Rehobeth Methodist Church Cemetery, Rehobeth, Brinkley's Dist. No. 3, Somerset Co., MD File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Ron Massey (bookworm2@worldnet.att.net). ******************************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non- commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to The USGenWeb Project to store the file permanently for free access. ******************************************************************************************** REHOBETH METHODIST CHURCH (DAVIS CHAPEL) BURIALS - ANNOTATED Thanks to Ron Massey for recording this cemetery and sharing it with us! Ron comments, "Davis Chapel is known today as Rehobeth Methodist Church. It was built in 1876, replacing an older Methodist Church founded in the 1830's not far away, and is one of the four churches with burials to be found in and near the tiny village of Rehobeth. The church was doubtless named for the prominent family of James Davis. The derelict remains of a cast iron fence that apparently once enclosed the burial ground still stands at the rear of the church property. MD Route 113 runs between Pocomoke City and Westover. Take MD Route 467 off of 113 and follow it to Rehobeth" BAKER LOUISE B. BAKER - b. 14 October 1915, d. 30 September 1977 BELL ALMA BLANCH BELL - wife of Edward E. Bell - b. 1882, d. 1941 ANNIE E. BELL - wife of G. W. Bell - b. 2 March 1844, d. 6 June 1925 BENSON CALVIN BELL - b. 13 August 1923, d. 25 March 1967 W.W.II (buried with Charles H. Bell) CARROLL W. BELL - b. 1903, d. 1956 CHARLES HOWARD BELL - b. 3 February 1925, d. 10 December 1974 (buried with Benson C. Bell) EDWARD E. BELL - b. 1873, d. 1954 Note: Edward E. Bell married Alma Blanche Conner (Lic. = 13 February 1902) Edward was the son of George W. Bell and Annie E. Brittingham. Children: Annie Bell b. c1903 Marion Bell b. c1905 Edwin Bell b. c1908 Jonise Bell b. c1916 EDWIN C. BELL - b. 1908, d. 1977 (son of Edward E. Bell & Alma Blanche Conner) ELIZABETH J. BELL - wife of William T. Bell - b. 1877, d. 1968 FRANCES J. BELL - b. 1920, d. 1923 FRANCIS A. BELL - b. 1 May 1846, d. 5 March 1905 (brother of George W. Bell d.1913) Note: Francis married Mary _____ bef. 1875. She was born in Virginia. Children: Francis Bell, Jr. b. c1875 Margaret Bell b. c1877 G. W. BELL - b. 1842, d. 19 August 1913 Note: George W. Bell married Annie E. Brittingham (Lic. = 29 May 1865) George W. Bell was probably the son of Thomas Bell b. c1836 and Matilda b. c1842. Children: Asbury Bell b. c1866 Arville A. Bell b. c1868 William Bell b. c1872 Edward Bell b. 1873 Herbert Bell b. 1875 Mary Bell b. c1878 Infant Bell (daughter) b. c1880 GEORGE A. BELL - b. 1915, d. 1975 (son of George W. Bell & Mary) GEORGE ALLAN BELL, SR. - b. 1946, d. 2000 GEORGE W. BELL - b. 1888, d. 1960 Children: Mainster J. Bell b. c1910 Rebecca E. Bell b. c1912 Lileasy M. Bell b. c1914 George A. Bell b. 1915 Lillian Bell b. 1920 HAROLD R. BELL - b. 1923, d. 2001 HERBERT L. BELL - b. 5 October 1875, d. 8 November 1964 Notes: Herbert L. Bell married Sadie R. Hall on 29 December 1897. Herbert was the son of George W. Bell and Annie E. Brittingham. Children: Edna Bell b. c1905 INFANT CHILD BELL - buried with Alma & Edward E. Bell INFANT CHILD BELL - buried with Alma & Edward E. Bell J. MAINSTER BELL - b. 1909, d. 1952 JAMES E. BELL - b. 1926, d. _____ LILIAM BELL - b. 1917 - d. ___ MANIE A. BELL - b. 1913, d. 1994 MARTHA E. BELL - b. 1915, d. 1998 MARY E. BELL - b. 25 October 1851, d. 18 August 1930 (wife of Francis A. Bell) MARY M. BELL - b. 1896, d. 1964 (wife of Norvin B. Bell) MARY C. BELL - b. 1888, d. 1980 (wife of George W. Bell) NORVIN B. BELL - b. 1895, d. ___ ORVILLE A. BELL - b. 1868, d. 1953 ROBERT A. BELL - b. 10 December 1921, d. 9 October 1973 W.W.II SADIE E. BELL - b. 1869, d. 1906 (wife of Orville A. Bell) SADIE R. BELL - b. 1 January, 1881, d. 19 May 1970 (wife of Herbert L. Bell) SIDNEY LEWIS BELL - b. 2 September 1913, d. 21 July 1997 WILLIAM T. BELL - b. 1870, d. 1932 Notes: William T. Bell married Elizabeth J. _____. In 1920 William & Elizabeth had an orphan living with them: Virginia Bell b. c1916.. BRIDDELL LAURA F. (Frances) BRIDDELL - b. 1872, d. 1943 (wife of Luther O. Briddell) LUTHER O. (Orison) BRIDDELL - b. 1870, d. 1944 Notes: Luther Orison Briddell was the son of Joshua Jenkins Briddell (1843 - 1895) and Anna Elizabeth Howard Johnson(b. c1846) He was a farmer. He married Laura Frances Bunting on 24 January 1894 in Accomack Co., VA. Children: none in 1920 3 unmarked graves BRITTINGHAM EMELINE E. BRITTINGHAM - d. 7 May 1912, age 90 (wife of William H. Brittingham) GEORGE W. BRITTINGHAM - b. 10 January 1847, d. 8 December 1909 HARRY T. BRITTINGHAM - b. 1882, d. 1969 MARION E. BRITTINGHAM - b. 15 December 1875, d. 27 January 1925 "husband" RAMOND V. BRITTINGHAM - b. 1855, d. 1947 RUTH BRITTINGHAM - b. 15 September 1893, d. 25 August 1894 (daughter of William S. & Sarah M. Brittingham) SARAH A. BRITTINGHAM - b. 6 May 1856, d. 21 March 1925 "wife of George W. Brittingham" SARAH MARGARET BRITTINGHAM - b. 5 March 1854, d. 22 December 1915 (wife of William S. Brittingham) WILLIAM H. BRITTINGHAM - d. 25 November 1886, age 74 WILLIAM SAMUEL BRITTINGHAM - b. 9 July 1950, d. 25 June 1901 COX ALICE B. COX - b. 1880, d. 1968 HENRIETTA M. COX - b. 1849, d. 1915 (wife of William H. Cox) IDA BELL COX - b. 1898, d. 1990 VERNON B. COX - b. 6 June 1924, d. 2 July 1976 WILLIAM H. COX - b. 1841, d. 1912 Notes: William H. Cox married Henrietta Adams (Lic. = 10 July 1855) He was the son of George A. Cox and Louisa Adams. William was a farmer. Children: William G. Cox - b. c1857 Sydney T. Cox - b. c1859 John H. Cox - b. c1860 Timothy Cox - b. c1863 Sarah E. Cox - b. c1867 DAVIS ELIZABETH DAVIS - wife of James Davis b. 12 May 1829, d. 14 February 1890 EMELINE DAVIS - wife of James Davis b. 1 April 1810, d. 11 November 1830 JAMES DAVIS - beloved husband of Melcha Riggin, Emeline Robertson, Elizabeth Handy b. 29 September 1813, d. 13 March 1885 MILCA ANN DAVIS - wife of James Davis b. 10 October 1815, d. 12 May 1848 Notes: James Davis married Milcah A. Riggin (Lic. = 21 May 1835) James Davis married Emaline Robertson (Randson?) (Lic. = 15 May 1849) James Davis married Elizabeth Handy (Lic. = 24 February 1852) James was a wealthy farmer. His will is found in Somerset Co., MD Liber SCL5:531+ Children: Robert H. Davis b. 24 November 1836 d. 3 February 1878 m. Catherine J. Adams (Lic. = 5 December 1860) Children: Laura Davis William H. Davis Mary V. Davis Robert Davis Leonidas Davis Mortimer Davis - b. 1874, d. 1949 James Davis b. c1838 d. bef 1870 William T. Davis b. c1840 m. Susan S. _____ Francis "Frank" A. Davis b. c1843 m. Sally O. P. Long (Lic. = 11 March 1867) Children: Emma L. Davis b. c1866 Wilbur F. Davis (m.) b. c1845 Margaret Anna Davis b. c1853 m. William S. Long Joshua "James" Davis b. c1855 Charles Davis b. c1856 d. bef 1868 Henry Winter Davis b. c1858 Edward Davis b. c1859 George Edgar Davis b. c1861 Hannah E. Davis b. c1863 Ida E. Davis b. c1866 Charles S. Davis b. c1868 Children: Charles Alfred Davis - b. 17 July 1893, age 3 mos. Mary S. Davis b. c1872 DRYDEN CHARLES W. DRYDEN - b. 1900, d. 1960 GORDON L. DRYDEN - b. 1878, d. 1948 (brother of Oscar F. Dryden) Notes: Gordon L. Dryden married Naomi E. Bell (Lic. = 17 December 1901) LUCILLE E. DRYDEN - b. 1926, d. 1935 MARY E. DRYDEN - b. 1878, d. 1960 (wife of Oscar Dryden) NAOMI E. DRYDEN - b. 1880, d. ____ (wife of Gordon L. Dryden) OSCAR F. DRYDEN - b. 1877, d. 1951 (brother of Gordon L. Dryden) Oscar Dryden m. Mary Bell on 20 December 1899 RAYMOND W. DRYDEN - b. 4 February 1929, d. 22 November 1985 Korea DURHAM MARY W. DURHAM - wife of James Durham b. 15 May 1849, d. 4 October 1906 HESS ANNIE MARY HESS - b. 22 July 1917, d. 10 July 1980 (wife of Theron C. Hess) THERON CHARLES HESS - b. 5 August 1915, d. 28 November 1989 HOWARD AGNES M. HOWARD - b. 1894, d. 1985 (2nd wife of Albert R. Howard) ALBERT R. HOWARD - b. 1876, d. 1952 Note: Albert R. Howard married Vergie Bell on 22 December 1897. Albert R. Howard married Agnes M. _____ bef. 1920. Children: Willis P. Howard b. c1906 Virgie E. Howard b. c1917 Mildred A. Howard b. c1919 (There likely were other children by the first marriage.) ALONZO C. HOWARD - b. 14 June 1884, d. 24 July 1952 Note: Alonzo c. Howard married Lillian Lankford on 11 August 1904. Alonzo was the son of Severn J. Howard and Mary Ann Tull. Children: Thelma Howard b. c1906 GENEVA HALL HOWARD - b. 1894, d. 1969 (wife of Harry M. Howard) GEORGE HOWARD - b. 1801, d. 1850 HARRY McKINLEY HOWARD - b. 1901, d. 1970 LEWIS HOWARD - b. 30 November 1882, d. 16 August 1935 (brother of Alonzo C. Howard) LILLIAN L. HOWARD - b. 20 December 1883, d. 13 June 1962 (wife of Alonzo C. Howard) MARY A. HOWARD - b. 27 May 1844, d. 29 April 1923 (wife of Severn J. Howard) SEVERN JAMES HOWARD - b. 11 September 1939, d. 8 April 1916 Civil War Confederate Note: Severn James Howard married Mary Ann Tull on 14 November 1865. According to his footstone, Severn served as a private in Co. K of the Eastern Shore of Maryland Confederate Infantry. VERGIE E. HOWARD - b. 1879, d. 1907 "mother" (wife of Albert R. Howard) HURLEY FRANCES WALL HURLEY - b. 23 October 1932, d. 20 August 1984 JOHNSON JOSEPH G. JOHNSON - b. 1887, d. 1981 "brother" (with "sister" Helen Touplet) LUSK AURELLA MAY LUSK - daughter of T. W. & Rhea B. Lusk - b. 1 March 1930, d. 11 August 1930 MAHAN ANNA WEIDEMA MAHAN - b. 1897, d. 1987 CHOLA KREIDER MAHAN - b. 1895, d. 1936 DOROTHY EMMA MAHAN - b. 1924, d. 1929 GRANT MAHAN - b. 1862, d. 1948 LILLUS KEPNER MAHAN - b. 1865, d. 1959 THOMAS EDGAR MAHAN - b. 1902, d. 1961 WALTER KEPNER MAHAN - b. 1893, d. 1961 MARINER DONALD O. MARINER - b. 1919, d. 1941 MASSEY DEBORAH MASSEY - b. 4 March 1847, d. 30 April 1912 "wife of John H. Massey" JOHN H. MASSEY - (known unmarked burial) - b. 26 October 1846, d. 31 August 1917 Note: John Henry Massey m. Deborah Holland on 3 May 1866. Children: George Henry Massey b. 30 April 1867, d. 10 March 1948 m. Julia Francis Evans Siras Gordon Massey b. 12 April 1870, d. 1953 m. Sarah Elizabeth Matthews Mary Virginia Massey b. 18 September 1872, d. 1959 m. James Allison Webb Samuel J. T. Massey b. 23 February 1877, d. ? m. Estella B. Lewis Ida Massey b. 4 January 1879, d. 1951 m. Louis Elberson Ollie Robert Massey b. 17 March 1881, d. 10 October 1938 m. Della Maddox & Ethel Beatrice Dennis Eva Massey b. 8 May 1887, d. 1938 m. Voris Fox Annie K. Massey b. 10 June 1875, d. 1945 m. Samuel Henry Matthews MATTHEWS EDWARD R. MATTHEWS - b. 13 January 1866, d. 7 September 1945 MARGARET B. MATTHEWS - b. 25 October 1876, d. 19 December 1908 McDANIEL JOHN H. McDANIEL - b. 9 January 1849, d. 19 December 1928 MARY E. S. McDANIEL - b. 1 April 1851, d. 22 November 1922 "wife of John H. McDaniel" MISTER DONA L. MISTER - b. 1874, d. 1959 (wife of George L. Mister) GEORGE L. MISTER - b. 1870, d. 1952 MOORE JOHN H. MOORE - b. 1852, d. _____ SARAH E. MOORE - b. 1848, d. 1923 (wife of John H. Moore) POWELL ADELINE POWELL - "wife of Robert H.. Powell" - b. 15 August 1842, d. 10 May 1921 EDWIN RUFUS POWELL - b. 14 September 1880, d. 6 September 1882 HENRY I. (J?) POWELL - b. 1867, d. 1927 Note: Henry m. Lucy _____ Children: Thomas S. Powell b. c1901 Ruth Powell b. c1906 LUCY POWELL - wife of Henry I. Powell - b. 1869, d. 1939 MARY E. POWELL - d. 26 October 1854, Aged 46 yrs, 3 mos., 17 d. (1st wife of Walter Powell) ROBERT H. POWELL - b. 8 November 1834, d. 4 January 1914 Note: Robert H. Powell m. Adaline Sanders on 20 January 1867 WALTER POWELL - b. 27 December 1805, d. 23 September 1879, Aged 73 yrs., 8 mos., 26 d. Note: Walter Powell married Mary E. Rencher (Lic. = 1 March 1837) He married 2nd Jane R. Renshaw (Lic. = 5 December 1855) Walter was a farmer. Children: Mary Powell b. c1839 William A. Powell b. c1840 m. Anna S. _____ Children: Mary Powell b. c1868 Ethel (Effie?) Powell b. 1870 Nettie Powell b. c1872 John Powell b. c1873 William Powell b. c1875 Annie Powell b. c1877 Infant Powell (f) b. c1880 Sarah Powell b. c1841 George Powell b. c1842 Arianna Powell (f) b. c1845 John Powell b. c1845 Sydney Powell b. c1847 POWERS / LEESE JUDITH A. POWERS - b. 11 March 1947, d. 11 June 1999 LARRY E. LEESE - b. 18 September 1947, d. _____ SMITH BESSIE M. SMITH - b. 20 November 1891, d. 2 September 1989 BETTY A. SMITH - b. 1 April 1928, d. 23 October 1978 (wife of Ivan Smith) CHARLES B. SMITH - b. 2 May 1888, d. 14 February 1952 CHARLES J. SMITH - b. 5 December 1916, d. 20 May 1982 IVAN "JACK" SMITH - b. 22 August 1924, d. 31 May 1982 RITA G. SMITH - b. 11 September 1917, d. 3 June 1952 (wife of Charles J. Smith) TAYLOR CHARLIE R. TAYLOR - b. 25 April 1895, d. 12 November 1947 W.W.I EDWARD C. TAYLOR - b. 26 January 1934, d. 19 October 1984 TOUPLET HELEN TOUPLET - b. 1892, d. 1967 "sister" (with "brother" Joseph G. Johnson) WALL ZEB B. WALL - b. 1898, d. 1950 ANNA M. WALL - b. 1902, d. 1996 3 UNREADABLE TEMPORARY METAL MARKERS © 2001 Ronald Massey