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Cemeteries of Madison County, Vol. II, page 182
BAILES CEMETERY (BALES)
LOCATION: Section 22-2-2E, NW SE. Maps refer to this cemetery as the Bragg Cemetery but that is in error. This cemetery is situated on a hill top overlooking the beautiful Hurricane Creek and Valley. Several years ago when I first visited this cemetery it was well kept but in 1976 it had become so overgrown with foliage it was almost impossible to get to the stones.
BALES - E. E. Bales - Born February 7, 1810 - Died Aug. 10, 1884 age 74 y, 6 mo., 3 days.
BAILES - In Memory of Delilah Broyles Bailes - April 31, 1813 - August 1, 1901. At rest.
Census, Oct. 30, 1850
Bales, E[ldridge] 38 Ohio - Farmer - $1000
Delilah 38 Ala.
William 12 ”
L. M. 11 "
Benjamin 9 "
Thomas 8 "
Sarah 4 "
Broyles, Mary 65 N. C.
Spelts, Z. 27 S. C. Laborer
WELLS - Rachel Wells - Died April 19, 1869 aged 71 years
WELLS - John Wells - Died October 8, 1857 aged 72 years
Census, Oct. 30, 1850
Wells, John 60 S. C. Farmer - $3000.
Rachael 50 S. C.
Lucinda 30 Ala.
David 25 "
Eliza 18 " -m- Robert M. Sloan Feb. 26, 1852 (MB-4A)
George 16 "
Wells, John 24 " John C. Wells -m- Sarah A. Edwards Oct. 18, 1846 (MB-4A)
Sarah 18 "
Sarah 1/12 "
BALES - Eldridge Bales Sr. - Note: This is the father of E. E. Bales (above) and a Revolutionary War veteran. He is buried in this cemetery in an unmarked grave. Listed in 1830 census as being between the ages of 50-59 years.
ANTHONY -
I was told that a man was burled here by the name of Anthony.
There is an Edy Anthony listed in the 1830 Census and if that was Mr. Anthony's wife he died before that time. When I canvassed this cemetery in 1970 there was an unmarked grave (that of Mr. Anthony) surrounded by a cedar fence but when I went back in 1977 the fence was gone and the cemetery was terribly overgrown.
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