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.
Chapel Hill Cemetery Location: From Burnsville, Mississippi, travel Highway 72 West to County Road 944. Turn right on County Road 944. Immediately past the Chapel Hill Methodist Church, turn right on County Road 294. The cemetery is located on the left side of the road. Helah Wilson and Janice Switcher re-surveyed the Chapel Hill Cemetery on November 5, 2005, and prepared the following transcription. The tombstones were photographed by Cindy Whirley Nelson on April 27, 2006. A Archer, Charlie 1868 to 1928; and Archer, Lula 1874 to 1928 Archer, De Troy No dates Archer, Le Roy No dates Argo, Beulah 1874 to 1952 Ayars, Dorothy Pauline Marlar 11-06-1909 07-29-1979 Wife of Leonard E. Ayars B Banks, Avie Joyce 09-20-1920 04-24-1986 Age 65 years Banks, Mable [Adjacent to Avie Joyce Banks] Died 02-27-**** Age 37 Yrs. Barnes, Janet Rose 06-15-1941 02-26-2006 Age 54 Ludlam Funeral Home marker Barnes, Molley Beth 06-21-2005 06-21-2005 Ludlam Funeral Home marker Benich, Elizabeth 04-11-1830 01-22-1916 Wife of N. B. Benich Benich, Infant 08-26-1913 09-25-1913 Daughter of Dock & Vera Benich Benich, N. B. 07-15-1820 03-30-1914
Benick, Charles L. 01-20-1850 08-14-1924; and Benick, Frona 02-12-1860 03-08-1928 Blakney, Almarinda Joslin 1836 to 1892 Blakney, Barclay (Betty) Thomas 1863 to 1926 Blakney, Benjamin Franklin 1869 to 1873 Blakney, Frederick 1796 to 1870 Blakney, Jackson 1846 to 1896 Blakney, James Madison 1860 to 1889 Blakney, Jane 1801 to 1871 Blakney, John 1800 to 1869 Grandfather Blakney, John Henry 1858 to 1922 Blakney, Joseph Jackson 1872 to 1873 Blakney, Margaret 1851 to 1911 Blakney, Margaret Ann 1866 to 1876 Blakney, Winnie Wilson 1807 to 1879 Grandmother Burney, James B. 1833 to 1917 Sgt 9 Ala Cav CSA; and Burney, Phebea A. 1834 to 1928 C Carman, Earl N. 01-09-1915 11-16-2002 [Photo on tombstone] Cash, Johnie O. 12-04-1927 03-18-1993 Childs, Daniel W. (Dan) 12-13-1907 05-05-1964; and Childs, Cecile Smith 05-18-1905 12-11-2002 Married 10-18-1930 Childs, Effie D. 07-16-1895 12-09-1918 Daughter of N. T. & Margaret Childs Childs, N. T. 02-12-1856 05-30-1916 Crews, Mrs. Mable L. Died 02-27-1977 Age 37 years
Cribbs, Victoria 1867 to 1959 Cruse, Joseph Hayden 10-01-1931 10-26-1993 Age 62 years Curtis, Raymond 08-24-1925 08-25-1925; and Curtis, Rudelle 06-20-1930 06-21-1930 Sons of J. Albert & Josie Smith Curtis 1 D Davis, Clarence J. 12-05-1929 12-16-1995; and Davis, Cheri 08-14-1950 Sweet Jesus Davis, Enos A. 1800 to 1871; and Davis, Sarah Powell 1817 to 1862 At Rest Davis, William D. 01-10-1839 05-25-1883 Davis, William Marcus 03-13-1875 07-02-1875 Son of W. D. & Elsie Davis Duboise, Effie M. 01-14-1904 05-13-1979 E Epperson, Frances 1861 to 1947 F Flake, Katie 06-19-1885 05-31-1888 Daughter of L. A. (Lee Ander) & Mollie Smith Flake Flake, Lee Ander 04-04-1859 12-22-1916; and Flake, Mollie Smith 10-26-1859 12-27-1946 Flake, Walter T. 06-09-1881 09-24-1884 Son of Lee Ander & Mollie Smith Flake Ford, Elizabeth 1915 to 1916 Ford, Elizabeth 08-11-1843 10-15-1887 Ford, Infant Born and died 01-27-1902 Daughter of J. C. & N. P. Ford
Ford, Infant Born and died 09-22-1904 Son of J. C. & N. P. Ford Ford, J. C. Born 06-13-1881 ; and Ford, Nina P. 03-31-1880 12-26-1940 Ford, James and John 04-23-1922 Ford, Joseph M. 04-28-1845 11-28-1920 Ford, Paul 11-24-1894 10-07-1940 Ford, Pauline 1919 to 1924 H Haney, Luther Earl 11-05-1912 08-**-1935 Haney, Ruthy Pearl 11-05-1912 08-21-1913 Twin to Luther Earl Haney Daughter of G. C. (Grover Cleveland) & M. L. (Minnie Lois) Haney 2 Harvell, Annie [No dates] Harville, Martha Ann Holloway 2 1891 to 05-02-1927 Wife of Marion Harville Daughter of W. P. & Fannie Holloway Higginbottom, J. P. 11-23-1840 11-11-1904 Holland, Leola Thompson 12-16-1926 06-14-2000 Mother Loved By Everyone [Photo on tombstone] Holland, Myrtle W. Born 1923; and Holland, Samuel H. 1920 to 1995 Holland, Noma Mae 05-06-1917 01-08-2001; and Holland, William Alfred 08-26-1914 03-02-1983 Holland, Samuel Howard 08-30-1920 08-13-1995 Pfc. U.S. Army World War II; and Holland, Myrtle W. 1923 to 2002 Holloway [No name or dates] Holloway [No name or dates] Holloway [No name or dates]
Holloway, Ada Louella Hughes 2 10-18-1909 03-02-1993; and Holloway, Stokley 07-22-1897 06-12-1979 Holloway, Annie Harvell 1896 to 1927 * Holloway, Dora Lee Blassingame 3 Wife of L. Dow Holloway 09-24-1873 [Prentiss County, Mississippi] 3 01-11-1963 [Burnsville, Mississippi] [No tombstone; buried next to L. D. Holloway] 3 Holloway, Edgar 5-**-1896 to 1897 2 Son of W. P. & Fannie Holloway Holloway, Fannie Emily England 2 02-16-1872 08-25-1951 [Jackson, Louisiana] Precious Memories; and Holloway, William Parvo 02-14-1871 06-13-1924 Married 08-19-1888 [Prentiss County, Mississippi] Farewell My Wife and Children All From You a Father Christ Doth Call Holloway, Gladys D. 1906 to 1945 Mother Holloway, Homer Allen 2 01-03-1941 09-24-1969 Son of Stokley & Ada Holloway Holloway, Infant 1890 to 1972* Son of Hafford Holloway Holloway, Isophena Atchilla 2 09-08-1836 [Morgan County, Alabama] 04-23-1904 [Holloway, Tishomingo County, Mississippi] Wife of William Holloway, Jr. [No tombstone; Parents of James Holloway] Holloway, James 10-13-1840 [Morgan County, Alabama] 3 03-03-1897 [Tishomingo County, Mississippi] 3 Co D 6 Regt TN Cav CSA Husband of Martha Frances Thomas Holloway 3 Married 02-14-1867 [Tishomingo, Mississippi] 2 Holloway, (William) Jessie 2 08-**-1894 to 1917 2 Son of W. P. & Fannie Holloway 2 [Deteriorating tombstone adjacent to W. P. Holloway] Holloway, John Baxter 2 05-05-1903 07-19-1925 Gone But Not Forgotten Holloway, L. D. (Loranza Dow) 3 12-20-1876 03-31-1932 Husband of Dora Lee Blassingame Holloway 3 Son of James & Martha Holloway 3 Our Loved One Holloway, Mamie Childs 09-29-1886 04-12-1919 Wife of Sid Holloway Holloway, Martha Thomas 1843 to 1918 In Memory of Grandmother Wife of James Holloway 3
Holloway, Minie (Mynie Watson) 3 12-19-1901 07-27-1925 Wife of Stokley Holloway Daughter of E. J. & Sarah Byford Watson 3 Holloway, Sidney Hafford Carroll 2 1870 to 1903; and Holloway, Sue (Susan Blassingame) [Twin sister to Dora Blassingame Holloway] 1872 to 1903 Married 11-23-1890 Holloway, Talmadge 12-13-1923 02-19-1925 Son of Allen M. & Gladys D. Wright Holloway 2 Holloway, William E. (Edward) 2 09-28-1921 01-27-1939 Son of Stokley & Minie ( Mynie) Holloway 3 Too Good for Earth Hughes, Oval Theo 05-21-1923 09-12-1997 Age 74 Yrs. U.S. Army; World War II J Johnson, Harmon A. 10-05-1916 08-21-1983; and Johnson, E. Gladys 09-25-1917 07-17-1973 Johnson, Mary 01-10-1826 04-13-1907 In Loving Memory of our Dear Mother Johnson, William Marvin 08-28-1901 11-08-1983; and Johnson, Lucy Holloway 2 04-03-1903 [Tishomingo County, Mississippi] 07-06-1985 [Southern Illinois] Married 08-28-1920 Together Forever Jordan, Eva Mae Epperson 10-26-1896 06-29-1972 L Ligon, Thomas L. 02-22-1929 03-15-2003; and Ligon, Louise F. 05-11-1933 Married 01-31-1947 [Photo on tombstone] M Marlar, Walter L. 03-04-1883 12-13-1968; and Marlar, Ella Frost 10-28-1887 09-14-1919 None Knew Thee But to Love Thee
Moody, Bryant B. 09-06-1877 07-01-1881 Son of J. K. & M. C. Moody Moody, D. W. 03-28-1924 * Son of J. K. & M. C. Moody Moody, G. W. Born 12-**-1914 Son of J. & Lucindia Moody Moody, Henry Born 08-03-1831 [Unable to read text] Son of J. & Lucindia Moody Moody, James Born 09-13-1912 [Unable to read all text; broken tombstone] Moody, James K. 04-30-1849 03-28-1924 Moody, Jessey 04-10-1851 01-08-1852 Son of J. & Lucinda Moody Moody, Lucinda 11-19-1816 03-05-1896 Wife of James Moody Moody, Lucinda C. 12-23-1842 05-17-1862 Daughter of J. & Lucinda C. Moody Moody, Lucrecy Born **-10-1811 Daughter of J. & Lucinda C. Moody Mc McCoy, James Paul 05-07-1924 04-25-1999 U.S. Army World War II Purple Heart; and McCoy, Ollie Thompson 02-27-1929 Cutshall Funeral Home marker N Nolen, Dr. J. R. 1846 to 1889; and Nolen, Amanda M. 1855 to 1893 O Osborn, Emerson Noelle 12-30-1997 03-16-1998 For the Kingdom of Heaven Belongs to Such as These P Parker, Bill [No dates] Partlow, Mollie White 04-17-1890 05-24-1992
R Randolph, Oliver T., Jr. (Bud) 08-22-1937 02-07-2001; and Randolph, Linda F. 10-15-1941 Married 02-02-1958 Cutshall Funeral Home marker Randolph, Timothy R. 03-14-1961 04-04-1981 Beloved Son and Brother At Rest Reynolds, William Eugene (Bill) 11-08-1923 06-02-1990 Cpl U.S. Marine Corps World War II and Korea; and Reynolds, Kathleen S. 07-01-1928 Married 12-12-1953 In Loving Memory Coleman Funeral Home marker Rhoades, Debbie Randolph 12-05-1958 09-19-2003 Loving Mother and Daughter S Shehorn, Robert G. Died 03-25-1888 Age 64 years Simpson, Robert Lynn 01-27-1962 09-09-1995 Precious Memories Smith, Celeste R. 02-15-1895 07-30-1983; and Smith, Ernest F. 04-06-1899 11-02-1972 Smith, G. W. 1871 to 1953; and Smith, Maggie B. 1870 to 1965 Smith, H. M. (Mrs.) 06-28-1832 10-23-1919 Smith, Herbert M. 08-27-1907 05-30-1955; and Smith, Mamie E. 09-09-1908 03-26-1988 Smith, Herbert M. 08-05-1934 ; and Smith, Joan G. 07-05-1932 07-20-2002 Smith, Infant 04-03-1903 Son of G. W. & M. B. Smith Smith, Jim 1841 to 1929 Smith, Lela Eloies 02-24-1895 08-14-1900 Child of G. W. & M. Smith
Smith, Linwood 1898 to 1925 Smith, Nancy 04-15-1805 08-17-1880 Smith, W. A. 07-26-1827 09-17-1901 Smith, W. R. 07-26-1827 09-17-1901 * Smith, Weber Wilson 19-31-1926 ; and Smith, Merlon Virginia 8-4-1930 Married 12-24-1948 In God s Care Smith, William Born in 1800 Died 10-18-1887 At Rest Stricklin, Artie E. 07-03-1911 11-14-1998 Our Beloved Mother Stricklin, Jesse Harold 07-06-1938 ; and Stricklin, Trainka Martha Petroff 11-23-1940 01-14-2000 Our Faith in God T Thompson, George Boone 02-13-1901 01-26-1978 A Devoted Father; and Thompson, Vassie L. 05-01-1904 08-02-1987 A Devoted Mother Timbes, Gladys W. 1901 to 1989; and Timbes, Olen C. 1898 to 1955 Timbes, Jo Ann 11-12-1928 04-11-1934 Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Olen Timbes U Three unknown CSA Stones W Walker, Amanda Born and died 04-16-1903 Daughter of Bill & Minnie Walker Walker, Bill 1875 to 1950 He Is Gone but Not Forgotten [Note: Also shares a joint tombstone with his wife, Minnie M. Walker]
Walker, Infant Born and died 02-20-1908 Son of Bill & Minnie Walker Walker, Infant Born and died 07-17-1908 Son of J. T. & Ina Walker Walker, John F. 02-16-1901 02-20-1901 * Son of Bill & Minnie Walker Walker, Mary D. 01-27-1904 03-14-1904 Daughter of J. T. & Ina Walker Walker, William B. 1875 to 1950; and Walker, Minnie M. 1885 to 1918 Together Forever Watson, Mandie E. 06-07-1914 02-08-1991 Asleep in Jesus Waugh, Nancy (Anna) J. (Mother) 2 01-22-1875 to 1911 Daughter to James & Martha Holloway 2 Wife of Joseph M. Waugh 2 Waugh, Flavous Born 10-03-1897 Died 04-18-1899; and Waugh, Quinton Born 08-03-1903 Died 11-02-1904 Children of Joseph M. & Nancy J. Waugh 2 Welch, Jeremiah Augustus White 1825 to 1899 * Born Wadesboro NC Son of Zachariah & Priscilla Welch; and Welch, Sarah Elizabeth America Hubbard 1822 to 1908 Wife Born Tennessee Daughter of Stephen D. & Nancy Williams Hubbard Welch, Sarah Elizabeth 1856 to 1869 Daughter Welch, Zachariah 1772 to 1846 Born Dublin, Ireland Son of William & Mary Queens Welch; and Welch, Priscilla Powell Carter 1793 to 1875 Wife Born SC Dau. of Samuel & Mary Kean Carter Wescott, Mary Hazel Mother 08-26-1898 10-21-1984; and Wescott, Etha Violet McCranie Daughter 07-26-1933 06-04-1995 Whitaker, Infant Died 11-12-1893 * Son of S. W. & Beulah Whitaker White, James W. 08-23-1848 02-18-1926; and White, Henrietta 04-15-1865 05-05-1941 White, Susan Evelyn Allen 12-04-1903 01-02-1979
White, Victor Wilson 02-15-1896 03-18-1985; and Wiginton, John E. 1901 to 1975; and Wiginton, Lillie L. 1905 to 1990 Wiginton, Lottie 1926 to 1927 Wilkins, James David 05-06-1954 12-29-1991; and Wilkins, Neola Mae 10-23-1954 Williams, Herman Richard 10-10-1925 05-31-2005 S1 U.S. Navy; World War II; and Williams, Ruth Haynes 06-06-1926 Married 12-06-1941 Williams, Joe P. 1879 to 1959; and Williams, Letha 1886 to 1986 Williams, Willard 04-02-1927 05-02-1927 Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe P. Williams Williams, William Floyd U.S. Army; World War II 04-03-1914 06-29-2002; and [McPeters Funeral Home marker] Williams, Bertha Phillips 05-13-1927 Married 04-24-1948 Wood, Lucinda Born 03-20-1853 [Deteriorated tombstone] Woodruff, Louis L. 03-01-1892 05-11-1981; and Woodruff, Oviline M. 01-01-1907 01-16-2000 Y Young, Infant 12-02-1981 Beloved son of Darlene & Billy Young, Jr. Young, William Franklin 1812 to 1899; and Young, Elizabeth Wilson 1812 to 1888