All this information was compiled and retrieved by David and Sylvia McPherson of Adairsville, Ga. Forwarded to this site by Jerri McPherson-Jordan.

ABANDONED CEMETERY/MANNING MILL AREA

Row #1 Graves of Henry Hicks and wife, Mattie Hicks. Small headstone for each grave with H.H. and M.H. engraved on them. There is a monument between the two graves. In front of the monument are buried two infants. The inscriptions on the front of the monument for the infants reads: Paul born Feb 28, died Mar 5,1899 Alice, born July 24,died July 25,1900 Infants of Henry & Mattie Hicks "Suffer little children To come unto me."

Monument facing Henry's grave says: Henry Hicks, born April 18, 1870

Monument facing Mattie Hicks grave says Mattie Hicks Nee Towers born June 17,1872 died Sept 13, 1900 Inscription "Farewell: "Adieu till we meet again,Though ,art no more, thy name shall live."

Back of monument: Possible carving of God's mansion with the inscription "IN MY FATHER'S HOUSE ARE MANY MANSIONS Masonic emblem is below this inscription.

Maggie Towers Footstone engraved M.T.H. Wife of J.A. Hilburn Born Aug. 4, 1868, Died Aug. 6, 1893 "Gone but no forgotten" Lula B. Shaw Footstone engraved L.B.S. Was born July 17, 1860 and died March 23, 1883 "22 years 8 mos. & 6 days" HERE RESTS OUR SON "Go home my parents,

JAMES H. SHAW Dry up your tears, Born March 18, 1856, I'll rise no more Departed this life Till Christ appears Dec. 10, 1885.

Then dear Mother Age 29 yrs. 8 mos. and 22 days, I shall rise no more till Christ appears then Bottom inscription

JIMMIE'S LAST WORDS "Lord I am ready and willing, why not take me now." Footstone engraved J.H.S.

Headstones for John G. Shaw and Catharine Shaw are engraved with their names only. Footstones engraved C.S. and J.G.S. Monument between the graves (note the top of the monument is missing). Inscription for Catharine: Inscription for John:

CATHARINE Shaw JOHN G Shaw. born, Randolph Co NC born Jul 16 1820 June 24,1824, died Aug 10,1887 came to this county in 1838

Married Jan 29, 1843, Has been a true citizen of this County . "She obtained a hope in Christ Died July 10, 1890 in 1849 and lived a Christian Age 69y. 11m. 21d. ever since. She was a devoted wife, a Christian mother Back of monument: and a charitable neighbor. our She was a member of the Father & Mother Ladies Aid Society at Adairsville, "Thy Victory now is won and her whole aim was to do her Thou at thy ease sitt'st down Master's will. In her death the family Thy arduous work all is done lost a faithful Mother, the husband For thou hast gained thy crown a faithful wife, and the Church one of its strongest pillars. One grave sits alone just behind the first row. Small grave of an infant. The tombstone has a lamb on top (the lamb is chipped). It is a sweet tombstone. The inscription reads: Infant Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. W.G. Sharkey Sept. 9, 1903 Henry M. Shaw Headstone is broken. Footstone engraved H.M.S. Born Sept. 2, 1862 Died June 14, 1891 Age 28yrs 9 mos 12 dys "COME YE BLESSED" Inscription Heavens Gate-carving "T'was hard to give thee up but DENA BARRON they will O God be done." WIFE OF F.M. CASEY Footstone broken or sunk into ground BORN FEB. 16, 1873 DIED MARCH 21, 1896 Row #2 MRS. SARAH TOWERS Headstone broken at bottom. Footstone Born Nov. 28, 1847 engraved S.A.T. Died Jan. 29, 1890 Age 43 yr 10m. & 1d. W.B. Towers Footstone blank Was Born Feb. 11, 1847. Departed this life Nov. 21 (18__)broken headstone at this point There are several sunken areas on this row that look like graves that were not marked, or the tombstones have been stolen. Possible paupers graves. Row #3 Dove carving on Tombstone Footstone engraved C.L.B. MRS. C. LIZZIE BARRON Was born Aug. 8, 1845 And died Jan. 1, 1882 Aged 36yrs 4mos. & 3d. J.SIMMEON SHAW Footstone engraved J.S.S. was born March 11, 1858 and died Dec. 27 or 22, 1881 broken in two. Cracked below where age is inscribed. Donald M Shaw Footstone uprooted was born Engraved D.M.S. Dec. 15, 1853 and died Nov. 21, 1863 Aged 9yrs 11mos & 6ds. Row#4 Several unmarked graves. Only one marker, but it is unreadable Row#5 M.C. Inscription reads: (lily engraving) "Sleep on dear mother in the day Wife of Till Christ shall bid you rise, B. SELF Will meet you in that happy day." Born Mar. 6, 1858 Died Aug. 18, 1902 Footstone is blank. Looks like another row of unmarked graves, possobly paupers graves. I hope it is suitable for submission to the website. Thanks Jerri McPherson-Jordan I TRIED TO WORK ON THIS, AS BEST I COULD, I HOPE THAT FOR THE DESCENDANTS THAT READ THIS THEY CAN MAKE IT OUT. CONTACT jERRI McPherson at MelJJ52@aol.com and he can help you.

Harris/Bailey Deb Shillo Sharon Minton Hill Bartow County Marriages- thomlad@gateway.net There is an unusual way to search the LDS FamilySearch site which will allow you to easily access marriage records of Bartow County, GA- for atleast two different periods.. 1860's - 1880's and also, 1840's- 1860's. The LDS Custom site uses "Batch Numbers" for all the information that has been entered into it's system. Those Marriage record "batch numbers", that have been entered from public records, in mass quantities, begin with the letter "M". Below, I have identified the batch numbers for the two time periods, (I discovered), of Bartow County, for you...(see below). Should you want to try to locate records from another area.. you can do as I did, to see if the records from a different county and state have been entered into their system. I will post that after the "Bartow Marriage" instructions. You will need a browser 4.0 or above, to enter the LDS "Batch" system. *Go to http://www.familysearch.org/Search/searchigi.asp *Into the "Batch Number" box enter ONE of the following numbers, M712061 ( this is for marriages 1840- part of the 1860's) or, M712062 ( this is for the 1860- 1880's) *Select "North America" in the "Region" pull-down box * Type in the surname you are looking for in the "Last Name" box. (last name only) * Click on the "Search" icon. You now have an indexed screen of all those with that surname, that were married in Bartow County, during that time period. By clicking on a particular name.. it will take you to the marriage record of that individual and their spouse. Finding out if there are "M" (marriage) "Batch Numbers" from other areas... in the LDS site, requires a little bit of detective work, but well worth the effort if you hit it. ( that is how I found the Bartow County Marriages- I was originally given the above instructions, and different batch numbers- for another state and county). You would have to go to the regular ANCESTOR SEARCH" tab from the above starting creen. Enter a last name (only), then choose "United States" from the pull-down box on "Country". then click search-. I was searching for someone in Bartow County that I did not know their name.. so, from doing so much research in the area.. I knew a particular surname was prominent in that area, so that is the surname I chose to use. I looked down the pages of the surname results until I located a "Marriage" entry from the State of GA. and county of Bartow.. then I clicked on that entry. When the next screen came up with the marriage information, I noticed at the bottom of the page it listed an "M712062". I then used this number as the reference for the instructions I first gave for Bartow County Marriages, and it worked. I now had access to all of the marriages that had been entered for that period.. all I had to do is search by surname to locate the record. I also "played" with the batch number.. changing the last number, and that is how I discovered there was more than one time-frame for Bartow County. The "M" in the batch number is important.. I think that distinguishes those marriage records that were entered from public record information, from those that have been given by a single contributor- I noticed their numbers are completely different by nature. This is really easy, it sounds much more complicated than it is.. with having very little computer experience, I mastered it in one evening. I now have the "Batch" numbers for a half-dozen Counties across several states. Some of you "computer bugs' may see an easier way to locate the "M" batch numbers for the different areas. If so, please pass that information along to the rest of us. linda Madden Thompson

Gordon Settlement Danny336@aol.com To: jbelew@bellsouth.net I'm trying to find the history on the Gordon Settlement. The Gordon settlement was located in west bartow County between kingston and Rome off of hwy 293 I think the property maybe listed under one of two brothers(John Gordon) Danny336

Bartow Co. Ga Sharon Minton Hill Need help with several: Charles A. Minton b. 10 Jun 1846 Cherokee Co. Ga married Louise Hopgood b. Feb 1848. They are listed on the 1870 Bartow Co. Ga Census. When & where did they marry? Their oldest child was born ca 1868. John W. Minton b. Feb 1848 Cherokee Co. Ga married Milly McCoy where & when? Their oldest child born ca 1870. Mary A. Minton b. Feb 1850 Cherokee Co. Ga married 12 March 1871 Bartow Co. Ga. James McCoy - need dates and parents on James and children if they had any. Also where did they live? These 3 were children of John P. Minton & his first wife Anna Cook. Think he must have lived close to the Cherokee & Bartow County line. I need help with finding anything on William Purser b. ca 1811 NC married 1st Elizabeth - married 2nd Julian Donner married 3rd Arminda Evans Keeter. He is found on the 1850 & 1860 Cass Co. Ga & 1870 Bartow Co. Ga census. Need his marriage dates and wives' death dates and where buried Also where did all his children go? His daughter Elizabeth by 1st wife married 1st James Sparks then 2nd John P. Minton. What about the rest of his children?

Dickert families "V. DICKERT" vdickert@snowhill.com I am searching for any information on the Dickert or Deckert families who may have lived in Bartow Co. between 1820 and1870. I am especially interested in George W. Dickert who joined the Civil War in Bartow Co. He was married to a Susan Spence and this family moved to Randolph Co. AL. shortly after the war. Any information on any Dickert/Dickard/Deckert/Deckard family would be most appreciated! I am having a very hard time tracking the Dickert's in GA. Thanks! Vicki Dickert

Floyd County "Susan P. Nye" McGuire genealogy info "Gwen R Wright" > This is the time of year when we all have a last fling at picnics and > get-to-gathers. School has started and the ball games are in full > touch-downs. All of the members of the Bartow County Genealogical > Society wishes all of you a very nice Labor Day, so have fun and > remember to keep it a safe day of fun. The Society had their annual > picnic at the lovely home of Joe and Betty Jane Tilley at Tilley Mill in > Taylorsville on Saturday and fun was had by many. > > McCoy, From: "KDBSmith" colleccity@mindspring.com Would you by any > chance know of any descendants of the McCoy/Young family who worked for > the Sam P. Jones family after the Civil War and the turn of the > century? They were an African-American family and Matt McCoy (female) > was the cook. Ora McCoy was her daughter. Thank you so much! Karen > Smith > > Re: Surnames From: Jean Belew To: Jimmy > Lammers frame. Wm. D married Safrony A Blalock 11/07/1858 Derrell L. married > Louisa R. Shaw. --/--/1853 Jean > Jimmy Lammers wrote: I would like to have the index of surnames for > your records. I am trying to find information on James S. Wingard b. > 1847 and Permelia Cecilia Nell Stapp dates unknown. I do not even > know if they were married there or not, but I believe he was from your > county. They died and were buried in Limestone County, Texas. Jimmy L. > LammersP.O. Box 628Luling, Tx 78648 jlammers@bcsnet.net > > Cherokee Co Slave Schedule. From: DDDMDOSS@cs.com Dear Jean Yes I > would like a look-up if you can . I am looking for a Jeremiah > Hendricks/Hendrix who lived in Cassville in 1850. Also a James H > Fountain who lived in Cartersville at the same time. Thanks so very > much. I do appreciate this. One more a Margaret Allison in 1850 > thanks. I am a volunteer as well. Please let me know if I can return > the favor. > > Bartow Co Query From: Carol Johnson & Richard Greene > rhunterg@ix.netcom.com > Hi Jean, Many thanks for your wonderful County WebSite. You've done a > really good job! I'd be grateful to know if there might be any > connections to the "QUARLES" family, so I'm hoping you could post the > following: Nancy Winnifred/Winiford QUARLES was born 2 Jan 1828 > according to the LDS/IGI. She is shown there as the daughter of > Eliga/Elisha QUARLES and Grace IRVING. From my knowlege, **if this is > the same Nancy**, she married 1) in Walker Co TX in 1844 to Albion > THACKER, and 2) in Lavaca Co TX to John BELLENGER. Died about 1875 in > Texas. Any connections or information would be very much appreciated! > Thank you in advance. Carolyn Carter Johnson > (mailto:rhunterg@ix.netcom.com) > > Jacks-McDaniel Families From: Jbw7255@aol.com My grandfather, David > Lonzo Jacks, married Arminta ("Minnie") McDaniel at Oak Grove Baptist > Church, near Adairsville, on June 3, 1894. Looking for names of my > grandmother's parents. Church burned several years ago and all records > destroyed. Am checking in Gordon County and wondered if anyone from > Bartow County would have information. Apreciate any information.Jerry > Jacks Waters > > Henry Alexander Edmondson From: "Chris Gardner" grasp1@bellsouth.net > We highly suspect James as having been the father of Henry. Henry was > born, ga. around 1820-1822 ans is buried in Polk Co. on an Indian Mound > near Esom hill. Do you have a complete lineage on James?Sorry, it was my > impression parts of Polk were formed from old Cass county. Anyway, Henry > lived on the Alabama and Haralson Co. Ga line. They often went to the > old spring due west of Esom Hill for recreation. He was JP and his son > after him. Samuel Alexander was JP in Cedartown. I'll send our lineage > under another mail Thanks Chris. Cass County was created in 1832 from > part of Cherokee along with 10 other Counties. Cass Co. changed her > name in 1861 from. Cass It was then named for Francis Bartow the first > Confederate General to fall at Manasas Va. Was James a part of your > Edmundson family? He was in Cass Co. early 1840's The Edmundson's > came from Buncomb Co. NC. I understand the Cass Co. now extinct, was > once part of Polk Co. Ga. Where Henry was located. Chris > > Akins buried in Kingston/Bartow Co From: "Jan Locklear" > jlocklea@Mondobaking.com h.net I am forwarding my original message to > you. Can you be of any assistance on my search for the burial place of > William and Julia Akins?. My AKins were orignally from Houston Co but > William and Julia moved to Bartow Co. They were there between 1870-1880 > and supposedly died and buried there. I haven't had much luck so far. > William and Julia were my gg grandparents. Ira Middleton (my great > grandfather) moved into FLoyd Co later . I know by 1910 , my Akins were > mainly in FLoyd Co. I would appreciate any help, or give me some > direction where to search. There is possbily a connection between Akins > and Lanhams. They could have been buried on a family burial place on a > farm. Just speculation , since I haven't had any luck with finding more > information on them. Thanks in advance, Jan Akins Locklear Looking for > cemetery in Bartow Co/Kingston area. My gg grand parents are supposed > to be buried in that area. William Akins, Jr b 1824 and spouse > (Frances) Julia Shelley Akins b 1826(8)? > > James Allen Brown & Irene Maxson From: Dennis & Brenda > > To: jbelew@bellsouth.net Jean, I am asking for someone in > Texas.These are her g-grandparents and they are both deceased. James > brother Andrew Brown was married to my great aunt Georgia Brown. Andrew > divorced my great aunt and married another woman. I never knew him. The > correct date was Aug. 1927 for James and Irenes marriage.She just wanted > to find the county they were married in. Thanks Brenda > > Barnettes From: DAWN SLUPSKI DAMS3@excite.com I am looking for > information on my great-grandparents. They are George Washington > Barnette(born-2/20/1888>died-7/26/1951) and Mattie Jane (Gravley) > Barnette(born-4/30/1893>died-4/1/1953). They had five children, Lillie > Mary(born-8/19/1911, >died-10/20/1911), Milton(born- 7/20/1914), Mary > C.(born-4/2/1918), Raymond L.(born-9/12/1918 or 1919), Irene Lizzie > Jane(born-6/12/1923). Irene is my paternal grandmother she died before I > could ask her any questions about her family. My aunt says she thinks > that Mattie is Seminole Indian but we are not sure. Any help you or any > one can > give me will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time and > patience. My address is: Dawn Slupski, 18456 200th Ave. Tustin, MI > 49688. > > ________________________________________ > Re: Bartow County Obituary John.Roberts@sed.redstone.army.mil John Do > you know what Funeral Home took care of the service. Barton Funeral Home > in Adairsville probably has the records. I will call tomorrow for you > and find out I have her birth date., October 25, 1874 and James F was > March 18, 1867 and died Jan 25, 1936 both buried at Snow Springs. This > is from the Cem. Book If we can get the Funeral home records they will > be better than the Obituary.Let me know. Jean > "Roberts, John (Camber)" wrote: > Jean, I would like to obtain the > obituary for a relative from Bartow County.She died in 1958 and is > buried at Snow Springs Baptist Church in Adairsville. > Name: Delia C. Davis > Spouse: James F. Davis > Died: > September 30, 1958; buried at Snow Springs Baptist Church, > Adairsville, Georgia > > Thank you very much. John Roberts > 102 Pam > Circle Madison, Alabama 35758

Hezekiah Miller From: "robert miller" robwmill@tanet.net tracing > Hezekiah Miller, born in Georgia. located that name in Bartow marriage record list. Book "B" 1837-1843 page 96, married 27 Feb. 1842. Could you > tell me what age he was when he was married, this will help tell me if I > have the right one. Robert Miller Anadarko, OK robwmill@tanet.net Lynda Please contact Calvin Miller, he has written a family history on the Miller family, plus several others. He is with the Bartow County > Genealogical Society and also edits the Society Quarterly. Jean, cc of > Bartow Co. GA Calvins email is LMillerGTA@aol.co

KING From: Teejie@aol.com Looking for info on Marion Daniel > KING who was md to Julia BARKER. Julia was from Cartersville. Md around 1904-1905. Poss. earlier marriage? Died in Vienna 1938.

Jean, For several months I have been hung up on making any progress on > my great great grandfather J. H. Bailey as to his background and his > children. I know of at least two of his children but I have nine others > to account for. I have decided to attack this from a different > direction. On the 1880 Census for Bartow County, District Adairsville,> 856 G.M., Census Date 14 Jun 1880 for House # 183, I found a Harry > Stubblefield, age 16, born in S.C, Father was born in S.C. and Mother > was born in N.C. Harry Stubblefield is listed as the grandson of J.H. Bailey. gdbailey@mindspring.com > > From: Doodle9320@aol.com To: jbelew@bellsouth.net I'm looking for information on a Dr. Carter who I believe was practicing medicine in Cartersville about 1883. I understand that the Bartow Co. Genealogy Society does lookups, in case you don't have this information. Any information you can give me would be very much appreciated.

Sedition Price From: Elaine Hamilton hamilte@rose.net Hello, Jean, A couple of weeks ago I e-mailed you with a question about who the parents of Colista Ann Collins (husband James Monroe Barton). You graceously > found out that Colista's mother's name was Sedition Price and her father's name was Wiley Collins. We've been told that all records concerning Sedition have been destroyed. (I also saw Sedition spelled Sydition in some of my great uncle's notes.) This is what my cousin has found out so far: In a claim to the southern claims commission from the Civil War, George Wiley had his brother-in-law James Price as a witness. > The 1870 Bartow Co census lists a James Price, 38, farm hand, SC, his wife Mary, 28, GA, Charles, 11, GA, Emlich, 9, GA, John, 7, GA, Elizabeth, 6, GA, and George 1, GA.So, if you don't have Sedition's parents, maybe you have James and his family, and James' parents. James' father may be Arthur Price

Fountain-Hendricks Cass/Bartow Co,GA From: DDDMDOSS@cs.com Looking for any connection to this line. I have a James M Fountain and son James Harrison Fountain, then his son Joseph Walter Fountain who was b. 1875 in Bartow Co,GA. James Harrison > Fountain was b.1850 in Cherokee Co and married Arminda Jane Hendricks(b.> 1840) of Cass Co,GA.James Harrison Fountain is in the 1900 IT Le Flore Co Census and his father-inlaw Jeremiah Hendricks is living with the family. James and Arminda are buried in the Keota cem in OK. Any info on the Fountains of Bartow Co or Jeremiah Hendricks family of Cassville would be highly appreciated. Who were the brothers of James Harrison Fountain??????? Thanks Shelby dddmdoss@cs.com > Liles Land From: Frlva@aol.com Hi Jean, I talked to my cousins in Oakman, GA, They said that the postman who saw the old Liles cemetery has died. They are going to talk to his son about his old P.O. route. The postman had told them that the cemetery was "on the side of the road on the mountain." I'm going to be staying at the Key West Inn in Chatsworth on October 10 & 11. I've got a list of the land of Jesse Liles, Jr. (lived 1810-1873): 1835 - Cass Co. lot 80, district 23, section 2 formerly located Cherokee Co.) 1835 - sold above land 1840 - Cass Co. census 1850 - Gordon Co. census, 12th Division 1851 - > Gordon Co. tax list, 160 acres, lot 282, district 24, section 2 in District 973 of the GA Militia (Ranger community) 1851 - Also taxed on 160 acres in Dade Co., GA, lot 133, district 28, section Jesse resided in Dist. 973 of GA Militia in the 24th land district (Ranger community) (Note says Dist. 24 was in Gordon Co.) 1851 - Also taxed on 40 acres in Lumpkin Co., lot 38, district 12, section 1; he resided in District 973 of GA Militia, etc. 1853 - Bought lot 260, district 24, section 2, Gordon Co. (land originally in Cherokee Co.) 1854 - Bought 1/2 acres in Gordon Co. in the SW corner of lot 259, district 24, section 2 (land originally was in Cherokee Co.) 1860 Gordon Co. census - Fairmount P.O. 1873-1875 - His estate was probated in Gordon Co. Administrator sold was lot 260, district 24, section 2 in Gordon Co. to son, Robert B. Liles (highest bidder); Administrator also sold lot 282, district 24, section 2 in Gordon Co. to some of Jesse's other sons. (These Liles, were close friends with the Belew family out of Union County South Carolina) Some of them traveled together to Georgia.Susan Liles married a Belew from Union Co.)(Jean) > > Bartow Co Ga Queries From: dorothy hamm Need proof of death for Frederick Barnett Page b Jan 1815 Nc died 29 Dec > 1891-Death Certificate? obituary/wife was Margaret R Heathcock) > Who were his parents?Will exchnage data-Thanks for any help-Dord > Thanks to all who have answered on the past queries and found cousins > they did not know before Some even had old pictures of great, great great grandparents. >