Sumter County GaArchives Photo tombstone.....Hawkins, Cordelia Matthews ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Robert K. Nobles, Jr. bnobles@alltel.net December 26, 2003, 10:26 am Source: Oak Ridge Cemetery, Americus, Sumter Co. GA Photo can be seen at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/sumter/photos/tombstones/ph448hawkinsc.jpg Image file size: 91.5 Kb This photo is an overview of the Hawkins Lot and the Grave of Cordelia Matthews Hawkins July 31, 1843 Feb 24, 1919 Additional Comments: As she traveled with her father she was allowed to name the towns along the Railway Route examples are Seville after Spain., Rochelle after France and Rhine after Germany. I understand this lady traveled quite a bit. Cordele located in Crisp County was named after her. Mrs Harvey who published the Cemetery Book for Sumter County., Ga. pointed this out to me when I rec'd her book several years ago. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.2 Kb