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Moncrief Cemetery was established around 1872 in | '''Moncrief Cemetery''' was established around [[1872]] in [[Gardendale]] on land donated by homesteaders [[Elijah Moncrief]] and [[James Moncrief]]. | ||
It is believed that some of the earliest settlers of Gardendale are buried here. The earliest grave marker is of [[John Wesley Gillespie]], born 1852; died 1872. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* "Moncrief Cemetery, Gardendale" in | * "Moncrief Cemetery, Gardendale" in {{HJC}}, p. 140 | ||
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[[Category:Jefferson County cemeteries]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:41, 20 June 2016
Moncrief Cemetery was established around 1872 in Gardendale on land donated by homesteaders Elijah Moncrief and James Moncrief.
It is believed that some of the earliest settlers of Gardendale are buried here. The earliest grave marker is of John Wesley Gillespie, born 1852; died 1872.
References
- "Moncrief Cemetery, Gardendale" in The Heritage of Jefferson County, Alabama (2002) Clanton: Heritage Publishing Consultants. ISBN 1891647547, p. 140