Pike County Georgia Cemetery Moon Family File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sandra Brown Sandrabrown@mindspring.com mjohorton@worldnet.att.net (Mary Jo Horton) Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/pike.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm MOON CEMETERY Taking highway 16 west out of Griffin, Georgia approximately ten to twelve miles turn right on Moon road. Approximately one mile on left there is an old cemetery. Out of twenty marked graves, most were Moons. One was spelled Moone, but his wife’ was spelled Moon. There were several unmarked slabs or markings so faint I couldn’t read them. There were also several that only had large rocks at the head and foot. Below I have a list of the marked graves and their inscriptions. I also took several pictures. I will get them developed this week and send later if you want them. Howell Clark Moon. Born 8-31-1912 Died 9-1-1935 Inscription HUSBAND Lavonia V. Moon and Layayette P. Moon were in ajoining graves with no inscriptions. Lavonia Born 11-5-1872 Died 1-1-1957 Layayette Born 3-6-1862 Died 3-12-1938 Lowell Henry Moon Born 9-11-1908 Died 7-27-1967 Inscription: Called home by Jesus a true and valued friend. (This grave was between two blank slabs.) Cecil R Moon. Born 8-31-1885 Died 6-17-1918 Inscription on slab: CR was an Army boy and was buried in Army array. He claimed this life to be a joy but now he has gone away. Inscription on head stone: Up right and just he was ------ (Could not read the rest) TJM all that was on an infant grave headstone. T.J. Moone Born. 7-20-1835 Died. 6-10-1910 Inscription: We loved him but God loved him more. The bright angel came and took him to the bright celestral shore gone to dwell with the ones gone before. Susie F. Moon Born 11-9-1872 Died 9-24-1905 Inscription: We loved her yes we loved her but angels loved her more and they have sweetly called her to yonder shinning shore. (T.J and Susie are side by side with and infant grave with no markings beside Susie, however their last names spelled differently on head stones.) Next to the unmarked infant grave is another head stone that reads. The infants children of Mr. And Mrs. T. J. Moon with the inscription: And we long to cross the river and long to rest upon the shore there to see and know and love them with the savor ever more. Next to this is another blank infant slab. Next is another small slab of TJB Moon Born 10-5-1856 Died 1-12-1861 with this inscription: Earth has lost it look of gladness. Heaven seems to us more bright since the spirit of our dear one took its happy homeward flight. On TJ grave the spelling is MOORE, but on their children grave his name is spelled MOON. One lone grave: Peter M. Bethune with COIA under the name and 22 GA Hvarty under that and CSA on bottom line. (No dates) Next are two very old graves with very unique head stones. Both are Woodmen of the World memorial stones. One is a carved stone to appear to be a tree trunk resting on four cut logs. It belongs to: J.F. Posey Born 9-28-1893 Died. 10-14-1918. Inscription on head stone: Blesssed are the dead that die in the Lord. Foot stone: James F. Posey Georgia under name. Next line reads: PVT 157 Depot Brig. Last line: 10-14-1918 The other grave next to Posey is also Woodmen of the world Memorial and this grave is sinking into ground badly as are some other graves that are unmarked. A.H.S. Moon Born. 11-12-1866 Died. 5-9-1931 Slab reads; FATHER gone but not forgotten. Grave next to this one is old slab with T W I WP Y MOON scratched into slab One lone grave: James Edward Bates. !899 . 1970 This is inside small metal plate bearing info McDonald Chapel INC In next plot is one infant grave marked with blank rocks. Then three old slabs one with Herman Lee Bates, one with Dora Bates and the last with D R Bates. All these appear to have been written with a stick or finger in wet cement. Last lone grave is of an infant: Harold Watson Inscription: Infant son of H U Watson 1-10-1941 I love you Jesus ======================== 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. ==============