Evergreen Cemetery
Also known as Altamonte and Fern Park Community Cemetery , Altamonte Colored Cemetery , Fern Park Cemetery
Casselberry, Seminole County, Florida, USA
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Casselberry, Florida 32707 United StatesCoordinates: 28.67019, -81.34249 - Cemetery ID:
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The history of the cemetery dates back to 1890 when Laura and William Brawner donated 16 acres of land for the establishment of a cemetery for black slaves. It was named Evergreen. During this time, blacks and whites were not allowed to be buried together.
The first pioneer trustees of the cemetery were George W. Cook, L.W. Fountain, S.E. Jones,Willie E. Merritt, William M. Jones, John W. Ford, K.C. Gray and John Daniel Merritt.
These early pioneers were later employed as laborers with the fern industry. They worked for Gordon Barnett and later Hibbard Casselberry. While working in the fern industry many went on to operate their own businesses including grocery stores and building homes.
Inside the confines of the cemetery grounds were nine "shotgun" houses. Traditionally within the Southern Black community these were narrow houses without halls. If a bullet was fired through the front door it would go right out the back door without hitting a wall. These houses were offered rent free and were known in the community as the Barnett and Casselberry quarters.
In the beginning five churches helped maintain the grounds of the Evergreen Cemetery, Freewill Baptist, New Bethel AME, St. Johns Missionary Baptist, William Chapel Missionary Baptist, and Sanctified Church which is now known as Church of God in Christ Love Tabernacle Church. One common cemetery maintenance practice was to cut the sand pines for Christmas trees.
Over the years the name Evergreen was forgotten. the cemetery has also been known as Altamonte Colored Cemetery, Fern Park Cemetery, and the Altamonte and Fern Park Community Cemetery. In 2007, through the research efforts of Alton Williams, it was returned to it's original name of Evergreen Cemetery.
The history of the cemetery dates back to 1890 when Laura and William Brawner donated 16 acres of land for the establishment of a cemetery for black slaves. It was named Evergreen. During this time, blacks and whites were not allowed to be buried together.
The first pioneer trustees of the cemetery were George W. Cook, L.W. Fountain, S.E. Jones,Willie E. Merritt, William M. Jones, John W. Ford, K.C. Gray and John Daniel Merritt.
These early pioneers were later employed as laborers with the fern industry. They worked for Gordon Barnett and later Hibbard Casselberry. While working in the fern industry many went on to operate their own businesses including grocery stores and building homes.
Inside the confines of the cemetery grounds were nine "shotgun" houses. Traditionally within the Southern Black community these were narrow houses without halls. If a bullet was fired through the front door it would go right out the back door without hitting a wall. These houses were offered rent free and were known in the community as the Barnett and Casselberry quarters.
In the beginning five churches helped maintain the grounds of the Evergreen Cemetery, Freewill Baptist, New Bethel AME, St. Johns Missionary Baptist, William Chapel Missionary Baptist, and Sanctified Church which is now known as Church of God in Christ Love Tabernacle Church. One common cemetery maintenance practice was to cut the sand pines for Christmas trees.
Over the years the name Evergreen was forgotten. the cemetery has also been known as Altamonte Colored Cemetery, Fern Park Cemetery, and the Altamonte and Fern Park Community Cemetery. In 2007, through the research efforts of Alton Williams, it was returned to it's original name of Evergreen Cemetery.
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- Added: 8 Sep 2012
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2464715
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