Panola United Methodist Cemetery

Panola United Methodist Cemetery

Note: In the 1980’s during a time I refer to as BM and BK (Before Marriage and Before Kids) I traveled the back roads of west Alabama in search of Confederate soldiers buried in the old cemeteries. This was also before the now ubiquitous GPS. I still have much of this information. I have decided that I would share as much of this information as possible since most likely my yet to be born grandchildren will have to throw it away many years down the road. The following are a couple of rules of the road that I will adhere to. In the BM and BK times I spent a great deal of time at night trying to identify the men buried in the cemeteries I visited that were marked with civilian tombstones on company rosters and in regimental accounts. However, in these postings you will find only those clearly marked as CSA. As far as locations go I will use the locations as I originally described them. I will also use coordinates from the GNIS database when I feel comfortable that it applies. I do not have pictures as this was also the pre-digital age. For this reason I retain the exact recording format as originally recorded.

Cemetery Location:
Sumter County Highway 34
Panola, Sumter County, Georgia
GNIS Coordinates (DMS) 32° 56’ 07” N - 088° 15’ 00” W

On USGS Topomap this cemetery is identified as Pleasant Grove Cemetery and the associated church is identified as Shady Grove Church. Another source identifies this cemetery as Shady Grove Protestant Methodist Church.

I remember walking in this cemetery early one Sunday morning and being given a tour of the old church by a little gray haired lady.

Capt. James T. Meek
1830-1866
36th Ala Inf

Dr. Wm Gray Little
d. 1883
Surgeon CSA Army

Capt John M. Quarles
Co. A 36th Ala Inf

Noah Little
1832-1865
Co. A 5th Ala Battl

T. Barnes
1811-1868
Co. A 5th Ala Inf Battl
William Halsell, Sr.
1832-1913
Co. L 41st Miss Inf

C.M. A. Podgers
1837-1895
2nd Miss Vol Cav

Henry M. Bostick
d. 1904
Co. A 5th Ala Inf.

E.S. Little
36th Ala Inf
“born August 12, 1837, wo. Chickamauga Sept 19, 1863 d. Atlanta Oct 8, 1863”

Henry G. Stanton
Died June 24, 1864
“whose remains still lies in some unknown spot in Lafayette, Georgia where he was killed in battle”

J.T. Jenkins
1831-1861
5th Ala Inf
“Died Union Mills, Va October 28, 1861”

William Henry Geiger
“Son of J.C. Geiger 1841-1867
A gallant solider, enlisted in the CSA as A Cadet from South Carolina College, was a
courier to Col. Kilpatrick 1 S.C. Regt”

Connesena Baptist Church Cemetery

Location:
Connesena Road
Bartow County, Georgia
N 34° 16.848 W084° 57.522

Date of Visit: March 20, 2010

Archibald McDonald
Co H
60 Ga Inf
CSA

Jefferson McDonald
5 Ga Regt
CSA

L.M. Fountain
Co D
14 Ga Inf
CSA

Albert Smith
Co C
18 Ga Inf
CSA

Pvt. Thorton Adams
Co. E
8 Ga Bn
CSA
1838
1913

Mizpah United Methodist Church Cemetery

Location:
Hwy 293 (Kingston Road)
Floyd County, Georgia
N 34° 16.580 W085° 03.816

Date of Visit: December 29, 2008

William Barnes
Co. H
18 Ga Inf
Confederate State Army

Thomas J. McClain
Co C
40th Ga Inf
Confederate State Army

G.W. Wiseman
Co. C
46 Ga Inf
Confederate State Army

Andrew J. Barnes
Co. G
18th Ga Inf
Confederate State Army

W.H. Barnes
Co. G
18 Ala Inf

East View Cemetery

Location:
Highway 41
Adairsville, Bartow County, Georgia
N 34° 22.021 W084° 55.484

Date of Visit: February 27, 2010

Thomas Monroe Durham
Pvt. Co I 20 Regt Ga Inf
Confederate States Army

Joshua Bray Gardner
Pvt Co D Phillips Legion
Confederate States Army

M Cox
Pvt Logans Co. Ga Cav
Confederate States Army

Richard Dempsey Combs
Pvt Barry’s Co Tenn Lt Art
Confederate States Army

D.W. Loudermilk
Pct Co. C Phillips Legion
Ga Vols
Confederate States Army

James H. Roper
Pvt Co E 23 Regt Ga Inf
Confederate States Army

John W Franklin
Pvt Co K 35 NC Inf
Confederate States Army

Viril A. Hamby
2nd Lt Co I 7 Regt Ga Inf
Confederate States Army





Tice W. Furrow
Pvt Co I 4 Virginia Res
Civil War
May 15, 1864

Warren D. Stewart
Pvt Co. A & K 38 Regt Ga Inf
Confederate States Army

John H. King
Pvt Co L 6 Regt Ga Cav
Confederate States Army

The following four markers are sitting on a low wall of a family plot in the cemetery. They are not assocated with any grave,

Gilbert Gholston
Pvt Co. I 63 Regt Ga Inf
Confederate States Army

W.H. Gholston
Sgt Co A 16 Regt Ga Inf
Confederate States Army

Isaac Gholston
Pvt Co. H 40 Regt Ga Inf
Confederate States Army

Zachariah Gholston
Sgt. Co C Cobb’s Legion Ga Vols
Confederate States Army

Russell Hill Baptist Church

Location:
Russell Hill Road
Gordon County, Georgia
N 34° 34.354 W084° 59.931

Date of Visit: January 18, 2010

Oscar Davis
Co H
29th Ga Cav
May 15, 1846
Jan 18, 1932

John T. Warren
Co. F
4th Ga Cav
CSA

Hill City Baptist Church

Location:
Hill City Road
Gordon County, Georgia
N 34° 35.902 W085° 00.276

Date of Visit: January 18, 2010

John C. Stokes
Pvt. Co G 9 Ga Inf
Confederate States Army
Jan 15, 1824 Sep 30, 1911

Pleasant Grove Baptist Church

Location:
US Highway 52
Ryo, Gordon County, Georgia
N 34° 27.038 W084° 40.340

Date of Visit: December 27, 2009

John R Green
Corp
Co F 1 Ga Cav
Confederate States Army
Sept 5 1835 Dec 28, 1899


Pvt
William J Bunch
Co F 1 Ga Cav
CSA
1835
Jan 27, 1863

Hinton Cemetery

Location:
US Highway 136 Connector
Hinton, Pickens County, Georgia
N 34° 28. 950 W084° 34.900

Date of Visit: December 27, 2009

W.I. Sharayer
Co. A
65 Ga Inf
CSA

David Caylor
Georgia
Co E
23 Regt
Ga Inf
CSA
March 9, 1807
Dec 9, 1877

Jesse Wilkey
107 Regt Ga Militia
CSA
Sept 1, 1832
Sept 27, 1906

Joseph Wilkey
107 Regt
Ga Militia
CSA
1812 1864

Henry P Blalock
Co G
3 Regt Ga Cav
CSA
1841 1862

Antioch Cemetery

Location:
Antioch Church Road
Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia
N 34° 30.387 W084° 32.150

Date of Visit: December 27, 2009

J.J. Free
Co. H
30 Ga Inf
CSA

Ball Creek Baptist Church Cemetery

Location:
US Highway 136
Pickens County, Georgia
N 34° 32.377 W084° 35.202

Date of Visit: December 27, 2009

Pvt
Alfred Green
Co B
39 Ga Inf
1836
1863
In Memory


Franklin M. Pierce
Co E
37 Ga Inf
CSA
Oct 2, 1848 May 9, 1935

Silas S. Silver
Pvt 36 Regt Ga Inf
Confederate States Army
May 6, 1840 Mar 30, 1922

Ensign
B.F. Gravitt
Co E 25 Batt
Ga Inf
CSA
1838
1909

Samuel Silver
Georgia
Pvt 107 Regt Ga Militia
Confederate States Army

Liberty Church Cemetery

Location:
Liberty Church Road
Gordon County, Georgia
N 34° 30. 584 W084° 49.307

Date of Visit: December 27, 2009

Charles Horton
Georgia
Cpl Co E 40 Regt Ga Inf
Confederate States Army
May 20, 1842 Nov 8, 1909

George W. Horton
Georgia
Pvt Co E 40 Regt Ga Inf
Confederate States Army
March 30, 1838 Jan 5, 1908

Winfield Scott Hill
June 18, 1848 Nov 20, 1920
Marked with Southern Cross of Honor