Revolutionary War Soldiers buried in Muscogee County, GA

Captain Philemon Hodges

Historic River Valley Counties of Georgia: Captain Philemon Hodges

Richard Christmas

Historic River Valley Counties of Georgia: Richard Christmas

George Wells Foster

Historic River Valley Counties of Georgia: George Wells Foster

Rev. James Allen

Historic River Valley Counties of Georgia: Rev. James Allen

Danel Higdon

Historic River Valley Counties of Georgia: Daniel Higdon Rev War Soldier

 Samuel Cooper

Historic River Valley Counties of Georgia: Samuel Cooper

Samuel Cooper

                                          Samuel Cooper

 

Samuel Cooper was born in Maryland in 1754.   He served as a private in the South Carolina Militia during the Revolutionary War.  His company saw action in the battles of Germantown and Brandywine, Pennsylvania in the fall of 1777 and Stony Point, New York along the Hudson River in July, 1779. He married Mary Anderseon Bishop in North Carolina in 1782. Cooper moved the family to Putnam County, GA. before 1820. He drew 202 1/2 acres in Muscogee County, GA in 1827 for his service in the Rev War.  During the 1830's the family moved to the eastern part of Muscogee County. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Samuel Cooper passed away on October 15, 1841 at the age of 87. He is buried at the corner of Warm Springs and Milgen Roads. Originally the cemetery was located in the front yard of the Cooper home and other family members are buried there as well. Samuel and Mary Cooper were the parents of nine children. 

References

https://sarpatriots.sar.org/patriot/display/138625

https://www.ancestry.com/SamuelCooper

https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_ghm_samuel-cooper

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer  Columbus, Georgia · Saturday, November 02, 1991, p.10

The Artistry of William "Rock" Jackson Part 2

The Artistry of William "Rock" Jackson

William "Rock" Jackson advertised his business as that of tombstone or headboard maker, but after visiting several cemeteries with his headboards I've come to the conclusion that Mr. Jackson was an artist and a very unique one. (Some refer to his work as headstones, but Jackson called them headboards).  Walking through the cemeteries I found the carvings below to be most interesting. 

Hands clasped

Pictured below is my favorite design found on the headboard of Neal K. Wilkinson in Long Cane Cemetery in Troup Co., GA. The script on the headboards is also unique. 

 

(notice that the index fingers are pointed to each other.)

Hands   

Hearts

Jackson carved various types of hearts on the headboards. 

Hands of Time

(Time will stop here)

Flowers and Vines

Geometric Shapes

The All Seeing Eye

 

Starbursts

Willow Trees

Frames

Crosses, Lines and Curves

Masonic Symbols

You can visit these cemeteries to find Jackson headstones:

Macedonia Primitive Baptist Church in Chambers County, Al

Milltown Cemetery, Chambers County, Al

Long Cane Baptist Church in Troup County, GA

Bethesda United Methodist Church, Meriwether County, GA

Sidestep Adventures into History has two videos about William Rock Jackson

Wiliam Rock Jackson Part 1

William Rock Jackson Part 2

What other interesting designs can you find?