Have you ever visited the two African American cemeteries at Black Bayou Lake National Wildlife Refuge?
They are known as Bufferin and St. Timothy. Bufferin was once called Richland Plantation Cemetery and dates back over a hundred years. I would imagine there are older burials out there than that. Richland was John Blanks Parker’s country plantation. The big house was moved to its current spot and serves as the visitor’s center for the Refuge.
St. Timothy is the church cemetery for St. Timothy Baptist Church. There are MANY unmarked burials out there but the area is maintained faithfully by the congregation. There are three headstones, but only one is intact. It is the grave of a soldier of WWI. I attended a dedication ceremony for the stone there many years ago. A U.S. Senator spoke at it. You can see photos of the new stone and the ceremony on his Findagrave entry.
All the known graves for both are documented on Findagrave here:
Bufferin – https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/67092/bufferin-cemetery
St. Timothy – https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/1995073/saint-timothy-cemetery
Ouachita Parish History Tidbits 
It was actually John Blanks Parker. This was my Great Aunt’s husband.
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Thanks for the correction! I’ll edit the post.
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Very interesting and I am glad to know about these two cemeteries as well as the origin of the welcome center house. It is sad that so many grave markers have fallen into the ground, been removed, etc. and those folks are forgotten.
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I have visited both cemeteries over the years. Bufferin has been overtaken by trees, but it is better cared for now than when I first saw it many years ago.
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