Conecuh County AlArchives Cemeteries.....Ward-Witherington Cemetery - Partial Survey More to Come ************************************************ 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: Bill KING BillKing@houston.rr.com October 23, 2006, 12:04 pm Abstracted By: Bill KING Ward-Witherington Cemetery, established 1819 (prior to Alabama Statehood. aka: Ward Cemetery, aka: Sepulga Cemetery Located near Fork Sepulga in Conecuh County, AL GPS Coordinates: Latitude 31 deg 35.270 min N and Longitude 086 deg 57.408 min W (altitude: 262') Last Name First Name Middle Name Birth Death Comment ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Witherington, Sr. William 1741 1819 Rev. War Patriot Witherington, Jr. William 1773 1837 Ensign, 17th Regt., Miss Territory Militia, War of 1812 Witherington Sarah Stanley 1777 1845 wife of William Witherington, Jr. Ward Thomas 1761 1845 Rev. War Patriot Ward Ann Goodson 1763 1826 wife of Thomas Ward Ward William Henry 1843 1872 Pvt, CSA, Alabama Militia Ward Margaret Chitty 1847 1918 wife of William Henry Ward Additional Comments: This old abandoned 1819 cemetery was cleaned up by family members during the summer of 2005 and Dedication Ceremonies were held Nov. 5, 2005. Over 200 attending the ceremonies, including full SAR, DAR, War of 1812, and SCV honors. Major General Glen Bowen, Alabama Adjutant General and Commander of the Alabama National Guard served as guest speaker. Ted Urquhart, President of the Alabama Cemetery Preservation Alliance directed the day's events. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/conecuh/cemeteries/wardwith373gcm.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb