Above is a view from outside Beckmon Cemetery. You can see how overgrown it is. The fence is near the tree and if you look carefully, you can see a steel post to the right.

R. E. Beckmon was honored on his ninetieth birthday at his home 3 ½ miles southwest of Moundville on Friday, November 15, 1907. Mr. Beckmon had been a member of the Primitive Baptist Church for 57 years. His wife, Minerva, had died in 1877 and was buried nearby in Beckmon Cemetery.

Pioneer Moundville resident, Robert Ervill Beckmon, age 92, died on April 8, 1910. He had been born in Wayne County, Kentucky, November 15, 1817. The family had been members of the Primitive Baptist Church and moved to Vernon County in 1873. They joined the Pleasant Ridge Primitive Baptist Church in 1878. The funeral was held at his home with burial in Beckmon Cemetery.

	Thanks to Nancy and JaWan Thompson for providing these two scans of the grave markers of Robert and Minerva Beckmon. These scans were made in March 2005. Wanda Northrop lists Robert and Minerva's children as Rachel, Dinah, Elizabeth Jane, Roena Ellen and Nancy Angeline. Wanda also says that Minerva Kemp was the daughter of Burl Kemp and Nancy Foster.
Nancy is hard at work on a massive job - a new Vernon County Cemetery Directory. If you know of cemeteries or burials that may be previously unknown, please let her know. The Thompson's were smarter than I was when they visited the cemetery during the non-snake and tick season. Thanks.	To the right is an obituary from the August 10, 1932 Bronaugh Journal for Roena Ellen Beckman. You will note that it tells that she was a daughter of Robert Ervill and Minerva Kemp Beckman. This obituary establishes the maiden name of Mrs. Beckman. You will also note that the obituary says she was buried at the family burial ground. Her's is a grave that we have not found in Beckmon Cemetery.
	To the right is the grave marker for James. M. Beckmon, son of O. P. Beckmon. Welborn Cemetery, Moundville.

The grave marker to the right is for Hardin Beckmon, 1831 - 1909 and Roena Kemp, 1817 - 1896. This stone is interesting in that it appears that the letter "O" dim in both places. My guess is that the stone originally had a different letter and it was corrected. The 1880 Moundville township census lists the following: Burl or Burrell Kemp, age 44, farmer, born in Illinois Roena Kemp, age 64, mother, born in Kentucky S. E. Kemp, age 30, daughter, born in Illinois Sarah J. Beckman, age 51, aunt, born in Illinois Hardin Beckman, age 49, uncle, born in Illinois Wanda Northrop says that Roena was a Beckman and married to Emanuel Kemp. The S. E. is Sarah Evelyn daughter of Emanuel and Roena Beckman Kemp. We can assume that Hardin Beckmon and Roena Kemp, on this stone, must have been brother and sister since Hardin was Burl Kemp's uncle.