Mooresville Cemetery - Mooresville, AL
"The following is a list of stones left standing in Mooresville cemetery located in Mooresville, near Athens, Alabama in Limestone County. Mooresville is older than the state of Alabama with many of the original buildings left standing including the Post Office, Stagecoach Station and Churches. My g-g-grandfather, John Nelson Martin, was Justice of the Peace for Mooresville until his untimely death in 1884. I know of many others who were buried here including his first two wives and two of his children who died from Yellow Fever." ~Barthlynnmccoy.tripod.com
Website owner's Correction to source's information: Mooresville, AL is not near Athens. It is located just west of Huntsville, AL off of I-565 (exit 1). Cemetery is in sad shape. Very little care. Town is listed as a historical town, however the cemetery is on a dirt path off of the back side of the town with gated access only - used quite often as a bike or hiking path. It appears as if it is not maintained with the historical village.
Website owner's Correction to source's information: Mooresville, AL is not near Athens. It is located just west of Huntsville, AL off of I-565 (exit 1). Cemetery is in sad shape. Very little care. Town is listed as a historical town, however the cemetery is on a dirt path off of the back side of the town with gated access only - used quite often as a bike or hiking path. It appears as if it is not maintained with the historical village.
Location
SW quarter of NW quarter, Sect. 8, T5s, R3W on Wheeler Refuge behind the community of Mooresville.
A 1915 TVA Survey Map showed this cemetery contained about 2500 graves. This is an extremely large cemetery with graves scattered over the entire area.
SOURCE: http://barthlynnmccoy.tripod.com/mooresvillecemetery.html
Attempted contact via email address listed. Homepage lists severe illness and lists that mother passed away. Sites were made in 1998/99 and the info there may soon be lost. There is no other contact info. I plan on saving as much of her info as possible to preserve it. If you are a family member of the above listed source and wish me to remove the information, please contact site owner.
Note from Site owner: I've corrected some of the information below as well as added inscriptions that were left off by original surveyor. Of 2500 graves these were the only ones that she noted. A better survey is desperately needed before they are all gone.
A 1915 TVA Survey Map showed this cemetery contained about 2500 graves. This is an extremely large cemetery with graves scattered over the entire area.
SOURCE: http://barthlynnmccoy.tripod.com/mooresvillecemetery.html
Attempted contact via email address listed. Homepage lists severe illness and lists that mother passed away. Sites were made in 1998/99 and the info there may soon be lost. There is no other contact info. I plan on saving as much of her info as possible to preserve it. If you are a family member of the above listed source and wish me to remove the information, please contact site owner.
Note from Site owner: I've corrected some of the information below as well as added inscriptions that were left off by original surveyor. Of 2500 graves these were the only ones that she noted. A better survey is desperately needed before they are all gone.
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*MARTIN, J.N.
May 15, 1824-Feb. 5, 1884
Confederate Veteran-Captain of 35th Alabama Regiment Co. D.
Inscription on Stone:
"Angels! Pure and bright and fair
Take this dear one to thy care;
Angels! Ye who dwell above
Guard him with a breathless love;
He was here the purest best
Let him there be ever blest;
Here on earth a little whild
I have lived within his smile;
Angels! Now that smile is gone
And my heart is sad and lone;
This I ask and only this
Let me dwell with him in bliss."
*MARTIN, Nancy B., Widow of J.W.
Feb. 9, 1835-June 21, 1881
*MARTIN, Charlie, Son of J.W. & N.B. June 8, 1867-Sept. 6, 1867 *MARTIN, Mary F., daughter of J.W. & N.B. Dec. 10, 1860-Oct. 10, 1863 *MARTIN, Hettie L., daughter of J.W. & N.B. (source note: All last three on triple headsone has been broken off ) *BAILEY, Virginia Conoly Feb. 21, 1871-Aug. 25, 1905 *SHELTON, Frederick A., Son of F.R. & A.B May 3, 1842-July 25, 1844 *SHELTON, Luke A., Son of F.R. & A.B. March 25, 1845-May 11, 1847 *SHELTON, Mrs. Ann B., Wife of F.R. Apr. 3, 1813-Oct. 27, 1856 *HAFLEY, Virginia L., Wife of J.W. March 15, 1834-Sept. 19, 1867 *WOODRUFF, Ed no dates *WOODRUFF, Maria no dates *MORRIS, Margaret Alice, Wife of R.A. April 7, 1862-February 17, 1901 *BARNES, Mary Evalena, Wife of T.J., 28 years old unknown-Jan. 19, 1905 *SELLERS, Elizabeth, Wife of W.L. 1865-1907 *SELLERS, W.L. 1854-1910 *SLUDGE 4 graves *NEWTON, John B., Sr. 1894-1934 One worthy of rememberance (source note: Lived on Ben Lindsay's Place-Wheeler Reservoir ) *MCBEE, W.H. February 11, 1887-January 6, 1929 Gone but not forgotten *ELLISON 6 graves (Source note: Lived on Irwin White's Place-Wheeler Reservoir ) *NEWTON, Doris 1930-1934 *FOGG, Bill no dates *FOGG, Francis no dates *FOGG, Louisa A. 36 yrs. old unknown- died August 31, 1906 We will meet again.(Robinson, Wife of William, -site owner note. When I was there, the only part of this stone found was 'died date, year, inscription'. *FOGG, Tom no dates *PENDERGRAS, Rob 1887-1929 *DEMPSEY, Annie Bell no dates *BOLIN, Erskin 1895-1939 *BOLIN, Gertie 1902-1939 *NICHOLS, Children 2 graves *MEYER, Bobby Joe, 1 yr, 2 mos, 12 days unknown-October 27, 1935 *CLARK, Claude no dates *DAVIDSON, Nancy no dates *COWAN, Riley 1878-1946 *COWAN, Minnie 1885-1957 *COWAN, Emmett June 29, 1908-December, 1937 *COWAN, Maudie E. April 21, 1915-December 11, 1957 *ENGLISH, Carl no dates *ENGLISH, Children 4 graves *VAUGHN, Will ? 18, 1900-December 14, 1939 *VAUGHN, Jesse (Lee) 1906-1937 *VAUGHN, Ada no dates *VAUGHN, B.C. no dates *VAUGHN, Clabe no dates |
*MARTIN, ?
June 10, 1859-Stone broken
*MARTIN, Infant son of W.G. & M.F. Aged 1 year 3 mo--no dates *MARTIN, Louis E., Son of W.G. & M.F. March 6, 1854-July 13, 1869 *MARTIN, Mary F., Wife of W.G. May 14, 1827-June 29, 1881 "She walked by faith Lived in hope And praised charity. Faith has changed into sight. Hope into glad fruitation. And charity eveloped into perpetual love."
*HAFLEY, J.H.H., (Source note: Footstone only-Headstone missing. May possibly
be a misplaced footstone for the grave of J.H. Hafley)
*HAFLEY, J.H. Aug. 18, 1861-July 7, 1895 *HAFLEY, Mary V., Daughter of J.W. & V. July 21, 1865-Aug. 8, 1880 "She was the sunshine of our home. An angel to us given! Just when we learned to love her most God called her to heaven." *DUNKIN, B. Sept. 5, 1826-Sept. 1, 1827 *DUNKIN, B.F. Oct. 31, 1820-July 26, 1823 (Source Note: A stone in this cemetery, near above graves, is completely crushed by a fallen tree. Stone impossible to piece together. Dorothy Scott Johnson ) *BRADLY, Francis W. A large rectangular stone box set above ground: "Sacred to the memory of Francis W. Bradly. Died 26 of August, 1829, Aged 29 years. A heart that generous virtue warmed kind noble and sincere with manly honor strongly armed in silence slumbers here." *WORNUM, Mrs. Lucinda Jan. 1, 1827-Dec. 30, 1891 *PEEBLES, Martha no dates *NELSON, Winnifred B., Wife of Fredrick D. May 11, 1831--aged 21 years *NELSON, Lieut. Fredrick B., Jr. Feb. 24, 1821-Apr. 18, 1847 1st Lt. Co.D 2 Regt Tn Inf Mexican War killed at the battle of Cerro Gordo, Mexico in command of the rifle guards of Memphis, Tn while leading a charge on the enemy fortifications. *NELSON, Fredrick B. 1791-June 30, 1849 *NELSON, Samuel D. Sept. 21, 1807-June 24, 1848 *NELSON, Agnes P., Wife of Samuel Sept. 30, 1808-May 7, 1858 *HOWARD, Phillip G. April 14, 1841-August 22, 1889 *HOWARD, Viola O., Daughter of R.G. & M.J. August 27, 1886-July 3, 1887 *TRAUP, Cheney no dates *WHITWORTH, Sylvia A. June 9, 1940-April 24, 1941 *LAW, John no dates *OLIVER, Lou Tisdale March 10, 1879-June 1, 1951 *OLIVER, Claude A. May 1, 1876-June 14, 1948 *OLIVER, Infant of C.A. no dates *OLIVER, Infant of C.A. no dates *OLIVER, Unidentified 2 graves *OLIVER, William M. no dates *OLIVER, John C. no dates *OLIVER, Letty Ann no dates *MILLS, Alice no dates *HURN, William Thatch December 20, 1874-May 18, 1941 *SEAY, Beauregard, Son of L.P. & A.E. April 2, 1863-October 12, 1863 *SEAY, Mary E., Daughter of L.P. & A.E. November 5, 1859-October 24, 1863 *HEARN, John L. no dates *HEARN, Susan no dates Unidentified graves: 4 graves (source note:persons lived on Sugg's Place) 2 graves (source note:persons lived on Pitt's Place) |
