Roswell in Fulton County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Founders' Cemetery

Photographed by David Seibert, April 9, 2008

1. Founders' Cemetery Marker

Inscription. This cemetery, the first in Roswell, was burying ground of the village from 1840 to 1860. Among the distinguished dead who rest here are Roswell’s founder, Roswell King; Major James Stephens Bulloch, grandfather of president Theodore Roosevelt and grandson of Archibald Bulloch, first president of Georgia; and John Dunwody, Esq., builder of Mimosa Hall, and his wife, Jane Bulloch Dunwody.

An outbreak of scarlet fever in 1841 resulted in the death of many children; among them was Charles Irving Bulloch, infant son of Major and Mrs. James Stephens Bulloch. Another child buried here was three-year-old Ralph King Hand, son of the widowed daughter of Roswell King, Eliza Hand, for whom the first permanent home in Roswell was build, Primrose Cottage.

Slaves of the families were also buried in Founders’ Cemetery. There are many unmarked graves. The last burial was May 18, 1860 - James A. Burney, the only son of Dr. and Mrs. P.J. Burney.

This historic marker was erected in the year 1977 by Roswell Woman’s Club.

Erected 1977 by Roswell Woman's Club.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers.

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In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #26 Theodore Roosevelt series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1718.

Location. 34° 0.861′ N, 84° 21.363′ W. Marker is in Roswell, Georgia, in Fulton County. It is on Sloan Street 0.6 miles east of Walnut Street, on the left when traveling east. Marker is just inside the cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Roswell GA 30075, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Piedmont

and in Metro Atlanta.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Founders Cemetery (here, next to this marker); Roswell's Historic Founders' Cemetery (a few steps from this marker); Mechanics of a Mill (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mill Dam and Raceway (about 400 feet away); 1853 Mill and the Textile Industry (about 500 feet away); Mill Workers and Life in the Mill Village (about 500 feet away); Roswell Manufacturing Company During the Civil War (about 800 feet away); An Introduction to the Roswell Manufacturing Company (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Roswell.