BRADY CEMETERY, Lee, Madison County, Florida File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Joseph T. Burval, e-mail: JBurval@mindspring.com COPYRIGHT NOTICE: Copyright (c) 1990 by Joseph T. Burval, Publisher. All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without written permission of the Publisher. The publisher donates the contents of this file in digital format to USGenWeb Project Archives for inclusion in USGenWeb's Digital Library (Archives) for the purpose of making this work freely available to researchers under the rules and policies of The USGenWeb Project. 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 cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. This file may not be removed from this server or altered in any way for placement on another server without the consent of the State and USGenWeb Project coordinators and the contributor. CORRECTIONS AND ERRORS: Comments from readers concerning errors in the data, or information readers may have about unmarked graves should be addressed to Joseph T. Burval, 1995 Parkwood Road, Charleston, West Virginia 25314, USA or e-mail at JBurval@mindspring.com *********************************************************************** INTRODUCTION The tombstone inscriptions for the cemetery below are the same as those contained in the book "Madison County Florida Cemeteries" authored by Joseph T. Eichelberger (Privately Published: J. T. Burval, Charleston, WV (1990)). In some cases, additions and corrections have been made. They are digitally reproduced here to make this information available to the USGenWeb Project Archives. Mr. Eichelberger surveyed all the cemeteries of Madison County, Florida known to him over an eight year period from about 1985 to 1993. In most cases, the date of the survey, as well as, the date of his second survey used to verify his data is included at the end of the listing. The reader will note the detail that Mr. Eichelberger has used to record the inscriptions in this work. This work is more than a listing of names and dates. It is the next best thing to actually seeing the gravesite in person. Its content shows the author's obvious extraordinary effort to preserve what he called the "flavor" of the tombstone by recording full inscriptions. His work includes misspellings, error notation and describing the marker's location so it can be found by the reader. Often a description of the tombstone, especially if it was unusual or damaged is included. A truly outstanding work, which will serve to preserve our heritage. Mr. Eichelberger very concisely and modestly explained his work in part as follows: "This project has been a one-man effort. As a result the readings and the typing have not been checked by a second party. To make matters worse, the elapsed time between reading the tombstones and typing the listing from notes has been rather great. Reading old notes written hurriedly in the field can be a trying experience, especially if the writer's handwriting isn't too neat." "An effort was made to preserve the "flavor" of the inscriptions by retaining misspellings and errors. In general, no attempt was made to correct any data, but occasionally observations have been inserted. These are in square brackets [] except where no confusion should result. It is hoped that few errors have been introduced in recording and typing the data, but surely some have been." It is a pleasure to donate this work to the USGenWeb Project Archives to make this very valuable information available to all researchers interested in Madison County. J. T. Burval Charleston, West Virginia November 14, 1998 ******************************************************************************* SYMBOLS USED: A "/" is used to indicate a new line on the tombstone. A "//" indicates a new section of the tombstone. "FHMM" means funeral home metal marker. "CRI" means cannot read inscription. A "#" indicates a cross as used on stones and memorials, and denotes military Service. Brackets [] indicate the authors comments and are used to distinguish comments from the tombstone inscription. Two names side by side indicate either a common headstone or two headstones on a common pedestal. Two names side by side with a third name below and indented, indicate that all three names are included on a common headstone or that all three headstones are on a common pedestal. ******************************************************************************* BRADY CEMETERY This cemetery can be reached by going 4.4 miles east from Madison on US 90, turning south on a graded dirt road at the Macedonia Baptist Church and Cemetery. Go south .5 miles, then west .25 miles on dirt road. Cemetery lies on north side of road. BEGIN AT WEST END. PROCEEED SOUTH FROM NORTH SIDE. AGNES C. WADSWORTH/ LUNE 5,1912/ JAN 28,1975/ [AT FOOT:] AGNES C. WADSWORTH/ 2ND LT ARMY NURSE CORPS/ JUNE 5 1912 JAN 28 1975 MARIE C. WADSWORTH/ NOV.17,1879/ JAN.10,1977 JOHN W. WADSWORTH/ SEPT.21,1874 - DEC.5,1917// WADSWORTH JOHN W. WADSWORTH/ AUG 8,1906/ DEC 30,1979 CATHERINE/ WADSWORTH/ APR.5,1916/ NOV.24,1917 Q.M. SGT./ SAM'L J. GEISER/ CO. M/ IMINN. H.A. SOUTH FENCE PAMELA LYNN/ HARRIS/ NOV 2,1958/ DEC 13,1958 BRADY LEONA JOE 1870-1911 1868-1920 INF. SON OF/ MR. & MRS./ J.A. BRADY/ 1892 INF. SON OF/ MR. & MRS./ J.A. BRADY/ 1900 INF. DAU. OF/ MR. & MRS./ J.A. BRADY/ 1911 INF. SON OF/ MR. & MRS./ C.L. TATE/ 1922 TATE [HEADSTONE IN CENTER] [ON SLAB] [ON SLAB] CHARLES LAFAYETTE FLORIDA JONES TATE TATE JULY 4,1881 AUG 10,1890 SEPT 6,1931 FEB 17,1948 AT REST AT REST FATHER MOTHER BREEDEN FLOREE TATE SAM R. NOVEMBER 2,1913 SEPTEMBER 1,1911 FEBRUARY 5,1979 MARCH 27,1974 EDNA TATE SMITH/ MAY 2,1908/ MAR.17,1981 [ALSO BEGGS FHMM WITH SAME DATA] NORTH FENCE MARY ANNE/ WADSWORTH/ JULY 3,1917/ JULY 8,1917 SACRED/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ AMERICA C. BRADY/ BORN MAY 28,1854/ DIED APRIL 1,1883/ BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART FOR/ THEY SHALL SEE GOD SMALL, OLD CYPRESS CROSS MARKS A GRAVE. [JULY 88 - CROSSARM NOW GONE.] WILLIAM MOSES/ McCLELLAND/ BORN NOV 4,1872/ DIED NOV 30,1872 [ON BACK:] SUFFER LITTLE CHILDREN/ TO COME UNTO ME [AT FOOT:]W.M.M. SACRED TO THE MEMORY OF/ JOHN W. BRADY/ BORN JULY 19,1813/ DIED OCT 15, 1873 [1823? 1923?]/ IN HOPE OF ETERNAL LIFE LOUISA A./ WIFE OF/ JOHN BRADY/ BORN MAY 6,1824 DIE/ DJAN 12,1904/ THE LORD GAVE AND THE LORD HATH/ TAKEN AWAY, BLESSED BE THE NAME OF THE LORD - JOB i, 21 ELLA TERESA/ WHITTLE/ BORN OCT 25,1882/ DIED OCT 10,1883/ BUDDED ON EARTH TO/ BLOOM IN HEAVEN JAMES P. WHITTLE/ BORN/ AUG 16,1847, DIED/ OCT 18,1888/ HAPPY IS HE WHO HAS FINISHED/ HIS COURSE, WHO HAS KEPT THE FAITH GEORGIA A. WHITTLE/ OCT.26,1849/ MCH.5,1909/ RESTING IN HOPE OF/ A GLORIOUS RESSURECTION SMALL FENCED AREA. NO GRAVES APPARENT. THE NAME "WEST" IS ON THE GATE SOUTH FENCE [ROW 4] WILLIAM G. JONES/ BORN/ SEPT.26,1856/ DIED/ DEC.26,1897/ GONE FROM OUR HOUSE/ BUT NOT FROM OUR HEARTS/// E.J. MILLER, AMERICUS, GA. [PROBABLY MAKER OF TOMBSTONE.] FLORIDA/ WIFE OF/ W.G. JONES/ APR.19,1856/ DEC.1,1893/ SHE WAS TOO GOOD, TOO GENYLE AND FAIR/ TO DWELL IN THIS COLD WORLD OF CARE. VINCENT H. JONES/ BORN JAN 29,1882/ DIED JULY 8,1883 [ METAL MONUMENT, PAPER UNDER GLASS HAS KEPT AMAZINGLY WELL. ] [BUT IN JULY 88 HAS BEGUN TO DETERIORATE.] JAMES W, BARRETT/ JAN __ 1870/ MAR.3,1920 ROSA B./ WIFE OF/ J.W. BARRETT/ BORN/ FEB 3,1876/ DIED/ NOV 1,1902/ ON THAT BRIGHT IMMORTAL SHORE,/ WE SHALL MEET TO PART NO MORE NORTH FENCE ELIZABETH E. WADSWORTH/ APRIL 13,1858/ JULY 15,1927 BURTON D. WADSWORTH/ 1845-1907/// WADSWORTH JAMES BLYTHEWOOD/ SON OF/ B.D. & E.E. WADSWORTH/ BORN/ SEPT 2,1891/ DIED JAN 7,1892/ WEEP NOT, HE IS AT REST THEODORE R./ SON OF/ B.D. & E.E./ WADSWORTH/ BORN DEC.12,1886/ DIED MAY 13, 1888 J. BURTON/ SON OF/ B.D. & E.E./ WADSWORTH/ BORN MAY 6,1880/ DIED SEPT.22,1885 BEGGS FHMM: FLORIDA B. MADDOX/ AUG.10,1892/ MAR.3,1980 RUFUS LEVY BRIDGES/ 1878-1962 MOTHER FATHER MARION I. CHURCH C. HENDERSON HENDERSON,SR. JAN 13,1861 FEB 6,1857 JAN 2,1932 MAY 8,1921 A TENDER MOTHER AND A FAITHFUL FATHER SOUTH FENCE GO NORTH ABOUT HALFWAY LEVI BRIDGES/ NOV 2,1850/ NOV 28,1884/ RESTING IN HOPE OF A/ GLORIOUS RESURRECTION MARY BRIDGES/ WIFE OF/ LEVI BRIDGES/ MARCH 3,1847/ NOV 15,1923/ PREPARE TO MEET ME IN/ HEAVEN, MY DEAR CHILDREN ELI WADSWORTH/ JAN ___,1814/ JAN 18,1874 MELINDA WADSWORTH/ JAN 14,1819/ OCT 3/ 1871 SARAH/ LUCINDY/ DOWLING/ MARCH 19,1840/ MAR.30,1908/ SHE WAS A KIND/ AND AFFEC/ TIONATE WIFE/ A FAITHFUL MOTH/ ER AND A FRIEND/ TO ALL. [THE NEXT IS A DOUBLE STONE OF CONCRETE AND IS WELL-NIGH UNREADABLE:] LIDA[?] SEALEY RICHARD SEALEY BORN 187? BORN 1861[?] DIED 1923 DIED 1921[?] BACK TO SOUTH FENCE MARY LILLIE BRIDGES/ SEPT.3,1876/ NOV.19,1958/ GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN W.B. BRIDGES,SR./ JAN 28,1877/ JAN 24,1927/ GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN MARY O.[C.?] BRIDGES/ MCH 7,1826/ JUNE 25,1908/ SHE FALTERED BY THE WAYSIDE,/ AND THE ANGELS TOOK HER HOME. WILLBERN BRIDGES/ BORN OCT 23,1817,/ DIED DEC 14,1896/ THE ANGELS CALLED HIM BYTHE/WOOD McCLELLAND/ AUG 2,1886/ JULY 26,1905/ NO PAINS, NO/ GRIEFS, NO ANX-/ IOUS FEAR,/ CAN REACH OUR/ LOVED ONE/ SLEEPING HERE.[ 5 FOOT STELE, VASE BROKEN FROM TOP.] CATHERINE BRADY/ WIFE OF/ JERRY McCLELLAND/ AUG 19,1852/ FEB 15,1931 JERRY McCLELLAND/ BORN/ JAN 30,1845/ DIED/ NOV 10,1901//[REVERSE SIDE:]DEAREST LOVED ONE/ WE MUST LAY THEE/ IN THE PEACEFUL/ GRAVE'S EMBRACE/ BUT THY MEMORY/ WILL BE CHERISHED/ TILL WE SEE THY HEAVENLY FACE. [4 FOOT STELE WITH TOP VASE BROKEN OFF.] ARCHEY BURTON/ McCLELLAND/ BORN JULY 25,1883/ DIED MAY 22,1885 TWO STEEL CROSSES WITH TWO CONCRETE BLOCKS ABOUT THREE FEET AWAY [FOOTSTONES]. THEN TWO MORE CROSSES WITH ONE BLOCK, AND THE ONE MORE CROSS. SPECULATION: THREE INFANT GRAVES, ONE CHILD'S GRAVE, AND ONE ADULT'S GRAVE. NORTH FENCE MAUD O.L./ DAU. OF/ W.B. & I.R./ STEWART,/ BORN/ DEC 21,1903/ DIED/ OCT 6,1904/ BEAUTIFUL, LOVELY,/ SHE WAS BUT GIVEN,/ A FAIR BUD TO EARTH/ TO BLOOM IN HEAVEN. WALLACE M./ INFANT SON OF/ W.B. & I.R./ STEWART/ BORN/ APR.11,1899/ DIED/ JUNE 8,1899/ A LITTLE BUD OF LOVE/ TO BLOOM WITH GOD/ ABOVE IDA ROSALIE/ DAUGHTER OF/ W.B. & IDA/ ROSA LEE/ STEWART/ JUNE 25,1912/ JUNE 1,1913/ SHE WAS TOO GOOD/ TOO GENTLE AND FAIR,/ TO DWELL IN THIS COLD/ WORLD OF CARE. [THIS ROW IS CONTINUED BUT SET BACK.] ADA McCLELLAND/ WIFE OF/ BRYANT McCALL/ OCT 2,1875/ JAN 31,1938 INF. DAU. OF/ MR. & MRS./ H.T. HOLTON/ JAN 13,1942 ANOTHER METAL MONUMENT. NO I.D. LEFT. GRAVE APPEARS TO BE ABOUT 30 INCHES LONG. THERE IS A SMALL FOOTMARKER. [This grave was later indentified by Mr. S. E. Phillips of Greenville, FL as being the grave for the infant JOHN HENRY PHILLLIPS, who was believed t have died the same day he was born. No date is known. He was the son of SAMUEL EDWARD PHILLIPS, SR. and wife MARY LOUISE (McCLELLAN) PHILLIPS] FAREWELL/ MARY LOUISE/ WIFE OF S.E. PHILLIPS/ MCH.19,1874/ APR.28,1907./ HERE IS ONE WHO/ IS SLEEPING IN/ FAITH AND LOVE,/ WITH LOVE THAT IS/ TREASURED IN HEA-/VEN ABOVE. [Per Mr. S. E. Phillips of Greenville: This entry is for MARY LOUISE (McCLELLAN) PHILLIPS, who was one of the wives of SAMUEL EDWARD PHILLIPS, SR. (See above). It is believed she was of the Catholic faith, and hence was not buried in Madcedonia Baptist Church Cemetery where her husband was buried.] END BRADY CEMETERY Addendum 7/24/99 by J. T. Burval [Bettie Prestridge informed me her Grandfather and his first wife are the last two graves in the northeast corner of the cemetery. Her father had put a marker on the grave of her grandfather as follows: EVERETT DARLING/ APRIL 14, 1854 / SEPTEMBER 11, 1935 The information on the unmarked grave of her grandfathers first wife is: Sarah Blanton Darling born about 1840 Died about 1908