War Burials in Gum Creek Cemetery

A hand-written list of Indian War and Civil War burials in Gum Creek Cemetery in Glendale was recently discovered. Links to the men’s memorials could be found for eleven out of twelve of them.

J. F. Davis (Confederate) 26 August 1840 – 4 April 1915

Robert J. Davis (Co. F, 53d Alabama Mounted Infantry Regiment, CSA, 1862-1865) 16 August 1842 – 11 May 1915

Henry Laird, Sr. (Confederate) 3 June 1821 – 10 October 1904

James Laird (Confederate) 26 October 1835 – 8 March 1898

John A. McCollough (Confederate) 14 Mar 1837 – 18 April 1919

Benjamin McLendon (Private, Florida Mounted Volunteers, Indian War) March 1819 – 4 September 1909

Silas D. Murphy (Private, Co. F, 1 Florida Cavalry) 1845 – 16 April 1926

James R. Price (left) (Confederate) 1 March 1827 – 24 November 1915

David W. Schuler (Confederate) 1847-1917

William J. Smith (Union) 5 January 1841 – 7 April 1915

James Marion Straughn (Confederate) 1845-1929

Henry Wilkerson (Confederate) 15 April 1843 – 29 December 1916

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