Ingram-Thornton Cemetery for Blacks

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Title

Ingram-Thornton Cemetery for Blacks

Subject

African American History; Rogersville, AL; Lauderdale County, AL

Description

Harrison Ingram was well known in the Rogersville community. He was a stonemason and a carpenter and according to his family he was one of the first in his community to have electricity. Ingram and his father established an African American cemetery named Ingram-Thornton Cemetery in 1881. It has since been renamed Thorntontown Cemetery. Physical evidence suggests the orientation of the cemetery has changed. In the older portion of the cemetery, the tombstones face opposite from the entrance.

Creator

Ashley Pentecost, University of North Alabama

Source

University of North Alabama archives

Publisher

Alabama Cultural Resource Survey

Date

1881

Format

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