LAUDERDALE COUNTY, ALABAMA
CEMETERIES - TOWNSHIP 2, RANGE 12
SIMMONS CEMETERY
(Black and White)
Surveyed by Orlan Irons - 30 Nov 1989
To reach this cemetery, turn north off Cox Creek Parkway onto AL 157 (Cloverdale Road). Go 4.7 miles and turn left on Lauderdale 9; go 1.7 miles to the cemetery. The cemetery is on the left side of the road on a hill. There are black and white buried in this cemetery. The white people do not use this cemetery any longer, but the black people still use it. The most recent person buried there in 1988. This cemetery is listed on the 1987 Lauderdale County Highway Map. The legal description for the cemetery is SE4, SW4, Sec 12, T2S, R12W.
SURNAME Given Names Born Died Comments WESSON Sarah J. 6 Nov 1840 29 Nov 1889 Belfast Ireland WESSON James W. 22 Jun 1867 8 Jul 1888 WESSON Nancy A. 6 Sep 1862 12 Oct 1871 WESSON Thomas C. 7 Feb 1878 6 Mar 1906 WESSON Andrew 25 Dec 1849 6 Jun 1894 WESSON Sergt. John R. no dates Co H 6 Tenn Cav No Name no dates rocks FREEMAN Sarah F. 5 Jan 1849 18 Mar 1894 wife of W F Freeman FREEMAN James 3 Jul 1901 7 Jul 1901 son of W J & M J Freeman FREEMAN Annie Bell 8 May 1890 30 Sep 1893 dau of W J & M J Freeman WESSON William A. 21 Dec 1831 18 Dec 1862 top broken off from bottom of stone HERNDON George 12 Jul 1867 marker broken A member of the Christian church ever since the year 1828 - born in North Carolina - Orange County IJAMS Vachell 20 Feb 1833 In the 74th year of his age Metal Marker: Vachell Ijams Maryland Pvt 4 Regt Md Vols Revolutionary War - 10 Jan 1759 - 20 Feb 1833 IJAMS FAMILY Vachel Ijams, Martha Gaither Ijams, Joseph Ijams, Elizabeth Ijams, Martha Ann Ijams, John D. Ijams, George Ijams, Malinda Thrasher Ijams, Janie Ijams Elizabeth Ijams Herndon, George Herndon All of these names are on one marker. There are no dates. IJAMS George R. 31 Jul 1830 23 Dec 1855 aged 25 years 4 mos & 22 d's SIMMONS Infant Baby 31 Aug 1888 1 Sep 1888 Inf of Z H & P C Simmons SIMMONS Mary 4 Nov 1805 25 Nov 1880 A member of the Baptist Church SIMMONS H. S. 19 Nov 1803 11 Mar 1885 born in NC; Was a consistant member of the Baptist Church SIMMONS Sion died 1841 aged about 3 months; son of Henry & Mary Simmons SIMMONS Richard 22 Sep 1843 Nov 1843 son of Henry & Mary Simmons SIMMONS Caswell 11 Oct 1838 3 Sep 1845 son of Henry & Mary Simmons SIMMONS Louis 23 Mar 1837 22 Mar 1878 was a member of the Baptist Church, also an Odd Fellow SIMMONS Iddo L. 13 Apr 1871 25 Apr 1885 son of L W & M L Simmons No Name no dates large rock SIMMONS John H. 1 Oct 1849 12 Mar 1942 NEWSOME J. C. 1920 no death date Marquerite 1924 1987 Funeral home marker: died 26 May 1987; born 27 Dec 1924 LOVELACE William P. 1872 1947 father Elizabeth 1883 19?? mother No Name no dates 2 rocks COBB Mr. James R. 3 Jul 1905 22 Dec 1983 Funeral home marker LOVELACE Willie E. 11 Sep 1910 16 Sep 1987 Althea E. 24 Apr 1920 no death date MALONE Ricky 20 Aug 1985 1 day old infant No Name no dates Funeral home marker SKIPWORTH Robert H. Jr. 1 Jun 1940 7 Sep 1971 LOVELACE Sam 1877 1966 Luttie L. 1882 1967 No Name no dates artificial flowers SKIPWORTH L. C. 31 Dec 1930 20 Mar 1979 Liza & Lisa love you LOVELACE Andrew no dates long concrete block LOVELACE Mollie no dates long concrete block No Name no dates long concrete block LOVELACE Malinda 29 Aug 1887 14 Dec 1888 dau of S L & M L Lovelace LOVELACE Alexander 29 Jan 1886 14 Dec 1888 son of S L & M L Lovelace MALONE Virgil O. 11 Nov 1913 5 apr 1969 Alabama Pfc Army Air Force World War II No Name no dates mound; no markers No Name no dates Funeral home marker MALONE Mrs. Eula 6 Mar 1892 8 Dec 1978 LOVELACE Evelyn M. 192 no death date Robert E. 1918 1986 Ftmkr: Robert Earl Lovelace Sgt US Army WWII 25 Mar 1918-21 Sep 1986 LOVELACE Linda Gayle 1958 1980 WOODS John Lee 24 Sep 1927 16 Jun 1966 father WOODS Ernest 23 Dec 1909 30 Mar 1987 Mary S. 12 Jun 1906 16 Apr1972 married 16 Nov 1927 WEAKLEY Lydia M. 1917 1986 mother WOODS James W. 11 Dec 1937 19 Dec 1986 husband No Name no dates Funeral home marker WOODS William W. 23 Sep 1919 24 Aug 1970 Alabama Tec5 US Army - World War II TUCKER Willie E. 1900 1977 WOODS John T. 25 Jun 1930 8 Dec 1977 WOODS Charles D. 22 Jul 1937 15 Aug 1988 father GRESHAM Ellis 11 Jan 1902 9 Apr 1979 Fannie M. 23 Oct 1906 18 Nov 1969 MINOR J. Hoover 27 Nov 1928 3 Sep 1971 No Name no dates Funeral home marker GRISHAM John E. 1923 1983 GRISHAM James B. 1904 1987 Vella C. 1904 no death date NOTE: The funeral home markers on these graves are from either Thompson & Son or Shelton Funeral Homes.
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