Cemetery Listings for: YOUNG LADIES BENEVOLENT CEMETERY AKA – Morristown Benevolent Cemetery Off of 182 – Morristown St., Broom Place and Dantin St. RACELAND, LAFOURCHE PARISH, LA Note: Some obits refer to the burial as Morristown Benevolent Cemetery But the correct Cemetery is actually Young Ladies Benevolent Cemetery. Submitted 12 Jun 2011 by Cynthia Daigle Last Modified and submitted: Jan 2017 by Chris Tidwell "CONTENTS OF THIS FILE HAVE BEEN UPDATED THROUGH: 31 Dec 2015" Source: Much of the information contained in this cemetery file was researched, processed and formatted by Robert Looper (dec.), Brian Oster (dec.), Velton Guidry (dec.), Christine Tidwell, and Cynthia Daigle. In order to assure that the cemetery tables that were being maintained on the La Societe des Cajuns Society website will continue to be available to users, they have been converted to a format that can be displayed on the GenWeb Archives sites for Lafourche and Terrebonne Parish by Christine Tidwell and Cynthia Daigle, with additional update information having been added by them and will be updated periodically. Please refer to the biographical section http://www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafourche/biograph.htm for a short tribute to three men who had a desire to preserve and make available to those who follow, information about the history and life in Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes. =============================================================================== Copyright. All rights reserved. http://theusgenweb.net/copyright.htm http://theusgenweb.net/la/lafiles.htm =============================================================================== Sources of Information: Cemetery records, enumeration, surveys and newspaper obituaries of deceased, parents or siblings. South LA Records by Rev. Donald Hebert (reference books) SouthWest LA Records by Rev. Donald Hebert (reference books) Diocese of Baton Rouge, Catholic Church Records (reference books) Diocese of New Orleans, Catholic Church Records (reference books) South LA Vital Family Records by Terrebonne Genealogy Society (reference books) Social Security Death Index (Internet-several sources) Louisiana (or other state) Death Records (Internet or other sources) U.S. Federal Census (Internet or other sources) Find a Grave (internet) They Came They Stayed by Laise Marie Ledet. (internet) =============================================================================== Notes: Parents and/or spouses names are included as they are named in the various sources. Occasionally a presumption was made regarding the maiden name of females. If her maiden name was not directly given in the obituary, it was presumed she had the same surname as her father or brother. Conflicts exist between record sources. If there are conflicts, all records will be noted. These listings are intended to be used as an aid to genealogical research and are not intended as genealogical fact. These listings are not complete. =============================================================================== Abbreviations s/o = son of; d/o = daughter of sp = spouse or spouse of infant = less than 4 mo. old; child = 4 mo. through 14 years *** or (blank) = information not available =============================================================================== ____________________________________________________________ Adams, Emma “Kalu” (Ingram) 17 Feb 1923 8 Apr 2015 Eddie Adams d/o Mason Ingram Sr. & ____________________________________________________________ Adams, Jerome 23 Aug 1954 9 Sep 2008 s/o Eddie Adams & Emma “Kalu” Ingram ____________________________________________________________ Adams, Pearl (Parker) 1923 2 Jan 2015 Philip Adams Sr. d/o Willie Caldwell & Josephine Parker ____________________________________________________________ Anderson, Philip US Army WW II b. 1915 d. 23 Mar 2005 sp Drewcelia ___ s/o John Anderson Sr. & Susan ___ ____________________________________________________________ Bentley, Jonathan 1963 24 Sep 2011 s/o Morris Cleveland & Shirley Bentley grand s/o Moses & Ella Louise Bentley, & Lawrence & Aida Cleveland ____________________________________________________________ Bias, Douglas Sr. b. 6 Mar 1955 d. 15 Feb 1999 sp Elaine Bias s/o Junius Bias II & Sarah ___ ____________________________________________________________ Bolden, Edward Charles 18 Oct 1955 7 Nov 1999 s/o Ida Mae Bolden step s/o Hewitt Lee Sr. ____________________________________________________________ Bradley, Natasha 20 Nov 1982 3 Apr 2015 d/o Mitchell Willis & Vivian D. Bradley ____________________________________________________________ Breaux, Celestine (Reed) b. 1928 d. 9 Aug 2004 sp Mack Breaux d/o John Reed & Sally Jones ____________________________________________________________ Broom, Donna (King) 1956 4 Oct 2011 Terrell Broom d/o Alvin King Sr. & Lola ___ ____________________________________________________________ Brown, Bridget (Edmond) 1970 4 Jan 2009 d/o Raymond Edmond & Josephine Johnson ____________________________________________________________ Brown, Clarence 'Cookie' Sr. b. 23 Jun 1951 d. 13 Jul 2001 sp Jo Ann Brown s/o Oliver Brown Sr. & Olivia Farlow step-father Roosevelt Thompson step-mother #1 Ophlia Every step-mother #2 Genevia Smith ____________________________________________________________ Brown, Junius Crawford b. 7 Oct 1915 d. 7 Jan 1999 s/o Doc Brown & Valerie Dickerson ____________________________________________________________ Brown, Nolan Joseph 28 May 1949 5 Apr 2007 (4 Apr 2007 (SSA) companion Mamie Duncan s/o Edward Brown Sr. & Agnes Charles ____________________________________________________________ Brown, Rodney 1963 31 Dec 2009 Leona ___ s/o Samuel Ingram & Alma Brown ____________________________________________________________ Brumfield, Edward b. 17 Sep 1928 d. 1 Oct 2001 sp Lillie Brumfield s/o Fred Brumfield & Irene McGee ____________________________________________________________ Bryant, Delores 1945 19 Feb 2012 d/o Hayward Bryant & Lizzie ___ ____________________________________________________________ Caldwell, Alvin 1965 23 Jun 2010 s/o Benjamin Caldwell Sr. & Catherine ___ ____________________________________________________________ Caldwell, Catherine (Garner) b. 1926 d. 13 Aug 2003 sp Lowery Caldwell Sr. d/o Sam Garner Sr. & Irene Davis ____________________________________________________________ Caldwell, Robert b. 1958 d. 19 Jun 2005 s/o ____________________________________________________________ Charles, Alvin 1952 13 Sep 2011 s/o Rev. Joseph Charles & Jeanette R. Young grand s/o, John Randall, Irene Randall, William Charles and Polly Smith Charles. ____________________________________________________________ Charles, Edna Allen (Anderson) b. 20 Jan 1900 d. 10 Feb 2000 sp Buddy Charles d/o John Anderson Sr. & Susan Noble ____________________________________________________________ Chester, Robert Sr. 1946 15 Apr 2010 Loretta ___ s/o Lindsey McCoy & Marie Chester ____________________________________________________________ Cleveland, Morris “Runt” 12 Dec 1934 3 Mar 2008 Shirley Bentley s/o Lawrence Cleveland & Ada ___ ____________________________________________________________ Cleveland, Shirley (Bentley) 1937 1 Oct 2012 Morris Cleveland d/o Mintz Bentley & Ella ___ ____________________________________________________________ Coleman, Sylvester Jeremiah 2011 (Age 2) 1 Mar 2013 s/o Sylvester Coleman III & Creshondria An’ya ____ ____________________________________________________________ Cooper, Annette 1964 12 May 2012 d/o William Wheaton Jr. & Katie Cooper ____________________________________________________________ Davis, Anna Mae 1927 16 Oct 2007 Lloyd Davis d/o Manuel Davis Sr. & Octavia Joseph ____________________________________________________________ Davis, Earl b. 17 Mar 1912 d. 20 Sep 1999 sp Henrietta Davis s/o Tom Davis Sr. & Celestan Duncan ____________________________________________________________ Davis, Henrietta (Wilson) 24 Aug 1915 6 Jan 2008 Earl Davis Sr. d/o Issac Wilson & Annie Morrison ____________________________________________________________ Davis, Horace Jr. b. 1969 d. 2 Sep 2004 s/o Horace Davis Sr. & Hattie Mae ____________________________________________________________ Dickerson, Daniel 27 Aug 1910 4 Nov 1996 Victoria Hadley s/o Sidney Dickerson & Vallie Smith ____________________________________________________________ Douglas, Marion (Holmes) b. 16 Nov 1923 d. 30 Sep 1999 sp Andrew Douglas Sr. d/o James Holmes & Margaret ___ ____________________________________________________________ Duncan, Lawrence 1958 9 Jul 2008 s/o Louis Fletcher & Louise Duncan ____________________________________________________________ Farlow, Olevia “Noe” 1929 12 Nov 2008 Sp Oliver Brown Sr. Companion Roosevelt Thompson d/o Clarence Farlow Sr. & Nancy ___ ____________________________________________________________ Folse, Patricia Ann “Patsy” (Willis) 1954 23 Apr 2013 Nelson Folse Sr. d/o Jerry Willis Sr. & Martha Shield ____________________________________________________________ Gray, Ezerkil 'Pluckum' b. 1929 d. 5 Sep 2005 sp Jessie Mae ___ s/o Sullivan Gray Sr. & Ida Christian ____________________________________________________________ Gray, Frank 1940 18 Feb 2009 s/o Simon Gray Sr. & Celeste ___ ____________________________________________________________ Gray, Lawrence Sr. b. 1930 d. 12 Mar 1996 sp Agnes ___ s/o Sullivan Gray Sr. & Ida Christian ____________________________________________________________ Gray, Thomas 'Rip' 31 Aug 1952 9 Dec 2006 s/o Samuel Verett Gray & Elva Davis ____________________________________________________________ Guidroz, Celestine 'Red' (Adams) b. 1947 d. 1 Nov 1999 d/o Philip Adams Sr. & Pearl ___ ____________________________________________________________ Guidroz, Papetra Ann (Bentley) 1964 9 Mar 2011 Stanley Guidroz d/o Morris Cleveland Bentley & Shirley Cleveland ____________________________________________________________ Hall, Dunbar b. 26 Apr 1931 d. 15 Jan 1998 s/o ____________________________________________________________ Hamilton, Abe 'Boog' b. 31 Mar 1921 d. 1 Feb 2003 sp Mary Young s/o James Hamilton & Lydia Lewis ____________________________________________________________ Hamilton, Rosie 1 Nov 1927 29 Nov 2006 d/o Jim Hamilton & Lydia ___ ____________________________________________________________ Harris, Barbara Jean 1964 25 Apr 2012 d/o Willie Harris Sr. & Mildred Williams ____________________________________________________________ Harris, Lionel b. 1953 d. 2 Dec 2003 sp Janice Hamilton s/o Morvant Harris & Lucille ___ ____________________________________________________________ Harris, Mildred (Williams) *** 30 Mar 2010 Willie Harris Sr. d/o Willie Williams Sr. & Margaret A. ___ ____________________________________________________________ Harris, Sherry (Hester) *** 14 Dec 2010 Daniel Harris d/o Warren Hester Jr. & Audrey ___ ____________________________________________________________ Hester, Kevin 'K-Love' 5 Sep 1960 (SSA) 27 Apr 2007 s/o Norman Hester Sr. & Geneva ___ ____________________________________________________________ Hester, Warren Jr. 1936 25 Jun 2010 Audrey ___ s/o Warren Hester Sr. & Irene ___ ____________________________________________________________ Holmes, Jerry 1958 9 Sep 2014 Brenda Evans s/o Benny Holmes & Mary ___ ____________________________________________________________ Holmes, Kenneth Paul 1965 1 Aug 2015 s/o Ida Mae Holmes ____________________________________________________________ Howard, Henry Jr. 1957 11 Aug 2015 s/o Henry Howard Sr. & Rose Smith Jones ____________________________________________________________ Hunter, Richard T. Sr. US Air Force b. 3 Jan 1948 d. 24 Jun 2000 sp Betty H. Hunter s/o Leroy Hunter Sr. & Leola ___ ____________________________________________________________ Hyde, Mildred b. 1913 d. 19 May 2006 d/o Richard Hyde & Annie ___ step d/o Howard Carroll Sr. ____________________________________________________________ Ingram, Jack b. 10 Jan 1941 d. 26 Jun 2000 sp Mary B. Ingram s/o Ben Ingram & Amelia Hill ____________________________________________________________ Igram, Vanessa 27 Sep 1961 2 Jun 2008 d/o Jack Ingram & Mary ___ ____________________________________________________________ Ingram, Walter Tellairsteel 2 mo’s infant 12 Feb 2012 s/o Walter Ingram Sr. & Adrienne Smith ____________________________________________________________ Jenkins, Stanley Andrew Sr., 1950 8 Sep 2011 companion, Cynthia Robinson s/o Alvin Joseph & Leanna ___ Step s/o Lawrence Cooper Grand s/o, Williams & Polly Charles, & Hilda Joseph. ____________________________________________________________ Johnson, Carolyn Marie 'Emma' b. 1949 d. 20 Sep 2006 d/o Albert Johnson Sr. & Anita Lagarde step d/o William Wheaton Sr. ____________________________________________________________ Johnson, Edward Sr. b. 1924 d. 6 Dec 2005 s/o Joseph Johnson & Aleta ___ ____________________________________________________________ Joseph, Emanuel Jr. b. 1929 d. 11 Mar 2000 sp Neomie Young s/o Emanuel Joseph Sr. & Octavia Smith ____________________________________________________________ Joseph, Jessie Sr. 1926 26 Sep 2012 Gloria Mae ___ s/o Clarence Joseph Sr. & Cornelius ___ ____________________________________________________________ Joseph, L. J. *** 21 Apr 2009 s/o Clarence Joseph & Cornelia ___ ____________________________________________________________ Junior, Robert 'Sonny' b. 1945 d. 17 Jan 1999 sp Verleen Short s/o Wesley Jennings Jr. & Dorothy ___ ____________________________________________________________ Lawson, Alfred Cole 1929 18 Apr 2011 Melvina __ s/o Henry Lawson & Mathilda ___ ____________________________________________________________ Lawson, Henderson 'Gabe' Sr. b. 15 Jan 1925 d. 14 Apr 1999 sp Ida Mae Woods s/o Henry Lawson & Matilda ___ ____________________________________________________________ Lawson, Hubert Sr. 1933 5 Sep 2012 Rita C. ___ s/o Henry Lawson Sr. & Matilda ___ ____________________________________________________________ Lawson, Yvonne b. 1953 d. 26 Jan 2007 d/o Earl Brown Lawson & Odessa S. ___ ____________________________________________________________ Lewis, Ferdinand 1942 18 Oct 2008 Katherine ___ s/o Oliver Lewis & Thelma __ ____________________________________________________________ Major, Gaynell 1967 26 Jan 2012 d/o Louis Major Sr. & Ethel Mae ___ ____________________________________________________________ Major, Louis Sr. b. 1932 d. 2 Apr 2006 sp Ethel Mae ___ s/o Junius Major Sr. & Oliska ___ ____________________________________________________________ Mitchell, Herbert “Big Herb” III 25 Nov 1985 7 Jun 2015 s/o Herbert Mitchell Jr. & Carrie Moultrie ____________________________________________________________ Moultrie, Elouise (Calloway) 1938 9 Aug 2012 Isaac Moultrie Sr. d/o Wilbert Calloway Sr. & Mary Barrow Williams ____________________________________________________________ Moultrie, Walter b. 10 Nov 1968 d. 9 Sep 2002 sp Tiffany Adams s/o Isaac Moultrie & Elouise Calloway ____________________________________________________________ Nelson, Lonnie 1956 7 Dec 2015 Nola __ s/o Walter Major & Ruth Nelson step s/o Burl Caine ____________________________________________________________ Noel, Roger Jr. 1957 6 Dec 2013 s/o Roger Noel Sr. & Mary Castille ____________________________________________________________ Packnett, Charles 1943 14 Jul 2008 s/o Gip Packnett & Martha Allen ____________________________________________________________ Randall, Germaine Gerard b. 1976 d. 15 Nov 2003 s/o Mercedes C. Randall & Alfred Lewis ____________________________________________________________ Randall, Loulillian (Broussard) b. 8 Sep 1928 d. 14 Mar 2001 sp Elijah Randall Sr. d/o Layman Broussard & Mamie Broussard Nicholas ____________________________________________________________ Randall, Zorione Amiyah Infant 11 Apr 2013 d/o Christopher Steven Barrow & Marquita Denise Randall ____________________________________________________________ Richard, Xavier Keion 4 month’s 5 Mar 2015 Infant s/o Cor’Dale Richard & Troylisha Pharr ____________________________________________________________ Robertson, Earl 12 Jun 1962 28 Mar 2007 sp Belinda Smith s/o Randolph Robertson Jr. & Beatrice ___ ____________________________________________________________ Robertson, Ernest b. 1955 d. 9 Sep 2004 sp Josephine D. Robertson s/o Randolph Robertson Jr. & Beatrice ___ ____________________________________________________________ Robertson, Richard 22 Oct 1963 6 Dec 2006 sp Delise ___ s/o Randolph Robertson Jr. & Beatrice ___ ____________________________________________________________ Robertson, Stephen (Steven) b. 31 Jul 1957 d. 31 Jul 2002 companion Lori Thompson s/o Randolph Robinson Jr. & Beatrice ___ ____________________________________________________________ Robinson, Mary Ann (Calloway) b. 16 Feb 1954 d. 15 May 2002 sp Mitchell Robinson d/o David Gales & Elouise Moultrie ____________________________________________________________ Roy, Detroit Jr. 1953 21 Mar 2012 s/o Detroit Roy Sr. & Augustine ___ ____________________________________________________________ Sherrett, Joseph 1927 10 Feb 2009 s/o Ned Sherrett & Lillian Lott ____________________________________________________________ Smith, Marquist b. 1982 d. 22 Jul 2004 s/o Warren Shephand & Jessie Smith step d/o Odell Gray ____________________________________________________________ Soco, Harry 1947 2 Apr 2015 s/o Houston Soco & Octavia __ ____________________________________________________________ Sylvester, Elmira (Williams) 1935 12 Jul 2011 Willie Sylvester Sr. d/o Willie Williams Sr. & Margaret ____ ____________________________________________________________ Sylvester, Leon “Pee Wee” Terrell 1988 17 Nov 2007 s/o Peelza Bryant & Sandra Sylvester ____________________________________________________________ Sylvester, Sharlene b. 1968 d. 30 Apr 1998 d/o Willie Sylvester Sr. & Elmira Williams ____________________________________________________________ Taylor, Dorothy Mae (Coleman) 1934 26 Sep 2008 Sidney Taylor d/o Oscar Coleman & Evelina ___ ____________________________________________________________ Thomas, Harold 'Hambone' Sr. b. 22 Dec 1942 d. 8 Jan 2000 sp Vera Young s/o Clarence Thomas & Pearl Lawson ____________________________________________________________ Thompson, Ruth Ann (Poindexter) b. 1945 d. 4 Oct 2005 sp Moses Thompson d/o Joseph Poindexter Sr. & Lula Mae ___ ____________________________________________________________ Triggs, Javon R. b. 30 Apr 1991 d. 9 Oct 1999 s/o Jacqueline Triggs step-father Bryant Brown grand s/o Harold Triggs & Patricia ___ ____________________________________________________________ Tucker, Sheldon R. b. 26 Oct 1966 d 20 Mar 2001 s/o Earnest Tucker & Rosa Lee ____________________________________________________________ Turner, Theodore "Teddy" 1954 11 May 2011 Marsha Turner s/o Albert Turner Sr. & Helen (no surname) __________________________________________________________________ Ward, Sandra Marie 1963 8 Sep 2011 d/o Clarence Ward & Rosie Lee Collins __________________________________________________________________ Wheaten, William Sr. b. 29 Jul 1914 d. 4 Feb 2002 sp Anita L. Wheaton s/o Joseph Wheaten & Pricilla Davis ____________________________________________________________ Williams, Albertha (Scott) b. 10 Apr 1905 d. 22 Mar 2000 sp Foster Williams d/o Samuel Scott Sr. & Louise ___ ____________________________________________________________ Williams, Deborah Ann (Mayers) 1957 5 Jan 2011 Donald Williams d/o George Mayers & Josephine White step d/o David Avant __________________________________________________________________ Williams, Margaret (Anderson) 1908 1 Nov 2008 Willie Williams d/o John Anderson Sr. & Susan Noble __________________________________________________________________ Williams, Mary 'May Barrow' (Barrow) b. 13 Mar 1914 d. 11 Oct 1999 sp Joe Williams Jr. d/o Will Barrow & Martha Collins ____________________________________________________________ Williams, Terry Lee (Adams) 1962 8 Apr 2011 Donald Williams Sr. d/o Eddie Adams Sr. & Emma (no surname) __________________________________________________________________ Willis, Mitchell 1955 30 Dec 2010 Fiancé Rebecca Harris s/o Johnny Willis Sr. & Martha ___ __________________________________________________________________