Thanks Jodie, That is the Grave site I was picturing. In the back and Shaded by a dogwood. Thanks for the story , I had wondered why this grave site was layed out in the way it was.....Now I may remember emailing with you at one point. It means a lot to me to know the stories, as the historian, the small stories count and to have knowledge of things like that is very important to me. I now also know the Fowlers there are not related to the older ones, had always assumed they were, another thing I can add. If you should go out there this winter, it should be cut and clean as a final years mowwing is coming up. Do me a favor, Email me the Fowlers family info and any stories you may have, I will add it to my memory and see about adding a copy of it to the records once we get out hands on them. Kevin has a new computer program that will cross match records with other info which would show the history along with the grave site locations. Again, really happy to have the new info. > > From: JodieK444@aol.com > Date: 2004/11/14 Sun AM 11:11:05 EST > To: FOWLER-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [FOWLER] James H. Fowler 1842-1892,East Point, ga, Hillcrest cemetery. > > Steven, > I know this Hillcrest Cemetery thing is a pet project of yours and has been > for several years, but this is a bad time of year for me to get involved. I am > full of work, holidays and grandchildren for the next two months. > > But I repeat, I am not related or connected to that James Fowler, nor to the > Fowler family who came to East Point in the early years. I know absolutely > nothing about them. I went over their family history in the East Point book a few > years ago and found no connection at all. > > The only Fowlers in my family I know of who are buried at Hillcrest are > Luther, Lula and Wilmer (Hancock). I don't know their lot number, but they are sort > of in the middle, up next to the woods. There is a huge tree which completely > shades their graves. Wilmer is buried on top of Lula, since she was cremated > and is in a little urn. That was her request. She died in 2000. Luther and > Lula's graves are transposed, Luther (1885-1937) is actually buried beneath the > name of Lula (1887-1948), so Wilmer's marker (small, in-ground) is actually in > front of the stone that says Luther. > > I have a record of all the children (10) of my Nathan of Gwinnett and none > came to East Point. Luther is a great-grandson and is only at Hillcrest because > his wife moved to East Point in the early 1930s. They were separated and > Luther actually lived and died in Atlanta. This James would have to be a son of > Nathan, given the year of his birth, and he is not. Nathan did not have a son > named James. I have no information on Nathan's parents or siblings, as I said. We > are at a dead end because of the Gwinnett courthouse fire in 1871. The only > two living sons (who would have carried on the Fowler name) Nathan had left > after the Civil War were John (mine) and Reuben. Reuben's descendants stayed in > the Gwinnett/Walton/Hall/Barrow/Forsyth area. John moved to Campbell where he > died about 1877. All his children moved to Cleburne County, AL. > > John's brother, Zephaniah Fowler, moved to Fayette between 1850 and 1860 and > his descendants stayed in that area (north Fayette/Campbell/Union > City/Fairburn. Zeph died in the Civil War. Some descendants are buried at Bethany in North > Fayette, some in Douglas County. They pretty much stuck to the area we have > always called "southwest Atlanta" from Campbellton Road near Ben Hill westward > and southward to Palmetto/Union City, Fairburn. Zeph's wife, Lucy Norris > Fowler, remarried to Green B. McFalls. Lucy is buried at Union Grove cemetery in > Douglas County. I believe Green B. is buried in Cobb County. > > There was one other Fowler, L.C. Fowler, who was in East Point in the 1930s, > and he was Luther's nephew. His wife's name was Elsie. However, I think they > lived in the Jefferson Park area. I went to school (Russell) with L.C.'s > children, Pat and Nelson. L.C.'s father, Walter Fowler (m. Ruby Johnson of Carroll > and Randolph (AL) counties), lived in Hapeville but later moved to DeKalb > County, I believe. Walter's half-brother, George Fred Fowler, also lived in DeKalb. > His wife was Essie Hurst. They are probably buried somewhere in that area. > > I also went to high school with a Johnny Fowler but have no knowledge of > whether or not we were related. I do not know if this is the city councilman you > mentioned. Nelson, Pat, Johnny and I were the only Fowlers I know of who were > at Russell in the 1950s. > > My mother's ancestors were from Carroll County. Her parents are buried at > College Park cemetery on Virginia Avenue near the airport. She could probably > tell you who a lot of those folks are at Hillcrest since she grew up in East > Point too, but, as I said, this is a busy time of year. However, I will see her > Tuesday and will ask. > > That's all the information I have on the Fowlers of East Point, but I am > receptive to new information any time if it opens up a new avenue of research. > > Judy in Newnan > > > ==== FOWLER Mailing List ==== > Genealogists live in the past lane > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >