Damascus Cemetery
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NameBirthDeathComments
1Sectional View09 January 1906 02 January 2009 View from Outside the Cemetery Gates 
2Sectional View  Closeup of Ironwork over the Gates 
3Sectional View   
4SARAH JAMES 09 January 1906 02 January 2009  
5MATTIE L. WELCH 12 February 1922 21 September 2006  
6ALVIN WELCH MANSON 15 June 1920 10 August 1994  
7EARL C. WELCH 19 June 1940 07 May 2004  
8DAN MONTGOMERY 15 May 1867 21 January 1940  
9QUEEN REDGAL WASHINGTON 23 July 1921 15 July 1986  
10MACK McNISH 15 October 1943 21 July 1984  
11RAND HUDSON    
12CORINE MURPHY 06 December 1909 02/  
13JOHNNY WELCH 02 April 1916 05 June 1991  
14ALEX WELCH 04/00/1895 14 January 1985 PVT US ARMY - WORLD WAR I 
15LOU WELCH 31 August 1904   
16 Unknown    
17EDWIN BLAKE 1922 1991  
18JIMMY LEE BLAKE JR12 September 1984 06 August 1995  
19LOLA COLLIER 03 April 1904 14 December 1991  
20ALONZO COLLIER 13 September 1901 07 November 1990  
21BARBARA A. HORNE 13 August 1949 18 August 1992  
22KENNETH HORNE 25 September 1956 06 October 1991 US ARMY VETERAN 
23BESSIE MAE HORNE 18 August 1927 12 April 1999  
24HENRY LEROY HORNE SR.16 November 1922 27 August 1988  
25JACKIE LEROY HORNE 08 May 1953 05 November 1983  
26HENRY L & BESSIE M HORNE 1922/1927 1988/1999  
27 Unknown    
28CARRIE BELL JOHNSON 01/04/   
29MELISSA MERRIEX 1886 1941  
30DREW MERRIEX 1907 1969  
31ERNEST WILLIAMS 23 June 1896 22 December 1991  
32 Unknown    
33 Unknown    
34CLARETHA WELCH MENDEZ 28 February 1943 03 May 1993 BELOVED WIFE AND MOTHER 
35FEDELL MUSHORN GORDON 09 August 1963 11 June 1993 BELOVED HUSBAND AND LOVING FATHER 
36 Unknown    
37NA' TRON B. McCREAY 07 November 2000 22 September 2004 MAMA'S HERO 
38MAXINE BLAKE 1956 1999  
39BOOKER T. BAKER 1912 2009  
40 Unknown    
41DARRYL M. WILLIAMS 05 October 1961 23 March 2004  
42REBECCA JACOBS 05 October 1886 16 June 1958  
43 Unknown    
44CORINE JACOBS 09 July 1928 28 October 2001  
45ERMA WASHINGTON 10 June 1921 07 February 1965  
46HENRY & DORA JONES 1920/1924 /1975 "BUDDY" & "BECK" ARE NICKNAMES. NO DEATH DATE NOTED FOR HENRY 
47WILLIE JAMES JACOBS 12 March 1976 26 August 2001 LOVING HUSBAND - FATHER 
48ALICE MAE JACOBS 23 May 1947 31 December 2000  
49PRINCE JACOBS JR.24 December 1921 29 May 1991  
50PERRY JASPER 01 May 1943 22 March 1989 A LOVING FATHER 
51CORNELIA "DELPHINE" JONES 06 March 1958 07 March 2006 GO GATORS - LOVED BY MANY - MISSED BY ALL 
52MARISSA A. LEE 01 August 1989 12 August 2008  
53 Unknown   PURPLE & RED ARTIFICAL FLOWER 
54 OLIVER 04 November 1920 1976  
55MARTHA CULPERRER 06 March 1899 01 November 1952  
56L. B. OLIVER 01 July 1902 01 August 1947  
57JANIE PORNELL 12 June 1870 15 May 1940  
58GLADYS WILLIAMS 1909 1990  
59GRACIE ROBINSON 02 July 1900 28 March 1998  
60MAMIE L. WHITE 17 June 1940 14 June 1999  
61MAMIE L. WHITE 17 June 1940 14 June 1999  
62 Unknown   STONE & FLOWERS 
63DOROTHY LOVE 06 December 1920 27 September 1992  
64JUNIOR LEE HARRIS 05 September 1937 17 February 2007  
65NELSON D. LEWIS 01 May 1900 26 March 1967  
66JOBIE RESHARD 12 July 1893 23 May 1965 OUR FATHER 
67THOMAS MCKINLEY LEWIS 05 October 1918 22 January 2004  
68NELSON LEWIS 27 December 1869 04 October 1937  
69THOMAS MCKINLEY LEWIS 05 October 1918 22 January 2004  
70THOMAS JONES 17 September 1915 04 May 2009 ALSO KNOWN AS "MCIVERY JONES" 
71F. A. DAY SR.1855 1929 FRANK AUGUSTUS DAY WAS KNOWN AS "GUS" DAY. 
72LILLIE DAY 1872 1905 MOTHER OF ALL BUT THE LAST OF "GUS" DAY'S CHILDREN. 
73FRANK DAY JR.1903 1945 YOUNGEST OF GUS & LILLIE DAY'S CHILDREN. 
74PERCY DAY 01 April 1900 08 October 1939  
75DORA DAY SHUMAN 08 December 1891 19 December 1969  
76MELISSA JANE DAY 1916 1990 DAUGHTER OF "JAKE & ELMIRA JONES DAY. 
77PAULINE BULLARD 16 June 1906 22 April 1964 YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF JENNIE LEWIS SIMMONS "AUNT JENNIE". 
78EARNEST LEWIS 1896 1934 ALSO KNOWN AS "BAD" LEWIS - MARRIED MAUDE HICKS A SCHOOL TEACHER. 
79 SIMMONS 1870 1939  
80 Unknown    
81HENRY GLOSS LEWIS 1892 1987  
82WILLIAM & ELSIE WASHINGTON 12/1845 - 11/1837  HOMESTEADED PROPERTY IN NW ALACHUA COUNTY (BLAND) IN 1879. STILL OWNED BY FAMILY. 
83CORA LEE WHITNEY 12 December 1913 18 July 1973 REARED BY GRANDFATHER GUS DAY. 
84BEULAH DAY DAY 1898 1962 YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF GUS & LILIE DAY 
85JACOB C. DAY 1890 1964 NICKNAME "JAKE" 
86ELMIRA DAY 08 October 1894 17 March 1973 MAIDEN NAME "JONES" 
87ALBERT F. DAY 14 September 1914 26 August 1984 KNOWN BY MIDDLE NAME "FITU" 
88ABRAHAM THOMAS 1895 1989  
89NAOMI THOMAS 1918 1994 YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF JAKE AND ELMIRA DAY 
90FREDDIE YOUNG SR.01 November 1920 1980  
91JUNIOR LONG 15 November 1913 26 April 1991 PFC - US ARMY - WORLD WAR II 
92CLARENCE CANTY 1919 1989  
93BLANK MARKER    
94CYNTHIA YOUNG CROMWELL 24 April 1967 15 April 2008  
95ESTHER JEAN LONG 31 August 1920 14 November 2010  
96ELVIS FRANKLIN YOUNG 23 February 1962 31 December 2006  
97HAZEL MCNISH 10 November 1951 18 April 2003 DAUGHTER OF ANNIE MAE HORNE HOLMES - WIFE AND MOTHER 
98FUNERALHOMEMARKER FADED    
99MOSES & EMMA MCNISH 1916/1923 1983/  
100LORINE MCNISH BRADY 04 June 1946 15 January 2009  
101PEARLIE MAE & ROSCOE WASHINGTON 1934/1945 1934/1945 PEARLIE MAE WAS A STILLBORN THE 1ST CHILD OF GUS & EDNA WASHINGTON 
102DAVID WASHINGTON SR.01 May 1886 08 September 1929 3RD FROM LAST CHILD OF WILLIAM & ELSIE WASHINGTON 
103LENORA D. WASHINGTON 04 March 1889 28 November 1961 THE OLDEST CHILD OF GUS & LILLIE DAY - WIFE OF DAVID WASHINGTON 
104MARGARET W. SMITH 07 December 1913 16 October 1986 DAUGHTER OF DAVID & LENORA WASHINGTON 
105LEMUEL WASHINGTON REV.24 August 1920 04 November 1995 YOUNGEST CHILD OF DAVID & LENORA D. WASHINGTON - PREACHED/PASTORED FOR MANY YEARS. 
106LOVETT DAY 1899 1963 SON OF GUS & LILLIE DAY 
107ALICE DAY 25 December 1906 12 January 1960 DAUGHTER OF REV. JAMES & MRS. LOUISE MERRICKS- WIFE OF PERCY DAY. 
108SAM JENKINS SR.05 April 1953 15 January 2000  
109FIBBIE SIMMONS 1839 19-- GRANDMOTHER OF TAYLOR "BUDDY" SIMMONS 
110 Unknown   MARKER NOT LEGIBLE 
111JOSIE LEE JONES 13 June 1941 17 March 1984 YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF GUS & EDNA PEARL - "LOVE" 
112SPENCER YOUNG 26 February 1924 30 October 1978  
113MARY L. YOUNG 01 January 1964 19 December 1992  
114EZEKEIL YOUNG 05 December 1918 30 January 1960  
115 Unknown    
116NATHAN YOUNG 19 March 1898 13 July 1959  
117LEROY JACKSON WELCH 12 September 1937 18 March 2008  
118ANTONIO C. MCNISH 19 May 1980 15 November 2005  
119MARQUIS L. JACKSON 24 November 2006 17 May 2009  
120 Unknown   FUNERAL HOME MARKERS 
121GUS "HENRY" WASHINGTON JR.08 March 1940  STILL ALIVE 
122TYRAL L. WELDON 08 August 2001 16 December 2001  
123DARYL (DUFFY) PRESLEY 07 May 1973 19 November 1996  
124FRANK JOHNSON SR.06 January 1904 20 November 1993  
125DEBRA W. KRIEGHBAUM 23 September 1956 10 October 1998  
126McARTHUR JONES 25 November 1943 12 January 2007  
127JENNIE S. JONES 14 March 1904 28 May 1977  
128JANIE B. CURRY 28 June 1929 11 January 1972  
129GEORGE L. JONES 10 October 1896 25 February 1970 FLORIDA PVT CO B 427 RES LAB BN QMC WORLD WAR I 
130LEEBELL NIXON 1912 18 July 1953 "MOTHER" 
131ETHEL MAE DAVIS 25 October 1927 27 October 1981  
132ARTHUR DAVIS JR.18 September 1945 17 December 1993  
133ROSA LEE DAVIS FERGUSON 13 April 1947 12 July 2009 "AUNTIE" 
134GEORGE R. SIMMONS  95  
135TAYLOR SIMMONS 14 August 1914 22 November 1987 YOUNGEST SON OF GEORGE AND EVELENA SIMMONS 
136 BRADWELL    
137RICHARD S. SIMMONS JR.09 June 1950 25 July 2003 US AIR FORCE VIETNAM 
138DAVID WASHINGTON JR.15 March 1917 21 January 1977 LIVED IN NEW JERSEY - NICKNAME - "SON" 
139GUS WASHINGTON SR.15 November 1907 10 August 1970 THE OLDEST CHILD OF DAVID "DAVE" & LENORA "NORA" DAY WASHINGTON 
140EDNA PEARL "SUG" WASHINGTON-NIBLACK 10 January 1919 30 June 2009 MOTHER OF GUS WASHINGTON'S CHILDREN-2ND DAUGHTER OF DAN & ROSA HORNE. "MAMA" 
141MOSES MARKS 28 January 1917 08 November 1979  
142QUINCY W. MARKS 15 July 1915 16 June 1990 BORN 07/15/1915 NOT 1916 - DAUGHTER OF DAVE & NORA WASHINGTON 
143BRITTANY AMBER DRISKELL 20 November 1986 05 June 1992 GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER OF QUINCY & MOSES MARKS 
144IRVING JOHNSON 14 November 1955 31 December 1999  
145DANIEL A. SCOTT 1984 1985  
146 Unknown    
147FREDDIE WILLIAMS  25 May 1973  
148LEROY WILLIAMS 1951 1979  
149IDELLA JONES STARLING 27 June 1915 26 May 2007  
150ARNITTA WALKER PAULK 22 January 1933 07 February 2002  
151VICTOR WALKER 14 June 1930 20 February 2005  
152RUBY A. WASHINGTON CLARK 24 January 1919 02 August 1983 YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF DAVE & NORA DAY WASHINGTON. 
153Tom McPherson 06 December 1905 26 April 1973  
154Almita McPherson 13 June 1922 18 October 1976  
155FRANCE MARKS 21 October 1935 08 May 2009  
156 Unknown    
157MARY E. MARKS THOMAS BROWN 28 March 1921 19 June 1993 SISTER OF MOSES & FRANCE MARKS 
158JOHN L. MARKS REV.18 January 1926 28 May 1989  
159JOHN L. MARKS JR.24 February 1951 18 September 1998  
160 Unknown    
161DARRYL L. BUTLER 20 April 1960 17 August 2003 ONLY CHILD OF YVONNE WIDEMAN BUTLER 
162RUBY L. JOHNSON 04 November 1912 13 January 1986 DAUGHTER OF GEORGE & EVELENA SIMMONS 
163 Unknown    
164EDWARD JONES 05 January 1940 15 July 1998  
165 Unknown    
166PHEOBE SIMMONS 03 April 1845   
167JAMES JONES 05 October 1935  OLDEST SON OF CHARLIE & EDNA JONES. 
168FUNERAL HOME MARKER BLANK   ARTIFICAL FLOWERS 
169EDNA PERRY JONES BRITTON 29 April 1909   
170JESSIE LEE HORNE 23 February 1928  YOUNGEST CHILD OF DANIEL "DAN" & ROSA "RODIE" STRODER HORNE 
171ALFONSO HORNE 1915  THE OLDEST CHILD OF DAN & RODIE HORNE 
172DANIEL HORNE 1886  KNOWN AS "DAN" 
173JOE JONES 22 January 1918  US ARMY WORLD WAR II - YOUNGEST SON OF CHARLIE SR. & LAURA JONES. 
174CORA JONES BRADLEY 15 July 1905  DAUGHTER OF CHARLIE SR. & LAURA JONES. 
175 Unknown   BLANK FUNERAL HOME MARKER 
176FRED WILLIAMS 25 September 1910 18 May 1980  
177 Unknown    
178LARA "LAURA" JONES SR. 15 August 1955 WIFE OF CHARLIE JONES 
179ANGELA HORNE WILLIAMS 18 July 1971 09 February 2009 DAUGHTER OF FRED LEWIS HORNE 
180DANNY B. HORNE 1955 1959 SON OF HENRY LEROY "BUD"& BESSIE MAE HORNE 
181ROSA STRODER HORNE 04 August 1895 18 August 1956 WIFE OF DAN HORNE - MOTHER OF SEVEN - "GRANDMA" 
182ANNIE M. HOLMES 12 October 1929 12 January 2006  
183JOHNNY LEE WHITE 02 August 1961 01 June 2008 SON OF ANNIE M. HOLMES - SK2 US NAVY 
184HAYWARD JACKSON 09 September 1915 07 February 1995  
185HESTER JACKSON 12 October 1907 21 September 1999  
186ROBERT J. JACKSON 10 June 1938 06 November 2002 OLDEST SON OF ABRAHAM & LIZZIE JACKSON 
187 Unknown    
188ABRAHAM JACKSON 07 August 1907 17 June 1988  
189ULYSSES RICHARDSON SR.19 June 1919 23 September 1996  
190FRANCENE J. FRAZIER 29 November 1929 08 August 1999  
191WILLIAM L. FRAZIER 20 April 1918 23 September 2008 WORLD WAR II 
192GWENDOLYN RENEE HAGINS MCKEEVER 15 April 1960 20 January 2009  
193NELSON WASHINGTON JR.04 December 1942 19 August 2010  
194EVA PEARL WASHINGTON 17 September 1917 01 December 1953 OLDEST DAUGHTER OF DAN & RODIE STRODER HORNE - WIFE OF NELSON WASHINGTON 
195NELSON WASHINGTON SR.15 November 1908 17 September 1973  
196WILLIE McKEEVER 13 June 1963 31 January 1997  
197FRED L. HORNE 06 January 1946 05 June 1984 US ARMY VIETNAM 
198WILLIE C. HORNE 01 March 1920 23 January 1956 FLORIDA PVT ARMY WORLD WAR II 
199JIMMY HORNE 07 July 1947 01 April 2001 US ARMY VIETNAM 
200 JACKSON    
201 JACKSON    
202MAYOLA JACKSON BROWN 24 October 1919 20 June 2008