Pike Road in Montgomery County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Ray Cemetery
Est. 1849
Photographed By Mark Hilton, February 27, 2014
1. Ray Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Ray Cemetery. Est. 1849. John W. Ray, his wife, Martha; their infant son; and her fifteen-year-old brother, James R. Conyers, moved to Mt. Meigs from Greene County, Georgia. He and his older brother, Isaac Ray, owned extensive landholdings along Vaughn and Taylor Roads. These early settlers were devout Missionary Baptists. John W. Ray assisted in organizing Antioch Baptist Church, the first church of any denomination organized in Montgomery County, in 1818 at Mt. Meigs. John W. Ray, James R. Conyers, and members of the Ray, Conyers, Nicholson, Handey, and Relfe families are buried here. Among them are veterans of four wars: Dr. John C. Nicholson, Surgeon I AL Cavalry Regt, Civil War; his uncle, Vincent Cogburn, veteran of the Mexican War; Mason Handey, Navy, World War I; and John Robert Relfe, Captain, US Army, World War II.,
Listed in the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register.
John W. Ray, his wife, Martha; their infant son; and her fifteen-year-old brother, James R. Conyers, moved to Mt. Meigs from Greene County, Georgia. He and his older brother, Isaac Ray, owned extensive landholdings along Vaughn and Taylor Roads. These early settlers were devout Missionary Baptists. John W. Ray assisted in organizing Antioch Baptist Church, the first church of any denomination organized in Montgomery County, in 1818 at Mt. Meigs. John W. Ray, James R. Conyers, and members of the Ray, Conyers, Nicholson, Handey, and Relfe families are buried here. Among them are veterans of four wars: Dr. John C. Nicholson, Surgeon I AL Cavalry Regt, Civil War; his uncle, Vincent Cogburn, veteran of the Mexican War; Mason Handey, Navy, World War I; and John Robert Relfe, Captain, US Army, World War II.
Listed in the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register
Erected 2006 by the East Montgomery County Historical Society and the Handey Family.
Location. 32° 20.282′ N, 86° 7.865′ W. Marker is in Pike Road, Alabama, in Montgomery County. Marker can be reached
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from Briar Lane, 0.1 miles west of Ryan Road, on the right when traveling west. Travel for 50 feet of beginning of private driveway, then grass road to left of fence. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 160 Briar Lane, Pike Road AL 36064, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 758 times since then and 59 times this year. Last updated on July 30, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana. Photos:1, 2. submitted on February 27, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
