OLD FORNEA CEMETERY, Washington Parish, Louisiana Submitted by Edie McKinney Talley Contributed by the Washington Parish Genealogical and Historical Society ************************************************ Submitted to the LAGenWeb Archives ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ OLD FORNEA CEMETERY LOCATION: East of Varnado on Foster Town Road (Old Columbia Road) COPIED: September 6, 1997, by William L. & Barbara Kennedy Taylor Through the years this cemetery has been known as: Sand Hill Cemetery, Pearson Cem., Graveyard Hill Cem., and Fornea Cem. When other Fornea Cemeteries were formed it became known as the "Old" Fornea Cemetery. Burials prior to 1903, all tombs destroyed. Taken from records in The Fornea Family, "You Are Your Own Cousin" by Winnie Jo Fornea Stockstill. For more information please refer to this book. * CARMEN, BENJAMIN, - land surveyor, and his wife Elizabeth * CARMEN, ELIZABETH * FORNEA, CLEOPTRIA PEARSON, b. 5-23-1818, d. 5-1-1886, w/o of John A. Fornea, d/o Harvey Day Pearson & Lydia Holden * FORNEA, HILTON WINFRED, b. 1849, d. Ca 1869/70 * FORNEA, JOHN, b. 1785, d. 1853, h/o Winny Richardson * FORNEA, JOHN A., b. 1816, d. 1867, s/o John & Winny Fornea, h/o Cleopatria Pearson * FORNEA, LUCIA, d/o Thomas Pearson Fornea - has new marker * FORNEA, TABITHA, b. 1840, d. 1850 * FORNEA, THOMAS JEFFERSON, b. 11-20-1831, d. 5-19-1879, s/o John & Winny Fornea, h/o Assinith Mary Martin Tate * FORNEA, WILLIAM, b. 1847, d. Ca. 1866/67 * FORNEA, WINNY RICHARDSON, d. 1862, w/o John Fornea * PEARSON, HARVEY DAY, b. Ca 1776, d. 1-5-1830, h/o Lydia Holden * PEARSON, LYDIA HOLDEN, b. 12-16-1781, d. 4-24-1851, w/o Harvey Day Pearson Present day cemetery. Additional information was taken from Fornea Family Book. BOON, THOMAS W., b 11-1-1889, d 1-4-1926 ?, s/o H. T. & L. E. Boon * dates unreadable, but grave is very small, and appears to be that of a child. * FORNEA, ALLIE, b. 1-23-1904, d. 8-14-1904, d/o J. E. & M. E. Fornea FORNEA, BABY, 10-27-1924 FORNEA, BENJAMIN ROBERT, b. 6-30-1842, d. 10-9-1903, h/o Ann Paine Humphrey FORNEA, BONNIE, b. 10-4-1939, d. 10-5-1939 FORNEA, CARL J., SR., b. 7-11-1906, d. 10-15-1976, Father, h/o Gladys L. Fornea FORNEA, CARLENE MARIE, b. 8-17-1964, d. 7-8-1973 FORNEA, CHARLES H., b. 8-2-1914, d. 10-12-1981, h/o Olive S. Fornea FORNEA, DORMAN BUFORD (JACK), b. 10-3-1915, d. 6-25-1953, h/o Blanche Breland Fornea FORNEA, ELIZA (Mary Elizabeth) STALLING, b. 3-13-1879, d. 1-28-1923, w/o John E. Fornea FORNEA, GENE, b. 5-7-1928, d. 1-21-1945 FORNEA, GLADYS L., b. 4-14-1912, d. W/o Carl J. Fornea, Sr. * FORNEA, INFANT, 5-1910, d. 6-22-1910, d/o J. E. & E. M. Fornea * FORNEA, INFANT, b. & d. 6-7-1907, s/o T. P. & L. N. Fornea * FORNEA, INFANT, b. & d. 10-14-1899, s/o J. B. & E. N. Fornea * FORNEA, INFANT, b. & d. 6-7-1916, s/o T. P. & L. N. Fornea FORNEA, JAMES THOMAS, b. 11-21-1912, d. 11-1-1913, s/o Joseph Russ Fornea & Lennie R. Stallings FORNEA, JOE R., b. 2-15-1918, d. H/o Myrtis Erwin Fornea FORNEA, JOHN ALDON, b. 2-19-1908, d. 3-28-1982, w/o Myrtle Evans FORNEA, JOHN E., b. 9-1-1873, d. 1-2-1919, h/o Mary Elizabeth Stallings * FORNEA, JOHN EUGENE, b. 5-7-1928, d. 1-21-1946, s/o Carl Fornea, Sr. & Galdys Lott FORNEA, JOHN NOLAN, b. 1-14-1916, d. 11-6-1986, h/o Mary Lee Fornea FORNEA, JOSEPH RUSS., b. 4-21-1887, d. 5-1-1975, Mason, h/o Lennie Rebecca Stallings FORNEA, LENNIE S., b. 2-9-1891, d. 7-28-1978, w/o Joseph Russ Fornea FORNEA, MARY ALICE H., b. 1854, d. 1936, w/o Thomas Pearson Fornea FORNEA, MARY LEE, b. 4-25-1916, d. 6-5-1984, w/o John Nolan Fornea FORNEA, MYRTIS ERWIN, b. 5-11-1916, d. W/o Joe R. Fornea FORNEA, MYRTLE EVANS, b. 4-5-1902, d. 5-12-1986, w/o John Aldon Fornea FORNEA, OLIVE S., b. 2-22-1919, d. 10-22-1995, w/o Charles H. Fornea FORNEA, RUSSELL, b. 3-19-1937, d. 6-19-1937 * FORNEA, Son & Daughter, no dates, Ch/o T. P. & L. N. Fornea FORNEA, THOMAS P. SR., b. 10-1-1844, d. 6-24-1914 FORNEA, WILLIE T., b. 3-30-1886, d. 1-30-1909, w/o W. T. & S. E. Fornea FREEMAN, JAMES EDWARD, b. 7-13-1957, d. 7-31-1984 FREEMAN, MARGARETTE, b. 2-1-1932, d. W/o Willmon Freeman, Sr. FREEMAN, WILLMON, SR., "SHANG", b. 8-8-1928, d. 3-12-1985, h/o Margarette Freeman Graves, Several that were unreadable HUMPHREY, ENOCH HOLLIE, b. 12-5-1894, d. 2-3-1922 KREBS, COUNCIL B., b. 1910, d. 1976, h/o Ethel Walker KREBS, ETHEL WALKER, b. 1911, d. 1990, w/o Council B. Krebs LANG, LESLIE, b. 2-10-1898, d. 5-1-1970, h/o Lucille Fornea LANG, LUCILLE F., b. 2-6-1902, d. 7-9-1984, w/o Leslie Lang, d/o John E. Fornea & Mary E. Stallings LANG, OLEN E., b. 7-31-1925, d. 10-3-1990, US ARMY WWII LAW, WILLIAM E., b. 6-7-1943, d. 10-10-1988, A3C US AIR FORCE MAGEE, DENNY RAY, b. 10-13-1983, d. 10-26-1983 "Our Son" buried same coping Michael Ray Thomas MARTIN, ALEX, SR., b. 2-20-1918, d. 10-18-1978, SGT. USA WWII, h/o Ferne Fornea MARTIN, FERNE FORNEA, b. 1-10-1927, d. W/o Alex Martin, Sr. MARTIN, SAMUEL RUSSELL "RUSTY", b. 3-28-1947, d. 3-9-1966, ch/o Alex Martin & Fern H. Fornea MCCLENDON, MARGARET SEAL, b. 3-15-1937, d. 6-22-1987, w/o Woodrow McClendon MCCLENDON, WOODROW, b. 2-3-1933, d. H/o Margaret Seal MILLER, JESSIE E. FORNEA., b. 11-3-1897, d. 9-20-1924, w/o Hubert Miller MILLER, WINDOL, b. 4-4-1921, d. 6-23-1923, s/o H. & J. E. Miller SEAL, HERMAN GEORGE, b. 3-22-1907, d. 10-2-1963, h/o Roberta Walker, s/o George W. & Martha A. Seal SEAL, ROBERTA WALKER, b. 7-29-1908, d. 7-16-1976, w/o Herman George Seal SPENCER, GRACE LANG, b. 10-21-1921 * STALLINGS, J. E., b. 6-15-1840, d. 8-20-1918, h/o Mary "Polly" Holmes * STALLINGS, MARY, b. 9-3-1850, d. 7-4-1929, w/o John Everitt Stallings SURLOCK, ALIWEE FORNEA, b. 5-14-1910, d. 8-14-1978, w/o Henry William Surlock SURLOCK, HENRY WILLIAM, b. 10-24-1908, d. 12-2-1975, h/o Aliwee Fornea Surlock THIGPEN, JESSIE BELLE W., b. 11-17-1914, d. 8-27-1976, w/o Wilton Thigpen THIGPEN, WILTON E., b. 4-27-1907, d. 5-19-1984 - has inscription - "By wife Annice" THOMAS, MICHAEL RAY, b. & d. 2-23-1982 "Our Son" matching tomb with Denny Ray Magee WALKER, ALDON CRESTON, b. 11-29-1904, d. 8-24-1956, s/o Jerry Elijah & Maggie Fornea Walker WALKER, DELOS COLSTON, b. 1907, d. 1989 WALKER, DUDLEY R., b. 8-9-1918, d. 11-20-1971, h/o Elouise Stogner WALKER, HARVEY E., b. 9-13-1906, d. 7-28-1950, PVT US ARMY WWII WALKER, INFANT DAUGHTER, b. 1916, d. 1916, d/o Maggie & Elijah Walker WALKER, INFANT SON, b. 1918, d. 1918, s/o Maggie & Elijah Walker * WALKER, INFANT, b. 1-8-1911, d. 4-15-1911, d/o Q. T. & S. B. Walker WALKER, JERRY ELIJAH, b. 7-3-1874, d. 10-13-1934, h/o Mary Magaline Fornea WALKER, JESSE A., b. 11-12-1912, d. 1914, ch/o Maggie & Elijah Walker WALKER, MAGGIE FORNEA, b. 1879, d. 1969 WALKER, MARY S., b. 1907, d. 1984 WALKER, OTIS D., b. 8-22-1904, d. 4-20-1915 WALKER, QUINCY T., b. 8-1878, d. 10-1967, h/o Sally Sarah Fornea WALKER, ROBERT E., b. 1917 WALKER, SALLY SARAH F., b. 8-1884, d. 1-1940, w/o Quincy Travis Walker WALKER, SON, b. 8-22-1904, d. 4-20-1915, s/o Ottis D. Walker WALKER, THELMA MAE GANN, b. 9-1-1904, d. 9-19-1980, w/o Warren Travis Walker WALKER, THOMAS M., b. 11-2-1902, d. 11-11-1929, s/o Maggie & Jerry Elijah Walker WALKER, WALTER E., b. 12-5-1920, d. 3-14-1985, double tomb unreadable Poole-Ritchie FHM on other side WALKER, __ONE???, b. 1915, d. 1992, mostly unreadable FHM. Double tomb with Walter E. Walker WALKER, WARREN TRAVIS, b. 10-16-1904, d. 3-1-1958, h/o Thelma Mae Gann, s/o Quincey Walker WARREN, CULLY ALBERT, b. 12-21-1922, d. 1-26-1973 MS. AMMI US NAVY WWII WARNER, MARYANN MOODY, b. 1837, d. 1869, w/o Tom Warner * Not found by updater. There were several graves in this cemetery that were old and mostly unreadable at this time, these were most likely the ones on the original survey.