Lee Cemetery Inscriptions Clay County, GA

LEE CEMETERY
Clay Co GA , located on Land lot #86 or #87, 5th Dist 
(was Early Co at time of 1st burials)
Surveyed 20 Sept 1982 by Lindy Lee Hard 

W. J. B. 
J. & R. E. Lee
Born Sep 29 1856
Died June 13, 1857    [Headstone]

JOSEPH LEE
son of 
ELIAS LEE
Born Nov 4 1811 
Died Sept  18 1857     [Headstone]

J. W. L.  [either a footstone for Joseph Lee or 
a headstone for someone else]

J. S. H.
son of 
Peter & E. A. Lee
Born Mar. 5, 1853
Died June 22, 1857    [Headstone]

A. L.   [Footstone?]

JUDETH
Consort of
ELIAS LEE
Born May 26, 1782
Died July 2, 1843    [Headstone]

ELIAS
Son of
SAMSON LEE
Born Aug 11, 1780
Died Nov 8, 1842    [Headstone]

SACRED
to the memory of
PERSIS McELVY         [Large marker over raised rock grave---
broken into pieces]
she departed [this life?]
Dec. 15, 1852
aged 46 years
From her early piety
she became a member 
of the Baptist Church 
and died with a full
hope of Glory

NOTES:
1)There are "rocks" which appear to mark other graves, possibly those 
of slaves.
2)In 1982, Mr. Berryman Harrison, long-time resident of the area  and 
living near the cemetery, stated that in earlier years the cemetery had 
other rocks that marked graves and also that some headstone markers may 
have been destroyed when a bulldozier was working clearing the nearby 
area for a pond.
3) Joseph Lee headstone was removed from the cemetery abt 1983 by 
someone & may or may not have been returned.
4) I have a diagram and photographs of the stones, if anyone is interested.
5) Layout: "Rows" informal
	     Row 1) l-r  A.L, J. S. H., Joseph, W. J. B.
                 Row 2) J. W. L. 
                 Over to the left:  rocks marking 2 graves?
                 Row 3)  Judeth, Elias
                 Row 4) Persis McElvy
6) Submitter:
    Lindy Lee Hard  (3rd great granddaughter of Elias and Judith 
	Westbrook Lee)
    3157 S Sauty Rd
    Langston AL   35755
    lindy.hard@ccconnection.com

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