Dunnam Cemetery
Hineston, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA – *No GPS coordinates
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Add PhotosAbout one mile back in the dense woods on a good dirt road is a small cemetery on a knoll. It has a good fence and is maintained by the Lone Star Baptist Church, although the Dunnam heirs still retain title to the property. Tradition stories in the area indicate that the knoll was once the center of an Indian village. This is borne out by the fact that much "digging" has taken place outside the cemetery on the banks of the Calcasieu Creek. During the great flood of 1935, the knoll was the only part of the area not covered
with water.
The Dunnams, a German family from South Carolina, came into the area and purchased a large amount of property that included this knoll. The land is still held by the descendants, none of whom live in the area. The family will not agree to deed the cemetery to the church, but they do nothing to maintain it. There is a large cedar tree in the center of the knoll which is diseased and will in all probability fall across all the graves in the future. Near the tree is a depression which seems to be an unmarked grave. According to the Rev. Teal who was our guide, at least six of the short wooden posts were marking unknown graves. Tombstone inscriptions recorded by Mary Parker Partain, November 1991, and by Jane Parker McManus. By Jane P. McManus
About one mile back in the dense woods on a good dirt road is a small cemetery on a knoll. It has a good fence and is maintained by the Lone Star Baptist Church, although the Dunnam heirs still retain title to the property. Tradition stories in the area indicate that the knoll was once the center of an Indian village. This is borne out by the fact that much "digging" has taken place outside the cemetery on the banks of the Calcasieu Creek. During the great flood of 1935, the knoll was the only part of the area not covered
with water.
The Dunnams, a German family from South Carolina, came into the area and purchased a large amount of property that included this knoll. The land is still held by the descendants, none of whom live in the area. The family will not agree to deed the cemetery to the church, but they do nothing to maintain it. There is a large cedar tree in the center of the knoll which is diseased and will in all probability fall across all the graves in the future. Near the tree is a depression which seems to be an unmarked grave. According to the Rev. Teal who was our guide, at least six of the short wooden posts were marking unknown graves. Tombstone inscriptions recorded by Mary Parker Partain, November 1991, and by Jane Parker McManus. By Jane P. McManus
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- Added: 12 Jul 2008
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2268201
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