Cemeteries: Rochelle Black Cemetery (Abandoned); Grant Parish, La
Submitted to   USGENWEB   -   by: Michael May. 
See http://rochelle.winnfreenet.com for info on Rochelle Louisiana
Date 4/13/2006 Photos taken see website.



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GPS 31.78111 -92.3712600 

Located north of Georgetown to the right of US 165 Contact Michael May 

This cemetery was located at the south end of old Rochelle behind the black part
of town. The # of graves has not been counted must be over 100 unmarked graves
Graves can be found because they are lower than than normal. 

This Cemetery was abandoned sometime before the 40s when the mill closed and all 
the blacks left the north part of grant parish. It badly needs something to mark 
the limits of the graveyard and markers placed on the unmarked graves while you
can still tell where they are. If you can help please contact me.

 A few graves have caved in. 1 Grave was found marked with a pine knot and someone 
has pored cement on the ground covering some of the marked graves. 
At one time the loggers drove through this cem when cutting trees 1 large marker made
of bricks was disrupted and the bricks are now unstacked. Its unknown if this brick marker
was a grave marker or something else. Another one just like it has been spotted 
in the White cemetery.

The US 156 4 Lane will be very close to this unmarked cemetery and its unclear if
anyone knows it is here because it is not on any USGS government maps.

When walking in on the cemetery the first marker found was of Rev Anderson.

I took photos of these and can not read some of the wording. I will have to retake

This is a large abandoned cemetery with only a few of the graves marked most likely
over 100 are unmarked. 

"Rochelle" was a huge company town of sawmill employees and their families.
It provided a home for more than 1,000 persons,most employed by the mill.
During its heyday, it was just as large as Colfax today. Of course, as time passed
and the sawmill closed down, people moved from the area, leaving behind deceased
loved ones in the white and black cemetery's. Most unmarked. 



Rev W. Anderson Died Sept 7 1925  Age 56 Years ( ????? Star Lodge) 
(has some script and lodge info I can not yet read)

CHAS HIOHARD  June 1 ? 1890 - Nov 4 1928 (2 is hard to identify think its 1928)
May he rest in peace-  Has Mason logon and another that I dont know.
(Stone is leaning over very bad.)

IN Memory of JAMES Harrmond o (has masons logo and other text?) 
Jeruth Thomas   Died 1938

W M Irving Jan 4 1872 - Oct 8 1919   (marker fallen over laying flat on ground)
Has Masons logo I think

Whilmore Stephenson Born June 22 1898 Died Sept 1? 1910 
Large Masons logo   Gone but not forgotten (and other Unreadable text)

Susie Wooten Borne - 1893 Died June 21 1928
Has some unreadable script then 208 and then Rochelle La also has a Masons logo
Think the unreadable area is the lodge#

Ed Green Died Mar 7 1917 Aged 41 Years
May he find joy in the life everlastting (half buried masons logo)

Buard Harres (hard to read)
Born Oct 31 1908 Died Apr 8 1920
Gone but not Forgotten

Lodge O.E. S 383
M&D of T 777
Logo for the ladies group of the Masons (star)
Mollie Atkins Sept 28 1892 - Feb 27 1920
God a?it? He Joah 
He reil he slaie
He Death all ??inus
(Perhaps I am reading this wrong I don't understand the words)

Has upside down pyramid logo
Alpine Lodge No 119
(Broken marker)
SAM MIMIE  July 5, 1902 - July 8,1927
Be with me again