Butler County, Alabama

Springhill Methodist Church Cemetery

Submitted by Donna Eldridge

Old Cemetery



Mrs. Mary D. Turner          b. May 17, 1853     d. July 1, 1932

Sam Turner                   b. Oct. 9, 1873     d. July 12, 1947

H. K. Turner

Minnie E. Gafford            b. April 22, 1871   d. June 26, 1888       dau. of Rev. T. G. & R. C. Gafford

In Memory of Children of G. W. and Mary Turner
Elmore                       b. Oct. 21, 1876    d. July 16, 1886
George F.                    b. Feb. 23, 1880    d. Dec. 8, 1886
Robert L.                    b. Jan. 2, 1884     d. May 26, 1896

Josiah Milton Gafford        b. Aug. 19, 1840    d. July 11, 1870

Anie R. Kersey               b. Oct. 2, 1849     d. March 15, 1899

Samuel E. Thompson           b. 1869             d. 1943

Annie L. Thompson            b. 1881             d. 1939

Tamer Frost                  b. April 14, 1817   d. Nov. 2, 1889        Age 72 years, 6 months, 12 days

Rebecca J. Patillo                               d. April 12, 1858      Age 12 years, 4 months, and 23 days
                                                                        dau. of J. E. and J. Patillo

Henry Crysel                                                            Was born dead Dec. 2, 1889

Nancy Mosley                 b. April 9, 1827    d. May 17, 1911        Age 82 yrs, 1 month, 8 days

Margaret Morgan              b. Oct. 30, 1834    d. July 25, 1868       Wife of John A. Morgan
                                                                        Age 31 years

Catherine Mercer             b. Donlinoton (?) Distrtict, S. C. in 1801 (poss Darlington)
                             d in Butler County, Age 68 years

Noah Mercer                  b. in North Carolina May 31, 1803
                             d. Butler County, Ala. Mar. 16, 1871       Age 70 years, 9 months, 15 days


Jane E. Graydon              b. April 15, 1845   d. Sept. 10, 1929

William A. Graydon           b. March 12, 1828   d. Jan. 2, 1902

Sallie L. Graydon            b. Oct. 7, 1856     d. Nov. 28, 1943

John Clinton Graydon         b. April 15, 1830   d. Jan. 11, 1892        Age 61 years, 9 months, 6 days

Sarah Ann Mercer             b. Aug. 26, 1828    d. July 10, 1895        Wife of J. C. Graydon

M. P. Smith                  b. June 15, 1859    d. Sept. 10, 1890       Wife of J. B. Smith

James Addison Graydon        b. Aug. 26, 1859    d. Sept. 7, 1866        son of J. C. and S. A. Graydon

Thomas Seth Graydon          b. Jan. 15, 1861    d. Oct. 13, 1866        son of J. C. and S. A. Graydon

Elmo Graydon                 b. Aug. 1877        d. March, 1924

Shelton Graydon              b. May 25, 1879     d. March 18, 1942

______ Bates

William Eli Boddie           b. May 12, 1860     d. Oct. 10, 1882

Emma Mosley Boddie           b. May 28, 1858     d. March 28, 1942

Nan ___ Grayden              b. May 17, 1840     d. March 31, 1908

Cora O. Simmons              b. April 1, 1871    d. Feb. 10, 1952

E. A. Simmons                b. July 16, 1864    d. Oct. 23, 1928

Catherine Simmons            b. Edgefield District S.C. May 18, 1825
                             d. Jan. 9, 1903

Lucien Claude McKinzie       b. Feb. 20, 1879    d. June 22, 1879       son of J. M. and Callie McKinzie

John S. McKinzie             b. April 11, 1878   d. Aug. 24, 1886       son of James H. and M. V. McKinzie
                                                                        Age 8 years 4 months and 13 days

Mary V. McKinzie             b. May 5, 1845      d. May 31, 1880        wife of James H. McKinzie
                                                                        Age 35 years and 26 days

James H. McKinzie            b. Aug. 3, 1845     d. Jan. 19, 1870       Age 33 years, 5 months, 10 days
                                                                        Ala. Pvt. Co. D, 61 Regt. Ala. Inf.,
                                                                        Confederate States Army

James Tildon                 b. Oct. 8, 1870     d. May 8, 1878         son of J. H. and M. V. McKinzie
                                                                        Age 1 year, 7 months

Annie                        b. Nov 5, 1871      d. Nov. 5, 1874        dau. of J. H. and M. V. McKinzie
                                                                        Age 3 years

Sarah Elizabeth              b. Sept. 28, 1823   d. July 28, 1871       Wife of Elias G. McKinzie

Margaret                     b. Aug. 7, 1796     d. June 21, 1876       Wife of Albert Pollard

Andrew J.                    b. ___ 1827         d. Oct. 12, 1852       son of Albert and Margaret Pollard
                                                                        Age 24 years

Mary L.                      b. Jan. 3, 1822     d. Feb. 11, 1850       dau. of Albert and Margaret Pollard

Thomas B.                    b. Oct. 26, 1835    d. April 3, 1878       son of Albert and Margaret Pollard

Albert Pollard               b. Oct 25, 1793     d. Nov. 6, 1878        Age 85 years, 11 months

Cpl. John K. Morgan          b. Nov. 19, 1919    d. Dec. 17, 1944

Wife, Myrtle Morgan          b. Sept. 22, 1924   d. ________

John A. Morgan               b. 1874             d. 1954

Kate A. Morgan               1884 -

James W. Morgan              b. Nov . 9, 1830    d. Nov. 13, 1919

Celia A.                     b. Jan. 12, 1835    d. June 14, 1918       wife of James W. Morgan

Thomas Richard Morgan        b. 1797 in S. Carolid. 1875 in Alabama

Nancy Mariva
   Andress Morgan            b. 1803 in South Carolina d. 1890 in Alabama

Mrs. M. L.                   b. Aug. 13, 1866    d. June 5, 1900        Wife of J. W. Morgan

Lee Roy                      b. Jan. 7, 1903     d. Feb. 11, 1903       son of J. W. and D. M. Morgan

Irene McQueen                b. Sept. 10, 1893   d. 1917

Caroline F. Herndon                              d. May 2, 1887         Wife of R. R. Reynolds
                                                                        Age 55 years

Darcas Morgan                b. Jan. 14, 1874    d. Aug. 4, 1930

W. B. Green                  1861                1932

Jeff L. Phelps               1860                1935

Sallie Phelps                b. Feb. 20, 1870    d. Oct. 27, 1957

Thomas R. Morgan             b. May 5, 1825      d. Nov. 14, 1890

M. C. Morgan (Sister)        b. Nov 5, 1877      d. June 14, 1924

N. C. Morgan (female)        b. Jun 11, 1869     d. July 5, 1923

W. W. Morgan                 b. Aug. 25, 1841    d. May 9, 1927         Co. C 17th Ala Reg.

Joseph Franklin              b. Nov. 2, 1886     d. Sept. 7, 1887       son of W. W. and N. C. Morgan

Sara Isabeli A.              b. Dec 24, 1871     d. Dec. 17, 1917       dau. of W. W. and N. C. Morgan

Thomas William Morgan        1875                1930

Trudie Ann Hornady Morgan    1893                1961

Grover C. Morgan             b. Nov. 22, 1885    d. April 11, 1945

Nora Bell Morgan             b. Sept. 24, 1897   d. Sept. 16, 1946

Mrs. Gertrude Capps Phelps   b. July 8, 1907     d. Feb. 26, 1931

Jesse F. Martin              b. Sept. 15, 1915   d. March 18, 1935

Callie T. Morgan             1873                1930

J. B. Morgan                 b. Apr. 21, 1866    d. Feb. 14, 1924

Infant son of T. H. and U. L. Morgan
                             b. Aug. 25, 1913    d. Aug. 26, 1913

Una L. Morgan                b. Oct. 29, 1882    d. Aug. 2, 1929

Thomas H. Morgan             b. May 23, 1879     d. May 15, 1955

Earskin Phelps               b. Aug. 28, 1909    d. Dec. 25, 1911       Son of C. L. and L. A. Phelps

Effie May Phelps             b. Oct. 4, 1894     d. June 28, 1899       Dau. of J. W. and F. E. Phelps

*J. A. J. Phelps             b. Jan. 12, 1833    d. March 5, 1895
*J. A. J. Phelps             b. April 10, 1836   d. March 5, 1895
* These two tombstones are near each other.  Note the only difference is the date of birth.

M. A. Phelps (female)        b. June 29, 1840    d. Nov. 22, 1912

C. L. Phelps                                     d. April 29, 1923      Age 45 years

Era                          b. April 24, 1890   d. Aug. 21, 1890       dau. of J. A. and H. M. Phelps

Velma O.                     b. Feb. 16, 1893    d. Aug. 18, 1893       infant of A. D. and C. D. Tindal


Clara C.                     b. Aug. 28, 1886    d. July 11, 1887       dau. of W. G. and M. A. Gafford

Erie                         b. March 17, 1898   d. Jan. 3, 1899        dau. of W. G. and M. A. Gafford

New Cemetery

W. H. Willis 1879 1946 Jeffrey Mannie Nicholas b. Jan. 24, 1958 d. Sept. 3, 1961 Clara B. Gibson b. Nov. 13, 1898 d. Dec. 25, 1956 Will C. Gibson b. Sept. 8, 1887 d. Marion T. Blair b. Nov. 12, 1936 d. Oct. 11, 1941 Martha P. Freeman b. May 26, 1900 d. Aug. 29, 1951 Zelma Ray Freeman b. Nov. 26, 1929 d. Dec 6, 1929 Edward P. Cox b. May 16, 1858 d. May 31, 1909 Mrs. Callie Cox b. March 18, 1858 d. July 6, 1902 O. C. Cox b. Nov. 12, 1878 d. Feb. 19, 1908 Mrs. Lonnie Cox b. July 7, 1887 d. March 12, 1908 Willie Viola Freeman b. Oct. 14, 1877 d. Feb. 19, 1935 John E. Freeman b. Aug. 10, 1872 d. Feb. 14, 1944 Thomas Jefferson Freeman b. Nov. 18, 1901 d. Oct. 25, 1935 Alabama GM1 U. S. Navy Willie George Seawright b. Sept. 12, 1869 d. Sept. 15, 1873 son of G. A. and S. E. Seawright grandson of W. K. and J. E. Parmer Corine Roper b. 1850 d. 1885 Thomas J. Payne b. Nov. 5, 1822 d. May 13, 1874 Nancy Crew b. April 15, 1890 d. Jan. 22, 1901 Nobie Crew b. Jan. 9, 1879 d. March 31, 1894 E. D. Crew b. March 6, 1843 d. Dec. 1, 1901 Mary Louise Crew b. April 6, 1858 d. Aug. 4, 1912 wife of E. D. Crew Betty Payne 1854 1893 J. T. Skippie Jordan b. Oct. 14, 1867 d. Jan. 24, 1879 Willie S. Jordan b. Jan. 15, 1869 d. Dec. 26, 1888 Mary Ruth Parmer b. 18__ d. July ___ ___ Parmer 1882 1913 Claude E. Parmer 1876 1911 Mack Wilson b. July 9, 1886 d. May 1, 1888 Son of J. S. and A. E. Wilson Sarah J. Thompson b. Dec. 5, 1841 d. Feb. 2, 1900 Wife of Dr. S. E. Thompson Dr. Samuel E. Thompson b. Feb. 11, 1826 d. Feb. 21, 1885 Jimmie May Thompson b. Nov. 12, 1859 d. Jan. 13, 1936 Eunice Thompson b. Oct. 14, 1888 d. July 18, 1893 dau. of B. C. and M. E. Thompson Samuel Ewing Thompson b. March 31, 1886 d. Nov. 21, 1917 Husband of Frankie Hobbs Thompson Father of Frances Ewing Thompson Benjamin C. Thompson b. Sept. 2, 1864 d. Aug. 17, 1947 Mary Phelps Thompson b. Feb. 22, 1859 d. Jan. 18, 1953 wife of B. C. Thompson Ella Phelps b. Jan. 21, 1870 d. Sept. 6, 1894 wife of W. J. Phelps Age 24 years, 7 months, 15 days L. Tiney Andress b. Dec. 3, 1877 d. Sept. 9, 1945 A. Sidney Andress b. Feb. 24, 1875 d. Aug. 8, 1934 Blanche Andress b. Sept. 6, 1900 d. Aug. 1918 Infant dau. of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Andress b/d May 30, 1899 Joseph B. Gibson b. Dec. 3, 1888 d. June 4, 1918 Eustacia Thompson Murphey b. Aug. 28, 1869 d. Sept. 3, 1950 William Harris Murphey b. Dec. 5, 1863 d. July 18, 1921 John Marvin Reynolds b. Feb. 19, 1891 d. March 31, 1924 son of Robert A. and Mary Rena Reynolds Mary Irene Morgan b. Jan. 18, 1878 d. March 4, 1904 wife of G. T. Williams McCary (?) Mercer Morgan b. Jan. 24, 1825 d. May 6, 1901 wife of John A. Morgan Age 78 years 3 months 11 days John A. Morgan b. Aug. 1, 1829 d. June 15, 1890 Jessie A. Morgan b. March 4, 1866 d. Aug. 24, 1883 dau. of J. A. and M. Morgan Rachel Zeigler b. In Orangeburg Diswife of John M. Zeigler d. In Butler County,Age 73 years, 1 month John M. Zeigler b. In Orangeburg Dist., S. C. Oct 11, 1809 d. In Butler County, Ala Jan. 30, 1860 Age 50 years, 3 months, 16 days Elizabeth Zeigler d. March 6, 1859 Age 24 (?) years Capt. W. H. Zeigler b. Orangeburg, S.C. Oct. 11, 1834 d. Greenville, Ala. Aug 20, 1894 Ula E. Zeigler 1861 1934 W. B. Zeigler 1852 1931 Aubrey Zeigler b. 1877 d. 1931 John Calhoun Zeigler b. Nov. 18, 1848 d. June 25, 1928 Missouri P. Evans b. Jan. 4, 1855 d. Jan. 17, 1918 wife of John C. Zeigler Ethel S. Zeigler b. Jan. 21, 1881 d. March 8, 1897 dau. of M. P. and J. C. Zeigler Bettie McQueen b. May 19, 1849 d. Aug. 11, 1885 wife of E.Y. McQueen

Census taken by Elizabeth Blackwell, 1965

Source:  Butler County Historical Society, Greenville, Alabama June 1967      Volume III,  Number 2

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