Melton Cemetery
Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, USA – *No GPS coordinates
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Add PhotosTombstone inscriptions were recorded by Jane P. McManus, 9 November 1994. The information had been previously recorded in 1976 by Jack Hadnot, local Vernon Parish Historian, who also identified some of the individuals known to have been buried in this cemetery. Gene Stephens also provided information on known, but unmarked, burials.
The cemetery had been abandoned many years ago, but when Gene Stephens returned to Vernon Parish to live, he organized relatives to clear brush, weeds, and debris from the area, and erect a fence to protect the site in the future. At one time, old bricks lined the graves of several children of Stephen Nathaniel Grant & Mary Jackson, but during renovation, they were found scattered throughout the area. These have been collected and placed at the base of the marked graves. Also during the renovation, a beautiful cape jasmine bush was uncovered in the center of the cemetery. Obviously it had been planted many years ago, and had survived the ravages of time, and destruction by animals and fire. A new sign has been erected over the front gate that reads "Melton Cemetery."
At one time, the homestead of George Washington Melton & Eliza Jane Rice could be seen from this burial ground. Now, that homestead is no longer standing, and neither are the other homes that were in this small community. All that remains today are acres and acres of tall pine trees, with this small, neatly tended, fenced enclosure marking the burial place of these early settlers of Vernon Parish. Submitted by Jane P. McManus
Tombstone inscriptions were recorded by Jane P. McManus, 9 November 1994. The information had been previously recorded in 1976 by Jack Hadnot, local Vernon Parish Historian, who also identified some of the individuals known to have been buried in this cemetery. Gene Stephens also provided information on known, but unmarked, burials.
The cemetery had been abandoned many years ago, but when Gene Stephens returned to Vernon Parish to live, he organized relatives to clear brush, weeds, and debris from the area, and erect a fence to protect the site in the future. At one time, old bricks lined the graves of several children of Stephen Nathaniel Grant & Mary Jackson, but during renovation, they were found scattered throughout the area. These have been collected and placed at the base of the marked graves. Also during the renovation, a beautiful cape jasmine bush was uncovered in the center of the cemetery. Obviously it had been planted many years ago, and had survived the ravages of time, and destruction by animals and fire. A new sign has been erected over the front gate that reads "Melton Cemetery."
At one time, the homestead of George Washington Melton & Eliza Jane Rice could be seen from this burial ground. Now, that homestead is no longer standing, and neither are the other homes that were in this small community. All that remains today are acres and acres of tall pine trees, with this small, neatly tended, fenced enclosure marking the burial place of these early settlers of Vernon Parish. Submitted by Jane P. McManus
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Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, USA
- Total memorials1k+
- Percent photographed97%
- Percent with GPS96%
Leesville, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, USA
- Total memorials1k+
- Percent photographed98%
- Percent with GPS94%
- Added: 4 Mar 2006
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2168588
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