Cemeteries of Redstone Arsenal

Redstone Arsenal, Madison County, Alabama

 

50 Series Cemeteries

51-1    Jordan / Lanier Cemetery

52-1    Unnamed Cemetery

54-1    Jordon Cemetery

56-1    Fennil Cemetery

 

51-1    Jordan / Lanier Cemetery

72.19 meters of fence accounting for  0.08 acres

Cemetery is located in the pasture on the east side of Patton Road just south of Neal Road.

Sheet  6 on the Redstone Arsenal Basic Informational Maps

3 Strand Barbed wire fence, poor condition.

1996: Fence: One gate post is uprooted and a substantial portion of the barbed wire had fallen down. The actual cemetery is surrounded by a stone wall in the interior of the fence. 2001: Fence posts (metal) were for a chain link fence by 2 strands of barbed wire were on it. The gate is a chain link gate.

To mark the
resting place
of the infant son of
J. W. & M. Allin
died Oct 25th, 1836
aged 11 days

 

Memory
of
the Rev Wm Lanier
who departed this
life in cheerful hope
of a bless---
immortality
Dec 26th 1810
in the 76th year of his age

 

IN
Memory
of
Ann Lanier
who died in peace
Dec 31st 1841
Aged 72 years

 

A     L 
(this could be a foot stone for Ann Lanier as it is approx 6' from the foot of Ann Lanier's headstone and simply has "A L" on it.)

 

Here
Sleeps in Christ
Louisa A. Sumner
died Feb 3rd 1833
in the 27th
year of her age

 

SACRED
To the memory of
Mrs. MARY D. JORDAN
Born May 10th 1803
Died 10th Jan 1830
In the Triumph of the Christian faith
Thus weeping husband tell your ----- prop
But still Religion gives pleasing hope
That when some years have rolld their --- way
Your Soul transported to the Realms of day
Shall join your Mary who fell fall in sight
of Sacred Mansions of eternal light
The Angels in a bright and radiant Ring
And the Great Son of heavens eternal King
Shall bid her welcome to the azure skies
And wipe all tears forever from her eyes

 

 

51-1 Jordan-Lanier 1.jpg (99153 bytes)                    51-1 Jordan-Lanier 2.jpg (87585 bytes)

 

52-1    Unnamed Cemetery

148.73 meters of fence accounting for  0.34 acres

Cemetery is located in a pasture west of Patton Road, south of Neal Road, west of the jogging trail.

Sheet  8 on the Redstone Arsenal Basic Informational Maps

Standard wire fence in poor condition. The fence is down in places. 

52-1 Unnamed 1.jpg (132384 bytes)            52-1 Unnamed 2.jpg (141843 bytes)             52-1 Unnamed 3.jpg (137043 bytes) 

52-1 Unnamed 4.jpg (143629 bytes)            52-1 Unnamed 5.jpg (142886 bytes)

 

54-1    Jordon Cemetery

243.49 meters of fence accounting for 0.92 acres

Located off Jungerman Road behind building 5417 near a water tower (5481).

Sheet 8 on the Redstone Arsenal Basic Informational Maps

Chain Link Fence in good condition.

Spelled "Jordon" on the 2000 Maps. Spelled "Jordan" on the notes of Intern Project 1998. Inside the good chain link fence is a small area that is surrounded by a small wire fence which is the only area with any headstones or markers.

54-1 Jordan 1.jpg (143063 bytes)                        54-1 Jordan 2.jpg (136686 bytes)

 

56-1    Fennil Cemetery

meters of fence accounting for  acres

Marked "Fennel" on Maps. Marked "Fennil" on the Cemetery Stone.

 

 

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