Tallapoosa County Alabama Cemeteries Old Union Baptist Church Cemetery ************************************************ 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: Barbara Taylor , Gayle Sewell & Julia Dendy March 2004 Old Union Baptist Church Cemetery N 32 51.655 W 085 47.835 by Julia Dendy , Barbara Taylor & Gayle Sewell Annie Mae Thomas Feb. 9, 1900 Sep. 28, 1974 Noble M. Thomas Feb. 1, 1890 Mar. 31, 1957 Barbra Mae Thomas July 1, 1922 Apr. 6, 1978 Cecil M. Thomas June 17, 1919 Sept. 2, 1986 Jessie Thomas Gittings Feb. 28, 1893 May 25, 1971 Jesse Thomas Gittings Nov. 8, 1930 Mar. 21, 1990 Husband of Carol B. Gittings Weymond Isaac Philpott US Navy World War II Feb. 17, 1922 July 10, 1999 Wortham F. Thomas June 8, 1896 July 22, 1964 Tera O. Thomas Aug. 1, 1903 Oct. 2, 1997 Joseph Chilton Thomas Sept. 12, 1858 Feb. 22, 1938 Lenora C. Thomas October 13, 1860 May 29, 1940 Sula B. Thomas July 9, 1885 Aug. 31, 1954 Eunice I. Thomas August 29, 1888 November 26, 1965 T. C. Thomas May 12, 1814 Nov. 27, 1899 Sarah A(nn Whitehead Wortham) Thomas Apr. 23, 1819 July 1, 1894 Infant Daughter of J. C. & Nora Thomas (ca 1879) Unmarked (Known to be Behethland J. “Jennie” Thomas Apr. 23, 1847 Sept. 14, 1933) Unmarked (Known to be John Gregory ca 1850 - Aug. 1927) Infant Daughter of John & Lyzzy Gregory Born and Died March 8, 1872 Lyzzy (Augusta Ann Elizabeth) Gregory Wife of John Gregory Aug. 4, 1849 March 19, 1872 Frances Thomas 1810 Oct. 16, 1883 Elizabeth Thomas 1806 - 1892 Unmarked (Known to be James D. Thomas April 17, 1856 April 9, 1940) Chilton W. Thomas July 14, 1880 Mar.19, 1926 Woodmen of the World Marker Leroy W. Walker June 14, 1831 March 23, 1886 America Walker April 5, 1831 Sept. 9, 1903 Ben A. Davis US Marine Corps World War II April 17, 1919 July 21, 2001 Pelam Collen Davis Nov. 9, 1925 Feb. 7, 1985 Wed Jan. 26, 1945 Gertrude S. Davis Sept. 21, 1928 ND W. Henry Davis March 12, 1899 Feb. 2, 1957 Zora P. Davis July 26, 1896 Dec. 14, 1982 Jo Ann Davis Feb. 27, 1954 J. B. Caldwell, Jr. Jan. 19, 1861 Aug. 16, 1910 Nancy A. Caldwell Wife of J. B. Caldwell Feb. 18, 1841 Dec. 23, 1902 J. B. Caldwell Born in Monroe Co., Ga. Sept. 10, 1836 Died in Elmore Co., Ala. May 4, 1881 Lizzy G. Caldwell Oct. 13, 1873 May 3, 1875 Jerry Caldwell Son of Rev. J. R. & M. R. Caldwell Mary R. Caldwell Wife of Rev. John R. Caldwell Aug. 9, 1835 Feb. 10, 1876 Arnold Grayton Alabama Pvt 10 Co 16 Depot Brig World War I Oct. 9, 1894 Aug. 30, 1953 Jessie Ferrell 1890 - 1970 Mimie Lee Ferrell Nov. 15, 1915 Sept. 12, 1985 Colie Hines Son of G. H. & Ida Hines Jan. 10, 1894 Jan. 24, 1916 Robert Heard Apr. 17, 1951 Dec. 1, 1951 Read Vaughn 1884 - 1964 Lon Vaughn Dec. 23, 1892 Mar. 11, 1971 Anna Vaughn Jan. 1, 1903 ND Lessie Hollie July 4, 1898 June 20, 1928 Pride of Tallapoosa Chamber 2272 Camp Hill, Ala. Jack Price Alabama Pvt US Army World War II March 15, 1906 June 7, 1971 Gladys? H. Whitlow April 8, 19__________ Unreadable Ben Crayton, Sr. Feb. 5, 1903 Sept. 1, 1984 Mylinda Crayton Nov. 20, 1911 June 19, 1993 Lessie M. Crayton March 3, 1924 July 20, 2000 Unmarked Stick reads Robinson Mrs. Daisy L. Heard May 23, 1934 Nov. 9, 2000 B. D. Heard Pvt. US Army World War II July 26, 1926 Apr. 30, 1990 Infant Son of G. A. & H. I. Heard Born & Died Dec. 8, 1909 Dave D. Veasley, Jr. US Army Dec. 28, 1917 July 4, 1999 Addeline V. Price 1907 - 1970 Minnie L. Berry Veasley Died Oct. 16, 1967 Lillie M. Veasley Patrick Mar. 10, 1904 Sept. 24, 1989 Sara Price Vines Nov. 24, 1942 Feb. 12, 1989 Henry Williams, Jr. May 25, 1928 Aug. 10, 1992 Doris W. Heard June 3, 1917 Jan. 14, 1988 Perry Wiggins April 13, 1882 Nov. 25, 1950 Exie Barnett Daughter of J. T. & M. E. Barnett Nov. 23, 1882 Sept. 16, 1884 P. B. J. P. B. Rev. John Reed Wesson Sept. 10, 1849 Nov. 11, 1927 Loman F. Cleveland Jan. 21, 1914 Oct. 24, 1994 Lillie M. Cleveland Mar. 19, 1920 ND Married Sept. 23, 1936 Willie J. Sims Aug. 14, 1949 Mar. 14, 1998 Linda Ann Sims Feb. 2, 1952 ND Anna Gracie Daughter of O. P. & L. A. Sanford Oct. 15, 1886 July 14, 1888 William A. Lindsey Son of D. G. & N. A. H. Lindsey July 26, 1868 Aug. 7, 1870 Anna L. Lindsey Daughter of D. G. & N. A. H. Lindsey Aug. 16, 1878 Aug. 29, 1878 Henry Walter Lindsey Son of D. G. & N. A. H. Lindsey Sept. 4, 1876 July 8, 1885 Joseph J. Harden Sept. 30, 1849 Mar. 14, 1850 Exie Earl Lockett Apr. 13, 1890 June 20, 1957 Niel Lockett Dates unreadable Exie D. Lockett Dec. 3, 1867 June 15, 1949 Orren W. Lockett Aug. 26, 1863 Nov. 10, 1936 Frances Morris Rush Davis May 17, 1834 Aug. 2, 1899 John D. Davis Co H 21 Ala Inf C. S. A. Averilla Greer Wife of Sam Greer Oct. 21, 1865 May 15, 1926 Sam Greer Jan. 18, 1857 Sept. 30, 1935 Margaret F. Davis Jan. 7, 1943 Nov. 4, 2000 Jerry Thomas Townsend US Army Vietnam Aug. 1, 1947 Aug. 3, 1991 Rev. H. Odell Davis Aug. 11, 1917 Nov. 5, 1990 Masonic Emblem Lonnie D. Davis Sept. 30, 1917 ND Jasmine Hope Moon Feb. 12, 1991 Feb. 13, 1991 Dylan Tyler Foreman May 29, 1995 Fannie_______ Mar._________Broken Stone at bottom: May 31, 1896 J. W. Pittman, Camp Hill, Ala. Emily E. Grisham Wife of W. C. Grisham Aug. 30, 1839 Apr. 11, 1890 W. C. Grisham Sept. 5th 1811 Jan. 14th 1875 Masonic Emblem Jephtha J. Grisham Son of W. C. & E. E. Grisham Jan 12th 1871 Nov. 23rd 1872 John W. Grisham Son of W. C & E. E. Grisham Jan. 4th 1865 March 12th 1866 William Antney Son of R. W. & C. A. Tims Died Jan. 1852 Age 7 Weeks Henry Edwin East Son of J. W. & A. East Feb. 24, 1887 Aug. 1887 Broken Stone Hulda Pullen 1848 Mar. 8, 1924 Mary Lou Pullen Blythe Wife of James Blythe Dec. 10, 1840 Apr. 17, 1923 Infant Son of W. J. & America Pullen America Wright Pullen Wife of W. J. Pullen Apr. 15, 1851 Mar. 21, 1883 W. J. Pullen Feb. 3, 1845 July 21, 1927 Cora Bell Hendricks Nov. 24, 1871 Oct. 2, 1924 Cora Clyde Hendricks Dec. 9, 1912 Dec. 27, 1912 William Vernon Hendricks Mar. 19, 1894 Nov. 13, 1917 James Franklin Hendricks July 1, 1895 June 3, 1918 Arther Wilson Ray Feb. 28, 1888 Dec. 13, 1924 Lulie A. Henderson Wife of A. W. Ray Feb. 21, 1898 Apr. 18, 1922 Lucy W. Pullen Wife of C. J. Henderson March 17, 1848 Feb. 2, 1922 C. J. Henderson Nov. 3, 1845 Dec. 22, 1913 Infant Son of J. R. & Ida Henderson Infant Daughter of J. R. & Ida Henderson Rosa Florence Henderson Daughter of Charley & L. Henderson Oct. 12th 1889 Age 17 yrs 7 mos 8 days John Martin Mitchel Oct. 20, 1883 Oct. 31, 1883 Amanda Pullen Mitchel Wife of Russ Mitchel May 13, 1855 Oct. 20, 1883 Elizabeth R. Wortham Wife of John P. Pullen 1810 - 1870 John P. Pullen 1814 - 1896 Earnest Hutchens Jan. 17, 1884 July 5, 1884 Willie D. Hutchens Oct. 9, 1861 Feb. 5, 1884 Numerous Unmarked graves, many completely unmarked as the stones marking them have been removed. It is known that many “poor house” inhabitants are buried here. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Note Added by Beverly Giles Loffler Jul 2004 ~~~~~~~~~~ Silas R. Ray 1855 Jan 27, 1936 While searching for a lost family member, I ordered a death cert for SILAS R. RAY. It reported that he was buried in Old Union. His death date was 27 Jan 1936, 75 years old. However, he was actually born in 1855. The death cert # is 2329. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~