Old Harmony Cemetery, Chambers, Alabama http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/chambers/cemeteries/oldharmony.txt ************************************************ 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: Submitted by Roger G. Thornton, February 2001 Old Harmony Cemetery, Chambers Co., AL This cemetery is located in Chambers County, Alabama in Township 22 North, Range 25 East, Section 8. It is two miles East of Dudleyville, Tallapoosa Co., AL on Chambers County Road # 51 across the road from where Chambers County Road # 52 dead ends into 51. This is an abandoned cemetery that is being maintained by county prisoners, I believe. The old Harmony United Methodist Church is just to the West and was no longer in use and had fallen in disrepair with holes in the roof and pine trees growing right at the door steps. Now there's plastic covering the roof, the trees are gone, and it appears someone has plans for the building. There are about 112 graves here with approximately 35, more or less, graves marked by depressions and/or a field stone stuck in the ground. Some concrete markers are cracked or chipped so bad as to make the inscription unreadable. Using a soft brush and some flour I was able to highlight some of the hard to read inscriptions that were nearly unreadable. This is a complete transcription of this cemetery as of today, 19 February 2001, done by Roger G. Thornton and Lucia C. Thornton. Following are notes by Roger G. Thornton regarding grave numbers below: #53. Eugene Summerfield Harwell is the son of Rev. Samuel Harwell and Emily Frances Slaughter. Emily is the daughter of John Asbury Slaughter and sister of John Reese Slaughter. Rev. Samuel and Emily are buried in Rosemere Cemetery in Opelika, AL with other members of their family. #54. Ann Slaughter is Ann M. Brown, daughter of John Brown and Mildred Blanche Gaines. John and Mildred are James Earl Carter, Jr.'s GGGG-grandparents on his mothers side. I don't know where John and Mildred are buried. #55. John Slaughter is John Asbury Slaughter, son of Samuel Slaughter & Frances Gill, Grandson of Ezekiel Slaughter & Sarah Y. Butler, Great Grandson of John Slaughter & Sarah Butler (a different Sarah). #56. Martha A. Slaughter is Martha A. Wood, daughter of John Wood and Elizabeth ?. Wife of John R. Slaughter. Born in JAN. and not JUN. Date of death was in MARCH in what appears to be 1880, 1888, 1889, 1890 1898, or 1899. #57. John R. Slaughter is John Reese Slaughter, son of John Asbury Slaughter. 1. T. J. Dunseith ... Dec. 26, 1848 - Sept. 14, 1909 2. Adult - no inscription 3. Adult - no inscription 4. Adult - no inscription 5. Joe Dunseith ... 1885 - 1964 6. Unmarked Grave 7. Mamie Allen, w/o W.M. Black ... Apr. 2, 1873 - Jan. 24, 1897 8. Mamie, d/o W.M. & Mamie Black ... Jan. 9, 1897 - June 14, 1897 9. Allen Etchison ... Aug. 23, 1804 - Sept. 6, 1873 10. Adult - The up-right portion of this marker is face down on the slab and conceals data. 11. Davis, s/o J.A. & L.V. Carlisle ... Feb. 13, 1889 - Nov. 13, 1901 12. Margaret Etchison, w/o Joseph A. Carlisle ... July 25, 1839 - Jan. 3, 1874 13. Joseph A. Carlisle ... Aug. 12, 1840 - May 18, 1924 14. Louisiana Hutchinson, w/o Joseph A. Carlisle ... Dec. 27, 1850 - Feb. 14, 1925 15. John W. McCowen ... Oct. 18, 1807 - Apr. 30, 1895 16. Mary Potter, w/o John W. McCowen ... ???.??, 1809 - Aug. 19, 1886 17. Unmarked Grave 18. Unmarked Grave 19. Unmarked Grave 20. Ellen Myhand ... Mar. 16, 1822 - May 16, 1898 21. Mattie Woodyard ... May 10, 1846 - Apr. 19, 1918 22. Adult - no inscription 23. Wm. Red ... Died Dec. 7, 1929 24. Mollie Myhand ... 1853 - 1938 25. Large Adult size Marble slab sunken and covered with washed in dirt. 26. W.L. Lee ... Dec. 26, 1859 - Dec. 11, 1891 27. Roy Lester, s/o J.W. & A.C. Lee ... Oct. 17, 1887 - Nov. 2, 1892 28. Martha Lee ... Oct. 11, 18 ?? - Aug. 6, 1884 29. A.F. Lee ... Sept. 24, 1827 - May 22, 1871 30. Unmarked Grave 31. Infant daughter of W.F. & E.D. Bohanan 32. Malinda Lee ... 1794 - 31 May 1880 33. Elijah Lee ... 1777 - Nov. 1860 34. Unmarked Grave 35. Unmarked Grave 36. Elizabeth, w/o J.C. Lee ... June 11, 1840 - Apr. 18, 1925 37. James C. Lee ... May 26, 1829 - Apr. 10, 1894 Aged 64 Yrs. 10 Mos. 14 Days 38. James T. Love ... Died Jan. 26, 1859 Aged 36 Years 39. John Love ... Died April 1st 1863 Aged 73 Years 40. Harriet Love ... Died May 23, 1864 Aged 64 Years 41. Unmarked Grave 42. Unmarked Grave 43. Unmarked Grave 44. Unmarked Grave 45. Unmarked Grave 46. Unmarked Grave 47. Unmarked Grave 48. Benjamin Wester ... July 18, 1796 - Feb. 14, 1885 49. Elizabeth Wester ... Aug. 29, 1795 - Jan. 17, 1863 50. James Wester ... Oct. 8, Jan. 11, 1862 51. Nancy Wester ... Apr. 29, 1829 - Jan. 12, 1877 52. Unmarked Grave 53. Eugene Summerfield, s/o of Rev. S. & E.F. Harwell ... Died Mar. 13, 1854 Aged 10 mos. 4 days 54. Ann Slaughter, w/o John Slaughter & d/o John & Mildred Brown ... Died Sept 12, 1865 Aged 67 years 55. John Slaughter who departed this life April 28th AD 1859 in his 72nd year 56. Martha A. Slaughter ... Jan. 8, 1832 - Concrete slab is broken across death date 57. John R. Slaughter ... Oct. 31, 1818 - Dec. 4, 1888 58. John Whitlow ... Died July 29, 1854 in his 54th year 59. Catherine Whitlow ... Died Oct. 17, 1891 Aged 92 years 60. Unmarked Grave 61. J.C. Smith ... Feb. 8, 1887 - June 14, 1888 62. George E., s/o H.V. & I. M. Yancey ... May 27, 1894 - Died 1896 63. Unmarked Grave 64. Unmarked Grave 65. Unmarked Grave 66. Unmarked Grave 67. Unmarked Grave 68. Unmarked Grave 69. Unmarked Grave 70. Unmarked Grave 71. Unmarked Grave 72. Fannie, w/o G.T. Mitcham, D/o W.W. & M.P. Baird ... Feb. 26, 1843 - Feb. 8, 1869 73. Infant Child of Abram & Sarah A. Mclendon ... May 11, 1862 - May 19, 1862 74. Infant. No Inscription. 75. Infant Child of Abram & Sarah A. Mclendon ... May 11, 1862 - May 21, 1862 76. Infant. No Inscription. 77. John S. Mclendon, s/o Abram & Sarah A. Mclendon ... Dec. 25, 1850 - Jan. 19, 1862 78. Mary A. E. Mclendon ... Nov. 16, 1849 - May 21, 1877 79. Abram Mclendon ... Sept. 27, 1817 - June 9, 1892 80. S.A. Mclendon ... Jan. 18, 1830 - July 2, 1907 81. Edna Earl Mclendon, w/o R.P. Mclendon ... Sept. 27, 1871 - Sept. 27, 1898 82. Alonza L. Sharp ... Dec. 15, 1878 - Jan. 3, 1918 83. Fannie E. Barnes ... Mar. 26, 1844 - Sept. 25, 1928 84. I.R. Barnes ... Nov. 12, 1839 - Jan. 6, 1913 85. Charlie Driskel Mclendon ... Oct. 17, 1897 - May 21, 1899 86. Minnie Lee, d/o A.L. & Iceola Sharp ... Mar. 6, 1900 - Mar. 9, 1900 87. Unmarked Grave 88. Unmarked Grave 89. Isaac V. Barnes ... Aug. 15, 1787 - Oct. 9, 1878 90. Ruth Barnes ... April 17, 1794 - Dec. 22, 1869 91. Unmarked Grave 92. Unmarked Grave 93. Adult. No Inscription. 94. Unmarked Grave 95. Unmarked Grave 96. Unmarked Grave 97. Unmarked Grave 98. Unmarked Grave 99. Unmarked Grave 100. Infant. No Inscription. (Hearn) 101. Infant. No Inscription. (Hearn) 102. Adult. No Inscription. (Hearn) 103. W.J. Hearn ... Feb. 27, 1866 - Jan. 29, 1901 104. Infant. No Inscription. (Hearn) 105. Infant. No Inscription. (Hearn) 106. Edgar ?????, s/o ??P??? ... Sept. 14, ???? - Oct. 11, 1876 or 1878 107. L?????? V. Speer, w/o Dr. A.A. Speer ... Aug. 24, 1800 - Aug, 29, 1851 108. Willie Herndon, s/o J.B. & M.F.J. Johnson ... Jan. 29, 1892 - Sept. 2, 1894 109. Delanie L. Rogers ... June 23, 1880 - Mar. 9, 1895 110. Our Mother, Jane R. Mclendon ... Dec. 11, 1825 - Sept. 22, 1897 111. Warner Webster, s/o J.B. & M.F. Johnson ... June 5, 1903 - Oct. 12, 1918 112. Unmarked Grave