MILES CEMETERY Location: About 4-1/2 miles east of Mt. Enterprise, in Lawsonville Community Number of graves: 50-60 Number of identifiable graves: 26 Number of non-identifiable marked graves: 10-20 Earliest known grave: 1864 Latest known grave: 1924 Age percentage range: 76% adults, 21% infants and/or children Race count: 81% black, 19% white Located on a large, gently sloping hill in sparse woodland, adjacent to formerly cultivated land. The cemetery is spread out over a large area and there were many graves found in clusters long distances apart, making it hard to tell just how large the cemetery really was. There were a few large cedar trees and crape myrtle trees, as well as some perennial flowers growing among the native timber. The cemetery is mostly black, but in the center of the cemetery, near the crest of the hill is a large fenced-off plot containing members of the Miles family, as well as two other deceased persons of different surnames (all denoted by an asterisk * in the following list). These are supposedly the only whites buried in the cemetery and the first blacks buried there were undoubtedly slaves owned by the Miles family. The most striking feature of the cemetery is the Miles plot which is about 30' by 50' and is enclosed by a spectacular wrought iron fence about 6 feet high with a large ornate gate on the north end. The fence itself is very rusty, but is about 90% intact. The Miles markers are huge, extraordinary monuments, the largest being that of Albert B. Miles, and all are of a highly professional quality rarely seen in lost cemeteries and uncommon of the late 1800's. Identifiable graves: Caddle, Annie B Aug 3, 1878 D Oct 23, 1909 Caddle, Anthony B May 20, 1850 D Jan 27, 1897 Caddle, Helen B Aug 1846 D Sept 1914 Cloudy, Jane * B ? D Aug 12, 1891 Gipson, Wiley B 1853 D 1923 Hall, Carrie - dau ofo R.H. & M Hall B Sep 26, 1883 D June 29, 1907 Hall, George - son of R.H. & M Hall B May 29, 1895 D Jan 15, 1908 Hall, Rev. J.S. B May 7, 1869 D Nov 15, 1889 Hall, Joe B 1799 D Feb 14, 1872 Hall, Minnie O. B Dec 29, 1886 D Apr 16, 1888 Hartsfield, Harriet A. - wife of W.H. Hartsfield B 1845 D ? Johnson, Ann A. (?) B Apt 1, 1854 D Jan 30, 1887 Johnson, Maargret - dau of Mose & Ann Johnson B Sep 16, 1877 D July 1915 Johnson, E.D. - husband of Sarah Johnson B July 16, 1863 D Aug 12, 1924 Johnson, Wist B May 15, 1854 D Apr 21, 1887 Lewis, Jennie B 1860 D May 19, 1910 Miles, Benjamin Franklin * B Aug 11, 1813 D July 21, 1864 Miles, Sarah Albertine - wife of B.F. Miles * B Feb 11, 1829 D July 18, 1865 Miles, Albert B. M.D. - son of B.F. & S.A. Miles * B May 18, 1852 in Prattville, Alabama D Aug 5, 1894 Miles, Eliza Jane - dau of B.F. & S.A. Miles * B Dec 13, 1863 D June 19, 1865 Milton, George B May 6, 1852 D Nov 15, 1884 Nickerson, A.C. B Oct 30, 1862 D Dec 14, 1891 Nickerson, Margaret A. - wife of Dan Nickerson B May 5, 1864 D Aug 30, 1905 Nickerson, Wilbert - son of Dan & M.A. Nickerson B Sep 17, 1898 D Oct 15, 1905 Noble, A.R. B Dec 11, 1867 D Oct 13, 1901 Wilson, Judy * "No dates given" Non-identifiable graves: Noble, infant dau of S.N. & A.R. Noble B July 11, 1891 D July 11, 1891 Sparkman. M. (?) B ? D Mar 11, 1891 R.H.H. "Footstone initials - No headstone evident" J.C. "Footstone initials - No headstone evident" ========================================================================= Submitted by: Bonnie Palmer (bpalmer@bihs.net) USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent.