LAUDERDALE COUNTY, ALABAMA
CEMETERIES - TOWNSHIP 3, RANGE 11
ROCK P. B. CEMETERY
(Black)
Surveyed by Orlan Irons, 27 Sep 1989
To reach this cemetery, turn off AL 20 (Savannah Highway) onto Lauderdale 6 (Gunwaleford Road). Go 2.4 miles and turn left on a gravel road [County road 204 - now paved.] Go 0.4 miles to cemetery. The cemetery is on the right side of Rock P. B. Church. Both are on the left side of this gravel road. The people buried in this cemetery are black. There are 20-30 sunken holes, which indicate unmarked graves. The cemetery is listed on the 1987 Lauderdale County Highway Map. The legal description for the cemetery is SW4, SW4, Sec 7, T3s, R11w. [map]
NAME BORN DIED COMMENTS
Cole, Funrow 7 Jun 1899 13 Nov 1976
Cole, Charlie Jr. 24 Mar 1904 25 May 1976
Cole, Charles W. 30 Nov 1948 7 Apr 1975
Cole, Lieutenant 26 Dec 1931 27 Feb 1975 Cpl US Army
Cole, Pearl 1 Apr 1903 9 Mar 1973
Cole, Alex 7 Jun 1867 11 Sep 1966
Cole, Mr. Percy 6 Mar 1897 16 Feb 196_ E.C.M.Hospital; marker
has metal letters attached to a flat stone, one is missing.
Cole, Charlie Sr. 12 Aug 1863 28 Jun 1951
Name not legible dates not legible funeral home marker
Johnson (Double)
Mary C. 24 May 1907 no date
Erastus 15 Dec 1903 21 Jul 1984
Rowell (Double)
Annie Mae no dates
William 26 May 1903 10 Apr 1982 married 20 Oct 1940
Howell, Carrie R. 10 Mar 1910 7 Aug 1980
Rowell, Nancy 6 Oct 1882 14 Feb 1979
Butler, Wallace 10 Sep 1910 27 Jan 1969
Rowell, Robert L. 2 Feb 1919 4 Oct 1960
Alabama Pfc 3105 Qm Service Co WW II
Rowell, Martha V. 12 Aug 1944 24 May 1955
dau of Wm. & Annie Mae Rowell
Howell, Annie 10 May 1897 1 Apr 1956
Rowell, Frank 22 oct 1933 23 Apr 1953 son of Wm. Rowell
Name not legible dates not legible funeral home marker
Mosely, Rebecca 9 Jul 1895 17 Sep 1980
Coffeey, Isaiah 28 Apr 1919 8 Sep 1971
Alabama Pfc US Army World War II
Ingram, Lettuce 17 Feb 1902 15 May 1969
Coffey (Double)
Viola 1898 1952
Frank 1884 1951
No Name no dates Funeral home marker
Brewer, Jesse 4 Aug 1913 25 Jan 1987
In loving memory of your sister Pashion
Brewer, Sallie 15 Feb 1894 4 Jul 1975 I love you Pat
Gamble, Willie James 24 Aug 1924 15 Aug 1975
Smith, Fannie 1906 1967
Beasley, Lovelace 27 Aug 1916 3 Jan 1971
Smith, Alexander 1904 1971
Beasley, William 21 Sep 1936 15 Dec 1956 Alabama Pvt US Army
Crump, Rev. C. A. 6 Jan 1874 3 Feb 1954
Ex President of MCPBSS Con 36 yrs; Pastor of St Moriah PBChurch 56 yrs
Smith, Harriet 1879 1942
Cole, Eula no date 25 May 1985 sleep on mother
funeral home marker birthdate 5 Jun 1909
No Name no dates Funeral home marker
No Name no dates Funeral home marker
Cole, Vangie L. 7 May 1909 1 May 1977
No Name no dates Funeral home marker
Ingram, Martha Lou 12 Mar 1913 24 Dec 1986
No Name no dates concrete block & undertaker marker
No Name no dates Funeral home marker
Brewer, Spencer 20 Aug 1917 4 Sep 1966 your sister Pashion
No Name no dates marble marker
Foster, George W. 5 May 1896 20 Oct 1983 Pvt US Army WW I
Foster, Clara Mae 15 Sep 1922 3 Jan 1983
Moore, Sam 16 Oct 1890 30 Jan 1980 father
Thomas, Joe Allen 9 Feb 1901 25 Jan 1981
Shelton, Edgar J. 24 May 1900 21 Jan 1980
Pearson, Ben 2 Apr 1890 10 Jul ____ This marker has metal
letters and numbers attached to a flat stone, and those for the year
of death are all missing.
Thomas, P. L. 15 Sep 1890 27 Mar 1964 loving husband
Weakley, Mary 1885 1951
Armstead, Nellie 10 Jan 1921 10 Oct 1979 mother
Shelton, Leana 15 Feb 1872 11 Jan 1967 mother
Shelton, James 1878 3 Sep 1959
Johnson, Andrew 7 Apr 1914 27 Mar 1978 father
Johnson, William M. 21 Jul 1936 26 Nov 1977 wife and children
Johnson, J. B. 24 Dec 1927 13 Feb 1977
Johnson, Margaret J. 4 Mar 1930 20 Jan 1973 a loving mother
No Name no dates Funeral home marker & concrete block
Duster, E. Mae Oct 1919 no date
Crittendon, Ida no date 20 Sep 1939 marker sunk into ground
Johnson, Rev. robert 28 Dec 1893 17 Aug 1971 a loving father
Johnson, Mattie L. 31 Dec 1900 22 Jun 1969
McVay, Flora J. Jun 1906 13 Nov 1963
Johnson, Governor 18 May 1927 14 Mar 1961 Alabama S2 USNR WW II
Johnson, Augusta 1 Apr 1951 wife of Tom Johnson;'mother'
Johnson, Tom 7 Apr 1868 21 Mar 1937 father
Ragland, Ruth 18 Apr 1919 26 Mar 1980 mother
Carroll, Julie 187 1965
Ragland, Arner V. 15 Nov 1936 10 Mar 1973
Carroll, Deacon Willie no birth date 8 Jun 1964
Smith, Rufus 18 Dec 1909 18 Jul 1957 Joined the Primitive
Baptist Church 1935; I miss you so much Rufus - his wife
Brownlow, Sylvia 7 Sep 1895 11 Aug 1951 mother of Virgie Adams
Vaughn, James 1886 1944
G____?, Joe W. Jan 1938 Mar 1944
Carroll, Will 25 Dec 1872 21 Mar 1936
No Name no dates Funeral home marker
No Name no dates Funeral home marker
Foster, Richard Sr. 25 Jan 1893 7 Feb 1974
Simpson, Parthenie 15 Mar 1894 8 Feb 1982 mother
Anderson, Nelson Dennie 24 Dec 1961 12 Aug 1977
Simpson, George 8 Jan 1920 29 Jul 1971
McDaniel, Frankie 1915 1963
Smith, Miriah 1866 1946
No Name no dates rock for marker
No Name no dates Funeral home marker
Foster, Rosie 1893 1967
Foster, Harry 10 Jan 1902 23 Jun 1967
Foster, Jerry E. Jr. 10 Mar 1939 25 Apr 1965 a loving father
Foster (Double)
Jerry 28 Feb 1913 19 Dec 1964
Jennie Lee 13 Nov 1913 no date
Foster, Richard Jr. 24 Jul 1912 19 Dec 1977
Foster, Henry 25 Dec 1896 7 Oct 1952
Alabama Cpl 366 Infantry 92 Division WW I
Foster, Jordan no date 10 Oct 1965
Coffee, Sylvester 7 Apr 1887 17 Aug 1942
Reeder, Roda Mae 6 Oct 1935 ?? ??? ???? death date not legible
Duster, Margaret Marie 25 Jun 1940 30 Jan 1972
Simpson, Johnnie 15 May 1897 15 Jun 1970
Foster, Sarah 1877 1952 our mother at rest
No Name no dates Funeral home marker
No Name no dates Funeral home marker
No Name no dates Funeral home marker
Stewart, Roosevelt 3 Nov 1939 17 Nov 1979
No Name no dates Funeral home marker
No Name no dates Funeral home marker
Smith, Matthew Sr. 1900 1971
Skipworth, Orndell 2 Feb 1891 25 Dec 1962
Armstead, Alex 25 Mar 1894 7 Jun 1961
Alabama fc 414 Res Labor Bn Qmc WW I
Ingram, Mary Emer 1 Aug 1874 27 May 1946
No Name no dates concrete marker
Smith, Carl Erskine 23 oct 1953 19 Jun 1967
Armstead, Dewey 29 Oct 1912 18 Jun 1966
Alabama Pfc Co. B 244 QM Bn WW II
Thompson, Edd J. no birth date 2 Jan 1940
Reynolds, Fred M. 30 Sep 1912 12 Jul 1953
Alabama Tec 5 Engineers WW II
Reynolds, Lizzie no birth date 4 Nov 1934
Stewart, Calle 10 May 1901 2 Jan 1981
Brown, Robert W. 15 Sep 1919 23 Dec 1967
Alabama Tec 5 3536 QM Truck Co. WW II
Brown, Elijah 1882 1961
Brown, James A. 27 May 1922 4 Jul 1952
Alabama Tec 5 3450 QM Truck Co WW II
Brown, Birt 3 Aug 1883 10 Apr 1952
Alabama Pvt 873 Co Trans Corps WW I
Cole, Christopher N. 13 Jan 1987 Inf; funeral home mkr
Jackson, Charlie B. 1949 1982 Pfc US Army
No Name no dates Funeral home marker
No Name no dates Funeral home marker
No Name no dates Funeral home marker
Bodie, Percy 15 Mar 1893 4 Sep 1973
Alabama Pvt US Army WW I
Crittendon, Nelson 17 Jan 1902 14 Jun 1971
Simpson, Annie 12 Jul 18781 10 Jan 1969
Johnson, Hattie 15 May 1883 1 Jan 1969
Cole, Ezell 29 Nov 1943 13 Sep 1989 Funeral home marker
Harrison, Josephine 4 Sep 1989
aged 51yrs 1mo 8da; Funeral home mkr
Adams, Jeffrey Gayler 29 Jan 1963 10 Jul 1989
Ingram, Cora Lee 12 Dec 1908 7 Jul 1989 Funeral home marker
Beck, Bessie 1911 1989
Funeral home marker: 11 Aug 1911 - 1 Jun 1989
Brewer, Hattie Mae 2 May 1989
aged 69 years; funeral home marker
Ingram, McKinley Jr. 12 Jul 1939 10 Jan 1989
No Name no dates Funeral home marker
Ross, Lillie 8 Nov 1950 aged 70 years
NOTE: The following were included in a survey by James E. Bankston,
29 Nov 1976. I did not find these graves, which may have been marked
by funeral home markers that have been lost or destroyed.
Vaughn, Mr. Richard 10 Nov 1976
Robinson, Willie James 17 Dec 1974
Thomas, Mr. Anthony Sr. 9 Apr 1976 aged 69 years
Armstead, Mrs. Mary 18 Nov 1975 aged 88 years
Thomas, Mrs. Dora 17 Mar 1975 aged 65 years
Johnson, Mrs. Velma Ella 30 Jan 1976 aged 58 years
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2002 [a later survey of this cemetery]
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