Near Eastman in Dodge County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Orphans Cemetery
Photographed By David Seibert, January 29, 2006
1. Orphan's Cemetery Marker
Albert G. Williamson, a Dodge County entrepreneur, donated land for a burial place in Orphans community following the death of a neighbor’s child, George
P.A. Barnes, in 1887. The community was named in honor of the six orphaned Williamson brothers who moved here in 1873-74 from North Carolina. The
earliest burials were children of the Thomas, Weldy, and Lashley families. Other common names in the original acre are Hardy, Manley, Steele, Stuckey, and Williamson. The statuary above their mausoleum depicts A.G. and Martha Buchan Williamson and their nephew, Jay Gould.Erected 1999 by the Georgia Historic Society, Orphans Cemetery Association, and Dodge Historical Society. (Marker Number 45-2.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Georgia Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1887.
Location. 32° 12.474′ N, 83° 12.966′ W. Marker is near Eastman, Georgia, in Dodge County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of
Photographed By David Seibert, January 29, 2006
2. Small Marker in Orphans Cemetery, with marker visible in distance
“Orphans Cemetery is sacred to the honor of the Christian Faith and the memory of those interred herein. — 1909 Orphans Cemetery Association. Trustees L.C. Smith, L.R.G. Williamson & L.N. Pinnell.”
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Blackshear Road (approx. 1.9 miles away); The Eastman-Bishop-Bullock House (approx. 2.2 miles away); Jefferson Davis (approx. 2.2 miles away); Dodge County (approx. 2.4 miles away); Dodge County Confederate Monument (approx. 2.4 miles away); Old Eastman School (approx. 2.7 miles away); Stuckey's (approx. 3.2 miles away); Normandale (approx. 12.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Eastman.
Regarding Orphans Cemetery. A prominent memorial in this cemetery is a stone routunda atop a crypt sheltering a statues of Albert and Martha Williamson, seated, with their young nephew, Jay Gould, standing behind them.
Additional commentary.
1. Jay Gould Williamson is not the Jay Gould
The nephew Jay Gould, standing with the Williamsons in the statue in Photo No. 3, should not be confused with Jason “Jay” Gould, the financier and railroad developer of the late 1800s.
— Submitted December 17, 2010.
Photographed By David Seibert, January 23, 2006
3. Williamson Graves
With statues of A. G. Williamson, Martha Williamson, and their nephew, Jay Gould Williamson
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2019. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,442 times since then and 66 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 21, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
