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Church's and Cemeteries of Carroll County, Mississippi

King - Mason Cemetery

Montgomery/Carroll County Line in Montgomery County

Directions - Take HWY 407 out of Winona to Scotland Rd.  TR Scotland Rd and go 4.1 miles to fork in road.  Veer right onto Mason Rd.  Cemetery is 30 feet down on the right hand side and up a steep bank. This information provided by Stephanie Scruggs on August 22, 2003

 (T18N-R6E-S19)
(33d24m30sN x –89d42m45sW)

History - John King purchased the 400+ acres surrounding this site in 1841.  The land was shared with the families of his children, Thomas Jasper King and Mary King McEachern Hoffman.  Mason is the married name of Mary's daughter, Anjie Hoffman.

Cunningham, Fannie R. - wife of J.M. - March 27, 1853 - Dec 28, 1883
Harpole,  Wincie Ann - wife of WM McEachern - Nov 18, 1859-Nov 8, 1925
Hoffman, Mary J  - Wife of B.F. Hoffman - dies Dec 7 1897, aged 62 years, 6 months, 18 days

King, Hallie Kate, dau of TJ & EH King, Sept 13, 1877 - Mar 7, 1892
King, James Thomas - Mar 10, 1871 - July 23, 1948
King, John - Aug 28, 1807-Feb 9, 1852
King, Thomas Jasper - Nov 28, 1842 - Mar 13, 1914
King, Richard H - son of J & J King - May 28, 1849 - Mar 10, 1857
Mason - John C Mason - 1871-1946; Anjie Mason 1870-1940; infant daughter 1896
McEachern, Morrison - Son of WM & WA - Dec 22, 1887 - May 8, 1888
McEachern, Louis L - dau of WM & WA McEachern - Nov 10, 1891-June 6-1899
McEachern, John G - WOW Marker - May 6, 1853 - Oct 14, 1903
McEachern, WM - Feb 27, 1855 - Mar 25, 1917
Wilson , Eudora, Mar 4, 1856 - May 20, 1919
Stafford, JA - wife of Archie Stafford - Feb 11, 1813-Sept 5, 1881
Streeter, Martha J  - Mar 26, 1850 - Aug 4, 18__  (illegible stone)

 


 The Below, submitted by Walter King, February 1, 2007;  waltercking@sbcglobal.net

I think there is also a marker there for James Monroe Cunningham (1852 - 18xx), but am not sure.  Also I have heard (original source, Mr. Walter Johnson of that area) that his son

James Cunningham is also buried there, but there is no marker.

Carroll County

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I am John Hansen, volunteer County Coordinator for Carroll County, Mississippi.  I have family lines from here and hence my interest in establishing as much information as possible on early Carroll County History.
 

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