GILMER COUNTY, GA - TAILS CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY – (Complete Survey) 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: Lawrence H. Wells Wells2000@alltel.net Abstracted By: Lawrence H. Wells – Dalton, Ga. Survey taken: February 23, 2007 Historical information: Tail’s Creek Baptist Church was established November 16, 1844 as New Hope Baptist Church. The church was referred to as New Hope Church #1 until the 1940s when the name of the church was changed to Tail’s Creek. Directions: From the ‘round-a-about’ in Ellijay, Gilmer Co., Georgia bear right on S. Main St. Go 1.1.miles. Turn right on Hwy 282 (Tail’s Creek Rd). Go 8.7 miles. Turn right on Tail’s Creek Church Rd. Go 1.5 miles to the church and cemetery. ============================================================================ Last Name First Name Middle/Maiden Birth Death Comments BALLEW Oscar 6-19-1888 10-18-1895 BALLEW L. E. 8-4-1875 8-6-1876 BALLEW J. L. 2-20-1865 11-10-1888 BALLEW Mary A. 5-11-1889 9-25-1890 BALLEW T. H. 5-58-1869 8-20-1870 BALLEW G. Landrum 10-31-1861 1-1-1954 BALLEW Marena E. 11-23-1862 8-3-1938 w/o G.L. BARNES Cleveland A. 5-16-1896 4-22-1966 s/o B.A.& Sarah BARNES Lillie E. Corbin 7-13-1901 10-17-1979 w/o C.A. BARNES Hoke 1920 1920 s/o Mr&Mrs Cleve BARNES ------ 1931 1931 s/o Mr&Mrs Cleve BARNES Morris C. A. 4-16-1935 9-29-1991 BARNES Ruth Ann b&d 6-27-1958 d/o Mr&Mrs Morris BLANKENSHIP Micajah C. 1840-1920 unmarked Pvt Co A 65th Ga Inf Regt CSA BREEDLOVE Minor D. 1885 1919 BROCK Sarah L. 7-15-1855 10-16-1900 w/o J.T. BRYANT John ---- ---- s/o David & Pheby Pvt Co B 4th Ga Cavalry (SG) BRYANT Mildred L. 1918 1919 BRYANT Lina D. 1884 1961 BRYANT Andrew J. 1884 1936 s/o John & Mary BRYANT Mary E. ---- ---- w/o John H. BURGESS Epsul C. 3-6-1903 5-29-1955 BURGESS Ida Quarles 3-4-1913 12-3-1999 w/o Epsul BURGESS Willard 12-1-1916 3-11-1971 BURGESS Reba 1-8-1917 4-23-1998 w/o Willard BURGESS Ben P. 4-12-1869 4-6-1958 BURGESS Colista 8-8-1875 2-28-1935 BURGESS Esther 1903 1903 d/o Mr&Mrs Ben BURGESS Arling 5-12-1899 3-12-1900 d/o Susan BURGESS John D. 1818-1911 2nd Lt Co I 39th Ga Inf Regt BURGESS Mahulda H. 12-8-1831 8-4-1898 w/o John BURGESS Ernest J. 7-15-1912 4-12-1984 Pvt US Army WWII BURGESS Buford H. 6-28-1934 6-29-1934 BURGESS Fred P. 5-10-1901 10-10-1976 CASTLEBERRY Helen Q. 2-3-1921 5-12-2000 CAUDELL Talmadge 8-10-1932 9-10-1985 Sgt US Army Korea CHASTAIN Donald Earl 12-23-1923 12-5-2006 church Deacon CHASTAIN Mary Ruth Barnes 8-13-1923 ------ w/o Donald CHASTAIN James C. 12-8-1953 ------ ‘Mason’ CHASTAIN James Henry 10-6-1899 3-22-1972 CHASTAIN Minnie Mae Stewart 3-13-1902 6-20-1958 w/o James CHASTAIN Rose Quarles 10-1-1899 4-10-1978 COCHRAN Ira Anderson 1911 1973 Reverend COCHRAN Virginia Parker 1917 2000 w/o Ira COOK Martha Ann Orr 1853 1918 COOK Mary Milton ----- ----- w/o J.B. d/o P.G.Hyatt COPELAND ----- 8-13-1887 8-16-1887 s/o W.&M. COPELAND Pleas 6-20-1890 6-20-1892 s/o W.&M. COPELAND Lora 10-8-1885 11-27-1898 d/o W.&M. CORBIN Noah Paul 10-1-1905 6-11-1985 CORBIN Gussie Erna Sanford 6-1-1916 11-23-1982 w/o Noah CORBIN Mary Nell 12-2-1933 12-26-1949 d/o Noah & Gussie CORBIN John N. 1-21-1958 1-21-1958 CORBIN Ruth Geneva 2-8-1951 3-1-1951 CORBIN Manerva Masters 1820-1890 unmarked w/o Barksdale CORBIN Elsberry Newton 1857 1932 CORBIN Mary Ann Lockard 1862 1939 w/o Elsberry CORBIN Frank E. 9-10-1895 ----- CORBIN Florence R. 5-1-1912 11-1-1948 w/o Frank CORBIN Paul 10-6-1930 1-5-1934 s/o Frank & Flora CRAWFORD Rachel Farmer 1826 ----- w/o Wilson N. CRAWFORD James Avery 1852 ----- s/o Wilson & Rachel CROOKE Joseph A. 1887 1966 CROOKE Dora Debord 1881 1977 w/o Joseph CROOKE Ralph B. 1918 1977 Cpl US Army WWII CROOKE Ethel W. 1931 ----- w/o Ralph CROOKE ------ ----- b&d 6-29-1926 infant d/o Mr&Mrs C.E. CROOKE Charles S. 9-2-1852 2-24-1901 CROOKE Mary Frances 3-21-1858 1-11-1933 w/o Charles CROOKE Henry Clarence 7-7-1891 12-11-1979 Pvt US Army WWI CROOKE Vester A. 1-17-1898 11-29-1976 w/o Henry CROOKE Juanita 1924 1925 CROOKE Edna Ernie 5-11-1933 10-20-1988 in C. Barnes plot CROOKE Rickey Eugene 3-14-1953 11-15-2006 DEBORD James F. 2-23-1859 2-19-1881 DEBORD Herbert P. 7-12-1902 11-11-1929 DEBORD Daisy Hyatt 9-8-1880 12-3-1902 w/o J.W. DEBORD William A. 1842-1922 Cpl Co I 39th Ga Inf Regt DEBORD Sarah A. 1854 1949 w/o William DOUTHIT Daniel 7-4-1849 1-12-1920 DOUTHIT Delaney 11-5-1853 2-6-1928 w/o Daniel DOUTHIT ------ ----- 11-11-1919 infant of Mr&Mrs J.S. ELDER Wiley W. 1830-1875 1st Lt. Co F 60th Ga Inf Regt FREEMAN Merbin 5-5-1945 1-23-1995 FREEMAN Patricia R. 7-3-1948 ------ w/o Merbin HYATT Glen Duard 5-20-1919 4-14-1996 MM2 US Navy WWII HYATT Geneva Langley 12-16-1925 ------ HYATT Peter G. 6-18-1848 3-21-1934 s/o William G. HYATT Matilda M. 8-31-1846 3-10-1904 w/o Peter HYATT Hugh Glenn 8-1-1882 9-15-1917 HYATT Mattie L. Withrow 12-23-1890 10-24-1948 w/o Hugh HYATT John Luther 3-19-1877 12-15-1944 HYATT Florence W. 12-5-1879 8-7-1970 w/o John HYATT Howard Buren 1-17-1904 12-22-1982 s/o John HYATT Nona Mae Quarles 9-20-1909 1-23-1993 w/o Howard HYATT ------ ------ 5-24-1934 s/o Howard HYATT Seth L. 10-6-1902 9-1-1961 s/o John HYATT Mattie Lee Quarles 8-28-1912 12-30-1975 w/o Seth HYATT Spurgeon Ernest 7-9-1904 11-21-1987 HYATT Grace Lorentzon 12-5-1910 ------ w/o Spurgeon HYATT James Harold 1934 1980 US Army LENOIR Willie 11-6-1873 3-23-1889 LOCKARD Malinda Jane 2-25-1823 1-7-1916 d/o James & Sarah LOCKARD Francis L. 4-13-1809 8-16-1887 s/o William & Agnes LOCKARD Elizabeth Jane 5-18-1852 12-28-1915 unmarked grave LONG Mary (marker in ground unreadable) LOWE Johnnie 10-19-1905 12-5-1906 s/o J.W & Katie LOWE Coon Rod 2-1813 6-26-1888 LOWE Martha Jane 9-16-1816 12-13-1898 w/o Coonrod MILLER Ransom Carr 10-11-1831 4-4-1928 Pvt Co B 4th Ga Cavalry MILLER Julianna Crutchfield 1832 1885 w/o of Ransom NELSON Adolphus E. ---- ---- Pvt Co I 5th Tn Mtd Inf USA ORR Farmer 2-17-1818 4-18-1892 Pvt Co F 16th Bn Ga Cav (SG) ORR Rosa C. 9-25-1825 7-21-1894 w/o Farmer PARKS Bart D. 12-26-1910 3-17-1983 PARKS Edith I. 3-7-1915 9-26-1983 PARKS Larry Hyatt 10-7-1944 3-19-1992 PARKS Grady L. 1934 1934 PARKS Lester L. 1938 1939 PARKS Chester L. 1938 1940 PENCE Andrew Calloway 1829-1904 Pvt Co H 65th Ga Inf Regt PENCE Hester Rogers ------ ------ w/o Andrew PENLAND Mary M. 12-29-1811 3-25-1887 ‘Grandmother’ PENLAND Carl 10-1-1890 2-24-1895 PENLAND Hulda Orr 9-19-1859 11-17-1902 w/o T.Y. Penland d/o Farmer PENLAND Hughey 3-5-1887 5-9-1907 PERRY Eliza Jane Long 1-12-1848 12-16-1928 PINSON Annie Mae Corbin 11-12-1948 1-9-1997 QUARLES J. B. 8-13-1922 ------ QUARLES Kathryn L. 3-17-1916 12-12-1994 w/o J.B. QUARLES L. Theron 1901 1958 QUARLES J. B. ‘Brack’ 1860 1956 QUARLES Martha Tankersley 1864 1959 w/o ‘Brack’ QUARLES Kimsey 1-4-1883 3-24-1912 QUARLES Waldo Curtis 5-25-1909 1-22-1957 QUARLES James Curtis 4-2-1941 9-14-1958 QUARLES Homer 4-10-1891 9-9-1942 QUARLES Marvin Clement 1905 1974 QUARLES Paul L. Sr. 9-17-1898 4-27-1975 QUARLES Reatha L. 12-25-1901 9-2-1984 w/o Paul QUARLES Waldo C. 1-1-1920 1-20-2005 QUARLES Annabell 5-28-1924 ------ QUARLES Irene 1-21-1928 1-14-1929 QUARLES David 1829-1864 Pvt Co A 65th Ga Inf Regt QUARLES Sarah 6-25-1825 11-23-1922 w/o David QUARLES David 6-16-1847 3-11-1921 QUARLES Evlin 7-26-1843 3-23-1926 w/o David QUARLES John 1818-1889 Pvt Co F 16th Bn Ga Cav(SG) QUARLES Roseta Jane 11-22-1879 1881 QUARLES Harley 10-26-1900 9-2-1916 QUARLES John H. 8-19-1871 8-9-1951 QUARLES Laura J. 1-1-1878 9-4-1951 w/o John H. QUARLES Floyd T. 1905 1969 QUARLES Josie 1877 1968 QUARLES Earl D. 11-22-1910 7-31-1992 QUARLES Lucille B. Tankersley 11-16-1916 5-25-1992 w/o Earl RODGERS Lillie A. 3-2-1872 6-14-1909 d/o C.M & L.M. SANFORD Kenneth Vernon 8-22-1961 1-8-1998 ‘Smurf’ SITTEN A. G. 7-31-1874 9-7-1874 SITTEN Farris C. 5-14-1899 11-16-1972 SITTEN Erna B. 11-4-1906 3-1-1983 w/o Farris SITTEN W. Ben 1872 1958 SITTEN Lockie Woodard 1865 1954 SITTEN Mary 9-22-1874 3-3-1949 SITTEN Elizabeth 2-22-1869 10-10-1946 SITTEN M.L.E. 10-8-1875 1-5-1876 SITTEN R. J. 7-4-1844 4-2-1899 SITTEN Katie 3-18-1840 2-2-1936 w/o R.J. SMITH Frank B. 11-4-1906 3-1-1983 SMITH Sarah C. 5-14-1899 11-16-1972 w/o Frank SORROWS Rube Andrew 3-14-1900 4-20-1976 SORROWS Cecil W. 5-18-1923 2-3-2005 T/5 US Army WWII TANKERSLEY David F. 1816-1896 Pvt Co F 16th Bn Ga Cav(SG) TANKERSLEY Elizabeth D. ----- 6-26-1848 age 26 w/o D.F. TANKERSLEY Mary 10-22-1825 12-20-1898 second w/o D.F. TANKERSLEY Exie ----- ----- d/o Lawson & Minnie TANKERSLEY Henry M. 1853 1933 TANKERSLEY Jane E. 1856 1922 w/o Henry TANKERSLEY Vandiver ----- ----- s/o Henry & Jane TANKERSLEY ------ ----- ----- two infants of Mr&Mrs G.D. TANKERSLEY Mary Lou 9-12-1890 11-24-1891 TANKERSLEY John H. 12-26-1858 8-24-1923 s/o Lemuel TANKERSLEY Anna L. 2-8-1868 3-24-1893 w/o John H. TANKERSLEY Elam E. 1890 1967 TANKERSLEY Buren Hyatt 1890 1968 w/o Elam TANKERSLEY Lemuel 1824-1896 Pvt Co F 16th Bn Ga Cav(SG) TANKERSLEY Sarah Ann 5-11-1830 11-7-1886 w/o Lemuel TANKERSLEY Floyd J. 1-8-1881 8-30-1956 TANKERSLEY Lillie 9-7-1888 5-3-1923 w/o Floyd WEEKS Anna Sitten 1900 1932 WELLS Erastus P. 9-29-1851 6-19-1903 WELLS Martha A. ----- 9-6-1907 age 66 w/o E.P. WELLS Hattie 1-23-1882 4-26-1914 WOODARD Wilson C. 1828-1920 1st Sgt Co A 65th Ga Inf Regt WOODARD Millie Blankenship 10-27-1836 12-27-1922 w/o Wilson WOODARD Johnson 10-8-1875 12-29-1909 s/o W. & M. WOODARD Dora Ophelia 5-10-1879 11-6-1906 d/o W.& M. WOODWARD Cleveland Allen 6-4-1877 1953 s/o W. & M. WOODWARD Ocie Penland 1884 1973 w/o Ocie ***************************************************************************** Note: Tail’s Creek Church Cemetery has some 200 unidentified gravesites. Most are marked with marble head and foot stones which have no inscriptions. 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