LAUDERDALE COUNTY, ALABAMA
CEMETERIES - TOWNSHIP 2, RANGE 10
TATE - RUSSELL CEMETERY
Surveyed by Orlan Irons - 14 Apr 1989
To reach this cemetery, turn east off Cox Creek Parkway onto US 72; go 2.6 miles; turn left on Lauderdale 27; go 2.5 miles. The cemetery is on the left side of the road. You will have to walk west for 175 yards, across a pasture to get to the cemetery. It is on the side of a hill in a clump of cedar trees and has a barb wire fence around it. The fence is about torn down. All the tombstones have fallen over, but most of the bases remain in what appears to be the original place. There are about 15 to 20 graves marked with rocks. This cemetery is listed on the 1987 Lauderdale County Highway Map. The legal description for the cemetery is NE4, NW4, Sec 22, T2S, R10W.
SURNAME |
Given Names |
Born |
Died |
Inscription/Comments |
TATE |
Joe B. |
3 Oct 1855 |
1 Jun 1927 |
|
BEYER |
Alford H. |
29 Aug 1897 |
27 Jan 1915 |
|
TATE |
Mary A. |
23 May 1864 |
23 Mar 1922 |
wife of J. B. Tate |
RUSSELL |
Robert E. L. |
27 Nov 1901 |
15 Sep 1911 |
son of J M & M J Russell |
RUSSELL |
Mattie J. |
13 Oct 1868 |
9 Oct 1921 |
wife of J M Russell |
RUSSELL |
Joseph F. |
15 Jan 1891 |
29 Dec 1893 |
son of J M & M J Russell |
SMOTHERM |
Joseph C. C.** |
5 Sep 1870 |
15 Feb 1871 |
son of C W & C A Smotherm. |
**This tombstone has been broken; all of the surname was not easy to read due to the break; the last letter could be incorrect. It is possible that this name is SMOTHERMAN. |
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UPDATE
: 12 May 2004, from Les Tate These headstones were laying on the ground
covered by a thin layer of
dirt and vegetation. I did not record the writing at the time, but took
digital pictures of most of the stones, which I'm using to provide the
information below. I'll go back in the next few days and record the
information more accurately and look for the ones you have listed, some
of which I didn't see.
It appears that this cemetery was vandalized some years ago. The two
Tate gravestones (Joe B. and Martha A., husband and wife) should have
been side by side, but have been moved out of place. The way in which
Saletha Smotherman's stone was broken off its base also indicates
vandalism. No headstone having writing on it was standing, again
indicating vandalism.
Saletha, wife of C.W. Smotherman, Apr 12, 1838 Jan 22, 1896 "In
loving memory of our mother"
James M. Russell, Jan _2, 1867 Sept 11, 1941 "The _____ _____ memory
dear" (Missing letters and words in the stone are probably sufficiently
legible to complete the missing info which I'm providing from photos.)
Jessie M., Dau of J.M & ___ Russell, ..... (the writing is legible, but
the photo doesn't show the letters and numbers sufficiently clear for
reading.)
Go to Tate Russell Cemetery, page 2 [Pictures]
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