 |
BRIDGES, ____se O.
Dau of William J. and Mary S. Bridges
Born May 23, 1885
Died May 1, 1886
(Inscription to follow) |
 |
BRIDGES, Alice
July 15, 1866
July 4, 1929
Christ is my home |
 |
BRIDGES, Jane
May 25, 1857
Oct 3, 1933
Gone but not forgotten |
 |
BRIDGES, Mary S.
[Front]
My Beloved Wife
Departed this life Feb 22, 1899
Aged 39 Yrs, 2 Mo., 1 Day
A light from our household is gone,
a voice we loved is stilled,
A place is vacant in our hearts,
that never can be filled. |
 |
BRIDGES, Mary
S. [Back]
Wife of William L. Bridges
____ ____ heaven,
I do hope to meet you,
If it is the Lord's will,
This is my prayer now and forever lives. |
 |
BRIDGES, Sarah A.
Born Sept. 12, 1830
Died Dec. 3, 1917
Rest, mother, rest in quiet sleep,
while friends in sorrow oer thee weep. |
 |
BRIDGES, W. C.
Born Oct. 22, 1829
Died Apr. 13, 1900
The eternal judge of all the earth
is just in all His ways,
Alike in those which gave us birth,
and those which end our days. |
 |
BRIDGES, William
J. [Front]
Mar. 11, 1856
Apr 22, 1915 |
 |
BRIDGES, William
J. [Back]
To him we trust
a place is given
among the Saints
with Christ in Heaven |
 |
BRYANT Family Plot |
 |
BRYANT, Elizabeth L.
Dec. 17, 1853
June 29, 1918
How sad the
thought of home
without thee. |
 |
BRYANT, John D.
May 3, 1854
Sept. 15, 1887
How desolate our home
bereft of thee. |
 |
BRYANT, Willis Medow
Son of W. A. & N. E. Bryant
Born Aug. 8, 1888
Died Nov. 16, 1888 |
 |
BURROUGHS, Howard L.
Aug. 4, 1895 - July 10, 1961 |
 |
COLBERT, Hettie
Dau of George & Mary Colbert
Born Jan. 27, 1905 - Died Feb. 27, 1908
In stand of trees in abandoned portion of
cemetery |
 |
CUNNINGHAM, Thomas
1832 - 1911
Asleep in Jesus
In stand of trees in abandoned portion
of cemetery |
 |
FREEMAN, Annie B.
Apr. 15, 1903 - Ang. 4, 1918
Weep not father and mother for me
for I am waiting in glory for thee.
In stand of trees at the very edge of
road
in abandoned portion of cemetery. |
 |
HERRING, Martha A.
Wife of M. T. Herring
Oct. 17, 1867
Jan. 4, 1930
Having served her generation
by the will of God, she fell asleep. |
 |
JOHNSON, Eliza
Born & Died May 1880 |
 |
McCLAIN, Jacob Franklin
Feb. 4, 1878
May 7, 1942 |
 |
McCLAIN, Nancy Lula
June 10, 1871
Jan. 8, 1955 |
 |
McCLAIN, William Floyd
Born 1911
Died 1992 |
 |
McCLAIN, William Floyd -
1909-1992
Brown's FHM
Note the difference in birth dates on
FHM & stone |
 |
SELF, James - 1931-1996
Brown's FHM In plot of Juan &
Sarah Self |
 |
SELF, Juan M. 1900 - 1972
SELF, Sarah E. 1904 - 1980 |
 |
SELF, Sarah E. 1904 -
1980
Martin FHM |
 |
SELF, Mary L. -
1926-1928
Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. J. M. Self |
 |
THOMPSON, Hammond
Son of J. H. & Mary Thompson
July 30, 1879
Sept. 19, 1884 |
 |
TUCKER Family Plot |
 |
TUCKER, Bessie Mae
Dau of Mr. & Mrs. L. H. Tucker
May 16, 1916
July 3, 1916
Gone but not forgotten |
 |
TUCKER, Clarra Mae
Dau of J. R. & Mary Tucker
Born & Died Aug. 11, 1895
Gone so soon. |
 |
TUCKER, Hathie Lou
Dau of Robert & Mary Tucker
Aug 20, 1900
Jan. 14, 1914
In heaven at rest sleeping in Jesus arms.
Oh! darling how we miss you in our home. |
 |
TUCKER, J. R.
Nov. 15, 1869
June 18, 1916
To My Husband |
 |
UNIDENTIFIED 1 - 2 - 3
These three graves are directly in front
of Juan and Sarah Self. |
 |
UNIDENTIFIED 4 - This
headstone seems to have been
covered with years of erosion, only to be revealed again
by erosion. It is directly in front of the unidentified
graves
above, about five feet from the cedar tree shown. |
 |
UNIDENTIFIED 5
This grave is along the edge of the graveyard
up the hill from the Bryant famly plot. |
ABANDONED GRAVES 1 - 7
These are old graves that were marked only with stones and have been reclaimed by nature.
The photographs are to lead those interested in examining the area closer to their
locations. The headstone to the lower left is the stone described in Unidentified grave 4.
There is evidence of a path into the woods. Abandoned graves can be seen to the right up
the hill, straight ahead and to the left. For those interested in hunting, plotting or
researching these graves, you should enter the stand of trees with all due caution!!! You
should be very careful about where and how you step. It would always be best to have a
search compainon with you in areas such as these. |
 |
ABANDONED GRAVES 1
Abandoned graves in the woods behind the maintained
portion of the cemetery. |
 |
ABANDONED GRAVE 2
Abandoned grave in the woods behind the maintained
portion of the cemetery. |
 |
ABANDONED GRAVES 3
Abandoned grave in the woods behind the maintained
portion of the cemetery. |
 |
ABANDONED GRAVES 4
Abandoned grave in the woods behind the maintained
portion of the cemetery. |
 |
ABANDONED GRAVE 5
Abandoned grave in the woods behind the maintained
portion of the cemetery. |
 |
ABANDONED GRAVE 6
Abandoned grave in the woods behind the maintained
portion of the cemetery. |
 |
ABANDONED GRAVE 6
Abandoned grave in the woods behind the maintained
portion of the cemetery. |
ABANDONED GRAVES 8 - 14
These photographs were taken late in the day when light was available for walking more
safely. These are just a sample of those abandoned in the woods behind the maintained
portion of the cemetery. On Abandoned grave 14, note the sunken area below the stone in
the direction of "four o'clock." |
 |
ABANDONED GRAVES 8
Abandoned graves in the woods behind the maintained
portion of the cemetery. |
 |
ABANDONED GRAVE 9
Abandoned grave in the woods behind the maintained
portion of the cemetery. |
 |
ABANDONED GRAVE 10
Abandoned grave in the woods behind the maintained
portion of the cemetery. |
 |
ABANDONED GRAVES 11
Abandoned graves in the woods behind the maintained
portion of the cemetery. |
 |
ABANDONED GRAVE 12
Abandoned grave in the woods behind the maintained
portion of the cemetery. |
 |
ABANDONED GRAVE 13
Abandoned grave in the woods behind the maintained
portion of the cemetery. |
 |
ABANDONED GRAVE 14
Abandoned grave in the woods behind the maintained
portion of the cemetery. Note the sunken area below
the stone in the direction of "four o'clock." |
From downtown Colbert at the
traffic light, head west on Hwy 72. Turn right onto Diamond Hill-Colbert Rd. (DHCR).
Continue on this road for about two miles. Once you go down a steep grade and start back
up the hill, you will pass the entrance to Brushy Creek subdivision on the right, then
Sorrow Patterson Rd. on the left. The next road on the right is Moriah Church Rd. (CR
223). You will see a large white sign pointing toward the church. Turn here and follow the
road to the church. It will be on the right in a grove of trees where the paving ends and
turns to dirt. You will need to park in the drive or on the shoulder. The gate is locked
when church is not in session. (Note: The Moriah Church Rd. is badly maintained. Be
careful of pot holes on the edges of the road, but please be sure to travel to the right
side of the road in blind spots of hills, etc. to avoid oncoming traffic.) From Athens going North or Danielsville going
South on Hwy 29, turn onto DHCR in the Diamond Hill community. From Athens you will
turn right onto DHCR just past the ball field on the left. From Danielsville, watch for
Moons Grove Road on the right. Turn left at the first road on your left. This cuts through
to the DHCR. Turn left onto DHCR. Moriah Church Road will be the second turn to your left,
the first being the dirt section of Jones Matthews Rd.
