Luvenia and Ed Austin

Luvenia and Ed Austin, sharecroppers on the Welaunee Plantation Leon County, Florida
Photo credit: State Archives of Florida

Reconnecting African Americans Family History of Lost and Found Relatives

Abandoned African American Cemeteries

A cemetery research project funded by the Florida Department of State Division of Historical Resources – Tallahassee, Florida

  • Marie Austin: 1839-1924
  • Louie Austin: 1843-1919
  • Caroline Anderson: 1852-1919
  • Deacon Joseph Austin: 1876-1943
  • Mrs. Carie L. Arnold: 1940
  • Reverend Plummer Barnes: 1861-1916
  • Ellen Clack: 1872-1922
  • Delia (Delphy) Clack: 1852-1930
  • Burton Clack Jr: 1876
  • Levy Clack: 1873-1930
  • Chanie Clack: 1862-1944
  • RJ Clack Ranson John: 1847-1924
  • Elenor Davis: 1904-1938
  • Matilda Harris: 1880-1938
  • Levy Harrison: 1897-1938
  • Chanie Harrison: 1862-1944
  • Rev. Benjamin Johnson: 1859-1926
  • Virginia Johnson: 1859-1922
  • Rebecca Mae McCoy: 1928-1946
  • Mariah Stanley: 1913-1945
  • Gorge Alexanda Stanley: 1912-1946
  • Rinson Thompson: 1882-1915
  • Sarah Thompson: 1879-1941
  • Annetta “Nettie” Thompson: 1879-1941
  • Issac Williams Sr.: 1891-1943
  • Hosea Williams: 1867-1945
  • Willie Thompson: 1867-1948
  • Issach Williams Jr.: 1911-1944

The following names have no physical headstones, but their names will not be forgotten…
Viola Austin, Gorge Austin Sr., Mae Liza Arnold, James Arnold, Josh Burgess, Eliza Burgess, Samuel Davis Sr, Rhonda Davis, Rufus Davis, Madison Davis, Easter V. Davis, Mary Magdalene Davis, Johnny Ferrell, Dorthy Ferrell, Nate Governor, John Payne, Henderson Thompson, Maggie Vaughn, Eddie Lee Williams, Issac Williams Jr., Issac Williams Sr., Jose Williams