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Oak Street Elko, Houston County, Georgia |
The town of Elko, located in the southern portion of Houston County,
between Grovania and Hawkinsville, was settled in the late 1800's. It was
incorporated 6 October 1891. At that time, Elko was a stop on The Georgia
Southern and Florida Railroad line. That was left behind by the 1920's.
Common surnames found in the Elko area around the time of incorporation
were BROWN, HOUSER, JOHNSON, LANE, LAWSON, LESTER, MARSHALL, MEANS, POOL,
SMITH, and STUBBS. Some of these same names can be read on tombstones
found in the Elko Cemetery.
As for agriculture, at that time, cotton was king. Today, acres and acres
of pine trees abound. The Elko Baptist Church stands today on Oak Street, and
the Elko Cemetery is located across the street.
BEMBRY, Benjamin Thomas | Apr 15, 1949 | Dec 1, 2005 | US Navy Beloved husband, father, grandfather, son, brother and friend. May the love and the laughter live long after the sadness and the tears. We'll Meet Again. |
| BRASWELL, Edna Kezar | Dec 6, 1889 | Jan 14, 1937 | [s/s Ephriam Mack Braswell] |
| BRASWELL, Ephriam Mack, M.D. | July 11, 1874 | Mar 12, 1960 | [s/s Edna Kezar Braswell] |
| BRASWELL, John Wesley | Mar 1, 1919 | Nov 19, 1985 | - |
BUFF, Susannah N. Dunwoody | Jan 11, 1836 | July 30, 1908 | Our Mother Wife of James H. Buff |
| CLARK, Anna McGhee | Jan 12, 1838 | May 30, 1911 | - |
FITZGERALD, Green | Apr 10, 1830 | Jan 19, 1899 | Here I lay my burden down, change the cross into the crown. |
| FITZGERALD, William B. | Jan 23, 1859 | Aug 23, 1906 | - |
FLOURNOY, Robert Norman, Sr. | Oct 21, 1932 | Jun 22, 2006 | SP3 US Army Korea |
| HADDEN, Frances Kezar | Aug 25, 1929 | Feb 9, 1979 | - |
HENDERSON, J. C. | Feb 27, 1860 | Sept 12, 1908 | His toils are past, his work is done; He fought the fight -- the victory won. Father [s/s Laura M. Henderson] |
| HENDERSON, Laura M. | May 6, 1860 | May 14, 1948 | Kind angels watch her sleeping dust, Till Jesus comes to raise the just; Then may she wake with sweet surprise, And in her Saviour's image rise. Mother [s/s J. C. Henderson] |
| LOWE, Mary Louise | Sept 20, 1940 | Mar 24, 2003 | [s/s William George Lowe, Sr.] |
| LOWE, William George, Sr. | Jan 14, 1935 | 8/9/2008 | [McCullough Funeral Home Marker; s/s Mary Louise Lowe] |
MARSHALL, Carrie Jeter | Oct 25, 1862 | June 29, 1907 | Wife of J. D. Marshall Thy trial ended, thy rest is won. Shrined in our hearts thy memories fair shall reign till life doth cease. |
| MARSHALL, Jefferson D. | Dec 17, 1860 | Apr 11, 1928 | - |
| MIMS, Martha E. | Nov 29, 1857 | June 1, 1940 | - |
| MIMS, Thos. H. | Oct 19, 1888 | Dec 4, 1916 | - |
| PHILLIPS, Mary Jane "Mollie" | July 29, 1847 | Nov 21, 1924 | - |
PHILLIPS, Pvt. Thomas D. A. | Jan 9, 1835 | Apr 12, 1885 | Co C 12 GA Inf CSA |
POOL, Freeman N. | May 20, 1876 | Mar 6, 1914 | Woodmen of the World Memorial |
RANDALL, Anita Bushell | Jan 26, 1933 | July 26, 1983 | Always Loved Never Forgotten |
| REDDING, Benjamin B. | 1844 | 1912 | Pvt Co C 11 GA Arty Confederate States Army |
REDDING, Fannie J. | 1844 | 1909 | Wife of T. P. Redding |
| SHINHOLSER, Erma Lee | - | - | - |
| SHINHOLSER, Tom J. | - | - | - |
SMITH, A. C. | Jan 20, 1847 | Mar 9, 1925 | Wife [s/s J. J. Smith] |
| SMITH, J. J. | Apr 23, 1846 | May 18, 1924 | Husband [s/s A. C. Smith] |
TEAL, Irene B. | Oct 28, 1898 | Nov 4, 1912 | An angel visited the green earth and took the flower away. |
TILL, Della Webb | Jan 22, 1856 | Feb 10, 1909 | Wife of W. E. Till |
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