Nelson Starke (Union) Cemetery Photographed by Linda Hill & Pat Hammock If You have any information on any of our Unknowns Or you know of a cemetery that we have not found please let us know. Website by Jim Powell Jr Name Birth Death Comments 1 Sectional View     Gate of NelsonStarke Cemetery showing the middle of cemetery  2 Richard L. Williams 1947    At the head of concrete top marking the grave  3 Merlin L. Brown 12 November 1944  06 April 1966  A2C 395 Strat Missile SQ AF  4 Merllin Brown 12 November 1944  06 April 1966  Top of Merlin's grave behind the Marker in 0317003  5 Mary Ann Williams 04 March 1882  28 November 1970    6 G. Eleanor Williams 1907  1990  Age 80 , Chestnut Funeral Home,Gainesville, Florida  7 Gaffeaner Williams 1908  1990    8 Lillie M. Williams 26 October 1814  22 March 1984  Marker on top of concrete slab  9 Dee Williams 14 November 1924  06 November 1981  US Navy World War ll  10 Carrie Harold 08 September 1919  29 April 1995    11 Isaiah Lewis 1921  1997  Chestnut Funeral Marker, Age 75  12 Francis Lewis 01 June 1918  19 September 1982  US Army World War ll  13 Unknown not dates  no dates  No name found on stone  14 Shirley A. Smith Miller 29 December 1946  18 May 2002  Smith's Funeral Home  15 Ovedia Kaye Starke Smith 07 September 1914  09 August 1998    16 Edna S. Williams 12 February 1911  18 May 1987  Marker atop Concrete Slab  17 Lenora S. Peterson 07 March 1907  07 November 1998  Marker atop of concrete slab  18 Jeff Peterson 02 June 1906  15 June 1964  Florida PFC 440 Base Unit AAP World War ll  19 Nellie Mae Lewis 12 April 1900  10 July 1980    20 Unknown No dates  No dates  Grave marker blank  21 Milton Moore 24 April 1927  16 March 1973  Florida CPL US Air Force World War ll  22 Willie Vinson 09 February 1919  27 May 1992  US Army World War ll  23 Minnie M. Vinson 1925  1990    24 Eva Watson 22 March 1902  07 January 1989    25 Rufus Moore 12 July 1922  11 December 1982    26 Robert Moore Sr 06 August 1923  26 April 1996  US Army World War ll  27 Oreatha Wright Moore 01 January 1926  29 October 1999    28 Robert Jones 28 February 1897  12 June 1957  CPL 51 Co 153 Depot Brigade World War l  29 Minnie S. Jones 28 October 1903  30 December 1993    30 Willie Sam Washington 11 August 1887  27 February 1966    31 Leslie Washington 28 February 18894  24 May 1954  Florida PVT Co D 519 ENGR SVC BN World War l  32 Evans H. Stark 30 April 1906  12 November 1982  At Rest  33 Edna N. Starke 20 August 1913  02 December 2002  Haile , Stone atop concrete slab  34 Hattie L. Washington 04 July 1865  20 October 1951    35 William Washington 1859  1938    36 Unknown None  None  Marker with plot corner stone  37 Jerry Watson No date  November 19 ??74  Age 39 Unreadable funeral company  38 Fred Watson Sr 25 May 1925  12 December 1970  STM3 USNR WORLD WARll  39 Unknown None  None  Grave marker  40 Unknown None  None  Grave marked with flowers only  41 Joe C. Times 11 November 1911  11 February 1960  Florida PFC 933 AAA AW BN CAC WORLD WAR ll  42 Rubin Times 04 June 1909  17 October 1967  FLORIDA PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR ll  43 Freddie L. "Buckshot" Watson Sr 05 March 1953  01 May 1995  In Gods Care  44 Joe Nathan Watson Sr. 07 August 1954  16 November 1997  Marker atop a concrete slab  45 Larry Watson Sr 07 January 1958  13 December 1997  PV US ARMY   46 Gentle Lee Williams 06 April 1949  24 January 2001  Chestnut Funeral Home stone atop of concrete slab  47 Elouise H. Grimes 07 July 1936  27 May 1998  Marker atop a concrete slab  48 Henry C. Grimes 21 April 1940  07 August 2002  Smiths Funeral Home Atop concrete slab  49 Fredrick W. Ahrano 1912  1976    50 Elizabeth C. Ahrano 1912  1979    51 William Cermak Ahrano 1938  none    52 James S. W. McLeod 24 May 1944  no other date  probably born and died May 24 1944  53 Unknown None  None  Flag marks grave site  54 Willie Chester McLeod 12 April 1933  22 February 1997  SSG US ARMY KOREA VIETNAM , Marker atop concrete slab  55 Willie Jackson Janauary 14 1949  02 May 1997    56 Jake C. Young 07 December 1929  09 April 2002  Chestnut Funeral Home bottom of Marker on concrete slab  57 Florence Willis 14 July 1908  27 January 2003  Chestnut Funeral Home, Marker atop concrete slab  58 Julia Steward 13 December 1869  12 March 1953  Gone but not forgotten on bottom of stone marker  59 Charity Swinton 1865  28 May 1908  As a wife, devoted as a mother affectionate as a friend, ever kind and true  60 Not ledgable at this angle Williams February 10 ??  22 January 1941    61 Nelson Butler 11 December 1882  17 December 1965    62 Howard L. Nelson 19 January 19909  06 September 1933  Marker atop concrete slab  63 Roland J. Nelson February 29 1910  25 August 1968  Marker atop concrete slab  64 Charles Nelson None (about 1845)  06 June 1914  Age 69 Years His record is on high  65 Nancy Nelson none (about 1844)  23 December 1911  We will meet again  66 Kate Marie Harrison 01 February 1913  27 September 1984  Marker atop concrete slab  67 Mamie Ivory 28 September 1906  10 February 1981  Marker atop concrete slab  68 Ruby E. Nelson 18 February 1900  13 August 1920  Asleep in Jesus  69 Adam D.& Ada R. Nelson 1871/1871  1932/1931  Double stone Father & Mother  70 J.E. & Cora Willis no dates  no dates  Double stone In loving memory  71 Eddie Willis 18 August 1909  29 July 1954  Erected by E. H. Starke  72 Niah Willis No date  No dates  In Loving Memory  73 Chinamon Willis 21 August 1902  02 December 1961  FLORIDA PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR ll  74 Laura E. Samrson 10 April 1898  18 December 1993  Marker atop concrete slab  75 Sadie W. Daniels 07 December 1886  03 March 1976  Marker atop concrete slab  76 Dewey Roberts Sr 20 February 1903  20 July 1987  Marker atop concrete slab  77 Flossie L. Roberts 17 April 19908  05 October 1969  Marker atop concrete slab  78 Gladys Lorette Willis 22 February 1918  31 January 1978    79 Henry F. Willis Jr. 1891  1946    80 Henry F./Sallie N. Willis 1855/1865  1932/1942  Double stone  81 A.B. McDonald No date  18 May 1908  Hand made stone He is gone but not forgotten  82 Edward Maxwell Maxwell 12 November 1937  21 July 1991  Marker atop concrete slab  83 Unknown None  None  Marker with no dates or names marking grave site  84 Mitchell T. McClenton 1922  1989  Atop concrete slab  85 Unknown None  None  Bouquet of flowers marking an unknown grave  86 Unknown Not readable  Not readable  Double grave site neither ledgible information  87 Unknown None  None  No longer ledgible marker  88 Unknown 1974  1985  Broken hand made stone made by relative  89 John Henry Grimes none showing  none showing  Headstone marking vault is World War l Vetran Name on other side  90 John Henry Grimes Sr. 25 December 1898  06 August 1977  PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR l  91 Debra Denise Walker 1963  1968  Homemade stone Made by family member  92 Little Debra Walker None noted  03 June 1968  Aged 4 years, Hughes & Chestnut funeral home, Gainesville, Florida  93 Lorinze Grimes 20 April 1924  18 February 1966  FLORIDA TEC 5, 596 PORT CO TC WORLD WAR ll  94 Alexander Jerome Bones 1964  1968  Son on handmade stone by relative  95 Robert Lee Jones 1905  1966  Son, stone hand made by relative  96 Willis Grimes 1899  1964  Son, hand made stone by relative  97 Jennie M. Grimes 1907  1929  Sister, stone made by relative  98 Sallie Grimes 1871  1945  Mother, stone hand made by relative   99 Unknown None  None  Stone turned backward with no information  100 Johnnie F. Grimes f 05 March 1928  01 September 2000  Chestnut Funeral Home, Marker on concrete slab  101 Joe Grimes Sr 31 December 1937  26 February 2004  Chestnut Funeral Home on concrete slab  102 Elmer Herril 01 May 1872  12 December 1934  Stone is written backwards   103 Willie Harril 07 July 1912  13 July 1940  Handmade stone  104 Nicholas Davis 08 November 1896  11 July 1967  FLORIDA PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR l  105 Sister Lorene Davis 08 October 1898  20 January 1974  Sunday School Teacher, marker donated by Dr. S.B. Hunter  106 Daniel Butler None  None  No other information noted  107 Mary Butler 1884  1965  Hand made stone with funeral marker  108 Mary Butler 1884  1965  Funeral Marker beside her stone  109 Mr Fransis White 1870  April 2 (19)??66  Hand made stone  110 James Green ??  1980  Grave marked by Chestnut Funeral Home  111 Charlie Green 18 January 1913  27 August 1980  Marker atop concrete slab  112 Willie L. Green 16 March 1916  05 March 1974  Marker atop concrete slab  113 Josephine Green 1822  1939  Hughes & Chestnut Funeral Home, Marker on concrete slab  114 Philip H./Josephine Green 1872/1882  1940/1939  Double stone  115 Alexander Talbort 1922  1972  Marker on concrete slab  116 Calaene M. Barton 08 March 1956  16 October 2000  Marker atop concrete slab, Chestnut Funeral Home  117 Unknown None  None  Probably two grave sites of a Mom with another marked with a cross of flowers  118 Josephine Cooper 1808  1886  Marker atop concrete slab  119 Nanza Cooper 25 December 1887  19 April 1856    120 Unknown None  None  Part of stone may have been broken off  121 William Starke 1878  1938    122 Lenora Starke None  23 April 1918  Age 72 years  123 George Starkes 20 March 1838  13 January 1908  (Broken stone) At Rest  124 Edie R. Starkes 02 October 1880  05 December 1905  Gone but not forgotten  125 Viola Fort 13 March 1980  August 1? 1993    126 George Fort June 188?  18 May 1955  Atop concrete slab  127 Edgar Fort 10 September 1907  April 19??  Handmade stone  128 Edgar Fort None  None  Handmade stone  129 Essie M. Fort 15 November 1907  January ??  Stone resting on concrete slab with funeral marker  130 Unknown Not readable  Not readable  Cannot read only an M in the left hand corner  131 SE View None  None  Burial of a family plot, Graded road beside cemetery  132 Mary Wilkerson No date  No date  Hand made stone  133 Unreadable marker Unreadable marker      134 Unknown None  None  Tomb is open on both ends  135 Nettie M. Walker 28 January 1918  02 October 1995  In God's Care, Marker atop concrete slab  136 Lee A. (Rev.) Gibson 24 September 1886  19 April 1973  Marker atop concrete slab  137 Edna Hayes 18 November 1898  22 July 1982  Atop a concrete slab  138 Samuel Hayes Sr 03 July 1913  15 October 1971  Marker atop concrete slab with military stone next to marker  139 Samuel Hayes Sr. 03 July 1913  15 October 1971  FLORIDA TEC 5 WORLD WAR ll  140 Little Loretta Lightsey Unknown  25 December 1964  Hughes & Chestnut Funeral Home marker, Gainesville, Fl  141 Betty Jean Hayes Lightsey 23 May 1942  06 July 1974  A loving mother  142 Ruth S. Hayes 15 February 1923  09 November 1990  Marker atop concrete slab  143 Unknown None  None  Birdhouse near graves  144 Charity W. Edwards 07 June 1890  18 November 1987  Marker atop concrete slab  145 Carrie H. Wiliams 11 September 1923  10 July 2001  Marker atop concrete slab  146 Eliza Walker 09 April 1889  08 March 1978  Marker atop of concrete slab  147 Samuel Walker None  01 December 1964    148 Sammy R. Walker none  31 December 1964  Funeral Marker unknown funeral home  149 Unknown None  None  Milv all that is readable on stone  150 Ida S. Hall 18 May 1886  31 August 1983  Mother  151 Ramon G/ Luenett Green 1904/1910  1988/????  Double stone, husband & wife  152 Lucinda W./John S. Ward 1907/1904  1970/1962  Double stone  153 Kimberly S. Colton 23 July 1977  24 July 1977    154 Anderson Jeter 02 April 1907  15 February 0179  PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR ll  155 Unknown None  None  Wview of center of cemetery  156 Ella L. Young February 24 190?  07 March 1974    157 Henry J. Green 05 March 1922  20 October 2001    158 Amanda Young 1896  1986  Atop concrete Slab  159 Walter Young 1898  1988  Atop Concrete slab  160 Willie Martin 20 September 1912  10 November 1956  fLORIDA TEC 5 4524 OM SERVICE CO WORLD WAR ll  161 Thomas B. Starks None  11 January 1934  FLORIDA PVT 807 PIONEER INF.  162 Samuel J. Hunter 18 August 1912  31 December 1974  Marker atop a concrete slab  163 Nettie Hunter Crum 03 April 1918  22 January 1993  Marker atop concrete slab  164 Arnette R. Greene 29 March 1909  30 November 1975    165 Freddick Edwards 05 May 1875  29 January 1945    166 Boykin Robinson 11 December 1873  02 April 1951  Marker atop concrete slab  167 Jemima Bowler 1887  1905  Mother, Marker atop concrete slab  168 William Bowler 1861  1986  Father, Marker adjoining concrete slab  169 Anna B. Starke 1880  1943    170 Starke Shepard 23 October 1842  26 November 1913  At Rest  171 Frank Peat Starke 13 October 1901  02 September 1981  Marker atop concrete slab  172 Cleveland P. Kendall 16 October 1917  23 February 1976  Marker atop concrete slab  173 Willie C. Martin 1900  1970  Marker atop concrete slab  174 Sarah A. Starke 19 May 1882  29 November 1967    175 Frank J. Starke 02 April 1870  03 June 1953    176 Eddie Cunningham Jr. 07 June 1931  28 January 1938    177 S.Q. Starke 12 January 1868  06 August 1941  Marker atop concrete slab  178 Malissa J. Starke 19 October 1891  25 December 1974  Loved and Cherished  179 Charlie Williams None  11 October 1932  Father, Marker atop a concrete slab  180 Lawrence D. Jones 03 August 1895  25 October 1958  Marker atop concrete slab  181 Hilton Murray 1911  1989  Marker atop concrete slab  182 Murray Hilton no date  06 July 1989  Age 78 , Duncan Bros. Funeral Home, Gainesville, Florida  183 Bessie Williams 17 June 1908  30 October 1984  Marker atop concrete slab  184 John McKinney 01 February 1910  01 May 1945  Marker atop concrete slab  185 Robert Eligah Middleton 1902  1963  Marker atop concrete slab  186 Edna Bell Brown 30 September 1918  12 August 1982  Marker atop concrete slab  187 Unknown None  None  Concrete slab with no information  188 Allie Mae Gibson 18 February 1931  09 February 1974  Marker atop concrete slab  189 Eddie Gibson 23 September 1908  19 July 1983  Marker atop concrete slab  190 Gladys M. Fort 24 April 1940  16 June 1991  Married September 19 1959, Psalm 23, The Lord is My Shepherd: I Shall Not Want  191 Calvin Cooper 01 January 1957  08 April 1996    192 Lillie Lewis 10 March 1926  02 October 1998  Mother  193 Unknown None  None  Concrete slab only  194 Earl J. Robinson 08 August 1951  /seotenber 23 1988    195 Noah McDonald Jr 26 October 1927  21 August 1974  Atop concrete slab  196 E View     Water standing at far end of view, East view corner of cemetery f  197 Essie M. Fort 15 November 1907  21 January 1989  Marker atop concrete slab with funeral marker also on top  198 Essie M. Fort 15 November 1907  None  Chestnut Funeral Home, Gainesville, Florida  199 George Fort 01 June 1886  18 May 1955  Marker atop a concrete slab  200 Viola Fort 12 March 1886  11 August 1923  Practically unreadable  201 Curtis Fort 11 May 1915  21 March 1981  Marker atop concrete slab, death date may be incorrect, really hard to read  202 Mary Wilkerson No date  No date  Concrete marker only  203 Lonnie Fort None  None    204 Allie Mae Williams 02 April 1906  07 June 1994    205 Allie M. Williams 02 April 1906  07 June 1994  Original marker atop concrete slab  206 Clara O'Neal 20 August 1884  23 February 1922