Lee County AlArchives Cemeteries.....Mountain Springs Cemetary - Partial Survey More to Come
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Christi Summerville starsgoblue@gmail.com October 16, 2009, 8:55 pm

Abstracted By: Christi Summerville

There are two cemeteries. This is a transcription of the
smaller of the two, which is enclosed with razor-wire, and
very badly vandalized. Both cemeteries are located on Lee
Co. Rd. 252, near Mountain Spring Baptist Church.

Last Name     First Name     Middle Name   Birth              Death               Comment
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Adams         Madison        Eldridge      May 2, 1866        April 20, 1910      'My Husband'
Adams         Juliouos       Quincy        October 16, 1850   April 21, 1851      'Son of W.M. and M.J. Adams'
Cleland       NJE (?)                      1844               1864                Hand-carved, broken and weathered stone. Inscription is scarcely visible.
Hearn         Veta                         Est. 1872-73       January 5, 1896     'Aged 23 Years'
Hearn         Mrs. M                                          1895                'As a star that..*broken portion*..she hath fadded (sic) away..*broken portion*'
Hearn         James          T                                                    
Hearn         Homer                        November 3, 1863   July 19, 1890       
Hearn         Vandy          B             October 31, 1865   November 25, 1873   
Lewis         F.                           ? 1821             January ? 1897      'Our Papa' Stone was smashed in and spraypainted, although some fragments are visible.
Sheppard      Edward                       February 19, 1847  February 14?, 1848  'Son of William and Sarah Sheppard, aged 11 months and ? days.'
Preston       Mrs. Caroline                Est. 1858-59       July 20, 1882       'Born in Charleston Dist. SC, Aged 23'
Gorham        Mahala         L             October 4, 1821    October 4, 1879     'She lived in the practice & died in the full belief of the Christian religion.'
Gorham        James          P             October 6, 1819    August 19, 1859     'Murdered by James and Abner Nance'
Lockhart      Nancy                        Est. 1798-99       May 6, 1860         'Thou wert a mother & jewel in life but dead & now an angel & I my loss am mourning. Aged 62 years'



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