Murphy Cemetery

The Murphy Cemetery is located on the outskirts of Natchitoches, LA amid the river farmlands. From Natchitoches, traveling south on Hwy 1, cross the Cane River Lake bridge and immediately turn left traffic light onto Woodyard Drive, which, once out of the city limits, becomes Fish Hatchery Road-Parish Road 514. Follow this road along the river for five and one-half miles and the cemetery is on the right.

There are thirty-five marked, inscribed burials, one large concrete slab with no inscription, and three broken and illegible markers. While the cemetery is surrounded on three sides by flat, cultivated fields which are usually planted in cotton or soy beans, a large, old tree provides both shade and character to the fenced cemetery. A lovely view of the winding river can be seen on the north side. Only a few of the tombstones are new; most are old and of interesting variety.

ALLBRITTON, Hosea 04 Sept. 1900 - 16 Oct. 1900, Son of G.H. and Luna Allbritton

BABERS, Nettie 08 June 1884 - 02 Sep 1900 Aged 16 Yrs. 6 Mos. 17 Das.

BABERS, Lulu 07 April 1880 - 07 March 1896, Daughter of J.W. and M.E. Babers

BABERS, Lee Anselm 25 March 1882 - 06 March 1899, Son of Jno.W. and M.E. Babers

BABERS, Ella J. 17 June 1888 - 29 Nov 1898, Daughter of J.W. and M.E. Babers

CHILDS, Charles W. 24 Sep 1862 - 18 Sep 1905

CHILDS, Emmitt 17 July 1905 - 20 Sep 1905 Infant of C.W. and Cora A. Childs

DRIGGERS, John W. 02 Aug 1875 - 10 Aug 1907

EUBANKS, V. L. 14 April 1868 - 31 Dec 1904

HUDDLESTON, Willis T. 14 Dec 1898 - 15 Aug. 1900, Son of W.R. and L.M. Huddleston

JONES, James Monroe 10 Jan 1831 - 13 Feb 1897 Died near Natchitoches, LA

KILLGORE, Kathleen Elise 07 Jan 1889 - 06 Dec 1898 , Daughter of Geo. A. and Mittie Killgore

MCCLELAND, J.L. 21 Nov 1838 - 07 June 1905

MCCLELAND, Ralph Donald Born _____ {broken, illegible} Son of I.M.and Ida Lee McCleland

MCCLELAND, John L. 19 Oct 1836 - 27 Aug 1904

MCCLELAND, Laura 25 Oct 1903 - 16 May 1905 , Daughterof W.L. and L.A. McCleland

MCCLELAND, Fred L. 20 Sep 1901 - 07 Oct 1908, Son of W.L. and L.A. McCleland

MCCLELAND, Mahala broken, no dates Wife of _________, A broken stone nearby reads: John McCleland - Born Oct. 19, 1836 - Died Aug. 27, 1904; this appears to be the lower part of Mahala McCleland's marker, as the name John McCleland is in small letters, not of the size usually associated with name markers; also the placement of the letters indicates is part of a larger stone.

MCCLELAND, Minah E. 16 Feb 1882 - 05 Nov. 1903

MCCLELAND, Lee E. 21 Sep 1905 - 15 Aug 1907

MURPHY, Robert Calvert 16 Nov 1842 - 16 Feb 1936

MURPHY, Martha Gulley 28 Feb 1846 - 08 Dec 1919

MURPHY, Mattie Agnes 26 Sep 1884 - 17 Nov 1900, Daughter of R.C. and M.G. Murphy

O'QUINN, Nat B. 30 July 1928 - 02 Nov 1984 MSGT US AIR FORCE WWII, KOREA, VIETNAM

O'QUINN, Martha Kennon 05 Sep 1950 - 09 Sep 1950

O'QUINN, Mary Lou 23 Nov 1908 - 17 Jan 1989 Double stone: Adrian E. O'Quinn

O'QUINN, Patsy Lou 16 Dec. 1935 - 17 March 1937

O'QUINN, Adrian E. 18 Nov 1898 - 08 March 1963 Double stone: Mary Lou O'Quinn

SIMS, William Thomas 09 Sep 1848 - 01 Feb 1897 Born Sep. 9, 1848; Departed this life Feb. 1, 1897

STROUD, Leon Bryant 02 Feb. 1913 Infant of A.E. and Bertha Stroud

STROUD, A.E., Jr. Born and Died Oct. 18, 1920

STROUD, Shirley M. 04 Nov 1926 - 19 Jan 1931

TAYLOR, Bettie 15 March 1863 - 21 Jan 1900

A broken stone lettered only: Died June 8, 1898