Whitehall Cemetery

(North of Hermanville (Claiborne County) MS, on MS 18 Highway)
Whitehall Cemetery, a family cemetery, is located in Claiborne County on MS Highway 18 between Utica and Port Gibson, Mississippi. The cemetery is easy to miss since it is located on a knoll approximately 1/10 mile off the road and beyond a hay meadow. A plaque on the entrance gate reads “In Memory of William Spencer Jones.”

Directions: (1) From Natchez area: Take US 61 to Port Gibson, turn right on MS 18 for 11.5 miles (or approx. 3.3 miles north of the intersection of MS 18 and MS 548 at Hermanville, MS). The cemetery is located on a knoll on the right side of the highway, approximately 1/10 mile from the highway. (2) From Vicksburg area: Take MS 27 to Utica (Note: MS 27 and MS 18 bypass downtown Utica). MS 27 and MS 18 are the same highway for 1.3 miles bypassing Utica. From the southern intersection of MS 27 (to Crystal Springs) and MS 18, on MS 18 15 miles. The cemetery is located on a knoll on the left side of the highway. (3) From Jackson area: Take MS 18 (Robinson Road Exit 40 off I-20) through Raymond and Utica, MS, continuing 15 miles south of Utica as described in # 2 above.

Information Compiled in March 2002 and verified on July 23, 2003 by Larry W. Little.

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

Dudley, Erna Hughes 05 Feb 1867 22 Nov 1912 w/o S. E. Dudley; “Each of us hope to join you at last on the beautiful heavenly shore.”

Dudley, Ineant 07 May 1895 18 May 1895 s/o S.E. and Erna H. Dudley.

Dudley, Mildred 05 July 1896 14 Nov 1896 *; [joint gravestone with twin sister]; d/o S.E. and Erna H. Dudley.

Dudley, Sallie 05 July 1896 15 Nov 1896 *; [joint gravestone with twin sister]; d/o S.E. and Erna H. Dudley.

Friendchuh, Jeanne 21 Nov 189_ 06 Feb 1970 w/o William S. Jones.

Gaddis, Martha Guthrie Greer 12 June 1929 [No Date] Mother of Cecily, William & Russell Greer.

Green, Samuel C. 12 Dec 1834 27 Feb 1850 [Memorial Stele with information on three sides including Thomas H. Jones and Meriwether L. Jones]; “In Memory of Samuel C. Green. N’ee Jones. Born in Claiborne Co. Miss. Lost on the Stu (?). Princess.”

Greer, Mary Myrtle Jones 19 June 1903 07 Nov 1980

Guthrie, Eugene Victor 10 Sept 1932 05 Nov 1951 s/o Serena Mildred Jones and Sherman G. Guthrie.

Heidel, Henry Edward 18 Dec 1913 19 Apr 1995 *; m. 05 Dec 1949; [2nd h/o Serena J. Guthrie].

Heidel, Serena J. Guthrie 23 June 1906 20 July 1997 *; m. 05 Dec 1949; [w/o Henry E. Heidel].

Hughes {Infant} 17 Feb 1859 s/o W.P. and S.V. Hughes.

Hughes, Hellena 28 May 1860 07 Sept 1865 d/o W[m].P. and S[arah]V. Hughes.

Hughes, Katherine Byrnes 23 Jan 1881 24 Dec 1927 d/o Sarah Virginia Jones and Dr. William Preston Hughes.

Hughes, Lucy 29 Nov 18__ [Indecipherable] d/o W.P. and S.V. Hughes

Hughes, Meredith Wm. 14 Mar 1870 13 July 1873 s/o W.P. and S. V. Hughes.

Hughes, Mildred Virginia 18 Nov 1874 26 Dec 1913 [w/o Dr. Wm. Preston Hughes]/

Hughes, Sarah Virginia [Jones] 22 Feb 1857 26 June 1912 d/o William and Mildred Hughes.

Hughes, Thomas Meriwether 09 Mar 1873 06 Nov 1936 s/o William Preston and Sarah Virginia Jones Hughes.

Hughes, William Preston 08 Dec 1827 25 Feb 1913 Mason; [h/o Sarah Virginia Hughes].

Jones (?), Infant [Gravestone only has “Infant” inscribed; by placement it is assumed that the last name of the child was Jones].

Jones, Anna M. 21 Dec 1838 17 June 1864 Stele; w/o Lieut. E.D. Jones; d/o Dr. A.P. Jones.

Jones, Archie E. 10 Oct 1856 09 Mar 1930 [h/o Julia H. Jones]

Jones, Augusta 21 Aug 1844 d/o Joseph E. and Martha R. Jones; Aged 10 yr 120 mo 19 days; [flat gravestone].

Jones, Carnott Davis 29 Jan 1935 18 Apr 2000

Jones, Eugene D. Sr. 28 Nov 1867 17 June 1944 *; [h/o Mary M. Jones].

Jones, Eugene D. 1832 1913 *; [h/o Mary S. Jones].

Jones, James Railey 06 Jan 1844 27 Apr 1848 s/o Joseph E. and Martha R. Jones.

Jones, Jeanne Friendchuh 21 Nov 189_ 06 Feb 1970 w/o William S. Jones.

Jones, Joseph E. 02 Jan 1803 17 Apr 1852 “Born in Albermade Co., VA”; [h/o Martha A. Jones; flat, broken gravestone at year of DOB].

Jones, Julia H. 01 Oct 1868 06 Feb 1906 w/o A. E. Jones.

Jones, Lucy Ruth 18 Aug 1865 18 Aug 1882 * [with sister]; d/o Joseph C. and Jane C. Jones.

Jones, Lucy Spencer 17 Mar 1903 10 May 1093 d./o A[rchie] E. and J[ulia] H. Jones.

Jones, M. Henryetta 01 Sept 1858 28 Aug 1883 * [with sister]; d/o Joseph C. and Jane C. Jones.

Jones, Marjorie 1917 2001 FHM.

Jones, Martha Annie Patterson 06 Oct 1860 30 Dec 1887 w/o William Syme Jones.

Jones, Martha A. 31 Jan 1806 10 Oct 1864 w/o Joseph E. Jones; [flat gravestone].

Jones, Mary S. 1840 1928 *; [w/o Eugene D. Jones].

Jones, Mary M. 28 Dec 1879 13 June 1944 *; [w/o Eugene D. Jones, Sr.].

Jones, Mary Augusta 09 Mar 1893 05 Sept 1902 d/o A[rchie] E. and J[ulia] H. Jones

Jones, Meriwether L. 08 July 1842 27 June 1862 [Memorial Stele with information on three sides including Samuel C. Green and Thomas H. Jones]; “In Memory of Meriwether L. Jones. Co K 12th Miss Reg Inft. Born in Claiborne Co. Miss. Killed in Battle of Ellerson’s Mill before Richmond.”

[Jones], Preston Hughes 08 Sept 1889 16 Oct 1896 s/o A[rchie] E. and J[ulia] Hughes [Jones]; [broken].

Jones, Robert Milton 22 Dec 1909 05 Mar 1982

Jones, Robert Victor 1896 1903

Jones, Thomas H. 06 Mar 1831 02 June 1868 [Memorial Stele with information on three sides including Samuel C. Green and Meriwether L. Jones]; “In Memory of Thomas H. Jones. .Co A. 4th Miss Cav. Born in Claiborne Co., Miss; Died at Brown’s Well in Copiah Co. MS.”

Jones, William Spencer 09 Mar 1887 27 Apr 1957 s/o Martha Annie Patterson and William Syme Jones; [h/o Jeanne Friendchuh}..

Jones, Willie Moore 24 June 1897 25 Oct 1900 s/o A[archie] E. and J[ulia] H. Jones.

Patterson, Martha Annie 06 Oct 1860 30 Dec 1887 w/o William Syme Jones.

Smith, Kenneth J. 02 July 1939 07 Feb 1943

Symbols/Abbreviations:

(*) One grave stone or base with two names
 
d/o Daughter of
 
FHM Funeral Home Marker
 
f/o Father of
 
w/o Wife of
 
h/o Husband of
 
[ ] Information provided by the compiler
 
s/o Son of