15 Sunday Sep 2013
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Gartrell Family Plot.
After several daytime investigations, I have not experienced anything indicating that there is a ghost at the Gartrell family plot. Although the spirit box rendered plenty of words in the other sections of the cemetery, it did not generate any words here. Nor did any of the photographs capture anything. Further, the digital voice recorder never picked up anything.
Verdict? Uncertain. No nighttime investigations have been conducted in this cemetery.
15 Sunday Sep 2013
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Family plot for the Gartrell family. Section A, Lot 690.
The question arises when sitting beside the Lady in Black monument: Who else is buried with “Ank”? There are only three gravestones. According to Names Recovered in the Old Portion of the Marietta City Cemetery, compiled and edited by David Eric Troemel, 1988, there is only one person buried here: Mary Annie (n.d.-5.9.1906). However, when I completed an online Find-a-Grave search on the Marietta City and Confederate Cemetery database I was surprised to find: Col. John Oswell Gartrell (6.11.1823-11.19-1911), Mary Annie Randle Gartrell (1.6.1829-5.24-1885), John Leonidas (n.d. @1858-6.10.1892), Mary Annie (n.d. [2.1862]-1906), Lucy (@1863-1954), and Ina Mae Gartrell Smith (1873-1953).
Needless to say, there are conflicting dates for the births and death records. One way to verify this information is to check the census records. Another way is to contact the local funeral home. I will do both next week. Stay tuned…
11 Wednesday Sep 2013
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The Lion of Atlanta
Miss Lucy Gartrell had a famous uncle, Confederate General Lucius Jeremiah Gartrell (1.7.1821-1891). CSA General Gartrell attended the University of Georgia for one year before studying law under Robert Toomb. He was admitted to the Georgia Bar in 1842 and practiced law in Washington, Georgia. Prior to the war, Gen. Gartrell served his state as a superior court judge and state legislature.
During the Civil War, he was made a Brigade General on August 22, 1864. He organized the “Gartrell’s Brigade,” which consisted of four regiments of Georgia reserves. After the war, Gen. Gartrell unsuccessfully ran for governor and was defeated by Alexander Stevens. Gen. Gartrell is interned in Atlanta’s Historic Oakland Cemetery, Block 47, Lot 2.
09 Monday Sep 2013
This monument was erected by Miss Lucy Gartrell to celebrate the life of her sister. It sits in Section A, Lot 690, Marietta City and Confederate Cemetery.
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