Miscellaneous Amherst Cemetery - Amherst, Amherst Co. VA Submitted for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Bill Higginbotham. ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, 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. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** Tombstones transcribed by William Morris (Bill) Higginbotham Misterhigg@aol.com 5/13/1998 (Parenthesis added by transcriber for clarification) HIGGINBOTHAM, James W. Apr 10, 1853 Oct 27, 1927 HIGGINBOTHAM, Laura Sale Feb 14, 1861 July 5, 1918 COLEMAN, Ida R. Higginbotham Wife of John R. Coleman Sept 15, 1879 Oct 14, 1956 COLEMAN, John R. Aug 19, 1906 Feb 4, 1971 COLEMAN, Carroll A. May 19, 1904 Feb 23, 1939 HIGGINBOTHAM, Lizzie P. October 31, 1884 March 4, 1957 HIGGINBOTHAM, Frank E. July 26, 1885 January 22, 1937 HIGGINBOTHAM, Frank E. Son of F. E. & L. P. Higginbotham Born Apl 12, 1916 Died June 26, 1916 "Gone but not forgotten" HIGGINBOTHAM, Lelia (Edna) W. (White) Aug 8, 1886 June 30, 1978 HIGGINBOTHAM, E. (sley) Myers November 3, 1886 October 4, 1954 HIGGINBOTHAM, Virginia (Brent) Jan 14, 1912 - Jan 6, 1920 (Top of stone) "At rest" (Bottom of stone) "Weep not father and mother for me For I am walking in glory for thee." (Daughter of Esley Myers & Lelia Edna White Higginbotham) HIGGINBOTHAM, Glennie Bass October 3, 1916 July 4, 1996 (Wife of Esley Myers Higginbotham, Jr.) HIGGINBOTHAM, Esley M. (yers) Higginbotham, Jr. February 4, 1914 January 4, 1975 HIGGINBOTHAM, Thomas Joseph Dec 4, 1911 May 13, 1966 (Son of Fletcher Hargrove & Eleanor Coffey Stratton Higginbotham) BROWN, William Clark 1881 - 1952 BROWN, Mary Lou Higginbotham 1898 - 1985 "His wife" OWEN, Maggie (Ela) Higginbotham Feb 14, 1908 Oct 20, 1993 (Daughter of Fletcher Hargrove and Eleanor Coffey Stratton Higginbotham) BARNES, Mabel C. (hristine) Higginbotham Wife of William Parr Barnes 1885-1905 (Daughter of Fletcher Hargrove and Eleanor Coffey Stratton Higginbotham) HIGGINBOTHAM, Fletcher Hargrove 1858 - 1947 HIGGINBOTHAM, Maggie Brown Hill 1860 - 1900 "His wife" HIGGINBOTHAM, Cyrus "Son of Maggie & Fletcher Higginbotham" July 12 - 14, 1889 HIGGINBOTHAM, William H. (ill) Virginia CPL 423 Infantry 106 Div World War II May 7, 1921 April 11, 1945 HIGGINBOTHAM, Annie (Evelyn) L. (Little) May 5, 1886 Apr 23, 1974 HIGGINBOTHAM, James H. (enry) May 8, 1886 March 24, 1968 HIGGINBOTHAM, Cyrie Daughter of Maggie & Fletcher Higginbotham 1889 - 1973 HIGGINBOTHAM, Brown Hill Son of Maggie & Fletcher Higginbotham Feb 12 - Apr 7, 1900 HIGGINBOTHAM, Samuel Claudie Son of Maggie & Fletcher Higginbotham Feb - Sept, 1893 HIGGINBOTHAM, Henry Hargrove July 13, 1913 Oct 10, 1992 " In God's care" HIGGINBOTHAM, Mabel Drumheller Sept 11, 1915 Feb 9, 1997