MT. VERNON BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY

Compiled and Submitted by: Judy and Chuck Cronen and Lucille Buter

Location:
To get to the cemetery, take Hwy. 92 towards Hiram. After you cross Hwy. 120, take the second left, that will be Mt. Vernon Church Road. The cemetery sits on the right, next to the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church. In 1880 Elizabeh Calley sold 196 acres of land but retained one acre "for use of a grave yard and school house". The school was built and called the "Vernon School". The building stood for many years until it was replaced by the present Church. The cemetery is quite old and has some unusual tombstones. As markers someone decided to make a rectangle of cement and carve the person's name to mark the spot where he or she was buried. These markers still exist today.

Name Birth Date Death Date Notes
Bartlett, A. O. No dates   "Mother"
Bartlett, A. Selina One date 1-21-1891 57 years 9 mos 19 dy
Bartlett, Ana One date 3-08-1863 61 yrs 10 mos 19 dy
Bartlett, Francis M. One date 7-09-1888 48 yrs 7 mos 17 dy
Bartlett, M. Caroline One date 7-30-1881 36 yrs 1 mo 16 dy
Bartlett, Maryan One date 10-24-1865 24 yrs 4 mos 26 dy
Bartlett, N. No dates   "Father"
Bartlett, Nathan One date 12-26-1874 @78 yrs old
Bartlett, Sallie L. One date 12-29-1862 27 yrs 7 mos 4 dy
Brooks, Melvis 9-20-1888 5/25/1910 S/O J.M. & M.E.
Bullard, Donie, Mrs. 2-19-1853 3/31/1913 D/O A.B. & M.A. Paris
Calley, Child No dates   C/O M&M Nute
Calley, J. W. No dates   Adult
Calley, John No dates    
Calley, Mary No dates    
Calley, Matthew (M) No dates    
Calley, Polly No dates    
Copelan, Male No dates   Adult
Copelan, Nancy A. No dates    
Couch, Elmer L. 2/6/1940 10/11/1945 S/O M&M F. W.
Couch, Floyd William 4/10/1912 6/14/1994 H/O Beulah T.
Couch, Mary Beulah Tripp 8/20/1913 3/21/1993 W/O Floyd W.
Couch, Vivian D. 5/16/1943 12/2/1943 D/O M&M F. W.
Crane, Infant 10/9/1975 10/9/1975 D/O Michael & Jeannie
Crowe, Jessie Jackson 5-12-1881 9/25/1955  
Crowe, Laura Frances 3-05-1879 12/16/1924 "Mother"
Deal, A. L. 7/7/1903 1/7/1982 "Roy" H/O Inez
Deal, Inez R. 9/10/1900 3/15/1987 W/O A. L.
Deal, Lavina Bingham 3-09-1852 5/31/1919 "Mother"
Denson, Cecil Gray 12/15/1915 2/27/1916 S/O M&M James L.
Denson, Christine 12/26/1918 8/6/1920 D/O M&M J. L.
Denson, James Lafayett 5-08-1879 4/17/1931 S/O J. F. & S. G.
Denson, Minnie Jane Deal 12-15-1878 7/16/1952 D/O Lavina Deal
Denson, Minnie Mae 12/15/1915 2/27/1916 D/O M&M James L.
Denson, Sarah Elizabeth 9/1/1921 9/27/1929 D/O M&M James L.
Eubanks, Margaret NO DATES    
Fanin, Benjamin 10-18-1876 5-24-1878  
Fanin, John 1835 1862 2Lt. Co A 18 GA Inf.,CSA
Fanin, Minnie 2-17-1881 4-19-1882  
Fanin, N. Elizabeth 12-31-1848 8/26/1909  
Fanin, Narcissus C. 12-27-1878 10/29/1961  
Fanin, W. T. 11-02-1874 10/13/1972  
Fannin, Christopher C. 12-11-1837 7/20/1934 Pvt. Co K 60 GA Inf., CSA
Fannin, Infant No dates   I/O M&M John
Freeman, Male No dates   "Old Man"
Gibson, Infant No dates   "Baby"
Glover, Child No dates    
Goggins, Elizabeth 1-07-1807 12-29-1882  
Goggins, Julia 10-25-1844 11/17/1927  
Goggins, Pinkney 7-04-1834 3/16/1925 Pvt. Co. C 7 GA Inf., CSA
Gorham, Child No dates   C/O M&M G.
Gorham, Female No dates   "Old Lady"
Gorham, Martha No dates    
Griffin, Child No dates   C/O M&M Ezekiel
Griffin, Child No dates   C/O M&M Ezekiel
Griffis, M. No dates   Child
Griffis, Unknown No dates   "Old Lady"
Griffith, Child No dates   C/O M&M Jim
Griffith, Elizabeth 1818 1887  
Griffith, Female No dates   Adult
Griffith, Jim No dates    
Griffith, Miller No dates    
Griggs, Child No dates   C/O M&M J.
Griggs, Child No dates    
Hardy, Betsy (Elizabeth) 1797 1882  
Hardy, Charlie T. 1868 1940 H/O Lou Ella D.
Hardy, Child No dates   C/O Hildry
Hardy, Child No dates   C/O M&M Watt
Hardy, Dora C. 1875 1955  
Hardy, Edna Mae 6/30/1901 6/27/1911 D/O W. L. & D. L.
Hardy, Ernest A. 4/5/1913 3/5/1997 Tech 5, US Army, WWII
Hardy, Eugene 11/5/1907 9/12/1910 S/O M&M Charlie T.
Hardy, Jane No dates   2W/O E. K.
Hardy, John S. 8-07-1839 1901 Pvt. Co K 60 GA Inf., CSA
Hardy, Julian Wayne 5/6/1933 4/23/1947  
Hardy, Lou Ella Denson 8-09-1875 7/2/1947 W/O Charlie T.
Hardy, Mary W. 1840 1923  
Hardy, Polly No dates   1W/O E. K.
Hardy, Thomas No dates    
Hardy, Thomas 1806 1887 38 GA Mil., CSA
Hardy, Twins No dates   C/O E. K.
Hardy, Unknown No dates   3W/O E. K.
Hardy, Watt 11- -1892 1975 S/O C. T. & L. D.
Hardy, William Herschel 12-10-1895 8/26/1945  
Hardy, William L. 1871 1961  
Harper, Female No dates   "Old Lady"
Haygood, Unknown No dates   "Old Lady"
Huckeba, Cliffie R. 5-23-1884 7/21/1908 W/O C. T.
Hunt, Mrs. No dates    
Hurst, Female No dates   Adult
Jordan, Jack G. 1916 1939  
King, Infant No dates    
Lathers, Child No dates   C/O M&M Thomson
Lewis, Child No dates   C/O M&M Wm.
Lewis, James No dates    
Lewis, Seth No dates    
Lewis, William No dates    
Mahon, Mary Adeline 2-14-1833 3-31-1870  
Maulding, M. B. No dates   (Old Lady)
Maulding, Susan No dates   Adult
McMichen, Addie Goggins 10-22-1883 11/2/1965  
McMichen, C. M. No dates    
McMichen, Child No dates   C/O M&M C. M.
McMichen, Child No dates   C/O M&M Waymon
McMichen, Esther Mae 1-10-1895 6-12-1896 D/O M&M S. A.
McMichen, Oscar Theodore 2-22-1889 12/27/1975 "Theo"
McMichen, Theo, Mrs. 1888 1965 W/O Theo
McNeal, Sarah Bartlett Paris 1837 1863  
Milligan, Stella No dates   D/O M&M Andrew
Paris, A. B. 8-22-1826 8-20-1897 H/O Mary Ann S.
Paris, Addie Reed 12-31-1880 9/14/1967 W/O R. J.
Paris, Alice 5-17-1865 9-21-1866  
Paris, Baby 1910    
Paris, Bell Deal 1877 1932 D/O Lovina B. Deal
Paris, Bertha G. 7-10-1884 10-03-1888  
Paris, Cassie Idella 2-24-1877 10-27-1878  
Paris, Child No dates   C/O A.B. & Nancy
Paris, Child No dates   C/O M&M Elias
Paris, Child No dates   C/O M&M Lewis
Paris, Child No dates   C/O M&M Maris
Paris, Docia 9-07-1869 7-24-1870  
Paris, Elias 1805 1858 H/O Mary B.
Paris, Elijah No dates   S/O J.M. & A. E.
Paris, Elizabeth Jane Land 7-25-1840 11/5/1910 W/O Nimrod W.
Paris, Gayle Owana 1/11/1943 1/16/1943  
Paris, Henry B. 11-04-1857 1-28-1882 H/O M. T.
Paris, Homer V. 7-19-1871 8-24-1889  
Paris, Hubert George 5/16/1912 12/12/1977 S/O R. J. & A. R.Cpl., WWII
Paris, Infant No dates   I/O A. B. & M. S.
Paris, Infant 12-08-1881 12-08-1881 I/O D. C. & N. S.
Paris, Infant No dates   I/O M&M Larry
Paris, Infant No dates   I/O Mary
Paris, Infant 1912 1912  
Paris, Infants (Twins) 1887 1887 I/O D. C. & N.
Paris, Jacob Emery 10/23/1977 11/12/1977  
Paris, James Harry 2-17-1873 12-04-1876  
Paris, John Wilburn 1-21-1860 1/30/1907  
Paris, Larola (Twin) 1-15-1874 2-28-1874  
Paris, Leullert (Twin) 1-15-1874 5-07-1876  
Paris, Lillian 9-26-1876 11-11-1877  
Paris, M. C., Jr. 1913 1975  
Paris, Mahala F. Bartlett 1839 1888  
Paris, Mallie C. 1870 1958  
Paris, Martha Ann 8-31-1852 8/31/1923  
Paris, Martha Jane One date 1864 1 yr. 8 mos.
Paris, Mary No dates   "Child"
Paris, Mary B. 1816 1855 W/O Elias
Paris, Mary No dates   W/O Nathaniel
Paris, Mary Ann S.   11-18-1855 21 yrs 4 mos 26 dys
Paris, Mary Evaline 1-03-1860 3-02-1882 D/O A.B. & M.E.
Paris, Minnie No dates   Child
Paris, Myra B. 1915 1994 W/O M. C., Jr.
Paris, N. 1877 1878  
Paris, N. J. 1831 1858  
Paris, Nancy No dates   D/O M&M A. B.
Paris, Nancy Horton 2-05-1806 1-05-1889 W/O Nathan
Paris, Nathan 4-24-1804 10-15-1865 H/O Nancy
Paris, Nimrod Wells 5-24-1835 1/22/1910 Pvt. Co K 60 Reg. GA Inf. CSA
Paris, Oliver P. 10-18-1859 10-06-1860  
Paris, Roney Jefferson 2-18-1880 5/26/1967  
Paris, Wade H. 9-25-1878 7/7/1901  
Parris, Cassie 4/25/1916 8/30/1917 D/O M&M M. C.
Parris, Frances Marion 1834 1875 Co. D 1 GA Cav., CSA
Parris, Hettie B. 5/21/1907 9/12/1909 D/O H. B. & M. T.
Pirkel, Nellie Denson 1/18/1907 1/16/1985 D/O J. L. & M. Denson
Ragsdale, Child No dates   C/O M&M John
Ragsdale, Della No dates    
Ragsdale, Georgia Allie 2-15-1874 2/21/1908 W/O D.
Ragsdale, John C. No dates    
Ragsdale, John F. 2-15-1834 6/21/1912 Co I 2 GA Inf, CSA
Ragsdale, Lucinda Carter No dates 7-31-1883 W/O John F.
Ragsdale, Sallie 7-31-1813 3-20-1897 W/O Sanders W.
Ragsdale, Sanders W. 2-08-1809 9-08-1896 H/O Sarah
Rainwater, Alice W. 3/4/1907 11/25/1997 W/O Herman J.
Rainwater, Herman J. 10/11/1904 12/12/1987 H/O Alice
Rainwater, Annie Paris 5-28-1865 3/21/1935  
Rainwater, Child No dates   C/O M&M J. T.
Rainwater, Female No dates   Old Lady
Rainwater, Hettie B. 2-26-1887 3/26/1902 D/O M&M W. J.
Rainwater, James Lee 1-05-1897 11/5/1975  
Rainwater, John No dates    
Rainwater, Miles @1858 NO DATE S/O M&M J. T.
Rainwater, Millie E. Paris 8-22-1835 7-20-1865 W/O J. T.
Rainwater, Willard R. 8/4/1902 11/19/1974  
Rainwater, William James 5-18-1862 5/5/1948  
Rainwater, William Lee 11/27/1970 11/30/1998  
Rash, Margaret No dates    
Roberts, Neva No dates    
Roberts, Polly No dates    
Singleton, James 7-14-1813 9/20/1903  
Smith, Elizabeth H. 4-17-1818 9-24-1887 W/O J. J.
Sords, Jane No dates    
Sords, Polly No dates    
Stanley, Mrs. No dates    
Story, Infant No dates   S/O B.D. & R.M.
Turner, Infant No dates    
Turner, Saline A. Bartlett 4-02-1833 1-21-1891 W/O R. A.
Williams, Children (2) No dates    
Williams, J. No dates   Child
Wilson, Infant No dates   I/O O.B. & O.D.
Wisener, Child 1880 NO DATE C/O M&M Wm. W.
Wisener, Child 1880 NO DATE C/O M&M Wm. W.
Wisener, Child 1880 NO DATE C/O M&M Wm. W.






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