Cemeteries: Wilson Cemetery, Claiborne Parish, LA Submitted for the LAGenWeb Archives by: Kelly Priestly, troubles @ bayou.com Date: May 2000 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Wilson Cemetery east of Homer, Claiborne Parish, LA Survey made: May 23, 2000 Directions: Take Hwy 146 East out of Homer, LA. Turn left (North) onto Hwy 518 (also same road that leads to Lake Claiborne Spillway). Travel North for 0.9 miles. Cemetery is on the left down a small trail and approximately 100 feet off Hwy 518. Notes: Three rows of graves with only two apparently unmarked. Cemetery is in fine condition and enclosed by a fence. Names listed in order of burial. Single spaced lines indicate a double marker; double spaced lines indicate single markers. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 1: Owens, Posie Wilson 1886 1966 Owens, W. Clayton 1883 1941 ("At Rest") Row 2: Unknown--head and foot markers with no inscription. Wilson, Walton 26 Nov 1839 15 Nov 1917 ("Thy memory shall ever be a guiding star to Heaven") Wilson, Sicily A. Honeycutt 14 Oct 1839 12 May 1934 ("Wife of Walton Wilson"; "Our Mother") Weaver, Mrs. Ruth 1899 1920 Row 3: Unknown--marker with no dates (Note: I was not sure if this was actually marking a grave or had just been placed there. It was not listed in a prior survey made in the 1980s.) Stevens, J. C. 22 Jul 1884 22 Sep 1902 ("Son of I. H. & E. A. Stevens"; "Aged 18 years, 2 months"; "At rest with Jesus") Stevens, Eliza 15 Sep 1861 25 Feb 1908 ("Wife of I. H. Stevens"; Aged 46 years, 5 months, 10 days"; "At rest with Jesus") Stevens, I. H. 1856 1930 Stevens, Bennie 06 Jan 1886 08 Jul 1917 ("Son of I. H. & E. A. Stevens"; "Gone but not forgotten") # # #