Place:Mount Calvary Cemetery, Clay, Jefferson, Alabama, United States

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Name	Mount Calvary Cemetery
Type	Cemetery
Coordinates	33.4407°N 86.3357°W
Located in	Clay, Jefferson, Alabama, United States (1830 - 2010)

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Location

Mount Calvary Cemetery is owned and maintained by the Mount Calvary Presbyterian Church in Clay, Alabama at 9392 Cedar Mountain Road, Pinson, 35126. This area was formerly known as Ayers. Both the church and cemetery are marked by Jefferson County Historical Markers.

Cemetery is located by driving north from Clay on Old Springville Road about 1.5 miles, then left onto Clayton Road and continue through the community of Ayres and turn left onto Cedar Mountain Road. The cemetery will be on your right or north side of the road very soon.

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History

The oldest marked grave is that of Nancy Paerson, daughter of William S. Turner who was born September 23, 1813, and died September 19, 1830. Jesse Taylor deeded land for this church and graveyard on February 15, 1856.

(Source: Alabama Historical Marker)

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