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Gordon County, Georgia
Cemeteries
FAIN CEMETERY
Source: "History of Gordon County, Georgia"
Calhoun, Ga.: Press of the Calhoun Times, 1934
Submitted to Genealogy Trails by K. Torp
FAIN CEMETERY
Fain cemetery, just within the easterly limits of Calhoun, was named in honor of Joel C. Fain, a brave Con-federate
soldier, an eminent lawyer, a brilliant orator, member of both upper and lower houses of the Georgia state legislature,
judge of the Cherokee circuit from 1880-1888, and an outstanding citizen of Calhoun throughout a lifetime residence.
The cemetery site was a part of Judge Fain's estate and was in use for family interments when he offered it to
Calhoun for burial purposes in 1879. For some reason, the legal formalities of conveyance had not been observed,
and, at the death of the donor in 1895, the property passed into the possession of N. J. Boaz, also a public spirited,
pioneer resident of the town. In 1898, Mr. Boaz deeded to Calhoun and vicinity three acres of the land for a burial
ground, vesting control in the municipal authorities (at that time W. L. Hillhouse, mayor; W. F. King, W. W. Bal-lew,
A. H. Chastain, P. M. Baird) and their successors. An acre or more has been added by purchase to the original grant.
The tract was laid off in symmetrical lots, boundary lines were marked by a stone wall and ornamental hedges, surplus
trees and undergrowth were removed and drive-ways constructed. Its accessibility and proximity to the town were
attractive features and the new cemetery rapidly became a popular resting place for the dead, but lack of a steady
income necessitated the carrying on of improvements in haphazard fashion, and, for a long while the wind-swept
hillside presented a bleak, neglected appearance.
In 1922, under the inspiration and leadership of Mrs. John B. Littlefield, an organization was effected that enlisted
the co-operative efforts of all owners of the ceme-tery lots and interested friends. Other officers besides the
president, Mrs. Littlefield, were Miss Sallie Kimbrough, secretary; C. C. Harlan, treasurer; Mrs. Mae Skelly, corresponding
secretary. One hundred thirty-five members, each assessed a yearly fee of two dollars, were enrolled, and various
methods to secure additional funds were employed. A caretaker was secured and the work of transforming an unsightly
plot into a thing of beauty became a gratifying success.
Since 1927, the cemetery has had the benefit of a five thousand dollar endowment fund, half of which was the gift
of J. C. Garlington conditioned on the raising of an equal amount by citizens. By heroic efforts the cemetery association
succeeded in meeting all of this obligation, except six hundred dollars. Mr. L. R. Pitts donated the shortage and
rendered further service by safeguarding the fund under proper legal regulations in the Georgia Trust Co., of Atlanta,
with the stipulation that it was to be available for the upkeep of only the cemetery area owned at the time the
endowment was made, thereby preventing its injudicious extension to cover any additional acreage that the future
might require.
The fund was put in control of L. R. Pitts, Miss Sallie Kimbrough, and James H. Starr with associate managers from
the town council. After the death of Mr. Pitts, May 6, 1932, he was succeeded by H. B. Owens. The first mausoleum
to be placed in the cemetery was erected in 1930 on the lot of L. R. Pitts. The J. W. Hill and F. L. Dyar mausoleums
were built shortly afterwards.
The oldest grave in the cemetery is that of Mrs. W. M. Fain, mother of Joel C. Fain. The tombstone inscription
is:
Keren H.
wife of
William M. Fain
born July 6, 1806
died July 1, 1876
The graveyard hath an added charm
And heaven one spirit more.
There are between three and four hundred graves.
Partial List of Deceased from Tombstone Records:
A. H. Isbell
July, 1846—Mar., 1913
Sarah Elizabeth
Wife of W. P. Haynes
Dec. 23, 1839—May 12, 1914
P. E. McDaniel
1824—1899
W. H. McDaniel
1850—1898
Nancy Hall Kinman
1826—1908
W. F. King
Jan. 18, 1852—May 23, 1901
N. H. McGinnis
Nov. 2, 1845—Nov. 29, 1892
Mrs. A. M. McGinnis
Oct. 14, 1843—June 7, 1925
William Jefferson McDaniel
July 14, 1833—July 3, 1931
Sarah Frances Forsyth McDaniel
Dec. 29, 1840—Feb. 24, 1919
Sarah Elizabeth Barnes
Wife of R. L. Crutchfield
Nov. 8, 1869—Dec. 23, 1912
Dr. J. A. Black
Born in Columbia, S. C, Dec. 1, 1811
Died in Calhoun, Ga., May 8, 1885
Ella M. Black
Wife of B. G. Boaz
May 2, 1849—June 11, 1890
J. T. Black
1849—1917
Mary Fannie Black
Wife of J. T. Black
Dec. 26, 1846—Mar. 21, 1896
Mollie T. Allison
Wife of A. T. Black
Aug. 17, 1876—June 9, 1903
J. C. Johnson
Nov. 3, 1854—Apr. 28, 1908
Daniel M. Durham
Dec. 10, 1844—Dec 15, 1916
Josephine M.
Wrfe of D. M. Durham
Mar. 7, 1847—Mar. 7, 1912
R. H. Land
Feb. 21, 1857—Feb. 9, 1928
Martha Alice Land
Oct. 20, 1867—Nov. 15, 1919
T. H. House
April 11, 1868—July 4, 1928
Julius A. Strain
Jan. 17, 1858—Sept. 29, 1925
Elizabeth C. Strain
July 26, 1860—Aug. 10, 1925
Henry W. Gaines
Nov. 27, 1852—Nov. 10, 1923
J. T. Thompson
1848—1921
Dr. Geo. E. Mills
1892—1929
Andrew J. Kinman
1852—1930
Rhoda Payne Kinman
1859- 1927
James W. Hill
Jan. 10, 1846—Oct. 17, 1931
Annie Hill
Wife of James W. Hill
April 28, 1852—March 24, 1932
John H. Brownlee
1845—1917
Fannie E. Brownlee
1854—1921
Lucy A. Ellis
July 1, 1848 -Oct. 17, 1918
Susan A. Burns
July 23, 1842—June 13, 1916
F. M. Holding
Nov. 15, 1850—Jan. 1, 1924
Elsie A. Fuller
AprU 24, 1856—Nov. 14, 1913
Sarah J. White
June 13, 1842—April 21, 1924
W. M. Littlefield
March 24, 1873—July 8, 1912
J. N. W. Hall
Dec. 26, 1842—Mar. 17, 1917
Missouri A.
Wife of J. N. W. Hall
Sept. 25, 1848—July 25, 1923
Ann I. Skelly
Dec. 4, 1821—Nov. 3, 1912
T. W. Skelly
Sept. 27, 1859—June 28, 1927
Mary Anna Ashworth
Oct. 6, 1856—Nov. 21, 1921
E. C. Anderson
Jan. 14, 1849—Apr. 24, 1916
Mrs E. C. Anderson
June 5, 1853—July 16, 1928
James M. Reeve
Nov. 16, 1836—May 4, 1886
Jenetta A. Reeve
May 2, 1839—April 9, 1884
Wm. A. Ward
1847—1927
Emma T. Ward
1847—1915
W. L. Morris
1856—1917
Mary Morris
1856—1918
William A. Richards
1863—1921
Samantha V. Richards
1865—1921
J. B. P. Harrell
May 6, 1847—Mar. 29, 1929
Mary Harrell
Aug. 28, 1847—June 29, 1917
John Geurin
Dec. 23, 1823—Feb, 3, 1889
Willie
Son of J. C. & J. S. Fain
Sept. 3, 1867—Feb. 1, 1879
Joel C. Fain
March 21, 1839—March 13, 1895
Jemmie Seay Fain
Wife of Joel C. Fain
Jan. 25, 1844—July 18, 1885
Henry J. Doughty
Jan. 14, 1836—July 4, 1896
Carl Harlan Henderson
Oct. 5, 1882—May 25, 1918
Lou Ransone
Jan. 22, 1838—Nov. 26, 1899
Adella Jeter Garlington
Died Dec. 29, 1901
John Creswell Garlington
Died Sept. 24, 1927
P. F. Roach
Nov. 25, 1832—July 28, 1916
C. C. Harlan
Dec. 2, 1850—Aug. 27, 1931
Mattie,
Wife of C. C. Harlan
Nov. 29, 1845—Sept. 23, 1893
J. B. Johnson
Max. 27, 1857—Sept. 9, 1898
Capt. Thos. H. Pitts
June 24, 1832—Nov. 9, 1871
Nancy Elizabeth Pitts
Oct. 5 1836—Nov. 17, 1924
Sallie H. Boaz
1842—1897
James Neville Wright
1829—1904
Louisa Allen Wright
1844—1927
E. L. Parrott
1866—1917
Robert Jesse Shelor
April 30, 1849—Aug. 14, 1926
Emma Bruce Shelor
July 11, 1853—Nov. 23, 1912
H. C. Byrom
Nov. 23, 1852—Oct. 2, 1928
Forrest L. Dyar
Aug. 17, 1868 -Nov. 5, 1925
Mrs. J. C. Hufstetler
May 8, 1862—May 4, 1924
Viney Gooch
Sept. 19, 1862—Apr. 26, 1929
William F. Dew
July 27, 1845—Mar. 21, 1928
Delia G. Fossett
1866—1904
B. L. Chastain
Apr. 5, 1863—Apr. 15, 1917
Dr. E. W. Brown
March 28, 1828—Jan. 28, 1899
Sallle R.
Daughter of J. H. & M. B Legg
Died Aug. 28, 1894
Dr. Joseph Henderson Malone
Mar. 6, 1833—May 9, 1899
Sarah Dickson
Wife of Dr. J. H. Malone
Dec. 20, 1842—Feb. 10, 1889
Matt E. Ellis
Sept. 13, 1844—Apr. 4, 1922
Josie Phillips
Wife of Matt E. Ellis
Apr. 27, 1849—Jan. 15, 1897
Mrs. E. G. Ellis
July 16, 1803—Apr. 16, 1900
H. P. Owen
June 23, 1859—Dec. 6, 1928
Bell Owen
Jan. 31, 1859—Apr. 26, 1924
T. F. Tomlinson
Mar. 13, 1849—Oct. 5, 1921
Tulula Catharine
Wife of T. F. Tomlinson
Mar. 21, 1852—Mar. 30, 1913
Mrs. S. E. Bonner
Apr. 5, 1835—May 22, 1908
Sinclair Mims
Mar. 5, 1852—Feb. 15, 1924
Elder Greenville Henderson
Apr. 28, 1846—Aug. 25, 1901
Mary E.
Wife of Greenville Henderson
Aug. 14, 1845—Dec. 21, 1922
Martha J. Bowdoin
Dec. 22, 1809—June 9, 1883
Fannie Long
Dec. 1, 1848—Feb. 24, 1905
W. H. Black
Dec. 1, 1847—Dec. 25, 1905
Mrs. M. F. Black
Wife of W. H. Black
Dec. 15, 1854—July 6, 1912
Lynne Psyche
Wife of R. C. Pittman and mother of Sara Bob and William.
Oct. 17, 1888—Feb. 23, 1927
W. A. Dorsey
June 9, 1856—Oct. 17, 1923
Benjamin F. Hudgins
1833—1890
Ella Hudgins
1856—1916
L. M. Dorsey
Jan. 29, 1849—Nov. 11, 1894
Sallie A.
Wife of J. R. Dorsey
Oct. 4, 1828—Oct. 14, 1881
L. H. McArthur
Sept. 24, 1828—July 6,1900
A. J. McArthur,
Wfe of L. H. McArthur
Apr. 26, 1836—Apr. 27. 1915
Emily J. Prickett
Apr. 2, 1832—Mar. 15, 1894
James M. Hughey
1830—1897
Mattie D. Hughey
1841—1903
William M. Hughey
1862—1918
Jimmie Q. Hughey
1867—1920
Arminda Dobbs
1840—1900
J. C- Brownlee
1861—1891
Lula Anderson Patton
1853—1899
Emma Dobbs Haney
Nov. 26, 1860—Oct. 25, 1923
J. S. Addington
Died Sept. 10, 1901
Aged 57 yr., 5 mo., & 22 D.
Mollie E.
Wife of O. C. Engram
Feb. 16, 1873—Dec. 26, 1908
Aaron Roff
Jan. 24, 1815—Nov. 29, 1904
Henry J. Roff
Oct. 4, 1858—June 2, 1916
R. A. Offutt, Sr.
Dec. 14, 1824—Nov. 21, 1903
Gusta Ann Offutt
April 20, 1838—Mar. 30, 1896
John T. McVay
1863—Oct. 15, 1918
Printer, writer and kindly soul.
Edward Metts
1818—1898
Dr. J. A. Johnson
Apr. 9, 1836—June 30, 1915
Mary A. Barnett
Wife of Dr. J. A. Johnson
Oct. 25, 1844—Dec. 3, 1929
M. D. Kimbrough
1814—1894
Janie Kimbrough
1835—1891
Joe B. Gordon
1871—1912
J. M. Kay
1850—1928
M. V. Eaves
1838—1885
Laura A. Wells
Dec. 30, 1845—May 18, 1891
Chester H. Barrett
Dec. 19, 1841—Dec. 13, 1891
Martha Olin Barrett
Nov. 21, 1842—Aug. 21, 1886
Bedford McKinney Harlan
Dec. 11, 1850—Feb. 22, 1925
James M. Harlan
Jan. 24, 1827—Aug. 17, 1905
Milda McKinney Harlan
Jan. 13, 1831—Sept 24, 1893
Oliver Newton Starr
July 20, 1854—Jan. 22, 1922
Dr. Wyley R. Harbin
Apr. 25, 1832—June 5, 1906
Mary Stokes Shelor
Wife of Dr. Wyley R. Harbin
March 29, 1840—June 29, 1913
Edward Jackson Kiker
Feb. 24, 1831—June 7, 1897
Sarah Emily Hamilton
Wife of Edw. J. Kiker
1828—1890
Battle L. Kiker
Wife of G. L. Chastain
Jan. 22, 1858—Jan. 14, 1902
Maggie Kiker
Wife of R. F. Wyatt
Mar. 25, 1855—Aug. 14, 1904
T. M. Ellis
Oct 7, 1839—Nov. 22, 1912
Susan A. Phillips
Wife of T. M. Ellis
Nov. 8, 1842—Dec. 28, 1897
Ella Johnston
Wife of P. L. Hicks
Mar. 30, 1866—Apr. 17, 1899
J. W. Spencer
Dec. 4, 1847—Sept 20, 1919
Amanda Spencer
1852—1932
J. Thomas Curtis
May 27, 1886—June 10, 1925
Thomas Ryland Shelor
Feb. 24, 1806—Dec. 30, 1878
Susan Stribling Shelor
Jan. 22, 1817—Nov. 9, 1894
William Clement Darnall
Died July 28, 1904
L. R. Pitta
Born near Lawrenceville,
Gwinnett Co., Ga.
April 7, 1864
Died Calhoun, Ga., May 6, 1932
Benjamin F. Lang
Nov. 18, 1848—Mar. 22, 1912
William H. Redfern
Nov. 14, 1869—Oct. 25, 1927
Rev. George Lane Chastain
May 16, 1859—May 20, 1931
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