MT. ZION A.M.E. CHURCH #2 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. ******************************************************************************* MT. ZION A.M.E. CHURCH # 2 FROM US 90 IN MADISON, GO NORTH 8.1 MILES ON FLA 53 TO CHERRY LAKE INTERSECTION. GO EAST 1 MILE ON COUNTY RD. 150. TAKE UNIMPROVED DIRT ROAD SOUTH .1 MILES. CHURCH AND CEMETERY ARE AT LEFT (EAST SIDE OF ROAD). THE CEMETERY IS LAID OUT IN TWO SECTIONS, NORTH AND SOUTH, WITH A LARGE OPEN AREA, CONTAINING ONLY A FEW GRAVES, BETWEEN THEM. BEGIN IN SOUTHWEST CORNER. GO EAST. TWO UNMARKED GRAVES. [NOTE - IN MARCH 1989, ONE HAS DISAPPEARED DUE TO PLOWING OR SCAPING.] ADELINE JOHNSON/JULY 4,1849/APRIL 19,1949/ASLEEP IN JESUS BEGGS FHMM: ERNEST COOKS/AGE 16/DIED SEPT 6,1962 [UNREADABLE IN MARCH 1989] BEGGS FHMM: CHIP LAMILES BROWN/SB 7-3-86 JOHN COOKS/JAN 6,1893/MAY 9,/1959 CONCRETE SLAB COVERS ADULT'S GRAVE. FATHER//CALVIN/WEATHERSPOON/MAR 18,1876/MAY 10,1956/AT REST [AT THE HEAD IS AN UNREADABLE BEGGS FHMM] ADULT GRAVE. UNMARKED. BEGGS[?] FHMM: JOHN STEVENS/________________ 30,1962 TWO UNMARKED ADULTS' GRAVES [ONLY ONE STILL DISCERNABLE IN MARCH 1989] CONCRETE SLAB COVERS ADULT'S GRAVE. MARY WOODS/JUNE 15,1876/MAR 4,1956 EMILY WOODS/4 2 1894/3 9 1981 BEGGS FHMM, DIFFICULT TO READ: MR. GREATHER BENNETT/DECEMBER 1,1890/MAY 18,1968??? [CONCRETE SLAB.] ANNIE M. WYCHE/JUNE 25,1886/APRIL 18,1970 BEGGS FHMM, IN BAD SHAPE. APPEARS TO BE: MR. LONNIE WYCHE,SR./MAY 10,1910/FEB 23,1977 CONCRETE SLAB COVERS ADULT'S GRAVE. CONCRETE SLAB COVERS ADULT'S GRAVE. UNMARKED GRAVE, PROBABLY THAT OF AN ADULT. TWO ADULTS' GRAVES. FHMM'S HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. TWO UNMARKED GRAVES. TEN CONCRETE SLABS. ADULT GRAVES. ON ONE IS A BEGGS FHMM: RUFUS WYCHE/AUG 14,1925/AUG 25,1973 MARBLE SLAB. LONNIE WYCHE/DEC 15,1883/APRIL 25,1948 MOTHER//LILLA THOMKINS/JULY 8,1890/JAN 9,1961 ISIAH THOMKINS/BORN SEPT 10,1885/DIED AUG 6,1976 ELIZABETH ALEXANDER/B. 4 29 1871/D. 3 10 1976 ________ PRYOR - [STONE BROKEN. F...LI...A PRYOR 18_4 [[1874?]] 196_] JOE PRYOR/1872 - 1949 BROKEN CONCRETE SLAB COVERS THE GRAVE OF AN ADULT. FOUR BROKEN CONCRETE SLABS COVER GRAVES OF ADULTS. MATTIE/WYCH/DIED NOVE 2/1922 AGE/ABOUT 74 YEARS/ASLEEP IN JESUS/AT REST [STONE DOWN IN MARCH 1989] BEGGS FHMM: ALICE DOPSON/NOV 29,1898/AUG 16,1974 [GONE IN MARCH 1989] MOSE DOPSON/DEC 4,1889/AUG 20,1954 COZY THOMPKINS/OCT 23,1907/APRIL 1,1962 CONCRETE SLAB COVERS THE GRAVE OF AN ADULT. FHMM, NOT BEGGS, WITH TAG GONE. TWO ADULT'S GRAVES, SIDE BY SIDE, COVERED BY CONCRETE SLABS. 1) ROBERT A. HARDY/MARCH 14 - 1872/JAN 26/1959 2) FHMM, TAG GONE. EAST END THREE ADULT'S GRAVES. UNMARKED. [THESE HAVE DISAPPEARED IN MARCH 1989. APPARENTLY THEY HAVE FALLEN VICTIM TO A PLOW, A ROAD GRADER, OR A FIRE BREAK.] BEGGS FHMM: EUGENE BELL/MAY 19,1921/AUG 6,1960 [GONE IN MARCH 1989] THERE APPEARS TO BE AN UNMARKED GRAVE HERE. [NO SIGN OF IT IN MARCH 1989] BEGGS FHMM: DON L. THOMPKINS/APRIL 10[?],1900/MARCH 6,1963 [IN MARCH 1989, THERE IS A MONUMENT:] DON L. THOMPKINS/APRIL 1,1900/MARCH 2,1963 CASSIE B./RICHARDSON/JULY 26,1905/OCT 18,1986 EVER GIVENS/THOMPKINS/APRIL 18,1909/OCT 27,1961 MASONIC EMBLEM/R.W. WYCHE/W.M./MAR 6,1886/NOV 20,1931/F & AY LODGE #21 [CONCRETE SLAB IS BROKEN.] SUNKEN UNMARKED GRAVE NEXT TO THE ABOVE. W M WYCHE/1880 - 1927 [BROKEN CONCRETE STONE. SEE BELOW.] HARRY SIMMONS/1840 - 1915/AGE 70 [BROKEN STONE] DESTROYED FHMM [GONE IN MARCH 1989] TWO STEEL AXLES DENOTE AN ADULT'S GRAVE. TWO ROCK PILES MAY COVER CHILDREN'S GRAVE. HENRY/WYCHE/BORN/OCT 12,1844/DIED/JAN 22,1905 [APPARENTLY REPLACES THE BROKEN CONCRETE STONE ABOVE. I SUSPECT THIS IS THE ACTUAL GRAVE SITE.] SUNKEN AREA. PRBABLY THE GRAVE OF AN ADULT. TWO CONCRETE SLABS. ADULT'S GRAVES. ONE HAS HAD A FHMM, BUT THIS HAS BEEN TORN BY A MOWER AND IS UNREADABLE. MRS. JANIE JONES/BORN DEC 1888/DIED AUG 27,1962 ALBERTA FLOWERS/DEC 26,1893/AUG 12,1948/SLEEP ON MOTHER [THERE MAY BE AN UNMARKED GRAVE BETWEEN THESE TWO.] CHARLTON/FLOWERS/NOV 30,1890/MAR 2,1958 FRED HONEYWELL/DEC 15,1929/AUG 18,1971 CARRIE HONEYWELL/JUNE 15,1891/MAY 6,1971 JOHN HONEYWELL/BORN 1872/OCT 31,1954 TWO ADULTS' GRAVES COVERED BY CONCRETE SLABS. #/GEORGE T. DANIELS/FLORIDA/PVT US ARMY/WORLD WAR I/JUNE 11,1886/NOV 27,1965 ADULT'S GRAVE COVERED BY CONCRETE SLAB. TWO GRAVES ENCLOSED BY A CHAIN-LINK FENCE: 1) MOTHER/BEULAH OUSLEY SANDERS/MARCH 14,1894/FEB 23,1962/IN THE NAME OF THE SAVIOR 2) WILLIAM H. OUSLEY/SEPT 14,1914/DEC 2,1943/PVT U.S. ARMY TWO CONCRETE SLABS COVER ADULTS' GRAVES. CHARLIE L. CASON/DEC 2,1844/MAY 12,1968 CONCRETE SLAB COVERS THE GRAVE OF AN ADULT. TWO UNMARKED GRAVES. #/WILL TAYLOR/FLORIDA/PVT/304 SERVICE BTTN./JUNE 4,1923 AMALINE ROBERSON/DIED/JAN 18,1925/AGE 81 BASE OF A MONUMENT. TOP IS MISSING [ALL OF IT IS GONE IN MARCH 1989] THERE COULD BE SEVERAL UNMARKED GRAVES IN THIS VICINITY. ROAD. WEST SIDE OF CEMETERY. THIS ENDS THE SOUTH SECTION OF YHE CEMETERY. THE CENTRAL AREA FOLLOWS. THERE ARE ONLY A FEW GRAVES IN THIS PART.GO NORTH 70': JENNIE WASHINGTON/AGE 75 YRS./AT REST NOW GO EAST: ADULT'S GRAVE UNMARKED. [NOTE - THERE COULD EASILY BE 20 OR MORE UNMARKED GRAVES IN THIS AREA.] MATILDA/CURTIS DIED/1896 AGE 60/YEARS. COME YE/THAT LOVE/THE LORD TWO ADULTS' GRAVES. THERE IS A PIECE OF ROCK HERE WHICH MIGHT BE PART OF A HEADSTONE. HERE THERE MAY BE AS MANY AS FIVE SUNKEN GRAVES. TWO ADULT'S GRAVES COVERED BY CONCRETE SLABS. ONE SLAB IS BROKEN LENGTHWISE AND HAS FALLEN INTO HOLE. HERE THERE MAY BE AS MANY AS TEN UNMARKED GRAVES. THE FOLLOWING GRAVES ARE GROUPED AT THE EAST SIDE. ADULT'S GRAVE COVERED BY CONCRETE SLAB. GEORGE BRASBY/FEB 22,1906/MAY 18,1978/IN LOVING MEMORY SEVERAL UNMARKED GRAVES IN A GROUP [THESE HAVE BEEN PLOWED OVER FOR A NEW DRIVE OR WHATEVER. MARCH 3, 1989] JOSEPH THOMAS/DEC 6,1892/DEC 23,1965 [STONE BROKEN.] [MENDED IN MARCH 1989] CORA LEE HYLER/BORN MARCH 3,1912/DIED MAY 31,1967 WILLIE HYLER/BORN SEPT 6,1871/DIED DEC 31,1959 CARETHA HYLER JOHNSON/BORN - 1920/DIED MARCH 10,1944 ANNIE HYLER/BORN - 1881/DIED MARCH 31,1938 UNMARKED GRAVE. PROBABLY THAT OF AN ADULT. ADULT'S GRAVE. CONCRETE SLAB. FRED ELMORE/DIED/JULY 11,1918/AGED/22 YEARS, 2 MONTHS/A FRIEND TO HIS COUN- /TRY AND A BELIEVER/IN CHRIST HEADSTONE. NO INSCRIPTION. GRAVE FALLEN IN. #/JAMES ELMORE/FLORIDA/CORPL. 427/SERVICE BTTN. Q.M./SEPTEMBER 4,1924 [THERE POSSIBLY WERE ONE OR MORE ADDITIONAL GRAVES IN HERE, BUT THE AREA IS OVERGROWN WITH THORNY WEEDS. THERE WAS A SMALL RATTLESNAKE THAT DISPUTED THE AREA WITH ME. SINCE HE WAS THERE FIRST, I DIDN'T LINGER OR INVESTIGATE FURTHER. 3 MARCH 1989] FIELDSTONE OR BROKEN MARKER. [GONE IN MARCH 1989] NOW TO NORTH SECTION: AT CENTER, THERE IS A 3' HIGH MONUMENT WITH NO INSCRIPTION. EAST END FHMM, NOT BEGGS:] HERBERT GLOVER,JR./1962-1988 [CONCRETE SLAB] HERBERT GLOVER,SR./1921-1988 [CONCRETE SLAB] ERASTUS MOBLEY/DEC 18,1913/JUNE 12,1986/MASONIC EMBLEM [CONCRETE SLAB] REV. ISAAC MOBLEY/SON OF/GERMAN AND LOUISE/MOBLEY/MARCH 2,1922/JAN 3,1985 [CONCRETE SLAB] RUBY B. BALOON/10 14 1903/10 6 1984 [CONCRETE SLAB.] MARY B. BALOON/10 1903/1 29 1986 [CONCRETE SLAB] WEST FENCE RETURN TO EAST FENCE. THE NEXT TWO ROWS WILL BE WORKED TOGETHER, GOING FROM ONE TO THE OTHER. MARY GARVIN/OCT 5,1894/JAN 17,1987 [CONCRETE SLAB] BEGGS FHMM. TAG MISSING. WILLIE C. WOODS/7 20 1947/1 3 1986 BEGGS FHMM: ROSCOE LEE BALL/ _____ /JULY 1986 [ADULT'S GRAVE.] SHIRLY/THOMAS/MAY 9,1940/NOV 10,1986 [CONCRETE SLAB] BEGGS FHMM: JONES ANNIE [PRESUMABLY "ANNIE JONES"] /AUGUST 2,1900/DECEMBER 28,1986 GEORGIA STINSON/JULY 2,1915/FEB 28,1987 [CONCRETE SLAB] CHRISTINE/BRINSON/APRIL 26,1947/APRIL 14,1987 [CONCRETE SLAB] #/LEROY BOYD/US ARMY/WORLD WAR II/JULY 3 1918 NOV 10 1987 [CONCRETE SLAB] BEGGS FHMM: LEROY "PUNCH" BOYD [NO DATES] BEGGS FHMM: MAMIE WILSON/ _______ /DECEMBER 1,1947 [ADULT'S GRAVE] ROSA LEE/JACKSON/DEC 19,1905/DEC 16,1987 [CONCRETE SLAB] SARAH MOBLEY GRAY/MARCH 28,1908/FEB 18,1989 [CONCRETE SLAB] BEGGS FHMM: MRS. SARAH MOBLEY GRAY/MAR 28,1906/FEB 20,1989 [NOTE DISCREPANCIES IN DATES.] 4 4' WOODEN STAKES. BROWN PAPER SACK HUNG ON BINDER TWINE BETWEEN TWO END STAKES: SIS. RETHA BRANCH FHMM EMBEDDED IN HEADSTONES: WILLIE THOMPKINS/1916 - 1989 [CONCRETE SLAB] CARRIE BELL ROBINSON/ NOV 24,1906/NOV 22,1988 [CONCRETE SLAB] JESSIE FIFFIA/NOV 27,1915/NOV 19,1988 [CONRETE SLAB] NOW RETURN TO EAST END: BEGGS FHMM: MRS. ELIZABETH WOODS/MARCH 5,1925/NOV 10,1967 BEGGS FHMM: TOM MITCHELL/MAR 16,1894/JAN 20,1969 ADULT'S GRAVE. CONCRETE SLAB. BEGGS FHMM: LULA T. MILTON/AUG 1,1900/JUNE 16,1978 BEGGS FHMM: BESSIE MAE THOMAS/JUNE 27,1950/MARCH 27,1969 ADULT'S GRAVE COVERED BY CONCRETE SLAB. BEGGS FHMM: MRS. GLADYS CASON/AUG 28,1916/JULY 18,1978 BEGGS FHMM: COLLINS JACKSON,JR./NOV 17,1931/AUG 5,1978 TOM/TOOKES/FEB 15,1905/AUG 16,1969 BEGGS FHMM: MRS DAISY HELSON/AGE 44 YEARS/DIED AUG 3,1969 [GONE IN MARCH 1989] BEGGS FHMM, DIFFICULT TO READ: MRS. ALDONIA ARNOLD/APRIL 1,1916/NOVEMBER 9,1969 [CONCRETE SLAB] BEGGS FHMM: SAMUEL J. WYCHE/JAN 12,1904/APRIL 11,1979 BEGGS FHMM: J.T. PRYOR/APRIL 23,1923/OCT 8,1979 BEGGS FHMM: SHERROD BROOKS/AGE 68/JAN 20,1971 [CONCRETE SLAB] EVERLINA DOPSON/NOV 14,1928/MAY 10,1980 DEMESTERS WYCHE/JAN 15,1930/MAR 12,1980 [CONCRETE SLAB] NINA E. CHISM/2 14 1922/3 23 1980 CONCRETE BLOCK,RUINED FHMM, FLOWER, AND ROSE BUSH. LULA RUSSELL/MARCH 1,1900/DEC 14,1971 RUINED FHMM, FLOWER, AND ROSE BUSH MARK THE GRAVE OF AN ADULT. BEGGS FHMM: KIMBERLY OLIVA SMITH/DEC 1,1971/MARCH 2,1972 BEGGS FHMM: MR. MAJOR WALKER/SEPT 23,1916/MAY 16,1980 BEGGS FHMM: MR. NATHANIEL CHERRY/OCT 26,1939/MAR 2,1980 #/CAREY DAVIS/AB US AIR FORCE/KOREA/OCT 3 1923 JUNE 13 1980 [CONCRETE SLAB] BEGGS FHMM: MRS. ESTELLA CHERRY SOLOMON/DEC 9,1907/SEPT 23,1980 MOSES ROBINSON/FEB 4,1903/MAY 21,1970/BE THOU FAITHFUL UNTO/DEATH, AND I WILL GIVE/THEE A CROWN OF LIFE BEGGS FHMM: JIMMY ALEXANDER/_____/JAN 6,1981 [CONCRETE SLAB] BEGGS FHMM: MRS. ROSA VAUGHN/JUNE 15,1908/JAN 19,1981 [CONCRETE SLAB] BEGGS FHMM: MICHAEL SHAW PARRISH/APRIL 11,1972/APRIL 11,1972 THREE TO FIVE UNMARKED GRAVES. #/MILES/BALLON/FLORIDA/PVT/US ARMY/WORD WAR I/OCT 15,1894/JANUARY 18,1971 UNMARKED ADULT'S GRAVE. BEGGS FHMM: ROBERT SIMMONS/9-29-27/10-5-81 ULYSSES MOBLEY,JR./SEPT 14,1950/JAN 22,1971 [CONCRETE SLAB, GRANITE HEADSTONE] BEGGS FHMM: ULYSSES MOBLEY,JR./OCT 14,1950/JANUARY 22,1971 TOMMIE LEE CHERRY/ARKANSAS/PVT/US ARMY/OCT 14,1934/MAY 29,1971 A FEW PIECES OF CONCRETE AND TILE RUBBLE PROBABLY MARK A GRAVE. BEGGS FHMM: HENRY JAME[?] CHERRY/AUG 9,1955/MAY 29,1971 BEGGS FHMM (DIFFICULT TO READ): JERDINE CHERRY/OCT 7,1957/MAY 29,1971 THE FOLLOWING THREE ITEMS WERE GONE IN MARCH 1989: 1) BROKEN STONE: 1802 - 182_/ASLEEP IN 2) UNREADABLE MONUMENT. APPEARS TO BE VERY OLD. 3) TWO OR THREE UNMARKED GRAVES. ONE BROKEN HEADSTONE, NO INSCRIPTION VISIBLE. MONROE CLAY/12 - 14 - 1946/5 - 8 - 1982 [CONCRETE SLAB. ALSO:] #/MONROE/CLAY/SP5/US ARMY/VIETNAM/1946/1982 TYNIE W. HINTON/3 14 1920/6 2 1982 [CONCRETE SLAB] DELLA BRINSON/3-14-1902/8-20-1982 DAMAGED BEGGS FHMM: WILLIE ROBINSON/_________/JULY 13,1971 [CONCRETE SLAB] BEGGS FHMM: JOE JOHNSON/OCT 30,1942/AUG 13,1971 [CONCRETE SLAB] BEGGS FHMM: ROBKEY[?]/1-2-1913/8-19-26 CARRIE Z. PRYOR/JAN 1,1912/SEPT 16,1982 [CONCRETE SLAB] ADULT'S GRAVE. CONCRETE SLAB. FHMM, TAG GONE. BEGGS FHMM: WILLIE ROBINSON/ /JULY 13,1971 MAMIE ETHEL/BENNETT/MARCH 29,1925/SEPT 22,1971 BEGGS FHMM: JOHN F. MOBLEY/MAY 31,1912/NOV 10[?],1971 [GONE IN MARCH 1989] BEGGS FHMM: B.J. BRICKY[?]/1-7-1913/3-29-1922[1972?] CONCRETE SLAB] THREE ADULTS' GRAVES. CONCRETE SLABS. BEGGS FHMM: MARY FIFFIA/SEPT 14,1919/MARCH 10,1983 [MONUMENT WITH SAME INFORMATION. CONCRETE SLAB] BEGGS FHMM: PEARL WILLIAMS/APRIL 1877/JUNE 3,1983 [CONCRETE SLAB] BEGGS FHMM: MR. SHIRD BOYD/SEPT 15,1885/JUNE 6,1983 [CONCRETE SLAB] SYLVESTER TWIGGS/FLORIDA/CPL US MARINE CORPS/VIETNAM/OCT 3 1949/JULY 9 1972 [CONCRETE SLAB] BEGGS FHMM: RONNIE LEWIS JACKSON/ _______ /OCT 3,1972 [CONCRETE SLAB] J.W. VAUGHN/2 13 1943/7 5 1983 [CONCRETE SLAB] ADULT'S GRAVE. CONCRETE SLAB. IVEY WEATHERSPOON/BORN 1918/DIED FEB 4,1973 #/JAMES IVEY WEATHERSPOON/PVT US ARMY/VIETNAM/MAR 22 1941/FEB 18 1984 [CONRETE SLAB] BEGGS FHMM: JAME[?] PRYOR/JULY 26,1926/APRIL 21,1984 [CONCRETE SLAB] BEGGS FHMM: ABRAHAM WILLIAMS/JULY 11,1917/MARCH 9,1973 [CONCRETE SLAB] TILLMAN FHMM: ALBERTA JONES CASON/1905/1973 [CONCRETE SLAB] CONCRETE SLAB COVERS AN ADULT'S GRAVE. CONCRETE BLOCK AT HEAD. BEGGS FHMM: TOM WILLIAMS/MARCH 3,1903/MAY 7,1984 [CONCRETE SLAB] LEROY ROBINSON/FEB 20,1947/JUNE 9,1984 [CONCRETE SLAB] BEGGS FHMM: WILLIE WEATHERSPOON/_______/JUNE 22,1984 BEGGS FHMM: JANIE B. SMITH/AUG 27,1945/MAY 3,1973 BEGGS FHMM: JOHNNIE LUGEN [LOGAN?]/HINTON/MARCH 15,1918/JUNE 19,1973 BEGGS FHMM: WILLIE THOMPKINS/SEPT 15,1925/AUG 2,1984 ADULT'S GRAVE. CONCRETE SLAB. ESPANDORA PRYOR/2 1 1911/6 5 1985 [CONCRETE SLAB] LUTHER EUGENE/COLEMAN/OCT 22,1972/DEC 25,1973 [GRANITE SLAB] BEGGS FHMM: ACIE COOKS/OCT 21,1916/JAN 5,1974 TWO CONCRETE SLABS COVER GRAVES OF ADULTS. BEGGS FHMM: BEN MURPHY/JUNE 30,1903/JAN 6,1974 [CONCRETE SLAB] MATTIE/WEATHERSPOON/BORN/JUNE 24,1860/MARCH 26,1974 IRENE COOKS MITCHELL/MAY 5,1907/DEC 1,1985 [CONCRETE SLAB] CONCRETE SLAB COVERS THE GRAVE OF AN ADULT. JIMMIE L. BRISTOL/7 27 1953/4 29 1974 [CONCRETE SLAB] KENSEY THOMAS/APR 15,1899/AUG 12.1974 [CONCRETE SLAB] ADULT'S GRAVE MARKED BY TWO PIECES OF FURRING STRIPS. ALEXANDER ANNIE B. DENNIS EGIN MARCH 26,1885 NOV 11,1882 SEPT 13,1980 OCT 25,1974 ASLEEP IN PEACE. GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN SHE LIVES IN OUR HE LIVES IN OUR HEARTS HEARTS BEGGS FHMM: MRS. EVALINA R. WALKER/MAR 4,1923/JUNE 12,1975 DANIEL MOORE/NOV 3,1936/MAY 12,1976 TWO FURRING STRIPS MARK THE GRAVE OF AN ADULT. ELOUISIE GAINES/FEB 26,1926/APRIL 17,1986/DAUGHTER OF/BURTON AND GUSSIE MOBLEY [CONCRETE SLAB. AT HEAD THERE IS AN ALUMINUM SHEET FASTENED TO A BOARD, WHICH IS IN TURN EMBEDDED IN CONCRETE, WITH THE INSCRIPTION :]ELOUISE MOBLEY GAINES/DAUGHTER OF/BURTON AND GUSSIE MOBLEY/BORN FEBRUARY 26,1926/DIED APRIL 17,1986/BURIED APRIL 26,1986 BEGGS FHMM: HERMAN MOBLEY/SEPT 27,1916/OCT 10,1976 [CONCRETE SLAB] LELA BRAY/5 24 1924/8 26 1977 [CONCRETE SLAB] CHANELER GIVENS/3 27 1903/11 21 1987 [CONCRETE SLAB] LETTICE GIVENS/4 25 1904/11 20 1988 BEGGS FHMM: MRS. LOUISE MOBLEY/FEB 22,1893/NOV 24,1977 #/JOE H. FLOWERS/SGT US ARMY/KOREA/1928 1980 #/WILLIAM H. FLOWERS/PFC US ARMY/WORLD WAR I/1895 1980 NORTH END NOW GO NORTH ONE ROW, PROCEED EAST. FHMM EMBEDDED IN HEADSTONE: ENUIS JACKSON/1908 - 1988 [CONCRETE SLAB] LEDGER LEE/JACKSON/AUG 8 1927/JAN 10 1987 [CONCRETE SLAB] RUBELL DUKES PRYOR/JUNE 20,1900/FEB 22,1987 [CONCRETE SLAB] BEGGS FHMM: MRS. RUBELL D. PRYOR/JUNE 20,1900/FEB 22,1987 JAMES DAVIS FHMM, JACKSONVILLE, FLA.: MARY J. HARRIS/1880-1987 [CONCRETE SLAB] FHMM EMBEDDED IN HEADSTONE: MARY ANN PINESETT/1899 - 1988 [CONCRETE SLAB] FHMM EMBEDDED IN HEADSTONE: IOTHA MAE JOHNSON/1926 - 1988 [CONCRETE SLAB] MAGGIE PRIDE BENNETT/NOV 11,1896/AUG 2,1988 [CONCRETE SLAB] 4 4' WOODEN STAKES. PAPER SACK FASTENED TO TWO OF THEM WITH BINDER TWINE: WILLIE B. THOMPKINS FENCED AREA BY ROAD, NORTH END: BESSIE THOMPKINS/BORN DEC 4 1903/DIED SEPT 11 1951[?] [CONCRETE SLAB. INSCRIPTION PUT IN BY HAND.] TILLMAN FHMM: DESSIE THOMPKINS/NOV 24,1959/AGE 68 -MO -DAYS TWO ADULTS' GRAVE. CONCRETE SLABS. MARY/THOMPKINS/1897 TO/3,15,1944 [CONCRETE SLAB. SCRATCHED ON THE FOOT OF THE SLAB IS] MARY THOMPKINS/DIED 1944/MARCH 15 JOHN H. GIVENS/3 15 1912/5 4 1982 [CONCRETE SLAB] BLOCKED-OFF AREA. THERE ARE NO APPARENT GRAVES. A BEGGS FHMM, TAG GONE, IS PLACED IN ONE OF THE BLOCKS. END OF FENCED AREA *********************************** JUST EAST AND NORTH OF FENCED AREA: LEONA R. THOMPKINS/12 28 1891/8 1 1980 FRAZIE THOMPKINS/BORN 12 7 1889/DIED 12,2,1975 FOUR ADULTS' GRAVES. CONCRETE SLABS. FRED NESBITT/1 11 1909/10 2 1978 TWO ADULT'S GRAVES. CONCRETE SLABS. NEAR NORTH FENCE. PLAQUE ON THE CHURCH BUILDING: MT. ZION A.M.E. CHURCH #2 CHERRY LAKE COMMUNITY FOUNDED 1846 REBUILT 1968 STEWARD - F.T. TOMPKINS TRUSTEE - W.H. FLOWERS SIS. L.B. NESBITT, SECY. REV. R. HENDERSON, PASTOR REV. G.N. COLLINS, BISHOP RECORDED 18 OCT 1984 CHECKED AND UPDATED 3 MARCH 1989