Fluker Cemetery

File prepared by Deandra Norred Pardue.
Copied by Edyce C. Davis & Audrey C. Blades, 1975
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.

Northwest portion of First Ward, St. Helena Parish. Good road leading in - no guide needed.

The Robert W. FLUKER family was buried here from 1818 to 1870. (I now realize the burial date is much later. Two Covington babies were buried here as late as the 1890's-Edyce C. Davis)

In Memory of
Augustine B. Taylor, M.D.
(Bossier)
Born April 28th, 1821
Died Oct. 4th, 1855
"Stop stranger, stay and drop a tear, where many a tear has flowed;
A man of worth lies buried here, A Holy man of God."

MILITARY MARKER
Robert Fluker
Louisiana
Pvt. 13 Consol Regts, La. Mil.
War of 1812
Oct. 1, 1783 - July 28, 1864
(He was also a Col. In La. State Mil. - compiler's note)

MEMORIAL MARKER
In Honor of Service
War of 1812
Robert Fluker

Susan Kendrick
Wife of Robert Fluker
2-25-1789 - 5-3-1857

Two infants of Auston Frank & Anna Jemima Fluker Covington

Records in the Clerk of Court's Office, Greensburg, La. giving dates, tutors were named for certain grandchildren of Robert W. Fluker, Historical Families of the South, Vol. I - Boddie G. 929.2 - Gen. Pub. Co., Mid-City Lib., 7711
Goodwood Blvd., Baton Rouge, La. and copies of at least two letters from Susan Kendrick Fluker to her sister, Elizabeth Terrell, Washington County, Ga.  naming her children who died young and due to the fact we have found no other cemetery where any of this Fluker family are buried, we believe the following members are buried here:

Sarah Ann, Mary Ann, James, Geo. W., Elizabeth Ann Thompson Edwards, Rebecca,

Deon Taylor (marker disappeared in 1970), Rowena Taylor, by tradition single

sister of Dr. A.B. Taylor, William, Jemima O. Fluker Hughes, Martha Ann

Elizabeth Collinsworth Fluker McCoy and perhaps others; possibly Owen W.