https://digilab.libs.uga.edu/cemetery/files/original/d321abb548ff044acdc358c22e8cc571.jpg 4c0b9d33245dcd6d91148c4ccbfdc692 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource People of Oconee Hill Cemetery Subject The topic of the resource People of Oconee Hill Cemetery Description An account of the resource Graves and Summeries of the people buried in the Oconee Hill Cemetery Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Kendall Hallberg Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Thomas Evans Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. 1850 Census Ancestry.com. 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C. Ancestry.com. War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Original data: War of 1812 Pension Applications. Washington D.C.: National Archives. NARA Microfilm Publication M313, 102 rolls. Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group Number 15. Subject The topic of the resource Thomas Evans Description An account of the resource The Grave of Thomas Evans, who lived from 1786 to April 10, 1861. He fought for his country in the War of 1812, where he was injured. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sherrer Long Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jackson Griner Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant ||||osm On the backside of West Hill, there is a graves plot much older looking than the surrounding gravestones. A duel gravestone lies in this spot, belonging to Thomas and Clarissa Evans. The gravestone was placed there by their grandson J.H. Beusse. Thomas and Clarissa were born in Wilkes County, though eventually finding Athens their home. Thomas was born in 1786. He was injured fighting for his country in the War of 1812. Thomas and Clarissa had thirteen children together. Many of them are buried in Oconee Hill with the families they married into. Two of which are the Beusse and Willliams families, which two of their daughters married into. Thomas died on April 10, 1861. Clarissa was able to draw on his war pension until her death in 1888. Thomas was originally buried in the old cemetery on Jackson St. Eventually Thomas and his wife were moved to West Hill in Oconee Hill Cemetery. They are located at the same plot as their daughter, Martha J. Evans Williams and her husband Thomas D. Williams. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4/19/16 Language A language of the resource English