Founders Memorial Cemetery

submitted by Alan Anderson

A Primer on Cemeteries of Americus


William H. COBB  b. 1841  d. May 16,1885  "Sheriff for 5 Months 
 Died in Office"
Dr. George Jones COOK  b. May 4,1820 "in Hartford, Conn."  
 d. May 18,1850
Racheal DENNARD  b. Apr. 28,1808  d. Aug. 5,1843
Burton T. DENNARD  b. Jan. 13,1832  d. Dec. 23,1853
(Mary) "A. (Lowry) GUERRY, consort of James P. Guerry,  Aged 42 
 years"  (d. Aug. 14,1851)
GUERRY Vault  (Judge James Peter GUERRY  b. Apr. 17,1803  
 d. Sept. 26,1878  (SR 10-4-78)
Harmon HOOKS  1789-1871  "N.C. Militia War of 1812"  (actually 
 interred at Lake Philema)
Leander M. HUDSON  b. Feb. 22,1823  d. Nov. 21,1851  "A native 
 Georgian and a resident of the town of Oglethorpe"
John KIMMEY  b. Mar. 13,1802  d. Dec. 11,1839  "1st Sheriff of Sumter
 County - Killed in Line of Duty"
John B. LINDSAY  d. Feb. 17,1859  "Aged 26 yrs"
Leonora McCrary, w/o J.B. LINDSAY  b. Sept. 7,1832  d. Nov. 28,1917
 (also 1 adult)
Robert B. LINDSAY  d. Jan. 10,1897  "Age 40 years"  "My Precious Son,
 the Printer"  (also 2 children)
Peter L. MARSHALL  b. Feb. 11,1851  d. June 11,1869
John W. MARSHALL  b. Aug. 28,1853  d. Oct. 11,1875
Nancy Anne McBAIN, consort of Newnan McBain  d. Aug. 9,1845
Laura S., infant daughter of H.K. and C.F. McCAY  "Aged 8 months"
Isaac McCRARY  b. Feb. 9,1806  d. Apr. 29,1850  "Our Father"
Melissa L. McCRARY  b. Aug. 3,1808  d. Oct. 11,1874  "Mother"
Mrs. Anna MORGAN  b. Nov. 15,1832  d. Oct. 25,1872
Edmund NUNN  b. Apr. 4,1769  d. July 11,1854  "Aged 85 years 3 months
 & 7 days"
Margaret NUNN  b. Feb. 21,1777  d. Dec. 27,1855  "Aged 78 years 
 1 month & 25 days"
Mrs. Elizabeth L. NUNN  b. Aug. 15,1821  d. June 11,1849  
 (also 1 adult)
William W. TERVIN  d. Jan. 19,1838  "Aged 24 years"
numerous unmarked graves

                                               surveyed June 24,1985

Horace DIXON
Mrs. Dr. FULLER  d. 1836
SHELLEY Family  d. 1836
Mary G. Connor, w/o Thomas C. SULLIVAN  d. Sept. 30,1836  Age 35 yrs
 d/o Rev. Wilson Connor  (CI 10-36)
Mary Ann, d/o T.C. & M.G. SULLIVAN  d. Oct. 3,1836  Age 12 yrs
 (CI 10-36)
James R. BOZEMAN  d. Nov. 1836  (see Inferior Court Minutes 1832-1840
 pg. 86)
Sidney M. PEGG, Esq.  d. Aug. 9,1838  "In the 27th year of his age"
 (GM 8-25-38)
Ella Ann, inf. d/o Francis & Mary FAYERWEATHER  d. Aug. 27,1839  
 Age 4 mos  (GM 9-7-39)
Mrs. Louisa HILL  d. Aug. 31,1839  (GM 9-7-39)
Rev. Joshua HAMES  b. Jan. 4,1779  d. June 10,1854  (SR 6-15-54)
Anna, w/o Rev. Joshua HAMES  b. Mar. 3,1780  d. Jan. 1,1856
Mary E. Nunn, w/o P.M. MARSHALL  d. June 26,1856  Age 35 yrs  (SR 
 7-2-56)
Hubert, s/o H.H. & Sarah NUNN  b. 1848  bd. Mar. 1,1867  (see 
 Sexton's Report, SR 4- -67)
s/o W.H. & Nancy J. COBB  bd. June 5,1873  Age 5 mos  (see 
 Sexton's Report, SR 7-21-73)
s/o W.H. & Nancy J. COBB  bd. June 21,1873  Age 2 yrs 6 mos  (see
 Sexton's Report, SR 7-21-73)
Adeline V. Jones, 3rd w/o Hawkins H. NUNN  b. 1843  d. Dec. 18,1875
 (SR 1-7-76)
Homer, s/o H.H. & Sarah NUNN  d. Oct. 31 or Nov. 7,1877  Age 21 yrs
 (SR 11-9-77)
Napoleon D., inf. s/o James HATCHER  bd. July 15,1878  Age 1 day
 (see Sexton's Report, SR 8-9-78)
Katy Marion, d/o Frank M. & Katy M. BRAGAN  bd. May 14,1879  Age 1 yr
 5 mos 11 ds  (see Sexton's Report, SR 6-6-79)
Inez, d/o Lafayette LACKEY  d. Sept. 7,1879  (see Sexton's Report, 
 SR 9-12-79)
Johnny TINER  d. Feb. 21,1880  Age 15 yrs  (see Sexton's Report, 
 SR 2-27-80)
Alexander Watson WHEELER  b. Sept. 18,1818  d. May 13,1880  (SR 
 6-18-80)
Malinda R. Oliver, wd/o John KIMMEY  b. Mar. 30,1802  d. Oct. 9,1880
 (SR 10-15-80)
Susan, inf. d/o M/M Benjamin BEARD  bd. June 21,1881  Age 2 yrs 1 mo
 17 ds  (see Sexton's Report, SR 7-8-81)
Roscoe Dean, s/o M/M F.M. BRAGAN  bd. Sept. 4,1881  Age 1 yr 9 mos
 (see Sexton's Report, SR 10-7-81)
Jesse MOORE  bd. Mar. 13,1883  Age 7 mos  (see Sexton's Report, SR
 4-6-83)
Nancy Jane Wheeler, Mrs. W.H. COBB  b. 1845  d. May 19,1885  (
Mrs. John COLVIN  d. June 9,1891  (Daily T-R 6-11-91)
Mrs.Mary MARSHALL  bd. Feb. 23,1896  Age 48 yrs  (see Sexton's 
 Report, 3-6-96)
Nancy Stephens, Mrs. E.C. BEARD  bd. Aug. 30,1897  (see Sexton's 
 Report
Mrs. Mary "Minnie" UBELE, d/o J.B. & L.M. Lindsay  d. Dec. 5,1933
 (T-R 12-6-33)