Thompson Cemetery
Laud Cem # 669 T2S, R12W, Sec 32
Surveyed February 2008 by Robert Torbert & Sam Rice
Location: From Florence, go N on AL 20; Lt on CR 14 through Oakland; Lt on CR 81. The cemetery is off to the Rt, N of the power transmission line right-of-way, and W of the gas pipeline. It is in a wooded area on top of the hill. To drive to the cemetery, it is necessary to contact the land owner, Samuel Rice, as the field gates are locked. The cemetery is not fenced and all tombstones are down. Some of these stones have been moved to Mt Zion Cemetery.
The 1900 Census of the Oakland Community provides the following:
Berry Parker Aug 1831 AL Farmer
Catherine no date 12 of 17 children living
Richard Feb 1880 AL
Willie Deen Aug 1882 AL
Berry Jr. Jul 1884 AL His tombstone says born in 1894
Cornelia Apr 1889 AL
Ellis Jun 1891 AL
Annie (gd) Jun 1895 AL