Chilton Cemetery Association

Isabella Methodist Cemetery Survey Workday

Despite worries of tornadic weather, volunteers gathered at the Isabella Methodist Church Cemetery for the purpose of graphing out the cemetery so that it can be registered as a historic cemetery.

(L - R) Janette Bailey, Paul Fox, Anna Fox McCraw, Louise Williams, and Addison Williams

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While we were there, a lady arrived and started decorating the Church for a wedding. She let us in and we got this lovely snapshot of the interior of the Church.

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Just in case you don't know the church, here's a picture I took several years back of the church and the cemetery during one of our rare snows.

Joseph Ellison at Williams Goodgame

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On March 5, 2011 members of the Ellison family and Jeff and Kat Reece met at the Williams Goodgame Cemetery to install the new headstone for Joseph Ellison. Joseph died in a hunting accident when he fell from a tree. An article about the accident was published in The Chilton View on August 1, 1889 and can be downloaded by clicking here.

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Contributions for the headstone came primarily from Benny and Ed Ellison, pictured here with Joseph's headstone. The Chilton Cemetery Association had previously poured a concrete ledger on Joseph's grave to prepare it for the headstone placement.

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L to R: Benny Ellison, Ed Ellison, Larry Ellison, Brantley Ellison, and Llannie Ellison

Kneeling: Berneal Ellison

Members of the Ellison family gathered at the gravesite and provided the muscle to move and place the heavy granite stone.

Lovelady/Chesnut Hill Cemetery

Historic Atlas of Alabama (Vol 2, Cemetery Locations by County) number: 136
Cemeteries of Chilton block designation: Z
Alabama Cemetery Preservation Alliance number: 11-001420

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Diagram Number	Image	Information	Notes
1		James E. Johnson September 14, 1877 April 25,1890	Son of J. F. and E. C. Johnson
2		Unknown	-
3		Unknown	-
4		Unknown	-
5		Unknown	-
6		Unknown	-
7		Willie Elizabeth Loveday June 27, 1876 May 22, 1955	-
8		James Richard Lovelady May 8, 1872 August 2, 1931	Woodmen of the World
9		German S. Lovelady August 7, 1899 August 3, 1910	-
10		Harvin J. Lovelady March 7, 1896 January 28, 1901	-
11		H. J. Lovelady Dates Illegible	Son or Daugh of J. R. & W. E. Lovelady
12		Weston "Dueie" Lovelady December 22, 1903 March 19, 1904	-
13		Carvin J. Lovelady November 17, 1893 January 4, 1916	Woodmen of the World
14		Unknown	-
15		Unknown	-
16		Susan Lovelady Died July 19,1908	Aged near 65 years
17		Duffie Lovelady Feburary 24, 1881 July 26, 1904	-
18		Jeneary Lovelady September 4, 1876 July 10, 1879	-
19		John N. Lovelady April 28, 1848 January 28, 1891	-
20		Sarah Lovelady May 5, 1826 February 25, 1895	-
21		M. J. Nichols 1869 1924	-
22		Unknown	-
23		J. W. Nichols 1856 1924	-
24		Unknown	-
25		Unknown	-
26		Unknown	-
27		Unknown	-
28		Unknown	-
29		Unknown	-
30		James David Lovelady February 24, 1853 October 4, 1924	Father
31		Matilda Ann Lovelady May 12, 1843	Mother
32		Sarah Velma Lovelady November 27, 1887 January 20, 1888	Daughter of W. R. & R. M. Lovelady
33		Unknown	-
34		Unknown	-
35		Unknown	-

Foshee Cemetery

Historic Atlas of Alabama (Vol 2, Cemetery Locations by County) number: 95
Cemeteries of Chilton block designation: O
Alabama Cemetery Preservation Alliance number: 11-001455

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Diagram Number	Image	Information	Notes
1		William F. Foshee January 28, 1846 May 25, 1911	No military stone, but, served in Co. D, 62nd Ala Inf CSA Download CMSR
2		Mary Foshee August 25, 1843 August 13, 1916	Mother
3		Sam Foshee June 26, 1877 June 9, 1937	Brother
4		Essie Foshee April 15, 1886 January 27, 1942	Sister
5a		Ruby Foshee August 26, 1888 Death date not inscribed	-
5b		Nellie Foshee June 29, 1882 June 27, 1956	-

Williams Goodgame & Mullins Cemetery Workday

On October 9, 2010 starting at 9:00 a.m., we will be holding a workday at both the Mullins Cemetery and the Williams Goodgame Cemetery.

Williams Goodgame Cemetery - For this cemetery we will need volunteers who are willing to come by our house (near the Peach Water Tower) and pick up 1 or 2 headstones and transport them to the cemetery. We have 10 headstones ready for this cemetery to replace those broken by vandals. The heaviest stone weighs about 200 pounds. Jeff will be here to help load stones. This is one of our final steps in this cemetery. Hopefully the historical marker for this cemetery will arrive in time to install it in the cemetery on this day as well. Clint Seales, a member of Boy Scout Troop 259 raised the money for the historical marker and assisted in the clean up of the cemetery as his Eagle Scout project. UPDATE: I just spoke to Sewah Studios, the company that makes the historical markers, and our estimated delivery date is Nov. 19. She said they have been swamped with orders and are running behind.

Mullins Cemetery - We cleaned this cemetery of its trees and weeds, however nature never stops and we need to knock the new growth back down. Volunteers should bring weedeaters, chain saws, and pruning tools.

These cemeteries are only about 2 miles apart, so volunteers can easily go from one cemetery to the other if desired.

The cemeteries are marked on this map, exit off I-65 at the 212 Peach Tower exit:

Dry Valley / Dutch Cemetery

Historic Atlas of Alabama (Vol 2, Cemetery Locations by County) number: 3
Cemeteries of Chilton block designation: D
Alabama Cemetery Preservation Alliance number: 11-000851

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Diagram Number	Image	Information	Notes
1 & 2		Joe Walker Sept. 7, 1884 Feb. 27, 1956 Jossie Esteller Oct 19, 1886 July 3, 1961	-
3		John David (Blackmon) Jan 19, 1957 Jan 20, 1957	Infant son of John & Bonnie Blackmon
4 & 5		O'Neal Davis July 12, 1911 May 10, 1996 Ruth Ann Davis Feb 25, 1932 Feb 23, 1994	Wed July 2, 1984
6		Bradley Wayne (Poe) Dec. 20, 1971 Jan 9, 1972	Son of Mr & Mrs J. W. Poe
7 & 8		Rosser A. Davis Jr. Mar 20, 1924 Mar 17, 1985 Sarah R. Davis Nov 26, 1930 -	-
9		Lisa James Dec 6, 1970 Dec 9, 1996	-
10 & 11		Rosser A Davis Sr. Aug 10, 1884 Nov 15, 1964 Hattie Watson Oct 16, 1887 Jan 31, 1969	-
12		Sarah M. Ferguson Mar 2, 1905 Dec 18, 1970	"Mother"
13		Herman Rudolph James Nov 11, 1932 July 2, 1955	A1C 3615 Flying TNG WG AF
14 & 15		William C. James Oct 28, 1898 April 3, 1963 Grace (Rice) Williams Nov 28, 1904,br>Feb 2, 1980	Married March 31, 1923
16		William C. James July 11, 1927 Oct 10, 1996	-
17 & 18		William O. Bates June 29. 1919 June 4, 1986 Lanetta J. Bates Sept 9, 1925 May 14, 2004	-
19 & 20		James G. Day March 15, 1920 Nov 27, 1983 Effie M. Day Oct 11, 1923 May 4, 2005	-

Abney Cemetery

For genealogical information on the Abney family, please visit this website.

Historic Atlas of Alabama (Vol 2, Cemetery Locations by County) number: 81
Cemeteries of Chilton block designation: M
Alabama Cemetery Preservation Alliance number: 11-001389

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Diagram Number	Image	Information	Notes
1		Thomas Hamilton Abney 1792 Edgefield S.C. 1870 Chilton Co AL	On double stone with Mary Ann Gosden Abney
2		Mary Ann Gosden Abney 1800 Delaware 1848 Chilton Co AL	On double stone with Thomas Hamilton Abney
3		Erasmus Hurt Alley Apr 6, 1880 Oct 19, 1949	On double stone with Nelle Abney Alley
4		Nelle Abney Alley Dec 19, 1888 May 22, 1970	On double stone with Erasmus Hurt Alley
5		LeRoy Christopher Dec 12, 1908 Aug 3, 1910	Son of T.S. & Margaret Christopher
6		Estelle Abney McMillian Aug 12, 1886 July 6, 1928	-
7		Evelyn Lilly Abney Born Dec 15, 1883 Died March 3, 1924	Dau of S & M Abney
8		Samuel Abney 1835 1917	Sgt Co D 10 ALA CAV September 10, 1835 Feb 12, 1917 Military Stone Southern Cross from the UCV
9		Martha Abney Oct 25,1845 May 25, 1922	-
10		Norma T. Brown Nov 24, 1934 Recently deceased no death date carved yet	On double stone with George K. Brown -not deceased
11		Zack T. Abney January 6, 1873 June 24, 1954	Son of Martha Walker and Sam Abney
12		Virginia Abney June 30, 1826 May 3, 1907	On double stone with Mary Abney
13		Mary Abney Oct 23, 1818 August 20, 1888	On double stone with Virginia Abney
14		Mary Abney Brown June 23, 1880 June 9, 1963	On double stone with Francis Horatio Brown
15		Francis Horatio Brown Oct 12, 1872 May 10, 1957	On double stone with Mary Abney Brown
16		Francis H. "Rash" Abney Jr. Apr 9, 1920 Feb 2, 1991	Francis H. Brown Jr. U.S. Army Military Stone
17		Frances Brown Gulledge Nov 15, 1906 Dec 15, 1995	-
18		Frank Britton Brown Jan 20, 1918 Feb 28, 2003	-

Possibly 2-3 unmarked graves in addition to those listed.

Williams Goodgame Workday

May 8, 2010, members of the Chilton Cemetery Association, the Williams family, the Seales family and Boy Scout troop 259 gathered together at the Williams Goodgame Cemetery to try and save what remains of one of the county's historic cemeteries.

The first Sheriff of Chilton County, Thomas H. Williams, is buried here with his family. Also buried here are his in-laws, John and Sarah Rasberrey Goodgame and their grandson Reese Goodgame. Neighbors of the Williams family, Edward Willis and his son Grover, are also buried in the cemetery as is Joseph Ellison.

Sheriff Williams was also a Second Lt. in the Confederate army, Edward Willis also served in the Confederacy, John Goodgame served in the Creek War of 1836.

	Grant Seales and members of the Williams family prepare to clear the road frontage
	We had a good group of volunteers: William Ray, David Dennis, Janette Bailey, Ivan Truss, Craig & Heath Bennett, Charles Ellison, Jason Williams, Bobby Williams, Butch Williams, Alice Williams, Forest & Wanda Emfinger, Bernice Williams Emfinger, Grant & Susie Seales, Clint Seales and Caitlin Seales. (If I left anyone out please let me know)
	Susie Seales, and her daughter Caitlin cleaning the Williams family obelisk
	Pieces of the iron fences are missing, here members of the Williams family are reassembling some pieces that were found on the ground and therefore could have rusted much quicker.
	We tried to salvage all the pieces of the original head and foot stones that we could. Unfortunately the vandals broke them up into fist size pieces. Here David Dennis and Janette Bailey are placing the stones on the correct graves.
	This is all that remains of the original stone for Annie Williams who died at age 2, we only know that these pieces are part of her headstone because they match up with the broken part of her stone still embedded in the concrete.
	Nancy Williams, who also died at two years old.
	The remains of the headstone for Robert L. Williams
	We didn't find any pieces of Sallie L. Williams headstone, these are pieces of her footstone.

On our next workday we'll use forms and lime mortar to attach these pieces to their respective concrete slabs. We'll also be pouring new slabs for several graves. We do have headstones to replace all the broken ones but we want to save as much of their original stones that we can.

2009 Annual Meeting

The annual meeting of the CCA will be held in the meeting room of the Holiday Inn in Clanton on September 26, 2009 at 2:00 pm. We will be discussing CCA business as well as setting our fall schedule of work on cemeteries.

You do not have to be a member to attend.

Obadiah Moore Cemetery Dedication

Heavy rains earlier in the week created enough damage to close one of the roads that visitors needed to take to get to the cemetery. Plus, the county had to come in and dump some gravel on the dirt road that leads directly to the cemetery. Despite all that, and the forecast of more heavy thunderstorms to come, there was a good turnout of visitors to the Moore Cemetery Dedication.

The new historical marker was also unveiled at the cemetery. It reads:

This cemetery is the final resting place for thirty-seven members of the Moore family. John Moore, son of American Revolutionary War Patriot and Battle of Charleston POW, Obadiah Moore, purchased this land on September 4, 1834. The Moore family migrated from Princess Anne County, Virginia to Pitt County, North Carolina, and then to Columbia and Jasper Counties in Georgia where they lived about 30 years before settling in the Chestnut Creek area of Autauga County in 1819. These early settlers served their community as ministers, postmasters, and a justice of the peace.

Obadiah Moore is buried here along with Civil War veterans Moses Moore and Hansford Chitty who both served with the CSA 59th Alabama Infantry.

Listed in the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register.
Marker erected in 2009 by the Descendants of Obadiah Moore Nonprofit.

September 20, 2009

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	There was a good turnout especially considering the weather and the road closings.
	Sitting was restricted inside the cemetery itself due to the limited area. There are about 40 graves in this cemetery, most unmarked.
	Revolutionary War reenactors signing the visitors book.
	Outside the cemetery now flies a Revolutionary War period flag, the United States flag, and the flag of Alabama.
	The Obadiah Moore Descendants Nonprofit organization raised the monies to erect a historical marker at the cemetery. The cemetery was registered as historic by the CCA, to view and download the historical certificate please click here.
	(L-R)Kathryn Kotke, James Moore, Fred Kotke. James Moore is the oldest living descendant of Obadiah Moore. Kathryn Kotke and Fred Kotke were the previous landowners who donated the cemetery land to the Obadiah Moore Descendants Nonprofit. Fred Kotke and his son found the cemetery and cleared it.
	SAR representative Billy Spears along with DAR representative Mary Buehler, and Obadiah Moore descendant, opened the dedication ceremony.
	Kat Reece of the CCA spoke on the Moore Cemetery and what qualified it as a historic cemetery.
	Mary Buehler, descendant of Winney and Obadiah Moore, dedicated the DAR medallion for Obadiah Moore
	Billy Speaks, SAR member, dedicated the SAR medallion for Obadiah Moore
	Susan Moore Teller, descendant of Winney and Obadiah Moore, dedicated the DAR medallion for Winney Moore
	A new granite veteran's headstone was obtained for Obadiah Moore by the CCA, Obadiah's previous VA headstone incorrectly stated that he served in the "Alabama Militia"
	On the left is the DAR medallion for Obadiah Moore, the SAR medallion is on the right. This stone lays at the foot of Obadiah's grave.
	The DAR medallion marking the grave of Winney Moore, wife of Obadiah Moore.
	Mary Buehler and Susan Moore Teller place a wreath on the grave of Obadiah Moore.
	Benny Harris, Obadiah Moore descendant, is inducted into the SAR.
	Descendants of Obadiah Moore posing with a Revolutionary War reenactor.
	The ladies of the Daughters of the American Revolution.