Suwanee Creek Chapter, NSDAR

A Cemetery of Early Suwanee Families

Also known as Shadowbrook Cemetery, this burial ground is locally referred to as “where the goats graze.” Located at the corner of Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road and Buford Highway, it is the resting place of members of many families connected to the founding and early history of Suwanee, Georgia.

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A useful source for learning more about early Suwanee history is Richard Plumer’s book, Town of Suwanee, Georgia: Early History, available at the Suwanee Public Library.

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Recorded Burials

The earliest birth year represented among the cemetery memorials is 1802, for James Brown. The earliest recorded burial is that of Ella V. Harris on October 18, 1877. The most recent recorded burial is that of Emogene Stonecypher Hope on November 17, 2008.

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Preserving and Documenting the Cemetery

In fall 2024, members of the Suwanee Creek Chapter, NSDAR, cleaned headstones and photographed graves throughout the cemetery. Find a Grave memorials were updated with new photographs and Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates, making the information more accessible to families and genealogical researchers.

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Researchers can find the cemetery under Find a Grave Cemetery ID 2141144.

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Family Names

The church records include the following family names: 

Adams, Bennett, Born, Braziel, Brown, Craft, DeVore, Harris, Johnston, Langley, Long, Rhodes, Smith, Stonecypher, Walters, Wilson, and Wright.

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Honoring Veterans

During the fall 2024 project, veterans’ graves were identified and marked with flag holders. Each April and October, chapter Daughters place new U.S. Flags at the graves as an ongoing act of remembrance.

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Veterans at Rest

Josiah S. Bennett – Confederate States of America

Daniel Born – Confederate States of America

Austin Harris – Confederate States of America

Joseph Hope – World War II

Henry W. Rhodes – World War I

Lewis K. Rhodes – World War I