Georgia:  Morgan County: Nelson Cemetery

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Nelson Cemetery

This cemetery lies within the boundaries of Hard Labor Creek State Park,
Rutledge, GA. It is on the south side of a dirt road that runs southeast
from Camp Rutledge along the northern side of Lake Rutledge. The cemetery
is approximately 20' by 50' and enclosed on all sides by a dry rock wall
approximately 2 1/2 ' to 3' tall. There are three tombstones with
inscriptions as follows:

1)
Noell Nelson
Departed This Life
Feb. 22nd 1849
in His 77th Year
He was a member of the Protestant
Church and we hope died a Christian

2)
Sarah Nelson
Departed This Life
Oct. 11th 1848
In the 72nd Year
of Her Age

3)
Cary Nelson
The First Wife of
Noell Nelson
Departed This Life
Nov. 7th, 1836
She was a Mother and Friend
to the Friendless