Burns Cemetery, (Burns/Blair Cemetery), Rapides Parish Louisiana Submitted by Jane Parker McManus ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** BURNS CEMETERY - Rapides Parish (also called Burns/Blair Cemetery) Directions: Take LA Hwy. 28 West in Alexandria and go approximately 4.5 miles past the turnoff to Gardner. Turn left onto Ian Johnson Road, and continue for 3.4 miles. Turn right on Irving Long Road and go .7 miles. Turn right onto Joe Ivey Road and continue for .2 mile before turning right onto a dirt road. There is no sign on the road, but it is the first dirt road to the right. The cemetery is located about 1/2 acre in size, and is located about .1 down this dirt road, fenced, and maintained. Genealogical information in brackets was provided by family members and should be used as a clue until verified personally.] Tombstone inscriptions were recorded in rows from the front of the cemetery to the back by Mary Parker Partain, June 1990, and submitted by Jane Parker McManus (mcmanus@linknet.net). Hillman, Peggy Ann Ivey - 4 Aug 1937/30 Nov 1988 [daughter of Joe Harvey Ivey & Josephine Monk] Martin, Crawford D.[David] - 10 Feb 1904/[no dates] [son of Thomas D. & Naomi Rachel Martin] Martin, Gladys Ivey - 18 Mar 1907/[no dates] [daughter of Thomas C. Ivey & Mary Jane Burns] [Double Stone] - Married 11 Dec 1929 Salazar, R. - 1881/1937 Boyd, Mary Elizabeth - 29 Nov 1869/13 Sep 1882 [daughter of Richard Boyd & Catherine Bunch] Burns, Infant son of J. W. Burns - [no dates] Richey, Infant - [no dates] Taylor, Infant of Alice Taylor - [no dates] Taylor, Alice - [no dates] Terrell, Veda C. [Catherine] Burns - 17 Sep 1888/27 Mar 1964 [daughter of Charlie Jefferson Burns & Catherine Bunch] Terrell, James N.[Norvel] - 16 Apr 1883/13 Dec 1964 [son of Norval Robert Terrell & Frances Rebecca Alsie Crawford] [Double Stone] Terrell, Whitney [Maxine] - [20 May] 1931 [daughter of James Norvel Terrell & Veda Catherine Burns] Terrell, J. N. Infant - [no dates] [born & died 7 Feb 1927] [daughter of James Norvel Terrell & Veda Catherine Burns] Terrell, J. N. Infant - [no dates] [born & died 21 Nov 1929] [son of James Norvel Terrell & Veda Catherine Burns] Terrell, Y. D. - [30 May] 1920/[5 Jun 1920] [son of James Norvel Terrell & Veda Catherine Burns] Terrell, J. T. - [ Aug] 1912/[20 Oct] 1916 [son of James Norvel Terrell & Veda Catherine Burns] Burns, James - 1884/184 [son of Charlie Jefferson Burns & Catherine Bunch] Ford, Ella - [no dates] Richey, Infant of Green Richey - [no dates] McCarty, Infant - [no dates] Burns, C.[Charley] J.[Jefferson] - 12 Aug 1848/1 May 1923 Father [son of William Robert & Amelia Minesa Burns] Burns, Catherine [Bunch] - 6 Mar 1848/26 Mar 1929 Mother [daughter of James Bunch and Mary Bass] [Above 2 markers are identical] Ivey, Josephine Monk - 9 Mar 1909/[no dates] [daughter of Edward Monk & Cornelia Cutts] Ivey, Joe Harvey - 28 Jul 1904/3 Dec 1983 [son of Thomas C. Ivey & Mary J. Burns] [Double Stone] - Wed 5 Dec 1926 Ivey, Mary J.[Jane] Burns, wife of T. C. Ivey - 7 Dec 1881/11 Apr 1955 [daughter of Charlie Jefferson Burns & Catherine Bunch] Ivey, Thomas C. - 5 Apr 1866/27 Jul 1944 [son of William E. Ivey & Mary Clark] Mayo, Pearl C.[Catherine] Ivey, wife of George Mayo - 27 Dec 1902/9 Sep 1928 [daughter of Thomas C. Ivey & Mary Jane Burns] Young, Edna Ivey - 20 Apr 1918/[no dates] [daughter of Thomas C. Ivey & Mary Jane Burns Young, Thomas Clay - 21 Sep 1911/17 Jan 1974 [Double Stone] Ivey, Caroline - 14 Jul 1920/28 Jul 1920 Young, Infant daughter of M&M T. C. Young, Sr. - 13 Aug 1956 Young, Infant son of M&M T. C. Young, Sr. - 28 Jul 1954 Blair, Mrs. J. R. - [no dates] Blair, John Reed - [no dates] Danzy, William - 1 Dec 1876/18 Dec 1929 Danzy, Appy Lonie - 10 Jan 1870/18 Jan 1930 Danzy, Infant - [no dates] Danzy, Infant - [no dates] Danzy, Infant - [no dates] Danzy, Infant - [no dates] Danzy, Infant - [no dates] Blair, Infant son of M&M Reed Blair - [no dates] Blair, Joe C., son of M&M Reed Blair - 31 Jan 1903/28 Oct 1907 Blair, Reed - 6 Jan 1878/7 May 1961 Blair, Lola R. - 10 Jul 1879/21 Jul 1969 [Above 2 stones are identical] Davis, Vernon [small marker, no dates] Ivey, Paul Glenn - 9 Nov 1950/22 May 1990 [funeral marker] Burns Cemetery (Continued)