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Long Street Cemetery
Longstreet Cemetery, 1 1/4 miles west of
Calhoun on a wooded knoll near the Calhoun-Rome road, was selected
by the owner for a family burial ground because of its proximity to
the Oothcaloga mill property, or Longstreet mill, as it was called,
established and operated prior to the War Between the States by
James C. Longstreet, formerly of Augusta, Georgia, and member of the
prominent Georgia bearing that name. It is said that he took great
pride in the mill which he had developed to such a high degree, and
often expressed a desire to take his eternal sleep within the sound
of the falling waters. The first grave to be placed there was that
of Mr. Longstreet.
The most pretentious marble shaft in the
cemetery bears this inscription:
Sacred to the memory
of
James C. Longstreet
Born Sept. 25th, 1829
Died July 8th, 1859
And I hear a voice
from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are
the dead which die in
the Lord from henceforth; Yea, saith the Spirit,
that they may rest
from their labors; and their works do follow them.
Among others who lie here, tombstone
records show the names of:
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Edmund Glascock |
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Only child of Mary
Arrington Glascock and Aaron Ruff. |
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July 9, 1838 -
February 14, 1875 |
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| Sallie A. M.
Camfield |
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Died Dec. 6, 1882,
aged 56 years |
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He giveth his
beloved sleep |
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Rebecca L. Roff |
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Sept. 13, 1818 -
Apr. 29, 1891 |
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| V. W.
Boisclair |
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Died April 22,
1872, aged 54 years |
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| Lydia
H. Boisclair |
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Wife of V. W.
Boisclair |
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Died June 11,
1884, aged 62 years |
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| Ellen
E. Boisclair |
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August 4, ;1826 -
Dec. 5, 1900 |
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| Ellen
M. Harkins |
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Oct. 1, 1883 -
Apr. 25, 1904 |
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Rebecca Winnifred Baird-Jackson |
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July 8, 1837 -
February 25, 1905 |
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| James
W. Jackson |
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Aug. 4, 1831 - May
9, 1891 |
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Camfield M. Jackson |
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July 14, 1871 -
Oct. 21, 1908 |
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| Mary
Lou Jackson |
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Died April 15,
1887, aged 26 years |
Cemeteries of
Gordon County, pages 306 - 307 |
