Witt Brown Cemetery, Baldwin, Alabama

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November 2001

Including Witt-Brown, there are six visible cemeteries in Bon Secour, AL:

Benton - private family
Catholic
Fisherman Riverview
St. Peter's Episcopal
United Methodist
Witt-Brown

It is told that there is at least one more burial place in Bon Secour that is now a home site.

This information was prepared by: Doris V. Fulford Witt Jones August 2001.
Update: 9/19/2001 

WITT-BROWN CEMETERY
BON SECOUR, AL.
SOUTH BALDWIN COUNTY
 
From its establishment in the 1880's until May of 1981 this cemetery was known 
as Witt Cemetery. The grounds were given as a burial place by Mary Ann Witt, and 
confirmed by her will dated August 1890. At the writing of her will there were 
already at least two graves, possibly more, on these grounds. She designated 1/2 
acre, and in 1966 Willie Witt, her grandson, gave additional land along the west 
boundary and George Brown gave land along the east boundary and also included 
his family burial plots to the south. The cemetery was surveyed in May of 1981 
and given the name of Witt-Brown at that time.

The following is not just a list of names and dates of those buried in this 
cemetery, but also contains notes that I have added for assisting in genealogy 
searching, and I give my permission for the information to be used as such. 
Names contained in ( ) are maiden names, names in " " are names they were known 
by in the community.

Allen, James Age 77 yrs No dates
His wife:
Allen, Louise Age 59 yrs No dates
Their children:
Allen, Ferdinand H. 1872-1932
Allen, Virginia Estelle 4-20-1881 2-04-1966
Allen, James F. 1-28-1869 4-21-1956 
His wife:
Allen, Winifred (Johnson) 4-23-1874 ` 12-26-1927
small unmarked grave: child of James & Winifred Allen
sons of James & Winifred Allen:
Allen, John R. "Johnny" 1894-1955
His wife:
Allen, Mary E. "Aunt Bessie" (Kroutter) 1894-1968
note: "Aunt Bessie"- daughter of Laura (Witt) Kroutter
Allen, Aybrey C. 1897-1955
His wife:
Allen, Rose (Nolte) 1902-1976
Allen, Werneth F. 1906-1981
His wife:
Allen, Irma (Bemis) 1910-1962
Baby Jacqueline-granddaughter of Werneth & Irma- 11-06-1950 11-30-1950
note: Irma- daughter of Edwin & Caroline Bemis
Allen, Mildred G. (Galloway) 10-03-1919 6-21-1998
note: husband: Lloyd Allen- son of John & Mary E. Allen / Living
Anderson, Sr. Warren 8-16-1915 5-24-1979
note: Juanita (Allen)- daughter of John & Mary E. Allen / Living
Anderson, Anna Louise 9-08-1906 4-08-1908
Anderson, George Wilmer 1-14-1914 2-21-1917
note: grandchildren of Jonh W. & Annie R. Miller
Beebout, Robert Theo 11-01-1961 4-23-1989
Son of Lavonia (Scott) Beebout Shutt / Living-Robert was killed in an auto acc. 
He was cremated and his ashes scattered over Bon Secour River. His urn is buried 
in this grave site.
Note: at the foot of Robert's grave site is a very old unmarked grave-it's top 
covered with brick. I've been told that this grave has been there since the late 
1800's or early 1900's.
Bemis, Edwin A. 10-15-1863 10-10-1940
His wife:
Bemis, Caroline (Brown) 11-18-1871 12-06-1932
Sons of Edwin & Caroline Bemis:
Bemis, Roy 1905 09-05-1926
Bemis, William Ross 06-16-03 05-14-1771
His wife:
Bemis, Alberta (Nelson) "Aunt Bert"6-10-06 12-16-1993 
Son of Ross & Aunt Bert: 
Bemis, James 1944-1991
note: Ross was a twin- his twin sister Kathleen Benton is buried in Benton Cemetery
Bemis, Walter Gavins 08-08-1904 11-07-1957
His wife:
Bemis, Margaret Eleanor (Carver) 1-01-1908 12-06-1988
Their son:
Bemis, Vernon Lee 12-01-1933 08-06-1963
note: Eleanor- daughter of John & Minnie Carver
Bemis, Freddie, wife Mollie Lee (Harrison) their daughter Bobbie Joe-all unmarked
Bemis, Carol 07-23-1912 06-29-1972
His wife: 
Bemis, Mae (Peacock) 05-07-1919 01-11-1958
Black, William F. 1891-1945
His wife:
Black, Ruth V. (Carver) 1897-1962
Their son:
Black, Alvin E. 02-19-1930 12-25-1995
His wife: married 5-29-1950-Virginia Ruth 11-04-1931 / Living
Brown, Joseph E. 1876-1954
His wife:
Brown, Grace (Allen) 10-03-1884 06-03-1957
Note: Grace-daughter of James & Louise Allen
Son of Joseph & Grace Brown:
Brown, George Allen 06-20-1910 05-07-1988
His wife-second:
Brown, Una O. 08-21-1914 01-06-1985
Note: George's first wife was Hattie-she is not buried in this cemetery
Carver, John William 02-26-1852 02-22-1926
His wife:
Carver, unmarked
Their sons:
Carver, Joseph W. 1980-1968
His wife:
Carver, Helena (Lipscomb) "Lena" 1881-1974
Their son: infant, Carver, W.J. 02-27-1910 02-05-1911
Carver, John Henry 04-15-1885 07-1955
His wife: Stewart, Minnie (Wells) Carver 01-29-1891 01-16-1969
Note: Minnie's 2nd husband was Floyd Stewart-he is buried at Pine Rest Cemetery, Foley,Al.
Two unmarked infant graves-the wide one - the twins of John & Minnie. Not sure who's baby is buried in the other one.
Son of John & Minnie Carver:
Carver, William "Bill" Unmarked
His wife:
Carver, Lizzie (Peacock) Unmarked 
Carver, Joseph R. 07-20-1938 07-26-1993
Carver, Comer "Liz" 02-06-1941 04-03-2000
Devine, George Washington 02-22-1915 01-01-1994
Devine, Paulette Silver 02-01-1919 01-09-1972
Etheridge, Harvey Eugene 10-02-1937 08-28-1998
Note: wife Carrie(Bemis)-daughter of Carol & Mae Bemis / Living
Ewing, Rosie Mae (Bemis) Nelson 05-14-1908 09-20-2000
Note: Rosie's 1st husband was Wm F. "Bill Bo" Nelson-buried at Point Clear,Al.
2nd husband Carlston Ewing-buried at Miller Memorial, Ft. Morgan Rd.,Gulf Shores, Al.
Rosie-daughter of Edwin & Caroline Bemis
Gates, Agnes (Witt) 03-16-1894 01-25-1971 daug. of Charles H.& Ella
Her husband:
Gates, Gordon 07-25-1878 03-31-1956
His sons:
Gates, Charles Rush 10-06-1913 07-07-1973
Gates, John Wesley "Jack" 03-23-1918 10-21-1979
Wife of Jack Gates:
Gates, Lorrine (Allen) 08-14-1924 02-22-1997
Note: Lorrine daughter of Aubery & Rose Allen
Hough, John Anthony 01-21-1941 05-11-1992
Note:grandson of John & Annie Miller
Hough, Louise (Brown) 02-07-1906 09-22-1968
Note:daughter of Joe & Grace Brown 
Hough, James B. 11-05-1939 02-25-1981
Note:Louise Hough's stepson
Jernigan, Virginia Katheryne 03-19-1943 11-07-1974
Note:killed in an auto acc.-daughter of Willie Dale McCombs
Johnson, Annie C. 04-21-1876 10-29-1956
Note:sister of Winfred Johnson Allen
McCombs, Willie Dale(Parker) 03-26-1927 04-30-1990
Miller, John H.A. 10-31-1849 08-04-1930 
Miller, Therese K. 12-08-1854 03-08-1925
Miller, Earl L. No dates
Miller, John W. 03-13-1881 12-26-1970
His wife:
Miller, Annie R. 10-02-1892 11-06-1968
Nelson, Annie Bell(Peacock) 1930-1990
Husband: Robert "Tunk" Nelson-son of Rosie Nelson Ewing- /Living
Pendleton, Dorothy V.(Black) 1922-1966
Daughter of Wm & Ruth Black
Phillips, Child Unmarked
Phillips, Child Unmarked
Roach, Sally 07-09-1926 01-21-1998
Husband: Gerald 04-27-1919 Living
Ross, Denny C. 05-09-1902 01-02-1975
His wife:
Ross, Nellie Meta (Carver) 12-20-1895 06-13-1955
Their son:
Ross, Joel Denny 02-23-1925 01-27-2000
Shutt, Darryl L. 1996-1984 Killed in an auto acc.
Grandson of Werenth & Irma Allen
Stanford, David-unmarked-last grave in back of cemetery-killed in auto acc.
Steiner, Eli David 02-14-1880 05-13-1940
His wife:
Steiner, Sarah Ellen 01-25-1882 07-26-1953
Taylor, Lorrine (Carver) Unmarked
Taylor, Nonie E. (Stewart) 08-05-1909 07-09-1984
Her son:
Taylor, James P. 1923-1968
Her grandchildren:sons of D.W. & Edna Mae Taylor:
Taylor,David W. 12-03-1961 11-21-1966
Taylor, Jr. Daniel W. 09-26-1951 08-19-1983
Van Ness, L.H. No dates
Witt, Mary Ann (Smith) 10-08-1831 01-31-1904
Note: Husband: Charles, born 1814or1815 in Prussia-Mary was born in Germany-they 
were married 5-10-1853. Charles is possibly buried on the point known as Kingfish 
Lodge on the south bank of Bon Secour River at the mouth of Oyster Bay.
Their daughter:
Witt, Mary A. 12-15-1860 03-17-1925 Never married
Their sons:
Witt, John William No dates J. Willie on grave Never married
Witt, James Conrad 10-03-1867 03-13-1941
His wife:
Witt, Mrs. J.C. "Sofie" (Scribes) no dates
Witt Charles Henry Unmarked
His wife: These graves are under the Magnolia Tree at the front of the cemetery.
Witt, Ellafair "Ella" Unmarked
Their sons:
Witt, James Edward "Jimmy" 03-27-1898 09-06-1957
Witt, William Emmett "Willie" 07-09-1903 03-30-1971
His wife:
Witt, Winona (Hurley) 03-08-1905 08-25-1988
Their son:
Witt, Sr. Charles Thomas "Tommy" 10-13-1933 08-15-1991
His wife: 
Witt-Jones, Doris V. (Fulford) 08-06-1936 Living
Note: there are two unmarked graves in the older Witt plot, one is John Nicholson. 
The other is possibly an unmarried man that drowned in the late1800's or early 1900's.
Grandson of Charles & Ellafair:
Witt, Andrew no dates
his wife:
Witt, Ann no dates
Yutzy, Mary D. (Allen) 12-23-1932 11-11-1966-daug. of Werneth&Irma Allen-killed by a train