Person:George Milsted (1)

BURIAL: MILSTEAD FAMILY CEMETERY

BURIAL: Heading West on Lillian Highway (SR 298) from the i ntersection of Fairfield Drive and Lillian Highway, trave l .7 miles and cross Blue Angel Parkway (formerly called Mi llview Road in the olden days). Continue West on Lillian Hi ghway for 2 miles to the Milstead Family Cemetery. You wil l cross the Millview Bayou Bridge and find the Cemetery exa ctly .6 miles from the Bridge on the left (south) side of t he road, just past the house address 10315 Lillian Highway.

BURIAL: This cemetery was transcribed byBonnie Griffis Lewi s in September, 1999.

BURIAL: Some Additions to this cemetery have been added ( 5 July 2001).

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BURIAL: SMITH, Laura E. - 24 Nov 1893 - 24 Jan 1957 "Our da rling Laura; beloved wife of T. M. Smith". Inscription on g ranite slab which is enclosed by old rusted ornate wrough t iron fence with a gate. Slab is sunken/broken in the midd le.

BURIAL: ANDREWS, None - No dates. Child sized concrete sla b set apart from other grave sites.

BURIAL: BARNES, Irvie - 4 Nov 1879 Aged 9 years and 5 month s. Only son of Ensign Barnes. No slab. Ornate granite heads tone adjacent to Bertha Barnes.

BURIAL: BARNES, Bertha - 1 Nov 1882 Aged 16 yr. Dau. of Ens ign & Elizabeth Barnes. No slab. Ornate Granite headstone a djacent to Irvie Barnes.

BURIAL: MILSTEAD,Royal S. - 1896-1978. Amm1 U. S. Navy, WW I & II Government Headstone. Adjacent to Ann Fell Milsted . Inside 10X50 chain-linked area SW Corner of Cemetery.

BURIAL: MILSTED, Ann Fell - 10 August 1860 - 8 April 1956 . Adjacent to Royal S. Milstead on the left side and an unm arked child sized cement slab on the right. Inside 10X50 ch ain-linked area, SW corner of Cemetery.

BURIAL: MILSTED, Leon Willard - 27 May 1891 - 4 December 19 58. Florida; PVT BTRY B 321 Field ARTY; WWI. Bronze turne d patina head stone. Immediately to the right are the slab s and name markers for George, Walter, and swift Milsted. I nside 10X50 chain-linked are, SW corner of cemetery.

BURIAL: MILSTED, George - Adult sized slab with name marke r only. Slab located between Leon and Walter Milsted. Insid e 10X50 chain-linked area, SW corner of cemetery.

BURIAL: MILSTED, Walter - Adult sized slab with name marke r only. Slab located between George and Swift Milsted. Insi de 10X50 chain-linked area, SW corner of cemetery.

BURIAL: MILSTED, Swift - Adult sized slab with name marke r only. Slab located to the right of Walter Milsted, the la st grave on the right side of the 10X50 chain-linked area , SW corner of cemetery.

BURIAL: COLE, E. A - 1830 - 1903. Mother. Grave closest t o the road (Lillian Hwy.) Near a large oak tree. Granite he adstone, looks new.

BURIAL: RICHMOND, Wm. H. - 4 August 1882 - 14 April 1919. W oodmen of the World Granite Memorial headstone, tall and el egant headstone.

BURIAL: NELSON, Tommy L. - 5 May 1937- 23 July 1974. Broke n concrete headstone has death 24 July 1973; wrought-iron s tand with a hanging sign, has name, DOB, Date of death pain ted on that lists DOD as 23 July 1974. (Discrepancy in Date s of Death). Wrought iron "sign" appears fairly new.

BURIAL: REEVES, Rex Breaton - 27 February 1900 - 3 April 19 82. Wife's inscription is below his (Ether Purcell Reeves ) as if buried in the same grave site. There is a large gra ve stone with "Reeves" onit, separate and just above the sl ab.

BURIAL: REEVES, Ether Purcell - 22 March 1885 - 9 October 1 961. Wife of Rex Breaton Reeves. Inscription appears just b elow the inscription of Rex Breaton Reeves.

BURIAL: PURCELL, Sam T. - 16 October 1882 - 26 March 1954 . Grave site is adjacent (to the right) to the Reeves Grav e site.

BURIAL: UNMARKED: Sunken grave site with 3 small wooden sta kes marking 3 corners. Site located just above Irvie Barnes 's grave site.

BURIAL: UNMARKED: Child sized cement slab to the right of A nn Fell Milsted, inside the 10X50 chain-linked area SW corn er of cemetery.

BURIAL: UNMARKED: Child sized cement slab with cement heads tone. No inscription is evident. Grave site is second one t o the right of Ann Fell Milsted in the 10-X50 chain-linke d area SW corner of cemetery.

BURIAL: UNMARKED: Infant sized cement slab, third grave sit e to the right of Ann Fell Milsted. Located inside the 10X5 0 chain-linked area SW corner of cemetery.

BURIAL: UNMARKED: Child or young adult sized cement slab t o the right of Sam T. Purcell.

BURIAL: UNMARKED: Sunken grave site with no headstone, slab , or marker of any kind. Located to the left and down fro m Rex and Ether Reeves grave site.

BURIAL: UNMARKED: Grave site marked with a rock and small s tand of flowers to the left of the unmarked sunken grave si te to the left and down from Rex and Ether Reeves.

BURIAL: UNMARKED: Immediately to the right of the driveway , 1st grave site, no slab, wooden cross appears to be recen tly erected.

BURIAL: UNMARKED: Immediately to the right of the driveway , 2nd grave site had a slab and flowers at the head.

BURIAL: UNMARKED: Immediately on the right of the driveway , the 3rd gfave site is a child sized slab with a wooden cr oss that appears to be recently erected. There is a large o ak tree to the right of the grave site.

BURIAL: UNMARKED: Immediately on the right of the driveway , the 4th grave site is an infant sized slab with a woode n cross and small bunch of flowers, the cross appears to ha ve been recently erected.

BURIAL: UNMARKED: Immediately on the right of the driveway , the 5th grave site is a child sized slab with a wooden cr oss that appears to be recently erected.

BURIAL: UNMARKED: Immediately on the right of the driveway , the 6th grave site is an adult sized slab with a wooden c ross that appears to be recently erected.

BURIAL: UNMARKED: Immediately on the right side of the driv eway, the 7th grave site is a child sized slab with a woode n cross that appears to be of recent vintage.

BURIAL: UNMARKED: Immediately on the right side of the driv eway, second row, is an adult sized slab on the right side , closest to Lillian Hwy. It has flowers and a wooden cros s which appears to be of recent vintage.

BURIAL: UNMARKED: Immediately on the right side of the driv eway, there is a grave site second from the right with a wo oden cross with flowers intertwined on it that appears to b e of recent vintage.

BURIAL: UNMARKED: Immediately on the right side of the driv eway, second row, third site from the right, with one empt y space between the 2nd and 3rd. site, is a grave site wit h a wooden cross of recent vintage with a bunch of flower s on either side of the cross.

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BURIAL: ADDITIONS TO THE MILSTEAD CEMETERY RECORDS This addition was submitted by LaJuana Spellings Ferguson.

BURIAL: Here is a list of who is buried inside the chain li nk fence, facing the entrance to the fence and beginning o n the left:

BURIAL: Unmarked grave and no slab--is Nellie Olivia Milste d Price

BURIAL: Royal S. Milsted (he always spelled his name differ ently than the rest of the family) 1896-1978 Ann Fell Milsted (his mother and my great grandmother) Au g 10,1860-Apr 8, 1956 Unmarked grave, small slab, Mary Nola Gorman (great grandch ild of Ann Fell Milsted, daughter of Emily Irene Milsted Go rman and Bill Gorman, Jr. ) Unmarked grave, adult slab, Irene Agatha "Rena" Milsted Jac kson (daughter of Ann Fell Milsted ) Unmarked grave, small slab, Debra Lynn Milsted (great grand child of Ann Fell Milsted , daughter of George Leonard Mils ted and Helen Cherry ) Leon Milsted , (son of Ann Fell Milsted ) May 27, 1891 - De c 4, 1958 George Milsted , husband of Ann Fell Milsted . Walter Milsted (son of Ann Fell Milsted ) Swift Milsted (son of Ann Fell Milsted ) Walter and Swift d ied as young boys, they both drowned while swimming togethe r in Perdido Bay.

CENSUS: 1900 Census for Millview, Pre #3 Florida, Escambia County, Roll 168, Book 2, page 118A

CENSUS: George W. Milstead 1858 42 Alabama Alabam a Alabama Annie A wife 1861 38 Florida Louisiana Alabama Irene A daughter 1884 16 Alabama Alabama Florida Olivia daughter 1886 13 Alabama Alabama Florida Swift son 1889 11 Alabama Alabama Florida Leon W son 1891 9 Alabama Alabama Florida Walter M son 1893 6 Alabama Alabama Florida Royal S son 1896 3 Florida Alabama Florida Wade H son 1898 1 Florida Alabama Florida

CENSUS: George W. Milstead is listed as a carpenter.

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Database: Alabama Marriages, 1800-1920

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January 18, 2003 8:39 PM Spouse 1: George W. Milstead Spouse 2: Annie Agnes Fell Marriage Date: 29 Apr 1883 Marriage Place: Baldwin Surety/Bond Date: Performed By: Justice of Peace Surety/Perf. Name: W. T. Kee OSPage: 48 Comment: