List Members: I will be happy to approach the Mayor and Council if those of you interested in doing the transcriptions will contact me at ltlbit@mindspring.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Gene and Marybeth Vessell <ushoots@bellsouth.net> To: <GAFULTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 4:38 PM Subject: Re: [GAFULTON] Some unlisted East Point Ga Cemeteries > Have you contacted the city and spoken with the Mayor of East Point or the > Judge about possibly getting a court order to enter the cemetery? It might > be worth looking into. I used to live in East Point for about 18 years. I > would be interested in helping on some of those surveys. > > Crispin Vessell > Family Historian > HGS Committee Member > FCHS Member > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ridge/4706 > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~vessell/index.html > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "S.K Bramlett" <amac1@bellsouth.net> > To: <GAFULTON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 3:50 PM > Subject: [GAFULTON] Some unlisted East Point Ga Cemeteries > > > > A Primitive Baptist Church on Stone Road - The Connally Family Cemetery > > - The Hornsby Family Cemetery. > > > > I would like to mention a Few cemeteries that I have known of my whole > > life but have never seen it listed or mentioned on the net.These are in > > east point. > > In East Point on Stone road just at the intersection of Stone Road and > > Washington Road > > Is an old Primitive Baptist Church building with a small cemetery behind > > it in the backyard of the church. > > The property has has a fence around it and I think it is locked. > > I would try and transcribe it myself but the fence prevents it and from > > my experience in trying to get permission or even info from any living > > members of primitive baptist churches is impossible because they are > > very private and suspicious of who and why the info is wanted. > > > > So if anyone knows anything about the church at the location and how to > > get access to the grounds to do a transcription let me know. (The > > neighborhood is not a nice one anymore so if someone tries to transcribe > > it, don't go alone it is between a gas station convenience store which > > sells beer where scum types hang around and an apartment complex which > > has crime problems) > > The reason I mention it is because it seems to be lost in time and not > > mentioned anywhere. > > > > Also a few other East Point Ga cemeteries which are invisible to the > > internet, > > The Connally Family at the end of Manor drive off Headland Terrace, The > > city has taken over and fenced it in and the Clean Community system has > > charge of it (But it's not Clean) And they are real > > arrogant about letting anyone in it, even genealogist. This is on what > > to be the Connally plantation. > > > > Another is, The Hornsby Family Cemetery. > > This is also fenced and locked but the lock is very old and I don't > > think is even cared for anymore and should not be a crime to jump the > > fence to transcribe. Located on Washington Road about 5 blocks north of > > Stone Road and 5 blocks south of Harris Street Near the Jackson Drive > > Baptist Church. > > A Beauty schools is in the front of the property it shares with the > > church in the parking lot of the beauty school you will see a cinder > > block wall, Climb up the hill at the top of the wall you will see a > > fence and the Small Hornsby family plot is inside. > > > > > > ==== GAFULTON Mailing List ==== > > The current manager of this list is > > Donna Parrish mflp@aol.com > > > > ============================== > > Know the town name but not the county? Look it up at: > > http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi > > > > > > > ==== GAFULTON Mailing List ==== > The current manager of this list is > Donna Parrish mflp@aol.com > > ============================== > Visit ROOTS-L, the Internet's oldest and largest genealogical > mailing list: > http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/ >