CAPERTON 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 Jane Nichols ren@HiWAAY.net MAR 1999 TAKE HWY 117 TOWARD SAND MOUNTAIN FROM STEVENSON. TURN LEFT ON 287. THE CEMETERY IS UP A DIRT ROAD TO THE LEFT JUST BEFORE THE PAVEMENT ENDS. ELIZABETH SUE SMITH 9-8-1951 9-12-1951 JAMES W. PERRY BOWMAN 5-16-1899 10-24-1980 NANCY O. BOWMAN 6-5-1880 4-8-1959 JAMES B. BOWMAN 5-22-1875 9-27-1936 SILAS WILLIAMS 7-10-1903 1-20-1970 BESSIE MAE WILLIAMS NO DATES JAMES M. WILLIAMS 10-11-1894 3-23-1945 OUR BABY CECIL F. WILLIAMS 2-12-1925 2-13-1925 MARANDY WILLIAMS 3-10-1860 4-21-1923 W.G. WILLIAMS 1-6-1861 10-4-1922 REV. FATE KING NO DATES WM. ARTHUR GREEN 1892 1922 B.S. BANDY 1-30-1855 3-30-1927 LUTHER M. WARD 1880 1951 LAURA M. WARD 1869 19?? DATE WASN'T FINISHED MAHALA T., WIFE OF 12-12-1818 10-3-1878 J.W. FOSHEE IN MEMORY OF 1 LIEUT. HUGH P. CAPERTON 1807 1863 CO A 18 BATT ALA INF CSA G.A. CAPERTON 6-15-1867 8-22-1900 BUD JOHNSON 4-1-1890 3-15-1977 PVT US ARMY WWI WILLIAM RUSSELL 4-10-1825 5-23-1873 NANCY A. RUSSELL 3-6-1824 5-9-1906 SHANNON R. HANEY 11-1-1979 11-2-1979 ELIZABETH COWAN 6-17-1799 6-20-1873 B.J. RUDDER, SR. 6-1815 3-6-1862 E.J. RUDDER 1820 3-28-1882 ALEXANDER COWAN 6-15-1813 3-24-1862 ALABAMA COWAN 6-27-1861 ? 7-2-1861 (HEADSTONE BROKEN, DOB WAS HARD TO READ) DAUGHTER OF J.H. & S.E. COWAN SAMUEL L. COWAN 1798 6-1840 NOEL C. COWAN HEADSTONE BROKEN IN PIECES, COULDN'T READ DATES TALITHA MARTIN HILL 11-15-1891 6-12-1977 ELIZA MARTIN 8-1-1910 7-24-1956 JOSEPH MARTIN 12-14-1904 N/A HENRETTER WASHINGTON 1861 1921 CHARLIE PORTER 1884 1949 AMANDA PORTER 1-2-1882 9-28-1972 VICKY LACHELLE HOPKINS 10-10-1968 7-8-1975 WILLIE TALLY 11-7-1936 ONLY DATE ALA PVT 366 INF 92 DIV MARY M. WASHINGTON 1888 1977 JOHN P. WASHINGTON 1874 1958 ANNIE C. MYLES 1890 1963 SISTER GEORGE McCURDY 3-12-1873 12-20-1965 BETTY McLEROY 2-28-1874 2-3-1972 GEORGIA C. MARTIN 3-22-1871 11-7-1952 IDA M. STERLING 1897 1959 HEZZIE Mc? COULDN'T READ SAMUEL E. HOPKINS 2-13-1900 1-24-1983 JOHNNIE W. HOPKINS 6-27-1916 ONLY DATE FATHER SAM C. MATTHEWS 1-3-1923 6-11-1988 MOTHER GEORGIA W. MATTHEWS 8-24-1920 ONLY DATE ETHEL TEAGUE 1880 1965 ERNEST J. MILLER 12-20-1916 12-6-1965 ALA S2 USN3 WWI GENEVA MILLER 1-26-1913 5-13-1985 EMELLINE VICKERSON 1860 12-20-1944 LEONA M. MITCHELL 3-16-1913 3-25-1951 CHARLIE MILLER 12-25-1859 12-10-1948 TOM YOUNG 9-12-1883 4-20-1968 ELIZA P. YOUNG 3-11-1890 3-16-1971 WILL McCURDY 4-10-1902 1-23-1889 DEWEY J. PRIVETT 4-3-1903 8-4-1964 ROGERS THE FAMILY OF BEN F. 1883 1965 AND MEALY J. 1884 1945 MURPHY C. ROGERS 12-16-1923 1-27-1924 EARNEST L., SON OF B.F. 4-20-1921 3-26-1922 & MEALY ROGERS MARY E. STEELE 11-16-1855 3-23-1922 CALVIN STEEL 4-25-1845 4-5-1908 (SPELLED WITHOUT E ON THE END) AMANDA STEELE 1895 1904 JERENE ROGERS 6-24-1938 10-17-1937 BABY GIRL ROGERS 6-6-1962 6-7-1962 ? ROGERS 9-13-1914 12-12-1986 (FUN. HOME MARKER ONLY, CAN'T READ ALL OF IT) FATHER STEPHEN GAY 1865 1894 MOTHER LUCY GAY ATHERSON 1860 1953 L.L. DAU. OF ROBT. & 12-27-1901 2-7-1902 ETNA STEELE ETNA LEE STEELE 12-20-1936 1-17-1937 ROBERT (BOB) STEELE 9-29-1878 1-25-1945 ETNA GAY STEELE 6-9-1881 7-11-1957 MINNIE GAY 1883 1904 GEO. TOMMIE STEELE 11-23-1921 5-28-1939 MARY H. STEELE 2-1-1907 12-23-1959 MAGGIE E. PRIVETT 8-8-1882 7-23-1952 LOUIS M. PRIVETT 2-25-1874 5-30-1946 COLLENE B. ANDERSON 1-12-1892 10-31-1892? (HARD TO READ) J.H., SON OF S.F. & 12-5-1870 8-18-1886 VIONENA T. MARTIN LETTIE, DAUG. OF H.C. & 11-10-1886 1-18-1887 MARY BOOFER CLORA L. BROOKS 1-25-1902 7-12-1953 HENRY BRAMBLETT 6-12-1821 8-29-1879 REBECCA BURNS BRAMBLETT 3-7-1826 8-18-1904 JIMMY CLYDE SEALE 5-23-1938 2-24-1962 A.J. SMITH 11-25-1868 9-6-1951 JANE SMITH 10-14-1886 1-1-1972 JAMES McKINLEY SHOEMAKE 10-7-1896 4-5-1973 BEATRICE SHOEMAKE 8-23-1909 3-21-1932 FRANK SHOEMAKE 6-21-1940 2-19-1958 RICHARD ARTHUR SHOEMAKE 7-4-1900 4-23-1981 STELLA MAE SHOEMAKE 6-7-1914 6-22-1958 FRANK JESSE CRUMBLEY 11-13-1914 10-9-1976 TEC 4 US ARMY WWII MARRIED 1-4-1943 CORDELIA S. CRUMBLEY 8-15-1921 N/A WILLIAM J. BRYANT 12-20-1880 2-1-1953 ARTHUR B. BARBEE 1-2-1881 10-15-1965 JULIE ANN BARBEE 5-13-1892 1-11-1959 JOE W. BRYANT 2-20-1938 ONLY DATE ALA PVT 150 INF 38 DIV ETSEL C. FERGUSON 7-9-1931 11-1-1990 CLAUDE FERGUSON 8-14-1908 5-11-1957 LILLIE FERGUSON 8-4-1912 ONLY DATE CLAUDE L. LONG 1-12-1897 5-27-1965 MARRIED 12-1-1918 KATIE H. LONG 10-4-1901 12-15-1986 INEZ DURHAM PACE 10-19-1923 10-16-1939 WIFE OF VIRGIL F. PACE JOHN KENNETH BRADFORD 10-4-1916 4-30-1968 ALA TEC 5 ENGINEERS WWII GEORGIA L. BRADFORD 8-2-1917 2-9-1987 WHEELER DURHAM 9-10-1893 8-22-1966 SARAH H. DURHAM 1-31-1891 5-24-1986 FATHER CHARLES HAROLD SHIRLEY 4-24-1938 9-11-1998 MOTHER MARY CATHERINE SHIRLEY 11-16-1933 N/A NORA LEE HOLTZCLAW 1-25-1888 3-4-1972 JOHN W. HOLTZCLAW 11-24-1874 12-12-1939 J.W. FRANKLIN BUFFORD 2-17-1876 10-19-1952 ELIZABETH J. BUFFORD 6-24-1883 2-21-1931 LILLY MAE BUFFORD 3-9-1905 6-29-1919 DR. WILLIAM BONAPART 6-25-1809 9-3-1899 MASON WILLIAM MASON 6-25-1809 9-3-1899 PVT ALA TROOPS THERE ARE 2 HEADSTONES SAMUEL NORWOOD COFFEY 10-1-1879 3-26-1894 MECK COFFEY NE SMITH 6-5-1858 8-11-1888 JOHNNIE NORWOOD GRAHAM 2-8-1867 4-6-1890 WIFE OF JAMES R. GRAHAM SARAH A., WIFE OF COL. 1-1-1827 ONLY DATE S.G. NORWOOD COL. S.G. NORWOOD 12-31-1821 7-17-1896 MINERVA JANE MASON 2-18-1852 CONSORT OF DR. WILLIAM MASON OF BOLIVAR, JACKSON COUNTY, AL AGED 28 YEARS 10 MONTHS SALLIE M. MASON 1-8-1819 1-1-1861 MARRIED T. BOYD FOSTER 2-28-1856 PAULINE CLARK, WIFE OF 6-6-1808 2-10-1871 HUGH P. CAPERTON MARGARET ELANOR HARDIE 1-19-1853 WIFE OF J.W. HARDIE, DAUGH. OF H.P. & PAULINE CAPERTON AGED 21 YEARS & 10 MONTHS PEACLINA CAPERTON 6-23-1839 11-27-1851 CORRUTHERS B. CLARK 2-28-1839 8-1-1853 SON OF W.A. & NANCY CLARK T. BOYD FOSTER 7-20-1810 2-9-1895 SARAH E., CONSORT OF 2-29-1846 9-26-1873 M.L. RUDDER LAURENCE M. CAPERTON 1896 1913 CORDIE F. STERNS 10-8-1849 2-17-1898 ADAM W. FOSHEE 2-11-1878 8-7-1951 ANNIE R. FOSHEE 1883 1984 RUSSELL FOSHEE 5-1-1907 1-16-1913 THERE ARE 2 HEADSTONES, ONE IS DONE BY HAND, AND HAS A DIFFERENT DATE RUSSELL FOSHEE 5-1-1907 1-16-1915 ROBERT A. FALLS 1-20-1906 12-23-1952 MAGGIE FALLS 1-27-1882 1-20-1941 W.R. FALLS 7-11-1871 4-21-1922 INFANT SON OF MR. & MRS. 4-15-1916 ONLY DATE W.R. FALLS L.R. RAGON (SPELLED THIS WAY) 4-28-1909 ONLY DATE DOD AGE 49 YEARS ARTIE BERITH RAGAN 9-16-1911 11-21-1913 NATHAN RAGAN 1881 1-1919 MECK BRYANT 1884 1-1919 NANNIE B. FOSHEE 10-24-1854 9-16-1916 THOMAS J. FOSHEE 12-16-1848 12-23-1922 BERTIE FOSHEE SMITH 2-23-1896 4-14-1969 BETHEL MAE SMITH 12-19-1922 6-2-1923 ROBERT SMITH 1-19-1932 1-19-1932 CHARLIE EARL SMITH 6-3-1896 1-11-1946 ARTHUR RAGAN 1-8-1888 3-3-1975 BERTHA FOSHEE 12-1-1887 11-16-1950 IF THESE ARE YOUR ANCESTORS, RELATIVES, OR FRIENDS, PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT ALOT OF THIS CEMETERY IS IN VERY BAD SHAPE AND IS BEING DESTROYED. WHEN YOU FIRST DRIVE UP TO THIS CEMETERY, IT APPEARS TO BE A VERY NICE, PLEASANT, PEACEFUL PLACE, BUT YOU ARE ONLY LOOKING AT A VERY SMALL PORTION OF THE CEMETERY. IT IS VERY HUGE AND GROWN UP, BROKEN HEADSTONES, AND APPEARS THAT SOMEONE IS DRIVING BACK IN IT AND HAVING PARTIES OR SOMETHING. IN ANY CASE, IT REALLY COULD USE A HELPING HAND TO CLEAN IT UP AND PRESERVE IT.