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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.

Maria Nickerson was the wife of Reuben Nickerson and a member of the Oconee Street Methodist Church for 54 years. She is buried in plot WH103 in Oconee Hill Cemetery.

Gottlieb Hauser was born in Germany, but died a full blooded Athenian. He was a son, Father, Soldier, and cigar dealer.

William Anderson Bain was a veteran of the Civil War, killed in Athens while working as a pattern maker at the Athens Foundry.

George Ellis Atkisson was born September 12, 1881 to to Mr. and Mrs. G.E. Atkisson. He died February 17, 1918 in Decatur, Ga at the age of 36. He left behind his wife, Miss Vinnie Wallace Atkisson, and three children.

Mary McKinley Cobb of Athens, Georgia was born on December 30th, 1844 and passed at the age of 82 on May 23rd, 1927 after a long illness. She was a prominent Athenian woman and embodied Southern womanhood throughout her days.

Born in Germany in 1839, Gottlieb Hauser immigrated to the United States at age 17. After serving in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, Hauser settled in Athens, Georgia, where he became an active member of the community and was well known…

Advertisement for A.R. Robertson Marble and Granite in the Athens Daily Banner December 10, 1897