Emmaus Cemetery, Lamar, Alabama http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/lamar/cemetery/emmaus.txt ==================================================================== USGENWEB PROJECT NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Project Archives to store this file permanently for free access. This file is copyrighted and contributed by: Kawatha "Kay" Koonce ==================================================================== June 2002 Emmaus Cemetery Emmaus Cemetery is located in Lamar County, Al. Directions from Vernon- Take Highway 17 north to Beaver Creek Road , turn right and go 3.08 miles to Emmaus Road to the left and go .06 miles. The land for the Cemetery is thought to have been donated by Richard and Sarah Duncan Hankins. This information was recorded from markers at the Cemetery on June 1, 2002 by Kawatha Chandler Koonce and James W. Dierking. If you have additional information on anyone buried at this Cemetery, please contact Kawatha Koonce at kaykoon@bellsouth.net. Information in parenthesis ( ) added by Kawatha "Kay" Koonce. One Grave in the Woods at the back of the Cemetery has an old marker that is hard to read, Born________ Wife of J. H. Crawford The following is a list of the marked graves starting on the East side and going North to South: ROW ONE Rector, Isabelle- Aug 16, 1891 - Nov 28 1943 Rector, Felix E. Feb 2, 1895 - May 20, 1961 Alabama PVT Co. H167 Infantry WW I Chandler, James B.- April 19, 1848- June 14, 1920 Chandler, Mary Jane- Aug 27, 1846- Feb 28, 1929 Chandler, Willie Mae- Infant Daug. of W. O. & Annie B. Chandler Nov. 1, 1919- Nov 3, 1919 Chandler, Lillie J.- Daug. of A. T. & Mary F. Chandler Feb 2, 1890 - Oct 19, 1909 Chandler, Adine- Daug of W. A. & M. V. Chandler April 24, 1901- March 27, 1914 James W. Thomas- March 18, 1860- Dec 16, 1914 Chester C. Chandler- Oct 12, 1881- Oct 27, 1902 Alfred Chandler- Jan 18, 1879- July 16, 1904 Eldridge Stockman- March 16, 1922 - May 16, 1989 Thomas Rector- (no other information on stone) Josephene Rector- (No other information on stone) Joseph Rector- (No other information on stone) Chandler, Mary F.- Wife of A. T. Chandler July 9, 1864 - March 25, 1925 A. T. Chandler- Dec 8, 1854 - Feb 22, 1924 ROW TWO Boman, William Lumpkin- Jan 10, 1896 - Oct. 28, 1962 Boman, Sammie Lee- June 25, 1903- Dec 18, 1967 Margie Lee Boman- Infant Daug. of Mr. & Mrs Will Boman- Born & Died June 6, 1937 Chandler, William A.- Feb 1, 1859 - April 22, 1931 Chandler, Mellie V. June 29, 1865 - April 22, 1933 Sidney Chandler- June 1, 1899- June 17, 1899 Infant Son of J. C. & J. A. Chandler Born and Died Nov. 20, 1900 Lee Chandler- Aug 3, 1900- Dec 4, 1900 Infant Son of J. C. Chandler Born & Died Dec 13, 1898 Thomas, Grover Fulton - Son of J. W. & L. A. Thomas Jan 25, 1893 - June 2, 1894 Eudocia F. Morton- (No Dates) Little Infant - William A. & M. V. Chandler Born Dec 20, 1862 - Died Jan 15, 1863 Daughter of J. B. Chandler- ( From the Bible Records of James Benjamin and Mary Jane Thomas Chandler we know this is Virginia Belldona- Born April 10, 1888) Thomas, Martin Luther- Son of J. W. & L. A. Thomas May 24, 1888 - July 28, 1889 Chandler, Martin A. Chandler- Dec 13, 1821 - Sept 13, 1893 Chandler, Lucy A. Nov 17, 1826- March 6, 1885 Little Infant of W. A. & M. V. Chandler-( Unable to Read Date) Son of Sudie Hankins- ( No Dates) Sudie Chandler Hankins- Wife of W. H. Hankins- Dates Unknown Infant Son of Bell & Lacy Chandler ( No Dates) Abigail Chandler- Sept 21, 1856- Oct. 1, 1955 J. C. Chandler- Oct 9, 1850- Feb 4, 1932 ROW THREE Mills, Mildred G. April 12, 1921 - Nov. 5, 2000 Mills, George C. May 26, 1913 - Feb 3, 1990 CPL U. S. Army WW II Geraldine Crowder- Aug 17, 1925 Lois Myrl Crowder-Daug of L. E. & M. J. Crowder- Dec 30, 1914- May 6, 1917 Two Graves- Children of D. H. & Elvira Stewart Daughter of Jim Pennington Allie Molloy (No Dates) F. A. Molloy- Co. F 42 Ala. Inf. CSA (No Dates) L. F. Thomas ( This is a marker that was placed there in recent years , when all know graves were marked. Information from Jim Thomas is that this is incorrect and should read John Tapley Thomas . He was born 1808 in Ga. or N. C. and died April 21, 1897 in Lamar County, AL. L. F ( Leonard Filmore )is buried in Forest Hills Cemetery Birmingham, Al.) Marvel Thompson- Aug 13, 1811- Sept 27, 1884 Child of Robert Brewer- (No Dates) Child of Henry Hankins- ( No Dates) Lucinda Wilson Todd- Died Feb 1898-Age 84 Yrs. Margaret Todd- (No Dates) Chandler, Bell- March 6, 1877 -July 24,1944 Chandler, Lacy March 18, 1876 - Sept 22, 1952 Siney Jane Chandler - Oct 27, 1901- Sept 25, 1963 ROW FOUR George Walter Chandler- Sept 12, 1880- April 3, 1953 Chandler, Savanah- Wife of G. W. Chandler-Sept 9, 1879- Dec. 21, 1945 Chandler, Ora Irene-Daug of G. W. & F. S. Chandler Nov 24, 1906- Oct 21, 1914 Infant Daug of G. W. & F. S. Chandler Born & Died April 8, 1918 Chandler, J. Burley- Son of G. W. & F. S. Chandler Dec 28, 1900 - July 30, 1911 Murray Stewart- April 15, 1880- July 15, 1881 Crawford Molloy- (No Dates) Martin Molloy- ( No Dates) V. R. Pennington- ( No Dates) Francis M. Pennington- Co. I 43 Ala. Inf. CSA Born 1837- Died 1900 McCollum, Infant Daughter of J. A. & M. A. McCollum- Born and Died Nov 23, 1875 Richard M. Mathews - Jan 22, 1849 - March 22, 1875 Leroy T. Mathews-Jan 22, 1842- Oct 15, 1877 Mary A. Matthews- June 5, 1818 - April 22, 1902 Infant of Dena Matthews- (No Dates) Ema Maude Shackelford- 1886 - 1907 John James Shackelford- Feb 25 1880- Sept 12, 1972 ROW FIVE Shackelford, James C. Son of Mr. & Mrs. James Shackelford 1913 - 1914 Shackelford, Tezzie Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. James Shackelford 1907- 1908 Child of W. B. Cunningham ( No Dates) Mrs Langley- (No Other information) William R. Langley- Nelsons Alabama Lt. Arty. CSA Oct 1, 1841- March 10, 1892 Sarah Hogan- ( No Dates) Nettie Daughter of W. R. & L. Langley Jan 22, 1880 - Aug 3 or 8 (Hard to Read) , 1880 Mrs. Robertson ( No Dates) W. H. Bickerstaff( No Dates) Martha Miller ( No Dates) John King (No Dates) Mae Morris ( No Dates) John Morris- Co. K 8th Ala. Inf. CSA Auther Morris ( No Dates) Daw Morris- (No Dates) ROW SIX Jim Shackelford- Dec 25, 1884- Sept 17, 1956 Thomas Shackelford- Died Nov 19, 1943 George W. Shackelford- Co I 43rd Ala. inf. CSA Emily Shackelford- Mother- (No Dates) Weathers, Hillery- Son of W. C. & M. A. Weathers Born May 15, 1869- June 20 1887 Effie Thomas Essie Chandler- (This is Essie Sorrels Chandler first wife of John Martin Chandler and died in 1898) Thomas, Martha E. Wife of J. C. C. Thomas Jan 29, 1840 - Dec 7, 1902 Child of J. W. Jackson Lucinda Jackson Child of J. M. Morris Our Darling- Inf. Son of James F. & Sarah A. Turner- June 7, 1897- Born and Died James E. Morris- Son of W. H. & ______Morris Aug 23, 1873- Aug 11, 1875 Thomas Clause Frances Sims Inf. of Daniel Sims Daniel Sims Inf. of John Higgins ROW SEVEN Rosa Hankins Adell Hankins Reynolds Felton Hankins Bessie Daughter of Emmett & Tennie Spann-Nov 9, 1923- Dec 8, 1923 Two Graves- Infants of Jeff C. & Rama Finch Daug. Died Jan 6, 1919- Son Died Nov. 14, 1921 Boman, Curtis Schley- Son of T. A. & Revie Boman Sept 28, 1898- June 25, 1899 Unknown Molly Pearson Mrs. Rofards Mrs. Pearson Alt Pearson Mrs. Jermany G. I. Cannon Sr. Mrs. Whitley Mrs. Clause Andrew Madison Vail- March 1845- Dec 1905 Son of William & Sarah Vail Cynthia Davis- Little Grandmaw ROW EIGHT Homer H. Reynolds- Feb 12, 1904- Feb 9, 1992 Matthews, Lucy- 1871- 1935 Matthews, Henry T. 1871- 1907 Matthews, Prentice Lee- Son of H. T. & Lucy Matthews Oct 20 1903- June 25, 1905 Martha Burnett Mrs. Thunderburg Elizabeth Bailey Child of James Neal Oliver P. Robertson- Co K 60th Ga. Inf. CSA Jackson, Georgia A. - Wife of J. W. Jackson Dec 16, 1864- April 23, 1911 Bessie Jackson - 1898- 1919 Will Jackson- 1860- 1920 Sessel Glen Jackson- May 20, 1968 ROW NINE Hankins, Eredeal O. - Feb 19, 1920 Hankins, Artie Jasper- Oct 10, 1921- Nov 17, 1997 GY Sgt. U. S. Marine Corp. U. S. Army WW II, Korea, Vietnam Hankins, Dovie Lee- March 1, 1893- Aug 14, 1970 Hankins, Claude L. Dec 27, 1888- Dec 3, 1938 Hankins, C. L. Hankins Jr. -Son of C. L. & Dovie March 21, 1920- Oct 10, 1920 Chandler, Arvil Astor- Son of S. A. & Ada Chandler Oct 5, 1912- May 16, 1913 Dona Hankins- Wife of C. L. Hankins March 21, 1892 - Sept 13, 1909 Infant Daughter of S. A. & Ada Chandler - March 30, 1907 ( Born & Died) M(artha) J(ane) Hankins- July 19, 1836- March 18, 1907 (Daughter of Richard and Sarah Duncan Hankins and Mother William Jasper Hankins) Hankins, Evie- Daughter of W. J. & A. L. Hankins March 13, 1902- July 13, 1903 Infant Son of W. J. & A. L. Hankins- Oct 8, 1891 Hankins, Annie L.- Wife of W. J. Hankins Aug 25, 1873- July 17, 1928 Hankins, Louisa- Wife of W. J. Hankins July 3, 1868- Nov. 2, 1890 W(illiam) J(aspser) Hankins- Feb 16, 1863- Jan 19, 1948 James Wilson Jackson - Dec 27, 1914- Nov 14, 1915 ( Middle Name may be William) Child of Aulsie Jackson Cora Bernice Jackson June 5, 1912- Sept 10, 1914 Jackson, Nancy Carolyn- 1893-1961 Jackson, Johnnie E. - 1883- 1961 Jackson, Sessel E. - April 18, 1922- Dec 24, 1995 BM2 U. S. Navy WW II Jackson, Myrtis- Sept 12, 1940 ROW TEN Allen Hollis Cahndler- May 12, 1940- March 28, 2002 Turner, Robbie W.- Aug 3, 1908- Nov 5, 1983 Turner, Newnan A.- Jan 21, 1901- April 10, 1964 Mrs Warren (Lona) Underwood- 1892-1991 Ellis Cleaveland Turner-Jan 28, 1887- Dec 29, 1913 Turner, Sara Ann - Wife of James F. Turner Feb 28, 1867- July 17, 1940 James F. Turner- Jan 24, 1860- Sept 19 1931 Julia A. Vaughn- April 18, 1876- Oct 2, 1905 Chandler, Ada Hankins- Aug 22, 1887- Dec 10, 1966 Chandler, Sim Allen- Nov 24, 1882- Aug 13, 1945 Chandler, Arlie B. - April 30, 1910- June 29 1993 Chandler, Helen K. Aug 26, 1915 (Living) Allie Hankins Cooper- Feb 20, 1895- March 4, 1963 ROW ELEVEN Infant of Mr. & Mrs. Jess Wheeler-July 2, 1923 Lenoard A. Bickerstaff- April, 1912- Aug 1912 Henry C. Bickerstaff- Co. A. 10th Regt. Ala. Inf. CSA Death Oct 17, 1909 Infant Son of V. L. & Lottie Bickerstaff Bickerstaff, Della Spann- May 9, 1869- Jan 20, 1908 Bickerstaff, Virgil L. - Oct 20, 1867- Feb 22, 1936 Bickerstaff, Lottie Hardy- Nov 25, 1877- April 29, 1945 Bickerstaff, Vera B. -Feb 25, 1903- July 15, 1977 Bickerstaff, W. D. Nov 22, 1891- Sept 1, 1964 ROW TWELVE Boman, Era M. March 28, 1906- Nov 25, 1983 Boman, Perry- July 12, 1900- Nov 12, 1942