Lard Cemetery, Northwest of Holden, Livingston Parish, Louisiana File prepared by Sherry Sanford. ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Location of cemetery: T. 6S R. 5 E Section 10 SE 1/4 SE 1/4 1980, Published by Edwards Livingston Historical Association, Inc., P.O. Box 67, Livingston, La. 7054-0067 Source: Inscription information copied by Mrs. Willie Smart Higginbotham, Route 1, Livingston, La. 70754 on June 22, 1978. * Still Living Oldest birth date from inscription: S.P. Holden (Row 9, No. 5) Feb. 24, 1824 - Mar. 22, 1909 Oldest burial date from inscription: Noah Ely Lard (Row 10, No. 16 Apr. 6, 1872 - Dec. 30, 1873 Row 1 1. Richard Bankston Jan. 29, 1937 - Nov. 20, 1976 2. Scott Bankston Son of Richard and Linda Bankston Aug. 28, 1973 - Aug. 22, 1974 3. Luke Charles Wagner, Jr. Sept. 22, 1972 - Aug. 30, 1973 4. Lige Allen La. Pvt. U.S. Army WWI Aug. 10, 1887 - Dec. 17, 1972 5. James Norred 6. Lizzie Norred 7. Thomas Lee 8. Edna Norred Lee Row 2 1. Sam Bankston Mar. 13, 1918 - Feb. 26, 1978 2. Lydia Bankston Kinchen Guedrez June 24, 1927 - Oct. 24, 1969 3. Walter G. Bankston Oct. 1, 1908 - Aug. 16, 1966 4. Liddy K. Bankston Mar. 30, 1884 - Oct. 18, 1970 5. John W. Bankston Sept. 16, 1874 - July 30, 1949 6. Frank J. Ferguson Nov. 2, 1965 - Nov. 5, 1965 Row 3 1. Joseph Grantham Dec. 28, 1900 - Jan. 22, 1973 2. Mrs. M.R. Stafford Grantham Feb. 9, 1883 - June 7, 1949 3. Clarence Grantham Son of M.R. Stafford Grantham Feb. 28, 1907 - June 10, 1949 Row 4 1. Robert E. Allen, Sr. Dec. 30, 1892 - June 17, 1959 2. Florence Chambers Allen Sept. 9, 1894 - Jan. 15, 1940 3. Dau of Mary Lou and R.E. Lovett Dec. 16, 1943 - Dec. 16, 1943 Row 5 1. Luther L. Mitchell Feb. 28, 1941 - Mar. 29, 1971 2. Kim Fontento 3. Thad Mitchell Son of L.V. and V. Mitchell June 28, 1948 - June 28, 1948 4. Adline Bayon Babin Sept. 15, 1880 - Oct. 19, 1960 5. Lovell Mitchell July 23, 1907 - Dec. 27, 1976 6. Son of Levell and Nina Mitchell Oct. 9, 1960 7. Lovell Mitchell, Jr. Nov. 2, 1939 8. Stella Mae Mitchell Feb. 15, 1939 - Feb. 16, 1939 9. Mitchell Infant of Lovell Mitchell 10. Myrtle M. Howze Mitchell Wife of L.C. Mitchell Feb. 8, 1905 - Mar. 19, 1944 11. Pansy Mitchell Gentile 1934 - 1967 Row 6 1. Alfred A. Morrough 1882 - 1939 2. Nora McMahon Morrough 1884 - 1947 3. Harold A. Morrough 1904 - 1975 4. Ivy Adren Holden La. TEC 5 U.S. Army WWII Feb. 8, 1917 - Aug. 16, 1973 5. Holden Infant Sept. 25, 1925 6. Holden Infant Nov. 27, 1927 7. Laura Egie Holden Mar. 22, 1914 - Dec. 18, 1927 8. Dudley Holden Jan. 23, 1923 - Feb. 19, 1928 9. Dollie Wall Holden Apr. 12, 1893 - Dec. 11, 1966 10. Martery M. Holden La. Pfc. Eng. WWII Nov. 25, 1920 - Mar. 21, 1943 11. Charles Elliot Holden Nov. 15, 1885 - Mar. 27, 1958 12. Ola H. Wall Nov. 9, 1915 - June 20, 1964 13. A. Murry Wall Nov. 15, 1950 - Apr. 28, 1970 Row 7 1. Lillie M. Jones Jan. 4, 1922 - Sept. 12, 1968 2. Whit H. Mizell Aug. 6, 1886 - Apr. 22, 1957 3. Melissa Courtney Mizell Wife of Whit Mizell Dec. 13, 1884 - Apr. 6, 1951 4. Infant son of W.H. and Melissa Mizell 5. Infant son of W.H. and Melissa Mizell 6. Ercilla Mizell Falks Apr. 26, 1913 - May 19, 1975 7. Henry G. Falks Oct. 11, 1916 - July 25, 1977 8. Sarah McLin Lott Apr. 6, 1870 - Dec. 28, 1917 9. Jack Lott Husband of Sarah McLin Lott Row 8 1. Bertha W. Holden * Jan. 19, 1897 2. Bickom R. Holden Aug. 6, 1896 - May 26, 1970 3. Simon H. Holden Son of W.H. and J.P. Holden Oct. 26, 1941 56 yrs. 4 mos. 12 dys. 4. W.H. Holden Mar. 10, 1857 - June 24, 1933 5. J. Porter Ross Holden Wife of W.H. Holden Feb. 1, 1860 - Sept. 20, 1942 82 yrs. 7 mos. 19 dys. 6. Rita Holden Dau of W.H. and J.P. Holden Oct. 24, 1898 - Aug. 30, 1952 7. Louise Tice Aug. 13, 1887 - May 13, 1970 8. Elliot C. Whitehead Feb. 17, 1900 - Mar. 6, 1965 9. Mother 10. Infant Dau of Mr. And Mrs. Elliot Whitehead Mar. 24, 1925 11. Edgar Whitehead Apr. 24, 1922 - Mar. 14, 1924 12. Son of Joseph and Amelia Hutchinson Whitehead 13. Malindia Mizell Whitehead Wife of C.W. Whitehead June 27, 1878 - June 8, 1917 14. Chariot Mizell Apr. 28, 1854 - Sept. 1905 15. Charley E. Mizell June 13, 1855 - Feb. 12, 1927 16. Casandrea Mizell Barber Died 1874 17. William S. Barber Son of Casandrea Mizell Barber 1872 - 1956 Row 9 1. Leland R. Bankston Mar. 3, 1925 - May 5, 1969 2. Marion F. Bankston Aug. 19, 1887 - Nov. 12, 1956 3. Mittie Mitchell Bankston Wife of Marion Bankston Mar. 12, 1893 - Mar. 10, 1976 4. Malinda A. Holden Wife of S.P. Holden Oct. 1833 - Mar. 11, 1912 5. S.P. Holden Feb. 24, 1824 - Mar. 22, 1909 6. Samuel H. Holden Son of W.H. and J.P. Holden June 10, 1885 - Mar. 16, 1903 7. Edna E. Holden Dau of W.H. and J.P. Holden 1894 - 1896 8. Infant son of J.M. and Emma Holden Sept. 19, 1881 - Sept. 3, 1883 9. John M. Holden Son of W.H. and J.P. Holden 1878 - 1882 10. Ella A. Holden Dau of J.M. and Emma Holden Dec. 3, 1875 - Aug. 11, 1878 11. Infant dau of S.P. and Malinda Holden 12. Infant dau of S.P. and Malinda Holden Row 10 1. Carl Edward Sullivan, Jr. July 28, 1974 - July 29, 1974 2. Robert Wilson Sullivan July 28, 1974 3. Cynthia Anne Jones July 27, 1966 - July 30, 1966 4. Mary Lard Higginbotham Jan. 16, 1889 - Oct. 1964 5. Eugene Higginbotham Oct. 18, 1885 - Jan. 28, 1963 6. Leroy Lard Dec. 10, 1913 - Oct. 4, 1926 7. Madeline Lard Feb. 16, 1922 - May 17, 1923 8. Edith Lard Mar. 12, 1917 - June 24, 1918 9. Arthur Higginbotham Feb. 1, 1918 - Feb 5, 1918 10. Allen Lard Feb. 29, 1912 - Aug. 10, 1913 11. Ophellia Ott Lard June 30, 1853 - Nov. 23, 1940 12. Augustus James Lard Apr. 15, 1840 - Jan. 12, 1911 13. Augustus Higginbotham Son of Eugene and Mary Higginbotham Oct. 30, 1908 - Feb. 23, 1909 14. Gussie Lard Nov. 3, 1888 - Sept. 23, 1908 15. Emma Alice Lard July 5, 1874 - Oct. 12, 1876 16. Noah Ely Lard Apr. 6, 1872 - Dec. 30, 1873 17. Roberts Infant 1970 18. Catherine Agnes Grantham Feb. 15, 1952 - Feb. 16, 1952 Row 11 1. Bobbye S. Wallace Aug. 25, 1947 - Aug. 4, 1971 2. Vertis M. Herring Jan. 10, 1975 72 yrs. 9 mos. 11 dys. 3. Simpson P. Herring May 12, 1899 - June 22, 1956 4. Nelda N. Whitehead Wife of Calvin Whitehead Sept. 17, 1914 - May 21, 1956 5. Levi Whitehead Son of Calvin and Nelda Whitehead Mar. 10, 1904 - Sept. 7, 1952 6. James Herring Sept. 21, 1936 - Apr. 4, 1937 7. Mary J. Mitchell May 21, 1872 - Mar. 3, 1956 8. J.W. Mitchell Mar. 20, 1869 - Mar. 30, 1936 9. Gracie L. Mitchell Aug. 26, 1917 Age 6 years 10. Loren Crow Jan. 4, 1924 - Jan. 23, 1924 11. Alline Crow Dau of Henry and Olive Crow Jan. 31, 1927 - Jan. 1, 1929 12. Sallie A.Crow Sept. 3, 1917 - Feb. 9, 1930 Row 12 1. Luise Schenk Wife of J.A. Schenk Sept. 28, 1832 - Oct. 5, 1904 2. J.A. Schenk Nov. 24, 1831 - Apr. 14, 1904 3. Louise Schenk Apr. 15, 1866 - Sept. 24, 1875 4. Plot 5. Shirley M. Hood Oct. 12, 1929 - Apr. 25, 1930 6. Maggie Hood July 24, 1918 - Oct. 6, 1918 7. Hilda Hood Nov. 2, 1907 - July 31, 1916 8. Georgia L. Hood 1882 - 1941 9. Lee H. Hood 1880 - 1953 10. Charlie T. Gill Oct. 23, 1898 - May 30, 1970 11. Ruth S. Hood Apr. 26, 1919 - Mar. 11, 1968 12. Randolph C. Holden Jan. 10, 1913 - June 28, 1968 Row 13 1. Mary B. Hughes Oct. 14, 1911 - Dec. 19, 1977 2. Hollis L. Hughes Oct. 31, 1911 - July 8, 1907 3. Catherine Hughes Dau of Hollis and Mary Hughes Aug. 29, 1958 4. Edna Bankston Hernandez 1907 - 1977 5. Clarence Bourn Nov. 3, 1907 - June 11, 1929 6. Dau of Clarence J. Bourn 1930 - 1931 7. Carrie Bankston Bourn * July 11, 1910 8. David Arthur Bankston Sept. 8, 1903 - Mar. 10, 1969 9. Baby of Arthur Bankston 10. Baby of Arthur Bankston 11. Simmie Cockerham 1858 - 1923 12. Addie Cockerham 1863 - 1917 13. Zaney Cockerham Wife of D.A. Hubbs Apr. 8, 1888 - Nov. 8, 1914 14. Infant dau of Mr. And Mrs. D.A. Hubbs Nov. 8, 1914 15. Laveson Hubbs Jan. 22, 1908 - Dec. 11, 1921 16. L.S. 17. Milton Stafford 1933 - 1935 18. John Stafford 1939 Row 14 1. Arthur D. Lard La. Capt. Co. A 156 Inf. Rect. WWII Apr. 8, 1919 - Jan. 1, 1966 2. Ercilla A. Holden Lard Wife of A.J. Lard Sept. 16, 1883 - Sept. 28, 1946 3. Arthur J. Lard 1877 - 1938 4. Dau Ethel Lard 1908 - 1925 5. Infant of Mr. And Mrs. A.J. Lard Oct. 24, 1924 6. Amos L.P. Lard 1913 - 1914 7. Emma Eliza Holden Wife of J.M. Holden Mar. 10, 1848 - Dec. 21, 1913 8. J.M. Holden Apr. 14, 1855 - July 30, 1920