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Old Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery

Causey Road

Latitude 324321N Longitude 0835527W

At the entrance to the Cemetery is a large marker with the following inscription:

On land donated by Vincent (Jack) Nichols, Born in 1804. died 1876. He sawed the timber which was donated by himself and others in the community to build the Church. His residence, grist mill, and saw
mill were located near by. He was a prominent Church community leader a mason, a justice of the peace, and served Crawford Co. as one of it's leading citizens. He was church C. L. until his death. The Nichols family were active Church members, and at one time numbered 22 on roll. He and his wife, Elizabeth had seven known children Elizabeth, Daniel, James, Nancy, Jobez Jackson, Joseph Warren and Robert Vincent. This marker was erected by descendants of Vincent Nichols in his memory Erected Oct 1992

  SMITH, Addie A. 1905 1932
  SMITH, Fannie Alberta 1883 1932
  SMITH, Ollie E. 1866 1917
  SMITH, Clevie Joe 1915 1916
  SMITH, Jewel 1913 1914
  SMITH, Lula V. 1902 1918
  SMITH, Branch 1896 N/D
  SMITH, Alice Virginia 1868 N/D
  SMITH, Brantley E. 1858 1925
%HUDSON, W. C. 06 Jan 1906 01 May 1925
%HUDSON, Dora 1864 1910
%HUDSON, Horace 1900 1902
%HUDSON, Infant of Lile N/D N/D
  TIDWELL, Willie B. 1892 1929
  TIDWELL, Jack 1925 1926
  TIDWELL, Frank 1919 1923
%BEACHAM, George W. "CO F 57 Regt GA Vol Inf CSA" 1832 1912
  BECHAM, Willie J. 1921 N/D
%BECHAM, Myrtis 1890 1918
%BECHAM, Ludie S. 1866 1913
+BECHAM, Columbus "Jack" 1862 1928
%BECHAM, Clarise "Infant" N/D N/D
%BECHAM, Grace "Infant" N/D N/D
%BECHAM, Uta "Infant" N/D N/D
%OUTLER, James R. "Pvt 1 7 Field Sig Battn WWI" N/D 10 Mar 1925
  SMITH, Marion Otto 1873 1915
  SMITH, Mattie Lee Giles 15 Aug 1875 12 Jan 1915
*SMITH, Joseph Earl "Son of Mr. & Mrs. M.O. Smith" 16 Dec 1906 24 Dec 1908
*SMITH, Rosa Lee "Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. M.O. Smith" 04 Aug 1899 28 Nov 1899
  (4) Graves marked by Blank Head Stones    
*BECHAM, Allen N/D N/D
*BECHAM, Anna C. 1828 1890
  (8) Graves marked by Blank Head Stones    
%HANCOCK, Lena H. 1898 1920
  (1) Grave marked by Blank Head Stone    
%HARTLEY, Walter L. 1911 N/D
%HARTLEY, Ida 1899 1902
%HARTLEY, Curtis 1895 1895
%HAMLIN, Elizabeth D. 1845 1922
%HAMLIN, George W. "CO A 7 Ga Inf CSA" N/D N/D
%HAMLIN, Infant Son of G.W & Millie Hamlin N/D N/D
%HAMLIN, Millie J. 1846 N/D
%HAMLIN, Washington M. 1878 N/D
%HAMLIN, Mattie Long N/D N/D
  (1) Grave marked by Blank Head Stone    
%BECHAM, Laura Collis 28 Oct 1905 25 Apr 1906
*BECHAM, Van 1886 1886
*BECHAM, Blanche 1896 1898
*BECHAM, Holloy 1906 1907
  (1) Grave marked by Blank Head Stone    
*Long Family Plot    
*LONG, Lizzie Ruth 1919 1919
*LONG, Thad Lee 1901 1901
*LONG, Mollie Marshall N/D 1909
%LONG, Child of Mollie & John B. N/D 1909
*LONG, Thalen N/D N/D
*LONG, Child of John W. & Annie Long N/D N/D
*LONG, Child of John B. Long N/D 1909
*LONG, Sara E. 1868 1918
*LONG, John Berrian 1850 1923
*LONG, William A. 1895 1906
*LONG, Sena Walton N/D N/D
*LONG, James Asbury "CO F 57 GA INF CSA" 12 Feb 1843 16 Mar 1899
*LONG, E. A. "At age 37 Yrs" N/D 1882
  (8) Graves marked by Blank Head Stones    
  SMITH, Bessie N/D N/D
  (5) Graves marked by Blank Head Stones    
*LONG, Joanna "Wife of John B. Long" N/D 1880
*Smith Family Plot    
*SMITH, Preston S. 1852 1932
*SMITH, Elizabeth C. 1856 1939
*SMITH, Charlie H. 1849 1931
*SMITH, Lula Rowland 1882 1902

*SMITH, Very J. N/D 02 Jul 1931
*SMITH, Georgianna H. 1853 1936
*SMITH, James Zachery 1849 N/D
  (8) Graves marked by Blank Head Stones    
*MARSHALL, Cicero H. "CO C 27 Regt. Ga Vol Inf CSA" 02 Sep 1841 24 Nov 1904
  MARSHALL, Mary E. 1845 1886
  MARSHALL, Child of Robert E. & Sara B. Marshall    
%MARSHALL, Rosa Lee 1920 1920
  (3) Graves marked by Blank Head Stones    
*SMITH, William L. 12 Sep 1846 16 Oct 1920
*SMITH, Martha Eubanks 04 Dec 1848 09 Aug 1889
*SMITH, Addie Becham 25 Feb 1860 22 Oct 1939

*(3) Infants of William L. & Mattie Smith    
*(1) Infant of William L. & Addie Smith    
%ANDREWS, Nancy A. 21 Dec 1834 03 Jul 1903
  (5) Graves marked by Blank Head Stones    
  SCARBOROUGH, Annie B. 1910 1910
  SCARBOROUGH, Winnie E. 1906 1907
  SANDERS, Frank 1899 1930
  (3) Graves marked by Blank Head Stones    
%PATTERSON, James A. 1889 1890
%PATTERSON, Wyley Thomas "CO A 12 GA INF CSA" "Father" 22 Sep 1849 26 Aug 1924
%PATTERSON, Mary Anna "Mother" 20 Oct 1857 11 Sep 1930
(2) Infants of Wiley T. Patterson    
%BRYANT, Robert "Age 64 Years" N/D 02 Oct 1868
%BRYANT, Temperance T. "Wife of R.M. Bryant" 01 Jul 1813 13 Aug 1899
*BRYANT, Labon L. "Pvt CO F 57 GA INF CSA" 29 Aug 1832 30 Mar 1905
%BRYANT, Sarah J. 26 Oct 1844 04 Dec 1922
%SANDEFUR, Babe N/D N/D
  (3) Graves marked by Blank Head Stones    
*NICHOLS, Idella Frances "Wife of W. T. Bryant" 26 Jul 1861 21 Oct 1882
%Infant of W.T. & E.F. Bryant 20 Sep 1882 20 Sep 1882
  (2) Graves marked by Blank Head Stones    
  (6) Graves marked by Blank Head Stones    
*PYLES, Thomas J. 1858 1905
*PYLES, Patience B. 1866 1934
%(2) Infants of Thomas & Patience Pyles    
%PYLES, Susan Becham N/D N/D
%PYLES, Thomas L. 1910 1910
  SANDEFUR, Laura A. "Wife of J.W. Sandefur" 02 Feb 1863 29 Nov 1903
%SANDEFUR, Florence Emanda 02 May 1885 12 Oct 1901
  SANDEFUR, Laura Lurena 26 Dec 1891 02 Mar 1901
  (2) Graves marked by Blank Head Stones    
*Becham Family Plot    
%BECHAM, Jack N/D N/D
  BECHAM, Babe N/D N/D

*+BECHAM, Benjamin J. "2nd Lt CO F 57 GA INF CSA" N/D N/D
*BECHAM, Azaline F. N/D N/D
  (1) Grave marked by Blank Head Stone    
  (6) Graves marked by Blank Head Stones    
  SMITH, Josiah "CO D 30 GA INF CSA" 29 Feb 1824 14 Apr 1901
  SMITH, Margaret C. 1834 1874
  SMITH, James Edgar 1879 1882
  SMITH, Nancy Emma N/D 1881
  SMITH, Robert W. 1856 1880
%BECHAM, Genie N/D N/D
%(2) Infants of John & Caroline Becham    

+BECHAM, John "Marked with CSA Cross" 05 Mar 1830 01 Jun 1886
+BECHAM, Caroline N/D N/D
*BECHAM, William Seaborn N/D N/D
%BECHAM, Mollie Harrell N/D N/D
%BECHAM, Burl N/D N/D
*Harrell Family Plot    
*HARRELL, William 1834 1863
*HARRELL, Isaac N/D N/D
%HARRELL, Sally N/D N/D
  (1) Infant of Cliff Harrell    
*HARRELL, Robert N/D N/D
*HARRELL, Martha B. N/D Jun 1926
*HARRELL, Samuel B. N/D Nov 1938
*HARRELL, William B. "Pvt 110 INF 28 Div. WWI" N/D 10 Jan 1936
  (2) Unmarked Children    
%NICHOLS, James A. "CO F 57 Ga REGT CSA" 1832 1866
%NICHOLS, Betty Jane V. 1849 N/D
%NICHOLS, Elizabeth F. 1869 1887
  SMITH, Robert W. 1856 1880
  SMITH, Nancy Emma N/D 1881
  SMITH, James Edgar 1879 1882
  SMITH, Josiah "CO D 30 GA INF CSA" 29 Feb 1824 14 Apr 1901
  SMITH, Margaret C. 1834 1874
%EUBANKS, Elizabeth N. 1828 1890
%EUBANKS, James D. N/D 1887
%NICHOLS, Vincent N/D N/D
%NICHOLS, Eliazbeth M. 1805 1878
*LONG, Annis S. 1852 1905
  Smith, John Thomas (Unmarked grave) 1857 11 Apr 1915
%SANDEFUR, Josie N/D N/D
%BECHAM, Mabel E. 1929 1931
%BECHAM, Thomas J. 1921 1921
%BECHAM, William J. 1921  
% ?, Joanna N/D N/D

%Photos courtesy James Allen
*Photos courtesy Don ← & Rozine B. Bickel
+Photo courtesy Carolina Anita Rucks

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