Cemeteries
There are many old cemeteries in the north portion of Madison County. Some are still in use, but many are nearly forgotten.
Bayless Cemetery
Charity Cemetery
Charity Lane, Hazel Green
Charity Cemetery is located just behind Charity Baptist Church. Hezekiah Tanner (1819-1879) was the first person buried in this cemetery (and an ancestor of yours truly). He is buried beside his beloved wife, Delilah (1825-1910). Her grave marker reads "Her End was Peace." Interesting side note: some said Delilah was a witch because she was seen playing her fiddle in the cemetery at Hezekiah's grave at night. The more likely story is that this was her unique way of grieving (and possibly a gypsy custom - no evidence to support either belief, though).
Many founders of the Hazel Green community are buried here.
Dan Cemetery
Davie Cemetery
Kincaid Cemetery
Mitchell Cemetery
New Sharon Cemetery
Charity Lane, Hazel Green
New Sharon Cemetery surrounds what was once called New Sharon Church. It is now Faith Baptist Church.
Ready Cemetery
Walls Cemetery
Ready Section Road, Toney
Little is known about the forgotten cemetery that lies quietly beside Limestone Creek, adjacent to Ready Section Road. There are no markers to remind passers by whose bones rest under the bright green acreage. Many aren't even aware that a cemetery exists here. All that is known is that it is the Walls family plot. The only evidence of its existence occurs after a heavy rain shower, when the graves fill with water. Only then can one see the large sunken areas in the ground, the tell-tale signs of a grave.
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