WIGGINS PEOPLE CEMETERY

This cemetery was donated by Joseph Sinclair Wiggins as a burial place for African-American people that worked for his family in the Waynesville area. Joseph Sinclair Wiggins was an Attorney At Law in the Glynn County Circuit, and was very active in politics for Wayne County, a State Representative, and Justice of Inferior Court. He was also a Captain in the 3rd Battalion Georgia Cavalry, and the 4th Georgia Cavalry during the War between the states.

GPS Decimal Coordinates: Latitude 31.23264, Longitude: -81.78818

DIRECTIONS: From the intersection of Hwy 82 and the Browntown Road at Waynesville, go 0.1 mile north, crossing the railroad tracks. Turn right at Mineral Springs Road (CR160). Go 0.1 miles and the cemetery will be on the left side of the road, behind the Confederate Park, in the north-west corner of the fenced area.

Note: The Wiggins People Cemetery should not be confused with the Confederate Cemetery, in the front area. We solicit help in identifying the birth dates, death dates of the following burials.

NAME OF DECEASED	PLOT	DATE OF BIRTH	DATE OF DEATH
ALEXANDER QUEEN	+
DELOACH J. M.	+
DELOACH MARY	+
FIELD (Baby, Bea Robinsons)	+
FIELD(Baby-Male, Bea Robinsons)	+
FIELD MUSGROVE	+	14 OCT 1900 SWAINSBORO GA	23 JUL 1966 PIERCE Co GA
GAMBLE LILLIAN	+
GAMBLE FANNY	+
GAMBLE GEORGE	+
GAMBLE PHYLLIS	+
GAMBLE WILLIAM	+
GIBSON ARITHA	+
GREEN LATRICIA	+	08 NOV 1968.	25 JUN 2008.
HARRIS PRINCE	+
HEARD JIM	+
HEARD JULIA	+
JAMES MARGARET	+
JONES MARK, (Operated Store in Waynesville)	+	? ?	MAY 1930
LANIER CLARENCE	+	05 NOV 1932 METTER GA	01 OCT 1983 GLYNN Co GA
LANIER GAIL	+	12 MAY 1957, GLYNN CO.	22 NOV 1969, ALBANY, GA.
LANIER HELENA	+
LANIER NATHANIEL	+	26 NOV 1953 BRANTLEY Co GA	20 AUG 1988 ALBANY GA
LAWTON JOSEPHINE	+
MAXWELL JULIA HEARD	+	09 APR 12884, WAYNE CO., GA	03 NOV 1989, GLYNN CO., GA
McCONAGO GOVERNOR HUSTON (FIREMAN)	+	09 MAR 1900, ELMORE CO.	15 JUN 1991, BRANTLEY CO., GA.
McCONAGO MATTIE LAWTON	+		JUNE 2002, BRUNSWICK, GA.
MIDDLETON LOIS McCONAGO	+	20 JAN 1929 BRANTLEY Co GA	10 DEC 1983 WARE Co GA
MITCHELL (Baby-boy, Luvenia Mitchell's)	+
PARKER JUDGE	+
PINKNEY ALVIN FITZGERALD	+	10 MAY 1961 BRANTLEY Co GA	29 MAR 1971 BRANTLEY Co GA
ROBERTS IRENE JONES	+
SMILEY (Baby-boy, Mae Smiley's)	+
SMILEY (Baby-girl, Etta Mae's)	+
STATON HENRIETTE	+
STEWART SARAH	+

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