Rose Hill Cemetery; Macon, Georgia

Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Macon, Bibb County, Georgia. This example of a 19th century rural cemetery park was established in 1840 by Simri Rose. It is on the National Register of Historic Places and, yes, it's where the Allman brothers are buried. It is also the final resting place of the 9 victims of the infamous Woolfolk Tragedy.

This is a geneablog about the tombstones of Rose Hill Cemetery, as well as the individuals they memorialize. More than 270 included thus far.

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04 August 2021

Jane and James Byington, 2 Sons, and a Daughter-in-Law

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The Byington family plot is located in the Holly Ridge section of Rose Hill Cemetery. Buried within are parents James Lawrence and Caroline ...
01 August 2021

Canadian Patrick W. McLaughlin Buried Away from Family in Macon, Georgia

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Patrick William McLaughlin died at US Army (training) Camp Wheeler near Macon, Bibb County, Georgia less than a week before Christmas in 191...
30 July 2021

Jacob Russell Helped Start the First Lager Beer Brewery in Georgia

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Though his tombstone provides the birth year of 1824, it's more likely Jacob Russell was born between 1813 and 1817 in Bavaria. He came ...
12 September 2020

John O'Keeffe Killed in Front of Washington Hall Hotel in 1852

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Ireland native John O'Keeffe, born about 1808, had been a resident of Macon, Bibb County, Georgia "for many years" when he was...
12 July 2020

Dispositions Contained in the Will of Meyer G. Schwed (d. 1885)

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Upon his death in 1885, Meyer G. Schwed was laid to rest next to his wife Minnie in the Hebrew Burial Ground section of Rose Hill Cemetery. ...
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10 July 2020

Sgt. Thomas Christian Heidelberg, III (d. 1864)

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The image below captures but a small portion of Soldier's Square in Macon, Georgia's Rose Hill Cemetery. Behind and to the left of t...
19 June 2020

Jane Armistead Taliaferro: an Accomplished Young Lady Unlucky in Love

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Well, unlucky in marriage , at least. With my first glance at Jane's gravestone in Rose Hill Cemetery, I made two hypotheses: (1) Jane...
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