Cemeteries: Murrell Cemetery, Claiborne Parish, LA Submitted for the LAGenWeb Archives by: Michael D. O'Rourke Date: May 2001 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** MURRELL CEMETERY: Located in Claiborne Parish Louisiana. Directions, take Germantown Rd. north out of Minden La. when you cross the Webster/Claiborne Parish line go two more miles, turn right on to Claiborne Parish Rd #180, go 2.6 miles, there will be a small brass plaque on the side of the road, turn right on gravel road, the road will fork, take the fork to left and you will dead end at the cemetery. (cemetery is only six tenths of a mile from hwy 180). This cemetery is located on Willamette Industries property and there is a locked gate, contact Doug Marquardt in Emerson Arkansas for entry. phone #870-547-2955 This cemetery has both white and blacks. Inventoried 9 May 2001 by Mike O'Rourke ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John MURRELL Sr. 1748 - 1847 Margaret Sasser MURRELL Note: John & Margaret 1782 - 1869 double stone John MURRELL Jr. 1812 - 1908 Elizabeth Peters MURRELL 1814 - 1883 Sacred To the memory of Lee MURRELL Died Mar 25 1817 Aged 25 Yr. 9 Mo Katie HARPER Died 1898 Born in Germany Grandfather of Emmaline Miller Botzong Langheld Fredrick MILLER & Long John Miller. First white man Burried in 1765 - 1822 Claiborne Parish Stephen BUTTLER Born in Tenn. Born Oct 29 1807 Died in Claiborne Parish Louisiana Died April 13 1861 at rest Harvey SMITH Born Mar 2 1861 Note: has double wide cement over grave Died Feb 13 1942 but only one marker Aged 81 Yr Sleep on Marcellus T. JONES Died in Homer La. Oct 8 1859 Aged 35 Yr 9 Mo 8 Dys Ella M___CHELL Note: Temp funeral home marker June 15 1910 name missing letters July 22 1951 very hard to read Bella JACKSON Born ???? Died Sep 25 1912 Jack CHATWON Note: date might be wrong Died March 21 1916 that is best guess Aged 74 George JACKSON H/O Rockann Jackson Died Feb 21 1921 Gone but not forgotten Myrtle E. WHITE Born July 26 1933 Homer Louisiana Note: has picture of black girl Died Oct 4 1946 Los Angles California Lula W. NUNLEY Died May 19 1949 Note: no birth date At rest Omeria HENDERSON Born May 5 1922 Died Apr 28 1945 Aged 22Yr 11mo 23 Dys Willie STROWDER Born 1893 Died Dec 26 1921 Aged 28 Yr 5 Mo 24 Dys Willie STRAWDER Louisiana Note: Strawder and Strowder are two separate Pvt U S ARMY markers with two spellings. Don't know Dec 28 1920 if Dec 28 1920 is birth or death date Webster WHITE Born 1865 Died Sep 18 1943 Aged 78 Sleep on Milden H. WHITE Born 1914 Note: can not read death yr Died 191_ J. C. PORCH Note: name could be PORC II very hard to read May 8 1821 1903 may also be wrong Sep ?? 1903 ?? Memory of our Mother Maggie WHITE No dates Cora WHITE Note: can not read dates Born May __ 19__ Died ___ __ 1922 ?? At rest Johnnie WHITE Born 1873 Died 1921 Aged 48 Calsay____ WHITE Born Oct 2 1919 Note: can not read all letters on first name Died Oct 2 1926 and death date looks to be oct 2 Rosa Mae WHITE Born May 1 1927 Died Sep 4 1928 Age 1 Yr 4 Mo One angel more Rachel MERRIETT Born 184 0 Died Aug 1 1944 Aged 104 Lee MERRIETT Born 1839 Died March 6 1909 Aged 70 Yr Royster Son of Madison & Mollie LEWIS Dec 22 1898 May 26 1903 James Robert LEWIS Born July 12 1907 Died July 21 1922 At rest Madison LEWIS Born 186 9 Died 1943 Aged 74 Yr In Memory of our Mother Mollie LEWIS Born 1866 Died Feb 9 1953 At rest Robert W. WHITE Born Oct 30 1863 Died Jun 14 1937 Aged 70 Yr Enoch WHITE Was born during the years of Note: no dates slavery, he reached a ripe old age I hope to meet him again some day in the great beyound. by his only daughter Victoria Lewis Beloved Father Thomas W. PRICE Sep 9 1887 - Mar 28 1927 dedicated by your loving children & grandchildren 1996 Elnora APPLEWHITE Note: might be Elnora Apple White Born Oct 16 1866 Died Aug 16 1936 Aged 70 Yr Sophronia PRICE Note: Suprememe Royal Circle Early Rose Circle of friends of the world # 1631 died Jan 20 1924 Foot stone Price James LEWIS Born 1875 Died Aug 2 1931 we will meet again Allen WHITE Jr. Louisiana Pvt. 1 Cl 329 Labor Bn January 26 1895 March 14 1933 let not the dead be forgotten lest men forget that they must die Lula WHITE Died Apr 8 1942 Aged 84 Yr Allen WHITE Died May 30 1935 Aged 84 Yr _______ WHITE Note: can not read first name and not Born July 9 1931 ?? real sure of 1931 Hattie WHITE Born Feb 5 1905 Died May 5 1931 Note: not real sure of 1931 Bro. W. C. LEWIS Was a recording steward of the Union Grove CME Church He taught in the public schools 40 years. We loved him but God loved him best, sleep on and take your restloving memory by his wife # # #