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Evergreen Cemetery,Bartow, Polk County, Florida, USA

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  • Leronnie Roberson Adams (1942 - 1976)
    Won Track Title in school, story published in Lakeland Ledger - May 18, 1961 Marriage on 14-Feb-1976 to Mildred Theressa Demsey Obituary published in the Lakeland Ledger on 8-24-1976. Bartow - Mr. ...
  • Charles "Little Bill" Saber Aberson (1905 - 1911)
    Believed to have been stricken with Muscular Dystrophy. Was also very sick once with a high fever and delirium. When he came out of that, he began telling everyone that his name was "Bill Jones." Lat...
  • Cecil E Aberson (1907 - 1907)
  • Thomas Walden (b. - 1922)
  • Elizabeth Moore (1867 - d.)

https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=71759&CScntr... Cemetery notes and/or description: This historic cemetery is located on the western edge of Bartow. One of the county's oldest black cemeteries, it includes the headstone of Prince Johnson, one of four black men who, along with 18 white men, voted to incorporate the town of Bartow in 1882. The 1890s graves of Andy and his wife Tamer (Reed) Moore are also found there. Andy and Tamer Moore were brought to Bartow as slaves prior to the Civil War and remained after slavery ended, becoming prominent farmers in the Bartow community. Also,Dr. Ossian Haven Sweet a Civil Rights advocate is buried here. For Further Research: Andy Moore(1832-1900) Find A Grave 22672983 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22672983/andy-moore https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=Yyn1&_phs...

Tamer(Reed)Moore (1840 or 41-1891) Find A Grave#22672971 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22672971/tamer-moore https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1880usfedcen&...

Prince Johnson(1836-1896) Find A Grave 83957840 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83957840/prince-a-johnson https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/family-tree/person/tree/4690910/per...
https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=716...

Dr. Ossian Haven Sweet(1895-1960) Find A Grave 47525643 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47525643/ossian-h.-sweet https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/family-tree/person/tree/64376012/pe...
https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=Yyn8&_phs...

Note: African-American Cemetery