St. Michael's Episcopal Cemetery - Faunsdale, Alabama
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BruceS
N 32° 26.183 W 087° 36.541
16S E 442748 N 3588970
Cemetery near Faunsdale, Alabama.
Waymark Code: WM7M40
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 11/07/2009
Views: 2
The St. Michael's Episcopal Cemetery was former churchyard cemetery however the church has since moved. From historical marker on site:
St. Michael's Episcopal Churchyard
| 1844 - Dr. Thomas & Louisa Harrison gave acre of their Faunsdale Plantation for a log church designated Union Parish. |
| 1852 - name changed to St. Michael's Parish. |
| 1855 - slave artisans Peter Lee and Joe Glasgow built Gothic Revival-style church. |
| 1888 - church disassembled and moved to town of Faunsdale. |
| 1932 - destroyed by tornado; much of the interior wood salvaged for new brick church building. |
| Northern part of churchyard has graves of slave communicants. |
| Oldest marked grave - Dr. Harrison - 1858 |
There are several hundred graves in the cemetery though many are unmarked particularly in the northern slave portion of the cemetery.
City, Town, or Parish / State / Country: Not listed
Approximate number of graves: Not listed
Cemetery Status: Not listed
Cemetery Website: Not listed
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