RIDGE CEMETERY, Bienville Parish, Louisiana Submitted by Lynelle Stevenson Date: Dec 1997 ************************************************ Submitted to the LAGenWeb Archives ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Near Castor, Bienville Parish, La. Was a church and a school house at one time. The cemetery is still used occasionally, the church has been replaced many times and at this time is abandoned. Two listings are included; the first is alphabetical and second list is given as graves are located so that family clues may be found. --------NAME--------------------BORN----------DIED ?, Annie ?, Constance ?, Fannie Bell, Grace E. --- 04/12/1916 --- 08/01/1974 Bell, James H. --- 04/01/1911 --- 01/09/1975 Carlile, Mary E. --- 03/08/1850 --- 05/18/1912 Carlile, Thomas J.--- 12/14/1852 --- 05/18/1933 Cloud, Alma D. --- 07/06/1880 --- 08/28/1931 Cloud, April Leigh --- 12/21/1974 --- 12/21/1974 Cloud, Francis Colon Preslar---12/25/1840 --- 03/03/1920 Cloud, Inniard Idle --- 02/14/1860 --- 09/24/1894 Cloud, O.E. --- 1886 --- 1938 Cloud, S.M. --- 05/08/1829 --- 01/22/1907 Cloud, S.N. --- 01/10/1861 ---02/25/1953 Cloud, Walter Welton--- 02/13/1920--- 09/28/1969 Cloud, William M. --- 03/05/1856 --- 10/12/1924 Cloud, Willie S. --- 11/29/1878 --- 09/12/1911 Davis, Septimus T. --- 07/14/1887 --- 08/15/1965 Free, Eunice Elizabeth--- 08/16/1924 --- 09/06/1928 Hickman, Brantley L. --- 05/03/1886 --- 02/25/1969 Hickman, Lora Mai --- 07/07/1918 --- 03/21/1920 Hickman, Lula C. --- 11/05/1886 --- 02/24/1969 Hickman, R.H. --- 01/02/1877 --- 04/03/1914 Hickman, W.F.T. --- 05/24/1835 --- 06/25/1909 Hicks, John Rueben --- 07/17/1897 ---08/09/1930 Hicks, Welton --- 1907 --- 1908 Jones, Mrs. Elizabeth W. --- 12/19/1892 --- 09/22/1971 Mathews, George W. --- 02/11/1873 --- 03/07/1918 Mathews, Patrick --- 1830 --- 1863 McGuire, Lizzie --- 1899 --- 1925 Myers, Ada E. Price --- 03/27/1883 --- 11/28/1973 Myers, Benjamin F. --- 1827 --- 1915 Myers, Callie W. --- 08/04/1887 Myers, Clarence L. --- 09/12/1883 --- 07/23/1959 Myers, Elbert M. --- 09/09/1883 --- 07/31/1963 Myers, H.C. --- 1903 --- 1924 Myers, M.A. --- 1852 --- 1945 ---(this is Martha Ann Williams. Married William Marion Myers) Myers, Mary M. --- 09/06/1879 --- 03/21/1880 Myers, Sarah Jane --- 04/10/1867 --- 08/01/18?0 Myers, Louiza --- 1845 --- 1912 Myers, W.M. (Wm. Marion)--- 1852 --- 1933 Myers, William Edgar --- 01/20/1886--- 05/30/1957 Outz, Bertie --- 12/09/1880 --- 10/15/1960 Person, Edward Albert --- 01/15/1897--- 12/15/1922 Person, John Henry --- 03/28/1869 ---10/19/1941 Person, Martha Ann -- - 07/07/1873 --- 1921 Person, Walter Brice --- 01/04/1904 --- 07/04/1904 Quarles, James Riley --- 02/03/1908 --- 02/03/1975 Ramsey, Hiram E. --- 09/07/1898 --- 04/04/1900 Ramsey, Minerva C. --- 1877 ---19-- Ramsey, Rufus F. --- 1867 --- 1949 Redmond, Viola Cloud --- 12/04/1910 --- 04/13/1972 Smith, Mrs. Bettie --- 06/17/1871 --- 06/09/1917 Southern, Atheton V. --- 01/25/1919--- 05/28/1919 Southern, Francis M. --- 05/30/1842 ---01/10/1871 Southern, Howard S. --- 01/01/1897 --- 04/18/1903 Southern, James A. --- 03/01/1822 --- 12/20/1899 Southern, Louis N. --- 05/19/1866 --- 02/17/1904 Southern, Lushion --- 11/30/1885 --- 09/07/1965 Southern, Martha Smith --- 01/10/1827 --- 07/29/188? Southern, Mrs. Mollie B. --- 05/08/1869 --- 10/30/1922 Southern, S.L. --- 10/22/1859 --- 04/27/1927 Southern, Sarah J. --- 03/15/1856 ---10/18/1906 Southern, T.M. wife of S.L. --- 07/02/1860 ---10/11/1899 Strother, Susie --- 11/13/1886 --- 11/06/1921 Thomas, Milton George--- 10/30/1891--- 10/19/1971 Thomas, Omie --- 10/31/1896 --- 06/24/1922 Thrasher, Robert, M. --- 06/24/1900 --- 05/29/1970 Thresher, Garvis W. --- 10/02/1913 --- 10/20/1913 Thresher, H.O. --- 01/07/1858 --- 11/14/1938 Thresher, Mattie --- 12/27/1861 --- unreadable Townsend, Don W. --- 08/08/1946 --- 04/06/1980 Waller, Lula M. --- 02/09/1881 --- 09/30/1962 (Louiza Elizabeth Myers Henson Womack Waller) Wesley, John --- 10/21/1875 --- 05/04/1905 West, Eva Cloud --- 1875 --- 1905 Wiggins, J.M. --- 09/06/1861 --- 12/01/1892 Wiggins, Mary M. --- 05/08/1891 ---09/04/1892 Williams, David Linard --- 03/26/1903 --- 05/01/1910 Williams, Jeannie C. --- 01/06/1921 --- 12/07/1976 Williams, John B. --- 05/15/1844 --- 02/25/1909 Williams, Luke --- 03/14/1892 --- 03/14/1892 Williams, Duke --- 03/14/1892 --- 05/18/1893 Williams, Mary Elizabeth --- 05/04/1859--- 05/02/1948 Williams, Mrs. Vallie H. --- 12/04/1907 ---01/21/1978 Williams, Nannie Hicks --- 01/30/1900 --- 01/22/1934 Williams, Sina Sarah --- 1851 --- 1927 Williams, Teddy --- 05/26/1909 --- 08/23/1920 Williams, Thomas D. Williams, William Q. --- 01/22/1852 --- 12/27/1913 Womack, Baby Womack, Baby Womack, Barbara Lue --- 01/12/1955 --- 01/15/1955 Womack, Charlotte B. --- 10/30/1905 --- 07/05/1974 Womack, Elizabeth --- 03/14/1837 --- 04/04/1929 --- (Elizabeth Carlisle married Richard Willard Womack) Womack, Elizabeth L. --- 12/19/1892 Womack, Frank B. --- 01/17/1866 --- 11/20/1946 Womack, George R. --- 01/04/1915 Womack, Jessie May --- 05/06/1906--- 11/13/1922 Womack, Margaret D. --- 01/11/1915 Womack, N.J.Littleton --- 02/08/1862 --- 02/04/1904 Womack, R.W. (Richard Willard)--- 07/24/1833 --- 05/11/1907 Womack, T.A. --- 1855 ---- 1902 Womack, W.N. --- 05/24/1903 --- 02/22/1934 Womack, Watson --- 07/28/1867 --- 01/12/1960 Womack, William W. --- 10/13/1922 Wood, Acy D. --- 12/09/1911 --- 09/01/1971 Wood, Dalton E. --- 1914 --- 1978 Wood, Emma L. --- 05/26/1924--- 11/07/1975 Wood, Harvey A. ---08/17/1901 ---08/27/1901 Wood, infant of T.O. & Rosa--- 11/14/1927 --- 11/14/1927 Wood, infant of T.O. & Rosa ---09/25/1920 ---09/25/1920 Wood, Jentry J. --- 06/04/1918 Wood, Joseph Obe --- 02/24/1884 --- 06/03/1953 Wood, L.E. 9wife of J.E.) --- 11/19/1873 ---12/02/1911 Wood, Lois H. --- 01/10/1917 Wood, Ludie Pearl S.(Southern)--- 04/15/1887 --- 03/24/1974 Wood, Lular Belle --- 03/22/1884 --- 06/16/1954 Wood, Mamie Agnes --- 09/12/1908 --- 04/16/1910 Wood, Marilyn Kay --- 11/21/1958 --- 11/21/1958 Wood, Rex Pernell --- 03/28/1920 --- 05/17/1928 Wood, Thomas Jefferson --- 12/09/1879 --- 07/04/1943 Wood, Wyatt J. --- 06/04/1924 --- 08/21/1978 Wright, Lula M. Williams --- 04/13/1936 --- 08/11/1957 End Ridge Cemetery Record End of Alphabetical Listing of Ridge Cemetery Record FAMILY LIST Copied 12 Oct 1980 by Lynelle Cowan Stevenson Located on Castor-Saline Road about 6 or 7 miles out of Castor behind Ridge church (no longer in use). Many families are still using the cemetery, most of them related to each other. The gate is at the southwest corner of the cemetery, and reading south to north beginning at the gate: Row 1 Several graves marked with rock and concrete, no names Hickman, Brantley L.---May 3, 1886---Feb 25 1969---Married Mar 30 1904 Hickman, Lula C.---Nov 5 1886-Feb 24 1969 Free, Eunice Elizabeth---Aug 16 1924---Sept 6 1928 Hickman, Lora Mai---Daughter of B.L. and Lula Hickman--- July 7 1918---Mar 21 1920 Bell, H. James---Apr 1 1911---Jan 9 1975 Bell, Grace E. Apr 12 1916---Aug 1 1974 Townsend, Mr. Don W.---Aug 8 1946---Apr 6 1980 Cloud, Walter Welton---La. Pvt. Co I 169 Inf World War II Feb 13 1920---Sept 28 1969 Row 2 Myers, Benjamin F.---1827-1915---Miss. Reg 1861-1865 Myers, Louiza---1845---1912 Wood, Acy D.---Dec 9 1911---Sept 1 1971 Wood, Lois H.---Jan 10 1917 Wood, Marilynn Kay---Nov 21 1958---Nov 21 1958 Concrete marker-no name Wood Wood Wood Cloud, O.E.---1886---1938 metal marker Cloud, April Leigh---Dec 21 1974 Southern, Atheton V.---Son of A.H. Southern---Jan 25 1919 --- May 28 1919 McGuire, Lizzie---Wife of Ora Cloud---1899---1925 Row 3 Womack, Barbara Lue---Jan 12 1955---Jan 15 1955 Womack, Baby---Son of J.D. ans A.L. Womack no dates Womack, Elizabeth L.---Dec 19 1892 Womack, Frank B.---Jan 17 1866---Nov 20 1946 Hickman, R.H.---Jan 2 1877---Apr 3 1914 Wood, Joseph Obe---Feb 24 1884---Jun 3 1953 Wood, Ludie Pearl S.---Apr 15 1887---Mar 24 1974 Wood, Rex Pernell---Mar 28 1920---May 17 1928 Wood, Mamie Agnes---Sept 12 1908---Apr 16 1910 Wood, Jentry J.---June 4 1918 Wood, Wyatt J.---June 4 1924---Aug 21 1978 Wood, Emma L.---May 26 1924---Nov 7 1975 concrete marker no name Strother, Susie---Wife of J.E. Humphrey---Nov 13 1886---Nov 6 1921 beside this grave are several small marble marker, no last name, reading Constance Annie Fannie Preslar, Francis Colon---Wife of S.N. Cloud---Dec 25 1840 --- Mar 3 1920 Wesley, John---Husband of Eva Cloud---Oct 21 1875---May 4 1905 Cloud, S.N.---Father---Jan 10 1861---Feb 25 1953 Cloud, Inniard Idle---Feb 14 1860---Sept 24 1894 Row 4 Jones, Mrs. Elizabeth W.---Dec 19 1892---Sept 22 1971 metal marker Wood, infant of T.O. and Rosa Wood---Nov 14 1927 Wood, infant of T.O. and Rosa---Sept 25 1920 Hickman, W.F.T.---May 24 1835---June 25 1909 Southern, Lushion---Nov 30 1885---Sept 7 1965 Southern, S.L.--- Oct 22 1859---Apr 27 1927 Sourthan, T.M.---wife of S.L.---July 2 1860---Oct 11 1899 this marker broken across dates, very difficult to read metal marker-rusted away Cloud, William M.---Mar 5 1856---Oct 12 1924 Cloud, Willie S.---Nov 29 1878---Sept 12 1911 Cloud, Alma D.---July 6 1880---Aug 28 1931 Reymond, Viola Cloud---Dec 4 1910---Apr 13 1972 Row 5 3 graves marked with rocks, no names Wood, L.E.---wife of J.E. Cloud---Nov 19 1873---Dec 2 1911 Wood, Harvey A.---Aug 17 1901---Aug 27 1901 Wood, Thomas Jefferson---Dec 9 1879---July 4 1943 Wood, Lular Belle---Mar 22 1884---Jun16 1954 Wood, Dalton E.---Msgt U.S. Army WWII, Korea---1914---1978 Cloud, S.M.---May 8 1829---Jan 22 1907 Hicks, Welton---1907---1908 Hicks, John Rueben---Pvt STU Army Tng Corps WWI---July 17 1897---Aug 9 1930 Williams, Nannie Hicks---Wife of B.C. Williams---Jan 30 1900-- -Jan 22 1934 Thomas, George Milton---Oct 30 1891---1971 Row 6 Williams, David Linard---son of J.N. and Ophelia Williams --- Mar 26 1908---May 1 1910 Williams, John B.---May 15 1844---Feb 25 1909---64 yrs 9 mos 10 days Williams, Sina Sarah---1851---1927 Thresher, Garvis W.---son of L.O. and Annie Thresher---Oct 2 1913---Oct 20 1913 Smith, Mrs. Bettie---Jun 17 1871---Jun 9 1917 Myers, Callie W.---Aug 4 1887 Elbert M.---Sep 9 1883---July 31 1963 2 graves marked with rocks, no names Womack, Baby---no dates 2 concrete chunks, no names Womack, Watson---July 28 1867---Jan 12 1960 Littleton, N.J.---wife of W. Womack---Feb 8 1862---Feb 4 1904 Thomas, Omie---Oct 31 1896---June 24 1922 Womack, W.N.---son of Mr. and Mrs. Watson Womack---May 24 1903---Feb 22 1934 Myers, Ada E. Price---Mar 27 1883---Nov 28 1973 Myers, Clarence L.---Sep 12 1883---July 23 1959---married Jan 22 1902 Myers, H.C.---1903---1924 Myers, Sarah Jane---dau of W.M. and M.A. Myers---Apr 10 1867-- -Aug 1 18-0 Myers, Mary M.---dau of W.M. and M.A. Myers---Sep 6 1879 --- Mar 21 1880 Williams, Thomas D.---son of John and S.S. Williams--- marker broken, could not read dates Person, Martha Brice---Jan 4 1904---July 4 1904 Person, Martha Ann---July 7 1873---1921 Person, John Henry---Mar 28 1869---Oct 19 1941 Row 7 2 metal markers-cannot read rock-no name Matthews, George W.---Feb 11 1873---Mar 7 1918 Myers, W.M.---1852---1933 Myers, M.A.---1852---1945 Waller, Lula M.---Feb9 1881---Sep 30 1962 rock-no name Person, Edward Albert---Jan 15 1897---Dec 15 1922 Southern, Howard W.---son of L.N. and M.E. Southern---Jan 1 1897---Apr 18 1903 Southern, Louis N.---May 19 1866---Feb 17 1904 Southern, Mrs. Mollie E.---May 8 1869---Oct 30 1922 Womack, Jessie Mae---May 6 1906---Nov 13 1922 dau of Mr. and Mrs. Watson Womack Quarles, James Riley, Dr.---Feb 3 1908---Feb 3 1975 Thomas, Aline Marie---May 30 1915---May 20 1974 Quarles, Ronny Earl and Johnny Burl---sons of Mr. and Mrs. J.R. Quarles---Aug 18 1946---Aug 19 1946 Row 8 metal marker-can read only "Wood" Womack, William W,---Oct 13 1911 Womack, Charlotte B.---Oct 30 1905---July 5 1974 Myers, William Edgar---Jan 20 1886---May 30 1957 Womack, George R.---Jan 4 1915 Womack, Margaret D.---Jan 11 1915 Davis, Septimus T.---July 1887---Aug 15 1965 Southern, James H.---Mar 1 1822---Dec 20 1899 Smith, Martha---wife of J.H. Southern---Jan 10 1827---July 29 1888 Womack, R.W.---July 24 1833---May 11 1907 Womac, Elizabeth---Mar 14 1837---Apr 4 1929 Womack, T.A.---1855---1902 Row 9 3 rock markers-no name Southern, Francis M.---May 30 1842---Jan 10 1871 Southern, Sarah J.---Mar 15 1856---Oct 18 1906 Outz, Bertie---Dec 9 1880---Oct 15 1960 several graves-not marked Ramsey, Hiram E.---son of R.F. Ramsey---Sep 7 1898---Apr 4 1900 Ramsey. Rufus F.---1867---1949 Ramsey, Minerva C.---1877---19-- Row 10 Williams, Jennine C.---Jan 6 1921---Dec 7 1976 Williams, Mrs. Vallie H.---Dec 4 1907---Jan 21 1978 (metal marker) Wright, Lula M. Williams---Apr 13 1936---Aug 11 1957 Williams, Mary E.---May 4 1859---May 2 1948 Williams, Teddy---May 26 1909---Aug 23 1920 Williams, Duke---Mar 14 1892---May 18 1893 Williams, Luke---Mar 14 1892---Mar 14 1892 Williams, William Q.---Jan 22 1852---Dec 27 1913 Thresher, H.O.---Jan 7 1858---Nov 14 1938 Thresher, Mattie---Dec 27 1861---stone broken, can't read death date Thrasher, Robert M.---La Pvt 309 Tech Sq WWII---June 24 1900-- -May 29 1970 several unmarked graves Carlile, Thomas J.---Dec 14 1852---May 18 1933 Carlile, Mary E.---wife of T.J. Carlile---Mar 8 1850--- May 18 1912 Wiggins, Mary M.---dau of J.M. and M.T. Wiggins---May 8 1891-- -Sep 4 1892 Wiggins, J.M.---Sep 6 1861---Dec 1 1892 ------------------------- End--Ridge Cem. Castor La.