Carter [Quinn] Cemetery

File prepared by Deandra Norred Pardue.

This cemetery is taken from the book, St. Helena parish Cemeteries,1914-1987, Published by the St. Helena Historical Association, Inc., Rt. 1 Box 131; Amite, La. 70422 The LaGenWeb Archives would like to express their thanks to the Association for giving us permission to put these cemeteries online. The society retains the copyright to these works.
Originally submitted to the Register by: Mrs. James M. Sagely, Clinton, La.

This cemetery referred to as Carter Cemetery. There were signs of several other graves there but we found only one stone. Go to St. Helena Church, turn on gravel road near church, go to end of road, then you must walk about one half mile on trail to cemetery. On your left at top of high hill.

MALITTA A., wife of PETER QUIN, d. May 28, 1860, aged 39 years, 2 months, 13 days

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Taken from what I am told is the "Carter" cemetery in the northern part of St. Helena Parish, Louisiana. Go to St. Helena Church, go past the church, take the first left hand gravel road past the church, you will come to a house that has been burned. Doc Jenkins, a black man once lived there and the house burned in 1971. Follow the road, more or less just a path, cross a hollow, go on up the hill; about middle ways of this hill, look to the left for a tree that has been marked. Go straight out from this tree a short distance and you will come to this grave. It has an iron fence around it, tall marker. This grave was dug into either the latter part of 1970 or the first part of 1971, by an unknown party or parties, as far as I know of. It is also my understanding that this cemetery is right near what was the old Captain Carter home. Grady Terrell, a black man who lives near the old Catha Home (Felix Catha's parents) showed me where this cemetery was, and also told me it was the Carter cemetery and he remembered when the large two story home stood. He does not remember though if the house burned or was torn down after the company bought this property. Just trying to give you some information so you will have an idea where it is located. I went to this cemetery myself, copied the writing on the marker, and saw where it had been dug into. They started at the foot and worked about half way up the grave. This seemed very strange to me, because if they were looking for jewelry, seems like they would have started at the head, doesn't it seem that way to you?

Malitta A.
Wife of Peter G. Quinn
Died May 28, 1860
Aged 39 years
2 months and 12 days

(According to this, she must have been born in 1821, right?) This grave was the only one in the entire cemetery that we could find that had a marker. However, you could see many sinks in this area which I feel sure were graves, no markers though. I have been told by others that there were other markers at this cemetery, because they had seen them years ago, I do not know. All I know is, this was the only marker I saw and we looked around good.

Edyce C. Davis, March, 1972