Salem Cemetery

This cemetery is located on the east side of US19 about 1/2 mile north of the Salem, FL Post Office. [*1]

From the town of Salem, go north on U.S. Highway 19 for one mile to cemetery, which lies 50 feet on the right side of the road. [*2]

This family burial plot is located north of the Stanley Bridge culvert just off of Fish Creek Grade. It can be reached by traveling west from the Salem, FL Post Office for about 10 miles toward Keaton Beach. Turn left on Stanley Bridge Road for about 2/10 mile and then turns right for about 2/10 mile; cemetery is located in an Oak Grove.

Salem Cemetery is located on US 19 in Taylor County, FL. It is approximately 1/2 mile north of the unincorporated community of Salem, on the East side of US 19. There is a Green Street marker on the road right-of-way with a sign reading "Salem Cemetery". Survey taken 2/18/2002 by George Edison Creel

There are numerous graves marked with pipe crosses, blank marble slabs, wooden stakes, and rocks. This cemetery is still in use with last burial in December 2001.

ALBRITTON, Levetta, b. 1878 d. 1950

BAILEY, Burrell H., b. Oct 19 1826 (in Irwin Co GA) d. Mar 22 1885 (in Lafayette Co FL), pioneer of Wiregrass GA
BAILEY, Lee Andrew, b. May 10 1884 d. Sep 29 1905
BASS, Nee Wever N.E., b. Feb 6 1864 d. Mar(?) 7 1899 (Tombstone broken and cemented back together)
BENNETT, Benjamin M., b. May 4 1855 d. Aug 2 1920 [Pvt Capt. Faulkner's 1st Fla Res]
BENNETT, George W., b. Jan 11 1869 d. Dec 5 1918
BENNETT, E. L. Mrs., b. Nov 26 1868 d. Nov 12 1913, w/o G. W. Bennett
BENNETT, J. W., b. Feb 16 1879 d. Dec 27 1913
BENNETT, Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. L. A. Bennett Sr., Feb 14 1924 (only date)
BENNETT, Leona C., b. 1890 d. 1958
BENNETT, Lieu Morris, b. Mar 7 1903 d. Aug 14 1908, (First name spelling double checked)
BENNETT, Lonnie Floyd, b. Mar 22 1899 d. Nov 30 1900
BENNETTE, Rachel M., b. Nov 30 1877 d. May 26 1921 (Double checked spelling - Bennette is correct)
BOYD, Beulah M., b. Jan 28 1916 d. Oct 14 1985

CARMICHAEL, Allin Ruth(?), b. Oct 6 1890 d. Oct 13 1892
CARMICHAEL, Duncan Greenberry, b. Dec 16 1816 d. 1875
CARMICHAEL, Sophronia Leaptrot, b. Apr 28 1828 d. 1884
COCKCROFT, Aulay Edgar, b. Apr 18 1899 d. Nov 22 1956, "Elevated to a Master Mason May 18 1925"
COCKCROFT, Martha Ann, b. 1857 d. 1947
COCKCROFT, Mieayah Allen, b. 1847 d. 1929, (First name spelling double-checked)
[COCKCROFT, McKager A. ~ 1847-1929 Corp. Co D 1st Fla Cav]
COCKCROFT, Mike, b. 1882 d. 1938

DEAL, Little Nettie, b. Jan 26 1904 d. Sep 21 1906, d/o L. J. & J. H. Deal
DEAL, Lydia P., b. Jun 1 1905 d. Jun 23 1910, d/o L. J. & J. H. Deal

FARNELL, Ida Sivil, b. Mar 23 1889 d. May 25 1964, (reconfirmed middle name)
FINNIE, Elizabeth, b. Nov 1 1838 d. Dec 1 1914, w/o S. E. Finnie, (reconfirmed her date of birth)
FINNIE, Seborn Enoch, b. 1856 d. 1918, (reconfirmed his date of birth)
FLETCHER, Patsy V., b. Jun 5 1930 d. Nov 28 1988
FLETCHER, Spicy Lynn, b. Mar 1 1982 d. Sep 10 1999

GREEN, Charllottie, b. Jan 18 1859 or 1858 d. Aug 4 1908, (reconfirmed spelling of first name)
GREEN, Easter Uzeby, b. Jan 5 1886 d. Oct 4 1892, (Reconfirmed spelling of middle name)
GREEN, George, b. May 23 1878 d. Jan 10 1915
GREEN, James Ernest, b. Jun 11 1914 d. Jan 8 1989
GREEN, Martha Ellin, b. Jun 13 1883 d. Oct 20 1884, (Reconfirmed spelling of middle name)
GREEN, Mary Ernestine, b. Nov 29 1938 d. Jan 5 1941
GREEN, Reason, b. Feb 2 1847 d. Oct 11 1904
GREEN, William Aron, b. Apr 22 1871 d. Jul 20 1888

HARRIS, Wiliam Marshall, b. Dec 22 1925 d. Jul 8 1929
HART, Etha Whitfield, b. Mar 3 1896 d. Jan 9 1976
HERNDON, Mildred Estell, b. Jan 7 1917 d. Nov 11 1922
HOWARD, B. V., b. Mar 10 1859 d. Nov 15 1915, "Father", w/o W. V. Howard
HOWARD, Oscar V., b. Feb 4 1894 d. Dec 23 1918, "Private Co E First Infantry A.E.F."
HOWARD, W. V., b. Jan 7 1856 d. Feb 1 1918, "Father", h/o B. V. Howard

JOHNSON, Curtis Evan, b. Nov 10 1947 d. Dec 20 1974

LEE, Calvin Ronald, b. Jul 31 1958 d. Aug 2 1958
LEE, Dan, b. 1890 d. 1912, "Joe"
LEE, De(?)ilha, b. Nov 29 1861 d. May 28 1941, "From Joe", (First name clearly written on tombstone, just can't determine letter)
LEE, Harvey, b. Jul 16 1888 d. Jul 15 1919
LEE, Mary Ellen, b. 1908 d. 1975, (Metal Funeral Home Marker)
LEE, Tom J., No Dates, "Age 88", (Metal Funeral Home Marker)
LEE, William Thomas, b. Aug 26 1927 d. Nov 29 1928, "From Daddy"
LEWIS, Rebecca J., b. Aug 28 1840 d. Jul 2 1905, w/o A. J. Lewis
LYNN, Sarah Ann, b. 1885 d. 1964
LYNN, Walter S., b. Mar 4 1895 d. Oct 21 1982, "US Army WWI"

MATHIS, George Washington, b. Jun 16 1937 d. Feb 12 1941
MILLS, Minnie S., b. 1906 d. 1938, w/o Owen F.
MILLS, Owen E., b. 1899 d. 1937, h/o Minnie S.
MORGAN, Edwin Ray, b. Jan 10 1924 d. Jul 25 1927

PADGETT, Dave W., b. Aug 4 1875 d. Oct 21 1934
PADGETT, Ruby, b. Jan 2 1915 d. Jun 9 1926, d/o D. W. & Zona Padgett
PADGETT, Zonah, b. Feb 1 1886 d. Jul 31 1972
PADGETT, Vernon, b. Sep 20 1912 d. Sep 17 1928, s/o D. W. & Zona Padgett
PARKER, Ira Chester, b. Oct 28 1894 d. May 2 1986, h/o Lorena Sapp Parker
PARKER, Lorena Sapp, b. Jan 16 1904 d. May 13 1971, w/o Ira Chester Parker

STEPHENS, Amos, b. 1893 d. 1976, (Metal Funeral Home Marker)
STEVENS, Lucy Mrs., b. No Date d. Oct 2 1951, "Aged 40 yrs 5 mos 24 days", (Metal Funeral Home Marker)
STRICKLAND, Hazel Levetra, b. Oct 9 1913 d. Nov 27 1915
STRICKLAND, Henry Allen, b. Oct 31 1877 d. Feb 3 1955
STRICKLAND, Sarah "Sally", b. Mar 2 1878 d. Jul 15 1930
SULLIVAN, Terri Jean, b. Sep 30 1976 d. Dec 1 2001, (Metal Funeral Home Marker)

THOMAS, David J., b. May 1 1890 d. Dec 3 1917

WALKER, John H., b. Jul 13 1844 d. Nov 28 1918 [Pvt Co F 1st Fla Res]
WEAVER, Wife of A. J., b. Jul 19 1821 d. Nov 5 1882, (Tombstone broken in half, repaired with part of another tombstone, first name(s) missing
WEAVER, Andrew J., b. Feb 27 1817 d. Jun 1 1883 [Pvt Co H 1st Fla Inf]
WEAVER, Andrew J., b. Feb 27 1817 d. Jun 7 1883, (There are two separate tombstones for Andrew J Weaver at two separate gravesites, differing only in day of death. Data field double checked.)
WEAVER, C. C., b. Feb 1 1880 d. Mar 19 1891
WEVER, N. E., No Dates (See Bass Nee Wever, N. E., (Reconfirmed spelling of Wever on tombstone)
WEAVER, Nanna, b. Jul 19 1821 d. Nov 2 1882
WHITEHEAD, Andrew Allen, b. Aug 19 1907 d. Oct 14 1996, h/o Dorothy Louise
WHITEHEAD, Dorothy Louise, b. Jun 20 1915 d. Mar 7 1990, w/o Andrew Allen
WHITEHEAD, Jimmy Wayne, b. Jun 17 1949 d. Mar 6 1980
WHITEHEAD, Thomas B., b. Jan 12 1956 d. May 16 1976
WILDER, John M., b. Jul 19 1812 d. Nov 28 1887
WHITFIELD, Calvin C., b. 1884 d. 1950
WHITFIELD, David Sumpter, b. Feb 5 1905 d. Sep 18 1906(?), s/o L. L. & W. P. Whitfield (last digit in death year decayed)
WHITFIELD, Donnie May, b. Jan 31 1893 d. Mar 31 1900
WHITFIELD, Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. C. C., b. Mar 14 1914 d. Mar 14 1914
WHITFILED, Little Henry, b. Sep 21 1908 d. Nov 9 1914, s/o Mr. & Mrs. G. W. Whitfield
WHITFIELD, Johnie, b. Nov 17 1905 d. Sep 19 1910, s/o M. A. & G. W. Whitfield
WHITFILED, Joseph, b. Jan 3 1911 d. Sep 10 1911, s/o Mr. & Mrs. G. W. Whitfield
WHITFIELD, Lucile, b. 1923 d. 1966
WILDER, John M. Sr., b. Jul 19 1812 d. Nov 28 1887
WILDER, Dasie, b. Jan 31 1892 d. Oct 9 1892, (Shared tombstone with Melvin Wilder)
WILDER, Melvin, b. Jul 18 1888 d. Jun 26 1892, (Shared tombstone with Dasie Wilder)
WILSON, Buford Charles, b. Aug 15 1921 d. Mar 21 1998, "US Army WWII Korea Vietnam"
WILSON, Eula Mae Parker, b. 1896 d. 1926
WOOD, Georgiann, b. Oct 7 1840 d. Oct 11 1905, w/o I. N. Wood, (First name has no "E" on end)
WOOD, I. N., No Dates, "Co I, 1 Fla Cav, CSA"
WOOD, Javious Baxter, b. 1890 d. 1930, "Pvt US Army WWI", (Double checked spelling of first name)
WOOD, T. H., b. Oct 3 1887 d. Dec 16 1927

[*1] from Survey of Taylor County, Florida Cemeteries by Jessie H. Paulk and Delma Wilson Paulk

[*2] from WPA Project

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