Houston County AlArchives Cemeteries.....Cottonwood Cemetery A partial survey ************************************************ 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: Betty James Smith bettymaes2@aol.com March 11, 2005 Cottonwood Cemetery Houston Co AL Key: h/o = husband of w/o = wife of s/o = son of d/o = daughter of c/o = child of Adams Lula Elizabeth 12-12-1884 06-12-1922 w/o Adams, John Ambers Olief T. 03-07-1905 03-08-1905 c/o Ambers W.T. & D.L. Austin Lula V. 11-23-1895 09-19-1919 w/o Austin L.T. Austin Robert Charles Jr. 2/29/40 3/2/40 s/o Austin Robert Charles Sr. Balkcom, Willie Sellers 01-24-1884 01-29-1968 Barker Lottie I. 06-07-1875 10/4/48 w/o Barker Samuel A. "1 Adult, 2 children's graves unmarked in same plot" Barker Samuel A. 10-24-1872 03-15-1949 h/o Barker Lottie I. Bell Ashely Linwood 08/09/10 11/22/11 Blackman Thomas L. 1913 1944 Lt. USN Brown Homer 10-24-1896 03/05/27 Bruner A.E. 04-13-1869 06/07/36 Buntin Carrie Regent 1904 1951 "1 large unmarked grave by this, maybe wife" Buntin Florence 01-11-1861 04-22-1945 w/o Buntin William Dawson Buntin William Dawson 12-24-1859 12-27-1935 h/o Buntin Florence Butler Morris, T. 08-20-1874 01-17-1917 "1 large unmarked grave by this, maybe wife" Butler Rainney 10-28-1832 11-15-1918 Cain Cora Z. 02-10-1872 04-12-1956 w/o Cain J.H. Cain J.H. 02-25-1869 04-11-1941 h/o Cain Cora Z. Cain William G. ---- ---- "Family, no markers" Calhoun Dr. H.P. 11-30-1869 06-26-1911 h/o Calhoun Ida Calloway Cecil Merle 01-25-1922 06-06-1935 d/o Calloway Mr.&Mrs. J.A. Chambers Joe Phill 10-31-1889 02-08-1944 h/o Chambers Lorna Ellen (living) b. 28 Oct 1894 Champion Callie W. 01-16-1848 10-11-1919 w/o Champion G.M. Christmas S.G. 11-22-1908 11-22-1908 s/o Christmas Joseph E. & Antie M. Cook Carrie 10-08-1873 08-02-1926 ?w/o Cook Robert E. All in same plot Cook Irma Nathalie 02-05-1900 06-21-1955 ?w/o Cook Robert Erie Cook Robert E. 06-19-1865 01-17-1903 ?h/o Cook Carrie Cook Robert Erie 06-23-1901 02-16-1936 ?h/o Cook Irma Nathalie & s/o Robert E. & Carrie Courville Gary 02-20-1956 02-23-1956 "In Petway Lot, may not be spelled right" Courville Terry 02-20-1956 02-22-1956 Deese Almare 02-10-1929 06-28-1932 Dickerson Charles E. 09-05-1942 04-03-1949 s/o Dickerson Mr.&Mrs. Cannie E. Dickerson "Henry W," 04-20-1944 04-03-1949 s/o Dickerson Mr.&Mrs. Cannie E. Driggers, Sue Sellers 09-24-1885 04-10-1981 d/o Sellers A.B. & M.J. Edwards ---- one large grave Enfinger Edgar 10-19-1919 01-12-1951 Ala. SFC SUC Btry Korea Bam 38 FA Bn Evans Samual Oliver 08-10-1876 06-28-1936 h/o Lewis Fidelia Lewis Faulk Eldredge Lee 12-03-1853 06-19-1904 Faulk George W. 05-17-1900 11-27-1939 h/o s/o Faulk Faulk Gladys Laura A. Faulk Pvt. Grover 08-06-1893 07-15-1918 s/o Faulk Laura A. Co F 167 Inft. Faulk Infant ---- ---- d/o gd/o Faulk Faulk George & Gladys Laura A. Faulk Laura A. 08-13-1867 03-14-1949 Fears, Arner Sellers 11-26-1878 06-25-1965 w/o Fears, Lee Fears, Lee 03-27-1884 10-20-1969 h/o Fears, Arner Fears, N.A. 04-05-1819 01-02-1914 w/o Fears, J.B. Floyd Thomas K. 04-16-1860 03-05-1924 Ford Bessie Rainer 08-21-1886 04-16-1955 w/o Stout Ernest Ford Ernest Stout 06-11-1884 10-02-1926 h/o Stout Bessie Ranier Ford Forehand, Vera L. Sellers 06-14-1900 07-16-1978 w/o Forehand, Jessie Forehand, Jessie C. Bud" 11-22-1908 09-04-1987 h/o Vera Franklin Martin Dyer 12-28-1902 12-25-1938 In Jones & Franklin lot Garner I.L. 09-07-1875 10-25-1915 2 unmarked inf. Graves in Garner & Floyd lot Good Mrs. Marira M. ---- 01-24-1957 "small marker, 33 y.o." Grace Catherine Mixon 03-27-1917 03-28-1944 w/o Grace Earl Grace Daniel J. 05-11-1881 07-04-1951 Grace Infant ---- 08-08-1937 d/o Grace Earl & Catherine Grace Ralph W. 01-09-1918 11-27-1944 May be s/o Daniel J. Grace died in service of country Granger, Annie C. 08-13-1862 07-20-1902 w/o Granger, Willis Calvin Granger, Elma 11-28-1896 08-08-1902 d/o Granger, W.C. & Annie Granger, Geraldine 08-25-1904 09-25-1904 d/o Granger, W.C.& Mattie Granger, Gwendolyn B. 09-05-1925 Granger, Henry 09-27-1901 05-15-1902 s/o Granger, W.C. & Annie Granger, Infant ---- 05-25-1909 d/o Granger, W.C.& Mattie Granger, Infant ---- 06-08-1908 d/o Granger, W.C.& Mattie Granger, Infant ---- 8/28/06 d/o Granger, W.C.& Mattie Granger, Lonnie A., Sr. h/o Granger, Rosalie Granger, Lonnie A. Red" 12-16-1924 05-06-1979 s/o Granger, Lonnie Granger, Mattie L. 04-17-1873 1/31/38 w/o Granger, Willis Calvin Granger, Rosalie S. 10-23-1907 w/o Granger, Lonnie Sr. Granger, Stella G. Sellers 03-24-1880 04-14-1939 d/o Granger, A.B. && M.J. Granger, Trudie W. 02-12-1889 4/20/02 d/o Granger, W. C. & Mattie Granger, William Calvin 12-10-1941 03-26-1991 Granger, Willie Mae 03-28-1899 5/17/06 d/o Granger, W.C. & Annie Granger, Willis Calvin 01-25-1866 12/12/36 h/o Granger, Annie C.& Mattie L. Gresham George M. 07-09-1876 01-22-1947 h/o Gresham Ola L. Gresham Ola L. 01-20-1871 05-06-1920 w/o Gresham George Guy Infant 4/29/00 4/29/00 s/o Guy D.H.&M.V. Guy Iniyilla?? 12/18/19 9/19/26 c/o Guy Mr.& Mrs. R.D. Harrison Annie F. 09-23-1883 5/15/52 d/o Harrison Rev. George & Molly Harrison Rev. George W. 12-23-1855 1/6/16 h/o Harrison Molly Lightener Harrison Molly Lightner 12-14-1858 9/19/35 w/o Harrison Rev. George W. Harrison R. T. 07-22-1829 17-22-1895 Herring William H. 06-22-1890 10/3/49 Hicks WoW Hinson, Lorna Mae Sellers w/o Hinson, Sonny Hinson, Sonny Boss" h/o Hinson, Lorna Mae Hinson, Willie L. 05-27-1891 5/15/50 Hollingshead William R. 7/31/01 5/15/56 In Kingry & Hollingshead lot Hughes Bobbie L. 01-03-1892 03-17-1892 c/o Hughes W.N. & N.M. Hughes Infant 04-1-1883 04-04-1893 d/o Hughes D.C. & N.T. "Date of death could have been 1883, need to check" Hughes James Richard 08-21-1956 08-24-1956 s/o Hughes James & Sylvia Hughes Martha R. 03-10-1885 02-04-1918 w/o Hughes H.M. Hutto Plot with 2 adult/unmarked graves Jones Charley V. 09-29-1896 07-10-1902 c/o Jones W.F. & Etta Jones John Thomas 10-16-1869 05-12-1948 h/o Jones Margaret Hart Jones Margaret Hart 01-10-1873 03-22-1943 w/o Jones John Thomas Jones Mary Will 10-22-1925 11-13-1927 Jones William C. 11-13-1826 07-26-1895 Kelly Infant 01-26-1926 04-26-1926 May be son of William Blake Kelly Kelly William Blake 01-07-1882 11-21-1947 Kelley William Earl 01-24-1922 01-01-1939 May be son of William Blake Kelly Kennedy C.T. 06-20-1862 10-22-1929 h/o Kennedy Ida L. Kennedy Ida L. 10-14-1859 09-26-1917 w/o Kennedy C.T. Ketcham Callie 12-04-1844 03-30-1911 w/o Ketcham J.K.P. Ketcham Annie 09-08-1870 10-30-1928 Ketcham B.W. 08-24-1824 08-31-1904 Ketcham J.K.P. 08-14-1846 02-02-1942 h/o Ketcham Callie Ketcham J.V. 01-09-1880 06-15-1951 Kingry Allen A. 10-26-1871 12-13-1944 h/o Kingry Mary Lula Kingry Early F. 07-28-1894 07-19-1956 Kingry Lena K. Pilcher 09-12-1897 9/3/48 w/o Kingry Owin B. Kingry Mary Lula 09-14-1877 12-09-1944 w/o Kingry Allen A. Kingry Owin B. 06-08-1896 07-29-1923 h/o Kingry Lena K. Pilcher Kirkland Alma Watford 09-25-1892 05-13-1923 Kirkland Cleola 11-07-1880 06-27-1905 c/o Kirkland Jackson J. & K. Lula Kirkland Mrs. Clyde 04-08-1884 09-05-1913 w/o Kirkland Marion Kirkland J. Marion 03-20-1861 02-16-1919 h/o Kirkland Mrs. Clyde Kirkland K. Lula 03-18-1860 06-30-1905 w/o Kirkland Jackson J. "I unmarked grave adjacent, could be husband" Kirkland M.A. 08-16-1866 10-09-1902 w/o Kirkland J.M. Kirkland Grover 08-30-1892 02-09-1924 Could be son of J.M. & M.A. Kirkland Lake Floyd W. 11-19-1888 02-13-1937 Lewis Althea F. Wilkinson 10-04-1877 01-27-1923 w/o Lewis W.M. Lewis Alvin 05-20-1904 06-28-1931 s/o Lewis W.M. & Althea F. Lewis Charles Edgar 01-28-1880 03-21-1954 h/o Lewis Della Parker Lewis Della Parker 05-16-1881 12-15-1927 w/o Lewis Charles Edgar Lewis James Warren 09-23-1883 06-23-1952 Lewis John Franklin 06-26-1851 04-05-1926 h/o Lewis Mary Metcalf Lewis Mary Evelyn 11-09-1844 11-12-1944 Lewis Mary Metcalf 07-27-1852 02-05-1928 w/o Lewis John Franklin Little John Henry 04-22-1865 01-14-1940 Marshall Nancy J. 09-17-1874 12-04-1954 w/o Marshall John W. Marshall John T. 1911 1953 s/o? Marshall John W. & Nancy J. Marshall John W. 10-11-1865 02-17-1944 h/o Marshall Nancy J. Maxham B.F. 08-27-1874 05-10-1937 c/o? Maxham R. & Mary J. Maxham Mary J. 09-02-1841 10-31-1915 w/o Maxham R. Maxham R. 10-17-1836 11-02-1913 h/o Maxham Mary J. McCord, Letti B. Hinson, 08-23-1921 ? w/o McCord, Wilmer McCord, Wilmer 01-27-1917 09-12-1991 h/o McCord, Lettie Merritt, Bobbie 04-04-1942 Burke & Lonie Merritt, Hamp 03-17-1896 08-14-1911 s/o Merritt, W.H. & Lillier V. next to 2 unmarked graves, could be father & mother" Merritt, Infant 10-17-1899 10-17-1899 s/o Merritt, W.H. & Lillier V. Metcalf Infant 01-18-1898 01-18-1898 s/o Metcalf Hiram H. & Sarah V. Merritt, Lilla V. Sellers 09-04-1875 04-08-1950 w/o Merritt, W.H. Merritt, Little Hamp 03-17-1896 08-14-1911 c/o Merritt, W.H. & Lilla Merritt, W.H. 02-02-1871 01-23-1953 h/o Merritt, Lilla Metcalf Hiram H. 09-14-1854 03-24-1909 h/o Metcalf Sarah V. Metcalf Sarah V. 1872 1918 w/o Metcalf Hiram H. Mills, Virgil H. 1915 1975 Next to Burke Sellers Moon, John 11-02-1909 h/o Moon, Betrice Moon, Betrice Sellers 09-03-1913 w/o Moon, John Moon, Bradley 10-31-1944 06-14-1971 s/o Moon, John & Betrice Monk 1 unmarked large grave Morris, Alonzo C. 01-04-1876 05-27-1937 h/o Morris, Martha Ann b. 11.23-1876 Olive, Audrey Woodrow 06-09-1916 07-19-1916 s/o? Olive, H.D. & L.M. Olive, Infant 10-17-1912 11-00-1912 c/o Olive, H.D. & L.M. Olive, James A. 01-10-1835 12-06-1898 Olive, Laura A. 12-09-1894 02-26-1927 w/o Olive, H.D. Olive, Lois 01-30-1911 06-15-1911 d/o? Olive, H.D. & L.M. Peacock, A. Granbery 12-31-1862 02-21-1923 h/o Peacock, Hattie F. 1 large unmarked grave Peacock, A. P., Rev. 02-14-1845 03-03-1923 (Ashley P. Peacock) h/o Peacock, Fannie & Axey Peacock, Axey 07-25-1844 08-29-1906 w/o Peacock, Rev. A.P. Peacock, Fannie 07-03-1842 04-28-1901 w/o Peacock, Rev. A.P. Peacock, Gordon Price 02-17-1881 08-08-1921 h/o Peacock, Pearl Sellers Peacock, Hattie F. 07-23-1877 10-29-1939 w/o Peacock, A. Granbery Peacock, Houston David 02-26-1903 09-03-1905 s/o? Peacock, A.G. & H.F. Peacock, Osker W, Rev.. 11-17-1871 12-14-1904 Peacock, Pearl Sellers 09-24-1885 04-21-1928 w/o Peacock, Gordon Price Petway D.E. 02-19-1881 11-09-1918 Pinkston Infant 04-05-1917 04-05-1917 s/o Pinkston D.B. & Kate Wood Pittman Infant 10-29-1911 10-29-1911 d/o Pittman J.E. & M.A. Poole Charles W. H. 04-29-1886 11-03-1947 h/o Poole Rose Ella b. 05-13-1870 Poole Rose Ella 05-13-1870 ---- w/o Poole Charles W.H. Price Glenda McCord, 11-21-1943 12-14-1992 d/o McCord, Wilmer & Lettie Purvis William P. 09-02-1882 03-09-1920 Pynes Pvt. L.P. 10-05-1911 09-16-1945 Ray Theo 02-10-1904 11-07-1941 Register Joseph G. 07-11-1885 06-11-1955 Reid Willie 07-12-1886 01-13-1910 c/o Reid Elick & Florence Rick Cander Elizabeth 10-01-1884 06-24-1940 w/o Rick D.B. Ripley Lucy Wood 11-13-1889 10-26-1934 w/o Ripley Thomas H. Ripley Thomas H. 1885 1951 h/o Ripley Luch Wood Roberts Roxie B. 06-13-1870 11-20-1895 w/o Roberts E.J. Rogers Charles A. 03-03-1919 07-26-1956 PFC 559 Air Service Gp AF In Sellers lot with Ashely & Martha J. Sellers, 1 unmarked grave in same lot, adult Rodgers, Pauline Sellers 08-01-1893 11-09-1921 d/o Sellers A.B. & M.J. w/o Rodgers, Edd Rodgers, Charles A. 03-03-1919 07-26-1956 s/o Rodgers, Pauline Sellers Andrew Jackson 03-14-1847 06-29-1919 h/o Sellers, Mary Alice Sellers Ashley B. 03-14-1850 06-07-1933 h/o Sellers Martha Sellers Austin J. 03-15-1864 11-28-1933 h/o Sellers Avarila G. Sellers Avarila G. Pritchett 01-31-1861 04-03-1939 w/o Sellers Austin J. Sellers Benjamine B. 05-23-1817 08-12-1890 73 yr. 2 mo 19 da Sellers Burke h/o Sellers Lonie Sellers Callie V. Granger, 07-10-1852 12-01-1928 w/o Sellers, J. Hamilton Sellers Clara 02-05-1908 08-26-1982 Sellers Clarence Croften 02-03-1882 07-31-1938 Sellers Edith T. 08-08-1902 09-23-1903 d/o Sellers N.M. & A.F. Sellers Ferby A. 05-05-1839 11-28-1928 Sellers Hattie 04-19-1906 06-26-1951 w/o Sellers J.D. Sellers Hilton Addison 09-06-1887 04-19-1976 Sellers Iris L. 09-01-1890 05-26-1943 d/o Sellers A.B. & M.J. Sellers J. Hamilton 11-18-1850 10-15-1923 h/o Sellers Callie V. Sellers Lonie w/o Sellers Burke Sellers Martha J. 10-26-1854 03-13-1937 w/o Sellers Ashely B. Sellers Mary Alice Granger,, 05-01-1868 04-25-1951 w/o Andrew Jackson Sellers Sellers McLester 01-11-1904 09-02-1908 c/o Sellers Norton M. & A.F. Sellers Otis A. 06-05-1885 11-013-1957 h/o Sellers Ruby Sellers Norton M. 06-17-1873 03-30-1954 h/o Sellers A.F. Sellers Phillip Leon 01-22-1903 01-21-1967 s/o Sellers A.B. & M.J. Sellers, R. D., Rev. 04-08-1823 04-23-1891 h/o Sellers Vinettie T. 68 yr. 16 da Sellers Ruby L. 06-30-1907 09-09-1993 w/o Sellers Otis Sellers Sarah B. 10-11-1878 10-06-1880 d/o Sellers R.D. & V.T. Sellers Tempy 03-09-1880 01-22-1962 Sellers Vinettie T. 04-19-1838 11-24-1918 w/o Sellers Rev. R. D. Skinner "Jacob M," 02-11-1885 07-15-1894 Could be brother and sister as graves are all together Skinner Johney A. C. 09-18-1881 02-11-1886 Skinner Laura R. 08-20-1888 01-16-1896 Smith Addie Kate 10-26-1908 11-05-1908 d/o Smith Robert W. & Nettie Smith Amanda Wallice 06-22-1855 06-18-1951 Smith Ida Clyde 05-01-1881 06-17-1947 Smith Lillian Kennedy 03-31-1887 11/24/37 w/o Smith Sidney O. ?d/o C.T. & Ida L. Kennedy. In Kennedy and Smith lot Smith Sidney O. 10-10-1884 4/24/35 h/o Smith Lillian Kennedy Smith Sidney Robert 9/3/06 9/13/06 s/o Smith Robert W. & Nettie Smith Simon R. 06-17-1832 5/21/06 Tucker Mamie 04-09-1896 04-09-1896 Walsh Charles Harry 12-06-1872 9/12/55 82 yr old in Kennedy & Smith lot White John T. 01-20-1873 7/28/53 h/o White Mary J. Harvard White Katie 09-04-1884 4/28/36 White Mary J. Harvard 10-18-1877 4/20/38 w/o White John T. Wood Mattie Metcalf 11-05-1856 1/12/28 w/o Wood Willliam S. Wood William S. 05-25-1851 7/14/21 h/o Wood Mattie Metcalf Woodham Samuel B. 01-30-1895 3/19/55 h/o Woodham Charity E. b. 08-02-1898 The following were added by Hattie Hamilton February 2006 In a plot at the rear of the cemeter, near the road to Sealy's Springs: Purvis, Rupert Lloyd Dec 14, 1908... Jan 21, 1957 Purvis, Inez C. Dec 16, 1912...Dec 11, 2004 [W/o Lloyd Purvis w/ maiden name Cameron] D/o George F. & Mary Frances Mathis Cameron bur @ Union Hill BC, Cottonwood, AL Purvis, Betty Joyce Dec 11, 1942...Mar 12, 1993 [D/o Lloyd & Inez Purvis] PUrvis, Rupert Lloyd, Jr. Apr 19, 1946...Dec 19, 2003 [S/o Lloyd & Inez Purvis] In plot close to the front near Grandmother Nina Traylor. Matthews, Vannie Erin Aug 20, 1972... Jan 2, 2000 [D/o Rupert & Peggy Porter Purvis] In another plot near the front of the cemetery are: Purvis, Lela Pearl Jan 4, 1882...Nov 11, 1959 [D/o Jason & K. Loula Knight Kirkland] Unmarked next to husband William Porter Purvis.....Waiting on marker Purvis, Naldo July 27, 1907...Jan 1964 [S/o Porter & Pearl Purvis] Unmarked next to mother & brother Carl Purvis....Waiting on marker