EVANS COUNTY, GA - CEMETERIES Jerusalem Baptist Church (Black) (Ft. Stewart) Page 28-31 edited dh 8/22/03 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Wyman May Ft. Stewart Cemeteries published 1993. (No longer available for purchase) Copyright Wyman May Thank you to Dorothy Hope for scanning this for our use. Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm JERUSALEM CHURCH CEMETERY - (Black) pg 28-31 Fort Stewart Cemetery Number 22, located in Area F-12. Land Acquisition Tract Number: 1623. Acreage: 2.42. Former Property Owner: Jerusalem Church and Cemetery. Map Grid Coordinates - Vertical: 50.9, Horizontal: 30.7. North on GA-119 toward Pembroke to FS-17 (old Willie, Ga.). Left on FS-17 approximately 6 8/10 miles to FS- 15. Right on FS-15 approximately 3/10 mile to FS-T15. Left on FS-T15 to cemetery on right. Survey made 4/19/9 1 by Wyman May, Hi. Neal, Jr. and Charles Zoucks. ***Permission MUST BE requested at Range Control. They will outline a route based on road conditions and training in the area. *** During the Spring of 1865, a group of black farmers met with the Rev. Lewis Price, a white minister, to form a church in eastern Tattnall County. Rev. Price held regular worship services, under brush arbors, with the farmers until he left the area in 1867. In 1867, Rev. Garrison Frasier, pastor of Cross Roads Baptist Church, organized Jerusalem Baptist Church and the Rev. R Williams was called as pastor. Mr. Miles Moody, a white landowner, donated land in Tattnall County upon which to build the first house of worship. The log cabin church was completed in 1867 and was used until 1912. In 1914 the church property became part of the new county of Evans. Rev. Williams left the church in 1872. The church had a succession of seven other ministers until early in 1887 when Rev. S. N. Walker (1887-1930) was called to serve as pastor. Ministers received no salary, but were paid in services and farm products. The first Board of Deacons for Jerusalem Baptist Church were Samuel Boggs, M. C. Cassedy, Francis Geiger, Moses and Joseph Johnson, Edward Levant and Cyrus Moody. Rev. S. N., Walker, along with the surviving founders and other churchmen, formed a committee in 1887 to build a new church. The committee charged with raising $2,000.00 included W. L., A. D., and D. L. Bacon; C. B., and R. L. Baker; R. G., T. F., and T. S. Ball; F. C. Geiger, Joseph, A. D. and S. M. Johnson, and C. D. Mack. The new wood frame church building measured 40 by 60 feet, with a porch and two doors in front, one on the left for men and one on the right for ladies. Once inside, the church came together with a pulpit in the center of the back. The choir stand was on the men’s side and a door which the preacher used was in the back of the church. When Rev. Walker died, the Rev. Lockett was pastor for about a year and then he left. The church called the Rev. N. C. Conner (1931-1949). Rev. Conner, the founder of Conners Temple Baptist Church in Savannah, was paid $25.00 per month, provided he attended conference on Saturday and ministered for the church on Sunday. The Pastoral Day was the 2’~ Sunday in the month. Members paid sixty cents per month, or worked their dues off doing work to maintain the church. The membership was few in number, no more than 50 members, who had to travel miles on foot, horseback, wagon or buggy to get to the church. The first Sunday School was organized and Houston Johnson was the first Superintendent. Rev. Conner ordained fourteen Deacons. They were Dave Carroll, Willie Bacon, Charlie Stafford, George Ball, Vernell Cassidy, J. D. and J. C. Ware, Charlie Baker, Thomas Johnson, Sevendell Bacon, Julius Hines Sr., Lelan Garrison, Eddie Garrison and Rozzie Johnson. In 1941 the federal government came in and told the congregation that their land was to become a part of the Camp Stewart Military Reservation They immediately began looking for land outside of the Reservation on which to erect a new building or move the old one. Mr. Wayne Brewton, a White Bryan Countian who also lost his home to the federal government, agreed to sell 20 acres of land to the church. The church purchased this land, and in 1942 moved the old church building from the Reservation, across Canoochee River to Groveland in Bryan County. Jerusalem Baptist Church has thrived and on March 9, 1985, more than 300 people attended their 120th anniversary celebration. 1 Jones, Samuel, died May 8, 1935. 2 Jones, Vemice Mack, died Dec 18, 1932. 3 Pendergast, Henry, Sept 25, 1899-Nov 25, 1912. 4 Pendergast, Joseph C., Sept 24, 1907-Sept 26, 1907. 5 Pendergast, Artha, Oct 23, 1906-Sept 9, 1907. 6 Lavant, Levie, Mar 23, 1912-Aug 27, 1940. 7 Unknown 8 Unknown 9 Unknown 10 Hoard, Charlie. Jr., Aug 18, 1934-Apr 16, 1939. 11 Garrison, Elizabeth, wife E. O. Garrison, July 31, 1874-May 17, 1929. 12 Garrison, Luezancy, Mar 28, 1914-Nov 12, 1928. 13. Hall, Elizer, 1870-Jan 1, 1935. 14 Hall, William, Sept 25, 1869-Nov 29, 1925. 15 Hall, Simon, son of William & E. Hall, Oct 14, 1897-Oct 29, 1917. 16 Hall, John, 1905-1933. 17 Hall, Bulham, 1921-1936. 18 Unknown 19 Jownse, Bishop, Mar 23, 1919-Aug 27, 1940. 20 Jowns, Neal, no dates. 21 Simmons, Perley, GA Pvt 514 Ser Bn QMC, died Jan 27, 1941. 22 Bacon, Rosa, Oct 29, 1887-Dec 11, 1921. 23 Medlock, Sarah, 1834-Nov 2, 1905, Age 72 yrs. 24 Bryant, Missouri M. Stafford, wife of W.S. Bryant, Apr 13, 1897-Nov 23, 1917. 25 Bacon, Ida Mae, Aug 14, 1914-Oct 9, 1914 30 FORT STEWART CEMETERIES EVANS COUNTY 26 Unknown 27 Unknown - Sunken Grave. 28 Moody, Lois, wife of Solomon Moody, Mar 27, 1855-Oct 27, 1910. 29 Brown, Willie H., Jan 14, 1903-Jul 12, 1903. 30 Unknown - Concrete foot marker with initials N.M. 31 Unknown - Marble foot marker with initials W.B. 32 Bacon, Maggie Hammack, wife of W.L. Bacon, Jun 10, 1883-Sept 15, 1913. 33 Moody, Ophelia, Mar 1, 1874-Feb 2, 1917. 34 Unknown - Concrete headstone, no identification. 35 Unknown - Concrete headstone, no identification. 36 Unknown - Concrete headstone, no identification. 37 Unknown - Concrete headstone, no identification. 38 Ball, Sarah, Apr 4, 1879-Dec 20, 1908. 39 Unknown - Concrete slab. 40 Ball, Infant son of Mr & Mrs RG. Ball, born & died Mar 3, 1907. 41 Unknown - Concrete slab, no identification. 42 Sims, Naris, Jun 1, 1842-Apr 8, 1908. 43 Boggs, Saluda, wife of J.B. Boggs, Jan 27, 1866-Apr 15, 1898. 44 Ball, Emma, Our Mother, 1831-Aug 31, 1895, Age 64 yrs. 45 Ball, Highston, died 1934. 46 Ball, Overton, died 1932. 47 Ball, Mallard, died 1929. 48 Ball, Elizabeth, died 1919. 49 Clark, Delia, Feb 9, 1852-Sept 6, 1915. 50 Clark, James C., Mar 15, 1830-Feb 5, 1890. 51 Bacon, Sam A., son of Jackson & Miley Bacon, Feb 20, 1889-Feb 21, 1889. 52 Unknown - Marble footstone with initials, F.M. 53 McRite, Miley, died Jan 16, 1905, Age 27 yrs. 54 Hines, Pompie B., Aug 16, 1845-Jul 5, 1919. 55 Hines, Ellen, wife of P.B. Hines, Mar 15, 1867-Dec 9, 1900. 56 Hines, Delburgh, son of P.B. Hines, Jun 17, 1879-Jan 7, 1901. 57 Hines, Lolly Mae, dau of D.L. & Celia Hines, Apr 25, 1928-Dec 26, 1928. 58 Clark, William, Jul 1915-Nov 1915. 59 Hines, Charles E., son of Mr & Mrs E.H. Hines, Nov 4, 1916-Sept 16, 1917. 60 Clanton, A.C., Rev., 1875-1935. 61 Dawson, Samuel, son of S.D. & Daisy, Sept 9, 1907-Feb 27, 1911. 62 Dawson, son of Samuel & Daisey Dawson, Nov 26, 1904-Jun 26, 1905. 63 Lawary, Maggie, Nov 25, 1875-Feb 27, 1905. Numbers 64 thru 71 are markers on the ground and leaning against a big oak tree in the center of the cemetery. 64 Hines, Infant dau of J.H. & C.C. Hines, born & died Apr 5, 1910. 65 Broken Stone, only identification is the date Feb 19, 1905. 66 Baker, Rosy, Feb 2, 1887-Feb 27, 1905. Stone badly broken and on ground. 67 Levant, Edia, Sept 15, 1849-Aug 8, 1900. 68 Hines, Infant son of J.H. & C.C. Hines, Apr 25, 1916-1917. Stone broken and bottom half missing. 69 Bottom half of stone only, Mar 15, 1906-Mar 16, 1906. 70 Hines, Infant dau of J.H. & C.C. Hines, born & died Dec 10, 1912. 71 Hines, Josphen, born & died Mar 15, 1906. 72 The Father of S. Moody, Age 70. 73 Loggen, Nancy A., Feb 15, 1849-Jan 20, 1914. 74 Brown, Patty, May 25, 1808-Oct 22, 1889. 75 McCrite, Millie, wife of Charlie McCrite, Age 50 yrs. 76 McCrite, Charlie, died Oct 4, 1892, Age 60. 77 Dugger, Sam, died May 24, 1896, Age 41. FORT STEWART CEMETERIES EVANS COUNTY 31 78 Dugger, Georgia, died Dec 24, 1920. 79 Law, Maggie, May 9, 1898-Feb 20, 1901. 80 Strickland, Cornelia, wife of Henry Strickland, died Jan 31, 1899, Age 53 yrs. 81 Johnson, Ellen, Sept 28, 1847-Jan 21, 1915. 82 Baker, Lular, Nov 25, 1884-No death date. 83 Unknown - Concrete slab, no identification. 84 Unknown - Marble base only, no identification. 85 Baker, Diana, Sept 15, 1877-Sept 26, 1912. 86 Baker, James, Feb 30, 1855-Jul 30, 1915. 87 “A” 88 Bacon, Milley Moody, wife of Jackson Bacon, May 6, 1860-Aug 12. 1917. 89 Edwards, Irean, wife of S. Edwards, Mar 14, 1874-Dec 28, 1907. 90 Mack, Demis, Dec 24, 1849-Oct 30, 1915. 91 Smiley, Leroy, son of Jordan & Ella Smiley, Apr 5, 1900-Nov 14, 1902. 92 Smiley, Lucy, dau of Jordan & Eda, Mar 30, 1896-Apr 4, 1896. 93 Mack, Lucy, Aug 24, 1849-May 14, 1905. 94 Williams, Mittie, died Jun 15, 1902. 95 Ivey, Maggie L., Aug 29, 1904-Jul 11, 1906. 96 Ivey, Robert, Dec 30, 1902-Dec 24, 1909. Stone leaning against back fence of cemetery. 97 Carroll, Willie E., Jan 5, 1876-Sept 8, 1900. 98 Unknown - Concrete slab, no identification. 99 Unknown - Concrete slab, no identification. 100 Cassidy, Christina, wife of M.C. Cassidy, Apr 27, 1855-Jan 8, 1915. 101 Golden, Elbert E., Oct 1, 1843-Oct 3, 1917. 102 Johnson, S.P., Oct 14, 1863-Aug 20, 1931. 103 Johnson, Annie L.. Mar 26, 1894-Feb 5, 1925. 104 Johnson, Mittie A., Nov 3, 1890-Jul 18, 1924. 105 Johnson, McKinley, Jan 8, 1897-Mar 2, 1918. 106 Johnson, Joseph, Sr., Oct 11, 1835-Jun 17, 1908. 107 Johnson, Seley, Jun 11, 1839-Oct 22, 1900. 108 Johnson, Ella Ora, died Jul 25, 1941. Concrete slab. 109 Johnson, Ida G., Apr 11, 1878-Feb 16, 1901. 110 Unknown - Concrete headstone, no identification. 111 Ball, Wilson - Concrete slab, no dates. 112 Ball, Thomas - Concrete slab, no dates. 113 Ball, Ruth - Concrete slab, no dates. 114 Ball, Virdie - Concrete slab, no dates.