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This file was contributed and copyrighted by: Charlotte (Cotton) Wolf ================================================================================ March 2000 Recorded Feb. 10, 2000 by Charlotte (Cotton) Wolf. From AL Hwy 51, just north of Rocky Head Community, take Dale Co. 2 about 5 miles, the Church will be on the right hand side of the hwy, continue 2 -3 mile to cemetery also on Right. This is a rather small cemetery, but is exceptionally well kept and enclosed in chain link fence. A little history behind this project; having been "dabbling" in genealogy about 3 months, I have received a lot of information from web sites and many people have shared information with me. While searching the message board, I saw a message from one wanting information on 3 names from this cemetery Two of them were names that cross my lines and I offered to go check them out for him since it is not more than 30 miles from me. The same evening I stumbled on info about the Tombstone Project and thought while I was there I might as well do the whole thing and make my contribution early on. This has been recorded row by row beginning at the SE corner and going left to right. Verses that appear on the headstones will be available to any one with particular interest. ROW 1 There are several spaces that appear never to have been used. Chapman, Buna Frances - b. nov 12, 1927, d. may 31, 1930 Chapman, Ruthy .V. - b. oct 7, 1891, d. 1898 More unused space to the right of the grave sites also. ROW 2 Begins with several spaces that have no signs of ever being used. Blocker, William E - b. mar 11, 1833, d.. Feb 18, 1923 Foot stone reads: PVT CO K 3 ALA INF REG T - Confederate States Army Blocker, Caroline E. - b. aug 16, 1835, d. June 7, 1913 Chapman, Rebeckah Rhodes Lucas - died oct 20, 1876 Crenshaw, Nancy Lucas - Born 1833 Row ends with more vacant space, no sign of it having been used. ROW 3 - begins with a couple of empty spaces Chancey, J. Leslie - b. apr 23, 1911, d. jan 28, 1985 Chancey, Jessie M - b. dec 18 1913, d. July 23, 1993 Chapman, infant s/o R A & E - b. jan 6, 1894, d. jan 6, 1894 Chapman, L L s/o P A & M Z - b. June 8, 1875, d. apr 16, 1891 Chapman, infant s/o R A & E - b. dec 6, 1889, d. dec 6, 1889 Chapman, Martha Z, w/o R H - b. oct 19, 1852, d. mar 31, 1887 Chapman, W A s/o R A & M A - b. apr 4, 1873, d. mar 23, 1885 Chapman, R A - b. jan 28, 1850, d. feb 28, 1928 Chapman, James Martin - b. 10-24-1871, d. Jan 10, 1965 Chapman, Sarah Elizabeth Jackson - b. apr 13, 1871, d. may 9, 1952 Casey, infant son - June 28, 1923 Casey, Doris Izette - b. Nov 25, 1920, d. sept 18, 1930 next space enclosed in same border - no signs of use ROW 4 Chapman, Edwin Roscoe - b. aug 22, 1912 Back side of stone reads: 4th Generation of Chapman, Doris Slidham - b. nov 3, 1918 Thomas Richard Chapman 2 open spaces Chapman, Anelyza, Ezell w/o W E - b. may 14, 1887, d. July 11, 1954 Chapman, William E - b. sept 13, 1871, d. jan 13, 1960 Chapman , Julia A - w/o W E - b. feb 15, 1867, d. may 23, 1924 Chapman, infant - b. & d. oct 1, 1913 Chapman, John H s/o J H & E A - b. jan 27, 1874, d. may 3, 1874 Chapman, Lois Evelyn - b. dec 18, 1921, d. feb 4. 1931 Chapman, Joseph W - b. mar 28, 1887, d.. mar 25, 1960 Chapman, Mary Ellena - b. mar 19, 1887, d. nov 3. 1968 Hartzog - infant sized concrete slab with name hand engraved and has wooden marker. Space for 2 sites empty Chapman - infant sized concrete slab, name neatly engraved with some kind of tool Chapman, Alma J - b. jan 10, 1903, d. jan 29, 1935 Chapman, T Grady - b. dec 3, 1900, d. July 11, 1969 At end of row is very old appearing rock, cantaloupe sized, next to a rod with pvc pipe on it. ROW 5 Begins with a four of empty spaces Fralish, John Bryant - b. oct 11, 1864, d. sept 10, 1912 Fralish, Sarah Lucindy Baker - b. April 9, 1866 , d . April 1, 1945 Fralish, Willie Lee - b. aug 4, 1893, d. dec 26 1905 Fralish, Lera - b. June 10, 1904, d. June 19 1904 next space marked with « of a thin concrete block Baker, Mary J w/o J J - b. jan 12, 1837, d. nov 30, 1870 Baker, Mary A E d/o J J & M J - 1851? - 1869 stone broken, bottom half reinstalled backwards Chapman, Eliza A w/o John H - b. dec 14, 1847, d. apr 19, 1922 Chapman, John H - b. July 28 1842, d. dec 15, 1908 Chapman, Thomas Richard, b. July 1815, d. July 1865 Masonic emblem Chapman, Andrew Jackson, b. 1854, d. 1876 Chapman, Thomas R - b. sept 4, 1867, d. mar 4, 1920 Chapman, Mrs M C - b. oct 3, 1870, d. dec 4, 1954 Chapman, Mary ? Milc??? - b. (dec 02, 1808?), d. January 30, 1832 Appeared to have been painted over with white latex paint some time in the past years. ROW 6 Begins with a couple of empty spaces. Ezell, Kenneth W - b. June 27, 1915, d. June 8, 1986 Ezell, Sarah F. - Aug 7, Couple of what appears to be vacant spaces here. Guilford, B. Ronald - b. may 5, 1903, d. June 14, 1968 Guilfore, Bessie Pope - b. may 4, 1906 One empty space here. John Wesley - b. sept 7, 1881, d. jan 2, 1963 Pope, Mary Blocker - b. April 19, 1884, d. dec 26, 1960 Blocker, Drucilla d/o Z E & S E - b. may 16 1874, d. July 24 1876 Blocker, Thomas Z s/o Z E & S E - b. may 1888, d. may 20 1888 Blocker, Zackariah Emmitt - b. feb 11, 1852, d. may 3, 1923 Blocker, Sarah E. Chapman - b. aug 18, 1846, d. feb 20 1938 Blocker, Nelia Jones - b. oct 14, 1876, d. July 3, 1964 Blocker, Lula McKinney - b. oct 4 1889, d. apr 14, 1987 Fralish, Charles Blocker s/o C R & Telie E. - may 24 1927 Fralish, Charley R - b. sept 8, 1884, d. feb 14, 1942 Fralish, Telie E - b. may 12, 1886, d. aug 22, 1962 Fralish, William Zachariah - b. July 5, 1919, d. June 2, 1947 ROW 7 Begins with a couple of empty spaces. Cook, Jacob Jerry - b, July 22, 1916, d. June 22, 1996 Foot stone: S Sgt U S Army Cook, Dorothy Langford - b. April 9, 1925 World War II About 4 empty spaces here. Brown, Malinda Ann - b. 1838, d. 1916 Brown, John D - b. 1868, d. 1903 Brown, Richard - b. 1829, d. 1910 - Corp Co B 33 ALA INF, Confererate States Army Norsworthy, Benjamin Franklin - b. oct 24, 1828, d. may 5, 1873, s/o Presley and Miseniah CO F 37th ALA REG C.S.A Willson, Rebecca - Born in North Carolina, nov 25, 1800, d. apr 27, 1874 Willson, Daniel - Born in North Carolina, mar 9 1792, d. feb 24, 1879 Fralish, Don E - b. oct 6 1937, d. nov 4, 1958 Fralish, TWINS, Billie R and Bettie J, s/o & d/o Erroll L & Vivy R - Oct 4, 1939 Fralish, Erroll L - b. aug 11, 1911, d. dec 14, 1982 Fralish, Vivy R - b. sept 28 1916 living? ROW 8 Begins with a couple of empty spaces Wilson, Rebecca Jane - b. 1861, d. 1935 Wilson, John H - b. 1861, d. 1939 Wilson, Amanda Martela w/o J H - b. mar 6, 1862, d. sept 12, 1908 Bricks surround two spaces, first space maybe old burial site or never used. 2nd space - Willson, infant s/o J H & A M - born-died July 30, 1886 Willson, Phebe E w/o D - b. oct 11, 1853, d. aug 12, 1883 Willson, Daaniel P s/o D & P - b. oct 5 1872, d. oct 18 Willson, Daniel - b. July 24, 1851, d. sept 18, 1872 Willson, David M s/o J W & M - b. nov 15, 1866, d. aug 22, 1870 Willson, John W - Born in North Carolina feb 25, 1827, d. mar (6?) 1872 Langford, George V - b. aug 21, 1904, d. aug 12, 1995 Langford, Velma F - b. Aug 7, 1907, June 14, 1981 Agerton, William B (Ted) - b. oct 4, 1933, d. June 26 1972 Agerton, Marie L - b. feb 16, 1938, living? Open spaces at this end of row. ROW 9 At least 6 empty spaces, then a section of 5 sites chained off as tho reserved. Kirkland, Edmond Everett - b. dec 18 1917, d. sep 8 1983 US Army World War II Kirkland, John B - b. nov 5, 1919, d. jan 17 1967 PFC 1243 SVC Comd. Unit, WW II Kirkland, George B - b. July 22, 1888, d. sept 3, 1975 Kirkland, Rosa C - b. June 1, 1891, d. sept 12, 1977 Kirkland, James Henry - b. apr 28 1929, d. July 15, 1969 Faulk, Oliver R - b. jan 20, 1914, d. nov 5, 1963 Empty space ROW 10 Begins with about 6 empty spaces Benefield, Willie W - b. jan 17, 1906, d. June 21, 1986 Benefield, Mildred F - b. may 9, 1909, d. aug 23, 1992 Layton, Lillian Benefield - b. 1947, d. 1966 Partick, W E - b. aug 8, 1927, d. no date but slab in place - F. Pipes 2C Patrick, E H - b. dec 1, 1929, d. may 15, 1994 McGill, James C - b. sept 2, 1852, d. dec 31, 1910 McGill, Martha J - b. June 11, 1864, d. 0ct 30 1941 Patrick, Noah E - b. 1900, d. 1980 Patrick, Willie M - b. 1906, d. 1980 Jacobs, William Alfred - b. jan 18, 1889, d. dec 17, 1974 Jacobs, Lara E Chapman - b. aug 5, 1897, d. dec 21, 1965 Pope, Samuel Z - b. July 16, 1910, d. jan 26, 1986 Pope , Ollie J, b. sept 2, 1917, living? Traywick, Lowell L - b. feb 18, 1918, d. June 27 1989 Jacobs, Willie Pearl - b. dec 3, 1922, d. dec 13, 1991 ROW 11 Begins with at least 10 empty sites, in this upper section there are post markers that appear sites are being reserved. Scott, infant s/o Mr & Mrs J W Sr - June 7, 1904 Scott, infant s/o Mr & Mrs J W Sr - May 1911 Remainder of this row appears to be vacant. ROW 12 Ezell, Larry W - b. July 30, 1945 Living Ezell, Elaine R - b. February 24, 1919, d. January 14, 1997 Remainder of this row appears vacant and it is the last row in cemetery.