HARMONY BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY, Cherry Lake, 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 October 26, 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. ******************************************************************************* HARMONY BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY FROM US 90 IN MADISON, GO NORTH 9.9 MILES ON FLA 53 TO CO. ROAD 253 (1,2 MILES NORTH OF THE CHERRY LAKE INTERSECTION AT CO. 150). GO WEST c 3.8 MILES ON ON 253 (THE ROAD BENDS NORTH AFTER 2.8 MILES). CHURCH IS ON THE RIGHT ATOP THE HILL. THE CEMETERY IS LOCATED JUST NORTH OF THE CHURCH BUILDING. BEGIN ON EAST SIDE OF CEMETERY; GO FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. JAMES ALVIN/BROWN/JULY 21,1959 FLETCHER/MARY & LAMAR [CONCRETE BLOCK WITH THE INFORMATION PAINTED ON IT. [IN 1989 THIS MONUMENT HAS BEEN MOVED. IT IS SHOWN BELOW IN ITS LATEST LOCATION, BUT IS ALSO BE RETAINED HERE FOR INFORMATION PUPOSES.] GILBERT BURTON O'NEAL/MARCH 23,1913/FEB 24,1964/"BEYOND THE SUNSET" WILLIAM L./INF SON OF/MR. & MRS./W.K. BROWN/DEC 4,1917 BRITTON EDWARD/BROWN/DEC 30,1981//"NOW I LAY ME DOWN TO SLEEP" [INFANT'S GRAVE] M.K. [?] [CONCRETE STONE. INITIALS SCRATCHED IN.] [IN 1989 THIS STONE IS DOWN AND ON ITS FACE.] NORTH FENCE CARTER HARRY A. MATTIE O'NEAL JULY 13,1919 FEB 3,1915 JULY 26,1981 INF SON OF/MR. & MRS./W.E. BROWN/JULY 29-30,1923 BROWN WILLIAM E. MAGGIE O'NEAL FEB 2,1897 DEC 29,1901 FEB 19,1953 FEB 26,1976 [BRONZE MEMORIAL AT HEAD OF STONE: WORLD WAR 1917-1918] DAUGHTER/DARLENE BOONE/JULY 31,1925/AUG 26,1970///[AT FOOT OF SLAB:] THIS ROSE STILL GROWS/BEHIND THE WALL McCLUNE PAUL HAMPSH McCLUNE ANNIE LOU WALDREP OCTOBER 5,1904 - OCTOBER 27,1988 JULY 29,1909 - SEPTEMBER 30,1988 MARRIED APRIL 28,1928 TWO GRAVES WITH CONCRETE MARKERS, 2"x6"x15," SET VERTICALLY IN GROUND. SOUTH FENCE SAM THOMAS JONES/JULY 15,1916/JAN 8,1983 MARION E. JONES/JULY 1,1916/FEB 17,1977 #/CHARLIE N JONES/GEORGIA/PFC 8 INFANTRY 4 DIV/WORLD WAR II/APRIL 29 1922 JAN 20 1945 [WORLD WAR II BRONZE MARKER AT HEAD.] WILLIAM I. JONES.JR./BORN SEP 24,1919/DIED/FEB 11,1946 CONCRETE SLAB ALMOST COMPLETELY COVERED WITH GRASS. THE FOLLOWING SEVEN STONES WERE OF CONCRETE WITH DATA SCRATCHED IN: A.M. BROWN/DIED DEC 8,1917 W.M.[?WM?] BROWN/DIED DEC 4,1917 [INFANT'S OR CHILD'S GRAVE - NO INSCRIPTION] LUCY BROWN/WIFE/WM BROWN [NO INSCRIPTION. ADULT'S GRAVE OR THAT OF A LARGE CHILD.] LIZZIE WIFE OF/W. PEACE/D 1884/AGE 44 WILLIAM PEACE [THERE MAY BE A DATE HERE, BUT IF SO IT IS BURIED.] THOMPSON G. NORRIS/DEC 8,1866/AUG 24,1942 FHMM: ROY NORRIS/63/1904 - 1968 [CONCRETE SLAB] BURTON T. KING,SR./FEB 18,1899/JULY 6,1981 NORTH FENCE LANE CARRIE K. JULIOUS A. SEPT 18,1903 - MAY 22,1971 MARCH 15,1897 - AUG 26,1981 TILL WE MEET AGAIN CLAUD JULIOUS/LANE/JAN 21,1927/DEC 19,1928 FLORENCE ELIZABETH/LANE/OCT 11,1924/DEC 14,1925 #/WILLIAM A NORRIS/CO I/6 FLA INF/CSA #/ALLEN SWEAT/CO H/9 FLA INF/CSA ADULT'S GRAVE. BROKEN CONCRETE STONE, TWO PIECES OF WHICH ARE SET TOGETHER IN THE GROUND. I SEE NO INSCRIPTION. TWO CONCRETE MARKERS MARK AN ADULT'S GRAVE. NO INSCRIPTION. THREE BROKEN CONCRETE STONES STACKED BY LARGE TREE [GONE IN 1989]: A A SWEAT [IF THERE IS ANYTHING ELSE IT IT IS UNREADABLE. D.F. O'NEAL/BORNED APRIL 15,1877/DIED MAR 11,1904 ESTELL O'NEAL/WIFE OF/D.F. O'NEAL/BORNED JUNE 6 [NO YEAR GIVEN]/DIED AUG 24,1920 LUCILLE O'NEAL/KARCHASKE/FEB 5,1904/JUME 4,1982 ALEX KARCHASKE/BORN IN POLAND/MAR 18,1896/NOV 30,1946 KINCH WILLIAM/WALDREP/NOVEMBER 25,1911/OCTOBER 24,1976 MARY FRANCES/WALDREP/DECEMBER 2,1938/MAY 10,1955 SOUTH FENCE INF SON OF/MR. MRS./E.E. WALDREP/OCT 8,1939 MARY E. HUTTO/WIFE OF/EDGAR E. WALDREP/SEPT 3,1908/JUNE 14,1970 EDGAR WALDREP/APRIL 26,1907/JAN 22,1977 SMITH MOTHER PAPA BECKY O'NEAL W. LEO OCT 18,1901 DEC 25,1896 MARCH 26,1965 TWO INFANT'S GRAVES - SMALL VERTICAL MONUMENTS SET IN BASES. ESTELL O'NEAL/JUNE 6,1876/AUG 24,1920 [THIS STONE REPLACED THE BROKEN CONCRETE STONE BY THE TREE (SEE ABOVE).] DOCK O'NEAL/APRIL 15,1877/MARCH 11,1904 NORRIS GEORGE L. FANNIE G. AUG 26,1858 DEC 22,1859 MAR 6,1924 FEB 8,1943 WM. J.T. NORRIS/BORN OCT 10.1892/DIED NOV 10,1893/SON OF FRANCIS/D [?G?] NORRIS [CONCRETE SLAB, BROKEN AND NEARLY UNREADABLE IN 1989.] RILLA M. NORRIS/MAR 12,1932/JULY 2,1936 NORRIS MAMIE LOU BURNETT ELLIS RENO NOV 10,1899 AUG 1,1891 MAY 23,1967 [BRONZE WORLD WAR MARKER AT HEAD.] NORTH FENCE R. KELLEY/CASON/JULY 9,1932/DEC 25,1948/GONE SO SOON SON/WILLIE H./CASON/DEC 24,1924/NOV 26,1949/MAY HE REST IN PEACE #/JAMES VANN CASON #/MAGGIE KING CASON PVT US ARMY JAN 18,1899 WORLD WAR II JAN 15,1980 SEP 2 1896 OCT 3 1981 [BEGGS FHMM AT HEAD: MRS. MAGGIE CASON, SAME DATES] [GONE IN 1989] TWO ADULTS' GRAVES, ONE CHILD'S GRAVE, CONCRETE MARKERS AT HEADS AND FEET. NO INSCRIPTIONS. SARAH O'NEAL/DEC 22,1864/SEPT 15,1871/GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN RELLA O'NEAL/OCT 7,1872/AT REST WITH JESUS [INFANT'S OR CHILD'S GRAVE] NANCY O'NEAL/JULY 4,1868/ASLEEP IN JESUS [INFANT'S GRAVE] JAMES O'NEAL/BORN/APRIL 18,1805/DIED/JULY 28,1890/A PRECIOUS ONE FROM US/HAS GONE,/A VOICE WE LOVE IS STILLED/A PLACE IS VACANT IN OUR HOME/WHICH NEVER CAN BE FILLED MARY O'NEAL/1839 - 1922/GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN REGISTER WILLIAM H. GUSSIE O'NEAL MAY 20,1874 APRIL 18,1886 DEC 21,1961 APRIL 28,1971 INF DAU OF/MR. & MRS./O.A. WALDREP/JULY 15,1915 FATHER/O.A. WALDREP/MAR 23,1882/DEC 28,1918/WE WILL MEET AGAIN MOTHER/BRITTIE O'NEAL/WIFE OF/O.A. WALDREP/APRIL 16,1882/NOV 25,1963/WE WILL MEET AGAIN EVANS WALDREP/NOV 29,1903/MARCH 16,1970/WITH HIS LORD FLETCHER/MARY & LAMAR [CONCRETE BLOCK WITH THE INFORMATION PAINTED ON IT. [IN 1989 THIS MONUMENT HAS BEEN MOVED. IT IS SHOWN HERE IN ITS LATEST LOCATION, BUT IS ALSO BE RETAINED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CEMETERY READINGS FOR INFORMATION PUPOSES.] SOUTH FENCE - AT GATE GEORGIA ANN/SURLES/DEC 25,1875/AUG 3,1961///[AT FOOT OF SLAB:] MOTHER INF DAU OF/MR. & MRS./J.I. SURLES/MAY 13,1931 F.J. SURLES/JUNE 25,1874/JAN 14,1920///[AT FOOT OF SLAB:] FATHER INF DAU OF/F.J. & G.A./SURLES/SEPT 13,1898/SEPT 16,1898/A LIGHT FROM OUR HOME/IS GONE, A VOICE WE LOVED IS STILLED, A PLACE IS VACANT/IN OUR HOME, THAT NEVER/CAN BE FILLED. TWO ADULTS' GRAVES MARKED HEADS AND FEET WITH CONCRETE "STONES" CHILD'S GRAVE MARKED HEAD AND FOOT WITH CONCRETE "STONES" GEORGIE H./WIFE OF/J.H. HOLTON/BORN NOV/1877,/DIED/APR/8,1900 JOHN HARMON/HOLTON/BORN SEPT 7,1877/DIED/APRIL 8,1922/ALTHOUGH HE SLEEPS/HIS MEMORY DOTH LIVE/AND CHEERING COMFORT/TO HIS MOURNERS GIVE NORTH FENCE CHILD'S GRAVE MARKED BY TWO CONCRETE "STONES" MOTHER/LILLIE P. ONEAL/WIFE OF/GILBERT B. ONEAL/JULY 31,1875/DEC 11,1953 FATHER/GILBERT B. ONEAL/MAY 31,1873/AUG 31,1923/WE WILL MEET AGAIN INFANT DAU OF/GILBERT AND/PEARLE ONEAL/OCT 9,1900/NOV 26,1900 JANNIE MARIE/BROWN/DEC 11,1909/DEC 21,1939/AT REST VETA MARIE/BROWN/JULY 29,1937/JULY 29,1937 MARY FRANCES/BROWN/DEC 26,1929/DEC 27,1929 SOUTH FENCE JACK KING/O'NEAL/JULY 3,1906/JULY 18,1988 O'NEAL FATHER MOTHER ANDREW J. ANNIE J. 1869 - 1941 1867 - 1952 WE WILL MEET AGAIN WE WILL MEET AGAIN SEVEN GRAVES MARKED BY CONCRETE "STONES" - NO IDENTIFICATION. TWO ARE ADULTS', THE NEXT FIVE ARE PROBABLY CHILDREN'S. BEGGS FHMM: MRS. MARIAH L. KING/MAY 28,1870/APRIL 21,1958 [CONCRETE SLAB COVERS GRAVE] [FHMM GONE IN 1988] TWO ADULTS' GRAVES WITH CONCRETE MARKERS. KIMBRELL-STERN FHMM: HENRY G.[?C?] NEWSOME/1921 - 1952 [CONCRETESLAB COVERS GRAVE] KATIE KING NEWSOME/JULY 19,1895/AUG 10,1944///[FOOTSTONE:] MOTHER #/JAMES EDWARD NEWSOME/FLORIDA/PVT 4 MARINES 6 MARINE DIV/WORLD WAR II/MARCH 19 1925 JUNE 5 1945 [WORLD WAR II BRONZE MARKER AT HEAD] BEGGS FHMM: MR. JOHN H. "BUD" KING/FEB 4,1901/APR 29,1967 [IN 1989, THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A GRANITE SLAB:] JOHN HENRY "BUD" KING/FEBRUARY 4,1901/APRIL 29,1967/OUR DADDY KING GOD IS LOVE SILAS BRITON NANNIE "NAN" MAE DEC 2,1938 AUG 8,1953 JAN 15,1987 NORTH FENCE JIM KING/ 1886 - 1951 #/HENRY KING/FLORIDA/PVT CO A PROV DIV/WORLD WAR I/JUNE 26 1890 JAN 5 1950 BEGGS FHMM: MRS. MINNIE MAE KING/MARCH 4,1902/JUNE 26,1972 [IN 1989, THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A MONUMENT:] MINNIE MAE KING/MAR 4,1902/JUNE 26,1976 [NOTE DISCREPANCY IN YEARS OF DEATH.] ROBERT J. KING/DEC 5,1905/JAN 25,1987 EMMA T. SEAGO/JUNE 10,1910/ _______ IN MEMORY OF/LEWIS A. KING/MARCH 1890/APRIL 13,1943/ASLEEP IN JESUS MARY KING/WIFE OF/JOHN KING [SCRATCHED IN CONCRETE] FOUR ADULTS' GRAVES WITH CONCRETE "STONES" HEADS AND FEET, NO IDENTIFICATION. DAUGHTER//MYRTICE/O'NEAL/AUG 1,1937/DEC 9,1937 SON//WILLIAM/J. O'NEAL/FEB 22,1943/MAR 2,1944 BEGGS FHMM: WILLIAM J. O'NEAL/FEB 5,1909/OCT 21,1983 [IN 1989, THIS HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A MONUMENT:] O'NEAL [MASONIC EMBLEM] [CROSS] WILLIAM J. GUSSIE N. FEB 5,1909 DEC 19,1918 OCT 21,1983 JOHHNIE O. CASHWELL/SEPT 26,1926/DEC 16,1966 SOUTH FENCE JOHN THOMAS/ROBERTS/OCT 13,1953/DEC 28,1959/BEYOND THE SUNSET,/ETERNAL JOY [PICTURE ON STONE] HOLLY EDGAR ROBERTS/AUG 1,1921/JAN 15,1968 [ON SLAB.] CAROL/DIANNE/BOYD/JAN 13,1947/JAN 17,1947///[ON SLAB:] LIVING WITH JESUS KING [ON SLABS:] RUTH NORRIS KING WILLIE KING JAN 24,1895 MARCH 4,1894 NOV 1,1978 JAN 24,1937 MYRTLE KING/NOV 27,1915/AUG -- 1916 ADULT'S GRAVE MARKED BY CONCRETE "STONES" HEAD AND FOOT. CHILD'S GRAVE MARKED BY CONCRETE "STONES" HEAD AND FOOT. #/ALEXANDER KING/PVT US ARMY/WORLD WAR I/JUNE 6 1890 AUG 23 1981 [ALSO BEGGS FHMM WITH SAME NAME AND SAME DATES.] BEGGS FHMM: MRS. LELA KING/4-9-1900/5-11-83 [CONCRETE SLAB] SUE E./JONES/AUG 28,1940/JAN 4,1944 NORTH FENCE C. O'NEAL GRANT/JAN 15,1905/JUNE 12,1972/PERFECT PEACE///[AT FOOT - GODENS-GRIFFITH FHMM:] CLARA GRANT/1905 - 1972 DANIEL R. GRANT/APRIL 10,1900/DEC 5,1969/PERFECT PEACE///[AT FOOT - GODENS- GRIFFITH FHMM:] DANIEL R. GRANT/1900 - 1969 ELIZABETH/KING/WIFE OF/D.R. GRANT/DEC 5,1897/NOV 28,1937/ASLEEP IN JESUS BILLY KING/JAN 10,1865/APR 6,1934 KATE KING/APR 24,1867/AUG 31,1928 CONCRETE HEADSTONE. PROBABLY AN ADULT'S GRAVE. CONCRETE FOOTSTONE. PROBABLY THE GRAVE OF A CHILD. CONCRETE HEADSTONE. PROBABLY THE GRAVE OF A CHILD. CONCRETE HEADSTONE. PROBABLY THE GRAVE OF A CHILD. CONCRETE HEADSTONE. PROBABLY THE GRAVE OF A CHILD. ANNIE KING/APRIL 1,1889/SEPT 6,1949 BEGGS FHMM: MRS. JENNIE KING STEWART/APR 12,1893/JULY 12,1978 [VIRTUALLY ILLEGIBLE IN 1989. CONCRETE SLAB] GEORGE S. STEWART/MAY 1,1898/FEB 18,1967 HELEN SIMMONS/OCT 11.1919/JUNE 17,1925 CONCRETE HEADSTONE. SOUTH FENCE SINGLE BROKEN CONCRETE HEADSTONE. TOP GONE. NO IDENTIFICATION. END OF CEMETERY RECORDED 18 MARCH 1985 CHECKED 6 APRIL 1989