PALESTINE BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY, Caldwell Parish, LA Submitted by Lloyd Chatham Listing Compiled by Lloyd & Linda Chatham July 28, 1998 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Palestine Baptist Church was organized about 1842. No doubt some of the graves that have no stone today might be of some of the early residents of the community. It is fortunate that there was a record to be found in a book titled "Caldwell Parish Garden of Memories." The cemetery is well kept up with a chain-length fence around it. Take Highway 4 East from Chatham about 13 miles until you see the Palestine Church sign on your left. The church and cemetery are visible once you turn off Highway 4. NAME; Date of Birth; Date of Death; Additional Known Information Amason, Clara Kennedy, 4/17/1892, 1/3/1952 w/o Eli W. Amason Amason, Eli William, 7/11/1882, 10/17/1969 Amason, Kennedy J., 5/26/1912, 8/3/1995 Ssgt USArmy WWII s/o Eli & Clara Amason Amason, Mary Loftin, 1851, 1919 w/o Wiley W. Amason Amason, Whit W., 7/27/1909, 3/13/1981 s/o Eli & Clara Amason Amason, Wiley Whitfield, 2/14/1850, 3/7/1930 Anding, Infant, No dates Anding, Infant, No dates Anding, Infant, No dates Anding, Lottie H., 1/17/1875, 5/1/1950 w/o Simeon W. Anding Anding, Simeon W., 4/23/1872, 11/9/1947 Anding, Venn E., 4/8/1908, 2/14/1972 Pfc USArmy WWII Aulds, Bobby J., 9/7/1930, 6/30/1993 w/o Edward D. Aulds Aulds, Edward D., 3/9/1919, 11/7/1986 Bailey, Donnie Wayne, 9/17/1964, 9/19/1964 s/o Marvin & Merry Norstrom Bailey Bailey, H. Woster, 2/7/1892, 1/3/1935 Bailey, Odis McGhee, 7/6/1897, 2/2/1917 w/o H.W. Bailey & d/o A.W. & Katie McGhee Bailey, Quinton M., 4/29/1937, 3/11/1938 s/o Mr. & Mrs. W.M. Bailey Bailey, Roy G., 9/30/1921, 2/25/1998 Bailey, William E., 2/6/1943, 6/4/1943 s/o Mr. & Mrs. W.M. Bailey Banister, Alma Steele, 6/28/1901, 4/9/1934 Banister, Benny B., 3/27/1921, 12/7/1926 s/o B.B. & S.A. Banister Banister, Emma M., 4/8/1853, 5/8/1927 Barnett, A.E., 4/2/1904, 5/19/1953 Barnett, Ada M., 12/18/1899, 8/27/1901 d/o L.R. & Naomi Barnett Barnett, Angie E. Hargrove, 2/9/1877, 1/26/1905 w/o B.B. Barnett Barnett, Browder B., 8/2/1869, 9/9/1938 Barnett, George Delton, 3/10/1971, 8/23/1979 Barnett, Katie E., 12/31/1902, 8/22/1905 d/o L.R. & Naomi Barnett Barnett, Mary E., 1/9/1897, 8/23/1903 d/o L.R. & Naomi Barnett Barnett, Naomi Hargrove, 10/5/1881, 10/3/1939 Barnette, J.B., 1907, 1981 Barnette, Katie, 2/3/1873, 12/21/1952 Black, Grandma, No dates Brister, James William, 9/14/1922, 11/6/1986 h/o Annie Nettles Brown, Ira Alson, 11/26/1907, 10/21/1972 Brown, James C., 1/23/1909, 9/27/1969 Pvt Co. A, 156th Inf. 31st Inf. Div. WWII Brown, Marcelle Steele, 5/31/1923, 10/29/1985 Brown, Mattie Lue Weaver, 1/28/1880, 8/29/1959 w/o Walter Brown Brown, Walter, 12/26/1870, 10/15/1932 Bush, Mamie Virginia, 3/6/1896, 8/16/1927 w/o Oliver S. Bush Bush, Oliver Sherman, 3/2/1893, 4/26/1973 Butler, Clyde, 11/1/1903, 10/12/1905 s/o Armster & Katie Butler Butler, Infant dau., 10/30/1949, 10/30/1949 d/o Bernard & Iva Mae Butler Butler, Katie Hargrove, 6/14/1883, 12/2/1956 w/o Thomas A. Butler Butler, Marion, 1838, 1916 Pvt Co. H, 8th Reg. Miss Inf. CSA Butler, Mary L. McElroy, 10/29/1842, 10/23/1915 w/o Marion Butler Butler, Thomas Armster, 8/15/1879, 6/23/1973 Carr, Ruby Earline Downs, 3/16/1929, 2/12/1994 Carter, Azalee Downs, 1910, 1982 Coates, Archie Jackson Sr., 7/17/1888, 10/22/1963 Coates, Ebbie, 2/29/1904, 7/28/1913 Coates, Edith Gregory, 2/2/1919, 8/9/1968 Coates, Ellis Webb, 12/2/1899, 11/12/1994 Coates, Emma Monique, 6/20/1902, 7/6/1997 Coates, Flora Gregory, 12/25/1898, 2/8/1981 w/o Archie J. Coates Coates, Ida Traylor, 10/4/1863, 3/1/1952 w/o Joseph P. Coates Coates, Joseph Pollard, 4/22/1857, 10/10/1934 Coates, Laura Steele, 11/26/1902, 10/13/1976 w/o Ellis W. Coates Coates, Mack, 11/12/1928, 11/13/1928 s/o Henry & Vera Presley Coates Coates, Orland Dyche, 10/26/1893, 9/1/1968 La Pvt 2nd Cas Co 1st Dev Btn WWI Cole, Alfred Donald, 3/3/1904, 3/10/1986 Cole, Clarence Allen, 5/16/1958, 4/10/1971 Cole, Elsie Ball, 12/24/1920, 4/28/1996 w/o Leon O. Cole Cole, Evelyn A., 5/3/1933, 2/21/1983 Cole, Inez Eubanks, 4/24/1911, 5/5/1997 w/o Alfred D. Cole married 5/20/1946 Cole, Jeff Lee, 11/28/1907, 3/6/1954 Cole, Loyce W., 2/22/1910, 11/11/1974 w/o Jeff L. Cole Cole, Tressie Butler, 6/1/1882, 1/27/1962 Coslett, Angie Dortch, 5/8/1895, 11/25/1963 Crockett, Charles Edward, 9/27/1961, 7/4/1970 s/o Douglas & Nancy Crockett Davitt, Edward M., 12/10/1886, 10/9/1939 Davitt, Georgia L., 9/24/1894, 6/11/1903 d/o Bornie & R.J. Davitt Davitt, Infant, No dates Dortch, Daisey, 1/22/1888, 3/21/1977 Dortch, David Alfonso, 5/13/1886, 6/16/1939 Dortch, Emmitt M., 8/27/1905, 7/4/1961 Dortch, Gertha Petterson, 3/23/1909, 6/3/1981 w/o Lannie Dortch married 10/31/1925 Dortch, Grace Land, 2/17/1905, 5/6/1975 Dortch, Ida W., 3/22/1883, 11/19/1966 w/o Samuel O. Dortch Dortch, J. Walter, 9/12/1868, 1/17/1944 Dortch, James H. "Jimmy" Sr., 4/16/1941, 7/23/1995 h/o Elizabeth Hicks Dortch, Joyce W., 3/17/1908, 11/28/1974 Dortch, Lannie Sr., 9/5/1907, 1/7/1975 PFC USArmy Dortch, Mary Laura, 3/15/1858, 11/11/1958 w/o N.B. Dortch married 12/15/1875 Dortch, Mrs. W.M., No dates Dortch, Napoleon B., 10/13/1852, 8/9/1899 Dortch, Samuel O., 9/20/1878, 10/13/1952 Dortch, Solon Clifton, 7/7/1910, 9/10/1975 Dortch, W. Harry, 1/22/1902, 6/9/1951 Dortch, W.M., No dates Dortch, Willie L., 9/27/1878, 12/18/1961 Dunlap, Ed Dover, 4/13/1910, 10/30/1994 Dunlap, Harvey Lee, 9/29/1942, 9/29/1942 s/o Ed & Ruby Dunlap Dunlap, Ruby Lee, 3/5/1914, 6/12/1994 w/o Ed Dover Dunlap Dyche, Captain J.T., No dates, aged 79 years Ewing, Dottie M., 12/22/1896, 7/23/1983 w/o Houston T. Ewing Ewing, Houston T., 2/22/1910, 3/7/1977 Farr, Golden H. "Bugg", 6/28/1908, 2/7/1982 Farr, Robert L. "Bob", 1/1/1906, 10/1/1975 Faulks, Don Carlos, 11/28/1903, 12/12/1947 s/o Robert & Margaret Faulks Faulks, Evie, 6/14/1894, 4/14/1971 w/o John W. Faulks married 12/11/1913 Faulks, John Dyke, 2/1/1906, 8/22/1993 h/o Ethel Butler Faulks, John William, 11/22/1890, 5/3/1959 Faulks, Margaret Ireland, 3/22/1878, 8/14/1934 w/o Robert L. Faulks Faulks, Robert Lee, 11/27/1873, 2/11/1913 Fern, Leslie, 9/9/1910, 6/6/1976 h/o Jeraldine Faulks Tec 5 USArmy WWII Ford, Kay W., 3/30/1848, 6/15/1911 Ford, M.E., No dates Ford, Maggie M., 6/29/1880, 8/25/1889 d/o M.E. & K.W. Ford Ford, Sallie Reynolds, 8/31/1861, 1/29/1908 Fox, J.B., 2/28/1858, 9/12/1945 Fox, James W., 8/10/1885, 6/16/1967 Fox, Jesse Lee, 2/24/1918, 11/15/1986 Cpl USArmy WWII Fox, Myrl, 7/7/1912, 7/21/1912 Fox, Nova D. Coffey, 4/1/1893, 4/21/1954 w/o James W. Fox Fox, Winnie Cockerham, 3/28/1858, 3/8/1920 w/o J.B. Fox Fulks, Cynthia A., 3/4/1867, 9/19/1932 Fulks, Jessie, 12/7/1892, 9/18/1917 d/o Mrs. Cynthia Fulks Gentry, Floy Dortch, 5/28/1916, 1/30/1997 w/o John W. Gentry Gentry, John Webb, 3/7/1910, 7/1/1973 Girod, Billy Ray, 9/25/1938, 2/21/1985 h/o Evelyn J. Girod Gregory, Robbie Massey, 8/2/1930, 5/31/1996 w/o Odie Lee Gregory Griffin, Jewel, 4/28/1899, 12/27/1971 Gunn, Frank M., 1880, 5/30/1931 Gunn, Vera Nell, 1925, 1926 Haddox, David Harold, 11/19/1912, 1/22/1996 h/o Willie Mae Butler Haddox, Ezzie C. "Big Boy", 2/26/1902, 7/31/1992 h/o Chlotile Fox Haddox, Hamilton Ceveil, 6/26/1921, 5/25/1996 Haddox, James M., 6/24/1914, 1/25/1990 Pvt USArmy WWII Haddox, Juanita Hargrove, 3/19/1924, 6/11/1995 w/o Hamilton C. Haddox Haddox, Oliver Chlovice, 7/29/1919, 10/19/1994 Haddox, Oliver King, 11/27/1882, 11/20/1974 Haddox, Susie Mae, 11/25/1883, 3/1/1947 w/o Oliver K. Haddox Hamilton, A.M., No dates, w/o William Hamilton Hamilton, Eliza, 1/9/1888, 9/21/1888 d/o William & A.M. Hamilton Hamilton, Margaret C., 7/11/1881, 3/20/1952 w/o Thomas C. Hamilton Hamilton, Marshel T., 7/19/?, 6/7/1902 Hamilton, Thomas C., 2/12/1878, 11/12/1946 Hamilton, William, No dates, Co. D, 17th La Inf. CSA Hargrove, Benjamin Frank, 5/17/1891, 1/22/1965 Hargrove, Ida L. Bivens, 10/19/1898, 10/27/1984 w/o B.F. Hargrove married 6/16/1916 Hargrove, John, No dates Hargrove, Katie A., 1/20/1856, 8/26/1907 w/o W.J. Hargrove Hargrove, Mary Dortch, 1863, 1929 Hargrove, William J., 10/26/1852, 8/2/1933 Hargrove, Willie Arthur, 9/11/1894, 10/4/1952 La Pvt 43rd Inf. 15th Div WWI Head, Emmitt B., 8/23/1907, 2/11/1993 Head, Eula Lee B., 2/23/1909, 4/29/1972 Head, Robert Ernest Jr., 10/19/1925, 10/21/1932 Head, Tommie, 1938, 1993 Hendrickson, Grace M., 10/29/1901, 5/23/1982 w/o James Hendrickson married 3/19/1921 Hendrickson, James H., 2/18/1895, 8/28/1978 Hennigan, Frank M., 4/10/1878, 9/20/1957 Hobbs, Evie, 6/25/1898, 7/2/1916 w/o H.H. Hobbs Kelly, General, No dates Kelly, Sal, No dates Kemp, Terry L. McGinnis, 2/2/18?, 12/1/1934 w/o Thomas J. Kemp Kemp, Thomas J., 3/12/1883, 1/24/1938 King, Austin "Pat", 12/2/1872, 10/3/1963 Knighten, Joe, No dates Knighten, Samuel Joseph, 4/13/1905, 11/26/1986 Knighten, Samuel Joseph, 4/13/1905, 11/26/1986 Larche, Johnnie E. Reynolds, 9/15/1888, 3/23/1913 w/o Dr. L.E. Larche Lay, Beulah Lynette, 7/23/1931, 9/19/1933 d/o Mr. & Mrs. W.H. Lay Lay, J.H., No dates Lay, Mrs. J.H., No dates Lay, Pearl Humphreys, 4/23/1902, 3/6/1985 w/o William Lay married 5/15/1929 Lay, William Hardy, 1/16/1902, 6/16/1967 McCallan, Infant, No dates McGrady, Jessie Faulks, 7/24/1897, 6/15/1982 w/o Ray McGrady McGrady, Ray Allen, 8/20/1891, 5/13/1962 McGrew, Alvin C., 7/6/1910, 3/4/1981 McGrew, Estelle W., 10/14/1914, 6/11/1992 w/o Alvin C. McGrew married 5/24/1934 McGrew, Jesse Jr. 3/27/1932, 3/28/1932 s/o Jesse & Lena McGrew McGrew, Jesse L., 11/20/1907, 1/1/1987 h/o Lena Head McGrew, John Wesley, 10/13/1880, 4/22/1977 McGrew, Louella Hargrove, 1/24/1889, 12/3/1956 w/o J.W. McGrew married 2/24/1905 Morgan, M.M. Reynolds Morrow, 7/9/1838, 11/10/1905 w/o G.W. Morrow & J.H. Morgan Morris, Elba Cole, 2/19/1915, 1/7/1966 w/o Fred H. Morris Morris, Emmer Nettles, 1/14/1857, 3/13/1911 w/o J.T. Morris Morris, Fred Henry, 9/2/1910, 9/8/1970 Morris, George W., 1852, 1940 Morris, Henriette, 1854, 1931 w/o George W. Morris Morris, Ida Wright, 12/6/1901, 9/10/1975 w/o John W. Morris Morris, J.T., 1846, 1939 Morris, John Henry, 9/6/1881, 4/12/1959 Morris, John W., 2/23/1884, 7/7/1961 Morris, Ruth Griffin, 6/2/1889, 11/5/1969 w/o John Henry Morris Morris, Sallie Drue, 1/18/1915, 6/23/1977 Morris, Ted B., 12/14/1906, 1/16/1990 Nettles, Infant son, No dates Nettles, Mrs. B.B., No dates Nettles, Samuel Benjamin, 4/10/1892, 8/18/1964 Nettles, Turah Hamilton, 9/23/1901, 11/9/1945 w/o Samuel Nettles married 2/8/1922 Ogan, George F., 2/1/1912, 1/2/1983 Ogan, Margaret E., 4/27/1923, 4/15/1979 w/o George F. Ogan Perritt, Alma Roberts, 10/?/1870, 2/?/1911 Perritt, Infant son, No dates Perritt, Infant son, No dates Perritt, Infant, No dates Peterson, C. Curtis, 10/30/1905, 3/18/1925 s/o Jesse & Lillie Peterson Peterson, Harvey Clarence, 2/25/1901, 11/1/1960 Peterson, Infant, 2/5/1952, 2/5/1952 Peterson, Jesse L., 4/26/1873, 8/27/1947 Peterson, John Wesley, 10/19/1874, 2/4/1961 Peterson, Lillie Penola, 2/7/1881, 3/7/1939 w/o Jesse Peterson Peterson, Mary Hargrove, 3/11/1880, 2/23/1957 w/o John W. Peterson Phares, Eugene George, 10/10/1895, 10/24/1947 Preusser, Nannie Head, 1880, 1936 Railey, Argent Butler, 4/14/1866, 8/1/1939 w/o William J. Railey Railey, John Everett, 11/2/1885, 7/13/1956 Railey, William Jefferson, 6/19/1864, 10/13/1933 Reynolds, Edora, 5/10/1851, 4/17/1947 w/o John T. Reynolds Reynolds, Graham, 8/13/1909, 5/23/1911 Reynolds, James B., 5/17/1844, 11/16/1892 Reynolds, John T., No birth date, died 8/9/1920 Co. E, 24th Miss Inf. CSA Reynolds, Maggie A., died 4/26/1892 aged 4 yrs Reynolds, Marie, 10/22/1913, 10/29/1913 Reynolds, Walter, 1/6/1912, 6/28/1913 Sprague, James L., No dates, Co H, 4th Missouri Inf. Spanish Am. War Sprague, Nettie, 9/19/1879, 2/18/1934 Steele, Angeline Nettles, 10/2/1837, 2/28/1904 w/o William Steele Steele, Annie Renfroe, 2/9/1872, 3/16/1952 w/o John F. Steele Steele, Cecil Coates, 6/12/1897, 3/28/1958 w/o Harry Steele Steele, Charles Rex, 8/26/1921, 3/25/1965 Steele, Claud H., 10/19/1905, 7/20/1977 Steele, Emmitt Bert, 1/19/1897, 8/21/1958 Steele, Floy E. Green, 9/18/1906, 8/2/1982 w/o Emmitt Steele married 12/2/1920 Steele, Harry, 1/8/1891, 3/18/1975 Steele, Infant, No dates Steele, John Frank, 9/27/1888, 5/30/1893 Steele, John Franklin, 1/23/1858, 12/15/1946 Steele, Karen, 11/28/1967, 9/1/1968 Steele, Mamie Green, 8/9/1902, 9/27/1985 w/o Claud H. Steele Steele, Margaret E. Fairman, 1/4/1930, 5/17/1968 w/o William Harry Steele Jr. Steele, Mary Bowen, 12/26/1924, 12/3/1996 w/o Charles R. Steele Steele, Maud Roberts, 4/30/1868, 9/2/1964 w/o William L. Steele Steele, Sinnie L., 3/20/1886, 8/22/1892 d/o W.L. & M.M. Steele Steele, William Lagrand, 6/22/1861, 1/27/1942 Tabb, Nettie Banister, 3/31/1876, 9/21/1943 w/o H.T. Tabb Taylor, Lizzie, 1875, 12/22/1886 sister of Emmer Nettles Thomas, Tommie Dortch, 5/6/1932, 7/31/1980 Tomlinson, Bobbie, 11/16/1894, 7/23/1895 d/o S.A. & R.J. Tomlinson Tomlinson, R.J., No dates Waggoner, Calvin Ellie Jr., 3/10/1939, 3/10/1939 Waggoner, Mary Jeanette, 7/20/1940, 7/20/1940 d/o Mr. & Mrs. C.E. Waggoner Waggoner, Pauline Hargrove, 10/22/1916, 3/22/1993 w/o C.E. Waggoner Watts, Charley Howard, 1/23/1922, 9/10/1997 h/o Bessie Butler Williams, Ben E., 4/22/1919, 7/31/1993 s/o Rufus & Katie Williams Williams, Gus, 8/3/1915, 7/23/1917 s/o Mr. & Mrs. R.R. Williams Williams, Katie Nettles, 3/21/1889, 1/16/1984 w/o Rufus Williams married 5/22/1911 Williams, Rufus Royd, 11/12/1881, 7/5/1963 Womack, Beulah Barnett, 12/7/1899, 12/8/1924 w/o J.W. Womack Womack, Dettie Coates, 12/25/1886, 7/2/1965 w/o Jack B. Womack Womack, Fannie Kennedy, 2/22/1860, 7/31/1940 w/o Richard H. Womack Womack, George W., 3/28/1881, 4/15/1884 s/o Richard & Fannie Womack Womack, Jack Blanks, 4/10/1879, 4/20/1955 Womack, Oscar L. Sr., 5/2/1877, 10/19/1950 Womack, Panola, 4/2/1876, 2/25/1948 Womack, Richard Harry, 6/5/1852, 5/24/1904 Woods, John T., 12/15/1850, 3/20/1923 Woods, Mary Madden, 2/27/1865, 4/9/1949 Wright, Laura Viola, 12/30/1865, 12/23/1938 The following people had readable stones when this cemetery was last recorded about 1970 but the stones are no longer to be found. Banister, Benjamin W., 10/27/1913, 10/27/1913 s/o M.J. & B. L. Banister Barnette, Infant, No dates child of J.B. Barnette Barnette, Infant, No dates child of J.B. Barnette Barnette, Infant, No dates child of J.B. Barnette Barnette, Infant, No dates child of J.B. Barnette Barnette, Infant, No dates child of J.B. Barnette Barnette, Infant, No dates child of J.B. Barnette Barnette, M.R., No dates Barnette, W.J., No dates Beasley, Mr., No dates Brown, J.N., 2/12/1952, 12/2/1956 Brown, Lilly, No dates Cole, Infant, 7/15/1956, 7/15/1956 Cole, Lionel A., 12/27/1905, 2/11/1946 Cole, Sam C., 1877, 1952 Cratie, Fred, No dates Cribbs, Carrie, No dates Dortch, Ercie, No dates Dortch, Infant, No dates Child of Mr. & Mrs. S.O. Dortch Francisco, Elbert, Died 9/30/1952 Frank, Infant, No dates Golden, Mrs., No dates Gray, Thomas, No dates Gregory, Infant, No dates Gunn, Infant, No dates Hennigan, Mrs. Joe, No dates Hennigan, Mrs., No dates Kelly, Infant, No dates Kelly, Infant, No dates Morgan, Mrs., No dates Mosley, Infant, No dates Nettles, Infant, No dates Nettles, Infant, No dates child of B.B. Nettles Nettles, Mrs. B.B., No dates O'Quinn, Fulton, died 9/30/1944 aged 71 years Railey, Quinton M., 4/29/1937, 3/11/1938 Reeves, No dates Shows, Elizabeth, died 10/22/1956 aged 15 years Summers, No dates Thomas, Infant, No dates ### AC 8/2/98