Old Bellefonte Cemetery, Jackson, Alabama http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/jackson/cemetery/oldbelefonte.txt ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB PROJECT ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb Project archivist with proof of this consent. ALGenWeb Archive File Manager - Carolyn Golowka February 2000 OLD BELLEFONTE CEMETERY, JACKSON COUNTY, ALABAMA This cemetery is located on County road 33 by the bridge at Town Creek. This is a very old cemetery and doesn’t have a lot of readable headstones left. The ones that are there are broken and fallen down. Given here are the ones I could read, then a list of who was buried there is given. These are according to Annie Coleman Proctor’s book at the Scottsboro Public Library printed in the early 1960’s. Tombstones transcribed on February 3, 1999 IN MEMORY OF MAJ. JOHN W. AMBRISTER, SON OF JOHN AMBRISTER LATE OF BLOUNT CO TENN. WHO DIED JANUARY 8, 1855. AGED 41 YEARS 2 MONTHS & 23 DAYS SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF SARAH ALVENA, DAUGHTER OF ALVA & SARAH T.F. FINLEY WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE SEPTEMBER 27TH 1812 AGED 5 YEARS 10 MONTHS AND 2 DAYS SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF COL. ALVA FINLEY WHO DIED NOVEMBER 13TH 1843 AGED 38 YEARS AND 27 DAYS THIS WAS ON THE MARKER: HE WAS A HUSBAND EXEMPLARY, A FATHER AFFECTIONATE; AND TO HIS SERVANTS COMPASSIONATE. TO THE POOR AND NEEDY A FRIEND AND BENEFACTOR. IN HIM WAS THE SCRIPTURE FULFILLED WHICH SAYS, BLESSED ARE THE MERCIFUL FOR THEY SHALL OBTAIN MERCY. READER, LIKE HIM YOU TOO MUST DIE, FOR ALL ARE HASTENING TO THE LAMB, WITHOUT DELAY FOR FAVOUR CRY, NOR SEEK TO ANTIDOTE YOUR DOOM. THEN LET THE MONSTER HURL HIS WANT AND YOUR EFFULGENCE IN YOUR HEART, AND FILL YOUR SOUL WITH SAVED SURPRISE. JOHN T. MARTIN, BORN IN GRUNDY, SOUTH CAROLINA NOVEMBER 21ST 1775, DIED IN JACKSON COUNTY, AL MAY 29TH 1842 RACHEL MARTIN, DAUGHTER OF JOHN BURNS & WIFE OF JOHN T. MARTIN, BORN IN KERSHAW DISTRICT, SOUTH CAROLINA 1780 DIED IN JACKSON COUNTY, AL MARCH 29TH 1842 DANIEL McNAIR MARTIN BORN 9-4-1800 DIED 11-28-1886 HENRY DAVIS, BORN IN RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TENN. NOVEMBER 12TH 1810 DIED IN BELLEFONTE, ALA. JAN. 10TH 1841 SPER NEWTON MARTIN BORN JULY 20TH 1842 IN BELLEFONTE, AL, DIED IN THE SAME PLACE SEPTEMBER 19TH 1860 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF CAROLINE ELIZABETH, DAUGHTER OF ?? & ?? MARTIN OCTOBER THE 8TH 1810 AGED 8 MONTHS AND 14 DAYS HENRY DAVIS, SENR. BORN IN MECKLENBURG CO. NORTH CAROLINA AUG. 27TH 1767 DIED IN BELLEFONTE, AL AUG. 18TH 1857 SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF JAMES K. POLK SUGG, SON OF JOEL & MARGARET SUGG BORN 12-?? DIED 1-23-?? SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF WILLIAM MORRISON, SON OF JOEL & MARGARET SUGG BORN ?? AND DIED ?? LYMAN JAMES BORN MARCH 23RD 1796 AND DIED DECEMBER 16TH 1831 SALLY D. WIFE OF THOMAS FROST AGE 27 THESE WERE THE ONLY ONES I COULD READ OR GET TO. THIS NEXT LIST IS THE LIST OF ANNIE COLEMAN PROCTOR FROM HER BOOKS AT THE SCOTTSBORO LIBRARY. WILLIAM BRYANT N/A N/A MARY ELIZABETH BRYANT N/A N/A INFANT SON OF ARTHOR N/A CRABTREE ELIZABETH ANN SIMPSON AGE 3 N/A NANCY (THOMAS) JUSTICE N/A N/A LYMAN JAMES N/A 12-216-1830 (COULD BE LYMAN JAMES??) MAJOR JOWN W. AMBRESTER 1813 1-8-1855 HESS ALLEN INFANT N/A LEWIS CONSO WILLIS N/A JOSHUA P. FROST AGE 3 N/A SALLY D. FROST AGE 27 N/A MEREDITH P. FROST, INFANT N/A LUCINDA C. FROST AGE 27 N/A RUTH GILBERT INFANT N/A ANNIE (SCRUGGS) JONES N/A N/A MARGARET SCRUGGS 11-19-1808 7-18-1868 ADA RODEN AGE 28 N/A JAMES K. POLK SUGG N/A VIRGINIA MAY MARTIN AGE 3 N/A DANIEL M. MARTIN, JR. AGE 4 N/A ELBERT K. MARTIN AGE 3 N/A JOHN T. MARTIN (S.C.) 11-21-1775 5-29-1842 RACHEL (BURNS) MARTIN (S.C.)1780 3-29-1842 ALICE MARTIN INFANT N/A WILLIAM B. MARTIN, SON OF D.M. 11-21-1822 2-26-1886 SARAH ANN CRUMPLER N/A MARGARET J. CRUMPLER N/A HOMER DODSON, INFANT SON OF GORDON N/A SALLIE WHISSENANT, WIFE OF J.L. 1856 2-15-1926 L.O.R. WHISSENANT AGE 21 N/A WILLIAM M. GRIDER N/A MARY A. CROFFORD, WIFE OF G.W. 12-25-1852 3-7-1907 MARY J. CROFFORD 1-4-1832 2-11-1904 COL. ALVA FINLEY N/A 11-13-1848 SARAH ALVENA FINLEY N/A 9-12-1812 ? CRAWFORD AGE 50 N/A LUCIE CRAWFORD AGE 5 N/A ? CRAWFORD N/A N/A INFANT CRAWFORD N/A N/A P.C. CRAWFORD AGE 34 N/A SAMUEL GAY 5-13-1797 4-22-1851 ELIZABETH GAY 1-7-1801 8-20-1847 E.E. GAY 4-10-1832 7-1837 HENRY MARTIN DAVIS, SR.(NC) 8-27-1767 8-16-1857 HENRY MARTIN DAVIS, JR.(TN) 11-12-1810 1-10-1841 WILLIAM GILLISPE STEWART 10-8-1830 11-1898 VIRGINIA (GAINES) STEWART 7-20-1812 9-19-1850? WILLIAM MORRISON, INFANT N/A JOHN STANDEFER N/A DESDEMOMY SWOPE N/A INFANT McCLURE N/A LUCINDA ELIZABETH McREYNOLDS INFANT N/A M.C. McREYNOLDS N/A WILLIAM McREYNOLDS 3-25-1813 3-28-1888 CAPT. J.A.B. WILLIAMS AGE 42 N/A JOHN SNODGRASS N/A N/A WIFE OF JOHN SNODGRASS N/A N/A BILL SNODGRASS N/A N/A SARAH SNODGRASS N/A N/A MARGARET SNODGRASS N/A N/A BILL MALLOTT N/A N/A TOM MALLOTT N/A N/A SARAH MALLOTT N/A N/A M.L. SWANN N/A N/A SARAH ANN CRUMPLER N/A N/A MARGARET J. CRUMPLER N/A N/A CORNELIA F. MARTIN 1-18-1840 4-20-1888 DANIEL McNAIR MARTIN 9-4-1800 11-28-1886 ELIZA M. (DAVIS) MARTIN 1-4-1805 6-14-1870 MARY JANE MARTIN N/A 9-15-1831 JOHN H. MARTIN N/A 8-26-1832 CAROLINE ELIZABETH MARTIN AGE 8 MONTHS 10-18-1840 JASPER NEWTON MARTIN 7-20-1842 9-19-1860 JAMES KNOX POLK MARTIN (CSA)11-5-1844 1-4-1863 BLACKS BURIED IN BELLEFONTE CEMETERY LIZA SECTION AGE 6 HENRY SECTION AGE 72 HENRY TOLLIVER AGE 45 KING TOLLIVER AGE 72 DELIA TOLLIVER AGE 50 MAHALEY TOLLIVER AGE 21 2 INFANTS TOLLIVER MARY TOLLIVER AGE 52 TOM TOLLIVER AGE 55 INFANT TOLLIVER P. WISDOM AGE 45 MARGARET STERNES AGE 60 BUD STERNES AGE 50 JOHN STERNES AGE 48 KATE STERNES AGE 21 FATE STERNES AGE 60 ROBERT LEE SNODGRASS N/A D. SNODGRASS AGE 18 MONROE RAY SNODGRASS AGE 50 2 TUCKERS N/A 2 STERNES N/A A. SCOTT N/A S. SCOTT N/A M. SCOTT N/A EMMA SCOTT N/A HENRY HAUKS N/A DINAH HAUKS N/A SUSIE HAUKS N/A I TRANSCRIBED THE TOP PART OF THIS FEB. 3, 1999.