OAKDALE CEMETERY, Emporia, Volusia County, Florida File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Bill Morgan, (http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00026.html#0006397). USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ************************************************************************ Notes: This cemetery is located on Murphy Rd. in Emporia West Volusia, the land was donated by L. H. and Mary Eldridge in 1881. The first internment was their son Willie H. Eldridge who died May 20 1877 Aged 5 yrs 7 mos & 2 days. Accompanying myself and my wife to do the survey were Donna Callea Writer and Chad Pilster photographer for the News Journal doing an article on the Cemetery Project, I thanks them for the interest in the project. Surveyed: August 2003 ALLEN, Odessa, b. 1889 d. 1967 ANDERSON, Delmous E., b. Nov 14 1948 d. Sep 2 1998, "We Love and miss you" ANDERSON, Lois E., b. May 19 1948, "Precious Lord take my hand" ARGERSINGER, Mary Lib Beers, b. 1914 d. 1983 BAKER, Amelia L., b. 1837 d. 1926 BEERS, Catherine, b. Jan 26 1848 d. Jun 2 1898 BEERS, Cordelia, b. 1880 d. 1904 BEERS, Dorothy M., b. 1909 d. 1926 BEERS, Frances M., b. 1880 d. 1917 BEERS, Jean O., b. 1916 d. 1989, "Beloved Wife" BEERS, John J., b. 1870 d. 1913 BEERS, John Leonard, b. Jan 4 1845 d. May 20 1896 BEERS, Mildred Catherine, b. 1906 d. 2000 BEERS, Rebecca S., b. 1899 d. 1974 BEERS, Robert T., b. 1915 d. 1995 BELLCHAMBER, Elizabeth Fortune, b. Sep 11 1873 d. Jun 1950, "Half sister of Catherine Henderson McClymont" BLACKBURN, James L., b. 1912 d. 1994 BLACKBURN, Lillian L., b. 1916 d. 1989 BLACKBURN, Ruby E., b. 1890 d. 1964 BLACKBURN, Wayne, b. Aug 4 1943 d. Dec 2,1993, "In loving memory" BLACKBURN, William V., b. 1887 d. 1977 BLACKBURN, William V., b. 1887 d. No Date BOYER, Infant Boy, b. 1968 d. 1968 BRICKER, David O., b. 1851 d. 1921 BRICKER, Mary Olive, b. 1850 d. 1922 BRUMBLOW, Clarence C., b. Jan 7 1907 d. Aug 6 1975 BRUMBLOW, Ellie B., b. Aug 22 1908 d. Oct 21 1960 BRUMBLOW, J. Kevin, b. 1857 d. 1983, "A Singing Angel" BRUMBLOW, Troy C., b. Jul 14 1927 d. May 28 1976, "Troy I'll see you in the Rapture" BRUMBLOW, Troy Dennis, b. Mar 22 1978 d. Apr 13 1999 BURDEN, Betty A., b. Oct 27 1925 BURDEN, Fred J., b. Jan 31 1923 d. Nov 13 1977 BURDEN, Frederick Jewell, b. 1923 d. 1977, "ADR1 US Navy" CARR, Dugald MacDougall, b. 1901 d. 1962 CARR, Margaret Beers, b. 1904 d. 1993 CASH, Adelburt H., d. May 24 1924, age 65 years CRANE, Ralph F. Sr., b. 1905 d. 1974, "At Rest", "Husband" CRAWFORD, Bettie H., b. Sep 4 1906 d. Jun 19 1973 Rest in Peace CRAWFORD, Marvin J., b. Jul 2 1919 d. Mar 25 1983, "Devoted son, Beloved brother" CROFF, Francis S., b. 1882 d. 1959 CUNNINGHAM, Sarah E., b. 1821 d. 1889 DAVIS, Allie, b. 1922 d. 2001 DAVIS, Charles Hugh, b. 1945 d. 1988 DAVIS, William E. Buddy, b. 1942 d. 1998 DAVIS, William H., b. 1917 d. 1967 DeLONG, Cordelia Maurer, b. 1847 d. 1926, "Wife of W. H. DeLong" DeLONG, Wm H., No Dates, "Co. C 81 N.Y.S.M. Inf.", CHW, "Was a Physician" DOUGLASS, Addie L., b. 1865 d. No Date DOUGLASS, Arthur E., b. 1867 d. 1940 DRUDY, Harry Alfred, b. Mar. 18 1871 d. Feb 2 1887 DRUDY, Thomas F., b. 1844 d. 1912 DRUDY, Tina Campbell, b. 1845 d. 1940 ELDRIDGE, Mary L., d. Dec 31 1889, aged 48 years, w/o L. H. Eldridge ELDRIDGE, Willie H., b. No Date d. May 20 1877, aged 5 years 7 months 2 days FORTUNE James A., b. Jul 26 1871 (in Glasgow, England) d. Oct 27 1952, "Half brother of Catherine Henderson McClymont" FRANK, Eliza Campbell, b. 1844 d. 1920 FRANK, Joseph Warren, b. 1840 d. 1906 GARCIA, Debbie A., b. 1962 d. 1984, Wife, "Our Love Will Be Forever" GARCIA, Hugo A., Husband (no dates) GUESS, Aaron, b. 1867 d. 1939 GUESS, Allen, b. Aug 30 1887 d. Jun 1 1946, "Pvt Base Hospital 87 WWI", MH GUESS, Allie C., b. 1902 d. 1988, "In Loving memory" GUESS, Carl E., b. Sep 8 1948 d. Nov 10 1994, "SP4 US Army", MH GUESS, Cecil M. b. Jan 28 1890 d. Dec 13 1971 GUESS, Clifford Allen, b. Sep 7 1935 d. Mar. 9 1970, Florida SP4 Co. B 18 Eng. BN Korea, MH" GUESS, Dorothy L., b. Nov 2 1925 d. May 4 2001 GUESS, Edith M., b. 1923 d. 1991 GUESS, Ellie E., b. Nov 5 1921 d. May 22 1987, "Truly Thine", "Pfc US Army WW II", MH GUESS, George W., b. 1919 d. 1978, "Pfc US Army, WW II", MH GUESS, Lydia L., b. Oct 15 1926 GUESS, Margaret, b. 1946 d. 1957 GUESS, Mary J., b. 1871 d. 1942 GUESS, Mary Jane, Apr 7 1951 (only date) GUESS, Paul T., b. Mar 19 1894 d. Feb 26 1922, "Private 1st Co. Prov. Bn 37 Div.", MH GUESS, Riley, No Dates GUESS, Susan Cornelia, b. Sep 19 1915 d. Feb 10 1922 GUESS, Susan Lastinger, 2nd wife, No Dates GUESS, William A., d. Jul 2 1972, 56 years GUESS, William R., b. 1916 d. 1972 GUESS, Willis Gilbert Sr., b. Jan 31 1927 d. Sep 24 1980, "Rest In Peace", "MM US Navy WW II", MH HALE, Jettie P., b. Jan 13 1903 d. Jun 17 1982, "Mother" HANSEN, Daniel L., b. Dec 9 1937 d. Aug 23 1999, "U. S. Navy" HARRELL, John, b. Aug 27 1911 d. Feb 18 1975, "Msgt US Army", MH HENDERSON, James, b. 1852 d. Oct 1928, "Father of C. H. McClymont" HENDRIX, Claude H., b. 1888 d. 1968 HENDRIX, Virginia, b. 1874 d. 1972 HODGSON, Fred R., b. Mar 7 1879 d. Mar 14 1975 HODGSON, Lillian E., b. Mar. 21 1897 d. Aug 9 1955 HOUSE, Asa J., b. 1873 d. 1958 HOUSE, Edith B., b. 1874 d. 1958 HOWARD, John Lawrence, b. 1847 d. 1903 HOWARD, Louise Drinkwater Pillsbury, b. 1845 d. 1903, "Wife of John L. Howard" HULL, Benjamin F., No Dates, Union Civil War headstone, CWH LANGDON, Elsie L., b. Oct 3 1924 d. Jun 22 1997, Ladies Auxilary VFW marker, "Loving Mother of Margeret Wood Grimes, Bobbie Wood Jefferson, Everett Wood, Frederick Wood" LANGDON, Richard, b. 1917 d. 1982, Masonic Symbol on Headstone LAW, Frances Drudy, b. 1875 d. 1952 LAWRENCE, Kimsey Kellon, b. Apr 11 1944 d. Apr 27 2003 LAWRENCE, Kimsey Kellon, b. Feb 23 1919 d. Jun 10 1981, "US Navy, WW II", MH LEE, Kate, b. 1903 d. 1983 MATTHEWS, Lawrence, Lisa Suzanne, b. Feb 14 1947 d. Sep 6 1982 MAURER, Andrew, No Dates, "Co. C 91 N. Y. Inf.", CWH MAURER, Edwin E., b. 1877 d. 1958 MAURER, Emaline, b. 1845 d. 1940 MAURER, Frank, b. 1886 d. 1960 McCLYMONT, Catherine H., b. Jan 31 1880 d. Dec 27 1960 McDANIEL, Robert A., b. Nov 24 1950 d. Oct 28 2001 McDANIEL, Russell C., b. Jan 4 1922 d. Nov 15 1999, "Pfc US Army WW II", MH MINER, "Mother" b. 1845 d. 1908 MINER, Martin M., d. Nov 18 1896, aged 57 years MORGAN, Wasson Lozania, b. Mar 22 1852 d. Jun 12 1934, (Note, wife of W. T. and baby Wasson, was remarried) MURPHY, John Carl, b. Aug 31 1944 d. Apr 4 1992, "With his tender heart and generous spirit, he touched the lives of many" MURPHY, Thomas Sr., b. Jul 4 1911 d. Apr 17 1971 NICASIO, Aguirre, b. 1972 d. 2001, "Dejaste Un Gran Vacio, En Los Corazones De Todos, Los Quete Queremos, Pero Siempre Viviras En, Tus Padres Tus Hermanos, Tu Esposa He Hihos, Te Querran Por Siempre, Que Dios Te Bendiga" O'BRIAN, James F., b. 1915 d. 1990 O'BRIAN, Zelanda R., b. 1910 d. 1983 ORTON, Maud Leon, b. Jan 9 1871 d. Jan 30 1911, "Mother", w/o W. E. Orton ORTON, William Edward, b. 1864 d. 1934 PETERSON, Albert L, b. 1933 d. 2003 PETERSON, Andrew Thomas, b. Apr 28 1966 d. Apr 5 1983 PETERSON, B. H., b. May 28 1893 d. Jul 21 1936 PETERSON, Claude M., b. Aug 10 1948 d. Nov 7 1948 PETERSON, Daniel, b. 1868 d. 1943 PETERSON, Ella, b. 1884 d. 1968 PETERSON, Emma B., b. Jul 15 1904 d. Oct 16 1926 PETERSON, Estelle O., b. Feb 6 1912 d. 2001 PETERSON, Frank, b. 1894 d. 1968 PETERSON, George W. Jr., b. Jul 20 1936 d. Dec 30 1951 PETERSON, George W., b. 1894 d. 1969 PETERSON, James E., b. 1900 d. 1980 PETERSON, John, b. 1908 d. 1986 PETERSON, Joseph, b. 1876 d. 1952 PETERSON, Leonard E., b. Sep 16 1927 d. Jul 22 1947 PETERSON, May F., b. May 22 1910 d. Aug 18 1989 PETERSON, Melvin L., b. Jan 15 1908 d. May 6 1958, "Florida Pvt 1322 SVC Comd. Unit WWII", MH PETERSON, Mildred M., b. 1911 d. 1999 PETERSON, Mildred Shaw, b. Jan 23 1922 d. Oct 3 1938, md. Oct 3 1938 PETERSON, Piccola J., b. 1910 d. 1991 PETERSON, R. D., b. Nov 19 1865 d. Oct 23 1940, "Father" PETERSON, Ralph Lewis, b. Aug 16 1940 d. Sep 24 1945, (Note: Infant grave next to him) PETERSON, Rebekah, b. Feb 16 1866 d. Mar. 28 1931, "Mother" PETERSON, Reynolds, b. 1942 d. 1942 PETERSON, Roy Lee, b. Oct 4 1914 d. Feb 15 1994, "Precious Memories" PETERSON, Timothy L., b. 1951 d. 1965 PETERSON, Troy M., b. Mar 23 1904 d. Nov 9 1991 PHILLIPS, Frank E., b. Sep 15 1912 d. Apr 3 1947, "Florida Cpl 33 Inf. WWII", MH, (Surrounded by wood picket fence) PIERSON, Mrs. Mary, d. Feb 28 1883, aged 21 years 8 months and 8 days, "Wife of Carl Pierson" PILLSBURY, Charles Cobb, b. 1868 d. 1903, "Son of Louise a. & Thaddeous Pillsbury", (Note, In enclosed cement wall, Pillsbury-Howard lot) PILLSBURY, Helen Louise, b. Dec 6 1875 (in Rockland, Me.) d. Nov 21 1879, "Daughter of T. S. & Louise A. Pillsbury" PILLSBURY, Sergt Thaddeous S., b. 1843 d. 1883, "Enlisted 1861 Co. B 4th Maine Inf., Lost arm in battle of Wilderness May 1861" PIPENBROK, Elizabeth, b. 1908 d. 1991, "Mother" PONTEAUX, Andrew Jackson, b. Dec 5 1910 d. Jan 16 1936, "Son" PONTEAUX, Eva May, b. Jan 4 1913 d. Jan 13 1935, "Daughter" PONTEAUX, John Benjamin, b. Jun 11 1915 d. Oct 17 1922, "Son" PONTEAUX, Mary Malatha Guess, d. May 20 1929, "Mother" PONTEAUX, Paul Frederick, b. Oct 18 1918 d. April 28 1956, "Son" PONTEAUX, William Eason, d. Oct 21 1925, "Father" PONTEAUX, William Riley, b. Oct 9 1904 d. Feb 9 1923, "Son" POOLE, Kathleen, b. Oct 7 1975 d. May 3 2001, "Beloved Daughter" POOLE, Lewis, b. Sep 2 1943 d. No Date, "Father" POOLE, Vessamae, b. Nov 16 1950 d. No Date, "Mother" POWERS, John C., b. 1929 d. 1964 PURVIS, Mary C., b. 1906 d. 1999 PURVIS, Rev. Coy, b. 1896 d. 1965 RAMOS, Angelina R., b. Aug 10 1930 RAMOS, Tomas S., b. Dec 29 1926 d. Feb 21 1992, md. Jan 19 1948 RANDALL, Ralph, b. Mar 18 1912 d. Sep 21 1984, "PFC U S Army WWII" SALTER, Annie E., b. Aug 14 1830 d. Feb 22 1892 SAUL, Janie Lou, b. Feb 22 1934 d. Nov 1 2002, md. Feb 21 1950 SAUL, Zeb Samuel, b. Feb 21 1931 SNYDER, Georgia Lee, b. Mar. 7 1932 d. Jul 18 1979 STANGLE, Wallace M., b. 1890 d. 1970 STILLMAN, Loma A., b. 1908 d. 1994 SUGGS, George W., b. 1864 d. 1960 TAYLOR, Rev. James Terry, b. 1949 d. 1988, "It is well with my soul" THOMPSON, Susan Campbell, b. Jun 26 1824 d. Dec 9 1903 TUCKER, Donald J., b. Apr 1 1926 d. Nov 16 194, "Pfc US Army WW II", MH TUCKER, Donald J., b. Apr 1 1926 d. Nov 16 1994, "PFC US Army, WW II", MH TUCKER, Geneva Voncele, d. Mar 5 1951, aged 0-0-0 TUCKER, Irma C., b. 1932 d. 1984 TUCKER, Robert M. Jr., b. 1956 d. 1956 TUCKER, Robert M., b. 1933 d. 1992 VELAZQUEZ, Teresa Guess, b. 1963 d. 1995 WALKER, Bobby Joe, b. Jul 6 1938 d. No Date WALKER, Jean T., b. Mar 16 1952 d. Aug 11 1998, "Gone but not Forgotten" WALTERS, Savannah, b. 2003 d. 2003 WARD, Jason Allen, b. Oct 6 1972 d. Nov 28 2000 WARD, Jesse W., b. 1919 d. 1982, "Father" WARD, Kenneth Earl Jr., b. Feb 2 1964 d. Apr 21 2000 WASSON, Baby, d. Nov 16 1888 WASSON, W. T., d. Nov 11 1892, aged 43 years WELLS, John M., b. Feb 19 1925 d. Oct 15 1966, "Fla. S. Sgt 39 Infantry WW II, BSM", MH WESTBERRY, Cricket C. E., b. Dec 31 1961 d. No Date WESTBERRY, Harvey Joe, b. Sep 9 1960 d. Jul 22 1996, (On the back of headstone - HARVEY JOE, He was our little brother, Truly one of a kind He was like no other with a heart big as Texas, A smile just as wide when you needed a friend, He was there by your side. An all around sports fan, A real family man and don't tell you can't cause He'd prove to you , Yes he can. He taught his three boys to themselves be true as you walk thru this world just be proud you are you! He loved his three boys as well as his wife and where ever you met him hed brighten your life. Sometimes rough, Sometimes rowdy, and sometimes a comic when you needed a smile, He knew just the right trick. We're all gonna miss him, Heaven's getting a good one, A great husband, A father, A brother, A son. We Love You) WILCOX, Amelia G., d. Apr 17 1919, age 58 years WITHERS, Lillian L., b. 1907 d. 1991 WITHERS, William K., b. 1903 d. 1961 WOOD, Joan Kathleen, b. Mar. 5 1957 d. Feb 5 2002, "Rest in Peace" WOOD, Preston A., b. Jul 24 1923 d. Aug 6 1975