Cemeteries: Burns Cemetery (private) - Bossier Parish, La.

Submitted by: tdsfw@aol.com**



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Located off the side of the Alford Rd in Haughton, Bossier Par.,
La.  A private cemetery that when read almost 30 years ago was almost hidden
by vines and brush--probably one of the oldest
cemeteries in the area.

James Matthew BURNS  b. Sep 22, 1841     drowned  Dec 17,1858

Charlotte A McDaniels BURNS   b. Jun 1809   d. Oct 25, 1865
                wife of W M Burns

Alva Haynes BURNS   b. Jan 22, 1848     d. Aug 31, 1889

Amanda M EDWARDS   b.  Jan 3, 1810   d.  Aug 6, 1852
                 wife of J D Edwards     age  42 years, 2 months

Erasmus M EDWARDS  b.  Feb 15, 1846   d. Sep 12, 1851
                 son of J D & A M Edwards

Mary M FRAZIER   b.  Jan 1785  Edgefield, SC  d.  Apr 12, 1859
              wife of John Frazier    dtr of W M & C A Burns

John Edward FRAZIER   (no dates)  brother of Sally Eliza and
             Charlotte Ella

Laura Emma GIDDENS    b. Mar 9, 1866   d.  Jan 19, 1911
                 wife of O E Giddens

E P GIDDENS   b. Jackson Co, Ga (no date)  d.  Apr 19, 1900

N E GIDDENS  b. Sep 5, 1841     d.  Feb 9, 1926
               wife of E P Giddens

Cornelia L HAUGHTON  b. Nov 25, 1841    d. Nov 1, 1869
             wife of M W Haughton  dtr of W M & C A Burns
             md. Dec 12, 1866

Margaret HOOS   d. Feb 27, 1912   78 years, 11 months, 27 days

Dr J F MOOTY   b. Jun 16, 1830   d.  Oct 8, 1900

Laura Celestia MOOTY   b.  Sep 25, 1842   d.  Apr 20, 1911
              wife of Dr J F Mooty

James Perry MOOTY  b. Jun 4, 1878  d. Mar 24, 1911
            son of Dr & Mrs J F Mooty

Mary McDANIEL   b. Fairfield Dist., SC   d.  Jan 21, 1843

Jesse Lucille MERCER  b. Dec 4, 1885   d. Nov 13, 1905
           dtr of W D & Luella Mercer

Eddie L MERCER   b. Dec 11, 1877    d.  Sep 5, 1892
           son of W D & L E Mercer

E M Cable OVERCASH  b. Mar 8, 1852   d. Jul 14, 1920
            wife of J S Overcash

Jacob S OVERCASH   (no dates)  Co I Arl Inf, CSA

Virginia Alice Locke PRINCE  b.  Aug 20, 1849  d.  Jul 1, 1871
             wife of Joseph W Prince

Louella Mae Mercer POOLE  b. Feb 1, 1891  Waterloo Plantation
              d.  Jun 7, 1973  Buckhorn Plantation   "Ole Miss"

L S WATTS   b.  May 22, 1879   d.  Aug 29, 1906

two unmarked graves by Jesse Lucille Mercer
one unmarked grave by James and Charlotte Burns
one unmarked grave between Alva Haynes Burns
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**This is from uncopyrighted material (stated in quarterly) in Tap
Roots  Jan-Feb  1979