Cemetery: African American Cemetery #2 (actual name unknown), Claiborne Parish, Louisiana Submitted for the LAGenWeb Archives by: Kelly Christian Priestly, troubles @ bayou.com, Mar. 2000 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** African American Cemetery #2 Survey made 05 March 2000 Location: Section 20, Township 22N, Range 6W (Kisatchie National Forest) Directions: From Colquitt take the Old Colquitt Road (gravel) south approximatley 4-5 miles. Cemetery is on the left just before the intersection of Old Colquitt Road (FS 911) and FS 914, and just north of Mt. Zion Cemetery. If anyone knows the actual name of this cemetery, please contact the submitter. Notes: Graves are scattered throughout the woods but most appear to be in good condition. There are several apparent unmarked graves as well as graves marked only with funeral home markers which were unreadable. NAME BORN DIED COMMENTS -----, Bobby Jr. 27 Mar 1829 18 Oct 1883 Brown, John 30 Mar 1874 15 Jun 1928 "Peoples Temple 1464, Colquitt LA" Brown, Mary A. 1854 08 Mar 1914 w/o Richard Brown Brown, Robert ----- 20 Nov 1964 Aged 84 years Brown, William 20 Dec 1870 01 Dec 1952 Aged 82 years Byrd, Annie 26 Sep 1930 06 Jan 1951 Byrd, Bobby J. 16 Apr 1982 31 Aug 1987 Byrd, James 16 Apr 1909 15 Sep 1939 Calimee, Sudie 12 Feb 1888 05 Jul 1944 Aged 56 years Calomee, Earvin 1870 1941 Franklin, Alfred J. 30 Aug 1892 28 Sep 1892 Aged 1 month Franklin, Fannie 08 Jul 1876 31 Sep 1892 Aged 16y, 10m Johnson, Nancy ----- ----- w/o Doe Johnson Malone, Georgia 11 Apr 1911 06 Jun 1952 Aged 41 years Roberson, John 1876 1910 Shellman, Anna 1842 10 Jul 1903 w/o Augustus Shellman Shelton, Luzana 1877 03 Apr 1942 Aged 65 years Turner, Denmer D. 04 Jun 1896 09 Oct 1933 LA Pvt 814 Pioneer Inf Turner, Emma Line 1872 04 May 1945 Aged 73 years Walker, Lee -- Dec 1892 02 Feb 1893 West, John 25 Dec 1886 22 Nov 1958 Aged 72 years West, Josie 01 Sep 1897 08 Oct 1980 Williams, Lizza 1881 20 Jun 1963 # # #