EDWARDS CEMETERY - near Marion, northeastern Union Parish Louisiana Submitted for the Union Parish Louisiana USGenWeb Archives by Mary Anne Williams ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ ============================================================================================= Surveyed January 30, 2005 by Larry and Mary Anne Williams File prepared and contributed by Mary Anne Williams; file formatted by Karen Mabry Rice. ============================================================================================= ============================================================================================= EDWARDS CEMETERY is located off Hwy 143 just south of Marion on Tiger Bend Road. Go almost 1/2 mile from Marion city limits and turn left on Tiger Bend Road. Go past Platt Cemetery 0.2 mi. Turn left on Turkey Creek Road. Cemetery will be located 0.2 mi. on the right. This is a well-kept fenced-in cemetery with some rather old markers. There were a few new markers replacing older broken markers which were laid on top of the grave below the new ones. In "MISC INFO" column, "ho" means husband of, and "wo" means wife of. If there was a veterans marker, it is noted in the MISC INFO with rank and branch of service and where served as shown on the actual marker. "WOW" is abbreviation for Woodmen of the World emblem or marker. ============================================================================================= ============================================================================================= LAST FIRST MID. NAME/INIT BIRTH DEATH MARRIAGE MISC INFO NAME NAME NICKNAME/ DATE DATE DATE MAIDEN NAME ============================================================================================= Edwards J W 7-14-1852 1-9-1901 ho Georgia Edwards Edwards Georgia ?? 11-26-1899 wo J W Edwards; marker broken across dob, cannot read Edwards Clara Lelia 12-16-1888 7-23-1891 do J W and G A Edwards Bowen Mary Maude 3-9-1932 7-19-1948 Edwards J Blake 9-27-1895 7-19-1977 Gathright Billy Terral 1-22-1954 8-29-1991 "Henry" on footmarker Taylor Carl E "Tim" 1920 1968 ho Etta Westbrook; LA Sgt 1389 Base Unit AAF WW II Taylor Etta Westbrook 1920 1999 wo Carl E Taylor Floyd Charles Lewis 12-31-1894 9-6-1978 ho Amma E Floyd Floyd Amma E 8-2-1900 6-14-1965 wo Charles Lewis Floyd Wyatt Gloria Jean 1928 1931 Hallstead Maggie E 4-4-1907 5-14-1982 wo Kenneth W Hallstead Hallstead Kenneth W 7-5-1903 11-23-1990 ho Maggie E Hallstead Edwards Bettie M 4-13-1866 10-17-1958 wo George W Edwards Edwards George W 1-5-1856 3-23-1947 ho Bettie M Edwards Edwards Little Mac 11-27-1892 8-14-1898 Edwards Lula 3-17-1884 11-16-1897 do GW and B E Edwards Edwards Infant 1894 1894 infant of Mr and Mrs GW Edwards Edwards Infant 1900 1900 infant of Mr and Mrs GW Edwards Callaway Infant 3-14-1914 3-14-1914 infant of Mr and Mrs E C Callaway Edwards C C 7-22-1850 12-31-1899 Edwards Alice Leonia 9-1-1855 6-29-1892 wo C C Edwards Rogers M A 8-26-1834 1-8-1889 wo F E Rogers Edwards Nancy 2-12-1777 7-2-1854 wo Ruben Edwards Edwards Ruben 3-15-17?5 3-15-1869 marker looked like "1775" with an "8" struck over the last "7" Brantley Matilda 2-1-1841 4-17-1861 wo T J Brantley Brantley Mary Jane Brasher 9-18-1852 8-14-1887 wo Jesse Wilkie Brantley Sr. Brantley Jesse Wilkie, Sr. 10-4-1849 6-9-1891 ho Mary J Brantley; also husband of Cynthia Jane Ward Brantley Jesse W 11-28-1874 5-26-1909 Hudson Bettie S 3-21-1887 9-26-1888 do J H and Fannie M Hudson Hudson Francis M Feb. 1862 Oct. 1919 wo Joseph H Hudson; WOW emblem Hudson Joseph H June 1856 March 1929 ho Francis M Hudson Cole Lavada H 2-22-1885 2-5-1963 on triple marker with Miss Georgia Eugene Hudson & Mattie H Rockett;(1) Rockett Mattie H 7-6-1893 8-18-1977 on triple marker with Miss Georgia Eugene Hudson & Lavada H Cole; (1) Hudson Georgia Eugene, Miss 11-14-1882 2-13-1978 on triple marker with Lavada H Cole and Mattie H Rockett; (1) Hudson Burrough Miller 8-28-1889 5-14-1964 ho Frances Luvillar Hudson Hudson Frances Luvillar 12-12-1896 8-14-1964 wo Burrough M Hudson Parks Gladys M "Bill" Hudson 10-14-1918 8-3-2001 on double marker with son: Monte Glenn Parks Parks Monte Glenn 2-5-1941 no dod; on double marker with mother: Gladys M Parks Cooper Claud 4-21-1902 2-6-1904 so T M and Lizzie Cooper Cooper Lizzie 1-20-1868 4-22-1903 wo J M Cooper; from family records: full name: Sarah Ann Elizabeth Albritton; daughter of George Washington Albritton & Sarah Ann Fowler Edwards Sallie A 6-26-1886 9-26-1898 do E A and E B Edwards Edwards Elza A 4-1-1863 8-15-1886 ho E B Edwards Edwards Mahalia 10-27-1829 10-15-1911 wo Miller Edwards Edwards Miller 11-8-1813 3-5-1897 ho Mahalia Edwards Edwards Mary Ann 5-1-1817 12-10-1859 wo Miller Edwards Edwards George B 10-23-1890 4-23-1892 so E B and Mollie Edwards Edwards Infant 7-19-1892 7-19-1892 do E B and Mollie Edwards Edwards Susan M 12-7-1895 6-3-1898 do E B and Mollie Edwards White Ella Ethridge 2-15-1909 6-26-1934 Sanner Sherry A Edwards 1-5-1948 9-3-1966 no dod; wo James E Sanner; children: Tammy, Mandy, Jim Sanner James E "Jimmy" 4-19-1946 3-9-2001 9-3-1966 ho Sherry Edwards Sanner; children: Tammy, Mandy, Jim Smith Gladys Marie 6-4-1901 Nov 1912 no day of death Smith Agnes Lou 11-16-1903 11-12-1979 Hudson Joseph Ollie 11-23-1916 3-8-1917 McNeil John Dan 1-28-1887 12-6-1940 Platt Ethel Modine Sinclair 7-2-1920 5-13-1944 no dod; wo Robert Dwight Platt Platt Robert Dwight 10-31-1914 3-26-1997 5-13-1944 ho Ethel M Platt; US Army WW II Purple Heart Robertson Charles 12-26-1938 6-26-1951 Edwards Thelma T 10-5-1904 12-30-1962 wo Joseph M Edwards Edwards Joseph M 4-1-1907 4-25-1983 ho Thelma T Edwards Thomas Katy Edwards 2-19-1889 2-10-1958 Edwards Eunice A Aug?? ?-15-1903 do M F and Emily A Edwards; marker broken at dob - cannot read Edwards Roland T 4-18-1883 2-26-1901 wo M F and E A Edwards Edwards Marion Francis 12-15-1857 6-29-1935 ho Emily A Nettles Edwards Edwards Emily A Nettles 10-27-1861 5-29-1945 wo Marion F Edwards Bowen W W 5-1-1879 4-15-1920 Woodmen of the World marker; ho Ella Bowen Bowen Joe V 1-7-1910 9-12-1912 so S T and Maude Bowen Bowen Olney 11-11-1914 12-20-1915 so S T and Maude Bowen Nettles Nancy E 8-16-1846 9-8-1900 Nettles J R 4-20-1851 10-29-1899 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTES: (1) inscribed on bottom of triple marker: "Daughters of Joseph and Frances E Hudson." # # #