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Lafayette Cemetery
These photos were taken on the North side of the Lafayette Baptist Church.
There is an oil top road that seperates this cemetery section and the church.



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Read by Glenda Kinard  January 15, 2001

Graciously submitted by the Upshur County Historical Commission in an joint effort to get all the cemeteries in Upshur County compiled in a book and on the internet.  Thank you Bill Starnes.

UPDATE: Cemetery completely photographed Jun 2008 by Geraldine Little Braswell and Sandy Spann to update this cemetery listing. 

Thanks to Karen Mensch for the use of her pictures.
Thanks to Barbara for sending in the Wittebort pictures.

Earnest E Cole Jr           Erman Smith FHM
1953              1978

Mary Lena Pettigrew               Erman Smith FHM
b & d Jun 11, 1982

Margree Neely McCormick
Aug 30, 1911             Jun 26, 1986

Tiffany Kay Hilton                D/o Mike & Rhonda Hilton
Jan 20, 1983               Jan 20, 1983

Maegan June Reynolds               D/o Jr & Sharon Reynolds
Jul 7, 1986             Jul 7 1986

Robert Wayne Lagrone                Sheffield FHM 
1956              1989

James David Lagrone
Jun 8, 1958             Sep 4, 2000

Timothy Randal Wittebort
Apr 6, 1986            Apr 23, 1986

(Mary Henson Wittebort              m. Oct 16, 1953        Footstone
Jun 18, 1933           Nov 25, 1988
(Claiton Wittebort              m. Oct 16, 1951           Cpl US Army Korea
Jul 17, 1928             Jan 3, 2001

Clifford Wayne Taylor          Back of stone           BT1 US Navy Korea
Nov 30, 1931             Nov 18, 1996

Christopher Kelly Fowler               Erman Smith FHM
Feb 10, 1982            May 28, 1997

Henry Reese                Pvt US Army WW II
Nov 14, 1917             Jun 30, 1987

Mrs Marion T Reese
1927             19??

(Algie Howard Knight             Back of stone       Pfc US Army WWII        
Jul 9, 1919               Oct 23, 1999
(Ruth Knight               Back of stone
Feb 21, 1927            Mar 4, 2002

(John B Cravey             Cpl US Army WW II           Erman Smith FHM
Apr 1, 1916             May 16, 1984
(Gladys Cravey
Nov 7, 1924              -----

(Elvin Reel McCaslin
Aug 3, 1900             Nov 21, 1982
(Myrtle McCaslin          Erman Smith FHM
Jul 19, 1897             Nov 1, 1981

Infant McCaslin
Aug 30, 1933             Aug 31, 1933

(Roland Ross Garrett                PFC US Army WW I; m. Oct 19, 1925
Dec 15, 1893             Jul 27, 1988
(Oleane Burnett Garrett
Mar 19, 1906             May 16, 1984

J H “Hop” Garrett
Dec 25, 1885               Feb 18, 1975

(J S Garrett
Sep 7, 1848            Dec 20, 1924
(S J Garrett
Apr 4, 1855            Jun 10, 1948

Infant Garrett            son of J S & S J Garrett            (no dates)

Addie Lee Sewell
Mar 17, 1870             Nov 25, 1952

John E Baccus
Jul 13, 1894              Jan 17, 1928

(George W Ponder
Aug 6, 1870             May 20, 1933
(Ida B Ponder
Feb 13, 1874            Jun 28, 1911

Orrie K Campbell
Apr 27, 1897             Sep 29, 1900

David T Campbell
Sep 29, 1871             Jul 17, 1898

Henry Levi Sewell                Cpl Co D  11 Ga Cav  CSA
Sep 3, 1845               Feb 5, 1918

O A Sewell          Pic #2      W/o H L Sewell
Dec 4, 1855           Aug 10, 1888

Orra Estelle Sewell             D/o H L & O A Sewell
Aug 3, 1888               Oct 12, 1888

Infant Sewell               S/o H L & A L Sewell
Aug 7, 1892             Aug 10, 1892

Infant Sewell            S/o H L & A L Sewell
Jun 26, 1893           Jun 30, 1893

Velma Irene  Sewell                 D/o H L & A L Sewell
Sep 28, 1894            Nov 16, 1899 

Infant Sewell                S/o H L & A L Sewell
Mar 10, 1903              Mar 10, 1903

Infant Sewell                 D/o H L & A L Sewell
Feb 22, 1902              Feb 27, 1902

Edison B Sewell
Nov 15, 1897               May 25, 1917

Robert Lloyd Sewell              S/o O G & W B Sewell
Nov 26, 1914             Feb 24, 1918

Thomas L Sewell
Feb 17, 1903              Jul 22, 1923

William W Sewell               Cpl US Army
Jun 13, 1910              Aug 5, 1975

(Willie B Sewell                  m. 60 years
Aug 10, 189           1  Jul 31, 1975
(C C “Cub” Sewell
Sep 9, 1889            Sep 25, 1969

Frances Carrington
Jul 13, 1912              Nov 27, 1936

Eula Alice Blythe
Oct 5, 1874              Mar 20, 1919

Caleb Lindsey Jr          Pic #2         WOW Lafayette Camp # 837
Feb 1, 1868              Dec 27, 1908

Infant Lindsey               D/o C & Ula A Lindsey Jr
Sep 18, 1902           Sep 29, 1902

Sallie S Adkins
Mar 9, 1860             Jul 15, 1934

(John Walter Adkins
Aug 31, 1878            Feb 26, 1960
(Lillie Sewell Adkins
Feb 22, 1878  Jan 31, 1962

(Billy Joe Davenport             Erman Smith FHM       S1 US Navy WW II; m. May 12, 1947
Jun 20, 1926           Nov 22, 1992
(Sue Davenport
Jun 22, 1931             ------

Wm H Stanley              Co B 17 Ala Inf CSA
1841             1939

Mrs Bishey               W/o  W H Stanley
Jun 22, 1850               Jul 29, 1912

N A Howell
Feb 9, 1904                Sep 24, 1910

Laura Williamson             obit; age 63; w/o Dan
Oct 12, 1943 Waco, TX         Aug 27, 2007 Tyler, TX

Mary Jane Johnson Adams         unmarked grave; w/o William W (buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery) Submitted by Louie Adams Jr

Childs, Bonnie Snider            Submitted by Nancy Adams
1888            1986

Crow, ?             "Twas hard to give thee up, but thy will O God be done"  
Submitted by Nancy Adams
No dates

Ellison, Ray Dail           
Submitted by Nancy Adams
Aug 8, 1942           May 28, 1956


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Joseph (Joe) Henry Brummell             H/o Hattie Allen; Submitted by Debra McQueen
Dec 1885           Jan 17, 1943

Hattie Allen Brummell - (Couch)           W/o Joseph Henry Brummell; D/o John W Couch & Rhodie Ellen Rumsey; Submitted by
Debra McQueen
Sept 9, 1897             Jan 4, 1923

Coy Brummell            S/o Hattie Allen & Joseph Henry Brummell; Submitted by
Debra McQueenl
Jul 1917               Aug 21, 1936

Hullen Brummell         twin of Allen Evelyn; D/o Hattie Allen & Joseph Henry Brummell; Submitted by
Debra McQueen
Dec 17, 1922             Feb 13, 1937

Jodie Lee Pryor            Obit; D/o Judy Overstreet Bass and Leo Overstreet
Jun 8, 1967             Oct 13, 2007

Larry Clark               DS with Zerita     Erman Smith FHM
Oct 21, 1941            Jun 16, 2001

Leslie F Clark            DS with Betty D           Erman Smith FHM
Mar 2, 1930           Jul 20, 2005

(Norman Clark             
Jan 31, 1917              Dec 15, 2001
(Ruby Agnes Barnes Clark
Mar 19, 1920        Apr 27, 2007

Shirley June Dunlap              Erman Smith FHM
Oct 28, 1943            May 22, 2006             

William LeRoy Hay           S/o Malcom Leroy & Edythe Hawkins Hay
b & d Oct 4, 1947

Kenneth Shewbirt          Photo
Apr 27, 1936            Dec 29, 2007

Samuel G Stevens
1833             1889

(Anderson G Tutor "AG"
Apr 5, 1916           Sep 25, 1996
(Josephine Butler
Nov 19, 1932         Apr 10, 2002

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