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Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta

Probably the most beautiful cemetery in the world is Oakland Cemetery in Atlanta. Burials

began about 1850 and by 1880’s all plots were sold. Recent burials are only

Presley Hampton was born 1831 in South Carolina and died 1/22/1903 in Atlanta. He was married first to J. Amanda (born 1840 in Georgia) and second to Virginia Foster 11/25/1836-9/30/1910

accomplished if lineage is proven to those in specific plots. The most accomplished and wealthiest citizens are found here under huge spiraling statutes, in decorative vaults surrounded by blooming flower gardens,

wrought iron fences and vases. Many of these beautiful monuments have been included in Old Atlanta, a new book by Jeannette Holland Austin available on the website.

Jasper Newton Smith

12/29/1833-8/16/1918

Famous Georgians

Frank L. Stanton, Georgia’s first Poet Laureate,

was born February 22, 1857 in Charleston, South Carolina. He was the son of Valentine and Katherine Rebecca Stanton. He was married to Miss Leona Josey of Smithville. The War Between the States cheated young Stanton out of an education and he had to work as an apprentice. He read the world’s best poetry, studying its rhyme and rhythm. “During my early boyhood,” said he, “it was my mother’s custom to read to me from the Methodist hymn book. I was brought up on Charles Wesley and Isaac Watts.” He left Charleston and went to Savannah when only twelve years old, becoming a copy boy for The Savannah Morning News and ultimately contributed verse to the newspaper.

His poetry attracted the attention of Joel Chandler Harris who at that time was an editorial writer on the News. So it was that Stanton developed himself as a reporter and became a feature writer and remained with the paper from 1869 to 1887. In 1888 Stanton accepted an offer from John Temple Graves to join the staff of the Rome Tribune, succeeding Henry W. Grady on the Rome paper. The following year he joined Joel Chandler Harris on the Constitution in Atlanta. He authored a number of books, viz: Songs of the Soil (1892); Comes One with a Song (1899); Songs from Dixie (1900); Up from Georgia (1902); Little

Folks Down South (1904). After his death in 1927 his daughter, Marcelle (Mrs. Percy A. Megahee) assembled and published “Just from Georgia” -- poems from his column and books. Popular songs were “Mighty Lak a Rose: and “Just A-Wearyin for You”. In 1925 Governor Clifford Walker proclaimed Frank L. Stanton Poet Laureate of Georgia. He died in 1927 and the day after his death, the Atlanta Journal published the following lines:

Frank Lebby Stanton

Sweet shepherd of the roses,

There is joy in heaven today:

Little children’s voices ringing,

Angels gently, softly singing:

“He whose ‘Mighty Lak a Rose’

Every one in Heaven knows.

Has come home to stay.”

From an Article privately published by the Kilowatt News, Georgia Power Company about 1940.

New Additions

Genealogies: Bradley of Madison Co.; Bryan of Colonial Georgia; Bulloch of SC & GA;

Daniels of Talbot Co.; ;Earle of Spartanburg Co., SC & Cobb Co.; Juhan of Gwinnett Co.;

King of Darien and Roswell, GA; LeConte of NJ & Liberty Co.; Meriwether of VA & GA; and

Orme of PA, MD & GA

Books: Online: A new category for Georgia Pioneers. All old books published by Jeannette Holland Austin are being added to the website, as well as new ones !

The Georgians, published in 1988 has been updated!

New Book ! Old Atlanta. Names included:

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