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Cherokee African American Cemetery
Gate Photo Submitted by Jack James
The Cherokee African-American Cemetery was originally known as the Cherokee Chapel Graveyard.
It was also known as Cherokee Colored Cemetery. The name may or may not indicate Cherokee heritage and
could have been named so due to the Cherokee Creek that ran through or nearby the cemetery.
The land was at one time owned by Elijah J. Wollage. E. J. Wollage deeded 41 acres of land which
include this 2 acre parcel to his former slave Mariah Wollage in 1867. There was a Chapel located
at the front of the Cemetery known as Cherokee Chapel and it is indicated by a map of 1887.
The locals of Huntington still remember the small Chapel and when the cemetery was fenced in.
It was the burial place for slaves prior to emancipation and continues to be so for their descendants
and for families that moved into the area to work in the coal mines.
Elijah Wollage Will
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| NAME |
DATES |
COMMENTS |
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| Bell, Marshal |
Mar 1, 1865 - Apr 12, 1907 |
Marshall Bell m. Kansas Herbert African American, age 17 2/26/1888 (Kansas Herbert Bell 40 m. Charles Waugh age 45 11/08/1913) |
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| Brown, Hattie |
Feb 26, 1892 - Jun 13, 1932 |
(Hattie Martin 18 m. Isaiah Brown age 21 on 9/16/1908) African Am. |
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| Brown, Isaiah |
Apr 9, 1884 - Apr 4, 1938 |
African Am.
(from his Southwest Times Record newspaper obit: Funeral held on April 5, 1938 at 2:00p.m.) |
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| Butrell, H.D. |
1839 - 1872 |
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| Buttrell, Ike |
1873 - 1938 |
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| Calloway, H.W. |
Jan 5, 1875 - Feb 15, 1937 |
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| Gorden, Mattie |
May 1865 - Apr 3,1935 |
African American - divorced by 1930 |
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| Carson, Milt |
Jul 27, 1880 - Jan 25, 1906 |
Aged 25 Yrs 5 Mos & 28 D's |
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| Cole, Brenda E. |
Nov 18, 1954 - Oct 18, 1994 |
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| Cole, Cleo |
Aug 6, 1907 - Jan 29, 1970 |
m. Ruby Hanley Sep 17, 1930 (dau of John H & Mary Hanley) African American |
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| Cole, Donald E. Sr. |
Sep 19, 1932 - Sep 17, 1993 |
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| Cole, George C. |
d. Nov 12, 1954 |
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| Cole, Ruby Hanley |
Feb 6, 1911 - Mar 29, 1991 |
African American - dau of John H & Mary, Ruby Hanley Sep 17, 1930 to Cleo Cole |
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| Collins, Mary |
Jan 23, 1881 - Apr 20, 1904 |
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| Collins, Walter |
Apr 18, 1901 - Jul 1 1914 |
son John & Sarah (African Am.) |
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| Dorum, D.B. |
Aug 2, 1885 - Feb 8, 1937 |
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| Drant, James |
Apr ?1, 1905 - Aug 8, 1954 |
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| Emerson, G. |
unk |
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| Feilds, McHailey |
d. Jan 27, 1912 |
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| Feimster, Alan |
infant d. May 1906 |
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| Feimster, Fred V. |
1905 - 1982 |
Fred m. Dorothy Cummings age 23 in 1924; He then m. Ida Lee age 23 on Jan 7, 1928; African American |
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| Feimster, Ida (Lee) |
1905 - ?? |
African American |
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| Feimster, James Calven |
Jan 23, 1875 - Mar 1935 |
African American |
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| Feimster, LaDonna R. |
Jan 19, 1961 - Jul 23, 1983 |
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| Freeman, A.J. (Andrew) |
Jul 10, 1913 - Jan 18, 1937 |
African American; son of John H. & Anna Freeman
M. Victoria Hooper Mar 4, 1936 |
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| Gentry, D.H. |
Aug 18, 1885 - Oct 24, 1903 |
son of B.J. & M. Gentry |
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| Gentry, Grant |
1861 - 1910 |
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| Gentry, John |
Jul 1867 - Mar 1915 |
John Gentry age 26 m. Maria Harley age 18 on Dec 26, 1891 |
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| Gentry, Robert |
Nov 28, 1894 - Mar 3, 1902 |
Son of J.W. & Maria Gentry |
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| Gentry, Roy |
July 4, 1892? - Sept 6, 1964 |
Pfc 821 Co. Trans. Corp WWII; (Ray Gentry age 45 m. Arvie Emerson age 41 Apr 30, 1939) |
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| Gentry, Thomas family marker |
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| Hailey, Jennie |
1896 - Jun 20, 1931 |
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| Halloway, J.H. |
May 27, 18?? - Apr 17, 1907 |
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| Handcock, Betsy |
Mar 5, 1897 - Feb 27, 1901 |
Dau of Robert & Lizzie |
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| Hanley, Bud |
May 3, 1870 - Mar 4, 1897 |
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| Hanley, Johnnie |
Jun 6, 1890 - Aug 12, 1986 |
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| Hanley, Mary (Rodgers) |
1893 - 1966 |
Mary Rodgers age 18 m. John Hanley age 21 on 10/30/1910 |
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| Hanley, William R. |
Aug 22, 1883 - Mar 4, 1897 |
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| Hanly, Chardie |
d. Jul 22, 1935 |
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| Helm, Arthur |
Oct 29, 1881 - Jun 16, 1961 |
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| Helm, Irene |
Oct 29, 1894 - Aug 8, 1962 |
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| Henry, Annie |
1858 - Mar 15, 1911 |
wife of George Henry |
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| Hooper, Amanda |
1876 - 1962 |
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| Hooper, Chas |
1906 - 1952 |
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| Hooper, George |
1874-1875 - 1949 |
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| Hooper, Harriett |
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| Hooper, Jim |
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| Hornback, Sarah |
May 1864 - Dec 19, 1934 |
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| Hubbard, Robert |
Jul 12, 1871 - Jul 12, 1917 |
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| Hubbard, Sarah |
May 28, 1877 - Feb 10, 1906 |
wife of Robert Hubbard |
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| Hubbord, Jasper |
Mar 9, 1848 - Mar 5, 1897 |
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| Hutchison, Barnie |
1887 - 1961 |
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| Hutchison, Bonnie H.E. |
1887 - 1961 |
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| Hutchison, Bruce Ellis |
Aug 11, 1931 - Aug 21, 1980 |
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| Hutchison, Golda Shervil |
Nov 7, 1913 - Sep 2, 1986 |
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| Hutchason, John E. |
Jun 8, 1907 - Jun 1, 1969 |
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| Jackson, Lorene |
Jun 22, 1904 - Feb 17, 1976 |
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| Jefferson, Leona Marie |
1924 - 2004 |
Age 79 years |
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| Johnson, Ada |
1913 - 1968 |
Ada Freeman age 18 m. James Johnson age 21 on Nov 9, 1931 |
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| Johnson, James |
1910 - 1969 |
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| Johnson, John Wesley |
Jul 19, 1934 - Sep 28, 1963 |
Missouri, SN US Navy |
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| Johnson, Paul |
1912 - 1975 |
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| Johnson, Ruth B. (Brown) |
1909 - 1973 |
(Ruth Brown age 26 m. Paul Johnson age 23 Dec 25, 1935) |
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| Jones, Annie |
May 15, 1847 - Jun 10, 1909 |
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| Jones, Elreno |
April 1, -June 27, 1979 |
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| Jones, Lillian Mae |
d. Apr 10, 1979 |
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| Lee, Charley Jr. |
Aug 7, 1906 - Jan 26, 1940 |
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| Lee, Lucy H.(Herron) |
Jul 18, 1878 - Jun 9, 1967 |
(Lucy Herron age 17 m. Charley Lee age 22 Oct 23, 1894) |
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| Lewis, Katherine |
Jan 4, 1890 - May 29, 1891 |
dau of C.F. & Belle Lewis |
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| Martin, Daisy |
Apr 6, 1897 - Jun 7, 1939 |
(Daisy Gentry age 18 m. Faete Martin age 21 June 10, 1910) |
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| Martin, Deliah |
1854 - 1944 |
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| Martin, Fait |
Mar 12, 1895 - Mar 3, 1932 |
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| Martin, Henry |
Aug 25, 1870 - Mar 14, 1938 |
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| Martin, Sam |
1850 - 1935 |
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| McGee, Winnie |
Jan 20, 1882 - Aug 7, 1960 |
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| Moore, Doyle |
Nov 4, 1900 - Sep 17, 1972 |
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| Moore, Eva |
Nov 17, 1901 - Jan 23, 1976 |
(Eva Martin age 16 m. Doyce Moore age 18 Jan 23, 1918) |
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| Morrison, Samuel |
d. Aug 6, 1913 |
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| Norwood, Dan |
Feb 10, 1911 - Aug 22, 1945 |
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| Patterson, Etta (Pike) |
Dec 14, 1873 - Apr 17, 1935 |
(Etta Pike 26 m. Willis Patterson 34 on Feb 27, 1898) |
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| Penney, Agnes |
1852 - Jan 30, 1882 |
wife of W.M. Penney |
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| Penney, Freda |
Jul 17, 1902 - Nov 15, 1918 |
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| Penny, Lillie |
1885 - 1959 |
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| Penney, Litha |
1855 - July 24, 1900 |
wife of W.M. Penney |
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| Penney, Turner |
May 21, 1886 - Jul 6, 1902 |
Son of W.M. & Litha Penney |
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| Pike, Dellie (Latimer) |
Feb 15, 1892 - Mar 2, 1911 |
wife of Ellis Pike (m. Aug 29, 1907) |
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| Pike, Ellis |
May 8, 1882 - Mar 10, 1911 |
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| Rector, Wil. |
Mar 2, 1855 - Mar 21, 1897 |
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| Robinson, Billy Ed |
Aug 14, 1962 - May 21, 1973 |
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| Rogers, Bert |
Mar 10, 1898 - Nov 14, 1972 |
dau of Lizzie Rodgers African Am. |
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| Rogers, Lizzie |
Sep 1869 - Apr 11, 1939 |
African Am. |
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| Rogers, Roy James |
1904 - 1985 |
son of Lizzie - African Am. |
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| Smith, A.E. |
Aug 6, 1864 - Jan 20, 1945 |
African American |
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| Smith, A.E. Mrs Sennie |
Jun 30, 1874 - Oct 20, 1947 |
African American; wife of Anthoney E. Smith |
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| Smith, Arthur |
1941 - 2008 |
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| Smith, Beatrice (Hooper) |
Jun 12, 1899 - Sep 12, 1991 |
married Chess Smith Nov 24, 1937 |
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| Smith, Chess W. |
Oct 29, 1895 - Sep 30, 1961 |
son of Anthony E & Sennie Smith; African American |
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| Smith, Elnora |
Dec 2, 1918 - Jun 21, 1943 |
(Elnora Lee age 20 m. Alonzo Smith age 30 Nov 4, 1939) |
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| Smith, Gratis H. |
May 7, 1905 - May 13, 1935 |
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| Smith, Prince Albert |
Aug 15, 1915 - Sep 21, 1963 |
Ark U.S. Naval Reserve WWII (m. Thelma Emerson Nov 15, 1940) |
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| Smith, Sennie |
1864 - Jun 3, 1939 |
wife of Anthony E Smith |
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| Spencer, Shuler |
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Shuler Spencer age 25 m Jessie Moore age 20 in Dec 17, 1921 |
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| Thornton, L. |
1847 - Jun 1, 1899 |
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| Titchenor, Lucy (Jones) |
Apr 1882 - Jul 12, 1937 |
(Lucy Crittendon age 50 m. Joe Titchenor age 62 Jan 22, 1933)(First husband P. Crittendon age 36 m. Lucy Jones age 25 June 6, 1906) |
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| Walker, George W. |
1876 - 1942 |
African American |
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| Walker, Ida B. |
1886 - 1959 |
African Am. |
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| Walker, Raymond J. |
1907 - 1936 |
African American |
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| Washington, Emma |
d. Sep 19, 1912 |
Aged 73 yrs; wife of C.C. (Columbus)African Am. |
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| Washington, J.W. |
Sep 29, 1874 - Apr 25, 1900 |
son of C.C. & E. Washington |
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| Washington, Ordley |
Jan 3, 1877 - Dec 9, 1901 |
son of C.C. & E. Washington |
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| Washington, Pink |
d. May 7, 1904 |
31 years (Pink Washington age 28 m. Izetta Smith age 18 July 11, 1901) (Izetta Washington age 23 m. John Parks age 40 Dec 25, 1906) |
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| Williams, Sam |
Mar 15, 1852 - Mar 17, 1888 |
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