Dawson County

Dawson County Georgia Genealogy and History

Thomas Harrison and Harriet Taylor Smith Family abt 1890

A guide and directory to Dawson County Indiana genealogy, containing both online and offline resources for genealogy and historical research. This website contains sources of genealogical data about Dawson County such as biographies, cemetery records, census records, church records, court records, family records, land records, military records, naturalization records, and vital records. Dawson County was created by a legislative act on December 3, 1857, primarily out of Lumpkin County and smaller parts of Gilmer, Pickens and Forsyth counties. Georgia’s 119th county, and the county seat of Dawsonville [1]In 1850, Calhoun, Ga was called Dawsonville before it was renamed., were named … Read more

52nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Company I

Roster of the 52nd Regiment, Georgia Infantry, Company I Dawson County, Georgia Command Russell, John R.- Captain March 4, 1862. Surrendered at Greensboro, N. C. April 26, 1865. McClure, Robert N.- 1st Lieutenant March 4, 1862. Contracted typhoid fever at Big Creek Gap, Tenn. May 1862. Fever settled in both legs, and erysipelas in head caused loss of hearing in left ear. Resigned February 2, 1863. Elected Captain of Co. D 4th Ga. State Guards Cavalry; Major of 11th Regiment Ga. Militia Cavalry in 1864. Surrendered at Kingston, Ga. May 12, 1865. (Born in Ga. November 1, 1835. Died at … Read more

Dawson County Georgia Cemeteries

The following have been transcribed for Dawson County Georgia cemeteries Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Dawson County Georgia Bird Family Cemetery, Dawson County Georgia Cochran Cemetery, Dawson County Georgia Dawsonville Cemetery, Dawsonville Georgia High Shoals Church Cemetery, Dawson County Georgia Kelly Family Cemetery, Dawson County Georgia Lebanon Church Cemetery, Dawson County Georgia Martin Family Cemetery, Dawson County Georgia Palmer Family Cemetery, Dawson County Georgia Cemeteries Of Dawson County, Georgia 252 page hardbound book by the Dawson County Historical and Genealogical Society Began in 1999, this transcription project attempted to locate and record all cemeteries in Dawson County Georgia. To insure … Read more

Lebanon Church Cemetery, Dawson County Georgia

Location: Kelly Bridge Road BANISTER Deverix 12-8-1834 11-9-1886 Mary A. 3-26-1834 8-11-1912 Missouri 5-8-1863 4-7-1944 N.E. no dates Pate 6-24-1866 5-24-1935 CLARK Cinda Ola 8-21-1896 4-17-1973 Ernest Coleman 6-8-1896 DOOLEY James 3-15-1797 2-20-1881 Ruthy G. 4-20-1805 3-28-1883 ELROD Anderson 1-27-1865 4-11-1947 Sallie (wife of A.N.) 3-4-1872 5-1-1936 HEATHERLEY Nancy L. (wife of James M.,  dau. of James & Ruthy G. Dooley) 12-26-1849 2-20-1877 LOOPER E. Matilda S. (wife of W. Furman) 1888 Inf. ch. of Laura E. & Felton W. Furman 1883 1945 NICHOLS Evie E. 1904 1971 Linda A. (wife of Tilman M.) 8-16-1882 7-1-1964 Ronnie R. 2-2-1950 10-11-1957 … Read more

Palmer Family Cemetery, Dawson County Georgia

Location: Off Highway 53 BLACK Two inf. daughters of N.D. & S.E. PALMER Caroline E. (wife of John) 3-16-1834 5-29-1906 Emily E. (dau. of John & E.C.) 12-4-1858 5-13-1862 Inf. of John & E.C. Inf. of John & E.C. John 6-10-1823 4-5-1914 Transcribed 3-20-1983 by Annette and Rupert Bramblett

Martin Family Cemetery, Dawson County Georgia

KEITH Margaret 9-16-1843 McAFEE Dolly 3-12-1809 3-5-1908 Hugh 1-17-1804 1-3-1863 PALMOUR Joseph W. (son of J.D. & E.R.) 5-27-1857 6-16-1859 Kezia 2-9-1820 7-4-1916 Robt. E.L. (son of J.D. & E.R.) 5-17-1865 9-15-1866 Solomon (son of J.D. & E.R.) 12-9-1852 11-14-1857 RH____ An…elom 10- 17_2 4-24-__ RHODES James B., M.D. 11-24-1861 4-14-1893 Josephus 3-18-1802 9-18-1891 RO____ Mary 7- 180_ 2-9-1853 ROE Eliza 2-9-1850 2-4-1855 Margaret (wife of D.J., dau. of R.B. & Mary McClure) 12-29-1824 9-1-1866 Transcribed 3-26-1983 by Annette and Rupert Bramblett

Bird Family Cemetery, Dawson County Georgia

Location: Hopewell Road BARNES Judge (age 27 yrs., 6 mo., 7 days) 3-3-1905 Nettie 11-11-1875 2-28-1893 Sarah M. 9-8-1853 3-10-1926 William Jasper 5-12-1851 2-21-1932 BIRD C.C. 11-4-1819 3-4-1900 Charles C. 3-11-1862 2-1-1872 Charlie C. 7-16-1889 12-12-1962 Daisy Bruce (wife of Charlie C.) 3-23-1895 1-3-1968 George Ham 7-12-1880 5-2-1883 George Truman 12-29-1872 1-2-1955 H.F. 4-2-1878 3-26-1947 Hyman R. 7-14-1883 10-8-1884 Mary E. (wife of W.H.) 12-23-1856 3-28-1891 Mary E. (infant) 6-16-1887 M.R. 9-2-1856 4-12-1929 Sarah A. (wife of C.C.) 7-17-1831 10-20-1904 William Clayton 9-24-1873 1881 BYRD Ezekiel V. 12-14-1886 2-12-1958 HORAN Georgia 8-27-1865 9-28-1940 RUDOLPH Mattie Barnes 8-17-1879 3-5-1960 Transcribed ca. … Read more

Kelly Family Cemetery, Dawson County Georgia

Location: Off Kelly Bridge Road BARRETT Nancy L. 12-29-1826 3-14-1905 KELLY Guy R. 3-16-1890 3-14-1914 Hiram 12-16-1853 10-4-1932 Nancy (wife of Hiram) 5-26-1853 8-12-1920 LEDBETTER Elizabeth E. (61 yrs., 1 mo., 9 days) 12-18-1889 TANNER James R. 4-1-1803 12-28-1875 Transcribed ca. 1983 by Annette and Rupert Bramblett

Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Dawson County Georgia

Oldest section of cemetery Location: Old State Route 9E near Lumpkin Campground BENNETT Cinthia M. 5-15-1846 10-20-1895 Joel 1-30-1818 7-14-1903 Martha 1-1842 (?) 2-6-1895 (?) Rachel E. 12-12-1849 8-1-1926 Susie 8-17-1823 10-23-1908 BIRD Hannah 1825 1901 BOONE Jane 2-8-1849 1-23-1900 Sarah 3-19-1814 2-28-1898 Susan 11-11-1851 3-3-1926 W.J. 12-15-1858 10-5-1924 BRUCE Calomia 11-28-1876 10-21-1911 J.F., Dr. 9-10-1856 11-5-1893 Robert Henry 12-7-1870 7-15-1928 Tallie (wife of W.B.) 3-6-1867 4-7-1958 W.B. 5-7-1862 10-12-1920 CLARKE Joseph S. 1-29-1857 4-1930 Martha Jane (wife of Joseph S.) 11-17-1852 6-1930 COX Ervin D. 1877 1951 Vader B. 1891 1977 ELLIOTT Alpha (wife of Ross A.) 9-30-1860 5-2-1929 … Read more

High Shoals Church Cemetery, Dawson County Georgia

High Shoals Church is located near Amicalola Falls BOTTOMS Bud CHESTER Davie 1854 1896 McCLURE Alice Aslee 10-3-1918 12-29-1918 Jasper, Rev. John Wesley 4-3-1850 3-18-1925 Linda Rice Malinda Rogers Reuben, Rev. MOONEY William J. 2-5-1889 4-14-1976 REED Sueller R. 5-3-1879 9-8-1910 William J. 8-30-1877 1-20-1920 Approximately 32 unmarked graves Transcribed 4-2-83 by Annette and Rupert Bramblett