MILFORD CEMETERY

Surveyed 29 Aug 1989 by Orlan Irons

To reach this cemetery, turn left off AL 20 (Savannah Highway), onto Lauderdale 14 (Waterloo Road); go 12.9 miles, and turn right on Lauderdale 10; go 3.1 miles, turn left on a paved road. Go 0.6 mile and turn left on a gravel road; go 0.3 mile to the cemetery. The cemetery is at the end of the gravel road. This cemetery has a chain link fence around it, about  50' X 50'. There are 6 unmarked graves on the inside of this fence. The cemetery is listed on the 1987 Lauderdale County Highway Map. The legal description for the cemetery is SE4, NW4, Sec 33, T1S, R13W.

   NAME           Given Names               Born          Died Inscription/Comment
WHITE, Mary Kathrine      25 Aug 1988   25 Aug 1988 (grave is outside fence)
WHITE, Tracey Allen       15 Apr 1968   15 Apr 1968 (grave is outside fence)
WOOD, Benjamin McKinley   26 Dec 1898   20 Aug 1981
WOOD, John Pugh           25 Aug 1869   23 Sep 1955
      Sallie               7 Sep 1869   13 Apr 1959
MILFORD, Lina              1 Apr 1859   30 Jun 1956
MILFORD, William L.       10 Oct 1828   25 Aug 1893
MILFORD, Francis A.       23 May 1830   14 Jan 1896 wife of W L Milford

UPDATE
Contributed 5 May 2000 by Dan Wood 

This cemetery has excellent care. There is a large fence around all graves. The original cemetery has a chain link fence around it. All the people buried here are related to the land donor, William L. Milford.

WHITE (Double)
      James A.   5 Jan 1926 - 27 Dec 1992   
                U. S. Army plaque at foot of grave: James Albert White, 
                Pvt. U. S. Army - 1/5/26 - 12/27/92  {grave outside fence}
      Carla R.   12 Jan 1930 - no death date
WOODS (Double)
      Randy J.   19 Aug 1955 - 2 Mar 1999 {grave outside fence}
      Shirley A.    8 Dec 1864 - no death date     married 3-29-96
WOOD, Gary  29 Jul 1941 - 10 Jun 1992  {grave outside fence}
MARONAY, Billie Marie   11 Feb 1934 - 15 Jun 1999
YOUNG, Estelle       25 Jun 1902 - 12 Jul 1993
YOUNG, Jerry Lee   19 Oct 1959 - 11 Nov 1949
WOOD, Infant son     31 Jul 1922 - 31 Jul 1922  
          son of Wm. C. and Bessie WOOD

There are six small markers recently added:

1. Douglas MILFORD   1815 - 19 Jun 1879     first to be buried in  cemetery
2. In memory of Handley BRATTON {this person is Levi Buchanan BRATTON}
3. Infant of Handler and Ellen Milford BRATTON
4. Infant of Handley and Ellen Milford BRATTON
5. Infant of Douglas MILFORD
6. Mitchell son of Handley and Ellen Milford BRATTON

UPDATE: 10 Nov 2003 from Dan H. Wood

WOOD, Verdie M.  17 Oct 1896 - 27 May 1992
YOUNG, Robert Orman  8 May 1928 - 20 Sep 2003
WHITE, Greenberry "G. B."  1 Jan 1931 - 8 Jan 2003

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