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Lamar County Kin By: Barbara W. Carruth Appeared in The Lamar Leader July 28, 1999 Appeared in The Lamar Democrat September 8, 1999
Evans Family Cemetery is located about 5 miles northwest of Sulligent, Alabama in northwest Lamar County. Two acres of land was donated for the cemetery. Today the actual cemetery only covers about 0.5 acre plus. There are 105 graves, of which 24 sites are not marked. These are believed to be early members of the family or people who lived and worked for the Evans family.
In the spring time or fall, the cemetery area is very beautiful, nestled on a hill surrounded by trees just off county road 35 or Lost Creek Road . The cemetery is very well groomed due to local persons in the community that are related to the Evans Family. When W. W. and Sarah Evans King , W. Earlie Evans, Robert Carden and others were alive, they made certain that the cemetery area and all the graves were ready for the annual decoration day. Years ago, relatives would meet at the cemetery in the afternoon, on the second Sunday in May, sing hymns and then a preacher would deliver a short sermon while everyone was standing around in the cemetery.
It has long been a tradition to decorate all the graves in the cemetery on the second Sunday of May. This became the ‘Decoration Day’ for the cemetery. Many of the graves have long since had anyone of their family to decorate their grave, but the ladies in the community see that at least one flower is placed on each grave. Lula Bell King Woolbright, whose mother Sarah Evans King, was the granddaughter of Thomas Evans, who moved his family here from North Carolina in the early 1800’s, carries on the tradition today, set by her mother, to place at least one flower on each grave.
A cemetery such as this, is unique, but I can think of no better ‘resting place’ than on the top of a hill overlooking where your ancestors, lived, worked, and worshipped . If you go to the cemetery on a quiet day, sit and breathe the country air, and look out over the area, I promise you , it is almost as if you can see them just as they were years ago, working their crops, taking care of their families and being neighbors to each other. ( Remember I told you in the first "Lamar County Kin", that I have a bad case of this genealogy bug! I enjoy cemeteries! ) Below is a listing of the Evans Cemetery: Adair, Tommie Rushton Oct 15, 1894 February 18, 1981 Adair, Vera Jane July 12, 1902 May 05, 1968 Carden, Adline King Mar 29, 1866 Aug. 15, 1922 Carden, Infant Son May 04, 1904 May 04, 1904 Carden, Infant Son May 04, 1904 May 04, 1904 Carden, Infant Son Apr.24, 1905 Apr. 24, 1905 Carden, Samuel R. Nov 18, 1836 Sept. 9, 1908 Crump, Joyce Janette Feb. 22, 1959 April 14, 1974 Davidson, Garnett G. Aug. 13, 1906 June 15, 1972 Davidson, Lilly L. October 14, 1905 May 02, 1992 Davidson, Paul Jan.1940 Jan. 1940 Davidson, Robert Joe Feb. 21, 1937 Apr. 22, 1994 Dill, Nelle Wright May 02, 1922 Dill, William Gordan June 04, 1922 June 26, 1988 Dorsey, Mollie 1860 1919 Enlow, Bill Dec 13, 1894 May 05, 1967 Enlow, Nettie May 14, 1899 March 07, 1977 Evans, ? Aug 16, 1898 Feb 9, 1899 Evans, Belmon Clyde Sept. 17, 1891 Aug. 21, 1892 Evans, Benjamin W. 1848 1918 Evans, Bentford May 12, 1928 July 07, 1994 Evans, Campie O. 1879 ?? Evans, Delia B. 1864 1957 Evans, Dock Mar 27, 1896 December 05, 1974 Evans, Effie G. Oct. 31, 1906 June 30, 1907 Evans, Elizabeth J. 1855 1939 Evans, George L. June 28, 1900 June 15, 1930 Evans, Green B. June 2, 1874 January 18, 1912 Evans, Infant Daugh. Jul 15, 1881 Jul 15, 1881 Evans, Infant Son Nov. 15, 1894 Nov. 15, 1894 Evans, James Earl 1926 1928 Evans, James Esca June 22, 1879 Sept. 29, 1880 Evans, Lovie Nov. 04, 1904 September 10, 1968 Evans, Ludell June 03, 1905 February 04, 1984 Evans, Ludie Jan 1, 1870 July 27, 1939 Evans, Martha E. Sept. 25, 1868 Oct ??? Evans, Martha S. Mar. 1, 1868 May 7, 1896 Evans, Hattie Lou Aug. 23, 1901 August 24, 1901 Evans, N. A. Nov 11, 1838 January 10, 1923 Evans, Garless Oct. 10, 1904 August 07, 1978 Evans, Narcisa J. Jan 7, 1827 TOMB BROKEN Evans, R. G. Jan 10, 1835 January 07, 1908 Evans, Ozema Janette Jan. 24, 1877 Jul 19, 1898 Evans, Pleasant Jeptha Jan. 17, 1854 Jul. 5, 1878 Evans, W. T. 1866 1928 Evans, W. T. Jan 26, 1826 Sept 28, 1895 Evans, William C. 1874 1944 Eveans, Frances Feb. 10, 1865 Apr. 5, 1865 Eveans, John N. July 3, 1878 May 29, 1888 Evins, Thomas ?? Age abt 65 yrs. Haskett, James K. Dec 25, 1844 Apr. 26, 1916 Haskett, Noel Jessie Sept. 3, 1892 Nov. 25, 1973 Irvin, Joanna Oct 5, 1864 October 14, 1912 Irvin, Lettie M. Jul. 30, 1831 Sept. 30, 1913 Jaggears, Minnie Gertrude June 01, 1914 July 01, 1915 King, Birtha Love Dec. 01, 1906 Mar. 15, 1907 King, Flora Lee Sept.28, 1905 Dec. 20, 1905 King, Ruby J. Sept. 05, 1905 May 17, 1908 King, Sarah T. Sept 4, 1880 October 24, 1962 King, Willie Washington Mar 23, 1876 February 20, 1950 Mayes, Wilma 1893 ??? Mayes, Walter 1891 1945 Munn, Maxine Dec. 25, 1913 January 11, 1914 Norton, Cleopatra Jan 23, 1886 July 20, 1915 Owens, Jewell 1907 1924 Owens, Luther G. 1877 1918 Smith, Almoth L. Dec 17, 1870 Aug. 27, 1916 Thompson, Connie Enlow Dec. 02, 1924 September 17, 1982 Thompson, James Basil March 18, 1918 Walden, Inman Aug 22, 1883 April 18, 1894 Webb, Joseph ? ? White, Alfred W. 1872 1917 White, Pink M. 1874 1946 White, Troy 1911 1924 Woolbright, H. L. "Jack" Jan. 07, 1906 October 10, 1989 Woolbright, Lula Bell Sept. 19, 1911 Woolbright, Sarah Kathleen Oct. 28, 1932 June 25, 1934 Wright, Louella C. Jan 25, 1872 June 26, 1947 Wright, Ruby Walden Sept. 21, 1902 May 09, 1995 Wright, William Dixon Feb 27, 1895 April 03, 1968 Address for the Evans Cemetery website is http://welcome.to/evanscemetery. Queries for the week: Dear Barbara, I am looking for missing links on my Sandlins. I have information that people have told me that some of my Sandlins lived in Sulligent. Lamar Co. Al. I am looking for John W Sandlin and Arminta (Mintie) Garrison, I am having probems locating them. John was born about 1825. Thank you Dorothy Ballenger Dear Barbara, When I was a student at West Texas State University, there was a man who worked at the college who was named Paige Carruth. My grandmother and he were distantly related in some way. They had lots of fun talking about old times and family in Lamar County, AL. I would be interested in knowing how they were connected and whether you have any connection to Paige. My grandmother was Maggie Almarine Chandler Hankins Her parents were John Calhoun Chandler and Judy Abigail Hill Her grandparents were Martin Anthony Chandler and Lucy A. England and Henry Thomas Hill and Martha Caroline Woods All the above were in Lamar County, AL and are buried there except for my grandmother who is buried here in Amarillo, TX. I enjoyed your homepage very much. Mollee Puckett If have any information on the above queries contact me at 205 698 9427; P. O. Box 579, Sulligent, AL 35586 or email coco @ fayette.net. Suggestions for this column are welcome. Helpful Hint: Transfer your jelly to a small plastic squeeze bottle. No more messy sticky jars or knives. This also works well for homemade salad dressing. See you next week! Return to Lamar County Kin Index Return to Lamar County Kin Main Page |