Doster Family Cemetery, Autauga, Alabama http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/autauga/cemetery/doster.txt ================================================================================ USGENWEB NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed and copyrighted by: David M. Edelen II ================================================================================ October 2002 DOSTER CEMETERY BEHIND THE OLD DOSTER HOME: I have been corresponding with one of the descendents in Florida who is trying to find a certain Doster grave, her great-great-grandfather and his wife which are supposed to be buried out there but are evidently not marked. She said this great-great-grandfather died in the home of his father when he was just 34 in 1862. So that old farm home that is in front of it was at least there then. Coming from Montgomery on old Highway 31 turn left off of Hy 31 onto Doster Rd. It is I think the 2nd or 3rd light after crossing the Alabama River. Go about a mile and a half until you see the little road to the left with some farm buildings and equipment there and the house. Behind the house about 40 yards is the cemetery. You can see the grave markers from the either Doster road or the road you turn on. Some are really tall and beautiful stones, almost shaped like the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C.. They would cost a fortune today. As I walked in the gate I started with the first row and went from left to right: 1. CAROLINE E. DOSTER, Wife of C. S. G. DOSTER . Born in Meriwether Co., Ga. 1835 Died near Prattville June 1, 1908. 2. (There were two stones for this one: one was his and the other a war memorial type: (Original): CHARLES S. G. DOSTER Son of Absolom & Sarah Doster Born in Autauga Co. Aug. 21, 1830 Died Feb. 20, 1898. (War Mem): CHARLES S. G. DOSTER major, Cordy's Co., Alabama Reserves; "Prattville Grays" 3. CHARLES EDMUND DOSTER Sonn of C. S. G. and C. E. Doster Born May 11, 1862 Died March 29, 1896. 4. Sacred to the memory of SARAH DOSTER, Wife of ABSOLOM DOSTER Born in Greene Co.,Ga. 1806 Died near Prattville 1893. 5. Absolom had two stones on his grave. One was a war memorial type: (orininal stone): Sacred to the Memory of ABSOLOM DOSTER Born in Meclenburg Co., N.C. 1796 Member of Alabama Legislature 1840-41 Died in Autauga Co. 1882. (War Mem stone): ABSOLOM DOSTER Pvt., Rosser's Ga. Militia War of 1812 1796--1882. 2nd row, R. to L.: 6. CHARLES RUDOLPH BOWEN Born Sept. 19, 1856 Died Oct. 21, 1913 7. All three of these Abneys are on one long stone and seems to be fairly modern or new: (A.) Ada Lamar Abney 10/28/1871--2/1/1872 (B.) Victoria Doster Lamar 1837--2/17/1897 (C.) Annie Gausten 11/14/1869--4/22/1942 8. CAPTAIN ZACHARIAH ABNEY Co. "F", 11th Ala. Infantry, C.S.A. Sept.10, 1835--Aug. 10, 1911 3rd ROW, L. TO R..: 9. LUCILE LANGFORD Daughter of C.W. & Lena LANGFORD July 22, 1913--Nov. 30, 1913. A fairer bud of promise never bloomed. 10. CHARLIE DOSTER LANGFORD, son of C.F. & Carrie Langford Dec. 10, 1900--Jan. 1, 1900 "We can safely leave our darling in Thy trust" 11. WILLIE HOWARD LANGFORD Son of C.F. & Carrie LANGFORD Jan. 1, 1908--June 9, 1908 "Budded on earth to bloom in Heaven" 12. KATHLEEN LANGFORD Dau of C.W. & Lena LANGFORD Dec. 11, 1903--Feb. 3, 1904 "How soon fades the tender flowers" 13. EDITH LANGFORD Dau of C.W. & Lena LANGFORD Jan. 28, 1905--June 9, 1905. 14. This one was a huge beautiful obelisk with things written on all four sides: SIDE ONE (covered with mold and moss and hard to read): JO???? W. LYNCH who departed this life on the 28th of February 1833. Aged 34 Years ???????????(Unreadable) SIDE TWO: Born on the 8th of February, 1799. Died on the 28th of February, 1833. "An honest man, the noblest work of God" SIDE THREE: Couldn't be read due to mold and moss SIDE FOUR: A native of Anson Co., NORTH CAROLINA but for the last 12 years a resident of Washington, Alabama.