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Cemeteries of Madison County, Vol. II, page 319
ROUNTREE - GENTRY CEMETERY
LOCATION: Section 4-3-2E - Approx. Center of NW/4 in grove of trees that are nearly to the crest of the hill. This is far off the road (Hurricane Creek Road) and is best gotten to by jeep or pickup. This cemetery is on private property which is presently owned by Allen Bragg.
GOWEN - William Gowen - Born May 4, 1821 - Died Oct. 1, 1881. Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord.
Note: There was a grave on each side of William Gowen but each was marked only with an unlettered fieldstone. Both graves appeared to be adults.
GENTRY - H. E., wife of T. H. Gentry - Born June 18, 1855 - Died June 10, 1877. A loving wife, a mother dear, lies buried here.
GENTRY - J. T. Gentry..........1880,....... 23, 1880. [Stone broken and illegible]
Note: There were many unmarked graves and many graves marked with unlettered fieldstones in this cemetery.
ROUNTREE - In Memory of Oney Martisha, dau. of William & Martha Rountree. Born June 18, 1843. Died Mar. 30, 1862
ROUNTREE - In Memory of William M. Rountree. Born Feb. 17, 1818 - Died Aug. 26, 1872. [Masonic emblem on stone]
ROUNTREE - Benjamin R. Rountree - Born Jan. 7, 1845 - Died Dec. 15, 1886. His spirit smiles from that bright shore and softly whispers, weep no more.
[Note: Madison County death records state he was born in Alabama and died of pneumonia.]
Census, October 25, 1850
Rountree, Wm. 32 Ala., schoolteacher - $1500. ) Wm. Rountree -m- Martha
Martha 32 " ) Rogers 7-4-1839 (MB-4)
Henry 10 "
Seaborn 8 " Seaborn L. -m- Mildred M. Parvin 8-1-1864 (MB-4B) Same?
Marticia 7 "
Benj. 5 "
Mary 4 If Mary S. -m- James H. Brown 2-14-1872 (MB-6)
Harriet 3 ft Harriette -m- Robert J. Ferguson 11-12-1870 (MB-5)
Wm. 5/12 "
SHARP CEMETERY
LOCATION: Section 36-2-2E - S/2 NW SE - In Sharps Cove on the edge of the wagon road that leads back to the Sharp Cemetery in the NW/4 (below).
SHARP - In Memory of Martha Sharp - Died September the 20th 1849 Age 80 Years.
Note: There were many unmarked graves here and graves marked with unlettered fieldstones. I have no knowledge as to who else is buried here. Mr. J. V. Salters owns this property now (1977) and was told by Sharp family members that the above Martha Sharp lived in a cave when she and her family first settled this valley. Scott's cave is a few hundred yards from the cemetery.
SHARP CEMETERY
LOCATION: Section 36-2-2E - SW NW NW. On the west edge of Sharps Sinks which is far from any road.
There are five graves here. Four of them are Sharps. The fifth is a man, according to legend, the Sharps found dead on the mountain and whose identity they did not know. According to Mr. Salters, the present land owner, the body was found "about a hundred years ago." Mr. Salters did not know which Sharp family members occupied the other four graves. There are no tombstones there.
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