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Carter/Laxton Cemetery is in good shape. Someone keeps it
mowed and clean of debris. Several stones are in piles around
trees, however and others are so weathered they are unreadable.
The cemetery is located just North of Hawthorn Rd. on County Lane 214 in a
new Subdivision. Mineral
Township Map shows the cemetery's location.
Kathy
Sidenstricker has also stated that she has heard this cemetery called the "Baby
Cemetery".
Most photos (unless stated) taken of this cemetery are the property of
Kathy
Sidenstricker and are available for personal use only.
Kathy took some wonderful views of the cemetery.
Looking into the cemetery from the road.
Pile of stones next to a tree.
Inside the cemetery looking toward the road.
While Kathy was at Carter-Laxton she had some cute help
See her Cat Helper.
See her Dog Helper.
I went out 25 Nov. 2000 and began working in
the Southeast corner of the cemetery. The first set of stones
are in rows. But halfway through the cemetery they are scattered
haphazardly. So I then worked on the South side working my way
west. Then came up from the back of the cemetery on the North
half working my way east.
1st row working South to North
Roda E. McADOO
B: 21 Feb. 1889
D: 04 Apr. 1889
“Sleep on sweet babe
And take thy rest
God called thee home
He thought it best.”
Top of stone is broken
Infant Daughter
C.J. & H.A. McADOO
Born & Died
02 Oct 1890
“Sleep on sweet babe
And take thy rest
God called thee home
He thought it best.”
Olive McADOO
Dau of C.J. & H.A. McADOO
Born & Died
02 Aug 1898
(inscription is too weathered to
read)
Mary E. CARTER
Wife of T.A. Carter
B: 14 Mar 1863
D: 22 Mar 1886
“Since thou canst no longer ?
To ? me with thy love
I hope to meet with thee again
In yon bright world above”
Dau of C.D. & S.E. ABBOTT
B: 23 Sep 1880
D: 10 Apr 1880
Leaning up against E.D.
Jesse MOORE
Dau of J. & C.E. MOORE
B: 11 Jun, 1889
D: 03 Oct 1889
Queen A. CASE
B: 09 Jan 1820
D: 18 May 1896
“Weep not she is at rest”
Samuel W. CASE
B: 04 Jul 1825
D: 07 Mar 1883
Inscription is too weathered
Lillia J.F. BARRETT
B: Oct. 29, 1874
D: Mar. 13, 1882
Inscription is too weathered
Lana Elenora CASE
B: Oct. 3, 1880
D: Feb. 1, 1881
Inscription is too weathered
Shellote M. BARRETT
B: Sep. 5, 1878
D: Dec. 26, 1878
2nd row working North to South
Mary D. BISHOP
Dau of W.F. & H.A. Bishop
B: Jan 23, 1883
D: Aug. 1, 1885
Eliza DAVIS
Wife of J.P. Davis
B: Nov. 24, 1841
D: Apr. 23, 1874
“We will meet again”
DAVIS
Ella Lane FLACK
This is all that is scratched into
the stone
James W. CARTER
Son of M.C. & E.H. Carter
B: July 9, 1881
D: Oct. 2, 1881
“Budded on earth to
Bloom in Heaven.”
Flora M. FOSTER
Dau of A.E. & A. F. Foster
B: Aug 9, 1886
D: Oct. 9, 1887
“Budded on earth to
Bloom in Heaven.”
Joseph MORGAN
B: Nov. 27, 1826
D: May 30, 1896
“Gone but not forgotten”
Elizabeth MORGAN
Wife of Joseph Morgan
B: Feb. 17, 1829
D: Feb. 26, 1890
Crack has a concrete patch
Sarah A. MORGAN
Dau of J. & E. Morgan
B: Jan. 31, 1862
D: Sep 19, 1866
Marion C. MORGAN
Son of J. & E. Morgan
B: Nov. 16, 1864
D: Sep 26, 1866
3rd row working South to North
Elisha FOSTER
B: Oct. 14, 1832
D: Dec. 2, 1898
“Blessed are the pure of heart
for their…” rest of inscription is
too weathered
George M. CARTER
B: Apr. 14, 1849
D: Nov. 15, 1882
Julia A. CARTER
Wife of W.G. Carter
B: Feb. 20, 1826
D: Dec. 4, 1887
W.G. CARTER
B: Nov. 17, 1818
D: Aug. 23, 1874
Norris H. CARTER
Son of W.G. & J.A. Carter
B: Mar. 26, 1862
D: Sep 10, 1862
James H. CARTER
Son of W.G. & J.A. Carter
B: Dec. 17, 1857
D: Mar. 2, 1861
Thomas L. CARTER
Son of W.G. & J.A. Carter
B: Jul 24, [crack through year]
D: Oct. 31, 1860
Elizabeth MILLSWABB (or MILLSWALL)
1820
- 1828
(Field stone with inscription
Scratched onto it, very little is legible)
Mary S. KING
Wife of J.H. King
D: June 22, 1881
Aged: 35 ys 11 ms 23 ds
4th row working North to South
Julina RUSK
B: Oct 2, 1821
D: Jan. 16, 1892
Inscription is too weathered
Sarah CARTER
Wife of J.C. Carter
B: Dec. 7, 1789
D: Jan. 27, 1831
Sarah Margaret CARTER
Dau of
G.L. & M.M.
B: Apr 13, 1830
D: Apr 21, 1838
Margaret P. COOK
Dau of J.H. & S.E. Cook
B: Aug. 27, 1854
D: July 3, 1860
William H. CARTER
B: crack through date
D: Aug. 7, 1860
Julyi CARTER
B: July 23, 1859
D: Oct. 21, 1875
| MOTHER | FATHER |
| Ardora F. | Avery A. |
| B: Mar 8, 1864 | B: Mar. 23, 1860 |
| D: Jan. 20, 1920 | D: Feb. 27, 1943 |
| FOSTER |
5th row working South to North
[Crack with a concrete patch through name]
Son of J.H. & S.E. COOK
D: Dec. 1, 1880
Aged: 19ys 10ms 20ds
James H. COOK
D: Jan. 5, 1886
Aged: 56ys 9ms 19ds
“A loving Husband & Father
dear Our ur…”
Rest is too weathered to read
James CARTER
B: June 24, 1791
D: Oct. 9, 1845
Rosella SANDY
Dau of J. & G. Sandy
B: Apr. 16, 1875
D: Apr.
1890
Inscription is too weathered
John M. CLARK
Son of S.C. & M. Clark
B: Aug. 26, 1883
D: Mar. 12, 1891
William A. FERGUSON
Son of J.T. & J.I. Ferguson
B: Oct. 11, 1872
D: Dec. 27, 1872
“The infant child passed away
where awaits live & love”
Infant Son of
J.T. & J.I. FERGUSON
B: Oct. 4, 1871
D: Oct. 4, 1871
“Ended in earth to begin in heaven”
Fanny MILLS
D: Sep 7, 1872
Aged: 57ys 4ms
“Our Mother has your to rest”
James MILLS
Name is all that is scratched into
the stone
6th row working North to South
| MOTHER | FATHER |
| Kiziah HOPKINS | W.M. HOPKINS |
| His wife | |
| B: May 12, 1823 | B: Jan. 25, 1825 |
| D: Oct. 23, 1907 | D: Sep. 4, 1901 |
| “Rest Father & Mother in quiet sleep |
| While a son to sorrow |
| O’er thee weeps” |
| HOPKINS |
Rebecca A. STEVENSON
Wife of M. Stevenson
B: Feb. 3, 1809
D: Jan. 14, 1881
Milton STEVENSON
B: June 2, 1807
D: Aug. 20, 1881
Charles S. ROBERSON
Son of A.S. & C. Roberson
B: Feb. 3, 1873
D: Aug. 18, 1873
Catharine ROBERSON
Wife of A.S. Roberson
B: Oct. 1, 1842
D: July 12, 1874
Abraham S. ROBESON
B: Mar. 3, 1843
D: Feb. 26, 1902
Inscription is too weathered
ROBESON
Mil MILAXSON
[This is all that is scratched onto
the stone]
I began here working my way South to North, then to the West
working back North to South and continued snaking through the
SouthWest half of the cemetery.
“Asleep in Jesus”
Jennie A. Ferguson OHLER
Wife of J.H. Ohler
B: Nov. 4, 1881
D: Jan. 9, 1902
“Our Baby”
Carl D. CARTER
Son of James W. & Lida
B: Aug. 10, 1900
D: Feb. 25, 1901
Inscription is too weathered
“Our Darling”
Mary A. CARTER
Dau of James W. & Lida
B: Oct. 1895
D: Jan 1, 1901
[Could be June]
Inscription is too weathered
Marion CARTER
Son of T.A. & Ella Carter
B: Mar. 2, 1884
D: Dec. 20, 1908
Mary Grace BULL
Dau of Fred & Ara Bull
B; Nov. 1, 1910
D: Aug. 10, 1912
Fred BULL
1883 – 1912
Clifford J. BILDERBACK
Son of J.W. & D.L. Bilderback
B: Feb. 6, 1904
D: Aug. 15, 1905
Cleatus BILDERBACK
B: May 10, 1904
D: June 12, 1904
Junises L.DILLINDER
Son of Lorenzo & H.R. Dillinder
D: Aug. 3, 1876
Aged:
21ys 3ms 17ds
“Keep not Feelings?? For me”
Samuel DILLINDER
Son of L.A. & H.B. Dillinder
B: Feb. 7, 1880
D: Mar. 1, 1880
Lillie SNELL
Dau of J. & M.C. SNELL
B: Nov. 22, 1881
D: Nov. 22, 1881
Inscription is too weathered
Wm. W. RUSK
B: Feb. 12, 1866
D: Sep. 16, 1886
Essie P. PEPPERS
Dau of O.E & R.E. Peppers
B: Apr. 8, 1888
D: July 28, 1889
Inscription is buried
Jere. STONE
CO. G. 8
th Mo. E. Militia
Sarah E. STONE
Dau of J.P. & S.M. Stone
B: Oct. 21, 1867
D: Nov. 12, 1885
Infant son MARTIN
Son of H.H. & R. [or K.] Marlin
Born & Died
Apr. 11, 1824
VMS Bornd 1860
Dide Jan. 21, 1861
[This is all that scratched into
the field stone]
Luella JACOBS
Dau of O. & L. Jacobs
D: Sep 9, 1885
Aged: 1y 1m 20ds
“Dearest daughter….”
Rest of inscription is too weathered
Lorenzo D. DILLENDER
B: Mar. 9, 1836
D: July 31, 1908
Aged: 72ys 4ms 22ds
Flora A. GIBSON
Dau of W.H. & M.M. Gibson
D: Apr 30, 1888
Aged: 21ys 11ms 11ds
Lena M. EWING
Dau of J.H. & L.E. Ewing
B: Apr 26, 1889
D: Oct. 21, 1889
Budded on earth to
bloom in heaven
Floyd LASSITER
Son of W.J. & Lulu Lassiter
B: June 18, 1901
D: Dec. 11, 1902
Inscription is too weathered
Sarah L. BOTTOMS
D: May 1, 1884
Aged: 22ys
Permelia A. BROWN
Wife of D.W. Brown
B: Aug. 29, 1819
D: Jan. 3, 1877
“Our Darling Jennie” FLINN
wife of Jas. H. Flinn
B: June 22, 1861
D: July 19, 1880
Infant son MILLER
son of W.H. & Laura Miller
B: May 27, 1893
D: May 28, 1893
Budded on earth to
bloom in heaven
Jessie CRAFF
Son of J. & R. Craff
B: May 1, 1893
D: Oct. 28, 1894
Laura M. GREENLEE
Dau of S.M. & C.S. Greenlee
B: June 24, 1886
D: (crack through date)
1888
Ocia May LEE
Dau of L. & E. Lee
B: May 8, 1885
D: July 7, 1887
Inscription is too weathered
Lily R. LEE
Dau of L. & E. Lee
D: Mar 20, 1885
Aged: 3ys 11ms 20ds
Inscription is too weathered
Chloe CARTER
Wife of W.C. Carter
1899 – 1922
This plot is surrounded by a concrete divider
CARTER
FATHER
J.G.L. CARTER
B: Apr. 22, 1826
D: Nov. 8, 1914
Mary M. CARTER
Wife of J.G.L. Carter
B: Nov. 16, 1827
D: Apr. 8, 1902
End of plot
Henry G. VICTOR
Son of E. & M.J. Victor
B: Aug. 30, 1878
D: Aug. 9, 1880
Inscription is too weathered
Essie M. RANDALL
Dau of J.P. & E.F. Randall
D: May. 12, 1893
Aged: 11ms & 10ds
“A precious one from us has gone
A voice we loved is stilled
A place is vacant in our home
Which never can be filled”
Charley STRINGER
Son of J.A. & C.B. Stringer
B: Oct. 17, 1885
D: May 12, 1886
Prudie E. JONES
Dau of A.S. & S.J. Jones
B: May 7, 1875
D: Feb. 22, 1877
Aged: 2ys 9ms 15ds
Infant son RANDALL
Son of J.P. & E.F.
Randall
D: Jan. 27, 1889
“Budded on earth to bloom in heaven”
Iva DEARINGER
Wife of W.L. Dearinger
B: May 30, 1860
D: July 2, 1885
Aged: 23ys 1mo 8ds
Alma S. KRAMM
B: Jan. 12, 1897
D: Apr. 28, 1901
Budded on earth to bloom
in heaven
James E.
Son of J.T. & M. E?
GLADDEN
Born
Nov. 17, 1885
Died
Feb. 2, 1887
Lewis B. BEASLEY
Son of G.W. & M. I.
Beasley
B: Feb. 14, 1879
D: Feb. 27, 1879
Infant HARLAN
Of G.M. & S.H. Harlan
B: Nov. 5, 1890
D: Nov. 5, 1890
Belle HARLAN
Dau of G.M. & S.H. Harlan
Born & Died
Apr. 19, 1891
Grover C. BUSSEAR
Son of A. & E.M. Bussear
B: Dec. 17, 1885
D: May 30, 1889
Minnie C. CRUZAN
B: May 7, 1883
D: Aug. 7, 1885
“The Lord gave & the Lord hath
taken away; Blessed be the name of
the Lord”
John W. ELMORE
Son of J.H. & V.U. Elmore
B: Oct. 8, 1879
D: Mar. 13, 1881
“Gone but not forgotten”
Leuseta Elmore
Dau. of
J.H. & V.U. Elmore
B: Aug. 13, 1881
D: Jul. 1, 1889
Inscription is too weathered
MOTHER
FLORA
This is all that is on the stone
That is readable
| Eliza S. OHLER | Samuel J. OHLER |
| Wife of James | son of Jas. & E.S. |
| Ohler | Ohler |
| B: 1846 | B: Mar. 12, 1880 |
| D: Jan. 8, 1889 | D: Oct. 14, 1894 |
| OHLER |
| Inscription is too weathered |
Lee McKENNEY
Dau of G.W. & Rose McKenney
B: Mar. 21, 1893
D: Aug. ? 1895
Lula B. KNIGHT
Dau of G.W. & N. Knight
D: Mar. 17,
1883
Aged: 1day
Anna Belle SPENCER
Dau of A.C. & M.L. Spencer
D: Jan. 21, 1884
Aged: crack through age
“Only gone to bloom in heaven”
Willis G. McBEE
Son of Samuel R. & Susan J.
D: Feb. 1, 1888
Aged: 2ys 4ms 1d
George B. SPENCER
B: Jan. 9, 1862
D: June 4, 1897
John T. SMITH
Son of S.R. & B. Smith
B: Jul. 11, 1876
D: Jan. 19, 1887
Charles D. BURCH
Son of J.J. & M.A. Burch
B: Jan. 12, 1880
D: June 11, 1880
Purley May EVENS
B: Dec. 14, 1882
D: Dec. 18, 1882
Alex. RUDDICK
CO. H.
57
th Ill. Inf.
Ellie STEPP
Wife of
G. Stepp
B: Sep. 22, 1880
D: May 23, 1888
Back of Cemetery working to East
Concrete divider surrounds this plot
Joseph STEPP
B: Sep. 17, 1863
D: Dec. 28, 1883
Has a footstone: J.S.
Headstone that only says : Joseph
Another footstone: T.H.S.
End of plot
Eddie Brown
Son of J.S. & M.F. Brown
B: Aug. 17, 1885
D: May 31, 1887
Suffer the children
to come unto me, For
of such is the
kingdom of heaven
Lee Oliver MARTIN
Son of J.W. & L.F. Martin
B: Aug. 17, 1895
D: Oct. 31, 1895
“How much of light, how much of joy
Is buried with our darling boy”
Oscar H. CRUNK
Son of A. & M.A. Crunk
D: May 28, 1887
Aged: 10ys
“Of such is the kingdom of heaven”
Footstones:
J.E.G.
L.B.K.
L.D.D.
L.V.
M.E.
L.J.
H.R.D.
M.S.
F.A.G.
F.L.
Kathy found stones that I had missed
Frank Anderson
Died
July 14, 1878 or 1873
Aged
9 Mos. 20 Das.
Ida M. H. Anderson
Dau. of
John & A. R. Anderson
Died
Feb. 12, 1885
Aged
1 Yr, 10 Mo. 9d.
Dillender
Ida M. Wilmoth
Dau. of
G. W. & M. E.
WILMOTH
Died
Aug. 17, 1877
Aged ????
J H King
Died
Jan. 22, 1881
Aged
3? ?? 11 Ms
23 D's
J. J.
Joseph Dillender
Son of
L. & ??
DILLENDER
Born
Feb. 7, 1880
Died
Crack through date
Maud M. Ellmore
Dau. of
J.A. & V. U. Ellmore
born
June 6, 188?
died
July, 4, 1889
Joseph E. Sparlin
Son of
W. B?. & S. E.
SPARLIN
Born
Jan. 18, 1881
Died
May 26, 1882
Thos. H. Stepp
Born
Oct. 6, 1809?
Died
July 28, 1888
Aged
78ys 9ms.
22 days.
Has Footstone: T.H.S.
Wilmoth
Born
Dec. 16, 1880
Stone is broken
Charles Edward Maxfield
Son of
L.L. & S.A.
MAXFIELD
Born
Feb. 9, 1883
Died
Sept. 6, 188?
Footstones:
C.B.S.
C.D.B.
E.B.
M.I.L.
Information in italics is from Jasper County Cemetery
Transcriptions by Colleen Belk.
Updated: Saturday, August 28, 20042
