Pilgrim's Rest or Campground Cemetery

Submitted by Milton & Sandra Jenkins 

Located in Neshoba County, Mississippi. Go East from Philadelphia on Highway 16 past Cross Roads. The Cemetery is on private property north of highway 16. This is a virtually abandoned cemetery. It has no access road. You must walk a good distance through a pine tree thicket on uneven ground over several ditches to access the cemetery. Do not visit unless you are in good physical condition. If you do visit, apply insect repellent. There is no fence around the cemetery. Vegetation has over grown grave sites. Some twenty-five to thirty years ago (Ref to year 2003) unknown culprits kicked over and broke up the most headstones.

Davis R. J. 26 Nov 1831 – 8 April 1891
Davis, Ann D. d. 5 Feb 1872, Dau. of R. J. Davis
Davis, Givens Hurbert d. 8 July 1869, Age: 2 yrs, 3 mos, 26 days
Eakes, (Marshall) Margaret A. 9 Oct 1836 -- 24 July 1902, Wife of Timothy. C. Eakes
Eakes, (Meritt) Sarah A. 1 Sep 1874, Age: 56 yrs Wife of Timothy C. Eakes
Eakes, Ruthie E. 6 Sep 1850 -- 26 Nov 1897 Wife of W. A. Eakes
Eakes, Timothy C.  7 Jan 1817 – 25 May 1881, Husband of Margaret A (Marshall) Eakes and Sarah A. (Meritt) Eakes
Eaks, Sarah A. died Sep 7, 1874, Wife of E.? Eaks
Eaks, Zubeda E.  b. 18 Aug 1871
Franklin, C. - ? 26, 1840 - Nov 26, 1904
Franklin, Sarah E. 26 July 1841 -- 26 Nov 1904 Wife of C. Franklin
Hall, (Eakes) Georgia w/o Henry David Hall
Mars, A. J. 16 Aug 1872 – Sep 1972, Son of J. H. & M. J. Mars
McKenny, William T. 10 Apr 1853 -- 3 Nov 1914
Owen, George E. 6 Apr 1894 -- 31 Aug 1930
Owen, Harvey R. 23 June 1860 -- 22 June 1918
Owen, M. J.  (Mary Jane Franklin) 30 Mar 1864 - 2 Apr 1917, Wife of Harvey R. Owen