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This file was contributed and copyrighted by: Holly Bishop ================================================================================ January 2005 This cemetary is located in Oxford, GA, in the area known as Dialtown. To get there, take rte. 81 North through Oxford, take a left on Gum Creek Rd., take a left on Dover Rd., which is a dirt road approximately 3/10 mile. The cemetary is on the right. There used to be a church next to it, I do not yet know it's name. I have not entered recent burials for privacy sake and was actually quite surprised to find out the cemetary is still in use. Part of it is very overgrown with trees, brush, etc. M ost of the graves in that section are merely marked with rough stones. I have not as yet included epitaphs, if any, although if there was useful genealogical information, I included it. If this list provides you with a name you are interested in, I will be happy to go back and provide any further information, including a photograph. I hope this provides someone somewhere with information they can use. It is a small way of giving back to the genealogical community which has aided me greatly in the past. The listing runs in the order from the back or westside of the cemetary, from south to north, back and forth as best as can be done in a cemetary with no straight lines. I have spelled the names exactly as they are on the stone, but for the sake of brevity I have abbreviated dates. Margaret Bird Mother b. Dec. 14 1865 d. Apr. 3 1913 O.L. Bird Father b. Jan 20 1867 d. Oct 19 1900 Sallie M. dau. of J.R. & Fanny Bird b. Nov 21 1876 d. Nov 6 1892 John R. Bird b. Jan 22 1836 d. Jan 16 1919 Mrs. F. E. Bird b. Aug 15 1844 d. Jun 18 1887 John Thomas Bird b. Mar 3 1879 d. Apr 12 1946 Infant Dau. of J.R. and Fannie Bird Infant Dau. of J.R. and Fannie Bird A broken stone or rock A large space A footstone, no headstone A large space Turner Wingate b. Dec 1887 d. July 1888 Franklin Wingate b. July 22 1899 d. Jun 26 1900 A large space\ Eliza. Johnson b. July 17 1828 d. Oct 3 1885 S.J. Johnson (this stone faces west, the others are facing east) b. Mar 3 1845 d. Sep 20 1903 A Space Broken? Headstone, footstone Broken? Headstone, footstone Oordy Lue dau. of Mr. & Mrs. J.B. Moon b. Oct 12 1899 d. Dec 31 1913 Footstone, no headstone Mother Mary Anna Berry b. Jan 30 1866 Father Frances Marion Berry b. Aug 29 1866 d. Jul 9 1935 Martha wife of James F. Berry b. Jan 5 1828 d. Jul 29 1914 Space Son of Allen B. & Mary Franklin A. Mann b. Aug 13 1875 d. Oct 30 1944 Space Edgar L. Mann b. Oct 14 1905 d. Dec 30 1977 A large stone in family plot: MANN James. H b. Apr 26 1871 d. Aug 31 1926 Maybelle D. b. Dec 20 1881 d. Jul 14 1965 Allen B. Mann 1837-1926 Mary J. wife of A. B. Mann b. Feb 27 1840 d. May 7 1919 Jessie W. Berry b. Aug 8 1892 d. Dec 7 1921 Newton A. Berry b. May 28 1861 d. July 25 1907 Addie F. Berry b. Jun 8 1861 d. Aug 21 1934 Mark Brooks Whitley b. Dec 25 1923 d. Jan 30 1988 Lillie Maude Whitley b. Sep 13 1925 d. May 22 2001 footstone footstone S. J. Hyatt b. Feb 14 1813 d. Nov 10 1900 Lorena Hyatt b. Jan 11 1813 d. Aug 16 1903 Space Wingate plot Georgia Wingate b. Jul 11 1865 d. Nov 12 1942 Robert Wingate b. Nov 18 1855 d. Jun 12 1916 Mary Wingate b. Jul 22 1862 d. Apr 30 1888 Robie May Wingate b. Dec 18 1886 d. Jan 15 1887 3 or 4 "crypts" these are rough stone at the Head and foot, with another rough stone slab laid over the top, no carvings, no names. footstone footstone and headstone Alice wife of Bennett Edwards born at Union District S.C. Jul 2 1810 d. Mar 6 1888 Rev. Bennett Edwards born at Union District S.C. Feb 28 1807 d. Jun 24 1878 Lucy A.R. Vaughan wife of David Vaughan dau. of Rev. Bennett Edwards b. Apr 7 1835 d. Feb 9 1863 A member of the M.E. church. A grave outlined with granite?, like a box, footstone only Headstone and footstone, rough rock Another grave outlined with granite? Father H. C. Peek b. Jul 4 1853 d. Mar 6 1915 Headstone and footstone, rough rock. Headstone and footstone, rough rock. Headstone and footstone, rough rock. The entire center of this cemetary are graves in which only rough rocks have been used to mark the head and foot. There is also a unique stone marker, with no names or dates, but it is a large boulder carved with a face and is quite worn. A plot delineated with cinderblock? stone contains: Missouria Ann Gattis b. Jul 4 1871 d. Oct 18 1934 and Nimm L. Swords b. Jun 10 1877 d. May 12 1912 and Oscar M. Jr. son of Mr. & Mrs. Miller b. Apr 23 1928 d. Apr 26 1928 P. M. Dorsey b. May 26 1829 d. Aug 10 1905 Eliz. A. Beam b. Aug 4 1830 d. Nov 29 1884 Several more graves marked only with rough rocks, head and foot. A plot delineated with cinderblock containing: Usher Thomas Jones Pvt. U.S. Army WWI b. May 3 1881 d. Dec 4 1977 and William S. Jones Co. A 27BN GA INF C.S.A. 1845-1922 and Sarah F. Jones 1868-1932 and Willie Erests Jones b. Nov 8 1906 d. Jul 12 1937 and Luke Jones b. Jun 30 1911 d. Oct 5 1911 and head and footstones and Homer Jones b. Jan 22 1896 d. Feb 8 1989 Richard C. "Cliff" Burnette b. Apr 10 1871 d. Mar 16 1911 Samuel Starr son of Henry & Mary Starr b. Wilkes Co. GA Oct 14 1794 d. Aug 19 1859 Served in the War of 1814, battles of Antosee & Chalebee A Methodist of the wesleyan sort Hannah wife of Samuel Starr dau. of Richard & Martha Meloar b. Wilkes Co. GA Nov 19 1794 d. Mar 27 1856 Martha Read(?) Shell, wife of Charles C. Shell, dau. of Samuel & Hannah Starr b. Jul 1 1823 d. Jul 7 1811 (note: this is what the stone says and was probably an error of the carver, I would guess 1911 was correct) Mary Ann Brown, wife of Levon M. Brown, dau of Samuel Starr b. Nov 19 1820 d. Aug 18 ___? Amelia Hannah Lear, wife of Newton B. Lear, dau. of Samuel & Hannah Starr b. Habersham Co. GA Jun 6 1826 d. Mar 23 1848 Samuel Henry Steele Starr b. Newton Co. GA Sep 29 1839 d. Oxford Jan 21 1863 This stone is large and completely full of an epitaph regarding this man's life, it is very difficult to read and required rubbing. I did not transcribe the full stone, but did find a line saying "kind & indulgent husband & father" At least 9 more graves marked only by rough head and footstones, or cairns, no names. Levi Stansell b. Sep 25 1794 d. May 12 1869 Charlotte wife of Levi Stansell b. Feb 14 1801 d. Feb 8 1877 Plot surrounded by collapsed wrought iron fencing: Richard A. Stansell b. Feb 2 1839 d. May 27 1905 and Nancy C. Stansell b. Sep 24 1846 d. May 30 1912 A grave in the woods, the stone is a finished marker, but the carving is rough: Ollie C. Sims b. Aug 30 12 d. Mar 13 15 (there is no 18 or 19 preceding the year numbers, the carver did not have room) There are at least 2 more graves in the woods, marked with rough stones.