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Captain David Paul Cemetery

Elmer, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA

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    Coordinates: 31.13198, -92.68123
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Directions: From Alexandria, go west on LA Hwy. 28 and turn left at the blinking light in Gardner, approximately 12.0 miles. Continue on to Hinestone and turn left onto LA Hwy. 112. Go past the Oak Hill School to the Elmer Post Office. Burials are located to the left rear of the
post office on the Henry Long property (1992), exact directions can be obtained from employees in the post office.
History (1)

Perhaps the most famous son of the area was David Paul, Sheriff of Rapides Parish. He was noted for chasing jayhawkers in the "No Man's land" or the "buffer strip" that lay between the Calcasieu and Sabine Rivers. Capt. Paul participated in the Civil War and also served as Sheriff of Rapides Parish in the 1880's.

The reason Capt. Paul was buried on the Henry Long property is that he wanted the Indian who had served with him as deputy (and perhaps during the war) to be buried with him. When the Indian died there were objections to his burial in the Paul Cemetery that is located inside a fence in the Catholic Cemetery. Some say the family objected and some believe the church members objected to
"an Indian being buried on holy ground." Whatever the reason, Capt. Paul secured land on the Long homestead. The Indian, whose name has been lost to time, along with Capt. Paul and his wife are buried here.









Directions: From Alexandria, go west on LA Hwy. 28 and turn left at the blinking light in Gardner, approximately 12.0 miles. Continue on to Hinestone and turn left onto LA Hwy. 112. Go past the Oak Hill School to the Elmer Post Office. Burials are located to the left rear of the
post office on the Henry Long property (1992), exact directions can be obtained from employees in the post office.
History (1)

Perhaps the most famous son of the area was David Paul, Sheriff of Rapides Parish. He was noted for chasing jayhawkers in the "No Man's land" or the "buffer strip" that lay between the Calcasieu and Sabine Rivers. Capt. Paul participated in the Civil War and also served as Sheriff of Rapides Parish in the 1880's.

The reason Capt. Paul was buried on the Henry Long property is that he wanted the Indian who had served with him as deputy (and perhaps during the war) to be buried with him. When the Indian died there were objections to his burial in the Paul Cemetery that is located inside a fence in the Catholic Cemetery. Some say the family objected and some believe the church members objected to
"an Indian being buried on holy ground." Whatever the reason, Capt. Paul secured land on the Long homestead. The Indian, whose name has been lost to time, along with Capt. Paul and his wife are buried here.









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  • Added: 22 Jul 2008
  • Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2269414