"We’re related to many of the people buried here ... I just don’t know how” is what Daddy used to say as we walked through Bairdstown Cemetery, a small well-kept cemetery located in Bairdstown, Oglethorpe County, Georgia.
Bairdstown Cemetery is now the final resting place for Daddy, his parents, two of his sisters and their husbands, two of his brothers, one of their spouses, and many other people in my family tree.
I remember looking at all the stones every time we visited, wondering who these people were and how we were connected. I finally decided it was time to connect the dots. The links below will take you to the blog posts I've written, documenting the people buried in the cemetery. I've used historical records and newspaper articles to tell their stories. I obviously never knew most of them so can't share intimate details of their lives but I hope they would be happy to know they have not been forgotten.
- Coraleta McWhorter
- Otis Elmore Lankford
- Carroll Harvey Lankford Sr.
- Mary Daisy Davison
- Sarah Elizabeth Davison
- Joseph Briscoe Davison
- Sarah Cheney
- Clark Eugene Lankford
- Elizabeth Ann Lankford
- Miles A. Caldwell
- Enoch Reeves Cheney
- Samuel Terrell Lankford, Alice Lankford Griffith, and Lawrence Griffith
- William Owen Cheney Sr.
- Curtis Caldwell Lankford
- Roland Lankford
- Floria Mae Burnette Lankford
- Grover Bennett Lankford
- Mendie Octavia Hayes
- Annie Armstrong
- Robert Reeves Cheney
- William Newman Caldwell
- Muzette Cheney
- Nellie Lynn Bryant
- George Hugh Arthur
- Julia M. Young
- Alice Etta Barker Lankford
- James Stephen Cheney
- Charles Moore Lankford
- J. Iverson Bryant
- Masina Elizabeth Lankford
- William Henry Young
- John Francis Mayo Jr.
- Ralph Morgan Lankford
- Hugh Crawford Bryant
- Jack L. Wilson
- James Stephen Cheney (a 2nd entry, didn't realize I'd already written his sketch!)
- Mattie Ellen Arthur
- Susan Elizabeth Brook
- Ralph Millard Epps
- William Henry Arthur
- Susan Capers Briscoe
- Cullen Jackson Caldwell
Denise, my Name is Kendall Story. Matt Patrick is my step father. He has been in my life since around 2002 when I was about 7 years of age. His grandmother was Lucille Lankford Epps, of Bairdstown. Currently I am building a home on what was their land in Bairdstown. Luicille & Ralph's home is still standing, but in rough shape. I am highly interested in learning more about the history of the family and that area. I am so happy I have found your blog. Matt's mom, Janice, actually told me about you about a year ago and told me about your interest for genealogy. I would love to collaborate with you. If you have any information at all about Bairdstown, anything in general, that isn't spoken about on this blog, I would love if you could send it to me...if you have a spare moment. Thank you for posting all of the above articles about Bairdstown and your family. I look forward to hearing from you. Please E-mail me at kendallpstory@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI am desendent to wilson, irby,Armstrong, Baird, edmondson.
DeleteLots of Wilsons buried at Bairdstown. Thanks for reading.
DeleteThere is a link to Woodrow Wilson.
DeleteWhat a big yet important undertaking, Denise. This is sure to be a tremendous resource for folks researching ancestors buried in Bairdstown. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteIt's one of my passion projects! Thanks for reading.
DeleteI have irby, cheney, wilson, Armstrong, plus? I've been to bairds several times even found d the original church site. Wilsonelder65@gmail.com
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