Caldwell Parish Louisiana Archives - Caldwell Parish Old Cemetery


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Caldwell Parish Old Cemetery
 
This cemetery is a few miles North East of Columbia, on Louisiana State Hwy
4.  It is located just off the highway, but is very hard to find. It cannot
be seen from the Highway or the dirt road to the north of it.  A
neighboring property owner took us too it. There was an old piece of red
plastic tied in a tree on the Highway side of the cemetery, but this was
fall and it blended in.  Until we were on the cemetery property it was not
noticed.

I was told by the neighboring property owner, that the property the
cemetery is located on is  owned by a lumber company.  There is a fence
around the cemetery, it is bob-wire and in poor condition.  All fence post
were broken and the bob wire was on the ground.

To the north of the cemetery  there is a dirt road  coming off east of  Hwy
4, and a second fence, in better condition. This fence  is  between the
cemetery and the road. 

The cemetery is in very poor condition.  With some of the markers broken,
there was a fallen tree on one of the markers.  There were several mounds
without markers and some indentations in the ground that could be a graves.
The indentations were the size of an adult grave and they were collapsing
in the centers the length of the graves.  I estimate there were at least 20
graves without markers.

This inventory was taken on November 20, 2002, by Carole Ann Hall-Zoebel
and Grover Cleveland Hall, jr. 
 
The names and remarks are from the Markers.
 
Elizabeth  A. Eason
Wife of James A. Eason
May 8, 1825
Mary 21, 1882
 
W.S. Swim 
Husband of L.V. Swim
Jan 23, 1832
Sept 21, 1867
 
W. R. Ray
Son of W.G. & P.R. Ray
June 30, 1858
March 17, 1891
 
Daisy E. Harris
30 May, 1858
17 Jan. 1859
 
Permilia R. Ray
wife of William C. Ray
Oct 17, 1825
Feb 28, 1882
 
William B. Meredeth
Sept 27, 1834
July 20, 1869
 
The next two markers were placed right next to each other:
 
Imogen
Daughter of William B. & Lydia Meredeth
March 2, 1866
October 22, 1867
 
Infant 
Son of  William B. & Lydia Meredeth
July 8, 1861
Aug 7, 1861
 
Thomas M. Thompson
Died January 16, 186_ (could not read last part of year)
Age 18 Years 3 months 20 days
 
Lucy Hines
Daughter of J.C. and L. O. Hines
December 1, 1885
March 6, 1888
 
William A. Hines
Son of J.C. and L. O. Hines
September 9, 1878
June 13, 1880
 
Susan Florine
Wife of W.N. Gilmore
January 30, 1889
April 5, 1922
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