Francis Jones brought his family from North Carolina to this section of Georgia before the Revolutionary War and the family has maintained land and been involved in the social and religious development ever since. His four great-grandsons, Henry, William, Joseph, and James, were responsible for the construction of Fair Haven, which stands today as one of the great architectural treasures of rural Georgia.
Tag Archives: Churches of Jenkins County GA
Millen Baptist Church, 1911
Filed under --JENKINS COUNTY GA--, Millen GA
Big Buckhead Baptist Church Cemetery, Jenkins County
Located across the road from the church, the small cemetery at Big Buckhead Baptist Church is the final resting place of several area pioneers.
Headstones of Big Buckhead Baptist Church Cemetery
Dr. Henry C. Hines (15 October 1828 – 15 January 1856)
Mary T. Sapp (4 June 1797 – 17 May 1856)
Caroline E. Jones, Daughter of William & Sarah Sapp (1827? – 28 June 1869)
Filed under --JENKINS COUNTY GA--
Skull Creek Baptist Church, Emmalane
The image below was made in the 1970s (Credit: Vanishing Georgia, Georgia Archives, University System of Georgia). It shows the original vernacular steeples, obviously removed sometime thereafter.
Filed under --JENKINS COUNTY GA--, Emmalane GA