Steele's Cemetery

Near Hermanville (Claiborne County) Mississippi

Steele’s Chapel Cemetery, an abandoned and neglected cemetery nestled in thistle, is located just south of Hermanville, MS, on MS 28. Originally, the cemetery was recorded by Ben Mullins, the county forestery, who located and recorded most, if not all, the cemeteries in Claiborne County, MS. A complete listing of the cemeteries recorded by Mr. Mullins can be found at the reception center in Port Gibson, MS. A more recent visit to the cemetery revealed at least eighteen gravestones and a number of depressions, indicating the location of other graves.
Directions: (1) From Natchez Area: take US 61 to Port Gibson, turn right on MS 18 and continue for 7.1 miles. The cemetery is located approximately 500 yards on a ridge to the left of MS 18, directly across the mailing address “12002". Parking is available on the left at the house # 12403. (2) From points north: take MS 18 from Utica, MS, to Hermanville, MS. From the intersection of MS 18 amd MS 548 (in Hermanville), continue 1.3 miles to the 12403 address or 1.4 miles to the 12002 address. The cemetery is located on the right, up the embankment and approximately 500 yards down the ridge.

Recorded by Larry W. Little in March 2002.

Name Date of Birth Date of Death Inscription [Transcriber’s Notes]

Bryan, _______ 16 May 1889 22 Feb 1890 [Broken]; s/o R. A. and C. A. Bryan
Currie, Mary Etta 22 Oct 1866 28 Oct 1872 d/o H. H. and J. E. Currie
Fife, Ruby Lucille 23 Aug 1898 02 Apr 1908
Hemphill, Esther 28 Sept 1861 19 May 1896
Hemphill, Florence J. 13 Feb 1841 25 May 1906 w/o Dr. J. W. Hemphill
Hemphill, J. W. Dr. 25 July 1825 06 May 1903 [h/o Florence J. Hemphill]
McVoy, W. J. 24 Jan 1829 28 Aug 1889 [gravestone in fenced area]
Turnipseed, _______ 12 Sept 1880 17 Aug 1883 [Broken; information lost]
Turnipseed, A[bram] 01 May 1802 11 Aug 1888 *; Joint stele; [h/o Mary (Lupo) Turnipseed]
Turnipseed, J. W. 25 Mar 1867 19 Aug 1884 Stele; *; [h/o Malinda Turnipseed]
Turnipseed, Malinda 12 Feb 1880 01 Feb 1903 Stele; *; w/o W. F. Turnipseed
Turnipseed, Mary {Lupo] 04 June 1817 11 Aug 1897 *; Joint stele; [w/o Abram Turnipseed]
Weeks, ??? [No Date] [No Date] Infant s/o J.S. and J.A. Weeks; [seconded fenced area]
Weeks, Bettie [No Date] [No Date] d/o D. T. and J. A. Weeks; [seconded fenced area]
Weeks, Cora Lamar 25 July 1901 “At Rest.”
Weeks, D. T. 04 Aug 1820 03 Dec 1870 “S.T.K.S.H.T.W.S.” [letters in a circle].
Weeks, Edward [No Date] [No Date] s/o D. T. and J. A. Weeks; [seconded fenced area]
Weeks, Julia __ Sept 1841 __ Aug 1905
Symbols Used
* joint gravestone d/o daughter of
w/o wife of s/o son of
h/o husband of [ ] Transcriber’s notes