REAPER CEMETERY, Greenville, 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. ******************************************************************************* REAPER CEMETERY FROM US 90 IN GREENVILLE, GO NORTH 4.2 MILES ON US 221. TURN EAST ON DIRT ROAD (IT TURNS NORTH ALMOST IMMEDIATELY). GO .3 MILES TO DIRT ROAD. TURN EAST. GO c.3 MILES. CEMETERY IS ON SOUTH SIDE OF ROAD. NOTE - THREE PEOPLE, TWO OF WHOM WERE A MR. HICKS AND A MRS. MCCRAY (MRS, McCRAY IS THE WIDOW OF MACK McCRAY. THE NAME OF THE THIRD LADY IS UNKNOWN TO THE WRITER) WERE KIND ENOUGH TO PROVID INFORMATION ABOUT SOME OF THE UNIDENTIFIED GRAVESITES. WHILE DATES WERE OFTEN NOT RECALLED, THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG SOME OF THE DECEASED WERE. THESE ADDITIONAL DATA WERE ENTERED HERE, IN BRACKETS, FOR THE USE OF GENEALOGISTS. START AT FRONT OF CEMETERY (NORTH SIDE ALONG ROAD). MRS. WILLIAM COBB/1912-1988 [FHMM EMBEDDED IN CONCRETE PILLOW AT HEAD OF CONCRETE SLAB.] DAVID COBB/10 16 1907/5 4 1983 [CONCRETE SLAB.] BEGGS FHMM: MR. LINDSEY COBB/SEPT 9,1929/MAR 22,1981 BEGGS FHMM: MR. RUFUS MARTIN/AUG 6,1905/NOV 22,1974 JOSH COBB/JUNE 5,1922/FEB 25,1979 [ALSO DUNCAN BROS. FHMM:] JOSH COBB/2- 26___/AGED 56 [DIRT INSIDE MARKER PREVENTS FURTHER READING.] [CONCRETE SLAB.] TWO CONCRETE MONUMENTS, 2' HIGH, 15" WIDE, 3" THICK. NO INSCRIPTIONS. DUNCAN BROS. FHMM, GAINESVILLE, FLA.:NORA COBB/4-21-71/AGED 87 DUNCAN BROS. FHMM: WILLIE COBB/d 7-18-71/AGED 66 YEARS ELIGAH COBB/7 31 1928/8 6 1985 [CONCRETE SLAB.] CONCRETE SLAB COVERS THE GRAVE OF AN ADULT. HARDIE M. HICKS/SEPT 18 1940/JULY 31 1975 LOMA HICKS/BORN 2 14 1919/DIED 4 5 1970 BEGGS FHMM: AHINETHA LATRAY HICKS/OCT 17,1971, JAN 15,1972 [BARELY READABLE.] BEGGS FHMM: FELECIA KATRINA HICKS/JAN 29,1979/MAY 14,1979 BEGGS FHMM: WILLIE HICKS/AUG 10,1948/SEPT 13,1987 SOUTH END BEGGS FHMM [DAMAGED]: WILLIE MITCHELL/APRIL 3[?],1971 CONCRETE SLAB COVERS THE GRAVE OF AN ADULT. DUNCAN FHMM: ISOM COBB/DIED SEPT __ 1967/AGED 55 [DIRT INSIDE GLASS.] ROSA LEE COBB/APRIL 10,1904/MAY 11,1977 [ALSO BEGGS FHMM:] MRS. ROSA L. COBB/APR 10,1904/MAY 11,1977 LEE COBB/MAY 30,1977/JUNE 17,1959 UNMARKED GRAVES OF TWO INFANTS, [GLENDA HICKS, BORN IN AUGUST 1953, DIED 10(?) MARCH 1954, AND d/o THE MR. HICKS WHO PROVIDED INFORMATION, AND BABY ALEXANDER, BORN AND DIED THE SAME DAY IN OR ABOUT 1958. THIS WAS THE CHILD OF THE BROTHER-IN-LAW OF MR. HICKS.] HERMIONE/ANNITA COBB/FEB 10,1959/FEB 13,1980/SHE'S ONE OF/GOD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL/ANGELS NORTH END FLOSSIE WINTER/BORN 6-5-1885/DIED 4-10-1961 WILLIE HENERY AKINS/BORN - 11-10-1902/DIED - 10-9-1965 JOE HOLLOWAY/BORN 1-15-1893/DIED 1-15-1968 SOUTH END ROXIE RYANS/MAY 10,1877/JAN 27,1980 NORTH END ISABELLE COBB/1-2-1921/10-31-1983 J.C. COBB/BORN 1 20 1917/DIED 8 17 1975 BACK TO NORTH END CONCRETE SLAB COVERS THE GRAVE OF AN ADULT. ERODED HEADSTONE. CANNOT READ. "ARRIL" MAY BE PART OF THE NAME. BORN 1900 [?] CONCRETE SLAB COVERS THE GRAVE OF AN ADULT BACK TO NORTH FENCE CONCRETE SLAB COVERS THE GRAVE OF AN ADULT. [ED McCRAY, bro/o MACK McCRAY.]] BACK TO NORTH FENCE CONCRETE SLAB COVERS THE GRAVES OF AN ADULT. [JANIE McCRAY, SISTER OF MACK McCRAY.] CONCRETE SLAB COVERS THE GRAVE OF AN ADULT.[EMMA (McCRAY) DEMPS, SISTER OF MACK McCRAY.] BEGGS FHMM: JOHNNY MORRISON/BORN APR ______/ DIED JUNE 13,1970 [CONCRETE SLAB.] BEGGS FHMM: TRYNA EYVONNE FEAD/BORN JULY 6.1972/DIED JULY 6,1972 CONCRETE SLAB COVERS THE GRAVE OF AN ADULT CURTISS MORRIS/JULY 16,1951/MAY 4,1986 BACK TO NORTH FENCE MACK McCRAY/1897 - 1973/REST IN PEACE [AT FOOT - BEGGS FHMM:] MACK McCRAY/JUNE 29,1900/SEPT 23,1973 CONCRETE SLAB COVERS THE GRAVE OF AN ADULT [THIS WAS A NEPHEW OF MACK McCRAY ABOVE.] REBECCA MORRIS/2 ____ 1899/1 29 1975 [SISTER OF MACK McCRAY ABOVE.] VIRGINIA FEAD/B 12 10 1919/D 12 26 1978 [NIECE OF MACK McCRAY ABOVE.] ELMORE FEAD/5 1 1944/4 19 1981 [NEPHEW OF MACK McCRAY ABOVE.] BACK TO NORTH FENCE BROKEN STONE: REBECCA M_____ [THE STONE ABOVE FOR REBECCA MORRIS PROBABLY REPLACES THIS ONE.] CORNELIOUS/McCRAY/8 20 1912/11 24 1978 [SISTER OF MACK McCRAY ABOVE.] [CONCRETE SLA.] CONNELL FEAD/12 27 1960/5 5 1981 [CONCRETE SLAB. SON OF MAMIE LEE FEAD.] JOSEPHINE/WILLIAMS/AUG 16,1900/JUNE 10,1987 [CONCRETE SLAB.] BACK TO NORTH FENCE ETHER CAMBRIC/BORN 10 15 1924/DIED 6 25 1970 [CONCRETE SLAB. SHE WAS THE WIFE OF GEORGE CAMBRIC BELOW.] GEORGE/CAMBRIC/APRIL 4,1917/MAR 11 1986 [CONCRETE SLAB. ACCORDING TO MR. HICKS, BIRTHYEAR WAS PROBABLY 1915.] IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CEMETERY THERE ARE SIX GRAVES: 1) MINNIE L. BELLAMY/1 19 1932/1 28 1984 2) TILLMAN FHMM (MONTICELLO):] CORBIN BELLAMY/DIED DEC 29,1954/AGED 50 3)BELLAMY BOY/APRIL 13,1978 4) CONCRETE SLAB COVERS THE GRAVE OF AN ADULT 5) OMEGA D. WALKER/6 6 1938/3 16 1983 6) JAMES A. JONES/SEPT 13 1958/JUNE 25 1988 SOUTH FENCE [IN THE SOUTHEAST CORNER THERE IS AN ALMOST INDESCERNIBLE GRAVE. MR. HICKS POINTED IT OUT TO ME, AND INFORMED ME THAT FRANK DAVIS WAS BURIED THERE.] BEGGS FHMM: MRS. IRENE W. ABAALLA [ABEALLA?]/SEPT 2,1913 - JUNE 6,1967 [GONE IN 1989.] ESTELLA POWELL/BORN 12 25 1897/DIED 10 31 1973 [ALSO BEGGS FHMM: MRS. ESTELLA M. POWELL/DEC 25,1899/OCT 31,1973 FHMM - TAG GONE. [THIS WAS IRENE _______, d/o MRS. POWELL ABOVE.] LILLIE M. [MAE] GALLON/OCT 11 1908/APR 17 1988 [SISTER OF ESTELLA POWELL ABOVE.] IDA MUTCH/BORN 8-15-1876/DIED 9-26-1970 [ALSO SEE BELOW.] BRONZE PLATE ON TWO GRAVES: MUTCH CALVIN IDA R. MAR 9,1877 AUG 15,1876 MAY 2,1958 SEPT 26,1970 [THESE WERE THE PARENTS OF ESTELLA POWELL AND IDA MUTCH ABOVE.] #/B J MUTCH/SGT US ARMY/WORLD WAR II/MAR 10 1919 NOV 25 1977 CORA L. [LEE] MUTCH/OCT 3 1920/JUNE 22 1987 [WIFE OF B.J. MUTCH ABOVE.] #/ROBERT BEVANS/GEORGIA/PFC US ARMY/WORLD WAR I/OCT 11 1892 SEPT 25 1970 ALSO BEGGS FHMM:]ROBERT BEVANS/OCTOBER 11,1892/SEPTEMBER 25,1970 END OF CEMETERY RECORDED 23 FEB 1985 CHECKED 14 MAY 1989