Bonaventure Cemetery

Savannah, Georgia

Est. 1846 160 acres 52 memorials
A hauntingly beautiful cemetery on a bluff of the Wilmington River, made famous by Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.

Memorials

Duncan Lamont Clinch
1787–1849 (age 62)
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Duncan Lamont Clinch (1787-1849) was a prominent resident of Edgecombe County.
George Jones
1766–1838 (age 72)
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George Jones (1766-1838) was a Savannah resident during the early American period.
Edward Fenwick Tattnall
1788–1832 (age 44)
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Edward Fenwick Tattnall (1788-1832) was a Savannah-based individual of the early 19th century.
Edward Padelford
1831–1863 (age 32)
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Edward Padelford (1831-1863) was a 19th-century American.
Josiah Tattnall
1794–1871 (age 77)
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Josiah Tattnall (1794-1871) was a Savannah-based merchant and naval officer buried at Bonaventure Cemetery.
Hugh W. Mercer
1808–1877 (age 69)
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Hugh W. Mercer (1808-1877) was a Fredericksburg physician and military officer buried at Bonaventure Cemetery.
Richard Dennis Arnold
1808–1876 (age 68)
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Richard Dennis Arnold (1808-1876) was a Savannah physician and naturalist buried at Bonaventure Cemetery.
Mary Telfair
1791–1875 (age 84)
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Mary Telfair was an Augusta-based philanthropist and cultural patron who lived from 1791 to 1875.
William Brown Hodgson
1801–1871 (age 70)
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William Brown Hodgson was a Washington, D.C. resident and scholar who lived from 1801 to 1871.
Robert H. Anderson
1835–1888 (age 53)
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Robert H. Anderson (1835-1888) was a Savannah resident whose life coincided with the Civil War and Reconstruction period...
William W. Paine
1817–1882 (age 65)
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William W. Paine (1817-1882) was a Richmond resident who lived through the antebellum, Civil War, and Reconstruction era...
Thomas Jackson Charlton
1833–1886 (age 53)
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Thomas Jackson Charlton (1833-1886) was a Bryan County resident whose life spanned the Civil War period.
Robert G. Cole
1830–1887 (age 57)
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Robert G. Cole (1830-1887) was an American whose life encompassed the antebellum period through the post-Civil War era.
Daniel Hoard Baldwin
1825–1887 (age 62)
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Daniel Hoard Baldwin (1825-1887) was an American who lived through the Civil War and Reconstruction periods.
James Johnston Waring
1829–1888 (age 59)
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James Johnston Waring (1829-1888) was an American whose life spanned the antebellum and post-Civil War periods.
Alexander Lawton
1818–1896 (age 78)
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Alexander Lawton was a Beaufort County resident who lived from 1818 to 1896.
Henry R. Jackson
1820–1898 (age 78)
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Henry R. Jackson was an Athens resident who lived from 1820 to 1898.
Rufus E. Lester
1837–1906 (age 69)
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Rufus E. Lester (1837-1906) was a Burke County resident buried at Bonaventure Cemetery.
Carl Ludwig Brandt
1831–1905 (age 74)
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Carl Ludwig Brandt (1831-1905) was a Hamburg resident buried at Bonaventure Cemetery.
George Anderson Mercer
1835–1907 (age 72)
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George Anderson Mercer (1835-1907) was a Savannah resident buried at Bonaventure Cemetery.
Hugh Comer
1842–1900 (age 58)
Bonaventure Cemetery
Hugh Comer (1842-1900) was buried at Bonaventure Cemetery.
Carleton B. Gibson
1863–1927 (age 64)
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Carleton B. Gibson (1863-1927) was a resident of Mobile with limited biographical information available.
Harris G. Cope
1880–1924 (age 44)
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Harris G. Cope (1880-1924) was a Savannah resident with limited biographical information available.
Dave Beggs
1872–1924 (age 52)
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Dave Beggs (1872-1924) was a Macon resident with limited biographical information available.
George Johnson Baldwin
1856–1927 (age 71)
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George Johnson Baldwin (1856-1927) was a notable figure with limited biographical information available.
Thomas Jackson Charlton III
1863–1920 (age 57)
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Thomas Jackson Charlton III (1863-1920) was a resident with limited biographical information available.
James Neill
1860–1931 (age 71)
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James Neill (1860-1931) was a Savannah resident during the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Frederick F. Reese
1854–1936 (age 82)
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Frederick F. Reese (1854-1936) was a Baltimore-based man of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Samuel B. Adams
1853–1938 (age 85)
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Samuel B. Adams (1853-1938) was a Savannah-based individual of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Edythe Chapman
1863–1948 (age 85)
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Edythe Chapman was a Rochester resident who lived from 1863 to 1948.
Bessie Alexander Ficklen
1861–1945 (age 84)
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Bessie Alexander Ficklen was a Fredericksburg resident who lived from 1861 to 1945.
Thomas Jackson Charlton IV
1895–1955 (age 60)
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Thomas Jackson Charlton IV was a Savannah resident who lived from 1895 to 1955.
Charles Garfunkel
1872–1956 (age 84)
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Charles Garfunkel was a Savannah-based individual who lived from 1872 to 1956.
Middleton S. Barnwell
1882–1957 (age 75)
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Middleton S. Barnwell was a Louisville resident who lived during the late 19th and mid-20th centuries.
Robert Ch'ung Chan
1874–1953 (age 79)
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Robert Ch'ung Chan was a Chinese-born individual who lived during the late 19th and early-to-mid 20th centuries.
Anne Chan
1881–1959 (age 78)
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Anne Chan was a San Francisco resident of Chinese heritage who lived from the late 19th through the mid-20th century.
J. Randolph Anderson
1861–1950 (age 89)
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J. Randolph Anderson was a Savannah resident who lived during the post-Civil War era through the mid-20th century.
Charles Coburn
1877–1961 (age 84)
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Charles Coburn was an American actor known for his long career in film and theater spanning multiple decades.
Edward Augustus Sieg
1907–1969 (age 62)
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Edward Augustus Sieg was an American businessman and entrepreneur from Georgia.
Sarah Wilson Hodge
1875–1962 (age 87)
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Sarah Wilson Hodge was an American woman born in Savannah, Georgia in 1875.
Conrad Aiken
1889–1973 (age 84)
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Conrad Aiken was a renowned Savannah-born poet and writer who lived from 1889 to 1973.
Francis Bland Tucker
1895–1984 (age 89)
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Francis Bland Tucker (1895-1984) was an American religious leader and hymn writer.
Sandor Chan
1908–1987 (age 79)
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Sandor Chan (1908-1987) was a Savannah-based businessman and community figure.
Anna Colquitt Hunter
1892–1985 (age 93)
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Anna Colquitt Hunter was a Savannah native who lived from 1892 to 1985.
William B. Stubbs Jr.
1898–1983 (age 85)
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William B. Stubbs Jr. lived from 1898 to 1983.
Mary Hoover Aiken
1905–1992 (age 87)
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Mary Hoover Aiken (1905–1992) was an American painter known for her portraiture and murals inspired by her travels to ...
Jack Leigh
1948–2004 (age 56)
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Jack Leigh (1948-2004) was a Savannah-born photographer celebrated for documenting the Lowcountry and for the iconic cov...
Gerald Chan Sieg
1910–2005 (age 95)
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Gerald Chan Sieg (1910-2005) was a Savannah native whose nearly century-long life ended with burial at Bonaventure Cemet...
Lorlee Tenenbaum
1935–2020 (age 85)
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Lorlee Tenenbaum (1935-2020) of Minneapolis is laid to rest in Bonaventure Cemetery.
Leopold Adler
1923–2012 (age 89)
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