Bull Island Cemetery Glynn Co., Georgia


First African Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(aka Bull Island Road Cemetery) African-American

From Exit 36 on Interstate 95, travel 15.1 miles northwest towards Jesup on Hwy. 341.  Turn right onto Altamaha Park Road about 1.5 miles down, you will see this church on your right, and a street sign saying Bull Island Road.  The cemetery is behind the church and off to the right as you are facing the building.

This cemetery is in desperate need of attention. Since my photo of the church and cemetery in 2004, more of the cemetery has been taken over by nature and dozens of graves are now hidden away and some are terribly damaged from fallen trees. Bobby Muggridge of St. Simons Island put together an inventory many years ago and I was able to find nearly all of the stones for the names he provided.

I have found numerous names for this cemetery in public records. The Cemetery Survey Committee sanctioned by the City of Brunswick in the late 1990's originally "named" this cemetery Bull Island Road Cemetery and it has become generally known by this name. In the early 1900's the cemetery was just called Everett City Cemetery or Everett Cemetery. I've also seen some death certificates that say Bethlehem or Shiloh Cemetery.

Now that signage is in place outside of the church, I am going to refer to this cemetery by First African Missionary Baptist Church; however, to avoid a large upheaval in programming, I'm going to leave the URL directed to "bullisland".

I revisited this cemetery in April of 2020 and inventoried as many stones as I could access. Dozens were covered in debris and could barely be reached; thus some of the tombstone photos show the stone at a bad angle or a bit blurry because I had to balance on one leg while weaving through bushes LOL 

 

*Image Key:  Tombstone Photo -       Obituary/Notes -  - Requires Adobe Reader
SurnameGiven NameMaiden NameBirth DateDeath DateBurialSexVetAgeNotes
ANDREWSA S   27 Feb 1883 11 Apr 1937  M   54  
ANDREWSAllen    12 Feb 1868 22 Dec 1949  M   81  
ANDREWSAllen    3 Apr 1895 4 Aug 1968  M   73  
ANDREWSCharles Henry   1887 8 May 1974  M     
ANDREWSL L   1832 4 Oct 19??  M     
ANDREWSNancy    4 Dec 1888 15 Mar 193?  F     
ANDREWSWilliam    1881 1935  M     
BERRYAlfred    4 Jul 1848 29 Apr 1926  M   77  
BERRYHenreator     24 Aug 1928  F     
BLOSSOMA B   15 Nov 1858 25 Aug 1934  M   75 Rev. A.B. Blossom 
BLOSSOMEmma    3 Mar 1868 4 Sep 1955  F   87  
BRYANTMary M   26 May 1906 6 Jan 1988  F   81  
BUGGSWillie B   29 Dec 1929 23 Jan 1975  M   45  
COOPERThomas    8 May 1922 27 Jun 1995  M   73  
CUNNINGHAMWalter Jr.   27 Jul 1980 12 Jul 1992  M   11  
CUNNINGHAMWalter Sr.   22 Nov 1944 3 Sep 2000  M   55  
GALEFreddie Douglas Sr.   30 Mar 1918 31 Jan 1982  M   63  
GALEMary Ellen Andrews  2 Jan 1906 8 Apr 1978  F   72  
HICKSA       M     
HOLMESD Wm   Mar 187? 30 Jul 1932  M     
JOHNSONAndrew    15 May 1897 2 Nov 1918  M   21  
JOHNSONLuther     7 Jan 1945  M     
LEVERTSONMarry    17 Apr 1865 8 Dec 1898  F   33  
MACWOODElsie    1873 1968  F     
SurnameGiven NameMaiden NameBirth DateDeath DateBurialSexVetAgeNotes
MAYSCornelia O.B.   18 Jun 1899 29 Mar 1976  F   76  
MITCHELLAnna Bell   26 Apr 1923 14 Jan 1973  F   49  
NORMANMinnie L   31 Aug 1882 30 Jun 1919  F   36  
PAIRISHAlberta    14 Jan 1928 6 Sep 1981  F   53  
PRICEAlbert J   11 Nov 1885 8 Nov 1955  M   69  
PRICEAlbert L Jr.   8 Feb 1908 19 Jan 1983  M   74  
PRICEAnnie Mae   11 May 1889 6 Dec 1979  F   90  
PRICEAvelyn    23 Nov 1916 21 Aug 1982  F   65  
PRICESally    1866 20 Mar 1929  F     
RILEYMary Jane   1875 17 Jan 1930  F     
SHAVERJan T   2 Jun 1950 7 May 1985  F   34  
THOMPKINSHattie  Johnson  1931 1995  F     
WILSONJenetta R   25 Mar 1981 19 Apr 1981  F   25 DA  
WILSONJulia Mae   21 Jun 1937 25 May 1998  F   60  
WRIGHTDorothy M   22 May 1931 30 Aug 1943  F   12  

 

Last Updated:  13 February 2009

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