Trinity CME (old) Church Cemetery

Location:
From the Hancock County Courthouse, go east on Hwys 15/16 for 0.3 mile to the fork at the Sparta Baptist Church. Stay left at the fork and continue on Hwy 16 for a total of 9.9 miles. Turn left on a driveway that runs past a residence.* Go approximately 0.1 mile. The cemetery is just past the power line easement and on the left of the driveway.

*The driveway is 0.8 mile past Perry Bell Rd on the left.

GPS coordinates: 33 18' 19" N 82 49' 01" W
or in degrees only form: 33.30528° N X 82.81694° W
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GMD: 112
Cemetery Status: Active
Predominant race: Black

The graves are numbered starting at the driveway and working side to side in rows.

On Dec. 6, 2003, many volunteers, including the Lawson family, members of the Trinity CME Church, and members of Friends of Hancock Co. Cemeteries, cleaned and indexed the cemetery.
Indexer or Contributor: Harrell Lawson and many volunteers

Number of persons found: 110

 Maggie    Smith
 1900 -  1944
Mother   

 Grave 1 

 Arthur H.   Archer
May 23, 1902 - Mar 23, 1937
   

 Grave 2 

 C. J.   Merritt
Feb 25, 1912 - Jan 10, 1937
   

 Grave 3 

 Thelma    Bass
 1915 -  1936
Love makes memory eternal.   

 Grave 4 

 H. B.   Bass
 1922 -  1937
Love makes memory eternal.   

 Grave 5 

 Onie    Bass
 1886 -  1937
Love makes memory eternal.   

 Grave 6 

 Mr. Willie    Leslie
Oct 15, 1889 - Sep 8, 1956
   
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 Grave 7 

 Frank    Leslie
 
  No dates. 

 Grave 8

 Hugh    Andrews
Sep 10, 1912 - May 4, 1959
   

 Grave 9 

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 10

Unmarked Grave     
 
  A headstone with no inscription. 

 Grave 11

Unmarked Grave     
 
 Grave 12

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 13

 Lottie    Flewellen
 1851 -  1943
   

 Grave 14 

 Elmer M.   Archer
May 7, 1898 - Feb 23, 1927
   

 Grave 15 

Unmarked Grave     
 
  A fieldstone marks the grave. 

 Grave 16

 Mrs. Amanda    Archie
 
 - Feb 15, 1954
  A "Hanley" gravestone. 
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 Grave 17 

 Mr. David    Archer
 
 - May 11, 1955
A "Hanley" marker.   
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 Grave 18 

Unmarked Grave     
 
  A fieldstone marks the grave. 

 Grave 19

 Irene    Leslie
Feb 10, 1892 - May 31, 1910
   

 Grave 20 

 George Hillory   Leslie
 1850 -  1946
  On same gravestone as Irena Ficklin Leslie. 

 Grave 21 

 Irena  Ficklin  Leslie
 1854 -  1946
  On same gravestone as George Hillory Leslie. 

 Grave 22 

Unmarked Grave     
 
  A fieldstone marks the grave. 

 Grave 23

Unmarked Grave     
 
  A fieldstone marks the grave. 

 Grave 24

Unmarked Grave     
Aug 27, 1918 - Feb 16, 1926
  A funeral home marker with dates but no name 

 Grave 25 

Unmarked Grave     
 
  An unreadable funeral home marker is lying on the ground.

 Grave 26

Unmarked Grave     
 
  An elaborate iron marker, somewhat in the shape of a cross, marks the grave.

 Grave 27

Unmarked Grave     
 
  An unreadable funeral home marker. 

 Grave 28

Unmarked Grave     
 
  An unreadable funeral home marker. 

 Grave 29

Unmarked Grave     
 
  A funeral home marker. 

 Grave 30

Unmarked Grave     
 
  A fieldstone marks the grave. 

 Grave 31

Unmarked Grave     
 
  A field stone marks the grave. 

 Grave 32

Unmarked Adult Grave  - Earnest    Leslie
 
Name per Burnestine Strother, who is her great granddaughter. Grave is surrounded by a cement coping and has a fieldstone headstone.

 Grave 33

 Martha  West  Pitts
 
 - Jun 11, 1915
Age 67. w/o Alfred Pitts.  She was a loyal friend, a noble daughter, a devoted wife and mother. 
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 Grave 34 

Unmarked Grave     
 
  An unreadable funeral home marker. 

 Grave 35

 Emma  Kendrick  Blount
b.  1882 
  No death date inscribed. On same headstone as Frank Blount.

 Grave 36 

 Frank    Blount
 1882 -  1942
  On same headstone as Emma Kendrick Blount. 

 Grave 37 

 Idonia    Blount
 1904 -  1940
Thy trials ended, Thy rest is won.   

 Grave 38 

 Mary B.   Klingfield
 1893 -  1956
   

 Grave 39 

 Rosa    Blount
 1883 -  1947
We will meet again.   

 Grave 40 

 Robert    Blount
May 24, 1880 - Sep 19, 1956
   

 Grave 41 

Unmarked Graves     
 
  3 graves marked by funeral home markers. 

 Grave 42

Unmarked Grave     
 
  A fieldstone marks the grave. 

 Grave 45

 Nancy    Bell
Jun 15, 1850 - Mar 18, 1912
   
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 Grave 46 

 Frank    Bell
 
 - Nov 26, 1918
Age 96 years. Asleep in Jesus far from thee/ Thy kindred and their graves may be/ But there is still a blessed sleep/ from which none ever wake to weep. Died Jewell, Ga.
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 Grave 47 

Unmarked Grave     
 
  A fieldstone may mark a grave. 

 Grave 48

Unmarked Grave     
 
  A depression. 

 Grave 49

Unmarked Grave     
 
  A funeral home marker. 

 Grave 50

Unmarked Grave     
 
  A blank headstone marks the grave. 

 Grave 51

Unmarked Grave     
 
  A blank headstone marks the grave. 

 Grave 52

Unmarked Grave  - Effie    Jones
 
  Identity per Nina Kendrick, her niece. 

 Grave 53

Unmarked Grave  - Rev. Carlus    Jones
 1888 -  1937
  All info per funeral home marker from Augusta.

 Grave 54 

 Nina  Nash  Kendrick
Mar 27, 1898 - May 29, 1953
  Maiden name per family members. On same gravestone as Welbia Kendrick.

 Grave 55 

 Welbia    Kendrick
May 12, 1893 - Jul 29, 1940
  On same gravestone as Nina N. Kendrick. 

 Grave 56 

Unmarked Grave  - Felcia    Kendrick
 
  Identity per Nina Kendrick. 

 Grave 57

Unmarked Grave     
 
  A depression. 

 Grave 58

 Tena    Leslie
Dec 10, 1876 - Oct 21, 1908
"Miss Tena Leslie". Gone but not forgotten.   

 Grave 59 

Unmarked Grave     
 
  Funeral home marker from Pollard Funeral Home.

 Grave 60

 Bulay    Smith
Aug 10, 1881 - Mar 19, 1931
   

 Grave 61 

Unmarked Graves     
 
  3-4 graves identified by fieldstones, depressions, or funeral home marker.

 Grave 62

Unmarked Grave  - Moses (?)    Cot ???
 
 -  194
Age 74 years. All info per funeral home marker. First three letters of last name may be Cot. First name questionable.

 Grave 63 

Unmarked Grave     
 
  A fieldstone headstone and footstone mark the grave.

 Grave 64

 Beula J. Irene  Moss
Sep 30, 1878 - Jan 27, 1904
Jesus has come and borne thee home, Beyond the stormy blast.  

 Grave 65 

 Robert    Moss
Aug 3, 1899 - Oct 6, 1901
A little time on earth he spent, Till God for him His angel sent.  

 Grave 66 

 John W.   Pitts
Nov 6, 1879 - Dec 31, 1902
His toils are past, his work is done. He fought, the victory won. Broken stone. 

 Grave 67 

 John Wyman   Pitts
Feb 14, 1902 - Feb 3, 1905
Suffer little children to come unto me for such is the Kingdom of heaven.  

 Grave 68 

 Robert    Pitts
 1848 -  1911
Age 63 years.  Weep not he is at rest.   

 Grave 69 

Unmarked Grave  - Jessie    Pitts
 
  Identity per Dessie Wilson. 

 Grave 70

Unmarked Grave  - Charlie    Pitts
 
 - ca.  1936
Died from a lightning strike.  All info per Dessie Wilson, a family member.  

 Grave 71 

Unmarked Grave  - Leola    Pitts
 
  Identity per Dessie Wilson, family member. 

 Grave 72

Unmarked Grave  - Viola    Pitts
 
  Identity per Dessie Wilson, family member. 

 Grave 73

 Anna    Dooley
Jan 2, 1875 - Oct 15, 1932
Beloved one farewell.   
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 Grave 74 

Unmarked Grave     
 
  A funeral home marker and possible grave at the foot of Anna Dooley's grave.

 Grave 75

Unmarked Grave     
 
  A small granite headstone marks the grave. 

 Grave 76

Unmarked Grave     
 
  A fieldstone marks the grave. 

 Grave 77

Unmarked Graves     
 
  2-3 possible graves (depressions). 

 Grave 78

Unmarked Grave     
 
  Rough granite headstone and footstone. 

 Grave 79

Unmarked Grave     
 
  Fieldstone headstone and footstone. 

 Grave 80

 Cora    Youngblood
 
 - Apr 16, 1911
Age 34. At rest.   

 Grave 81 

Unmarked Grave     
 
 Grave 82

Unmarked Grave     
 
 Grave 83

Unmarked Grave     
 
  Fieldstone headstone and footstone. 

 Grave 84

 Hudson    Jones
Oct 10, 1856 - May 3, 1928
The Lord is my shepherd.   

 Grave 85 

Unmarked Grave     
 
  Funeral home marker. 

 Grave 86

Unmarked Grave     
 
Sep 7, 
Age 84 years.  Funeral home marker.  Only the age can be clearly read.

 Grave 87 

Unmarked Adult Slab  - Mary    Black
Jul 2, 1917 -  1989
Age 72.  All info per funeral home marker.   

 Grave 88 

 Eddie B.   Clemon
 1936 -  1979
   
Military Service: Korean War
SP3 U.S. Army

 Grave 89 

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 90

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 91

 Monica (?)    Clemmer
 
Both first and last name uncertain.  A child-sized slab with handwritten, very difficult to read inscription.

 Grave 92

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 1857 -  1919
  Name on slab illegible. 

 Grave 93 

 Abbie    Charleston
Feb 10, 1891 - Aug 20, 1970
   

 Grave 94 

Unmarked Grave  - Cora    Nash
 
 - Jul 7, 1977
Age 84. Death date may have been Jul 8. All info per her granddaughter.  

 Grave 95 

Unmarked Adult Slab  - J. B.   Nash
 
 - Oct 24, 1991
  All info per funeral home marker. 

 Grave 96 

 Terry Lee   Tucker
May 8, 1962 - Apr 21, 1994
   

 Grave 97 

 Benjamin    Nash, Jr.
Feb 5, 1939 - Nov 25, 2001
   

 Grave 98 

Unmarked Adult Slab  - John    Rocker
 
 - Jul 3, 1980
Age 60.  All info per funeral home marker.   

 Grave 99 

Unmarked Adult Slab  - Will    Charleston
 
  Identity per family members. 

 Grave 100

Unmarked Graves     
 
  Five graves marked by brick headstones. 

 Grave 101

 Amy    Clark
 1857 - Feb 22, 1944
Age 87.   

 Grave 106 

Unmarked Graves     
 
  4-5 possible graves marked by depressions, pottery and a pipe.

 Grave 107

Unmarked Graves     
 
  Some scattered fieldstones and a rough headstone with no markings.

 Grave 108

 Louiza    Leslie
May 10, 1831 - Jul 9, 1896
w/o Austin Leslie. She is safe in her Father's home above.  

 Grave 109 

 Austin    Leslie
Mar 10, 1827 - Jun 9, 1880
His soul in Heaven has sought its native place.  

 Grave 110 

Unmarked Grave     
 
  Overturned gravestone by fence. 

 Grave 111

 Olanda    Lee
 
 - Oct 10, 1918
Age 21 years. Gone but not forgotten.   

 Grave 112 

 E. L.   Long
Feb 25, 1929 - Jan 27, 1950
   

 Grave 113 

 Mary    Long
Apr 10, 1887 - Jun 9, 1949
Resting.   

 Grave 114 

 Cleveland    Long
Jul 1, 1896 - Jul 11, 1948
   
Military Service: World War I
Pvt Dev Bn 2

 Grave 115 

Unmarked Graves     
 
  Numerous depressions in this area (the far back of the cemetery).

 Grave 116