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Poor House Cemetery

poor farm

 

 

 

 

 

Location: The Poorhouse Cemetery is located on East Burdeshaw Street just off Ross Clark Circle.

The cemetery was clean at the time of the survey. There are crosses that mark some of the graves where others are marked with only slabs.

Photos: by Ron Williams

Surveyed: November 2007

Submitted by: Ron Williams



Map: Needed, if available

Interments:
Surname  Given Name  Birth  Death  Comments
Merrell  Cleveland     10-Jul-37  AL PVT. 1 CL.  437 RES. LABOR BN.
Hayes  Hattie  Koonce  7/9/1901  7/17/1928   
Gilbert  George     10-Jun-47   
Gilbert  Lucile     1946   
Gilbert  Tommy        ( Just name on grave slab)
Gilbert  LuElla        ( Just name on grave slab)
Gilbert  George        ( Just name on grave slab)
Smith  William  Thomas  1901  1926  Age 25
Jeffords  Nancy  A.  Mar. 17, 1854  Oct. 12, 1926  Gone but not forgotton
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