Tombstone Tuesday - A new cousin and a cemetery visit

    Probably way over a year ago, a gentlemen started trying to contact me through this blog.  This was not totally unusual, but I am a little cautious until they prove to me how we are related.  That got established pretty early on in this case, if I remember correctly, but then we just couldn't seem to connect.  He was busy and had a lot going on; I was busy.  So it was just before I moved back to Georgia last year that we finally were able to talk on the phone.  We hit it right off.  Jacob is a more distant cousin but it was like we had known each other forever.  

    Once I got settled here in Georgia, my cousin Keith and I rode down to Statesboro, where Jacob lives, to meet him in person.  We had a great time.  We had lunch and the conversation flowed.  Then of course, we visited a cemetery!

Jacob & Liz
December 21, 2024
Statesboro GA

Jacob, Liz & Keith
December 21, 2024
Statesboro, GA

    I think you can tell we all look alike!  Us Tapleys have a look about us!  Hint: Look at those foreheads!

    After lunch, we visited what felt like the biggest cemetery in Statesboro: Bulloch Memorial Gardens.  It was a Saturday and the office was not open for us to check burial locations, so I didn't get a photo of all the grave sites I was looking for.  However, Jacob was glad to show me where his grandmother is interred.

Brunell 'Nellie' Tapley Hill

b 07 Sep 1924 in Swainsboro, Emanuel, Georgia, USA

d 20 Jul 2015 in Statesboro, Bulloch, Georgia, USA

interred at

Bulloch Memorial Gardens

Statesboro, Bulloch, Georgia, USA

    Jacob is my 5th cousin 1x removed, and his grandmother is my 4th cousin, 1x removed.  Our common ancestor is Newhampton Tapley.

    Welcome to our part of the family, Jacob!  I'm so glad we met, and I look forward to our next adventure!