WYNNE/WYNN FAMILY CEMETERY

Banks County, Georgia

 

Directions: From old U. S. 441 in Hollingsworth follow Wynn Lake Road to where is makes a 90 degree turn to the left.  Do not turn but proceed straight ahead onto a single lane gravel road.  Cemetery on hill on left.  Ornate wrought iron gate is padlocked but there is space to walk inside to the cemetery with ease.   Beautiful wrought iron arch over the main gate says “18-WYNNE- 04".  Cemetery is meticulously kept.  There is a marker close to the cemetery which says “Site of Martha Burns’ cabin”.  One can see the remnant of the original chimney foundation.

Approximately 20 small dark fieldstones in rows about 10 feet from the inscribed stones.  Similar in size they bore no inscriptions.

 

1. LOB, Margaret Gibbs, Feb. 12, 1918-Jan. 5, 1922.

 

2. WATERS, Annie Estelle Wynne, “Wife of Gibson Waters”, Nov. 22, 1856-Nov. 11, 1945.

 

3. BURNS, Martha, “In Memory of Our Great Aunt who died 1846.”

 

4. WYNNE, Susan Burns, about 1781-about 1848.

 

5. WYNNE, Hamilton, Dec. 22, 1771-June 27, 1838.

 

6. WYNNE, Sarah A. H., Nov. 26, 1816-Nov. 8, 1926.

 

7. WYNNE, Robert William, Feb. 12, 1821-Nov. 23, 1826.

 

8. Two dark fieldstone markers.

[End of row]

 

9. Two dark fieldstone markers.

 

10. WYNNE, Robert Andrew, April 11, 1846-Jan. 12, 1941

“Jesus said, come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”

[Co. I 4th Georgia Militia, C. S. A.]

 

11.WYNNE, Julia Edwina, Feb. 13, 1864-Nov. 3, 1939

“Dear sister, thou  has left us here below and gone to heaven to be with Jesus and all the loved ones gone before.”

 

12. WYNNE, Edward S., May 2, 1853-Oct. 27, 1919

“Dearest brother, thou has left us here, thy loss we deeply feel, But the God that hath hurt us He can our sorrows heal.”

 

13. WYNNE,  Edwin M., April 3, 1811-Nov. 17, 1891

[Shared stone with Elvy Ann Wynne-unfortunately I could not read the small-lettered inscription on the stone.)

14. WYNNE, Elvy Ann, Feb. 23, 1820-Dec. 14, 1898.

[Shared stone with Edwin M. Wynne]

 

15. WYNN, May Susan, June 19, 1851-Sept. 16, 1915

“Come Ye Blessed.”

 

16. EDWARDS, Emma E. Wynn, “Wife of J. C. Edwards”, Borned May 25, 1844-April 26, 1917.

“Sweet is thy love, O Christ, To fullness of peace I find in thee.”

 

17. EDWARDS, James Calloway, Sept. 23, 1855-Nov. 21, 1937.

“Admitted to the Bar March 1889.”

[End of row.]

 

18. CHENAULT, Rev. A. D., Born Jan. 12, 1831-June 18, 1887.

“Blessed are they who die in the Lord.”  Masonic symbol on stone.

[Reverend Abraham Dionicious Chenault served as a Presbyterian Minister in Banks County, he was also a long-time and revered Physician in Banks County.  Abraham Chenault and his family were tortured by Union troops at their homestead in Lincoln County, Ga., where the Confederate gold was supposedly brought from Virginia for hopeful transport to England.  The gold was “lost” and the Chenault family was tortured, imprisoned and taken to Washington, D. C., where they were kept for several years.  They steadfastly denied knowing the whereabouts of the “lost Confederate gold”.]

 

19. CHENAULT, Sarah Clifford [Wynn], March 29, 1842-April 3, 1913.

“In heaven there is one angel more.”

[Second wife of Rev. Abraham Chenault.  Her stone has a wonderful engraving of a dove with rays of light behind it and bordered with two columns.]

 

20. ALLAN, Alberta Charlton, Jan. 28, 1886-Jan. 8, 1888.

[Marker with lamb.]

 

21. Annie Sue, daughter of Joseph M. and Annie C. JONES, born June 27, 1905-died Nov. 1, 1910.

[Marker with lamb.]

 

22. ALLAN, James Charlton, born Nov. 7, 1844-died May 8, 1912.

[Co. A 2nd Regiment, Army of Northern Virginia, “Banks County Guards”, C. S. A.]

 

23. ALLAN, Martha Burns Wynn, “Wife of James Charlton Allan”, June 3, 1849-Aug. 8, 1920.

“Thy memory shall be a guiding [cannot read ] in Heaven.”

 

24. GIBBS, Charles Mitchell, June 18, 189_-July 26, 1980.

“For 61 years a Minister of the Gospel”.

Beati Mortvi Qvi in Domino Morivntvr, Rev. 14.13

 

25.  GIBBS, Emma Woodfin Carson, Feb. 7, 1890-Nov. 16, 1990.

“They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength: they shall mount up with wings of angels: they shall run, and shall not be weary: and that shall walk and not faint.  Isaiah 40-31.”

 

26. GIBBS, Rev. Charles Mitchell, Jr., Jan. 13, 1924-Dec. 27, 2005.

“Funeral Marker-McGahee, Griffin & Stewart, Funeral Directors, Cornelia, Ga.”

[End of row]

 

27. ALLAN, James Charlton II, May 22 1919-July 18, 1988.

U. S. Army, World War II.

 

28. GOODSON, Boat T., Sept. 4, 1846-June 10, 1931

5th GA. Reserves, C. S. A.

[new government issued stone for Confederate Soldiers.]

 

29. GOODSON, Mrs. L. B [Louisa Burns Wynn]., May 7, 1859-March 6, 1913.

 

Note: Reference  “Cemeteries and Deaths in Banks County, Georgia” by Richard J. Chambers one of the fieldstones is etched with WYNNE, Little Lizza, no dates [Fell in Well, Drowned].  We did not locate this marker but may have inadvertently overlooked a faintly  marked stone.

 

Surveyed 04 March 2006 by Jacqueline and Michael King