COLBERT COUNTY, ALABAMA
CEMETERIES
HOBGOOD PLANTATION CEMETERY
Township 4, Range 10, Section 7
Contributed 26 June 2008
by Scott Dawsey
LOCATION: Leaving Muscle Shoals on Wilson Dam Rd. ( Co Rd 133 ) head south of 6th st. 1000 yrs before you go under the railroad track you will turn left on a gravel road no signs this will carry you back to two houses. on the gravel rd 1/2 way down look to your left in a grove of trees there is a stone wall that surrounds the cemetery. The Hobgood and Hicks families are buried inside the wall and the Keenum, Elledge and the Narmore families are buried outside the wall. Township4S, Range 10W, Southeast 1/4 of section 7
Inside the wall, Hobgood and Hicks
| In Memory of
John Hobgood born in Halifax Co. Va. Oct 10 AD 1800 Migrated to Alabama AD 1818 Died Feb 13,1859 Sleep on dear father for thou art blest God called him home to take thy rest |
In Memory of Martha A. Wife of John Hobgood born May 20,1810 died Feb 27,1885 Aged 71 yrs. 9 mos. 7 days |
| Sacred to the
memory of John Hobgood Jr. Son of John and Martha A Hobgood born Nov.25,1846 died July 12,1855 He was a student of LaGrange College at the time of his death |
Sister Ann Marah Hicks 1868 --- 1884 Yea upon the harp will I praise thee of God My God |
| Mother Sarah Hobgood Hicks 1844 --- 1894 A devoted wife and Loving Mother [ NOTE: Wife of David Water Hicks buried Oakwood Cemetery Tuscumbia] |
David Benard
son of D. W. and S. A. Hicks born Aug 19,1865 died Nov. 18,1868 Kindred sprits called the darling Home to thy Saviors brest In the land of the blissfull rest |
Outside the wall
| Harvey B.
Keenum 1890 --- 1942 |
Tommy E Toy dau of H. E. and L. B. Keenum born Nov 28,1917 died Feb 10,1918 |
| Lee Mauldon Son of H. E. and L. E. Keenum born Feb 11,1915 died Feb.18,1918 |
Lee Mauldon Son of H. E. and L. E. Keenum born Feb 11,1915 died Feb.18,1918 |
| Auston Keenum born July 24,1902 died April 23,1903 |
Lonnie Keenum born Jan 18,1866 died May 31,1903 |
| James
Melton 1 son of J. M. and Mary Elledge born Mar 22, 189_ died July 14,1908 |
Nolan son of J. M. and M. R. Elledge born March 27,1905 died Dec 3,1909 |
| B. F. Elledge born March 27,1846 died Dec 2,1906 Erected by his loving children |
Oneal Elledge born July 1, 1902 died May 31,1908 |
| unmarked foot stone M. E. K. |
Ludia Ma daughter of J. W. Elledge born Jan 22,1901 died July 23,1901 |
| unknown [broken stone] |
unknown [broken stone] |
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Vide L. |
[NOTE: This child's month and year of birth are given as Mar 1895 on the 1900 census for Colbert County, AL. His parents are Jesse and Mary (Massengale) Elledge.] back
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