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'''Bivens Chapel Cemetery''' was established sometime before [[1836]]. It was added to the [[Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage]] on [[December 19]], [[1991]]. | '''Bivens Chapel Cemetery''' or '''Bivens Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery''' was established sometime before [[1836]] and was associated with [[Bivens Chapel Methodist Church]] near [[Brookside]]. It contains more than 640 graves. | ||
The cemetery was added to the [[Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage]] on [[December 19]], [[1991]]. | |||
The second Sunday in May is the cemetery's annual "Decoration Day" | The second Sunday in May is the cemetery's annual "Decoration Day" | ||
==Notable Burials== | ==Notable Burials== | ||
* [[Martha Bivens]] (1806-September 15, 1836) | * [[Martha Bivens]] (1806-September 15, 1836), Wife of Colonel [[Robert Bivens]] and daughter of [[John Aikins]] and [[Ann Aikins]] | ||
* [[William Spear]] | * [[Jim Parsons]] (1933-June 5, 2013), former Chief of the [[Birmingham Police Department]] | ||
* [[William Spear]], Revolutionary War veteran | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* "Bivens Chapel Cemetery" in | * "Bivens Chapel Cemetery" in {{HJC}}, p. 137 | ||
[[Category:Bivens Chapel Cemetery burials|*]] | |||
[[Category:1830s establishments]] | |||
[[Category:Jefferson County cemeteries]] | [[Category:Jefferson County cemeteries]] | ||
[[Category:Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage]] | [[Category:Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:23, 25 October 2016
Bivens Chapel Cemetery or Bivens Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery was established sometime before 1836 and was associated with Bivens Chapel Methodist Church near Brookside. It contains more than 640 graves.
The cemetery was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on December 19, 1991.
The second Sunday in May is the cemetery's annual "Decoration Day"
Notable Burials
- Martha Bivens (1806-September 15, 1836), Wife of Colonel Robert Bivens and daughter of John Aikins and Ann Aikins
- Jim Parsons (1933-June 5, 2013), former Chief of the Birmingham Police Department
- William Spear, Revolutionary War veteran
References
- "Bivens Chapel Cemetery" in The Heritage of Jefferson County, Alabama (2002) Clanton: Heritage Publishing Consultants. ISBN 1891647547, p. 137