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Girardi & Linda Ayres & ==================================================================== March 2002 JORDAN CHAPEL SOUTHERN CONGREGATIONAL METHODIST CHURCH CEMETERY Township 18, Range 11, Section 16 Randolph County, Alabama Surveyed and family information by Linda Ayres. Brackets [] incorporates additions by Linda Ayres and Dianne Herren. Gosdin, Willie G. Apr 8, 1918 Nov 7, 1977 [Married: April 18, 1936] Gosdin, Susie E. [Prestridge] Feb 8, 1922 OD Gosdin, J.M. May 9, 1930 OD Gosdin, Willie P Sep 30, 1934 Nov 12, 1977 Prestridge, Albert Devone Oct 4, 1944 Aug 21, 1969 Prestridge, Sherrell Aug 25, 1940 Apr 6, 1998 Prestridge, Mavis Dec 3, 1945 Apr 6, 1996 Brady, Mary J. May 15, 1960 May 17, 1960 Brady, Mildred J. [Adams] Apr 17, 1930 Oct 2, 1967 Brady, Albert G. (Doc) Jun 5, 1925 May 7, 1976 Brady, Patrick 'Pat' Brady Jan 19, 1890 Apr 30, 1988 [Son of Simon Brady and Lucinda Heard-Berryhill] Brady, Mary [Cosper] May 5, 1892 May 30, 1989 Brady, Eula Nov 28, 1912 Dec 14, 2000 One (1) unmarked grave in Bowen lot: (Claudia Bowen Cole] Bowen, S.J. [Wife] Apr 24, 1868 Jun 30, 1943 Bowen, J.S. [Husband] Mar 30, 1866 Mar 16, 1946 Bowen, Jesse H. Apr 23, 1911 Oct 26, 1984 One unmarked childs grave: Cole, [Infant Cole Born & Died 1923/24] Cosper, Betha L.[Lipham] Oct 6, 1903 Dec 16, 1992 Cosper, Hulen H. Dec 8, 1900 Apr 30, 1975 Cosper, Ester L. [Harden] Jul 24, 1867 May 29, 1956 Cosper, William Robert Sep 17, 1861 Jul 18, 1938 Prestridge, Troy P. Jan 6, 1896 Jun 30, 1953 Prestridge, Flora Bell [Cumnings] Jan 1, 1920 Apr 10, 1972 Prestridge, Jessie J. Feb 29, 1912 [1989] Gosdin, Bobby Ray (MM2 US NAVY) Dec 30, 1940 May 18, 1974 Gosdin, Billy Wayne Aug 20, 1952 Sep 21, 1952 Gosdin, William P. Jul 30, 1894 Jun 20, 1966 [Married: December 20, 1914] Gosdin, Brillie G. [Garrett] Aug 1, 1894 May 7, 1979 Ragsdale, Juriel P. Oct 14, 1931 Jul 30, 1969 Ragsdale, Demay B. [Bell] Dec 13, 1902 OD Ragsdale, James P. Mar 20, 1898 Jul 3, 1970 Langford, Maxwell Oct 8, 1929 Oct 31, 1979 (G13 US NAVY Korea) Barker, William G. May 22, 1914 Jan 3, 1985 Barker, Mittie C. [Cosper] Jan 5, 1920 Nov 11, 1982 Langford, Elbert Apr 1, 1925 Nov 26, 1981 (US NAVY World War II) Two unmarked graves Prestridge, Leonard Mar 7, 1914 Jan 24, 1978 Prestridge, Clora C.[Cummings] Jun 14, 1919 Jul 2, 1977 Prestridge, Burl Jr. Dec 17, 1938 Jul 26, 1950 Prestridge, Frances May 20, 1932 Dec 25, 1936 Bowen, Jim Sep 12, 1890 Jul 2, 1947 Bowen, Mattie W. [Whaley] Aug 27, 1897 Jun 3, 1982 One (1) unmarked childs grave: Brady, [Infant of Patrick & Mary Elizabeth Cosper Brady] Haynes, Naomi H. Dec 1, 1894 Feb 27, 1912 (Daughter of W.J. and Lula Haynes) Haynes, William J. May 15, 1870 Apr 9, 1915 Vise, Lula Haynes (Mother) Mar 8, 1874 Aug 21, 1942 Two (2) unmarked childrens graves: McDaniel, [Mattie McDaniel—Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Law McDaniel] Bowen, [Bertha Lee Bowen-Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Claudius Bowen] Bowen, Claudius A. May 2, 1913 Oct 19, 1964 Bowen, Claudia Lee (Mother)[Whaley] Sep 30, 1896 Apr 30, 1978 Bowen, Bertha B. (Daughter) Dec 6, 1920 OD Bowen, Mayo Nov 6, 1942 Mar 25, 1982 Bowen, Odessa [McDaniel] (Mom) Sep 3, 1913 Nov 1, 1984 Bowen, Homer Jul 13, 1935 Apr 11, 1994 Bowen, Bertha Dec 16, 1920 Apr 28, 1995 Two (2) unmarked adult graves [Bowen] Mitchell, Dovie M. [Mayo] Mar 4, 1913 Mar 11, 1998 Mitchell, Frank C. Jul 20, 1908 Nov 28, 2000 Bell, A. Reba (Sister) Mar 2, 1900 Oct 30, 1931 Jordan, W.E. [William Ella] Feb 12, 1854 Aug 24, 1914 (Age 60 yrs 6 mos and 12 day) Jordan, H.C. Nov 1, 1853 Sep 3, 1905 Bell, Verdelia Iola [Jordan](Mama) Oct 1, 1874 Sep 7, 1933 [Only child of Henry & William Ella Jordan](Wife of J.F. Bell) Bell, J.F. [Joseph Franklin] Oct 25, 1869 Feb 24, 1939 [s/o Joseph Marion Bell and Susan Hartley] Lipham, Henry R. May 16, 1927 Nov 5, 1928 Lipham, David N. Aug 8, 1932 Aug 17, 1932 Daniel, John Henry 1895—1968 Daniel, Susan Elinor [Murphy] 1897—1964 Daniel, Milton Emanual (Brother) 1926—1927 Two (2) unmarked childrens graves: Murphy, [Infant Twin Sons of Mr. & Mrs. Joe Lee Murphy] Murphy, [Verdena Murphy-Infant Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Joe Lee Murphy] Murphy, Lilar C. [Cosper] Jul 27, 1903 OD Murphy, Joe Lee Aug 25, 1900 Mar 15, 1985 Young, Richard Jerome (Baby) Born and Died Nov 27, 1967 Floyd, Kenny Zack Apr 14, 1962 Apr 16, 1962 Argo, Leila Alice [Reese](Mother) Sep 29, 1880 Sep 12, 1954 Argo, Thomas M. Nov 23, 1905 Dec 13, 1984 Argo, Willie M. [Cofield] Feb 19, 1907 OD Gosdin, Jerry Randall (Baby) Born and Died Aug 25, 1952 Jordan, Wm. Jul 21, 1812 Oct 13, 1891 (Age 79 yrs 2 mos 22 dys) Jordan, Verdelia [Carlton] Jan 7, 1816 Oct 22, 1891 (Age 75 yrs 9 mos 15 days) One (1) unmarked grave: Lemare, [Simon Lemare--Died about 1930] Lipham, Grover C. Oct 30, 1924 Jul 22, 1960 'He loved his 3 daughters' (Killed) Cosper, R. Pal Sep 2, 1897 Dec 5, 1975 Cosper, Willie B.[Bell] Oct 31, 1897 Nov 16, 1993 Cosper, Frank Harden Sep 5, 1927 Sep 26, 1927 Carpenter, Rufus B. May 27, 1899 Jun 19, 1982 Carpenter, Mary Etta [Loveless] Sep 26, 1897 Feb 2, 1994 Johnson, Mrs. Nancy [Jordan] Nov 30, 1844 Jun 28, 1895 (Age 50 yrs. 6 mos. 28 days) Mitchell, Mary F. [Morrison] [May 12] 1875 [Feb 12] 1967 Mitchell, H.F. [Oct 4] 1874 [Feb 9] 1946 Triplitt, Elsie Mitchell Dec 22, 1915 Nov 21, 1935 Mitchell, Fannie Lee [Pauley] Oct 5, 1905 Mar 23, 1958 Mitchell, E.L. Apr 14, 1904 Mar 5, 1990 Mitchell, Warren G. Jun 19, 1925 Dec. 13, 1980 (US ARMY World War II) Morrison, Grace Echols Jul 4, 1905 Nov 11, 1995 Morrison, Thomas Leroy Apr 13, 1894 Sep 2, 1964 (AL PVT HQ DET 85 DIVISION World War I) Morrison, Roy Veltie Apr 13, 1923 Aug 12, 1944 (AL CPL 81 CML BN World War II)'Killed in action in France; Nobley he fell while fighting for his country' Morrison, J. T. [Joel Thomas] Jun 11, 1854 Aug 9, 1928 [Son of Joel Thomas Morrison and Emeline Buckhannan] Morrison, Wm. F. May 20, 1876 Jun 30, 1891 Morrison, Mary C.[Jordan] Jun 25, 1856 Jun 19, 1878 [Daughter of Solomon Jordan and Mary Warren] White, R.C. Feb 27, 1912 May 2, 1999 White, Lillian Apr 5, 1917 Jan 23, 1992 Jordan, Mary A.E.[Warren](Mother) Aug 21, 1828 Jan 11, 1914 Jordan, Soloman E. Nov 21, 1821 Jan 25, 1878 Jordan, James C. Sep 21, 1848 Oct 15, 1866 Jordan, Daniel W. Feb 28, 1858 Oct 5, 1864 Jordan, William T. Sep 22, 1846 Jul 25, 1865 (CO E First A.L.A. Regment--Grants UNION ARMY) Lipham, Gustie P.[Phillips] Feb 7, 1894 Sep 12, 1974 Lipham, H.A.[Henry Austin] May 24, 1895 Oct 15, 1983 [Son of Joseph Brown Lipham and Mattie Waters] Two unmarked graves: Bowen, [Elizabeth and R.C. Bowen] [Infant Children of Jim and Mattie Whaley Bowen] Murphy, Margie Jan Oct 8, 1942 Nov 18, 1944 (Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Henry Murphy) Murphy, Clarice Hazel Feb 7, 1913 Sep 12, 1913 (Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.B. Murphy) Three (3) unmarked graves: Metts, [Julie, Jimmy, Infant--Children of W.J. & Penelope Metts] Lancaster, Rev. John W. Jul 14, 1812 Jun 9, 1887 [Son of John Lancaster and Mahala Whatley] (H. Madden and W.T. West—written on bottom of the monument) Lancaster, Mary E. [Jordan] Dec 18, 1836 Oct 1891/1897 Johnson, Luna Murphy Jun 19, 1887 Aug 24, 1973 Johnson, Thomas Shelley Aug 13, 1889 Feb 15, 1961 Johnson, Herman Jan 2, 1904 Mar 13, 1989 Johnson, Dora Jan 10, 1917 Sep 14, 1999 Murphy, Cora S. [Shoffiett] Feb 20, 1908 [Jan 28, 1989] Murphy, John Heflin May 17, 1910 OD Cofield, John H. (Father) 1885 [Mar 4] 1966 Cofield, Hazel M. [Murphy](Mother) 1889 [May 29] 1961 Murphy, Milton C. 1861—1941 Murphy, Joseph Ada [Loveless] 1869—1937 Loveless, H.R.[Hazel Richard-Hady] Oct 8, 1840 May 5, 1924 Loveless, A.V.[Jordan] (Mother) Aug 15, 1843 Jun 25, 1923 (Wife of HR. Loveless) Loveless, Luna Jul 8, 1866 Jan 9, 1870 Loveless, Millard Jan 26, 1894 Aug 22, 1894 Loveless, Frances Isabella[Johnson] Mar 22, 1872 Aug 16, 1906 Loveless, W.T. [William T.] Jan 19, 1872 Apr 12, 1944 Murphy, W. Brannan Jul 6, 1891 Mar 18, 1965 Murphy, Persha Tenant Oct 3, 1892 Oct 7, 1986 Murphy, Henry Jun 2, 1922 May 29, 1993 Murphy, Lula Kerr Jul 20, 1920 OD Bowen, Infant s/o Jesse and Bernice Jun 11, 1935 OD One (1) unmarked adult grave: Williams, [Nettie Eleanor Stephens Aug 12, 1910 Feb 14, 1989] Mitchell, Arthur M. Nov 10, 1932 Dec 8, 1932 Mitchell, Henry Sep 30, 1906 Apr 16, 1907 Mitchell, Joel T. Sep 11, 1899 May 30, 1983 Brady, Arnton John 1916—1977 (TEC 3 US ARMY WW II) Brady, Myrtle M. [Morrison] l926—OD Morrison, Pearson Temple 'Doc' Sep 24, 1924 Oct 30, 1987 (SGT US ARMY World War II) One (1) unmarked childs grave: Sprayberry, [Garfield Sprayberry Feb 12, 1934 Feb 15, 1934] [Son of Mr. & Mrs. Carlton Sprayberry] Two (2) unmarked childrens graves: Sprayberry, [Dollie Sprayberry, Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Sprayberry] Glass, [Infant Daughter of Corris and Nellie Lou Glass] Green, Debbie Apr 7, 1974 Dec 13, 1974 (Infant Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Arther Green) Thompson, Jimmy Wayne Jun 14, 1946 Mar 10, 1982 One (1) unmarked grave: Bowen, [Odell Bowen] Bowen, Clarence "Son" Mar 21, 1925 Mar 3, 1977 One (1) unmarked grave: Bowen, [Infant of Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Bowen] One (1) unmarked childs grave: Bowen, [Infant of Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Bowen] Five (5) unmarked childrens graves: Cosper, [Infants of Grover Cleveland and Lola Cosper] [Two died prior to 1926----One died July 1926 One died March 1928--------One died Feb/March 1930] Cosper, Grover Cleveland (Daddy) Jun 6, 1886 Feb 20, 1955 Cosper, Lola V. [Loveless] (Mother) Jul 5, 1891 Apr 6, 1971 Cosper, William Mar 14, 1907 Sep 15, 1993 Cosper, Charles H. Jun 12, 1952 Sep 1, 1965 Cosper, Clatis Jun 22, 1913 Nov 16, 1998 Cosper, Elsie Sep 5, 1919 OD Greer, Arthur Oct 16, 1930 Nov 25, 1994 Mitchell, William Oct 26, 1910 Jul 15, 1993 Mitchell, Annie Waugh Oct 1, 1913 Jan 18, 2000 Barker, Obera A. Clark [Cosper] Mar 3, 1916 Dec 16, 1993 Barker, Mancel M. Nov 22, 1910 Apr 1, 1977 Murphy, Theron Vernon 1922-1976 (MM3 US NAVY World War II) Windsor, Elsie Mae Mar 5, 1945 Jun 25, 1977 One (1) unmarked adult grave: Bowen, [Mrs. Bobby Bowen] Murphy, Robert Dec 30, 1929 Dec 28, 1999 Murphy, Adell Aug 18, 1922 Murphy, Leron Nov 30, 1923 Murphy, Nadine Mar 5, 1926 Dec 12, 1999 Brown, James Oct 9, 1934 Dec 11, 1993 Forty-one unmarked graves were noted by Dianne Herren in her transcription of February 1989. They were not counted for this transcription. UNMARKED GRAVES: (Death Records): Lenard Holloway—Male, White; Age-Infant; Died June 20, 1896 JORDAN William Jordan born 7/21/1812,died 10/13/1891; married Verdelia Carlton born 1/7/1816,died 10/22/1891; buried JORDAN'S [NOTE: William Mitchell age 7 is listed in the 1870 census in the HH of William Jordan] Children: 1. Jordan, Elvira born 1839 married L.H. Mitchell 2. Jordan, Sarah F born 1841 3. Jordan, Victoria born 8/15/1843,died 6/25/1923 married Hazel Loveless 4. Jordan,? 5. Jordan,? 6. Jordan, William Ella born 2/12/1854,died 8/24/1914 married Henry Jordan buried JORDAN'S Solomon E Jordan born 11/21/1821,died 1/25/1878 married Mary Ann Elizabeth Warren born 8/21/1828,died 1/11/1914 buried JORDAN'S Children: 1. Jordan, Nancy born 11/30/1844,died 6/28/1895 married –Johnson buried JORDAN'S 2. Jordan, William born 9/22/1846,died 7/27/1864 buried JORDAN'S 3. Jordan, James C born 9/21/1866,died 10/15/1867 buried JORDAN'S 4. Jordan, Henry born 11/1/1853,died 9/3/1905 married William Ella Jordan buried JORDAN'S 5. Jordan, Mary Ann Caroline born 6/25/1856,died 6/19/1878 married Joel T Morrison buried JORDAN'S 6. Jordan, Daniel born 2/28/1858,died 10/5/1864 buried JORDAN'S 7. Jordan, Millard F born 1860 LOVELESS Hazel Richard Loveless born 10/8/1840,died 5/5/1924 son of William Loveless [born 1793 died before 1880 in Randolph County] and Caroline-; married Victoria Jordan; buried JORDAN'S Children: 1. Loveless, Joseph Ada born 1969,died 1937 married Milton Murphy buried JORDAN'S 2. Loveless, Luna born 7/8/1870,died 1/9/1870 buried JORDAN'S 3. Loveless, William T born 1/19/1872,died 4/12/1944 married Frances Johnson buried JORDAN'S MITCHELL Henry F Mitchell born 10/4/1874,died 2/9/1946 [Auslin's Chapel line]; married Mary Morrison; buried Jordan's Children: 1. Mitchell, Joseph William born 12/6/1896,died 1/1/1967 married Ina Formby buried New Hope West Randolph County 2. Mitchell, Joel Timothy born 9/11/1897,died 5/30/1983 buried JORDAN'S 3. Mitchell, Arnton Jefferson born 2/14/1902 4. Mitchell, Elbert Linzey born 4/14/1904,died 3/5/1990 married 1. Fannie Pauley married 2. Elsie-Buried JORDAN'S 5. Mitchell, Henry born 9/30/1906,died 4/16/1907 buried JORDAN'S 6. Mitchell, Franklin Clay born 7/20/1908,died 3/11/1990 married Dovie Mayo buried JORDAN'S 7. Mitchell, William Howard born 10/26/1910, died 7/15/1993 married Annie Waugh buried JORDAN'S 8. Mitchell, Ephriam Jesse born 9/5/1912,died 5/8/1991 married Mary Estes buried New Hope West Randolph County 9. Mitchell, Alma Renthy born 1/31/1914 married Woodrow Fetner 10. Mitchell, Elsie Jane born 12/22/1918,died 11/21/1935 married Homer Tripplett buried JORDAN'S 11. Mitchell, Willie Mason born 2/26/1918 married Roma Craft MORRISON Joel Thomas Morrison born 6/11/1854,died 8/9/1928 son of Joel Thomas Morrison and Emeline Buckhannan; married 1. Mary Ann Jordan; married 2. Sarah Jane McKenzie; married 3. Josie Presnell buried JORDANS Children with Mary Ann Jordan: 1. Morrison, Mary Frances born 5/12/1875,died 2/12/1967 married Frank Mitchell buried JORDAN'S 2. Morrison, William F born 5/20/1876,died 6/30/1891 buried JORDAN'S 3. Morrison, James Timothy born 2/19/1878,died 4/1958 married Catherine Smith buried TX MURPHY Milton Murphy born 1861,died 1941 son of Cooper/Cosper Murphy [Died Civil War]and Alanza- married Joseph Ada Loveless buried JORDAN'S Children: 1. Murphy, Luna born 6/19/1887,died 8/24/1973 married Thomas S. Johnson buried JORDAN'S 2. Murphy, Hazel born 1889,died 1961 married John H.Cofield buried JORDAN'S 3. Murphy, Wilson Brannan born 6/7/1891,died 3/18/1965 married Lula Tenant buried JORDAN'S 4. Murphy, Frances born 3/1894 5. Murphy, Susan born 4/1897, died 1964 married John H Daniel buried JORDAN'S 6. Murphy, Dead Child born 1898 7. Murphy, Joe Lee born 8/25/1900 married Lilar Cosper buried JORDAN'S