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Williams ==================================================================== May 2006 Freeman Methodist Cemetery, Painter, Dekalb, Alabama Surveyed: 19 June 1965 by Ralph H. and Louise Allred of Gadsden, Alabama Reprinted here by permission. Location: 5 miles S.W. of Geraldine on Hwy 75 near Painter Community Map: http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?z=16&n=3796820.00008526&e=582810.000000073&datum=nad83 Discription: Still in use Weaver, Mark,b.,4 Mar 1870,d.,31 Aug 1948,SS Isbell Weaver Weaver, Isbell,b.,28 May 1887,d.,no date,SS Mark Weaver Oswalt, Lizzie,b.,14 Mar 1889,d.,27 Aug 1937, West, Albert Newton,b.,18 Nov 1891,d.,13 Nov 1953,SS Rosa Janette West West, Rosa Janette,b.,12 Oct 1893,d.,no date,SS Albert Newton West Davis, Archie,b.,1884,d.,1961, Cobb, Ronald,b.,17 Jun 1932,d.,22 Feb 1959, Gary, William Norman,b.,no date,d.,3 Jun 1965,age 90y Gary, Infant Daughter,b.,22 May 1938,d.,22 May 1938,d/o Harmon & Sibyl Gary Gary, M. V. B.,b.,30 Nov 1839,d.,17 Aug 1919, Gary, Henrietta E.,b.,26 Aug 1838,d.,11 Oct 1929, Gary, Nellie White,b.,30 May 1881,d.,2 Jul 1955,w/o T. S. Gray Gary, Emmer,b.,18 Mar 1884,d.,4 Mar 1918,w/o T. S. Gary Ashley, R. W.,b.,3 Dec 1854,d.,10 Oct 1925, Gray, Rosie,b.,23 May 1906,d.,10 Nov 1938,w/o Martin Gray - Mother Baldwin, James C.,b.,29 Jun 1881,d.,25 Nov 1952,SS Mary Belue Baldwin Baldwin, Mary Belue,b.,9 Oct 1882,d.,no date,w/o James C.Baldwin Baldwin, Thomas J.,b.,18 Dec 1875,d.,no date,SS Nancy Jane Baldwin Baldwin, Nancy Jane,b.,16 Dec 1885(3),d.,2 Dec 1957,SS Thomas J. Baldwin Wood, Willie,b.,14 Oct 1896,d.,no date,SS Cora Winslett Wood Wood, Cora Winslett,b.,14 Dec 1889,d.,22 Dec 1957,SS Willie Wood Wilkes, Leslie W.,b.,1894,d.,1955,SS Jewell S. Wilkes Wilkes, Jewell S.,b.,1902,d.,no date,SS Leslie W. Wilkes Sparks, Leonard W.,b.,9 Jun 1908,d.,29 Sep 1906,s/o A. R. & L. J. Sparks - SS Lolar E. Sparks Sparks, Lolar E.,b.,31 Aug 1910,d.,18 Sep 1910,d/o A. R. & L. J. Sparks - SS Leonard W. Sparks Thornhill, P. A.,b.,31 May 1875,d.,4 Dec 1944, Thornhill, Eddie B.,b.,23 Dec 1898,d.,20 Oct 1904,s/o P. A. & M. F. Thornhill Selvage, Ernest,b.,2 Sep 1903,d.,2 Nov 1903,s/o J. C. & I. E. Selvage Selvage, John Carroll,b.,7 Mar 1876,d.,20 Apr 1948, Story, Robert Lee,b.,5 Jul 1902,d.,10 May 1934,SS Lida Story Denson Denson, Lida Story,b.,20 Jan 1900,d.,no date,SS Robert Lee Story Cook, Lora Grace,b.,30 Dec 1902,d.,1 Mar 1953,w/o Albert Theo Cook (SS) - Mother Cook, Albert Theo,b.,26 Aug 1900,d.,no date,h/o Lora Grace Cook (SS) - Father Sparks, M. (Rev.),b.,11 Apr 1842,d.,30 Jun 1930,h/o N. R. Sparks (SS) - Father Sparks, N. R.,b.,25 Mar 1846,d.,17 Jan 1921,w/o Rev. M. Sparks (SS) - Mother Sparks, William Monroe,b.,2 Mar 1899,d.,30 Sep 1921, Brothers, R. Gusta,b.,21 Feb 1901,d.,16 Feb 1930,w/o L. P. Brothers - Mother Johnson, J. Parker,b.,29 Jul 1901,d.,1 Aug 1942, Carroll, J. Nolan,b.,1905,d.,no date,SS Minnie M. Carroll Carroll, Minnie M.,b.,1907,d.,1960,SS J. Nolan Carroll Harris, Morgan M.,b.,1878,d.,1943,Father McCreless, Sherman,b.,1 Apr 1892,d.,4 Apr 1947,SS Stella McCreless McCreless, Stella,b.,29 Oct 1897,d.,no date,SS Sherman McCreless Savage, William V. Jr.,b.,6 Jul 1954,d.,6 Jul 1954, Barrentine, Perciller Nell,b.,12 Apr 1953,d.,12 Apr 1953,b&d Barrentine, James Lofton,b.,25 Mar 1911,d.,19 Jun 1963,Father Barrentine, Oma Alma,b.,28 Jan 1885,d.,2 Feb 1957, Barrentine, Charlie Chaple,b.,20 Mar 1880,d.,14 May 1938, Bradford, Daniel W.,b.,1907,d.,1949,SS Maggie V. Bradford Bradford, Maggie V.,b.,1909,d.,no date,SS Daniel W. Bradford ??rro, Robert Glenis,b.,no date,d.,29 Jul ????,age 1y 6m Cobb, Mollie M.,b.,16 Aug 1877,d.,25 May 1963,SS John M. Cobb Cobb, John M.,b.,23 Apr 1877,d.,2 Oct 1949,SS Mollie M. Cobb Edmondson, Ruby T. Sparks,b.,22 May 1888,d.,no date,former w/o Buck A. Sparks (SS) Sparks, Buck A.,b.,17 Sep 1884,d.,14 Aug 1937,h/o Ruby T. Sparks Edmondson (SS) Sparks, Leonard V.,b.,15 Jan 1915,d.,15 Jan 1915,s/o W. A. & R. T. Sparks Cobb, Haress Arnd,b.,10 Jun 1902,d.,28 Feb 1914,s/o J. M. & M. N. Cobb Freeman, John D.,b.,20 Nov 1817,d.,30 May 1908, Williams, Cora L.,b.,5 Apr 1890,d.,no date,SS Walter M. Williams Williams, Walter M.,b.,16 May 1888,d.,22 Apr 1965,SS Cora L. Williams Williams, Hoyatt I.,b.,4 Oct 1902,d.,21 May 1916,s/o J. W. & P. E. Williams Williams, John,b.,7 Apr 1870,d.,21 Jul 1945,SS Etta Williams Williams, Etta,b.,16 Nov 1877,d.,26 Dec 1961,SS John Williams Williams, Beatrice,b.,19 Aug 1919,d.,20 Jun 1927, Williams, C. F.,b.,2 May 1888,d.,19 Oct 1926,SS Dollie Williams Williams, Dollie,b.,19 Feb 1887,d.,2 Mar 1937,SS C. F. Williams Bradford, Erma & Berma,b.,27 May 1927,d.,27 May 1927,b&d Williams, Bertha Proctor,b.,19 Jul 1908,d.,2 Aug 1938, Curry, R. Wayne,b.,12 Jan 1945,d.,12 Jan 1945, Curry, Lula W.,b.,1905,d.,no date,SS John W. Curry Curry, John W.,b.,1902,d.,1948,SS Lula W. Curry Davis, Infant Son,b.,26 Feb 1956,d.,26 Feb 1926,s/o V. H. & Irene Davis - b&d Ragsdale, John H.,b.,18 Oct 1884,d.,30 Oct 1958,SS S. Annie Ragsdale Ragsdale, S. Annie,b.,27 Jul 1886,d.,no date,SS John H. Ragsdale Williams, Flora L.,b.,29 Apr 1909,d.,8 Jan 1950,Mother Freeman, Pearl A.,b.,1892,d.,19??,SS Marvin J. Freeman Freeman, Marvin J.,b.,1892,d.,1955,SS Pearl A. Freeman Freeman, Lavaner,b.,12 Jul 1865,d.,29 Feb 1952, Freeman, Harrison H.,b.,22 Mar 1866,d.,16 Jul 1940, Owens, Georgia,b.,25 Dec 1896,d.,no date,SS Joseph M. Owens Owens, Joseph M.,b.,1 Jan 1889,d.,17 Sep 1960,SS Georgia Owens Owens, Lila Grace,b.,7 Jul 1921,d.,7 May 1923,d/o J. M. & Georgia Owens Owens, Audell,b.,15 Jun 1917,d.,27 Jul 1917,d/o Joe & Georgia Owens Selvidge, Joseph M.,b.,15 Jan 1895,d.,12 Nov 1963,SS Katie M.Selvidge Selvidge, Katie M.,b.,27 Mar 1899,d.,23 Nov 1837,SS Joseph M. Selvidge ,b.,,d.,,