Watkins Family Cemetery - Tombstone List
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A cemetery survey was taken on April 21, 2018. At that time, the only marker found was the military marker of Benjamin T. Watkins. Photos below show there were at least four other grave makers at this site in the early 2000s.
The Watkins log home on this property was purchased and relocated in the early 2000s by a University of Georgia professor to his farm in Crawford Georgia as part of his Georgia Log Cabin project. (See Watkins Log Cabin story).
Prior to disassembling the cabin, the professor took the following photos of the site which show four grave markers and the military marker of Benjamin T. Watkins. As of 2009, only the military marker remains and it appears to have been relocated to the SE corner of a fenced-in corral. It is not known who was buried at the other three grave markers. There is mention in Professor Rhodes’ photos of slave grave markers. Also it has been said that Watkin’s wife, Hannah Lassetter (1809-1851), is buried at this site.
Prior to disassembling the cabin, the professor took the following photos of the site which show four grave markers and the military marker of Benjamin T. Watkins. As of 2009, only the military marker remains and it appears to have been relocated to the SE corner of a fenced-in corral. It is not known who was buried at the other three grave markers. There is mention in Professor Rhodes’ photos of slave grave markers. Also it has been said that Watkin’s wife, Hannah Lassetter (1809-1851), is buried at this site.
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1. Watkins log cabin, 2. Barn, 3. Grave markers in relationship to the cabin and barn, 4. Grave markers marked as “slave graves”, 5. Watkins grave stone and military marker in relationship to the other grave stones. 6. Watkins military marker.