tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695388615873922697.post1074480829381291995..comments2023-08-15T04:38:36.179-07:00Comments on Visit Roswell GA: Grave MattersRoswell Convention and Visitors Bureauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04196490764232545436noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695388615873922697.post-19693604970142249642013-10-19T19:19:30.099-07:002013-10-19T19:19:30.099-07:00Descendants of Andrew Hughes,
Rev. War Soldier, i...Descendants of Andrew Hughes, <br />Rev. War Soldier, in Forsyth, Dawson, Lumpkin, White, Habersham, Hall, counties Ga. and Pickens, Fayette, Marion, Tuscaloosa, Walker counties in Alabama.<br /><br />As you turn left onto Hubbard Town Rd. off Ga. 400, north of Cumming, Georgia you to to Hopewell Rd. (Old Hwy. 9 East) turn left and you see a United Methodist Church, called Hopewell, and an entrance to the cemetery. The cemetery is well kept, peaceful and filled with headstones of well known Dawson and Forsyth County Families. One is James W. Hughes, Methodist Minister, b: 30 Jul. 1798, in Pickens County, S.C. d: 15 Jul. 1881 Forsyth County, Ga. and wife Mary Jane Smith, b: 16 Jun. 1802, in S.C. probably Pickens County, d: 8 Nov. 1875 Forsyth County, Ga.. A wire fence surrounds the graves. James W. Hughes was the son of Andrew Hughes, Rev. War Soldier and brother to Elisha Gabriel Hughes, b: 10 Aug. 1802 Pickens, S.C. and d: 8 Aug 1882 in Warren County, Ga. m: 1st. Margaret “Peggy” Wilson dau of Charles Wilson son of Captain John Wilson Rev. War soldier. Elisha’s children moved to Fayette, Ala. in the 1830’s. The story of the, gatherings at the Lumpkin Campground, migrations of families through Georgia and back are complex and exciting to those who love history and the search for ancestors. The ancestry search is exciting, time consuming and filled with trips to courthouses, libraries, archives, cemeteries and much more. This author has searched ancestry since 1977 trailing generations from Pa., Delaware, N.C., Tenn, S.C. Ga. Fl. Ala. Miss. Texas, Ok, Ark, and on west. Meeting lost cousins, exchanging stories, sharing old letters, Family Bible pages, photos and more. Networking with lost relatives, friends and fellow researchers until now has been slow using U.S.P.S., long distance phone calls and later email. Today, the Internet offers much convenience for looking up documents. Now, there is a better and more convenient way for lost cousins, friends and researchers to communicate and work together, including genealogical/historical societies throughout the world. <br />New system for inventorying cemeteries and networking with genealogical societies, individual researchers with blogging, online chat, instant messaging and much more at www.americanpioneers.net <br />American Pioneers Genealogy and Historyhttp://www.americanpioneers.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695388615873922697.post-44484661157476714752012-01-14T15:05:13.671-08:002012-01-14T15:05:13.671-08:00in the Presbyterian cemetary I noticed some very s...in the Presbyterian cemetary I noticed some very small stones with no names on them. What is the significance?reverendgdohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08762739342654391823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695388615873922697.post-54419321225031315322010-10-17T17:14:21.134-07:002010-10-17T17:14:21.134-07:00A note on the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. I was just t...A note on the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. I was just there today, you had stated that burials stopped in the 60's, there are tombstones there with burial dates up to 2003, and there was one site that grass had not grwn over yet and another that still had a mound of dirt over the site. So my guess would be it is still actively used.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6695388615873922697.post-10920593193628287032009-11-17T05:40:49.088-08:002009-11-17T05:40:49.088-08:00Thanks for the article on the cemeteries and grave...Thanks for the article on the cemeteries and graveyards of Roswell! Being a '"grave seeker and genealogist, I have been fascinated by the abundance of local history on our door step.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17895639763532463173noreply@blogger.com