Baldwin County (Georgia) Cemeteries

Cemetery details

Spring Hill Cemetery

Also known as Brantley Cemetery

Location:
From the Baldwin County Courthouse, go east on Hancock St. and follow Highways 22/24 southeast for 2 miles. Turn left at Lake Laurel Road. Go 3.4 miles and turn right on Moran Springs Road. Go 0.8 of a mile. Cemetery is on the right with a small dirt road leading into it.

GPS coordinates: 33 07' 51.9" N 83 09' 37.7" W
or in degrees only form: 33.13108° N X 83.16047° W
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GMD: 105
Cemetery Status: Active
Predominant race: Both Black and White
The old graves extending into the woods and the appearance of some of the graves suggests that this may have been an old plantation cemetery at one time.

Unmarked Graves    
 
Perhaps as many as 100 unmarked graves extend into the woods.  Also, 4 old unmarked slabs, 1 person-sized area enclosed by wrought iron fence.

 Grave 1

  Georgia   Kitchens
 1880 -  1936
   

 Grave 2 

  Hattie   Collins
ca.  1862 - Oct 2, 1907
w/o C.H. Collins.   Age 45   
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 Grave 3 

  C. H.   Collins
b. Jan 22, 1851 
All is well.  No death date. On same gravestone as Hattie Collins.

 Grave 4 

  Clarence   Green
Feb 28, 1920 - Sep 24, 1988
   

 Grave 5 

  Lilla Mae  Green
Sep 24, 1921 - Jul 7, 1996
   

 Grave 6 

  Ben   Anderson
Oct 7, 1910 - Feb 3, 1967
   

 Grave 7 

  Maggie Wm.  Anderson
Apr 18, 1917 - Mar 26, 1973
   

 Grave 8 

  Johnnie   Cook
Jul 17, 1907 - Feb 8, 1961
   

 Grave 9 

  Levie   Green
May 14, 1915 - Aug 29, 1937
   

 Grave 10 

  Eula M.  Jackson
Apr 26, 1924 - Jul 30, 2002
   

 Grave 11 

  Hattie   Green
Oct 11, 1884 - Dec 5, 1939
   

 Grave 12 

  Arthur L.  Cook
Nov 1, 1925 - Aug 5, 1975
   

 Grave 13 

  Celia   Brantley
Feb 13, 1909 - Apr 13, 1976
   

 Grave 14 

  Joe B.  Brantley
May 8, 1908 - Feb 6, 1988
   

 Grave 15 

  Mary   Binion
May 8, 1873 - Jan 7, 1931
   

 Grave 16 

  Ida Mae  Bryant
Jun 10, 1910 - May 13, 1939
   

 Grave 17 

  James   Binion
Nov 1, 1911 - Jul 15, 2003
Father   

 Grave 18 

  Frank   Binion
Dec 25, 1878 - Oct 18, 1948
   

 Grave 19 

  Robert   Lewis
Aug 12, 1921 - Aug 28, 1944
   
Military Service: World War II
Georgia Pvt. U.S. Army

 Grave 20 

Unmarked Grave     
 
 Grave 21

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 22

  Dixie   Ruffins
 
 - Nov 13, 1949
   
 Grave 23

  Malindia   Ruffins
 
 - Sep 5, 1954
   
 Grave 24

  Corean   Curry
Dec 28, 1914 - Jan 31, 1958
   

 Grave 25 

  Charlie   Ruffin
Aug 16, 1925 - Nov 17, 1961
   

 Grave 26 

  Heardie   Simmons, Sr.
Dec 22, 1899 - Sep 9, 1969
   

 Grave 27 

  Binie M.  Pitts
May 11, 1922 - Feb 9, 1975
   

 Grave 28 

Unmarked Adult Slab     
 
 Grave 29

  Avant   King
Apr 19, 1962 - Aug 8, 1993
   

 Grave 30 

  Fannie Mae  Anderson
 
 - Mar 13, 1966
Death year could be 1986, 1968, or 1988   

 Grave 31 

  Carrie   Swint
Apr 8, 1915 - Jun 20, 1978
Forever with the lord   

 Grave 32 

  Ann L.  Brantley
Feb 16, 1923 - Sep 3, 1982
   

 Grave 33 

  Thelma   Anderson
Feb 16, 1926 - Apr 8, 1988
   

 Grave 34 

  Harold   Swint
Apr 6, 1933 - Dec 10, 1998
   
Military Service: Korean War
PFC U.S. Army

 Grave 35 

  Tom   Watts
Feb 1, 1895 - Jul 16, 1970
   

 Grave 36 

  Willie   King, Sr.
Sep 18, 1909 - Oct 31, 1975
At rest   

 Grave 37 

Unmarked Adult Slabs    
 
  3  Graves 

 Grave 38

  Robert   Wells, Sr.
Apr 9, 1919 - May 31, 1979
   

 Grave 39 

  Lucy   Terrell
May 15, 1928 - Dec 4, 1984
   

 Grave 40 

  Carrie L.  Moody
Dec 9, 1935 - May 11, 1984
   

 Grave 41 

  Louise  Hardy Finsley
Jul 7, 1908 - Feb 4, 2002
   

 Grave 42 

  Eva   Walls
Dec 7, 1903 - Oct 19, 1970
   

 Grave 43 

  Sarah   Hardy
Sep 29, 1878 - Jan 23, 1940
   

 Grave 44 

  Osgay   Hardy
Oct 18, 
 - Apr 31, 195
Very difficult to read. Best guess. Cannot read last digit of death year.  

 Grave 45 

  Emma   Hardy
 
 - Nov 26, 1957
   
 Grave 46

  Willie Bell  Franklin
May 3, 1916 - Oct 13, 2004
   

 Grave 47 

  James "Jim"  Franklin
Nov 11, 1912 - Sep 22, 2002
m Feb 14, 1935 to Willie Bell Franklin   

 Grave 48 

  Virginia   Ward
Jun 24, 1932 - Jul 6, 1981
   

 Grave 49 

  Walker Lee  Ward, Sr.
Jul 28, 1912 - Feb 27, 1984
   
Military Service: World War II
Pvt. U.S. Army

 Grave 50 

  Ronnie   Lewis
Oct 26, 1955 - May 28, 1992
   

 Grave 51 

  Irene  Ward Lewis
May 12, 1927 - Mar 2, 1993
A loving mother   

 Grave 52 

  A. B.   Lewis, Sr.
Jan 9, 1918 - Nov 13, 2004
A loving father   

 Grave 53 

  Jessie   Ward
Jun 6, 1928 - Jun 1, 1999
   

 Grave 54 

  Nettie B.  Ward
Mar 18, 1894 - Jun 13, 1988
   

 Grave 55 

  Thomas   Ward, Sr.
Nov 21, 1885 - Mar 3, 1969
Free at last   

 Grave 56 

  Lucious   Ward
Jun 7, 1932 - Feb 15, 1997
   
Military Service: Korean War
U.S. Army

 Grave 57 