OLD SHARON CHURCH CEMETARY PICTURES

Pictures taken with an AGFA 1280 Digital Camera at 700x1000.


That's my name!


Old Sharon Church burned down sometime after 1948. Dad saw it standing when he was 17. Not a trace of it there now. Originally built in 1824. A new church was built up the road in 1914.

There are over half a dozen Copelands in this cemetary. I recognized three generations of our relatives. My great grand parents, Charles Copeland and Ida Ammons. My great-great grand parents on Ida's side, Andrew Jackson Ammons and Elizebeth Jane Bryan. My great-great-great grand parents, William Copeland and Nancy Bryans. William and Nancy had twelve children, one of them Elihu, my great-great grandfather. I have yet to find Elihu's grave site. However, The deed of sale of Elihu's Farm near Lawrenceville is here. The way property lines were described in 1872 is quite interesting!

  •  Pictures - Old Sharon Church as seen in 1924.
  •  Pictures - Charles Copeland & Ida Ammons
  •  Pictures - Charles Copeland died in 1899 of typhoid fever.
  •  Pictures - Ida Ammons died 11 years later leaving our grand dad an orphan at 12 years.
  •  Pictures - Three of twelve children of William Copeland
  •  Pictures - William Copeland born 1786,First Ancestor from SC, 12 children, Elihu his son -
  •  Pictures - Nancy Copeland born 1792, First Ancestor from Scotland, married William
  •  Pictures - Parthena Copeland died at 23. C. Nolen then married Bethnia Copeland, daughters of William
  •  Pictures - James W. Copeland - son of William
  •  Pictures - William P. Copeland - son of William
  •  Pictures - Andrew Jackson Ammons (1828-1903) - father of Ida Copeland
  •  Pictures - Elizabeth Jane Ammons (1832-1901) - mother of Ida Copeland
  •  Pictures - Cassandra Holland Bryans (1800-1866) - grandmother of Ida Copeland
  •  Pictures - Elizabeth Adaire Bryans (1752-1836) - great grandmother of Ida Copeland
  •  Pictures - 1872 deed of sale of Elihu's 275 acre farm near Lawrenceville,GA for $1500