Fayette County, Alabama
~ Old Philadelphia Church Cemetery ~
Location:
Quite a distance from current Philadelphia Baptist Church
building/cemetery on west side of State Highway 13 - off a dirt road in
the woods (S14/23?-T15S-R11W)
Copied by:
Frances Lowrey Brasher - 1976
FERGUSON, S.J. - Dec 30, 1832 -
Mar 15, 1875 ~ aged 42y-9m-15d
FERGUSON, V.R. - d. Jan 14,
1875 ~ infant, aged 5m
[The following stones are near the above]
FOSHEE, J.W. ~ (no dates)
JOHNSON, M.M. - July 22, 1882 -
Jan 29, 1884
JOHNSON, Martha M. - June 29,
1880 - April 28, 1885
According
to people familiar with this area, the "Old Philadelphia" church burned,
and the congregation moved to the current location. Some of the
old foundation may still be visible.
The cemetery holds some 20 to
50 graves; some are marked but most are not.
~
Frances Lowrey Brasher
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