Daphne in Baldwin County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Yancey Crane Cemetery
Baldwin County
Photographed by James Hulse, January 18, 2026
1. Yancey Crane Cemetery Marker
Inscription.
Yancey Crane Cemetery is one of the earliest known cemeteries in Daphne, which was formerly known as the Village. Historical records indicate burials date from 1860 or earlier. Early settlers, Civil War and world war one soldiers, former enslaved persons, and others who lived during the height of the Village are buried here. African Americans were buried on the northside of the graveyard, but unfortunately those graves were paved over in the 1970s. White people were buried on the southside, and many graves are visible today. William R. Yancey, a drummer for General James Wilkinson in the War of 18 12 is buried here. Amey Greenwood Phillips, who was illegally captured in Africa and brought to the U.S. in 1860 on the last known slave ship, the Clotilda, is buried in this cemetery. Timothy Meaher, captain of the Clotilda, sold some of the illicit human cargo to nearby plantations. Amey was enslaved by John Greenwood, Sr. at the Greenwood plantation in present day Loxley. Remaining grave markers and GPR indicate at least 200 people are buried here, although the number is probably much higher. An area dedicated to the memory of those laid to rest here is located behind the car lot, though the exact location of some of their graves is unknown., Reverse Side ,
Known Burials. John A. Crane . Artemasis Blackmon Crane . Abraham Crane . Samuel Crane, Sr. . Margaret Virginia Crane . Mary Vickery Crane . Samuel Crane, Jr. . William R. Yancey, Sr. . Francis J. Yancey . Jane A. Yancey . Baby Phillips . Birdie Phillips . Virginia Yancey . Virginia Key Yancey . William R. Yancey, Jr. . Charles Smallwood . Frank Smallwood . Mary Crane Smallwood . John D. Smallwood . Margaret Hammack Smallwood . Mamie Smallwood Trent . Augusta Yancey . Joseph and Elizabeth Quinney (Twins) . Amey Greenwood Phillips (Clotilda Survivor) . Gerald Smallwood . Robert Crane . Celcia Crane . Leonard Crane . Benjamin Crane . Elijah Crane . Frank Crane . John Phillips . Frank Phillips . James Phillips . John Fletcher Grigsby, Sr. . John Fletcher Grigsby, Jr. . Calice Grigsby . Leah Grigsby Collins . Margaret Crane Smallwood . Aileen Grigsby . Mollie Grigsby . Leah Grigsby Allen . Richard Hall . John Hall . Talbot Keith . Sirfster Grigsby . James Grigsby, Sr. . James Grigsby, Jr. . Charles P. Grisby . Henry Grigsby . Caroline Marino Grigsby . Henry Alphonse, Sr. . Henry Alphonse, Jr. . Caroline Louise Alphonse . Charley P. Alphonse, Jr. . Pauline Alphonse Houston . Odessa Douglas Washington . Joseph D. Douglas . Oristine Douglas . Genevieve Douglas . Robert J. Marino . Eliza Boone Marino . Bailey Ford Marino . Ethel Marino Sanford . Ella Walker Quinney . Carrie Quinney . Benny Petite . Charlie Johns . Aleana Johns Mayhand . Caroline Douglas . Mark Mayhand . Eugene Mayhand, Listed in the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register on March 12, 2012
Yancey Crane Cemetery is one of the earliest known cemeteries in Daphne, which was formerly known as the Village. Historical records indicate burials date from 1860 or earlier. Early settlers, Civil War and WWI soldiers, former enslaved persons, and others who lived during the height of the Village are buried here. African Americans were buried on the northside of the graveyard, but unfortunately those graves were paved over in the 1970s. White people were buried on the southside, and many graves are visible today. William R. Yancey, a drummer for General James Wilkinson in the War of 1812 is buried here. Amey Greenwood Phillips, who was illegally captured in Africa and brought to the U.S. in 1860 on the last known slave ship, the Clotilda, is buried in this cemetery. Timothy Meaher, captain of the Clotilda, sold some of the illicit human cargo to nearby plantations. Amey was enslaved by John Greenwood, Sr. at the Greenwood plantation in present day Loxley. Remaining grave markers and GPR indicate at least 200 people are buried here, although the number is probably much higher. An area dedicated to the memory of those laid to rest here is located behind the car lot, though the exact location of some of their graves is unknown.
Reverse Side
Known Burials
John A. Crane
Artemasis Blackmon Crane
Abraham Crane
Samuel Crane, Sr.
Margaret Virginia Crane
Mary Vickery Crane
Samuel Crane, Jr.
William R. Yancey, Sr.
Francis J. Yancey
Jane A. Yancey
Baby Phillips
Birdie Phillips
Virginia Yancey
Virginia Key Yancey
William R. Yancey, Jr.
Charles Smallwood
Frank Smallwood
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Mary Crane Smallwood
John D. Smallwood
Margaret Hammack Smallwood
Mamie Smallwood Trent
Augusta Yancey
Joseph & Elizabeth Quinney (Twins)
Amey Greenwood Phillips (Clotilda Survivor)
Gerald Smallwood
Robert Crane
Celcia Crane
Leonard Crane
Benjamin Crane
Elijah Crane
Frank Crane
John Phillips
Frank Phillips
James Phillips
John Fletcher Grigsby, Sr.
John Fletcher Grigsby, Jr.
Calice Grigsby
Leah Grigsby Collins
Margaret Crane Smallwood
Aileen Grigsby
Mollie Grigsby
Leah Grigsby Allen
Richard Hall
John Hall
Talbot Keith
Sirfster Grigsby
James Grigsby, Sr.
James Grigsby, Jr.
Charles P. Grisby
Henry Grigsby
Caroline Marino Grigsby
Henry Alphonse, Sr.
Henry Alphonse, Jr.
Caroline Louise Alphonse
Charley P. Alphonse, Jr.
Pauline Alphonse Houston
Odessa Douglas Washington
Joseph D. Douglas
Oristine Douglas
Genevieve Douglas
Robert J. Marino
Eliza Boone Marino
Bailey Ford Marino
Ethel Marino Sanford
Ella Walker Quinney
Carrie Quinney
Benny Petite
Charlie Johns
Aleana Johns Mayhand
Caroline Douglas
Mark Mayhand
Eugene Mayhand
Listed in the Alabama Historic Cemetery Register on March 12, 2012
Erected 2023 by City of Daphne, Black Heritage Council, Alabama Historic Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical date for this entry is March 12, 2012.
Location. 30° 37.21′ N, 87° 54.342′ W. Marker is in Daphne, Alabama, in Baldwin County. It is on U.S. 98 north of Whispering Pines
Photographed by James Hulse, January 18, 2026
2. Yancey Crane Cemetery Marker - Reverse Side
Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 27080 US-98, Daphne AL 36526, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is on Alabama’s Gulf Coast and in the Mobile Bay area. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. 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 New Spain, the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
The view of the marker in front of the car dealership.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 69 times since then. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 20, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
