Union Church Cemetery Inscriptions Brooks County, GA Union Church Cemetery Empress Community, Brooks Co., GA 7/10 mi. east of Co. Rd. 268 on Co. Rd. 115. Cemetery is located 1/10 mi. north of road in scrubby thicket surrounded by pines. Lot #100, Dist. 15. Surveyed 13 January 1991 This cemetery is located just just off Empress Highway (also known as Country Club Road). It is on Mr. Mac McGriff's private property (in the middle of his hunting preserve). However, he is very accommodating to anyone who would like to view the cemetery. Corrections provided by:Terri Milton" 1. Catledge, Minor C. 9 May 1860 - 9 Oct 1923. "Father." 2. Catledge, Mattie Jones 26 July 1865 - 1 Oct 1942. "Mother." 3. Brinkley, Inf. dau. of Mr. & Mrs. L.A. Brinkley. 29 Oct 1909 - 29 Oct 1909. "Our loved one." 4. Brinkley, Inf. dau. of Mr. & Mrs. L.A. Brinkley. 10 Dec 1908 - 11 Dec 1908. "Our loved one." 5. Simms, Mary E. 22 Dec 1836 - 9 Dec 1875. "Mother." 6. Simms, Allen M. 28 Sep 1811 - 8 Oct 1891. "Father." 7. Footmarker: "PM." Prudence Miller b. 12/2/1838, d. 3/8/1895. 8. Footmarker: "THA." No other id. 9. Alderman, Otis 26 Oct 1917 - 7 Nov 1919. Son of Mr. & Mrs. H.B. Alderman. "Asleep in Jesus." 10. Herndon Infs. Aug 1926. Babes of J.L. Herndon. 11. Herndon, Mattie 28 Feb 1882 - 6 June 1906. Wife of J.L. Herndon. "Asleep in Jesus." 12. Adult, brick and mortar, no id. 13. Child, brick and mortar, no id. 14. Cochran, James Baungel 22 Aug 1874 - 30 Dec 1903. "Father." CSA Iron Cross. 15. Adult, brick and mortar, no id. 16. Norton, Paul Emery 21 Apr 1905 - 7 May 1909. "The golden gates were open wide, a gentel voice said come and angels from the other side welcomed our loved one home." 17. Norton, E.A. 30 Dec 1869 - 17 Apr 1929. "Gone but not forgotten." 18. Adult, brick and mortar, no id. 19. Green, Paul C. 22 Feb 1901 - 6 Mar 1904. Son of J.M. & M.J. Green. 20. Headmarker, no id. 21. Littleton, Lula Dixon 6 Apr 1867 - 27 Apr 1912. Wife of W.A. Littleton. "O, twill be sweet to meet on that blest shore all sorrow passed all pain forever o’er." 22. Littleton, William Arthur 11 Oct 1869 - 14 Oct 1907. "His words were kindness, his deeds were love." 23. Shaffer, Sallie M. 25 Feb 1900 - 1 Nov 1918. [tone broken.] Wife of J.H. 24. Hurst, ? 13 Oct 1892 - ........ 8. [tone broken.] 25. Lucas, Mattie 5 Sep 1862 - 20 May 1897. Wife of J.C. Lucas. 26. Lucas infant. 15 Aug 1892 - 9 Oct 1892. Infant of J.C. & M.J. Lucas. 27. Lucas, Leslie 7 Dec 1889 - 2 Sep 1892. Son of J.C. & M.J. Lucas. Additional names added by Terri: David Richard Milton, GA INF, Confederate States Navy, b. 1827, d. 1880 Sarah Utley Milton, b. Feb. 14, 1830, d. Aug. 20, 1895, Wife of D.R. Milton, Married Nov. 30, 1849 Marshall Monroe Milton, b. May 6, 1854, d. Feb. 27, 1920. Frances Elizabeth Jarvis, b. May 15, 1853, d. Jan. 9, 1943 ==================================================================== 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. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: James A. Rollins willows@rose.net ====================================================================