Dickfield Cemetery - Second Ward, St. Helena Parish, La.

File prepared by Deandra Norred Pardue.
This cemetery is taken from the book, St. Helena Parish Cemeteries,1914-1987
Published by the St. Helena Historical Association, Inc.
Address: Rt. 1 Box 131; Amite, La. 70422   The LaGenWeb Archives would like
to express their thanks to the Association for giving us permission to put
these cemeteries online.  The society retains the copy right to these works.

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Directions to Dickfield Cemetery:
Highway 1043, 1 mile east of Highway 10, near Preston Strickland.

MASON
T.D. Allen, Sr.
Born March 20, 1823
Died May 23, 1897

Martha H.
Wife of Thomas D. Allen
Born Nov 15, 1829
Died Oct. 6, 1861

Mary Jane Allen
Born June 3, 1842
Died Jan 25, 1932

MOTHER
Julia C. Allen
Born Dec 21, 1874
Died Mar 28, 1902

Infant Son of
A.J. & Julia Allen
1901 - 1901

Infant Son of
A.J. & Julia Allen
1899- 1899

Infant Daughter of
A.J. & Julia Allen
1898 - 1898

Leon Ellis Allen
1901 -1902

Infant Son of
T.D. & M.H. Allen
Born and died Oct. 1861

Infant Son of
T.D. & M.H. Allen
Born and died Dec 7, 1873

Ammie Allen
Born Oct 13, 1857
Died Aug 15, 1927

Ophie Allen
Born June 2, 1853
Died Jan 21, 1920

Nancy Wife of
Thos. M. Roddy
Born Jan 26, 1812
Died Apr 21, 1879
(Marker lying on ground)

Martin P. Day
Born Mar 8, 1837
Died Apr 19, 1883
(Foot marker)

Emmie (Emily) Griffin
Daughter of Wm. H. Day, Jr.
& C.V. Day
Born Mar 5, 1886
Died Jan 9, 1887
(Foot marker)

Dewey
Son of W.H. & C.V. Day
Born July 30, 1899
Died May 7, 1900
(Foot marker)

William D.
Son of W.H. & C.V. Day
Born Mar 29, 1890
Died Sept 27, 1892
(Foot marker)

Sallie W.
Wife of W.H. Day
Born Aug 3, 1862
Died Aug 3, 1882
(Foot marker)

Sarah M.
Daughter of
W.H. & M.A. Day
Born Apr 30, 1881
Died (marker sunken)

Martha Agnes
Wife of William H. Day
Died May 6, 1881
Age 21 yrs. 3 mos. 7 days

(Foot marker next to Sallie W. Day.  No initials, no head marker found)

F.D.
(Foot marker all alone, no head stone)

David
Son of T.G. & N.S. Day
Died July 12, 1873
Age 1 yr. 10 mos.
(Foot marker)

(Double brick vault)
Foot marker had C.S.D.

(Marker in front of brick vault read--)
Charles, Sr. Son of
T.G. & N.S. Day
Born Feb 4, 1867
Died 18 mos.

Robert H.
Son of T.G. & M.S. Day
Died May 30, 1869
Age 5 mos.

HANDS CLASPED
(Top of marker)
Marker broken in two pieces, lying on the ground at grave but "William H." legible and foot marker in place with "W.H.D." thereon.

Ten or more depressions in this cemetery, indicating there were graves here with no markers, however, about five had bricks at the head and foot of the graves.

Copied at cemetery by Audrey Blades and Edyce Davis, 1972

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