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Grave 1
Dec 8, 1877 - Jan 2, 1929
Grave 2
Aug 20, 1904 - Dec 7, 1931
Mother and Infant interred in same grave.
Grave 3
Infant interred in grave with mother.
Grave 4
Jan 22, 1895 - Apr 14, 1972
Footstone is service marker.
Grave 5
May 14, 1902 - Oct 31, 1993
Grave 1
Sep 26, 1900 - Jan 29, 1935
Grave 2
Jan 17, 1898 - Aug 30, 1989
Grave 1
Nov 14, 1929 - Jan 1, 1991
Grave 0
No graves evident.
Grave 0
No graves evident.
Grave 2
b. 1929
No death date as of Sep, 2001.
Grave 7
Oct 19, 1870 - Feb 9, 1929
Grave 8
Sep 25, 1873 - Sep 26, 1948
Grave 1
Jul 22, 1891 - Mar 2, 1960
Grave 2
Jan 18, 1867 - Nov 22, 1935
Grave 3
Oct 2, 1873 - Jun 9, 1932
w/o George William Rives.
Grave 4
Sep 6, 1916 - Jun 6, 2000
Grave 5
Dec 12, 1916 - Jan 27, 2015
Wife of Richard E. Birdsong, Jr.
Grave 6
Jun 20, 1890 - Jun 19, 1956
Grave 7
Sep 14, 1893 - Jun 4, 1979
w/o Richard Edward Birdsong.
Grave 1
Jul 12, 1917 - Feb 28, 1977
Grave 1
Jan 12, 1906 - Jul 9, 1906
s/o T. U. & Lovie J. Merritt. Beneath this stone in soft repose [is laid?] a mother's dearest pride,
A flower that scarce had waked to life and light and beauty ere it died.
Grave 2
Infant s/o Rosser D. & Carrie T. Smith No dates given.
Grave 3
Jul 30, 1904 - Aug 30, 1980
Daddy Dalton. Inscription on same marker as that for Julia Clark Smith.
Grave 4
Jan 29, 1909 - Sep 16, 1987
Mother Julia. Inscription on same marker as that for Rosser Dalton Smith.
Grave 5
May 13, 1935 - Nov 7, 1984
A Man who loved family and friends as they loved him. He is sorely missed.
Grave 6
Sep 6, 1908 - Jun 2, 1994
"When something of joy has touched our lives, it remains forever beautiful in our hearts."
Grave 8
1879 - 1957
w/o Rosser D. Smith.
Grave 9
Oct 2, 1894 - Apr 26, 1936
Grave 10
Sep 24, 1917 - Jan 17, 1976
Grave 12
1890 - 1927
w/o Charlie D. Smith.
Grave 1
Jul 4, 1866 - Jan 22, 1934
w/o Henry K. White.
Grave 2
Oct 1, 1867 - Sep 30, 1936
Grave 3
Sep 5, 1896 - Mar 12, 1981
Grave 4
b. May 19, 1932
No death date as of Sep, 2001.
Grave 5
Jan 1, 1897 - Feb 9, 1983
Grave 6
Jan 20, 1899 - Feb 20, 1977
Grave 7
1864 - 1932
w/o John Timmer Stone.
Grave 8
1836 - 1906
w/o Dr. Thomas J. Jones
Grave 10
1797 - 1877
w/o John Morgan Jones.
Grave 1
Feb 18, 1855 - Jul 7, 1878
Grave 2
Jul 28, 1817 - Jun 5, 1892
"God calls our loved ones but we lose not wholly what he has given. They live on earth in thought and deed as truly as in his heaven."
Grave 3
Dec 24, 1843 - Apr 17, 1902
w/o S. A. Belding Darling.
Grave 1
Nov 12, 1894 - Apr 13, 1952
Grave 2
Jan 31, 1896 - Jan 15, 1988
Grave 3
Recent grave, unmarked as of Sep, 2001.
Grave 1
Lot possibly contains 1 to 2 graves.
Grave 1
"C.V." No dates given.
Grave 1
Aug 6, 1868 - Dec 2, 1948
Grave 2
Aug 14, 1874 - Nov 4, 1957
w/o C. W. Moran.
Grave 1
Name and inscription on stone are illegible.
Grave 2
Aged 56. Death date not clear.
Grave 3
Name and inscription on stone are illegible.
Grave 1
Jun 21, 1910 - Oct 27, 1971
Beloved father. Inscription on marker with that of Mary Anna Carpenter.
Grave 2
Dec 3, 1913 - Jan 6, 2005
Inscription on stone with that of Sam Tyler Carpenter.
Grave 3
Apr 5, 1936 - May 14, 1996
Grave 1
No birth date given.
Grave 2
May 13, 1842 - Jan 12, 1916
w/o H. F. Rozier.
Grave 0
Unmarked lot, possible gravesites.
Grave 2
Sep 18, 1868 - Apr 30, 1952
Grave 4
Mar 7, 1892 - Dec 10, 1953
Grave 5
Jul 27, 1891 - Nov 16, 1983
Grave 6
May 22, 1929 - Jun 3, 1972
Mother.
Grave 2
No dates given.
Grave 3
Sep 7, 1882 - Jan 29, 1929
w/o W. W. Alfriend.
Grave 4
Nov 15, 1877 - Jul 10, 1930
Grave 3
Jul 29, 1902 - Jun 25, 1979
Grave 4
Mar 14, 1902 - Feb 1, 1995
w/o Lovick Pierce Alfriend.
Grave 1
Sep 23, 1913 - May 4, 1965
Footstone is service marker.
Grave 2
Dec 14, 1920 - Oct 30, 2003
Grave 3
Oct 19, 1913 - Dec 29, 1973
Grave 4
Aug 22, 1916 - Jul 6, 2004
Grave 5
Dec 19, 1950 - Nov 24, 1989
Grave 6
Aug 8, 1971 - Aug 26, 1971
Grave 1
Oct 20, 1886 - Feb 25, 1963
Grave 2
May 12, 1857 - Feb 22, 1936
Grave 3
Dec 14, 1864 - Jun 24, 1942
Grave 1
Headstone is service marker. No dates.
Grave 2
At least one umarked grave and possibly more.
Grave 2
No dates given.
Grave 3
Gravesite evident.
Grave 4
Possible gravesite.
Grave 1
Gravesite evident.
Grave 2
Aged 1 year, 11 mos, and 22 days. s/o John R. & Lucy E. Christian. Our sweet little Johnnie. "God takes the beautiful, the best. They are but lent, not given."
Grave 3
Aged 4 years, 2 mos, and 10 days. d/o John R. & Lucy E. Christian. Our sweet little Willa. "Earth has one pure spirit less, Heaven one inmate more."
Grave 1
Oct 31, 1870 - Oct 9, 1933
Grave 2
Nov 28, 1864 - Jun 24, 1939
R. K. Harley is identified as "Robert" on Sarah Pierce Harley's marker.
Grave 3
1871 - 1920
w/o Robert K. Harley.
Grave 5
1848 - 1924
w/o James A. Harley.
Grave 6
There are 5 graves with blank headstones - possibly graves of children.
Grave 1
Nov 29, 1913 - Jan 18, 1987
Veteran WW II "Bic" Footstone is service marker.
Grave 2
Jul 14, 1916 - Apr 2, 1994
"Amma" - "Mama"
Grave 1
Grave is surrounded by bricks.
Grave 2
No dates given.
Grave 4
1825 - 1900
His wife. Husband is probably W. L. Alfriend.
Grave 5
Grave is surrounded by bricks. There may be other unmarked graves in this lot.
Grave 1
Size of grave would suggest that it is a child's.
Grave 3
1853 - 1922
w/o Thomas F. Fleming.
Grave 4
Feb 4, 1819 - Nov 11, 1884
Grave 5
Aug 9, 1832 - Jun 14, 1914
Grave 1
Aug 6, 1891 - Sep 4, 1974
Grave 2
Dec 4, 1889 - Jan 5, 1964
Grave 1
Jun 17, 1834 - Feb 9, 1879
In memory of our mother. "At rest" Inscriptions for Samantha Stacer and Frank A. Stacer are on same monument.
Grave 2
Oct 24, 1826 - Sep 2, 1902
In memory of our father. "At rest" Inscriptions for Frank A. Stacer and Samantha Stacer are on same monument.
Grave 1
Mar 12, 1841 - Sep 25, 1922
Grave 2
Feb 3, 1850 - Apr 15, 1926
w/o William A. Martin.
Grave 3
No dates given.
Grave 4
Oct 1, 1880 - Sep 7, 1886
Grave 5
Sep 12, 1896 - Oct 15, 1896
Grave 6
Feb 24, 1808 - Oct 10, 1870
Grave 7
Jul 25, 1825 - Dec 4, 1899
Grave 1
Dec 30, 1834 - Feb 28, 1906
Grave 2
Aug 21, 1834 - Nov 10, 1910
Grave 3
Dec 29, 1876 - Jul 21, 1914
Grave 4
Grave surrounded by bricks.
Grave 1
The lot bears the name "Wilson." There are 2 unmarked brick graves.
Grave 1
Feb 12, 1877 - Jul 18, 1962
Grave 2
Nov 3, 1836 - Jun 4, 1915
Footstone marked "C. V."
Grave 6
Mar 11, 1834 - Jan 9, 1918
"A ruling Elder of the Sparta Presbyterian Church for forty years."
Grave 7
Oct 30, 1841 - Feb 11, 1920
w/o Frank White.
Grave 8
Jan 20, 1877 - Mar 10, 1942
Grave 9
Dec 1, 1849 - Jun 5, 1873
Grave 10
Mar 15, 1866 - Aug 30, 1866
Grave 11
Nov 21, 1869 - Sep 20, 1870
Grave 1
Dec 21, 1853 - Mar 24, 1885
d/o Richard Malcolm & Frances M. Johnston. b near Sparta, Ga., d. in Baltimore, Md. "O sweet is the new violet that comes beneath the skies, And sweet is the young lamb's voice to me that cannot rise. And sweet is all the land about and all the flowers that blow, And sweeter far is death than life to me that long to go."
Grave 2
Dec 16, 1796 - Dec 22, 1841
b. in New Haven, Conn. d. in Sparta, Ga. Aged 45 years 6 days. "The just shall be held in everlasting remembrance."
Grave 3
Oct 17, 1803 - Apr 19, 1852
Born in Hancock County, Ga. Aged 48 yrs, 6 mo's, 2 d's [when she died]. "O Lord my helper and my redeemer."
Grave 4
Oct 17, 1845 - Dec 26, 1893
Born at Mt. Zion, Hancock Co., Ga. Aged 48 yrs, 2 mo's, 9 d's [when he died]. For I know that my redeemer liveth, and in the last day I shall rise out of the ground.
Grave 5
Feb 20, 1854 - Nov 8, 1854
Grave 6
May 17, 1831 - Jul 21, 1832
d/o Eli & Nancy Mansfield. Aged 14 months [when she died]. Two markers for Elizabeth Jane Mansfield. One covers grave; the other is on monument.
Grave 7
Apr 4, 1851 - Aug 30, 1865
d. at Rockby near Sparta, Aged 16 yrs, 4 mo's, 27 d's. "Forever and forever with those just souls and true, And what is life that we should moan! Why make we such ado!"
Grave 8
Sacred to the memory of William & Nancy Hardwick. Our parents. No dates given. Names of William and Nancy Hardwick are on same stone.
Grave 9
Sacred to the memory of William & Nancy Hardwick. Our parents. No dates given. Names of Nancy and William Hardwick are on the same stone.
Grave 10
My wife - R. S. H. No dates given. Initials above are part of the inscription.
Grave 1
Jul 19, 1912 - Oct 1, 1977
Grave 1
Jun 15, 1942 - Nov 30, 1990
Grave 2
w/o John R. Brownett. "Loved more than the spoken words can tell." No birth date given.
Grave 1
Jun 10, 1847 - Jan 16, 1884
Loose C. V. marker probably belongs with this grave.
Grave 2
"Infant Son" is the only inscription. Location of grave suggests that Chapple might be last name.
Grave 3
Apr 4, 1848 - Oct 6, 1881
Grave 1
There is at least 1 unmarked grave in this lot.
Grave 1
Dec 7, 1928 - May 31, 1966
Grave 2
Dec 9, 1895 - Dec 20, 1974
Grave 3
Jan 17, 1901 - Feb 21, 1985
"I hurt no more."
Grave 4
May 19, 1933 - Apr 6, 2001
Grave 5
Sep 9, 1927 - Dec 31, 2015
Grave 6
Mar 14, 1983 - Apr 27, 1997
Mama's angel/Daddy's little devil/Poodle.
Grave 1
No dates given.
Grave 2
Sunken place suggests a gravesite.
Grave 1
May 2, 1884 - Dec 22, 1962
"A good man beloved by all."
Grave 2
Nov 17, 1889 - Dec 12, 1975
w/o Charlie Jones Cofer.
Grave 3
May 24, 1863 - Mar 11, 1951
Beloved w/o Virgil Eugene Orr.
Grave 4
Nov 30, 1861 - Dec 28, 1903
"An Earthly Father like unto The Heavenly Father."
Grave 5
"Baby Pendleton" No dates and no other names given.
Grave 1
Grave is surrounded by bricks. "Thomas" is assumed to be the last name.
Grave 2
Jun 25, 1845 - Apr 2, 1911
Grave 3
Oct 4, 1851 - Oct 20, 1916
Grave 4
Mar 7, 1876 - Jan 26, 1962
Grave 5
Mar 27, 1895 - Feb 22, 1980
Grave 6
At least one and possibly 2 unmarked graves.
Grave 7
Dec 25, 1873 - Dec 26, 1931
Grave 1
May 7, 1872 - Jan 28, 1971
Grave 2
Jan 11, 1883 - Sep 3, 1948
Grave 3
Oct 5, 1845 - Jul 4, 1938
"Father - Mother" "Finnie" Inscription on monument with that for Thomas Clayton Turner.
Grave 4
Dec 5, 1842 - Aug 20, 1912
"Father - Mother" Also service marker. Inscription on monument with that for Almira Mason Turner.
Grave 5
Mar 11, 1843 - Oct 6, 1918
Grave 6
Sep 10, 1887 - Oct 10, 1887
Grave 7
Nov 29, 1870 - Nov 20, 1872
Grave 8
Jul 15, 1875 - Aug 21, 1877
Grave 9
Mar 7, 1874 - Apr 25, 1962
Grave 3
Oct 22, 1878 - May 4, 1902
"Then Jesus beholding him loved him." George Foster Pierce b. 1843 is also identified as "Jr."
Grave 4
Feb 28, 1843 - Feb 24, 1884
Also a C.V. marker. "A brave soldier in youth, a patriotic citizen in manhood, A fond husband and father he lives in the hearts of those he loved." "I am the resurrection and the life." Note: George Foster Pierce b. 1878 is also identified as "Jr."
Grave 5
No dates. Last name assumed. His first name is on gravestone of George Foster Pierce, Jr., b. 1843, probably his father.
Grave 6
"L. P." on footstone. No dates. Last name assumed. Her first name is on the gravestone of George Foster Pierce, Jr., b. 1843, probably her father.
Grave 7
No dates. Last name assumed. His first name is on the gravestone of George Foster Pierce, Jr. b. 1843, probably his father.
Grave 8
Little Nan. "N.P." on footstone. No dates. Last name assumed. Her first name is on the gravestone of George Foster Pierce, Jr., b. 1843, probably her father.
Grave 9
Dec 16, 1843 - Oct 3, 1906
"She was beloved by all who knew her."
Grave 11
Feb 11, 1871 - Jun 4, 1872
Grave 12
Dec 13, 1872 - Nov 28, 1876
Grave 13
Feb 3, 1811 - Sep 3, 1884
b. in Greene County, Ga., d. in Hancock County, Ga. Additional titles: Bishop and L.L.D.
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Jun 15, 1811 - Jun 25, 1889
w/o Bishop George F. Pierce. "Her children arise up and call her blessed." "Alseep in Jesus."
Grave 15
Sep 14, 1880 - Sep 17, 1883
Grave 16
Sep 7, 1883 - May 19, 1884
Grave 17
Feb 3, 1877 - Feb 12, 1963
"Little Jule".
Grave 18
Mar 5, 1839 - Aug 7, 1930
"The end of a good man is peace." C. V. on footstone.
Military Service: Confederate States of America
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Jun 8, 1839 - Apr 19, 1900
w/o Lovick Pierce, Jr. "A Christian woman faithful in all the relations of life."
Grave 1
w/o E. E. Birdsong No birth date given. Death date difficult to read.
Grave 2
w/o E. E. Birdsong Gravestone is lying down and may not be in original location.
Grave 1
There may be 2 graves in this unmarked lot.
Grave 1
There may be 2 graves in this unmarked lot.
Grave 1
Green Guill was probably an infant. The date given is assumed to be a death date.
Grave 2
Alexander Guill was probably an infant. This date is assumed to be a death date.
Grave 6
Aug 26, 1874 - Apr 11, 1944
Grave 7
"W. A. G." is on the coping surrounding this and another small grave next to it.
Grave 8
"W. A. G." is on the coping surrounding this and another small grave next to it.
Grave 1
Feb 21, 1899 - Nov 27, 1977
Mrs. George Burnett Moore, Sr.
Grave 2
Apr 10, 1893 - Feb 12, 1982
Grave 3
Mar 11, 1953 - Nov 24, 1967
"Toby".
Grave 4
Oct 18, 1921 - Nov 15, 1977
Grave 5
Age 92.
Grave 2
Grave surrounded by bricks.
Grave 3
Sunken area suggests the presence of a grave.
Grave 1
Mar 8, 1864 - May 6, 1939
Grave 2
Jan 18, 1862 - Mar 25, 1932
"Father".
Grave 3
Aug 21, 1859 - Oct 4, 1933
w/o James Rives. "Mother".
Grave 4
Apr 8, 1884 - Dec 16, 1917
Grave 6
May 12, 1889 - May 26, 1970
w/o George S. Rives.
Grave 7
Feb 1, 1946 - Feb 3, 1946
Infant s/o Warren & Lula R. Coleman.
Grave 1
Aug 25, 1844 - Oct 21, 1925
Grave 2
May 23, 1869 - Jun 10, 1926
w/o Tom Ben Hightower.
Grave 3
Nov 16, 1866 - Apr 26, 1946
Grave 4
Oct 22, 1893 - Jan 19, 1963
Grave 5
Nov 11, 1906 - Aug 25, 1995
Grave 6
Jan 11, 1905 - Mar 25, 1970
Grave 7
Jul 21, 1896 - Nov 26, 1980
Grave 1
1906 - 1956
"Husband" (footstone).
Grave 1
Jan 14, 1920 - Oct 10, 1999
"Buck"
Grave 2
Feb 28, 1921 - Sep 1, 1999
Grave 3
Dec 7, 1983 - Jul 22, 1985
"My Son".
Grave 1
1870 - 1951
Father.
Grave 2
1872 - 1958
Mother.
Grave 3
Sunken area indicates 1 and possibly 2 graves.
Grave 1
Name on lot is Lamar. Grave is surrounded by bricks.
Grave 2
Name on lot is Lamar. Grave is surrounded by bricks.
Grave 3
Name on lot is Lamar. Grave is surrounded by bricks.
Grave 4
Name on lot is Lamar. Sunken area indicates 1 or possibly 2 more graves.
Grave 1
Mar 4, 1787 - Nov 28, 1868
Aged 82 years. First name, birth date per Hist of Univ of Ga. by T. W. Reed. Loose gravestone--may not be in original location. Bottom part lies about 6 feet away.
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1841 - 1917
Grave not found in 2001. All info per Kimbrough list.
