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Cemeteries of Madison County, Vol. II, page 99

STATE LINE CEMETERY NO. 2 LOCATION: Section 2-l*-2E, NW NE NE. On the Madison County side of the Madison County, Ala-Lincoln County, Tennessee line. JACKS - Sina, wife of D. F. Jacks - Born July 17, 1819 - Died April 15, 1899 ] These two stones ] enclosed by a wrought JACKS - D. F. Jacks - Born July 28, 1819 - Died May 29, 1910 ] iron fence. Note: I was told by an elderly resident of this community that Sina Jacks died as a result of burns sustained when her flannel nightgown caught fire at their fireplace. HOWARD - Newt E. - 1855 - 1950 ) ) Dbl. HOWARD - Mary L. - 1864 - 1933 ) OLDFIELD - Francis J. Oldfield - Born Nov. 13, 1835 - Died Aug. 31, 1915 ) ) Dbl. OLDFIELD - Martha W. Oldfield - Born Nov. 13, 1835 - Died Aug. 28, 1920 ) OLDFIELD - Susanah Oldfield - Born Aug. 8, 1833 - Died Sept. 13, 1912 OLDFIELD - F. J. Oldfield - Born July 10, 1801 - Died March 2, 1890. God's finger touched her - And she slept. OLDFIELD - Elizabeth J. Oldfield - Born Nov. 24, 1826 - Died Apr. 20, 1888 (stone broken) OLDFIELD - Mary A. Oldfield - Born Oct. 29, 1824 - Died Jan. 12, 1880. (Note: The "9" in Oct. 29 could be a 26 or even a 28; it looked like a "6" upside down and reversed.) Census, Nov. 12, 1850 Census, Nov. 12, 1850 Oldfield, Jno. 53 N. C. - - Farmer Oldfield, Jno. 21 Ala. - laborer Frances 49 N. C. Abigale 18 " Andrew 20 Ala. Mary 26 " Elizabeth 24 " Note: These are the only two Oldfield Wm. 17 " families listed in the 1850 census of Frances 12 " Madison County. From the beginning Martha 12 " through 1865 there are only two Oldfield Susan 11 ft marriages: Garland 10 " John Oldfield -m- Aley Hill Dec. 21, 1856 George 8 " and John Oldfield -m- Elizabeth Stewart, Lisc. June 14, 1862. STONE - Garland M. Stone - Sept. 19, 1849 - Sept. 6, 1917 ??" There are seven unlettered fieldstones running across this cemetery in an even line. BOSTICK - Mrs. Nancy C. Bostick - Died Nov. 11, 1971 Aged 71 years (funeral marker) CRAFT(?) - Hollis B. [Craft?] - Born Apr. 29, [1930?], Died Dec. 11, 193[0?]. (Note: This was a hand lettered cement marker and nearly impossible to read. HOWARD - Henry F. - July 2, 1885 - Apr. 24, 1963 ) ) HOWARD - William H. - Aug. 23, 1891 - July 14, 1961) ) These four Howard family members shared HOWARD - Maudie - Nov. 18, 1898 - (blank) ) a common headstone. ) HOWARD - Rachel - Nov. 9, 1900 - (blank) ) YARBROUGH - Vicky M. Yarbrough - Oct. 7, 1951 - Aug. 27, 1971 99 - (703)