SOME IMPORTANT HISTORY!
There is no identifying sign at this cemetery. It was created on findagrave only as "Lebanon Cemetery". This cemetery is actually that of the old Lebanon Presbyterian Church which was established ca 1839-1840 when Talking Rock was still part of Gilmer County. From Luke Tate's History of Pickens County (originally published in 1935), Page 245: "The Talking Rock neighborhood was settled by a number of Presbyterian families including the Coleman, Morrison, Kelley, Glenn, Freeman and Allen families, most of whom came to Pickens County (then Gilmer Co) about the time of the Indian removal." Mr. Tate probably didn't realize that another early, historically Presbyterian family who settled in Talking Rock in this same time period has two sons buried in this cemetery - McArthur.
Mr. Tate went on to write that "Lebanon Presbyterian was organized in 1839 or 1840, soon after the Morrison family came to Talking Rock from NC. This family, consisting of three brothers - James, Andrew, and Joseph - and three sisters - Elizabeth, Mrs. Johnson Long, and Mrs. Patton Watson - together with their own families and Mrs. Nannie Coleman and a Mrs. Duckett, constituted the first members of Lebanon Presbyterian." It is said that an excellent library was maintained by the Lehanon Church. The Civil War took a heavy toll of the young male members and many of the old members died during this period. Uncle Jimmie Morrison, the leader in the religious life of that section was an invalid for several years before his death in 1874 and could not take an active part in the religious affairs. After his death, Lebanon Church began to decline. On the last night of February, 1884, the roof of the church building was broken by the weight of the snow that had fallen on it. The church was never repaired, although it stood for 20 years or more. Services were abandoned, and the remaining members moved away or joined the nearby Baptist or Methodist congregations. Lebanon Cemetery, in the churchyard, was noted for its large & beautiful cedar trees. After the church building was torn down, most of the cedars were also cut down as they had been planted too close to the graves and had grown too large to be left. All that remains of Lebanon is a scattered number of tombstones, many of which are almost illegible.
Most of the Talking Rock area of Gilmer Co was placed in Pickens County when it was created in 1853; thus, many families must carefully check early records in BOTH counties when searching for their ancestors.
There is no identifying sign at this cemetery. It was created on findagrave only as "Lebanon Cemetery". This cemetery is actually that of the old Lebanon Presbyterian Church which was established ca 1839-1840 when Talking Rock was still part of Gilmer County. From Luke Tate's History of Pickens County (originally published in 1935), Page 245: "The Talking Rock neighborhood was settled by a number of Presbyterian families including the Coleman, Morrison, Kelley, Glenn, Freeman and Allen families, most of whom came to Pickens County (then Gilmer Co) about the time of the Indian removal." Mr. Tate probably didn't realize that another early, historically Presbyterian family who settled in Talking Rock in this same time period has two sons buried in this cemetery - McArthur.
Mr. Tate went on to write that "Lebanon Presbyterian was organized in 1839 or 1840, soon after the Morrison family came to Talking Rock from NC. This family, consisting of three brothers - James, Andrew, and Joseph - and three sisters - Elizabeth, Mrs. Johnson Long, and Mrs. Patton Watson - together with their own families and Mrs. Nannie Coleman and a Mrs. Duckett, constituted the first members of Lebanon Presbyterian." It is said that an excellent library was maintained by the Lehanon Church. The Civil War took a heavy toll of the young male members and many of the old members died during this period. Uncle Jimmie Morrison, the leader in the religious life of that section was an invalid for several years before his death in 1874 and could not take an active part in the religious affairs. After his death, Lebanon Church began to decline. On the last night of February, 1884, the roof of the church building was broken by the weight of the snow that had fallen on it. The church was never repaired, although it stood for 20 years or more. Services were abandoned, and the remaining members moved away or joined the nearby Baptist or Methodist congregations. Lebanon Cemetery, in the churchyard, was noted for its large & beautiful cedar trees. After the church building was torn down, most of the cedars were also cut down as they had been planted too close to the graves and had grown too large to be left. All that remains of Lebanon is a scattered number of tombstones, many of which are almost illegible.
Most of the Talking Rock area of Gilmer Co was placed in Pickens County when it was created in 1853; thus, many families must carefully check early records in BOTH counties when searching for their ancestors.
SOME IMPORTANT HISTORY!
There is no identifying sign at this cemetery. It was created on findagrave only as "Lebanon Cemetery". This cemetery is actually that of the old Lebanon Presbyterian Church which was established ca 1839-1840 when Talking Rock was still part of Gilmer County. From Luke Tate's History of Pickens County (originally published in 1935), Page 245: "The Talking Rock neighborhood was settled by a number of Presbyterian families including the Coleman, Morrison, Kelley, Glenn, Freeman and Allen families, most of whom came to Pickens County (then Gilmer Co) about the time of the Indian removal." Mr. Tate probably didn't realize that another early, historically Presbyterian family who settled in Talking Rock in this same time period has two sons buried in this cemetery - McArthur.
Mr. Tate went on to write that "Lebanon Presbyterian was organized in 1839 or 1840, soon after the Morrison family came to Talking Rock from NC. This family, consisting of three brothers - James, Andrew, and Joseph - and three sisters - Elizabeth, Mrs. Johnson Long, and Mrs. Patton Watson - together with their own families and Mrs. Nannie Coleman and a Mrs. Duckett, constituted the first members of Lebanon Presbyterian." It is said that an excellent library was maintained by the Lehanon Church. The Civil War took a heavy toll of the young male members and many of the old members died during this period. Uncle Jimmie Morrison, the leader in the religious life of that section was an invalid for several years before his death in 1874 and could not take an active part in the religious affairs. After his death, Lebanon Church began to decline. On the last night of February, 1884, the roof of the church building was broken by the weight of the snow that had fallen on it. The church was never repaired, although it stood for 20 years or more. Services were abandoned, and the remaining members moved away or joined the nearby Baptist or Methodist congregations. Lebanon Cemetery, in the churchyard, was noted for its large & beautiful cedar trees. After the church building was torn down, most of the cedars were also cut down as they had been planted too close to the graves and had grown too large to be left. All that remains of Lebanon is a scattered number of tombstones, many of which are almost illegible.
Most of the Talking Rock area of Gilmer Co was placed in Pickens County when it was created in 1853; thus, many families must carefully check early records in BOTH counties when searching for their ancestors.
There is no identifying sign at this cemetery. It was created on findagrave only as "Lebanon Cemetery". This cemetery is actually that of the old Lebanon Presbyterian Church which was established ca 1839-1840 when Talking Rock was still part of Gilmer County. From Luke Tate's History of Pickens County (originally published in 1935), Page 245: "The Talking Rock neighborhood was settled by a number of Presbyterian families including the Coleman, Morrison, Kelley, Glenn, Freeman and Allen families, most of whom came to Pickens County (then Gilmer Co) about the time of the Indian removal." Mr. Tate probably didn't realize that another early, historically Presbyterian family who settled in Talking Rock in this same time period has two sons buried in this cemetery - McArthur.
Mr. Tate went on to write that "Lebanon Presbyterian was organized in 1839 or 1840, soon after the Morrison family came to Talking Rock from NC. This family, consisting of three brothers - James, Andrew, and Joseph - and three sisters - Elizabeth, Mrs. Johnson Long, and Mrs. Patton Watson - together with their own families and Mrs. Nannie Coleman and a Mrs. Duckett, constituted the first members of Lebanon Presbyterian." It is said that an excellent library was maintained by the Lehanon Church. The Civil War took a heavy toll of the young male members and many of the old members died during this period. Uncle Jimmie Morrison, the leader in the religious life of that section was an invalid for several years before his death in 1874 and could not take an active part in the religious affairs. After his death, Lebanon Church began to decline. On the last night of February, 1884, the roof of the church building was broken by the weight of the snow that had fallen on it. The church was never repaired, although it stood for 20 years or more. Services were abandoned, and the remaining members moved away or joined the nearby Baptist or Methodist congregations. Lebanon Cemetery, in the churchyard, was noted for its large & beautiful cedar trees. After the church building was torn down, most of the cedars were also cut down as they had been planted too close to the graves and had grown too large to be left. All that remains of Lebanon is a scattered number of tombstones, many of which are almost illegible.
Most of the Talking Rock area of Gilmer Co was placed in Pickens County when it was created in 1853; thus, many families must carefully check early records in BOTH counties when searching for their ancestors.
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