Souls Chapel Cemetery, Sumter, Alabama http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/sumter/cemetery/souslchapel.txt ==================================================================== USGENWEB 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 Archives to store this file permanently for free access. This file was contributed by: Gary Taylor ==================================================================== September 2001 PARTIAL TRANSCRIPTION OF SOULS CHAPEL CEMETERY GEIGER, SUMTER COUNTY, ALABAMA Gary Taylor, transcriber; Randy Brewer, assistant Directions: Geiger is located near the Alabama-Mississippi state line along Alabama Highway 17, some 56 miles southeast of Columbus, Mississippi and some 52 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi. Access to Souls Chapel Cemetery is from Highway 17. A small, white painted sign on Highway 17 just south of Geiger marks the turn off to Souls Chapel Cemetery. (The sign is best seen approaching from the south.) Turn east from Highway 17 onto the unnamed dirt road indicated by the sign. Continue down the road approximately one-quarter mile. The cemetery will be clearly visible on the north side of the road. The dirt road and the cemetery itself are in good condition. There is ample area to pull off the road and park next to the cemetery. Errors and Corrections: Errors will be corrected as quickly as humanly possible. If you find an error in the transcription, or if you feel an item in the transcription is suspicious, please contact Gary Taylor at gft@sunherald.infi.net. TRANSCRIPTION PARKER FAMILY GRAVES The Parker family graves are generally located in the northwestern corner of Souls Chapel Cemetery. The family plot includes two unmarked graves: John Gray Parker, 8 August 1835-28 September 1928; and his wife, Martha Ann Joiner, 27 August 1839-about 1933. NOTE: Relationships between those buried in the Parker family plot are indicated where known, added by Gary Taylor. Ornette Riley Parker Dec. 30 1874 Jan. 20 1946 (Note: son of John Gray Parker and Martha Ann Joiner.) Mary E. Parker Wife of O.R. Parker Aug. 3 1883 Oct. 7 1947 (Note: Parker family records give full name as Mary Elizabeth Johnson Parker- Wife of Ornette Riley Parker.) Oren Parker Died April 1949 (Note: son of John Gray Parker and Martha Ann Joiner. Parker family records give full name as Oren Joiner Parker.) Lena Parker Died Dec. 1945 (Note: Parker family records give full name as Lena Johnson Parker, wife of Oren Parker, sister of Mary Elizabeth Johnson Parker.) Claude Thomas Parker June 9, 1915 Sept. 2, 1992 (Note: husband of Mable Ruth Parker.) Mable Ruth Parker Jan 9 1920 Dec. 31 1997 (Note: wife of Claude Thomas Parker.) RAMSEY FAMILY GRAVES The Ramsey family graves are generally located in the northeast corner of Souls Chapel Cemetery. The Ramsey family plot is marked with a large stone bearing the surname "Ramsey" and the inscription "He Maketh Me To Lie Down In Green Pastures." Individual graves are marked with smaller stones. Moses F. Ramsey PVT 16 Regt. C.S.A. Oct. 24 1846-July 12 1920 Emmett Templeton Ramsey Jan. 9, 1861 Nov. 28, 1906 Hattie Permelia Sibley Ramsey Sept. 27 1860 April 26 1938 Hattie May Ramsey Sept. 5 1894 Sept. 16 1898 Lula B. Ramsey 1892-1918 None knew thee but to love thee