Zion Hill Cemetery

Submitted by Lloyd Chatham - October 17, 1998

Zion Hill Cemetery is located next to the Zion Hill Baptist Church on Hwy 127 between Sikes and Olla, La. Take Hwy 127 from Sikes a distance of 13 miles to the Caldwell Parish line and from there it is about one quarter mile to the sign pointing to the right. Travel for about a quarter mile to the church and cemetery. It is well kept up and has a fence around the cemetery.

NAME; Date of Birth; Date of Death; Additional Known Information
Benson, Minnie O. Riser, 4/29/1888, 1/16/1985
Benson, Minnie Ola, 1/14/1912, 7/13/1912 d/o T.L. & M.O. Benson
Benson, Thomas Leonard, 10/28/1878, 9/24/1958 h/o Minnie Ola Riser
Chapman, Emma Riser, 9/29/1892, 9/23/1951
Emrick, Lawrence W., 2/21/1851, 3/25/1909 h/o Mary Goodrun
Emrick, Mary E. Goodrun, 5/6/1855, 4/6/1909
Hatten, Euber T., 3/20/1880, 6/8/1965
Hatten, I.H., 1876, 1968 h/o Euber T. Hatten
Jones, Travis M., 11/24/1932, 8/22/1970 h/o Erma Roberts
Newsom, Eliza Jane, 8/10/1858, 4/9/1870 d/o W.M. & Mildred Newsom
Newsom, Joseph Peters, 7/10/1847, 12/11/1902 s/o W.M. & Mildred Newsom
Newsom, Malissie Cox, 8/21/1852, 9/13/1930 w/o Joseph P. Newsom
Newsom, Mildred Peters, 2/15/1822, 7/6/1876
Newsom, W.M., 12/1/1809, 2/18/1898 h/o Mildred Peters
Peters, Joseph, 4/15/1785, 8/8/1866 h/o Olive Rentz
Peters, Olive Rentz, 4/14/1795, 9/21/1859
Riser, Aletha, 9/3/1879, 10/4/1882 d/o D.C. & S.E. Riser
Riser, Alice M., 6/9/1864, 10/31/1925
Riser, Amanda E., 1/23/1880, 10/13/1881
Riser, Charlottie K., 7/26/1891, 10/9/1977 married 6/17/1908
Riser, Christian, 3/22/1819, 5/6/1863 h/o Elizabeth Ford
Riser, D.C., 9/21/1859, 1/8/1930 h/o Sarah E. Thigpen
Riser, D.M., 5/5/1833, 3/26/1906, h/o M.A. Willis
Riser, Elizabeth Ford, 2/22/1822, 5/12/1873
Riser, Florence, 11/24/1881, 10/11/1887 d/o D.C. & S.E. Riser
Riser, Ivy E., 9/23/1888, 11/22/1888
Riser, M.A. Willis, 9/9/1837, 6/13/1898
Riser, Martha E., 6/12/1886, 10/6/1887 d/o D.C. & S.E. Riser
Riser, Martin, 11/8/1883, 9/22/1887 s/o D.C. & S.E. Riser
Riser, Rensor, 3/30/1895, 7/5/1895 s/o D.C. & S.E. Riser
Riser, Sarah E. Thigpen, 4/1/1859, 12/28/1936
Riser, Thomas M., 1/4/1865, 12/2/1905 h/o Alice M. Riser
Riser, Thomas Troy, 10/12/1892, 8/25/1900 s/o T.M. & A.M. Riser
Riser, Walter C., 5/15/1921, 2/25/1923 s/o Walter P. & Charlottie Riser
Riser, Walter P., 3/17/1884, 2/13/1938 h/o Charlottie K. Riser
Taylor, ?, No dates
Taylor, ?, No dates
Taylor, ?, No dates
Taylor, Ola, 6/29/1875, 6/3/1903 w/o T.D. Taylor
Thames, John, 7/1/1819, 3/19/1891
Wade, Fritz P., 3/30/1892, 9/10/1958 h/o Lona Riser
Wade, Lawson C., 9/4/1917, 1/8/1919 s/o Fritz & Lona Wade
Wade, Lona Riser, 10/14/1889, 1/26/1918
Williams, Corey Wayne, 7/5/1997, 7/5/1997