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The People Who Lived on the Land that is Now Redstone Arsenal, page 44
The Historical Atlas of Alabama (Department of Geography, University of Alabama 2000) shows only one Inman Cemetery in Madison County; it is listed as being in Section 26 of Township 4, Range 2 West, exactly where the “Emiline”/Inman Cemetery is found. This indicates that the correct name for the cemetery is Inman.
Rosita Sutton's family records indicate the area where the cemetery is located was called Possom Hollow as early as the 1830s. In 1840 Lazarus and Green L. Inman were enumerated among pioneers known to have lived in the southwestern part of the county. (The cemetery is also in the southwestern part of the county.)
1840 Madison County Census, p. 157, showing Lazarus and Green L. Inman
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Rankin noted that the 1840 neighbors of Green and Lazarus Inman are people generally known to be pioneers of arsenal lands and the area immediately to the northwest of the arsenal, which became the town of Madison. While they were shown on page 157 of the 1840 census, page 160 includes listings for both Isaac Inman and James Inman. Isaac is shown in the 50-60 age bracket while James is listed in the 20-30, suggesting a father and son relationship, which is supported by records showing they lived on adjacent parcels.
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