Whitesides Cemetery

Contributed: May 2006

Surveyed by John & Jerry Thompson

Location: South of Dorsey about 7 miles.

 
Name Date of Birth Date of Death Notes
Willie Mae Ray Feb, 17 1894 June 13 1956  
Lucian Alexander Ray March 7, 1889 June 30 1961  
Carrie W. Sept 15 1904 March 14 1906 daughter of W. R. and S. M. Hall
Mary Judson Wilburn Aug 31 1851 Oct 10 1922 wife of T. E. McMaster
Tom McMaster   1932  
William Swain Oct 18 1915 Feb 3 1924 son of W. A. and Lucy McMaster
Joshua Ward Oct 19 1819 Aug 15 1907  
E. C. Wilburn Nov 11 1858 Aug 3 1936  
Martha Ellen July 22 1854 March 14 1925 wife of E. G. Wilburn
Posey J. Wilburn Aug 13 1860 Feb 27 1879  
Sophronia Nov 7 1832 Nov 20 1906 wife of J. D. Wilburn
Agnew Sept, 22 1888 Oct 28 1888 dau of J. M. and C. Wilburn
Infant daughters Feb 13 1896 and Jan 12 1903   of J. M. Clemmie Wilburn B and D. [Surveyer's note: This one doesn’t sound right--two girls, two different yrs--but I checked it again, and this is what it says.] [Editor's note: Betty Burton Cruber's Cemetery Markings book says Inf. dau. of M. M. & Clemme Wilburn, 2/18/1896-1/12/1908. Additional verification of dates would be required for someone researching this family. It is possible that these are dates for two stillborn daughters.]
Gaston Francis Aug 9 1907 Sept 1910  
Infant son Oct 6 1905 Oct 6 1905 of W. A. and G. A. Francis
A. A. Francis Sept 4 1845 July 11 1890  
Mary Roberts March 28 1841 March 14 1918  
Alford Rufus Roberts Feb 25 1826 Dec 7 1876 has a bronze marker and a stone very hard to read; Pvt Co C 2nd Ms Inf CSA
Alford B. Aug 9 1867 Aug 20 1872 age 3 yrs 11 days Son of Mary and Alford R Roberts
Kattie Dec 1 1864 April 20 1874 dau of N. K. Ward
R. J. June 13 1861 Jan 9 1864 Son of A. R. and M. A. Roberts
Margeta Jan 1 1857 Oct 3 1868 dau of N.and K Ward
James Whitesides   Dec 4 1863? age 62 yrs [Note: Surveyor states that last number of death date is difficult to read. Burton-Cruber's Cemetery Markings gives 1860 as the year.]
Sarah Aug ? 1801 May ? 1883 wife of James Whitesides
Major April 1 1834 May 23 1855 son of James and Sarah Whitesides
Major T. March 12 1853 April 27 185? Maybe 3 son of Joshua and S. J. Ward
Robert Sept 19 1827 Oct 6 1848 son of J. and S. Whitesides
Sarah I Aug 29 1855 Feb 8 1856 dau of Nathaniel and Catherine Ward
William Aug 2 1852 July 29 1853 son of W. P. and Margaret McMaster
Two names same stone:      
James Feb 1 1845 June 29 1847 son of W. P. and Margaret McMaster
Sarah J April 3 1846 July 1 1847 dau of W. P. McMaster
Margaret Sept 23 1822 July 24 1856 wife of W. P. McMaster
Infant dau Nov 26 1877 March 8 1878 of P. J. and R. A. Mattox
Two names same stone:      
Ruffin F Roberts May 22 1875 Jan 2 1937  
Alma J Roberts Aug 16 1877 Nov 11 1945  
Annie M Nov 19 1897 Aug 25 1898 dau of R. F. and A. J. Roberts
Jewel Feb 22 1919 Aug 5 1919 dau of J. T. and Effie Scruggs
Blufred L. April 18 1882 Feb 26 1883 son of H. E. and S. A. Scruggs
Jimie Sept 5 1880 Aug 13 1883 son of H. E. and S. A. Scruggs
H. E. Scruggs Sept 7 1844 Dec 25 1903  
Sarah Ann Scruggs 1850 1932  
Sallie Christine Sept 10 1920 Nov 28 1923 dau of C. A. and W. L. McCaleb
One stone two names:      
Harris C. M. (LUM) May 16 1889 June 22 1969  
Violets March 24 1890 Nov 8 1972  
Tillman B.Harris May 23 1915 Jan 10 1916  
Ollie M. Harris Feb 22 1914 Feb 22 1914  
Infant Feb 3 1911 Feb 4 1911 dau of C. M. and M. L. Harris
Coye E Harris Aug 8 1912 Jan 13 1915  
Last Updated: April 2008