Coffee County, Georgia - Kirkland Cemetery ************************************************ 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: Surveyed Dec 2003, Sherry Harrell (Sherryharrell@aol.com) KIRKLAND CEMETERY in Coffee County, GA Surveyed on 12-19-2003 by Sherry Harrell This old cemetery is located about 1 block from Sandhill Baptist Church. To get there--If coming off of Hwy 32, turn onto a paved road called (I think) Danny Kirkland Rd. Go North approx. 1 mile, and follow the signs to Sandhill Baptist Church. You need to turn Right on Otter Way just before you get to the church. Otter Way will go past the cemetery--located on the right, behind and old iron fence. Elias Kirkland 4-11-1892 / 3-22-1963 Margaret Kirkland 1-22-1893 / 1-15-1952 (nee, Youngblood--wife of Elias) J E "Tead" Kirkland 7-12-1899-12-17-1965 (James Emery) Vera McAlum Kirkland 8-6-1900 / 3-15-1968 Infant d/o Joe & Bertie Kirkland no dates Infant s/o Joe & Bertie Kirkland no dates Annette Kirkland 3-18-1918 / 6-18-1919 (d/o Mr & Mrs JE Tead Kirkland) Infant 9-5-1926 (Infant d/o Mr & Mrs JE Tead Kirkland) Willie Dump Kirkland 2-2-1873 / 2-16-1925 Elizabeth Y Kirkland 9-13-1871 / 12-20-1940 (wife of Willie "Dump") David Murray 8-22-1907 / 2-4-1908 (s/o S M & Bette Murray) Stephen Lester 11-12-1891 / 9-14-1899 (s/o S M & Bette Murray) J Frank Cannon 2-2-1886 / 9-7-1911 Moses J Kirkland 2-15-1832 / 11-5-1904 Betty Jean Murray 1933 - January 1934 Pauline Tanner 11-29-1922 / 2-28-1924 (d/o Mr & Mrs Green Tanner) Infant 6-1-1945 (child of Mr & Mrs Ernest Tanner) Lewis H McClendon 10-18-1881 / 9-12-1963 Maude McClendon 9-2-1896 / 2-4-1978 (wife of Lewis) Infant 9-14-1924 / 9-17-1924 (d/o Mr & Mrs Lewis McClendon) J L Taylor 9-21-1937 / 12-4-1937 (child of Mr & Mrs R J Taylor) Son 1913 - 1915 (un-named son of Mr & Mrs J S Thigpen) Theatus Kirkland Smith 12-14-1914 / 8-21-1988 Mrs Warren Thigpen January 1855 / October 1901 Celia Lankford Kirkland Meeks 1834 - 1918 Timothy Jackson (CSA) Kirkland, Sr 9-14-1862 / 4-25-1936 Lauraney C Ricketson 2-21-1861 / 1-22-1909 (w/o Timothy Jackson Kirkland, Jr) Josephine Ricketson Kirkland (no dates on this tomb, but they are 12-10-1868 / 12-31-1885--w/o David Kirkland b 1860) Wayne D "Doug" Wray 4-17-1953 / 1-4-1987 Jeanette G Wray 2-17-1956 / * (wife of W D Doug Wray) marr. on 7-17-1982 Mary J E Kirkland 10-27-1873 / 9-6-1875 Frank Kirkland 4-5-1888 / 10-7-1889 Alice Kirkland 3-11-1854 / 12-15-1915 James C Kirkland 6-5-1936 / 6-3-1981 Maggie R Kirkland 9-22-1938 / * (wife of James) Kiler Kirkland 4-20-1884 / 2-4-1933 Mabell Kirkland 2-9-1890 / 4-20-1969 (wife of Kiler) Douglas M Wray 1-25-1924 / * Margaret Thelma Kirkland Wray 1-23-1928 / 4-22-1986 (wife of Douglas) 2-Infant Kirklands Dorothy Laverene Kirkland 1-31-1943 / 2-9-1943 (d/o Mr & Mrs J D Kirkland) Terrell I Youngblood 7-21-1912 / 1-7-1987 David J Youngblood 8-9-1886 / 8-24-1950 Lula Mae Kirkland Youngblood 10-14-1893 / 5-8-1995 (wife of David) Joseph L Youngblood 11-30-1894 / 10-22-1967 (Military Marker "Georgia Pvt Co F 318 Infantry WW1) "Tony" Alfred Y Stapleton 5-25-1932 / 5-17-1958 Alonzo Tanner 2-19-1905 / 2-6-1906 (s/o Mr & Mrs J M Tanner) Ethyl Kirkland (Infant) * Harrison Kirkland 10-10-1897 / 5-3-1901 (s/o Harrison & Winnie) Joseph Kirkland 12-3-1895 / 4-7-1901 (s/o Harrison & Winnie) Ira F Kirkland 4-27-1894 / 12-29-1894 (s/o Harrison & Winnie) Sallie Fender 1824 - 1903 (wife of Josh Kirkland b 1803) Emma J Stapleton 1931 - 1932 Cecil R Williams 1905 - 1921 US Army Alvin Williams 7-31-1902 / 12-5-1903 (s/o Mr & Mrs Williams) Nicholls Brinson Youngblood 8-9-1898 / 10-16-1918 Annie Belle Youngblood 11-1-1883 / 9-7-1886 (d/o Isaiah & Nancy Youngblood) Isaiah Youngblood 2-11-1860 / 9-15-1934 Nancy Youngblood 2-18-1853 / 2-3-1926 (d/o Joshua Kirkland b 1835, wife of Isaiah) Dewitt Kirkland 9-26-1908 / 2-16-1984 Lennie K Kirkland 3-8-1915 / 4-1-2000 (wife of Dewitt --marr. 10-4-1931) Daniel Thigpen 1861 - 1922 Elizabeth Hall 1888 / * Infant Hall * Pennie Thigpen 1895 - 1898 Laura E Thigpen 1-23-1855 / 10-13-1901 (wife of Richard) Richard Thigpen 3-21-1894 / 3-9-1898 (s/o Richard & L E Thigpen) Calvin A Kirkland 1875 - 1921 (s/o Joshua b 1835) Joshua Kirkland 2-10 1835 / 5-31-1904 Margaret Fales Kirkland d 12-11-1896 (aged 56 years-born April 1840 wife of Joshua b 1835) Manansas Kirkland Carter 4-12-1863 / 3-10-1907 William Carter, Jr 8-20-1863 / 5-10-1934 (father of Warren) Margaret Corbitt "Sallie" Carter 3-4- 1839 / 2-24-1925 Bernice Youngblood 10-10-1930 / 10-18-1930 Claud Barwick 4-5-1939 / 4-5-1939 Edna Kirkland 8-31-1907 / 11-21-1907 (d/o Mr & Mrs JB Kirkland) K A Kirkland 11-4-1891 / 10-19-1936 Ada Louise Kirkland Taylor 1891 - 1939 Laurinda Kirkland 9-7-1892 / 9-13-1892 (d/o Travis & Mary E Kirkland) Mary E Williams 8-28-1864 / 11-29-1892 marr 12-28-1890 (wife of Travis) Travis Kirkland 2-8-1862 / 3-26-1935 (husband of Mary and Fannie) Fannie Carver Kirkland 12-8-1875 / 5-28-1937 Infant Kirkland (child of Travis & Fannie Kirkland) Kirkland Twins 9-7-1992 (Infants buried together) Infant 3-27-1910 / 5-7-1910 (child of J A & Aliph Melvin) Infant Williams 2-6-1911 / * (child of I J Williams) Clarence Williams 6-18-1908 / 9-13-1912 (s/o J Williams) Charity Lewis 6-27-1891 / 2-17-1908 Penelope Gaskins 4-6-1842 / 12-29-1927 (w/o Z W Kirkland, Sr) Z W Kirkland 3-23-1885 / 1-13-1908 Minnie Lee Tanner 8-31-1886 / 4-21-1958 Green Tanner 9-7-1888 / 12-7-1970 Lucy Kirkland 1903 - 1911 (d/o Mose & Lucy Kirkland) Mose Kirkland 7-29-1852 / 3-4-1924 Lucy T Kirkland 8-9-1863 / 11-30-1930 (w/o Mose) Terrell I Youngblood 7-21-1912 / 1-7-1987 W T * (child) D W Tanner 9-25-1874 / 2-25-1894 (s/o Mr & Mrs W M Tanner) William Tanner, Sr 1843 / 8-27-1903 (aged 60 years) There is also several unmarked cement slabs of infants and adults in this cemetery. According to Melody Mccook's survey, 2 of these could be the graves of June Kirkland and Kiler Kirkland. If you have additions of corrections, please contact me at: Sherryharrell@aol.com