5 10 544 https://digilab.libs.uga.edu/cemetery/files/original/72ccda161bda0a2f885de6559ed52695.JPG 768d5d068fa58f98edbdb240d45ab16a 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 Symbols Subject The topic of the resource Mortuary Symbology Description An account of the resource A collection of gravestone symbols with their meanings. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Amelia Collier Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Amelia Collier Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 19, 2016 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 Free Masons Subject The topic of the resource Mortuary Symbology Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Amelia Collier Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Amelia Collier Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 14, 2016 Type The nature or genre of the resource Still Image https://digilab.libs.uga.edu/cemetery/files/original/113e0e8feede6b82e841e34f226f8f0f.jpg c78b9c8613e97d2ab8e601027bae1045 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 Bertha Funkenstein Michael Subject The topic of the resource Bertha Funkenstein Michael Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mollie Simon Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant |3|0.0000000|0.0000000|osm Bertha Funkenstein Michael was the daughter of Rosa and Pincus (“Peter”) Funkenstein, the third president of Congregation Children of Israel in Athens, Georgia. She was born March 3, 1863—right in the middle of the Civil War—and her father, a German-born furniture salesman, likely resided on Hancock Avenue. Before living in Athens, her father lived in San Francisco, Ca. where he also sold furniture. Bertha was one of six children and, according to an oral history interview with her nephew, their family was pro-Union. Bertha married Lee J. Michael, a member of the Mount Vernon No. 22 masonic lodge. It is likely that the two met because both of their families were active in the Jewish congregation. In fact, by 1927, only 185 Jews lived in Athens according to the Institute of Southern Jewish Life, making it even tighter-knit 50 years earlier. Sometime before 1900, Lee and Bertha moved to Macon, Ga. According to ISJL, Children of Israel was becoming less orthodox and more reformed at that time, whereas the synagogue in Macon, Temple Beth Israel, was still orthodox after its founding in 1852. Descendants of Bertha and Lee’s four children attended Beth Israel, so it is possible the couple moved because of the more religious community. During their lifetimes, the Michaels presumably lived comfortably. Lee’s cousins, Moses and Simon, owned Michael Brothers, a successful department store which operated in the tallest building in Athens before a fire sent them to their new location on East Clayton Street—the current building housing Mellow Mushroom. Bertha died (before both her parents) in Macon on February 1, 1904 after an illness, and in 1910 Lee moved back to Athens. He died nine years after his wife in South Carolina and is also buried in Oconee Hill. At least one of Bertha’s children, Morris Michael, stayed in Macon and was buried there in the Riverside Cemetery in 1943, where his wife’s family, the Happs, are also interred. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 3, 1863 - February 1, 1904 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Camily Williams plot needed SP16 https://digilab.libs.uga.edu/cemetery/files/original/605d29c39adc01b1ab86ae2c5bcba3a3.jpg 12729c9b4f6242193072ae30d86c1b16 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 William M. Browne Subject The topic of the resource William M. Browne Description An account of the resource William Montague Browne lived from 1823 to 1883 and was a well-known politician and newsman and, as listed on his gravestone, colonel and aide-de-camp in the Confederate States Army. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nisha Katti Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1823 - 1883 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 William Montague Brown lived from 1823 to 1883 and was a well-known politician and newsman and, as listed on his gravestone, colonel and aide-de-camp in the Confederate States Army. He was originally from County Mayo in Ireland and, although his early education is not definitively known, he was rumored to have served in the Crimean War within the British Army. He was living in the United States by the 1850s and wrote for the New York Journal of Commerce, concerned mostly with foreign affairs. He moved to Washington D.C. to write for the Washington Constitution and later bought the paper, using it as a vehicle for his pro-Buchanan administration views. He promoted the Democratic Party strongly through his position as owner of this paper, and became known as a very outspoken secessionist. He attempted a New York Congressional campaign in 1858 as a Democratic secessionist, but anti-slavery Democrat John Haskin won the seat. Apparently, Browne was six feet tall, standing out from the crowd, with a “genial face and large head, though it was not out of proportion to his body.” He had an iron gray beard which made him “patriarchal in appearance” and gray eyes with a “touch of wistful sadness or weakness or a wildish look,” (Coulter 29). Browne moved to Athens, Georgia in 1861 and was known as Constitution Browne at this time. He was made Assistant Secretary of State by Jefferson Davis and Robert Toombs, and after his resignation from this position, he held other positions such as military aide-de-camp to President Davis, Colonel of cavalry and Commandant of Conscription in Georgia. He achieved the rank of Brigadier General in 1864, but a few months later, when his position was not confirmed by congress, he was returned to colonel. After the war, Browne was back in Athens. He studied law and became a certified lawyer by 1866. He also got back into the news business by becoming editor of the Southern Banner a few years later. plot needed SP16 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 Russell Subject The topic of the resource William John Russell, IV Addie Day Russell Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Amanda Piehler 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 The Oconee Hill Cemetery is only steps from the University of Georgia campus and acts as a legacy of the university’s past. While walking through the West Hill section, I came across two very familiar names on a joint gravestone for a husband and wife. (See Picture #4) The family’s surname, Russell, belongs to one of the freshman residence halls. Likewise, the husband’s mother’s maiden name, Brumby, belongs to another freshman residence hall. Curious for a connection, I started researching. Through my research, I was able to piece together the outlines of a Russell family story. The husband on the gravestone, William John Russell IV, had quiet a prominent family in Georgia. His parents, depicted on the stone, were Rebecca Harriet (Brumby) Russell and William John Russell. William was a “prosperous middle class textile manufacturer who lost all of his possessions in the civil war (1861-1865)” 1 William and Rebecca had six children, including William John Russell IV, who is laid to rest in Oconee Hill Cemetery. One of the other six children, Richard B. Russell Sr., graduated 4th in his class from UGA in 1879, and he went on to graduate law school at UGA the following year. In his lifetime, he worked in education, served on both the Georgia Court of Appeals and the state’s supreme court, and fathered fifteen children. According to the University of Georgia website, Russell hall is named after his son Richard B. Russell, Jr. 2 Not surprisingly, any biography of Rebecca Harriet (Brumby) Russell is either nonexistent or difficult to find. The Brumby family has its roots in Marietta, however, and Richard B. Russell Sr. was born in Marietta. It seems safe to infer, then, that Rebecca Harriet comes from the well-known Brumby family in Marietta, Georgia. The Brumby family moved from Mississippi to Marietta in 1861 and quickly became an influential family. The family founded the Brumby Chair Company, which is still in business today.3 Over the years, members of the family attended the University of Georgia. Most recently, Otis A. Brumby Jr. received the Distinguished Service Scroll Award from the law school’s alumni association for his dedication to the legal profession and work for free speech rights in 2010. 4 Although the university website cites no namesake for Brumby Hall, I believe that we can say with almost perfect certainty that the hall traces back to that famous family from Mississippi. Today, some decedents of these prominent families are still active at the university. With only a few steps behind the stadium, however, we can trace the historical roots of these influential families. At least once, as evidenced by this gravesite, the two families crossed over and produced children to carry on the legacy. 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 Joseph Henry Lumpkin Subject The topic of the resource Joseph Henry Lumpkin Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Chandler McCrary Ray Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource d. 1867 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 Joseph Henry Lumpkin Oconee Hill Cemetery lies just beyond perhaps the greatest icon at the historic University of Georgia, Sanford Stadium. While Sanford Stadium has written its place in the history books time and time again, the cemetery is home to the bodies of people who have written the history of this great state for nearly 200 years. One of those people is Joseph Henry Lumpkin, who dedicated his life to serving the state of Georgia in many capacities. Joseph Lumpkin attended the University of Georgia and was admitted to the state bar in 1820. He served a few terms in the Georgia General Assembly for continuing is legal career. Lumpkin worked alongside the current governor to establish the state penal code, which was the first of its kind for Georgia and still stands today. This would be deemed a lasting career in the eyes of most, but the remarkable part is that he did all of this by the age of 30, which was less than half of his life. Lumpkin went on to even greater heights, and he was elected as one of the initial three justices to the Georgia Supreme Court after its creation in 1845. Not only that, Lumpkin served as the courts first-ever presiding chief justice for 22 years until his death in 1867. Joseph Lumpkin currently resides at Oconee Hill Cemetery, but his impact can be seen across campus. Namely, Lumpkin street runs through the center of campus. However, his biggest contributions to the University can be seen on north campus, as Joseph Lumpkin established the University of Georgia school of law during his time in the Supreme Court. Joseph Lumpkin has a lasting impact on not only this community, but also this state. While walking through the cemetery looking for someone to research, I came across Lumpkin and was immediately struck with curiosity. Everyone at UGA knows his name, but few know the impact that he made on this state. On top of this, I was pleased to find out during my research that Lumpkin made his living in the field of law, something that I am so passionate about and would one day like to dedicate my life to. Who knows, I may even end up attending the law school that he created himself. https://digilab.libs.uga.edu/cemetery/files/original/3dcb8c337bf79036ec1d2c2555c340dd.jpg 117e5986a307f455f3c31ea0dacaa0bf https://digilab.libs.uga.edu/cemetery/files/original/b15aec06ea54310a3147f524ba9c9797.jpg c003205d7802e22e8f52107cf0094432 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 Martin Luther Smith Subject The topic of the resource Martin Luther Smith Description An account of the resource Mr. Smith was born on September 9, 1819. He graduated from West Point, 16th in his class. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Zachary Blanton Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1819 - 1866 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 When I visited the cemetery in search of someone to research for this project, I ran across the grave sites of many prominent figures. Some I recognized from school and others I had heard of through the local community. I decided to choose someone who was not quite so prominent in the area; I chose Martin Luther Smith. Mr. Smith was born on September 9, 1819. He graduated from West Point, 16th in his class. He married a native Athens, Georgia woman in 1846. At the start of his military career, Mr. Smith served in the Mexican American War as an engineer and eventually rose to the rank of Captain. He also became a major general in the Confederate States Army and although he was born in New York, Mr. Smith was one of only a few soldiers who fought for the Confederacy that was born in the North. He also was one of the men who planned and constructed the defenses of Vicksburg. Toward the end of the Civil War, Mr. Smith returned home to Athens and surrendered in May of 1865. Later, Mr. Smith established a civil engineering company in Savannah, Georgia. At the time of his death in 1866, he was chief engineer of a railroad system. General Smith has a statue at Vicksburg National Military Park. Although he was considered the most accomplished engineer in the Confederate Army and was involved in many significant events during the Civil War, Smith is only remembered by a bust and a uniform housed in a small case in the Museum of the Confederacy. Even today, he remains a mystery with a lost legacy. plot needed SP16 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 William Tate Subject The topic of the resource William Tate Description An account of the resource William Tate was a Dean at UGA. Today, students remember him through the legacy and impact he left on UGA, including being the namesake for the UGA Tate Center. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Connor Gibbs Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1903 - 1989 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 William Tate was born in 1903 in Calhoun, Georgia and grew up on a farm in Fairmount, Georgia. His father, Philip May Tate, was the first president of the Calhoun National Bank, while his mother, Edna Ferguson Tate, served as the President of the Fairmount Bank and principal of the local high school. William Tate attended the University of Georgia in 1920 and graduated with a Bachelor’s of Art in English and a Bachelor’s of Art in History in 1924. Graduating with Honors, William taught English at UGA for the next five years. In this time, he received his Master’s Degree from UGA in 1927 and did graduate work at Harvard University, Columbia University, and the University of Chicago following that. Years later in 1932, William married Susan Frances Barrow with whom he had two sons. In 1936, William Tate returned to UGA to serve as the Dean of Freshman and as an Assistant Professor of English. After some time in this role, William Tate then served as the Dean of Students and then Assistant to the President, before securing the title of Dean of Men in 1946, a position he loved and cherished for two decades. As the Dean of Men, William Tate had authority over student conduct, but is described by those students he worked with as being a loving serviceman. Through this position, William Tate oversaw the integration of campus in 1961 with the arrival of Hamilton Holmes and Charlayne Hunter, while playing a key role in changing the sentiments of the student body. Upon his retirement in 1976, William Tate kept close ties with the University of Georgia until his death in 1980. William Tate died on his 77th birthday. Today, students remember William Tate through the legacy and impact he left on UGA, including being the namesake for the UGA Tate Center. plot needed SP16 https://digilab.libs.uga.edu/cemetery/files/original/31155e05063d5a7020e2945141ca6a81.png 05be74743658248c4e9734fec31b82e7 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 Nora Elizabeth Mason Subject The topic of the resource Nora Elizabeth Mason Description An account of the resource Nora Elizabeth Mason moved to Washington D.C. to work as a cryptologist for the United States government during WWII. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sam McCartney Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January 16, 1927 - October 11, 2012 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 Nora Elizabeth Hughes was born on January 16th, 1927 in Athens, Georgia. Her parents were named Arthur and Margie Hughes. Over the course of her life, she was married twice, first to Horace Whitman. From that marriage, she had four daughters, Melody, Pamela, Paulette and Mary Elizabeth. Following the death of her first husband, she remarried to a man named Otis Mason, resulting in the name found on her tombstone, Nora Elizabeth Mason. From her second marriage, she had two more children, Yvonne and James. A notable point in her career occurred during the second world war when she moved to Washington D.C. to work as a cryptologist for the United States government. On October 11th, 2012, Nora Elizabeth Mason passed away as a result of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease during the night. The family she left behind was a large one, consisting of her 6 children, their spouses, 15 grandchildren and 29 great grandchildren. Her tombstone is a simple one, with “US Army” and “World War II” engravings that honor her efforts during the war and a cross displaying her religious beliefs. plot needed SP16 https://digilab.libs.uga.edu/cemetery/files/original/c6ad68c1edd41f99467869ac2f75006d.jpg 7ea3b5af78ebb72f3c61d5dbd8e6f004 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 William Lorenzo Moss Subject The topic of the resource William Lorenzo Moss Description An account of the resource Dr. William Lorenzo Moss was born in Athens, Georgia on August 23rd, 1876. He went on to earn his bachelors degree from the University of Georgia in 1897. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Erin Doyle Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource August 23, 1876 - August 12, 1957 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 Dr. William Lorenzo Moss was born in Athens, Georgia on August 23rd, 1876. He went on to earn his bachelors degree from the University of Georgia in 1897 and later his M.D. from John’s Hopkins University in Baltimore in 1905. During his career, he taught at both Yale and Harvard, as well as, as the University of Georgia School of Medicine (which is now Georgia Regents University) where he was also the Dean. His areas of research included immunology, blood types, and tropical diseases. He is best known for the development of the Moss System, which is a classification of blood groups labeled I through IV. This blood typing technique was used until World War II when the current system replaced it. He is known for contributing to immunizations for diseases such as diphtheria, tuberculosis, and influenza. He led medical research expeditions to the Caribbean, South Africa, and South Pacific. He was married to Elizabeth Wilde and they had three children together. plot needed SP16 https://digilab.libs.uga.edu/cemetery/files/original/93678e206b2aa8da2e357660d6756c7e.JPG 3412adbd68540fa2e1ff11b245abd00c 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 Cornelia O. Bloomfield Subject The topic of the resource Cornelia Olivia (Bancroft) Bloomfield Description An account of the resource Cornelia Bloomfield was born in South Carolina in 1854 but lived most of her life in Athens, GA. She married Robert Bloomfield who died shortly thereafter, She remained in Athens until she died at 75, raising 3 children during her lifetime. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Camily R. Williams Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1854 - 1930 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 Cornelia Olivia Bancroft was born in Charleston, South Carolina in 1854 to parents Edward and Martha Bancroft (1870 United States Federal Census). Her father was a farmer, and her mother kept house. She attended Madame Sosnowski’s school in South Carolina (Athens Banner-Herald, 04 May 1930). Eventually, her parents moved to Athens, Georgia, where she grew up as the second-eldest of three brothers and five sisters. She graduated from the Lucy Cobb Institute (Athens Banner-Herald, 04 May 1930), which was founded in 1857 by Thomas R. R. Cobb in order to provide equal education to girls in Georgia (Daily Banner). On October 5, 1875, at the age of 21, she married Robert Kearney Bloomfield (Athens Banner-Herald). Robert Bloomfield was born to a wealthy family in 1854. He was a successful businessman who co-owned Bloomfield & Sanford (Daily Banner, 23 Feb. 1882). They had three children, daughters Martha (b. 1876) and Marion (b. 1879) and son Robert (b. 1880). In 1882, Robert K. Bloomfield died of typhoid fever after a lengthy bout of illness at only 28 years old (Banner-Herald, 04 May 1930). His company was sold, becoming Nicholson, Sanford & Co. (Daily Banner, 23 Feb. 1882). Cornelia continued to raise their young children in Athens. Her eldest daughter, Martha, received little formal education. She married John E. Talmadge, Jr. and eventually moved to Summit, Ohio (1940 United States Federal Census). Marion became a teacher and lived with her mother in a rented house. Robert worked as a sailor before becoming an electrical engineer (Banner-Herald, 04 May 1930). She visited Martha in Atlanta and Robert in Florida for long periods in the decades before her death and was active in Chapter C. D. of the Emmanuel Guild (Athens Banner, 05 Dec. 1915). On May 2, 1930, Cornelia died after a period of declining health at the age of 75 (Banner-Herald, 04 May 1930). She had three grandchildren by her son, named Robert, Olivia, and Lois, who lived in Jacksonville, Florida. She was buried in Oconee Hill Cemetery. She is laid next to her husband, with whom she shares a headstone. She has a footstone marked “Mother.” The headstone is in the form of a conjoined tree stump. According to a record of Oconee Hill Cemetery, the headstone has much symbolic significance. The stump signifies her husband’s life cut short, as does the broken axe handle. The ears of corn atop the stump symbolize a productive life. The clinging ivy represents the Trinity while a lily leaf represents the promise of resurrection.