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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brydie | E. | Unknown | African American | Enslaved | Barber | December 31, 1847 | December 31, 1908 | 61 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | According to the tombstone, E. W. Brydie was born on August 12, 1848 and most likely enslaved. He mosy likely married Camilla Jackson Brydie and the couple had at least three children: Carolyn, Eugene, and Edward. According to the 1889 City Directory, he worked as a barber and lived at 601 Plum Street. In 1904, he still worked as a barber, but noq lived at 101 N Findley Street. At around 61 years old, he died from unknown causes on October 3, 1909. |
| Hurt | Francis | Female | African American | Enslaved | Laborer | December 31, 1919 | 75 | 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. | |
| Smith | Martha | Female | African American | Enslaved | Domestic | December 31, 1859 | December 31, 1921 | 62 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | The daughter of Jim Nealy, Martha Smith was born around 1860 in Alabama and most likely enslaved as a child. She married Seboon (or “Siabam”) Smith around 1870 and the couple had at least six children: Inez, Willie, and Samuel. In 1910, she worked as a “sick nurse” and lived with her family on Bertin Street. She died from “cancer return” on May 30, 1922. According to her Death Certificate, she worked as a domestic and lived at 181 Lyndon Avenue. |
| 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. |
| Hill | Emerline | Female | African American | Free | December 31, 1950 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | According to her obituary, Emerline Hill, who resided at 654 North Avenue NW in Atlanta, died in May 1951. The funeral was handled by Hanley’s Ashby Street Funeral Home. She was interred in Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery; her grave may be unmarked. | |||
| Shenault | Carrie | Female | African American | Free | Housework | December 31, 1919 | 53 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| Cole | Loucious | Male | African American | Free | Driver | December 31, 1904 | December 31, 1924 | 20 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. |
| 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. |
| 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. | |
| Upson | Brinie | Female | African American | Free | December 31, 1952 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | Brynie Upson was born around 1880. She married Neal Upson, a farmer, and the couple lived outside of town on Hull Road. She died from unknown causes on December 21, 1953. According to the 1942 City Directory, he lived at 450 Fourth Street; this was most likely her last known address. | |||
| 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. |
| Maxwell | Charlie | Male | African American | Free | December 31, 1971 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | According to his obituary, Charlie Joe Maxwell, who resided at 253 Lyndon Avenue, died from unknown causes on June 12, 1972. The funeral was handled by Mutual Funeral Home. He was interred in Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery; his grave may be unmarked. | |||
| 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. |
| Tompkins | Corine | Female | African American | Free | Domestic | December 31, 1922 | 24 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| Green | Rudell | Male | African American | Unknown | December 31, 1924 | December 31, 1924 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | ||
| 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. |
| Reid | Fannie | Female | African American | Free | Secretary | December 31, 1889 | December 31, 1983 | 93 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | The daughter of Laura and Lorenza Reid, Fannie J. Reid was born on October 5, 1890. In 1910, she attended school and lived with her parents at 431 Bridge Street. In 1910, she remained at the same address. According to the 1958 City Directory, she worked as a secretary at the Athens High and Industrial School and lived at 243 Bridge Street. She died from unknown causes on February 19, 1984. |
| 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. | ||
| Wymbs | J. | Male | African American | Free | Minister | December 31, 1890 | December 31, 1935 | 45 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | The son of Janette and Lewis Wymbs, J. H. Wymbs was born around 1891. He died from an acute infection on August 15, 1936. According to his Death Certificate, he worked as a minister and lived at 175 Second Street. |
| Osborne | Anna | Female | African American | Free | December 31, 1919 | December 31, 1919 | 0 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| 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. |
| Davis | Rebekah | Female | African American | Unknown | December 31, 1921 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Rebekah Davis was born in 1832 in Georgia. She was enslaved to Dr. and Mrs. Edward Ware. As a young woman, she married Ned Davis (also enslaved) and the couple had 7 children. Later, at least one of her sons moved to Chicago as a grown man. Three of her sons remained in Athens, and James A. Davis worked as a mail carrier. After the Civil War, she worked as a seamstress. She appears to have learned to read and write in the later years of her life and she was an active member of the First A.M.E. Church. She lived at 179 Strong Street in Athens, Georgia until her death from unknown causes on January 19, 1922. Her obituary, published in the Athens Daily Herald, described her as “one of the oldest citizens of Athens and was the oldest member of the First A. M. E. church.” She was 90 years old. But even after death, the white newspaper remembered her as a ‘faithful slave,’ an element of Lost Cause ideology. “‘Aunt Rebekah’ . . . as a family servant of Dr. and Mrs. Edward Ware, who lived on Hoyt street, during the ante bellum days, and her husband Ned Davis, belonged to Captain John Thomas, and was her personal servant. Ned died many years ago. These darkies were servants in the homes of two of the best known and most aristocratic families of the day, and were well known to many of the white people of the time,” stated the obituary. [Researched and written by Trey Smith] | |||
| 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. |
| 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. | |
| Jacks | Mary | Female | African American | Enslaved | Laborer | December 31, 1923 | 70 | 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. |
| Smith | Robert | Male | African American | Free | Carpenter | December 31, 1888 | December 31, 1924 | 36 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | The son of Nellie Thomas and Scott Smith, Robert Smith was born around 1889. He married Pearl Smith and served in the 313 Service Battalion during the First World War. He died from being “shot by police in self defense” on December 25, 1925. According to his Death Certificate, he worked as carpenter and lived at 387 Flint Street. |
| 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. |
| Howell | Leonard | Male | African American | Free | December 31, 1954 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | According to his obituary, Leonard Howell, who resided in Atlanta, died from unknown causes in November 1955. He was interred in Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery; his grave may be unmarked. | |||
| Shortey | Bobie | Female | African American | Free | Cook | December 31, 1924 | 35 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| Collins | Eva | Female | African American | Enslaved | Cook | December 31, 1919 | 70 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| 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. | ||||
| [Murfrey?] | [??] | Unknown | African American | Free | December 31, 1892 | December 31, 1928 | 36 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | According to the tombstone, this individual was born around 1893 and died in 1929; they were 36 years old. | |
| 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. |
| Virgil | Emma | Female | African American | Free | Cook | December 31, 1879 | December 31, 1943 | 64 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | The daughter of Mary and Louis Jackson, Emma Virgil was born around 1880; her parents had been enslaved to John Montgomery in Oconee County. In 1930, she worked as a cook. When interviewed by the WPA in the 1930s, she lived at 1491 W. Broad Street. According to the 1952 City Directory, she lived at 268 Parris Street. At 64 years old, she died from unknown causes on February 14, 1944. |
| Lyons | Hannah | Female | African American | Free | Housework | December 31, 1922 | 56 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| 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. |
| Maxwell | Mary | Female | African American | Free | December 31, 1969 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | According to her obituary, Mary Brooks Maxwell, who resided at 258 Lyndon Avenue, died from unknown causes on February 21, 1970. She was the mother of Charlie J. Maxwell, Mary T. Maxwell, V. Blanche Moore, Ann S. Teasly, Frederica N. Maxwell, and Lucy V. Johnson. The funeral was handled by McWhorter Funeral Home. He was interred in Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery; his grave may be unmarked. | |||
| 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. |
| Varnell | Will | Male | African American | Free | Laborer | December 31, 1925 | 55 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| Griffen | Thomas | Male | African American | Free | December 31, 1919 | 26 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | ||
| 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. |
| Reid | Mattiline | Female | African American | Free | December 31, 1892 | December 31, 1893 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | The daughter of Laura and Lorenza Reid, Mattiline I. Reid was born on August 14, 1893 and died on July 30, 1894. She was only 6 months old. In 1897, her father lived at 431 Bridge Street; this is most likely her last known address. | ||
| 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. |
| Young | Agnes | Female | African American | Enslaved | Laundress | December 31, 1836 | December 31, 1897 | 60 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | Agnes “Aggie” Crawford Young was born in March 1837. In 1870, she was “keeping house.” She was married James Young in 1864 and they had at least six children: Edward, John, Minnie (Davis), Maria, James, and Young. As a widow in 1880, she lived at the corner of Foundry Street and Connecticut Street and worked as a “Washer & Ironer.” According to the 1889 City Directory, she lived at 438 Bridge Street and worked as a laundress. At he died from unknown causes on January 10, 1898. After her death, she bequeathed her possessions to her daughter, Minnie Davis. |
| Owens | Emberly | Female | African American | Enslaved | Laborer | December 31, 1924 | 99 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| 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. |
| McQueen | Mahala | Female | African American | Unknown | December 31, 1909 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Mahala Wooden McQueen survived four wars throughout her lifetime, including the War of 1812 at the time of her birth. She later sewed and mended clothes for soldiers in the Mexican American War, Civil War, and the Spanish American War. Born at Cherokee Corners in Oglethorpe County, and was enslaved to the Hill family. Her obituary notes her labor for the Barrow family in raising David Crenshaw Barrow, former University of Georgia Chancellor from 1906 to 1925. At the time of her death, she birthed twelve children with only two surviving, Sam McQueen and a daughter, Julia Witheld. She passed away at 98 years old in her cottage home at 658 Hull Street on March 22nd, 1910. | |||
| 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. | |
| Jackson | Hattie | Female | African American | Free | Child | December 31, 1923 | 2 | 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. |
| Smith | Julia | Female | African American | Unknown | December 31, 1939 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | Julie E. Smith died on July 11, 1940. She is buried alongside Winnie Moore. | |||
| 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. | |
| Howell | Lamar | Female | African American | Free | December 31, 1967 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | According to her obituary, Mrs. Leonard Howell, who resided in Atlanta, died from unknown causes in February 1968. She was interred in Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery; her grave may be unmarked. | |||
| Simmons | Harett | Female | African American | Enslaved | Laborer | December 31, 1921 | 95 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| Cook | Mary | Female | African American | Free | Laborer | December 31, 1925 | 60 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| 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. | |
| Neely | Helen | Female | African American | Free | December 31, 1898 | December 31, 1963 | 65 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | According to her tombstone, Helen B. Neely was born on September 10, 1899 and died on March 26, 1964. She was 65 years old. | |
| 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. |
| W | Unknown | African American | Unknown | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | [biographical information unknown] | |||||
| Lyons | John | Male | African American | Free | Mason | December 31, 1920 | 56 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| 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. | ||
| McCree | Sam | Male | African American | Free | December 31, 1955 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | According to his obituary, Sam McCree, the son of Ella Kelly and the husband of Rowena McCree, died from unknown causes on October 1956. The funeral was handled by McWhorter Funeral Home. He was interred in Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery; his grave may be unmarked. | |||
| 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. |
| Wagner | George | Male | African American | Enslaved | Plasterer | December 31, 1918 | 65 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| Griffieth | Mayfield | Female | African American | Free | Student | December 31, 1925 | 16 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| 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. |
| Reid | Laura | Female | African American | Free | December 31, 1892 | December 31, 1893 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | The daughter of Laura and Lorenza Reid, Laura Ella Reid was born on August 14, 1893 and died on July 30, 1894. She was 11 months old. In 1897, her father lived at 431 Bridge Street; this is most likely her last known address. | ||
| J. | S. | Unknown | African American | Unknown | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | [biographical information unknown] | ||||
| [??] | Barbara | Female | African American | Unknown | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Barbara [M??] [??] is believed to be buried in Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery. Little is known about her life. | ||||
| Owens | Isibella | Female | African American | Enslaved | Laundress | December 31, 1918 | 65 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| 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. | |||
| Adams | Clarence | Male | African American | Free | December 31, 1919 | 1 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | ||
| [Brydie?] | Eugene | Male | African American | Unknown | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | [biographical information unknown] | ||||
| Jackson | Sallie | Female | African American | Free | Farmer | December 31, 1924 | 23 | 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. |
| Snelson | A. | Unknown | African American | Free | December 31, 1896 | December 31, 1899 | 2 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | A. O'Luwole Snelson was born on July 29, 1897 and died from unknown causes on March 1, 1900. This child was 2 years and 8 months old at the time of death. | |
| 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. |
| Johnson | Curtis | Male | African American | Free | December 31, 1983 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | According to his obituary, Curtis Johnson, who resided at 97 Broad Acres, died from unknown causes in September 1984. He was interred in Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery; his grave may be unmarked. | |||
| Sloan | Lucinda | Female | African American | Enslaved | Laborer | December 31, 1919 | 80 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| Cox | Dick | Male | African American | Enslaved | Mill Employee | December 31, 1922 | 64 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| 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. |
| Nesbit | John | Male | African American | Enslaved | Mason | December 31, 1853 | December 31, 1895 | 42 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | The son of Sarah and Charles Nesbit, John Nesbit was born around 1854. In 1870, he lived with his parents and siblings in Athens. He married Ella Virginia Richardson on February 3, 1884 and the couple had six living children, including John, Fannie, Sarah, Julia, and Laura. According to a 1889 editorial on East Athens, “Mr. John Nesbitt has a pretty house that can vie with many of our handsome ones on this side.” According to the 1894 City Directory, he worked as a brickmason and lived at 310 Pearl Street. He died from unknown causes on October 13, 1896. |
| 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. | |
| W | Unknown | African American | Unknown | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | [biographical information unknown] | |||||
| Mack | Claudie | Female | African American | Free | Housework | December 31, 1885 | December 31, 1924 | 41 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. |
| 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. |
| McGinthey | Leila | Female | African American | Free | December 31, 1967 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | According to her obituary, Leila Mae McGinthey, who resided in Madison, Georgia, died in June 1968. She was the wife of Harmon McGinthey and the mother of Gussie Mae McGinthey. She was interred in Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery; her grave may be unmarked. | |||
| 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. |
| Wales | Cassie | Female | African American | Free | Laborer | December 31, 1921 | 48 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| Griffin | Carrie | Female | African American | Free | Housewife | December 31, 1926 | 48 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| 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. | |
| Reid | Lorenzo | Male | African American | Enslaved | Barber | December 31, 1862 | December 31, 1946 | 84 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Marked | Lorenzo W. Reid was born around 1863 and most likely enslaved as a child. On October 5, 1884, he married Laura Richardson Reid, a laundress, and the couple had at least ten children: Beulah, L. W., Charlie, Addie, Fannie, Louisa, Ruth, Etta, Mattiline, and Laura Ella. In 1900, the family lived at 431 Bridge Street. He worked as a barber in 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1940. In 1940, he lived at 431 Bridge Street. At 83 years old, he died from unknown causes on June 14, 1947. |
| 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. | ||
| Jane | Female | African American | Unknown | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Jane is believed to be buried in Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery. Little is known about her life. | |||||
| Parrott | Henry | Male | African American | Enslaved | Laborer | December 31, 1918 | 70 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| 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. |
| Anderson | J. | Male | African American | Enslaved | Painter | December 31, 1919 | 60 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. | |
| Arnold | Julia | Female | African American | Enslaved | Laborer | December 31, 1920 | 65 | Gospel Pilgrim Cemetery | Unmarked | Data collected from death certificate. |
