Mitchell COUNTY GA Cemetery Bethany United Methodist Church ************************************************ 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 James L. Piland, Jr." BETHANY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH CEMETERY, Mitchell County, Ga. From Camilla, Ga.: At the junction of Broad St. & Ga. 112 take 112 S (toward Cairo, Ga.) for approximately 4.4 miles. The church is on the right hand side of the road. From Pelham, Ga.: Take Ga. 65 W (Hand Ave.) toward Hopeful, Ga. Go approximately 5.2 miles to the junction of Ga. 112, turn right (toward Camilla) and go approximately 2.2 miles. The church is on the left-hand side. Starting at the back of the church next to the pump house (small block building) the survey will go by rows from left to right. This survey was completed on 1 September 2001 by James L. Piland, Jr. Any personal remarks are in ( ). NAME BIRTH DEATH REMARKS Watson, Russell M., Jr. 12 Feb 1971 3 Mar 1994 “Rusty” Watson, Rodney Mark 17 May 1972 13 Apr 1991 “Rad” Watson, Richard Mata’afa, Sr. 26 Aug 1974 15 Jan 1997 “Richie” Watson, Sadie Alexis 28 Apr 1994 (Inf) Dau of Rusty & Larkie Watson Bullard, Infant Daughter 5 Nov 1962 Inf dau of Fred C. & Marion L. Bullard Bright, James C., Sr. 5 Nov 1898 10 Aug 1986 Bright, Janie B. Bennett 16 Nov 1898 20 Jun 1973 wife of James C. Bright, Sr.; mother of James C. Bright, Jr. & Emily Bright Watts McGarvin, Lacie H. Webb 22 Oct 1898 27 Nov 1968 Cochran, Charles Robert 31 May 1925 22 Jul 1981 Cochran, Lillian Mathis 29 Jan 1935 no date Mathis, Lorene Ragan 14 Sep 1914 25 Dec 1979 Hines, Allen Dwain 1 Oct 1940 22 Dec 1984 Hines, Thomas Allen 21 Dec 1961 14 Jan 1980 Hines, William Eugene 5 Oct 1913 9 Aug 1975 Hines, Julia Brinkley 19 Jan 1918 18 Dec 1998 Holton, J. Tilden 28 Oct 1875 16 Nov 1943 Holton, Ruth Arline 29 Nov 1892 5 Dec 1978 Glenn, Charles William 5 Nov 1912 13 May 1966 “Charlie” Glenn, Seabie Holton 1 Nov 1915 14 Mar 1999 Battle, Clem R. 18 Feb 1893 31 Mar 1969 Battle, Mamie B. 12 Aug 1895 29 Apr 1974 Bright, James Alexander 26 Feb 1847 8 Apr 1939 Bright, Matheney M. Hughes 31 Jul 1862 28 Jan 1943 Wilson, Mercer Lanier 14 Apr 1916 30 Jun 1993 SFC, USA, WWII & Korea Wilson, Emalyn S. 28 May 1919 27 Apr 1992 Emalyn S. Cochran is another name on grave (written just above Emalyn S. Wilson) Cochran, Vera H. 27 Feb 1898 10 Nov 1874 Vera H. Marshall is another name on grave (written just above Vera H. Cochran) Cochran, William Christopher 5 Oct 1893 25 Apr 1936 Cochran, John N. 4 Mar 1879 17 Feb 1937 Cochran, Jessie Lou 9 Aug 1883 4 Aug 1940 (1) NAME BIRTH DEATH REMARKS Cochran, Nathaniel 18 Aug 1911 10 Jan 1956 Cochran, Della M. 18 Aug 1900 10 May 1983 Brinkley, Benjamin Franklin 11 Feb 1909 22 Apr 1992 Brinkley, Ave Spence 21 Nov 1909 30 Jun 1982 Brinkley, Benjaman Harmon 27 Aug 1875 28 Nov 1958 (Benjaman with the second “a”) Brinkley, Sallie Rebecca Williamson 10 Dec 1886 29 Mar 1967 Brinkley, Martha Eugenia 20 Aug 1929 16 Jun 1990 Sweat, Nellie Arline 25 May 1895 24 Mar 1982 Arline, Mae 11 Oct 1891 8 Jan 1972 Arline, Leon Sam Davis 18 Feb 1900 9 Sep 1957 Arline, John W. 23 Apr 1860 23 Jan 1936 Arline, Julia Davis 1 Aug 1864 9 Nov 1927 Arline, Byron F. 12 Mar 1904 16 Mar 1926 Arline, Ira L. 7 May 1872 16 Oct 1943 Arline, Lula Williams 5 Apr 1882 6 Mar 1934 Arline, Willie Wyatt 28 Sep 1907 22 Jul 1983 Arline, Lottie Bell 13 Aug 1913 15 Oct 1998 Arline, Betty Lou 11 Jul 1935 13 Jul 1935 Arline, Ernest L. 21 Sep 1903 15 Feb 1963 Fitzgerald, Thomas Hardwick 23 Sep 1914 22 Nov 1963 Lawrence, William H. 10 Dec 1846 15 Nov 1934 Co A, 26thGaInf, C.S.A. Lawrence, Frances Cornett 13 Nov 1851 31 Jan 1935 Lawrence, Bennie Wilson 2 Aug 1886 24 Aug 1927 Lawrence, Will George 21 Jul 1878 12 Apr 1963 Lawrence, Margaret Kelly 21 Jul 1888 13 Jun 1986 Lawrence, David Wade 30 Nov 1912 21 Sep 1915 son of W.G. & M.D. Lawrence Lawrence, James Harris, Sr. 13 Jan 1909 16 Nov 1986 “Jim” Lawrence, Edna Gray 31 Aug 1912 26 Nov 1986 Brinkley, Joe H. 24 Mar 1903 16 May 1951 Hines, Glenda Ann 12 Jan 1935 17 Jan 1935 Sapp, Rossie Gowan 23 Jan 1881 20 Dec 1903 Sapp, Cecil G. 20 Aug 1903 3 Mar 1954 Sapp, Lillia Aleen 25 Mar 1904 13 May 1905 Arline, Annie Mae 22 Jan 1910 29 Dec 1929 Arline, John F. 9 Apr 1906 21 Dec 1906 Arline, Robert Lee 5 Dec 1870 10 Jan 1944 Arline, Patie Brunson 12 Nov 1878 3 Sep 1912 Arline, John B. 30 Jan 1911 24 Sep 1911 Arline, Josephine 31 Dec 1855 11 Jan 1944 (2) NAME BIRTH DEATH REMARKS Wilson, James Monroe 1844 1918 Co B, 3rdGaInf., C.S.A. Wilson, Sarah Emily Bradford 27 Mar 1848 7 Dec 1929 wife of James Monroe Wilson Wilson, Lewis Rivers 13 Feb 1895 6 Aug 1933 Ga.,Storekeeper 3rdClass, U.S.N. Wilson, Edgar N. 24 Feb 1863 17Apr 1932 Wilson, Porter Lee Battle 3 Aug 1866 23 Jan 1916 wife of Edgar N. Wilson Wilson, Hautense 26 Apr 1890 6 Aug 1895 dau of E.N. & P.L. Wilson Wilson, Hazel Jun 1909 Aug 1909 (no days) Wilson, Agile Paul 22 Feb 1888 16 Jul 1922 Unmarked adult Unmarked adult Kemp, Eveline 18 Dec 1833 20 Feb 1905 wife of J. H. Kemp Kemp, John Morgan 21 Jan 1890 20 Feb 1905 son of H. D. & Nimmie Kemp Unmarked adult Unmarked adult Kemp, Henry Delain, Jr. 8 Feb 1899 23 Nov 1958 McElvy, Rosser Inman 28 Apr 1897 7 Jun 1982 Hus of Bertha Maxwell McElvy, Married: 25 Dec 1918 McElvy, Bertha Maxwell 28 Jul 1895 6 Dec 1980 wife of Rosser I. McElvy McElvy, Roy Luther 4 Oct 1895 22 Aug 1909 son of S.F. & M.L. McElvy Brinkley, Sallie Ben 1920 1921 Brinkley, Willie Lee 24 Feb 1901 Apr 1920 (no death day) Brinkley, Infant no dates Inf child of B. H. & Sallie Brinkley Brinkley, Infant no dates Inf child of B. H. & Sallie Brinkley Brinkley, Infant no dates Inf child of B. H. & Sallie Brinkley Brinkley, Harmon 1905 1905 Inf child of B. H. & Sallie Brinkley Sapp, James J. 15 Oct 1836 1 May 1913 Sapp, Katie McElvy 21 Oct 1848 9 Jan 1904 wife of J. J. Sapp Hall, John H. 1830 17 Aug 1896 Hall, Matheney 2 Dec 1834 30 Nov 1892 wife of J. H. Hall Sapp, Nancie 9 Jul 1800 24 Mar 1892 Rackley, Wallace 1 Jul 1889 10 Jul 1889 son of C. & M.V. Rackley Unmarked adult Kemp, John Morgan 1 Jun 1854 8 Nov 1898 Kemp, Martha Haseltine 12 Feb 1853 2 Jul 1902 (3) NAME BIRTH DEATH REMARKS Wilson, Joseph B. 23 Feb 1870 29 Nov 1904 Wilson, W. T. 28 Jun 1854 11 Jan 1900 Wilson, Mary E. 31 Dec 1819 15 Sep 1900 wife of W. E. Wilson Wilson, William E. 14 Oct 1811 13 May 1894 Wilson, B. H. 20 Jun 1857 18 Aug 1886 Cox, Tom Bradford no date 29 Oct 1878 age: 1 year Bradford, Bruce 13 Nov 1900 15 Oct 1901 son of J.N. & M.E. Bradford Bradford, Henry Clay 8 Jan 1898 12 Sep 1898 son of J.N. & M.E. Bradford Bradford, Mattie E. 25 May 1872 25 May 1901 wife of J.N. Bradford Bradford, Robert Earl 29 Apr 1899 15 Nov 1902 son of J.N. & M. E. Bradford Bradford, Joseph N. 5 May 1869 16 Nov 1906 Powell, Frances Swain 1832 1872 Bridges, Maud King 5 Dec 1882 17 Jan 1914 King, Cora E. B: 19 Jul 1886 no date dau of Donnie Cobb & Homer Virgil King Battle, Charles H. 18 Dec 1869 28 Mar 1902 Battle, James W. 2 Oct 1829 8 Feb 1906 Battle, Sophia D. 30 Jul 1832 25 Mar 1902 Battle, J. W. No dates Co E, 31stGaInf, C.S.A. Snead, Shockley 13 Oct 1860 21 Feb 1923 Mostar, Tony 1908 1996 Mostar, Jessie 1908 no date Stallings, ?? no dates no first name & no dates shown. Smith, Myrtle May 1 Aug 1898 27 May 1894 dau of H.E. & M.E. Smith Fowler, Mattie no dates (this is an old grave) Fowler, J. R. no dates age: 2 years, 8 months (an old grave) Fowler, C. W. 23 Jul 1843 23 Sep 1884 Fowler, Mary no dates (this is an old grave) Wilson, Floried Bradford Oct 1865 Jul 1951 (no days shown) Scaife, Sue Alice 1864 1894 dau of Joseph & Mary Bradford Wilson, Louise C. 8 Jun 1851 16 Jun 1878 wife of J.C. Wilson Wilson, J. C. 16 Jan 1847 20 Dec 1886 Bradford, Joseph J. 11 Jan 1813 20 Jul 1895 Bradford, Mary H. 21 Apr 1825 3 Jul 1909 (4) NAME BIRTH DEATH REMARKS Unreadable adult (headstone broken into small pieces) Cameron, Elizabeth 6 Aug 1880 Inf dau of J.D. & M.F. Cameron Cameron, Bessy 18 Sep 1896 18 Sep 1896 dau of J.D. & M.I. Cameron Cameron, Mary A. 5 Dec 1887 21 Feb 1896 dau of J.D. & M.I. Cameron Battle, Joel Elizabeth 31 Jan 1859 15 Sep 1899 Battle, James W. 5 Jan 1855 18 Feb 1913 Hughes, Odice Murray 11 Feb 1900 12 Mar 1975 “Smokey” Hughes, Cecil Murray 29 Oct 1926 27 Jul 1976 Hughes, Lula V. Thomas 5 May 1868 23 Jan 1953 wife of Eli S. Hughes Hughes, Eli S. 9 Aug 1870 9 Oct 1947 Hughes, Earl S. 6 Apr 1905 20 May 1916 son of Mr&Mrs. E. S. Hughes McElvy, Paul Cochran 27 Sep 1889 5 Mar 1890 son of C.A. & S.E. McElvy Griffin, Mary F. 8 Jan 1831 20 Nov 1914 Griffin, William H. no date D: 8 Apr 1871 Sanders, Inf son 7 Sep 1874 Inf son of W. & M. Sanders Griffin, Charles W. 6 Oct 1863 12 Nov 1896 Moore, James W. no dates Infant Moore, John C. 9 Sep 1880 18 Dec 1953 Moore, Jewell B. 5 Apr 1885 2 Mar 1971 Hughes, J. E. 18 Jan 1850 31 Jan 1937 Hughes, Callie 9 Mar 1871 10 Dec 1939 Hughes, B. M. 7 Nov 1891 13 Sep 1919 Hughes, Russell 25 Nov 1880 27 Dec 1962 Hughes, Council 15 Apr 1883 15 Oct 1963 Milton, Callis Hughes 5 Oct 1866 24 Sep 1932 wife of James Henry Milton Unmarked adult Hughes, Eliza 25 Oct 1838 14 Apr 1919 Hughes, Edward 12 Dec 1828 18 Jan 1911 Pvt., Co C. 2ndGaCav., C.S.A. Unmarked child Montgomery, J. S. 29 May 1825 27 May 1892 Fla., Inf., C.S.A. Montgomery, Susie Pearson 12 Mar 1837 7 Oct 1876 Montgomery, Lawrence James 4 Feb 1874 18 Apr 1963 Montgomery, John 20 Oct 1862 2 Sep 1868 Montgomery, Samuel 21 Apr 1859 30Sep 1868 Montgomery, Robert 22 May 1865 1 Jul 1891 Montgomery, Mary 3 Mar 1869 Oct 1871 Montgomery, Sarah 24 Dec 1867 16 Jan 1869 (5) NAME BIRTH DEATH REMARKS Lawrence, Juanita D. 24 Jan 1926 9Apr 1990 Simpson, William H. 17 Oct 1882 12 Sep 1948 Simpson, Gussie K. 17 Oct 1885 9 Jul 1959 Simpson, Pansy 1 Jan 1919 1 Jan 1919 Unmarked adult (see note below) Unmarked adult (see note below) (These two graves believed to be that of Sally Broadaway Simpson & Taylor Simpson. Identified by nephew of Sally Broadaway Simpson, Marvin E. Broadaway [6 Aug 1897-1 Jul 1998] ) Simpson, Byron H. 20 Sep 1909 31 Jan 1974 Simpson, Eunice Redmond 1 May 1909 6 Jan 1967 Hughes, Jamie R. 7 Aug 1895 30 Jun 1964 Belk, William Robert 13 Aug 1884 11 May 1968 Belk, Ethel Mae Hughes 6 May 1893 4 Mar 1933 Belk, William Robert, Jr. 29 Mar 1921 25 Feb 1944 Ga.,Pvt., U.S.Army Hudson, Infant 1912 1912 Inf of R.S. & Nancy Hudson Milton, Eddie Elmer 9 Aug 1896 21 Dec 1966 Milton, Mamie King 15 Oct 1890 19 Nov 1964 Milton, Willie Delma 14 Nov 1893 29 Aug 1974 Branch, Odessa Milton 15 Dec 1898 4 Feb 1990 Jordan, Adrian G. 3 Mar 1923 20 Dec 1999 Stewart, Olen 1906 1926 Stewart, Barbara G. 1870 1945 Stewart, Will G. 1870 1923 Davis, Annie Kate 21 Jul 1908 18 Oct 1909 Stewart, Jodie Ethel 27 Aug 1892 17 Dec 1899 dau of W.G. & Barbara Stewart Stewart, A. G. 19 Dec 1844 12 Aug 1907 Stewart, Mary Lizzie 26 Jul 1857 23 Oct 1901 Lawrence, Ella Cornett 6 Mar 1911 16 Jun 1911 Lawrence, James H. 30 Jul 1889 13 May 1908 Cornett, Julia A. 18 May 1813 1 Oct 1886 Lawrence, Charles Newton 15 Oct 1876 7 Dec 1876 Unmarked infant Unmarked infant Lawrence, David DeWildie 14 Jan 1872 31 Mar 1873 Unmarked infant Unmarked infant Unmarked infant (family continued on next page) (6) NAME BIRTH DEATH REMARKS (continued from previous page) Lawrence, Joel J. 25 Feb 1822 17 May 1892 Sgt., CoA, 26thGaInf., C.S.A. Lawrence, Sarah Barnett 2 Jan 1826 25 Aug 1914 Bailey, Annie Ruth 21 Apr 1900 24 Nov 1904 dau of C.W. & J.E. Bailey Smith, John Ed 31 Oct 1892 25 Nov 1951 Smith, Oneal 9 May 1935 16 Jun 1947 Smith, Mary S. 15 Nov 1894 4 Jul 1996 Unmarked infant Unmarked infant Stewart, Charlie C. 10 Nov (dates unreadable) son of A.C. & M.E. Stewart Unmarked adult Stewart, Levin Joel 2 Sep 1892 12 Aug 1948 Weathersby, J. Keaton 11 Nov 1917 15 Oct 1989 Weathersby, Hilda W. 24 Dec 1917 21 Feb 1985 Cochran, Edward Lee 31 Aug 1908 21 Feb 1971 Cochran, Daisy Bell 10 Apr 1887 31 Oct 1972 Cochran, Edward T. 6 Jan 1885 15 Jul 1931 Lawrence, James M. 16 Apr 1861 25 May 1937 Lawrence, Hattie L. 16 Apr 1867 8 Sep 1914 Simpson, Susie J. Apr 1905 May 1978 (no days) Simpson, Carroll Doc 15 Dec 1942 8 Dec 1956 Simpson, Arthur “Bud” 11 Aug 1886 18 Oct 1964 Simpson, Clara J. 20 Jan 1892 20 Feb 1920 Unmarked infant Unmarked infant Simpson, Matildie 26 Jun 1857 1 Feb 1882 wife of J. Simpson Glover, Darrell Dewayne 15 Jan 1977 27 Jan 1977 Arline, Elton Pierce 11 Feb 1928 9 Mar 1976 Pvt., U.S.Army, Korea Arline, Frances Elizabeth 17 Jul 1929 26 Jul 1986 Unmarked adult Swilley, Augustus 7 May 1914 12 Jun 1976 Cloud, Tawanna Barwick 27 Jan 1955 12 Feb 1997 Simpson, Chan W. 21 Apr 1905 29 Dec 1975 Simpson, Josephine N. 29 Apr 1904 28 May 1992 (7) NAME BIRTH DEATH REMARKS 4 Unmarked graves (small marble post 8”x 4” level with the ground - they don’t seem to be lot markers) Unmarked child 2 Unmarked graves (small marble post 8” x 4” level with the ground - they don’t seem to be lot makers) Gregory, Gladys Lewis 4 Jan 1902 7 Sep 1954 Gregory, William Alfred 17 Aug 1883 17 Sep 1973 Layfield, Merle 23 Sep 1921 27 Dec 1940 Layfield, Frances Elizabeth 4 Dec 1880 16 Nov 1944 Layfield, Richard L. Sr. 27 Jun 1889 28 Feb 1964 Clinton, Maude Arline 5 Jul 1896 4 Apr 1985 Walsh, June Clinton Jimenez 11 Aug 1931 3 Sep 1993 Unmarked adult Wilson, Marvin Hargrove 21 Nov 1923 16 Jun 1987 “Strawberry” - U.S.Navy, WWII Hilliard, Richard Wayne 16 Feb 1938 27 Mar 2000 Hilliard, Edward Bradford 24 Sep 1911 12 Oct 1987 Simpson, Jerry Douglas, Sr. 29 Sep 1934 23 Jan 1990 Hilliard, James Knox 24 Mar 1922 3 Sep 1989 (8)