BENEVOLENCE CHURCH CEMETERY
 ZENITH ROAD  BAPTIST CHURCH
 CRAWFORD COUNTY,  GEORGIA
Established 1833

 
This old Church is located on Zenith Mill Road at the intersection of Cummings Road.
It is near Zenith, Ga.  The church formally named Benevolence Church has been changed
to Zenith Road Baptist Church.
NO              NAME                       DOB             DOD
01      DIXON, Herbert Cyril            08 Apr 1911     05 Jul 1983
02      DIXON, Gwendolyn                16 Jul 1915     01 Aug 1986
03      DIXON, Constance Restall        22 Aug 1886     08 Apr 1979
04      CUMMINGS, Johnson R.            21 Aug 1933     14 Feb 1988
05      CUMMINGS, Joseph Felton         17 Nov 1909     01 Jan 1991
06      CUMMINGS, Nettie Jane           26 Feb 1911     16 Mar 1981
07      CUMMINGS, William B.                   1917            1945
08      HAYES, Elmer D.                 27 Feb 1915     14 Jul 1978
09      CUMMINGS, George F.             24 Oct 1933     04 Jul 1983
        "A2C U.S. Air Force Korea"
10      EBERHART, Aubrey                01 Sep 1916     04 Sep 1976
        "Sgt. U.S. Army WWII"
11      ROWELL, Floyd Daniel            15 Oct 1953     24 Dec 1953
12      CAUSBY, Mattie S.               25 Feb 1864     18 Jun 1950
13      Unmarked Adult
14      KIRKSEY, Rosa P.                13 Dec 1909     24 Jul 1983
15      Unmarked Adult
16      CHAPMAN, Walter E.                     1918            1985
        "U.S. Army WWII"
17      THOMPSON, Sanders C.            18 Apr 1896     01 Aug 1973
18      BLOODWORTH, Melvia Thompson     09 Feb 1902     06 Mar 1980
19      CUMMINGS, James M.              25 Feb 1904     06 Jan 1968
20      CUMMINGS, Nettie M.             17 Apr 1909     09 Jul 1983
21      CARTER, Fred L.                 05 Aug 1908     06 Apr 1997
22      CARTER, Idella Hanson           05 May 1907     06 Dec 1967
23      Unmarked Adult
24      HAMMONTREE, PAUL B.             10 Apr 1932     20 Jan 1979
25      Unmarked Adult
26      MURPHEY, Katherine H.           11 Dec 1909     25 Sep 1932
27      MURPHEY, James B.               26 Dec 1911     13 Jun 1931
28      MURPHEY, Benjamin B.            26 Jan 1883     30 Jun 1952
29      MURPHEY, Nannie S.              06 Sep 1888     31 Aug 1982
30      McEARCHERN, J. L.               12 Oct 1901     18 Dec 1968
31      WALKER, Ninnie McEarchern       17 Nov 1879     15 Dec 1976
32      McEARCHERN, Edgar Wilson        17 Nov 1905     17 Jan 1986
33      McEARCHERN, Mattie Collins      14 Mar 1909     24 Dec 1993
34      COLLINS, W. T.                  18 Jan 1858     16 Jan 1931
35      COLLINS, W. T. Mrs              08 Jan 1858     30 Aug 1933
36      RAY, Russell Edward Sr.         25 Aug 1915     10 Jan 1950
37      THAXTON, Patsey Ray             06 Jan 1948     19 Jun 1998
38      COLLINS, Tommie W.              21 Dec 1921     17 Mar 1993
39      RUMPH, Harold J.                       1929            1934
40      (4) Unmarked Adults
41      (4) Unmarked Children
42      MURPHY, James H.                22 Dec 1859     13 Jan 1933
43      MURPHY, Mary C.                 22 Jan 1861     13 Mar 1927
44      GEORGE, Albert B.                      1879            1937
45      (1)Unmarked Adult
46      COLLINS, Warren W.              27 May 1875     20 Sep 1958
47      COLLINS, Tommie A.              08 Jan 1883     08 Mar 1966
48      Unmarked Child
49      COLLINS, James O.               09 Aug 1876     12 Apr 1912
50      COLLINS, Emma Jewell            12 Jul 1909     28 Jun 1993
51      COLLINS, Della Bryant           06 Jun 1882     02 Dec 1959
52      COLLINS, Odie Mae               26 Sep 1911     13 Jun 1971
53      BRITT, Annie Ruth               14 Sep 1897     03 Dec 1915
54      BARBOUR, Ben B.                      N/D        25 Nov 1943
        "Died at age 68 Yrs."
55      McLEROY, Henry Emmett           07 Nov 1937     28 Aug 1941
56      CORN, Jessie F.                 19 Apr 1917     05 Mar 1969
57      CORN, Pearl T.                  06 Mar 1915     19 Dec 1985
58      SLAPPY, L. Carnes               14 Jul 1880     30 Apr 1959
59      SLAPPY, L. Manary               30 Apr 1881     08 Dec 1966
60      COLLINS, Jerry M.                    N/D        29 Jul 1935
61      COLLINS, Era W.                      N/D        04 Sep 1957
62      Unmarked Child
63      WORSHAM, Robert B.              01 Nov 1903     13 Dec 1904
64      LITTLE, Obedience Grady         02 Nov 1862     02 Apr 1904
65      LITTLE, Willis Tilman           23 Aug 1853     14 Dec 1914
66      WEBB, Clara Robinson            07 Dec 1855     17 Oct 1934
67      FLOWERS, John William           06 Oct 1853     31 Aug 1925
68      FLOWERS, Katie Arnold           12 Dec 1858     07 Mar 1898
69      FLOWERS, Mary McCarty           13 Nov 1873     23 Jun 1945
70      SLAPPEY, David A.               11 Nov 1877     11 Jun 1938
71      SLAPPEY, Dora K.                18 Dec 1889     08 Mar 1973
72      SLAPPEY, Infant                 13 Sep 1905     13 Sep 1905
73      SLAPPEY, R. H.                  02 May 1849     14 Nov 1905
74      SLAPPEY, Aeicial E.             08 Aug 1858     21 Feb 1898
75      FORD, Jim Jack                  12 Mar 1864     16 Apr 1941
76      FORD, Maggie Hart               10 Nov 1880     15 May 1954
77      ROBERSON, Clara H.                   N/D           Jan 1821
78      ROBERSON, E. M.                      N/D             N/D
        "CO E 45th Ga Inf.  CSA"
79      GURR, Albert Eugene             31 Mar 1880     06 Jun 1890
80      GURR, Edward M.                 25 Jun 1841     20 May 1887
81      HOBBS, Wanza Ward               30 Mar 1909     23 Nov 1912
82      GASSETT, Walter J.              01 Dec 1876     09 Jan 1925
83      GASSETT, Ruby Slappey           19 Apr 1886     03 Jul 1974
84      GASSETT, Margaret O.            24 Sep 1918     10 Mar 1923
85      PRESSLEY, Edward W.             01 Feb 1874     17 Jan 1920
86      PRESSLEY, Rosalin C.            22 Sep 1894          N/D
87      CHEVIS, C. V.                   17 Jan 1851     19 Apr 1912
88      McCARTY, Chas Stewart           25 Sep 1852     22 Jan 1913
89      McCARTY, Annie V.               05 Sep 1874     17 Sep 1927
90      LUNSFORD, Inf Dau               14 Nov 1921     14 Nov 1921
91      LUNSFORD, Clifford S.           16 Sep 1909     07 Jun 1911
92      McCARTY, Ora Blanche            25 Oct 1878     14 Oct 1911
93      McCARTY, Chas C.                12 Jun 1878     04 Oct 1926
94      McCARTY, Frank A.               13 Oct 1904     10 Nov 1938
95      CARR, Perry Cook                28 Aug 1885     04 Dec 1931
96      CARR, Milton B.                 12 Sep 1889     24 Jun 1967
97      CARR, Adeline H. "Addie"        27 Feb 1906     17 Feb 1992
98      CARR, Celia E.                         1849            1933
99      CARR, James Madison                  N/D        19 Apr 1941
        "U.S. Navy WWII"
100     CARR, Lillie Catherine          29 Jul 1924     03 Feb 1978
101     CARR, Sammie                           1858            1926
102     CARR, W. P.                            1853            1930
103     CARR, Laura McCarty                    1865            1949
104     CARR, Emma Lou H.                      1907            1954
105     CARR, Hampton H.                       1903            1961
106     Unmarked Adult
END

Benevolence Baptist Church Cemetery Inscriptions (Partial) Crawford Co, GA

The cemetery is located a short walking distance from Benevelance Baptist 
Church (to the left/west) past a grove of pecan trees in Southern Crawford 
County, GA.  The church is now called Christian Faith Baptist Church.  It 
is located at the intersection of Zenith Mill and Cummings Rds. in Zenith, 
GA.  

In front of the church to the left is a grove of pecan trees.  At the end 
of the grove of trees is a stand of pine trees, vines, weeds, etc.  The 
plot is on the outside corner of this stand of trees. 

The cemetery is completely overgrown with trees, briars, weeds, etc. Some 
of the stones are turned over.  Cleaning up this small cemetery has become 
a pet project since my relatives are buried here.  I believe this is know 
as Old Benevolence Baptist Church Cemetery.  

Listing

Clark, Jackson J.       		Apr. 3, 1817    Feb 10. 1909
Clark, Mary Ann, 
  wife of J. J. Clark       		Aug 16, 1821    Dec. 20, 1885
McCarty, Little Chylon, 
  son of Walter and Lucy McCarty        Dec. 20, 1897   May 14, 1899
Car, Walter M.                          Nov 18, 1899    Feb. 28, 1909
unmarked child                          
Carr, Charlie Crisp                     Dec. 4, 1897    Dec. 7, 1900
Carr, Willie Clark                      Oct   8, 1899   Dec. 4,  1900
Carr, Little Cecil, 
  son of Perry and Laura Carr           Nov 14, 1883    Nov  9, 1884
McCarty, L.A.                           Oct 28, 1843    Apr  9, 1900
McCarty, Hattie E.                      Jul 4, 1842     Mar 21, 1915
McCarty, Carrie F. Clark                Nov 15, 1862    Sep 10, 1899
Crouch, William                         died Jan 29, 1855, aged 47 years
Crouch, Mary                            died Nov 8, 1857, aged 34 years
Harris, H.P.                            born in N.Y. Jan 26, 1791
                                        died in Georgia Aug 24, 1857
In memory of Father John W. Price, 
born in Edgefield, S.C., 
Feb 13, 1807, 
died Dec 15, 1838

Permission to use granted by Tamie (Clark) Tanner
TamieTann[at]aol[dot]com
 

 

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