Copied April 1967 by Meg Buchner
Transcribed and amended October 2000 by Michael V. Sims
Amended March 2001 by Michael V. Sims

Note: Parts in parentheses added by Meg Buchner from information gathered from Mrs. Ulmer Fancher, Miss Julia Lewis, Mrs. Susie Mayo, and Mrs. Sue Harrell. Parts in brackets added by M. V. Sims.

Row I - Harrell-Sommerville Plot

Sue Steen Harrell
wife of Dr. W. S. Harrell
Jan. 18, 1888
April 15, 1981

William S. Harrell, MD
born Dec. 24, 1881
died Feb. 23, 1932

William C(harles) Harrell
born Oct. 12, 1850
died Aug. 16, 1941

Eva S(inclair) Sommerville
wife of William C. Harrell
Aug. 10, 1848 [1858?]
July 2, 1929
(dau. of Thos. & Mary Sommerville)

Mary F. Boyd
wife of Thos. B. Sommerville
born in Charlottesville, Va.
Mar. 21, 1830
died Mar. 21 1898

Thomas B. Sommerville
born in Springfield, Va.
May 1, 1829
died Dec. 23, 1887

Evidence of several unmarked graves in Row 1.

Myrtle Moorer
Jan. 12, 1890
June 30, 1925
(dau. of John D. Moorer)

John D. Moorer
born Dec. 25, 1865
died Dec. 28, 1923
(father of Otto Moorer)

Katie Hayes
wife of John D. Moorer
born Nov. 30, 1868
died Mar. 3, 1943

unmarked grave

John H. Alston
born Oct. 20, 1849
died June 14, 1916
(bro-in-law of John D. Moorer)


Row II  

William Doolittle
born Sept. 15, 1840
died Aug. 30, 1853 

James E. Doolittle, departed this
life September 2, 1857 [1851?], aged 7 mos
11 days.
son of S. M. and M. S. Doolittle


Row III

Small cement slab - child

Maggie Gramling Powers
June 19, 1883
June 27, 1933

Lorenzo Dee Powers
April 18, 1872
May 28, 1933

Margaret Annie Powers
Feb. 25, 1869
Sept. 2, 1956

Rebecca Elizabeth McFerrin
wife of M. L. Powers
Sept. 29, 1862 [1852?]
Dec. 9 [8?], 1936

M. L.
husband of R. E. Powers
Jan. 1, 1847
Nov. 12, 1917

Mrs. H. V. Acker
born April 5, 1881
died May 27, 1918

Hunter Perine
my only child
died Aug. 8, 1888
(adult sized grave)

Fannie M. Perine
died April 4, 1910

Edward M. Perine
died June 5, 1892

Col. W. T. Minter
who was killed April 2, 1865
in the sixtieth year of his age
while bravely fighting in the
defense of Selma.  He sleeps the 
sleep of the slain, conquered and
yet without a stain, proudly and
peacefully.
born Jones Co., Georgia
April 27, 1805

Mrs. Susana
consort of Col. W. T. Minter
who departed this life Nov. 17, 1855
in the 36th year of her age.

Sacred to the memory of 
Wm. T. and Morgan James
sons of Col. Wm. T. and Mrs. S. A. 
Minter, the former in the 1st; the 
latter in the 11th year of his age.


Row IV

Child's grave.

Mrs. Frances Ann Hill
born Nov. 16, 1814, and
died May 18, 1848 in the
34th year of her age.

Martha C. Hill
born Dec. 27, 1836
died October 17, 1842

Samuel Warren Hill
born August 29, 1839 [1830?]
and died Jan. 28, 1842.

William D. Hill
born Dec. 14, 1834
died Jan. 12, 1835

Francis Augustus Hill
born May 18, 1848
and died August 14, 1849

Miss Alethia A. M. Hill
born Oct. 4, 1805
died Aug. 30, 1835

Mrs. Martha Hill
who was born Feb. 5 [3?], 1780
and died July 30th, 1835

Emma Rose
Robert Emmet
infants of 
Wm. and Sabrina Foster

Missouri Ellen Deats, wife of
Joseph Archibald Foster
Dec. 4, 1834
Sept. 14, 1907

Sabrina, wife of Wm. Foster
died June 20, 1856
in the 52nd year of her age.

Wm. Foster
died Feb. 18, 1862
aged 67 years.

(footstone only)  J. -------

D. J. Smyly, daughter of 
W. R. and C. M. Smyly
born May 22, 1853
died May 15, 1854

Jane, daughter of 
J. A. and M. E. Foster
died July 11, 1860

Wm. F. Smyly, son of
W. R. and C. M. Smyly
born Mar. 7, 1852
died Nov. 9, 1852

William R. Smyly
Feb. 26, 1828
Feb. 17, 1907
(son of James Smyly b. 1802 
and Lucinda Mayes)

Caroline (Foster) Smyly
Dec. 19, 1826
Mar. 12, 1902

Luta Smyly
Dec. 10, 1854
April 15, 1902
(dau. of Wm. & Caroline Smyly)

Lucy Smyly
Feb. 25, 1850
May 4, 1915
(dau. of Jas. Smyly, b. 1802, 
and Lucinda Mayes)


Row V

Lydia Riggs, daughter of
Martha Powell and Thomas Riggs
died Sept. 29, 1952

Virginia Caroline Riggs
December 2, 1861
May 13, 1921

Frank P. Riggs
born Oct. 26, 1856
died June 21, 1897
He died defending his friend -
Erected by his devoted wife,
Nannie.

Child's grave - no name

Grave - no name

Box type grave - all remaining are the four corner stones.

Elizabeth Sarah, daughter of 
Geo. L. and Sarah Trott
died July 28, 1850
aged 11 months and 23 days.


Row VI

Grave - no name

Sophie Bowie, wife of
Thomas Riggs
born Mar. 12, 1843
died Dec. 7, 1916

Thomas Riggs
born Walterboro, S. C.
April 7, 1818
Died April 17, 1901

Lucia Jane, daughter of 
Thomas and Ellen M. Riggs
died Aug. 6, 1850
aged 1 year, 11 mo., and 23 days.

Jane Pickens, daughter of 
Thomas and Ellen M. Riggs
died July 24, 1844
aged 9 months and 4 days.

Mrs. Ellen M. Riggs
died Sept. 10, 1852
in the 35th year of her age.

Ellen C. Riggs, daughter of
Thomas and Ellen M. Riggs
died Feb. 4, 1854
aged 6 years, 11 months, 23 days


Row VII

Ella E. Day, wife of 
H. A. Vasser
died April 8, 1932
aged 77

H. A. Vasser
died Nov. 10, 1899
age 54 years.

Jodie, daughter of
H. A. and Ellas Vasser
born June 2, 1885
died Sept. 27, 1888

Double marker:  BUSTER
John D.        Lula V.
1882-1955 1883- 1968

May, daughter of 
Hamlin E. Smith, and his wife,
Ella F. Vasser
died July 10, 1867
Aged 10 years

Mrs. E. H. Smyly
died Mar. 2, 1859
in the 24th year of her age
(Elizabeth H. Reese, wife of 
Dr. Dan Caldwell Smyly)

Malena Walthall Smyly
born Oct. 5, 1826
marrid to Dan C. Smyly, MD
Dec. 2, 1846
died June 2nd, 1852

Our Mother
(Rebecca DeWalt, wife of John Smyly, below)

John Smyly
born July 16, 1783
died September 7, 1849
(son of Maj. John Smyly 1755-1807
and Margaret Caldwell b. 1758)

Nancy DeWalt
died May 1834
Aged 80 years

1st Lieut. John T. Bender
2nd Ala Cav CSA
(His wife was Nancy Caroline Smyly, a daughter of John Smyly and Rebecca DeWalt)

S. A. Smyly
Co. G, 5th Ala Inf CSA
(Samuel A. Smyly, son of John Smyly and Rebecca DeWalt)

James W. Smyly
Holloways Co., Ala Cav CSA
(Actual name was John James Smyly, son of John Smyly and Rebecca DeWalt)

Julius C. DeW. Bender
Cadet Corps, Schochly's Escort Co. CSA
(son of John T. Bender and Nancy Caroline Smyly)

Samuel A. Mayes
born Nov. 21, 1813
died May 19, 1858

Harriet Eliza Mayes
born June 28, 1816
died Sept 10, 1847


Row VIII

Catherine B. Hammond
1905-1955
(dau. of John and Lula Buster)

Fred V. Hammond
1898-1966

1 stone (corner) standing of box-type grave

Box type grave - name gone

Sacred to the memory of
Anna Maria
daughter of Phillip and Eliza R. Milhous
who departed this life 22nd [26?] Nov 1851 
age 6 years

Infant daughter of 
Phillip and Eliza R. Milhous
born 30 Julyand died 6 August 1847.

In the memory of George Haywood [Hayword?] Milhous 
son of Phillip and Eliza R. Milhous
who departed this life Sept. 30, 1845
aged One year, eight months, and 14 days.

Sacred to the memory of
Mrs. M. A. Bonner
wife of TH [?] Bonner, MD
who died Sept 24th, 1855
aged 33 years.

Sacred to the memory of
Margaret, wife of John Ramsey
who was forn December 22nd [?] 1780
and died March 31st, 1856
a member of the M. E. Church 53 years.
[unreadable} humble Christian.  

Sacred to the memory of 
John Ramsey, who was born
February 13, 1769
and died July 24th , 1842
an humble follower of Jesus Christ
and a member of the ME Church 
about 10 years.

Sacred to the memory of
Mr. Elizabeth Ramsey
who departed this life on the 16th of Aug., 1848
aged 20 years, 11 monts and 14 days.

Joseph, son of
J. D. and M. F. C. Beal
born July 14, 1854
died July 15, 1857


Row IX

Sacred to the memory of 
Berry Philip [Phillip] Vasser
who was born July 22, 1834
and departed this life
Sept. 9, 1852 in the 
19th year of his age.

Sacred to the memory of 
Thomas Givhan
son of Dr. John E. and Sarah Caroline 
Vasser, who died Octr. 15, 1841 [1843]
aged 4 years and 6 months 

Sacred to the memory of Mrs.
Sarah Caroline, wife of
Dr. John E. Vasser
who died April 15, 1844
in the 37th year of her age.

Sacred to the memory of 
John E. Vasser who died
13th August 1841
16 [46?] years and 6 months

Sacred to the memory of 
Frances Rebecca Milhous
who departed this life the 6th of October
1833 in the 28th year of her age.

Box grave - no name

Sacred to the memory of 
inestimable departed worth, unrivalled
excellence and virtue, as angelically
portrayed in the character of
Miss Caroline A. Bell
who died March 3rd 1839
in the 18th year of her age.

In memory of Mrs. Emma E. [F?] Vasser
born May 6th 1819
died Nov. 13th 1864.


Row X

Eliza Harper
wife of
Reverend Richard Bryan
Born Aug. 19, 1765
Died Nov. 27, 1834
in the 70th year of her age.
[wife of the pastor of the Methodist Church and grandmother of Rev. Washington Bryan Crumpton?]

Richard J. Bryan
B. April 25, 1789
D. March 19, 1871

Lucy Ann Ulmer Bryan
B. April 25, 1793
D. Feb. 24, 1872

Sacred to the memory of
Mrs. Mary J. Vasser
who was born May 1, 1815
and died April 14, 1852

In Memory of 
L B Vasser [Sr]
who died
Jan. 1, 1866
aged 50 years

Sacred to the memory of
Eleanor A. Jones
who departed this life
June 11, 1830
aged 17 years.


Row XI

Kenneth McKinnon MD
Sept. 27, 1824
August 6, 1900

Eliza Walker
Wife of Kenneth McKinnon
born Dec. 28, 1832
died Jan. 25, 1902

Lutie E. McKinnon
born Feb. 14, 1870
died Nov. 23, 1931

Edward Walker
Williamsburg, VA
Sept. 1801
Nov. 1873

Joseph Bell Walker
born Wytheville, Va.
March 19, 1839
Died Jackson, Miss.
Mar. 23, 1908

Katherine Warburton Walker
born Dec. 11, 1845
died April 17, 1917.
("Miss Kate" - a teacher)


Row XII

My dear husband
W.A. Rice
died Jan. 26, 1881
aged 62 years

Our baby
Cornelius C. Rice
died Dec. 25, 1879
aged 15 years

Dear Brownie
Lewis Brown Rice
died Dec. 6, 1875
aged 18 years

My darling Neta
Wahneta G. Rice
July 9, 1881
aged 19 years 6 months
There's a rest for the weary

Our darling 
Nina Cook
born Prescott, Arizona
aged 7 years


Row XIII

Lena Smith
died Feb. 14, 1894

Laura A. Smith
"Miss Vaughan"
died Oct. 4, 1886

Anna Moor
only child of
John A. and Anna Moor McKinnon
Born July 19, 1877
Died Oct. 11, 1878

[another child's grave]

Mary Anna Moor
daughter of Flora Vasser and James L Moor
1885-1891

Mary Underwood
Born Jan. 23, 1845
died June 30, 1878
aged 33 years, 5 months, and 7 days

1st Corp.
John H. Underwood
Co. B.
3 Ala Cav
CSA

Lewis Moor Underwood
born Nov. 18, 1866
died May 21, 1869
aged 2 years 6 months and 3 days

In memory of 
Lewis Moor
who departed this life
June 10, 1854
aged 51 years

Mary E. Dudley
wife of Louis Moor
1821-1906

Julia Moor
daughter of Louis and Mary Moor
wife of Henry Dudley Lewis
April 23, 1849- May 22, 1883

Henry Dudley Lewis
born March 19, 1845
died Oct. 11, 1914

Lula Moor Lewis
Born June 23, 1854
died Sept. 13, 1920

In memory of 
Frank James Lewis
son of H D Lewis and 
Lula Moor Lewis
Oct. 19, 1889
Jan. 17, 1968

Henry Dudley Lewis
born March 25, 1888
died Aug. 28, 1867.

Julia Moor Lewis
born Sept. 18, 1885
died Jan. 6, 1970.
[Miss Julia]

Miss Pamelia Moor
died Sept. 9, 1825
aged 25 years

Miss Nancy C. Moor
who died 
Feb. 11, 1849
aged 25 years

Cowan family grave - no marker

Mattie F. Cowan
born Apr. 20, 1852
married E. D. Paisley
Nov. 19, 1878
(according to Miss Julia Lewis, E. P. Paisley was a preacher)

Ann M. Cowan
died Sept. 24, 1849
in the 42nd year of her age

Two graves - stones but no inscriptions

John N. Cowan
Jeff Davis, Ala Arty
CSA
(according to Miss Julia Lewis, John had a sister named Rose Anna)

6 graves - unmarked

J. D. Cowan
who died Apr. 5, 1838
in the 18th year of his age

Rossane Cowan
died Aug. 24, 1838
in the 80th year of her age

Miss M. Cowan 
died March 17, 1835
in the 23rd year of her age

In memory of
Rev. William Moore
who died November 4th, 1831
aged 40 years, 6 months &4 days

Sacred to the memory of Mrs. Mary Campbell
who departed this life Oct. 16, 1856 [1850?]
aged 65 years and 19 [10?] days

In memory of James M. Campbell
who departed this life
May 10, 1848
in the 35th year of his age.

In memory of James Cowan Campbell
son of James and Maria Campbell
who died November 14 AD 1844
aged 3 mo. 20 days.

In memory of Benjamin Edward Campbell
son of James and Maria Campbell
who died May 28th AD 1840
aged 15 mo. 19 days

(same row far to rear):
In memory of
Archibald Butler
a native of Va.
born July 27th 1793
died May 25th 1842.

John Werlein
died April 9, 1874
aged 66 years

Annie [Fannie] Werlein
wife of Dr. W. L. Buford
born August 15, 1848
died Sept. 17, 1876


ROW XIV

Samuel Cowan
infant son of
Rev. A. A. and C. E. Bell

Grave - no inscription

Our dear little Johnie
John Leroy
son of Col. W(illiam) F(ranklin) and I. R. (Crum) Crumpton
born Oct. 8, 1841
died July 3, 1856
in the 15th year of his age

William J. Davis
born Aug. 13, 1813
died Setp. 16, 1836
aged 23 years 1 mo 3 days

Mary
wife of A. W. Arnold
died May 4, 1838
aged 22 years 10 mo 8 days

James Leonard
infant son of 
A. W. and Mary Arnold
died Mar. 6, 1838
aged 8 months

Absalom W. Arnold
died April 5, 1866
aged 58 years

Robert Dickson
died Sept. 14, 1856
aged 25 years 5 mo 3 days

Sacred to the memory of
Alonzo Vaughan
born near Petersburg, Va.
June 17, 1842
died Aug. 8, 1898
aged 51 years and 2 months

unmarked grave

Sacred to the memory of 
Lawson Mitchum
who departed this life
July 5th, 1852
aged 45 years

My Mother
Mrs. R. O. A. Mitchum
born Nov. 22, 1818
died Aug. 18 [10?] 1871
aged 53 years 8 mo 19 days

Jacob A. S. Crum
son of S. D. Crum
born Oct. 21, 1851
died Sept. 3, 1859


ROW XV -  Middleton - Moon Plot

Hartley Allen Moon
Feb. 5, 1877
Apr. 9, 1946

Mary Middleton (wife of H. A.)
Nov. 11, 1876
Mar. 20, 1963

Florence A. Middleton
Aug. 31, 1882
Nov. 17, 1968

Double marker:   MOON
Richard Hartley     Lida Sloan
Feb. 28, 1915       Feb. 9, 1911
Feb. 12, 1952       Mar. 5, 1992

Sallie G. Middleton
April 24, 1862
April 4, 1884
Aged 21 yr 11 mo 10 days
[replacement stone]

Evan A. Middleton
Oct. 8, 1872
Feb. 3, 1894

Thomas James Middleton
born in Duplin Co., N. C.
Oct. 9, 1818
died at Pleasant Hill, Ala.
Nov. 8, 1895
(his first wife was Mary Frederick, buried at Good Hope Presbyterian Church)

Amanda Wiley
wife of
T. J. Middleton
July 25, 1832
June 27, 1909

Thomas Frederick, son of J. O. and A. J. Robertson
Sept. 1, 1882
June 26, 188?
(A. J. is Alice Middleton)

Charley H.
son of 
D. H. and M. E. (?) Middleton
Born Jan. 20, 1875
died Aug. 28, 1887

David H. Jr.
son of 
D. H. and M. D. Middleton
Dec. 20, 1892
Oct. 15, 1918
"He made the supreme sacrifice."

David H. Middleton
Mar. 24, 1844
June 17, 1923

Maria D. Middleton
Jan. 26, 1853
Oct. 13, 1924
(wife of David H. Middleton)

Newport Saffold Middleton
Aug. 18, 1885
June 29, 1914

Mabel M. Middleton
Nov. 29, 1903
Sept. 3, 1989

Leon F. Middleton, Sr.
May 19, 1896
April 19, 1973

Thomas Calloway Middleton
Mar. 9, 1854
Dec. 7, 1930

Lina Bragg Simonton Middleton
Dec. 14, 1854
Mar. 6, 1932

"Aunt Maude"
Helen M. Middleton
Sept. 29, 1907
July 20, 1981

Infant daughter of
Hinton and Maude Middleton
June 27, 1928

David H. Middleton
Sept. 3, 1895
Dec. 25, 1965

Bessie Bragg Middleton
July 10, 1891
Jan. 27, 1966

Hattie Irene Gramling
wife of Fred Chambliss
Feb. 12, 1886
Jan. 12, 1936
(dau. of James Ira Gramling and Augusta Davidson)

Paul Simonton
Aug. 11, 1892
April 19, 1953

Mrs. Nettie Simpson Simonton
born Atlanta, Georgia
July 4, 1855
died Pleasant Hill, Ala.
July 1, 1934

Leonard Christopher Simonton
Feb. 7, 1888
Oct. 19, 1888

Susan Reese
wife of J. H. Hickson
June 28, 1830
Dec. 18, 1919

James Harvey Hickson
died Jan. 26, 1901
aged 79 yrs 8 mos 11 days

Nannie King Reese
wife of Wm. H. May
Sept. 9, 1860
June 9, 1900

Capt. William H. May
June 1, 1835
June 29, 1922

Roger McGrath
born in Paylestown
Tipperary County, Ireland
Jan. 1, 1793
died April 12, 1858
aged 65 years

Fredonia Augusta
daughter of A. J. and E. A. Reese
Jan. 6, 1856
Feb. 16, 1894

Eliza A. King
wife of Dr. A. J. Reese
died Sept. 19, 1870

Moffet Duncan Reese
wife of William C. Griffin
born Jan. 31, 1833
died Aug. 12, 1864

Susan Cooper
wife of William Reese
died June 24, 1877
aged 84 years 1 mo 17 days

Ann Eliza
daughter of J. E. and A. M. Barnes
b. Oct. 11, 1856 (?)
d. Sept. 23, 1858 (?)
aged 1 yr 11 mos 12 days

Margaret Catherine
daughter of J. E. and Ann M. Barnes

Ann ? Cornelia -----er?
born Sept. 16, 1850
died Mar. 10, 1852
aged 1 yr 5 mos 24 days

Anna Maria Barnes
born April 22, 1826
died July 22, 1862

James Edwin Barnes
born June 16, 1825
died Jan. 10, 1873


Row XVI

Ira Edison Burgess
May 25, 1915
June 23, 1917

James Ira Gramling
Aug. 17, 1853
Mar. 19, 1926
(son of John M. Gramling and Margaret Mehetbel Bryan)

Eliza Augusta Davidson Gramling
Feb. 7, 1861
Feb. 16, 1937

John Michael Gramling
Pvt Hubbard's Ala Cav
Confederate States Army
Sept. 18, 1816
July 17, 1890

Amanda M. Yates
born Aug. 15, 1840
died Nov. 23, 1901
Mother thou art now at home.

3 graves

Henry Leland
Son of Addie Godwin and 
Henry Alonza Powers
May 5, 1915
Sept. 27, 1916

Rev. Jno. Alexander Spence
born Sept. 30 [8?], 1814
Died Dec. 2, 1898
62 yrs a preacher of the gospel
24 yrs a member of the Ala. Conference
Methodist Protestant Church
in which he died greatly beloved 
by all who knew him.
Not my will but thine be done.   Luke XXII: 42

Mary F [E?]. Spence

Margaret I.
wife of J. A. Spence

P. H. Vaughan
died Dec. 28, 1870

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