2009 New Hope UMC Cemetery #2 Also called Jackson Family Cemetery and Reeves Family Cemetery Laurie Searle Write Place Designs 1/1/2009
NEW HOPE UMC CEMETERY 2 Author Date New Hope UMC Number 2 (Jackson Cemetery) Page - 1
CEMETERY SURVEY Laurie Searle March 3, 2009 1. Location a) Name of cemetery: New Hope United Methodist Church Cemetery 2 (Jackson Cemetery) b) County: Fulton c) Specific location: Hearn Road at Hutcheson Ferry Rd West side of Hearn Rd loop that does not boarder Hutcheson Ferry Park d) USGS Topographic Map Quadrangle: e) Cemetery Coordinates: Latitude: 84.71639005 W Longitude: 33.53037485 N f) Cemetery number on map: 2. Property Owner a) Name: This cemetery is now owned by New Hope United Methodist Church. The caretakers are Jo Ann and Harold Whitley, 8395 Hearn Rd. Ph: 770. 463.3475 b) Address: 7875 Atlanta Newnan Rd. Palmetto, GA 30268 c) Phone: 770.463.4076 d) Email 3. Classification a) Public: Municipal County State Federal b) Private: Family Church Fraternal Other c) Status: Abandoned Maintained, but not used Currently being used d) Size: Approximate number of graves: 55 Approximate size of cemetery: e) Type: American Indian Black Slave White Unknown New Hope UMC Number 2 (Jackson Cemetery) Page - 2
4. Accessible to Public a) Unrestricted b) Restricted, explain: 5. Condition a) Well maintained and preserved b) Poorly maintained c) Overgrown, easily identifiable d Overgrown, not easily identifiable e) Not identifiable as a burial site, but known to exist through tradition or other means. Explain: 6. Cemetery Enclosure a) Is the cemetery enclosed by a wall, fence, hedge, etc? Yes No If yes, specify how it is enclosed b) State condition of wall, fence, hedge, etc: 7. Tombstones or Markers a) Are stones or markers present? Yes No b) If yes are they inscribed? Yes No c) Number of readable stones or markers: d) Date of last known burial: e) Date of earliest known burial: f) Are there unusual stones? g) Have markers been damaged? Explain: h) Note any hazards imperiling the cemetery s existence: 8. Has this cemetery been listed in an existing published or unpublished cemetery survey: 9. Historical or other special significance of cemetery, if any: 10. Any other information: Canvasser: Laurie Searle Date: March 3, 2009 Organization: Chattahoochee Hills Historical Society Address: P.O. Box 204. Palmetto, GA 30268 New Hope UMC Number 2 (Jackson Cemetery) Page - 3
TOMBSTONE SURVEY Laurie Searle March 26, 2009 Surname First Name DOB DOD Location Comments Jackson Stephen O. 04/28/1892 06/14/1985 Row 1 1 Jackson Jane (Mauldin) 04/28/1896 01/07/1955 Row 1 2 Jackson John Henry 12/29/1860 10/14/1900 Row 1 3 Jackson Emily Catherine (Shell) 11/30/1862 08/07/1949 Row 1 4 Smith Flora Lee 04/26/1870 09/20/1894 Row 2 6 Weaver A.B. 10/19/1813 11/30/1893 Row 2 8 Weaver Adaline S. 03/30/1840 06/29/1900 Row 2 9 Hall M.L. 04/27/1829 10/16/1904 Row 3 5 w/o Burrel W. Griffin Hearn Stephen 10/09/1860 12/22/1869 Row 3 9 Hearn Ebenezah 02/20/1836 01/02/1863 Row 3 10 Hearn Johnnie E. 10/11/1862 10/07/1865 Row 3 12 Hearn Nancy Elizabeth 02/06/1859 04/17/1890 Row 3 13 Weaver Andrew M. 06/10/1896 08/12/1897 Row 3 14 s/o E.B. & Ida Weaver Weaver Claude R. 02/03/1904 03/15/1919 Row 3 15 Reevees Elie 09/03/1800 06/29/1888 Row 4 1 Reeves Nancie 02/01/1803 03/02/1893 Row 4 2 New Hope UMC Number 2 (Jackson Cemetery) Page - 4
Continued Surname First Name DOB DOD Location Comments Hearn Tabitha 03/29/1799 02/14/1886 Row 5 6 w/o Kindrick Hearn Hearn Kendrick 04/03/1809 08/28/1893 Row 5 7 h/o Tabitha H. Reeves Mary A. 08/01/1841 10/08/1929 Row 5 8 w/o E.F. Hearn Hearn E.F. 12/16/1833 12/14/1906 Row 5 9 Jackson Lundie A. 04/21/1847 06/04/1901 Row 6 1 w/o Samuel D. Jackson Skeen David C. 06/12/1900 06/13/1901 Row 6 2 s/o Valeta Skeen Skeen Edna Lorrine 02/18/1898 06/28/1902 Row 6 3 d/o Mr. & Mrs. N.O. Skeen Jackson Valeta 04/06/1876 06/29/1902 Row 6 4 w/o N.O. Skeen Jackson Hannah L. 04/26/1879 02/27/1904 Row 7 1 w/o Charlie Jackson New Hope UMC Number 2 (Jackson Cemetery) Page - 5
PHOTOS March 3, 2009, 2009 New Hope UMC Number 2 (Jackson Cemetery) Page - 6
REPORT FOR TAX DIGEST 2008 Tax Digest 2008 Tax Digest 2008 Parcel Id Number 08-0202-0012-007-0 Property Address Owner Name HUTCHESON FERRY RD # REAR CEMETERY Mailing Address 500 HEARN RD S # HUTCH F XX 00000 Tax District Tax Digest Not Yet Complete Try earlier Digests for more info Market Value $ 55,200 Assessment $ 22,080 City of Atlanta Exemption Code Fulton County Exemption Code Land Assessment $ 22,080 Improvement Assessment $ 0 Land Size (acres) 0.000 Property Class E4 Landuse Class 601 More info from www.fultonassessor.org Red markers indicate location of property in Fulton County New Hope UMC Number 2 (Jackson Cemetery) Page - 7
APPENDIX A Tombstone Survey Sarah Wilson, date unknown Original scanned copies follow this typed transcription. The old Reeves Cemetery, now Jackson Cemetery deeded to New Hope church, 3 miles west of Palmetto at the corner of Hutcheson Ferry and Hearn Rd. 1 st row facing Hearn Road right to left 1. Jane Maulding Jackson Born April 28, 1896 Died January 7, 1955 2. Stephen O. Jackson Born Mary 28, 1892 Died 3. Emily Catherine Shell Jackson Born Nov. 30, 1862 Died Aug. 7, 1949 4. John Henry Jackson Born December 29, 1860 Died October 14, 1900 5. No Marker Baby Born Jan. 10, 1890 Died Jan. 20, 1890 6. No Marker Tabitha Helen Jackson Born July 29, 1886 Died 7. No Marker Robert James Jackson Born Feb. 17, 1897 Died 8. No Marker Infant baby of Lillie Jackson Davis and Lossie Davis This whole family had typhoid fever and it looked like the whole family would die. The father died when the youngest child John David Jackson (Johnny) was 3 days old. 2n row right to left 9. There is an iron fence with 6 graves and 10. They say, this family had typhoid fever. Only 11. one grave is marked. The 6 th one was a 12. young woman who was buried in the dress she planned to be married in and that her 13. husband to be bought her casket 14. Flora Lee Smith Born May 26, 1870 Died Sept. 20, 1894 15. No Marker but by people who remembered Shell Varner 16. Andrew Baker Weaver (Cousin Eddie Parents) Born October 19, 1813 17. Adaline Smart Hearn Weaver Born March 30, 1840 Died July 29, 1900 New Hope UMC Number 2 (Jackson Cemetery) Page - 8
3 rd row right to left 18. Son No Marker Hamphill Jones Born December 22, 1900 Died May 15, 1919 19. Daughter No Marker Valetia Jones Morriss Born 1866 Died Dec. 3 20. Mother No Marker Sironia Jones Born June 9, 1956 Died Nov. ---1904 21. Father No Marker Linsie Jones Born October 13, 1851 Died Nov. 22, 1918 22. Miss N. Lundie Hall wife of Burreil W. Griffin Born April 27, 1829 Died October 16, 1904 23. No Marker 24. No Marker Vault looking Rock 25. No Marker 26. Stephen Hearn (Elisah Hearn s twin broth) Born Oct. 9, 1860 Died Jan. 22, 18 27. Ebenezar Hearn (Elisah Hearn s father) Born Bef. 20-, 1836 Died Jan. 2, 1862 28. No Marker 29. Jonnie E. Hearn (Elisha Hearn s brother) Born Oct. 11, 1862 Died Oct. 7, 1865 30. Nancy Elizabeth Hearn (Eliash Hearn s sister) Born Feb. 6, 1859 Died May 17, 31. Andrew M. Weaver son of E.B. and Ida Weaver Born June 10, 1896 Died August 12, 1897 32. Claude R. Weaver (accidently shot) Born Feb. 3, 1904 Died March 15, 1919 33. Infant Brown baby No Marker 4 th row right to left 34. No Marker 35. To my uncle T. A. Ferrell (Monroe Farrell s great uncle) Born November 18, 1800 Died April 15, 1884. 36. Martha Farrell Born April 26, 1811 Died May 26, 1878 37. No Marker 38. Baby grave No Marker 39. Baby grave No Marker 40. No Marker 41. No Marker New Hope UMC Number 2 (Jackson Cemetery) Page - 9
5 th row right to left 42. Elie Reeves Born September 3, 1800 Died June 29, 1888 43. Nancie Reeves Born February 1, 1808 Died May 2, 1893 44. No Marker 45. No Marker a rock vault box 46. No Marker 47. Tabatha Hearn wife of Kendrick Hearn Lenny Born May 2, 1796 Died February 14, 1886 48. Husband of Tabatha Hearn Kimdrick Hearn Kenny Born March 3, 1809 Died August 28, 1893 49. Mary A. Reeves (Molly) wife of E. F. Hearn Born August 2, 1841 Died October 8, 1929 50. E. F. Hearn Born December 16, 1833 Died December 14, 1906 6 th row right to left 51. Lundie A. wife of Samuel D. Jackson Born May 21, 1847 Died June 4, 1901 52. David L. son of W. O. and Valetia Skeen Born June 12, 1900 Died June 12, 1900 53. Edna Lorine daughter of N.O. and Mrs. N.O. Skeen Born February 18, 1889 Died June 2, 1902 54. Valetia Jackson wife of N.O. Skeen Born March 6, 1876 Died June 29, 1902 7 th row Just one grave 55. Hannah L. Watkins wife of Charlie Jackson Born May 26, 1879 Died February 27, 1904 New Hope UMC Number 2 (Jackson Cemetery) Page - 10
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CEMETERY MAP Sarah Wilson, date unknown New Hope UMC Number 2 (Jackson Cemetery) Page - 14
CEMETERY MAP Kay Long 1994 New Hope UMC Number 2 (Jackson Cemetery) Page - 15
PHOTO Kay Long 1994 New Hope UMC Number 2 (Jackson Cemetery) Page - 16
PROJECT NOTES 3/2/09 Laurie Searle Emailed Carole Harper to ask if she knew who owned the Hearn Family Cemetery and this was her response: == When you say Hearn Cemetery are you talking about the cemetery on the corner of Hearn Rd. & Hutcheson Ferry? If so that is not the Hearn Cemetery, it is a part of New Hope Church. I have records showing who is buried there. Joann and Harold Whitley live there by the cemetery and they have been the caretakers for many years. Her mother is Sara Wilson and she could tell you many things about it but I am not sure if she can today. 3/3/09 Laurie Searle I called Joann Whitley and asked if I could see the cemetery. She met me there and gave me some history of the cemetery. She and her husband are the caretakers and anyone is welcome to visit the cemetery there is no need to call first. Although it should be noted that she has two protective dogs that guard the place, she said they do not bite. Joann said we could come and map the cemetery. I advise that we bring a recorder and record her story about the cemetery as she has quite a lot to tell. Local folks call this the Jackson Cemetery because Mr. Charles Jacksons kinfolks are buried here. There are also slaves buried (I think she said 17) although there are no markers for them. === 3/4/09 Laurie Searle I called Carole Harper and to ask if she had a list of the gravestones and a cemetery map. She emailed them to me as.jpg attachments, which I have include in this file. I emailed this information to Emmeline Reed. === 03/26/09 Laurie Searle Scanned Kay Long s cemetery map and sent to Emmeline Reed, retyped Sarah Wilson s tombstone list. New Hope UMC Number 2 (Jackson Cemetery) Page - 17