Tallapoosa County Alabama Cemeteries Old Union Baptist Church Cemetery ************************************************ 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: Barbara Taylor Gayle Sewell & Julia Dendy March 2004 Old Union Baptist Church Cemetery N 32 51.655 W 085 47.835 by Julia Dendy , Barbara Taylor & Gayle Sewell Original Survey Mar-2004 By Barbara Taylor Updated & Family Information in 2020 added by Linda Ayres This information is for personal research ONLY. This information is NOT to be copied on any Cemetery Website. Name: Dates: Parents/Maiden Name: Annie Mae Thomas Feb. 9, 1900 Sep. 28, 1974 [D/o Lee Trussell & S. Phillips] Noble M. Thomas Feb. 1, 1890 Mar. 31, 1957 [S/o Joseph & Lenora Thomas] Barbra Mae Thomas July 1, 1922 Apr. 6, 1978 [D/o Ben Pitchard & Lavada Harrelson] Cecil M. Thomas June 17, 1919 Sept. 2, 1986 [S/o Noble & Annie M. Thomas] Jessie Thomas Gittings Feb. 28, 1893 May 25, 1971 [D/o Joseph & Lenora Thomas] Jesse Thomas Gittings Nov. 8, 1930 Mar. 21, 1990 (Husband of Carol B. Gittings)[S/o John Gittings & Jesse Thomas] Joseph Chilton Gittings Mar. 7, 1927 Aug. 28, 2016 [S/o John Gittings & Jesse Thomas] Joan Elizabeth Siedentop Gittings June 22, 1926 Sept. 18, 2014 [D/o Henry Siedentop & Jane Weaver] Lenora Gittings Philpott June 23, 1923 Oct. 17, 2011 [D/o John Gittings & Jesse Thomas] Weymond Isaac Philpott (US Navy WWII) Feb. 17, 1922 July 10, 1999 [S/o David Philpott & Velma Fuller] Wortham F. Thomas June 8, 1896 July 22, 1964 [S/o Joseph & Lenora Thomas] Tera O. Thomas Aug. 1, 1903 Oct. 2, 1997 [Tera O. Nivens] Joseph Chilton Thomas Sep. 12, 1858 Feb. 22, 1938 [S/o Chilton Thomas & Sarah Wortham] Lenora C. Thomas Oct. 13, 1860 May 29, 1940 [D/o W.L. Ficquette & Martha Lock] Sula B. Thomas July 9, 1885 Aug. 31, 1954 [D/o Joseph & Lenora Thomas] Eunice I. Thomas Aug. 29, 1888 Nov. 26, 1965 [D/o Joseph & Lenora Thomas] T. C. Thomas May 12, 1814 Nov. 27, 1899 Sarah A(nn Whitehead Wortham) Thomas Apr. 23, 1819 July 1, 1894 Infant Daughter of J. C. & Nora Thomas [ca 1879] Unmarked Grave:[Behethland J.“Jennie” Thomas Apr. 23, 1847 Sep. 14, 1933 w/o John Gregory, D/o Chilton & Sarah Thomas] Unmarked Grave: John Gregory ca 1850 - Aug. 1927 S/o James Gregory] Infant Daughter of John & Lyzzy Gregory Born and Died March 8, 1872 Lyzzy [Augusta Ann Elizabeth] Gregory Aug. 4, 1849 March 19, 1872 (Wife of John Gregory) Frances Thomas 1810 Oct. 16, 1883 Elizabeth Thomas 1806 - 1892 Unmarked Grave: [James D. Thomas April 17, 1856-April 9, 1940] Chilton W. Thomas July 14, 1880 Mar.19, 1926 Woodmen of the World Marker Leroy W. Walker June 14, 1831 Mar. 23, 1886 America Walker Apr. 5, 1831 Sep. 9, 1903 Ben A. Davis (US Marine Corps WWII) Apr. 17, 1919 July 21, 2001 [S/o Wm H. Davis & Zora Spraggins] Pelam Collen Davis Nov. 9, 1925 Feb. 7, 1985 [S/o Wm H. Davis & Zora Spraggins] (Wed Jan. 26, 1945) Gertrude S. Davis Sep. 21, 1928 Dec 31, 1999 [Gertrude Sims] W. Henry Davis March 12, 1899 Feb. 2, 1957 [S/o Collen A. Davis & Elizabeth Taylor] Zora P. Davis July 26, 1896 Dec. 14, 1982 [Zora Pearl Spraggins] Jo Ann Davis Feb. 27, 1954 J. B. Caldwell, Jr. Jan. 19, 1861 Aug. 16, 1910 Nancy A. Caldwell (Wife of J. B. Caldwell) Feb. 18, 1841 Dec. 23, 1902 [Nancy A. "Dollie" Mathis] J. B. Caldwell Born in Monroe Co., Ga. Sept. 10, 1836 Died in Elmore Co., Ala. May 4, 1881 Lizzy G. Caldwell Oct. 13, 1873 May 3, 1875 Jerry Caldwell (Son of Rev. J.R.&M.R.Caldwell) No Dates Mary R. Caldwell(Wife of Rev. John R. Caldwell)Aug. 9, 1835 Feb. 10, 1876 Exie Barnett(Daughter of J.T.& M.E.Barnett) Nov. 23, 1882 Sept. 16, 1884 P. B. J. P. B. Rev. John Reed Wesson Sept. 10, 1849 Nov. 11, 1927 [S/o Josiah Wesson & Mary Adair][H/o Martha Vaughn] Loman F. Cleveland Jan. 21, 1914 Oct. 24, 1994 [S/o John Cleveland & Alfie E. Polk] Lillie M. Cleveland Mar. 19, 1920 May 23, 2010 [Lillie Mae Roberts] (Married Sept. 23, 1936) Ella M. Bolan Feb. 22, 1939 Dec. 7, 2011 [D/o L.F. & Lillie Cleveland] James M. Bolan June 3, 1941 ND [S/o Joseph M. Bolan & Icie B. Sims] Willie J. Sims Aug. 14, 1949 Mar. 14, 1998 [S/o Barney Sims & Loyette Prather] Linda Ann Sims Feb. 2, 1952 June 7, 2020 [D/o Lonnie Johnson & L.L. Jones] Perry Anthony Bateman Aug. 12, 1955 May 28, 2008 [S/o Perry Bateman & Bonnie R. Smith] Susan Rebecca Bateman May 23, 1943 ND Anna Gracie(Daughter of O.P.& L A. Sanford) Oct. 15, 1886 July 14, 1888 William A. Lindsey(Son of D.G.&N.A.H. Lindsey) July 26, 1868 Aug. 7, 1870 Anna L. Lindsey(Dau. of D.G.& N.A.H. Lindsey) Aug. 16, 1878 Aug. 29, 1878 Henry Walter Lindsey(Son of D G.&N.A.H. Lindsey) Sept. 4, 1876 July 8, 1885 Joseph J. Harden Sept. 30, 1849 Mar. 14, 1850 Exie Earl Lockett Apr. 13, 1890 June 20, 1957 [S/o O.W. Lockett & Exie Davis] Niel Lockett Dates unreadable Exie D. Lockett Dec. 3, 1867 June 15, 1949 [D/o John D. Davis & Frances M. Rush] Orren W. Lockett Aug. 26, 1863 Nov. 10, 1936 [S/o O.W. Lockett & Sarah Brewer] Frances Morris Rush Davis May 17, 1834 Aug. 2, 1899 John D. Davis (Co H 21 Ala Inf C.S.A.) No Dates Averilla Greer (Wife of Sam Greer) Oct. 21, 1865 May 15, 1926 [D/o John D. Davis & Frances M. Rush] Sam Greer Jan. 18, 1857 Sept. 30, 1935 [S/o G.W. Greer & Anna Gray] ?UNMARKED: [Greer, Homer 1911-1913 S/o Howard Greer & Maude Cosby] Margaret F. Davis Jan. 7, 1943 Nov. 4, 2000 Jerry Thomas Townsend (US Army Vietnam) Aug. 1, 1947 Aug. 3, 1991 Harlan Davis Oct. 10, 1940 May 20, 2019 [S/o H.O. Davis & Lonnie Patterson] Rev. H. Odell Davis Aug. 11, 1917 Nov. 5, 1990 [S/o Wm H. Davis & Zora Spraggins]Masonic Emblem Lonnie D. Davis Sept. 30, 1917 Dec. 24, 1994 [Lonnie D. Patterson] Calvin O. Davis Feb. 11, 1936 Oct. 10, 2004 [S/o H.O. Davis & Lonnie Patterson] Bobbie N. Davis May 12, 1941 ND [D/o Audrey Bryan & Geneva Hand] Jasmine Hope Moon Feb. 12, 1991 Feb. 13, 1991 Dylan Tyler Foreman May 29, 1995 Fannie_______ Mar._________Broken Stone at bottom: May 31, 1896 J. W. Pittman, Camp Hill, Ala. Emily E. Grisham (Wife of W. C. Grisham) Aug. 30, 1839 Apr. 11, 1890 W. C. Grisham Sept. 5th 1811 Jan. 14th 1875 Masonic Emblem Jephtha J. Grisham (Son of W.C.& E.E.Grisham) Jan 12th 1871 Nov. 23rd 1872 John W. Grisham (Son of W. C & E. E. Grisham) Jan. 4th 1865 March 12th 1866 William Antney (Son of R. W. & C. A. Tims) Died Jan. 1852 Age 7 Weeks Henry Edwin East (Son of J. W. & A. East) Feb. 24, 1887 Aug. 1887 Broken Stone Hulda Pullen 1848 Mar. 8, 1924 [D/o John Pullen & Elizabeth Wortham] Mary Lou Pullen Blythe(Wife of James Blythe)Dec. 10, 1840 Apr. 17, 1923 [D/o John Pullen & Elizabeth Wortham] Infant Son of W. J. & America Pullen No Dates America Wright Pullen (Wife of W. J. Pullen)Apr. 15, 1851 Mar. 21, 1883 W. J. Pullen [Wm John] Feb. 3, 1845 July 21, 1927 [S/o John Pullen & Elizabeth Wortham] Cora Bell Hendricks Nov. 24, 1871 Oct. 2, 1924 [D/o W.J. Pullen & Amanda Wright] Cora Clyde Hendricks Dec. 9, 1912 Dec. 27, 1912 [D/o John E. & Cora B. Hendricks] William Vernon Hendricks Mar. 19, 1894 Nov. 13, 1917 [S/o John E. & Cora B. Hendricks] James Franklin Hendricks July 1, 1895 June 3, 1918 [S/o John E. & Cora B. Hendricks] Arther Wilson Ray Feb. 28, 1888 Dec. 13, 1924 [S/o Henry Ray & Nancy Hendrix] Lulie A. Henderson (Wife of A. W. Ray) Feb. 21, 1898 Apr. 18, 1922 [D/o Charles Henderson & Lucy Pullen] Lucy W. Pullen (Wife of C. J. Henderson) March 17, 1848 Feb. 2, 1922 [D/o John & Elizabeth Pullen] C. J. Henderson [Charles] Nov. 3, 1845 Dec. 22, 1913 Infant Son of J. R. & Ida Henderson No Dates Infant Daughter of J. R. & Ida Henderson No Dates Rosa Florence Henderson (Dau of Charley & L. Henderson) Oct. 12th 1889 (Age 17 yrs 7 mos 8 days) John Martin Mitchel Oct. 20, 1883 Oct. 31, 1883 Amanda Pullen Mitchel(Wife of Russ Mitchel) May 13, 1855 Oct. 20, 1883 [D/o John Pullen & Elizabeth Wortham] Elizabeth R. Wortham (Wife of John P. Pullen) 1810 - 1870 John P. Pullen 1814 - 1896 Earnest Hutchens Jan. 17, 1884 July 5, 1884 Willie D. Hutchens Oct. 9, 1861 Feb. 5, 1884 ~~~~~~~~~~~ Note Added by Beverly Giles Loffler Jul 2004 ~~~~~~~~~~ Silas R. Ray 1855 Jan 27, 1936 While searching for a lost family member, I ordered a death cert for SILAS R. RAY. It reported that he was buried in Old Union. His death date was 27 Jan 1936, 75 years old. However, he was actually born in 1855. The death cert # is 2329. H/o Maggie Novell] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ African-American Section: [Note: I am told Mt Olive Church also used this cemetery] Arnold Crayton(AL 10 Co 16 Depot Brig WWI) Oct. 9, 1894 Aug. 30, 1953 [S/o Tom Crayton][H/o Hattie Vaughn] Jessie Ferrell 1890 - 1970 [S/o Will Ferrell & Almanda Ware] Minnie Lee Ferrell Nov. 15, 1915 Sept. 12, 1985 [Minnie Lee Hutchinson] UNMARKED: [Ferrell, Daisy 1916-1959 D/o Gus Hines & Ida Crayton][W/o Albert Ferrell] Colie Hines (Son of G. H. & Ida Hines) Jan. 10, 1894 Jan. 24, 1916 [S/o Gus Hines & Ida Crayton] UNMARKED? [Hines, Ida 1872-1950 D/o Tom & Ellen Crayton][Death Cert: Burial Dadeville] UNMARKED? [Hines, Gus 1865-1942 S/o John & Jane Hines][Death Cert: Burial Dadeville Cemetery] Robert Heard Apr. 17, 1951 Dec. 1, 1951 [S/o B.D. Heard & Dasiy Foster] UNMARKED? [Vaughn, Ella Pearl 1887-1923 D/o Frank Pearson & Ella Berry][Death Cert: Burial Mt. Olive Cemetery] Read Vaughn 1884 - 1966 [S/o Benjamin Vaughn & Moriah Veasley][H/o Ella P. Pearson] Lon Vaughn Dec. 23, 1892 Mar. 11, 1971 [S/o Benjamin Vaughn & Eliza Pearson] Anna Vaughn Jan. 1, 1903 Mar. 31, 1999 [D/o Willie & Ida Chrislam] Lessie Hollie July 4, 1891 June 20, 1928 [Lessie Sturdivant][W/o Lewis Holley] (Pride of Tallapoosa Chamber 2272 Camp Hill, Ala.) Jack Price (AL Pvt US Army WWII) March 15, 1906 June 7, 1971 [S/o James Price & Lessie Sturdivant] Gladys H. Whitlow April 8, 19-- UNMARKED? (Crayton, Lena B/d 1938 D/o Ben & Maggie Crayton] Ben Crayton, Sr. Feb. 5, 1903 Sept. 1, 1984 [S/o Tom Crayton & Mary Vaughn][H/o Maggie P. Russell] Mylinda Crayton Nov. 20, 1911 June 19, 1993 [D/o Tom Crayton & Mary Vaughn] Lessie M. Crayton March 3, 1924 July 20, 2000 [D/o Reese Foster][W/o Richard M. Crayton] Norman D. Crayton Dec. 6, 1975 Jan 17, 2016 Robert Crayton June 13, 1950 Sept. 2, 2017 [S/o R.M. & Lessie Crayton] UNMARKED: [Crayton, Tom 1865-1935 S/o Arnold Crayton. Death Cert: Burial OLD UNION] UNMARKED? [Crayton, Mary 1877-1922 D/o Ben & Ellen Vaughn][W/o Tom Crayton Sr.] Robin J. Robinson Feb. 10, 1968 July 25, 2003 Mrs. Daisy L. Heard May 23, 1934 Nov. 9, 2000 [D/o Reese Foster & Mary Ella McFarley/McFarland] B. D. Heard (Pvt. US Army WWII) July 26, 1926 Apr. 30, 1990 [S/o Charlie Heard & Beatrice Chishom] Infant Son of G. A. & H. I. Heard Born & Died Dec. 8, 1909 Dave D. Veasley, Jr. (US Army) Dec. 28, 1915 July 4, 1999 Addeline V. Price 1907 - 1970 Minnie L. Berry Veasley Died Oct. 16, 1967 Lillie M. Veasley Patrick Mar. 10, 1904 Sept. 24, 1989 [D/o Dave Veasey & Minnie Berry] Sara Price Vines Nov. 24, 1942 Feb. 12, 1989 James Veasley Dec. 27, 1949 Nov. 8, 2017 UNMARKED: [Williams, Annie 1893-1938 D/o Tom Crayton & Ellen Black] Henry Williams, Jr. May 25, 1928 Aug. 10, 1992 [S/o Henry Williams & Annie Crayton] Doris W. Heard June 3, 1917 Jan. 14, 1988 [D/o Henry Williams & Annie Crayton] Perry Wiggins April 13, 1882 Nov. 25, 1950 [S/o Wm Wiggins & Mattie Ford] UNMARKED? [Wiggins, Lessie 1892-1959 D/o Tom Crayton][W/o Perry Wiggins] Burials for Mt. Olive/Old Union Cemetery: Chambers, Evaline 1902-1917 D/o Jeff Chambers Crayton, Ethel E. 1938-1939 D/o Reed Crayton & Daisy Heard Crayton, Joe Willis B/d 1937 S/o Reed Crayton & Daisy Heard Hudson, Curry 1891-1913 S/o Bill & Cornelia Hudson Jones, John 1871-1921 H/o America Berry McFarley, Charlie 1921-1926 S/o Albert McFarley & Lorene Morgan McFarley, Rilla 1974-1946 D/o Sam Berry & Emily Pitts Pearson, Dora 1913-1916 D/o Sim Pearson & Dollie Shannon Pearson, Fordy 1897-1927 S/o Frank Pearson & Ella Berry Reese, Mary 1858-1933 [Death Cert: Burial Old Union] Turner, Willis 1853-1933 [Death Cert: Burial Old Union] Vaughan, Lessie Veasey 1902-1927 D/o David Veasey & Almedia Berry Veasey, Bessie 1909-1927 D/o David Veasey & Minnie Berry Young, Hilda 1846-1916 [Death Cert: Burial Old Union] Numerous Unmarked graves, many completely unmarked as the stones marking them have been removed. It is known that many “poor house” inhabitants are buried here. Tallapoosa County Poor House Dadeville Alabama Census: 1900 Cox W Haisten 58 Head Nancy H Haisten 56 Wife Martha Rice 77 Inmate William Oliver 80 Inmate White Watts 50 Inmate Elizabeth Gardner 50 Inmate Susie Downs 46 Inmate [Died 1911 buried in Cemetery near Alms House] Lucy Godfrey 59 Inmate Iseral Moon 76 Inmate Eliza Thomas 69 Inmate 1910 James Gregory 49 Head Mary E Gregory 49 Wife Jim H Gregory 24 Son Sallie A Gregory 22 Daughter William R Gregory 19 Son Mary E Gregory 17 Daughter Lillian L Gregory 12 Daughter Lizzie A Gregory 10 Daughter Ella White 35 Servant Dewey White 12 Son Eunid White 2 Daughter Julia Carter 69 Inmate Lizzie Gordner 65 Inmate Mary Watts 60 Inmate John Whaley 50 Inmate Lucy Godfrey 50 Inmate Susan Downs 49 Inmate [Died 1911 buried in Cemetery near Alms House] John Pacher 45 Inmate Harriett Carter 33 Inmate Lina Morrie 33 Inmate Vester Kelly 23 Inmate John B Davis Inmate 1920 Edmund W. Winslett 58 Head Fannie J. Winslett 57 Wife Edmund J. Winslett 23 Son Garry P. Winslett 18 Son Hoyt C. Winslett 16 Son Polly A. Shaddix 94 Inmate Luvera A. Bloodsworth 75 Inmate [Died 1920 Tallapoosa County] Liddie A. Farmer 75 Inmate Clessie Woodall 75 Inmate Pressley 70 Inmate Pat Pearson 70 Inmate Lucy Godfrey 70 Inmate David M Bloodsworth 68 Inmate [Died 1927 Tallapoosa Alabama] Roda Wiggins 65 Inmate Matt Woodruff 62 Inmate George Mccay 52 Inmate Litha Carter 41 Inmate Mary Long 35 Inmate 1930 Jim D Aughtner 65 Care Taker Ida Aughtner 57 Cook Lizzie Parker 90 Inmate Mary Garrett 86 Inmate Mollie Laugh 85 Inmate [Mollie Lowe died 1933 Alms House buried Old UNION Cemetery Tallapoosa County] Jino Stow 85 Inmate Jim P Laugh 82 Inmate Martha A Carrell 81 Inmate John D Goodwin 80 Inmate Tom Johnston 79 Inmate [Died 1934 buried Old UNION Cemetery Tallapoosa County] Rudoph Akins 53 Inmate Lytha Carter 51 Inmate Mary E. Long 44 Inmate Burials for Old Union/Alms House Cemetery: Cannon, Bell Scott 1855-1934 Death Cert: Union Cemetery Davis, Anna 1850-1932 Alms House [W/o Joe Davis 1844-1929 Burial:Jackson's Gap] Pulliam, Nick 1852-1932 Death Cert: Alms House Cemetery Thornton, Joe 1864-1929 Death Cert: Union Cemetery