Decedent
Gospel Pilgrim Decedents has a comprehensive list of men, women, and children interred in the cemetery. Using grave markers, obituaries, and death certificates, we have complied a list of individuals buried within the cemetery and, to the extent possible with archival silences, developed short biographies of each persons' life. Some decedents have marked graves, while others do not.
In part, this data is based on an early 2000s GIS survey of the cemetery, which was completed by David Berle, Gail Tarver, Taylor Ladd from the University of Georgia's Horticulture Department. The Athens-Clarke County Death Certificate data was, likewise, transcribed by Leah Richier, an graduate alumni of the University of Georgia's Department of History.
| Last Name | First Name | Gender | Race | Status | Occupation | DOB | DOD | Age |
Grave Location |
Grave Marker | Biography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collins | Isaac | Male | African American | Free | Janitor | December 31, 1879 | December 31, 1926 | 47 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | Isaac Collins was born on February 10, 1880. Around 1905, He married Lizzie Collins and the couple had at least two children: Mary and Jeffrey. In 1910, he worked as a “Bill Poster” in the “Bulletin Boards” industry. According to the 1920 Census, he worked as a janitor and lived at 195 Billups Street. He died from unknown causes on February 10, 1927. |
| Bugg | Edd | Male | African American | Free | December 31, 1953 | December 31, 1986 | 32 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Edd W. Bugg was born around 1954. He attended Clarke Junior High School and his photo appears in the 1970 Yearbook. At 32 years old, he died from unknown causes on March 7, 1987. His funeral was held at Springfield Baptist Church. | |
| Fortson | Jim | Male | African American | Free | December 31, 1919 | 0 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | ||
| Heard | Benjamin | Male | African American | Enslaved | Mason | December 31, 1863 | December 31, 1907 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | Benjamin Scribben Heard was born around May 10, 1864 and was enslaved as a child. He married Emma F. Heard, a teacher, and the couple had at least one child: Selma G. Heard. In 1889, he worked as a brickmason and lived at 832 Cherry. According to the 1900 Census, he had changed professions and now worked as a merchant, but this is most likely an error, since, according to the 1904 City Directory, he worked as a brickmason and lived at 830 Cherry. He died from unknown causes on May 28, 1908. | |
| Tompkins | Corine | Female | African American | Free | Domestic | December 31, 1922 | 24 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| Bates | William | Male | African American | Free | Farmer | December 31, 1864 | December 31, 1941 | 77 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | The son of Kissey Bates, William Bates was born around 1865. His first wife, Marie Bates, died sometime before 1920. In the 1920s and 1930s, he worked as a farmer near the Princeton Factory in Clarke County, Georgia. By 1940, he had remarried 44 year-old Alice Bates and they lived at 1537 W Broad Street. At that time, he did not work and she worked as a laundress. He died on March 6, 1942; he was around 77 years of age. |
| Livingston | William | Male | African American | Free | Reverend | December 31, 1888 | December 31, 1956 | 68 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | According to his tombstone, William Livingston was born in 1889. According to the 1949 City Directory, he worked as reverend and lived at 120 Flint Street. He died from unknown causes in 1957. |
| Stroud | Baby Ezekiel | Male | African American | Free | December 31, 1972 | December 31, 1972 | 0 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | Baby Ezekiel L. Stroud was born and died in 1973. | |
| Warrick | Anges | Female | African American | Free | December 31, 1969 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Agnes (Aremita) Heard Warrick was born in Athens, Georgia on October 13, 1897. On March 1, 1927, she married Ronald M. Warrick. At age 72, Warrick died on January 15, 1970 and was interred in Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery in Athens, Georgia. Her last known residence was in Fort Pierce, Saint Lucie, Florida. [Researched and written by Taliesin Utz] | |||
| Evans | Will | Male | African American | Free | Rail Road Worker | December 31, 1885 | December 31, 1925 | 39 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | The son of William Evans, Will Evans was born around June 25, 1886. He married Julia Evans and, according to his First World War draft card, he supported four children. After the war, he worked on the railroad. On June 8, 1926, he died from [??] and acute endocarditis. The couple had been living at 488 Strong Street. |
| Osborne | Anna | Female | African American | Free | December 31, 1919 | December 31, 1919 | 0 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| Holbrooks | Rosa | Female | African American | Free | December 31, 1919 | 0 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | ||
| Iverson | Amanda | Female | African American | Enslaved | Cook | December 31, 1824 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | Amanda Iverson was born around 1825 and most likely enslaved. She married Edward Iverson, a day laborer, and in 1870 she was “keeping house.” In 1880, she lived at 268 10th Street and worked as a cook. She died of unknown causes at an unknown date. | ||
| Nolan | Mary | Female | African American | Free | Cook | December 31, 1877 | December 31, 1947 | 70 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | Mary “May” Jackson Nolan was born around 1878. She married Robert Nolan on December 28, 1895 and the couple had at least three children: Edward, Robert, and Eva. In 1930, she worked as a cook and her husband worked as a “yard man.” The family lived at 434 Peabody Street in 1930 and, in 1931, they lived at 167 Peabody Street. According to the 1942 City Directory, At 70 years old, she died from unknown causes on November 9, 1948. |
| Brydie | Camilla | Female | African American | Enslaved | Cook | December 31, 1850 | December 31, 1924 | 74 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | The daughter of Loueisa Brown and Jack Jackson, Camilla Jackson Brydie was born on December 12, 1851 and most likely enslaved as a child. In 1871, she married Eugene Brydie and the couple had at least six children: George, Carrie, Eugene, Eddie, Mary, and Mattie. She worked as a laundress in 1900. After become a widow, she worked as a “Cake Baker” in 1910 and a “Baker” in 1920. She died from cerebral apoplexy on November 16, 1925. According to her Death Index, she worked as a cook and lived at 168 Finley Street. |
| McMichael | Amanda | Female | African American | Free | Domestic | December 31, 1871 | December 31, 1937 | 66 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | According to her tombstone, Amanda McMichael was born on 1872. According to the 1935 City Directory, she worked as a domestic and lived at 540 Odd Street. She died from unknown causes on 1938. |
| Walker | Lizzie | Female | African American | Free | Laundress | December 31, 1873 | December 31, 1941 | 68 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | Lizzie Walker was born on April 7, 1874. She appears to have gotten into an altercation with a neighbor in 1914. According to the 1924 City Directory, she worked as a laundress and lived at 220 Atlanta Avenue. In 1940 and 1942, Lizzie lived with Jason Walker, a laborer, and they lived at 259 N Chase Street. At 68 years old, she died from unknown causes on April 16, 1942. |
| Buedon | Ora | Male | African American | Free | Gardener | December 31, 1920 | December 31, 1920 | 0 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. |
| Haley | Beverly | Female | African American | Free | December 31, 1940 | December 31, 1954 | 14 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | According to her tombstone, Beverly Ann Haley was born in 1941 and died in 1955. | |
| Shenault | Carrie | Female | African American | Free | Housework | December 31, 1919 | 53 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| Lewis | Fannie | Female | African American | Enslaved | Teacher | December 31, 1923 | 63 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| Johnson | Howard | Male | African American | Free | Janitor | December 31, 1899 | December 31, 1967 | 68 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | According to his tombstone, Howard F. Johnson was born on January 24, 1900. According to the 1856 City Directory, he worked as a janitor in Howell Clark Hall and lived in Hull, Georgia. At 68 years old, he died on February 21, 1968. |
| Samuels | Flora | Female | African American | Free | December 31, 1915 | December 31, 1936 | 21 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | According to the tombstone, Flora Samuels was born around 1916. She married Samuels Buster, a helper at the Cherokee Service Station, and the couple lived at 288 Second Street in 1935. and At only 21 years old, she died from unknown causes around 1937. | |
| Collins | Female | African American | Unknown | December 31, 1917 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | According to her tombstone, this female member of the Collins family died in 1918. She was most likely married to Reverend Collins, who preceded her in death in 1894. | ||||
| Lyons | Hannah | Female | African American | Free | Housework | December 31, 1922 | 56 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| Bunkley | Carrie | Female | African American | Free | Housewife | December 31, 1894 | December 31, 1946 | 52 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Carrie Woods Bunkley was born around 1895. She married Frank Bunkley and the couple had one child. In 193 and 1930, she was a housewife and the family lived at 447 Reese Street. At 52 years old, she died from unknown causes on May 30, 1947. Her funeral was held at the First AME Church. |
| Foster | Jos. | Male | African American | Free | Laborer | December 31, 1918 | 19 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| Heard | Bartlett | Male | African American | Enslaved | Farmer | December 31, 1831 | December 31, 1889 | 58 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | Bartlett Heard was born on August 15, 1832 and was most likely enslaved as a child. He married Mary Heard and, in 1880, the couple lived in Buck Branch, Clarke County, Georgia. He died from unknown causes on July 26, 1890. He was 58 years old at the time of his death. |
| Varnell | Will | Male | African American | Free | Laborer | December 31, 1925 | 55 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| Jones | Louisa | Female | African American | Enslaved | Seamstress | December 31, 1853 | December 31, 1909 | 56 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | Louisa Beale Jones was born sometime between 1848 and 1854 and most likely enslaved. In 1870, she lived in the household of Tena Beall and did not work. In 1880, she lived alone on Hancock Avenue and worked as a dressmaker. At some point between 1880 and 1910, she married. Jones died from unknown causes on October 11, 1910. According to her funeral notice, she lived on Newton Street at the time of her death. |
| Livingston | Laura | Female | African American | Free | Seamstress | December 31, 1880 | December 31, 1991 | 111 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | Laura Livingston was born in 1881. Sometime before 1910, she married Richard Livingston, a mail carrier, and the couple rented a home at 540 Hancock Avenue. In 1940, the couple owned the home at 540 Hancock Avenue and she worked as a seamstress. She died from unknown causes in 1992. She was around 100 years old. |
| Stroud | Sarah | Female | African American | Free | Cook | December 31, 1873 | December 31, 1944 | 71 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | Sarah J. Stroud was born in 1874. In 1920, she was married, but lived with her brother-in-law (Roy L. Thornton) at 553 Hancock Avenue. She worked as a cook at a boarding house in 1920 and as a private cook in 1930. According to the 1942 City Directory, she worked as a cook and lived at 369 Meigs Street. She died from unknown causes in 1945. |
| Washington | Hector | Female | African American | Free | December 31, 1946 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | According to her obituary, Mrs. Hector Mary Washington, who resided in Atlanta, died from unknown causes in January 1947. She was interred in Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery; her grave may be unmarked. | |||
| Favors | Ada | Female | African American | Free | Laundress | December 31, 1884 | December 31, 1926 | 42 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | The daughter of Cynthia and Thomas Favors, Ada B. Favors was born around 1885. At 16 years old, she worked as a laundress and lived with her parents at 609 Lumpkin Street. By 1920, the family had moved to Billups Street. According to the 1926 City Directory, her parents lived at 148 Pearl Street--she most likely lived with her parents at this time. She died from unknown causes in 1927. |
| Owens | Emberly | Female | African American | Enslaved | Laborer | December 31, 1924 | 99 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| Holmes | Geo. | Male | African American | Free | December 31, 1923 | 0 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | ||
| Jarrell | Savannah | Female | African American | Free | Domestic | December 31, 1879 | December 31, 1939 | 59 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | The daughter of Irene Pass and Wesley Deadwyler, Savannah Deadwyler Jarrell was born on August 28, 1880. She died from cerebral apoplexy and [??] hypertension on January 31, 1940. At the time of her death, she was 59 years old, worked as a domestic, and lived at 247 Chase Street. |
| Nolan | Robert | Male | African American | Free | Laborer | December 31, 1870 | December 31, 1935 | 65 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | The son of Eliza Harris Nolan and Peter Nolan, Robert Nolan was born around 1871 in Walton County, Georgia. He married Mary “May” Jackson on December 28, 1895 and the couple had at least three children: Edward, Robert, and Eva. In 1930, she worked as a cook and he worked as a “yard man.” The family lived at 434 Peabody Street. In 1931, they lived at 167 Peabody Street. At 65 years old, he died from “Nephritis [relation?] of the heart” on October 14, 1936. At the time of his death, he worked as a laborer and lived at 167 Peabody Street. |
| Brydie | Carrie | Female | African American | Enslaved | December 31, 1857 | December 31, 1877 | 20 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | According to her tombstone, Carrie E. Brydie was born (most likely enslaved) on January 8, 1858 and died on May 11, 1878. She was 20 years old at the time of her death. | |
| McQueen | W. | Male | African American | Enslaved | Driver | December 31, 1849 | December 31, 1904 | 54 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | W. M. McQueen was born on November 15,1850 and most likely enslaved as a child. He married Nettie McQueen and the couple had at least one child: Mamie. In 1880, he worked as an express porter and lived on Hull Street. According to the 1897 City Directory, he worked as a driver for Southern Express Company and lived at 630 Hull Street. At 54 years old, he died from unknown causes on March 19, 1905. |
| Walker | Benjamin | Male | African American | Free | Farm Laborer | December 31, 1878 | December 31, 1959 | 55 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | The son of Manda and Taylor Walker, Benjamin F. Walker was born around 1879. In 1880, he lived with his parents in Athens. He married Susie Walker and the couple had at least seven children: Asa, Violet, Jenever, Bulah, Watkins, Ned, and Henry. In 1910, the family lived on Newtons Bridge Road and he worked as a laborer at the planning mill. He worked as a farm laborer and lived at White Hall Road in 1930. At 55 years old, he died from unknow causes on August 21, 1939. |
| Bunkley | Lula | Female | African American | Free | December 31, 1925 | 54 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | ||
| Hampton | Amanda | Female | African American | Free | Domestic | December 31, 1874 | December 31, 1928 | 51 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | The daughter of Floyd Newsome, Amanda Newsome Hampton was born on July 17, 1875. She died from a cerebral hemorrhage on December 5, 1929. At the time of her death, she worked as a domestic and lived at 1253 W Broad Street. |
| Shortey | Bobie | Female | African American | Free | Cook | December 31, 1924 | 35 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| Logan | Fanie | Female | African American | Free | Laborer | December 31, 1925 | 28 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| Johnson | Lewis | Male | African American | Free | Driver | December 31, 1911 | December 31, 1961 | 50 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | Lewis Johnson was born on December 25, 1912. In 1930, he worked as a hat shop deliveryman and lived with his sister, Minnie Johnson, at 340 Lyndon Avenue. He died from unknown causes on October 21, 1962. |
| Sanders | Edward | Male | African American | Free | Laborer | December 31, 1896 | December 31, 1920 | 24 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | The son of Sarah Coleman and Will Sanders, Edward O. Sanders was born around 1897. In 1910, he lived with his parents on Hull Street and worked as an Ice Cream “Padder.” According to the 1914 City Directory, he worked as a laborer and lived at 270 Arch Street. During the First World War, he served as a private in the 530th Service Battalion. After the war, he married Susie Sanders. He died from heart disease on June 2, 1921. According to his Death Certificate, he worked as a laborer and lived at 149 Piedmont Avenue in Atlanta, Georgia. Richard Sanders, most likely his brother, applied for a military headstone after his death. |
| Johnson | Louise | Female | African American | Free | December 31, 1961 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | According to her obituary, Louise Johnson died from unknown causes in September 1962. She was interred in Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery; her grave may be unmarked. | |||
| Johnson | Ethal | Female | African American | Free | December 31, 1975 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | According to her obituary, Ethel Johnson, who resided at 151 Lyndon Avenue, died from unknown causes in August 1976. She was married to James Johnson and they had at least one child, Blanche Johnson Jones. The funeral was handled by Hurley’s Funeral Home. She was interred in Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery; her grave may be unmarked. | |||
| Cooper | Pinkie | Female | African American | Free | December 31, 1865 | December 31, 1907 | 42 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | According to her tombstone, Pinkie Cooper was born around 1866 and married H. E. Cooper. She died at age 42 on February 28, 1908. | |
| Lyons | John | Male | African American | Free | Mason | December 31, 1920 | 56 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| Clarke | Gertrude | Female | African American | Free | December 31, 1895 | December 31, 1976 | 81 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Gertrude W. Clarke was born on December 24, 1894 (or 1896). She married Ivy C. Clark and, in 1920, the couple lived on S Thomas; she worked as a dressmaker and he was a “Truck Hand” in a “Cotton Warehouse.” In 1940, she was a widow living with her niece or nephew at 131 Linden Row. At 81 years old, she died from unknown causes on May 3, 1977. According to her obituary, she lived at 175 Glenhaven Ave at the time of her death. Her funeral was held at Ebenezer Baptist Church West. | |
| Foster | Lorenza | Male | African American | Free | Child | December 31, 1926 | December 31, 1926 | 0 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. |
| Heard | Mary | Female | African American | Free | Cook | December 31, 1844 | December 31, 1927 | 83 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | Born around 1845, Mary Heard was most likely enslaved as a child. In 1870, she worked as a domestic servant for Stevens Thomas and his white family. Sometime before 1880, she married Bartlett Heard a farmer and the couple lived in Buck Branch, Clarke County, Georgia. After his death in June 1890, she worked as a farm laborer. In 1909, she worked as a cook and lived 185 Valley [Road or Street]. She died from unknown causes in 1928. |
| Wagner | George | Male | African American | Enslaved | Plasterer | December 31, 1918 | 65 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| Bell | Judge | Male | African American | Free | Drayman | December 31, 1866 | December 31, 1936 | 70 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | The son of Harriett Jones, Judge Bell was born between 1867 and 1869 in Monroe, Georgia. He worked as a drayman for most of his life. Around 1885, he married Hattie E. Hutchinson Bell, a dressmaker, and the couple had at least six children—Luther, Waterloo, Hazel, Norma, Jerome, and Lillian. According to the 1904 City Directory, he still worked as a drayman and now lived at 15 Rock Spring Street. In 1920, the couple owned their own home at 165 N Rockspring Street and he was still living at that address when he died from Chronic Nephritis on July 22, 1937. The Jackson Funeral Home managed the interment. |
| Long | Georgie | Male | African American | Free | Laborer | December 31, 1907 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | Georgie Long was born in June 1908. He married Thelma Long and they lived at 237 Billups Street. In 1940, he worked as a yard laborer for the University of Georgia. He died at an unknown date from unknown causes. | ||
| Stryckland | [??] | Unknown | African American | Unknown | December 31, 1931 | 42 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | At 42 years old, [??] Stryckland died on November 20, 1932. | ||
| Watson | Victoria | Female | African American | Free | December 31, 1973 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | According to her obituary, Victoria Watson, who resided at 175 Glenhaven Avenue, died from unknown causes in October 1974. She was interred in Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery; her grave may be unmarked. | |||
| Favors | Tom | Male | African American | Enslaved | Laborer | December 31, 1859 | December 31, 1930 | 71 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | The son of Fannie Howard and Ben Favors, Tom Favors was born around 1860 and most likely spent his childhood enslaved. He married Cynthia Favors and the couple had a least four children: Lela, Ada, Lillie, and Homer. As a laborer, he spent most of his adult life as a street sweeper or road hand in Athens. In 1913, he was arrested for selling liquor. According to The Athens Banner: “Tom Favors, colored, took it into his head a few days since that he would dish out a little of the ardent, and out at his home on Broad street, he had a crowd of men around that were buying the stuff right along, when the police officials broke into his little game.” Rather than face jail time, he paid a $100 fine. According to the 1926 City Directory, he and his wife lived at 148 Pearl Street. He died from [??] and [??] on December 18, 1931. At the time of his death, he was around 71 years old and had been living at 481 Billups Street. |
| Owens | Isibella | Female | African American | Enslaved | Laundress | December 31, 1918 | 65 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| Holmes | Mattie | Female | African American | Free | Child | December 31, 1920 | 0 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| J. | S. | Unknown | African American | Unknown | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | [biographical information unknown] | ||||
| Owens | Alphonso | Male | African American | Free | Porter | December 31, 1899 | December 31, 1929 | 30 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | The son of Isabella Owens, Alphonso A. Owens was born on February 5, 1900. In 1910, he lived with his mother and siblings at 228 Cleveland Avenue. He served in the First World War and applied for Victory Metal in 1921. At that time, he was living 147 Plum Street in Athens and attended school. Sometime prior to 1930, he moved to Chicago and worked as porter. He died from unknown causes on August 8, 1930. At the time of his death, he lived at 5321 Calumet Avenue in Chicago. |
| Brydie | Eugene | Male | African American | Free | December 31, 1882 | December 31, 1908 | 25 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | The son of E.W. and Camilla Brydie, Eugene A. Brydie was born on May 5, 1883. He most likely lived with his parents at 101 N Findley Street He died from unknown causes on Jaunry 14, 1909. | |
| McQueen | William | Male | African American | Unknown | December 31, 1887 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | According to his tombstone, William McQueen died in 1888. He most likely was the infant son of Nettie and W. M. McQueen, who, according to the 1897 City Directory, lived at 630 Hull Street. He was the sibling of Carrie McQueen and Mamie N. McQueen. | |||
| White | Joseph | Male | African American | Free | Porter | December 31, 1873 | December 31, 1959 | 86 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | Joseph C. White was born around 1874. In 1930, he was married to Flora Gresham White and lived with his mother-in-law (Mary Elder Gresham) at 623 Vine Street. He worked as a hotel porter in 1930. At 86 years old, he died from unknown causes on October 4, 1960. |
| Burnes | Mamie | Female | African American | Free | Laborer | December 31, 1926 | 37 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| Hardeman | Eugene | Male | African American | Free | Laborer | December 31, 1901 | December 31, 1950 | 48 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | The son of Mary Hardeman, Eugene Hardeman was born on September 2, 1902. According to his First World War Draft Card, he worked as a landscaper and lived at 623 Hull Street. He was still living at the same address in 1928. At 48 years old, he died from unknown causes on July 21, 1951. |
| Simmons | Harett | Female | African American | Enslaved | Laborer | December 31, 1921 | 95 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| Lumpkin | Dan | Male | African American | Free | Laborer | December 31, 1926 | 45 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| Johnson | Mary | Female | African American | Free | December 31, 1887 | December 31, 1970 | 83 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | According to her tombstone, she was born on January 2, 1888 and died from unknown causes on January 18, 1971. | |
| Sanders | Richard | Male | African American | Free | December 31, 1901 | December 31, 1944 | 42 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | Richard Sanders was born on December 26, 1902. According to the 1916 City Directory, he worked as a "wks [at] Costa's" and lived at 240 Newton Street. In 1917, he worked as a porter and lived at 241 Newton Street. He served in the stationed at 327 Service Battalion and was stationed at Camp Gordon during the First World War. In 1940, he worked as a butler and lived in the rear of 724 Prince Avenue. He died from unknown causes on September 25, 1945. | |
| Johnson | Reese | Male | African American | Free | December 31, 1957 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | According to her obituary, Reese Johnson, who resided at 130 Water Street, died from unknown causes in June 1958. The funeral was handled by Mutual Funeral Home. She was interred in Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery; her grave may be unmarked. | |||
| Cotton | Thomas | Male | African American | Free | Farm Laborer | December 31, 1867 | December 31, 1904 | 36 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | The son of Mary and Jack Cotton, Thomas L. Cotton was born on December 25, 1868. In 1880, he worked as a farm laborer and lived with his parents in Athens, Georgia. He died from unknown causes on February 2, 1905. |
| Mack | Claudie | Female | African American | Free | Housework | December 31, 1885 | December 31, 1924 | 41 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. |
| Clemons | Clifford | Male | African American | Free | December 31, 1945 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | According to his obituary, Clifford T. Clemons died from unknown causes in July 1946. He was interred in Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery; his grave is unmarked. | |||
| Gant | Ellen | Female | African American | Enslaved | Farmer | December 31, 1919 | 110 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| Heard | J. | Unknown | African American | Enslaved | December 31, 1854 | December 31, 1907 | 53 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | According to the tombstone, this individual was born on June 6, 1855 and most likely was enslaved as a child. They died from unknown causes on December 30, 1908. | |
| Wales | Cassie | Female | African American | Free | Laborer | December 31, 1921 | 48 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| Bell | Georgia | Unknown | African American | Free | Laundress | December 31, 1885 | December 31, 1904 | 19 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | Dying at age 19, Georgia Bell was born on July 17, 1886. According to the 1904 City Directory, she worked as a washerwoman and lived at 1213 W Broad Street. She died from unknown causes on August 16, 1905. |
| Lovingood | J. | Unknown | African American | Free | Laborer | December 31, 1874 | December 31, 1919 | 45 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | According to the tombstone, J. H. Lovingood was born on February 9, 1875 and died on March 31, 1920. This individual was 45 years old at the time of their death. This person is most likely Edward Lovingood who, according to the 1914 City Directory, worked as a painter and lived at 1327 W Hancock Avenue. |
| Taylor | Ida | Female | African American | Free | Cook | December 31, 1898 | December 31, 1959 | 61 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | Ida M. Taylor was born around 1899. In 1920, she was married to S. D. Taylor and the couple lived at the corner of Athens and Lula Road. In 1920, she was apparently shot during an altercation at the Morton Theatre. According to the newspaper report, she had been with a man who was not her husband when the shooting occurred. She recovered from the minor flesh wound. In 1930, she lived alone in Patrick Alley and worked as a hotel cook. In 1940, she worked as a cook and lived at 360 Madison Avenue. According to the 1958 City Directory, she worked as a maid The Webb-Crawford Company and lived at 634 N Foundry Street. She died from unknown causes on March 25, 1960. |
| Whitield | Mittie | Female | African American | Free | December 31, 1961 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | According to her obituary, Mittie Whitfield, who resided at 495 Reese Street, died from unknown causes in December 1962. The funeral was handled by Hurley Funeral Home. She was interred in Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery; her grave may be unmarked. | |||
| Favors | Lillie | Female | African American | Free | December 31, 1886 | December 31, 1949 | 63 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | The daughter of Cynthia and Thomas Favors, Lillie Favors was born between 1886 and 1888. She never married nor did she work. In 1930, she lived with her parents at 481 Billups Street and, in 1940, she lived with her sister-in-law at 170 Dublin Street. Favors died from unknown causes on August 19, 1950. | |
| Parrott | Henry | Male | African American | Enslaved | Laborer | December 31, 1918 | 70 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| Houston | Florence | Female | African American | Free | Laborer | December 31, 1920 | 21 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| Jackson | Edward | Male | African American | Enslaved | December 31, 1852 | 6 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | According to his tombstone, Edward Jackson died on October 3, 1853 and was most likely enslaved. He died at 6 years old. Her body was most likely moved to Gospel Pilgrim sometime after 1882, when the cemetery opened, or a marker was simply erected for a lost loved one. | ||
| Owens | Isabella | Female | African American | Enslaved | Laundress | December 31, 1853 | December 31, 1918 | 64 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | The daughter of Rhodes and Tom Owens, Isabella Owens was born around 1854 and most likely enslaved. In 1894, she was jailed for receiving stolen goods. In 1900, she was a widow with three children: Pearl, Susie, and Alphonso. She worked as a day laborer. She died from cystitis nephritis and uremia on November 8, 1919. At the time of her death she was around 64 years old, worked as a wash woman, and lived at 147 Plum Street. |
| [Brydie?] | Eugene | Male | African American | Unknown | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | [biographical information unknown] | ||||
| McQueen | Amanda | Female | African American | Enslaved | Seamstress | December 31, 1857 | December 31, 1915 | 58 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | Amanda McQueen was born on March 26, 1858 and most likely spent her childhood enslaved. She married James McQueen, a laborer, and the couple had at least three children: Gerdine, Nelley, and Janie. In 1880, she worked as a laundress and lived with her family on Hull Street. As a widow in 1900, she lived alone and worked as a seamstress. According to the 1904 City Directory, she lived at 626 N Hull Street. At 58 years old, she died from unknown causes on December 31, 1916. |
| White | Anna | Female | African American | Unknown | December 31, 1913 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | According to her tombstone, Anna E. White died on October 24, 1914. | |||
| Carter | Lillie | Female | African American | Free | Housewife | December 31, 1919 | 0 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| Hardeman | Julia | Female | African American | Free | Homemaker | December 31, 1896 | December 31, 1962 | 66 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | Julia L. Hardeman was born sometime around 1897. She married Lucas F. Hardeman, a farmer, and the couple had at least six children: Lucas, Garfield, Jerome, Willimena, Hunter, and Martin. In 1930, they lived at 139 Bailey Street. According to the 1949 City Directory, the couple lived at 230 Branch Street. She died from unknown causes on December 30, 1963. |
| Sloan | Lucinda | Female | African American | Enslaved | Laborer | December 31, 1919 | 80 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| Lumpkin | Rosa | Female | African American | Free | Domestic | December 31, 1918 | 52 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| Jones | Lula | Female | African American | Enslaved | Cook | December 31, 1858 | December 31, 1929 | 71 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | Lula Jones was born on March 18, 1859 and most likely enslaved. She married and had three children. In 1910, she was a widow who worked as a cook and rented a house at 160 Lyndon Avenue. According to the 1928 City Directory, she worked as a cook and lived at 157 Warsaw Street. She died from unknown cause on April 3, 1930. |
| Sanders-McGee | Sarah | Female | African American | Free | December 31, 1873 | December 31, 1933 | 60 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | The daughter of Lou McCree, Sarah Sanders McGee (or McCree) was born around 1874. In 1880, she lived with her mother and siblings on Throne Street. She most likely married William Sanders and, in 1910, lived at 370 Hull Street. | |
| Johnson | Seaborn | Male | African American | Unknown | December 31, 1946 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | According to his obituary, Seaborn Johnson, who resided in Monroe, Georgia, died from unknown causes in August 1947. He was interred in Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery; his grave may be unmarked. | |||
| Cox | Mollie | Female | African American | Free | Laundress | December 31, 1872 | December 31, 1934 | 62 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | Mollie Cox was born around 1873. She married Richard Cox, a cotton mill laborer, and the couple had at least one child: Archie Cox. In 1900, she worked as a cook. According to the 1931 City Directory, she lived at 236 Bridge Street. At the time of her death on December 3, 1935, she worked as a laundress and lived at 237 Bridge Street in Athens. |
