Randolph County AlArchives Cemeteries.....Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, African American ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Marilyn Girardi and Linda Ayres http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00031.html#0007674 BETHLEHEM PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY-African American Township 21, Range 11, Section 17 Randolph County, Alabama One and one-half mile west of Level Roads on County Road 26 Update 2020: Additional information enclosed in [brackets]; (Parenthesis) or "quotes" indicate info found on markers. Includes Death Records by Linda Ayres and transcription of markers from pictures taken in July 2008 by William Fischer, Jr. which can be found at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/randolph/photos/tombstones/bethlehembaptist/bethlehembapt.htm This information is for personal research ONLY. This information is NOT to be copied on any Cemetery Website. Please respect our work by not claiming it as your own. Name Birth Date Death Date Other Information Allen, James H. Feb 06, 1942 Jul 17, 1989 (Loving Memories) Allen, Walter Lewis (US ARMY Vietnam) Jan 01, 1945 Aug 09, 1989 Allen, Amanda (Mandy) Jun 29, 1906 Apr 05, 1998 [Amanda Davenport] Allen, Walter Dec 08, 1904 Jun 05, 1974 [S/o Jim & Abbie Allen] Allen, Willie Herman Sep 21, 1923 Nov 06, 1968 (AS US Navy WWII) (Beloved Brother) [S/o Walter & Amanda Allen] Woodgett, Spencer E. Sep 23, 1948 Jan 15, 1973 [S/o Clinton Woodgett Sr. & Lavada Heath] (AL SGT US ARMY Vietnam) Woodgett, Lavada Aug 24, 1928 Mar 15, 1972 [D/o Doc Heath & Mary Johnson] UNMARKED?[Woodgett, Clinton Apr 05, 1918 Jul 19, 2002 S/o Andrew Woodgett & Cora Gay] Woodgett, Jerry Aug 13, 1953 Nov 28, 1976 [S/o Clinton & Lavada Woodgett] Finch, Henry Buster Oct 28, 1910 Jan 09, 1977 (TEC 4 US ARMY World War II) Finch, Jewel Jun 02, 1917 Sep 25, 1980 Sterling, Dewey 1908 -- 1970 [S/o Wade Sterling & Lucy Banks] Sterling, Izora 1911 -- 1970 [D/o Miles Hill & Mary Lee Johnson] O'Neal, Willie L. Oct 25, 1885 Oct 25, 1960 [S/o J. L. & Mary O’Neal] Sterling, Wyatt Jun 18, 1893 Sep 07, 1970 [S/o Charles Sterling & Tempie Reed](Alabama PVT US ARMY World War I) Sterling, Lillie Mae Davenport Johnson (PX) May 22, 1902 Aug 27, 1993 [D/o Manuel Davenport & Cynthia Hill; W/o Joseph Johnson] Johnson, Joseph (Joe) 1902 -- 1971 [S/o Aleck Johnson & Tempie Scales Robinson] Johnson, McKinley Oct 15, 1930 Dec 15, 2001 (SGT US ARMY KOREA)[S/o Joe Johnson & Lillie M. Davenport] Johnson, Jessie Lee Sep 05, 1933 Jun 06, 1975 [S/o Joe Johnson & Lillie M. Davenport] Johnson, Huey L. (Bunch) Mar 17, 1929 May 13, 1998 [S/o Joe Johnson & Lillie M. Davenport] O'Neal, Carl Lee (PVT US ARMY) Jan 15, 1931 Nov 30, 1974 [S/o Willie O’Neal & Fannie Davenport] Heard, Felton Sep 03, 1912 Jan 30, 1998 (US Army WWII) [S/o John W. Heard & Georgia Finley] Heard, Elvira Jun 13, 1915 Nov 14, 1986 [Elvira Houston] Marable, Barbara L. Aug 23, 1948 Apr 04, 1987 [D/o Clayton Heard & Nellie Birdsong] (We Love You – Only Sleeping) Marable, Charlie A. Dec 05, 1945 Dec 05, 2008 [S/o Arthur Marable & Alma Houston] Heard, Mary Jun 24, 1951 Oct 19, 2010 [D/o Albert Dukes & Sallie Houston] Heard, Lawery O. Apr 21, 1947 Mar 19, 2016 [S/o Clayton Heard & Nellie Birdsong] Heard, Alton O. Sep 14, 1968 May 05, 2013 Heard, James Calvin (SP4 US ARMY Vietnam) Nov 26, 1951 Aug 08, 1982 [S/o Clayton Heard & Nellie Birdsong] Heard, Clayton Pierce Sep 09, 1923 Dec 17, 1980 [S/o Clayton Heard & Martha O’Neal](SI US NAVY World War II) Heard, Nellie B. 1930 -- 1978 [D/o Robert Birdsong & Pinkie Woodgett] Heard, Dorothy Jean Jan 01, 1941 May 01, 1997 [D/o Floyd & Pauline Capers; w/o Robert Lester Heard] Heard, Jasper M. Jan 03, 1950 Feb 05, 2017 [S/o Clayton Heard & Nellie Birdsong] Davenport, Willie C. Oct 29, 1906 Aug 16, 1958 [S/o Manuel & Florence Davenport] Heath, Bell Jul 18, 1894 Nov 16, 1958 (Alabama PVT 528 SVC BN ENGR CORPS World War I) Heath, Doc Jun 16, 1865 Feb 02, 1943 Heath, Mary L. Jun 16, 1885 Apr 04, 1973 [D/o Henry Johnson & Bobbie O'Neal] Johnson, James (US ARMY World War II) May 09, 1909 Dec 03, 1985 Mathis, Mrs. Mary Ethel OD Dec 13, 1973 Woodgett, Leon E. 1927 -- 1982 [S/o Crawford Woodgett & Josie Birdsong] Birdsong, Josephine 1886 -- 1970 [D/o Joe Birdsong & Matilda Nickson] Potter, Sam Henry Houston Feb 18, 1918 Jul 21, 1972 Stevens, Jerry, Jr. Aug 23, 1918 Feb 04, 1919 Treadwell, Howard (AL PVT 327 SERV BN) [Oct 08, 1893] May 10, 1941 [S/o Mark Treadwell & Hattie Pinkard; H/o Amanda Shackleford] Thomas, Lena Dell Treadwell Feb 04, 1916 Mar 22, 1951 [D/o Mark Treadwell & Hattie Pinkard] Bailey, Olin (AL CPL US ARMY WWI) Jun 30, 1891 Jan 06, 1960 [S/o Jim Bailey & Mary Daniel] Bailey, Ocie Mae Mar 22, 1911 Aug 29, 1999 [D/o Mack Treadwell & Hattie Pinkard] UNMARKED GRAVE: [Bailey, John Samuel Died May 26, 2020 S/o Olin & Ocie Bailey] Thomas, Johnny L. 1935-2002 [S/o Dizzie Thomas & Ocie M. Treadwell] Stevens, Roy M. Oct 28, 1918 Feb 08, 1942 Birdsong, Wiley April 1905 April 1948 [S/o Joseph D. Birdsong & Matilda E. Nickson] Birdsong, A.C. 1868 Sep 13, 1918 Birdsong, Arlinia W. Apr 02, 1911 Sep 14, 1988 (Rest in peace) [Arlinia Phillips] Birdsong, Joe 1942 -- 1943 [S/o Wiley Birdsong & Arlinia Phillips] Birdsong, Jack 1940 -- 1943 Birdsong, Robert B. [Nov 28]1900 [Dec 21] 1981 [S/o Joseph D. Birdsong & Matilda E. Nickson] Birdsong, Pinkie Oct 11, 1904 Feb 28, 2011 [D/o George Woodgett & Jane Morgan] UNMARKED: [Birdsong, George D.1945-2009 S/o Robert & Pinkie Birdsong] Trammell, Annie R. Birdsong Apr 06, 1927 Jun 13, 1999 [D/o Robert Birdsong & Pinkie Woodgett] Heflin, Susie Jan 01, 1867 Jan 1933 [Susan Mae, d/o Morris Marable & Julia Brooks] Heflin, B.J. Apr 07, 1858 Sep 1911 [Benjamin J. s/o Jessy Heflin] Fielder, Laura Watts 1837 -- 1922 [D/o Jack & Jennie Watts] (She hath done what she could) Huston, Henry Aug 1889 Mar 29, 1947 [Henry Houston] O’Neal, James M. (Asleep in Jesus) Feb 10, 1870 Jan 18, 1948 [S/o Emanuel & Martha O’Neal] O’Neal, Ida Fielder (Mother) Sep 15, 1876 [D/o Edward Fielder & L.A.M.] (A tender Mother and faithful friend) Johnson, James Awbrey Sep 05, 1909 Feb 13, 1967 [S/o Benjamin Thos Johnson & Judy Ann Heflin] Johnson, Georgia Ann May 01, 1919 Apr 14, 1994 [Georgia Ann Tolbert] Trammell, Susan (Age 85 years) Died Jul 08, 1910 [W/o Henry Trammell] (She hath done what she could) Johnson, Judy Heflin Jan 28, 1887 Feb 23, 1953 Johnson, Benjamin (Bud) May 08, 1880 Feb 09, 1965 [S/o Samuel Johnson & Mary Pool][Married 2. Pearlie Davenport-O'Neal] Johnson, James May 09, 1909 Dec 03, 1985 (US ARMY WWII) Johnson, Maria Yvette Oct 09, 1959 Mar 21, 1962 Johnson, Patrick Mar 26, 1975 Jun 12, 1993 (Loving Memory) Pinkard, J.F. [Frank] Oct 08, 1880 Jan 12, 1942 [S/o George & Emily Pinkard] Hill, Mallisa 1870 Mar 02, 1954 [D/o Jim & Martha Potter; W/o Alonzo Hill] Hill, David S. Sep 08, 1923 Jun 10, 2004 [S/o Miles Hill & Mary Johnson] Hill, James W. Apr 02, 1909 Mar 06, 1983 (Loving Memory-Your Family) Hill, Miles Aug 24, 1878 Nov 18, 1926 [S/o Miles Hill & Amanda Gotier; H/o Mary Johnson] Hill, William Mar 24, 1913 Sep 29, 1973 [S/o Miles Hill & Mary Johnson] Moore, Bernice Oct 27, 1909 Oct ll, 1943 [D/o Miles Hill & Mary Johnson] Davenport, Albert [PX] Jul 23, 1908 Jul 30, 1961 [S/o Neal & Buelah Davenport](AL PVT CO A 369 INFANTRY WWII) Davenport, Bessie L. [PX] Jan 27, 1908 July 1986 [Bessie L. Guinn] Houston, Almar D. (Mother) Jul 21, 1893 Nov 17, 1940 [Alma Davenport] Houston, Tom L. (PVT US ARMY WWII) 1920 -- 1979 [S/o Jack Houston & Alma Davenport] Houston, William Jack Feb 12, 1924 Aug 14, 1992 (US MARINE CORPS WWII)[S/o Jack Houston & Alma Davenport] Hill, Eld. J.A. [James] Jan 03, 1872 Jan 22, 1954 [S/o Alfred Hill & Martha Willis] Hill, Mollie Jul 19, 1875 May 09, 1975 [Mollie Davenport] UNMARKED: ?[Potter, Emma Smith 1918-after 1963 D/o Sam Smith & Mary Clark] Potter, Willie Feb 22, 1945 Aug 13, 1958 [S/o Sam Potter & Susie Birdsong] Potter, John Frank Aug 11, 1922 Aug 07, 1993 (Loving Father) [S/o Sam Potter & Susie Birdsong] Potter, Sam 1892 -- 1963 [S/o James Potter & Harriet Sterling] [Married 1. Susie Birdsong, 2. Emma Smith] UNMARKED: [Potter, Susie 1893-1946 D/o Joe & Matilda Birdsong] Eubanks, Infant Eddie Joe, Jr. Nov 14, 1979 Nov 14, 1979 [S/o Edddie Joe Eubanks & Hattie J. Dubose] Eubanks, Infant Joe Eddie Nov 14, 1979 Nov 14, 1979 (Roscoe Jenkins Funeral Home, Newnan, Georgia) Woodgett, Jimmie L. Apr 30, 1917 May 12, 1998 [S/o Rufus Woodgett & Ella Terrell] (TEC 5 US ARMY WWII) Woodgett, Addie L. May 02, 1919 Aug 03, 2000 (Precious Memories) [D/o Josephine Birdsong] Byrdsong, Jack [Mar 27]1932 [Jan 10]1996 [Andrew Jackson Byrdsong][S/o Robert Birdsong & Pinkie Woodgett] Byrdsong, Junior 1949 -- 1983 Byrdsong, Lula Bell 1904 -- 1988 Byrdsong, Vicie 1912 -- 1997 Capers, James Jan 29, 1957 Feb 12, 2007 [S/o Floyd & Willie A.G.Capers] Capers, Virginia Aug 01, 1953 Dec 11, 2011 [D/o Floyd & Willie A.G.Capers] UNMARKED? [Capers, Willie Agnes Geneva Boyd 1920-1971 D/o Jeff Harrison & Mary Birdsong] UNMARKED? [Capers, Floyd Aug 14, 1910-Jan 7, 1973 S/o Otis & Estella Capers] UNMARKED: [Goss, Agnes Geneva Aug 8, 1947-Oct 6, 1993 D/o Floyd & Willie A.G.Capers] Yates, Agatha Apr 29, 1915 May 19, 2005 [Agatha Hill w/o Winston Yates] Curry, Donna No Dates Curry, Leonia Mar 24, 1936 May 07, 1976 Hill, Baby No Dates (Parents Inez & Johnnie Hill) Knight, Ada No Dates Walker, Agnes May 16, 1919 Mar 04, 1989 ALABAMA DEATH CERTIFICATES CONFIRM BURIALS AT BETHLEHEM, WADLEY AL: Bassett, Lillie 1900 -- 1926 [D/o Mark Treadwell & Hattie Pinkard] Birdsong, Ada May 20, 1921 Dec 17, 1923 [D/o Josie Birdsong] Birdsong, Homer 1913 -- 1914 [S/o Gus Birdsong & Josephine-] Bowling, Jeff Jr. Mar 04, 1926 [S/o Jeff Bowling & Mary Birdsong] Burroughs, Hattie 1902 -- 1914 [D/o John & Margaret Burroughs] Davenport, Manuel 1901 -- 1937 [S/o Manuel Davenport & Cynthia Hill; H/o Pearl O’Neal] Davenport, Cynthia 1876 -- 1966 [D/o Miles Hill] Davenport, Manuel Jul 14, 1880 Apr 06, 1935 [S/o Wilburn Davenport & Fannie Hill] Davenport, Infant Born & Died Oct 19, 1920 [S/o Neal Davenport & Beulah Goiter] Goiter, Jupiter 1852 -- 1932 [H/o Georgia Ann-] Hall, Willie 1904 -- 1931 [S/o Henry Hall & Ella Williams] Harrison, Laura 1910 -- 1928 [D/o Mark Treadwell & Hattie Pinkard] Heath, Keziah Nov 07, 1922 Sep 29, 1923 [D/o Bill Heath & Viola Walker] Heath, Joseph 1846 -- 1922 [H/o Caldonia Lawson] Hill, Rufus 1914 -- 1934 [S/o Alonzo Hill & Melissa Potter] Hill, David 1906 -- 1918 [S/o Alonzo Hill & Melissa Potter] Hill, Fannie 1895 -- 1917 [D/o Alonzo Hill] Houston, Dora Jul 11, 1925 Jul 21, 1925 [D/o McKinley Houston & Pearl Davenport] Johnson, Barbarie 1857 -- 1914 Johnson, Willie 1935 -- 1937 [S/o Charles Johnson & Eula Kidd] Pool, Fannie 1860 -- 1930 Terrell, Verda 1915 -- 1916 [D/o S.T. Terrell] Terrell, James Born & Died 1914 [S/o Jack & Georgia Terrell] Terrell, Gada 1900 -- 1916 Trammell, John 1860 -- 1941 [S/o Henry & Susan Trammell] Trammell, Celia Birdsong 1869 -- 1958 [Wife of John Trammell] Treadwell, Susie 1901 -- 1926 [D/o Mark Treadwell & Hattie Pinkard] Treadwell, Oscar 1904 -- 1928 [S/o Mark Treadwell & Hattie Pinkard] Treadwell, Jack 1927 -- 1928 [S/o Jack Treadwell & Susie Birdsong] Treadwell, Lewis 1898 -- 1925 [S/o Mark Treadwell & Hattie Pinkard] Treadwell, John Jul 05, 1907 Apr 09, 1930 [S/o Mark Treadwell & Hattie Pinkard; H/o Willie Minniefield] POSSIBLE UNMARKED GRAVES: Birdsong, Miltida Nickson 1870-1962 w/o Joe Birdsong Treadwell, Mark Treadwell, Hattie Pinkard *************** OBITS LISTING AA BETHLEHEM PRIMITIVE BAP CH CEM AS BURIAL SITE FOR: ANDERSON, Augustina, 51, of Roanoke; died Nov 5, 1997 at her residence. [D/o James C. Johnson & Eula Kidd][Married 1. James F. Battle, 2. George S. Anderson] HOUSTON-KNIGHT, Mary June, 62, of Flowood, Michigan; d. Sep 18, 2005 at River Oaks Hospital, Jackson, Mississippi; A native of Randolph Co, AL; Has brothers with surnames of Battle, Marable & Marbury. JOHNSON, Mrs. Christine Houston of Wadley died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012 at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika. Mrs. Johnson is survived by six children, Juanita Johnson, Christina (Shaun) Lewis, Elizabeth (Curtis) Heard, James Johnson (Buffy) and Mary Johnson, all of Wadley, and Randy Johnson (Trina) of Chicago, her mother-in-law, Ruth Johnson. JOHNSON, Patrick Wayne, 18, of Wadley; d. June 12, 1993 at his residence; survived by parents, Mr. & Mrs. Willie Searcy of Wedowee & Mr. & Mrs. James Johnosn Jr. of Dayton, Ohio, grandmother, Mrs. Mary L. Houston of Wedowee and fiancee, Ms. Tiffany Knight. JOHNSON, Samantha, 13, of 720 County Road 862, Wadley; d. Oct 6, 2004 at Randolph Med Ctr Roanoke; survived by mother, Juanita Johnson of Wadley, grandmothers, Christine Johnson of Wadley and Mollie O’Neal of Wedowee; preceded in death by her grandfathers, Kit Johnson and Carl O’Neal. O’NEAL, John Roger, 40 of Wadley; died Oct 6, 1997 at George H. Lanier Mem Hosp, Valley; survived by mother, Mrs. Mollie M. O’Neal of Wadley, and his grandmother, Mrs. Pinkie Byrdsong of Wadley. John Birdsong (John Dude) Potter, 69, of Wedowee died Saturday, Aug. 7, 1993, at Regional Medical Center, Montgomery; survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Potter of Wedowee; born in Randolph County on Aug. 11, 1922. File located at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/randolph/cemeteries/bethlehem-prim-bapt.txt