Montgomery-Jay Family Cemetery, Newton, Georgia http://ftp.www.usgwarchives.net/ga/newton/cemeteries/montgomery.txt =============================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed and copyrighted by: Bob Fisher ================================================================================= May 1999 Montgomery Jay Cemetery Inscriptions Newton County, GA Driving Directions: I-20 to exit 47 (Hwy 11). Head south on Hwy 11 to four way stop. Turn right and go about ½ mile. Cemetery is on the left side. This is a small family cemetery at the intersection of U.S. 278 and Cedar Lane in Newton County, Georgia. It is near the old Brick Store, one of the first and oldest buildings in the county. The cemetery causes the fence line of Green Valley Farms to make an indentation and contains at least sixteen graves. Five of these graves are unmarked. The cemetery rows lay north to south with the general orientation of the cemetery being east - west following the highway. This is how I shall list these graves. Row One: Montgomery, William S.; My Husband, Elder October 28, 1817 to December 14 1885 Montgomery, Elizabeth; wife of W. S. Montgomery, aged 56 years & 8 months March 27, 1823 to November 27, 1879 Unmarked Row Two: Unmarked Unmarked Jay, Mattie A.; wife of Dr. Lanier April 1, 1852 to May 19, 1920 Row Three: Jay, Mineva Jane May 2, 1828 to May 17, 1896 Jay, William P. July 8, 1845 to December 10, 1908 Sawyer, John T.; aged 25 years, 8 months, 5 days Died June 9, 1874 Sawyer, Exer A., aged 8 years, 4 months, 8 days August 9, 1858 to December 27, 1876 Row Four Unmarked Dobbins, J. G.; CSA, Co. A, 19th Georgia Infantry Dobbins, Julia A., wife of J. G. Dobbins December 30, 1839 to May 8, 1888 Row Five Montgomery, Marian L.; wife of D. F. Montgomery birth illegible to Dec 2, 1882 Montgomery, David F. February 2, 1800 to May 18 1876 Unmarked