Cemetery: Mt. Zion Cemetery, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana Submitted for the LAGenWeb Archives by: Kelly Christian Priestly, troubles @ bayou.com Date: March 2000 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Mt. Zion Cemetery Survey made 05 March 2000 Location: Section 29, Township 22N, Range 6W (Kisatchie National Forest) Directions: From Colquitt take the Old Colquitt Road (gravel) south approximatley 5-6 miles. Cemetery is on the left just before the intersection of Old Colquitt Road (FS 911) and FS 918. Notes: Some markers are broken but most appear to be in good condition. Cemetery is in excellent condition and appears to be well cared for. Earlier surveys reveal some markers which could not be found. They will be listed at the end of this survey. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAME BORN DIED COMMENTS Allen, Angeline P. 27 Mar 1838 03 Nov 1860 d/o Y.D. & M.W.; Aged 22y, 7m, 6d Allen, Barbary M. 20 May 1844 02 Mar 1855 d/o Y.D. & M.W.; Aged 10y, 9m, 13d Allen, Fannie C. 09 Jul 1833 11 Aug 1871 w/o R.A.; Aged 38y, 1m, 2d Allen, Joshua Browning 1835 1899 Co D 28 LA Inf Allen, Martha Jane 21 Mar 1846 14 Jul 1872 d/o Y.D. & M.W.; Aged 26y, 3m, 23d Allen, Mary Ann T. R. 13 Oct 1836 02 Mar 1870 d/o Y.D. & M.W.; Aged 33y, 4m, 19d Allen, Mary Matilda 16 Apr 1835 22 Oct 1881 w/o J.J. Allen Allen, R. A. 19 Oct 1839 29 Aug 1882 Allen, Young D. 17 Feb 1808 10 Nov 1881 Aged 73y, 8m, 23d Amerson, John C. 1836 1890 Pvt US Army Co C 14 Regt GA Inf Camp, Harrison 04 Jan 1806 29 Aug 1885 Aged 79y, 7m, 25d Camp, Little Bennie ----- 11 Feb 1869 s/o Jos W. & P.J.; Aged 1y, 1m, 22d Camp, Matilda T. 08 Oct 1808 20 Sep 1892 w/o Harrison; Aged 83y, 11m, 12d Camp, Permelia J. ----- 30 Apr 1868 w/o Jos. W.; Aged 27y, 2m Cleveland, Benjamin L. 07 Sep 1852 14 Jul 1853 s/o R.H. & S.A. Cleveland Cleveland, Emma C. 04 Aug 1860 30 Sep 1861 d/o R.H. & S.A. Cleveland Cleveland, Henry F. 04 Mar 1858 12 Oct 1861 s/o R.H. & S.A. Cleveland Cleveland, James J. 30 Dec 1856 15 Oct 1871 s/o R.H. & S.A. Cleveland Cleveland, Judge T. 16 Aug 1854 15 May 1871 s/o R.H. & S.A. Cleveland Cleveland, R. H. 28 Jun 1823 27 Apr 1912 Cleveland, Richard H. Jr. 21 Dec 1865 27 Aug 1866 s/o R.H. & S.A. Cleveland Cleveland, Sarah A. 01 Jul 1826 05 Jul 1884 w/o R.H. Cleveland Couey, James E. 06 Sep 1878 16 Sep 1882 s/o John E. & Mary N. Couey Couey, John 16 Nov 1881 29 Jan 1882 s/o John E. & Mary N. Couey Couey, M.N. 21 Nov 1849 20 Nov 1881 note: marker broken and no name remains; foot marker "M.N.C."; see previous listing below Couey, Mary Leanna 20 Oct 1876 08 Oct 1884 d/o J.E. & Elnora Couey Dawson, Fannie M. 12 Jul 1883 25 Jul 1884 d/o R.P. & G.C.; Aged 1y, 13d Dawson, Infant Twins 04 Jan 1887 ----- inf t/o R.P. & Georgia Dawson Dawson, R. Fred 05 Aug 1888 27 Jul 1889 s/o A.H. & V.B. Dawson Featherston, Arm of John W. M.D. Featherston, Rosa D. 28 Jul 1872 23 Nov 1874 J.C. ----- ----- foot marker without headstone; possibly a "Couey" L.F.A. ----- ----- foot marker without headstone; see previous listing below Lay, Velma May 10 Nov 1890 24 Nov 1891 d/o W.L. & E.M. Lay Longino, Salle Cleveland 12 Apr 1864 01 Mar 1890 w/o Luther Longino Miller, Rosa Mills 29 May 1838 23 Sep 1871 w/o Rev Jno A; Aged 33y, 3m, 25d Nelson, 4 plot markers ----- ----- Nelson, Delilah P. 04 Oct 1813 07 Jun 1899 w/o James F.; Aged 85y, 8m, 3d Nelson, James F. 11 Aug 1805 16 Mar 1872 Aged 66y, 5m, 5d Nelson, James Willis D.D.S. ----- 25 Oct 1884 s/o Andrew Jackson & Amanda Langston Nelson Nelson, Kate 04 Jul 1892 14 May 1893 d/o J.T. & S.A. Nelson Nelson, Little Joe 27 Jan 1891 29 Oct 1891 s/o J.T. & S.A. Nelson Nelson, Mary Permelia 25 Oct 1887 11 Nov 1887 d/o J.T. & S.A. Nelson Nelson, Theo Debet 31 Aug 1889 06 Aug 1890 d/o J.T. & S.A. Nelson Nelson, Thomas M. ----- 26 Jan 1891 s/o Andrew J. & Amanda L. Nelson Nelson, Vivian Troupe 10 Feb 1890 08 Sep 1891 d/o A.S. & E.V.; Aged 1y, 6m, 27d Nelson, Willie Jarrell 26 Jul 1862 06 Oct 1885 w/o Asbury S.; Aged 23y, 2m, 10d Taylor, Hugh ----- 09 Jul 1874 Aged 74 years Taylor, Iva Lalia 13 Sep 1889 07 Aug 1890 d/o H.C. & G.A. Taylor Taylor, Jonathan 11 Oct 1801 01 Jul 1881 Aged 79y, 8m, 21d Taylor, Mary P. 05 Aug 1808 01 Apr 1886 w/o Jonathan Taylor Taylor, Susan 12 Mar 1812 19 Dec 1857 w/o Hugh; Aged 45y, 9m, 7d Taylor, William Carr ----- 1860 s/o Hugh & Susan Carr Taylor Winn, S. E. 02 Dec 1833 25 Sep 1887 w/o G.T. Winn ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Two previous listings, Wanda Volentine Head & Mrs. James Green (1960s), published in "Cemetery Inscriptions of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, Vol II," reveal some markers that are now missing or damaged. These additional listings are posted with the permission of Wanda Volentine Head, co-author of the afore mentioned book. Abercrombie, John 02 Apr 1826 19 Sep 1859 Abercrombie, L. F. 17 Mar 1831 02 Nov 1863 Couey, Mary Nora Langston 21 Nov 1849 20 Nov 1881 w/o John E. Couey # # #