MUSCOGEE COUNTY GA Cemetery - Pierce Chapel Methodist Cemetery File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by GPATTY4@aol.com http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/muscogee/cemeteries/pierce.txt ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ============== PIERCE CHAPEL CEMETERY-COLUMBUS, GA File submitted for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. 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Lydia Elizabeth McVay Wife of Henry E Whitton July 8,1912 Nov. 26,1942 Gaius E Storey Nov.7,1886 March 30,1959 Ophelia Whitten Wife of G E Storey 1891-1996 Henry S Whitton August 27,1858 May 5,1937 Annie L Flourney Wife of Henry S Whitton January 23,1873 February 11,1956 Bessie Esther Whitton Wife of W L Watson, Sr 9/22/1894 3/13/1937 Annie Denson Born 7/10/1868 Died 8/22/1889 "Asleep in Jesus blessed sleep,From which none ever wake to weep." Infant of J M & M H Denson Marshall W Taylor 1/16/1878 12/24/1887 In memory of Sallie Jackson Daughter of Thomas & Ophelis Jackson Born July 8,1871 Died May 9,1882 3 stones-can't read Ophelia Alice Taylor 2/19/1844 8/11/1897 Thomas J Taylor 6/18/1834 5/20/1884 Jessie O Taylor & infant Wife of R U Brawner 2/25/1869 2/5/1897 Sara Arluna Bussey Wife of Ruben U Brawner 12/10/1870 12/4/1928 Ruben Upcia Brawner 7/10/1866 1/14/1923 Martha Jane Brawner Daughter of Ruben & Arluna Brawner 9/21/1903 3/30/1947 Ralph Byrd 5/12/1905 8/11/1951 Jessie Anne Byrd 7/25/1935 4/5/1936 John T Hornsby 3/21/1859 2/8/1941 Mary J Hornsby 11/12/1859 3/3/1941 Unmarked stone I W Hornsby 2/17/1883 4/14/1974 Pearl Hornsby 1886-1960 Willard Hornsby 7/10/1915 May 1935 Alfred Blackmon-can't read dates Wm King Blackmon 3/30/1859 12/8/1945 W H Manning Born 9/16/1869 Died 2/5/1907 ___? Martin wife of W H Manning 7/25/1872 10/13/1927 Earl Chase-no date Lillie Mae Chase-no date Mary M Hicks 8/7/1871 7/5/1942 Mrs Martha Manning? Ward 11/20/1880 9/17/1926 Robert A Hicks 12/9/1867 9/26/1932 Herman L Hicks 6/9/1893 12/9/1929 Velma Hazzel Hicks 4/7/1905 6/5/1906 2 unmarked stones Charles Brooks Lumpkin 1839-1920 Martha Jane Hendricks 5/22/1868 1/16/1928 Wife of Lafayette D Lumpkin Lafayette D Lumpkin 9/17/1862 11/22/1938 Lester Clyde Lumpkin 12/13/1890 2/8/1962 Raiford Kimbrough Reese Son of Eddie D Bowden & Archie T D Reese 3/2/1914 4/28/1914 Nancy Bedell Smith 4/5/1896 7/10/1925 Wife of T Clements Reese Daughter of Lucy J Cannon & Cicero Larkin Smith Joe Lemuel Reese 12/4/1918 11/16/1919 Son of Nancy B Smith & T Clements Reese Eddie Bowden Wife of Archie T Reese 10/16/1872 4/23/1942 "God bless our wife and mother who is at rest" A T Reese 4/9/1868 10/29/1945 "God bless our father who is at rest" J M Kite Jr Infant son of Mr & Mrs J M Kite Dec 25,1924-Dec 25,1924 Clapton D Reese Sr & Doris H 8/8/1916 3/5/1922 7/28/1991 Joseph C Anderson 7/6/1885 10/17/1970 Leila Mae Anderson 5/16/1889 2/6/1988 Newton V Anderson 9/22/1911 6/6/1993 "Builder of life & love" Katherine R Anderson 4/5/1914 8/27/1979 "To know her was to love her" Grady Lucas Bryant 5/29/1955 5/30/1955 Luther G Gunn 2/11/1861 11/24/1940 Raymond C Gunn Sr Pvt U S Army WWI 1/22/1895 2/23/1984 Hattie H Gunn 12/12/1870 11/26/1954 James Earl Williams 6/21/1886 1/29/1957 Lillie Mae Williams Wife of James Earl Williams 2/28/1897 12/23/1986 Robert Lee Vance 7/28/1868 2/7/1945 Nancy Ann Vance Wife of Robt Lee Vance 9/9/1885 12/14/1974 Mary A Register 12/19/1894 3/19/1976 Marion Walter Register 3/14/1888 10/18/1969 Cant read name-daughter of Mr & Mrs Norman Register 8/18/1940-8/19/1940 Walter Marden Register 3/21/1929 1/19/1947 Our Beloved Mother Julia M Williams 6/20/1926 10/26/1990 Herman Williams 3/16/1918 6/20/1986 Luther Eugene Gallier 6/12/1870 11/30/1959 "A man who loved God, and was a friend to man" Ilga Bowden Gallier 2/28/1878 5/28/1964 "To know her was to love her" Mark I Bowden 9/14/1905 9/19/1973 Alice B Richards 10/31/1913 5/3/1976 ____?Bowden 1/5/1910 1/2/1924 ___?Bowden June 28__? ___?Bowden Illegible dates Sacred to the memory of Wm Oscar Bowden 12/28/1867 11/2/1916 "The eternal God is thy refuge.... M M Bowden Born 10/9/1847 Died 10/29/1900 "An honest man the noblest work of God" Stone unreadable Mrs R S Bowden 3/4/1844 3/29/1908 Martha Loucile Infant daughter of Mr & Mrs J C Reese 1/3/1911 1/15/1911 Annie Louise Infant daughter of Mr & Mrs J C Reese 1/3/1911 1/3/1911 Lucile Dodd Wife of James C Reese 10/27/1882 6/7/1954 James C Reese 5/2/1870 11/29/1949 Jeremiah Griffin Gray 12/20/1838-1/25/1922 His Wife Anne Reese Gray 3/7/1859-7/25/1925 2 large unmarked stones 1 plot with no markings Mrs Ben D Autry 4/3/1867 1/2/1924 Beverley E Slaughter 4/15/1866 12/19/1947 "A wonderful father has gone to rest" Lillie Ophelia Smith Wife of B E Slaughter 9/17/1879 12/14/1944 "A wonderful mother has gone to rest" ___? L Perry 1882?-1930? Kyle Winston Smith 9/20/1877 7/15/1910 Mrs J W Smith Illegible dates J W Smith Oct____? June 20 1918? 4 unmarked small graves James Lambert Born 10/17/1858 Died 4/11/1899? Fletcher Pitchford Wife of James & Rev T O Lambert 11/18/1865 11/6/1956 "A gracious lady" Rev Thomas Olin Lambert 8/12/1878 1/13/1970 "A Christian gentleman" Elizabeth Lambert 7/19/1910 11/10/1981 "A devoted daughter" Perry E Wimberly 1828-1888 Martha E Christmas Wife of Perry E Wimberly 10/16/1829 10/28/1891 John Wimberly Jr 3/26/1801 ____?1879 ____?Wimberly (Marissa?) 10/9/1804 10/31/1873 Ann C Wimberly Wife of Col R T Pride & Joseph Rutledge 8/3/1830 6/27/1893 Unmarked stone Ella Pitchford 1/20/1848 8/8/1919 Rev Henry Pitchford Born 5/6/1801 Died 9/12/1882 Ann Pitchford Wife of Rev H Pitchford 4/1/1821 9/10/1908 Martha Watt Mainz? 11/20/1905 11/12/1984 Rheta Lucille Watt 1/13/1907 5/25/1976 "Gone but not forgotten" Thomas Thaddius Watt 11/28/1866 12/5/1937 "He is not dead, but sleepeth..." Florence Dodd Watt 1/9/1872 12/20/1963 "The Lord is my shepherd" Griffin Gray Reese 1/2/1886 11/7/1948 Mary Hogan Reese 12/26/1895 5/27/1987 Jimmy Wooldridge Waller 10/6/1926 6/5/1949 "With a heart of gold he was loved by all" Husband Roy Malachi Waller 7/13/1900 3/24/1965 "He gave his day for our tomorrow" Roy M Waller Jr 11/3/1922 8/18/1994 Margaret Daniel Stisher 3/21/1903 1/12/1999 "BUD" Britton Stisher Georgia Pvt US Army-WW I 11/27/1894 3/15/1972 Margie Stisher Wife of Ralph M Burrier 5/11/1923 11/12/1948 Eugene H Allmond 7/15/1855 9/17/1929 Mary Mildred Burt Wife of E H Allmond 7/24/1861 2/4/1928 Eula Burt Wife of Rev E M Whiting 10/2/1863 4/16/1912 Rev Elbert M Whiting 3/16/1849 1/13/1911 Kate Whiting 12/25/1847 9/1/1885 Infant son of Rev E M Whiting & Eula Burt-no date James Hanson Whiting Son of Rev E M & Eula B Whiting 2/15/1886 7/29/1886 Amanda M Kimbrough Wife of A J Burt 11/26/1841 2/23/1917 Alphus J Burt 3/16/1834 4/11/1908 Unmarked grave Joel Burt Son of Alphus & Amanda Burt 10/30/1866 9/16/1870 ____?Kimbrough May 18__? ____?1862 Naomi R Cox 1/8/1908 11/22/1980 Wife of T K Cox Thomas Kimbrough Cox 7/27/1906 5/10/1957 Infant son of Mr & Mrs W R Cox Jan 12,1904 Wm Robinson Cox 6/2/1866 6/9/1938 Lucy Kimbrough Cox 10/24/1873 2/26/1966 David T Kimbrough 1/24/1833 9/2/1853 4 stones-very poor condition-no markings W Pitchford (Broken stone) 10/7/1881 9/21/1887? Mary A Kimbrough Consort of H C Kimbrough 5/3/1818 4/22/1863 Henry C Kimbrough 7/17/1812 12/9/1882 Thomas Kimbrough 5/9/1788 7/11/1847 Large illegible stone Benjamin W Clark ______?1810 9/13/1868 Sara Pitts 1820?-1893? Child of Benjamin W Clark & Sara Pitts Died 8/12/1851 Frances Watt Born 11/1/1823 Married to Jesse S Kimbrough 12/10/1839 And to Samuel Hines 10/1857 Died 10/9/1883 Jesse S Kimbrough Born in Putnam Co GA 12/6/1816 10/26/1851 Aged 34 yrs 10 mos 20 days Wm B Kimbrough 1810-1845 Son of Thomas & Sallie Stallings Kimbrough Wife Margaret Ann Nutt This tablet is to mark the last resting place of: Lucy Ann Daughter of Jesse S & Frances Kimbrough She died May 16,1850 Aged 3 yrs & 5 mos In memory of Jesse F Kimbrough 6/26/1857 12/15/1874 23 yrs 5 mos 19 days In memory infant child T H & M L Kimbrough March 23,1877-March 29,1877 In loving memory of our daughter Tommie Kimbrough 11/9/1878 2/1/1914 Thomas Hugh Kimbrough 12/6/1844 5/20/1927 Lucenda Jenkins Wife of T H Kimbrough 5/6/1845 6/23/1932 Sallie G Watt Daughter of T J & S J Watt 1/28/1862 10/1/1889 3 unmarked stones Sarah Jane Watt Wife of T J Watt Daughter of ? Kimbrough 8/29/1832 1/28/1872 Thomas Jefferson Watt 6/22/1834 5/15/1912 Lucy Ella Daughter of T J & S J Watt 12/1/1855 12/3/1856 Hugh Watt Son of T J & S J Watt 10/16/1857 5/6/1860 Wilber D Kimbrough Son of J R & E W Kimbrough 7/2/1859 6/7/1860 Sarah Kimbrough Daughter of J R & E W Kimbrough Born 4/3/1861 Died 1/15/1863 Mary Kimbrough Daughter of J R & E W Kimbrough Born Apr 24 Died Aug 19,1858 Nettie Pearl Clark Born 5/15/1879 Died 8/7/1879 Lucy Clifford Clark 11/28/1865 1/23/1923 B A Clark 7/17/1838 11/10/1901 Virginia S Clark Wife of B A Clark Daughter of ____? Kimbrough Son of B A & Virginia Clark April 1864 Reese stone-illegible dates Thomas Clapton Rees (Confederate States Army) June 6 1829-February 6, 1893 Co.K,Ga.State ODS Husband of Martha Minerva Kimbrough Husband of Martha Olivia Kimbrough Son of Rev James Rees & Rebecca Matthews Smith (Researcher: pno@scia.net) Martha Rees Wife of Thomas Rees Daughter of B & Ann Kimbrough Born 1/30/1836 Died 12/7/1864 Soda E____? Daughter of_____? 1863-1864 Rebecca Matthews Smith Wife of Rev James Rees 4/6/1796 11/25/1879 Rev James Rees 7/12/1801 9/19/1891 Sarah Rees 7/10/1828 7/12/1892 Samuel Hines-broken stone 1812-1864 Mildred Child of____? Hines 187_? Broken stone Infant son of C W & M A Hines 1/28/1882 5/5/1882 Amos A Kimbrough Oct 8 1838 May 23 1855 7 unmarked stones-very poor condition In memory of Grace Garrett Who died August 2nd, 1871 In the 68th year of her age She died as she had lived An humble and devoted Christian. (This stone is in very poor condition) Sacred to the memory of Henry B Garrett Who died March 3, 1853 In the 51st year of his age. (This stone is so worn away the type is very hard to read) 8 unmarked stones-badly decomposed 1 stone-illegible _____?Boyd 1787-1844 4 unmarked stones 1 illegible stone Charles L Glenn 2/28/1847 8/15/1923 Mrs Charles L Glenn Can't read dates Nancy Boyd Glenn 1886-1893 (Can't read all thats on this stone) Wm W Glenn 5/9/1819 8/24/1897? W M Glenn Nothing else on stone 2 large unmarked stones-poor condition Kimbrough-broken stone-illegible Temperance B Knight Aged 73 years Cody Simmons No other info Unmarked grave ____? Register ____? Register J E Cattle? ____? A H Vest No ther info Robert Lee Presley 9/8/1944 Jan 1945 Blueford R Purgason 1/12/1917 4/15/1990 Josephine Johnson Purgason 4/12/1913 2/11/1985 James Benjamin McKinstry 10/2/1908 6/28/1979 Ether Lee Daviss McKinstry 1/5/1916 1/3/1986 1 New Grave-no headstone George Wm Todd PFC US Army-WWII 1/5/1909 12/12/1980 Jesse Eugene Smith 12/3/1889 6/14/1974 Mabel Reese Smith Wife of Jesse Smith 4/9/1894 4/29/1983 Jesse Eugene Smith Jr 3/18/1918 4/22/1977 Getzen Luther Smith 7/19/1898 6/11/1971 Edith Reese Smith 11/22/1901 1/23/1983 Wm Edwin Smith Husband of Geneva A Baker 12/30/1923 1/4/1978 Floyd Mackin Smith 4/28/1910 3/5/1982 Margie Wood Smith 11/9/1915 7/1/1982 Richard Cline Allen Sr 2/7/1918 2/20/1993 Penelope Allen 8/17/1915 9/28/1964 Henry Nevin Lumpkin 8/7/1898 6/30/1983 Ilga Earline Lumpkin 12/15/1903 9/14/1984 1 new unmarked grave Hilda A Clark 9/21/1903 1/31/1915 Marshall J Clark 8/6/1871 1/31/1944 Elizabeth Beulah Clark Wife of Marshall J Clark 8/8/1881 9/20/1958 James Spear Clark Born in Talbot Co GA 12/21/1840 Died in Cataula GA 12/23/1900 CSA Service Researcher: Bclarkbob@aol.com Bob Clark