Fleming Cemetery

Established 1840

Fleming Cemetery is located in northwest Natchitoches Parish, near Beulah. Take Hwy 487 N from Marthaville, go 5 miles, turn left on Rocks Creek road, travel about a mile and a half, turn left at marker. The Fleming Cemetery was established in 1840 on the property of Bartlett and Sophia Fleming. Charlie Sheets was the first person buried in the Fleming Cemetery; his brother-in-law Bartlett Fleming was next, both in the year 1840. A hand-carved wooden marker, no longer in existence, inscribed William A. Athey, age 15, stood for many years marking a gravesite, possibly the third person buried there. These gravesites are no longer marked.

According to E.S. James, the cemetery was once larger, spanning from the top of the hill, which is now enclosed, down to the edge of the creek. The older wire fencing was taken down and the new chain link fence installed around the marked graves on top of the hill. Down the hill towards the creek, a few grave indentions can still be made out. Included in the listing are the names of persons known to be buried in the Fleming Cemetery, but have no markers. Unmarked gravesites are indicated by the *Unmarked abbreviation. It is possible that there are other unmarked burials, lost to time.

Thanks to the people of the Bethany-Jennings Chapel Community, to Ethel Wagley and to E.S. James for the information relative to these unmarked graves, as well as to the author of the Tommy Jennings book, which contains much local history. (Listing and data submitted by Myra Dowden, 2001).

ATHEY, William A. *Unmarked 15 years old

FLEMING, Abigail Strahan Died: May 1, 1910, 2nd wife of C.B. Fleming

FLEMING, Bartlett *Unmarked Born: 1800 S. Carolina - Died: 1840, 1st husband of Sophia Sheets

FLEMING, Charles Bartlett Born: Nov 20, 1837 LA - Died: July 5, 1908, Son of Bartlett and Sophia Sheets Fleming, CSA Marker

FLEMING, Charles Levy Born July 15, 1903 - Died: May 25, 1971, Son of Charles Bartlett and Abigail Fleming, WWII Marker

FLEMING, Charles R. Born: Sept 9, 1926 - Died: Nov 1, 1995 Double marker: Martha G. Born: Oct 30, 1929

FLEMING, Ida Bell Arthur Born: Apr 12, 1882 - Died: Oct 28, 1956, Wife of Novel Bowie Fleming

FLEMING, James C. "Jim" Born: July 28, 1876 - Died: June 21, 1912, Son of Charles B. and Mary Fleming

FLEMING, John Bevalon Born: Apr 2, 1874 - Died: Mar 9, 1954, Son of Charles B. and Mary Fleming, Wife: Maggie Varnell

FLEMING, Maggie Varnell Born: Nov 24, 1878 - Died: Sept 10, 1973, Wife of John B. Fleming

FLEMING, Mary Frances Wilson Born: May 4, 1846 in GA - Died: June 29, 1887, 1st wife of Charles Bartlett Fleming, Daughter of William Martin and Susan Gray Williams Wilson

FLEMING, Novel Bowie Born: Aug 26, 1883 - Died: July 10, 1956, Son of Charles B. and Mary Fleming, Wife: Ida Bell Arthur

JAMES, Henry C. *Unmarked Born: 1856 - Died: 1876, Son of Henry John and Maaka Massey James

KNOTT, Matilda Massey *Unmarked Born: 1825 - Died: 1858, 1st wife of John O. Knott, Daughter of William O. and Mary Fletcher Massey

SHEETS, Charlie *Unmarked Died: 1840