Salem Cemetery - Section One Northwest of Livingston, 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. 5S R. 4E SW 1/4 SE 1/4 Section 7 1980, Published by Edward Livingston Historical Association, Inc., P.O. Box 67, Livingston, La. 70754-0067. * Still Living Source: Information compiled by Willie Smart Higginbotham, Rt. 1, Livingston, 70754 in March 1978. Oldest birth date from inscription: James C. Wascom (Monument) (Row 5, No. 11) Hogan and Bickham (Regiment) La. Militia A.D. 1792 - Jan. 22, 1888 Oldest burial date from inscription: Ida Mae Waskom (Row 8, No. 19) Apr. 17, 1833 - May 7, 1833 1. Amanda Hess Mar. 4, 1860 - Nov. 10, 1941 2. H.H. Hess Dec. 6, 1859 - Apr. 1, 1942 3. No Name 4. Jinty Hodges King May 4, 1890 - May 9, 1968 5. Beverly Tabor King July 31, 1879 - Aug. 18, 1952 6. Rev. Samuel E. Wascom Jan. 24, 1876 - Feb. 22, 1939 7. John W. Tyler Dec. 20, 1850 - Jan. 25, 1930 8. Mary E. Tyler Nov. 10, 1868 - Dec. 9, 1948 9. Kenneth D'Wayne Webb Nov. 14, 1947 - Apr. 25, 1966 10. Herbert S. Sibley Pfc. 9th Inf. Div. WWII July 11, 1911 - Feb. 2, 1963 11. R.M. Sibley Jan. 16, 1867 - Dec. 15, 1946 12. L.O. Sullivan Sibley Wife of R.M. Sibley July 28, 1871 - May 11, 1948 13. Walter Thomas Sibley La. Pvt. 5 Inf. 17 Div. WWI Sept. 13, 1918 14. Berling C. Sibley Sept. 12, 1901 - Jan. 11, 1956 15. Ella W. Sibley Dec. 21, 1901 - Dec. 24, 1970 16. Infant son of Berling and Ella Sibley 1921 17. Elizabeth McKnight Cowart Nov. 11, 1907 - Oct. 23, 1972 18. Joseph Covington Dec. 5, 1904 - Feb. 14, 1937 19. Connie H. Delatte Dec. 7, 1903 - Jan. 4, 1968 20. Louis P. Delatte Sept. 21, 1905 - Oct. 13, 1967 21. No Name 22. Mrs. Dolly Graham Aug. 19, 1938 87 yrs. 10 mo. 3 dys. 23. J.M. (Buddy) Stockston July 3, 1925 - Oct. 27, 1968 24. James T. Adams Apr. 1, 1897 - Mar. 3, 1969 25. No Name 26. No Name 27. Fannie Schillings Sept. 14, 1976 82 yrs. 6 dys. 28. Ada Elliot Jan. 8, 1974 68 yrs. 3 mo. 10 dys. 29. John C. Elliot Dec. 5, 1977 68 yrs. 3 mo. 10 dys. 30. Arthur Earl Powell Mar. 1, 1922 - Oct. 16, 1974 52 yrs. 7 mo. 13 dys. Row 2 1. William H. Cowart Dec. 14, 1873 - July 3, 1947 2. Alice Fletcher Dau of J.D. and M.A. Fletcher Feb. 23, 1900 3. Jessie F. Myles La. Pvt. U.S. Army WWI June 1, 1894 - May 17, 1967 4. Jincy Fletcher Wife of John G. Fletcher Aug. 4, 1822 - July 25, 1907 5. Henry O. Hodges 1848 - 1939 6. Melissa Stone Hodges Sept. 15, 1853 - Nov. 4, 1912 7. Augustus H. Hodges Son of H.O. and M.S. Hodges Dec. 18, 1893 - Feb. 6, 1909 8. Ider Melissia Wascom Mar. 17, 1863 - May 27, 1883 9. Gladys C. Boyd Apr. 20, 1914 - Apr. 24, 1970 Row 3 1. No Name 2. No Name 3. No Name 4. No Name 5. No Name 6. No Name 7. Zamer Edna Glover Dau of J.L. and Mary Glover Nov. 4, 1909 - Dec. 6, 1909 8. Nancy B. Wascom July 15, 1873 - March 7, 1923 9. Joseph L. Wascom Dec. 4, 1864 - Oct. 17, 1924 10. Martha Dora Wascom 1899 - 1900 11. James Dawson Wascom La. Pvt. Coast Art Corps WWII Feb. 24, 1903 - Feb. 6, 1958 12. Mary Alice Sullivan Wife of David Graham Feb. 24, 1899 - Jan. 16, 1919 13. D.R. Myers Mar. 8, 1848 - July 15, 1928 14. Cathern E. Smith Myers Wife of D.R. Meyers 1867 - June 16, 1916 15. Rebecca Wascom Jan. 16, 1861 - Mar. 29, 1933 16. J.E. Wascom Jan. 8, 1861 - Apr. 20, 1925 17. Samantha Graham Wascom Wife of S.A. Wascom June 26, 1832 - July 14, 1919 18. S.A. Wascom Apr. 16, 1830 - June 19, 1910 19. J.R. Wascom May 30, 1856 - Nov. 1936 20. Lou Reid Wascom Sept. 16, 1860 - June 3, 1946 21. Berthima W. Hudyma * 1892 22. George A. Hudyma La. T Sgt. 10 School Sq AAF WWII 1902 - 1965 23. Dorthy Gray June 11, 1917 - June 29, 1917 Row 4 1. Emiline Cowart Barber Feb. 25, 1849 - May 25, 1937 2. William W. Cowart Co. B 9 La. Inf. C.S.A. 3. M.M. Cotton Cowart Wife of W.W. Cowart Mar. 24, 1844 - Sept. 30, 1903 4. Juluis Morris Wascom Son of M.L. and M.V. Wascom May 17, 1897 - June 15, 1899 5. Jennie Myers Lanier Wife of John S. Lanier (Jack) Mar. 12, 1873 - Mar. 10, 1966 6. Minnie Alma Myers Wife of Morris Sibley Jan. 28, 1887 - Jan. 20, 1916 7. Elliot Hall Aug. 10, 1879 - July 26, 1925 8. Dellar Hall Dau of Elliot and Dellar D. Gramham Hall Nov. 17, 1915 - Dec. 4, 1915 9. Dellar Gramhal Hall Wife of Elliot Hall Oct. 3, 1891 - Nov. 22, 1919 10. Baby of Nuton and Mary Graham 11. Maggie Poleane Graham Feb. 20, 1903 - Jan. 25, 1964 12. Amey Jane Graham Dau of E.J. and E. Graham Aug. 28, 1913 - Dec. 17, 1903 (Dates transposed ?) 13. Mary C. Graham May 3, 1901 - Aug. 29, 1901 14. Aline Palmer Jones * Dec. 27, 1918 15. Ivy Jones Aug. 25, 1913 - July 9, 1974 16. Thomas I. Jones 1872 - Jan. 11, 1956 17. Ellia I. Jones * 1886 18. G.W. Jones Oct. 19, 1916 - Apr. 4, 1918 19. Norma Jones Stafford Wife of Clark Stafford Mar. 4, 1906 - Oct. 29, 1924 20. Andrew Jones Co. A 8 La. Inf. C.S.A. 21. Arsula Jones 22. Roberta Lee Jones Wife of Henon J. Jones Aug. 25, 1883 - Oct. 18, 1930 23. Hennon J. Jones Apr. 14, 1878 - Apr. 14, 1943 24. Myrtie Achord 25. Van Achord Oct. 17, 1897 - Feb. 27, 1977 26. Born 1897 Died May 12, 1970 27. Emile E. Wascom La. Pvt. U.S. Army WWI Sept. 6, 1886 - Mar. 27, 1968 Row 5 1. No Name 2. M.B. Hanna Wife of Rev. W.H. Carroll Nov. 10, 1847 - Mar. 26, 1903 3. Rev. W.H. Carroll Dec. 1, 1843 - Mar. 2, 1917 4. No Name 5. Mary R. Raney May 28, 1853 - Oct. 25, 1916 6. W.P. Raney Feb. 14, 1844 - Sept. 1920 7. Linnie D. Graham Son of T.G. and E.E. Graham Dec. 22, 1918 - May 6, 1919 8. Effie Elizabeth Williams Wife of T.G. Graham Oct. 26, 1900 - Jan. 8, 1919 9. Eliza J. Wascom Wife of I.G. Graham July 14, 1824 - July 29, 1907 10. Isham Graham Oct. 11, 1810 - Aug. 29, 1881 11. James C. Wascom Monument Hogan and Bickham (Regiment) La. Militia AD 1792 - Jan. 22, 1888 12. Newton J. Graham July 1, 1862 - May 18, 1927 13. Infant son of Steve and Anna Graham 1919 14. Infant dau of Steve and Anna Graham 1910 15. Hilda Olivia Glasscock July 3, 1917 - Feb. 28, 1928 16. Leona Glasscock Mar. 29, 1882 - Sept. 21, 1975 17. Baby Glasscock Mar. 2, 1975 18. Steven N. Clark Sept. 7, 1962 Row 6 1. Mae McKnight Dau of John and Abbie McKnight 1905 - 1910 2. Vina Purvis Wascom July 18, 1894 - Aug. 17, 1928 3. William Utah Wascom June 1898 - Oct. 6, 1977 4. Silas E. Hill Oct. 19, 1959 74 yrs. 2 mo. 3 dys. 5. No Name 6. No Name 7. No Name Row 7 1. Tom Wascom Feb. 2, 1870 - Nov. 19, 1938 2. Harriet Chavers Wascom Feb. 20, 1872 - Aug. 1, 1939 3. Eliga Wascom Son of I.T. and H. Wascom Sept. 9, 1909 - Sept. 6, 1913 4. Lula M. Wascom Dau of I.T. and H. Wascom Nov. 2, 1905 - June 8, 1906 5. Harry Sullivan Son of R.W. and A. Sullivan Dec. 25, 1920 - Mar. 6, 1921 6. Roberta Wascom Sullivan Feb. 26, 1896 7. Adnell Sullivan Aug. 31, 1897 - Mar. 29, 1974 8. Curtis Ivy Sullivan Dec. 9, 1923 - June 8, 1975 9. Archie Peirre Apr. 11, 1912 - Dec. 18, 1937 10. Gerald Hubert Ferguson 1910 - 1977 11. Neva Lea Ferguson Sept. 22, 1914 - Jan. 23, 1973 12. Guy F. Ballard Oct. 15, 1890 - Jan. 28, 1976 13. Rockie S. Ballard May 10, 1894 - Feb. 22, 1973 14. Clyde C. Ballard La. Sgt. H O Btry 659 Field Art. Bn WWII Aug. 25, 1921 - Aug. 16, 1961 15. Elver C. Ballard Dau of J.C. and R.S. Ballard Nov. 15, 1915 - Mar. 8, 1918 16. B. Faust Co C 9 La. Inf. C.S.A. 17. Eliza E. Terry Wife of B. Faust June 8, 1848 - Mar. 2, 1938 18. Francis L. Gramham Wife of R.H. Sullivan Mar. 18, 1851 - Aug. 4, 1903 19. R.H. Sullivan Mar. 7, 1851 - Oct. 22, 1918 20. T.S. Sullivan Feb. 24, 1878 - Oct. 20, 1882 21. Ester Blount Sibley June 25, 1927 - Aug. 29, 1972 22. Edward W. Blount Oct. 27, 1884 - Nov. 8, 1966 23. Eliza Wheat Blount Dec. 25, 1857 - June 15, 1924 24. Robert D. Blount Feb. 28, 1855 - June 28, 1938 25. Monroe Sullivan 26. M.A. Sullivan Wife of John Sibley June 9, 1881 - May 1, 1905 27. Delvin Richmond Schilling Aug. 18, 1966 - May 6, 1977 28. Ezell S. Glasscock Dec. 16, 1912 - June 24, 1976 29. Aaron K. Wascom July 11, 1911 - Mar. 27, 1929 30. I.M. Clark Wascom June 1, 1888 - Feb. 1, 1960 31. J.M. Wascom Jan. 15, 1883 - Aug. 5, 1952 Row 8 1. William D. Wascom June 11, 1890 - Apr. 25, 1948 2. W.M. Wascom 1856 - 1927 3. Fannie E. Smith Wife of W.M. Wascom 1870 - 1926 4. Benjamin L. Palmer Son of B.C. Palmer Mar. 15, 1904 - Nov. 15, 1904 5. Addie E. Wascom Oct. 10, 1912 - Jan. 5, 1970 6. No Name 7. No Name 8. Infant dau of T.B. and Lula Ballard Sept. 1905 9. Lular Cowart Ballard 1881 - 1905 10. A.L. Cowart Apr. 13, 1860 - Sept. 22, 1945 11. Celia Cowart Feb. 7, 1862 - Oct. 22, 1950 12. Wilford A. Palmer Aug. 16, 1909 - June 22, 1932 13. Ardelia Cowart Palmer Mar. 6, 1866 - Aug. 21, 1939 14. H.J. Palmer Apr. 1, 1862 - Apr. 6, 1940 15. No Name 16. Manuel Richard Sullivan Mar. 10, 1886 - Mar. 16, 1972 17. Baby Sullivan Aug. 4, 1909 18. Clinton Wayne Maxuel Sept. 20, 1977 Age 30 yrs. 8 mo. 22 dys. 19. Ida Mae Waskom Dau of J.D. and M.M. Waskom Apr. 17, 1833 - May 7, 1833 20. Eliza Jane Waskom Dau of J.D. and M.M. Waskom Dec. 28, 1867 - Aug. 8, 1888 21. Angeline Sofronia Waskom Dau of J.D. and M.M. Waskom Oct. 25, 1867 - Aug. 8, 1871 22. Martha M. Cotton Waskom Nov. 3, 1840 - Feb. 27, 1928 23. J.D. Waskom Sept. 1, 1836 - Oct. 27, 1922 Row 9 1. Audra Erlie Hull Dau of T.S. and N.R. Hull Sept. 25, 1906 - May 23, 1908 2. Avis Muse Wife of Tom May Apr. 2, 1911 - July 20, 1936 3. Alice Muse Oct. 12, 1906 - Aug. 1915 4. Lillian C. Muse Jan. 30, 1886 - Oct. 28, 1974 5. Morris E. Muse Mar. 24, 1882 - Nov. 22, 1960 6. William Norwood Muse Mar. 16, 1930 - Feb. 8, 1936 7. Richard H. Hurst 1901 - Mar. 27, 1978 76 yrs. 8 dys. 8. Bessie Muse Hurst * 1907 9. Lora Mae Hurst 10. Seth J. Albritton Nov. 27, 1881 - Apr. 16, 1945 11. Francis Albritton Oct. 2, 1880 - Nov. 8, 1960 12. No Name 13. Eli Muse Co. H 27 La. Inf. C.S.A. Oct. 15, 1836 - July 1, 1916 14. Mary Ann Williams Muse Wife of Eli Muse Apr. 30, 1849 - Nov. 27, 1932 15. Florence Bridges (Muse) July 24, 1886 - June 30, 1931 16. Julia D. Muse (Never Married) Dec. 26, 1904 - Mar. 11, 1964 17. Richard A. Muse 1875 - 1936 18. Susie B. Muse Wife of Richard A. Muse 1882 - 1964 19. Josephine H. Cowart Dec. 14, 1888 - Apr. 22, 1928 20. Joel V. Cowart Oct. 27, 1888 - Jan. 10, 1949 21. No Name 22. J.M. Wascom Dec. 28, 1832 - Dec. 1, 1900 23. L.J. Wascom Apr. 7, 1867 - Sept. 28, 1883 24. Kate Wascom Wife of Calis Tregre Dec. 31, 1880 - July 15, 1954 25. R.K. Ballard Oct. 3, 1863 - Mar. 16, 1932 26. Lizzie Bradford 1829 - 1879 27. Aby Patience Terry Fletcher Wife of George B. Fletcher July 1868 - Apr. 18, 1921 28. George B. Fletcher Dec. 15, 1859 - Aug. 20, 1943 Row 10 1. Martha Lea Hodges Mar. 22, 1930 - Mar. 25, 1930 2. Warren Harding Hodges Aug. 14, 1923 - Aug. 18, 1943 3. Dora P. Bridges Feb. 13, 1856 - Nov. 12, 1937 4. Dr. William H. Bridges Oct. 11, 1849 - May 6, 1932 5. Leon Bridges Nov. 12, 1898 - Feb. 27, 1938 6. Aby C. Barber Apr. 22, 1876 - Mar. 10, 1969 7. Alford Barber Jan. 26, 1877 - June 26, 1907 8. Grandfather Louis Barber 9. Charles Andrew George May 22, 1921 - July 18, 1941 10. Mary R. Sibley Mar. 24, 1855 - Dec. 16, 1942 11. A.G. Sibley Dec. 8, 1850 - Jan. 27, 1889 Row 11 1. L.F. Cowart Sept. 1, 1918 - May 18, 1929 2. Jeff D. Hood Feb. 13, 1862 - July 27, 1942 3. Rebecca Melevina Tyler Dec. 5, 1865 - June 4, 1935 4. Ellen Etta Bridges Dec. 17, 1888 - Aug. 19, 1967 5. Betsy E. Bridges Feb. 10, 1861 - Apr. 27, 1935 6. Thomas H. Bridges July 7, 1855 - July 8, 1941 7. Gladys McDowell Apr. 4, 1908 - Aug. 1, 1909 8. James G. McDowell June 29, 1861 - Dec. 27, 1907 9. James I. Palmer 10. James C. Palmer Nov. 17, 1906 - Sept. 11, 1960 11. John N. Palmer Oct. 30, 1908 - Aug. 3, 1971 12. Francis L. Smith Dec. 24, 1871 - Jan. 21, 1959 13. Richmond Travis Smith Nov. 24, 1898 - Mar. 23, 1935 14. Pearlie Smith Lee * Sept. 28, 1895 15. Earnestine Lee Feb. 13, 1911 - Dec. 7, 1927 16. Joseph C. Lee June 15, 1891 - Aug. 31, 1956 17. Ernest E. Lee Nov. 20, 1871 - Dec. 29, 1941 18. Virgil J. Lee Son of I.H. and A.J. Lee Aug. 15, 1901 - April 10, 1908 Row 12 1. Edna Bridges Howard Wife of J.G. Howard Dec. 2, 1886 - Aug. 30, 1966 2. Joshua G. Howard Aug. 8, 1864 - Jan. 4, 1936 3. Viola R. Fletcher Wife of J.G. Howard Jan. 17, 1862 - Feb. 4, 1918 4. Edgar Howard Son of J.G. and V.R. Howard Oct. 2, 1895 - Dec. 18, 1912 5. R. Aubrey Howard Apr. 25, 1885 - Oct. 26, 1924 6. Hosea Wesley May 4, 1937 - Sept. 19, 1937 7. George E. Wesley Dec. 31, 1895 - July 22, 1953 8. John B. Gartman Juy 30, 1886 - Feb. 15, 1975 9. Eunice H. Gartman June 12, 1887 - Apr. 24, 1969 10. Minnie Inez Gartman Dau of J.B. and E. Gartman Apr. 1, 1915 - July 13, 1917 11. No Name 12. Allen Mathis Mar. 24, 1937 66 yrs. 13. Early Mathis May 4, 1975 70 yrs. 7 mo. 28 dys. 14. James William Kirby Lieut. 2nd Soro Feb. 13, 1884 - Aug. 1, 1941 Row 13 1. Leonard C. Muse "Bo" Sept. 18, 1933 - Apr. 17, 1953 2. Lester P. Muse Nov. 11, 1927 - June 9, 1940 3. Natile Mack Muse * March 27, 1910 4. Preston P. Muse Aug. 5, 1904 - Nov. 11, 1963 5. Elizb Monroe Muse La. Cpl. U.S. Marine Corps WWII Apr. 14, 1918 - July 31, 1946 6. Helen Raye McCoy Feb. 9, 1925 - Apr. 27, 1975 7. Nellie J. Cane Wesley Wife of C.E. Wesley Feb. 18, 1900 - Jan. 20, 1917 8. Nannie Wesley Apr. 6, 1875 - Nov. 2, 1940 9. Wayne Wesley Aug. 27, 1868 - Dec. 3, 1943 10. Lessie Cowart Dau of Mr. And Mrs. Will Cowart Aug. 9, 1907 - Mar. 17, 1918 11. Will Cowart Oct. 24, 1881 - Dec. 28, 1918 12. Infant son of James and Eunice Ashford June 2, 1943 13. Docia Ballard June 5, 1858 - Dec. 23, 1945 14. No Name 15. No Name 16. Joel T. Ballard Jan. 18, 1833 - Mar. 2, 1915 17. Oma Leola Hull Dau of R.H. and N. Hull Mar. 24, 1902 - June 12, 1902 18. Ella Rosetta Hull Dau of N. Hull 19. Lilly Georginana Faris Infant dau of J.B. and V.A. Faris 20. Joel T. Ballard 21. Josephine Ballard Mar. 16, 1872 - Dec. 24, 1909 22. I.M. Ballard Oct. 31, 1862 - Jan. 28, 1935 Row 14 1. Ivy Wesley Son of Mr. And Mrs. Owen Wesley Nov. 16, 1933 - Feb. 13, 1934 2. Infant No Name 3. Lula B. Wilson Aug. 17, 1912 - Jan. 26, 1976 4. Ollie Lee Tubberville July 31, 1918 - July 1, 1966 5. Willie Ray Hodges Mar. 27, 1931 - Mar. 16, 1946 6. Eunice Eunida Tubberville Hodges Jan. 10, 1913 - May 13, 1978 7. Gladys E. Tubberville Oct. 2, 1967 53 yrs. 8. Samuel Tubberville 1886 - 1964 9. Mable Tubberville Dau of Gladys and Samuel Tubberville Nov. 22, 1947 10. Infant son of Gladys and Samuel Tubberville 11. Bonnie Wascom Apr. 26, 1937 - Dec. 7, 1938 12. Thomas Joel Ballard 13. S. Ballard 14. Ballard 15. Rebekaha Ballard July 7, 1868 - Apr. 25, 1940 16. Walter S. Ballard Apr. 15, 1866 - May 3, 1955 17. Ballard 18. Tom Fields Roberts La. Pvt. U.S. Army WWI Sept. 18, 1895 - Jan. 3, 1971 19. Annie Lanier Roberts * Aug. 10, 1898 20. Percy G. Stafford Sept. 30, 1937 - Mar. 6, 1977 Married Sept. 19, 1976 21. Sallie Covington Stafford * July 9, 1944 BEHIND OAK TREE IN LITTLE WHITE FENCE 1. Sarah Kelly Oct. 23, 1893 - Dec. 27, 1893 2. Hetty B. Kelly 1904 3. Winfred Kelly 1902 - 1905 4. Maggie Kelly 1860 - 1900 5. A. Kelly 1861 - 1906 6. Kelly No Dates 7. Sallie Kelly 1867 - 1933 8. Callie Kelly Perault 1905 - 1953