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For
a tiny cemetery - a disporportionate number of veterans graves.
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by John TrorsserWorld
War Two |
South
of Schulenburg on the twisting but scenic Vaslic Loop, heading east (and south)
on the east side of the road one will find the worn and weathered Corinth Baptist
Church with its adjoining cemetery. Scattered among the one hundred or so tombstones
(159 marked graves - 55 unmarked graves) you won't have far to look before you
find the grave of a veteran.
As in many cemeteries, one family has a
large number of veterans - and here it is the Family Adams which sent four family
members to participate in WWII.
The Green Family is second with father
(Pvt) Nathan Green having served in WWI and his son (who preceeded his father
in death), PFC Arthur Green, who served in WWII. All but one man served in the
Army and only two neglect to mention the rank of the soldier / sailor. Military
tombstones always give the rank of the deceased, while it hardly matters to the
family that has to erect a stone for their lost son. Therefore we're unable to
give ranks for soldier George Townsend or sailor Douglas E. Davis.
Being
a Black cemetery, there was no evidence of participation in the Civil War and,
of course, the all-volunteer Spanish American War, was over before most Fayette
County residents knew there was one. Willie Garrison served in WWII and Korea
only to be killed in Vietnam in 1967 and Specialist 5th Class Millige Adams served
in both WWII and Korea.
The cemetery's earliest marked grave is that
of Lucinda Rogers who died April 10, 1893. Nine of those buried in the cemetery
had been slaves.
A list of the veterans with their available ranks appears
below. Photos appear without captions - but the names should be readable. |
World War Two
PFC August Adams
Sgt David Adams
SSgt Leroy Adams
Douglas E. Davis
(Navy)
PFC Arthur Green |
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War One
Pvt Joseph Brown
Pvt Nathan Green
Pvt Willie Polk
Pvt Ira Richardson
George Townsend
Cpl Henry Wiser
Pvt Edward Warren |
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