Cemetery: Old Bethel Church & Cemetery, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana Submitted by: Nelda G. Liles Special thanks to all those persons who gave of their time, energy, and knowledge in the preparation of this listing. N.G. Liles, 1996-1998. ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** ************************************************ OLD BETHEL CHURCH and CEMETERY Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana Located nine miles west of Natchitoches, LA on LA Hwy 6 (one miles west of Hagewood, LA), turn right onto Shady Grove Road (Parish Road 556 ), then approximately two miles, turn right on Old Bethel Church Road (Natchitoches Parish Road 553), travel about one and a half miles then turn left at Old Bethel Church and Cemetery sign. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1847 It is believed that Old Bethel Church and Cemetery were established around 1847. Mrs. Edith Garzia, a long time resident of the area and whose relatives are buried in the cemetery, states that local history indicates that the church and cemetery served a thriving community in the years before the Civil War. The oldest marked grave is that of Margaret E. Wynn, whose stone is marked "/Died April 3, 1860; Aged 29 yrs, 6 mos, 25 days; w/o Josiah F. Scarborough".(1) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 1860-1918 Mrs. Mary Anna Donaho, a Provencal, LA folklorist, relates that Old Bethel Church and Cemetery were established by a Mr. Hawley and his wife, whose maiden name was Axley (Oxley). Mr. Hawley was from the state of New York and migrated to settle in the Spanish Lake area of Natchitoches Parish, LA. There is a marker for Philo S. Hawley, who died in 1918. (2) It was during the Civil War that the Baptist Women's Missionary College, located near this site, was burned by the Union army. Mrs. Donaho states that a Mathais Scarbrough was head master of the College at that time. Several residents of the area have mentioned that they remember seeing evidence of former large buildings at this site as well as the thickety growth of crape myrtle bushes around the building sites. Mrs. Grazia indicates that both the church and cemetery were damaged at this time as well. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1915 According to a submission by a Ms. Hamus to The Natchitoches Genealogist ( April 1994 issue), The Natchitoches Times published a listing of Natchitoches Parish public school students who scored above 90 percent on the state spelling contest in the year 1915. In the following listing are noted surnames seen on the tombstones of Old Bethel Cemetery and of families still residing in the area: BETHEL SCHOOL: Rutherford Cox, Bunie Larkins, Lucy Mae Maddry, Melvin Maddry, Eva Larkin, and Dollie Bailes. (3) Rev. L.A. Materne came to Bethel Church as a young minister about 1915. Amos Materne (1914/1916), young son of Rev. Materne and his wife ( Betty McQueen Materne ), is buried in the Old Bethel cemetery. (4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1950 Mrs. Edith Garzia relates that in the early 1950's a group of concerned parishioners met to begin renovation of the cemetery. Among those attending were: Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gibbs (Mattie Martin), Mr. and Mrs. Sam Steadman (Mary Cox ) and children, Fred Garzia, Mr. and Mrs. George Garzia (Edith), Ida Cox, Mr. and Mrs. Talmage Carroll and children. At this time plans were made for establishment of a trust fund to provide for the upkeep of the cemetery. Thanks to the diligence and perseverance of these concerned persons and others, the cemetery is well maintained. (1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1860-1983 According to Mrs. Garzia and the various marked burials, there are twenty Veterans buried in Old Bethel Cemetery: CSA: Thomas H.Barnes, G.W. Bailes, and Seth Van Buren Cox; WWI: Conrad Collins and Norman Scarborough; WWII: Felix Artice, Charles Boylston, Claude Edgar Collins, Jr., Jack Collins, Verne Aswell Collins, George Garzia, Joseph Andrew Gibson, Jr., William J. Moore, Frank St. Elmo Posey (killed at Pearl Harbor), Julius H. Scott, and Woodrow A. Sprowl; KOREAN War: Jimmie R. Boylston, Carl Otis Scarborough, and Charlie Lee Scarborough; VIETNAM War: Donald Woodrow Sprowl. The lives of these veterans span the years of the growth of our great country. Their contributions to the freedoms we enjoy today are hereby recognized. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1996 The Old Bethel Church buildings have been replaced several times over the years, with the buildings being located on various sites in the general area. After the disastrous gas pipeline explosion in 1964 in the Natchitoches area, the proximity of the church to the pipeline led to the church buildings being relocated again, with the gas company seeing to the construction of new buildings. Having out grown those buildings, the church membership began construction of a new sanctuary in 1996. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Unmarked, broken, illegible markers: 1.To the right of Hartwell Graves Barnes stone is a small marker with the following : M.L.S. 2. Broken slab/rock near foot of Rodney Carroll's grave. 3. Near Barnes plots, a broken headstone, then to the left a thin marble slab, smooth no markings. 4. Small, very old stone to left of Jared Dale Hardy about 4 grave spaces, no dates. 5. There are several broken pieces of markers, stones, etc. marking burial places. 6. Various sources relate that in the early 1950's there were a number of graves marked by cedar posts/shakes to the north of the Scott plots. No other information available. *********************************** This following described marker is situated crosswise to other markers; Mrs. Garzia says that a tornado caused some large trees in the area to fall, crushing the tombstones of that area and that this stone commemorates the burials in that area. Reproduced here as inscribed; no dates: SCARBOROUGH Mary Frances Cannon, wife of Irvin Scarborough; Jemima Fountain, wife of Matthias Scarborough; Martha T. Fountain, wife of Joseph Scarborough. On reverse of stone: BURKETT George Burkett and his wife Bernelly Ann Cannon and their daughters Mary, Frances and Margaret Ann. ARTICE, Felix ( 15 Feb 1905 / 14 Sep 1961) PFC 95 Infantry Division WWII BAILES, G.W. (No dates) CO K 27 LA INF CSA (This marker is near the Gibson plots; Mrs. Garzia relates that Mrs. Annie Ringer Gibson always saw that the grave was tended and well kept, although Mrs. Gibson was not originally from this area and there was no family connection.) BARNES, Sarah L. ( 31 Jan 1846 / 16 Oct 1923) Mother w/o T.H. Barnes BARNES, Hartwell Graves ( 30 Aug 1870 / 11 Mar 1912) BARNES, Miss Roberta T. ( 01 Apr 1866 / 21 Nov 1887) BARNES, Thomas H. (No dates) CORP CO A 60 GA INF CSA (h/o Sarah L. Barnes) BERRY, Elizabeth (1858/ 1932) Auntie BERRY, George W. (1858 / 1937) Uncle BERRY, Mary J. (23 June 1834 / 28 Dec 1899 ) BOYLSTON, Charles ( 01 Oct 1923 / 21 Aug 1982) S.S.T. US AIR FORCE WWII BOLYSTON, Jimmie R. ( 19 Apr 1930/ 15 July 1983) PFC US ARMY KOREA BROWN, Alice Carpenter ( 10 Jan 1923 / 13 Mar 1978) BROWN, Tony Wade ( 22 Mar 1966/ 12 Sep 1985) BURK, William Columbus ( 21 Mar 1854 / 09 Oct 1933) (Blanchard Funeral Home records indicate that Hoke Burke arranged for services for W.C. Burke) BURKE, Hoke ( Died Jan 27, 1977) Age 80 yrs, 0 mos, 26 days BURKETT, Annie Elizabeth ( 11 Oct 1873 / 14 Jan 1877) d/o T.M. and M.I. Burkett BURKETT, James Clifford, Rev. ( 19 Jan 1876 / 17 Jan 1917) BURKETT, James Madison ( 18 June 1846 / 09 Nov 1900) BURNS, Vickie Lynn ( 30 Dec 1968 / 18 Nov 1972) CARROLL, Gene (Wooden cross, no other information) CARROLL, Rodney ( 06 Dec 1856 / June 24, 1866) Sacred to the Memory of... Born DeSoto Parish, LA CARROLL, Rufus Wade ( 13 Mar 1889 / 26 July 1924) COLEMAN, Ellis ( 25 Aug 1917 / 20 July 1979) COLLINS, Alma ( 09 May 1892 / 26 Nov 1925) w/o J.L. Collins COLLINS, Baby Joe ( 05 Feb 1919 / 16 Oct 1923) Son of J.L. and Alma Collins COLLINS, Bessie Wagley (06 Sep 1905 / 05 Aug 1976) Married: Oct 18, 1919 (Double stone: Conrad Collins) COLLINS, Bryant E.(Ernest) (03 Oct 3 1881 / 08 Jan 1972) (Double stone: Della S. Collins) COLLINS, Bryant E. ( March 9, 1948/ ) (Double stone: Diana Cowan) COLLINS, Clare (21 July 1806 / 05 Feb 1917) d/o H.O. and Toledo Collins COLLINS, Claude Edgar (01 Oct 1887 / 31 Dec 1978) (Double stone: Iva M. Roark) COLLINS, Claude Edgar, Jr. ( 03 June 1924 / 11 Aug 1955) COLLINS, Cleo ( 16 June 1909 17 Feb 1917) s/o H.O and Toledo Collins COLLINS, Conrad ( 14 March 1895 / 23 Dec 1985) COLLINS, Della S(carborough) ( 09 Nov 1886 / 16 Dec 1987) (101 years, 1 month, and 7 days) COLLINS, Diana Cowan (11 May 1949 / 20 Mar 1997) COLLINS, Herbert O. ( 01 Mar 1876 / 22 Oct 1960) (Double stone: Toledo G. Collins) COLLINS, Iva M. Roark ( 16 May 1898 / 30 Aug 30 1973) (w/o Claude Edgar Collins) COLLINS, Jack ( 24 Oct 1915 / 23 Sep 1976) (s/o Bryant Ernest Collins and Della Scarborough Collins) (h/o 1) Lydia Stefka, 2) ____ Greene) COLLINS, Jesse L. ( 30 Oct 1883 / 19 Feb 1952) ( h/o Alma Collins) COLLINS, Jolley Conrad ( 23 Sep 1938 / 27 Sep 1940) COLLINS, Joseph Jackson (15 Mar 1853 / 27 July 1922) COLLINS, Lydia Stefka ( 03 Dec 1914 / 25 Oct 1959) (w/o Jack Collins) COLLINS, Mary Irene Crow ( 04 July 1858 / 15 Dec 1941) w/o J. J. Collins COLLINS, Toledo G. ( 14 Jan 1883 / 04 Mar 1968) COLLINS, Verne Aswell ( 20 Feb 1922 / 18 Feb 1970) CORBETT, Dessie H. ( 02 July 1861 / 04 July 1909) CORBETT, E.H. ( 12 Oct 1854 / 20 May 1912) COX, Ida (26 Sep 1886 / 27 Mar 1960 ) COX, Mary Elizabeth ( 27 Jan 1885 / 14 Oct 1955) COX, Lizzie Ray ( 30 Mar 1846 / 06 July 1937) (Mother Lizzie Ray, w/o S.V.B. Cox) COX, Seth Van Buren ( 23 Jan 1838 / 07 Mar 1925) Confederate Veteran DAVIS, Daniel (Died May 13, 1967) (Small stone inscribed as above) GARCIA, Alma Thedosia (Hawley) ( 07 Feb 1865 / 09 July 1929 ) GARCIA, Bertha L. ( 1909/1988) Mother (Double stone: Willie Garcia, 1908/1952) GARCIA, Charlie ( 01 Jan 1851 / 20 Mar 1944) GARCIA, Edwina A. ( 12 Aug 1940 / ) w/o Willie Garcia Married: Wednesday 10 Aug 1958 GARCIA, Fred (05 Feb 1901 / 23 June 1980 ) GARZIA, George ( 04 Jan 1910 / 13 Jan 1972) LA SGT US ARMY WW II GARCIA, Willis (1908 / 1952 ) Father (Double stone: Bertha L. Garcia) GARCIA, Willie ( 14 Sep 1936 / 08 Feb 1980) (Willis Garcia, Jr.) GIBBS, Ernest H. ( 11 Feb 1884 / 03 Nov 1967 ) (h/o Mattie Annette Martin Gibbs) GIBBS, Mattie M. (03 May 1900/ 12 July 1975) (w/o Ernest Gibbs) (nee Mattie Emma Martin) ( d/o Ambrose John Martin and Lurline Elizabeth Ellzey Martin) (gr/d/o Isaac Angelo Ellzey and Martha Annette Brown Ellzey) (g/gr/d/o John Hill Ellzey and Mary Jane Sibley Ellzey) (g/gr/d/o James Brown and Annie Brown) GIBSON, Annie Ringer ( 8 Sep 1900 / 15 Jan 1996) (w/o Joseph Andrew Gibson, Sr.) (d/o Harvey Abraham Ringer (Missouri) and Mabel Jane Bright (England) of Deming, NM) GIBSON, Cora Cordelia (Russell)( 1864 / 1903 ) (w/o William Andrew Gibson) GIBSON, Infant( / 26 Dec 1935) s/o Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Gibson, Sr. (s/o Joseph Andrew and Annie Ringer Gibson) GIBSON, Joseph Andrew, Sr. ( 12 Mar 1888 / 03 May 1957 ) (s/o William Andrew and Cora Cordelia Russell Gibson) (h/o Annie Ringer Gibson) GIBSON, Joseph Andrew, Jr. ( 20 Oct 1925 / 03 April 1985 ) MOMM 3 USN WWII (s/o Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Andrew Gibson, Sr.) (h/o Naomi Nelson Gibson) GIBSON, Della (Katie Delia )( 1891 / 1909 ) (d/o William Andrew and Cora Cordelia Russell Gibson) GIBSON, Mahalia( 30 Sep 1893 / 13 Nov 1900 ) (d/o William Andrew and Cora Cordelia Russell Gibson) GIBSON, Marcelite Lemoine ( 25 Feb 1896 / 27 June 1976 ) (w/o Walter D. Gibson) GIBSON, Margaret Ann( 1841 / 1921 ) (m/o William Andrew Gibson) GIBSON, Mary Mathilda( 1886 / 1904 ) (d/o William Andrew and Cora Cordelia Russell Gibson) GIBSON, Naomi Nelson( 20 Mar 1927 / ) (Double stone: Joseph Andrew Gibson, Jr.) GIBSON, Shannon Wayne( 18 Sep 1968 / 19 May 1972 ) h/o Mr. and Mrs. Chester Gibson (s/o Chester W. and Theresa Floyd Gibson) GIBSON, Walter D.( 1889/ 1929 ) (s/o William Andrew and Cora Cordelia Russell Gibson) (h/o Marcelite Lemoine Gibson) GIBSON, William Andrew( 1862 / 1931 ) (h/o Cora Cordelia Russell) GIBSON, William Eugene( 06 Oct 1953 / 13 Jan 1959 ) s/o Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Andrew Gibson, Jr. (s/o Joseph Andrew Gibson, Jr. and Naomi Nelson Gibson) GREEN, Pearl Mae Scott ( 20 May 1892 / 27 Dec 1973 ) Mother of Eldon Shoebroek HARDY, Dorothy Scott ( 27 Aug 1921 / 21 Sep 1993) (Double stone: W. Curtis Hardy, Sr.) HARDY, Jared Dale (Died Nov 30, 1980) s/o Rickey and Peggy Hardy HARDY, W. Curtis, Sr. ( 04 Nov 1907 / 23 Oct 1969) (Double stone: Dorothy Scott Hardy) HAWLEY, Philo S. (Died 05 Mar 1918 ) HICKMAN, Matilda ( 04 Oct 1822 / 04 Sep 1909) HICKS, Birdie Posey ( 23 Apr 1894 / 08 June 1966) (Double stone: Robert Leroy Hicks) HICKS, Robert Leroy( 18 Mar 1892 / 23 Nov 1965 ) (Double stone: Birdie Posey Hicks) HUBBARD, Lecia ( 1854 / 1887 ) Mother JOHNSON, Walter E. (19 June 1940 / 19 Oct 1968) JORDAN, Donald W. ( 17 Aug 1949 / 24 May 1969) JORDAN, Infant( / 14 Jan 1962 ) s/o Mr. and Mrs.Thomas E. Jordan (Thomas E. and Martha Jane Gibson Jordan) MATERNE, Amos ( 27 Oct 1914 / 26 May 1916) (s/o Rev. L.A. and Betty McQueen Materne) McQUEEN, Elizabeth Holland ( 25 June 1858 / 19 June 1928) (m/o Mrs. Betty McQueen Materne ) McQUEEN, Grady Murphy ( 10 May 1894 / 24 Jan 1939) (s/o Elizabeth Holland McQueen) MILSTEAD, Raymond A. (11 Aug 1947 / 21 June 1968 ) MILSTEAD, Victor Lance (b/d 07 Aug 1984) Infant s/o Ronnie G. and Jean A. Milstead MIMS, Danny Ray( /Died 30 May 1949 ) MIMS, Edwin B. ( 23 Sep 1921 / 01 Feb 1981) (Double stone : Georgia Prothro Mims) MIMS, Georgia Prothro ( 30 July 1924 / 09 Apr 1990) (Double stone : Edwin B Mims) MOORE, Elsie Steadman ( 27 Dec 1918 / 17 May 1997) Age 79 MOORE, William J. ( 17 Jan 1914 / 23 Aug 1991) TSGT US ARMY WWII MOORE, Wm. Jerry, Jr. ( 07 Sep 1941 / 24 June 1974) MURRAY, Bessie C. (08 Mar 1897 / 29 Jan 1982) (Double stone: Wiley H. Murray) MURRAY, Wiley H. ( 15 Jan 1894 / 24 Apr 1975 ) (Double stone: Bessie C. Murray) OSBORN, Esiah H. ( 29 Sep 1855 / 25 Oct 1920) OSBORN, F. ( no dates ) (Handmade stone inscribed as noted) OSBORN, Mrs. E. H. ( 1867 / 1894 ) (Handmade stone) OSBORN, Oscar ( 23 Sep 1889 / 15 Mar 1926 ) POSEY, Frank St. Elmo( 11 Dec 1906 / 7 Dec 1941 ) LA. T/Sgt. 23 AAF Mat. Sq. WWII (Gave his life in the defense of his country--Pearl Harbor) POSEY, Stephen Leslie ( 29 Dec 1919 / 13 June 1920) POSEY, Stephen Leslie ( 28 Feb 1885 / 19 May 1959) POSEY, Tibia Hicks( 5 Sep 1882 / 15 Jan 1920 ) PROTHRO, Addie W. (10 Mar 1888/ 01 Apr 1977) (Double stone: Lemuel M. Prothro) PROTHRO, David Henry (06 Jan 1887 / 20 July 1962) PROTHRO, Dorcas James ( Jan 18, 1919/ ) Married: Nov 10, 1934 (Double stone: Victor E. Prothro) PROTHRO, Hartwell M. ( 03 May 1856 / 14 July 1931 ) PROTHRO, Henry Solomon (01 Mar 1849 / 26 Mar 1909 ) Father PROTHRO, Joseph Warren (03 June 1888 / 05 Nov 1966 ) PROTHRO, Lemuel M. ( 23 Feb 1877/ 31 Jan 1936) (Double stone: Addie W. Prothro) PROTHRO, Perry Clinton ( 27 June 1875 / 30 Jan 1952 ) PROTHRO, Ruby Lee (30 Oct 1906 / 09 Mar 1907 ) d/o L.M. and Addie Prothro PROTHRO, Sallie Mae (20 Apr 1912 / 01 Dec 1930) (d/o Lem and Addie Prothro) PROTHRO, Theo Scarborough (12 Dec 1857 / 18 Mar 1906 ) Mother PROTHRO, Victor E. ( 06 Apr 1914/26 Dec 1977) (Double stone: Dorcas James Prothro) PULLIG, Stephen W. (28 May 1963) My Son ROARK, Joseph M. ( 1869 / 1955 ) RUE, W. L., Jr. ( 02 Oct 1909 / 31 Dec 1909 ) RUMSEY, Charles Edwards ( 06 Aug 1956 / 15 Aug 1956) SALTER, Imogene( Nov 1933 ) (Unknown if this birth or death date) SALTER, Marjory (03 May 1935 / 24 June 1936) SALTER, Theo P. ( 16 Feb 1910 / 10 Mar 1981) (Double stone: W. Jeff Salter) SALTER, W. Jeff ( 02 Oct 1905 / 28 July 1970) (Double stone: Theo P. Salter) SALTER, William David ( 09 Aug 1935 / 27 Sep 1983) SCARBOROUGH, Annie Duffy (31 July 1855 / 16 Sep 1932 ) (Blanchard Funeral Home Records, published April 1990, The Genealogist, (publication of the Natchitoches Genealogical and Historical Society), p. 14, gives the following information: September 14, 1932: Mrs. J.W. Scarbrough, age 71; born in New York; parents: Patrick Duffy (born in Ireland) and Ellen Riley (born in Albany, N.Y.); internment in Spanish Lake Cemetery; by order of Mrs. Ira O'Quinn of Spanish Lake.) SCARBOROUGH, Carl Otis (30 Mar 1936 / 06 Apr 1997) SCARBOROUGH, Charlie Lee ( 29 Oct 1933 / 09 Oct 1987 ) Age 53 PVT US ARMY -- KOREA SCARBOROUGH, R. Emmett ( 1885 / 1956 ) SCARBOROUGH, J. Warren (23 Sep 1850 / 17 Feb 1931 ) SCARBOROUGH, Norman (12 Nov 1888 / 29 Jan 1971) LA Seaman US NAVY WW I SCARBOROUGH, Susie G(arcia) ( 08 Nov 1903 / 23 July 1969 ) SCOTT, Charles E. (04 Dec 1890 / 22 Mar 1891) s/o J.C. and N.E. Scott SCOTT, Francis E. (23 Dec 1877 / 20 Oct 1879 ) d/o J.C. and N.E. Scott SCOTT, James F. (27 Aug 1875 / 16 Dec 1879) (s/o J.C. and N.E. Scott) SCOTT, J. C. (20 Aug 1848 / 13 Feb 1934 ) (Stone placed by Mrs. W. J. McBride) SCOTT, Julius H. ( 12 Sep 1913 / 10 May 1991) CPL US ARMY WWII (Double stone: Lillian P. Scott) SCOTT, Lillian P. ( 06 Apr 1919 / 23 Apr 1985) (Double stone: Julius H. Scott) SCOTT, Lewis M. ( 31 July 1872 / 11 Oct 1875 ) s/o J.C. and N.E. Scott SCOTT, Martha D. ( 27 March 1880 / 24 Nov 1885) (d/o J.C. and N.E. Scott) SCOTT, N. E, Mrs. ( 11 Feb 1850 / 26 Aug 1927) (Stone placed by Mrs. W.J. McBride) SHOEBROEK, Isaac (Henry) Sr. (20 July 1941 / 03 Apr 1983 ) SHOEBROEK, Orie M. (15 Nov 1915 / 11 Mar 1988 ) Mama SHOEBROEK, Eldon H. (29 Nov 1917 / 15 Jan 1980 ) Daddy (Double stone: Orie M. Shoebroek) SIMS, Tony Ray ( 14 Oct 1962 / 23 Apr 1991) SPROWL, Donald Woodrow ( 14 May 1951 / 13 Feb 1983) Brother US AIR FORCE VIETNAM SPROWL, LaVerne ( 23 Apr 1929 / 14 Feb 1964) (Double stone: Woodrow A. Sprowl) SPROWL, Woodrow A. ( 20 June 1918 / 16 Aug 1970) LA ARM2 USNR WWII (Double stone: LaVerne Sprowl) STEADMAN, Bonnie ( 01 Nov 1921 / 05 May 1926) STEADMAN, Bunistein ( 02 Jan 1917 / 14 Mar 1917) Sister STEADMAN, Edna B. ( 27 Sep 1889 / 04 Dec 1920) Mother STEADMAN, Infant( no dates ) s/o John and Ruth Steadman STEADMAN, John L. ( 09 July 1888 / 25 Dec 1950) (Double stone: Ruth Garcia Steadman) STEADMAN, Leo ( 28 June 1894 / 10 Jan 1912) STEADMAN, Mary Cox, ( 27 July 1905/ ) (Double stone: Samuel 'Sam' E. Steadman) (Flat stone at foot of grave inscribed: In loving memory of Mr. Sam, Our appreciation for years of dedicated service. Old Bethel Cemetery Association) STEADMAN, Minnie S. ( 06 Sep 1938/ ) (Double stone: Pierce Long Steadman) STEADMAN, Pierce Long ( 27 July 1936 / 13 Jan 1996) STEADMAN, Ruth G(arcia) ( 26 Nov 1895 / 11 Dec 1926) (Double stone: John L. Steadman) STEADMAN, Samuel 'Sam" E. ( 28 Sep 1901 / 20 Mar 1990) (Double stone: Mary Cox Steadman) STEADMAN, Sarah L. ( 18 May 1864 / 28 Sep 1939) (Handmade stone) STEADMAN, W.S. ( 16 Feb 1863 / 10 Feb 1928) (Handmade stone) STRINGFELLOW, ______ ( unmarked burial ) (source: Mrs. Edith Garzia) WALDROUP, Robert G. (13 Nov 1855 /28 Dec 1904) WALDROUP, Victor ( /Died 10 Dec 1900) Age 18 yrs, 5 mos, 5 das s/o R.G. and S.G. Waldroup WALDROUP, Sallie , Mrs. (15 Mar 1856 / 25 Feb 1940) w/o R.G. Waldroup WEBB, Eala M.( 07 May 1899 / 01 Oct 1964) WYNN, Margaret E. ( /Died Apr 3, 1860) Aged 29 yrs, 6 mos, 25 days. w/o Josiah F. Scarborough (Note: This is the oldest marked burial in Old Bethel Cemetery, Natchitoches Parish, LA.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cited sources: 1. Mrs. Edith Garzia: correspondence and personal conversations, 1997-98. 2. Mrs. Mary A. Donaho, The Natchitoches Times, (5/15/1997, p. 7a); intervies 2/1998. 3. The Natchitoches Genealogist, April 1994. Publication of the Natchitoches Genealogical and Historical Society, Natchitoches, LA, USA. 4. Mr. W.L. McQueen, conversation/interview, 1997.