Clay County Georgia Cemeteries Mt. Zion Cemetery Submissions by Hugh Singleton, Lindy Hard, Barbara Donahoo Raines, Charlene Montgomery ****************************************************************************************************************** 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: ****************************************************************************************************************** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FOLLOWING ABSTRACTIONS FROM HUGH SINGLETON Copied by permission of the Library Board of Clay County from THE HISTORY OF CLAY COUNTY published 1976. Transcribed and submitted by Hugh T. Singleton Nov 2002 Additionally, this cemetery includes my own family's plot and those of a number of relatives and friends. It probably should be noted also that as late as the early 1950's, the cemetery's northwest boundary contained a number of graves which were marked only by a large rock as headstone with a small rock as footstone. My best recollection is that there were at least a dozen of those graves; no trace of which exist today. Cemetery Census from The History of Clay County, published 1976 Mt. Zion Cemetery, Part 1 Census taken by Mrs. Woodrow King Airrett, Sara Ann b. Feb. 15, 1851 d. Jan. 16, 1923 Airrett, W. F. b. July 12, 1847 d. Nov. 19, 1932 Airrett, Wiley Ross b. Dec. 13, 1890 d. Sept. 18, 1974 Allen, S. A. b. Oct. 13, 1855 d. Aug. 16, 1900 Askew, Bertha b. July 22, 1876 d. July 26, 1901 Askew, Matilda b. Dec. 20, 1850 d. Dec. 20, 1918 Askew, Sarah J. b. 1877 d. 1901 Averitt, Connie Mulkey b. Mar. 24, 1884 d. Feb. 29, 1928 Averitt, Fannie E. b. Apr. 4, 1881 d. Aug. 14, 1936 Averitt, Lucy J. b. Apr. 19, 1852 d. May 26, 1928 Averitt, Mary McGuggan b. July 6, 1894 d. Sept. 24, 1924 Averitt, T. G. b. 1886 d. 1956 Averitt, William Standley b. Oct. 13, 1890 d. Apr. 30, 1959 Barefield, Berta b. Dec. 19, 1877 d. Mar. 15, 1907 Barefield, Floy Newton b. June 23, 1913 d. Oct. 1, 1919 Barefield, Lorena Quattlebaum b. Feb. 27, 1883 d. July 13, 1971 Barefield, Needham James b. Dec. 22, 1843 d. Jan. 10, 1902 Barefield, Sara Terry b. May 18, 1838 d. Aug. 1, 1925 Barefield, Woodie Davis b. May 22, 1879 d. Dec. 25, 1967 Belisle (Belle Isle), Mary Ann McCullock b. 1837 d. 1875 (An unmarked grave--Information furnished by Mrs. Hubert Sanders.) Belisle, William Casper b. ND d. Jan. 22, 1879 Bronson, Eva B. Foster b. Feb. 26, 1891 d. July 22, 1973 Bronson, Wm. Henry b. Dec. 9, 1890 d. Sept. 9, 1952 Brooks, B. W. b. Jan. 2, 1849 d. Nov. 20, 1905 Brooks, Doraan C. b. Mar. 9, 1885 d. Dec. 1, 1886 Brooks, Frusiana E. b. Aug. 13, 1826 d. Jan. 21, 1893 Brooks, Mary b. Jan. 31, 1853 d. Oct. 1929 Brown, Amy Mae b. Oct. 21, 1887 d. July 15, 1888 Brown, Dora Averitt b. 1882 d. 1967 Brown, Edna E. b. July 14, 1912 d. Aug. 27, 1924 Brown, Hattie Durham b. July 28, 1875 d. Sept. 1915 w-o L. L. Brown Infant b. d. s-o Hattie and L. L. Brown, Irene Caraway b. July 14, 1856 d. Dec. 31, 1898 w-o L. L. Brown, Jerome b. ND d. Brown, Lewis L. b. Sept. 12, 1857 d. Feb. 17, 1927 Brown, Perdie b. Nov. 5, 1879 d. Aug. 8, 1881 Cobia, Herbert L. b. Oct. 18, 1928 d. Oct. 20, 1928 Cooper, Warren S. b. 1868d. 1930 Cooper, William b. 1815 or 1820 d. 1879 CSA (Unmarked--Information furnished by Mrs. Hubert Sanders.) Craft, Wm. Wright b. May 20, 1906 d. Sept. 3, 1950 Day, Minnie Kay b. 1870 d. 1945 Durham, A. C. b. Sept. 25, 1870 d. May 21, 1932 w-o W. J. Durham, Albert b. Mar. 3, 1897 d. Apr. 26, 1898 s-o J. T. and M. D. Durham, Maggie F. b. 1873 d. 1958 Durham, M. E. b. Oct. 9, 1838 d. May 22, 1915 w-o Daniel Durham, Sarah B. b. July 17, 1933 d. Oct. 21, 1934 Durham, Willie Arthur b. Mar. 22, 1898 d. June 3, 1957 Durham, W. J. b. June 8, 1862 d. July 20, 1938 Eubanks Inf. b. B & D d. July 28, 1845 Inf.-o Mary and Ollie Farrell, Johnnie L. b. Aug. 3, 1883 d. Dec. 7, 1887 s-o J. F. and A. L. Ferrell, Alice b. Mar. 10, 1866 d. May 24, 1894 w-o A. O. Foster, Alexander Lafayette b. Aug. 4, 1839 d. Apr. 2, 1907 Foster, Annie Naramore b. Feb. 15, 1814 d. May 16, 1919 Foster, Elizabeth b. Jan. 6, 1805 d. June 10, 1884 Foster, Elle Killingsworth b. 1876 d. 1969 Foster, J. G. b. Mar. 8, 1816 d. Dec. 15, 1905 Foster, John W. b. Aged about 20 yrs. d. Oct. 1865 s-o John G. and Elizabeth Foster, John W. b. July 16, 1867 d. May 19, 1953 Foster, Leila Killingsworth b. Feb. 4, 1869 d. Jan. 4, 1948 Foster, Ralph b. Apr. 16, 1894 d. Jan. 13, 1922 Garrett, James F. b. Jan. 6, 1891 d. Feb. 19, 1906 s-o F. D. and Julia Gay, Bera Hudspeth b. Apr. 2, 1877 d. May 13, 1954 Gay, Clinton Hudspeth b. Dec. 18, 1899 d. Jan. 17, 1950 Gay, Ernest Lee b. Apr. 23, 1872 d. July 13, 1956 Gay, Eugene b. Jan. 23, 1910 d. Nov. 8, 1915 Gay, Mary Edna Foster b. Jan. 7, 1897 d. Dec. 12, 1967 Goins, John Clifford b. June 18, 1856 d. Oct. 5, 1920 s-o J. E. and Estelle Goins, Stafford T. b. 1891 d. 1960 Grimsley, Annie Lee b. Oct. 25, 1883 d. Mar. 28, 1969 Grimsley, Benjamin Gordon b. June 19, 1887 d. July 8, 1961 Grimsley, Emma Florence b. Jan. 10, 1866 d. Feb. 4, 1894 Grimsley, Emma Florence b. Nov. 13, 1893 d. Feb. 4, 1894 Grimsley, Emmett Lester b. Jan. 18, 1888 d. Sept. 18, 1907 Grimsley Inf. b. ND d. s-o Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Grimsley, Mary Weathey Cooper b. Nov. 8, 1857 d. Nov. 20, 1914 Grimsley, W. C. b. May 21, 1846 d. Nov. 27, 1900 Ga. Inf. Pvt. Co. E. 59 Rgt. CSA Hartley, Lenora b. July 20, 1858 d. Hartley, W. M. b. Mar. 2, 1832 d. May 22, 1913 Hayes, Nancy b. 1801 d. 1880w-o Jonathan Hubbard, A. J. b. Jan. 15, 1850 d. July 3, 1907 Hubbard, Mrs. A. J. b. Oct. 14, 1849 d. Apr. 10, 1937 Hubbard, Cliff(Grave unmarked - Information furnished by Mrs. Hubert Sanders.) Hubbard, E. A. b. Sept. 17, 1880 d. Feb. 3, 1935 Hubbard, Jimmie M. b. Dec. 23, 1886 d. Oct. 22, 1973 Hubbard, William Monroe b. May 12, 1878 d. Mar. 17, 1906 Hunt, M. A. b. May 22, 1854 d. Nov. 2, 1906 Hunt, Susan b. Feb. 3, 1850 d. July 3, 1904 w-o W. H. Hunt, Willie Olin b. Sept. 28, 1896 d. Jan. 31, 1902 Huskey, Beda D. b. d. Mar. 11, 1884 Jones, Hilary T. b. Illeg. d. Co. I 51 Ga. Inf. CSA Killingsworth, Marcus L. b. Aug. 23, 1915 d. Dec. 29, 1916 Killingsworth, Mary Rish b. Dec. 23, 1843 d. Sept. 29, 1917 Killingsworth, Thomas Madison b. Apr. 10, 1841 d. Apr. 19, 1905 King, B. Frank b. 1881 d. 1957 King, Carrie b. 1880 d. 1962 King, Floyd Dock b. Mar. 14, 1904 d. May 21, 1934 King, Houston b. Oct. 15, 1915 d. Mar. 3, 1918 King, Lorena b. Aug. 15, 1910 d. Oct. 19, 1912 Land, A. H. b. Jan. 18, 1829 d. May 11, 1912 Land, Hubert b. June 3, 1877 d. June 6, 1877 Land, P. B. b. Apr. 14, 1872 d. Nov. 17, 1873 Land, Sarah A. b. Apr. 1, 1836 d. Mar. 12, 1898 McArthur, Willie b. July 28, 1869 d. May 15, 1863 s-o W. R. and L. C.(NOTE: There is a discrepancy in these dates.) McLendon, Mrs. A. A. b. Aug. 5, 1855 d. Aug. 4, 1924 McLendon Infant b. Oct. 13, 1878 d. Jan. 1, 1879 s-o O. G. and O. P. McLendon, W. D. b. d. Feb. 16, 1849 Mann, Jane P. Foster b. Sept. 15, 1841 d. Dec. 28, 1908 Mann, William T. R. b. Nov. 19, 1837 d. May 14, 1907 Martin, Mrs. A. D. b. June 18, 1847 d. May 3, 1910 w-o J. M. Martin Infant b. June 26, 1901 d. July 2, 1901 s-o O. G. and O. P. Martin, J. M. b. ND d. Co. I 10 Ga. Cavalry, C.S.A. Mashburn, Henry Clay b. Oct. 15, 1849 d. Apr. 13, 1859 s-o David and Emaline Monfort, Ada Durham b. Oct. 12, 1892 d. Feb. 28, 1925 Monfort, Malcolm b. Feb. 19, 1925 d. Feb. 25, 1925 Moore, Annie Lee b. Jan. 11, 1894 d. Apr. 5, 1974 Mulligan, Ada Hubbard b. Aug. 27, 1874 d. Sept. 16, 1903 Narramore, Katie b. Aged 68 yrs. d. June 20, 1870 Narramore, Neves b. ND d. s-o C. R. and T. E. Narramore, Sylvester b. d. Sept. 12, 1870 Richardson, Oscar A. b. Aug. 20, 1867 d. Mar. 23, 1874 s-o T. M. and S. M. Richardson, T. M. b. Jan. 23, 1848 d. July 28, 1885 Rish, John Adam b. Aug. 29, 1871 d. July 11, 1902 Rish, Mary C. b. Apr. 18, 1843 d. Sept. 14, 1885 Runels, Daniel b. Sept. 21, 1832 d. June 16, 1924 H. B. Latrobe's Btry C.S.A. Runnels, Mary Ann b. 1877 d. 1962 Shaw, Albert J. b. Apr. 26, 1885 d. Nov. 7, 1966 Shaw, Erie D. b. Oct. 18, 1891 d. Jan. 7, 1962 Shaw Infant b. d. s-o Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Shivers, Lillian D. b. Dec. 6, 1895 d. Sept. 1, 1969 Sims, Benjamin F. b. Nov. 28, 1885 d. July 17, 1973 Sims, Woodrow b. Sept. 14, 1917 d. Jan. 18, 1919 Singleton, Alton L. b. Jan. 8, 1914 d. Apr. 8, 1918 Singleton, Anderson H. b. Sept. 17, 1880 d. July 28, 1937 Singleton, Gwendolyn b. Nov. 15, 1936 d. Sept. 25, 1937 Singleton, James Malcom b. Dec. 14, 1909 d. Mar. 23, 1911 Singleton, Jennie Hancock b. May 1, 1879 d. May 13, 1966 Singleton, Leon M. b. Sept. 21, 1902 d. Aug. 14, 1968 Singleton, Maggie Q. b. Oct. 8, 1888 d. Feb. 14, 1928 Singleton, Sam S. b. Mar. 25, 1891 d. Oct. 30, 1963 Singleton, Miarus B. b. Mar. 25, 1841 d. Nov. 1912 Co. G, 55th Ga. Inf., CSA Tinsley, Mattie R. b. July 31, 1869 d. Feb. 25, 1955 Tinsley, William b. Aug. 20, 1867 d. Feb. 14, 1926 West, Annie B. b. Jan. 29, 1889 d. May 23, 1889 West, A. Clarence b. Dec. 5, 1879 d. Aug. 21, 1882 West, Edgar Allen b. May 8, 1852 d. Aug. 23, 1889 West Infant b. d. d-o J. W. and A. L. Widemer Infant b. d. Mar. 7, 1957 Williams, E. C. b. Jan. 8, 1832 d. Feb. 11, 1905 w-o W. M. Williams, Vinie b. 1782 d. Dec. 25, 1875 Williams, W. M. b. July 17, 1825 d. Nov. 12, 1895 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FOLLOWING ABSTRACTIONS FROM LINDY HARD [Double headstone] Father & Mother ADAM RISH-BORN Jan 6, 1806, DIED AUG 30, 1884 MARY M RISH-BORN JULY 11, 1805, DIED JULY 14, 1884 Tis the Lord who hath bereft us of the one he loved so well. HENRY A RISH--Born Sept 6,1832, Died Sept 13, 1868 As he lived, so he died, A dutiful Son, affectionate Brother and a model Christian. Blessed are the dead which die in the LORD. LEMUEL E RISH-Born April 14th 1834, Died July 22nd, 1872 As he lived, so he died, a devoted Husband, affectionate Father, true Christian. Blessed are the dead that die in the Lord. [Veteran's marker, same person] LEMUEL E RISH CORP CO I 51 REGT GA INF CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY APR 14 1834 JULY 22 1872 There is an UNMARKED infant grave in the Rish family area which is probably the child Toady? Rish, b May 1870 [Census], died before Lemuel's estate was probated, s/o Lemuel E Rish & Mary Elizabeth Penelope Loftin . AT REST [across top of stone] JOHN EVANS-APR 15, 1844, APR 5, 1924, EVANS Christ is my home. AT REST [across top of stone] MARY LOFTON-WIFE OF JOHN EVANS AUG 12, 1852, SEPT 10, 1937, EVANS She is not dead but sleepeth Note by the contributor Lindy Lee Hard, g-granddaughter of Lemuel E Rish & Mary Elizabeth Penelope Loftin & gg-granddaughter of Adam & Mary Rish: Adam Rish & wife Mary, these two sons Henry A Rish and Lemuel E Rish and their other children came to Georgia from Lexington Co, SC first settling in Coweta Co, GA and moving to Clay county in 1850's. Henry A Rish never married, served as 3rd Sergeant Co F 32nd Regt GA Inf and in 1866 was tax collector for Clay County. Mary Lofton, named above as wife of John Evans was Mary Elizabeth Penelope Loftin/Lofton d/o James West Loftin and grand d/o Richard Y Loftin (one of the original presbytery signing the Mt Zion church constitution) and was 1st married to Lemuel E Rish. submitted by Lindy Lee Hard ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FOLLOWING ABSTRACTIONS FROM CHARLENE MONTGOMERY My Great-Grandfather was James Samuel Parker. His headstone reads: Rev. J. S. Parker Born May 14, 1837 Died Aug 3, 1883 Age 45 yrs 2 mos 23 days Quietly sleep, beloved one, Rest from thy Toil, Thy Labor is Done, Rest 'Till the Trump From the Opening Skies, Bid Thee from Dust to Glory Arise; Peaceably Sleep, Peaceably Sleep, 'Till That Morning, Peaceably Sleep. Beside his grave is his wife: Frances Cornelia Parker Sept 23, 1840 May 13, 1925 Sleep On Dear Mother On the side of her monument is: "Wife of Rev. James S. Parker" There are two unmarked graves beside them. We do not know who they are. submitted by Charlene Montgomery Valdosta, GA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FOLLOWING ABSTRACTIONS FROM BARBARA DONAHOO RAINES My great grandparents buried in Mt Zion Cemetery: Augustus Donahoo b.April 12, 1827 in GA and d. June 29, 1889 in Clay Co, GA Emmaline Donahoo b. Sept 30, 1826 prob in Early Co, and d. June 27, 1913 in Ft Gaines. They were married June 19, 1851 in Clay Co and had 5 children: Clemantina, Henry Huston, Wilburn A, William and John Hilly. Some of the family are buried in New Park Cemetery. My great great grandparents buried in Mt Zion Cemetery: [dates are according to census info] Henry Elliott b. abt 1804 in SC and d. bef the 1880 census Clay Co, GA Nancy Sarah Elliott b. abt 1805 in GA and d. aft 1880 in Clay Co, GA. On the 1880 census for Clay Co, she was living with her daughter & son/law, Augustus Donahoo Henry Elliott No date of birth July 1873 Nancy Elliott 1807 1880 Augustus Donahoo April 12, 1827 June 23, 1889 Emmaline Donahoo Sept 30, 1826 June 21, 1913 Barbara Donahoo Raines ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ END OF MT. ZION CEMETERY