Providence Baptist Cemetery Inscriptions Jefferson County, GA PROVIDENCE BAPTIST Location: From Avera go south to Hwy. 88E and proceed 4 1/2 miles. The Church and Cemetery are on the left. Other Information: 18 Unmarked gravestones. 4 Sinks. Old Providence Cemetery was found nearer the river, but abundant plant growth prohibited transcribing for this publication. Transcribed by Bryan Davis - 1980 JACK JONES GODOWNS MMF N U.S. Navy Father Married June 14, 1959 April 1, 1937 Feb. 13, 1975 EULA LUCILE (GDDOWNS) (Wife of Jack J. Godowns) B. Aug. 23, 1942 SGT. ROY W. GODOWNS (Son of Jack J. and E. L. Godowns) Feb. 5, 1948 Jan. 1, 1970 R. L. MURPHY, JR. July 8, 1920 Mar. 24, 1921 ESSIE (MURPHY) Daughter of R.L. and M. A. Murphy Feb. 17, 1906 May 29, 1910 GENEVA (MURPHY) Daughter of R. L. and M. A. Murphy Dec. 9, 1916 Feb. 23, 1918 RICHMOND TOLBERT TERRELL Feb. 5, 1858 Sept. 20, 1932 BLANCHE GRAHAM (TERREL) Wife of R. T. Terrel Sept. 4, 1871 Oct. 28, 1937 RICHMOND L. TERRELL Ga. Field Clerk Adjutant General Dept. WW I July 25, 1893 Nov. 10, 1968 JOSEPH M. TERRELL Ga. Private. U.S. Army World War II Sept 6, 1903 April 7, 1968 GEORGE EUGENE ALLEN 1879-1944 ELIZABETH LYON (ALLEN) Wife of G. E. Allen 1884 DAVID GODOWNS 1956-1956 WILLIAM J. ALDRED Father May 26, 1841 Feb. 27, 1918 LUCINDA ALDRED Mother July 9, 1849 Aug. 8, 1887 STELLA (MCNEAL) Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Col. McNeal Jan. 4, 1915 Feb. 1, 1916 J. O. FIELDS Father 1875-1950 ANNA G. (FIELDS) (Wife of J.O. Fields) Mother 1873-1951 C. J. FIELDS July 23, 1828 Oct. 18, 1898 MRS. NANCY FIELDS Wife of C. J. Fields Mar. 16, 1832 Jan. 9, 1912 MAGGIE A. FIELDS 1875-1902 HARRISON HARRISON (INFANT) ALLEN Daughter of Gladys and Willard Allen CORP. G. F. UNDERWOOD Co. F, 8th Ga. Cavalry CSA SARAH E. TERRELL (UNDERWOOD) Wife of G. F. Underwood May 2, 1828 Nov. 12, 1892 Mother ALFREO W. ALLEN Dec. 16, 1855 Dec. 7, 1916 ROY OSWELL ALLEN July 15, 1921 Nov. 14, 1935 ALFRED ALLEN 1883-1944 ETHEL WALDEN ALLEN (Wife of Alfred Allen) 1884-1963 WILLIE F. MURPHY Nov. 18, 1893 May 22, 1909 (INFANT) PARKER Daughter of O.C. and J. Parker Born and died Nov. 9, 1899 MARY (GARRETT) Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Garrett Sept. 7, 1913 Sept. 22, 1913 ELMER DUDLEY (GARRETT) Second son of Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Garrett June 1, 1904 Nov. 8, 1918 EDMOND DAVID GARRETT Father Feb. 27, 1876 Nov. 22, 1933 MINNIE HARRISON GARRETT Mother Feb. 24, 1878 Feb. 19, 1949 LOU H. WOOD Wife of W. T. Wood July 8, 1857 May 5, 1881 MALCOLM GAYLE (MAX) RAMSEY Son of W. A. & H. C. Ramsey Nov. 12, 1878 Aug. 13, 1909 WENTWORTH GREGG RAMSEY May 9, 1888 Oct. 13, 1902 HELEN CAIN (RAMSEY) Wife of Dr. Willis A. Ramsey May 25, 1844 Dec. 26, 1911 DR. WILLIS A RAMSEY Sept. 13, 1828 June 5, 1894 ROY L. PARKER Apr. 6, 1896 Jan. 3, 1897 (INFANT) PARKER Son of O. C. and J. Parker June 22, 1891 June 25, 1892 LIZZIE UNDERWOOD (PARKER) Wife of O.C. Parker Sept. 2, 1860 Feb. 2, 1887 MARIE PARKER Feb. 9, 1883 Oct. 15, 1884 JOHN T. PARKER Jan. 10, 1857 May 28, 1887 SUSAN (SUSIE) L. (HARDEMAN) Wife of Thomas. Hardeman March 29, 1859 July 3, 1890 ELEANOR (NELLIE) M. HARDEMAN Wife of Thos. Hardeman Aug. 2, 1849 Mar. 24, 18-- W. C. SAMMONS July 6, 1836 Aug. 2, 1897 Aged 61 yrs. 26 days AMANDA CARTER (SAMMONS) Wife of W. C. Samnons March 6, 1822 Nov. 27, 1898 GEORGE W. MCCOY June 7, 1867 Oct. 9, 1914 ALBERT MCCOY 1869-1944 RANSOM GREGG Jan. 12, 1833 Jan. 17, 1917 AMANDA COGBORN CAIN Born Putnam Co. Ga. Dec. 1, 1837 died Jefferson Co. Ga. Sept. 28, 1838 JAMES ROBERT CAIN Son of Moses Powell Amanda G. Cain Feb. 12, 1866 Mar. 12, 1948 IDA H. CAIN Eldest daughter M. Cain & P. & A. Cain Oct. 21, 1857 Dec. 15, 1905 N. MORANDA UNDERWOOD (TERRELL) Wife of Richmond L. Terrell April 12, 1832 Nov. 6, 1911 MRS. H. A. LIVINGSTON Nov. 19, 1833 Aug. 20, 1896 THOMAS A. LIVINGSTON Oct. 22, 1854 Nov. 30, 1939 LULA M. (LIVINGSTON) (Wife of Thomas A. Livingston) May 11, 1862 Oct. 29, 1954 MRS. MAMIE LIVINGSTON (RIVERS) Wife of E. Floyd Rivers Born Nov. 17, 188O- Hantsville, Ala. died July 12, 1902 Grange, Ga. ELLFLOYD RIVERS Jan. 19, 1875 March 7, 1964 ESSIE LOU ALLEN (RIVERS) Wife of Ell F. Rivers May 14, 1881 June 3, 1952 THOMAS WATSON TOOKE 1853-1968 BESSIE MAE R. WILLIAMS Wife of Bunyon W. Williams Died Sept. 6, 1891 CLARISSA YARBOROUGH (GRANBERRY) Wife of Rev. Thomas Granberry Nov. 10, 1798 Oct. 21, 1882 THOMAS N. GRANBERRY Sept. 15, 1827 May 11, 1905 SARAH C. LIVINGSTON (GRANBERRY ) Wife of Thomas N. Granberry Jan. 7, 1830 Jan. 21, 1904 ELDER THOMAS GRANBERRY May 23, 1796 Sept. 11, 1875 C. F. ALLEN Oct. 20, 1862 May 1, 1927 AMMIE T. ALLEN Sept. 20, 1878 June 8, 1908 Wife of C. F. Allen JOHN O. ALLEN Apr. 5, 1888 Apr. 25, 1975 WINNIE MULLING Oct. 3, 1844 Dec. 16, 1906 VIRGINIA MULLING LYONS April 18, 1856 Nov. 27, 1871 WILLIAM V. TOOKE 1913-1964 REBECCA M. (TOOKE) Wife of W. V. Tooke 1902 C. W. WALDEN June 18, 1840 May 16, 1845 J. WALDEN Daughter of P. & C. Walden June 10, 1849 July 7, 1863 (INFANT) COOK Daughter of J. E. & J. R. Cook Oct. 7, 1944 July 23, 1945 (INFANT) COOK Son of J. E. & J. R. Cook Oct. 8, 1944 July 23, 1945 BUNYON W. WILLIAMS Died Feb. 13, 1892 JAMES QUINCY ALLEN Son of J. 0. Allen & Willie June 29, 1916 Feb. 18, 1918 LOUCILE (KITCHENS) Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. A. W. Kitchens Mar. 5, 1911 Oct. 5, 1919 FRANK UPTON Father Died 1919 Age about 74 yrs. JOSEPHINE UPTON Mother Died 1889 - age about 40 yrs. LUKE WASDEN 1852-1925 RUTH D. WASDEN Wife of Luke Wasden 1860-1929 HELEN CAIN (RAMSEY) Daughter of W. A. & H. C. Ramsey Mar. 1, 1882 Sept. 17, 1882 (INFANT) RAMSEY Son of W. A. & H. C. Ramsey July 26, 1880 Aug. 10. 1880 GEORGE C. ORR Son of J.J. & J.H. May 31, 1881 Aug. 9, 1889 Age 8 years, 14 months. & 9 days MAY F. (ORR) Daughter of T.J. & S.H. Orr Feb. 3, 1880 July 15, 1881 Age 7 months, 18 days HUGH L. (ORR) Son of T. J. & S. H. Orr Oct. 16, 1877 Oct. 27, 1878 Age 1 yr. & 1ldays MARTHA ELEANOR (CAIN) Daughter of G. L. & M. E. Cain Mar. 26, 1804 Dec. 20, 1866 ELIZABETH CAIN WILLIAM CAIN LITTLE Son of Robert P. & Elizabeth Little Sept. 21, 1840 June 3, 1842 ROBERT ELISHA (LITTLE) Son of R. P. & E. Little ---12, 185-- May 31, 1858 JOHN HARRISON CAIN Jan. 10, 1914 Nov. 9, 1957 Son of James Robert and May Wood Cain LENCEY CALHOUN (TERRELL) Wife of S. B. Terrell Sept. 13, . Nov. 17, 1466 Aged 69 years, 2 months, 4 days MATTIE L. TERRELL (WALDEN) Wife of W. M. Walden Mar. 17, 1851 Apr. 16, 1878 DR. G. F. TERRELL My husband Sept. 7, 1855 Dec. 7, 1882 RICHMOND L. TERRELL Died Aug. 9, 1864 Aged 38 years, 2 months GEORGE F. HUDSON June 26, 1824 Aug. 28, 1907 SARAH ANN CAIN (HUDSON) March 27, 1832 August. 2, 1878 REV. MOSES CAIN Our Parents Born Jefferson Co. Ga. Aug. 7, 1836 Died Bibb Co. Ga. May 25. 1901 Husband of Mary Lou Elliott Father of John Randolph Harrison, Cornelia Winnifred May, Lydia Wood GEORGE LITTLE (CAIN) Son of G. L. & M. E. Nov. 29, 1873 Aug. 13, 1874 FRANKLIN HUDSON Mar. 31, 1874 Mar. 1, 1875 SUSAN ANN CAIN Second wife of James Cain 1807 April 30, 1865 WILLIAM STONE (CAIN) Son of G. L. & M. Cain Nov. 20, 1859 July 10, 1860 M. ELIZAH (HUDSON) Son of G. F. & S. A. Hudson Died April 5, 1856 Aged 7 months & 11 days EMMA FIELDS LIVINGSTON 1867-1951 CHERRY ANN WELLS May 12, 1822 Feb. 18, 1848 JOHN MARION LIVINGSTON 1858-1938 JOHN J. HADDEN Jan. 4, 1862 Dec. 24, 1914 SALLIE M. (HADDEN) Dec. 25, 1872 Aug. 11, 1952 JAMES A MULLING Mar. 31, 1813 June 30, 1836 AMANDA LIVINGSTON MULLING Mar. 7, 1815 Dec. 16, 1879 WILLIE M. ALLEN Wife of John O. Alien 1888-1941 MADDIE L. WASDEN Daughter of Luke & R. D. Wasden 1897-1914 ALBERT B. STAVELY 1908-1913 ANNA STAVELY Erected by her children 1879-1922 -------------------------- Acknowledgements Though the idea began as a primary research project in Wrens High's Grammar and Composition II Class, the final product is hardly our own. As cemeteries were transcribed, a format for the publication was designed. Then Rhonda Howard, Carolyn Hadden, and VOT students typed rough drafts, journalism students edited, and students in grades seven through twelve alphabetized with parents assisting in each activity. At this point community concern and civic pride increased the quality of the work. A state highway employee provided maps, which were later printed by Clipper Publishers. Thiele Kaolin Typists produced camera- ready content of the cemeteries while typists at First State Bank, Georgia Power, and interested adults using a typewriter from Huber typed the preface and alphabetized names. The Atwell's Pecan Products typists then provided a camera-ready index with page and cemetery numbers. From the school administration's approval to a registry ready for press, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Stephens boosted our confidence, checked out printing possibilities, and publicized our project. This community assistance has illustrated to us one fringe benefit of the activity -- one's own worth can be increased simply by doing something for the privilege of doing it. For this knowledge and for your services, we are indebted. Carolyn M. Zeigler Marie Cholar Byran Davis Shelia Huff Earl Terry Brenda Habersham Deborah Berry Cynthia Lane Claire Hadden Janet Channell Vicie Robinson Tammy Charles ==================================================================== 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. 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