ASPEL CHURCH CEMETERY, JACKSON COUNTY, ALABAMA ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with the USGenWeb policy of providing free information on the Internet, this data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other gain. Copying of the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged. ALGenWeb File Manager - Lygia Dawkins Cutts ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Contributed by Jane Nichols ren@HiWAAY.net May 1999 THIS CEMETERY IS LOCATED ON HWY 72 BEHIND THE ASPEL METHODIST CHURCH, PASTOR, DONNA AIRHEART. THIS IS A VERY OLD CEMETERY AND YOU CAN TELL THERE ARE MANY, MANY GRAVES WITHOUT MARKERS HERE. IT IS VERY WELL KEPT, BUT A LOT OF THE STONES ARE BROKEN AND HARD TO READ. GUY F., SON OF W.Z & A. WALLS 7-21-1905 1-8-1908 DOSHIE E. SMITH 1882 1930 GLADYS SMITH 1910 1918 WALTER D. STEWART 7-16-1907 8-9-1920 LUCY STEWART 7-29-1874 2-10-1955 W.B. STEWART 8-28-1875 1-29-1964 RALPH C. STEWART 1912 1961 VESTA WOODALL 1-26-1894 12-29-1918 POLLIE S. PETTY HOLLIS 4-7-1868 6-20-1929 F. GRUNDY PETTY 2-28-1843 3-5-1916 ARY A. PETTY 9-29-1843 11-2-1911 JOHN F. PRATHER 5-28-1878 3-31-1919 WOODMEN OF THE WORLD MEMORIAL CHARLIE JACKSON PRATER 4-26-1901 12-10-1918 GEORGE ARY, SON OF F.G. & A.A. PETTY 9-22-1879 9-29-1879 JAMES FRANCIS, SON OF F.G. A.A. PETTY 1-21-1867 1-18-1869 BABY CLAUD, SON OF G.M. & & L.E. PETTY 9-9-1912 9-24-1912 JULIANA HENDRIX, WIFE OF DR. J.C. WISDOM 9-20-1823 5-3-1908 BORN IN IN GREENSBOR0, NC DR. JNO. C. WISDOM 10-28-1817 7-5-1891 LIZZIE BROWN 7-18-1877 3-6-1903 DAU. OF L.P. & MARY BROWN IRA P. BROWN 4-15-1839 3-24-1915 MARY J., WIFE OF IRA P. BROWN 5-3-1843 2-1-1893 PAULINE ADKINS, DAU. OF 3-17-1840 1-1-1867 BROOKS & TOBITHA SMITH JAMES, SON OF DR. C.W. & 12-24-1866 4-4-1874 PAULINE ADKINS HENRY, SON OF BROOKS & 9-11-1832 8-26-1871 TOBITHA SMITH M. FRANCES GATTIS BROWN 9-8-1880 2-18-1951 L. FELAN BROWN 3-13-1880 1-16-1953 MABEL, DAU. OF A.M. & 9-15-1883 8-26-1884 H.F. SMITH PEARL SMITH 3-21-1894 10-7-1900 GEORGE MILTON SMITH 5-2-1888 12-10-1910 PRESTON SMITH 12-5-1823 8-25-1894 JUDIETH A.E., WIFE OF 5-18-1829 9-25-1879 PRESTON SMITH MARRIED: 9-12-1848 DR. W.B. SMITH 1849 1902 SUSIE E. SMITH 2-20-1952 11-10-1892 ANNIE E., DAUT. OF DR. W.B. 5-28-1875 7-1-1876 & S.E. SMITH WILLIE B., SON OF DR. W.B. & 9-14-1877 9-21-1878 S.E. SMITH JENNIE E., DAUT. OF DR. W.B. 9-29-1880 9-29-1880 & S.E. SMITH VELAN, SON OF DR. W.B. & 1-26-1894 6-20-1894 LULA A. SMITH ELIZABETH, WIFE OF JOHN 3-10-1825 2-9-1910 BOGUE, PROFESSED RELIGION AT 18, WAS A MEMBER OF THE M.E. CHURCH 45 YEARS. JAMES SMITH, SON OF J.C. & 10-12-1910 3-30-1911 L.B. McCARROLL JOE C., JR., INF. SON OF 3-28-1909 (ONLY DATE) J.C. & L.B. McCARROLL HENRY FLORENCE SMITH 1862 1936 ALFRED MOORE SMITH 1857 1924 WILLIE B. SMITH 10-23-1884 10-16-1928 WOODMEN OF THE WORLD MEMORIAL JOHN A. BRITTON 4-4-1830 11-7-1902 PVT CO 1 61 REGT ALA INF C.S.A. ADA POLK 2-12-1879 8-31-1909 HATTIE BEARD DIED 5-3-1899 LIZZIE B. POLK 3-28-1887 3-20-1914 CLEMONS P. HOOPER 9-17-1853 7-11-1922 SARAH F. HOOPER 1-22-1860 12-7-1943 JAMES SMITH, CONSORT OF LOVY 2-17-1789 VA 8-21-1846 PROVINCE THE DEC. SERVED TWO TERMS IN THE ALA LEGISLATURE. HE WAS A KIND HUSBAND, A GOOD FARTHER AND A USEFUL CITIZEN. (SPELLED FARTHER) C.P. HOOPER 9-17-1853 7-11-1922 SARAH ELIZABETH, WIFE OF 1831 8-27-1858 B.B. SMITH, AGED 27 YEARS TABITHA ANN, WIFE OF BROOKS 1-4-1801 8-14-1858 AGED 57 YEARS BROOKS SMITH 7-1796 NC 7-31-1877 AGED 81 YEARS SARAH EDNA BROWN, INF. DAU. 10-10-1908 5-20-1909 OF J.P. & M.C. BROWN IRA C., INF. SON OF J.P. & 12-12-1902 12-22-1902 B.G. BROWN BERTIE, WIFE OF JAMES P. 1-1-1878 5-14-1903 BROWN J.P. BROWN 1-1-1867 3-18-1942 MATTIE B., WIFE OF J.P. BROWN 7-5-1880 5-6-1965 ANGELINE WRIGHT 4-5-1826 12-19-1905 WILLIAM C. WRIGHT 1-12-1827 10-16-1896 RUFUS G., SON OF REV. J.C. DIED 3-31-1883 & C.B. WALLACE AGE 26 YRS & 4 MS CLYDE AFTON, SON OF J.B. & 1-16-1896 10-29-1898 BELLE WRIGHT BELLE WRIGHT 1-6-1856 7-5-1907 JAMES B. WRIGHT 5-22-1851 4-22-1908 LINDSAY WALLS 1-2-1908 1-2-1908 JOYCE WRIGHT 10-25-1919 6-5-1921 JOHN GIDEON 5-8-1828 8-18-1899 BELLE LINDSAY, WIFE OF J.B. 1-6-1856 7-5-1907 WRIGHT JOHN GIDEON 5-8-1828 8-18-1899 LAVENIA GIDEON 4-7-1836 11-24-1913 EMMA GIDEON 5-24-1872 10-6-1941 LEWIS R. ADKINS 3-30-1830 9-10-1861 WILLIAM M. WRIGHT 5-30-1849 1-20-1919 MARY FRANCES WRIGHT 6-28-1849 9-18-1924 C.W. ADKINS 11-11-1839 6-24-1915 CATHERINE ADKINS 11-17-1843 1-29-1887 LILLIAN G., WIFE OF W.C. 6-21-1870 10-17-1902 KNIGHT, DAU. OF W.G. & N.M. PETTY GEORGE KIRK, SON OF DR. 3-23-1881 9-1-1881 G.W. & G.A. ADKINS ARTHUR W., SON OF DR. G.W. 6-30-1875 4-2-1880 & G.A. ADKINS LUNSFORD P.V., SON OF DR. 2-9-1879 5-29-1880 G.W. & G.A. ADKINS LABELL PAULINE, DAU. OF DR. 9-22-1869 5-23-1870 G.W. & G.A. ADKINS LABELLE PAULINE, DAU. OF (BROKEN) DR. G.W. & G.A. ADKINS PENELOPE, WIFE OF THOMAS S. 2-13-?? (BROKEN, CAN'T READ REST OF IT) SUSAN M., WIFE OF C. GIDEON 11-26-1842 12-23-1876 SALLIE KING DIED 1876 JAMES ADKINS, FATHER OF DR. 10-8-1802 4-12-1878 G.W. ADKINS SUSAN ADKINS, MOTHER OF DR. 3-14-1804 3-20-1884 G.W. ADKINS EMMA D. FLIPPO 8-3-1890 7-29-1968 JOHN H. FLIPPO 9-1-1888 5-18-1973 M.E. FLIPPO NO DATES ZEPHANIAH GIDEON 7-11-1789 1810 (HANDMADE, VERY HARD TO READ AND VERY OLD, IT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CEMETERY AND YOU CAN TELL THERE ARE MANY GRAVES ALL AROUND THIS ONE WITHOUT HEADSTONES) HENRY STRONG DIED 5-15-1937 M.J., WIFE OF W.H. STRONG 5-1-1866 9-17-1885 EUGENIA, SON OF W.H. & 3-22-1885 5-8-1885 M.J. STRONG MISS. LIZZIE DICKERSON 3-21-1880 10-18-1956 (MISS. HAS A PERIOD AFTER IT) MISS PEGGY DICKERSON 6-23-1899 10-24-1972 MISS MAGGIE DICKERSON 8-3-1887 10-17-1976 INF. SON OF JAMES & NANCY SHAVERS STEVEN RAY 6-14-1974 6-15-1974 ROMEY DICKERSON 10-15-1902 1-10-1955 LIZZIE DICKERSON 11-22-1904 N/A INF. TWIN SONS OF HURLEY & 12-23-1960 12-23-1960 VIVIAN DICKERSON IDA FLORENCE HOOPER 1-7-1913 1-23-1973 WILLIAM FLOYD HOOPER 1-20-1909 5-5-1995 (FUN. HOME MARKER SAYS "BURL" 86 YEARS) RAYFORD W. HOOPER 6-6-1925 N/A NORA D. HOOPER 3-12-1925 N/A MAYMIE ELIZABETH WRIGHT 3-23-1917 7-28-1967 HARRIS B. WRIGHT 1-15-1916 N/A IDA HOOPER 1-19-1885 7-8-1976 HENRY R. HOOPER 2-14-1883 7-17-1966 INEZ W. HOOPER 9-3-1914 5-10-1962 ROBERT LEON SAINT 1949 1952 LARKIN H. HOOPER 8-22-1906 2-17-1970 MARGIE A. HOOPER 9-26-1905 7-25-1985 ROBERT A. ELKINS 7-13-1881 5-18-1954 CLARA B. ELKINS 2-7-1908 N/A IDA GATTIS 7-27-1865 10-29-1960 T.A. GATTIS 10-14-1857 6-24-1934 EDITH BYNUM GATTIS 1-16-1890 8-13-1929 PAUL E. GATTIS 9-23-1923 6-10-1924 ELIZABETH CLAYTON LEE 2-9-1924 11-11-1924 MARGARET RUSSELL LEE 4-16-1918 2-4-1923 ELIZABETH GATTIS, WIFE OF 11-1-1903 11-20-1923 D.L. RUNYAN DR. H.F. GATTIS 3-19-1849 5-6-1921 MARGARET GATTIS 4-22-1865 5-9-1926 COLUMBUS S. LEE 9-17-1883 7-3-1910 AGED 26 YRS 9 MS 16 DYS C.H. OWEN 5-9-1850 3-27-1915 ISABELLE R. OWEN 7-19-1848 3-12-1916 WM. N. OWEN 2-23-1874 1-28-1916 WOODMEN OF THE WORLD MEMORIAL ELMER L. WRIGHT 2-22-1884 12-25-1971 MAMIE W. WRIGHT 3-23-1887 7-17-1970 CEALY DICKERSON 11-17-1885 7-29-1948 H.L. DICKERSON 10-8-1877 12-2-1931 JEROME B. DICKERSON 1854 1931 EMMA DICKERSON 1853 1921 JAMES W. DICKERSON 4-27-1893 4-1-1914 HAZEL AILEEN BROWN 2-19-1914 6-24-1916 JESSE, SON OF P.W. & M.C. 1-24-1902 5-17-1910 KNIGHT N.D., SON OF T.F. & F.C. 9-17-1881 4-13-1897 KNIGHT J.J., SON OF T.F. & F.C. 1-31-1870 12-31-1902 KNIGHT F.C., WIFE OF T.F. KNIGHT 2-12-1841 8-27-1911 T.F. KNIGHT 7-13-1837 5-9-1921 ELIZABETH, WIFE OF TILMAN NO DATES R. HOOPER, AGED 69 YEARS TILMAN R. HOOPER 2-20-1823 1-10-1908 SARAH D. HOOPER 3-4-1858 7-30-1898 ROBERT L. HOOPER 12-10-1855 11-24-1924 WILSON GATTIS 6-28-1885 5-27-1916 CHARLES H. SHACKELFORD 7-4-1913 6-16-1914 COPLING HASTING 7-27-1904 8-11-1925 FREDDY M., SON OF S.E. & 9-21-1911 5-25-1912 NORA HASTINGS HUBERT W. HASTINGS 1-29-1889 5-23-1908 GEORGE T. HASTINGS 2-13-1856 2-17-1913 FLOYD JACKSON MILLS 9-22-1843 2-10-1904 BABY (NO NAME) NO DATES ELMER OWEN 2-6-1913 7-27-1914 LILLIE OWENS 12-12-1883 11-14-1915 OLLIE MAY, DAU. OF J.H. & 3-7-1913 6-6-1914 ANNIE SELBY MILT OWENS 1-24-1879 3-3-1949 CLEMMIE L., DAU. OF M.C. & 11-8-1904 10-7-1912 MARY BOWEN RUBY M., DAU. OF M.C. & 10-24-1906 10-4-1912 MARY BOWEN ISAAC E., SON OF M.C. & 6-17-1892 11-13-1895 MARY BOWEN M.D., DAU. OF W.H. & M.M. 11-12-1903 11-13-1904 WHITTENBURG JEFF O. BROWN 10-17-1832 1892 CATHARINE C. BROWN 10-25-1889 (ONLY DATE, PROBABLY DEATH) AGED 57 YEARS TENNESSEE, INF. DAU. OF DIED 7-25-1880 DALLAS & MARY E. BROWN AGE 7 MO 4 DYS MARY EDNA, WIFE OF DALLAS 8-2-1855 12-9-1906 (THIS LOOKED LIKE MABY EDNA ON THE STONE) BROWN DALLAS BROWN 12-17-1848 3-12-1917 HERBERT HAROLD BROWN 3-21-1893 11-21-1917 RALPH, SON OF I.H. & 1-4-1916 1-4-1916 MOLLIE RODEN ALLIOUS L. PETTY 11-23-196 9-26-1975 ALDA CALDWELL PETTY 11-9-1898 12-6-1992 WILLIAM L. PETTY 3-9-1872 2-16-1915 ELIZA JANE PETTY 9-13-1874 11-5-1955 ANNIE SMITH, WIFE OF T.H. 8-25-1881 5-10-1913 PETTY LILA, DAU. OF T.H. & M.A. 5-2-1905 2-28-1910 PETTY MRS. W.G. PETTY 3-18-1837 3-25-1916 W.G. PETTY 2-21-1833 1-11-1906 WM. C. MORGAN 8-11-1843 (ONLY DATE) AGE 71 YEARS 10 DAYS MOLLIE, DAU. OF WILLIAM 7-12-1842 1-30-1908 CUSHION, WIFE OF W.C. MORGAN BERTHIA GOLDEN, DAU. OF 4-23-1902 4-30-1902 J.B. & M.E. MORGAN ROSA A. MORGAN 3-18-1812 1-1-1899 EVA J. SMITH 9-8-1831 6-20-1897 AGED 65 YRS 9 MOS 12 DYS ELI SMITH 9-22-1820 9-23-1899 JOHN A. MYERS 3-21-1872 7-3-1951 MAGGIE L. MYERS 12-16-1878 8-7-1934 WILLIAM S. SMITH 1853 1931 MARTHA E. SMITH 1857 1949 EMMA ALLISON 5-15-1872 4-3-1931 JOHN Q. ALLISON 12-6-1870 11-4-1935 OAKLAND BUCHANAN WRIGHT 7-21-1886 4-16-1954 BARTON G. WRIGHT 7-3-1893 12-28-1944 AMERICAN LEGION THERE ARE SEVERAL DUPLICATE STONES IN THIS CEMETERY. IT APPEARS THE OLDEST ONES WERE BROKEN OR BARELY READABLE AND NEWER ONES HAD BEEN PUT UP. TRANSCRIBED BY JANE AND RANDY NICHOLS MAY 1, 1999.