Courtesy of the Tishomingo County Historical & Genealogical Society Original files are housed in the John Marshall Stone Research Library Tishomingo County Archives & History Museum 203 East Quitman Street Iuka, MS 38852 Phone: 662-423-3500 E-mail: tcarchives@nadata.net URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mstchgs/ TCHGS COPYRIGHT NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, materials may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor OR the legal representative of the submitter and contact the listed Tishomingo County Archives & Historical Society (TCHGS) with proof of this consent. A CD of this survey, which includes photographs of each stone, may be purchased from the Tishomingo County Historical & Genealogical Society. Visit the TCHGS web site for ordering information at http://www.rootsweb.com/~mstchgs/index.htm. Possum Trot Cemetery (Old Lambert Cemetery) TCHGS COPYRIGHT NOTICE: All documents placed in the Tishomingo County Archives remain the property of the Tishomingo County Historical & Genealogical Society (TCHGS). TCHGS retains publication rights in accordance with U.S. Copyright Laws and Regulations. These documents may be used by anyone for personal research. They may also be used by noncommercial entities as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the Society PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. The Possum Trot Cemetery was initially surveyed by Mildred Aday on June 12, 1996. The survey information was later transcribed from TCHGS book entitled Tishomingo County Mississippi Cemeteries by Helah Wilson and Janice Switcher on November 12, 2005. The cemetery was re-surveyed and photographed on August 12, 2006, by Cindy Whirley Nelson and RaNae Vaughn. LOCATION: Take Highway 365 North of Burnsville to Harmony Hill Baptist Church; then travel right on Harmony Hill Road. Take a left on the first gravel road past the Harmony Hill Baptist Church. The gravel road dead ends at the cemetery. Possum Trot Cemetery 1 Tishomingo County, Mississippi
A Aday, Sallie Prewitt Lambert 1 [No dates; aka Sallie Lambert] B Barnes, Henry Age 29 May The Resurrection Find Thee On The Bosom Of Thy God [Broken tombstone] Barnes, Jesse Jackson Died 01/1896 Busby, Ida D. 02/12/1891 to 02/17/1918 Wife of George Busby Farewell She Was The Sunshine Of Our Home C Choate, Infant 1924 Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Choate Possum Trot Cemetery 2 Tishomingo County, Mississippi
Choate, James R. 1922 to 1922 Son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Choate J G Gaines, Elmer 12/21/1906 to 12/21/1906 Son of James and Verdie Gaines 2 Gaines, Nora 02/27/1897 to 02/27/1897 Daughter of James and Verdie Gaines 2 Gaines, Orra V. 04/05/1913 to 1913 Child of James and Verdie Gaines 2 H Honeycutt, Infant 06/06/1926 to 06/21/1926 Son of M. F. and Ethel Honeycutt Our Loved One I Isom, Bryant Dudley 03/08/1815 to 1855 3 Isom, John Died 1901 3 Isom, Melinda Died ca 1842 Believed To Be Buried Here 3 Johnson, Thomas A. 04/26/1907 to 02/27/1908 Son of M. S. and L. D. Johnson Asleep In Jesus L Lambert, Archey 12/05/1874 to 07/09/1921 Too Good For Earth God Called Him Home Lambert, Barry M. 09/16/1953 to 08/10/2006 [Marker Cutshall Funeral Home, Iuka, Miss.; grave was being dug the day the survey was conducted.] Lambert, D. 08/16/1860 to 10/29/1920 Lambert, Dora A. 08/18/1892 to 11/24/1928 Asleep in Jesus Lambert, Francis Hutton 4 Lambert, Harm Lambert, Herman 03/28/1909 to 03/18/1912 Son of J. R. and E. P. Lambert Possum Trot Cemetery 3 Tishomingo County, Mississippi
Lambert, James Clyde 1819 to 1869; and Lambert, Lucretia 1825 to 1906 Lambert, James M. Co. D 12 th Illinois Inf. Lambert, James R. 11/18/1885 to 10/31/1970; and Lambert, Pearl 03/10/1886 to 12/20/1953 In Thee, Lord, Have We Put Our Trust Lambert, Jodie 09/17/1914 to 08/28/1987 A Heavenly Home Won Suffering On Earth Finally Done Lambert, John 1770 to 1857 Lambert, Joseph F. 12/04/1887 to 08/04/1910 Son of D. and J. Lambert Lambert, Lizzie 04/27/1888 to 11/07/1968 She Died As She Lived A Christian Lambert, Monroe 04/07/1879 to 03/11/1917 Meet Me Again Loved Ones Farewell God Called Him Home Lambert, Sallie [Text is unreadable] Lambert, Veron Wayne 05/04/1945 to 05/04/1945 A Little Angel Has Flown Lambert, Willie M Marlar, Raymond 07/25/1909 to 05/13/1912 Son of Kelce and Barbry Marlar P Parker, Mary Elizabeth 09/09/1892 to 12/17/1977 Precious Lord Take My Hand S Skelton, Hershell Born and died ca. 1920 Son of Corbit and Gracie Lambert Skelton [Grave is unmarked] 5 U Unknown Age 89 years [Marker only shows age of deceased] Possum Trot Cemetery 4 Tishomingo County, Mississippi
W Walker, Alice 10/30/1907 to 07/16/1908 Daughter of C. W. and M. E. Walker Asleep In Jesus Walker, Charles W. 1888 to 1956 Beyond The Sunset Walker, Elizabeth 09/21/1865 to 07/13/1954 Walker, George W. 06/20/1868 to 05/18/1948 At Rest Walker, John W. 01/16/1835 to 05/07/1915; and Walker, Amanda 10/18/1845 to 03/22/1915 For We Know That If Our Earthly House Of This Tabernacle Were Disolved We Have A Building Of God A House Not Made With Hands Eternal In The Heavens [Dissolved was spelled incorrectly] Walker, Margret Marlar 01/21/1853 to 10/08/1919 Wife of J. F. Walker Walker, Martha E. 05/02/1872 to 02/08/1943 Walker, J. T. 05/26/1870 to 09/28/1917 God Gave, He Took He Will Restore He Doeth All Things Well 1 There is an almost unreadable sandstone marker for Sallie Lambert; information was also obtained from Mary Lambert. 2 Information obtained from Carolyn Gaines. 3 Information obtained from Martha Isom Lambert. 4 Information obtained by Darryl Gaines. 5 Approximately 14 graves were marked with field stones and concrete blocks without names or dates. Possum Trot Cemetery 5 Tishomingo County, Mississippi