Bolton-Teagle Cemetery

Submitted by Annette Carpenter Womack, Originally copied in Summer of 1986, Rechecked August 21, 1999. New entries are marked (1999). Some entries checked against Briley's Cemetery Directory published in 1966.
The Laural Heights Bapt. Church maintains a cemetery fund for this graveyard
Donations can be mailed to: P.O. Box 467, Winnfield, LA 71483

Entrance to the Bolton-Teagle Cemetery
Cemetery-261
Cemetery-262
Cemetery-263
Cemetery-277
Cemetery-280
Cemetery-282
Cemetery-283

Milam, Otis
1896 -19__ (left blank)
ALSO MILITARY MARKER

Milam, Otis Glen
Feb 8, 1896 - Nov 4, 1955
La Pvt 54 Artillery CAC WWI

Milam, Corine
1900 - 19_ (left blank)

Milam, Genn
1923 - 1945
ALSO MILITARY MARKER

Milam, Otis Glen, Jr.
Nov 30, 1923 - Jan 9, 1945
TX CPL AT Co 242 Inf 42 Inf Div WWII Ph

Dic______son, H. G.
dates unreadable - badly corroded
[From Briley's Cemetery Directory:
H. G. Dickerson, Dec 5, 1867 - Oct 8, 1873]
(1999: now broken and on ground )
(1999)

Siess, John D.
Sep 15, 1911 - Jul 4, 1955
S Sgt US Army WWII

Keirsey, Helen L.
Aug 3, 1910 - Jan 6, 1974

Siess, Jack
Jul 16, 1913 - Oct 24, 1972
La T Sgt CN CO 432 Inf. WWII

Siess, Louis P.
1876 - 1961

Siess, Minnie Mathis
1873 - 1953

Bolton, Rachel
Born in Winnfield, La 26 Apr 1849 - Died Apr 14, 1920
w/o Charles P. Mathis
Had concrete ground cover

Mathis, Charles P.
Born in Morgan Co Ga 27 Mar 1849 - Died at Lake Charles La 7 Dec 1923

Burkett, Lela Mathis
Oct 22, 1873 - Apr 20, 1953
w/o Louis Burkett

Teagle, Julius Oscar
May 19, 1886 - Feb 13, 1938

Teagle, Helen M.
Jul 24, 1878 - Feb 27, 1942

Teagle, Katie
Feb 14, 1876 - Jun 25, 1963
d/o John G. & Martha A. (Bolton) Teagle

Teagle, James Monroe
Dec 6, 1883 - Oct 19, 1937
Brother

Teagle, John Graham
Born Hardin Co. Tennessee Feb 13, 1940 - Died Winnfield, La Mar 8, 1928
Father

Bolton, Martha Ann
Apr 22, 1845 - Dec 8, 1923
Mother
w/o John G. Teagle

Teagle, John Robert
Sep 18, 1870 - Nov 13, 1899

Teagle, Lee
Feb 3, 1881 - Nov 9, 1895
s/o John G & Martha A. (Bolton) Teagle

Teagle, Melinda A.
Dec 23, 1873 - Nov24, 1876
d/o J. G. & M. A. Teagle

Bolton, Nathaniel
[1799] - Dec 1, 1871
One of the early pioneers of North Louisiana
Born in SC
Died in Winn Parish
Aged 72 years

Wall, Rachel Z.
Born in Miss 1812 - Died in Winn Parish Jan 29, 1852
w/o Nathaniel Bolton
40 years

Martin, Mary Bolton
(no dates)
w/o Enoch Martin
Footstone: M. B. M

Horton

Horton, William Roderick:
May 2, 1888 - May 15, 1958 W. R. H.

Horton, Nettie Teagle:
Mar 11, 1890 - Apr 16, 1965 N. T. H.
1 metal marker (unreadable) March? 88 (year or age???)
(1999)1 metal marker (unreadable also)
4 stones marking graves

Milam, Arthur C.
Dec 9, 1896 - Jul 22, 1960

MILAM

MILAM, John:
1868 - 1930

MILAM, Alice:
1870 - 1966
Rock marking grave

Milam, Floyd
Jan 7, 1897 - Dec 5, 1945
La Pvt 141 Field Arty. 36 Div

Low, Mary P.
Feb 7, 1876 - Dec 2, 1907
w/o A. D. Milam

Milam, Andrew s/o S. G. & L. K. Milam
Mar 8, 1872 - Sep 1, 1907

Milam

Milam, Leah K. w/o S. G. Milam
Jun 3, 1846 - Jan 7, 1909

Milam, S. G.
Feb 25, 1835 - Nov 23, 1908

Milam, Infant s/o T. C. & S. B. Milam
Nov 1887 - Jun 1888
Age 6 weeks, 6 days

Milam, S. B. w/o T. G. Milam
Jul 12, 1863 - Dec 4, 1904
METAL MARKER

Milam, T. G.
D. Feb 13 (rest was unreadable)
age 61? 81?
{Not listed in Briley's Cemetery Dictionary}

Milam, Dr. T. J. C.
Apr 6, 1866 - Dec 13, 1904

Garner, Ovie
1902 - 1966
METAL MARKER
D. Mar 17, 1966 age 64 y
(1999) metal marker missing in 1999

WARDLAW

WARDLAW, Clarence W.:
Dec 9, 1901 - Jun 22, 1967 foot stone: Husband

WARDLAW, Beatrice J.:
Jul 6, 1907 - Feb 11, 1979 foot stone: Wife
(METAL MARKER gave age as 71 y)
(Wife's metal marker missing in 1999)

Lowdermilk

Lowdermilk, Lillard S.:
1890 - 1974

Lowdermilk, Louisa B.:
1897 - 1953

Low, Beatrice
Jun 11, 1904 - Sep 20, 1904
(New stones put in since 1984. Old stone at back of cemetery near fence)

Low, Ayland
Aug 23, 1902 - Jul25, 1904
(New stones put in since 1984. Old stone at back of cemetery near fence)
(1999) In 1984 these were separate stones,
but now they have one large double stone.

LOW

LOW, George W.:
Sep 19, 1881 - Nov 2, 1958

LOW, Hattie Milam:
Jan 16, 1885 - Aug 3, 1933

Low, Ollie Josephine Milam w/o Daniel Low
Apr 7, 1880 - Jul 8, 1901
(1984: This stone is broken in half, but has been repaired.
Has chips missing. Same in 1999)

Low, Leon Daniel s/o Don & Ollie Low
Aug 6, 1897 - Mar 13, 1901
[All three of the following are hand made. The first two are square and
the third has a curved top. They all three have rounded concrete-type tomb
covers.]

Machen, M. S.

Machen, W. P.

Machen, Frank
1832 - 1904

Machen, Clarange Olvis
Jun 16, 1903 - May 10, 1904

Jones, Leodas
Sep 14, 1896 - Jun 1, 1897

Jones, Charles
Aug 19, 1905 - 26 Aug 26, 1906

Jones, Johnny
Jun 22, 1900 - Sep 2, 1920

Garner, John
May 24, 1879 - Oct 15, 1934

JONES

JONES, John T.:
Mar 4, 1871 - Jun 5, 1960

JONES, Martha:
Dec 3, 1876 - Apr 27, 1945

Garner, Agness Viola d/o c. & E. V. Garner
Oct 8, 1883 - Mar 28, 1884
(concrete ground cover)

Mathis, Ila B. Mathis w/o T. H. Mathis
May 24, 1879 - Aug8, 1903

Garner, Elizabeth Virginia w/o Charles Garner
May 18, 1854 - Sep 4, 1919

Garner, Charles
Mar 30, 1852 - Mar 19, 1937
Rocks

Lowe

Lowe, Hershel Robert:
Oct 23, 1907 - Jan 12, 1990

Lowe, Ruth Carpenter:
Nov 24, 1913 - No dates (still alive in 8/1999)

Mathews, Pearl Lowe
Mar 23, 1912 - Jul 6, 1965
(New 1999)

Wood, Angela Ruth
Jul 2, 1952 - May 31 1987

Little, Willie T. s/o Dr. N. J. & N. E. Little
Feb 12, 1881 - Jul 22, 1883

Little, Raleigh E. s/o Dr. N. J. & N. E. Little
Oct 12, 1878 - Jul 14, 1883

Little, Cora May d/o Dr. N. J. & N. E. Little
Oct 15, 1885 - Aug 10, 1886

Little, Dear Lena d/o Dr. N. J.& N. E. Little
Jun 1, 1883 - Mar 19, 1898

Little, Frank s/o Dr. N. J. & N. E. Little
Jan 3, 1895 - Sep 26, 1898

Little, N. J., M. D.
Jun 2, 1851 - Jun 4, 1901
Rock

Mask, Lella A.
Feb 6, 1887 - 30 Jun 30, _____
age 4m 24 d
[From Briley's Cemetery Directory: died 1887. Other dates same]
[concrete cover - tombstone broken]
Child's grave with concrete cover.
Badly broken and bush in broken spot.
[Taken from Briley's Cemetery Directory

Mask, Thomas D. s/o Dr. Wesley B. & Harriett S. Mask
Mar 6, 1883 - Mar 26, 1891.
(The parents are buried at Beech Creek)

Machen, H. W.
Feb 20, 1866 - Sep 10, 1916
WOW tombstone - med. height
Rocks marking the next 4 graves
Ider ____________
J. A. & R. H. Lawrey
Sep 22, 1895 - May 11, 1897
[This tombstone was badly worn and almost unreadable.]
[From Briley's Cemetery Directory:

Ider Lowery:
Sept 22, 1895 - May 11, 1897]
Rocks marking the next three graves

Hughen
married 22 Aug 1936

Hughen, Rudolph V.:
10 Aug 1894 - 6 Aug 1976
[metal marker said he was born in 1885. This was missing in 1999]
La Pvt Co.E 101 Inf. WWI

Hughen, Mabel M.:
May 4, 1907 - Dec 9, 1991 (also had metal marker-same dates)

Higdon, Iola Franks
Sep 30, 1935 - 24, Aug 1980

Franks (These were brothers)

Franks, J. E.:
Sep7, 1926 - Jul 25, 1974
James E. Franks: Pvt US Army (military marker)

Franks, Dewey H:
Apr 22, 1929 - Jun 7, 1977
ENFN US Navy WWII

Franks
married 19 Apr 1922

Franks, Abe H.:
Jan 23, 1903 - Jun 8 1973

Franks, Tennie Monroe:
Nov27, 1903 - Aug 6, 1926

Franks, J. W. Infant s/o M&M Abe Franks
Dec 31, 1941
Rocks marking 3 graves

Franks, John Wesley
1845 - 1929

Franks, Angeline Lowery
1855 - 1930

Franks, John W.
1882- 1966

Goodson, Clerecy Franks
1881 - 1969

Goodson, Andrew N.
1891 - 1967
Masonic

McCoy, Mrs. Rebecca Mae
Jan 27, 1878 - Oct 8, 1990
Age 92y 8m, 11d
(new 1999)
(New in 1999)

McCoy

McCoy, John Thomas:
Apr 22, 1932 - Jan 17, 1999 J. T. (also metal marker)

McCoy, Phyllis:
Oct 14, 1928 - no date Mother
(New in 1999)

Roberts, Mary C.
Sep 20, 1908 - Jan 1, 1996
Mom
(New in 1999)

Curry, Drew J., Sr.
Sep 26, 1901 - Feb 24, 1989
Dad
(New in 1999)

Bruce

Bruce, James W.:
Apr 12, 1935 - May 3, 1998

Bruce, Mavis Franks:
May 1, 1939 - no date
VARNELL - HYDE SECTION

Hyde, Infant son of Newton & Evelyn Hyde
B&D Nov 4, 1975

Hyde

Hyde, Robert C.:
Jan 2, 1896 - Mar 25, 1944

Hyde, Ola (Varnell):
Nov 18, 1905 - no date
Metal marker: 11/18/1903 - 7/3/1997

Guin, Essie Lee Hyde Forest
Aug 12, 1935 - no date
Mother

Hyde

Hyde, Dallas Ray:
Feb 22 1933 - Oct 26, 1983

Hyde, Betty Bonnett:
Jan 14, 1936 - no date (alive in 1999) Mom
Military Marker

Hyde, Dallas Ray
TSGT US Air Force
Korea Vietnam
Same dates

Franks

Franks, Iva Lea Sanson:
Jul 5, 1934 - no date Mom

Franks, Samuel Dewett:
May 29, 1933 - Jul 1, 1994
Military marker - same dates
PFC Us Army Korea

Franks, Thomas William
Nov 19, 1875 - Jun 10, 1966

Varnell

Varnell, John R.:
Jan 24, 1907 - Aug 3, 1986 (death date new in 1999)

Varnell, Gladys D.:
Apr 3, 1912 - Oct 1, 1965

Varnell, Alice Oneida
Dec 21, 1951 - May 9, 1990
52y 4m 17d
[Metal marker - new 1999]

Varnell, Willie
Dec 12, 1909 - Nov 4, 1984
[NOTE: This flat tombstone had sunk and been covered in dirt,
but someone had uncovered it. It needs to be raised up out of the dirt.]

Jordan, Myrtle V.
Apr 14, 1902 - Mar 29, 1990
M. V. J.

Bass, John Nathaniel
Dec 9, 1879 - Aug 8, 1946

Varnell, Mary Ann Gorham
Aug 1, 1879 - Oct 3, 1968
Mother

Sutton, Martha Ann Varnell
Dec 26, 1915 - Jan 21, 1936
Daughter

Varnell, William M.
Jun 9, 1873 - Oct 10, 1947
Father

Franks
married May 18, 1932

Franks, Henry W.:
Dec 10, 1908 - Feb 20, 1974

Franks, Mary M. Varnell:
Apr 24, 1913 - Dec 10, 1979

Varnell, Andrew
Metal marker: Apr 16, 1935 - Jan 29,1985 49y 9m 3d
Military marker: Apr 16, 1935 - Jan 28, 1985

Varnell, Andrew R.
Pvt. US Marine Corps Korea

Varnell (large section stone) (Smaller stones at foot with names and dates)

Varnell, Mack, Sr.:
Apr 15, 1900 - Oct 15, 1977

Varnell, Lois Franks:
Jan 4, 1910 - Oct 16, 1966

Varnell, Dave L.
Jun 4, 1926 - Jun 9, 1926

Varnell, Mary Glinver
Oct 24, 1933 - Apr 8, 1934

Varnell, Frank
Mar 20, 1897 - Apr 10, 1979

Varnell, Betty K.
Aug 12, 1898 - Dec 20, 1965

Varnell, Bettie Zoe
Feb 28, 1921 - Aug 26, 1922
METAL MARKER

Bechman, Harvey Albert
Dec 16, 1911 - Apr 26, 1986
74y 4 m 10d
Unreadable in 1999