HUTCHINGS CEMETERY, Carroll Road, west side, MADISON COUNTY ALABAMA

Mapping the Location

Area Views of the Hutchings cemetery: 0518/0519/0520/0521/0522/0523

HUTCHINGS, John, cir 1775 - 20 Nov 1817, Aged 42 years. 0517/0515/0516/0518L/Restoration credits - 1970:0512/0513
Beneath this marble slab rest the remains of JOHN HUTCHINGS, (who) died on the 20th day of Nov. 1817, Aged 42 years. Death is but the dawn of life immortal. Restored 8/27/1970 by Madison Co. Commission.**

** A Concrete slab is at the front of the John Hutchings tomb inscribed as: "Restored 8/27/1970 by Madison Co. Commission". Wonder of any of those commissioners are still with us today.

There is damage to this tomb top that appears to be from a high powered rifle bullet. It did not damage much of the inscription but left some gouges. Imagine what the 1970 Madison Co. Commission would have done to the rascal firing those shots. However it is possible that damage came from musket balls during the Civil War.

Historical Records were recorded showing evidence of other graves here but no markers. Also a "mourners bench" is near this tomb. It was added by the Madison Co Commission restoration in 1970.
John was living here in the Mississippi Territory when he died in 1817.

These censuses of Surry NC while probably from the same family do not seem to contain John in them since in 1800 he would have been about 25 and in 1820 he was deceased. John may have been here illegally since this was Indian Land therefore no census record.
1800 Census, Salisbury, Surry Co., NC
Name:John Huchens
Home in 1800 (City, County, State):Salisbury, Surry, North Carolina
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10:3
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10:1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44:1
Number of Household Members Under 16:4
Number of Household Members Over 25:2
Number of Household Members:6

1820 Census of Surry, NC
Name:John Hutchins Senior [John Hutching Junior]
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Capt Williams District, Surry, North Carolina
Enumeration Date:August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25:1
Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over:1
Free White Persons - Females - 16 thru 25:2
Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over :1
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture:1
Free White Persons - Over 25:2
Total Free White Persons:5

Listings & Links developed by C Wayne Austin using photos dated 14 Sep 2017 by the same. Added here with appropriate commentary & editing by C. Wayne Austin 16 Sep 2017.  This cemetery was detailed in the book Madison County Cemeteries Vol I, Page 159 by Dorothy Scott Scott Johnson.