REDDING - HAMMOCK 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. ******************************************************************************* REDDING - HAMMOCK CEMETERY FROM US 211 IN GREENVILLE, GO EAST 1.6 MILES TO COUNTY ROAD 150. TURN NORTH, GO 2.5 MILES TO FIRST PAVED ROAD. TURN WEST, GO .7 MILES. CEMETERY IS ON NORTH SIDE OF ROAD. NORTHEAST END BETTY JEAN HUGGINS/SEPT 30,1933/JULY 18,1934/GOD'S ANGEL BROTHER//ELDUS/BISHOP/SEP 22,1906/JULY 26,1928 CHILD'S GRAVE. LAYERED BRICK FOR HEADSTONE. FIELDSTONE AND PIECE OF BRICK AT FOOT. SMALL WOODEN CROSS AT HEAD. [CROSS GONE IN 1989.] TWO PIECES OF IRON PIPE MARK THE GRAVE OF AN ADULT OR A YOUNGSTER. NEXT ROW. FLORENCE/THIGPEN/APR 8,1865/MAR 17,1952/GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN CHARLIES/IVEY THIGPEN/OCT 18,1856/MAY 19,1923/GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN NANCY/PARKER/1822 - 1926 IDA THIGPEN/BISHOP/1892 - 1922 #/JOSEPH P PARKER/CO. G/3 FLA. INF./C.S.A. LEWIS L./PARKER 1869 - 1914 TWO GRAVES WITH SEVERAL BRICKS STACKED AT HEAD. [IN 1989, THESE HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY:] ZELLAH GRAY/THIGPEN/1896-1919/AND INFANT SON/CLARENCE THIGPEN CHARLES I. WILLIE MAE 1895 1904 1944 1949 TWO SMALL CONCRETE STONES WITH TILED CROSSES INLAID ON THEIR FRONTS. THERE IS A PILE OF BRICKS BETWEEN THE HEADSTONES. NORTHEAST FENCE HAYWOOD WILLIS/GRAY/MAR 31,1918/MAR 29,1986 REV. R.W. GRAY/1872 - 1944 [GRANITE SLAB.] HAYWOOD W. GRAY/FEB 1868/APR 1941/ SALLIE GRAY BRITT/FEB 1858 - APR 1935 PIECE OF IRON PIPE MAY MARK A GRAVE. ROAD THIGPEN MARY M. ELIJAN NOV 16,1906 SEPT 10,1900 AUG 27,1907 NOV 22,1901 W.E. BRASHEAR/BORN DEC 10,1840/DIED SEPT 3,1907/GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN NORTHEAST FENCE JENNY THIGPEN BRADY/OCT 26,1888/AUG 9,1976 NEXT ROW, STILL AT NORTHEAST FENCE. FATHER//JAMES G./THIGPEN/JULY 11,1887/FEB 13,1945 GEORGE NELSON BRADY/OCT 18,1884/AUG 19,1949 BEGGS FHMM: UNREADABLE. DEATH YEAR APPEARS TO BE 1951 [GONE IN 1989.] NEXT ROW, STILL AT NORTHEAST FENCE. ELZIE J. THIGPEN/AUG 7,1898/DEC 19,1936//[AT FOOT:] E.J.T. ELZIE L. THIGPEN/MAY 26,1934/NOV 27,1934//[AT FOOT:] E.L.T. 14 PACES SOUTH THERE THREE SUNKEN AREAS WHICH MAY BE GRAVES. NEXT ROW, STILL AT NORTHEAST FENCE. JAMES N. METHVIN/FEB 7,1870/MAY 22,1940 NOW GO SOUTH TO LONG LOT SURROUNDED BY LOW GRANITE FENCE: E.C. STOKELY/AUG 27,1907/AUG 28,1934/REST FANNIE E. BLOUNT/JUNE 10,1878/APRIL 15,1962 A.S. BLOUNT/OCT 22,1863/SEPT 22,1931/ALL IS WELL JAMES LOREN BLOUNT/TECH SGT US ARMY/WORLD WAR II/FEB 29 1908 FEB 22 1984 JACKSON McDANIEL/OCT 15,1870/MARCH 8,1915/GONE HOME ELIZABETH McDANIEL/OCT 22,1845/AUG 30,1933/AT REST Wm. H. McDANIEL CO. E./ 2 FLA. CAV. [OLD STONE] CHARLOTTE ANNIE/McDANIEL/BORN/OCT 17,1867/DIED/MAY 26,1895 SOUTH ROAD THOMAS COKER/DEC 30,1860/NOV 16,1894/A KIND WIFE MOURNS IN THEE A/HUSBAND LOST BROKEN CONCRETE MONUMENT. NO DATA. NICEY J. NAPPER/WIFE OF J.H./LEWIS/1852 - 1916/WE WILL MEET AGAIN J.B. LEWIS/SON OF/J.B. & JULIA E./LEWIS/JUNE 13,1915/MAR 2,1918 LEWIS//J.B.,SR./SEPT 2,1890/AUG 6,1940 [DIFFICULT TO READ] [IN 1989 THE LOWER PART OF THE STONE IS BURIED.] NORTHEAST FENCE BEGGS FHMM: LULA LEE HORA BONDS/JUNE 20th 1877, JAN 16,1948 [IN 1989, THIS FHMM IS LOOSE AN ATOP THE SLAB OF LULA BOND BELOW:] BOND MOTHER FATHER LULA L. WILLIAM L. 1877 - 1948 1861 - 1930 WE WILL MEET AGAIN A LOW MARBLE FENCE SURROUNDS THE NEXT TWO GRAVES: REBECCA P. CONE/AUG 17,1878/DEC 20,1946//MOTHER FOUNTAIN C. CONE/MAR 7,1879/DEC 9,1946//FATHER BABY/WILSON E. LETCHWORTH/AUG 10,1920 MICAH S. CONE/AUG 27,1882/SEPT 8,1886 R.O./LETCHWORTH/MAR 10,1889/DEC 29,1939/GONE, BUT NOT FORGOTTEN JEMIMA B./LETCHWORTH/SEPT 8,1884/SEPT 25,1969/GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN SOUTH ROAD [THREE] BABIES OF/SUMTER R. AND/NELLIE CONE OF/SUTCH IS THE KINGDOM OF/GOD. [THIS IS IN A 9'x4' BLOCKED-IN AREA WHICH COULD EASILY HOLD THREE MORE INFANTS' GRAVES, BUT THERE ARE NO FURTHER MARKERS.] MOTHER//EMILY/SHEPARD CONE/JULY 18,1842/APRIL 30,1888 FOUNTAIN H./MASONIC EMBLEM/CONE/JAN 26,1841/FEB 14,1922/HAVING FINISHED LIFE'S/DUTY HE NOW SWEETLY/RESTS LYDIA A. CONE/SEPT 2,1858/APRIL 14,1933 NORTHEAST FENCE MARY DRIGGERS/BORN/OCT 14,1880/DIED/JUNE 5,1927/GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN [STONE DAMAGED.] MARRAH/WIFE OF/B.F. SOUTHHALL/DIED/DEC 27,1903/AGED 59 YEARS MASONIC EMBLEM/B.F. SOUTHALL/BORN/JUNE 8,1937/DIED/JULY 23,1904/HIS TOILS ARE PAST, HIS WORK IS DONE/HE FOUGHT THE FIGHT, THE VICTORY WON TOMIE SOUTHALL/BORN/AUG 15,1873/DIED/AUG 18,1882, OBIE SOUTHALL/BORN/SEPT 1,1880/DIED AUG 18,1882 [CONCRETE AND BRICK SLAB COVERS THE GRAVE OF AN ADULT.] SOUTH ROAD A.J. PETTUS/1868 - 1937 [CONCRETE AND BRICK SLAB.] MARY JANE/PETTUS/1868 - 1942 [CONCRETE AND BRICK SLAB.] NEXT ROW PAUL HAYNES/WELLS/FEB 4,1903/JULY 27,1930/OUR LOVED ONE NEXT ROW ANNIE ALMA/WELLS/APR 29,1896/APR 25,1907/DARLING WE MISS THEE BABY SISTER/EVELENA/WELLS/FEB 2,1919/FEB 25,1919 [AT FOOT - BEGGS FHMM:] EVELYNLINE WELLS [NO DATES.] BROWNING MOTHER FATHER CLAUDIA B. SANDERS WILL LEE OCT 16,1889 MARCH 3,1886 DEC 5,1919 MARTHA A./WELLS/JAN 14,1876/APR 21,1921/DEATH IS ETERNAL LIFE/WHY SHOULD WE WEEP SARAH F./WELLS/OCT 19,1843/NOV 17,1925/IN AFTER TIME WE'LL/MEET HER EDWIN R./WELLS/DEC 22,1841/OCT 10,1938/HE HAS GONE TO THE/MANSIONS OF REST SOUTH ROAD IN MEMORY OF/A.L. BROWN/SEPT 26,1859/JAN 8,1925/GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN [THERE IS STILL ANOTHER MONUMENT AT THE HEAD OF THE SLAB:] A.L. BROWN/1859 - 1925/AT REST QUEEN BROWN/1878 - 1956/AT REST HARDY/DAY/DEC 1,1927/JULY 26,1928/GONE TO THOSE/MANSIONS ABOVE NEXT ROW MARION SELMA DAY/OCT 18,1937/MAY 17,1938/AT REST NOW TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER: #/WILLIAM R. CONE/CO I/2 FLA CAV. CSA END OF CEMETERY RECORDED 23 FEBRUARY 1985 CHECKED 4 APRIL 1989