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Cemeteries of Madison County, Vol. I, page 126
MITCHELL CEMETERY (7)
LOCATION: Section 22-2S-1W. N/2 N/2 N/2. On Monroe Road, 1/2 mile north and 2-1/2 miles west of Meridianville, Ala.
Note: This solitary stone is outside what was once the yard of an old home. The house has burned but the bam is still standing in 1970. On a visit to this grave in October, 1970, we discovered that someone had recently pulled the stone out of the ground and it was lying flat on the ground. Such a disrespectful act is inexcusable !
MITCHELL, JOHN W. - Sacred to the memory of John W., son of Obediah and Margaret Mitchell, born in Madison Co., Ala., March 13th, 1818, died September 13th, 1854.
Census, Oct. 30, 1850:
Mitchell, Obediah (55) Va., Farmer
Margaret (51) Va.
John W. (32) Ala. school teacher.) John W. -M- Didama B.
Didamy (21) " ) Darwin 7-24-1845.(MB-4A).
William ( 3) ”
Sarah ( 2) "
Note: After the death of John W., Didama married William McWilliams on November 25, 1858 (MB-4B).
Local folk lore relates that John W. Mitchell died under mysterious circumstances and the authorities wished toperform an autopsy to determine the cause of death. The father, Obediah, refused to allow the autopsy but he was afraid they would exhume the body and perform it anyway. Thus the old gentleman buried his son so the grave could be seen from his bedroom window. He then rigged a shotgun aimed toward the grave so it would be handy in case his fears proved right.
CLARK CEMETERY (7)
LOCATION: Section 22-2S-1W. SE NE NE NW. Located a few yards from the above Mitchell Cemetery in a clump of trees and bushes.
CLARK, ROBERT - Sacred to the Memory of Robert Clark, son of Robert and Rachael Clark, Born in Halifax Co., North Carolina, Feb. 23, 1757, died in Madison Co. Ala., Novr. 20th, 1837, Aged 80 years, 8 months and 28 days.
CLARK, REBECCA - Sacred to the Memory of Rebecca Clark, daughter of John and Amy Sledge, Born in Halifax Co., North Carolina, May 26th, 1776, died September 22nd, 1825, aged 49 years, 3 months & 7 days.
NOTE: According to his Obituary Robert Clark was a Revolutionary Soldier.
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