MONROE COUNTY, GA - Cemetery  Saint James Baptist (African-American)

*****************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm

http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm
***********************
This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by:
Larry Childs http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00014.html#0003325 
 

Saint James Baptist Church

This African American cemetery is located on Elbert Jackson
Road in Monroe County Georgia. 

Coming from Forsyth Ga. take State route 83 toward
Monticello GA. Once you go through the intersection  of
State route 83 and 87 toward Monticello  take Elbert Jackson
road on the right side of the road. The church and cemetery
are located on the Left side of the road about ¼ mile down
the road.

Hannah Moore
1855 - 1940 
Hannah is buried on top of the hill in the old section. 

Willie Bell Hunter
Dec. 29, 1893
Mar. 11, 1972

Willie Mae Hansford Shannan Tiller
Sept. 13, 1905
May 18, 1959

Ludoha Jordan
May 5, 1899
Dec. 10, 1948

Isiah Ponder
April 8, 1941
Nov. 15, 2004

John Ponder
Aug. 7, 1936
Sept. 7, 1974

Ella Freedman Ponder
June 23, 1913
Feb. 9, 1990

Larry Johnson
July 28, 1953
July  23, 2004

Robert L. Hardis
Aug. 9, 1936
July 19, 2003

Willie Joe Reid
July 27, 1941
April 27, 2003

Annie Bell Thompson
Jan. 20, 1912
Nov. 5, 1989

Lushel W. McDowell
Wife 
July 17, 1925 - Nov. 16, 1958

Mr. Willie Cornellu McDowell

Loura Butler
Mar. 1904 - April 5, 1963

Ada V. Grier Murphy
July 1, 1915 - Nov. 6, 1998

K. C. Grier
Aug. 13,  19?? - Sept. 12, 1963

James Henry Grier
Oct. 20, 1905

James Stewart Jr.
May 26, 1930 - Aug. 20, 1903

Rebecca Bostick Stewart
Feb. 4, 1913 - April 9, 1989

James Stewart
Dec. 14, 1905 - Oct 30, 1974

Evangeline Stewart
Daughter of James and Doris Stewart
Oct. 18, 1960 - Feb. 19,. 1966

Doris S. Myrick
June 25, 1930 - Feb. 7, 1983

Willie Floyd Shannon
Sp4. U. S. Army Korea
March 7, 1934 - Oct. 14, 1003

Fred Clearance Shannon
May 21, 1928 - April 19, 1995

Tommy Grier
Nov. 22, 1909 - Dec. 28, 1982

Vester Hansford Shannon Grier
Nov. 13, 1907 - May 18, 1996

Leroy Shannon
May 27, 1931 - Oct. 28, 1966

Weddie Mae Shannon Smith Jones
Oct. 10, 1924 - April 16, 1967


These are on top of the hill on the roht side of the church near the road.
There are several unmarked burials in this area.

Georgia L. Hansfrod
Daughter of Fred and Hattie Hansford
Feb. 27, 1905 - Aug. 8, 1921

Georgia Cordon 
Dates under ground level

Winnie Ross
Died Dec. 12, 1933

Will Sims
Ga. Pvt. U. S. Army
Sept 25, 1971

Lillie Keith 
Small Slab mark only with name beside Will Sims