Old Ashland City Cemetery, Clay, Alabama
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Old Ashland City Cemetery
Township 20, Section 20, Range 8
Clay County Alabama

NOTE: THERE ARE MANY UNMARKED GRAVES IN THIS CEMETERY

MARKED GRAVES

Garmel, L. [Lauranie Allen]           Jun 8, 1857   Jul 6, 1884
[Wife of James Garmel, daughter of Absolom Allen & Emeline Hobbs] 

Cole, John Thomas                        May 20, 1875   Nov 12, 1876
[Child of James R. Cole & Sarah Blackstock?] 

Owens, Infant Son of R.J                  B/d Apr 26, 1903
[R.J. Owens married Roxie Nappier Sep 5, 1901 Clay County]

Heath, Charley                          Nov 21, 1897   Mar 13, 1898

Blackstock, Jefferson                   Jul 17, 1864   Nov 14, 1892
Blackstock, J.L.  [Jefferson]           Aug 13, 1831   Jun 15, 1898
[Married Angelina Alverson, son of James Blackstock and Catherine Wells-Stevenson]
Blackstock, John K                      Jul 17, 1870   May 3, 1902
[Son of Jefferson Blackstock and Angelina Alverson]

England, James A               No Dates   [1832-189-]
(Company B, 4th Georgia)
[Husband of Rachel Guinn] 

Gartwright, Adarine  [Allen]          Aug 12, 1821   Jun 20, 1897
[Thought to be the wife of James A. Garthright who is believed to have been born February 01, 1817 in Lumpkin County Georgia, he died December 26, 1847 in Tacubaya Mexico fighting in Mexican American War] 

Floyd, Vachael                           1853-1925
Floyd, Susan A.                          1855-1901
[Couple married in Chambers County AL]

May, Thomas J           CSA                  No Dates
[He married Harriett- she died before 1900]
May, UNREADABLE

Bonner, C.S [Charles]                   Feb 10, 1857   Jul 9, 1880
Bonner, Eugenia  [Stubbs]               Jul 6, 1861   May 6, 1906
[C.S. Bonner married Eugenia Stubbs Jan 11, 1885 Clay County]
Bonner, Corena                          Apr 1, 1893   Apr 2, 1893
Bonner, Silas Hubert                    Jan 16, 1890   Jul 9, 1893
Bonner, Travis N                        Sep 10, 1891   Mar 3, 1894
Bonner, Nancy                           Mar 24, 1889   Sep 7, 1891
Bonner, Hiram                           Jan 13, 1886   Jul 14, 1922

Dean, Louisa [Hamilton]                Jul 25, 1834   Nov 6, 1907
Dean, Louis D        CSA               Nov 19, 1832   Feb 18, 1918
[Son of John Dean and Mary Culpepper]
Dean, Son of W.T. and Dora             Jun 8, 1894   Jun 20, 1895
[W.T. Dean married Dora Griffin Jan 15, 1893 Clay County]

Thomas, Jesse                           Apr 10, 1893   Sep 1, 1893

Avery, William E                        1875-1875

Cruise, Alma L                          1888-1890
[Daughter of John B.N. Cruise and Wilma Avery]

Pace, Militia [Leverett]               May 10, 1808   Dec 30, 1889
[Wife of Dreadzil Pace, he is buried at Liberty Clay County]

McCain, Wife of W.L. [Idella Blackstock]   Jul 7, 1866   Jan 19, 1891
[W.L. McCain married Idella Blackstock Dec 8, 1887 Clay County]
McCain, Infant                          Jul 3, 1890   Jul 8, 1890

Blackstock, Carl                       Sep 20, 1899   Jun 16, 1901
Blackstock, Vernon                     Jul 20, 1901   Jul 17, 1903
[Sons of Cecil Blackstock & Clara Glenn] 

Wesley, Mrs. W.E.                      May 2, 1852   Jan 3, 1890

Steed, Charles                         1873-1957
Steed, Eunice Levie                    1877-1932

Levie, Annis Alma                     Apr 17, 1873   Jun 19, 1888
Levie, Exa Ann                        1852-1929
Levie, James W.                       1851-1929

Wood, A.M. wife of D.A    [America]   1848-1882
[Wife of David Allen Wood, couple had one son John Wood he married Ellen Stubbs] 

Reid, Lucile                         Jun 1, 1895   Jan 25, 1897
Reid, Ellen wife of A.J [Plant]      Jun 1, 1838   Oct 5, 1899
FAMILY HISTORY STATES Andrew Jackson Reid CSA is buried in this cemetery

Glenn, Daughter of A.J. and Mattie   Sep 6, 1900   Jun 6, 1902
[Son of Andrew Glenn and Mattie Sims]

Schoggins, Sarah E                 Mar 31, 1868   Jul 28, 1889
[Daughter of B.K. Schoggins & Mahala Blackstock] 

Holdridge, Lula                      1872-1875

Strickland, Silas W                  Aug 11, 1851   Feb 3, 1882
Strickland, Mary E [Pace]            Aug 10, 1844   Mar 2, 1926
[Daughter of Dreadzil Pace and Militia Leverett]

Price, Eugenia                      Jan 25, 1848   Jul 20, 1920
[Second wife of Henry Price]
Price, Henry Clay                   Feb 28, 1850   Jan 28, 1909
Price, Susan  [Cantrell]            Oct 18, 1855   Sep 22, 1888
[First wife of Henry Price, daughter of Tillman Cantrell and Jane Jamison]

Reeves, Mary White [Cantrell]         Sep 29, 1844   Dec 23, 1881
[Wife of E.C. Reaves, daughter of Tillman Cantrell and Jane Jamison]

Evans, Georgia Ann [Striplin]       Jul 18, 1846   Nov 25, 1883
[Wife of Hiram M. Evans] 
Broken Marker

Avery, Mary                             1870-1906
[Daughter of John Avery and Ematine Phillips]

Coley, Johnny Lee                        No Dates
[Son of Thomas Coley and Elizabeth Avery?] 

Avery, Georgia                     [Mar 26] 1879-1948 [May 8]
[Daughter of John Avery and Ematine Phillips]

Manning, Alice wife of-             Mar 6, 1865-  [Broken Marker]                       

[Robinson]
Roberson, Jensie J                     Aug 27, 1840   Jun 4, 1907
[Second wife of James H. Roberson] 
Roberson, Rev. James H      CSA        DIED May 14, 1902 Age 84years
[Born Mar 31, 1818 
Roberson, Mary [Ramage]                Sep 5, 1817   Nov 15, 1879
[Daughter of Robert Ramage and Sarah Coats of Chambers County Alabama]

Roberson, Ollie                        Mar 27, 1881   Mar 27, 1881
Roberson, Gallen                       Feb 12, 1883   Jun 27, 1883
[Only Children of James & Jensie Robinson]

White, William D                        Aug 22, 1811   Dec 30, 1893
White, Sarah A. Green                   Feb 22, 1819   Jun 20, 1902
White, James H                          Jan 31, 1839   Aug 7, 1877
White, Ella C.V. Folk                   Aug 12, 1846   Aug 16, 1894

Jordan, Victoria T  [Hornsby]          Nov 22, 1861   Feb 25, 1897
[William Jordan married Victoria T. Hornsby Nov 10, 1881 Clay County Daughter of Thomas Hornsby and Nancy Sanders]

TWO ROCK MARKERS UNREADABLE
First letter is ''H'' 

McDaniel, Henry                        Apr 4, 1878   Feb 19, 1889

Wood, Eliza                             Oct 25, 1819   Feb 27, 1899
[Maiden name unknown married 1. Henry Walker married 2. Elijah Clark Walker married 3. John Wood born Sep 21, 1792, died Oct 22, 1871 Clay County]

White, Joseph Allen                     Aug 13, 1850   Sep 26, 1923
[Sheriff of Clay County: 1875-1876, 1877-1880 and 1888-1892]
White, Sarah Jane                       Feb 7, 1852   Apr 19, 1924
White, Infant of J.A. and S.J           Oct 27, ---- Nov 1, 1880
White, Mary                             Aug 30, 1888   Jan 8, 1890                             

Roberson, William D                     Jan 4, 1857   Jun 9, 1879

Avery, J.I.   CSA  [John]                  1833-1895
Avery, Mrs. J.I. [Emeline Phillips]        1841-1921

Avery, J.C.                                1864-1899

Phillips, Joe. B                     Sep 10, 1835   Nov 5, 1907
[Note: Military record, Census record and children's funeral home records list his name as JOHN B. PHILLIPS][J.B. Phillips married 2. S.C. Hardagree in 1895]
Phillips, Martha [Avery]             May 17, 1835   Jun 25, 1895
Phillips, Edmond Avery               Nov 9, 1859   Mar 17, 1950
[Husband of Mattie C. Blackstock, couple has several dead infants possibly buried in this Cemetery]

Caldwell, William F                        No Dates [1838-191-]
(2nd Lt Company B, 5th Alabama CSA)
[He married 2. Mary J. Milstead in 1893 Clay County]
Caldwell, Elizabeth [Riddle]           Nov 18, 1831   Nov 6, 1887
Married Nov 6, 1864 [Talladega County]

Kerley, Karon J  [Robison]             1854-1935
[Daughter of James Robison and Mary Ramage]
Kerley, R.W. [Robert]                  1847-1887
[Son of William Kerley and Sarah Hunt]

Pruett, Louisa                           1876-1966
Pruett, Thomas R                         1853-1937
[Son of Carson Pruitt and Susan Bonner]
Pruett, Minerva [Hobbs]                  1854-1901
[Thomas Pruett married Minerva Hobbs Sep 18, 1873 Clay County]

Kinney, Lizzie  [Mary Elizabeth White]   1836-1886
[Wife of George Kinney killed in the Civil War, daughter of William White & Sarah Green]

Holdridge, Nancy [Blackstock]            1810-1895
[Wife of James Holdridge]

Ragsdale, Jane  [Holdridge]              1833-1903

Holdridge, Amelia K [Kinney]            1847-1931
[Daughter of Oscar Green Kinney & Lydia P. [Grice/Grace]
Holdridge, Benjamin J                   1841-1930
[Son of James Holdridge and Nancy Blackstock]

Joiner, Mahalia Lee                    Jan 9, 1879   Nov 20, 1880
Joiner, Ockie                          Apr 13, 1895   Apr 5, 1896

Wilkins, W.W. [William]               Mar 22, 1815   Dec 10, 1884
[Married 1. Elizabeth Carpenter married 2. Polly Gordon married 2. Lavina Holdridge-Hardy]

Bentley, Frances Willard               Feb 7, 1898   Feb 10, 1901

Phillips, Clarence Chapman             Apr 23, 1901   Jul 16, 1947
Phillips, John Lafayette               Sep 17, 1892   Apr 12, 1895
Phillips, Annie Pearl                  Feb 27, 1891   May 19, 1892
Phillips, Cora L                       Feb 10, 1888   May 26, 1889

Caldwell, Scott                        Jun 4, 1885   Apr 26, 1904
Caldwell, Lee Smith                    Nov 13, 1880   May 16, 1885
Caldwell, Mary G                       Dec 18, 1877   Sep 11, 1894
Caldwell, Alexander                    Jun 17, 1851   Apr 23, 1903
Caldwell, P.C. Bunn [Pearline]         Apr 14, 1851   Nov 22, 1925
[Daughter of Lafayette Bunn and Zina Hearn]

Mayo, Abner                             Aug 15, 1857-OD 
[A.B. Mayo married A.L. Nelson Sep 29, 1881 Clay County she died between 1905-1908 she is buried in an unmarked grave]
Mayo, Joseph B                          Mar 13, 1887   Apr 13, 1907
Mayo, Herbert Monroe                    Jul 29, 1893   Dec 13, 1900
[There are also two Mayo children buried in this cemetery in unmarked graves]

Pearce, Ell J   [Kerley]              Apr 17, 1851   Feb 2, 1932
Pearce, Judge W.J. [William Jefferson]    1840-1917

Waits, Laura [Whatley]                  1855-1925
[Baltimore M. Waits married Laura Whatley Dec 9, 1873 Clay County, he died before 1900]
Waits, Wilburn                          1887-1896

Wilkins, Sanford D                      Nov 12, 1840   Feb 12, 1899
[Son of William Wilkins and Elizabeth Carpenter]

Waits, O.K.   [Dr. Owen Kenyon]    CSA   No Dates [1830-189-]
Waits, Vonie wife of Dr. O.K.           DIED Apr 17, 1886 age 33years 
[Owen K. Waits married 1. Lavina Kerley, he married 2. Anna Spikes, she is buried in the Old Lineville City Cemetery] 

Kerley, Sarah Jane [Hunt]               1820-1890
[Wife of William Kerley and Daniel Pearce]

Pearce, Daniel C                        May 20, 1811   Sep 20, 1887
Pearce, Margaret K [King Woods]         Mar 10, 1821   May 31, 1881
Pearce, Henry Clay                      May 10, 1880   Jul 19, 1880

Nelson, James M.                         Jan 22, 1828   Mar 25, 1888
[Husband of Nancy P. Thomas [Widow?] she died after 1900] 

Northern, Fre[ddie?]                      B/d Jan 27, 1891
Northern, Robert Patillo               Sep 10, 1892   Feb 15, 1896
[Sons of Charles S. Northern and Annie Patillo]

Dodson, Gracie Lee                      Jul 23, 1892   Nov 21, 1893

Riddle, Naomi M                         May 10, 1899   Jun 3, 1900
[Daughter of Belmont Riddle and Geneva Williams]

Burney, Laura                           Sep 8, 1884   Sep 8, 1885

Pruett, J. Alex husband of Leora        Oct 16, 1872   Jun 9, 1903
[J.A. Pruett married Leora Black Nov 7, 1894 Clay County]
Pruett, Lorene                            Jul 18, 1897   Sep 3, 1898
Pruett, Grace                             Aug 11, 1896   Feb 11, 1897
Pruett, Cyrus                             Aug 4, 1895   Aug 18, 1895

Black, Meirt Vernon                        Mar 7, 1878   Nov 15, 1895
Black, W. Lafayette                       Jul 22, 1846   Sep 28, 1900
[Son of George Black and Nancy Vernon]
Black, Martha A. [Toland]                 Mar 14, 1848   Feb 17, 1905
Black, G. Pelman                          Dec 2, 1879    Jun 16, 1902
Black, Hubert                              Feb 9, 1889   Oct 6, 1903

Jordan, Mary Creel                         Feb 28, 1838   Sep 10, 1921
[Daughter of Jeremiah Creel and Mary White]
Jordan, Thomas S                           Jan 3, 1832    May 6, 1894

Cannon, Wiley Jackson                      Feb 2, 1817   Mar 3, 1891

Jordan, Elizabeth wife of J.W [Cannon]     Aug 13, 1861   May 13, 1891
Jordan, Liddie Bell                        Apr 27, 1891   Jan 27, 1892

Carwile, Infant                             No dates
[Child of John Carwile & Lula Jordan?] 

Stevenson, Ben F.                          1861-1939
[Son of James Stevenson and Eugenia Wellborn]
Stevenson, Corine McClendon                1858-1949

Whatley, Eudora                            Jun 12, 1892    Feb 14, 1899
[Daughter of M.W. Whatley and Anna Smith]

Broken Marker:
Hamlin, Dugles?                              1893-1894

Ward, Calvin Nathaniel                     Aug 25, 1834   Jan 20, 1920
[Husband of Elizabeth Jane Thomas born Dec 6, 1839, died Oct 15, 1915 Clay County] 

Oslin, Martha O. wife of A.P                Dec 23, 1862   Feb 3, 1900
[A.P. Oslin married Martha Parker Dec 13, 1877 Clay County]
Oslin, Mattie                              Jan 27, 1900   Jun 2, 1900

Watts, Barbara [Ward]                      Jul 23, 1874   Apr 3, 1966
Watts, E.E.                                Jan 31, 1868   Feb 16, 1931
Watts, Fred E                              May 22, 1893   Aug 22, 1920
Watts, Daily                               Aug 7, 1910   Jan 11, 1914
Watts, Doris                               Aug 17, 1900   Jun 2, 1907

Ward, Clarence                              May 31, 1885   May 30, 1886

Allen, James P                              Mar 12, 1855   Apr 16, 1894
[Married Louisa Moon she is buried in the Ashland City Cemetery]
[Son of John Allen and Caroline Martin]
Allen, Little Lizzie                        1888-1890
Allen, Dora Ella                            Dec 1, 1882   Apr 11, 1890
Allen, James                                Mar 24, 1908   Oct 3, 1916
Allen, Buran D                              Aug 14, 1897   Apr 13, 1898

Patterson, Andrew J                         May 5, 1877   Sep 19, 1893
Patterson, Vance Lawrence                   Jul 3, 1883   Dec 13, 1893
Patterson, Winfred Elizabeth               Mar 10, 1872   Oct 7, 1893

Murray, L.L.                                Feb 22, 1882   Jan 14, 1900
Murray, F.C.                                Aug 30, 1851   Jun 16, 1912

Bunn, W.J.                                     CSA
[William Jasper Bunn born Jul 18, 1835,died Dec 19, 1923 son of Lafayette Bunn and Zina Hearn]

Gossett, Eliza                              Aug 11, 1831   Oct 15, 1891

Possible Unmarked Graves:

Blackstock James                          1803 d: 26 AUG 1870 
Blackstock, Catherine WELLS-STEVENSON     19 MAR 1812 d: 27 JUL 1892
[She married 1. James Stevenson, she married 2. James Blackstock]

Oslin, Sarah Harbinson                     1822-before 1900
[Wife of Lewis Oslin, mother of A.P. Oslin] 

Ransom, Rachel Cantrell                    1847-1882
[Wife of Rueben Ransom, daughter of Tillman Cantrell and Jane Jamison]

Stephenson/Stevenson, Eugenia Wellborn     1833-1892
Stephenson/Stevenson, James M              1829-
[He remarried in 1894 Clay County to Margaret Taylor]