Situated on a ridge across from Jones Chapel, this historic cemetery is as important a resource as the church itself. It contains a nice variety of vernacular and commercial memorials, and formerly enslaved men and women, along with freedmen and their descendants, are buried here. My focus here is on the vernacular memorials.

This vernacular memorial is topped by a cross made of shells and reads: Memory of You Forever.

Bidy Ann was the daughter of Sam and Hattie Talington.

This is a marble stone, likely bought as a blank and inscribed by a local craftsman.

This is a typical “stenciled” ledger stone in a common shape. It remains in relatively good condition.

This is another typical stenciled stone.

Ivy and an anchor are represented in the tympanum of this marker, and an accompanying poem reads: A little flower of love that blossomed but to die, Transplanted not above to bloom with God on high.

This is the first Eldren Bailey headstone I’ve seen with the Blake Funeral Home identified. I’m not sure where it was located, but likely in Atlanta where Mr. Bailey lived and worked.

This is one of two Jackson headstones with a distinctive dotted text. Though they were made 15 years apart, I believe the same person created both. In addition to the birth and death dates, it reads: Memories Your Children-We Still Love You