HAASWOOD CEMETERY, St. Tammany Parish, La. File submitted by Donald W. Johnson 3/99 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** (Also known as East Union Cemetery) Location: Traveling north from Slidell on Hwy. 11 to St. Joe, turn right onto Haaswood Road and follow it to cemetery; or turn on St. Joe Road, go 1 1/2 mile to graded road, turn left, go 3/10 mile. Condition: Fair. This is an old cemetery with many unmarked graves; there is a cyclone fence across the front, and an old wire fence around the remainder. Copied 18 Nov. 1977 by Dolores Powe Butler & Doris Martin Holden. Milton D. Luther 10 Aug. 1926 - 14 Apr. 1973 La., Pvt., U. S. Army, W.W. II Baby Luther d. 6 Aug. 1957 Herman Luther 18 Aug. 1898 - 18 Aug. 1953 La., Pvt., Hdq. Trp., 42nd Div. World War I 3 above graves in small, individually fenced area. Grave marked by a piece of concrete. Thomas W. Alsobrooks d. 7 Apr. 1971 a. 78 y 2 m 22 d; FHM Edgar M. Johnston 1889 - 1958 Virginia A. Johnston d. 11 Aug. 1977 a. 88 y 3 m 7 d; FHM Iona Luther d. 22 Aug. 1977 a. 81 y 10 m 18 d; FHM John F. Hufford, Sr. 3 Nov. 1876 - 5 Dec. 1967 John W. Crawford 1899 - 1970 Laura Dawes Crawford 25 Dec. 1875 - 16 Jan. 1963 Lillie Boutwell 1897 - 1953 Allen C. Edmondson 9 Nov. 1898 - 20 Mar. 1969 La., Pvt., Btry. F, 149 Field Art. World War I Josie Williams Edmondson 1895 - 1953 George B. Yates h/o Geraldine Bennett 21 Feb. 1930 - 10 Sept. 1962 Above on double vault, with one side unused. Willie Yates 2 Jan. 1895 - 10 June 1976 SM2, U.S.N., W.W.I Above on double vault; no name on other side. Vivian B. Ivie 1899 - 1962 Frank Lear, Jr. 4 Feb. 1917 - 1 Mar. 1961 2 above in large coping with space for several graves. Grave marked by flowers Lola Evans Jenkins Berling 2 Jan. 1903 - 7 Oct. 1955 Steve J. Baragona h/o Viola Scarbrough 1905 - 1956 Grave marked by piece of concrete Elizabeth Wilkins d. 7 June 1942; a 72 y 2 m 7 d Inf. of James Johnson d. 10 Sept. 1942 Josephine West 8 Aug. 1893 - 13 Nov. 1963 Baby Davis d. 3 Sept. 1960 Charlie Wilkins 27 Aug. 1895 - 20 Dec. 1963 La., Pvt., U.S. Army, W.W. I Mary Cowart, w/o John Kahl 2 Feb. 1847 - 7 Feb. 1917 John Kahl, h/o Mary Cowart 9 July 1852 - 4 July 1923 P. H. Kahl 1876 - 1934 Grave marked by vase Mrs. Birdie Alsobrooks d. 10 Dec. 1971 a. 63 y 0 m 11 d; FHM Henry Alsobrooks 13 Sept. 1908 - 4 Jan. 1974 unmarked, concrete covered grave; child Grave marked by faded FHM; appeared to be O’Neill, d. 1969 Grave marked by faded FHM Edward Joseph Schmolke d 4 July 1947; FHM 2 unmarked graves; children Thomas Schmolke d 6 Sept. 1950; FHM Stillborn son of Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Robert Schmolke, Jr. d. 26 Sept. 1967 Mrs. Margaret Ruby Schmolke d. 24 Aug. 195-, a. 33 y Faded FHM, unable to read all Unmarked grave Unmarked grave; child Unmarked grave Grave marked by concrete at head & foot William Louis Evans d. 15 Dec. 1972, a 69 y 9 m 27 d Herman Evans d. 28 Oct. 1973, a 58 y 9 m 27 d Dillard Luther 15 Aug. 1909 - 22 Dec. 1960 La., PFC, Army Air Force, W.W. II Unmarked grave Janie Crawford 1907 - 1957 Patricia Gail Herrington d 4 Aug. 1973, a. 0 y 1 m 4 d White picket fence around grave Crofford J. Luther 20 Feb. 1868 - 29 Jan. 1947 Guy Luther 1 Jan. 1900 - 16 Aug. 1944 Infant of S. T. & Maggie Cox Iron fence around grave Minnie Harper Saxon 9 Jan. 1888 - 6 Dec. 1964 Large concrete coping, no markers George J. Saxon 1918 - 1919 2 unmarked graves Nancy Boutwell w/o Dr. O. E. Parker 4 Sept. 1861 - 27 Dec. 1950 Julia M. Parker 1893 - William O. Parker 1891 - 1957 FHM also still there, shows d. 21 Mar. 1957, a 65 y 1 m 1 d Claude Edward s/o O. E. Parker & M. C. Boutwell 13 Mar. 1882 - 11 Sept. 1902 Baby Glen Arlene Chadwick d. April 1949; FHM Travis B. Powe, Sr. 1899 - 1949; vault Mike Powe 21 Mar. 1957 - 11 June 1957 Unmarked vault (William Powe & wife, Julia are buried here, according to relatives) Jody Alsobrooks d. 30 May 1961 a. 75 y 10 m 25 d Albert Alsobrooks 20 Dec. 1881 - 10 Feb. 1962 2 graves with broken markers Concrete covered, unmarked grave; child Velma Lewis 15 Jan. 1900 - 7 June 1935 Margaret Foy Ashley parker 1862 - 1933 Lena Parker Alsobrooks d. 20 June 1949 a. 61 y 10 m 5 d; FHM Grave marked by vase Mary Anna Alsobrooks 12 Dec. 1950 - 25 Jan. 1951 Unmarked concrete coping; child's grave Unmarked concrete coping; adult's grave Unmarked double concrete coping; adults' graves William M. Farve 8 Mar. 1884 - 8 Nov. 1919 Fence around grave Mary Frances Foy d. 31 May 1961, a 83 y 4 d; FHM Tabitha Mayfield Cooper 1817 - April 1872 Albert Foy 8 July 1937 La., Pvt., U. S. Army Ira Joseph Evans 1874 - 1955 Mary Powe Evans 1878 - 1965 2 above in double vault Large concrete coping with "W. A. Luther Family" on it; no individual name markers Currie Luther 3 Mar. 1937; La., Cpl., 141 Field Art., 39th Div. Grave marked by faded FHM Unmarked, concrete covered grave Grave marked by piece of concrete John Robert Hughes s/o Rev. N. Collin Hughes, D.D. Chocowinty, N. C. 1854 - 1932 Ardelle Powe Burkette 1888 - 1967 Albert E. Burkette 1879 - 1954 2 unmarked graves James Broome 27 May 1859 - 16 June 1938 William R. Shumpert 27 May 1919 - 5 Dec. 1971 Miss., SFC Co. B 1 Bn., 58th Inf. World War II Melba D. Shumpert 26 Sept. 1935 - Mildred S. Henley 28 Nov. 1924 - 18 Mar. 1974 Forest Sills 25 Sept. 1902 - 27 July 1972 La., PTR 1, U.S.N., W.W. II Leory Seals d. 6 Nov. 1971 a. 66 y 7 m 0 d; FHM Ellis A. Seals d. 19 May 1968 a. 74 y 10 m 2 d; FHM Grave marked by flowers William W. Alsobrooks 7 Jan. 1900 - 27 July 1969 Unmarked grave Martha R. Alsobrooks d. 14 Oct. 1956 a. 50 y 0 m 8 d; FHM Frankie L. Martin 1907 - 1962 Eva Mae Johnson 1927 - 1974 Dawanda Burge d. 14 Mar. 1966 a. 3 y 2 m 3 d; FHM Baby Boy Burge d. 4 May 1975; FHM Andrew J. Powe 23 May 1891 - 2 May 1961 James E. Seals, Sr. 23 Apr. 1904 - 17 Sept. 1973 William A. Crawford 1864 - 1944 John M. Crawford 24 Apr. 1860 - 30 Aug. 1949 Thomas R. Crawford 10 Apr. 1858 - 4 June 1931 Pat J. Crawford 22 Sept. 1848 - 6 Dec. 1930 Josephine Tate 27 Apr. 1851 - 19 Aug. 1928 2 graves marked by concrete markers no inscriptions Caroline Williams 29 Aug. 1853 - 15 Dec. 1913 Erven Williams 19 Aug. 1900 - 10 Dec. 1910 Eugeane Williams 28 June 1884 - 26 Nov. 1904 Susan Williams 23 Oct. 1891 - 30 Nov. 1905 Geneva Williams 1916 - 1917 Charlie Williams 24 Jan. 1903 - 11 Nov. 1918 Unmarked, concrete covered grave Ernest P. Williams 9 May 1898 - 9 Oct. 1955 2 graves marked by concrete 4 unmarked graves in concrete coping Unmarked grave covered by marble chips; child Louise D. Broom 27 Aug. 1901 - 11 Aug. 1975 Matt P. Broom 8 Mar. 1898 -