Jacksonville Cemetery, Pelham Family Graves

  • Pelham's parents are buried, side by side, feet from their famous son's resting place.
  • Martha Pelham's tombstone makes reference to her being "Mother of Major John Pelham and five other Confederate soldiers."
  • Atkinson Pelham was a prominent, innovative doctor, as well as a planter.
  • Samuel Clay Pelham served in the 51st Alabama Cavalry, as did several of his brothers.
  • Samuel Clay Pelham contracted tuberculosis and died at the age of 25.
  • The Pelham plot is at the front of the cemtery only yards from passing traffic.
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