Perkerson in Atlanta in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Gilbert Memorial Cemetery
In Memory of Those Here Laid to Rest
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 20, 2021
1. Gilbert Memorial Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Gilbert Memorial Cemetery. In Memory of Those Here Laid to Rest. This monument marks the site of the Gilbert Cemetery, originally a one-acre plot set aside by Jerimiah S. Gilbert for burials. He acquired the land in 1861 from his father. Throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries use of these grounds expanded to provide burial for members of various churches and fraternal lodges of the neighboring black community. These included the Sterling Chapel (founded in 1885 and later merged with Dodd United Methodist Church in 1973 to form the Dodd-Sterling United Methodist Church), Travelers Rest Baptist Church, Union Baptist Church, and the Queen of the South Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons., This memorial is dedicated to the memory of those individuals, known and unknown, here interred. Among those buried here, identified by family, friends. and private records are those whose names are listed on the central monument. Pastors who are known to have participated in services at Gilbert Cemetery include A.M. Bridges; J.E. Greer; C.L. Johnson, D.D.; J.F. Shumake; B.B. Carter; T.W. Hobbs; L.D. Lumpkin; C.S. Stinson; R. Wilborn., Gilbert Cemetery was destroyed by unknown persons in the late 1950s. The Memorial Cemetery has been made possible through efforts of concerned local residents, local clergy. the Fulton County Superior Court, the Georgia Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, and others, so that those laid to rest here would not be forgotten.
This monument marks the site of the Gilbert Cemetery, originally a one-acre plot set aside by Jerimiah S. Gilbert for burials. He acquired the land in 1861 from his father. Throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries use of these grounds expanded to provide burial for members of various churches and fraternal lodges of the neighboring black community. These included the Sterling Chapel (founded in 1885 and later merged with Dodd United Methodist Church in 1973 to form the Dodd-Sterling United Methodist Church), Travelers Rest Baptist Church, Union Baptist Church, and the Queen of the South Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons.
This memorial is dedicated to the memory of those individuals, known and unknown, here interred. Among those buried here, identified by family, friends. and private records are those whose names are listed on the central monument. Pastors who are known to have participated in services at Gilbert Cemetery include A.M. Bridges; J.E. Greer; C.L. Johnson, D.D.; J.F. Shumake; B.B. Carter; T.W. Hobbs; L.D. Lumpkin; C.S. Stinson; R. Wilborn.
Gilbert Cemetery was destroyed by unknown persons in the late 1950s. The Memorial Cemetery has been made possible through efforts of concerned local residents, local clergy. the Fulton County Superior Court, the Georgia Department of Transportation, the Federal
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Highway Administration, and others, so that those laid to rest here would not be forgotten.
Erected 1983 by Georgia Department of National Resource. (Marker Number 060-199.)
Location. 33° 40.878′ N, 84° 23.974′ W. Marker is in Atlanta, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is in Perkerson. Marker is at the intersection of Cleveland Avenue SW and Interstate 75, on the right when traveling west on Cleveland Avenue SW. Marker is at the on-ramp from westbound Cleveland Avenue to southbound I-75. There is a parking space, but it is small and might not accommodate larger vehicles. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Atlanta GA 30315, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 20, 2021
2. Gilbert Memorial Cemetery Marker
1. Gone and almost forgotten slave graves along I-75. News article about the burial site and mysteries surrounding it. (Steve Visser, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, posted May 28, 2012) (Submitted on November 23, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
2. Gilbert Memorial Cemetery. Index and photographs of gravesites. (Find a Grave) (Submitted on November 23, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 20, 2021
3. Gilbert Memorial Cemetery obelisk
Upon it are etched the names of those known to have been buried here. Among them: George Glass Charlie Mack Johnson Albert James Holmes Willie Clifford Holmes Tom Andrew Dave Reese Mary Reese Mattie Mae Hayes Georgia Mae Reese Ciscro Harris Estella Harris Mary Francis Reese Annie Green Haynes Denny Hucatur Nannie Holcombe Josh Hugley Emma Peavy Ruthie Lee Justus Arthur Justus Annie Haynes Jo Ann Dawson.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 319 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on November 23, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.