ALBERT - McGUIRE FAMILY CEMETERY DEKALB CO, GA Submitted by Mary West cemeterylady@msn.com ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** This cemetery is located off Giles Rd -- if going north on Wellborn take a right onto Giles and the cemetery will be on the left. It covers a large area but the graves are all situated on the far left and far right. None are in the middle. There is no sign of any sort. I got the name of the cemetery from the Tri-Cities Funeral Home who had recently buried someone there. This is an African American cemetery and many of the headstones are the kind provided by the funeral homes. The name of the home may be featured on the stone in quotations such as "Cox" or "Haugabrooks". The cemetery is not too well maintained and some stones are too damaged to read. The transcription begins on the far left and moves to the right. Row A: unmarked Row B: ALBERT Feb 25 ALBERT Allen Lula 1899 David Jannie 1859-1939 1864-19__ Rosetta 1886-1974 1884-1943 ALBERT Mattie ALBERT Virginia Sylvester Apr 3, 1891 HORN BONLWARE(?) Aug 20, 1960 May 28, 1921 Feb 15, 1879 Apr 15, 1946 Jan 15, 1961 George (star of David) broken unmarked BONLWARE(?) Clarence Aug 15, 1861 Augustus Nov 7, 1956 ALBERT Georgia Sgt unmarked U S Army World War II "Tyler" Korea Mrs June 19, 1909 Annie December 26, 1961 HILL Aug 8 Sept 12 1929 1963 "Tyler" Mrs Bernice McGUIRE 10-27 (broken) 1925 McGUIRE unmarked can’t read Erna Mae Jan 9, 1907 Oct 16, 1992 ARMISTEAD Archie Sarah F April 27, 1923 Apr 30, 1927 (masonic sym.) Mar 3, 1993 Sept 12, 1988 Row C: Betty Lue McGUIRE Josep L McGUIRE Mar 25, 1934 June 22, 1905 May 8, 1934 Dec 30, 1933 May 20, 1930 ______McGUIRE "Cox" ____24, 1911 Mr ____14, 1965 Daniel McGUIRE Ella Mae Franklin McGUIRE May 6, 1915 Apr 18, 1993 Catherine L DURDEN Feb 20, 1930 June 6, 1989 "Cox" James W McGUIRE Sr (can’t read) W N McGUIRE Pvt U S Army Korea McGUIRE Aug 1, 1930 Apr 4, 1990 Earnest T Carrie M Oct 31, 1908 May 14, 1912 Jan 31, 1985 Row D: 2 unmarked graves John Henry McGUIRE Sept 23, 1907 Mar 3, 1947 Howard McGUIRE (double stone) Georgia Randolph McGUIRE Curtis McGUIRE PFC Mar 3, 1941 June 23, 1934 (can’t read) June __1951 Dec 25, 1957 (double stone) "Cox" Ray McGUIRE Lois McGUIRE Mrs May 1948 Sept 8, 1931 Marie Apr 1959 Sept 8, 1964 THORNTON (can’t read) unmarked Rev William McGUIRE _____1976 Row E: (surrounded by concrete blocks) Odesa McGuire Apr 1949 BANKS 10 "Cox" July 15, 1902 Mr Apr 13, 1965 Roy BANKS COLLEY (broken) Mary E J C "McCray" 1925-1966 1916 Mr ____ Mr James Lester McGUIRE Leroy BANKS Dec 25, 1912 12-2-1947 1-10-1977 Apr 26, 1985 Row F: "Cox" "Sellers" Mrs Mrs Dorothy Lula N RAGLAND CHANDLER Apr 1955 25 "Stocks" Mr Tony "Trimble" MOORE Ms Cynthia 10-30-1960 l 8-24-1980 C CHANDLER unmarked stone with flowers present ledger style unmarked w/ flowers Row G: Dec 1849 broken (can’t read) 1 "Haugabrooks" "Cox" Rev W B Mrs Carrie CHRISTIAN Mae REED Apr 1962 23 surrounded by blocks unmarked w/ flowers Mr Nathaniel ALBERT 7-18-1896 5-22-1970 "Tri-Cities" Mr Ralph LESLIE 8-6-1910 11-14-1978 concrete block concrete block metal funeral home sign metal funeral home sign Perry BROWNING Alvin BROWNING 1939-1990 1943-2000 Tri-Cities Tri-Cities Latashal THORNTON 8-15-81 4-__-95 Row H: broken broken Lon____ Maryo___ G_hr____ CHRISTIAN 11-23-1965 metal funeral home sign Alberta A LOWE 1902 - 1988 large expanse of ground in middle of cemetery Row I: "Cox" Joe L BIGBY Miss Apr 1, 1940 Lula June 5, 1988 BILBY 5-1-1976 (carving done by hand) Willie J BIGBY Born 2/29/60 Die 12/2/91 BATTLE Robert Muncie metal funeral home sign Apr 20, 1908 Oct 30, 1914 can’t read Sept 12, 1994 Mar 26, 1998 "Trimble" Minniel BATTLE stick on letters on concrete Oct 30, 14 / Mar 25, 83 block Joe K BIGBY possible grave 193_ 1997 Row J: "Cox" SCRUGGS Mr Joseph F Essa S Joseph Nov 14, 1909 Mar 30, 1915 SCRUGGS Jan 20, 1957 Row K: Arthur SCRUGGS Sally C___ Feb 29, 1940 Sept 9, 1894 Jan 6, 1957 Aug 2, 1984 "Haugabrooks" Mrs (stone below ground level) Row L: "Cox" "Trimble" Mrs Mr James Ruth "Billy" STOKES STOKES 9-24-1931 "Cox" Mrs polished marble ledger Eddie Willie Mae WILEY R STOKES May 10, 1924 8-25-1974 Feb 14, 1972 Our mother at rest "Tri-Cities" Mrs Sallie Lillie Mae JOHNSON W_______ Sept 7, 1908 9-9-1894 8-3-1984 Oct 4, 1985 Arthur JOHNSON can’t read (below ground) Row M: unmarked stone CURNEY Dea. James Wm II Martha Ann Feb 12, 1908 Oct 16, 1920 Mar 27, 1960 Mar 7, 1998 Row N: Eva GANT Carey DAVIS May 21, 1898 July 29, 1812 Aug 23, 1976 June 11, 1980 Sammy E DAVIS Keosha Lashunn Dec 7, 1946 DAVIS Nov 18, 1985 Aug 14, 1988 Oct 9, 1988 "Cox" Mrs Malissa DAVIS 12-7-1960 Row O: metal funeral home sign "Cox" Robert ZACKERY Mrs 1941-2001 Lillie Mae ZACKERY Mr ledger style grave James Mr COHEN Ernest MARTIN _______ ledger style grave metal funeral home sign Irma MARTIN ledge style grave 1907 1981 Jimmie Lee JOHNSON Tri-Cities U S Army Oct 8, 1923 Nov 14, 1992 surrounded by blocks metal funeral home sign Homer G BANKS surrounded by bricks 1941 1994 metal funeral home sign Tri Cities George DUMAS 1925 - 1994 Tri Cities transcribed by Mary West February 2001