Randolph County AlArchives Cemeteries.....Shake Rag Cemetery, African American - Complete Survey ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Marilyn M Girardi mmgir@aol.com November 2009 Abstracted By: Linda Ayers, Wwlsarandolph@aol.com, and Marilyn M. Girardi October 2009 File Located at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/randolph/cemeteries/shake-rag.txt Shake Rag African American Cemetery Township 20, Range 11, Section 5 Randolph County, Alabama Across the road from: Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery 826 County Road 129 Rt 5 Wedowee, Alabama This cemetery is very badly overgrown in pine trees. Some of the pine trees are growing through the graves themselves. The condition of the cemetery and the age of the graves and field stone markers make it impossible to get an exact count on the number of graves in this section. This section of the cemetery was being used up until the early 1940’s. When the Randolph County Historical Society did their census in the late 1970’s, the following markers were there. MARKED GRAVE: Sheppard, W.H. [1872-after 1930] No Dates [William H. Sheppard husband of Clara Pinkard] MARKED GRAVE: Sheppard, W.A.J. 1901 -- 1926 [Son of Wm Sheppard & Clara Pinkard] MARKED GRAVE: Hill, Charlie May 24, 1864 Jul 19, 1926 [Son of Tom Hill & Caroline Carter] Possibly as many as fifty or more unmarked graves ************************* Confirmed Burials by death records or death certificates: Andrews, Jimmie Born & Died Jan 06, 1940 [S/o Oliver & Lula Andrews] [Death Cert: Mt. Pleasant] Baskin, Charles W. B/d 1934 [S/o Bill & Mary Baskin] [Death Cert: Shake Rag] Deming, Lizzie 1876 Jun 06, 1904 [Death Register: Burial Mt. Pleasant] Fears, Alex 1850 -- 1934 [Death Cert: Mt. Pleasant] Fears, Billie C. 1939 -- 1942 [S/o Paul Lancaster & Eva Fears] [Death Cert: Mt. Pleasant] Gilder, Lena Mar-1900 Apr 20, 1900 [D/o J.D. Gilder & Lottie Smith] [Death Register: Burial Mt. Pleasant] Goodwin James Albert Oct 24, 1890 Nov 01, 1942 [S/o Dock Goodwin & Barbara Roundtree] [Death Cert: Mt. Pleasant] Goodwin, Rudolph Feb-1922 Jun-1922 [S/o Gay Goodwin & Cumi Andrews] [Death Cert: Mt. Pleasant] Hall, Wm 1846 -- 1936 [Husband of Mary Ann Hall [Death Cert: Burial: Shake Rag] Head, Wm Charles 1893 Aug 30, 1895 [Randolph Co Death Register: Burial Mt. Pleasant] Head, Susan Jane 1878 Sep 14, 1895 [W/o George Head, d/o Robt & Farby Sears][Death Register: Burial Mt. Pleasant] Heath, Alice 1850 -- 1925 [Wife of Monroe Heath] [Death Cert: Burial: Shake Rag] Heath, Eliza 1845 -- 1905 [Wife of James Heath] [Death Register: Burial Mt. Pleasant] Hill, Carrie 1867 -- 1931 [Died in Clay County AL} [Death Cert: buried Mt. Pleasant] Hughley, Otis 1876 -- 1932 Johnson, Alex 1856 -- 1936 [Son of Joe & Harriett Johnson] [Death Cert: Mt. Pleasant] Johnson, Willie 1874 -- 1929 [Son of Joe & Harriett Johnson] [Death Cert: Mt. Pleasant] Johnson, Millie 1898 -- 1926 [D/o Wm H. Sheppard & Clara Pinkard] [Death Cert: Mt. Pleasant] Kidd, Bob 1885 -- 1923 [S/o Henry & Betty Kidd m. Lucy Prothro] [Death Cert: Mt. Pleasant] Prothro, Shadrick 1864 Nov 01, 1895 [S/o Moses Prothro] [Death Register: Burial Mt. Pleasant] Phillips, Ed 1871 -- 1940 [Husband of Emma Phillips [Maiden Name Phillips; S/o Bowson Phillips & Margaret Tolbert][Death Cert: Mt. Pleasant] Pinkard, Bob 1854 -- 1924 [Son of Isaac Pinkard & Adeline-] [Death Cert: Mt. Pleasant] Sears, Robert 1855 May 26, 1895 [Husband of Feraby Sears] [Death Register: Burial Mt. Pleasant] Sears, Feraby 1857 Mar 31, 1895 [Wife of Robert Sears] [Death Register: Wedowee] Sears, Gussie 1890 Apr 02, 1895 [Death Register: Burial Mt. Pleasant] Sears, Male 1888 May 18, 1895 [Death Register: Burial Mt. Pleasant] Smith, Synthia A. 1905 -- 1937 [D/o Henry Boyd & Matilda Tolbert; W/o Willie Smith] [Death Cert: Mt. Pleasant] Wood, Morris Mance 1897 -- 1933 [S/o Joe Prather & Margaret Williamson; Husband of Maudie Prothro] [Death Cert: Mt. Pleasant] Please Note: There is an African-American Cemetery in Township 20, Range 11, and Section 6. This cemetery is located near the backwater there is app. 20+ unmarked graves. None of the fieldstones have any marking. The following people could be buried in either Shake Rag or this cemetery. There was an African-American Church where the cemetery now lays. Possible Burials: Andrews, Frank 1815 Btw 1900-1910 Andrews, Adeline 1845 After 1920 [Second wife of Frank Andrews] Andrews, Dusty 1868 -- 1923 [W/o James Andrews; D/o Richard Boykin & Gracy Heath [Death Cert: Wedowee] Andrews, James 1867 After 1930 [S/o Frank Andrews; Husband of Dusty Boykin; Couple had no children] Andrews, Mary 1869 After 1920 [D/o Frank Andrews] Andrews, Bunyan 1878 After 1930 Andrews, Ollie Phillips 1885 After 1930 Andrews, Jimmie [Second Jimmie] 1943 -- 1946 [S/o Oliver & Lula Andrews] [Death Cert: Wedowee] Andrews, Sarah Ann 1942 -- 1942 [D/o Oliver & Lula Andrews] [Death Cert: Wedowee] Fears, Annie 1854 -- 1921 [W/o Alex Fears, d/o Sam Johnson] [Death Cert: Wedowee] Fears, Infant of Lena 1924 -- 1925 [Death Cert: Wedowee] Gilder, J.R. Died before 1900 [Husband of Lottie Smith-Gilder] Goodwin, Alfred 1845 Died after 1900 Goodwin, Nelly [Prothro] 1850 Died before 1920 [Nelly Goodwin stated in the 1900 Census she was the mother of 12 children and she had 9 living.] Goodwin, Roberta 1892 -- 1915 [D/o Doc Goodwin & Barbara Roundtree] [Death Cert: Wedowee] Goodwin, Doctor 1863 -- 1934 [S/o Alfred Goodwin & Nelly Prothro; Husband of Barbara Roundtree] Goodwin, Barbara 1870 -- 1930 [D/o Margaret Roundtree; Wife of Doc Goodwin] [Death Cert: Wedowee] Goodwin, Ben 1876 -- 1936 [S/o Alfred Goodwin & Nelly Prothro] [Death Cert: Wedowee] Goodwin, Sukie 1888 -- 1926 [D/o Henry & Betty Kidd; Wife of Ben Goodwin] [Death Cert: Wedowee] Goodwin, Mary Frances Nov-1932 Dec-1932 [D/o Willis Goodwin & Adell Andrews] [Death Cert: Wedowee] Goodwin, Tom 1945 -- 1948 [S/o Willis Goodwin & Adell Andrews] [Death Cert: Wedowee] Goodwin, Gaither Born & Died Feb 25, 1939 [S/o Gay Goodwin & Cumi Andrews] [Death Cert: Wedowee] [Gay Goodwin was the son of Doc Goodwin & Barbara Roundtree] Hall, Mary Ann 1850 Before 1920 [Wife of Wm Hall] Harris, Henry 1830 Before 1910 Harris, Puss 1845 After 1920 Heath, Monroe 1845 Before 1920 [S/o Sam Heath & Grace Turner; Husband of Alice Heath] Heath, Grace [Turner] 1820 -- 1915 [Wife of Sam Heath] [Death Cert: Wedowee] Heath, Samuel 1809 After 1900 [S/o Silvy Heath; Husband of Grace Turner] Heath, Silvy 1790 After 1880 [She stated in the 1880 Randolph County Census both her parents were born in Africa] Hill, Thomas 1820 Before 1900 Hill, Caroline [Carter] 1830 After 1900 [She stated on the 1900 Randolph County Census she was the mother of nine children & she had three living] Johnson, Jena 1887 -- 1924 [D/o Frank Andrews; Wife of Daniel Johnson,] [Death Cert: Wedowee] Johnson, Joe Johnson 1841 -- 1915 [Husband of Harriett-] [Death Cert: Wedowee] Johnson, Harriett 1841 -- 1921 [Wife of Joe Johnson] [Death Cert: Wedowee] Kidd, Betty 1862 -- 1922 [D/o Lee & Suckey Stevens; Wife of Henry Kidd] [Death Cert: Wedowee] Kidd, Henry 1860 Before 1900 Kidd, Gus 1894 -- 1920 [Son of Henry & Betty Kidd] [Death Cert: Wedowee] Phillips, Bowson 1844 Before 1900 Phillips, Margaret 1855 Jan 21, 1923 [Daughter of Ed & Rachel Tolbert; [Death Cert: Wedowee] Margaret Phillips stated in the 1900 Census she was the mother of 9 children and she had 4 living] Pinkard, Isaac 1812 After 1900 Pinkard, Adeline 1822 After 1900 Pinkard, Robert 1873 -- 1886 [Death register Wedowee] Pinkard, Infant of Ike B & D 1915 [Son of R. Pinkard & Ann-] Prothro, Mathew Died 1896 [Death register Wedowee] Sheppard, Infant Male B & D Mar 29, 1902 Stevens, Lee 1841 -- 1902 [Death register Wedowee] Stevens, Cornelius 1881 -- 1901 [Son of Lee & Suckey Stevens] [Death register Wedowee] Stevens, Suckey 1841 After 1900 Stevens, Wilkens 1880 -- 1940 [Husband of Fannie Pinkard] Tolbert, Edmond 1816 After 1880 Tolbert, Rachel 1816 After 1900 ************