Self Cemetery (Hornbeck) - Vernon Parish, Louisiana Submitted by Jane McManus ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Take US Hwy. 171 south from the caution light in the center of Hornbeck for approximately 1.3 miles. Turn West onto Barham Road and go approximately 2.1 miles. After crossing the railroad track, the pavement ends and road becomes unimproved dirt. There will be two forks on this road, take the left fork both times. Turn left (east) onto Self Cemetery Road (a sign is at the corner) and go to the end of the lane. Cemetery is fenced and located behind a small white building that can be used for funeral services or meetings. A large front gate has brick posts on each side, and the sign indicates the cemetery was established in 1860. In the center of the cemetery, many graves are marked by large rocks at head and foot. This is the area where members of the older Self family are buried. Genealogical information in brackets provided by Mack McInnis of Hornbeck. This cemetery was originally copied in 1978 as Pleasant View Cemetery, and that listing was used to help identify many of the almost unreadable markers. Tombstone inscriptions were recorded from just inside the front main gate on the left in zigzag rows on 7 March 1996 by Jane P. McManus. Submitted on 29 September 2000. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 1: Sylvia, Elizabeth J. - 22 Sep 1943/[no dates] Sylvia, Albert J. "Yank" - 4 Apr 1918/7 May 1989 [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ellis, Essie M. - 26 Jan 1910/[no dates] Mama Ellis, Tillman H. - 7 Oct 1903/18 Jan 1987 Daddy [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- McInnis, Lois F.[Franklin] - 29 Dec 1914/26 May 1974 Mother [d/o W. R. Franklin & R. Jane Hunt] McInnis, Mack - 9 Aug 1910/[no dates] Daddy [s/o Roderick McInnis] [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bonner, Myrtis - 23 May 1916/3 Mar 1981 Mother Bonner, Emmett - 30 May 1903/28 Mar 1987, Pvt. US Army WW2 Daddy [Double Stone]- [Masonic Emblem] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gibbs, Everett E. - 27 Aug 1939/14 Feb 1982 Son Gibbs, Audrey - 30 Jun 1919/25 Feb 1993 Mother Gibbs, Lawrence W. - 2 Feb 1914/22 Apr 1991 Father [Triple Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Belsha, Jonna Danielle - 21 Jun 1992/21 Jun 1992 Belsha, Jonnica Den… - 21 Jun 1992/21 Jun 1992 [Double Stone] - Infant babies of John & Tammy Belsha -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 2 & 3: Belsha, Rev. Francis M. - 10 Feb 1922/[no dates] Daddy Belsha, Velda Vee - 25 Sep 1926/28 Oct 1995 Mama [engraving of Christ holding baby & date 4 Aug 1943] [Double Stone] - Married 17 Aug 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Williams, Huey J. - 6 Mar 1934/7 Jul 1993, SP2 US Army Korea Dad Williams, Patricia R. - 17 May 1939/[no dates] Mom [Double Stone] - Married 17 Jul 1964 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Herring, Herbert - 9 Mar 1906/[no dates] Daddy [Masonic Emblem] Herring, Dovie - 17 Jul 1912/20 Mar 1980 Mama [Eastern Star Emblem] [Double Stone] - Married 25 Nov 1927 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeane, Arvol - 15 Jun 1919/11 Apr 1991, Pfc. US Army WW2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hennigan, Maudie W. - 8 Oct 1908/[no dates] Hennigan, Clyde L. - 18 Oct 1902/14 May 1972 [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 4: Redden, George David Jr. - 29 Mar 1922/29 Apr 1979, SK1 US Navy WW2 Dad Redden, Elva W. - [no dates] Mother [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Williams, Leverne E. (Phelps) - 28 Jan 1933/[no dates] Williams, Joseph Coy - 19 Nov 1922/29 Mar 1991, Cpl. US Air Corps WW2 [Double Stone] - Married 31 May 1957 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Williams, Joey - [2 granite markers with name at head/foot - no dates] Ray, Velma Gladys - 10 Aug 1926/22 Jul 1929 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 5: Lester, Susie W. - 25 Apr 1890/10 Dec 1970 Grannie Lester, John Q. - 15 Nov 1876/15 Aug 1942 [Identical Stones] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bush, William D. - 19 Mar 1919/19 Dec 1947 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Self, Nettie Mae - 30 Dec 1917/3 Mar 1942 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Williams, Joseph A. - 4 Jun 1888/24 Sep 1978 Father Williams, Necie S. [Self] - 6 Mar 1894/10 Dec 1958 Mother [d/o Jobe Self & Nancy Emma McConathy] [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Williams, Catherine - 22 Feb 1920 [only date] Williams, Infant son of Jodie & Necie Williams - 4 May 1926 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grant, Billy Jo - 24 Feb 1951/29 Jun 1951 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grant, Audrey W. - 7 Feb 1924/[no dates] Grant, Rhett G. - 5 Feb 1923/19 May 1980, Tec.5 US Army [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 6: Conerly, Emma S. Rayburn - 2 Dec 1890/5 May 1973 [d/o Jobe Self & Nancy Emma McConathy] Rayburn, Absalom Wright - 11 Mar 1883/31 Jan 1941 [Identical Stones] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rayburn, Infant son of M&M A. W. Rayburn - 1919 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Self, Robert T. - 1932 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Self, Thaney G. - 27 Aug 1912/[no dates] [Eastern Star Emblem] Self, Pierce - 30 Oct 1896/13 Jun 1975 Daddy [Masonic Emblem] [s/o Jobe Self & Nancy Emma McConathy] [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Miller, Mattie Self - 6 May 1898/27 Nov 1945 [d/o Jobe Self & Nancy Emma McConathy] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Self, [Nancy] Emma [McConathy] - 20 Feb 1869/16 Jul 1954 Self, Jobe - 16 Jun 1856/3 Dec 1937 [s/o William Self & Emily Ross] [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Whittaker, James J. - 29 Sep 1869/8 May 1939 [s/o John & Mary Whittaker] Whittaker, Fanny Miller - 11 Aug 1878/8 Feb 1929 Whittaker, Jane E. - 11 Sep 1942/29 Nov 1942 Daughter of M&M J. F. Whittaker Whittaker, Judy - 6 Mar 1948/23 Mar 1948 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 7: Hennigan, Ira J. - 13 Jan 1905/11 Dec 1955 Daddy [Masonic Emblem] Hennigan, Annie Almeta - 11 Jun 1884/6 Mar 1970 Mother Hennigan, Albert L. - 22 Feb 1878/23 Aug 1929 Father -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hennigan, Jessie L. - 6 Apr 1875/13 Feb 1937 Hennigan, Beulah - 17 Jan 1892/10 May 1972 [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hennigan, Marguerette - 2 Jun 1924/20 Oct 1924 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pilkenton, James Edward - 25 Apr 1933/10 Jan 1983, SP5 US Army Vietnam -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Williamson - [granite marker, infant burial - no information] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Self, Joe - 5 Jun 1880/28 Mar 1935 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Whittaker, Mary A., wife of J. C. Whittaker - 21 Jul 1843/16 Aug 1902 Whittaker, J. C. - 27 Oct 1838/9 Oct 1898 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Self - [3 concrete marker - no information] Self, Frances - 1858/1874 [identical to 3 Self markers above] Self, Emily [Ross], wife of William Self - 1824/1884 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Self, William - 1820/1860 [reverse]: "The first grave in this cemetery" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Self, Jobe Jr. - 1907 [s/o Jobe Self & Nancy Emma McConathy] Self, Dallas - 1910/1911 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kelly, Emily Self, wife of W. B. Kelly - 18 Jul 1900/14 Apr 1931 [d/o Jobe Self & Nancy Emma McConathy] Self, Thomas Hardy - 4 Jun 1895/14 Apr 1963, Pvt. US Army WW1 [s/o Jobe Self & Nancy Emma McConathy] Self, William - 7 Mar 1892/17 Mar 1981, Sgt. US Army WW1 [s/o Jobe Self & Nancy Emma McConathy] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 8: Dowden, Florence Self - 26 Aug 1901/17 Apr 1967 Mother -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [concrete marker - no information] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Self - [4 concrete markers - no information] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Self, Catherine A. [Howell] - 28 Feb 1855/13 Jul 1887 [1st wife of Simeon Self Sr.] Self, Simeon - 27 Jul 1847/13 Feb 1915 [s/o William Self & Emily Ross][obelisk] Self, George - 26 Sep 1884/23 Dec 1906 [s/o Simeon Self & Catherine Howell] Self, Sarah [Thomas] - 1843/1915 [2nd wife of Simeon Self] [hand-lettered old stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nickerson, Arthur J. - 13 May 1907/5 Oct 1972, LA Tec.5 US Army Nickerson, Marie Self - 6 Oct 1908/5 Nov 1991 [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas, Willie Dee - 13 Aug 1922/8 Nov 1924 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Holton - [concrete marker - no information] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilcox, Lonnie Granvel - 4 Mar 1924/5 Apr 1924 Wilcox, John W. - 3 May 1881/24 Nov 1924 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wimberly, Mae W. - 24 Dec 1893/22 Oct 1981 Mother -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thurmond, Virginia Jewah - 1 Aug 1919/31 Mar 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wilcox, Hubert William "Willie" - 14 Oct 1911/5 Sep 1979 Father -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 9: Martin, Samuel D., son of Nancy & J. H. Martin - 4 Oct 1884/4 Jan 1885 Martin, Mary E., daughter of Nancy & J. H. Martin - 20 Mar 1879/24 Oct 1884 Martin, Infant son of Nancy & J. H. - b&d 9 Feb 1882 [unreadable dates in 1995, dates used from 1978 version] Martin, James T., son of Nancy & J. H. Martin - 14 Feb 1890/17 Apr 1890 Martin, J.[James] H. - 12 Mar 1844/31 Aug 1904 [Husband of Nancy Self ] Martin, Nancy [Self] - 30 Mar 1852/12 Nov 1909 [wife of J.H. Martin] [Martin stones almost unreadable] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 10: Caswell, Son of M&M W. R. Caswell - 25 Feb 1924/25 Feb 1924 Caswell, Cora - 23 Jun 1898/28 Feb 1924 Mother -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cobb, Jo Anne B. - 1 Oct 1935/[no dates] Cobb, Claud Douglas - 24 Mar 1935/19 Nov 1991 [Double Stone] - Married 19 Apr 1957 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cobb, Arthur H. - 29 Jul 1906/12 Jan 1971 Father Cobb, Essie S. - 18 Sep 1912/11 Apr 1983 Mother [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Self, Alice Corine Durbin - 20 Aug 1879/13 Dec 1962 Self, Walter - 6 Mar 1876/19 Apr 1922 [son of Simeon Self & Catherine A. Howell] [Identical Stones] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Self, Ozojell - 6 Nov 1902/9 Mar 1921, Rct. US Navy WW1 [son of Walter Self Jr. & Alice Corine Durbin] Self, George - 3 Sep 1910/10 Apr 1987 Daddy Self, Alfred - 1872/1910 Brother -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Self, Enoch - 1854/1902 Self, Sally - died 1880 [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Self, Mary Ollie - 10 Aug 1880/1 Jun 1929 Self, Nancy Ella - 4 Jan 1890/13 Jun 1967 Self, William H. - 3 Dec 1887/1 Feb 1953 Self, Elmer J., son of Wm. & Zilla Self - 15 Aug 1921/14 Apr 1981 Self, William A. - 25 Aug 1919/3 Jun 1992, Pvt. US Army WW2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 11: Self, Walter - 17 Feb 1893/17 May 1893 Self, Mattie May - 1 May 1894/9 May 1894 Self, Infant of John W. & Mrs. L. O. Self - 20 Oct 1901/27 Oct 1901 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Self, L. Ophelia [Graham] - 1873/1910 [d/o Benjamin Graham & Martha A. ?] Self, John W. - 1850/1929 [son of William Self & Emily Ross] [Double Stone] - [Married 22 Feb 1892 Vernon Parish] Self, Mollie - 1899/1982 [d/o John W. Self & Ophelia Graham] Self, Exie B. - 1897/1929 [d/o John W. Self & Ophelia Graham] [4 burials on common base] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Self, Sim - 3 Jun 1884/24 Aug 1948 Father [son of Simeon Self & Catherine A. Howell] Self, Exia Ella [Morrison] - 28 Sep 1890/2 Apr 1966 Mother [Identical Stones with common vase] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 12: Herndon, Francis Sue - 3 Nov 1938/4 May 1995, 56 yrs [funeral marker] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spears, Lela M. Belsha - 2 Apr 1908/8 Jan 1981 Spears, Robert LeRoy - 21 Jul 1902/21 Mar 1951 [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spears, Lee R. - 1896/1923 Mother Spears, Samuel - 13 Mar 1868/1 Jul 1943 Father Spears, Lige Leroy - 12 Sep 1887/14 Aug 1976 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Self, E. M. - 17 May 1888/18 Oct 1899 Self, Alfred - 6 Feb 1854/15 Dec 1909 [son of William Self & Emily Ross, h/o Rachel Martin] Self, Rachel [Martin]- 7 Jun 1859/6 Feb 1916 Self, Joseph - 23 Jun 1894/26 Jan 1919 [son of Alfred Self & Rachel Martin] Self, James H. - 25 Jul 1892/21 Nov 1960 [son of Alfred Self & Rachel Martin] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Burleson, Nancy S.[Self] - 2 Jan 1899/2 Nov 1982 Mother [daughter of Alfred Self & Rachel Martin] Burleson, John H. - 27 Mar 1885/12 Feb 1970 Father [Masonic Emblem] [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Self, Aria Rachel - 4 Feb 1929/1 Feb 1932 Self, Daniel Francis - 20 Oct 1896/27 Apr 1952 [son of Alfred Self & Rachel Martin] Self, Dan Jr. - 10 Mar 1927/28 Sep 1963, LA Pfc. US Army WW2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Evans, Bertie Lea - 13 Sep 1930/7 Aug 1965 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 13: Self, Eliot N. - 18 May 1914/4 Jun 1991 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hardin, Guy Rufus Jr. - 25 Sep 1922/28 Nov 1994, 72 yrs. [funeral marker] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trapp, Infant of M&M W. F. Trapp - 25 Sep 1950 Trapp, William Franklin - 2 Oct 1909/13 Jun 1994, S2 US Navy WW2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trapp, Nancy S. - 17 May 1885/13 Oct 1964 Mother Trapp, Malcolm B. - 25 Oct 1860/23 Apr 1949 Father [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Self, Mary A. - 3 Dec 1886/2 Mar 1904 Self, Walter C. - 12 Jan 1846/19 Mar 1915 [son of William Self & Emily Ross] Self, Mrs. W. C. - 15 Jun 1858/17 Nov 1923 Self, Alta Norma - 25 Oct 1925/23 Mar 1936 Daughter -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sandell, Gerald Don - 27 Jun 1952/8 Jun 1964 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Self, James Rolley - 15 Aug 1888/6 Nov 1970 Father -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Josey, Gene B. (Pete) - 15 Feb 1943/23 Jan 1985 Josey, Evie Delia [Addison] - 27 Nov 1903/29 May 1970 [daughter of Hiram Addison] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [concrete marker - no information] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 14: [large concrete base - missing monument] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Shoflier, John - died Jan 1919 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Josey, Clyde S. - 16 Mar 1903/17 Jun 1968 Daddy [Identical to Evie Josey in row above, burials are head to foot] Josey, Mr. - [concrete marker - no dates] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Josey, L. C. - 12 Jan 1935/15 Oct 1993 Father [Masonic Emblem] Josey, Peggy Louise - 4 Jul 1936/18 Jun 1983 Mother [Eastern Star Emblem] [Double Stone] - Married 20 Aug 1954 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Josey - [granite marker - no inscriptions] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Henry, William E. - 28 Apr 1916/10 Feb 1996, 79 yrs 9 mos 12 das [funeral marker] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dowden, J. F. - 24 Aug 1874/12 Sep 1927 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cobb, Hampton - [no dates] Cobb, Roxie - [no dates] Cobb, Billy Dale - 1937 Cobb, Bobbie Sharon - 1944 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cobb, Archie - 8 Jul 1903/12 Sep 1959 Father Cobb, Elsie Stringer - 15 Jan 1915/26 Dec 1960 Mother [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Young, Sharon Kaye - 1 Jan 1954/26 Dec 1960 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Self, David - 18 May 1890/21 Apr 1957 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chance, Laura Self - 27 May 1874/13 Apr 1953 [daughter of Simeon Self & Catherine A. Howell] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Self, B. C. - 23 Nov 1893/15 Oct 1910 Self - [concrete marker - no information] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Trapp, Milton R. - 3 Nov 1943/27 Oct 1967 Trapp, Retha M. - 19 Feb 1918/[no dates] Trapp, Alfred C. - 31 Jul 1912/5 Jan 1985 [Masonic Emblem] [Double Stone on base with Milton Trapp] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Row 15: Dixon, Wayne Rudolph - 21 Feb 1939/13 Dec 1993 Daddy Dixon, Angelika Jean - 15 Aug 1954/[no dates] Mama [Double Stone] - Married 24 Apr 1983 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wingate, Bessie Self - 13 Oct 1892/29 Aug 1986 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wingate, Hubert T. - 15 Sep 1916/20 Nov 1976 Father Wingate, Dorothy N. - 30 Dec 1917/30 Apr 1989 [Identical Stones] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Williams, Janet Louise - 11 Jul 1956/[no dates] Mother Williams, Kenneth Don - 23 Nov 1953/23 Jul 1987 Father [Double Stone] - Married 23 Jun 1973 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gerber, Fredrick W. - died 25 Feb 1996, 67 yrs 7 mos 6 das -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crowell, John Milton Jr. - 25 Oct 1955/18 Jun 1993 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Turner, Effie B. - 22 Feb 1908/1 Jan 1980 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Knowlton, Wayne Howard - 7 Jul 1948/18 Jan 1969 LA Pfc. Co. D 2nd Batt. 60th Inf. 9th Inf. Div. Vietnam Knowlton, Harry O. - 22 Jul 1903/7 Aug 1971 Father -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lofton, Beatrice - 12 Mar 1920/[no dates] Mother Lofton, Robert C. - 14 Jul 1944/[no dates] Stepfather [Double Stone] - 4 May 1975 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hicks, William E. Sr. - 1 Oct 1931/20 May 1989 Sgt.1C E-7 US Army Korea Vietnam -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Group of burials - South Side]: Tyler, Lee - 21 Feb 1932/17 Aug 1991 Tyler, George - 24 Sep 1934/[no dates] [Double Stone] - Married 1 Jul 1966 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Burlison [sic], Melba Jean - 21 Dec 1935/[no dates] Mother Burlison, Benny Joe Sr. - 31 Jul 1933/9 Sep 1985, USAF Korea Vietnam [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Burleson, Oscar Gene - 15 Feb 1930/27 May 1970 Burleson, Fern Bridges - 29 Sep 1935/[no dates] [Double Stone] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Burleson, Roger Glenn - 18 Aug 1965/20 Aug 1965 Burleson, Juanita Renee - 26 Jun 1961/28 Jun 1961 [Identical Stones] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Burleson, Johnnie Paul - 1927/1991, SHCM US Navy WW2 Korea Vietnam Father Burleson, Doris E. - 1929/[no dates] Mother [Double Stone] - Married 1 Dec 1945 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Burleson, Barry A. - 21 Jul 1950/13 Feb 1974 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Roach, Paul Allen - 1 Oct 1994/1 Oct 1994 [funeral marker] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Self, Homer Addison - 19 Nov 1919/8 Jun 1993, TSgt. USAF WW2 US Veteran [Double Stone, 2nd side not inscribed - in Southeast corner] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New burial since cemetery copied: Stevens, Donald James Jr. - 12 Mar 1996, 38 yrs [Funeral Marker] [s/o Donald J. Stevens & Marie Whittaker][obituary]