Rodman Cemetery - Madison Co., AL
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Contributed by Louise Brockway Thedford <eagle98@pcsys.net>
JUNE 1999

Location: Section 35-3-2W, SW SE. On property presently owned by Mr. & Mrs. Gene Martin in the 
Madison Community

BROCKWAY - F. A. Brockway, Co. E, I WIS. H. A. (No other information on this military stone).

	Note: The Brockway tombstone was the only stone in this cemetery, however, there were 
thirteen unmarked, countable graves. I  was told by an elderly lady of the community, 
a Rodman descendent, that this was the churchyard of an old church called "Shiloh  Church", 
and that her father had given her this information. According to her, the church was abandoned 
sometime after the Civil War.

	The following information are also buried in this cemetery but without headstones. 
This information supplied me by a Rodman  family member from personal knowledge and Bible 
records.

Mary Jane Canterbury, wife of James Rodman, born March 22, 1862, died January 16, 1901.

James "Jim" Rodman, Born Wilmington, Delaware August 27, 1853, died January 28, 1907.

Mrs. G. W. Crawford

Janey Elanor Rodman, born April 22, 1885 - died ?)
						 )
James Robert Rodman, born April 28, 1887 - died ?)	
						 )
Irene Ruth Rodman, Born ? died ?		 )	These five children died young and are
						 )	the children of Mary Jane and James
Rodman boy infant, born ? died?			 )	Rodman above.
						 )
Leffie Rodman, born ? died?			 )
						 )
McCrary - Note: My informant said there were "two McCrary boys" also buried here. No other info.

Canterbury - Note: My informant said "a Canterbury woman" was buried here but had no other info.

- - Note: There was one other "sink" but I have no idea who is buried in this grave.

Source: Valley Leaves, Genealogical Publication for North Alabama, Dec. 1976, Pg. 86, 
(Contributed by Dorothy Scott Johnson)

   Submitted by: Louise Brockway Thedford, great-grandaughter of Francis Agusta Brockway. F. A.
Brockway married Icyminda Canterbury, Nov. 24, 1869 in Madison Co., Ala. she is buried in the
Moon Cemetery at Owens Cross Roads, Madison Co., Ala. F. A. Brockway was born Jan. 1826 New 
Lyme, Connecticut. He died March 2, 1901 at his son Lewis A. Brockway's home in Monrovia, 
Madison Co., Ala. Francis was married twice he was married first to Theresa Newman of New York 
by whom he had 3 children, she died abt. 1867 in Wisconsin. He brought his 3 young children and 
came to Madison Co. Ala. where he met and married Icyminda Canterbury they had 4 children. 

Many of his descendants still live in Madison Co. As of July 1998 F. A. Brockway's was still 
standing but the cemetery is near extinction. Mr. Martin passed away about 10 year's back and 
his farm was sold. There is a housing development in the area now. I have a computer image of 
this stone taken by a cousin (Wesley Brockway) in late July 1998.  The Rodman family buried 
there (Mary Jane (Canterbury) Rodman, husband and children) is F. A. Brockway's wife Icyminda 
Canterbury's sister. 

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