Old Cole Cemetery, Allen Parish Louisiana
Submitted by Judith Greer
Date: March 1, 2007


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Old Cole Cemetery

Directions to cemetery: From the intersection of Highways US 165 and LA 26 
in Oberlin, LA, go east on Hwy 26 for 8.7 miles to Fontenot Road. Turn left 
(east) one half mile. The Cemetery is on the right (south) about 1000 feet 
off the road.

This Cemetery has not been read. Its condition and the ownership of the 
surrounding land are unknown. 
The Cemetery could be of historical significance since it is on the southern 
end of Prairie Soileau. Camellia Denys' book COLE FOOT PRINTS states that 
"the inter-married families of Cole, Foreman and Simmons are found together 
in the 1830 Census of St. Landry Parish in the area of Bayou Dubonne." 
Directions to cemetery by Chas Alcock. 

May 19,2002 by Judith Greer & Clematine Buxton Davis & Eugene Fruge.
Cemetery is on JD Fontenot land & is cared for by parish workers.

Row one, mostly right to left:
-Norma D Shuff 5/24/1892-2/22/1966 Mother
-Don J Shuff 10/27/1890-1/20/1962 Father
*Weep not, he is at rest."
-Cyrus Shuff 1869-1927 Father
-Genevie Shuff 1838-1939 Mother
-Broken cross, unnamed grave 
-Mander Shuff 1838-1936 ,1st name diff to read -unnamed grave
-G LeFleur 1873-1938
-unnamed grave
-Dorcina S Landry 1874-1919
-D Landry (1st metal cross)
-unnamed grave, metal cross
-William Shuff 4/13/1892-7/19/1971
-Eula D Shuff 10/19/1896-3/04/1958
-Clifford Shuff 1927-1948

Row 1 1/2:
-Lora Bell Dawsey Huffman 
2/23/1919-10/23/1071 *rest in peace*
-Agnes S Dawsey wife of ED Dawsey 10/31/1893-2/27/1973 *rest in peace*

Row two:
-unnamed grave & bricks
-James Cole Jan 18, 1829 - Jan 10, 1903 inscribed: "One precious to our
hearts has gone
A voice we love is stilled
A place is vacant in our home
Can never be filled
Our father in his wisdom called
The bounty his love had given
And though on earth the body lies
The soul is safe in heaven." 

Row three:
-Rachel Shuff wife of James Cole 12/28/1855-12/7/1892
-infant of Dan & Laura Hadley 1856/1877
-Adam Chocet 1/23/1872-4/12/1900 cross
-unnamed grave with cross
-unnamed grave
-daughter of Amos Shuff
-daughter of Amos Shuff
-unnamed infant-size grave
-unnamed infant-size grave
-unnamed infant-size grave
-other unnamed graves

Row four:
-sunken unnamed grave
-unnamed grave with metal cross
-Lucy Fuselier Jan 1882
-Lade C Davis Oct 1904
-N Manuel (no dates)
-unreadable name on grave
-Ella wife of Ravero 1880-1934
-infant of Ella
-Judy (Potter? name diff to read) no dates
-rt of cross 3 graves: each= child of unreadable
-unnamed grave
-Ellen Lafleur wife of Geo E Bolles 1897-1927
-unnamed grave
-unnamed grave
-Adam Lafleur 4/8/1885-12/27/1967
-Lucille Lafleur 7/7/1899-7/15/1942
-Leslie Lafleur Pvt USArmy 11/20/1890-7/22/1974

Row five:
-Alma Guillory 1835-1923 cover made by John Sonnier
-unnamed grave with metal cross
-unnamed grave
-2 unnamed child-size graves with metal cross
-Theresa Fontenot April 1888-1958
-unnamed grave
-unnamed grave brick
-Ross Lafleur 9/9/1880-12/7/1965
-Lucy B Lafleur 4/22/1910-3/18/1975
-Calvin James LaFleur Pvt USArny 4/16/1929-8/24/1985

.....end of cemetery..........