Natchitoches Cemeteries....

Natchitoches
correct through 1990

Immaculate ConCeption Catholic Church
The church is located at Second Street & Church Street. There are two graves in the front dooryard and two inside the church.

H I C Jacet
Revdus Andrea A. Andries
Vicarius Generalis Natchitochensis
Abdormivit in Domino
Die 23a Martii A.D. 1904
Delictus Deo et Hominibus
R I P

Right Reverend Anthony Piegay V. G.
Born March 19,1862
Ordained May 8,1887
Vicar General Nov. l, 1905
Died Oct. 16,1939
Assistant & Pastor of
Immaculate Conception Church
Natchitoches,Louisiana
Fifty-two years

H I C Jacet
Adm. Rev. Petrus Felix Dicharry
Vicarius Generalis Natchitochensis
Obdormivit in Domino
Die 28aJulii A.D. 1887
R I P

H I C Jacet
Augustus Maria Aloysius Martin
Primus Natchitochensis Episcopus
Obdormivit in Domino
Die 29a Septembris A.D. 1875

RUSSELL CEMETERY
DeRUSSY CEMETERY

Located north of Natchitoches on Highway 6 East, turn west onto Parish Road 153 -formerly known as "Tauzin Island Road" or "L.O.D.A. Road"; take immediate left fork of road and continue for 1/4 mile to the the Russell Cemetery on right side of road. Cemetery is in very poor condition with very few graves intact.

Louisiana, Dau. of E. T. & S. P. Russell., d. Dec.15,1843, 15 Yrs. 9 Mos.

Richard, son of G & H (broken slab)

William Evariste Russell, July 24, 1830 - Jan 23,1888

Eliza Virginia Russell, Darling wife of J. B. Davenport, d. June 27, 1892

G. DeRussy, Dec(?),1795 - Nov. 16, 1864

(Two large vault graves above ground--no dates or names)

(first names gone) meul P. Russell, d. 1858, 11 yrs

W. C. Alexander, d. Sept. 1855, 25 yrs.

A. D. Alexander, d. Sept. 1855, 25 yrs., yellow fever epidemic; He did his duty.

John Harris Alexander, Nov. 13, 1848-Jan. 28, 1874