Brooksville Community near Elba in Coffee County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
New Ebenezer Cemetery
Elba, Alabama
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, September 20, 2025
1. New Ebenezer Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
New Ebenezer Cemetery. Elba, Alabama. The first burial here was James Shorter Grimes who died May 20, 1903, at the age of 48. His wife, Malissia Tillis, and 9 of their 14 children are also buried here. Their son, John Temple Grimes, along with M.G. Caylor and A.D. Donaldson purchased a half acre of land for the cemetery in 1903. Many Grimes descendants are buried here, along with other members of the community. The last surviving Confederate widow, Alberta Stewart Martin was buried here near her mother, Mattie Stewart on May 31, 2004. New Ebenezer Baptist Church was relocated next to the cemetery in 1904. The church has maintained the cemetery for many years.
Listed in the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register, May 26, 2016. Marker erected in 2018 by Grimes family descendants and friends. .
The first burial here was James Shorter Grimes who died May 20, 1903, at the age of 48. His wife, Malissia Tillis, and 9 of their 14 children are also buried here. Their son, John Temple Grimes, along with M.G. Caylor and A.D. Donaldson purchased a half acre of land for the cemetery in 1903. Many Grimes descendants are buried here, along with other members of the community. The last surviving Confederate widow, Alberta Stewart Martin was buried here near her mother, Mattie Stewart on May 31, 2004. New Ebenezer Baptist Church was relocated next to the cemetery in 1904. The church has maintained the cemetery for many years.
Listed in the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register, May 26, 2016. Marker erected in 2018 by Grimes family descendants and friends.
Erected 2018 by Alabama Historical Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.
Location. 31° 23.381′ N, 86° 9.261′ W. Marker is near Elba, Alabama, in Coffee County. It is
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in Brooksville Community. It is on Alabama Route 141 0.4 miles south of County Route 404, on the left when traveling south. Located next to New Ebenezer Baptist Church. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5132 State Highway 141, Elba AL 36323, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Wiregrass. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 24, 2023, by Jon Pridgen of Prattville, Alabama. This page has been viewed 576 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 23, 2025, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
