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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