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Darien Church Cemetery

Description: Darien church site beginning in 1852

Location: From the Hancock County Courthouse, go east 2 blocks (0.2 mile) to Boland Street. Turn right on Boland Street (which eventually becomes Linton Rd) and go about 8-1/2 miles to the Linton - Beulah Highway split. Continue left on Linton Rd for 5.3 miles. Go across a bridge and almost immediately to your left will be a short driveway to the cemetery.

GPS coordinates: 33 06' 31" N 82 57' 29" W
or in degrees only form: 33.10861° N X 82.95806° W
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GMD: 118
Cemetery Status: Active
Predominant race: White

Darien Church was founded in 1794 on Buffalo Creek in the borderline area between Washington County and Hancock County, Georgia. Many of the earliest burials of its members occurred in the Linton Cemetery or local family cemeteries. In 1852, the church decided to build a 40 by 60 foot meeting house at this location (see Darien Baptist Church Records, Nov 6, 1852, p. 84). During its early years the church included both black and white members. In 1869, after emancipation, most of the black members left Darien Church and began their own church at Second Darien. Therefore it is possible that both black and white burials occurred in this cemetery between 1852 and 1869. Burials of white members of the church continue to this day in the cemetery, which is still owned by the church.

Indexer(s) or Contributor(s): Glen Cook and Russell Poss

List of Graves

Lot No.	Pers No.	Name	Birth	Death	Inscription and Notes	Service
1	1	Charlie Sanders	Apr 18, 1927	Aug 27, 1958
1	2	James Richand Sanders	Jan 12, 1951	Jan 15, 1951	Inf. s/o Charlie and Mary Sanders. Middle name believed to be misspelled on marker -- should be 'Richard', per Glen Cook
1	3	Louie Sanders	Apr 27, 1943	Jun 7, 1966
1	4	Ras Sanders	Apr 20, 1891	Sep 8, 1958
1	5	Sallie D. Sanders	Nov 17, 1895	Apr 18, 1930
1	6	Lonnie Sanders	Sep 27, 1914	Apr 9, 1976
1	7	Jim Miller	Mar 23, 1913	Sep 26, 1955		World War II Ga PFC 202 Ord. Dep. Co.
1	8				Unmarked adult graves. 3 graves.
1	11				Unmarked adult grave.
1	12				Unmarked adult slab.
1	13				Unmarked adult slab.
2	1	Quincy Adams Osborne	May 16, 1904	Jul 5, 1994	"Father"
2	2	Caroline Osborne	Jan 26, 1940	Feb 8, 1940	Infant d/o Mr. & Mrs. Quincy Osborne.
2	3	Tevie A. Stewart	Jul 24, 1903	Mar 13, 1967		World War II Pvt. Ga. 1852 Svc. Comd. Unit
2	4	Katie O. Stewart	Jul 5, 1906	Nov 28, 1978	[w/o Tevie Stewart, per Glen Cook]
2	5	Thomas F. Osborne	May 4, 1913	Oct 17, 1964		World War II PFC Ga. Svc. Co. 141 Inf. BSM-PH
2	6	Josephine O. Sanders	Jul 11, 1911	Apr 2, 1956	[w/o Luther Sanders, per Glen Cook] Birth month and day, death month and day per Glen Cook. Only years on gravestone.
2	7	Annie Clyde Sanders	Oct 10, 1952	Oct 10, 1952	d/o Mr. & Mrs. L. Sanders.
2	8	Infant s/o Mr. & Mrs. L. Sanders			No dates.
2	9	Infant s/o Mr. & Mrs. L. Sanders
2	10	Ruby Osborne Denton	Jan 28, 1901	Jan 25, 1953
2	11	Ruth Osborne Jenkins	Jan 28, 1901	Nov 21, 1950	"At Rest"
2	12	Annie Franks Osborne	Feb 17, 1875	Mar 16, 1958
2	13	Washington Lee Osborne	Feb 27, 1865	Jul 3, 1933
2	14	Doshie Franks	May 12, 1890	Jun 22, 1907	"He is a kind and loving son and affectionate brother"
2	15	Beatrice Franks	Apr 10, 1875	Sep 29, 1884	"Safely in the arms of Jesus"
2	16	Lavogia Franks	May 18, 1873	May 8, 1875	"Asleep in Jesus"
2	17				Unmarked adult slab.
2	18	Lillian Osborne	Jan 28, 1936	Jun 26, 1936	Inf. of Mr. & Mrs. W. H. Osborne, per Kimbrough list.
2	19	Margarette Osborne	May 21, 1937	Aug 30, 1938
2	20	William Henry Osborne	Mar 26, 1910	Oct 29, 1991	"DA-DA"
2	21	Gertrude Sanders Osborne	Sep 28, 1921	Jun 27, 1995
3	1				Unmarked adult slab.
3	2				Unmarked adult slab.
3	3				Unmarked grave.
3	4				Unmarked graves. 3 graves each marked with a rock headstone.
4	1	P. P. Bethea	Oct 8, 1809	Jan 16, 1860	Masonic emblem.
4	2	Charles P. Bethea		May 23, 1854	Aged 2 Years. "Too pure and fair for aught on earth, This child was lent, not given. He came to show an angel forth. Then winged his way to heaven."
5	0				Unmarked graves. At one time there were 25-30 graves outside the fence, but there is no longer any trace of those graves, per Glen Cook.
6	0				All of the following may be buried in unmarked graves.
6	1	Tex Wray			Unmarked grave. Donated land for church. Had a marker here at one time, per Saralyn Kimsey.
6	2	Thomas Perry Turner			Unmarked grave. Believed to be buried somewhere in this cemetery, per Raymond Garner.
6	3	Lee Andrew Turner	1868	1876	Unmarked grave. Believed to be buried somewhere in this cemetery, per Raymond Garner.
6	4	Joe Miller			Unmarked grave. Believed to be buried somewhere in this cemetery, per Raymond Garner.
6	5	Faith Ann Sanders Miller			Unmarked grave. w/o Joe Miller. Believed to be buried somewhere in this cemetery, per Raymond Garner.
6	6	Pinkie Miller Crooms			Unmarked grave. w/o Burl Crooms. Believed to be buried somewhere in this cemetery, per Raymond Garner.
6	7	Burl Crooms			Unmarked grave. Believed to be buried somewhere in this cemetery, per Raymond Garner.
6	8	Docie Miller Dowd		Aug 5, 1955	Unmarked grave. w/o David Dowd. Believed to be buried somewhere in this cemetery, per Raymond Garner.
6	9	Permille Pool Miller	1926	Nov 24, 1926	Unmarked grave. Believed to be buried somewhere in this cemetery, per Raymond Garner.
6	10	Son of Till and Carrie Jackson Turner			Unmarked grave. Believed to be buried somewhere in this cemetery, per Glen Cook.
6	11	James (Jim) Wilson Turner	Jul 31, 1822	Oct 23, 1905	Marker to be placed 2004. Believed to be buried somewhere in this cemetery, per Glen Cook.	Confederate States of America Co. B, 66th Regt, Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Army of Tennessee. Dekalb Co. Ga. All info per Glen Cook.
6	12	Lephivicia Carrington Turner	Jul 19, 1826	Jun 18, 1893	w/o James Wilson Turner. Marker to be placed 2004. Believed to be buried somewhere in this cemetery, per Glen Cook.