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Cemeteries of Madison County, Vol. III, page 211
Wright Cemetery.
The Huntsville Democrat of 31 March 1847 announced the death of Robert Wright, Sr. It stated he died March 24, 1847 aged 85 years and 17 days [born 7 March 1762]. He was a native of Amherst County, VA. Wright was at the siege of York and assisted in the capture of Cornwallis. DAR records show he was a Lieutenant and married Keziah Bibb. His obituary further says he emigrated to Madison County in 1818 where he lived until his death.
I have information from descendants that the late Dr. Ambrose Grayson called this cemetery the “Wright Cemetery” and he stated Robert Wright is buried here. Wright owned land near here. According to Dr. Grayson, the Chestnut Grove Church once owned the land on which this cemetery is located and may, in fact, be where the early members of this church are buried.
Martha Collier Spivey
Aug. 18, 1846
May 4, 1923
Mother [On top of stone]
Unknown. [There was an illegible, rusted funeral marker here.]
Collier, Joseph 45 SC farmer, $1200. m .Jane R.
Jane R. 40 NC Allison 8 Dec 1825
James H. 16 Al m. Margaret Vann 22 Dec 1857
Elisabeth J. 14 Al m. W. H. Fogg 20 July 1854
Joseph P. 11 Al m. Maria M. Bennett 21 Dec 1865
William C. 9 Al
Isham J. 6 Al m. Sarah M. Moon 28 April 1867
Marthy C. 3 Al m. William J. Spivey 16 Nov 1865
Read, Samuel 22 Tn, farmer
Jane R. Collier
Born Nov. 10, 1809
Died July 5, 1892
Joseph Collier
Born Aug. 18, 1804
Died Aug. 22, 1896
On Sept. 33, 1999 Mr. Malcolm Childress called me regarding this cemetery. His family owned the property since 1888 which they purchased from George Grayson. Mr. Childress stated he wanted to establish his own cemetery here, however, several years later, when visiting this graveyard, I could find no evidence of one being established.
The following Joel P. Ledbetter family was found in the 1850 Marshall Co. census. It showed Joel, Jane and a year old son, William F., all born in Alabama:
Joel Pryor Ledbetter
Jan 26, 1818 - Nov. 19, 1870
Husband of
Jane C. Dillard Ledbetter
June 15, 1828 - Feb. 26, 1895
The following is from the
Madison Co. Census of 9 Nov 1850:
COLLIER CEMETERY
Location: Section 3-5-2E, in the absolute NW corner of the section. On Cherry Tree Road.
Collier. Sarah Margaret Collier, wife of I. J. Collier. Born Dec [Oct?] 11, 1846.
Died March 6, 1915. [Shares stone with I. J. Collier.]
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