Ragland Aka Lynch & Ragland Cemetery, Delay - Lafayette County, Mississippi

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PICTURE INDEX

Ragland Cemetery Gate Stands Open

Ragland Name Sign Arches Above Gate

This is looking toward the upper east fence .

This is looking from near entrance toward rear of cemetery.

This is looking from back toward front.

This cemetery was part of "Colonel Samuel Ragland Plantation" near the Old Delay Community.
Colonel Samuel Ragland was the one upon learning of Grant's invasion, left his command with PEMBERTON'S CALVARY and rushed into Oxford to warn the residents of Grant's approach. "He and several other La Fayette County citizens loaded all the city and county records onto a wagon and carried the valuable documents to RAGLAND'S Plantation near the Yocona River. ...
A group of former slaves heard rumors there were possible more valuables than paper records in this vault , decided to rob it and steal whatever teasures it held.
They succeed in entering the house but were discovered by the Colonel who attempted to stop the Negros.
The Negros overpowered him and beat him to death . Mrs Ragland also fell vitcum and was slain. " source: "The Oxford Eagle" taken from An Article written by Ellis Byers in the Winter 1966, of the "Mississippi Magazine".
This article is very incorrect, Colonel Ragland was not slain , he managed to fight off the intruders and sound the alaram. A posse was formed , they quickly ran down the blacks near the Yocona river. There they processed to hang them and threw their bodies into the river.
Colonel Ragland married again and sired a son. All are buried in this cemetery.

It is 1/10 of a mile from the Rock Hill Missionary Baptist Church on Lafayette County Road 445. It now has a county maintained road leading to it. Look for a county road on the right as you approach the bridge from Delay , just pass the Rock Hill M B Church and cemetery , follow this gravel road until you sight the dead end gate, look to your left and you will see the cemetery off the road.

This cemetery lies on a ridge and contains three "rows". It appears to have been restored, many markers appear to be a newer style than the 1800s or early 1900s.
It appears there may be more graves than are marked.

Read and photographed Sunday, August 18, 2005 by Evelyn Crocker . There were a total of 63 graves - 53 tombstones. Brackets added by Author. Photos copyright belongs to Evelyn Crocker, for permission to copy any picture, please, email Evelyn Crocker at texannusa36@yahoo.com.

Click thumbprints for larger view.

First Row near East fence:

Gate End, reading north to south.

1.	2.	3.	4.
5.	6.	7.	8.
9.	10.	11.	12.
13.	14.

Second or Middle Row

Gate End, reading from north to south.

15.	16.	16a.	17.
18.	19.	20.	21.
22.	23.	24.	25.
26.	27.	28.	29.
30.	31	32.	33.
34. . Old legend says Raglands were murdered by slaves in 1866.	35. death date is correct.	36.	37.
38.

Third or Last Row

Gate end, reading north to south

39.	40.	41.	42.
42a.	43.	44.	45.
46	47	48	49
50	51	52	53.

Index from Photos by Evelyn Crocker August 25, 2005

RAGLAND CEMETERY
AKA
LYNCH-RAGLAND CEMETERY

This cemetery was part of "Samual E. Ragland Plantation?" near the Old Delay Community. It now has a county maintained road leading to it. It is 1/10 of a mile from the Rock Hill Missionary Baptist Church on Lafayette County Road 445. Look for county road 486 on the right as you approach the bridge just pass the Rock Hill M B Church, follow this gravel road until you sight the dead end gate, look to your left and you will see the cemetery off the road.
The cemetery lies on a ridge and contains three "rows". It has has been restored, many markers appear to be a newer style than the 1800s or early 1900s. It appears there may be more graves than are marked. Read and photographed Sunday, August 18, 2005 by Evelyn Crocker . There were a total of 53 markers and 63 graves. Brackets added by Author.

First Row near East fence, reading north to south:

1. HODGE, Lawerence : Mississippi
PFC 17 Co. 157 Depot Brigade
World War 1
Nov 13, 1888 March 5, 1955

2. HODGE, Madeline A.,
Jan. 2, 1920 - March 9, 1921

3. HODGE, (Double Tombstone)
Lillie S.,
Nov. 9, 1877 - June 15, 1970
J. Landum,
Oct. 18. 1873 - Mar. 15, 1940

4. Sand stone marker

5. HODGE, Caritcia {Carlton?) ( under backside of large bush)
1889 - 1890

6. HODGE: (Double Tombstone)
Calvin:
1850 - 1928

Cannie:
1854 - 1919

7. HODGE, Atlanta
1876 - 1956
"GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN"
(Also, a "DOUGLAS FUNERAL HOME" medal marker here)

8. Sand Stone Marker

9. HODGE (Double Tombstone
Nina C.
1896 - 1970

Herman C.
1894 - 1953

10. HODGE: (Double Tombstone)
Delma Wilder
Feb. 12, 1917
No Death Date

Wed. Dec. 22, 1934

Herman C. Jr.
June 20, 1918
Dec. 23, 1980

( Large empty space here between graves indicates may have been more markers:)

11. WIFE of CARLTON B. LYNCH
FLORA GARNETT FURR LYNCH
Dec. 19, 1888
Feb. 28, 1928
Mother of
MARSHAL BUEL LYNCH, M.D.
FLORA LYNCH MCLAUGHLIN
ROBERT HENRY LYNCH, M.D.

12. McCAIN, Robert (far end of row, near to south fence)
Born: Apr. 25, 1875
Died: Oct. 17, 1900
"GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN"

[Large empty space between graves.]

13. SANDSTONE MARKER ( far end of cemetery row, possible slave)

14. SANDSTONE MARKER (near first marker above, possible slave)

MIDDLE ROW or SECOND ROW reading north to south.

15. HODGE, ANNIE LEE: (against front of large cedar tree)
April 18, 1920
April 7, 1931

16. HOLLOWELL: (Double Tombstone)
Frank (John F.)
Mar. 18, 1902
Mar. 7, 1995

Ruby
Feb. 3, 1904
May 27, 1968

[ ( also in lot; a "WALLER FUNERAL HOME" metal maker:)
Mr. JOHN F. HOLLOWELL
1902 - 1995]

17. BOND: [Double Tombstone (between two large Crepe Mrytle trees)]
Joseph E.
B-KY- 1841
C- 1877 (estimated time of death)

Sarah B.
1846
C - 1870 (estimated time of death)

18. BLAKER, John (CSA Maker)
Co D, 3 MISS CAV CSA

19. BLAKER, Phoebe RAGLAND
Wife of JAMES BLAKER
Born VA 1844
Died MISS 1898

20. MOTHER
RAGLAND, Martha CARTER
1795 N C
1881 MISS

21. Broken Tomestone

22. Broken Tombstone

23 Broken Tombstone

24. ADAMS MARTHA L.
Mar. 1, 1859
Nov 1, 1909
WIFE of G. M. LYNCH

25. LYNCH, Glover Marshall
Co. I
MISS Regt
CSA

26. RAGLAND, Martha E.
Mar 4 1844
Aug 7 1869
WIFE of G M LYNCH

27. SANDSTONE

28. RAGLAND, R. J.
PVT CO D 3 REGT MISS CAV CSA
May 5 1823
June 15 1883

29. Old Style Tombstone (no inscription)

30. Old Style Tombstone (no inscription, partially buried)

31. DENTON, Jessie
Born: Apr 1 1875
Died: Apr 17 1888

32. Old Style Tombstone ( broken, top lying on ground, no inscription)

33. RAGLAND, Aney (Anny?)
B: 18
D: 18

34. MOTHER
RAGLAND, Elizabeth HOBSON
1814 - 1866
WIFE of S E RAGLAND

35. RAGLAND, Samuel Evan
Born in Halifax County Virginia
July 6, 1811
Died October 24, 1894
(Date may be incorrect, supposily murdered with wife in 1866)

36. RAGLAND, Evan M
PVT CO H 4 MISS CAV CSA
Aug 11 1839 - Aug 11 1917

37. RAGLAND, Phoebe E. WHITMAN
Died Feb. 19 1939
Age 86 (born 1853)

38. HOBSUB (HOBSON?), Richard (Old Style Tombstone, very difficult to read)
FEB The 14 1831 DUOV ( D Nov)
the A (4) 1862
see SHGS Index below

3RD ROW WEST (Last row began reading near gate north to south)

39. ANDERSON, Kate JAMES
1881 - 1936

40. HOLMES, Sherlock
Aug 13 1932
Aug 25 1932
Old wood marker fragments still showing.

41. HOLMES, Jessie
Aug 16 1917
Aug 24 1941
Old wood marker fragments still showing.

42. HOLLOWELL, Harold Franklin
Dec 20 1934 Masonic Symbol
Mar 24 1984

(WALLER Funeral Home Medal Marker)
Mr. Harold HOLLOWELL
1934 - 1984

43. MOTHER
RAGLAND Martha
July 15, 1854
Dec 23 1933
"A TENDER MOTHER AND A FAITHFUL FRIEND"

44. MARKED TOMB (at crepe mrytle grove, no inscripation)

45. Sandstone markers (appears to be length of a child)

46. Old Style Tombstone (no insripation)

47. LYNCH Samuel
SON of JT and GLYNGH
Born Oct 9 1878
Died Dec 31, 1820

48. LYNCH (Double broken Tombstone, bottom has LYNCH , top lying on ground)
Mrs S C LYNCH
Born May 9 1836
Died Oct 18 1920

Mr J T LYNCH
Born June 15 1834
Died Sept 16, 1915
"RESTING IN HOPE OF A GLORIOUS RESURRECTION"

49. ESKRIDGE, HON. JAMES CLARENCE
1873 - 1949

50. ESKRIDGE JAMES P NONA LYNCH
(?Single stone for two people?)
1880 - 1958

51. ESKRIDGE C WADE
July 11 1906
Feb 18 1970

52. LYNCH Henry Peter
1805 - 1868

53. LYNCH Sarah W. H.
1803 - 1873

The Lafayette County Historical and Genealogical Society indexed this cemetery in 1978 and found evidence of 73 graves, I found 53 tombstones (10 doubles) and 63 graves, there seems to be 10 sandstone marked graves missing. It is apparent when viewing each row that there are empty spaces where graves should be. The grass most likely hid these markers from me. I have been back three times retaking pictures. As I stated above, there have been new monuments placed since the 1978 indexing by the SHGS.

Ragland Cemetery 1978 Index Pgs. 177, 178, 179 SHGS Cemetery Records Vol 1.

Remember, I read all three rows from north to south, SHGS reader read row 1 from north to south, row 2 from south to north and row 3 from north to south. See the SHGS Book page to buy the Cemetery Records 1 and 2. They are working on the new cemetery books.