LAUDERDALE COUNTY, ALABAMA
CEMETERIES - TOWNSHIP 2, RANGE 8
SMALL CEMETERIES - TOWNSHIP 2, RANGE 8
There are many small cemeteries in Lauderdale County, AL, most
of which are for particular families. Some of them have only a single
marked grave. By grouping them by township and range it is hoped
that we will be able to put all of them on line. Cemeteries with 50 or
less marked graves will be included in this category. If you know of
a small cemetery that has not been surveyed or put on line, please
contact either
Bob Torbert or
Pat M. Mahan
Lee Butler Cemetery
Fritts Cemetery
Jackson Cemetery
McMurry Cemetery
New Hope Cemetery
Peden Cemetery
Thornton-Butler Cemetery
LEE BUTLER CEMETERY
Township 2, Range 8, Section 33
January 18, 2008
Location: From Florence, go east on US 72 through Elgin and turn south on CR 84. The cemetery is about 0.5 miles and southeast of the old Butler home. This information was copied from the Cemeteries of East Lauderdale County, Alabama, page 77 by Robert Torbert.
Name Born Died Comment / Inscription
Butler, Lee 8 May 1829 19 Jul 1901 s of William & Margaret
Information provided by Robert Torbert:
The 1860 Census of Center Star lists the following:
William Butler 67 yrs SC Farmer
Margaret 54 yrs TN
Lee 31 yrs AL
Minor S 22 yrs AL
American An 16 yrs AL
William P. 14 yrs AL
FRITTS CEMETERY
Township 2, Range 8, Section 32
Surveyed 6 Feb 2008
by Robert Torbert
Location: From Florence, go east on US 72 to Center Star and turn right on CR 33, go 0.8 mile, and turn left on CR 111 and go to the end,and turn left on CR 414. The cemetery is about 100 yards and on the right. An * indicates the correction of an error in the previous survey published on page 116 of Cemeteries of East Lauderdale County, Alabama.
Name Born Died Notes
ALEXANDER, J.H. 17 Apr 1904 27 Nov 1904 s of WB & ME
MCCAIN, Creel C. 15 Sep 1899 s of NJ
INGRAM, Spinks Dec 1859 Sep broken stone
HOLT, Horace G. 23 Jun 1897 28 Jun 1910 s of TM & LB
WILLIAMS, George (MD) 12 Jan 1854 24 May 1927 Mason
WILLIAMS, Susie C. 15 Dec 1874 17 Feb 1917 w of George
WILLIAMS, Elizabeth 23 Sep 1855 27 Jun 1894 w of George
WILLIAMS, George 2 May 1892 5 Feb 1916 s of Geo & Elizabeth
INGRAM, Callie 10 May 1872 21 Aug 1913
HAMNER, Lizzie Verganie* 27 Nov 1871 23 Oct 1898
FRITTS, Walter N. 1882 1933
FRITTS, Bobby 7 Nov 1927 9 Jan 1928 s of WN & Lula
FRITTS, Lillie May Apr 1921 14 Sep 1923 d of WN & Lula
FRITTS, Arthur 21 Feb 1911 30 Apr 1912 s of WN & Lula
FRITTS, infant 14 Feb 1910 14 Feb 1910 s of WN & Lula
FRITTS, infant 18 Jan 1909 23 Jan 1909 s of WN & Lula
FRITTS, J.N. (Capt) 27 Mar 1847 5 Feb 1928 Mason & Riverboat Capt
FRITTS, M.G. 3 Jun 1850 12 Jan 1899 w of JN
FRITTS, Estella 7 Feb 1879 11 Nov 1961
FRITTS, Bethney S. 23 May 1893 6 Apr 1900
FRITTS, Thomas A. 17 Jul 1871 25 Dec 1930 Mason
LANIER, Samson C. 7 Jun 1803 18 Sep 1855 h of Sarah Adaline Knight
married 9 Feb 1849 Lauderdale Co AL
KNIGHT, Carlisle W. 14 Jan 1800 10 May 1847 47y1m26d old
KNIGHT, Mary no stone
MCCAIN, John 25 Apr 1880
MCCAIN, Mary J. 9 Jul 1884
MCCAIN, infant infant of NJ
MCCAIN, infant infant of NJ
COFFEE, Sarah D. 29 Oct 1804 14 Jul 1881 w of RS
COFFEE, R.S. 21 Mar 1800 21 Aug 1879
COFFEE, John Critz 30 Sep 1879 30 Oct 1879 s of RN & AB
COFFEE, Carvin* 24 May 1869 24 Jan 1877 s of RN & AB
COFFEE, infant 1 Jan 1862 1 Jan 1862 s of RN & AB
COFFEE, Thomas no stone
SMITH, Mary B. 6 Sep 1900 17 Mar 1978
SMITH, Henry N. 1898 1965
SMITH, Mollie D. 1877 1947
SMITH, John H. 1865 1933 h of Mollie
SMITH, Walter 1905 1922
SMITH, Ralph 1914 1914
SMITH, Joseph Kenneth 24 Jan 1913* 23 Jul 1941
EZELL, Clide 13 Oct 1910 19 Sep 1911 s of JM & SG
EZELL, Jinnie Jan 1918
JACKSON CEMETERY
Township 2, Range 8, Section 33
Contributed 27 Sep 2006
by Bob Torbert
Location: From Florence, go east on US 72 just past Elgin and turn south on CR 84. Go about 3/4 mile and turn right at mailbox 843. Go between the two houses and up the lane to the top of the hill to the cemetery. This cemetery was surveyed in 1996 by James & Muriel Barnett and reviewed by Robert Torbert in Sept 2006. Rows are numbered from east to west.
NAME DOB DOD ROW NOTES SIMPSON, Preston 1842 1932 01 h of Catherine SIMPSON, Catherine 1847 1908 01 SIMPSON, Paul 1875 1917 01 s of Preston JACKSON, A.E. 13FE1815 09JA1887 01 h of Cynthia; Laud m 18FE1844 JACKSON, Cynthia 09AU1825 06AP1867 01 JACKSON, Aristises Lee 29OC1864 19JA1866 01 JACKSON, Blanche 09JE1863 1864 01 JACKSON, Eveline 05AP1857 21AU1859 01 McCARLEY, Baby 01 McCARLEY, Baby 01 McCARLEY, Lucy A. 30MH1885 21JL1885 01 McCARLEY, J.T. 08JA1835 12MH1902 01 McCARLEY, Hattie Kate 17AP1879 12JL1908 01 McCARLEY, Lucy A. Jackson MY1844 FE1924 01 w of JT JACKSON, Willie F. 16AP1861 09MH1918 02 Woodman RAY, Pearl 16JL1888 22SE1888 03 d of HL & SE RAY, Myrtle 16JL1888 16JL1888 03 d of HL & SE BUTLER, Mattie Polk 18AP1879 06JA1963 04 BUTLER, Nettie 10AP1881 10NO1952 04 BUTLER, William Lee 16SE1886 16JL1947 04 BUTLER, Vella C. 29JA1885 24DE1928 04 BUTLER, Martha J. 20MY1849 25DE1912 04 w of WP BUTLER, William P. 22SE1845 01JA1916 04
McMURRY CEMETERY
Township 2, Range 8, Section 36
Surveyed 1 Mar 2008
by Robert Torbert
Location: From Florence, go east on US 72 through Elgin and turn right where CR 51 turns left before reaching first creek. Take the lane to the east of the metal barns and look east. The cemetery is on top of a hill and one stone can be seen from the lane. The cemetery is located in Sec 36, T2S, R8W. James owned this land in 1831. The Martindale family is reported to also be buried in this cemetery.
Name Born Died Notes MCMURRY, James 15 Jan 1774 13 Jan 1858 MCMURRY, Rebecca 25 Mar 1775 8 May 1851 w of James 1850 Census lists: James McMurry 70 yrs (1780) NC Rebecca 65 yrs (1785) NC neighbors: Thomas Martindale 50 yrs SC Rebecca 50 yrs SC Thomas 25 yrs SC James 23 yrs SC John 21 yrs SC Nancy 18 yrs TN George 16 yrs TN Cynthia 13 yrs TN Martha 11 yrs AL
NEW HOPE BAPTIST CEMETERY
Township 2, Range 8, Section 10
Contributed 10 Sep 2006 by Bob Torbert
Location: From Florence, go east on US 72 to Elgin and turn north on AL 101. Go about 3 miles and turn right on CR 76. Go about 4 miles to the church. The cemetery is behind the church. This cemetery was surveyed in Sept 2006 by Robert Torbert.
NAME DOB DOD NOTES PHILLIPS, Luther C. 08JA1935 18SE1998 h of PD PHILLIPS, Persuial Dale 15DE1936 MELTON, Bonnie Sue 18AP1952 w of DR MELTON, Danny Ray 14AU1949 13NO1998 RICHARDSON, Marlin G. 30NO1948 w of RJ RICHARDSON, Royce J. 19DE1947 03AP1993 SIMPSON, Shirley Rene 24AP1967 06NO1996 ANDERS, Ada Hunt 30MY1909 23MY1993 POAGUE, Elois Anders 22MH1935 09JL2003 w of Wm POAGUE, William S. 13FE1925 07JA1999 SPARKS, Kali Dawn 24JE1999 11SE2002 MARONA, Thomas Edward 02SE1967 01SE2003 h of Lisa MARONA, Lisa Krout 03AP1963 BEDINGFIELD, Cledie Dura 08SE1927 w of HL BEDINGFIELD, Howard Lane 09JL1930 26AU2005 Pvt USA Korea COTTRELL, Tina Michelle I 13SE1975 09MY2002 Update 11 Jun 2007 by Linda Waddell LEATHERWOOD, Jessie Matison 28 Apr 1923 4 May 2007
PEDEN CEMETERY
Township 2, Range 8, Section 31
Surveyed 6 Feb 2008
by Robert Torbert
Location: From Florence, go east on US 72 to Center Star and turn right on CR 33. Just before the church, turn left on Walnut Creek Lane and go to box 110. The cemetery is on the right side and behind the house. An * indicates the correction of an error in the previous survey as published on page 300 of the Cemeteries of East Lauderdale County, Alabama. It is located T2S R8W Sec 31
Name Born Died Notes STEVENERSON?, Reta 1854 11 Aug 1907 PEDEN, Joseph A. 15 Mar 1893 30 Sep 1894 s of JA & NA PEDEN, Jackson D.* 19 Jun 1899 19 Sep 1899 s of JA & NA PEDEN, N.A. (Mrs. J.A.) field stone PEDEN, J.A field stone MCLAREN, Andrew cir 1790 12 Feb 1855 Age 65 yrs MCLAREN, Leanner cir 1800 7 Sep 1855 *Age 55 yrs.; w of Andrew BOUNDS, R.B 5 Aug 1868 14 Aug 1886 18 yrs 9 days JONES, M.A 10 Nov 1833 13 Jan 1900 w of Levi JONES, Levi* 4 Jan 1823 9 Nov 1899 76y10m5d JONES, W.L. 26 Jul 1887* 14 Jul 189?
THORNTON-BUTLER CEMETERY
Township 2, Range 8, Section 34
Surveyed 1 Mar 2008
by Robert Torbert
Location: From Florence, go east on US 72 through Elgin and turn right on CR 572 Bare right on CR 573 and continue to where the road divides at the locked field gates. Walk down the right lane, just past a lone tree there is a field gate. Go through the gate and straight ahead to the wooded area where the cemetery is fenced This location is Sec 34, T2S, R8W. An * indicates the correction of an error in the earlier survey published on page 76 of Cemeteries of East Lauderale County, Alabama.
Name Born Died Notes THORNTON, William Henry 22 Jul 1817 31 Aug 1855 T, J.H. 16 M 1851 BROWN, Lela 12 Aug 1883 31 Mar 1921 w of BF BROWN, Alfred R. 7 Jul 1847 25 Nov 1893 CAULK, Sherman D. 2 Feb 1918 23 Mar 1918 s of BH & VG* GRIGSBY, Verly B. 6 Jan 1902 18 Dec 1904 d of JA & ME GRIGSBY, Freddy L 3 Mar 1893 25 Oct 1895 s of JA & ME JACKSON, Sarah Belle 3 May 1916 25 Apr 1917 d of LG & GA JACKSON, Vona Odell 21 Jun 1918 29 Jan 1919 d of LG & GA KENNEDY, G. Annie Leatherwood 14 Feb 1850 25 Dec 1888 w of Simpson A. KENNEDY, Donna S. 2 Aug 1905 8 Nov 1906 s of WP & EO KENNEDY, infant 20 Sep 1909 20 Sep 1909 d of Willis P & Ella KENNEDY, infant 9 Mar 1898 31 Mar 1898 d of TL & MD KENNEDY, infant 9 Mar 1898 20 Apr 1905 d of TL & MD KENNEDY, infant Oct 1895 Oct 1895 s of TL & MD KENNEDY, John S. 8 Apr 1875 15 Apr 1885 s of SA & GA KENNEDY, S Solan 3 Oct 1911 12 Nov 1914 KENNEDY, Thomas L. 23 Oct 1871 29 Dec 1915 Woodman KENNEDY, W.P 6 Oct 1879 26 Jan 1928 h of Ella KENNEDY, M.Danie 21 Apr 1874 18 Oct 1931 w of TL KENNEDY, Simpson A. 15 Jul 1841 28 Mar 1902 LOVELL, Velpo 21 Mar 1907 8 May 1907 s of JW & Josie F. (no stone) LOVELL, Josephine E. Smith Mar 1868 1930's no stone MCDONALD, Pauline 17 May 1906 15 Dec 1918 d of LC & OV POWERS, John Lewis 14 May 1840 8 Feb 1880 W., L.T. did not find 1880 Census states: S.A. Kennedy 33 yrs TN Ann E. 29 yrs MS Arabell 10 yrs TN Thomas 8 yrs AL John S. 4 yrs AL Willis T. 7 mos AL 1900 Census states: Thomas L. Kennedy Oct 1871 AL Dana Apr 1875 Felix H. Jul 1894 AL Thomas W. Mar 1897 AL Josephine May 1899 AL
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