Madison County AlArchives Cemeteries.....Douglass-Pettus Cemetery - Complete Survey
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File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by:
Chad Capps cc_familyfarm-genresearch@yahoo.com October 1, 2006, 6:06 pm
Abstracted By: Chad Capps
Updated by Mike Clark April 5, 2011
The Douglass-Pettus Cemetery is located just off of
Douglass Road (North side) and approx. 1/2 mile West of Jeff Road
in the Monrovia community, South East of Capshaw mountain in
Madison County, AL.
Lat/Lon: 34.80122 degrees North 86.72498 degrees West by GPS.
The USGS survey reports the location as:
34 deg 48' 05" N 086 deg 43' 48" W
This survey was taken beginning on the West side of the
cemetery and going row by row, North to South for each row.
Last Name First Name Middle Name Birth Death Comment
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Douglass Thomas Henry 27 June 1949 20 February 2009 (No stone - Just an upright small metal frame with printed paper)
Douglass Frank D. 5 August 1905 27 February 1996 Sgt. US Army Air Corps
Word Robert Fisher 3 March 1885 24 January 1959
Word Annie Susie 11 February 1886 20 May 1916 Wife of R. F. Word
Stewart Ruth Douglass 2 February 1908 1 July 1945 Wife of James E. Stewart
Douglass Katie P. 18 October 1897 15 May 1980
Douglas Mildred L. 31 May 1910 12 Nov 1911 Daughter of T.J. & Annie Douglas
Pettus Annie 25 November 1872 2 Sept 1928 Wife of T.J. Douglass
Douglass Thomas J. 29 September 1868 17 March 1963
Jacks Mary J. 10 September 1840 18 September 1890 (The '18' in the day of death is hard to read)
Atkins Joseph 7 March 1808 22 June 1898
Pettus Antoinette Louisa 29 October 1848 17 July 1883 Wife of Samuel Wilburn Pettus (Shares stone with him)
Pettus Samuel Wilburn 4 October 1849 9 July 1916 (shares stone with wife: Antoinette Louisa)
Rogers David Earl 22 February 1890 19 May 1891 Son of J.N. & E.L. Rogers
Pettus Charlotte H. 22 December 1829 23 May 1903 Wife of Wm. R. Pettus
Pettus William R. 12 December 1808 25 May 1864
Pettus Walter A. See age in comment 1 July 1864 Aged 4 yrs, 8 ms. 20 Ds. - Son of W.R. & G.H. Pettus
Pettus Carlos 10 November 1885 1 July 1886 Son of R.E. & Julia A. Pettus
??? ??? Grave with a stone, but no info
Pettus Thomas Joseph See age in comment 12 August 1888 Son of Dr. W.D. & A.D. Pettus - Age 11 days
Pettus Lavinia Dew See age in comment 17 October 1885 Daughter of Dr. W.D. & A.D. Pettus - Aged 11 dys (the 'nia' at the end of the first name is hard to read)
Pettus Martha E. See age in comment 19 August 1881 Daughter of W.D. & A.D. Pettus - Age 2 ms. 9 ds - (Both '9's' are hard to read)
Dew Ann 16 April 1843 23 July 1916 Wife of Wm. D. Pettus
Pettus William David 12 April 1843 13 August 1906 ('M.D.' appears after last name)(Stone has a masonic compass and square with a 'G' underneath)
Second Stone (Granite placed by Dept. of Veterans Affiars) -
William David Pettus, Physician
Pvt CO F 9 Ala Infantry,
Confederate States of America, Apr 12 1833 Aug 13 1905
Brown Ann M. See age in comment 20 July 1883 Wife of Rev. H. H. Brown - Age 79 ys. 1 mo. 20 ds.
Brown Joseph L. 12 July 1833 29 March 1881 ('MD' appears after his last name)
Second Stone (Granite placed by Dept. of Veterans Affiars) -
Joseph L. Brown, Capt CO E 6 Tenn Infantry,
Confederate States of America, Jul 12 1833 Mar 29 1881
Rubicam Mary S. 17 May 1836 10 June 1911
Word Ellie John 22 May 1892 6 Oct 1945
Word Charles J. See age in comment 13 September 1896 Aged 45 ys. 3ms. 25 ds. (shares stone with wife E. Estelle Word)
Word E. Estelle See age in comment 3 June 1896 Aged 34 ys. 11 ms. 1 dy. (shares stone with husband Charles J. Word)
Word Charlie May See age in comment 15 December 1885 Daughter of C.J. & E.E. Word - Age 2 yrs. 3 ms. 5 ds.
Word Annie Eliza See age in comment 8 September 1889 Child of C.J. & E.E. Word - Aged 1yr. 8 ms. (shares stone with Leona Dew Word another child)
Word Leona Dew See age in comment 12 October 1890 Child of C.J. & E.E. Word - Aged 10 ms. - (shares stone with Annie Eliza Word another child)
Word Nina Lucille 13 June 1894 5 November 1909
D. A. J. unknown 10 May 1849 (Seems to be a hand-cut sandstone monument, different from all others)
D. C. unknown 19 October 1834 (Another hand-cut sandstone monument, different from all others)
Original File at: http://files.usgwarchives.org/al/madison/cemeteries/douglass364gcm.txt
Tombstone Photos are at http://www.findagrave.com