Chambers County AlArchives Cemeteries.....Hopewell African-American Baptist Church Cemetery ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Linda Ayres http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00031.html#0007674 Aug 25, 2021 Hopewell African-American Baptist Church Cemetery Wadley, Chambers County Alabama. By Linda Ayres This information is for personal research ONLY. This information is NOT to be copied on any Cemetery Website. This information was compiled from Death Certs & Obits. Most of these graves are unmarked. Note: Parents names is added information. The parents may or may not be buried in this cemetery. Name: Dates: Parents: Ross, Pate Jan 11, 1936-Nov 11, 2003 S/o George H. Ross & Mae Etta Askew Ross, Mary Lois Jan 16, 1924-May 08, 2000 D/o Allen Askew & Lila Shealey Ross, Watler 1919-Before 2000 S/o Elbert Ross & Elizabeth Boyd Morris, Howard Jul 13, 1926-OD Bailey, Anthony L. Jul 14, 1979-Mar 27, 2011 Busby, E.J. (JAKE) Apr 19, 1937-Sep 18, 2010 S/o Jack Busby & Addie Adeline Askew Busby, Infant Male B/d 1962 S/o E.J. Busby & Mary L. Presley Busby, Jack Harvey 1900-1969 S/o Anderson Busby & Bessie Staples Busby, Addie Adeline Askew 1901-1958 Busby, Fred 1919-1954 S/o Jack H. Busby & Addie Askew Busby, J. Harvey Jr. 1927-1957 S/o Jack H. Busby & Addie Askew Bailey, Burnice Busby Sep 18, 1934-May 01, 1979 D/o Jack Busby & Addie Adeline Askew Pitts, Hester Oct 07, 1924-Jan 24, 1999 D/o Jack Busby & Addie Askew Pitts, O.C. Nov 29, 1916-Jun 13, 2001 S/o Freight Pitts & Laura Dixon Pitts, Hattie Mae 1949-1952 D/o O.C. Pitts & Hester Busby Pitts, Infant Male B/d Jul 16, 1945 S/o O.C. Pitts & Hester Busby Pitts, George Lewis Nov 27, 1960-Apr 08, 2003 Askew, Jessie L. Mar 11, 1939-May 05, 2006 S/o James Askew & Gracie Bailey ? Askew, James Jan 01, 1916-Dec 14, 1996 Askew, Gracie Feb 12, 1916-Jan 12, 1977 D/o Chalton Bailey & Emma Tatum Askew, Chalton Jr. 1939-1940 S/o Chalton & Louise Askew Hambrick, Infant Male 1920-1922 S/o Homer Hambrick & Fannie Busby Abner, John 1888-1933 Bailey, Emma T. Jun-1892-Feb 22, 1939 D/o Ben Tatum & Martha Staples Bailey, Chalton Nov 25, 1894-Apr 23, 1956 S/o Chalton Bailey & Hannah Burton Bailey, Gathon Mar 17, 1926-Jun 08, 1958 S/o Chalton Bailey & Emma Tatum Bailey, Chalton 1872-1927 S/o Collins Bailey & Edna Trammell Bailey, Hannah 1873-1938 D/o John Burton & Nancy Barrow [1849-1931 Chambers County AL] [Nancy Barrow married John Burton in 1879. Hannah is listed as Stepdaughter on the 1880 Census] Bailey, Hannah B/d 1920 D/o Chalton Bailey & Emma Tatum Bailey, Infant Male B/d 1928 S/o Chalton Bailey & Emma Tatum Bailey, Slyvester 1911-1949 S/o Chalton Bailey & Hannah Burton Bailey, Edna Jane 1897-1913 D/o Chalton Bailey & Hannah Burton Lane, Lannie Bailey May 10, 1915-May 16, 1971 D/o Chalton Bailey & Hannah Burton Adamson, Melissa 1881-1958 D/o Collins Bailey & Edna Trammell [W/o Emory Adamson] Bailey, George 1893-1960 D/o Collins Bailey & Edna Trammell Bailey, Collins 1847-1926 Bailey, Jane 1883-1952 D/o Collins Bailey & Edna Trammell Spence, Willie Mae 1918-1944 D/o Andrew Ellis & Naomi Banks Spence, Arthur Ben Sep 08, 1914-Oct 30, 1981 S/o John Spence & Mary Tatum Spence, Lula Bell 1910-1937 D/o Rosebud Bailey & Willie B. Lindsey Spence, Betty Mae B/d 1937 D/o Ben Spence & Lula Bell Bailey Spence, Carrie M B/d 1935 D/o Ben Spence & Lula Bell Bailey Spence, Jesse Nov 27, 1971-Jun 02, 1992 Spence, Willie Mae 1953-2020 D/o John M. Briskey & Ethel A. Whitlow Abner, Tyra L. May 25, 2000-Oct 23, 2017 S/o Eric Abner & Angela Spence Boyd, Elaine Apr 24, 1945-Dec 19, 2004 D/o Ulysses Huguley & Nancy Staples ? Huguley, Ulysses 1905-1982 S/o George Huguley & Nettie Reed ? Huguley, Nancy 1912-1951 D/o Wm Staples & Lula Pearson ? Huguley, Nettie B/d 1949 D/o Ulysses Huguley & Nancy Staples Pool, Bessie L. 1911-1943 D/o Anderson Busby & Bessie Staples Busby, Will 1898-1931 S/o Anderson Busby & Bessie Staples Busby, Buster 1903-1929 S/o Anderson Busby & Bessie Staples Busbee, Jake Oct 10, 1897-Jun 08, 1968 S/o Anderson Busby & Bessie Staples [Married Emma Briskey][No Childen] Carter, E.L. No Dates Lindsey, William 1879-1967 S/o Henry Lindsey & Matilda Robertson/Robinson Lindsey, John No Dates [1887-1965] S/o Henry Lindsey & Matilda Robertson/Robinson Lindsey, Matilda Robertson/Robinson 1860-1941 [2nd w/o Henry Lindsey] Lindsey, Henry 1840-1928 [Henry Lindsey married 1. -Tolbert, 2. Matilda Robertson/Robinson Harvell, Lela 1895-1924 D/o Henry Lindsey & Matilda Robertson/Robinson Bailey, Willie Bell 1890-1914 D/o Henry Lindsey & Matilda Robertson/Robinson [W/o Rosebud Bailey] Hudson, James C. 1949-2012 Johnson, Willie F. Sep 02, 1947-Sep 05, 2014 S/o Samuel F. Johnson & Mary W. Love Melton, George Jr. 1958-2020 S/o George Melton & Ruby Mackey Melton, Brenda Ann Smith 1952-2012 D/o Charles L. Smith & Bessie Lackey Smith, Antonio B/d Apr 14, 2003 Smith, Anthony L. Jun 17, 1964-Oct 07, 2003 S/o Charles L. Smith & Bessie Lackey Smith, Bessie Lackey Feb 13, 1934-Sep 19, 2012 D/o Roy Lackey & Amanda Bailey Lackey, Amanda Merideth Apr 27, 1894-Jul 29, 1972 D/o James Merideth & Florence Truett Lackey, Roy Sep 01, 1894-Jun 27, 1976 Lackey, James Thomas Sep 15, 1927-Jun 13, 1944 Lackey, Ruby Mae Apr 26, 1921-Oct 15, 1984 D/o Roy Lackey & Amanda Bailey Moss, Arrondae D. 2004-2008 S/o Dondee Moss & Erica Laney Moss, Erica Laney 1971-2020 Laney, Gregory Apr 12, 1969-Jun 27, 1997 Hale/Hall, B.H. 1878-1923 S/o Charles & Lemma Hale/Hall ? Slay, Maude 1906-1930 ? Slay, Booker T. 1905-1966 S/o Henry Slay & Ella Moon Slay, A.D. [Augustus] No Dates [1898-1920] S/o Henry Slay & Ella Moon Slay, Wm McKinley Aug 11, 1898-Mar 27, 1927 S/o Henry Slay & Ella Moon Ferrell, Joe 1869-1926 ? Ferrell, Eddie B. 1901-1941 S/o Joe Ferrell & Ella Slay Gilder, Arthur Smith 1924-1925 S/o Ernest Gilder & Alice Slay Staples, Green 1890-1962 S/o John Staples & Lannie Bailey Staples, Ernest D. 1925-2001 S/o Isaiah Staples & Izora Tatum Staples, John Marvin 1923-1990 S/o Isaiah Staples & Izora Tatum Staples, Chalton 1890-1943 S/o John Staples & Lannie Bailey Staples, Lola Bell 1902-1937 D/o Wm & Lucinda Tatum Staples, Lilla Mae 1922-1923 S/o Isaiah Staples & Izora Tatum Staples, Izora 1887-1936 D/o Ben Tatum & Martha Staples Staples, Manuel 1858-1936 S/o Martin & Alsie Staples Staples, Octavia Bailey 1861-1940 Staples, John 1863-1923 S/o Martin & Alsie Staples Staples, Linnie 1872-1946 D/o Collins Bailey & Edna Trammell Staples, Mary Lizzie Jan 18, 1928-Sep 19, 2017 D/o John Glaze & Willie L. Phillips Staples, Olivia B/d 1950 D/o Marvin Staples & Mary Lizzie Glaze Staples, Nellie Tatum Mar 19, 1911-Dec 21, 1979 Staples, L. Bledsoe May 07, 1910-Jul 16, 1977 Galloway/Calloway, Nancy Staples 1865-1921 D/o Spence & Julia Staples Galloway/Calloway, Henry 1854-1919 [Married 1. Nancy Staples, 2. Ella Slay-Ferrell] Galloway/Calloway, Wm 1861-1938 S/o Margaret Callloway/Galloway [1839-1929 Chambers County AL] Hudson, Fannie 1861-1919 Harris, Laura Baker 1863-1923 D/o Jacob & Caroline Baker [W/o George Harris] Townsend, Eli 1876-1926 Johnson, Hassie 1863-1923 W/o John Johnson Pearson, James B/d 1920 S/o Richard Pearson & Mattie Huguley Pearson, Ethel 1921-1923 D/o Richard Pearson & Mattie Huguley Pearson, Martha 1926-1928 D/o Wiley Pearson & Stella Leverett Tatum, Cindy 1878-1969 D/o Alexander Leverett & Georgia Ann Turner Tatum, Cosmo 1889-1919 S/o Manuel Tatum Tatum, Lela 1895-1920 D/o Ben Tatum & Martha Staples Tatum, Martha Staples 1857-1922 D/o Martin & Alsie Staples Tatum, Ben 1855-1925 Tatum, Emma Mae 1921-1955 D/o Wm Tatum & Lucinda Jones Tatum, Nancy 1876-1950 D/o Collins Bailey & Edna Trammell Tatum, Isaac 1881-1936 S/o Ben Tatum & Martha Staples Tatum, Cleveland 1909-1983 S/o Isaac & Nancy Tatum Tatum, Rodgers 1913-1967 S/o Issac & Nancy Tatum Tatum, Theordore R. 1914-1970 S/o Issac & Nancy Tatum Tatum, Woodson Jun 15, 1888-Jul 30, 1984 S/o Ben Tatum & Martha Staples Tatum, Infant Female B/d 1949 D/o Woodson Tatum & Susie Smith Smith, Mary Smith 1881-1946 Smith, Andrew 1856-1940 [Married 1. Laura Staples, 2. Sallie- 3. Mary Smith] ? Smith, Laura 1863- D/o Spence & Julia Staples Smith, Lula 1892-1937 D/o Luke & Easter Briskey Smith, Charlie 1868-1943 [H/o Zora Martin] Smith, Sim 1852-1935 S/o Sim Smith & Martha Williams Hill, Emma 1850-1924 D/o Henry & Mahala Harvell Adamson, Allen 1861-1938 S/o Allen Adamson Young, Dollie Tatum Mar 20, 1923-Apr 26, 2010 D/o Woodson Tatum & Lurena Fielder Taylor, Lila Myrtle Morris 1891-1925 1st w/o Sidney Taylor Taylor, Lenna Bell 1901-1933 D/o Henry Galloway & Nancy Staples [2nd w/o Sidney Taylor] Taylor, Evelyn Staples Mar 28, 1933-Mar 03, 1992 S/o Isaiah Staples & Izora Tatum Turner, Dorothy Ann Nov 01, 1942-Dec 17, 2012 D/o Ephriam Turner & Ethel Tatum Turner, Ethel Tatum Nov 21, 1921-Sep 21, 2011 D/o Woodson Tatum & Lurena Fielder Turner, Ephriam Jr. Feb 11, 1922-Jul 27, 1994 S/o Ephriam Turner & Dora Griffin Weaver, C.H. [Hubert] Nov 08, 1908-Jan 11, 1979 S/o Charles & Rilla Weaver Weaver, Rilla 1870-1946 D/o Wm Barlow Pinkard & Nancy Ann Pool [Note: Charles Weaver 1866-1928 Died in Etowah County AL] Houston, Bernice May 02, 1937-Aug 04, 1964 D/o Collins Staples & Annie Weaver Staples, Cornelious 1945-2015 S/o Collins Staples & Annie M. Weaver Staples, Ernestine 1921-1971 D/o Collins Staples & Annie M. Weaver Staples, Annie M. Jun 24, 1900-Sep 24, 2001 D/o Charles & Rilla Weaver Staples, Collins C. Aug 08, 1894-Jul 25, 1957 S/o John Staples & Linnie Bailey Staples, Charles R. B/d 1920 S/o Collins Staples & Annie M. Weaver Staples, Fletcher 1928-1942 S/o Collins Staples & Annie M. Weaver Family Members buiral place unknown: Bailey, Samuel 1818-1879-1880 Bailey, Caroline 1818-After 1900 [In the 1900 Census Caroline Bailey stated she was the mother of 5 children 2 living] Bailey, Isaiah 1853-1936 S/o Samuel & Caroline Bailey Bailey, Caroline Leverett 1856-1940 [In 1900 Caroline Bailey states she was the mother of 13 children 11 living] Bailey, Wesley 1856-After 1900 [Wesley & Ripsey Bailey had no children] Bailey, Ripsey Staples 1866-After 1900 Bailey, Seaborn 1835-After 1910 [Seaborn Bailey married 1 Nancy-unknown 2. 1898 Harriet Weaver a widow] Bailey, Seaborn Jr. 1865-1936 S/o Seaborn & Nancy Bailey [Seaborn Bailey married Jane Staples] Bailey, Jane Staples 1864- D/o Martin & Alsie Staples Bailey, Willie Mae 1915-1965 D/o Seaborn & Jane Bailey Bailey, Martha Ann 1917-1960 D/o Seaborn & Jane Bailey Bailey, James 1901-1955 S/o Seaborn & Jane Bailey Bailey, Richard "Dick" 1815-After 1882 Bailey, Amanda Burton 1840-After 1900 [W/o Dick Bailey][Amanda Bailey stated in 1900 She was the mother of 12 children 3 living] Bailey, Louisa Harvell 1912-1936 w/o Joe Bailey Slay, Fannie 1884-1944 D/o Isaiah & Caroline Bailey w/o Squire Slay Staples, Anderson 1840-After 1910 Staples, Hannah 1837-1921 Staples, Julia/Judy 1826-1915 W/o Spence Staples Staples, Spence 1835-1915 Staples, Martin 1823- Staples, Alsie 1834- Staples, Benjamin 1820-Before 1880 Staples, Betsy 1820-Before 1880 Staples, Benjamin 1840-After 1910 Staples, Adeline Bailey 1840-After 1910 Bailey, Cisily 1894-1914 D/o Mack Bailey & Judy Lindsey [D/o Henry Lindsey] [Note: Some of these graves could also be in the Bailey Cemetery Chambers County AL]