This information was recently submitted.
Fowler cemetery was known in
2001 to have only one headstone left for MARY FOWLER age 19 and being
located on the property of FAULK residents on or near 2270 Zoar Rd on a
pipeline. The person identifying this cemetery indicated that to their
recollection, 8-10 more headstones and burials existed at one time at
this location. LA-Cemeteries.com does NOT list this cemetery
as FOWLER cemetery nor is this cemetery listed as an UNKNOWN in Jackson
Parish on la-cemeteries.com (yet). This is not an active cemetery to
my knowledge. Cemetery circa 1840-1850 It is said that this cemetery is
also near Pleasant Hill church, which is identified by USGS.
OLD VERNON CEMETERY PHOTO GATE Attached contact for history background at the
bottom of this email.
From the 2001 report on FOWLER LONE GRAVE:
The
cemetery needs infrared imaging to determine the location of all the
missing graves. The trees have shed leaves and there is presently mulch
over the graves, making their location unable to be determined any
longer.[in 2001] There is one existing marker present,
grave of Mary Fowler, died age 19 [in 2001]. A fence needs to be put up
and underbrush cleared from cemetery and a path provided to the
cemetery. There are headstones buried beneath the underbrush and fallen leaves
and these need to be found and restored or replaced.
From SAVING GRAVES ARCHIVE
Fowler Cemetery Jackson Parish
Written by Louisiana Cemetery Preservation
Monday, 26 April 2010 18:45 -
Saving Graves
Site Map
Fowler Cemetery
Chatham, Jackson County, Louisiana
Cemetery: Fowler
Other:
Sign: No
Street: 2270 Zoar Road
City: Chatham, about 10 miles east and south of Chatham off hwy 34
Township:
County: Jackson
State: Louisiana
Nation: United States
Zip: 71226
Status: Abandoned
Size: Small
Directions: cemetery is
located on property of Lynn Faulk. From Chatham, travel west on hwy
34 towards Winnfield. Go about 6 miles and turn left onto Zoar Road. Go about 5
miles, go past
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and
you will see brick house on right just past church. This is David
Faulk, father of Lynn Faulk. The cemetery is located on an pipeline next to
house of David and
Lynn Faulk, on the right hand side of the road. There is presently one marker,
but, many graves
unmarked.
Type: Road-public
Location: Rural-woods
Terrain: Level
Watersource: No
Features: located next to a gas pipeline, there is much underbrush and small
trees
Land Type: Private
Access: Permission-required
Enclosure: None
Gate: None
Established: mid 1800's
Gravestones: 8-10 remembered, presently only 1 marker
Oldest: 1840-1850
Newest: unknown
Removed: Unknown
Relocated: Unsure
Repairs: Yes
Methods: Other
Restoration: No
Association: No
Records: Unsure
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Fowler Cemetery Jackson Parish
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Inventory: No
Records location:
Landscaping:
No
Paths: No
Trees: Yes
Crypts: No
Fencing: No
Walkways: No
Brickwork: No
Ironwork: No
Sculpture: No
Fountains: No
Roads: No
Buildings: No
Cement: Yes
Granite: Yes
Marble: Unsure
Native Stone: Unsure
Slate: Unsure
Other Stone: Unsure
Wood: Unsure
Materials: Unsure
Architectural: Unsure
Angels: Unsure
Draperies: Unsure
Fraternal: Unsure
Hands: Unsure
Lambs: Unsure
Monograms: Unsure
Plants: Unsure
Photos: Unsure
Religious: Unsure
Scrollwork: Unsure
Urns: Unsure
Other Carvings: Unsure
Condition: Cemetery destroyed
Unmarked: Yes
Broken: Yes
Toppled: Yes
Disintegrating: Yes
Buried: Yes
Weather problems: Yes
Pollution problems: No
Vandalized: No
Overgrowth: Gravestones-Damaging
Vegetation: Trees
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Fowler Cemetery Jackson Parish
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Monday, 26 April 2010 18:45 -
Vegetation:
Ground-Cover
Drainage: Good
Owner: Private
Use:
Bordering: Woods
Change: Unknown
Reason:
Visited: Unknown
Archeology: No
Habitat: Unknown
Contacted: I have not contacted anyone.
Needs
The cemetery needs infrared imaging to determine the location of all the
missing graves. The
trees have shed leaves and there is presently mulch over the graves, making
their location
unable to be determined any longer. There is one existing marker present, grave
of Mary
Fowler, died age 19. A fence needs to be put up and underbrush cleared from
cemetery and a
path provided to the cemetery. There are headstones buried beneath the
underbrush and fallen
leaves and these need to be found and restored or replaced.
Other Information
Whenever I was a child in the mid 1960's, a gas pipeline came through, just
across the road
from my childhood home. It ran into the cemetery and this pipeline company
restored
the
cemetery, placed a fence around the graves and I remember there being at least
4 markers and
also several unmarked graves. From memory, I recall there being a Reverend
Fowler, possibly
James, around age 56 and also a 19 year old female, Mary Fowler. The dates were
mid 1800's.
The gas pipeline is still there in operation and maybe one could locate or
contact the gas
company and enquire about the records they may have for the cemetery
restoration. There
were some markings on the headstones, but, I can not recall what they were.
Support
I do not know anyone else to contact about the cemetery.
Submitted by:
name: Penny Myers
Email: pmyers@xxxxxxxxx
Date: December 23, 2001
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There is a cemetery committee for OLD VERNON CEMETERY info submitted by Cheryl
Hightower Parish for A. Walker.
contact Mrs
Walker @ (318) 249-4344
or write @ Allie Bell Walker
5381 hwy. 146
Ruston, Louisiana
71270
Photographs for OLD VERNON Cemetery 2001 (More photos?) submitted by Cheryl
Hightower Parish for A. Walker.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32958212@N08/sets/72157625824405755
http://louisianacemeteries.blogspot.com/2011/01/old-vernon-cemetery-jackson-parish.html
Louisiana Cemetery Preservation
louisianacemeteries@xxxxxxxxx
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