McDonald Chapel Cemetery
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McDonald Chapel Cemetery, established in 1876, sits is across the road from McDonald Chapel.
James McDonald, a member of the founding family and the earliest burial at the cemetery (marked with historical marker #76 by the Jefferson County Historic Commission), was dragged to death by a mule at the age of 14 and buried in 1876.
The cemetery includes the plots of many early settlers of the area. There are seven known Confederate soldiers buried at McDonald Chapel Cemetery, all of whom have Confederate markers.
The McDonald Chapel Cemetery Record was compiled in 1997 by church historian Sara Ray and her son Doug Ray.
References
- "McDonald Chapel Cemetery" in The Heritage of Jefferson County, Alabama (2002) Clanton: Heritage Publishing Consultants. ISBN 1891647547, p. 139