HOLTON CEMETERY - Vernon Parish, Louisiana Submitted by Jane McManus ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** The Holton Cemetery is located approximately 12 miles east of Leesville, and one mile North of LA Hwy. 121 at Walnut Hill. From LA Hwy. 8 in Slagle, turn South on LA Hwy. 121 and go 1.7 miles to the Walnut Hill United Pentacostal Church sign. Turn left (West) and go until pavement ends. Continue for another 1.1 miles down a very good dirt road. Turn left onto Holton Cemetery Road (also dirt), and continue .3 miles to cemetery located on the left. The area is well maintained, surrounded by a hurricane fence, and new flowers are on almost every grave. Inscriptions were read in rows from just inside the front, left to right in zigzag rows, on 23 September 1995 by Jane P. McManus. (Submmitted 17 September 2000.) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 1: Owens, Buford Amos - 16 Sep 1920 [only date] Owens, William Herman - 14 Feb 1925/3 Jan 1928 [s/o David E. & Cleo Owens] Owens, Cleo [Cleopatra] E. - 11 Jun 1906/17 Aug 1934 Mother [w/o David Everett Owens, d/o W.R. Franklin & Jane Hunt] Owens, Joe Earl - 1934/1937 [s/o David E. & Cleo Owens] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 2: Spurgeon, Ellen Carlock, wife of E. L. Spurgeon - 1886/Jul 1905 Mother [d/o John Carlock & Mary Hunt] Spurgeon, Vira, daughter of E. L. & Lila Spurgeon - 26 Dec 1910/10 Aug 1911 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnson, Mary Magdaline - 22 May 1905/24 Oct 1905 Daughter of J.W. & M.J. Johnson Johnson, Nannie Jewel - 3 Mar 1909/26 Mar 1920 [d/o J. W. Johnson & Martha Jane Holton] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnson, Martha Jane - 26 Oct 1877/28 Feb 1967 [d/o W. A. Holton] Johnson, John W. - 6 Dec 1874/11 Jun 1945 [s/o Stewart Johnson & Lydia West] [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnson, Annie Pearl - 21 Oct 1900/24 Jun 1963 Holton, Infant daughter of D.R. & Floy [Wise] Holton - b&d 26 Dec 1931 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Holton, Floy Wise - 30 Aug 1908/13 Jun 1991 Mother [d/o James Wise & Eliza Stephens] Holton, Don Roscoe Sr. - 5 Oct 1900/21 Jul 1967 Father [Masonic Emblem] [s/o Daniel Merida Holton & Nancy West] [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Turick, Donald John - 4 Feb 1960/28 Sep 1979 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 3: Holton, Alva - 15 Oct 1895/23 Sep 1971 [Masonic Emblem] [s/o Daniel Merida Holton & Nancy West] Holton, Mollie B. - 31 Jul 1895/7 Nov 1980 [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Holton, Infant of Alva Holton & Wife - 12 Jul 1920 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Akins, Infant of Johnie Akins - [no dates] Akins, Infant of Johnie Akins - [no dates] Akins, Infant of Johnie Akins - [no dates] Akin, Infant son of M&M John Akin - b&d 27 Jun 1922 Akin, Infant son of M&M John Akin - b&d 11 Jul 1923 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spurgeon [sic], Mandy Olene - 24 Oct 1926/26 Aug 1936 Spurgen, Infant son of J. P. & Annie Spurgen - 2 Aug 1924/11 Nov 1924 Spurgen, Ezra F., son of J.P. & Annie Spurgen - 30 Sep 1917/12 Sep 1918 Spurgeon, Annie Carlock - 23 Jan 1885/4 Dec 1928 [d/o John Carlock & Mary Hunt, w/o J.P. Spurgeon] Spurgeon, Christine Faye - 23 Apr 1927/28 Aug 1951 Spurgeon, Leslie J. - 29 Dec 1918/27 Oct 1985, Cpl. US Army WW2 Spurgeon, Gertrude - 31 Aug 1911/25 Feb 1989 Mother -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spurgeon, Chester A. - 6 Aug 1908/9 Feb 1995 [s/o J.P. Spurgeon & Annie Carlock] Spurgeon, Eliza C. - 17 Nov 1913/[no dates] [d/o Andrew J. Ball & Jessie Owens] [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 4: [concrete rock, possible unmarked grave - no information] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Owens, Velma - 15 Apr 1921/15 Jul 1922 Owens, Infant son of M&M A. J. Owens - 3 Mar 1920/6 Mar 1920 Owens, A. J. Jr. - 2 Feb 1919/8 Feb 1919 [children of Amos Owens & Edna Franklin] [3 Identical Stones] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Akin, Johnnie Florene - 2 Sep 1926/4 Mar 1964 Daughter Akin, Ida J. - 21 Aug 1906/13 Oct 1985 Mother Akin, John Harold - 1 Sep 1902/8 Feb 1937 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Holton, Meraday Neal - 8 May 1894/8 Apr 1921 [Masonic emblem] [s/o Daniel Merida Holton & Nancy Virginia West] Holton, [Nancy] Virginia West - 22 Jun 1867/7 Feb 1907 [Eastern Star Emblem] Wife of D.M. Holton [d/o Madison West & Martha Lucretia Neal] [Identical 6' obelisks] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Holton, Daniel Merida - 7 Nov 1865/30 Oct 1939 [Master Mason, V.&A.M.P.M.] [s/o William A. Holton & Izilla Strickland] Holton, Jewel - 6 May 1897/9 Aug 1897 Holton, Infant son of W. O. & Mariam F. Holton - 22 Jul 1929 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 5: Holton, Infant of Felder [& Fannie Owens] Holton - [Old stone, no dates] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Owens, Edmond - 1899/1905 [old stone] Owens, Infant of W. H. Owens - b&d 1894 [old stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Holton, Infant of Joe Holton - [old stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Owens, William H.[Hendrix] - 17 Aug 1869/10 Feb 1910 [h/o Louvenia (Lucy) Holton, s/o Rev. Barney Owens & Anne Missouri Hendrix; -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Owens, Amos P. - 30 Jul 1895/24 Mar 1960, LA Pvt. US Army WW1 [s/o William Hendrix Owens & Louvenia Holton] Owens, Edna F. [Franklin] - 14 Apr 1902/[no dates] [d/o W.R. Franklin & Jane Hunt] [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Owens, Rev. Bruce Gene Sr. - 6 Jul 1938/17 Oct 1985 [s/o Amos P. Owens & Edna Franklin] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 6: Holton, Infant of John Holton - [old stone] Holton, Infant of W. D. Holton - [old stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Garland, Infant of H.[Hamp] Garland - [old stone, no dates] Garland, Infant of H.[Hamp] Garland - [old stone, no dates] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kirkpatrick, Roscoe - 3 Mar 1889/28 Aug 1889 [s/o Augustus Crittenden Kirkpatrick & Letsy Adarine Holton] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Holton, William C.[Crockett] - 7 Nov 1884/26 Feb 1929 [tall obelisk] [he died in New Orleans, s/o William David Holton & Sarah J. ?] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 7: Holton, W. D. [William David] - [Oct] 1853/1919 [old stone, hard to read] [s/o William Amos Holton & Izilla Strickland] Holton, Sarah J. - [Mar] 1852/1927 [old stone] [w/o William David Holton] Holton, W. A.[William Amos] - 8 Feb 1830/7 Jan 1899 [Masonic Emblem F.A.M.&P.M.] Holton, Izilla [Strickland] - 5 Sep 1838/11 Jul 1886 [w/o William Amos Holton; d/o John Strickland & Nancy Simmons] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [oldest marked burial in this cemetery]: Garland, Nancy - 1855/1874 [old stone] [w/o Jasper Garland] [d/o William Amos Holton & Izilla Strickland] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Garland, Infant of H.[Hamp] Garland - [old stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Holton, Cora - [no dates] Holton, George - [no dates] Kirkpatrick - [no dates, no first name] [3 old stones, recently painted white with black lettering] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 8: Kirkpatrick, Samuel A.[Alexander] - 1 Jan 1818/15 Jul 1895 Father [s/o Francis Kirkpatrick & Elizabeth Callen; h/o Sarah E. Davis] [this stone is broken] Kirkpatrick, Sarah E.[Davis] - 1816/15 Sep 1893 Mother [w/o Samuel A. Kirkpatrick] Holton, Izilla - [old stone - no dates] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Franklin, Infant - [old stone - no dates] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chester, Infant - [old stone - no dates] Chester, Infant - [old stone - no dates] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Holton, [Elizabeth J.] Quintilla Stanley - 1859/1933 Wife of Dr. Y. C. Holton [d/o Major H. Stanley] Holton, Dr. Y. C. [Young Crockett] - 16 Jul 1859/15 Dec 1897 [Masonic Emblem] [s/o of William Amos Holton & Izilla Strickland] Holton, Charlie H. - 2 Jan 1891/15 Aug 1904 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dennis, Cap - [old stone - no dates] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 9: Long, Grandma - [unreadable funeral marker & white marker] [This marker was placed here by mistake, Grandma Long is actually buried in another cemetery, this burial is unknown] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Youngblood, Herbert T. - 1 Mar 1914/3 Jun 1977 Youngblood, Lestelle B.[Burns][Wisby] - 10 Nov 1917/28 Jul 1995 [also w/o Everett Wisby] [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Burns, T. Crawford - 18 Aug 1893/29 Mar 1970 Father Burns, Izilla H. [Holton] - 2 Apr 1891/26 Apr 1981 Mother [d/o Daniel Merida Holton & Nancy Virginia West] [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Holton, Nannie Johnson - 6 Feb 1881/25 Mar 1961 Mother [d/o Stewart Johnson & Lydia West] Holton, Elam Joe - 20 Feb 1879/5 Dec 1962 Father [s/o W. D. Holton & Sarah J. ?] [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Holton, Henry Reed - 27 Oct 1901/25 Nov 1968 [s/o Elam Joe Holton & Nannie Johnson] Holton, Hilda Franz - 4 Nov 1905/29 Jun 1987 [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Holton, Joe Roy - 4 Dec 1906/28 Jan 1976, Tec. 4 US Army WW2 [s/o Elam Holton & Nannie Johnson] Holton, Delores Burns - 28 Dec 1922/[no dates] [d/o Crawford Burns & Izilla Holton] [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnson, Lurene M., wife of Willie Johnson - 27 Dec 1924/[no dates] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnson, Willie J. - 7 Dec 1926/[no dates] [Masonic Emblem] Johnson, Bobbie Davis - 1 Mar 1925/5 Jul 1988 [Eastern Star Emblem] [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 10: Peddrick, Infant son of John & Pricilla Peddrick - 6 Dec 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Landrum, Veralea Holton - 22 Aug 1924 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Holton, Infant son of Ed & Jo Holton - 6 Apr 1970 Baby -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 11: Jackson, Teresa F. - 15 Oct 1921 [only date] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Holton, Marlin Neal - 13 Oct 1921/20 Nov 1991, Pvt. US Army WW2 Hunt - West - Burns [on top of stone] Holton, Mary Socorro - 1 Aug 1927/12 Jun 1990 Perez - Cruz - Florez [on top of stone] [Double Stone]