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 WEAR CEMETERY - Clay, AL
N 33° 42.540 W 086° 35.130
16S E 538408 N 3729968
Wear Cemetery Historical Marker, Clay, AL
Waymark Code: WM8H3H
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 04/02/2010
Views: 11
Historical Marker noting the Wear Cemetery on Old Springville Road in Clay, AL. The cemetery is listed in the Alabama Historic Cemetery Registry.
Marker Name: WEAR CEMETERY
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Addtional Information::
Marker text:
Established about 1850, Wear Cemetery is
located off Old Springville Road to the
northeast at Countryside Circle. In the
1800s, the Wear family was among the first
settlers of the community later known as
Clay. Twenty-three remaining graves were
identified and documented in 2008. The
earliest known burial is that of Samuel Wear
(1766-1852), an American Revolutionary War
soldier who fought the British in the Battle
of King’s Mountain at 14 years of age.
Other military veterans buried here include
Jacob B. Wear, War of 1812; John Merrikan,
Florida Indian Wars; and Andrew B. Wear and
David H. Wear, Civil War. The last known
Burial is that of Sallie A. Wear (1834-1927).
Listed in the Alabama Historic Cemetery
Registry
Marker erected in 2009 by Clay Historical
Society and Birmingham Territory Chapter,
NSDAR
Date Dedicated / Placed: 2009
Marker Number: Not listed
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