CROWDERCEMETERYWalton

CROWDER CEMETERY BURIALS
By ELLERY H. HARVEY
pub. in the NGSQ, vol. 55, No 1, March 1967

Transcribed for Genealogy Trails by K. Torp

This small Cemetery, about four miles north of Mossy Head, Florida, was initiated as a burial ground in 1852 when a Mr. Rogers of Geneva, Alabama, who was gradually making his way to the Bay country, lost a child. The baby boy sickened and died, and was buried close to the temporary living quarters. Subsequently, two acres of land were donated by the Britton Lumber Company, and one acre by the Belser Lumber Company, for a permanent cemetery, the title resting in three trustees: John Wilson Richardson, Jesse Turner, and Clifford Meigs, the latter now deceased.

It takes its name from the Crowder Chapel. The Crowder family formerly lived in the community.

No written records of burials have been kept, hence many without inscriptions are lost to posterity. But in addition to those with markers I have included in the compilation below the names of those who have died within the memory of John Wilson Richardson, a life-long resident of the community, trustee, and who more than anyone else has acted as overseer. Relationships, when known, have been included and the maiden names of the married women have been placed in parenthesis, hoping thereby to make it easier for those concerned with genealogical research.

Adams,"Bullie"
Aymard, Clara Meigs 1-28-1845/ 8-2-1888

Beard, Roy (Son of C. L. Beard) 3-25-1907/ 9-13-1940
Beard, Alpheus (Brown) 4-12-1911/ 9-8-1940
Beard, Hattie (Richardson) (Daughter of James) 1922
Bell, Jacob
Bell, Mary (Married 1st to Jacob Bell; 2nd to Boas Hinote)
Bell, T. J. 8-21-1861/ 9-25-1893
Bell, Mary E. (Wife of T. J. Bell) 9-27-1869/

Campbell, Amelia C. (Meigs) (Wife of K. A. Campbell) 6-17-1879/ 10-13-1918
Campbell, Bu. ca 1923
Collum, Robert (Husband of Lula Godwin, dau. of Jos. G. Godwin)
Covington, John F. (Son of S. M. & W. P. Covington) 12-24-1907/ 10-1-1909
Covington, (Infant son of above) B. & D. 4-23-1899
Covington, B. & D. 2-8-1916
Covington, Andrew J.
Covington, Mary E. (McDonald) (Wife of Andrew J.) 4-24-1869/ 10-17-1940
Covington, Christian Etta (Daughter of Andrew J.) 11-24-1894/ 3-27-1907
Covington, Mary C. (Mother of Andrew J.) 6-14-1832/ 3-29-1909
Covington, ----, In memory of infant son of A. J. & M. E. 4-24-1892
Covington, ----, In memory of infant son of A. J. & M. E, 12-3-1891

DeShazo, James M. 1882-1958
DeShazo, Mattie R. (Swett) (Wife of James M.) 1886- 1959
DeShazo, Howard Huston (Son of James & Mattie) 2-24-1926/ 8-31-1943
DeShazo, James Earl (Son of James & Mattie) 5-10-1904/ 6-10-1921
DeShazo, Arabella Eugenne (Daughter of James & Mattie) 5-16-1914/ 7-22-1915
DeShazo, Harvey Horace (Son of James & Mattie) 3-5-1922/ 3-6-1922
Dockins, Adeline (Richardson) (Dau of James Wilson Richardson and aunt of John Wilson Richardson) b.1848; d. 8-20-1926

Fountain, Cora (Wife of Charles, known as "Alex") 10-18-1874/ 10-22-1897, "In her arms rest our infant babe, born and died 10-21-1897."

Godwin, Joseph G. (Son of Homer) 5-9-1869/ 11-21-1947
Godwin, Sarah Ann (Nichols) (1st wife) 1-27-1873/ 1-12-1938
Godwin, Katie (Pippins) (2nd wife) 1-16-1880/12-24-1934
Godwin, Will (Son of 1st wife)
Godwin, Mary (Sister of Joseph G.)
Godwin, Joe 8-7-1930/ 9-20-1961
Godwin, Johnnie Hill 1-10-1934/ 2-25-1935
Godwin, Ilene B. & D. 6-13-1932
Griner, (Dau. of J. J. Griner)

Hallford, Moses G. 1874-1945
Hallford, Sarah "Louie" (McClellan) 1880- ("Lovie" is sister of Lizzie (McClellan) Hulion and dau. of Sarah and D. K. T. McClellan)
Hinote, John H. 6-28-1873/11-28-1944
Hinote, Ida L. Hinote (Wife of John H. & Dau. of Julia Ann Meigs) 2-19-1876/ 1-8-1944
Hinote, Bonnie (Beard) 4-11-1904/ 10-30-1934 (1st wife of John Hinote & dau. of J. H. Beard)
Hinote, Claude (Son of John H. and bro. of Annie (Hinote) Richardson)
Hinote, Carlie (Brown) (Wife of Claude)
Holley, James Jackson D. 12-13-1954, aged 80 yrs. 9 mo. 5 da.
Holley, Minnie (Henderson) (Wife of James Jackson)
Holley, James
Holley, Willis
Holley, Alfred
Huckilby, Ilene
Hulion, Jackie (Son of W. T. "Tony" & Minnie Lee (Shenks) Hulion)
Hulion, Daniel Enka 8-15-1920/ 3-12-1923 (Son)
Hulion, William Jackson 9-4-1932/ 12-14-1962 (Son)
Hulion, W. E. ("Bill")
Hulion, Lizzie (McClellan) (Wife of W. E.)
Hulion, Cecil (Son)

Kennington, W. R. 2-20-1864/ 5-8-1941
Kennington, Mary (Covington) 1-27-1871/ 10-6-1908 (Wife of W. R.)

Laird, Ruby 6-4-1904/ 1-20-1934 (Dau. of Ida L. Hinote)
Lubker, Mrs. Frieda D. 12-12-1963, aged 69 yrs.

Marlow, William Maccon 3-10-1890/ 7-22- 1891 (Son of E. D. & Martha Marlow)
Marlow, Christiana Luana Lusinda 11-27-1898--deceased (Daughter)
McClennan, Charles V. 1872-1931
McClellan, Ella (Crowder) 1876-1950
McClellan, James T. 12-15-1866/ 5-1-1938 (Bro. of Charles V.)
McClellan, Martha (Johnson) 10-10-1879/10-29-1961 (2nd wife)
McClellan, Alton Jackson 12-20-1914/ 1-30-1916
McClellan, Daniel K. Tyler 11-21-1841/ 3-30-1918
McClellan, Sarah C. (Taylor) 5-26-1849/ Feb. 1915
McClellan, Mary Ann (Cousins) 1860-1907 (1st wife of James T.)
Meigs, Charles Benjamin 5-4-1877 / 8-4-1878 (Son of E. D. & Eliza)
Meigs, Charles Cecil 11-28-1898/ 1-28-1900 (Son of W. F. & Ella)
Meigs, Julia Anne 6-18-1874/ 11-1-1931
Meigs, Julia R. (Mother of Ida (Meigs) Hinote)
Meigs, John B. 6-8-1808/ 12-18-1898; 7 Florida Militia Indian War
Meigs, Gabriella W. (Consort of John B.) Died 8-11-1888 in 70th year.
Meigs, Charles D. 2-12-1850/ 9-6-1924 (Son of John B.)
Meigs, Eliza (Crowder) 3-4-1844/ 9-4-1915 (Wife of Charles D.)

Nichols, Dora (Meigs) 4-10-1879/ 11-25-1943 (Sister of Ida (Meigs) Hinote)

Padgett, Alma D. 10-9-1965, aged 65
Pippins, Levi
Pippins, Mrs. Levi

Richardson, James 1-3-1822/ 11-9-1904
Richardson, Stephen S. 4-1-1850/ 1-27-1928 (Son of James)
Richardson, Georgia (Powell) 11-9-1860/ 1-8-1921 (Wife of Stephen)
Richardson, Franklin (Son of Stephen)
Richardson, James Wilson 10-27-1880/ 2-24-1920
Richardson, Laurence 4-26-1908/ 2-21-1920 (Son of James W.)
Richardson, Julia, D. 1919 (Dau. of James W.)
Richardson, Columbus 10-10-1906/ 12-22-1906 (Son of James W.)
Richardson, Willie (Daughter of James W.)
Richardson, J. S. (Son of Jesse and Allie (Daughtry) Richardson)
Richardson, Curtis Wilson 3-20-1919/ 1-3-1928 (Son of Jesse & Allie)
Richardson, Wendell 1942-1944
Rogers, "In Memory of Mr. Rogers Child, Laid Herein in 1852."

Shelley, Johnie C. 6-12-1891/ 4-3-1941 (Husband of Elzona (Richardson) Shelley who was sister of John Wilson Richardson)
Shelley, John Samuel, Jr. -- b.&d. 12-16-1956 (Son of John S. & Alma)
Shelley, Samuel E. 10-6-1893/ 4-22-1938 (Husband of Gladys (Hinote) Shelley & Bro. of Johnie C.)
Shenks, (Grandmother of Minnie Lee Shenks)
Shenks, Dee (Sister of Minnie Lee Shenks Hulion)
Stafford, William R. - born Brunswick, Ga. 1-18-1867. Died 1-7-1925
Stafford, Alice (Meigs) (Wife of above)
Stafford, Bill (Son of above)
Stafford, Charles (Son of William & Alice)
Stafford, William R., b. Mossy Head, Fla. 11-9-1914; d. 11-24-1939
Stafford, Charles D., b. Mossy Head, Fla. 1-10-1901; d. 5-9-1921

Turner, Z. N. P. 6-5-1826/ 1-30-1893
Turner, Sarah A. 6-5-1826/2-26-1897 (Wife of Z. N. P.)
Turner, L. D. 12-18-1871/ 1-27-1893 (Son of Z. N. P. & Sarah)
Turner, Amelia Caroline (Meigs) 1-23-1852/ 9-20-1932 (Wife of Francis)
Turner, Francis Marion 2-28-1849/ 7-4-1926
Turner, Charles Francis 3-20-1874/ 1-25-1937 (Son of Francis & Amelia)
Turner, John Ell - 11-8-1871/ 1-22-1956 (Son of Francis)
Turner, Alva Amelia 5-12-1913/ 7-2-1915 (Grand-dau. of Francis)
Turner, "In memory of an infant son of J. R. Turner & his wife Alice, b. May 1875."
Turner, "In memory of an infant son of J. R. Turner & his wife Alice, b. April 1874"

Wise, Willie E. A. 12-15-1875/ 11-18-1890 (Son of I. A. and E. J. Wise)