Directions: From Savannah, east on Hwy. E 3.5 miles to D. North on D 4.3
miles to driveway to farm. Cemetery is on private property. Drive 0.1 mile east
onto property to a path going north through the alfalfa field. Drive 0.1 mile north
right to the cemetery. Accessible only in good weather, preferably after alfalfa
has been cut. [Rows]
Note: This was a family cemetery, used mainly in the 1870s. Several of the people with surnames other than "Moran" were living with the Moran family at some time.
These pictures were taken by Betty Halvorsen, 2006. ©THE Transcriptions (Taylor, Halvorsen, Eshelman).
* Indicates African-Americans
+ Indicates obituary available
| Name | Inscription | Photograph(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Moran Cemetery | 01 02 03 04 05 06 | |
| Brumfield, Rachel* |
Rachel Brumfield
Aged about 80 years |
07 08 09 |
| Dawes, Mary A.+ |
Mary A. Dawes
Died Feb. 19, 1874 Aged 36 yrs 9 m's 11 d's |
42 43 48 47 |
| Long, infant |
Infant son of J. H. & M. J. Long
Died June 9, 1871 aged 6 weeks |
10 11 12 |
| Moran, Catharine A |
Catharin[e A.]
wife of David Mor[an] Born Feb 29, … [stone broken] David M[oran] Jan. 9, 1… Died May 18, 1… 70 Yr's 2 M & 19 Ds |
25 26 27 29 34 30 36 |
| Moran, David L.+ |
David L. Moran
Died Feb. 23, 1903 Aged 43 Y 6 M 9 D We miss thy kind and willing hand, Thy fond and earnest care, Our home is dark without thee, Dave, We miss thee everywhere. |
14 15 16 17 18 19 20 |
| Moran, Elizabeth |
Elizabeth Moran
Born July 16, 1783 Died July 30, 1871 |
23 24 |
| Moran, S. G. |
Gone Home
S. G. Moran Died April 20, 1870 Aged 51 Yrs 17 Ds |
21 22 41 |
| Shearer, infant |
[stone broken]
J. M. & H. Shearer Died Jan. 14, 1874 |
31 32 33 |
| Tanner, William |
Gone Home
Wm. Tanner Born in Fayette Co. Ky. Dec. 18, 1796 Died Nov. 18, 1877 |
38 39 40 46 |
| unknown | 37 | |
| unknown fragment | … And … rowin… | 13 |
| unknown, Elizabeth |
[spelled in marbles]
Elizabeth died Se… [stone damaged] |
49 50 |
| Wood, Mary |
To the Memory of [Mar]y W[ood]
[stone broken] |
35 |
Also reportedly buried here, but no tombstones found in 2006:
Buhr, Ferdinand
Buhr, Sarah (Moran)
Dawes, Emma J.
Dick, Charles
Dick, Helena
Dick, Paul Allen
Hess, Mary*
Moran, David
Moran, Martha (Logan)
Smith, Elizabeth Jane (Wiley)
Vaughn, Almora (Moran)
Vaughn, David
Vaughn, Jennie
