GREENFIELD CEMETERY, TANGIPAHOA PARISH, LA Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by Dr. Belford Carver, July, 2014 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ GREENFIELD CEMETERY (Partial Reading) The cemetery is located on Pecan Street, across the street from the DOHA apartment complex, and adjoining the southern border of Greenlawn Cemetery. ****************************** NE CORNER, JUNCTION OF GREENLAWN CEMETERY AND THE EAST BRICK WALL (The recording is an area of about 55 feet by 212, east end or rear of the cemetery. A number of headstone photos may be seen on Find A Grave.) RICKS, Dorothy M. 1933-1993, in ground, at the boundary between the two cemeteries. Row 2. BRYCE, infant, funeral marker, near the brick wall, in ground. (Row 1) WRIGHT, Jasmine, Infant, small slab/Bible, 9/8/1993 - 9/8/1993, near the brick wall (Row 1) NE QUADRANT BETWEEN THE EAST LANE AND THE EAST BRICK WALL (From N to S) Row 1 Funeral marker, Tyrone PETERS, difficult to read, perhaps June, 2?, 1996, in ground In ground, Mine Kay McCRAY, 10/8/68-3/9/1963 Row 2 Slab w/cross, in ground, Shirley BANKS, 1955-1986 Above ground vault, Delma MEEKINS, 12/26/1919 - 2/10/2008 In ground, slab, Jarvis A. HARRY, 2/2/1965-7/3/1982 Above ground vault, Myrtis Jackson ROYAL, 12/3/1925-5/30/1968 Above ground vault, Alma COOPER, 2/5/1897-12/5/1964 In ground, Eddie WHITE, 6/25/1897-12/19/1969 Row 1 Infant, in ground w/slab, very near wall, Craig O. RICKS, 8/6/1964 - 1/19/1965 Row 2 Infant, in ground, Ann BRUMFIELD, 11/17/1964 - 11/19/1964 Adult, in ground, slab, Wallace VARNADO, one date, June 18, 1907 In ground, near foot of coping (with the bush growing out of it), Alice SHERIDAN, 12/4/1886 - 12/7/1969 Row 3 In ground, near coping and under bush, military, Emmual BROWN, ARK, Pvt, USARMY, 7/14/1932 - 12/10/1964 (On opposite side of coping is a face down headstone. Will attempt to turn it over and photo it. Later, found no inscription on either side.) NE QUADRANT/N TO S: Row 1 (at the wall): DAVIS, Frank, 5/5/1962 - 7/21/1988? 4 depressions Above ground vault, no ID 2 depressions Row 2 2 depressions JOHNSON, Peter, 2/12/1884 - 4/6/1962. Coping VARNADO, Leslie, 8/4/1905 - 2/15/1962. Coping RICKS, Eddie, 7/26/1908 - ????. In ground, double slab with Ines Ricks. RICKS, Ines, 10/18/1915 - ????. In ground, double slab with Eddie Ricks. Depression Short slab Above ground vault, no ID, at the large Pine tree. Stone not too readable. JACKSON, Burnell, LA PVT Res Labor BN QMC WWI, 11/25/1897 - 2/27/1961 TILLEY, James V., died 1/1964? (difficult to read/V or Y) Age 88 Double broken slab, no ID TILLEY, 4/12/1884 - 1/5/1960 (@ the brick wall) Row 3 CLAYTON, George, Jr., born 7/1903? Broken stone, in ground slab and coping KEITH, Willie, PFC US ARMY, 5/10/1934 - 9/11/74 Double slap, with two faded funeral markers embedded STARWOOD, Geraldine, 9/24/1939 - 5/27/2011. Pink above ground vault. Above ground vault next to above, no ID, on same coping with above. COSEY, J. H., 6/29/1896 - 10/13/1962 Depression DUN, Clarville, LA PFC CO C 348SVC BN QMC WWI, dates are submerged. 2 above ground vaults, no ID Coping at the large Pine tree, no ID PERRIN, Christine Mrs., 9/1/1921 - 5/?/1989, age 67. A fading funeral marker, above ground vault. HOWARD, Matthew Washington 3/23/1905 - 2/21/1980, Above ground vault w/headstone JACKSON, James. A double slab with names engraved in the coping. No dates visible. REED, Re?ber. Same as above. Depression Row 4 (beginning at the N/S lane) Above ground vault, no ID COLEMAN, Robert, 6/8/1902 - 3/28//1964. Coping DAWSON, Anna Lee, 12/6/1915 - 2/8/1971. Above ground vault w/headstone 2 depressions FELDER, Nora, 1919-1964. In ground w/coping JACKSON, Bro. Jack C., 1911-1989. Funeral marker attached to above ground vault with concrete cross. 2 spaces, may or may not be vacant Above ground vault, no ID CARTER, John(?), 9/15/189? - 5/30/1962. Above ground vault on top of coping. WATSON, Alexander, LA PVT QM CORPS WWI, 10/8/1893 - 11/7/1961. In ground w/coping 2 depressions PATTERSON, Alfonso, MS S1 USNR WW II, 1/15/1915 - 4/28/1961. In ground Above ground vault w/poor stone, 2/?/193? END/BEC/July 9, 2014 SE QUADRANT BEGINNING AT THE SE CORNER, JCT OF TWO FENCES S to N, near the east fence. Recorded on July 5, 2014. BUCKNER, Ernestine B., 7/22/1919 - 12/19/1983. In ground, extreme corner Coping between Buckner and Sexton, no ID, probably a child. SEXTON, Gregory Dewayne, 6/10/1980 - 12/20/1986. In ground. WATTS , Johnny Greenfield, 9/29/1950 - 6/28/1980, In ground. Three depressions, unknown. Funeral marker in poor condition, unreadable, in ground, probably an infant. POINDEXTER, Jessie Earl, no dates, in ground. Probably an infant. WEBB, Estella Ann, 1/18/1916 - 3/23/1980. WEBB, Albertine Wingate, 1/28/1904 - 8/4/1985 and William WEBB, 2/6/1894 - 12/30/1980. A double headstone, but only one above ground vault. Space for 2 graves. Headstone with unreadable info except ŇAt RestÓ. Space for 1 grave LEE, Andrew W., 7/4/1900 - 9/25/1955. In ground with coping. WILSON, D? Haley, died 1/7/???? 2 or 3 spaces, 1 depression STANSBERRY, Andrew J., 1/18/1880 - 2/25/1957. In ground with coping. 3 spaces, may or may not be vacant. FREEMAN, Joseph, LA WW II, 9/19/1897 - 3/14/1957. (2ND row from wall) KING, Annie, 6/8/1924 - 10/4/1956 (near the wall) BOOKER, Rose, 9/8/1889 - 10/1/1972. Above ground vault. Above ground vault one row away from fence, no marker. Above ground vault at the fence, no marker. TAYLOR, George, 1974 - 4/22/1986? Above ground vault, ID in poor condition. BROWN, Cora A, 7/9/1889 - 12/11/1956 MUSE, Annie, 6/19/1882 - 12/27/1956 4 or 5 depressions near brick wall, no markers. ROBINSON, Eddie, died 9/20/1959, age 15? (Lower part of headstone somewhat unreadable, coping in broken condition) (This grave is in row 2 at the north end of the SE quadrant.) 3 depressions ARMSTRONG, 5/7/1912 - 7/11/1961. In ground, slab. End of row 2. Row 3, N to S reading WASHINGTON, Lonnie, TX, WW II, 8/20/1918 - 7/18/1963. In ground, slab. (This is my reference point separating the NE and SE quadrants at the east side of the cemetery, between the N/S lane and the fence.) Above ground vault, no marker McGEE, Willie, Jun 16, 1880 - Mar 29, 1960. In ground with coping, no marker Above ground vault, funeral marker unreadable McMORRIS, Edora Valry, 6/20/1912 - 10/31/1989. Above ground vault. ROBINSON, Mar???, died 6/23/1961, age 16, 5 months, 22 days. In ground with coping. Above ground vault, no marker BICKHAM, Bennie Franklin, 6/18/1925 - 8/11/1965 2 depressions In ground, slab, no marker 1 depression SHORT, Otwell, 2/7/???? - 1995 1 depression SMITH, Emma, 10/1301896 - 9/2/1983 SMITH, Horace, 7/9/1893 - 5/2/1965 3 depressions KNIGHTON, James, 2/4/1895-3/17/1965. LA PVT CO A 810 PIONEER INF WWI McKNIGHT, Teresa, slab with name in coping. No dates. Space for 3/may or may not be occupied. Above ground vault, no ID Above ground vault, no ID WRIGHT,Rosie, 7/8/1908 - 6/10/1955. In ground with slab 1 depression, COOK, Johney, PVT US ARMY WWI, 10/25/1893 - 8/15/1980, above ground vault VERNON, Ben, PFC US ARMY, WWII, 10/18/1921 - 8/25/1980, in ground slab Depression with coping Slab with concrete cross, no ID 3 depressions HAMPTON, Melvin, 5/26/1949 - 5/23/1986, above ground vault. TRICHE, Ida Mae, died 1/6/1981. This headstone is at the head of the Melvin Hampton vault. Depression (End of Row 2 near fence. See beginning for the graves recorded in the SE corner.) ROW 3 (S to N) STANSBERRY, Charles, 4/7/1872? - Mar 29, 1955. In ground with coping Grassy space widens. Above ground vault, no ID HILL, Pamela Harrell, 2/17/1952 - 5/4/1981. Above ground vault with headstone. 3 depressions JOHNSON, Mary C., 8-3-1938 - 3/10/1981. In ground Depression RATTLER. Skyan Howard Jennings, 6/28/1947 - 4/28/1981. In ground, short slab, coping PINES, Jessie Mae Brown, 10/13/1929 - 4/20/1981. In ground with coping Above ground vault, no ID EARLYCUTT, Charlie, Sr., 6/10/1915 - 11/9/1981, Above ground with double headstone EARLYCUTT, Helen, 12/25/1916 - 5/4/1981 (double headstone/one vault) Depression Space (may or may not be vacant) ALBRITTON, Ella Lee, 6/1701919 - 7/22/1981. In ground, slab, coping WILLIAMS, PVT, US ARMY, WWII, 4/7/1915 - 5/12/01989 Space (Brick wall) End of SE quadrant section from lane and beginning of row 4 to wall. The lane begins to curve to the west about the beginning of row 4 from the wall. The area recorded is about 55 feet from the wall/ fence by 212 feet from property line on the south and the border of Greenlawn on the north. A number of headstone photos may be seen on Find A Grave. END/BEC/July 9, 2014 Submitted by Belford Carver, July 2014.