Hamilton County FlArchives Cemeteries.....Bellflower Cemetery Jasper ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/fl/flfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lesleigh Laite Butts http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00027.html#0006568 March 16, 2011, 9:01 pm Bellflower Cemetery is located on 2 acres of private property situated within the Suwannee Ridge Wildlife and Environmental Area in Jasper, Florida. Hamilton County Property Appraiser simply lists Bellflower Cemetery Parcel 3052-000 Sect 29 Twp 1N Range 13E. This survey found five headstones, two graves marked with pieces of wooden boards stuck vertically into the ground, and six large rocks (not indigenous to the area) marking graves around an oak tree. The State of Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission (Wildlife Dept.) manages access to Suwannee Ridge; there is a locked metal gate at the entrance to the property. My guide, Scott Johns (the Regional Wildlife Biologist) advised that no vehicles are allowed in Suwannee Ridge without a permit; however, individuals may hike into Suwannee Ridge to visit the cemetery. From the entrance gate to the roadway in front of the cemetery is 2.59 miles. If entering with a vehicle contact the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in Lake City (386-758-0525) to acquire a permit and someone to unlock the gate. Directions to Bellflower Cemetery - from Exit 451 on I-75 (at Jasper) take US 129 South and travel 9/10 of a mile. Turn right onto CR 158 and travel 5.6 miles. Turn left onto CR 249 and travel 4.2 miles. On the left is the Suwannee Ridge parking area surrounded by wooden fence (the 911 address on the fence reads 7691 SW 67th Drive). Next to the parking area is a large sign designating Suwannee Ridge Wildlife and Environmental Area. The entrance to Suwannee Ridge is approximately 600 feet west of the parking area; the 911 address is posted on the fence 7631 SW 67th Drive (CR 249). All of the unpaved roadways within Suwannee Ridge have been given name designations. Take Entrance Road and turn left (east) onto Main Road. Travel Main Road to Cemetery [Rd]. Travel Cemetery to Confederate [Rd]. Turn right onto Confederate; approx.. 300 yards on the left hand side of the roadway there is a metal pipe in the ground designating the Bellflower Cemetery boundary line. To be standing south of the cemetery on Confederate Road looking North into the woods toward the cemetery you would be at Lat. N 30™ 27.204 and Lon. W 83™ 02.206 (the cemetery is not visible from the road). From this point walk straight into the woods to the cemetery at Lat N 30™ 27.235 and Lon. W 83™ 02.178. (Note: The property is protected for the management and preservation of gopher tortoises which are very important to local ecology. Their burrows provide homes for other wild animals, i.e. Gopher frogs, foxes, skunks, rabbits, quail, armadillos and many other animals.) Bellfower Cemetery was surveyed and photographed by Lesleigh Laite Butts on March 15, 2011. In January 2013 George Thomas and Gail Williams, descendants of Robert Relford Bellflower, cleaned up the cemetery and uncovered the grave ledger of Mary Anne (Goodman) Bellflower. They have provided the photograph and some of their research information to update this file. BELLFLOWER, Luraney E. Smith, b. 1832 d. 1881, Born in Georgia, died in Jasper, FL. No headstone, entry based on findagrave.com -Memorial #39859422 BELLFLOWER, Mary Anne (Goodman), b. Aug 11, 1860 d. Feb 26, 1923 (in Jasper, Hamilton County, Florida). Wife of Hardy J. Bellflower and daughter of Timothy. Findagrave.com - Memorial 104215486 BELLFLOWER, Robert Relford, b. 1822 d. 1873, Born in Georgia, died in Jasper, Hamilton County, Florida - No headstone; first reported in Cemeteries of Hamilton County (1991) Extracted from findagrave.com - Memorial #39859073: dates, middle name, place of birth/death; Private Co F 5th Florida Infantry Regiment, CSA (Muster roll Vol 12 CSA AGO Florida). GOODMAN, John A., b. n/a d. n/a, Corp Co I 51st GA Inf CSA Census records 1860 to 1910 (Georgia and Florida) did not reveal the relationship of Mr. Goodman to Timothy Goodman. GOODMAN, Timothy, b. [Mar 23, 1825] d. [Oct 15, 1906], Co G 60th GA Inf CSA; dates extracted from findagrave.com - Memorial #39859702 Father of Mary Ann (Goodman) Bellflower. Second wife Sarah (Young) was still alive in 1920 living in Columbia County with a daughter Winnie (Goodman) Nelson. NELSON, Frances T., b. Feb 19, 1894 d. Nov 10, 1901 Daughter of William & Winnie (Goodman) Nelson & Granddaughter of Timothy Goodman. Findagrave.com - Memorial 39858766 REGISTER, Gordon L., b. Jan 27, 1893 d. Jun 5, 1893, Son of Mr. & Mrs. L. C. Register SMITH, Willie B., b. Dec 5, 1916 d. May 17, 1917, Son of B. M. & M. I. Smith UNKNOWN - no headstone; weathered piece of wood, vertically in the ground, to mark grave below (at foot)and slightly left of Tim Goodman. UNKNOWN - no headstone; weathered piece of wood, vertically in the ground, below (at foot) of John Goodman. UNKNOWNS marked with rocks - appears to be possibly one small child, one adolescent child and perhaps two adults buried around and oak tree south of Timothy Goodman. Unknown, marked with a rock; located directly behind (west of) Gordon Register.