Mrs. Mary Ann Mitchell Seemed Familiar

In Memoriam
MRS. MARY ANN MITCHELL
buried near this spot
Born March 21, 1809 Jackson County, Georgia
Died March 20, 1836 Lawrenceville, Georgia
daughter of Colonel Tandy Key and Ann Cochran Key
wife of Madison Redd Mitchell
and their children
Sarah ?elton 1827-1916
wife of Moses W. Dobbins
Thomas Hanby 1830-1876
Tandy Key 1832-1923
Martha Virginia 1834-1835

It went unnoticed to me at the time of the visit and photograph. But when I sat down to see if I could find out a little bit more about Mrs. Mary Mitchell, she seemed a little familiar to me. The name on the stone that leaped out at me was Madison Redd Mitchell, Mary's husband. I went back through my files and found the connection. Madison Redd and his (and Mary's) son Thomas Hanby was buried at Fairview Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Lawrenceville, GA. The graveyard is not far from Mary's burial location of Lawrenceville Historic Cemetery. Both are in Gwinnett County, Georgia.

I actually wrote about Thomas and his epitaph about 2 1/2 months ago here on this blog. I love it when this happens! The situation helps prove the notion that studying all the cemeteries in a particular location will surely result in family connections and more accurate family (as well as community) histories. Don't you agree?