In a message dated 1/16/02 11:54:55 AM Atlantic Standard Time, [email protected] writes: << Subj: Jenkins County Cem. Date: 1/16/02 11:54:55 AM Atlantic Standard Time From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Bud, would you please send Debbie ([email protected]) the name of that church off of GA 21 on the Millen-Sylvania highway in Jenkins County where you and I shot pics of all the Poythress tombstones. I have the pic of Nathaniel Harper Poythress and wife Rachael Flake on my hard drive but can't find the rest of it. Did we ever get around to digitalizing all those snapshots? Or even making a typewritten inventory? If we did, would you send me a copy of it? Many thanks, Maynard ==== POYTHRESS Mailing List ==== >> =============================================== Hi Debbie & Maynard: Not that I know of Maynard (digitalizing the pictures, I mean). But the cemetery is "Oak Hill [Baptist Church] Cemetery" located adjacent to Oak Hill Baptist Church about a mile off GA Route 21 - (the Millen to Sylvania Hwy.) and there are several graves fairly close together as I recall, for this family. Like, i.e. -- Nathaniel Harper Poythress (b. 6/7/1861 & d. 1/6/1908); his wife Rachael [Flake] Poythress (b. 5/?/18609 & d. 10/8/1938) plus there were Arthur Paythress Sidney Paythress, James T. Paythress and a D.O. Poythress (b. 8/27/1891 & d. 8/25/1892) this 'D.O.' I think was probably intended as "d/o", for "daughter of" NH & RF Poythress). But, regardless of spelling 'a' or 'o' there are children of Nathaniel and Rachael, so I've been assured they were 'of one and the same family.' There are a couple other of their children buried at another cemetery north of Millen on GA Route 25 (the Millen to Waynesboro Hwy), so I've been told. I briefly screen through my records but for the life of me I can't come up with the name of this other cemetery, for now anyway. It may be of interest that Doris Odom, one of our members also is very interested in this Nathaniel Harper Poythress family, as she claims kinship through a grand-mother back to "Rachel Flake Poythress," wife of Nathaniel Harper Poythress. However, Doris hasn't had any luck in connecting these Poythresses up with any of our group either, and I'm sure she would appreciate any information anyone might run across in helping her in her research on this Poythress line. PLUS --- In addition to the above, there are also buried at Oak Hill Cemetery (my kin) -- Lee Alexander Poythress (b. 12/25/1861 & d. 1/6/1938) and his 1st wife Sarah Penelope [Lightfoot] Poythress (3/19/1871 & d. 6/24/1909 - who died in childbirth) and the Infant daughter (b. 6/24/1909 & d. 7/6/09) of theirs who appears to have lived only for 12 days), .... all 3 are identified with grave markers. Then there is the grave of his (Lee Alexander Poythress) 2nd wife, 'the widow' Lucy Lively [Daley] Poythress (b. 8/20/1867 & d. 1/28/1966). Lee and Lucy had one son named -- Gordon Elmo Poythress (b. 8/20/1912 & d. 8/19/1972) and NOW his wife Mabel [Edenfield] Poythress who died just this past year and NOW is also buried there. Lee Alexander's brother -- Charles M. Poythress (b. 11/25/1859 & d. 6/22/1939) and his wife Polly [Wallace] Poythress (b&d - ?) are reported to be buried there (by the late Mabel and her 'two current living' daughters, all are absolutely certain -- but there is NO grave marker anywhere to be found in this cemetery. I've never had the opportunity to check this out with the church records, however. Lee Alexander and Charles M. Poythress were younger brothers of my grandfather William H. Poythress (b. 12/15/1848 & d. 6/5/1927) consequently they were my great-uncles. (William H. and wife are buried at Goshen Methodist Church Cemetery located on GA Route 21, near Rincon, GA in Effingham County.) I hope info might be of help. Bud