Cemetery a Day in May: Geneva Cemetery
Cemetery Log Date: May10, 2014
Geneva Cemetery is an excellent example of a county cemetery with a variety of monuments dating back to the 19th century. Established in 1880, it stands at the end of a long dirt road and is home to the remains of Geneva's military heroes and its founding families.
WHERE: 240 1st Street, Geneva, FL 32732 (Take C.R. #46 east 10.0 miles to Geneva. Turn left/north on 1st Street.2 miles to Cemetery Rd. Turn right on Cemetery Rd. .4miles and road dead ends into the cemetery)
WHY:
•Contains 17 U.S Civil War Soldier burials (15 served in the Confederacy, 2 served in the Union)
•Resting place of Lincoln assassination conspirator
Text: Robbie Boggs, FPAN Staff
Images: Powell photo by Alexander Gardner, remaining were submitted to Find a Grave
Geneva Cemetery is an excellent example of a county cemetery with a variety of monuments dating back to the 19th century. Established in 1880, it stands at the end of a long dirt road and is home to the remains of Geneva's military heroes and its founding families.
But Geneva Cemetery's claim to fame (or infamy, depending upon which side you were on) is that it is the resting place of Lewis Thornton Powell (aka: Lewis Paine).
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| Powell in wrist irons aboard the monitor USS Saugus |
Powell was one of four men who were hanged for their roles in an Abraham Lincoln assassination conspiracy. He started off as a devoted Confederate Soldier who was wounded in the Battle of Gettysburg. After escaping from a Union hospital, Powell met John Wilkes Booth and a plan was hatched to assassinate the president. Powell was assigned to kill Secretary of State William Seward but his attempt failed. At the age of 21, Powell was found guilty and hanged. He was originally buried at the execution site but later is body was moved to Geneva. Apparently, there are a lot of Lincoln conspiracy buffs who travel across the country to see Powell's grave.
WHO: The cemetery is owned by the Geneva Community Cemetery Trustees
WHAT: Excellent example of county cemetery containing a variety of historical gravesWHERE: 240 1st Street, Geneva, FL 32732 (Take C.R. #46 east 10.0 miles to Geneva. Turn left/north on 1st Street.2 miles to Cemetery Rd. Turn right on Cemetery Rd. .4miles and road dead ends into the cemetery)
WHY:
•Contains 17 U.S Civil War Soldier burials (15 served in the Confederacy, 2 served in the Union)
•Resting place of Lincoln assassination conspirator
Text: Robbie Boggs, FPAN Staff
Images: Powell photo by Alexander Gardner, remaining were submitted to Find a Grave
2014 #CaDiM posts
Intro, May 1: Hilliard Community, May 2: Kingsley slave era cemetery, May 3: San Lorenzo , May 4: St. Mary's, May 5: Hibernia Cemetery, May 6: Oaklynn Update, May 7: Norwalk, May 8: Houston Pioneer, May 9: Greenwood
2013 #CaDiM posts
2013 #CaDiM posts
Intro, May 1: National, May 2: Oakdale, May 3: Murphy's Creek, May 4: Mt. Olive, May 5: Bosque Bello, May 6: Old City, May 7: Espanola, May 8: Tolomato, May 9: Pacetti, May 10: West View, May 11: Magnolia Springs, May 12: St. Peter's, May 13: Gravely Hill, May 14: Pilgrim's Rest, May 15: God's Little Acre, May 16: Dummet's Grave, May 17: No Name, May 18: St. Monica, May 19: St. Joseph's, May 20: Old St. Joseph's (Duval), May 21: Sampson, May 22: Fernandez Reserve, May 23: St. Ambrose, May 24: Sons of Israel, May 25: Sanksville, May 26: Huguenot, May 27: Nombre de Dios, May 28: Beresford,May 29: Jones, May 30: San Sebastian/Pinehurst, May 31: Oaklynn