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Cemeteries of Madison County, Vol. III, page 180
Farley, Burns, & Rigney Cemeteries
FARLEY CEMETERY
(“African Amcrican”)
Location: Section 17-5-1E. S/2 SW. This ccmctcry callcd “Farlcy Ccmctcry” on maps.
Buelah Patton Campbell
Died April 3, 1960
Aged 65
Turner twins buried here in unmarked graves.
Louise Morris
Born Nov. 22, 1856
Died Nov., 1936
Henry Morris
Born Nov. 19, 1863
Died 1947
[Shares stone with Louise]
BURNS CEMETERY
(“African Amcrican”)
Location: Section 8-5-1E. NE NE SW SW
Louis Love
Died June 8, 1958
Tommie Love
Died Sept. 25, 1952
Emmil ...(illegible) Died Nov. ...185... (illegible marker)
Mrs. Emma Lacy Clay
Died June 3, 1957
Aged 50 years
Remembers of
Liza Clay
Born 1904
Died Feb. 12, 1920
HENRY RIGNEY CEMETERY
Location: Section 7-3-2E. W/2 NE NE.
These two graves were the only ones evident here. They were beside a house on Maysville Road. Henry Rigncy's Last Will & Tcstamcnt was datcd 27 March 1832 and hc dicd three days later. On 9 May 1832, Albcrt C. Kcnncdy was indictcd for Rigncy's murdcr with a changc of vcnuc to Jackson County. Thc governor pardoned him. The Southern Advocate of 7 April 1832 stated Rigney died from a stab wound inflicted by a man named Kenncdy. Hcnry's will also mcntions his wifc “Liddy.” and a brothcr John Rigney. John Rigney was indicted for assault with intent to murder Thomas Johnson 10 November 1831. Thc currcnt Hinds family says Hcnry Rigncy “was mcan.”
Henry Rigney
Born 11 July 1793
Died 30 March 1832
Lydia Rigney
Born 1 Jan. 1794
Died 23 Nov 1880
The Huntsville Independent of 2 December 1880 states Lydia was the daughter of Levi and Huldah Hinds. She was born in Knoxville, Tennessee moved to Madison Co., Alabama about 1809 and married Henry Rigney 28 September 1817. The 1870 census shows her making her home with a son, Charles, and helping raise his children.
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