African American Cemetery, Franklin Parish, LA Submitted by: Karen Robinson Marcus and DeWanna Robinson Oct.2013 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved.http://usgwarchives.net/ copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Cemetery Found In Middle of Cornfield HWY 562 (off Highway 4, out toward Fort Necessity) . There used to be a church called Daughter of Zion Edward Dean - July 24, 1956 - July 25 1956 Jess Lighten - June 8, 1888 - Aug.2, 1968 Philip Ware - May 4, 1895 Oct. WW I Clasie Swazer 1897 - May 11, 1962 Our Beloved Mother Wilford Hazzard 1913 1982 Father Shirley B. Hunter - Sept.29, 1951 - Dec. 20 1994 "Big Mama" Tom J Bryant - Aug. 25, 1918 - July 22, 1962 WW II Milton Brown SR. - 1910 - 1993 Fred Mathis - 1918 - 2010N D Heckard - Dec. 19, 1907 FatherAnna H. Carloss - May 30 1902 - Aug 27 1971 O.E.S. Sister Addie Mathis - June 24, 1915 - Nov 23, 1978