McPeters Funeral Home Records 1941

McPeters Funeral Home Records 1941

A

Allen, Mrs. Sallie Bobo Whitlow
06-10-1864 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
05-08-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Widow of - Rufus L. Allen
Children: T.N. Allen, J.W. Allen, H.B. Allen
A.L. Allen, W. F. Allen & Fred Allen
Father - Mose Whitlow - North Carolina
Mother - Miss Burns - North Carolina
Wheeler Grove Cemetery
Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Page 100

Alexander, Leon (Colored)
About 8 mos. old
06-15-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Father - George Alexander - Mississippi
Mother - Mary Marshall - Mississippi
St. Luke Cemetery
3 ½ Mi. S. W Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Page 127

Ayers, Clovis Wayne
07-19-1941 – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
07-19-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Father - Clovis Ayers - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother - Grace Mathis - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Presbyterian Shiloh Cemetery
Page 152

Allen, Ida May (Colored)
06-15-1921 - Mississippi
02-17-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Father - Pearl Allen
Mother - Essie Moore -Mississippi
Wade Cemetery
3 Miles N. Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Page 40

Anderson, Lola May (Colored)
06-15-1919 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
08-10-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Husband - Forest Anderson
Uncles - Jim, Tom & Governor Dilworth
Father - Oscar Carpenter-Mississippi
Mother - Ellen Dilworth - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Dilworth Colored Cemetery
6 Mi. S. Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Page 173

Arnold, Arthur Lee
09-05-1895 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
11-06-1941 - Tippah Co., Mississippi
Wife - Ada Brock Arnold - Died 1938
Brother - Willie Arnold
Father - Sam Arnold - Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Mother - Alice Smith - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Brush Creek Cemetery
Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Page 231

Arnold, Clara Ozell
07-05-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
11-12-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Father - Walter Arnold-Mississippi
Mother - Mary Etta Mills - Mississippi
Lone Oak Cemetery
Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Page 235

Austin, Margaret Jean
10-5-1941-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
10-17-1941-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Father - Alvie Austin -Tennessee
Mother - Miss Cornelius-Mississippi
Presbyterian Shiloh Cemetery
3 Mi. N. W Kossuth
Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Page 217

B

Baggett, Johnnie Mae
06-22-1940 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
05-11-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Father - Lee A. Baggett - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother - Essie Odle - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Union Cemetery
Page 101

Banks, Mennie (Colored)
About 6 yrs. old - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
09-28-1941-8:45 p.m. – Corinth, Mississippi
Father - Smith Banks - Lee Co., Mississippi
Mother - Bettie Norman- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Alcorn Colored Cemetery
Page 207

Barnes, Columbus Franklin
08-26-1889 - Prentiss Co., Mississippi
06-02-1941 - Milan, Gibson Co., Tennessee
Residence - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Wife-Mary Lou Barnes
Son - Carl Barnes
Brother - W.L. Barnes
Father - T.B. Barnes-Mississippi
Mother - Miss Kimble -Texas
Farmington Cemetery
Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Page 116

Barnes, Mrs. Minnie Mabry
12-21-1878 - Tennessee
06-09-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Husband - J.T. Barnes Sr. [Age 66]
Daughter - Mrs. Paul Murrah
Father - William Mabry-Hardin Co., Tennessee
Mother - Elizabeth Wyatt - Hardin Co., Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Lot # 87 East End; Grave # 1
Section; Haynes; Owner, Mrs. Paul Murrah
Page 123

Barry, Mrs. Gertrude Haden
02-23-1878 - Mississippi
08-17-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Widow of: L.J. Barry
Son - Roy Barry
Father - Phillip Herman - Georgia
Mother - Fannie Rogers-Al
Holly Church Cemetery
Page 180

Belue, James Nathan
11-24-1872 - Mississippi
03-14-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Wife-Lucinda Belue
Daughter - Mrs. Virdie Rast -Hughes, Arkansas
Father - Lawson Belue - Mississippi
Mother – Mississippi. Kennedy - Alabama
Crossroads Cemetery
8 miles south of Iuka, Tishomingo County
Page 57

Benson, Mrs. Jane A.
10-6-1851 - Hardin Co., Tennessee
07-22-1941 - Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Husband - J. F. Benson [Died April 30, 1931]
Daughter - Cora Benson
Father - Redman Parker - Hardin Co., Tennessee
Mother - Mary Bryan - Hardin Co., Tennessee
Highland Baptist Cemetery
2 Mi. S. E. Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Page 158

Blythe, J.E.
Died - 05-28-1941
Booneville, Mississippi
Order By: McMillian & Son
McMillian Furnished &
Serviced Funeral - McPeters
Furnished Vault
No Other Information
Page 111

Boone, Lula (Colored)
About 52 To 54 yrs. of age - Mississippi
04-23-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Husband - John Boone
Son-Dennis Agnew
Father - Dennis Prince
Rienzi Colored Cemetery
Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Page 88

Borden, Jay Edward
11-26-1911 - Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
09-21-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Wife - Ettie Newcomb Borden [Died August, 1940]
Sister- Mrs. Martha Feltman
Father - John W. Borden - Alabama
Mother - Florence Hayes - Alabama
Liberty Hill Cemetery
Page 201

Boyd, Clifton Evans
01-20-1908 - Tippah Co., Mississippi
09-29-1941 - Brownsville, Mississippi
Brothers - J.F. & J. Harry Boyd
Father - J.F. Boyd-Tippah Co., Mississippi
Mother - Ethel Marsh-Tippah Co., Mississippi
Harmony Cemetery
Page 209

Boyd, Robert P.
12-6-1857 - Prentiss Co., Mississippi
11-17-1941 - Memphis, Tennessee
Wife-Leona Ellis Boyd - Age 78
Daughter - Mrs. C.C. Moore- Holly Springs; Marshall Co., Mississippi
Father - John T. Boyd - North Carolina
Mother - Mary Cameron - Alabama
Henry Cemetery
Page 237

Bratton, Estelle
12-31-1921 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
03-30-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Divorced
Father - John Bratton-Tennessee
Mother - Lessie Russell-Tennessee
Grandmother - Nannie Russell
Holly Church Cemetery
Page 68

Briggs, June Annette
02-18-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
08-12-1941 - Corinth, Mississippi
Father - E.S. Briggs - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother - Annie Kemp - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Cash by - Shirley Briggs
Henry Cemetery
Page 175

Brock, George Alexander
07-19-1900-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
01-04-1941-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Wife-Daisy Brock [Age 32]
Father - Jess Brock-Mississippi
Mother - Fannie Falkner-Mississippi
Falkner Family Cemetery
Near State Line 6 Mi. N. of Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Page 01

Brown, Mrs. Bettie Jobe
11-26-1869 - Mississippi
04-22-1941 - Muskogee, Oklahoma
Niece - Bess Reynolds - Houston Texas
Niece-Lena Edge Perry
Father - W.F. Jobe
Mother - Melburry Walker - Mississippi
Shipped To Alcorn By
Thornton Funeral Home
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Antioch Cemetery
Page 87

Burcham, Margaret Sue
10-25-1933-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
03-25-1941-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Father - Hughie E. Burcham - Mississippi
Mother - Adelle Kenner - Mississippi
Grandfather - J. T. Burcham
Uncle - L. L. Ligon
Johns Cemetery
Page 65

Burcham, William Franklin
01-30-1879 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
10-01-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Wife-Evie Burcham - Age 55
Sons-Robert & Charlie Burcham
Father - Tommie Burcham-Mississippi
Mother - Bettie Elizabeth Brown-Georgia
Liberty Hill Cemetery
Page 212

Burton, Eliza Mae (Colored)
10-15-1926 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
04-10-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Father - Frank Burton - Baldwyn, Mississippi
Mother - Viola Hearnton - Guntown, Mississippi
Nebo Cemetery
Baldwyn, Mississippi
Page 76

Butler, Mrs. Nancy Burns
11-30-1902 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
04-16-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Residence - Pocahontas, Tennessee
Husband - J. Martin Butler - Age 41
Father - B.B. Burns - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother – Miss Dunn-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Tuscumbia Cemetery
14 Mi. W. of Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Page 85


Bynum, Mary Lou (Colored)
10-25-1895 - Prentiss Co., Mississippi
04-02-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Husband - Ward Bynum - Age 45
Father - George Hurd - Lee Co., Mississippi
Mother - Elizabeth McAlister - Tippah Co., Mississippi
Rienzi Colored Cemetery
Page 70

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Callahan, Mrs. Amanda Poindexter
04-19-1866 - Hardin Co., Tennessee
12-01-1941 - Meridian State Hospital
Husband - J.E. Callahan - Age 69
Daughter-, Mrs. Gladys (Grady) Gray
Son-Clarence Callahan - Austin, Colorado
Nephew - Henry C. Duncan
Brother - John Poindexter - Water Valley
Father - J. A. Poindexter-North Carolina
Mother - Ann Adams - North Carolina
Salem Church Cemetery
4 Mi. N. E. Kendrick, Hardin Co., Tennessee
Page 249

Campbell, Mrs. Lucille Morrow
08-01-1875 - Pontotoc Co., Mississippi
03-25-1941 - Oxford, Mississippi
Husband - E. Campbell [Died 34 Yrs. ago]
Daughter - Mrs. Mae (R.M.) Weaver-Oxford, Mississippi
Son - J. W. Campbell
Father - Euring Morrow- Alabama
Mother - Martha Carolina Abernathy - Mississippi
St. Peters Cemetery Oxford, Mississippi
Page 64

Carroll, Gordan Mentor, Jr.
06-10-1923 - Bedford Co., Tennessee
05-29-1941 - Pickwick Lake
Student Graduated Webb School for Boys
@ Bell Buckle, Tennessee [May 28, 1941]
Father - G. M. Carroll Sr.[- Bedford Co., Tennessee
Mother - Miss Stansberry - Knox Co., Tennessee
Sister - Mrs. Sam C. Grady - Chattanooga, Tennessee
Bell Buckle Cemetery
Bell Buckle; Bedford Co., Tennessee
Page 113

Castleberry, William Albert
05-28-1882 - Hardin Co., Tennessee
04-29-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Wife-Jennie Taylor Castleberry [Age 59]
Son-In-Law - J.C. Lancaster
Father - W.H. Castleberry - Tennessee
Mother - Julia Humble -Tennessee
Cumberland Presbyterian Shiloh Cemetery
Page 93

Clark, M.W.
Died - 06-17-1941
Haleyville, Alabama
Dozier Funeral Home
In Haleyville, Alabama
Page 128

Clark, John Eli
11-17-1862 - Tippah Co., Mississippi
09-01-1941 - Brownfield, Mississippi
Wife-Sallie Clark [Age 69]
Son-Marlin Clark
Father - Jim Clark-Tennessee
Mother - Anice Childers-Mississippi
Harmony Cemetery
1 Mi. N. of Walnut; Tippah Co., Mississippi
Page 186

Clark, James Orvil
08-27-1941-Burnsville, Mississippi
12-02-1941-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Father - James E. Clark – Burnsville, Mississippi
Mother - Ruby Gray-Burnsville, Mississippi
Grandfather - H.C. Clark
Antioch Church Cemetery
Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Page 250

Clemmons, William P.
10-28-1862 - Mississippi
03-11-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Wife-Julia Clemmons – Died –Jan.1937
Son - J. Arthur Clemmons
Father - Payton Clemmons-Georgia
Mother – Miss Brewer - Mississippi
Holly Church Cemetery
Page 55

Conn, Mrs. Frances Dalton
04-05-1868 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
12-18-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Husband - R.M. Conn – Died: 1937
Daughter - Mrs. I. C. Thompson
Father - S.A. Dalton Marshal Co., Mississippi
Mother - Elizabeth Walker - Rockingham Co., North Carolina
Henry Cemetery
Page 257

Cornelius, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth
02-12-1857 - Alabama
02-03-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Husband - W.E. Cornelius-Died 1929
Son-Mark M. Cornelius
Father - Mr. Pittman - Alabama
Mother – Miss moss - Alabama
Farmington Church Cemetery
Page 30

Cotton, Sterling (Colored)
09-15-1884 - Baldwyn, Mississippi
03-27-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Wife-Henrietta Cotton [Age 50]
Father - Alford Cotton - Mississippi
Mother - Jane Cotton - Mississippi
City Cemetery
Page 67


Counce, William Kindle
03-19-1852 - Hardin Co., Tennessee
07-31-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Wife - Martha Jane Counce – Died: 1938
Son - W.E. Counce
Daughter - Mrs. L.N. Dancer
Father - James Counce - Tennessee
Mother - Mary Hoover - Tennessee
Center Hill Cemetery
Counce; Hardin Co., Tennessee
Page 169

Council, Infant Boy
Stillborn
01-30-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Father - H.D. Council - Kentucky
Mother - Ruth Billingsley - Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 28

Cox, Dorothy Jean (Colored)
10-01-1941 – Shelby Co., Tennessee
11-18-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Father - Ruben Cox - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother - Rosie Walker - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Grandfather - Joe Walker
Wade Colored Cemetery
Page 238

Crawford, Dona Bowden (Colored)
06-15-1904 - Lee Co., Mississippi
12-08-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Husband-Ira Crawford - Age 43
Son-Curtis Crawford
Father - Ben Bowden - Lee Co., Mississippi
Mother - Flora Kohliem - Lee Co., Mississippi
Colored City Cemetery
Page 253

Curtis, Jeff Sylvester
07-11-1894 - Colbert Co., Alabama
07-25-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Wife - Icie Hamilton Curtis
Son - Howard Curtis
Brother - J.E. Curtis
Father - J.D. Curtis-Mississippi
Mother - Ellen Osborn-Georgia
Pisgah Cemetery
Near Hamburg, Hardin Co., Tennessee
Page 162

D

Dalton, William Harris
02-28-1881 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
11-27-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Ex. Policeman
Wife - Annie Kemmons Dalton [Age 61]
Daughter-Bertha Dalton
Father - S.A. Dalton - North Carolina
Mother - Elizabeth Walker
Henry Cemetery
Lot- 86 Grave 1 Section K
Owner, Mrs. W. H. Dalton and Haynes
Page 248

Dance, Mrs. Elizabeth H. Rainey
08-30-1875 - Jefferson, Texas
09-02-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Old Home-Brownsville, Tennessee
Husband - Russell Dance
Son - Dupree Dance
Lived at Nat Bynum’s
Father - Stephen Dupree Rainey-Texas
Mother - Elizabeth L. Harrison-Texas
Henry Cemetery
Page 187

Dance, Russell
09-30-1868 - Gibson Co., Tennessee
10-21-1941 - Trenton, Tennessee
Wife - Elizabeth Rainey Dance [Died September 2, 1941]
Sister - Mrs. Ross - Trenton, Tennessee
Son - Dupree Dance
Father - John Russell Dance - Tennessee
Mother - Sara Dodson - Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Page 219

Daniel, James Alexander
07-11-1862 – Alabama
06-14-1941 – Thrasher Community
Wife - Mary Daniel [Died - 1930]
Sons - Elmer & Clovis Daniel
Father - Mr. Daniel - Alabama
Mother - Miss Miller - Alabama
Gaston Church Cemetery
4 Mi. W. Thrasher, Prentiss Co., Mississippi
Page 126

Davis, Breveard Alonzo
10-11-1896
08-12-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Wife - Katie Pearl Jenkins Davis [Age 39]
Father - Nathon Davis
Mother - Fannie Gray - Mississippi
Farmington Cemetery
Page 174

Davis, George Sidney
09-07-1863 - Mississippi
06-04-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Wife - Sallie Rinehart Davis [Age 76]
Order by - Mrs. Davis, Frank, J.T. & Girls
Father - W. D. Davis – New York
Mother - Jane Killingsworth-Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 121


Davis, Mrs. Maude Waldrop
02-28-1908 - Alabama
01-15-1941 - Burnsville, Mississippi
Husband - Edgar Marvin Davis [Age 34]
Father & Mother-In-Law - Mr. & Mrs. O.P. Davis
Father - Preston Waldrop - Alabama
Mother - Chester Haggar - Alabama
Burnsville Cemetery
Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Page 11


Davis, Manerva (Colored)
About 55 yrs. old Alcorn Co., Mississippi
D-07-01-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Husband-Mat Davis - Age 54
Father - Alf Dilworth - Mississippi
Mother - Lucy Shaw
Dilworth Colored Family Cemetery
Page 141

Davis, Breveard Alonzo
10-11-1896
08-12-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Wife - Katie Pearl Jenkins Davis [Age 39]
Father - Nathon Davis
Mother - Fannie Gray - Mississippi
Farmington Cemetery
Page 174

Davis, Infant Boy
8-23-1941 - Hardin Co., Tennessee
8-26-1941- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Father - Filmore Davis - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother - Nora Reynolds - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Grandfather - R.L. Davis - Hardin Co., Tennessee
Fraley’s Chapel Cemetery 8 Mi. N. E
Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Page 83

Davis, Mrs. Nellie Velma McMimms
07-24-1883 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
09-16-1941 - Wenasoga, Alcorn Co
Husband - M.L. Davis [Age 59]
Order By-Son, Royal and Other Children
Father - George McMimms
Mother - Sara Francis Acles
Holly Church Cemetery
Page 196

Davis, George Washington
10-16-1854-Tennessee
09-21-1941-Alcorn Co., Mississippi - County Home
Wife-Emma Davis [Died October 26, 1939]
Granddaughter - Grace Evelyn Webb
Sardis Cemetery
Page 202

Davis, Noah, Jr.
Stillborn
12-22-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Father - Noah Davis - Prentiss Co., Mississippi
Mother - Laura D. Lee - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Farmington Cemetery
Page 264

Dellinger, Rufus
07-26-1855 - North Carolina
12-10-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Wife - Onmie Dellinger [Age 55]
Son - Michael Andrew Dellinger
Father - Michael Dellinger-North Carolina
Baptist Shiloh Cemetery

Page 256

Deloach, Henry Cleve
10-22-1885 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
06-03-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Wife - Dollie Lowery Deloach
Father – E.H. Deloach - North Carolina
Mother - Myrian Dunn-Mississippi
Tuscumbia Church Cemetery
Page 118

Dickerson, Charles Daniel "Buck"
01-21-1925 - Savannah, Tennessee
05-24-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Father - Charles M. Dickerson - Tennessee
Mother - Hettie Mitchel l-Tennessee
Salem Church Cemetery
Page 110

Dickey, Elmore (Colored)
08-08-1903 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
06-10-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Wife- Cora Dickey
Father - Mose Dickey-Mississippi
Mother - Flurta Burress
Alcorn Colored Cemetery
Page 124

Dixon, Wm. Augustus "Uncle Bill"
06-15-1867 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
07-02-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Wife-Jennie Meeks Dixon [Age 75]
Son - O. L. Dixon
Father - Wm. Gaines Dixon-Mississippi
Mother - Sara Lovenia Deloach-Georgia
Henry Cemetery Page 142

Dilworth, Infant Girl
06-06-1941- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
8:25 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
Father - Mark Dilworth - Mississippi
Mother - Zelma Farris - Mississippi
Dilworth Family Cemetery
Page 122

Dilworth, Mrs. Julia Verona Overton
07-28-1865 - Crawfordville, Georgia
11-25-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Husband - Audy F. Dilworth - Died 1916
Step-Daughter - Mrs. W. P. Turner
Father - W.A. Overton - Georgia
Mother - Fannie Beazley - Georgia
City Cemetery
Page 245

Downs, Mrs. Elender Florence
02-03-1864 - Union Co., Mississippi
11-11-1941 - Booneville, Mississippi
Husband - Thomas M. Downs [Age 85]
Order by - S.W. Downs
Father - John H. Gullett-Tennessee
Mother - Mary Elizabeth Vandiver-Tennessee
Lebanon Cemetery
Prentiss Co., Mississippi 7 Mi. W. Baldwyn, Mississippi
Page 234

E

Elliott, Rose Ella (Colored)
10-16-1938 - Pocahontas, Tennessee
01-29-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Father - Ben Elliott-Mississippi
Mother - Rose Lee Burton - Pocahontas, Tennessee
Colored City Cemetery
Page 25

Elliott, Issac Goodlow
09-10-1882 - Colbert Co., Alabama
09-17-1941 - Meridian, Mississippi
Wife - Ida Allen Elliott [Age 56]
Daughter - Mrs. Gladys (Dave) Wood
Father - Ruben Elliott - Alabama
Mother - Georgia Crouch - Alabama
Barton Cemetery
Barton, Alabama
Page 197

Essary, Albert Andrew
About 71 yrs. old - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
07-15-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Wife - Belle Essary [Age 68]
Son-In-Law - W.B. Fryar
Father - Tom Essary
Union Cemetery
Page 150

Evetts, Victoria
About 4 Years old - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
07-05-1941 - Walnut, Mississippi
Father - Earl Evetts - Mississippi
Mother - Myrtle Smith-Mississippi
Aunt - Sarah Evetts
No Cemetery Listed
Page 145

F

Farris, Alvie Franklin
02-07-1874 - Tennessee
01-26-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Wife - Maude Octavia Farris [Age 66]
Son - Virgie Farris
Father - Clay Farris - Tennessee
Mother - Sylvania Ham -Tennessee
Gravel Hill Cemetery
Page 22

Farris, Truman Commodore
02-23-1884 - Savannah, Tennessee
09-18-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Wife - Ida Mae McRae Farris
Daughters - Ethel Goodman & Pearl Hurst
Father - Soloman P. Farris - Tennessee
Mother - Margaret R. Sutton - Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Page 198

Farris, Edgar Alexander
06-30-1885 - McNairy Co., Tennessee
12-19-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Wife - Maggie Martin Farris [Age 56]
Son - A. M. Farris
Father - J. A. Farris - McNairy Co., Tennessee
Mother - Ella McCollum - McNairy Co., Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Page 259

Forman, James Edgar
12-10-1940 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
04-10-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Father - Claude Forman - Mississippi
Mother - Belle Thrasher - Mississippi
Oak Hill Cemetery
Page 75

G

Gaddy, Mrs. Maggie
About 80 yrs. old - Tennessee
04-05-1941 - Jackson, Tennessee
Daughter - Mrs. Quilla Matlock
Father - Casper Kitchens
Mother - Miss Kizer
Friendship Cemetery
McNairy Co., Tennessee
Page 72

Gardner, Annie Louise
07-04-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
07-22-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Father - C. I. Gardner - Hardin Co., Tennessee
Mother - Maude Emily Craig - Henderson Co., Tennessee
Baptist Shiloh Church Cemetery
Page 157

Garrett, Charlie (Colored)
10-18-1905 - Mercer, Tennessee
05-23-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Wife - Lena Bell Garrett - Age 29
Father - Will Garrett - Mississippi
Mother - Donie Braddock-Mississippi
Cero Gorda Col. Baptist Church Cemetery
6 Mi. W. Jackson, Tennessee
Page 108

George, William Jessie
12-15-1858 - Tennessee
05-20-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Wife - Mollie George
Oak Hill Cemetery
Page 106

Gorman, Mrs. Jane Latisha Smellgrove
06-11-1882-Cobb Co., Georgia
11-24-1941-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Res. Talladega Co., Sylacauga, Alabama
Husband- J. W. Gorman [Age 65]
Daughter - Mr. & Mrs. John Flynn – Chicago, Illinois
Father - Robert Smellgrove - Georgia
Mother - Elizabeth Duke - Georgia
Remains to Ward Funeral Home
City Cemetery
Marietta, Georgia
Page 243


Graham, Thee E.
02-14-1873 - Mississippi
01-03-1943 - Macomb, Pike Co., Mississippi
Wife - Estelle J. Graham, Age 52
Brother - Wyatt O. Graham
Father - Ezecheal Graham- Mississippi
Mother - Miss McDonald- Mississippi
Shipped From - Catching’s Funeral Home
McComb, Mississippi
Liberty Cemetery,
Tippah Co., Mississippi
Page 03

Graham, John Henry
01-30-1861 - Fayette Co., Tennessee
03-17-1941 - Corinth, Mississippi
Wife - Laura Graham [Age 75]
Daughter - Mrs. Carl Bennett
Step Son-In-Law - L. Smith
Father - John H. Graham - Tennessee
Mother - Mattie Mac Fadden - Tennessee
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Page 61

Gray, Mrs. Nora Beatrice
02-29-1884 - Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
03-25-1941 - Booneville, Mississippi Hospitals
Husband- J. W. Gray [Died 1923]
Daughter - Mrs. Carl McClung
Father - John Taylor - Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Mother - Janie Brooks - Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Bethany Church Cemetery - Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Page 63

Green, Mrs. Jenny Walker
09-06-1868 - Alcorn, Co., Mississippi
03-16-1941- Alcorn, Rienzi, Mississippi
Age 72 yrs.6 mos. 10 days
Husband- J. W. Green [Died 1935]
Son - J. F. Green
Father - Alisoh Walker - South Carolina
Mother - Frances Dilworth - Mississippi
Hinkle Creek Cemetery
Page 59

Green, Virgil R. “Pete”
09-19-1907- Corinth, Mississippi
03-18-1941- Meridian, Mississippi
Lauderdale Co.
Age 33 Yrs 5 mos. 27 days
Ex-Wife - Louise Watkins
Aunt - Mrs. Pansy Dobbins Wooley
Aunt - Mrs. Clyde Sweat
National Guard- Supply Sgt. Feb.1940
Father - D.C. Green- Tennessee
Mother - Octavia Dobbins - Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Lot 66 Grave # 2 Section M. owner - Pete Green
Page 62

Green, Mrs. Marcia Sloan
11-27-1867- Lee Co., Mississippi
11-06-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi McRae Hospital
Age 73 yrs.11 mos. 10 days
Husband- H.S. Green [Died 1930]
Son- Sloan Green
Son-In-Law - T.G. Marrow
Father – J.A. Sloan- South Carolina
Mother – Sarah Moffott - Unknown
Henry Cemetery
Page 229

Gunn, Henry Spencer
08-11-1864- North Carolina
10-26-1941- Tippah Co., Walnut, Mississippi
Age 77 yrs. 2 mos. 15 days
Wife - Mary Ann Murphy Gunn
Son - Willie Lee Gunn
Father - James Hamilton Gunn - North Carolina
Mother - Polly Ann Boyd
Harmony Cemetery ½ N. Walnut, Mississippi
Page 222


Gurley, Will Ed
04-22-1887 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
07-04-1941 - Corinth, Mississippi
Age 54 yrs. 2 mos. 12 days
Residence - Ripley, Tippah Co., Mississippi
Wife – Mittie Gurley Age 44
Daughter - Mrs. Vance Bowen
Son - Dewey Gurley - Holly Springs, Mississippi
Father - Neal Gurley - Mississippi
Mother - Lucinda Gipson - Mississippi
Another Name Listed - Joe Gurley
Union Cemetery
Page 143

Ginn, Mrs. Mary Lou
05-08-1862 - Clair Co., Alabama
10-28-1941 - Corinth, Mississippi
Age 79 yrs.5 mos. 20 days
Husband - W.O. Ginn [Died 1919]
Daughter - Mrs. E. T. Mills
Father - Noah Sweatt - South Carolina
Mother - Miss Hargett - North Carolina
Wheeler Grove Cemetery
Page 224

H

Haddock, Mrs. Pauline Dobbins
12-28-1903- Savannah, Tennessee
07-01-1941- Corinth, Mississippi
Age 37 yrs.6 mos. 03 days
Husband - Burley Haddock
Father - Charlie W. Dobbins-Tennessee
Mother - Cherina Shaw - Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Page 139

Hamlin, Mrs. Malissa Spence
About 82 years old - Alabama
02-20-1941 - Corinth, Mississippi
Husband - Bill Hamlin [Died 1909]
Confederate Soldier
Son - Dave Hamlin
Father - Mr. Spence - Alabama
Old Danville Cemetery
5 Miles N. of Rienzi, Mississippi
Page 43

Hamm, Mrs. Mary Lena
01-30-1887 - Calhoun Co., Mississippi
07-23-1941 - Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- T.E. Hamm [Age 56]
Son - Osie Hamm
Father - M. Vance - Mississippi
Mother - Julia Macon - Mississippi
City Cemetery
Page 160

Harrison, George Washington
09-19-1869 - Mississippi
01-12-1941 - Corinth, Mississippi
Age - 71 yrs. 3 mos. 24 days
Wife - Anna Lou Harrison - Age 59
Son – Zeke Harrison – St. Louis, Missouri
Father – J.W. Harrison – Alabama
Mother – Mary Anglin – Alabama
Highland Church Cemetery
3 Mi. S. E. Tishomingo County
Page 08

Harvill, Loyd Wallace
08-17-1941 – Alcorn County, Mississippi
09-06-1941 – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Age – 20 days
Father – H.A. Harvill – Mississippi
Mother – Mamie Oliver – Alabama
New Hope Cemetery
Page 191

Harvell, Jerry Lee
Stillborn
12-10-1941 – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Father – Floyd Harvell – Alcorn County, Mississippi
Mother – Jewel Jeffery – McNairy County, Tennessee
Box Chapel Cemetery
Page 254

Hendrix, Mrs. Eula May
03-30-1911 – Prentiss County, Mississippi
01-09-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Husband – Elmer Hendrix [Age 30]
Father- Sam Lowery – Alabama
Mother – Miss Sanford – Alabama
Liberty Hill Cemetery
3 Mile South Of Glen, Mississippi
Page 05

Henley, Lucie
08-04-1940 – Georgia
07-31-1941 – Pocahontas, Tennessee
Age 11 mos.27 days
Father – Connie Henley – Tennessee
Mother – Rose Henley – Tennessee
Friend – Jeff Mathis
Ebenezer Cemetery – Tippah County, Mississippi
Page 168

Hester, Mrs. Katie Virginia Sparks
08-05-1891 – Alabama
09-11-1941 – Tishomingo, County
Age – 51 yrs.1 mos. 6 days
Husband – W.P. Hester [Age 50]
Daughter – Hilma Green
Father – L. N. Sparks – Alabama
Mother – Bettie Vinson – Alabama
Joel Cemetery
1 Mi. South Of Dennis
Tishomingo, County Mississippi
Page 193

Hodum, Bobbie Jean
04-07-1940 - Alcorn County, Mississippi
04-27-1941 - Rienzi, Mississippi - Alcorn County
Age 1 Yr. 17 days
Father – D. R. Hodum – Tippah County, Mississippi
Mother – Mamie Shaw – Tippah County, Mississippi
Shiloh Church Cemetery – Tippah County, Mississippi
Page 89

Holloway, James Franklin “Dock”
09-16-1911 – Alcorn County, Mississippi
01-24-1941 – Alcorn County, Mississippi
Age – 29 yrs. 4 mos. 8 days
Wife – Nellie Holloway Age 34
Brothers – C.H., Ray, H.Q., E.L., Dock, C.L. “Tip”, J.F. & O.M. Holloway
Another Name Listed - Chester Ferrell
Father - Dow Holloway - Mississippi
Mother - Dora Lee Blassingame – Prentiss Co., Mississippi
Bethlehem Cemetery - Alcorn County, Mississippi
14 Mi. W. of Corinth
Page 19

Holmes, Joel Bernard
08-04-1940 – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
05-12-1941 – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Age – 9 mos. 8 days
Father – Woodrow Holmes – Tennessee
Mother – Rachel Davis – Tennessee
Grandmother – Nina Haley
Henry Cemetery Grave #1
Corinth, Mississippi
Page 102

Hoover, Mrs. Julia Ann
07-18-1856 – Tennessee
01-12-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 84 yrs. 5 mos. 25 days
Late Husband – W.E. Hoover
Son – L. C. Hoover
Father – Joel Dennis – North Carolina
Mother – Miss Roberts – North Carolina
Center Hill Cemetery – Counce, Tennessee
Page 09

Horn, Davis Arthur “Buster”
09-27-1886 – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
12-05-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 55 yrs. 2 mos. 8 days
Wife – Mattie Voyles Horn [Age 58]
Sons – Leslie & Hoyt Horn
Father – D. B. Horn, Sr. - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother – Laura Emmons – McNairy County, Tennessee
Henry Cemetery – Lot #76 Grave #1 Block Sharpad
Owner – Mrs. D. A. Horn
Page 252

Huffstatler, Thomas H.
02-27-1902 – Pontotoc, Co., Mississippi
02-12-1941 – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Age – 38 yrs.11 mos. 16 days
Wife – Lois Rogers – [Age 33]
Father- J.A. Huffstatler – Mississippi
Mother- Mississippi Mayes – Mississippi
Sister-In-Law – Mrs. John T. Wilbanks
Wheeler Grove Cemetery,
Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Page 35

Huggins, Mrs. Mary Elvin Wilson
06-26-1853 – Marshall Co., Kentucky
01-30-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Resided In Mississippi Since 1881
Husband – J. L. Huggins [Died 1908]
Father – J. K. Wilson – North Carolina
Order by - Herbert Young & Joe Cates
Secured By – Hettie Ketchum
Henry Cemetery, Corinth, Mississippi
Page 27

Hughes, John Bell
01-17-1861 – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
04-03-1941 – Kossuth, Mississippi
Age – 80 yrs.2 mos. 17 days
Wife – Mrs. Winnie Hughes – Age 84
Sons- Dr. J. H. Hughes & G.B. Hughes
Father – James Hughes – Mississippi
Mother – Miss Rinehart – Mississippi
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
6 ½ Miles W. of Corinth, Mississippi
Page 71

Hughes, Mrs. Winnie Irwin
08-06-1857 – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
12-21-1941 – Kossuth, Mississippi
Age – 84 yrs.4 mos. 15 days
Sons – Dr. J.H. Hughes & G.B. Hughes
Father – A. M. Irwin – Tennessee
Mother – Elizabeth Turner – Tennessee
Brother – J.T. Irwin
Cumberland Presbyterian Shiloh Cemetery
8 Mi. W. of Corinth, Mississippi
Page 260

Hurley, Mrs. Sallie Ann
01-21-1875 – McNairy Co., Tennessee
10-05-1941 – Chewalla, Tennessee
Husband – James F. Hurley [Age 68]
Father – John McHughes – McNairy Co., Tennessee
Mother – Miss Butler – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Indian Creek Cemetery
1 ½ Mi. N. of Chewalla, Tennessee
Page 214

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J

Jackson, Mrs. Sallie
09-17-1865 – Illinois
02-18-1941 – Walnut, Mississippi
Age – 75 yrs.5 mos. 1 day
Husband – G. W. Jackson [Died 1906]
Son – Dewey Jackson
Providence Cemetery
3 Mi. E. of Walnut, Mississippi
Page 42

Jackson, Infant Boy
03-01-1941 – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
03-01-1941 – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Residence – Pocahontas, Tennessee
Stillborn
Father – Wilford Jackson – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother – Pearl Street – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Order by – Hershel Jackson
Another Name Listed – Otis Jones
Camp Ground Cemetery
Tippah Co., Mississippi
Page 47

Jaggar, Norma Jean
10-09-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
10-10-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 1 ½ days
Father – H.L. Jaggar – Lucedale, Mississippi
Mother – Eugenia Bynum – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Box Chapel Cemetery
Page 215

James, Infant Boy
02-25-1941 – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
02-25-1941 – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Father – Marvin James – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother – Ruth Deloach – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Grandfather – Lee James
Holly Church Cemetery
Page 45

Jarnagin, Miss Lou Ella
01-25-1872 – Jackson, Co., Alabama
02-18-1941 – Wenasoga, Mississippi
Age – 69 yrs.24 days
Father – Acie Jarnagin – Jackson Co., Alabama
Mother – Miss McDonald
Nephews – J.E. Jarnagin, Wenasoga, Mississippi & L.E. Jarnagin
- Ramer, Tennessee & W. F. Jarnagin - Guys, Tennessee
Mt. Vernon Cemetery
3 Mi. E. of Ramer, Tennessee
Page 41

Jobe, Mrs. Georgia Elemdta Vanderford
12-27-1855 – Mississippi
01-17-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Husband – Thomas J.Jobe [Died 1929]
Son – Bert Jobe
Father – John Vanderford – North Carolina
Mother – Miss Jobe – Virginia
Shady Grove Cemetery
3 Mi. S. Of Corinth, Mississippi
Page 14

Jobe, Mable Louise
06-21-1941 – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
09-16-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 2 mos. 26 days
Father – Major Woodrow Jobe - Mississippi
Mother – Velma Patterson – Tennessee
Salem Cemetery
5 Mi. S.E. Corinth, Mississippi
Page 195

Johnsey, Mrs. Annie Lee
07-18-1901 – Prentiss Co., Mississippi
08-16-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 40
Husband – H.B. Johnsey
Son – Lee Roy Johnsey
Father – John Davis – Prentiss Co., Mississippi
Mother – Fannie Davis – Prentiss Co., Mississippi
Antioch #2 Church Cemetery
8 Mi. South Of Corinth
Page 177

Johnson, Della Baker (Colored)
12-07-1888 – Prentiss Co., Mississippi
04-08-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 52 yrs.4 mos. 1 day
Husband – Audie Johnson – Age 48
Father – Horton Baker – Alabama
Mother – Jane Simmons – Mississippi
Oak Hill Church Cemetery
4 Mi. N.W. Booneville, Mississippi
Page 74

Johnson, Phil Parkerson
12-15-1923 – Amory, Mississippi
07-20-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 17 yrs.7 mos. 5 days
Graduated From Corinth, High School
Father – C.A. Johnson, Sr. – Amory, Tennessee
Mother – Ila Parkerson – Tennessee
Masonic Cemetery
Amory, Mississippi
Page 153

Johnston, John McGaw
10-02-1879 – Columbia, Tennessee
02-01-1941 – Ardmore, Oklahoma
Age – 61 yrs.3 mos. 29 days
Wife – Valentine Henry Johnston
Sister-In-Law – Mrs. Fisher Weaver
Henry Cemetery
Page 29

Jones, John David
07-14-1869 – Carroll Co., Tennessee
07-24-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 72 yrs.10 days
Wife – Mattie Jones – Died 1940
Son – Grady Jones
Father – Thomas Jones – Tennessee
Mother – Miss McCarter – Tennessee
Camp Ground Cemetery
Near Chalybeate, Mississippi
Page 161

Jones, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth
04-01-1853 – Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
09-15-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 88 yrs.5 mos. 14 days
Husband – Rev. J.B. Jones [Died 50 yrs. ago]
Confederate Soldier
Daughter – Mrs. Joe Gray
Father – Mr. Deaton – North Carolina
New Salem Cemetery
9 Mi. S. Iuka, Mississippi
Page 194

Jones, David Arthur
12-19-1862 – Franklin Co., Alabama
11-26-1941 – Counce, Tennessee
Age – 78 yrs.11 mos. 7 days
Wife – Mary Alma Jones [Died 02-13-1935]
Daughter – Alice Hammock
Father – Joshier Jones – Alabama
Mother – Miss McKinney – Alabama
White Sulphur Cemetery
Counce, Tennessee
Page 247

Jordan, Mrs. Jemima “Minnie” Wilson
01-09-1853 – Jackson, Co. Georgia
01-06-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 87 yrs.11 mos. 28 days
Husband – A.E. Jordan – Died 39 Years Ago
Daughter – Mrs. J.W. Timlake
Charge to – Nelson, Tracy, John Paul & Jordan
Granddaughter – Mrs. Dick Hancock
Grandson – Luther Britton
Father – Michael E. Wilson – Georgia
Mother – Jemima Hogan – Georgia
Johns Family Cemetery
8 Mi. S. E. Corinth, Mississippi
Page 02

Jordan, Mrs. Mary Busby
06-24-1853 – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
01-16-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 87 yrs.6 mos. 23 days
Husband – Charlie Jordan – Died 1923
Daughter – Mrs. Minnie Brown
Hopewell Cemetery
7 Mi. E. Corinth, Mississippi
Page 12

K

Kemp, James Robert
Premature Birth – Lived 10 Min.
04-15-1941 – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Father – W. Robert Kemp – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother – Pauline Gray – Tennessee
Sulphur Springs Cemetery
Pickwick, Dam, Hardin Co., Tennessee
Page 82

Kemp, Mrs. Rachel
01-08-1856 – Mississippi
12-19-1941 – Holland, Missouri
Age – 85 yrs.11 mos. 11 days
Husband – J. F. Kemp – Died 06-24-1934
Son - W.V. Kemp – Booneville, Mississippi
Daughter – Dovie Kemp – Holland, Missouri
Pemiscot, Co.
Father – Jimmie Wallace – North Carolina
County Line Cemetery
12 Mi. W. Booneville
Located On Tippah and Prentiss Co. Line
Page 258

Kendrick, Mrs. Narcissa Alice
11-26-1852 – Tennessee
05-31-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Husband – James A. Hendrix – Died 1896
Daughter – Mrs. Sam Perkins
Father – N.A. Erwin - Tennessee
Mother – Elizabeth McKenzie – Tennessee
Erwin Family Cemetery
8 Mi. S.E. Selmer, Tennessee
Page 114

Kenerly, David
04-02-1879 – Georgia
01-28-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 61 yrs.9 mos. 26 days
Father – T.J. Kenerly – Georgia
Mother – Elizabeth Morgan – Georgia
Henry Cemetery – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
East Side of Cemetery
Page 24

Kent, Mrs. Mary
09-15-1868 – Alabama
04-15-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 72 yrs.7 mos.
Husband – C. G. Kent [Died 1933]
Son – Ode Kent
Father – Wed Croft
Mother – Miss Brown
Gargus Church Cemetery
8 Mi. S. of Leighton, Alabama
Lawrence, Co. Alabama
Page 83

Kier, William Harrington
11-10-1879 – Crawford, Mississippi
01-17-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 61 Yrs 2 mos. 7 days
Spanish American War
Attorney at Law in Corinth,
Mississippi and Washington, D. C.
Sister – Miss Annie F. Kier
Father – Charles Kier – Missouri
Mother – Sarah Harrington – South Carolina
Burial - Crawford, Mississippi
Page 13

Kilough, William Russell
12-04-1934 – Mississippi
02-14-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 6 yrs.2 mos. 10 days
Father – E.R. Kilough – Mississippi
Mother – Miss Berry – Mississippi
Antioch Cemetery
8 Mi. W. Rienzi, Alcorn Co. Mississippi
Page 36

Kimmons, Mrs. May Woollard
04-26-1857 – Spring City, Tennessee
12-31-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 84 yrs.8 mos. 5 days
Husband - William Gray Kimmons [Died 07-29-1933]
Son – Gray Kimmons
Order by – Gray, Miss Willie & Miss Fannie
Father – Capt. James Madison Woollard – Tennessee
Mother – Mary Jones – Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Page 267

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Lassiter, Vester Lee
11-30-1912 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
07-29-1941 - Memphis, Tennessee
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
Age- 28 Yrs 7 mos.29 days
Wife - Lola Mae Lassiter [Age 26]
Father – Mason N. Lassiter - Mississippi
Mother – Mary E. Dunn - Mississippi
Brother – James Lassiter
Hopewell Cemetery
Page 165

Lacey, Thomas Ross
03-24-1868 - Prentiss Co., Mississippi
10-30-1941 - Booneville, Mississippi
(Burton Community)
Age 73 Yrs 7 mos. 6 days
Wife - Modenia Spain [Dead 40 Years]
Nephew - C.F. Patterson
Brother - Charlie Lacey
Father – Carroll Lacey- Tennessee
Mother – Betty Liddle - Tennessee
Services at New Hope Church 10 Mi. E
Page 227

Lain, Asa McKinney
02-27-1884 - McNairy Co., Tennessee
07-01-1941 - Corinth, Mississippi
Age- 57 yrs.4 mos. 4 days
Wife - Grace Spain Lain - Died 1937
Son-Dudley Lain
Father – W.M. Lain – Tennessee
Mother – Nancy E. Robbins - Chester Co., Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Page 138

Lancaster, Ruby Joyce
09-03-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
09-05-1941- Rienzi, Mississippi
Age – 2 days
Father – Howard Lancaster - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother – Louise Morton- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Union Cemetery
Page 190

Langley, Mrs. Sallied
06-29-1858 -Georgia
07-08-1941 - Rienzi, Mississippi
Age – 83 Yrs 9 days
Husband – William Langley [Died 35 years Ago]
Son- C.O. Langley
Father – Mr. Jones- Georgia
Mother – Miss Cook - Georgia
Liberty Hill Cemetery
Page 147

Lawson, Clarence Franklin “Buddy”
03-02-1894 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
11-25-1941 - Corinth, Mississippi
Age- 47 yrs.8 mos. 23 days
Wife- Fannie Hamlin Lawson [Age 48]
Son – William Street Lawson
Daughter – Mrs. Helen Duncan
Sister – Mrs. Jessie Hefflin- Hampton, Virginia
Brother – William E. Lawson - Virginia
Father – Street Lawson – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother – Victoria Lewis – Arkansas
Pleasant Hill 6 Mi. W. of Corinth
Page 246

Lee, Infant Girl
Stillborn
05-15-1941-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Father – Abe Lee – Mississippi
Mother – Essie Pearl Davis – Mississippi
Grandfather – B.L. Davis – Mississippi
Other Name Listed - Mrs. K. P. Davis
Farmington Cemetery
Page 105

Lewis, Billie Deanna
06-03-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
06-03-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Father – Billie Lewis - Mississippi
Mother - Valerie Webb- Mississippi
Other Name Listed – E.B. Nowlin
Pleasant Ridge Cemetery 7 Mi. E. Corinth
Page 120

Lide, Miss Maria Lula
04-20-1852 – Dallas Co., Tennessee
01-26-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age- 88 yrs.9 mos. 6 days
Father – David R. Lide - South Carolina
Mother – Elizabeth Dee Base - S.C.
Nephew- Jessie Lide, Jr.
Sister-in-Law - Mrs. J. H. Lide
Other Name Listed - Robert H. & Bob Lide
Burial, Marion, Alabama
Page 21

Lietch, Lucy Jane
11-23-1854 - Mississippi
03-09-1941 - Corinth, Mississippi
Age- 86 yrs.3 mos. 14 days
Husband – John J. Lietch - Died 1922
Daughter – Mrs. W.O. Potts
Father – William Walker Dancer- Tennessee
Mother – Miss Brown - North Carolina
Hopewell Cemetery
8 Mi. E. Corinth
Page 51

Little, Neva Doris
02-17-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
06-20-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Age – 4 mos. 3 days
Father – Thomas Arch Little - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother – Velma Lee Kilcrease - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Liberty Hill Cemetery
15 Mi. S. E. Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Page 131

Livingston, Falkner Henry
02-12-1862 - Mississippi
09-27-1941 - Mississippi
Age 79 yrs.7 mos. 15 days
Wife- Lena McMins - Age 62
Daughter- Myrtle Livingston
Father – Sam Livingston
Mother – Rosie Ann Livingston
Holly Cemetery
Page 205

Lothelore, Marshall
01-16-1875 - Arkansas
02-23-1941- Rienzi, Mississippi
Age 66 yrs.1 Missouri.7 days
Wife- Ella Newcomb [Age 42]
Holly Cemetery
Page 44

Lowry, Mrs. Margaret Jane
10-01-1864 - Mississippi
10-25-1941 - Oakville, Tennessee
Age 77 Yrs 24 days
Husband - J. W. Lowry [Died 1932]
Daughter- Mrs. G.R. Yancy - Corinth
Daughter- Mrs. R.L. Jourdan - Oakville, Tennessee
Daughter- in-Law - Mrs. W.F. Lowry - Oakville, Tennessee
Father – W. V. Johnson
Mother – Miss Skinner
Shady Grove Cemetery
Ripley, Tippah Co., Mississippi
Page 221

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Malone, Jesse C.
12-25-1856 - Mississippi
01-29-1941 - Corinth, Mississippi
Age - 84 yrs.1 Missouri 4 days
Wife - Mary Essary - Died 1905
Son - Luther Malone
Granddaughter- Mrs. John Carter
Father – Riley Malone
Other Names Listed – Dora Malone, Ollie Carter
Oaks Chapel Cemetery
15 Mi. W. Corinth, Near Theo
Page 26

Maloney, John Hiram
06-03-1867 - Missouri
06-03-1941 - Middleton, Tennessee
Age 74 Yrs.
Spanish American War
Pvt Co. G 4th Missouri Infantry
Discharged February 1899
Information given from Family Bible
Wife – Mrs. Ida E Maloney Age 66
Father – Richard Maloney
Mother – Miss Americus Beckett
Middleton Cemetery
Middleton, Tennessee
Page 117

Manuel, Lee (Colored)
11-30-1865 - Claiborne Co., Mississippi
11-24-1941 - Corinth, Mississippi
Age- 75 Yrs 11 mos. 24 days
Wife - Carrie Manuel- Age 58
Father – Hoyce Manuel
Mother – Chattie
Colored City Cemetery
Page 244

Marcle, Louis Edgar
12-08-1914 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
07-12-1941 - Rienzi, Mississippi
Age- 26 yrs. 7 mos. 14 days
Father – Alex Marcle - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother – Alice Barnes - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Union Cemetery
6 Mi S W of Kossuth, Mississippi
Page 148

Mason, Aaron Timothy (Colored)
02-23-1905 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
11-07-1941 - Corinth, Mississippi
Age- 36 yrs.8 mos. 15 days
Wife- Lonnie Mae Mason [Age 30]
Father – Louis Mason - McNairy Co., Tennessee
Mother – Mollie Beavers - Madison Co., Tennessee
St. Rest Cemetery
McNairy Co., Tennessee
Page 232

Mason, Mrs. Lelia Cherrie
11-13-1858 - Mississippi
05-05-1941 - Memphis, Tennessee
Age – 82 yrs.5 mos. 22 days
Residence – Corinth, Mississippi
Husband – W.O. Mason [Died 1935]
Nieces - Mary Staten & Mrs. Jeff Meek
Father – Dr. William Byrd Gray - Mississippi
Mother – Bettie Odom - Arkansas
Henry Cemetery
Page 96

Mathis, Mrs. Addie Eugene
04-05-1877- Benton Co., Mississippi
07-23-1941- Brownfield, Mississippi
Residence – Corinth, Mississippi
Age- 64 Yrs 3 mos. 18 days
Husband – Sam T. Mathis [Age 74]
Daughter – Mrs. Luther Clemmer
Son – F. Mathis
Father – A. J. Brinkley – Texas
Mother – Martha Ellen Brinkley
Chalybeate Presbyterian Cemetery
Chalybeate, Mississippi
Page 159

Maxwell, Sherman (Colored)
Age – About 36 yrs. Born In Tippah Co., Mississippi
07-31-1941- Walnut, Mississippi
Wife- Lonette Maxwell
Father – Coleman Maxwell – Mississippi
Nephew – Levi Conner
Other Name Listed - W. L. Tomlinson
Rucker Colored Cemetery
Tippah Co., Mississippi
Page 167

Meeks, Henry B.
02-13-1867 - McNairy Co., Tennessee
05-02-194 1- Corinth, Mississippi
Age 74 yrs.2 mos. 19 days
Wife – Ida A. Meeks – Age 72
Father – Col. O.L. Meeks – Tennessee
Mother – Miss Martha - Michie, Tennessee
Sister – Mrs. J.S. Voyles
Other Names Listed - Louise Meeks, H.B. Meeks
Henry Cemetery
Page 94

Melton, Mrs. Fannie
02-18-1869 - Hardin Co., Tennessee
05-31-1941 - Corinth, Mississippi
Age 72 Yrs 3 mos. 13 days
Husband- Elmer E. Melton [Age 73]
Daughter - Jewel M. Robinson
Other Names Listed - Maye & Bomar
Father – James D. Maddox - North Carolina
Mother – Caroline Cosby- North Carolina
Henry Cemetery
Page 115

Melton, Ephreum Elmer
05-16-1866- Hardin Co., Tennessee
10-29-1941- Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 75 Yrs 5 mos. 13 days
Wife- Fannie R. Melton [Died May31, 1941[
Daughter- Jewel M. Robinson
Other Names Listed: Maye & Bomar
Father – E. Melton –Tennessee
Mother – Rebecca Mattox- Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Page 225

Melvin, Frank Tiftney
07-15-1908 - Mississippi
04-15-1941 - Corinth, Mississippi
Age 32 Yrs 9 mos.
Wife - Lavernice Melvin [Age 31]
Sister – Mrs. Clarence Essary – Atlanta, Georgia
Brother – Stanley Melvin
Father – W.T. Melvin – Mississippi
Mother – Miss Hughes - Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Grave # 1 Owner: Mrs. Clarence Essary
Page 81

Miller, Dwyt Hahn
06-25-1911 - Indianapolis, Indiana
06-19-1941 - Corinth, Mississippi
Age- 29 Yrs 11 mos. 25 days
Wife – Mary Emma Counce [Age 25]
Father – Joseph H. Miller – Indiana
Mother – Goldy C. Hahn Reger - Indiana
Grandmother – Nettie Hahn
Crown Hill Cemetery- Indianapolis, Indiana
Page 130

Miller, Infant Son
Stillborn
10-22-1941 -Tennessee
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
Father – Richard Miller – Tennessee
Mother – Zena Gray – Tennessee
Uncle – John D. Gray
Liberty Cemetery
2 ½ Mi E. of Acton, McNairy Co., Tennessee
Page 220

Milligan, Billie Arnell
Stillborn
06-28-194 1- Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Father – E.A. Milligan – Hardin Co., Tennessee
Mother – Laura Bushart - Missouri.
Other Names Listed - Troy & W.P. Hurley
Oak Hill Cemetery
3 Mi E. of Kendrick, Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Page 136

Mills, John Russell
05-21-1891 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
02-16-1941 - Rienzi, Mississippi
Age 49 Yrs 8 mos. 26 days
Wife – Mrs. Louiza Mills Age 52
Son – Russell Mills
Father – Carroll Mills- Alabama
Mother – Miss Allen – Alabama
Brush Creek Cemetery
15 Mi W. of Corinth, Mississippi
Page 38

Mills, John Samuel
03-29-1860
08-16-1941- Kossuth, Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Age 81 Yrs 4 mos. 18 days
Wife - Mrs. Eddie Mills Age 71
Father – Wash Mills- North Carolina
Mother– Miss Hopkins - North Carolina
Other Names Listed - J. M. Mills,
J. L. Talley, M.A. Mills, Roy Mills &
Mrs. W.R. Talley
Wheeler Grove Cemetery
3 Mi S E of Kossuth, Mississippi
Page 178

Moore, Nina Gale
11-04-1939- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
03-10-1941- Kossuth, Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Age – 1 Yrs 4 mos. 6 days
Father – Felix Moore –Mississippi
Mother – Lela Rider- Mississippi
Union Cemetery
5 Mi S. W. of Kossuth, Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Page 53

Moore, Ida B.
08-09-1857 - Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
05-13-1941 - Biloxi, Mississippi
Age – 83 Yrs 9 mos. 4 days
Husband – George W. Moore [Died 1924]
Son – S.B. Whitworth
Father – John Jefferson Blythe- Alabama
Mother – Cleo Usery – Alabama
Oak Grove Cemetery
Iuka, Mississippi
Page 103

Moore. Marjorie Louise (Colored)
05-14-1941- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
08-03-1941- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Age- 2 mos.20 days
Father – Fred Lee Moore– Illinois
Mother – Earnestine Roby- Mississippi
Colored City Cemetery
Page 172


Moore, Charles Washington
12-23-1878- McNairy Co., Tennessee
12-31-1941- Michie, Tennessee
Age- 63 yrs. 8 months
Wife – Mrs. Ida Moore Age 60
Cousin – Bonnie Caffey
Father – George W. Moore - McNairy Co., Tennessee
Mother – Josie Michie - McNairy Co., Tennessee
Henry Cemetery Corinth
Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Page 266

Morrison, Mrs. Kate Fitzgerald
04-16-1858 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
11-23-1941 - Biggersville, Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Age- 83 Yrs 7 mos. 7 days
Husband- Marvin L. Morrison - Died 06-09-1940
Nieces - Mrs. Moss Lockman & Mrs. Frank Smith
Father – Rev. Dow Fitzgerald - Virginia
Mother – Martha Walne - Virginia
New Hope Cemetery
Page 242

Mc

McAmis, James Anthony
11-13-1869 - Corinth, Mississippi
02-15-1941 - Corinth, Mississippi
Age 71 Yrs 3 mos. 2 days
Wife – Mary Sharp McAmis [Age 62]
Son- J. Clay McAmis
Father – James McAmis -Tennessee
Mother – Miss McCord - Alabama
Other Name Listed - Frank McAmis
Henry Cemetery
Page 37

McCarter, J. T.
11-29-1908
08-17-1941 - Corinth, Mississippi
Age 31 yrs 8 mos. 18 days
Sister - Mrs. T.N. White
Father – W.P. McCarter- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother –Miss Mary Parchman - Alabama
Box Chapel Cemetery
4 Mi E. of Corinth, Mississippi
Page 179

McGee, Charles Shelby (Colored)
06-03-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
07-21-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Age 1 Missouri. 18 days
Father – Dexter McGee - Prentiss Co., Mississippi
Mother – Irene Salone- Prentiss Co., Mississippi
Baby Buried In Casket with Mother, Irene McGee.
Mt. Olive Cemetery
8 Mi W. of Booneville, Prentiss Co., Mississippi
Page 156

McGee, Irene (Colored)
02-**-1913- Prentiss Co., Mississippi
07-21-1941- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Husband- Dexter McGee- Age 48
Father – Joyce Salone- Mississippi
Mother – Cinda Harber- Mississippi
Other Name Listed -R. A. Newcomb
Baby Buried With Her
Mt. Olive Cemetery
8 Mi W. of Booneville, Prentiss Co., Mississippi
Page 155

McIntyre, Harriett Phillips
04-03-1853 - McNairy Co., Tennessee
11-21-1941- Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 88 yrs 7 mos. 18 days
Husband- Stephen McIntyre - Died 1917
Step-Son – M.K. McIntyre
Father – William Phillips- Georgia
Mother – Miss Smith – Georgia
Fraley’s Chapel Cemetery
Page 241

McMahan, Infant Boy
07-08-1941 Alcorn Co., Mississippi
07-08-1941 Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Stillborn
Residence - Ramer, Tennessee
Father – J.W. McMahan - Tennessee
Mother – Elois Meeks – Tennessee
Mt. Vernon Cemetery
McNairy Co., Tennessee
Page 146

McPeters, Donie Walker (Colored)
02-28-1897 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
09-11-1941- Corinth, Mississippi
Age 44 yrs. 6 mos. 14 days
Husband- Noonan McPeters –Age 52
Father – Jackson Walker- Mississippi
Mother – Zelpha Dilworth – Mississippi
Wheeler Grove Colored Cemetery
Page 192

McPeters, Mrs. Ella C.
01-19-1857 - Virginia
03-31-1941 - Corinth, Mississippi
Husband – W. T. McPeters [Died 1918]
Son- W.L. McPeters
Father – W. W. Worsham –Virginia
Mother- Mary Webster – Virginia
Henry Cemetery
Page 69


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Nailing, Mary Y. (Colored)
Age about 87 yrs. - Dresden, Tennessee
01-24-1941 - Corinth, Mississippi
Home of Will Yates
Husband – Hardy Nailing-Deceased
Mother - Lucindia Yates-Tennessee
Brother – Will Yates
Other Name Listed - Russell Harrison
Colored City Cemetery
Page 20

Newcomb, Mattie Sue
11-07-1938 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
07-13-1941 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Age – 2 yrs. 8 mos. 6 days
Father - Woodie Newcomb - Mississippi
Mother- Lessie Doles- Tennessee
Liberty Hill Cemetery
6 Mi. S. of Glen, Mississippi
Page 149

Nichols, Maggie Lucille (Colored)
01-24-1893 - Corinth, Mississippi
01-13-1941 - Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Age 47 yrs. 11 mos. 20 days
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- Tom Nichols Age 53
Father – Luke Johnson –Tennessee
Mother – Susan Williams –Tennessee
Colored City Cemetery
Page 10

O’Callaghan, Earley Earnest
09-19-1865 - Blue Springs, Mississippi
01-20-1941 - Blue Springs, Mississippi
Age 75 Yrs 4 mos. 1 day
Great Niece - Mrs. J. R. Millican
Father – James P. O’Callaghan- Georgia
Mother – Lizzie Wade - Mississippi
Fairfield Cemetery
Blue Springs, Union Co., Mississippi
Page 16

Oberbee, Ada L. Brassfield
10-15-1867- Crockett Co., Tennessee
11-12-1941- Blytheville, Ark
Age 74 Yrs 28 days
Husband - J.L. Oberbee [Died 1917]
Daughter - Mrs. Otis Huff
Father – Joseph Arendall - Tennessee
Mother – Mary Beever - Tennessee
Salem Cemetery
5 Mi S. E. Of Corinth, Mississippi
Page 236

Oxner, James
08-12-1883 – Tippah Co., Mississippi
11-20-1941 – Kossuth, Mississippi
Age 57 yrs.3 mos. 8 days
Wife – Lou Oxner [Age 63]
Son –Leo Oxner
Step-Son – Ben Smith
Father – Price Oxner – North Carolina
Mother – Miss Braddock – Mississippi
Union Cemetery
5 Mi. S. W. of Kossuth, Mississippi
Page 240

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Pankey, Mrs. Emma Isabell
08-01-1856 – Benton Co., Mississippi
04-27-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 84 yrs.8 mos. 26 days
Husband- Robert Pankey – Age 86
Daughter – Mrs. Henry Bryant – Moscow, Tennessee
Father – Pryor Nabors – Mississippi
Mother – Sallie Morgan – Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 91

Parnell, Nora Maxine
07-19-1941 – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
07-19-1941 – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Stillborn
Father – Clayton Parnell – Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Mother – Gaye Cole – Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
New Salem Cemetery
7 Mi. N. W. of Iuka, Mississippi
Page 151

Parson, Mrs. Ella Jane Wood
10-21-1898 – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
09-29-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 42 yrs. 11 mos. 8 days
Ex-Husband – Charlie “Dud” Parson – Age 36
Aunt – Ella Strachan
Step-Sister – Mrs. John Roy
Father – William Robert Wood – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother – Siddie Brown – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Hopewell Cemetery
Page 208

Pearson, Miss Agnes
06-06-1924 – Itawamba Co., Mississippi
05-06-1941 – Tupelo, Mississippi
Age – 16 yrs.11 mos.
Residence – Corinth, Mississippi
Father – L.E. Pearson – Mississippi
Mother – Margaret Hood – Mississippi
Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery
8 Mi. N. W. of Fulton, Itawamba Co., Mississippi
Page 98

Phillips, Samuel Jones
Age 55
06-30-1941 - Memphis, Tennessee
Brother – Jimmie Phillips
Nationals Funerals Home – Memphis, Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Page 140

Phillips, Mrs. Alida Kate
02-17-1857 – Ark
07-20-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 84 yrs.5 mos. 3 days
Husband – M.J. Phillips [Died 23 years ago]
Daughter – Mrs. W. A. Burns
Father – John Sullivan – Tennessee
Mother – Sallie Newberry – Tennessee
Bluff Springs Cemetery
3 Mi. N. E. of Gibson, Tennessee
Page 154

Phillips, James William
09-23-1941 – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
09-23-1941 – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Lived 2 hours
Father – Alton Richard Phillips – Alabama
Mother – Edna Bragg – Kentucky
Wheeler Grove Cemetery
Page 203

Plaxico, Berry Taylor
11-12-1861 – Tippah Co., Mississippi
11-19-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age 80 yrs.7 days
Wife – Mollie Box Plaxico [Age 73]
Sons – W. J & Walter Plaxico
Father – Wyatt Plaxico – Georgia
Mother – Malinda Taylor – Illinois
Wheeler Grove Cemetery
Page 239

Priddy, Hardee Banister
08-21-1864 – Tallahatchie Co., Mississippi
04-25-1941 – Kossuth, Alcorn Co. Mississippi
Age – 76 yrs.8 mos. 4 days
Wife – Blanche Priddy [Age 64]
Father – Josiah B. Priddy – Mississippi
Mother – Willie Emerson – Lee Co., Mississippi
Wheeler Grove Cemetery
Page 90

Prince, Adam (Colored)
09-05-1902 – Baldwin, Mississippi
01-27-1941 – Whitfield, Mississippi
Age – 38 yrs 4 mos. 22 days
Wife – Calonia Prince – Age 28
Father – Dennis Prince – Ripley, Mississippi
Mother – Mary Prince – Ripley, Mississippi
Colored City Cemetery
Page 23

Prince, Reabon Ely
06-01-1931 – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
07-28-1941 – Walnut, Mississippi
Age – 10 yrs.1 mos. 27 days
Invalid Since Infancy
Father- Hubert Prince – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother – Fannie Wroten – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Brush Creek Cemetery
16 Mi. W. of Corinth
Page 164

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Quinn, John B.
09-04-1862 – Mississippi
03-26-1941 – Walnut, Mississippi
Age – 78 yrs.6 mos. 22 days
Ex-Wife - Susan Quinn [Age 61]
Son – W. Tom Quinn
Father – Henry Quinn
Harmony Cemetery
½ Mi. N. of Walnut Tippah Co., Mississippi
Page 66

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Rainey, Martha Ann
05-15-1941 – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
06-18-1941 – Kossuth, Mississippi
Age – 1 mo. 3 days
Other Name Listed – Stella Rainey
Mother – Gladys Wegmann – Mississippi
Father – Theodore Rainey – Mississippi
(3rd Cousin to Theodore Smith)
Lone Oak Cemetery
16 Mi. W of Corinth, Mississippi
Page 129

Ramsey, Fort Nelson
05-17-1909 – Alabama
01-11-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age 31 yrs. 7 mos. 25 days
Wife – Sadie R. Ramsey – Age 32
Sister – Mrs. Thomas Hardin
Father – F.A. Ramsey – Alabama
Mother – Lora Fort – Alabama
Highland Church Cemetery
3 Mi. S.E. Tishomingo, Mississippi
Page 07

Reynolds, Melba Joyce
02-20-1932 – Corinth, Mississippi
09-30-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 9 yrs.7 mos. 10 days
Father – Leon Reynolds – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother – Quilla Crum – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Hopewell Cemetery
Page 211

Richard, J. C.
08-26-1914 – McNairy Co., Tennessee
11-01-1941 – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Age – 27 yrs. 2 mos. 6 days
Wife – Dorothy Richard [Age 26]
Brother – Dudley Richard – Memphis, Tennessee
Father – Eugene Richard – Mississippi
Mother – Minnie Moore - Tennessee
Gravel Hill Cemetery
McNairy Co., Tennessee
Page 228

Richards, Miss Nancy
07-19-1864 – McNairy Co., Tennessee
08-01-1941 – Ramer, Tennessee
Age – 77 yrs. 13 days
Niece – Mary Faulkner
Father – John Richards – Giles Co., Tennessee
Mother – Mary Ann Springer – Colbert Co., Alabama
Richards Family Cemetery
5 Mi. E. of Ramer
Page 171

Roberts, Mrs. Ada
06-07-1880 – Tennessee
10-04-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 61 yrs.3 mos. 27 days
Husband – Muf Roberts
Son – Clarence Roberts
Father – Mr. Robinson
Burial – Ramer, Tennessee
Page 213

Robertson, Dr. Milton Waldrop
11-02-1888 – Alabama
03-03-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 52 yrs.4 mos.
Wife – Mrs. Willie Robertson [Age 51]
World War Veteran
Father – Ruben Robertson
Mother – Miss Haygood
Henry Cemetery
Lot # 11 E. (Lusk Lot)
Page 49

Robertson, Henry Wallace
06-08-1909 – Delmar, Alabama
08-13-1941 – Russellville, Franklin Co. Alabama
Age – 32 yrs. 2 mos. 5 days
Wife – Jessie Robertson [Age 27]
Father – Oliver Bartley Robinson – Birmingham, Alabama
Mother – Maude Lever – Mississippi
Hopewell Cemetery
Page 176

Robinson, Frank Coleman (Colored)
08-29-1918 – Ramer, Tennessee
03-16-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 22 yrs.6 mos. 16 days
Wife – Eria Tublet Coleman [Age 21[
Sister – Lucille Dunlap
Father – Frank Coleman – West Point, Mississippi
Mother – Estell Hall – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Burial – Ramer, Tennessee
Page 60

Robinson, John I.
06-20-1860 – Iuka, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
05-22-1941 – Counce, Tennessee
Residence – Baldwyn, Mississippi
Age – 80 yrs.11 mos. 2 days
Wife – Josie Robinson [Died 1926[
Son – W.J. Robinson – Counce, Tennessee
Father O.L. Robinson – North Carolina
White Sulphur Cemetery
Page 107

Rogers, P.W.
04-26-1867 – Mississippi
03-12-1941 – Kossuth, Mississippi
Age – 73 yrs.10 mos. 14 days
Wife – Mary Rogers [Age 70]
Sons – M.L. & G. H. Rogers
Father – George Rogers
Mother – Margaret Tubbs
Lone Oak Cemetery
14 Mi. W. of Corinth, Mississippi
Page 56

Ross, Alvy Clinten
02-12-1866 – Mississippi
02-04-1941 – Burnsville, Mississippi
Age – 74 yrs.11 mos. 23 days
Wife - Alcie Ross [Age 69[
Order by – Carlie Ross
Father – G.H.H. Ross – North Carolina
Mother – Miss Jones – North Carolina
Little Flock Church Cemetery
4 miles S. of Burnsville, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Page 32

Rosson, Ruben Bass
04-24-1852 – Selmer, Tennessee
10-26-1941 – Grand Junction, Tennessee
Age – 89 yrs.6 mos. 2 days
Wife – Dollie Nelms – Deceased
Brother – G.D. Rosson
Father – Joseph Rosson
Mother – Ruth Ray
Burial - Grand Junction, Tennessee
Page 223

Rushing, Mrs. Zelda Manuel
07-15-1889 – McNairy Co., Tennessee
09-05-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 52 yrs.1 Missouri. 21 days
Husband – D.A. Rushing [Age 56]
Brother – J.D. Manuel
Father – J.R. Manuel – Alabama
Mother – Margaret Ann Farris – McNairy Co., Tennessee
Gravel Hill Cemetery
McNairy Co., Tennessee
Page 189

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Sanders, Mrs. Cynthia C.
08-05-1849- Mississippi
01-21-1941-Jackson, Tennessee
Age- 91 yrs. 5 mos. 16 days
Lived with daughter
Late Husband- Dr. M.M. Sanders
Confederate Soldier
Son- Lon Sanders
Father – Benjamin Bruton- Indiana
Mother – America Pruitt- Virginia
Henry Cemetery Corinth, Mississippi
Page 17

Sanders, Mrs. Ida Mae
09-05-1890- McNairy Co., Tennessee
07-30-1941- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Age 50 yrs. 10 mos. 25 days
Husband- Joe Sanders [Age 65]
Daughter – Helen Horne
Father – Joseph Honeycutt- Tennessee
Mother – Jane Wiglet- Tennessee
Shiloh Cemetery
Pittsburg Landing, Hardin Co., Tennessee
Page 166

Scott, Jennie Mussleman
05-11-1859- Lauderdale Co. Alabama
02-11-1941- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- T.W. Scott [Died 1889]
Daughter – Mrs. McGee
Father – David C. Mussleman- Virginia
Mother – Isabella Price- Alabama
City Cemetery
Florence, Alabama
Page 33

Simmons, Mrs. Elizabeth Ann
04-15-1865- Mississippi
05-28-1941- New Site, Mississippi
Residence- Corinth, Mississippi
Late Husband- Henry Simmons
Daughter – Nancy Ann Rorie
Father – Bill Murphy
Carter Cemetery
10 Mi. E. of Booneville, Prentiss Co., Mississippi
Page 112

Smallwood, Richard Lee
05-27-1859- McNairy Co., Tennessee
01-08-1941- Corinth, Mississippi
Age 81 yrs.7 mos. 12 days
Wife- Mrs. Eliza Smallwood [Age 83]
Daughter- Ophelia Smallwood
Father – Mr. Smallwood
Mother – Miss Meade Smallwood – Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Lot 52 & 53, Grave 6, West End
Page 04

Smith, Charles Washington “Charlie Wash”
03-31-1874- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
01-09-1941- Kossuth, Mississippi
Age – 66 yrs. 9 mos. 9 days
Wife- Sallie Smith [Age 66]
Son- Cleatus Smith
Father – Bud Smith – Georgia
Mother – Susan Eleen- Mississippi
Brush Creek Cemetery
8 Mi. S. of Kossuth, Mississippi
Page 06

Smith, Mrs. Serene Ellen
07-20-1860- Tippah Co., Mississippi
03-04-1941- Tiplersville, Tippah Co., Mississippi
Age - yrs.80 mos.7 days 12
Husband – J.D. Smith [Age 84]
Son- Clay Smith
Father – J. Willis Skinner- Tennessee
Mother – Nancy Dodds- Tennessee
Providence Cemetery
4 Mi. E. of Tiplersville, Tippah Co., Mississippi
Page 50

Smith, Mrs. Lizzie
03-09-1851- Alabama
03-15-1941- Corinth, Mississippi
Age- yrs.90 mos. 0 days 6
Husband- Jeff Smith
Confederate Soldier
Cousin, Mollie Harris
Father – Mr. Parker – Alabama
Mother – Miss West- Alabama
Holly Cemetery
5 Mi. W. of Corinth, Mississippi
Page 58

Smith, Joel Berry
02-26-1861- Mississippi
04-16-1941- New Albany, Union Co., Mississippi
Age- 80 Yrs.1 mos. 21 days
Wife- Alice Bennett Smith [Died 1935]
Son – I.P. Smith
Father - Isaac Smith - South Carolina
Mother - Miss Sallie Pitts - South Carolina
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
6 Mi. N. E. of New Albany, Mississippi
Page 84

Smith, Lucille Taylor
About 76 yrs. of age
05-05-1941- Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- Bill Smith [Died 1935]
Son- M.E. Smith
Father – Badge Taylor- Mississippi
Mother – Miss Phillips- Mississippi
Phillips Grave Yard
2 Mi. S. W. of Glen, Mississippi
Page 97

Smith, Ben
12-25-1868- Alabama
06-11-1941- Corinth, Mississippi
Age- 72 yrs. 5 mos. 17 days
Wife – Lula Smith
Daughter – Mrs. Allen Vandiver
Father – Joe Smith
Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
Page 125

Smith, Mrs. Cordelia
12-00-1870- Tennessee
06-29-1941- Corinth, Mississippi
Age -70 yrs. 6 months
Husband – B.S. Smith [Died 1931]
Daughter- Mary Smith
Father – John Richardson- Tennessee
Mother – Miss Hughes - Tennessee
Antioch Cemetery
8 Mi. S. of Corinth, Mississippi
Page 137

Smith, Erwin (Colored)
About 52 -Tennessee
12-02-1941- Memphis, Tennessee
Residence –Corinth, Mississippi
Honorable Discharged World War Veteran
Order by – Minerva Garrett
Father – Louis Smith
Mother – Vina Prather Smith
Corinth National Cemetery
Page 251

Smith, Johnie (Johnnie) (Colored)
About 48 - Born in Alcorn Co., Mississippi
08-01-1941- Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Julia Johnson
Father – Richard Smith- Lee Co., Mississippi
Mother – Luella Anderson- Kemper Co., Mississippi
Colored City Cemetery
Page 170

Stanley, Cullen E.
11-10-1873- Corinth, Mississippi
09-21-1941- Long Beach, California
Age-67 yrs.10 mos. 11 days
Wife- Lluella Stanley
Order by- B. Frank Worsham
Father- Cullen E. Stanley- Mississippi
Mother – Minnie Wofford- Mississippi
Services at Nell Curlee’s Home
City Cemetery
Page 206

Steele, Issac Donald
10-26-1852- Limestone Co. Alabama
02-09-1941- Lake Placid, Highland Co., Florida
Age- 88 yrs.3 mos. 14 days
Wife- Anna Borah Steele [Died 1927]
Father- John Newton Steele- Alabama
Mother – Mary Steel- Alabama
Cousin – Mrs. Mary Kendrick
Nephew- Dr. Willard Steel
Henry Cemetery
Page 34

Steen, Joe Ann
12-22-1941- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
12-23-1941- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Age 1 day
Father – J.L. Steen- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother – Vance Eldridge- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Presbyterian Shiloh Cemetery
Page 265

Stovall, Mrs. Bettie Elizabeth
08-14-1854- McNairy Co., Tennessee
09-21-1941- Pocahontas, Tennessee
Husband- W. W. Stovall [Died 1935]
Nephew- G.L. Wright
Father- North Carolina Young- McNairy Co., Tennessee
Mother - Miss Blankenship- Tennessee
Young Family Cemetery
McNairy Co., Tennessee
Page 204

Street, Mrs. Julia Ann
06-13-1865- Alabama
04-13-1941- Ripley, Mississippi
Late-Husband- J. A. G. Street
Son- John E. Street
Father- Jessie Weatherly- Virginia
Mother – Miss Burleson- North Carolina
Antioch Cemetery
6 Mi. N. W. of Ripley, Tippah Co., Mississippi
Page 80

Strickland, John Houston
12-07-1940 - Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
02-03-1941 - Leedy, Mississippi
Age- 1 mo. 27 days
Father – J.O. Strickland- Mississippi
Mother – Miss Pharr- Mississippi
Liberty Hill Cemetery
12 Mi. S. E. of Corinth, Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Page 31

Strickland, Mrs. Jimmie Lovell
01-12-1900- Tennessee
03-02-1941- Corinth, Mississippi
Age- 41 yrs.1 mos. 18 days
Husband- R.P. Strickland [Age 41]
Father – J.W. Lovell- Tennessee
Mother – Miss Mayfield-Tennessee
Baptist Shiloh Cemetery
Corinth, Mississippi
Page 48

Strickland, Miss Mollie Kindlo
05-01-1904 - Mississippi
08-24-1941- Holcut, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Age - 37 yrs.3 mos. 23 days
Brother – O.L. Strickland
Father – Thomas J. Strickland- Georgia
Mother – Mattie Rider- Mississippi
Forked Oak Cemetery
7 Mi. W. Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Page 182

Stutts, Infant Girl
10-21-1941- Corinth, Mississippi
10-21-1941-Corinth, Mississippi
Still Born
Father – Howard Stutts- Mississippi
Mother – Syble Haynie –Mississippi
Haynie Family Cemetery
2 Miles S. of Strickland, Mississippi
Page 218


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Taylor, Mrs. Effie McKewen
02-08-1895- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
09-20-1941- Corinth, Mississippi
Age- 46 yrs.7 mos. 12 days
Husband – Morgan Taylor [Age 47]
Father – John W. McKewen- Mississippi
Mother – Sallie Romine- Mississippi
Farmington Cemetery
Page 199

Taylor, Evie Lee
08-01-1909- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
12-10-1941- Yazoo City, Mississippi
Age- 32 yrs.4 mos. 9 days
Residence- Corinth, Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Father – J.I. Taylor- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother –Mamie Paschal - Georgia
Cumberland Presbyterian Shiloh Cemetery
8 Mi. S. W. of Corinth, Mississippi
Page 255

Tibbetts, Miss Norma Elaine
08-17-1921 – Kansas City, Missouri
12-22-1941 – Burnsville, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Age- 20 yrs. 4 mos. 5 days
Father – Roy J. Tibbettt – Mound Valley, Kansas
Mother – Clye Lillian Whitmore – Kane, Pennsylvania
Forest Hill Cemetery
Kansas City, Missouri
Page 262

Tibbetts, Mrs. Clye Whitmore
06-13-1889 – Kane, Pennsylvania
12-22-1941 - Burnsville, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Age - 52 yrs. 6 mos. 9 days
Husband – Roy J. Tibbetts
Father – Andrew R. Whitmore – Pennsylvania
Mother – Mary Smith – Pennsylvania
Shipped remains to Newcomer’s Sons – Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri
Forest Hill Cemetery
Kansas City, Missouri
Page 263

Turner, Willie Edgar “Bill”
06-24-1888 – Mississippi
01-24-1941 – Booneville, Mississippi
Residence – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 52 yrs.7 mos. 0 days
Wife – Mrs. Anna Strange Turner – Age 58
Father – G.W. Turner – Mississippi
Mother – Miss Shearrard – Mississippi
Holly Cemetery
5 MI. W. of Corinth, Mississippi
Page 18

Tyson, Delbert Warren
09-01-1941 – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
10-30-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 1 mos. 29 days
Father – J.A. Tyson – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother – Jewell Butler – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Holly Cemetery
Page 226

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Utley, Richard Daniel
06-27-1866 – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
05-23-1941 – Meridian, Mississippi
Age – 74 yrs.10 mos. 26 days
Daughters – Mrs. Jim Kirkland & Mrs. Tom C. Hyneman
Other Name Listed – C.H. Utley
Carter Cemetery
Near Tulu, McNairy Co., Tennessee
Page 109

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Vanderford, Leslie Wayne
05-18-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
06-03-1941 – Rienzi, Mississippi
16 days old
Mother – Dollie Vanderford – Mississippi
Grand Father – Albert Vanderford
Other Name – G.H. Allen
Williams Family Cemetery
7 Mi. N. of Jacinto, Mississippi
Page 119

W


Wade, Samuel Perkins
02-28-1860 – McNairy Co., Tennessee
02-27-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 80 yrs.11 mos. 29 days
Wife – Mrs. Sallie Wade – Age 75
Daughters – Mrs. Brodie Malone & Mrs. Brodie Jackson
Son – R.E. Wade
Father – H.B. Wade – North Carolina
Mother – Amanda Perkins – Hardin Co., Tennessee
Morris Chapel Cemetery
Page 46

Waldrop, Cecil Clyde
10-05-1913 – Mississippi
09-01-1941 – Whitfield, Mississippi
Age – 27 yrs.10 mos. 27 days
Father – W.F. Waldrop – Mississippi
Mother – Nora Wooley – Mississippi
Burnsville Cemetery
Page 185

Walker, Mrs. Ollie Ragan
12-20-1884 – Tippah Co., Mississippi
05-07-1941 – Chalybeate, Tippah Co., Mississippi
Age – 56 yrs.4 mos. 17 days
Husband – M.T. Walker [Age 61[
Father – Sam Ragan – Mississippi
Mother – Mary Montgomery – North Carolina
Camp Ground Cemetery
2 Mi. N. E. of Chalybeate, Tippah Co., Mississippi
Page 99

Walker, Mack Thomas
05-01-1880 – Tippah Co., Mississippi
07-26-1941 – Chalybeate, Mississippi
Age – 61 yrs.2 mos. 25 days
Wife - Mrs. Ollie Ragan Walker [Died May 07, 1941]
Daughter – Lee Ahlin Walker
Father – T.J. Walker – Virginia
Mother – Sarah Hughey – Mississippi
Camp Ground Cemetery
Chalybeate, Mississippi
Page 163

Wallace, Mrs. Mary Ethel Coln
10-12-1889 – McNairy Co., Tennessee
04-13-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 51 yrs. 6 mos. 1 day
Husband – C.F. Wallace [Age 48]
Father – John A. Coln – Tennessee
Mother – Miss Manuel – Tennessee
Farmington Cemetery
5 Mi. E. of Corinth, Mississippi
Page 79

Wamsley, Terry Floyd
02-07-1940 – Mississippi
05-03-1941 – Rienzi, Mississippi
Age – 1 yr. 2 mos. 26 days
Mother – Miss Wamsley – Alabama
Uncle – L.C. Wamsley
Other Name – James Sitton
Liberty Hill Cemetery
Page 95

Watkins, Brenda Joyce
02-05-1941 – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
04-11-1941 – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Age – 1 mo. 27 days
Father – Robert Watkins – Mississippi
Mother – Vada Wegmann– Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Lone Oak Cemetery
5 Mi. S. W. of Kossuth, Mississippi
Page 77

Watson, Mrs. Manola Kirk
01-23-1921 – McNairy Co., Tennessee
03-11-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Residence – Pocahontas, Tennessee
Age – 21 yrs.1 mo. 16 days
Husband – John Watson [Age 18]
Father – Luna Kirk – Tennessee
Mother – Maggie Kendrick – Tennessee
Tennison Cemetery
7 Mi. N. of Pocahontas, McNairy Co., Tennessee
Page 54

Watson, Mrs. Cammie Mills
06-25-1917 – Hardin Co., Tennessee
09-21-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 24 yrs.2 mos. 27 days
Husband – Cleston P. Watson [Age 27]
Sister – Mrs. Roy Haney
Father – Homer Mills – Hardin Co., Tennessee
Mother – Mary Gipson – Hardin Co., Tennessee
Other Name – W.C. Watson
Little Flock Cemetery
4 Mi. S. of Burnsville, Mississippi
Page 200

Weaver, Fisher Preston
05-20-1917 – Corinth, Mississippi
07-04-1941 – Pascagoula, Jackson Co., Mississippi
Age – 24 yrs.1 mo. 14 days
LT. U. S. Army
Wife – Annie Katherine Thrasher
Father – Fisher Preston Weaver, Sr. – Batesville, Mississippi
Mother – Sara Esther Henry – Chattanooga, Tennessee
Other Name – Brooks Walker
Henry Cemetery
Page 144

Wells, Autrey Lane
07-06-1941 – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
08-19-1941 – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Age 1 mo. 3 days
Father – J.W. Wells – Mississippi
Mother – Willie Gurley – Mississippi
Cumberland Presbyterian Shiloh Cemetery
Page 181

Wetsel, George Washington
02-22-1884 – Louisville, Kentucky
03-10-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Wife – Margaret Hazel Wetsel [Age 41]
Father – Valentine Wetsel – Kentucky
Mother – Rosanna Ackers – Kentucky
Forest Hill Cemetery
Birmingham, Alabama
Page 52

Whitaker, Mrs. Nancy Evaline Gray
03-26-1877 – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
09-29-1941 – Burnsville, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Age – 64 yrs.6 mos. 3 days
Husband – T.L. Whitaker – Age 68
Daughter – Mrs. Bal Foote
Father – W.E. Gray – Georgia
Mother – Rutha Tucker – Mississippi
Other Name Listed – J. E. Whitaker
Shady Grove Church Cemetery
4 MI. N. W. of Burnsville, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Page 210

White, Mrs. Amanda J. Shipman
11-25-1853 – Hardin Co., Tennessee
04-28-1941 – Rienzi, Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Age – 87 yrs. 5 mos. 3days
Husband – J.F. White – Dead 15 years
Son – Will R. White
Father – Jim Shipman – Tennessee
Mother – Patsy Ross – Tennessee
Juliette School Cemetery
Page 92

White, Mrs. Nettie
08-02-1866 – Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
09-04-1941 – Glen, Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Age – 75 yrs.1 mo. 2 days
Husband – J.F. White [Died 1913]
Son – J.O. White
Daughter – Mrs. James Searcy
Father – Harry G. Williams – North Carolina
Mother – Martha Burcham – Mississippi
Phillips Grave Yard
Near Glen, Alcorn Co. Mississippi
Page 188

Whitlock, Clifford
10-16-1909 – Birmingham, Alabama
10-11-1941 - Log Cabin Inn
12 MI. E. of Corinth, Mississippi
SSgt. U. S. Army
Age – 31 yrs.11 mos. 25 days
Wife – Geneva Luttrell Whitlock [Age 31]
Father – Charlie Whitlock – Alabama
Mother – Miss Docia Parsons – Mississippi
Corinth National Cemetery
Page 216

Wiley, Frank (Colored)
04-28-1899 – Tennessee
04-12-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 41 yrs.11 mos. 16 days
Wife – Bertha W. Wiley [Age 30]
Father – George Wiley – Tennessee
Mother – Lizzie Lewallen – Tennessee
Alcorn Colored Church Cemetery
6 Mi. W. of Rienzi, Mississippi
Page 78

Williams, Dr. Fayette Claiborne
06-05-1871 – Nottoway Co., Virginia
06-27-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 70 yrs.22 days
Wife – Ella Walker Williams [Age 63]
Father- Fayette C. Williams – Virginia
Mother – Annie Harrison – North Carolina
Henry Cemetery
Page 134

Willis, Minnie
03-27-1891 – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
06-24-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 50 yrs.2 mos. 28 days
Cousin-In-Law – E.L. James
Other Name – Lonnie Barnes
Mother – Mollie Willis – Mississippi
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Page 133

Wilson, Andy
About 2 yrs. old – Alcorn Co., Mississippi
05-16-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Father – Carl Wilson – Tennessee
Mother – Letha Brewer – Mississippi
Step-Brother – Dalton Richardson
Bethlehem Cemetery
16 Mi. W. of Corinth, Mississippi
Page 104

Wood, Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth
05-02-1882 – Mississippi
08-26-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 59 yrs.3 mos. 24 days
Husband – Wiley Wood [Died 1928]
Father- T.J. Davis – South Carolina.
Mother – Mollie Fields – Mississippi
Son – Earl Adams & Andrew Wood
Farley’s Chapel Cemetery
Page 184

Wood, Mrs. Rutealia Hicks
03-31-1902 – Hardin Co., Tennessee
11-07-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 39 Yrs 7 mos. 7 days
Husband – A.B. Wood [Age 43]
Father – J.E. Hicks – Tennessee
Mother – Georgia McDuffey – Tennessee
Pleasant Hill Church Cemetery
8 Mi. N. of Burnsville, Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Page 230

Woodley, Infant Son
06-22-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
06-22-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Stillborn
Father – J.E. Woodley – Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Mother – Pauline Turberville – Tennessee
Mt. Gilead
2 Mi. E. of Burnsville, Mississippi
Page 132

Wright, John Caldwell
04-07-1858 – Tippah Co., Mississippi
04-08-1941 – Walnut, Tippah Co., Mississippi
Age – 83 yrs.1 day
Wife – Sarah Wright [Died 1935[
Son – W.B. Wright
Father – George Wright – Pennsylvania
Mother – Miss Craig – Virginia
New Salem Cemetery
3 Mi .l W. or Walnut, Mississippi
Page 73

Wright, Mrs. Tildia Areta Dunn
05-03-1874 – Hardeman Co., Tennessee
04-22-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 66 yrs.11 mos. 19 days
Husband – Charles W. Wright [Died April 6, 1926]
Sister – Mrs. John Mellon
Father- Tom Dunn – Tennessee
Mother – Mary Ann Parch – Tennessee
Essary Springs Cemetery
3 Mi. S. of Pocahontas, Hardeman Co., Tennessee
Page 86

Wroten, Joseph Elijah
03-18-1882 – Prentiss Co., Mississippi
01-19-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 58 yrs.10 mos. 1 day
Wife – Lottie Wroten
Son – Joseph Wroten
Brother- Rev. J.D. Wroten
Father – E.C. Wroten – Mississippi
Mother – Miss Crabb – Mississippi
Salem Church Cemetery
6 Mi. S. E. of Corinth, Mississippi
Page 15

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Yancey, Mrs. Janie Leak
05-10-1863 – Holly Springs Mississippi.
11-08-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age – 78 yrs. 5 mos. 29 days
Husband – P.A. Yancey [Died February 3, 1939]
Daughters – Mrs. Cheves & Mrs. Green
Son – J.T. Yancey
Father- David Bass – North Carolina
Mother – Harriett Mott
Rienzi Cemetery
Page 233

Yarbrough, John Rufus
About 74 Years Old – McNairy Co., Tennessee
02-15-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Wife – Bettie Yarbrough [Died 1920]
Friend – B.J. Ingram
Father- Mr. Yarbrough – Tennessee
Wheeler Grove Cemetery
Page 39

Young, Acalee (Colored)
12-17-1941 – McNairy Co., Tennessee
12-21-1941 – Corinth, Mississippi
Age 4 days
Premature Birth
Father – Momon Young - Alabama
Mother – Rubena Pollard – Alabama
St. Rest Colored Cemetery
McNairy Co., Tennessee
Page 261

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