Murray-Nelms
also known as Sorrow-Mann Cemetery
Colbert, Georgia
Patterson School Rd.
Survey and
Photos by Christine
Crumley Brown
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Colbert, GA: East 1.6 mi., turn north off Hwy. 72 onto Sorrow
Patterson Rd. Turn right onto Patterson
School Rd. Cemetery is a few hundred
feet on the right.
Tombstone Inscriptions and
Photographs
Click on image for larger view
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BRIDGES Plot |
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BRIDGES, Daniel O.
1885 1963
Husband of Leona Sorrow Bridges
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BRIDGES, Leona S.
1895 1972
Dau of Albert G. Sorrow
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BRIDGES, William R.
1936 19_6
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CRUMLEY, Annie Sorrow
July 10, 1897 - Jan 26, 1995
Dau of Albert
G. Sorrow, Wife of James F. Crumley
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CRUMLEY, James F. Crumley
Georgia - Pvt 121 Infantry 31 Div -World War I
March 7, 1888 Sept 16, 1951
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EDWARDS, Nellie S.
Aug 22, 1910 - Jan 7, 1997 "Asleep
in Jesus"
Dau of Albert G. Sorrow
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EDWARDS, Wyatt H.
July 24, 1929 - April 20, 1930 "Asleep
in Jesus"
Husband of Nellie Sorrow Edwards
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MANN, Dena C. - Aug.
8, 1892 - May 20, 1974 MANN, Eugene - May
11, 1883 - Mar 10, 1937
Dena is daughter of Albert G. Sorrow
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MANN, Infant Daughter
Daughter of Eugene
Mann
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MURRAY, J. M.
Co. B 2 GA Cav..
C.S.A.
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MURRY Infant
Dau of Mr & Mrs S. T . Murry
Apr 20, 1889 June 30, 1889 "How
many fond hopes lies buried."
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MURRY Infant
Son of Mr. & Mrs. S. T. Murry Oct 14,
1873 "Of such is the Wisdom of God"
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NELMS, Junior
Aug 30, 1939 June 30, 1940 "Gone
To Be An Angel"
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NELMS, W. Howard -
Mar 7, 1898 - May 2, 1960 NELMS, Osie S.
- Feb 26, 1908 - Jan 27, 1985
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NELMS, Clarence H.
Dec 16, 1955 - Aug 9, 1970 "A Beautiful
Flower Has Faded"
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NELMS, Curtis H.
Aug 28, 1927 - Mar 5, 2000
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SORROW, Albert G. -
1871-1925 SORROW, Linnie C. - 1870-1890
Brother of Benjamin
F. Sorrow
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SORROW, Benjamin F
- Feb 22, 1866 - Mar 18, 1928 SORROW, N.
Elizabeth - Nov 11, 1873 - Feb 26, 1926
Brother of Albert
G. Sorrow
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SORROW, Grover Albert
Nov 1, 1890 Feb 16, 1978
Son of Albert G.
Sorrow
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SORROW, Henry Ellis
May 15, 1900 May 11, 1977
Son of Albert G.
Sorrow
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SORROW, Grover and Ellis - Rear view of headstones for
Grover Albert Sorrow (right) and Henry Ellis Sorrow (left). |
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SORROW, Grover and Ellis Closeup of
Engravings
Both men were bachelors
and farmers who lived on and worked the
family farm until their retirements/deaths. As evidenced from
the engravings, Grover was a carpenter
besides a farmer. Ellis had bird dogs and
hunted. |
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SORROW, Jessie Joe
Georgia - Pvt Co. M 125 Infantry - World War II
April 13, 1907 Jan 19, 1968
Son of Albert G. Sorrow
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SORROW, Joel Mark
Tec5 US Army - World War II May 2, 1912
Dec 10, 1980
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SORROW, Mamie Dell
Morris Mar 18, 1920 -
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Wife of Jessie Joe Sorrow
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SORROW, William M.
Co. D Cobbs
GA Legion C.S.A.
"May" be
father of Albert G. and Benjamin F. Sorrow
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UNIDENTIFIED GRAVES
The two with the funeral home markers have long since lost the inscriptions.
The one with only stones for marking have
none. There are two other areas to the
left of these that may be unmarked graves. There are also two marked
but unidentified graves on both sides of
the grave of William M. Sorrow.
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