FISHING CREEK CEMETERY, BALDWIN COUNTY, GA Copyright (c) 1999 by Susan J. Harrington. This copy contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Susan J. Harrington, sharring@mail.gcsu.edu, representing the volunteers of the Baldwin County cemetery project of 1999. USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. Abbreviations used below: G.M.D.= Georgia Militia District. An area on the Baldwin County map generally indicating where in the county the cemetery is located. "b"=born; "d"=died "ca"=circa "f/o" = father of; "s/o" = son of; etc. "Insc:" = Inscription G.M.D. 319 Predominant race: Black Cemetery status: Active DIRECTIONS: From the Baldwin County Courthouse, go west on Hancock Street for 2 blocks or 0.2 mile (or the one large block containing Georgia College & State Univ.). Turn right on Clarke Street. Go one large block or 0.2 mile. Turn left onto Highway 22 west (Montgomery St.). Go west for 7.8 miles on Highway 22. Turn right on Lawrence Rd. Go 0.6 mile. Turn right on Fishing Creek Church Rd. Go on Fishing Creek Church Rd. for 0.9 mile (you will see a small white church at the end of the road). The cemetery is on the left before you get to the church. LISTING: 1 (unmarked adult slab) 2 Laura Milner d Feb 16 1938 3 (unmarked adult slab) 4 Lize Milie d 1930 5 Monnis Dennis Insc: age 72 6 John Lewis d Sep 2 1919 Soldier Ga. Pvt. 345 Serv. Bn. 7 (unmarked grave) 10-12 unmarked graves 8 Elder James H. Davis Sep 17 1890 Nov 28 1989 9 David W. Davis Sr. Aug 31 1987 Oct 18 1985 These dates appear to be incorrect. 10 Joseph A. Mason Sr. Mar 18 1930 Mar 7 1992 Korean War Soldier Cpl US Army 11 Ceasar Mason Jun 30 1920 Jun 26 1943 WWII Soldier Pvt US Army 12 Bessie Hall Dec 25 1900 Mar 21 1985 the last digit in the birth year is unclear 13 Mamie Butts Oct 14 1919 Jul 20 1962 14 d 1953 (name is illegible) 15 Lewis Milner d Apr 19 1965 16 Earnestine W. Hurt Jan 19 1936 Nov 10 1961 17 Felton Wright Mar 28 1921 Apr 30 1975 18 (unmarked adult slab) 4 unmarked slabs 19 Mary E. Beckom Oct 11 1919 Dec 6 1960 20 Zack Beckom 21 Matilda Beckom Jun 5 1886 Jun 25 1952 22 Riley Davis d Oct 30 1955 23 Harrison Beckom Mar 24 1873 Aug 19 1960 24 (unmarked adult slab) 25 Woodrow Wright 1914 1942 26 Lucy Myl (only the first three letters of the surname are legible) 27 (unmarked adult slab) 2 unmarked slabs 28 Mamie Martin d Oct 17 1926 29 (unmarked grave) 2 unmarked graves 30 (unmarked adult slab) (writing on the slab is illegible) 31 1921 Mar 15 1936 (name is illegible) 32 Richard Martin 1925 1971 33 Georgia M. Howard Aug 23 1922 Sep 14 1979 34 (unmarked adult slab) 35 Susie A. Hinson May 18 1918 Jan 8 1974 36 (unmarked adult slab) 2 unmarked slabs 37 Leroy Mason Mar 16 1941 Jun 3 1993 38 Charles Mason Nov 12 1911 Jun 22 1961 39 Mrs. Charlotte Wright Jan 26 1889 Nov 30 1967 40 Sandy Wright Aug 8 1887 May 15 1987 birthdate may be 1897 41 Henry Myles Jr. Mar 4 1899 Aug 18 1971 WWI Soldier Pvt US Army 42 Clara W. Pitts Jan 9 1934 Jun 1 1991 43 (unmarked grave) multiple unmarked graves 44 Solomon Davis Nov 22 1917 Oct 29 1992 45 Melvin R. Davis Oct 14 1962 Oct 26 1992 46 Daniel Davis Sr. Mar 23 1957 Oct 15 1988 47 Georgia B. Davis Oct 27 1938 Mar 1 1982 48 James Lee Davis Sep 10 1947 Dec 12 1979 49 Harry Reeves Jan 30 1900 Jul 27 1980 50 James C. Wright Nov 12 1917 Dec 12 1975 51 Anita D. Pitts Oct 8 1955 Aug 16 1994 53 (unmarked grave) 54 (unmarked adult slab) 2 unmarked slabs 55 Latitia McCormick 1861 Jun 2 1926 Insc: w/o Green McCormick 56 Estella M. Rice 57 Luico M. Williams May 9 1898 Jul 1 1963 same stone as Bessie M. Williams 58 Bessie M. Williams Aug 11 1898 Jun 8 1969 same stone as Luico M. Williams 59 Elco Williams Dec 7 1924 Nov 12 1981 WWII Soldier US Navy 60 Lyman Milner Dec 15 1913 Aug 12 1975 61 William A. Graves Nov 2 1961 Dec 20 1992 62 Mrs. Ruth Davis Apr 3 1903 Aug 26 1969 63 Anthony A. Vinson Aug 1 1971 Sep 18 1971 64 Charles Banks Jun 20 1903 Nov 17 1975 65 Moses Banks Mar 15 1912 Aug 19 1992 66 Ella Mae M. Banks Nov 27 1923 Mar 2 1994 67 Martha Milner d Sep 11 1963 68 Nellie Dowell d Sep 23 1960 69 (unmarked adult slab) 70 (unmarked adult slab) 71 Mrs. Elma Mathis Gullatt Mar 12 1918 Mar 13 1944 72 (unmarked grave) 73 Jerry Milner d Apr 23 1949 74 (unmarked adult slab) 75 Willie Miemie d Apr 12 1956 76 (unmarked grave) 77 Quia K. Smith Jan 31 1980 Jun 12 1981 78 Annie Lue Torrance Mar 14 1941 Oct 8 1977 79 Ben Jackson Sr. Mar 13 1936 Jun 25 1988 80 William Milner Aug 12 1902 May 24 1984 81 Annie B. Pitts 82 Henry M. Miles Dec 6 1912 Aug 24 1947 WWII Soldier Ga. Tec. 4 Trans Corp. 83 Jace Pitts Nov 1906 Apr 1955 84 Laura Brown Dec 18 1900 Jun 26 1954 85 David Waller (child slab) 86 Johnny J. Milner Jan 31 1943 Aug 16 1986 87 Christine M. Torrance Oct 6 1950 Sep 14 1982 88 Charlie Torrance Dec 16 1894 Dec 21 1982 WWI Soldier Pvt US Army 89 Charlie Torrance Jr. Dec 24 1918 Sep 17 1988 90 Rosa Torrance May 7 1922 Apr 26 1994 91 Carrie Myles Oct 5 1902 Apr 1 1971 92 Elloise Stevenson May 1 1922 Jan 8 1946 93 (unmarked adult slab) 94 Mary Foster (there are two stones marked Mary Foster) 95 Mary Foster (there are two stones marked Mary Foster) 96 Ben Dennis 97 Estella S. Torrance Mar 3 1898 Apr 12 1999 98 Annie Beatrice Torrance Dec 6 1920 Apr 9 1989 99 Andrew Martin Feb 10 1891 Mar 1 1973 100 Mary Martin Jan 1 1874 Nov 18 1973 101 Rosa McCall Dec 18 1895 Jan 29 1980 102 Irvin Milner Jul 7 1920 Nov 4 1981 103 Joseph Dennis Mar 5 1882 Dec 22 1982 104 Mae Bell Dennis Jul 15 1905 Dec 18 1985 105 Eugene Miliner Jul 24 1934 May 30 1983 106 James Haddock Oct 4 1904 Mar 22 1987 107 Rebecca Dowell Oct 31 1922 Jul 18 1999 108 Earnest Waller Jan 19 1918 May 2 1993 Soldier US Army 109 Mary L. Waller Mar 17 1920 Nov 2 1989 110 Eugene Beckom Jan 15 1914 Mar 25 1989 111 Jullian F. Williams Feb 19 1931 Oct 5 1994 112 Eloise Stevenson May 1 1922 Jan 8 1946 Marker found in an early index but not found in 1999. 113 Laura Dennis d May 1942 Marker found in an early index but not found in 1999. Indexed by Hugh Harrington E-mail: hharring@mail.gcsu.edu