Tallapoosa County, AL. Cemeteries........ Mask Cemetery ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ Submitted by: Ronald and Marie Hamil May 2008 Mask Cemetery From Alexander City, U. S. Highway 280, turn on Highway 63 South, go about 8 miles, the cemetery is on the left on top of a small hill, it is marked with a sign, it is just before you turn off 280 going to New Hope Cemetery. This cemetery, has no church, it begin with the death of Dorotha R. Mask, daughter of Dudley Washington & Rebecca G. Megginson Mask, May 21, 1870, this was property owned by Dudley Washington & Rebecca Mask, he had about 500 acres, their home was close to the cemetery. Surveyed by: Ronald and Marie Hamil, April 15, 2008 P. O. Box 434, Alexander City, Alabama 35011 Standing at the Mask Cemetery sign, we begin on the right side _____________________________________________________________ Samuel F. Mask July 21, 1864---- April 12, 1930 son of Dudley Washington & Rebecca Mask _____________________________________________________________ Dudley Washington Mask April 15, 1828---- June 10, 1888 son of Delaney L. & Elizabeth Mask PVT CO C 6th Al INF, 1st Sergeant, Confederate States Army _____________________________________________________________ Rebecca G. Megginson Mask Nov 23, 1829---- Oct 25, 1891 dau of Samuel F. & Catherine Mask Megginson _____________________________________________________________ 2- Cement slabs unmarked (at the foot of Dudley Washington grave) ( These two graves are of: Moody “Mood” Mask, son of Dudley Washington and Rebecca Mask, Moody was born May 6, 1857 (Bible Record) and died May 2, 1930 (Death record), the other slab is Moody’s wife Adalaide Virginia “Jin” Smith Mask, she was born March 1858 (1900 census record), and unknown death, they married December 26, 1882 (Book 9, page 158 Tallapoosa Co., Al.) source family knowledge). Sacred to the Memory of James Hector Mask Sept 4, 1860---- Oct 22, 1864 (Bible record) son of Dudley W. and Rebecca G. Mask _____________________________________________________________ Sacred to the Memory of Dorotha R. (Rebecca) Mask Sept 20, 1868---- May 21, 1870 (Bible record) dau of Dudley W. & Rebecca G. Mask _____________________________________________________________ Sacred to the Memory of Infant A. C. Mask Birth illegible---- July 13, 1930 son of Asa M. & Nancy E. Hughes Mask _____________________________________________________________ Sacred to the Memory of Infant dau of M. & A. V. Mask Born & Died April 1885 (dau of Moody “Mood” & Adalaide Virginia Smith Mask) ____________________________________________________________ John Robert Mask March 12, 1929---- Sept 29, 1929 son of O. Edward Mask _____________________________________________________________ ---------------------------------------Mask ---------------------------------------------- O. Edward Mask------------------------------- Nellie M. Mask--------------------- Oct 18, 1894---- Aug 3, 1963---------------- Sept 15, 1893---- Oct 5, 1961---- _____________________________________________________________ 2- children graves unmarked _____________________________________________________________ Thomas Edward Mask Dec 11, 1913---- Jan 14, 1936 ____________________________________________________________ Willie Warren Mask April 10, 1888---- July 27, 1930 ____________________________________________________________ Lizzie Lee (Wicker) Mask 1895---- Feb 23,1961 (wife of Wiley Warren “Jack” Mask, dau of Thomas & Lucy Cason Wicker) ____________________________________________________________ 2- Unmarked graves with field stones, they are of: (Mary Selman “Polly Mask Smith, daughter of Dudley Washington & Rebecca Mask: Polly was born March 30, 1863 (Bible record) married Daniel Richard “Dan” Smith Dec 20, 1890, Tallapoosa Co., Al., Dan was born about 1861, unknown death dates. Family knowledge). ____________________________________________________________ Hosey E. Mask March 10, 1922---- Aug 5, 1963 PFC HQ Co 379 Inf BSM WW II ____________________________________________________________ ------ Mother---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Elizabeth (Megginson) Tucker May 8, 1884----March 26, 1946 ____________________________________________________________ Vallie Smith Hodge Nov 19, 1906---- Feb 27, 1970 _____________________________________________________________ Rosie B. Smith Nov 2, 1899---- Jan 21, 1968 _____________________________________________________________ --------------------------------------Smith----------------------------------------------- Ace Smith--------------------------Burl S. Smith--------------Sallie Smith-------- Oct 15, 1909-----------------------May 21, 1865--------------Sept 8, 1876------- March 13, 1938--------------------Dec 10, 1962--------------Oct 24, 1966------- _____________________________________________________________ Arter Wayne Smith Jan 22, 1939---- Jan 20, 1986 _____________________________________________________________ -----------------------------------------Smith-------------------------------------------- Aurter Bun Smith------------------------------ Geneva Francis Smith June 28, 1911---- July 17, 1976-------------- Oct 8, 1922---- No date------------ _____________________________________________________________ This completes the Mask Cemetery.