Zebulon Methodist Church Cemetery

Location:
From the Hancock County Courthouse, go 2 blocks east on Broad Street to Boland St. Turn right on Boland, which becomes Linton Rd, and go 6.6 miles on Linton Road. Turn left off Linton Road onto Brown Chapel Rd. The cemetery is 0.1 mile and on your left.

GPS coordinates: 33 11' 08.8" N 82 59' 53.4" W
or in degrees only form: 33.18578° N X 82.99817° W
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GMD: 117
Cemetery Status: Active
Predominant race: White

Graves numbered 150 or higher have been added since the original cemetery survey and are based largely on obituaries. These graves are believed to be somewhere in the cemetery.

Indexer or Contributor: Carolyn Waddell and Roger Stembridge

Number of persons found: 141

 Lucy  Boyer  Flury
Oct 29, 1911 - Feb 21, 1985
   

 Grave 1 

 A. Jewel   Flury
Sep 29, 1898 - Sep 27, 1958
   

 Grave 2 

 Mary  Holloway  Flury
Jul 27, 1909 - Oct 7, 1937
   

 Grave 3 

 J. Lon   Dickinson
Jan 16, 1854 - Feb 11, 1938
   

 Grave 4 

 Sallie    Dickinson
Feb 15, 1858 - Feb 17, 1955
   

 Grave 5 

 Baby    Law
 
 Grave 6

 Martha    Arnold
 
 - Jul 1, 1927
   
 Grave 7

 Weodia    Arnold
 
 - Apr 11, 1926
  First name appears to be WEODIA, where the D is facing backwards.

 Grave 8 

 Daisy  Davis  Arnold
Apr 29, 1901 - Nov 9, 1931
   

 Grave 9 

 Lucille  Walker  Boyer
Sep 6, 1890 - Jan 19, 1976
   

 Grave 10 

 Callaway    Boyer
Sep 30, 1882 - Jun 17, 1952
   

 Grave 11 

 William Walton   Davis
Jun 14, 1877 - Jul 1, 1969
   

 Grave 12 

 Jessie  Walker  Davis
Oct 9, 1882 - Feb 8, 1975
   

 Grave 13 

 Mary D.   Amoss
Nov 9, 1835 - Feb 13, 1913
   

 Grave 14 

 David    Batchelor
Jan 8, 1914 - Apr 29, 1978
   

 Grave 15 

 Lillian    Batchelor
Apr 10, 1920 - Oct 3, 1982
   

 Grave 16 

 James Eddie   Meeks
Jul 20, 1936 - Apr 8, 1982
"We love you Daddy"   
Military Service: 
U.S. Army

 Grave 17 

 Clara Teresa   Meeks
 
 - Aug 10, 1962
   
 Grave 18

 John Byington   O'Connor, Sr.
Dec 4, 1920 - Oct 10, 1993
   
Military Service: World War II
Military Service: Korean War
Military Service: Vietnam War
SFC U.S. Army

 Grave 19 

 Frances N.   O'Connor
Jun 23, 1917 - Aug 4, 2001
   

 Grave 20 

 James H.   Clark, Sr.
Aug 30, 1917 - Apr 29, 1988
   
Military Service: World War II
Cpl U.S. Army

 Grave 21 

 Rowena B.   Clark
Jul 14, 1923 - May 31, 1989
   

 Grave 22 

 Robert Woodfin   Boyer, Sr.
Sep 7, 1891 - Jul 13, 1970
   

 Grave 23 

 Roberta N.   Boyer
Sep 17, 1901 - Mar 8, 1974
   

 Grave 24 

 Robert Woodfin   Boyer, Jr.
Dec 24, 1926 - Aug 25, 1981
   

 Grave 25 

 James M.   Boyer
Aug 21, 1849 - Mar 14, 1937
   

 Grave 26 

 Mattie Pearson   Boyer
Oct 29, 1861 - Mar 17, 1937
  Maiden name per Kimbrough.  Only initial "P" appears on gravestone.

 Grave 27 

 Nona Blanche   Boyer
Feb 12, 1884 - Apr 19, 1975
   

 Grave 28 

 Julia Jane   Boyer
 1885 -  1886
  Is actually buried in John Boyer Cemetery, per Glen Cook.

 Grave 29 

 Stephen E.   Pearson
Dec 12, 1835 - Aug 27, 1913
   
Military Service: Confederate States of America

 Grave 30 

 Iwanona Strother   Pearson
Nov 20, 1837 - May 16, 1912
  Maiden name per Kimbrough. Only initial "S" appears on gravestone.

 Grave 31 

 James Pearson   Boyer
Oct 22, 1889 - Jul 12, 1961
   
Military Service: World War I
Sgt. U.S. Army

 Grave 32 

 Lucile  Brown  Boyer
Feb 11, 1909 - Dec 8, 1988
   

 Grave 33 

 George T.   Boyer
 
 - Oct 28, 1932
  "Sonny" per Kimbrough.  An infant grave. 

 Grave 34 

 W. Joe   Boyer
May 23, 1850 - Jun 22, 1934
   

 Grave 35 

 Mollie    Boyer
 1854 -  1919
   

 Grave 36 

 Julia    Boyer
 1856 -  1931
   

 Grave 37 

 Ralph Linwood   Walker
Sep 10, 1902 - Dec 19, 1975
   

 Grave 38 

 Mabell  Clark  Walker
Jul 13, 1905 - Oct 18, 1988
   

 Grave 39 

 Sue Eileen Walker  Muldrow
Nov 22, 1930 - Jul 7, 1997
   

 Grave 40 

 Carol Ann Peeler  Souders
Feb 23, 1949 - Jan 13, 1987
"Mama"   

 Grave 41 

 Paul Grierson   Nicholls
Jun 30, 1894 - Mar 9, 1976
"Daddy"   

 Grave 42 

 Lou  Will  Nicholls
Jul 17, 1894 - Apr 3, 1978
   

 Grave 43 

 Sammy    Peeler
 1943 -  1943
s/o Holmes and Inez Peeler.   

 Grave 44 

 Joseph E.   Nicholls
Jun 16, 1888 - Sep 23, 1952
   

 Grave 45 

 Gertrude B.   Nicholls
Oct 20, 1887 - Dec 20, 1955
   

 Grave 46 

 James Reynolds   Whaley
Mar 29, 1907 - Aug 2, 1960
   

 Grave 47 

 Kate N.   Whaley
Nov 14, 1913 - Dec 10, 1977
   

 Grave 48 

 J. B.   Hayes
 1815 -  1886
   

 Grave 49 

 Nicky Boy   Nicholls
Dec 31, 1938 - Dec 31, 1938
   

 Grave 50 

 Ethan A.   Nicholls
Apr 21, 1917 - Mar 13, 2001
   

 Grave 51 

 Lottie C.   Nicholls
Aug 31, 1919 - Nov 27, 1995
   

 Grave 52 

 Randall Wayne   Nicholls, Jr.
Aug 13, 1961 - Apr 24, 1998
   

 Grave 53 

 Caily Janet   Ward
 
 - Apr 15, 1987
  Infant slab. 

 Grave 54 

 Anita V.   Nicholls
Oct 17, 1899 - Nov 25, 1984
   

 Grave 55 

 Elizabeth R.   Nicholls
Jun 22, 1904 - Dec 3, 1990
   

 Grave 56 

 William P.   Nicholls
Mar 20, 1907 - Jan 23, 1984
   

 Grave 57 

 Sara  Meade Pittard Hitchcock
 
w/o J. L. Hitchcock, Sr.  No dates. 

 Grave 58

 Rebecca T.   Hitchcock
Dec 19, 1854 - Feb 20, 1926
"By the way of the cross"   

 Grave 59 

 Warren A.   Archer
Nov 11, 1893 - May 19, 1970
   
Military Service: World War I
Pvt. Co. A, 106 Engineers

 Grave 60 

 Ellene  Boyer  Archer
Jul 13, 1894 - Apr 25, 1968
   

 Grave 61 

 Exie  Archer  Waddell
Aug 10, 1924 - Oct 3, 1977
   

 Grave 62 

 J. H.   Waddell
Oct 11, 1921 - Jan 14, 1997
   
Military Service: World War II
Sgt. U.S. Army Air Corp.

 Grave 63 

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 64

 Fleeta B.   Berry
Feb 8, 1880 - Jan 14, 1968
   

 Grave 65 

 M. Sue   Boyer
 
 - Jan 18, 1929
   
 Grave 66

 Joel Crawford   Boyer
Dec 2, 1831 - May 27, 1920
"Father - at rest quiet peaceful slumber. Free from all care and pain. At rest, sweetly rest.  Till we meet again." 
Military Service: Confederate States of America
Co. I, 59 Ga Inf.

 Grave 67 

 Mrs. Ellen    Boyer
Jul 28, 1841 - Dec 24, 1911
"Mother - Dearest Mother, we have laid thee In the Peaceful Grave's embrace, But thy memory will be cherished, Till we see thy heavenly face."

 Grave 68 

 Ruth    Boyer
 
 - Mar 25, 1923
  An adult-sized slab. 

 Grave 69 

 Saleta  Bell Boyer Garrett
 1882 - Jul 1912
   

 Grave 70 

 McDonald    Boyer
Mar 7, 1846 - Nov 1921
   
Military Service: Confederate States of America
Co. C, 3 Ga Inf.

 Grave 71 

 Isabel  Thomas  Boyer
Mar 28, 1861 - Mar 26, 1923
   

 Grave 72 

 Louis Thomas   Boyer
 
Infant s/o Isabel and McDonald Boyer. 6 mos.   

 Grave 73

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 74

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 75

 Veal    Boyer
 1893 -  1937
   

 Grave 76 

 Robert L.   Boyer
 1889 -  1948
   

 Grave 77 

 Ruth M. Archer  Boyer
 1896 -  1914
   

 Grave 78 

 Laura M. Callaway  Boyer
 1858 -  1898
   

 Grave 79 

 Columbus    Boyer
 1848 -  1902
   

 Grave 80 

 Hester    Boyer
 1891 -  1912
   

 Grave 81 

 Timmons    Boyer
 
 - Dec 17, 1917
   
Military Service: 
Georgia Pvt 121 Inf 31 Div.

 Grave 82 

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 83

Unmarked Grave     
 
  Possible sunken grave. 

 Grave 84

 Albert S.   Johnson
Dec 9, 1863 - Sep 10, 1921
   

 Grave 85 

 Matilda  Worthy  Johnson
 1835 -  1911
  Middle initial (W.) on stone. Maiden name per Glen Cook.

 Grave 86 

Unmarked Adult Grave  - William H.   Johnson
 
 Grave 87

 Henry A.   Johnston
Dec 7, 1870 - Oct 22, 1898
   
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 Grave 88 

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 89

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 90

Unmarked Grave     
 
  Rock headstone marks a possible grave. 

 Grave 91

Unmarked Grave     
 
  Rock headstone marks a possible grave. 

 Grave 92

Unmarked Grave     
 
  A pile of bricks marks a possible grave. 

 Grave 93

Unmarked Grave     
 
  A pile of bricks marks a possible grave. 

 Grave 94

 Mattie Exie   Boyer
May 6, 1864 - Dec 23, 1900
"Lord she was Thine, and not our own. Thou hast not done us wrong."  

 Grave 95 

 William S.   Boyer
Apr 6, 1862 - Jun 6, 1925
"Thy trials ended, thy rest is won"   

 Grave 96 

 Carrie  Boyer  Archer
 1896 -  1956
   

 Grave 97 

 Harrison    Archer
 1900 -  1956
   

 Grave 98 

 Ellerson    Worthy
 
 -  1880
Grave is unmarked, but the name appears on the iron fence surrounding the small lot. Probably his wives, Mary and Nancy, are in this lot, per Glen Cook's and Boyer records.
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 Grave 99 

Unmarked Grave     
 
  Possible grave within Worthy lot, which is surrounded by iron fence.

 Grave 100

Unmarked Grave     
 
  Possible grave within Worthy lot, which is surrounded by iron fence.

 Grave 101

Unmarked Grave     
 
  A rock marks a possible grave. 

 Grave 102

 "Father"    Grimes
 1809 -  1880
  Last name per William Archer. No name on the stone.
Military Service: Confederate States of America

 Grave 103 

 "Mother"    Grimes
 1820 -  1918
  Last name per William Archer. No name on the stone.

 Grave 104 

 R. F.   Grimes
 1860 -  1884
   

 Grave 105 

 William A.   Grimes
 
Military Service: Confederate States of America
Co. E, Ga Inf.

 Grave 106

 Eugene    Archer
Jul 20, 1933 - Apr 4, 1997
"Precious Lord Take my hand" "We love you" "Daddy-Pa" "Pint"  

 Grave 107 

 William Harrison   Archer
 
 - Apr 21, 1967
"Our little angel in heaven."  Infant s/o Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Archer.  

 Grave 108 

Unmarked Grave     
 
 Grave 109

Unmarked Grave     
 
 Grave 110

Unmarked Grave     
 
 Grave 111

 Frances    Stephenton
 1841 -  1927
   

 Grave 112 

 David W.   Stephenton
Jun 6, 1829 - Aug 30, 1885
  Death year could be 1886. 

 Grave 113 

Unmarked Grave     
 
 Grave 114

 Randolph    Johnson
 
 - Feb 27, 1930
  Child. 

 Grave 115 

 William E.   Cosby
 
Military Service: Confederate States of America
Co. C, 6 Ala Inf.

 Grave 116

 William Pinkston   Franks
 
 
  Middle name per Glen Cook.  Only "P." appears on stone.
Military Service: Confederate States of America
Co. E. 15 Regt, Ga Inf.

 Grave 117 

Unmarked Grave  - Mary Elizabeth Larey (Lairy) Franks
 
1st w/o William Pinkston Franks.  All info per Glen Cook. 

 Grave 118

Unmarked Grave     
 
  Possibly second w/o William P. Franks, per Glen Cook.

 Grave 119

Unmarked Grave     
 
 Grave 120

Unmarked Grave     
 
 Grave 121

Unmarked Grave     
 
  Possible grave with rock headstone. 

 Grave 122

 Francis M.   Kinney
 1860 -  1919
   

 Grave 123 

 Ina M.   Kinney
 1837 -  1917
   

 Grave 124 

 Alfred    Oliver
Mar 12, 1915 - Feb 14, 1971
   
Military Service: World War II
Military Service: Korean War

 Grave 125 

 Ella    Worthy
 1856 -  1889
   

 Grave 126 

Unmarked Adult Grave  - Nancy  Parrish  Worthy
 
Possibly buried in the lot with her husband, Ellerson Worthy, per Glen Cook.  

 Grave 127

Unmarked Adult Grave  - Mary    Worthy
 
Possibly buried in the lot with her husband, Ellerson Worthy, per Glen Cook. Mary was the first w/o Ellerson Worthy.

 Grave 128

Unmarked Grave  - Gustave    Anderson
Feb 1830 - after  1900
  Buried somewhere in this cemetery, per  With No Pretense by Lavinia Cook Key.

 Grave 129 

Unmarked Grave  - Louisa Matilda   Anderson
Jan 31, 1840 - after  1900
  Buried somewhere in this cemetery, per  With No Pretense by Lavinia Cook Key.

 Grave 130 

 James Mansfield   Boyer
Jul 7, 1931 - Sep 17, 2007
Age 76.   
Military Service: Korean War
Capt. U.S. Air Force

 Grave 150 

 Thomas  Edwin   Nicholls, Sr.
Aug 4, 1924 - Mar 23, 2009
Age 84.   
Military Service: World War II
PFC U.S. Army

 Grave 151 

 Elizabeth  Boyer  Hamilton
Aug 29, 1959 - Jul 25, 2009
   

 Grave 152 

 William  Warren   Archer
Dec 30, 1931 - May 25, 2011
Age 79.   
Military Service: Korean War
2nd Lt. U.S. Army

 Grave 153 

 Frances  Smith   Boyer
Oct 8, 1933 - Jan 5, 2012
Age 78.   

 Grave 154 

 H.  Dennis   Flury
Feb 1, 1946 - Nov 30, 2012
   

 Grave 155 

 Mable  Smith  Nicholls
Oct 2, 1918 - Jan 29, 2014
Age 95.   

 Grave 156 

 Winnie  Arlene Holcomb  Adams
Oct 5, 1938 - Mar 28, 2014
   

 Grave 157 

 Carlos Mike   Bray
Sep 7, 1940 - Jan 14, 2012
   

 Grave 158 

 Edward    Cook
 
 - Jul 11, 2019
Age 78   

 Grave 159 

 Carolyn  Pounds  Cook
 
 - Nov 15, 2020
Age 78.   

 Grave 160 