BIG CREEK AME CEMETERY, TANGIPAHOA PARISH, LA Recorded and Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by Belford Carver, May 11, 2001. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ BIG CREEK AME Sign donated by John and Inez Brumfield Family. Pastor: Lawrence Jackson Located in Ward 2, Sec 20 T2S R8E, 18147 LA Hwy 440, just east of Travis Lane/Hyde Dairy Farm, and 1.6 miles west of the intersection of LA Hwy 1061 and 440 (Bolivar), north side of highway. Recorded by Belford Carver, May 11, 2001. Perhaps 60 to 100 graves, many of which have no ID or the markers are too faded to be readable.ID means no identification. FM is for funeral marker. AG is for above ground. If not AG, then it is in ground. South to north, beginning on the west side. Row 1 AG, Mamie Hill Walker, Sep 27, 1891 - Oct 17, 1971 AG, Alger ? Walker, Oct 15, 1881 - Jun 11, 1978? Slab, FM: Alonzo Allen, May 28, 1935 - Dec 4, 1989 AG, Rusa? James?, 1912 - 1946 AG, Mil: Herbert Anderson Coston Sr., Sgt US Army WW II, 1922 - 1977 AG, no ID 2 Unmarked FM, AG: Infant, Anthony J. Butler, Age 2, died 1997 born in 1995 FM: Hollie Brumfield, Jr., Oct 22, 1949 - Oct 1, 1996, Age 47 AG, no ID FM: Mr. Chester James, 1918 - 1991, Age 73 Masco Williams, Jan 11, 1907 - Aug 6, 1984 AG, Emma Williams Morris Elmore, Jan 1, 1910 - Nov 6, 1992 AG, Morris Elmore, no dates Slab, Mary B. Williams, Oct 10, 1899 - Jan 16, 1982 Row 2 (north to south) Slab, David L. Williams, Feb 15, 1909 - Mar 16, 1993 FM: Mr. Freeman Brumfield, Sep 4, 1953 - Dec 18, 1998, Age 45 FM: William H. Thompson, Dec 4, 1965 - Jul 20, 1996, Age 30 AG, FM: Luther Walker, 4/13/19 - 4/19/94, Age 75 AG, Mr. Nathan Walker, Jr., 1933 - 1998 Row 3 (south to north) 3 or 4 no ID Footstone, MJ Frank James, Jul 1827 - Jun 18, 1911 Chester James, 1899 - 1919? Broken stone, Easter Huff w/o Frank James, Aug 10, 1870 - Sep 5, 1928 Broken stone, Frank James, May 25, 1874 - Jul 13?, 1949 Georgenia? Brumfield, w/o Frank James, 1888 - 1945 (difficult to read) Luberta J. Mskel?, 1900 - 1969 (difficult to read) Row 4 (north to south) Eddie James, May 12, 1901 - Apr 21, 1941 Roosevelt James bro/o Pinkey James, Aug 12, 1905? - Nov 5, 1936 Ira Bennett, mother of Will J. Brumfield, Mar 26, 1915 - Sep 10, 1935 Broken stone, unreadable Broken stone, Mary Harrison, w/o Frank, died Jun 21, 1900? Broken stone, Robert Harrison, died Mar 26, 1908, Age 26 Evidence of several graves, no ID FM: Ottis Moore, 1897 - 1986 FM: Lillie M. Moore, 1926 - 1977 FM: James Moore, Dec 11, 1924? - May 6, 1992, Age 67 Row 5 (south to north) No ID AG, no ID Mil: Oliver Sherman Cryer, Pfc USArmy Korea Aug 27, 1934 - Apr 23, 1996 Unreadable Sink hole Wooden cross, Clevon Huff, ìBig Cî, Jul 12, 1935 - Jun 24, 1986 2 unreadable Slab no ID Row 6 (north to south) Broken marker, unreadable Unreadable Sink hole Broken, unreadable AG, Willie Brumfield? Moses? Waterson, w/o S.? Waterson, 1876 - 1944 Unreadable No ID Slab, Mother, Kim L. Boldine, Jun 8, 1965 - Dec 8, 1984 Daughter, Felicia A. Boldine, Aug 8, 1983 - Dec 8, 1984 (In same grave) AG, no ID Row 7 (south to north) AG, 2 angels, no ID 2 graves, no ID Slab, Leon Vanvue, Mar 9, 1912 - Dec 15, 1967 Row 8 (north to south) Double slab, Sis. Emma Jane Watterson, Nov 1, 1901 - Jul 30, 1985 Father, Mil: Anderson Watterson, Louisiana, Pvt, CO B, Casual Det WWI, Apr 13, 1897 - Dec 23, 1970 Row 9 (north to south) AG, Rayford R or B Walker, 1963 - 1981 (difficult to read) 2 AG, no ID Evidence of other graves, no ID Daniel Fox, 1879 - 1903 (difficult to read) Solomon Fox, died Jun 25, 1884 (difficult to read) Broken stone, unreadable Broken stone, Little Ellen, d/o Harrison and Phillis Walker, Jun 1, 1900 - Jul 27, 1900 Infant son of H & ? Brumfield, 1921? Margaret Fox, Nov 19, 1876 - Apr 23, 1913 Hosie??? Wilson, h/o Mary Wilson, 1900 - 1947 Row 10 (south to north) AG, no ID Other graves, no ID Mrs. Lular Herron, Apr 3, 1887 - May 29 1961 Slab, no ID Slab, Milie Pennington, Jul 4, 1890 - Jun 9, 1975 Row 11 (north to south) Slab, Herbert Norman, Jun 8, 1895 - Apr 26, 1964 Slab, Clara H. Norman, Oct 20, 1901 - Oct 20, 1970 Slab, Mil: Andrew Sims, Louisiana, Pfc 3286 QM SVC CO WW II, Jul 29, 1917 - Oct 22, 1968 Unmarked graves Peldo Williams, May 30, 1910 - Feb 10, 1958 Unmarked Mother, Florence Miller, Dec 5, 1869 - Mar 13, 1968 3 graves, no ID AG, Jessie C. Dotey, Dec 27, 1927 - Jul 20, 1976 AG, no ID Mil: Clarence Brumfield, Pvt, US Army WW I, 1895 - 1981 AG, Vera Davis, Mar 9, 1910 - Mar 4, 1985 Slab, Mil: Issac Miller, Ssgt USArmy WW II, Feb 27, 1923 - Jul 10, 1987 No ID AG, no ID Mark I. Dyson, Aug 13, 1960 - Dec 2, 1994 2 no ID next to fence Row 12 (south to north) 5 no ID Slab, 2 angles, FM: unreadable Mil: Barney Brumfield, TEC 5 USArmy WW II, 1911 - 1979 No ID Coping, no ID No ID Coping, Albert Brumfield, Apr 14, 1928 - Jul 14, 1985 Coping, In loving memory to our beloved husband, father, and Big Daddy, Shelby Arsinue Brumfield, Sr., Mar 14, 1916 - May 14, 1989 Mil: Arsinue S. Brumfield, Sr., TEC5, USArmy, Rome Arno Southern France, Rhineland, DWGO 33 45 Peter Brumfield, Jul 14, 1918 - Dec 24, 1989 FM: Rev. Richard Brumfield, Jul 27, 1920 - Jul 8, 1993, Age 72 Unmarked graves AG, Mil: Realus A. Brumfield, TEC4 USArmy WW II, Mar 4, 1926 - Jan 21, 1985 5 AG, no ID Coping, marble, Vernie Elisha Brumfield, Jun 20, 1932 - Sep 29, 1993 No ID AG, no ID Unreadable Elisha Brumfield, 1875 - Jan 13, 1935 Slab, Mil: Hayward C. Brumfield, LA STM1 USNR WW II, Feb 11, 1924 - Mar 6, 1972 Slab, no ID Row 13-14 (north to south) Albert Guy, Jun 12, 1894 - Feb 23, 1942 Nettie Guy, Foster mother of Will J. Brumfield, May 12, 1901 - Jul 10, 1948 Manie J. Brumfield, Oct 29, 1889 - Sep 17, 1985 Rev. Nathaniel Brumfield, Jul 16, 1886 - Apr 25, 1944 Slab, Sherman James, May 11, 1867 - Apr 4, 1953 Mil: Clarance Willie James, LA Pfc 1313 ENGR GEN SVC REGT WWII, Jul 30, 1923 - Dec 7, 1953 Slab, Hermon James, Sr., Jun 15, 1903 - Aug 2, 1968 Slabs, no ID Slab, Charlie Fox, Jun 11, 1928 - Apr 20, 1984 Next to east fence, AG, no ID Coping, Rafus L. Brumfield, Feb 24, 1942 - Mar 26, 1971 Slab, infant, Patricia Ann Dyson, Feb 1901 - Nov 1902 (difficult to read) About 7, no ID AG, Daddy Nathaniel Brumfield, Sr., Oct 30, 1941 - Nov 4, 1995 AG, next to fence, no ID AG, FM: Jessie Brumfield, Apr 16, 1932 - Jul 15, 1999 AG, next to fence, Mil: Mark M. Hartfield, Pfc US Army, 1939 - 1984 Unmarked graves Next to fence: Byron A. Brumfield, 1912 - 1993 Unmarked graves Next to fence, 2 AG, no ID -BEC-