LAUDERDALE
COUNTY, ALABAMA
CEMETERIES - TOWNSHIP 1, RANGE 11
BETHEL BERRY CEMETERY
Surveyed by Orlan Irons, 11 Jan 1990
To reach this cemetery from Florence, take Cox Creek Parkway and turn north onto AL 157 (Cloverdale Road); go 9.2 miles and turn right on Lauderdale 8; go 0.7 mile and turn left on a paved road; go 3.0 mile to the cemetery. The cemetery is on the right side of the road and is 0.1 mile this side of Bethel Berry Church of Christ. It has a chain link fence around it, and is well taken care of. Cecil Marks lives across the road from the cemetery. His parents and several other relatives are buried here. It is shown on the 1987 Lauderdale County Highway Map as Bethel Berry Church. The legal description is NW4, NW4, Sec 7, T1s R11w.
NAME BORN DIED COMMENTS
No Name no date no date a pile of rocks for marker
No Name no date no date 2 rocks; head & foot stones
Wooten (Double)
Delphia Mae 24 May 1908 13 Feb 1975
Emmet Lee 27 Aug 1891 3 Dec 1977
Wooten, Infant Sons of Emmet & Delphia Wooten (no dates)
Jones, John "Saddler" no date no date
Jones, Infant son of Houston & Mamie Jones footmarker: twins
No Name no date no date 2 rocks; head & foot stones
No Name no date no date 2 rocks; head & foot stones
Jones, Clarence b & d 20 Mar 1906 Inf son of W.A.&Annie Jones
No Name no dates. Straight marker for headstone; rock for footstone
No Name no date no date marble base for marker
Jones, Bessie 24 May 1901 17 Sep 1924 a faithful wife and mother
No Name no date no date 2 rocks; head & foot stones
Wooten, Carl D. 20 Jul 1938 20 Feb 1939 son of J.M.& Effie Wooten
Wooten (Double)
Jimmie 25 Feb 1898 31307
Effie 18 Dec 1913 no death date
Wooten, Tommy 13 Apr 1903 18 Mar 1968
Wooten, John 29 May 1890 22 Aug 1974
Wooten Infant 6 Jul 1935 (no other date) son of M/M H. V. Wooten
Williford (Double)
Mary Jane "Mollie" 18 Jun 1868 27 Apr 1932
William H. "Bill" 17 Oct 1865 24 Apr 1912
Grissom, Molinda 1 Sep 1855 no death date
Grissom, B. A. 14 May 1858 15 Jul 1937
Grissom, Willie R. 4 Oct 1878 6 Mar 1945
Grissom, Mandy C. 16 Nov 1891 31 Dec 1981
McFall (Double)
Fannie 1876 1954
T. Will 1873 1953
McFall, Martha 1867 1955
Wooton, M. E. 1 Mar 1832 24 Jun 1923
No Name no date no date marble marker for headstone
Grissom (Double)
Ellie I. 1910 19-- (no death date)
Elmer T. 1912 1953 Footmarker: E. T. G.
Olive, Elizabeth S. 9 Feb 1889 15 Apr 1973
Olive, George W. 17 Jan 1881 8 Jan 1947
Jones (Double)
Georgia 19 Mar 1920 22 May 1989 Footmarker: Georgia Ella Obryant Valentine - 19 Mar 1920 - 22 May 1989
Hubert "Buck" 26 Nov 1918 22 Sep 1897 Footmarker: Hubert E. Jones
Tec 4, US Army. World War II,
26 Nov 1918-22 Sep 1987
Olive, John R. 17 Jan 1877 19 Feb 1905 s/o Nathan & Sarah
Unmarked (Cecil Marks said this was a grave)
No Name no date no date 2 rocks; head & foot stones
No Name no date no date 2 rocks; head & foot stones
Jones (Double)
Samuel Houston 3 Jul 1887 13 Apr 1975
Mamie V. 8 May 1892 15 Oct 1977
Wesson (Double)
Lora R. 14 Apr 1921 no death date wife
Sam P. 26 Aug 1918 4 Jan 1981 husband; footmarker: Sam P. Wesson Pfc,
US Army, World War II -
26 Aug 1916 - 4 Jan 1981
Olive, Vera A. 7 Jun 1911 5 Mar 1921
Olive, James C. 29 Sep 1929 28 Dec 1934
Williams (Double)
Ella Lee 18 Feb 1885 28 Feb 1971
Willie W. 16 Jun 1875 11 Aug 1931
No Name no date no date 2 rocks; head & foot stones
Wilkes, Emmett 18 Jul 1894 5 Apr 1959 AL Pvt US Army WWI
Young, Frances 10 Feb 1816 10 Sep 1881 aged 60 yrs 7 mos; w/o T. W. Young
No Name no date no date 2 rocks; head & foot stones
Gray (Double)
Minnie Lee 12 Oct 1908 12 Feb 1989 mother
John Erritt 22 Aug 1897 19 Aug 1983 father
No Name no date no date 2 rocks; head & foot stones
No Name no date no date 2 rocks; head & foot stones
Marks, Sally - wife of Bill Marks
No Name no date no date 2 rocks; head & foot stones
Marks, baby of Samson Marks
No Name no date no date 2 rocks; head & foot stones
Marks, Bill
No Name no date no date 2 rocks; head & foot stones
Marks, dau of Bill Marks
Wilks, Mary 10 May 1857 22 Nov 1935 w/o L. O. Wilks
Wilks, L. O. 24 Nov 1847 11 Oct 1919 h/o Mary
No Name no date no date 2 rocks; head & foot stones
Blanton, Nancy C. 21 Aug 1840 7 Mar 1873 w/o R. B. Blanton
No Name no date no date 2 rocks; head & foot stones
No Name no date no date 2 rocks; head & foot stones
Polk (Triple)
Viola A. 28 Nov 1884 18 Dec 1884
Charles E. 23 Feb 1900 15 Mar 1900
Vernon E. 14 Oct 1889 24 Dec 1889
No Name no date no date 2 rocks; head & foot stones
Marks (Double)
Emmer J. 11 Feb 1893 9 Nov 1972
Rufus W. 26 Feb 1894 19 Dec 1960
Marks Family - Children of Rufus & Emma Marks
Mary Footmarker (no headstone)
Edward Footmarker (no headstone)
Alice Footmarker (no headstone)
Robert Footmarker (no headstone)
No Name no date no date 2 rocks; head & foot stones
No Name no date no date 2 rocks; head & foot stones
No Name no date no date 2 rocks; head & foot stones
No Name no date no date 2 rocks; head & foot stones
No Name no date no date 2 rocks; head & foot stones
No Name no date no date 1 rock for headstone
McDonald, J. P. 6 Apr 1863 6 Nov 1865
McDonald, W. S. 26 Jul 1865 16 Dec 1926
Spires, James A. 30 Sep 1828 23 Nov 1912 married Nancy L. Raines 21 Apr 1882
Spires, Nancy L. 6 Jan 1853 5 Mar 1934 w/o J. A. Spires
Hill, Nancy Spires 3 May 1868 29 Jan 1928 w/o J. M. Hill
No Name no date no date 2 rocks; head & foot stones
No Name no date no date 2 rocks; head & foot stones &
an old funeral home marker
Farrow (Double)
Mary E. 28 Mar 1850 1 Jul 1907
Juliet 12 Feb 1862 8 Jun 1897
Farrow, Celestia E. 7 Oct 1871 25 Sep 1874
Farrow (Double)
Martha A. 13 Mar 1831 8 Jun 1897
Ruben 29 Sep 1823 27 Jul 1883
Spires Infant 17 Oct 1916 18 Oct 1916
Spires, William Ellis 1 Dec 1920 18 Dec 1920
Crosslin, J. Robert Jr. 16 May 1937 (only date)
Valentine, Jason Mark 19 Feb 1983 20 Feb 1983 Funeral home marker
No Name no date no date a concrete marker & a rock for head & footstone
No Name no date no date a concrete marker & a rock for head & footstone
Cox, Johnny D. 21 Feb 1883 9 Feb 1919
No Name no date no date 2 concrete markers for head & footstone
No Name no date no date 2 concrete markers for head & footstone
No Name no date no date 2 rocks; head & foot stones
No Name no date no date 2 concrete markers for for head & footstone
No Name no date no date 2 concrete markers for for head & footstone
No Name no date no date 2 rocks; head & foot stones
No Name no date no date 2 rocks; head & foot stones
No Name no date no date 2 rocks; head & foot stones
No Name no date no date 2 rocks; head & foot stones
Whitten, Bertha Mae 28 May 1935 15 Dec 1935
Whitten (Double)
Virginia N. 8 Apr 1900 3 Mar 1936
J. Harper 15 Jun 1889 16 Nov 1965
Johnson, Jack Henry 28 Mar 1944 15 Jul 1944
Johnson (Double)
W. Turner 22 Jul 1914 19 Jan 1968
Willie Tee 16 Mar 1916 no death date
Johnson, Coy 24 Feb 1958 3 Sep 1971
No Name no date no date 2 rocks; head & foot stones and funeral home marker
No Name no date no date artificial flowers; small grave
No Name no date no date artificial flowers and funeral home marker; small grave
Johnson (Double)
Elizabeth F. 20 Aug 1945 no death date
Arthur T. 10 Apr 1942 31 Jan 1986
No Name no date no date 2 rocks and artificial flowers beside fence
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