Big Buckhead Baptist Church Cemetery Inscriptions Jenkins County, GA BIG BUCKHEAD BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY Jenkins County, Georgia Location: On Big Buckhead Church Rd., directly across from church, approximately 25 yards into woods. The cemetery is not well maintained. Census taken February 1, 1998 by L.L. Ketchum Historical: Big Buckhead Church, near Buckhead Creek, from which it derives its name, was probably organized before the Revolution by Matthew Moore, Baptist minister, whose loyalist sympathies led him to leave with the British. The church was reconsituted Sept. 11, 1787 with James Matthews, pastor, and Sanders Walker and Josiah Taylor acting with him as presbytery. Four church buildings have stood on or near the present site. The first was log, followed, in 1807, by a white frame one. A brick church was built in 1830. It was condemned and the present one was erected. Here the Hephzibah Assn. was organized and plans to create Mercer Univ. proposed. The area was the scene of fierce cavalry action during the Civil War. Format is: No. Name Dates Inscriptions/Notes 1 Dr. Henry C. Hines Oct. 15, 1828-Jan. 15,1856 Asleep in Jesus; obelisk 2 Mary T. Sapp June 4, 1797-May 17, 1856 She sleeps beside her only son 3 Caroline E. Jones Died June 28, 1869 in the 42nd year of her age Daughter of William & Sarah Sapp 4 Batt Jones 11th September 1825-18th December 1862 5 Ann Everline Jackson Died Aug. 22, 1889 Aged 87 years & 7 months Joined the Baptist Church at this place Sept. 6th, 1834 and lived a consistent member of the Church until death. Asleep in Jesus blessed sleep From which none ever wakes to weep. 6 Middleton Thorn March 14, 1798-Dec. 15, 1858 7 Christian Schultz August [blank], 1847 Sacred to the memory of; A native of Prussia who departed this life in Burke County In August, 1847, Having been for the last thirty-three years A Citizen of Georgia. Honesty, Veracity and Industry, were the leading traits of his Character. He died a Stranger, in a strange land, but amidst kind Friends. From a Georgia Historical Commission plaque erected in front of the church. Numbers 1-4 are enclosed by a wrought iron fence. ==================================================================== 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: L. L. Ketchum xgkids@palacenet.net ====================================================================