Abner Hammond Family Cemetery Index, Baldwin County, GA ABNER HAMMOND FAMILY CEMETERY INDEX, BALDWIN COUNTY, GA Submitted: 09-11-2000 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. Abbreviations used below: "Insc:" = Inscription "b" = born "per HMHC" = per or according to Susan J. Harrington, Hugh T. Harrington, and Floride Moore Gardner's "Historic Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville, Georgia, 1804- 1997," Boyd Publishing, Milledgeville, GA, 1998. "per Bonner’s book" = per or according to James C. Bonner’s "Milledgeville: Georgia’s Antebellum Capital," originally published by the University of Georgia Press in 1978, and reprinted by Mercer University Press, Macon, GA, 1985. Location: G.M.D. 321 G.M.D. = Georgia Militia District. This number appears on maps of Baldwin County and indicates a general area of the county when looking for cemetery locations. Predominant race: White Cemetery status: Inactive Gravestone has been moved to Memory Hill Cemetery, Milledgeville. Directions to original gravesite: From the Baldwin County Courthouse, go east on Hancock for 2 blocks. Turn right (south) on Elbert St. Cross Fishing Creek and immediately turn left on Underwood. Go to Nelson Rd and turn left. Go 20 yards on Nelson Rd. and note the entrance to a property on the left. Gain permission to go through the entrance and follow the dirt road for 0.2 mile. Grave is on the left, 100 feet from the road at the edge of a field and not visible from the road. The military marker still remains at the original gravesite, even though the original gravestone has been moved. Cemetery listing: 1 Abner Hammond Jan 25 1762 Jul 9 1829 Insc: b. Farnham Parish, VA, per HMHC. Marker moved to Memory Hill Cemetery - West Side, Section E, Lot 36, Person #9, per HMHC. Secretary of State, 1811-1823, per Bonner's book Revolutionary War Soldier Georgia Troops 2 (unmarked adult grave) Sarah Hammond Dec 24 1782 Aug 24 1865 Insc: b. Petersburg, Va., per marker in Memory Hill Cemetery. It is likely she is buried in this cemetery and only the marker was moved to Memory Hill. 3 (unmarked grave) Hammond It is likely that there are other graves in this cemetery that are unmarked, per A. Jones. Contact: Hugh Harrington hharring@mail.gcsu.edu ==================================================================== 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. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store this file permanently for free access. This file was contributed by: Hugh Harrington hharring@mail.gcsu.edu ====================================================================