Hamilton County FlArchives Cemeteries.....Harrison Cemetery (Af-Am) - Complete Survey
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Lesleigh Laite Butts http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00027.html#0006568 June 15, 2009, 5:52 pm

Abstracted By: Lesleigh Laite Butts

Harrison Cemetery was an African-American cemetery which 
is no longer in existence.  There are planted pines in 
that section today (June 15, 2009).  Information on this 
cemetery was taken from Veterans’ Graves Registration 
Project, St. Augustine, Florida 1940-1941; Hamilton 
County, Florida No. 24. Prepared by Veterans’ Grave 
Registration, Project Division of Professional and Service 
Projects Work Projects Administration. Sponsored by the 
Military Department of the State of Florida and co-
sponsored by the American Legion, Department of Florida 
Hamilton1940 – 1941.  Cemetery directions cited as follows:
Hamilton County Section 34, Twp 2N, Range 14E.  From the 
intersection of US Hwy 41 and SR 116 E (currently SR 6) in 
the town of Jasper, go east on SR 116 E (SR 6) for 3 
miles.  Turn left (north) on dirt road and go 6/10 mile to 
cemetery which lies on left (west) of road.


Last Name     First Name    Middle Name   Birth        Death       Comment
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Grimshaw      Joe                         28 Sep 1888  1929        Pvt 56th 14th  Bn & 153rd Dep Brig, WW I



Additional Comments:
Burial information taken from Veteran’s Grave Registration Project:
Joe Grimshaw,  Pvt 56th 14th Bn & 153rd Dep Brig, WW I, died 1929  burial 
reported Plat No. 49 (Harrison Cemetery) Page 31
WW I Draft Registration Card provided the following information for Pvt 
Grimshaw:
Name: Joe Grimshaw
Address: RRD2, Jasper, Florida
Date of Birth: Sept 28, 1888
Citizenship: Natural born
Born: Bullock Co., GA, USA
Trade or Occupation: Laborer Turpentine Comp.
Employer: J.B. Wetherington
Where employed: Jasper, FL
Dependants:  None
Marital Status: Single
Race: Negro
Military Service: Image cut off
Do you claim exemption from draft: Image cut off
Physical Description: Medium height & build with black hair & eyes; No limbs 
missing
Registrar: W.M. Fennell, Hamilton Co., FL
Date: June 5, 1917


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