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* "Fraternal Cemetery, Pratt City" in ''The Heritage of Jefferson County, Alabama''. Clanton: Heritage Publishing Consultants. ISBN 1891647547, p. 138 | * "Fraternal Cemetery, Pratt City" in ''The Heritage of Jefferson County, Alabama''. Clanton: Heritage Publishing Consultants. ISBN 1891647547, p. 138 | ||
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Revision as of 11:26, 14 November 2012
Fraternal Cemetery was established in 1881 and is located in Pratt City off of Sheridan Road on "Irish Hill" in North Pratt, close to Pratt Mine #1.
It is believed that the land for the cemetery was given to the fraternal organizations of miners by Henry F. DeBardeleben, a founder of Pratt Coal and Coke Company. Lands were added in 1898 and 1926. Many immigrants who settled the Pratt City area are buried here. The Pratt City Memorial Day Parades in the 1930s used to start at City Hall and end at the cemetery.
Two other cemeteries border the Fraternal Cemetery: Green Cemetery and Foley Cemetery. One of the earliest burial dates is of J. A. Givens, age 21, who died in 1881.
Notable Burials
- John Meagher, general superintendent of the Pratt City mines
References
- "Fraternal Cemetery, Pratt City" in The Heritage of Jefferson County, Alabama. Clanton: Heritage Publishing Consultants. ISBN 1891647547, p. 138