - May 2, 2009
Age 72.  All info from obituary. 

 Grave 44 

 Bessie    Abrams
 
 - Nov 6, 2009
  All info from obituary. 

 Grave 45 