Tombstone Tuesday

 

Veta Irene Herrmann Barwick

buried at

Watson Cemetery
Adrian, Emanuel County, Georgia, USA

Tuesday's Tombstone - Hugh Dorsey Tapley

 

Hugh Dorsey Tapley

buried at

Powell's Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery
Johnson County, Georgia

Happy Birthday, Uncle Hugh!

I miss you.

Tuesday's Tombstone

 

Lizzie Lee Schwalls Powell
born 22 Feb 1894 in Kite, Johnson County, Georgia, USA
died 30 Sep 1991 in Sandersville, Washington County, Georgia, USA

with her husband,

Norris Watson Powell
born 26 Mar 1891 in Johnson County, Georgia, USA
died 04 Feb 1971 in Sandersville, Washington County, Georgia, USA

buried in the
Powell's Chapel United Methodist Church cemetery
Johnson County, Georgia, USA

Tombstone Tuesday

 

Bob Whitney Barker Jr
(1938-2017)

along with his wife,

Jan Lee Pipes Barker
(1936-2022)

buried at

Palm Mortuary Memorial Park
Henderson, Clark County, Nevada, USA

Tombstone Tuesday

 

Aubrey M Drake
1925-1981

buried at

Poplar Springs Methodist Church Cemetery
Adrian, Johnson County, Georgia,  USA

Tombstone Tuesday

 

Arthur Lee "Buck" Tapley Jr.
1922 - 1944

buried at

Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial
Nettuno, Citta' Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy

Tombstone Tuesday

 

James Rufus Wheeler Sr
1919-2008

along with his wife

Nellie Mae Shaw Wheeler
1920-2012

West View Cemetery
Augusta, Georgia

Tombstone Tuesday

 

 Gregory Thompson "Greg" Clark

18 Jul 1963 - 11 May 2020

buried at Clark-Joiner Cemetery

Dexter, Laurens County, Georgia, USA

Tombstone Tuesday

 

William Roy Reese Sr

1936-2007

Watson - Odomville Cemetery

Adrian, Emanuel County, Georgia

Tombstone Tuesday

 

Elizabeth Dora "Lizzie" Morris Campbell

04 Mar 1928 - 23 May 1972

and her husband,

George P. Campbell

14 Jun 1922 - 20 May 1972

West View Cemetery,

Wrightsville, Johnson, Georgia, USA

photo taken by Liz Tapley, 08 Sep 2013

Tombstone Tuesday

 

Leon Faron Lampp Jr

1956-1996

Buried at Savannah Valley Memorial Gardens

Thomson, McDuffie, Georgia, USA

Tombstone Tuesday

 

Teresa Marie Price Lynn

b 24 Dec 1929 in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA

d 15 Jan 1999 in Pembroke Pines, Broward, Florida, USA

laid to rest at

Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery

Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, USA

buried beside Teresa is her husband,

 Marion Eleatus Lynn
b 26 Sep 1924 in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, USA
d 20 Nov 1989 in Richmond County, Georgia, USA

Teresa is my 5th cousin, 3x removed.  

Our common ancestors are

John Moore and Sarah Norris.

Tombstone Tuesday

 

Janice Snell Stone

b 21 Jul 1945 in Johnson County, Georgia, USA

d 14 Aug 2021 in Wrightsville, Johnson, Georgia, USA

laid to rest at

Bulloch Memorial Gardens

Statesboro, Bulloch, Georgia, USA

buried beside Janice is her husband,

 James Keith "Jimmy" Stone, Jr.
b 27 Oct 1944 in Monticello, Jasper, Georgia, USA
d 09 Oct 2007 in Georgia, USA

Janice is my 2nd cousin.  

Our common ancestors are

James Madison "Jim" Tapley

and Rebecca Elizabeth "Becky" Page Tapley.

Tombstone Tuesday

 

Newbern Hatcher

b 03 Nov 1906 in Johnson County, Georgia, USA

d 22 Dec 1920 in Orland, Treutlen County, Georgia, USA

laid to rest at

Red Bluff Baptist Church Cemetery

Soperton, Treutlen, Georgia, USA

Son of

Isaac Winder Hatcher (1881-1963)

and Alice Donna Tharpe (1886-1975)

Newbern was only 14 years old when he was struck by lightening and killed.

Newburn was my 3rd cousin.  

Our common ancestors are

Solomon Page Jr

and Elizabeth Caroline Scoggins

Tombstone Tuesday - Hidden in Plain Site

 

Etta Fleming Hubbard

b. 06 Aug 1890 in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, USA
d. 19 Oct 1979 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

laid to rest at
Summerville Cemetery
Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, USA

    Etta was married to my 3rd cousin 3x removed, Ralph Hustace Hubbard.  Our common ancestors are Thomas Hubbard II and Sarah Boardman.  These are lines you don't see me writing about often, since these are my Northern (Yankee) ancestors, and I do not know as much about them.  What is ironic is that Ralph was raised in Manhattan, New York and Etta was from right here in Augusta.  I do not know how they met, but Etta lived in the Northeast most of her adult life.  It appears that when she passed, she wanted to come home to Georgia.

        

     Summerville Cemetery is not far from where I now live.  It is a lovely, old cemetery, with lots of ornate headstones and the graves of several famous Georgians.  Cousin Keith and I went there last week, and Etta's was the only grave I was in search of there. We probably walked past her headstone a hundred times, but didn't see it.  It was only after we left for a bit, did some research on our phones, found out she was on the same headstone with her parents, and saw a picture of it that we went back, determined not to leave until we found it.  It still took us awhile.  There is no large Fleming Grave marker.  There is not even a small one.  Just this headstone with the words hard to read.  But find it we did!  

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!

Tombstone Tuesday

 

Flossie L Edwards Price

b 11 Aug 1909 in Richmond County, Georgia, USA

d 31 Dec 1976 in Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, USA

laid to rest at

Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery

Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, USA

    Flossie was the wife of my half 2nd cousin, 1x removed, James Irvin Price Sr.  Our common ancestor is Lincelia E 'Celia' Claxton Price Schwalls.

    

    Funny story of how I found Flossie's headstone. The other day, my cousin, Keith, and I went out to the cemetery. I had a list of graves I wanted pictures of, and Keith was basically keeping me company and looking for graves or other items of interest to him. Hillcrest is not the easiest cemetery in which to locate a grave. It is divided into sections; for example, Flossie's grave is located in Peace (D). I have a map so the section themselves are not hard to find. However there are NO lot or space numbers marked. So you literally have to walk the entire section to find the grave site(s) you are looking for. Even with Keith's help, it sometimes took a long time and a lot of crisscrossing the section to find.

    So Flossie was the only grave site in this section that I was trying to find. We walked up and down and across with no luck. Keith finally found a group of Prices, but Flossie was not among them. So we walked some more. Finally we met up, and I said let's just go to the next section. I'll just come back another day and get assistance from the office to locate it. So I turned to my left to head to the next section, instinctively looked down to make sure I wouldn't step on a headstone, and there was Flossie. Not six inches from my foot. To me, it was like she wanted me to find her!

    You'll be seeing more tombstones from our visit to Hillcrest in the coming weeks. Here's the map of the cemetery (forgive the bad photo - my printer would not scan the image no matter what I tried!):

Tombstone Tuesday - Robert L Kight

 

  I asked ChatGPT about the symbolism at the top of the headstone, and this is what it shared:

"The symbolism on this headstone is quite meaningful. The carved image at the top shows a hand pointing downward, with what appears to be rings or chains around the fingers.

Interpretation:

1. Hand Pointing Downward – While a hand pointing upward typically symbolizes the soul ascending to heaven, a downward-pointing hand can have multiple interpretations. In some cases, it represents the "Hand of God" reaching down to take the soul to the afterlife. It does not necessarily symbolize damnation, as some might think, but rather divine intervention or guidance.

2. Rings or Chain Links – The presence of rings or a chain could represent a connection between the deceased and those left behind. If they are broken links, this may symbolize a "broken chain," often used to indicate the passing of a family member, breaking the earthly bond with loved ones.

3. Fraternal or Religious Symbolism – Sometimes, hands on tombstones are associated with fraternal organizations like the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF), Freemasons, or other societies that used specific hand symbols to denote membership. If this person was affiliated with such a group, the rings or chain might indicate their involvement.

At first glance, it  [the image above the hand] might look like a lamb, but upon closer inspection, it appears to be a cloud or cuffed sleeve from which the hand is emerging. This design is common in 19th and early 20th-century gravestones, symbolizing the Hand of God reaching down.

However, if it were a lamb, that would carry Christian symbolism, as the lamb represents Jesus Christ (the "Lamb of God") and innocence, often seen on the graves of children. The texture and weathering of the stone may make it look more ambiguous."

  Robbie was only 17 years old when he passed away.  

Robert Lee "Robbie" Kight/Kite

 

b 30 Jan 1886 in Georgia, USA

d 02 Feb 1903 in Georgia, USA

 

laid to rest at

Kite City Cemetery

Kite, Johnson County, Georgia, USA

 

Son of

William Norris "Bill" Kight (1851-1919)

and Sarah L Tapley (1854-1923)

 

Robbie was my 3rd cousin, 2x removed.  

 

Our common ancestor is 

Newhampton Tapley (?-abt 1807)