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Cemeteries of Madison County, Vol. I, page 140
SEAY CEMETERY (16)
LOCATION: Section 31-2S-1W - S/2 SE SW SW.
SEAY, ELIZABETH - Born in Bottetourt County, Virginia, 1785, died March 3, 1850.
Note: This approximately five-acre burial plot contains countless graves but only two are marked. Of the two, only Elizabeth Seay's is legible. The other grave is marked by crude chiseling on a rough, natural rock and the number "3" is visible along with what appears to be an "H" and a "G".
WILBURN CEMETERY (17)
LOCATION: Sec. 22-2S-2W. S/2 NE SE NE. On west side of Jeff Road behind the county sheds.
Note: This cemetery was completely destroyed by a previous land owner many years ago. Most of the stones were hauled to a nearby house and laid into a driveway. We dug up the stones but the inscriptions had been worn off from many years of use. Rock tombs surrounded by rock walls are still in existence in this cemetery but all identification is gone. Even though this is called the Wilburn Cemetery there are several other families represented here including a young woman named Taft, according to a local resident.
In the 1930's Kathleen Paul Jones and Pauline Jones Gandrud compiled a record of many of the old cemeteries in Madison County. Fortunately, the Wilburn is one they copied and Mrs. Gandrud has given permission to use her records here:
WILBURN, JAMES - Born January 10, 1789 - died January 29, 1846.
WILBURN, SALLY M. - Born.......23, 1790 - died.... 19, 1857.
WILBURN, FREDERICK B. - Son of James and Sally Wilburn. Born March 27, 1826, died September 17, 1850.
Census, Nov. 14, 1850:
Wilburn, Sally M. (59) Va.
Frederick (24) Ala.
Martha (23) "
Rebecca (18) "
Nathaniel (16) "
Patterson, Elizabeth (65) Va.
Wilburn, Sally Ann ( 1) Ala.
MADISON CROSS ROADS UNKNOWN GRAVES
LOCATION: Sec. 3-2S-2W. NE NE NE. Behind Reynolds store.
This rock walled cemetery is large enough for 3 or 4 graves but there are no markers here. In stage coach days the stage station was across the road and was razed only in recent years.
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