Showing posts with label Jefferson County Alabama. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jefferson County Alabama. Show all posts

Sunday, February 18, 2024

Union Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery


Location:

Jasper-Warrior Road

Partridge, Jefferson County, Alabama

N33° 45.821    W086° 55.895

Find A Grave Cemetery ID: 2160588


Date of Visit: May 19, 2017


William H. McCraig

Co D

5 Ala Inf

CSA


James E. Camp

Co C

12 Ala Cav

CSA

Mar 16 1844

Jan 25 1922


John R. Roberts

1816-1911

Veteran C.S.A.

Thursday, July 20, 2023

Shiloh Cemetery


Location:

Ashville Road

Leeds, Jefferson County, Alabama

33.55031 -86.541171

Find A Grave Cemetery ID:26245


Date of Visit: July 9, 2023


M. Speers Jones

2nd Serg Co C 18 Ala Inf

Confederate States Army



Robert M Jones

Private Co C 18 Ala Inf

Confederate States Army

CA 1835  POW Mar 15 1864

Buried Confederate Cemetery

Rock Island Illinois


Private Ones was captured at Missionary Ridge on November 25, 1863. He was transported to Louisville, Kentucky and then Rock Island in December. He contracted variola (smallpox0 and died. He was buried south of the prison barracks in grave 823 


  • Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama.  Original data from: The National Archives, Entry for Robert M. Jones, 18th Alabama Infantry, Retrieved from at 3-Fold, July 20, 2023,  (http://www.fold3.com).



Samuel C. Spruiell

Serg Co D 8 Ala Cav

Confederate States Army


John Oliver

Capt 18 Ala Inf

Confederate States Army


JM Moody

Pvt Co C  18 Ala Inf

Confederate States Army


Wilburn K Little

Pvt Co C 18 Ala Inf

Confederate States Army


George Cason Jones

Capt Co C 51 Ala Inf

Confederate States Army

Apr 2 1844     May 2 1911


Andrew J Little

Pvt Co C. 18 Ala Inf

Confederate States Army


James M Scott

Pvt Co C 18 Ala Inf

Confederate States Army




Monday, February 27, 2023

Pratt City Fraternal Cemetery

Find A Grave Survey

Location:

Sheridan Road

Pratt City, Jefferson  County, Alabama

33.54250 -86.88610

Find A Grave Cemetery ID: 22882

Date Completion of Survey: December 1, 2022



Protocol for conducting a Find A Grave Survey:


  1. There must be evidence of Confederate service in a picture on the memorial page (VA tombstone, inscription on a non-military tombstone, Confederate flag, Southern Cross of Honor).
  2. Confederate soldiers are automatically recorded if they are marked with a VA tombstone.
  3. Service of those marked with a Confederate flag or Southern Cross of Honor is are recorded if their service records can be established. 
  4. Soldiers whose service is described in their Find a Grave memorial are recorded if the information given can be corroborated. 


This is a survey of Fraternal Cemetery in Pratt City using the Find A Grave memorial page for the cemetery. The cemetery page contains 2950 memorials and 55 % have been photographed. 


Description of Cemetery: At the beginning of the 20th century, the Greenwood Cemetery, formerly known as the Sam Foley Cemetery, adjoined the Pratt Mines Cemetery which was also called the United Mine Workers Cemetery. The combined cemeteries are now known as the Fraternal Cemetery, which is owned by the Fraternal Order of Pratt City. The newer section, originally called the Pratt Mines Cemetery, includes about 13 acres. The older section, known as the Greenwood Cemetery, covers about 1.5 acres and includes about 200 graves on the southwest corner of the lot. The Greenwood Cemetery is in the thick woods to the left of the main entrance. These cemeteries include the graves of English, Scottish, and German immigrants who worked in the Pratt coal mines and other early 20th century industrial operations in this area. (Find A Grave)



2nd Lieut

James S. Atkins

Co H

21 Ga Inf

CSA



Perry Jordan Powell

Jun 4 1841

Jul 8, 1908


Perry served in Company K of the 33rd Alabama Infantry.


  • Ancestry.com. Alabama, U.S., Census of Confederate Soldiers, 1907, 1921 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA. Census or Enumeration of Confederate Soldiers Residing in Alabama, 1907-1908. Alabama Department of Archives & History, Montgomery, Alabama. Entry for Perry Jordan Powell.. 


James Martin Poe

Dec. 25, 1845

Sept. 19, 1897

Father


James served in Company I of the 49th Alabama Infantry.


  • Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Entry for J.M. Poe, 49th Alabama  Infantry, retrieved from Ancestry.com, February 27, 20231,  (http://www.ancestry.com)




Samuel Coleman “Lum” Perkins

October 10, 1839

March 2, 1906


Lum Perkins served in Company C of the 21st Alabama Infantry. 


  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47849071/samuel-columbus_%22lum%22-perkins: accessed 26 February 2023), memorial page for Samuel Columbus "Lum" Perkins (10 Oct 1839–2 Mar 1906), Find a Grave Memorial ID 47849071, citing Fraternal Cemetery, Pratt City, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Debbie McPherson (contributor 48520572).


Nathaniel W. Howell

June 18, 1844

Feb. 1, 1824


Nathaniel Wiggins Howell was a member of Company K, 13th Georgia Infantry.


  • Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Entry for N.W. Howell, 13th Georgia  Infantry, retrieved from Ancestry.com, February 26, 20231,  (http://www.ancestry.com)



John Outlaw


John is buried new an Outlaw Family tombstone. He served in Company G, 64th Georgia Infantry. 


  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191686926/john-outlaw: accessed 26 February 2023), memorial page for John Outlaw (12 Nov 1827–12 Feb 1909), Find a Grave Memorial ID 191686926, citing Fraternal Cemetery, Pratt City, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Outlaw Genealogy (contributor 49413134).



Lorenzon Monroe Lacey

June 7, 1841

July 27, 1930 



From a Birmingham News obituary posted on Find A Graver memorial page::


“…enlisted in the Confederate Army at Seale, Ala., in Company F, Sixth Alabama Regiment, under Capt. Baker and Col. Seibels. He participated in the Battles of the Pines, Seven Days and Bull Run and was taken prisoner July 4, 1863, was confined in Fort Delaware and paroled March, 1865.”


  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79796178/lorenzo-monroe-lacey: accessed 26 February 2023), memorial page for Lorenzo Monroe Lacey (7 Jun 1841–27 Jul 1930), Find a Grave Memorial ID 79796178, citing Fraternal Cemetery, Pratt City, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Rachel Dobson (contributor 47613669).


Sunday, August 21, 2022

Wear Family Cemetery


Location:
Old Springville Road
Jefferson County, Alabama
N 33° 42.578   W086° 35.154
Find A Grave Cemetery ID: 2225727

Date of Visit: August 13, 2022

David H Wear
Mar 30 1848
Oct 9 1918

Omelia C Wear
May 27 1845
Apr 13 1904

David is marked with a new Confederate flag. David and his wife Omelia received a Confederate pension for his service. He enlisted in 1865 and served for six weeks in Company A 7th Alabama Cavalry. 

  • Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Entry for David H Wear, 7th Alabama Cavalry, retrieved from Ancestry.com, August 21, 2022,  (http://www.ancestry.com)

Andrew B. 
Wear
Born
Apr. 19, 1833
Died
Jan. 26, 1916

Andrew is marked with a Confederate flag. I believe that this is Corporal A.B. Ware of Company C, 58th Alabama Infantry. He enlisted in Jefferson County, Alabama in 1861. He was wounded severely in the leg at Chickamauga in 1863. His name appears on a roll of prisoners of war surrendered at Citronelle in 1865. 

  • Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama.  Original data from: The National Archives, Entry for Andrew B. Wear, 58th Alabama Infantry, Retrieved from at 3-Fold, August 21, 2022,  (http://www.fold3.com).




Red Hill Cemetery

Location:
Tapawingo Road
Pinson, Jefferson County, Alabama
N33 42.141  W086 40.291
Find A Grave Cemetery ID: 2134425

Date of Visit: August 13, 2022

2nd Corp
James H. Anderson
Co C
9 Ala Inf
CSA
1838
1883


Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Clay United Methodist Cemetery

Location:
Old Springville Road
Pinson, Jefferson County, Alabama
N 33° 59.820   W087° 34.846
Find A Grave Cemetery ID: 1236357

Date of Visit: May 1, 2022

Jeremiah J. Price
Truss’ Co Barbiere’s Bn
Ala Calvary
July 1827    Dec 1864

From his Find a Grave Memorial: 

It was in defense of his family, country, and friends that Jesse enlisted on September 23, 1863 in Elyton as a Private in Captain Thomas K. Truss' Company, which was later assigned to Barbiere's Cavalry Battalion in October 1864, and died in his final battle from an illness near Selma on December 1, 1864 at the age of thirty seven. He was brought home to be laid to rest and was survived his wife, parents, eight brothers, four sisters, and five children : James Washington Price, Thomas Coger Price, Silona Jane Price, George Dewey Price , and Francis Price. - written by: Robert Debter, and spoken at his Grave Marking Ceremony

  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/226633745/jeremiah-jesse-price : accessed 31 May 2022), memorial page for PVT Jeremiah Jesse Price (Jul 1827–Dec 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 226633745, citing Clay United Methodist Church Cemetery, Pinson, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Janice Price (contributor 48762006) .


GB Huddleston
Co H
58 Ala Inf
Confederate States Army
May 27 1835 Jan 12 1905

Uriah William Crosby
Pvt Co H 63 Regt Ala Inf
Confederate States Army
Dec 18 1846     Dec 19 1918


Thursday, November 11, 2021

Trussville Cemetery

Location:
US Highway 11
Trussville, Jefferson County, Alabama
33.6211014  -86.6042023
FAG: 26737

Note: This cemetery is also known as the First Baptist Cemetery and Cahawba Baptist Church Cemetery

Date of Visit: November 19, 2017

Elisha P. Hitt
Pvt Co A 28 Ala Inf
Confederate States Army
1822  1863

Elisha enlisted in the army on February 6, 1862 in Elyton. He was died April 18, 1863 at the Alabama hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Diarrhea was the cause of death. 
  • Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Alabama.  Original data from: The National Archives, Entry for Elisha P. Hitt, 28 Alabama Infantry. Retrieved from at 3-Fold, November 11, 2021,  (http://www.fold3.com).

William A. J. Reed
Pvt Co D
28 Ala Inf
Confederate States Army
1829   1901

Thomas H. Truss
Pvt Co A 51 Ala Partisan Rangers
Confederate States Army
1848  1884

B.F. Ellis
Pvt Montg’s Bat Jeff Davis Art
Confederate States Army
1840     1924

WF Tucker
Pvt Co F 21 Ala Inf
Confederate States Army
1840  1924


George W Cross
Cpl Co J 30 Ala Inf
Confederate States Army
1844   1900

RHL Whorton
2 Lt Co D   12 Ala Cav
Confederate States Army
1839       1914

William T Carlisle
Pvt
44 Ala Inf
CSA
October 10 1877

Elijah Sims
Pvt Co I   12 Ala Inf
Confederate States Army
1845    1895

John E Avery
Pvt Co A 28 Ala Inf
Confederate States Army
1845    1920

Peter J Blue
Pvt  Co C  1 Ala Inf
Confederate States Army
1831    1894


There following men look to have served together in a local home guard unit: Barbiere's  Cavalry 

Thomas King Truss
Alabama
Capt Ala Calvary
Confederate States Army
1820 1888

William H Cross
Pvt Co B
Barbiere’s Ala Cav
Confederate States Army
1818  1884


William W. Praytor
Pvt Truss’ Co. Barbiere’s Ala Cav
Confederate States Army
1846   1925

Enos T. Vann
Pvt Truss’ Co. Barbiere’s Ala Cav
Confederate States Army
1827  1876


John M Franklin
Pvt Truss’ Co. Barbiere’s Ala Cav
Confederate States Army
1824   1884


From webpage:


Major Joseph Barbiere's Cavalry Battalion was organized in 1864 from several independent companies which had themselves been created as supporting forces for the Conscript Reserves. The battalion served principally in central Alabama during the fall and winter, 1864-1865, and it was first assigned (1 Nov 64) to Armistead's Cavalry Brigade, District of Central Alabama, until January 1865. The unit was headquartered at Wilsonville, AL (Feb 65) and was reported as serving with the Alabama Reserves with six companies ("A"-"F"). It was assigned to, and included in the surrender of the Department of Alabama, Mississippi and East Louisiana by Lt. Gen'l Richard Taylor at Citronelle, AL, on 4 May 1865
Barbiere's Cavalry Battalion consisted of Companies "A"-"E" (probably Capt. John C. Brown's, Capt. J. M. Clifton's, Capt. Dawson's, Capt. Thomas J. Goldsby's, and and Capt. Thomas K. Truss' companies), "F" (Capt. Andrew W. Bowie's), and "G" (Capt. P. L. Griffitts)

Barbiere's Alabama Cavalry Battalion, Local Defense Troops, The American Civil War Website ,https://www.americancivilwar101.com/units/csa-al/al-cav-batt-barbiere.html, accessed November 11, 2021

Saturday, February 24, 2018

Edwards Cemetery

Location:
Snow Waters Road
Gardendale, Jefferson County, Alabama
N 33° 41.667              W086° 48.685

Date of Visit: February 19, 2013


Single tombstone:

Sylvester F.H.
Son of John and Elizabeth Edwards
Aug 25 1845
Chickamauga CSA
Cemetery
Oct 4 1863


Opposite Side:

William Crabb
Son of John and Elizabeth Edwards
Aug 3 1841
CSA Cemetery
Miss
Aug 10 1862



Sylvester was a member of Company C of the 58th Alabama Infantry. He was wounded severely in the abdomen at the Battle of Chickamauga. He apparently lived several days before death. There is no Confederate cemetery on the battlefield at Chickamauga. As he died two weeks after the battle he is likely buried near a hospital in the area. It is possible that he in an unmarked grave in the Marietta Confederate Cemetery.  According to Jim  a Chickamauga National Military Park historian after the war the Ladies Memorial Association of Marietta had the Confederate bodied removed from the battlefield and other areas to the new Marietta Cemetery.

William Crabb Edwards is harder to pin down. I have found one record that indicates that he served in Ragland’s Company G of the 17th Alabama.  This has not been confirmed.


·      Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Georgia. Original data from: The National Archives, Retrieved from at 3-Fold February 17, 2018. (http://www.fold3.com)
·      Walker County Messenger, November15, 2016
·      Alabama Civil War Database, Alabama Department of Archives












Sunday, June 11, 2017

New Bethel Cemetery

Location:
Warrior-Jasper Road
Jefferson County, Alabama
N 33° 47.692              W086° 52.703

Date of Visits: May 19, 2017

Monroe H Dowdey
Co A
Bell's Ga Bn
Nov 22 2845
Jun 27 1899

Cane Creek Missionary Baptist Church

Location:
Warrior-Jasper Road
Jefferson County, Alabama
N 33° 48.780              W086° 50.742

Date of Visits: May 19, 2017

Pvt
Benjamin C. Ragland
Co G
14 Ala Inf
CSA
1830    1897


Sunday, November 17, 2013

Walker’s Chapel UMC


Location:
Walkers Chapel Road
Fultondale, Jefferson County, Alabama
N 33° 36.319              W086° 49.060

Date of Visits: October 7, 2013

MB Parvin
Co E
Stewart’s Bn
CSA

Robert Garner Hamlett Sr
Born Eutaw, ALA. 1835
Died B’ham, ALA. 1906
Member Co. B  11th Ala Reg
Wilcox Brig Army of Northern Va

Corp
James C Howell
Co G
3 Ga Cav
CSA

Pvt
Samuel Burford
Co D
62 Ala Inf
CSA
1847    1916

Cluster Springs Cemetery


Location:
Cluster Springs Church Road
Gardendale, Jefferson County, Alabama
N 33° 37.820              W086° 49.955

Date of Visits: October 7, 2013

Gilbert Craft Jacks
Mar 1 1822 – Nov 24 1892
A Confederate Courier

Gilbert was a members of Baribere’s Alabama Cavalry – Find a Gave Memorial #13374964

Saturday, November 3, 2012

Massey Historical Cemetery


Location:
Advent Circle
Trussville, Jefferson County, Alabama
N 33° 40.402              W086° 32.935

Date of Visits: October 28, 2012

William D Massey
Pvt Ala State Trp
Confederate States Army
Jul 2 1815   Jul 9 1895

John Reed Massey
Pvt Co C 38 Ala Inf
Confederate States Army
Oct 16 1843   Oct 9 1913

A Note to Visitors