Southampton Township has a very rich history dating back to the 1700's. One of the oldest graves of Bedford County, Pennsylvania is located here. With a journey that began more than 20 years ago exploring through more than 250 years of history we are pleased to present the first book of its kind relating to the Cemeteries of Southampton Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. This not only serves as a reference but pays respect to the citizens and deep-rooted history of the township. It also honors the Veterans who have proudly worn our Nation's uniform. This book touches on over 30 cemeteries including some that are situated just outside of the township boundaries. You are sure to find your ancestor's grave with GPS Coordinates, Driving Directions, Cemetery Maps and corresponding Cemetery Lists! Cemeteries included in the book are: Beans Cove Methodist Cemetery (Beans Cove Road, Clearville, PA); Bennett Cemetery (Mountain Road, Artemas, PA); Bennett Farm Cemetery (Black Valley Road, Clearville, PA); Browning Cemetery (Black Valley Road, Clearville, PA); Casteel Farm Cemetery (Beans Cove Road, Clearville, PA); Chaney Farm Cemetery Chiccarella Farm Cemetery (Chaneysville Road, Clearville, PA); Collins Farm Cemetery (Elbinsville Road, Clearville, PA); East View Cemetery (Chaneysville) (Ragged Mountain Road, Clearville, PA); El-Bethel Assembly of God Cemetery (Ragged Mountain Road, Clearville, PA); Frame Church Cemetery (Frame Church Road, Clearville, PA); Gordon Cemetery (Black Valley Road, Clearville, PA); Howsare Cemetery (Ragged Mountain Road, Clearville, PA); Iames Cemetery (Chaneysville Road, Clearville, PA); Johnson Cemetery (Double Pine Road, Artemas, PA); Klites Cemetery (Beans Cove Road, Clearville, PA); Lashley Farm Cemetery (Lashley Road, Artemas, PA); Lashley Cemetery (Dry Ridge Road NE, Flintstone, MD); Lashley Farm Cemetery (Elbinsville Road, Artemas, PA); Mount Hope Cemetery (Elbinsville Road, Artemas, PA); Mount Zion Cemetery (Ragged Mountain Road, Clearville, PA); Oakdale (Ketterman/Ash/O'Neal) Cemetery (Flintstone Creek Road, Clearville, PA); Perdew (Adams/Huff) Farm Cemetery (Black Valley Road, Clearville, PA); Perdue (Cessna) Farm Cemetery (Sawmill Road, Clearville, PA); Prosperity Cemetery (Town Creek Road, Clearville, PA); Rice Cemetery (Beans Cove Road, Clearville, PA); Roland (Goldizen) Cemetery (Chaneysville Road, Clearville, PA); Ruby Farm Cemetery (Flintstone Creek Road, Clearville, PA); Our Lady of Seven Dolors Catholic Cemetery (Beans Cove Road, Clearville, PA); Shirley Farm Graveyard; Simon Elbin Farm Cemetery (Elbinsville Road, Artemas, PA); Sonne Farm Cemetery (Mount Zion Road, Clearville, PA); Wigfield Cemetery (Street Road, Clearville, PA)

UPDATED 3rd Edition November 2010. This family genealogy of the CANNON family begins in the Plymouth Colony of America, Virginia. The family moves to Henrico County, Virginia; then migrating south into Wake County North Carolina, staying in South Carolina for a short time; then settling in Bulloch County, Georgia for several generations. The Cannon family moved further down in the Brooks County, Thomas County, Colquitt Co. Georgia area where they have remained for many more generations. Some generations of the Cannon family moved into Hamilton County, Florida. This book is full of referenced and researched accurate data from the family researchers and compiled and put into this database by this writer. (Also included is an additional John Cannon line from Tennessee to Texas.)A must have reference book for the CANNON family including a rare photo of George Washington Cannon and Martha Ann M. Glass of Colquitt/Brooks County Georgia.

The Morrison family originated in Scotland. The earliest tracable ancestor in the United States was Daniel Morrison who was in the Georgia state ligislature in about 1800. He was the grandfather of Major Alexander C. Morrison (1807-1875?) who was born in Georgia and married Mary Clements. They were the parents of six children. He and several of his sons fought in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. In 1874 Alex and his family movced to Arkansas. Descendants live in Arkansas, Texas and other parts of the United States.

In The Cemeteries of New Orleans, Peter B. Dedek reveals the origins and evolution of the Crescent City’s world-famous necropolises, exploring both their distinctive architecture and their cultural impact. Spanning centuries, this fascinating body of research takes readers from muddy fields of crude burial markers to extravagantly designed cities of the dead, illuminating a vital and vulnerable piece of New Orleans’s identity. Where many histories of New Orleans cemeteries have revolved around the famous people buried within them, Dedek focuses on the marble cutters, burial society members, journalists, and tourists who shaped these graveyards into internationally recognizable emblems of the city. In addition to these cultural actors, Dedek’s exploration of cemetery architecture reveals the impact of ancient and medieval grave traditions and styles, the city’s geography, and the arrival of trained European tomb designers, such as the French architect J. N. B. de Pouilly in 1833 and Italian artist and architect Pietro Gualdi in 1851. As Dedek shows, the nineteenth century was a particularly critical era in the city’s cemetery design. Notably, the cemeteries embodied traditional French and Spanish precedents, until the first garden cemetery—the Metairie Cemetery—was built on the site of an old racetrack in 1872. Like the older walled cemeteries, this iconic venue served as a lavish expression of fraternal and ethnic unity, a backdrop to exuberant social celebrations, and a destination for sightseeing excursions. During this time, cultural and religious practices, such as the celebration of All Saints’ Day and the practice of Voodoo rituals, flourished within the spatial bounds of these resting places. Over the course of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, however, episodes of neglect and destruction gave rise to groups that aimed to preserve the historic cemeteries of New Orleans—an endeavor, which, according to Dedek, is still wanting for resources and political will. Containing ample primary source material, abundant illustrations, appendices on both tomb styles and the history of each of the city’s eighteenth- and nineteenth-century cemeteries, The Cemeteries of New Orleans offers a comprehensive and intriguing resource on these fascinating historic sites.