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This
cemetery is located across the road from the old Mumford House in
Waynesville, Brantley County, Georgia on county road 158.
When traveling west from Brunswick on U.S. Highway 82; go 1.2
miles past Old Post Road and C.R. 158 will be on your right.
About two tenths of a mile, across the railroad tracks will be
the big white Mumford House on your right. To the left of the
road, across from the Mumford House, is the Hazlehurst Cemetery
with 10 graves marked with stones.
In
describing his venture into the Waynesville area, writer, Carr
McLemore, wrote in the Jesup Press-Sentinel, November 29, 1980, the
following: ". . . farther along, where the vines grow dense, trees
grow tall and moss hangs low, one may search for the sites of countless
two story dwellings, the sites of many family cemeteries, the
Confederate soldiers cemetery, where 40 or more were buried, the site of
the Waynesville Presbyterian Church, the famed mineral springs, and the
stately Mumford house; . . . " describing the numerous mysteries
surrounding the area.
Upon
his discovery of the Hazlehurst Cemetery, just across the road from the
Mumford house, Mr. McLemore writes, "one goes through a veritable jungle in
search for an old family cemetery. . . now for the researcher, the question
arises: who really lies here? Oh,
the names are there, but who were John M. Hazlehurst, Jane Johnston
Hazlehurst, Mary Jane Hazlehurst and Leighton) Hazlehurst.
These questions, deemed one of the mysteries of Brantley County,
continue to be researched by ladies of the Historical Society. Links
are provided to those family members whose "obituaries" have
been found. Names from the markers
in this cemetery near the Mumford House at Waynesville are identified
below: (Provided
by Dorothy J. Thomas, 3844 Hwy. 82 Brunswick, Ga 31523-7706, tp:
912-265-7599)
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