Barnidge Cemetery, Rapides Parish Louisiana
Submitted by Jane Parker McManus

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Directions: Take LA Hwy. 28 West from Alexandria, turn left at Gardner 
and continue to Hineston. Turn left at Hineston onto Parish Rd. 112, and 
go 4.8 miles. Turn right on Elmer Road, and go .3 miles. Turn left on 
Durand Road and go .8 miles, and turn left on Gordey Road. This small 
cemetery (perhaps 20' x 25') is in a fenced area just behind the home 
of Curtis Gordey. The family purchased the property in the 1930's from 
the Barnidge family. The burial ground is maintained by the Gordey family, 
and permission must be obtained from the current owners prior to entering 
the grounds. If the family is not at home, guard dogs are well trained 
to protect the property. The small, concrete stones in this cemetery 
were very difficult to read. Tombstone inscriptions were recorded by 
Mary Parker Partain and Jack Fraziar, Jr. in April 1993.  
Submitted by Jane P. McManus June 5, 2000   

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A grandchild of the Barnidges who died at birth, the innocent victim of 
a feud between the Barnidges and their neighbors, the Barrs is believed 
to be buried here. The legend of this feud is best left to their own 
family historians and not to the speculation of this "ole graveyard reader."  
There are several unmarked graves (depressions), and small pickets (carved 
on top) in this cemetery; possibly one of these is the baby's grave.
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Barnidge, Daughter of A. P. & S. L. Barnidge - [no dates]
Barnidge, Daughter of A. P. & S. L. Barnidge - [no dates]
Barnidge, Daughter of A. P. & S. L. Barnidge - [no dates]
Barnidge, Alonzo - 1857/1930 [son of William Barnidge & Eliza P. Swann]
Barnidge, William - 1868 [only date] [husband of Eliza P. Swann, born 1814/15]
Barnidge, David - 1889/1889
Barnidge, William R. - ?1898/189? [dates unreadable]
Barnidge, Eliza [P. Swann] - 1827/1896 [wife of William Barnidge]

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[Note: In LA Tombstone Inscriptions, Vol. 24, 1969, page 109, two stones 
(shown below) were listed as visible in 1968, but could not be found in 1993.   
In addition, only one stone was listed for William Barnidge in that volume, 
however, there were two separate stones for William visible in 1993.   
Possibly one of these is for a son of William Barnidge?  MPP.]

Barnidge, Louis Q.[Quinton] - 1853/1884 
[son of William Barnidge & Eliza P. Swann, husband of Clara Howerton]

Barnidge, Linda (Malinda) [Lawson] - [no dates]  
[wife of Alonzo P. Barnidge, 1863/1908]
Barnidge Cemetery (Continued)