Richard T. Porter Cemetery, Monroe, Alabama

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August 2002

Porter Cemetery
Monroeville, Monroe County, Alabama

                                                                                 
Richard T. Porter Cemetery Location: From the SW corner of the Monroe County 
Courthouse Square, go south on So. Mt. Pleasant Ave., over a railroad track 
(where the road turns to dirt) for a distance of 3.1 miles. The Porter Family 
cemetery is in the woods on the left (east) of the road. It is about 25 - 50 
yards before the next railroad track. The cemetery is in the woods and somewhat 
difficult to see. There is currently a "gap" in the fence leading to the 
cemetery.

It has been learned that this location was purchased from the U. S. Government 
by Richard T. Porter in September 1860. The overall plat covered 280 acres. It 
is identified by, and known as, Accession/Serial Number AL2100__.300. This 
information was found in the Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office
Records.

This cemetery was surveyed in February of 2002.    Revised September 2002

Where an * is found, it indicates that the data was not readable. Parantheses ()
indicate something that was added by the surveyor.


Musgrove, Infant Son of Elias M. and Annie J. Musgrove
     Dec. 13,1903   Dec.13,1903
     (Also found scratched into the concrete covering the grave site was)
     E M and A J Musgrove
     Born Dec 13 1903
     Died Dec 13 1903
     A Sleep

Musgrove, Hurbard Grayson  
     Nov. 23, 1902   Dec. 30, 1902
     (Also found scratched into the concrete covering the grave site was)
     M A Musgrove
     Born Nov 23 1902
     Died Dec 30 1902
     A Sleep

Kitchens, E. L. dau. of J. A. and Anna Kitchens     Born July 6, 1899
     Died Jan. 10, 1902
     (Below the names and dates is engraved)
     Sleep on dear child and take thy rest,
     In Jesus arms forever blest.

Musgrove, Mary Elizabeth  
     Jan. 28, 1846   Jan. 11, 1900   
     (Also found scratched into the concrete covering the grave site was)
     M E Musgrove     
     Born Jan 28 1846                           
     Died Jan 11 19**
     At rest

Porter, Mary R.     Born Sept. 28, 1831     Died May 18, 1903
     (Below the name and dates is engraved)
     She died as she lived trusting in God.

Porter, Richard T.     Born July 25, 1800     Died Aug. 7, 1882
     (Below the name and dates is engraved)
     Blessed are all pure in heart for
     they shall see God
     (Same stone as Mary C. Porter)

Porter, Mary C. wife of Richard Porter  Born Oct. 24, 1808  Died Apr. 30, 1888

Hendrix, Susan E. Dau. of L. A. & M. E.    Born ********     Died June 27, 1870
     (The Born date is not readable due to the stone being broken)
     (Below the name and dates is engraved) 
     Sleep on dear child and take thy rest,
     In Jesus arms for ever blest.

Porter, Hettie J Rye     May 6, 1888     Sept. 5, 1907

Porter, Charles F.     May 13, 1837    Aug. 8, 1910

Porter, Joseph A.     Dec. 9, 1878    Mar. 6, 1899

Pierce, Martha J.     Apr. 12, 1858   Oct. 21, 1896
     (Below name and dates is embossed)
     Gone but not forgotten

Pierce, T. J.          Nov. 13, 1847    May 1, 1896
     (Below name and dates is embossed)
     Gone but not forgotten

Pierce, Jesse Toliver     Dec. 16, 1858     Jan. 2, 1926

Pierce, Eliza J. wife of J. T. Pierce  Born June 29, 1865  Died Oct. 16, 1900
     (Above the names and dates is engraved)
     In memory of
     (Below the names and dates is engraved)
     Not lost blest thought, but gone before
     Where we shall meet to part no more

Pierce, Infant son of J. T. & E. J. Pierce    Born Oct. 14, 1900  
     Died Oct. 19, 1900
     (Above the names and dates is engraved)
     In memory of
     (After the names and dates is engraved)
     At Rest

Pierce, Lovard Lee     Aged 1* Years     Son of T J and M J Pierce
     (All of the above infomation was scratched into the concrete covering
     the grave site)

Pierce, Stephen Duncan     Aged 3 Years     Son of T J and M J Pierce
     (All of the above infomation was scratched into the concrete covering
     the grave site)

Pierce, William Thomas     Aged 12 Years     Son of T J and M J Pierce
     (All of the above infomation was scratched into the concrete covering
     the grave site)

Pierce, Jesse T    Dec 1* 185*     *** 2 192*
     (All of the above infomation was scratched into the concrete grave
     marker).
     (Below the name and dates is scratched)
     ************* he is not dead
     **************** sleeping
     (This marker was found outside the cemetery fence)

Unnamed concrete grave marker
     (This marker is similar to the one listed just above, but no writing
     was legible}
     (This marker was also found outside the cemetery fence and near the one
     above)