Cemetery: Murphy Cemetery, Natchitoches Parish La **************************************************** ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** ************************************************ ***************************************************** MURPHY CEMETERY Natchitoches Parish, LA The Murphy Cemetery is located on the outskirts of Natchitoches, LA amid the river farmlands. From Natchitoches, traveling south on Hwy 1, cross the Cane River Lake bridge and immediately turn left (traffic light) onto Woodyard Drive, (which, once out of the city limits, becomes Fish Hatchery Road/Parish Road 514). Follow this road along the river for five and one-half miles and the cemetery is on the right. There are thirty-five marked, inscribed burials, one large concrete slab with no inscription, and three broken and illegible markers. While the cemetery is surrounded on three sides by flat, cultivated fields which are usually planted in cotton or soy beans, a large, old tree provides both shade and character to the fenced cemetery. A lovely view of the winding river can be seen on the north side. Only a few of the tombstones are new; most are old and of interesting variety. *********** Murphy Cemetery *********** ALLBRITTON, Hosea (04 Sept. 1900 / 16 Oct. 1900 ) Son of G.H. and Luna Allbritton ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BABERS, Nettie ( 08 June 1884 / 02 Sep 1900 ) Aged 16 Yrs. 6 Mos. 17 Das. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BABERS, Lulu ( 07 April 1880 / 07 March 1896) Daughter of J.W. and M.E. Babers ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BABERS, Lee Anselm ( 25 March 1882 / 06 March 1899 ) Son of Jno.W. and M.E. Babers ------------------------------------------------------------------------ BABERS, Ella J. ( 17 June 1888 / 29 Nov 1898 ) Daughter of J.W. and M.E. Babers ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHILDS, Charles W. ( 24 Sep 1862 / 18 Sep 1905 ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ CHILDS, Emmitt ( 17 July 1905 / 20 Sep 1905 ) Infant of C.W. and Cora A. Childs ------------------------------------------------------------------------ DRIGGERS, John W. ( 02 Aug 1875 / 10 Aug 1907 ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ EUBANKS, V. L. ( 14 April 1868 / 31 Dec 1904 ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HUDDLESTON, Willis T. ( 14 Dec 1898 / 15 Aug. 1900 ) Son of W.R. and L.M. Huddleston ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JONES, James Monroe (10 Jan 1831 / 13 Feb 1897 ) Died near Natchitoches, LA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ KILLGORE, Kathleen Elise ( 07 Jan 1889 / 06 Dec 1898 ) Daughter of Geo. A. and Mittie Killgore ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MCCLELAND, J.L. ( 21 Nov 1838 / 07 June 1905 ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MCCLELAND, Ralph Donald ( Born _____ {broken, illegible}) Son of I.M.and Ida Lee McCleland ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MCCLELAND, John L. ( 19 Oct 1836 / 27 Aug 1904 ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MCCLELAND, Laura ( 25 Oct 1903 / 16 May 1905 ) Daughter of W.L. and L.A. McCleland ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MCCLELAND, Fred L. ( 20 Sep 1901 / 07 Oct 1908 ) Son of W.L. and L.A. McCleland ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MCCLELAND, Mahala ( broken, no dates ) Wife of _________ ( A broken stone nearby reads: John McCleland / Born Oct. 19, 1836 / Died Aug. 27, 1904; this appears to be the lower part of Mahala McCleland's marker, as the name John McCleland is in small letters, not of the size usually associated with name markers; also the placement of the letters indicates is part of a larger stone.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MCCLELAND, Minah E. (16 Feb 1882 / 05 Nov. 1903 ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MCCLELAND, Lee E. ( 21 Sep 1905 / 15 Aug 1907 ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MURPHY, Robert Calvert ( 16 Nov 1842 / 16 Feb 1936 ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MURPHY, Martha Gulley ( 28 Feb 1846 / 08 Dec 1919 ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ MURPHY, Mattie Agnes ( 26 Sep 1884 / 17 Nov 1900 ) Daughter of R.C. and M.G. Murphy ------------------------------------------------------------------------ O'QUINN, Nat B. ( 30 July 1928 / 02 Nov 1984 ) MSGT US AIR FORCE WWII, KOREA, VIETNAM ------------------------------------------------------------------------ O'QUINN, Martha Kennon ( 05 Sep 1950 / 09 Sep 1950 ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ O'QUINN, Mary Lou ( 23 Nov 1908 / 17 Jan 1989 ) Double stone: Adrian E. O'Quinn ------------------------------------------------------------------------ O'QUINN, Patsy Lou ( 16 Dec. 1935 / 17 March 1937 ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ O'QUINN, Adrian E. ( 18 Nov 1898 / 08 March 1963 ) Double stone: Mary Lou O'Quinn ------------------------------------------------------------------------ SIMS, William Thomas ( 09 Sep 1848 / 01 Feb 1897 ) Born Sep. 9, 1848; Departed this life Feb. 1, 1897 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ STROUD, Leon Bryant ( 02 Feb. 1913 ) Infant of A.E. and Bertha Stroud ------------------------------------------------------------------------ STROUD, A.E., Jr. ( Born and Died Oct. 18, 1920) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ STROUD, Shirley M. ( 04 Nov 1926 / 19 Jan 1931 ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ TAYLOR, Bettie ( 15 March 1863 / 21 Jan 1900 ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ A broken stone lettered only: Died June 8, 1898 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ***************** Rest in Peace *******************