Donated by Pat Wilson <pwill4@juno.com>
Directions to cemetery (check map): From the town of Lumpkin travel SE on Trotman road
approx 7 miles to a dirt road/trail leading S (left) at a property line. This road - from a GIS
standpoint is best identified as the trail leading to Singer Pond. Proceed S on this trail from
Trotman exactly 1 mile (it winds & can get some good sized pot holes). Stop vehicle & the
cemetery is on the E (left) side of the trail approximately 500' in a grove of oaks. The cemetery
can not be seen from the Singer Pond trail & since there is more than one oak grove you do
have to wander just a bit until you'll spot it. The cemetery is marked by an X on the map, just
above the number H8.. It is on private land (right now I can't recall the owner's name) - but
their permission should be obtained before anyone goes trekking.

Map; Gate; Broken Stones
Burials in the Thornton Cemetery, Stewart Co. GA

(Note These burials began in 1841 and the last one was 1879. The cemetery & burials were enumerated in
the first ?History of Stewart County? published about 1955 by Helen Ferril & Mrs. Robert Dixon. There is
only one of the very large stones still standing and the cemetery is now in such poor condition that it is not
possible to read most of the stones. What was reported to be on the stones and/or has been seen follows
the name in parentheses)
 

1.  Capt. John Thornton (d. October 12, 1846, 62 years)

2.  Levisa (West) Thornton (October 11, 1806 -September 28, 1841, age 32) -2nd wife of John

    Children of Capt. John Thornton & his 1st wife ? Rebecca Carter

3.  Robert C. Thornton  (d. Dec. 7, 1854, age 40 years)

4.  Georgia Anna Thornton Wood (b December 22, 1822, d 1845)

5.  Joseph Wood (b in MD, September 6, 1809, d  at his home, Woodlawn, Webster Co. GA, September 21,
     1879, Masonic emblems) ? husband of Georgia A. Thornton and  later  Amanda Hansen.

      Their Children:

  6.  Joseph Georgian Wood  - (Died 7months 13 Days) no dates

  7.  John Henry Wood ? (Died 1 Yr, 6 Mo., 14 Days) no dates

  8.   Marcia C. Thornton Hardwick (wife of CWH, b. September 23, 1823, d. 1858)

  9.  Charles W. Hardwick (b. October 13, 1817, d October 25, 1856) husband of Marcia

           Their children:

 10.     Little Georgia (Hardwick) (d. October 13, 1858)

 11.     John William Hardwick  (b October 23, 1848, d. October 27, 1851)

 12.  Dr. John H. Thornton (b. July 14, 1826, d. May 30, 1849)

 13.  Dewitt C. Thornton (b. October 26, 1828, d November 5, 1858) ? Headstone is just marked DeWitt &

       footstone DT

 14.  Walsingham W. Thornton (b. January 9, 1857, d. April 18, 1858) ? son of Dewitt, not

        enumerated  in the book, but from family letters we know he?s there

 15.  Dr. Joseph B. Thornton  (b. January 27, 1837, d October 13, 1861, Co K. 15th Ala. Reg. C.S.A.)