Valley Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery- Crawford, Morgan, Kenan

The Green, Martin, and Ford family lived throughout Dallas County in Valley Creek, Woodlawn, Summerfield and Selma. The history of my family begins in slavery, and has developed along farming, and the families whose land my ancestors worked.

Family stories say that my great-grandmother worked the Crawford Place. I have heard many of the Martins worked the Crawford Place. I found record that my great-grandmother worked as a cook, and lived close to the Crawfords on Rangeline Road in Valley Creek.

Family stories say the Green(e)s worked the Morgan Place in Valley Creek. I found record that my Green(e) relatives lived next to John and Vesta Morgan on Summerfield Road in Valley Creek.

The Martins are said to have worked in Kenan's Mill, grinding corn. The Green(e) lived in Summerfield near Kenan's Mill, on a farm.

This cemetary record of Valley Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery includes plots from the Crawford, Morgan and Kenan families of Valley Creek. These are the places my family would have worked and lived, along the gravel background leading into an isolated, wooded hamlet of farms. Other families in this cemetary include Waugh, Bondurant, Callen, Gilmer and others.

Special Thanks to Kay Pomeroy and Jean Pickering :)


This file was contributed and copyrighted by:
Kay Pomeroy
jpandk@bellsouth.net

Jean Pickering
pdirtdobber@aol.com

==================================================================== June 2003

Valley Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery Dallas County, Alabama.
On Valley Creek Church Road, off State Hwy 22 North. When you come out of Selma on State Hwy 22 North right outside the city limits to the left is Valley Creek Church Road. Turn left on that road and go about four miles, The cemetery is on the right on a hill and you really have to watch for it or you will pass it.
Surveyed and recorded by Kay Pomeroy & Jean Pickering


ROW 5

Ada Melton wife of James Ellis Crawford Sept. 20, 1866 August 24, 1954. At rest Ada Melton Crawford.

James Ellis Crawford Nov. 26, 1859 Oct. 17, 1916. Dearest PAP thou hastleft us here thy loss we deeply feel but tis GOD who hath bereft us, He can allour sorrows heal.



Roy R. Morgan Pfc. US Army World War II May 15, 1916 Dec. 1, 1988.


Daddy
John Lewis Morgan October 19, 1885 July 14, 1969


Mama
Vesta Crawford Morgan October 5, 1889 September 1, 1985


Infant son of John & Vesta Morgan Aug. 18, 1910


Row 6

James Kenan, born 1808 in N.C. died 1874 in Ala.


Erected by his wife in memory of William K. Kenan, youngest son of Tho & Mary R. Kenan who was born in Duplin County North Carolina 27th of September 1819 died in Dallas County Alabama July 31st 1858. There is a voice which sorrow hears. When heaviest weighs life galling chains, tis heaven that whispers "dry your tears the pure in heart shall meet again" (on back) Them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with Him.


D.L. Kenan, 1816 1910 Son of Mary Rand and Col. Thomas Kenan.
(Mary Rand Kenan)

Victoria Corr, wife of Danial Love Kenan May 5, 1843 May 1, 1935
(Victoria Kenan)

William Owen Kenan, Feb. 9, 1869 Dec. 16, 1923

Thom- AN 1812
(This stone is broken next to the Kenan's)

Sarah L. Smith daughter of Col. Thomas and Sarah L. Kenan, who died the 20th of Nov. 1845 and composed firmly in the righteousness of Christ.

Sacred to the memory of our father Col. Thomas Kenan and our mother Mary Rand Kenan. Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God. Col. Kenan was the son of Genl. James Kenan of Duplin County North Carolina. He was born on the 26th of Feb. 1771 and died on the 22nd of Oct. 1843 in the 73 year of his age. He frequently represented his native County in the Legislature and the Wilmington District in Congress. In Jan. 1833 He removed with his family to Dallas County Ala. where he resided at the time of his death. Mrs. Kenan was the daughter of John Rand and Elizabeth Hinton, she was born in Wake County North Carolina on the 17th of Jan. 1781 and died in Dallas County Ala. on the 21st of Sept. 1856 in the 76th year of her age.


J.S. Kenan Feb. 25, 1806 May 11, 1898