Brooks County GaArchives Cemeteries.....Gornto Cemetery - Partial Survey More to Come ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Chris Swiderski n1vuk@yahoo.com January 6, 2008, 2:08 am Abstracted By: Chris Swiderski Off Hwy 122 East of Barney on Gornto Cemetary Rd. Coordinates below are from GNIS 310004N 0832929W Survey complete as of 06 Janurary 2008. Will update as I get a chance to get up there. ----------------------------------------------------- The Gornto plot is the only one seperated. However the others are grouped in very clear groups. I have entered gaps betwwen groups as it may help in associating people. Last Name First Name Middle Name Birth Death Comment ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Swain S W 1856 10 Oct 1927 . Walker Mary Ann 19 Aug 1846 19 May 1922 'Gone to a brighter home where grief cannot come' Walker Wm F 3 Jan 1854 15 Oct 1941 Hogue Nora W 5 Aug 1884 15 Oct 1941 . Paxson Robert Junius 04 Feb 1852 17 July 1899 . Folsom Madelene 08 Sept 1916 26 May 1948 'Another sweet flower blossoms in heaven' . Spell Bethel 1913 1915 Spell Romain 1919 1923 Spell Myrta 1891 1917 Terrell R C 1912 1912 . Johnson Lemuel Lee 15 Jun 1872 21 Sept 1953 Johnson Zollie Priscilla Collins 06 Oct 1886 07 Dec 1959 wife of Lemuel Deese Mary Jane Johnson 04 July 1920 13 Oct 1937 'Beloved wife of Gary L. Deese' Johnson Nadine 07 Dec 1923 13 Dec 1923 one of 3 unmared beside Zollie & Lemuel Johnson Unmarked Child Johnson Unmarked Child Pitts Sheppardine 1929 1931 daughter of Sheppard & Betty Mae Johnson Pitts . Pace Selma 27 Dec 1899 14 Oct 1901 'Daughter of WH & Lula E Pace Sr' 'a little bud of love to bloom with god above' Pace Susana 27 Jan 1836 14 May 1898 'Her spirit smiles from that heavenly shore.....' [cant make out the rest also name may be Susan A.] Pace Sr. William H 1836 1913 2nd Lt Co E. 29th Btn Ga. Calvary CSA Pace John F 1896 1899 'son of Paul C and MJ Pace' . Wilkins Joseph D 29 Nov 1892 25 July 1950 Pvt. 288 Aero SO WWI Wilkins R W 1857 1929 Wilkins Mary 1863 1914 Wilkins Infant 'Infant of Mr & Mrs RW Wilkins' . Strickland Jester 1862 1900 'wife of J.B. McCoy' 'Having finished lifes duty she now sweetly rests' Silvey Infant Son 31 May 1924 31 May 1924 'Infant son of Delray and J.A. Strickland' Senith Mother 05 Jan 1860 14 Mar 1900 'Wife of S.E. Strickland' . Daughtry Rosie C 20 Jun 1912 16 Mar 1977 Daughtry Ira T 1879 21 Mar 1950 Daughtry Jerry Oliver 02 Nov 1932 29 Sept 1933 'Son of Albert and Lula Daughtry' . Simmons Susine 11 Apr 1937 15 Jun 1939 Simmons Annie J 11 Feb 1887 23 Aug 1945 Simmons William 30 Jun 1900 30 Mar 1947 Simmons Tommy 23 Mar 1931 12 Jun 1951 . Powers Marcus W 12 Apr 1899 22 June 1972 Unmarked Child Unmarked Child Unmarked Child Unmarked Adult Unmarked Adult . Harnage Steller P 1922 1979 s/s with Charlie Harnage Charlie 1920 s/s with Steller . Smith Ada 01 Oct 1874 27 Dec 1912 Smith Willie Herron 13 Jun 1899 06 Jun 1900 'Gone but not forgotten' Smith Mattie Sue 21 Oct 1902 06 May 1904 'Our second loved one is gone to join the first one in that sweet beyond' 'Dau. of FM and Ada Smith' Wilkins Fannie Gornto 1897 1925 Gornto William Blair Co A 29th Btn Ga. Calvary CSA Gornto Martha J 06 Sept 1848 03 Sept 1903 'Gone Home' 'wife of WB Gornto' Gornto John J 02 Aug 1888 25 Jan 1905 'Son of WB and MJ Gornto' Wade Lala Gornto 1879 1926 Gornto Unmarked Child 'children of Watt and Pearl Gornto' shared stone for all 3 graves Gornto Unamrked Child Gornto Unmarked Child Gornto Watt Gornto Braxton 28 Aug 1914 15 Dec 1981 Gornto Wilmer S 23 Jan 1910 15 Apr 1968 'Gone but not forgotten' Gornto Etna Floy 13 Apr 1916 29 Aug 1925 she has 2 stones one reads 'gone but not forgotten' the other 'suffer little children come unto him' Gornto Thomas N 22 Oct 1880 30 Aug 1924 'Gone but not forgotten' Gornto Mary E 1882 1972 Gornto W Clarence 30 Jun 1913 02 Apr 1981 . Rogers Lelia Merchant 28 Jul 1888 28 Mar 1947 s/s with walter Rogers Walter H 21 Sept 1871 03 Nov 1952 s/s with Lelia Rogers Jos J 22 Aug 1839 21 Aug 1922 'Father' Rogers Nancy J 18 Oct 1845 29 Jun 1932 'Mother' . Hires Georgia H Smith 27 May 1854 26 May 1946 Hires Sim S 27 Apr 1865 28 May 1945 Additional Comments: I do have some family here but not allot mine are the Johnsons I have allot there, but I dont know anything about the other familes yet. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/brooks/cemeteries/gorntoce413cm.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 8.7 Kb