McPeters Funeral Home Records 1949

McPeters Funeral Home Records 1949


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Agnew, Lula (Colored)
12-24-1863-Prentiss Co., Mississippi
04-22-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Order By: Essie Mae Spears,
Louise Moore & Niece
Check By: Mrs. Dave Palmer
Father-Doc Agnew
Colored City Cemetery
Page 104

Allen, Elizabeth
12-15-1860-Shelby Co., Tennessee
05-13-1949-Glen, Mississippi
Widow of-M.H. Allen-Died 01-09-1931
Son-G.H. Allen
Order by- Mrs. T.H Johns & Mrs. N.A. Neeley
Father-Billie Hardin-North Carolina
Mother-Elizabeth Carpenter
Jacinto Cemetery Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Page 114

Allen, Robert Clarence
06-07-1887-Weakley Co., Tennessee
04-01-1949-Kossuth, Mississippi
Brother-John S. Allen
Nephew-Reed Jones
Father-Thomas Allen-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Cornelia Skillman-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Page 87

Anderson, Joel
12-11-1868-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
12-04-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Father-Billie Anderson-Corinth, Mississippi
Mother-Nancy Hammonds-North Carolina
Salem Cemetery
Page 237

Anderson, Mancel Kendrick
02-22-1878-Corinth, Mississippi
11-15-1949-Memphis, Tennessee
Wife-Genievea Phillips-Age 72
Son-J.C. Anderson
Order by-E.J. Winters
Father-Bill Anderson-Alcorn Co.,
Mother-Nancy Hammonds-North Carolina
Salem Cemetery
Page 218

Anderson, Nannie
07-04-1879-Franklin, Tennessee
08-22-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Husband-Carl Edward Anderson-Age 71
Son-Ray Anderson
Father-Andrew Beverly Vaughn-Williamson Co., Tennessee
Mother-Nannie Buchanan-Williamson Co., Tennessee
Mt. Hope Cemetery
Franklin Co., Tennessee
Page 171

Andrews, Edgar Henry Veteran
07-31-1896-Corinth, Mississippi
01-22-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
World War I Veteran
Honorable Discharge
Private First Class 13th Company
2nd.Reg.Air Service Mechanic
Cos. Dep. Demo Troop
Discharged-06-13-1919
Blue Eyes, Dark .Brown Hair, Ruddy Complexion
5 feet 6 inches
Ex-Wife-Pauline Hathcock
Nephew-R.N. Campbell-Oxford, Mississippi
Father-Peter J. Andrews-Alabama
Mother-Mary Westbrook-Mississippi
Corinth National Cemetery
Page 22

Appleton, Laura Ann
02-13-1872-Crockett Co., Tennessee
02-22-1949-Walnut, Mississippi
Widow of-John C. Appleton-(Died 01-08-1948)
Son-Eddie Appleton
Father-W.R. Pettigrew-Mississippi
Mother-Sallie Davis-Tennessee
Providence Cemetery
Page 50

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Barnes, Issac Lee
07-22-1873-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
02-17-1949-Kossuth, Mississippi
Widow of-Emily C. Miller (Died 1917)
Son-W.T. Barnes-Kossuth
Father-Billie Barnes
Mother-Sue Rencher
Union Cemetery
Page 47

Barnes, John Thomas
10-02-1875-Hardin Co., Tennessee
09-04-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widower of-Minnie Mabry (Died 06-09-1941)
Daughter- Mrs. Paul Murrah
Father-Charlie Barnes-Hardin Co., Tennessee
Mother-Mary Glidewell-Hardin Co., Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Page 176

Barnett, Emma Lee Burbank
10-15-1881-Al
06-10-1949-Birmingham, Alabama
Widow of-C.G. Barnett (Died 1936)
Son-Clarence Barnett
Daughter- Mrs. J.T. Williamson
Father-George E. Burbank-Mass
Mother-Sarah E. Holden
Henry Cemetery
Page 129

Bass, Mary Agnes
05-26-1882-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
01-03-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Sister-Maggie Bass
Father-Charlie Bass
Mother-Sarah Ann Bass
Camp Ground Cemetery
Page 03

Baswell, James Lloyd
07-05-1949-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
07-06-1949-Glen, Mississippi
Father-Jessie Baswell-Prentiss Co., Mississippi
Mother-Syble Jones-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Liberty Hill Cemetery
Page 141

Bennett, Mattie Lee
12-08-1866-Tippah Co., Mississippi
01-13-1949-Tiplersville, Mississippi
Niece- Mrs. Hester (Joe W.)Shadburn
Father-Richard Y. Bennett-South Carolina
Mother-Nannie C. Medford-South Carolina
Ebenezer Cemetery
Tippah Co., Mississippi
Page 15

Berry, Lyle Albion
09-19-1889-Troy Mills Iowa
02-21-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife-Anna Leigh McNally-(Age 57)
Order by- Mrs. Berry & Children
Father-Walter Scott Berry
Mother-Ida Ramey-Columbus, Ohio
City Cemetery
Page 49

Blasingame, Haskel K.
09-06-1889-Tennessee
04-05-1949-Albany, California
Wife-Ardie Flannagan-Richmond, California
Father-James Blasingame
Mother-Matilda Pipkins
Shipped From California by Kratzer & Wilson Mortuary
Henry Cemetery
Page 96

Bolton, Nelda Jeneva
08-13-1949-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
12-10-1949-Rienzi, Mississippi
Grandfather-Willie Bolton
Father-Robert John Bolton Jr.-Alabama
Mother-Beatrice Fulks-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Wheeler Cemetery
Page 239

Bonds, Martha Carolyn
08-23-1852-Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
03-05-1949-Iuka, Mississippi
Widow of-Joseph Ely Bonds (Died 1928)
Granddaughter- Mrs. H.G. Ewell
Father-William Bishop-South Carolina
Mother-Mary Robinson-South Carolina
Mt. Gilead Cemetery
Iuka, Mississippi
Page 62

Bonee, Dorsey Clarence
01-06-1873-Polaski, Tennessee
01-04-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife-Bell Warren Bonee (Age 72)
Father-Jim Bonee
County Home Cemetery
Page 05

Booker, Charles Lafayette
03-02-1875-Hardin Co., Tennessee
07-29-1949-Finger, Tennessee
Wife-Lula Pearl Booker (Age 75)
Son- C. Booker
Father- Dan Booker-Hardin Co., Tennessee
Mother-Matt McAfee-Hardin, Co., Tennessee
Pisgah Cemetery
Counce, Tennessee
Page 157

Bosman, Mary Lou (Colored)
02-14-1937-Corinth, Mississippi
01-22-1949-Trenton, Tennessee
Voucher By-John H. Irons
Uncle-Joe Irons
Father-George Bosman-Columbus, Mississippi
Mother-Liddie Irons-Osceola, Arkansas
Shipped From; Hunt Funeral Home in Trenton Tennessee
St. Rest Colored Cemetery
McNairy Co., Tennessee
Page 26


Box, 2nd Lt. Maury D.
10-10-1923-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
04-03-1945-Frankfurt, Germany- Killed In Action
Burial- 01-22-1949; 10:00 a.m.
WW II
Father-Victor M. Box-Corinth, Mississippi
Mother-Emma Goforth-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 21

Boyer, Samuel James
02-27-1887-Columbia, South Carolina
02-26-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife-Bertha Lee Boyer (Age 58)
Father-Samuel Henry Boyer-South Carolina
Mother-Narcissa Campbell-South Carolina
Henry Cemetery
Page 54

Briggs, George Hartford
02-18-1874-McNairy Co., Tennessee
03-19-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife-Abbie Lawson (Age 76)
Other Name-Lola Briggs
Father-James Lafayette Briggs-Tennessee
Mother-Martha Turner-Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Page 73

Brimpson, Virginia Carol
08-23-1948-Memphis, Tennessee
10-28-1949-Memphis, Tennessee
Residence-Corinth, Mississippi
Grandfather-Carmack Gurley
Father-B.W. Brimpson-Memphis, Tennessee
Mother-Ruth Gurley-Corinth, Mississippi
Holley Church Cemetery
Page 204

Brown, Pvt. Graford Len
08-03-1922-Hardin Co., Tennessee
05-19-1945 -Killed In Action
Burial- 04-07-1949; 12:30 p.m., Thursday
WW II
Burial- 04-07-1949; 12:30 p.m., Thursday
Wife-Edith Petty Brown
Father-Green Brown-Wayne Co., Tennessee
Mother-Linnie Franks-Hardin Co., Tennessee
Shiloh National Cemetery
Shiloh, Tennessee
Page 90

Burcham, Bettie Brown
12-27-1858-Georgia
11-20-1949-Glen, Mississippi
Widow of-Robert Thomas Burcham (Died 06-1940)
Son-J.L. Burcham
Daughter- Mrs. J.W. Woodruff
Father-James Whitfield Brown-Georgia
Mother-Martha Garris-Germany
Liberty Hill Cemetery
Page 221

Burnett, Wilson Lumpkin
12-27-1854-Macon, Georgia
06-14-1949-Rienzi, Mississippi
Wife-Effie Stubblefield (Age 64)
Daughters- Mrs. Homer Hancock &
Mrs. Nettie Lou Lorick
Father-William Barnett-Blackstone, Virginia
Mother-Louisa Fowler-Virginia
Rienzi Cemetery
Page 131

Burns, Lee Cornelius
03-06-1890-Saltillo, Mississippi
08-15-1949-San Angelo, Texas
WW I Veteran
Wife-Vera Harrison Burns-Christoval, Texas
Brother-J.W. Burns-Booneville, Mississippi
Father-James Burns-Mississippi
Mother-Jane Kilburn-Arkansas
Shipped From; Texas by Robert Massie Funeral Home
Henry Cemetery
Page 170

Burns, Mary Catherine
11-02-1863-Carroll Co., Tennessee
05-19-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widow of-Thomas H. Burns (Died 02-06-1928)
Son-W.A. Burns
Father-Samuel Holmes-Carroll Co., Tennessee
Mother-Mary Gulledge-Carroll Co., Tennessee
City Cemetery
Page 116

Butler, Infant Boy
Stillborn-Sunday
01-23-1949-Pocahontas, Tennessee
Father-Elbert Butler-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Opal Wilbanks-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Bethlehem Cemetery
Page 27

Bynum, John Reed
04-14-1879-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
03-27-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife-Ethel Carpenter (Age 41)
Father-Joe Nathan Bynum-North Carolina
Mother-Mary Rees-Tishomingo, Mississippi
Old Danville Cemetery
Page 83

Bynum, Laura Katherine
03-16-1876-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
02-27-1949-Rienzi, Mississippi
Husband-Charlie M. Bynum (Age 76)
Daughter- Mrs. J.F. Taylor
Father-T.F. Monroe-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Octavia Burnett-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Old Danville Cemetery
Page 55

Byram, Sullinger Otho
02-10-1898-Tishomingo, Mississippi
09-12-1949-Savannah, Tennessee
Wife- Virgia Murray (Age 41)
Nephew-Rex Hecter Byram
Father-Marion Byram-Tishomingo, Mississippi
Mother-Allie Pate-Tishomingo, Mississippi
Belmont Cemetery
Page 180

Byrd, Benjamin Franklin
11-06-1949-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Lived 5 Minutes
Father-Charles Franklin Byrd-Kendrick, Mississippi
Mother-Mable Holmes-Mississippi
Fraleys Chapel Cemetery
Page 211

Byrnes, Bertha Maria
11-10-1857-St. Louis Missouri
06-01-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widow of-Michael Burns Sr. (Died 09-14-1932)
Order by-Ed, Mike & Daughters
Father-Jacob Heyer-Switzerland
Mother-Catherine Goode-Switzerland
Henry Cemetery
Page 124

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Calvery, Pfc. James A.
08-11-1919-Mcnairy Co., Tennessee
03-31-1945-France-Killed In Action
Burial-04-15-1949; 1:30 p.m., Friday
WW II Veteran
Wife-Fentress Scott-Age 25
Father-Columbus Calvery-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Modenia Farris-McNairy Co., Tennessee
Corinth National Cemetery
Page 98

Campbell, Kizzie Louiza
02-12-1856-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
11-23-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widow of-C.L. Campbell-Died 1926
Son-John W. Campbell
Daughter-Docia Dickey
Granddaughters-Nell Johnson & Hazel Barry
Father-James Drewry
Mother-Julia Derryberry
Holly Church Cemetery
Page 224

Carter, George Ezekiel
10-24-1894-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
08-13-1949-Memphis, Tennessee
WW I Veteran
Wife-Pearl Putt Carter-Age 54
Brother-John Carter
Father-J.R. Carter-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Eliza Mullins-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Holly Church Cemetery
Page 168

Cheves, Mrs. Sallie Hudson
10-25-1864-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
12-16-1949-Booneville, Mississippi
Widow of-Jessie T. Cheves-Died 6-1939
Daughter- Mrs. Nettie Savage-Booneville, Mississippi
Father-Daniel Hudson-North Carolina
Mother-Mary Jones-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Hinkle Creek Cemetery
Page 247

Clark, Roy Albert
07-19-1912-Tuscumbia, Alabama
06-04-1949-Bolivar, Tennessee
Ex-Wife-Lucille Jackson-Age 30
Brother-James Clark-Memphis, Tennessee
Father-David Clark-Tuscumbia, Alabama
Mother-Emma Duncan-Tuscumbia, Alabama
Henry Cemetery
Page 126

Coker, John Lafayette
12-12-1891-Burnsville, Mississippi
06-24-1949-Lexington, Tennessee
Ex-Wife-Elsie Mae Davis
Order by- Mrs. Johnnie Mae Kemmerling- Hinsdale, Illinois
Other Name-Christine Coker Morgan
Father-William T. Coker-Riverton, Alabama
Mother-Sallie Strickland-Prentiss Co., Mississippi
Burnsville Cemetery
Page 135

Coleman, George Washington
01-14-1875-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
02-01-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife-Cora Bell Tennyson-Age 70
Order by-Walter Coleman & Sisters
Father-Pink Coleman-North Carolina
Mother-Fannie Smith-North Carolina
Brush Creek Cemetery
Page 37

Counce, SSGT. James D.
10-11-1920-Hardin Co., Tennessee
01-11-1944-Germany Killed In Action
Burial-04-08-1949; 2:30 p.m., Friday
WW II Veteran
Father-Lon E. Counce-Hardin Co., Tennessee
Mother-Mary Ethel Pendley-Hardin Co., Tennessee
Center Hill Cemetery
Hardin Co., Tennessee
Page 91

Counts, Columbus Criner
01-11-1878-Tuscumbia, Alabama
03-23-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife-Vearl Johnston-Age 41
Nephew-G.K. Counts-Florence, Alabama
Father-William C. Counts-Colbert Co., Alabama
Mother-Sarah Jane Horton-Colbert Co., Alabama
Glendale Cemetery
Leighton, Colbert Co., Alabama
Page 77

Cox, Bettie Joe
04-02-1949-Glen, Mississippi
2:45 p.m. till 3:30 p.m. Saturday
Father-W.L. Cox-Tennessee
Mother-Adean Barnett-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Hopewell Cemetery
Page 88

Crawford, Mrs. Etta Mae
05-01-1887-Paragould, Arkansas
03-20-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Husband-George W. Crawford-Age 66
Other Names- C. P. Crawford, Mrs. E.D. Allen,
Mrs. Wayman Jobe, Mrs. Jerry Gray
& J.D. Crawford
Father-William Grantham-Hardin Co., Tennessee
Mother-Ella Grantham-Virginia
Henry Cemetery
Page 75

Crotts, Infant Girl
Stillborn-Saturday-12:10 a.m.
03-12-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Father-L.V. Crotts-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Helen Lloyd-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Shady Grove Cemetery
Page 68

Culbertson, Pfc. George O.
03-29-1924-Kennett, Missouri
03-05-1945-Germany-Killed In Action
Burial-04-14-1949; 1:30 p.m., Thursday
WW II Veteran
Father-George W. Culbertson-Kennett, Missouri
Mother-Bertha Murphy-Bernie, Missouri
Corinth National Cemetery
Page 97

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Dalton, Mrs. Georgia Ann Duncan
06-21-1861-Georgia
10-01-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widow of-J.T. Dalton-(Died 8-13-1937)
Son-Sam T. Dalton
Daughters- Mrs. G.D. Grissom &
Mrs. Lon Bingham
Father-John Duncan-Georgia
Mother-Louise Gray-Georgia
Box Chapel Cemetery
Page 190

Davis, Mrs. Julia Everett
10-03-1875-Prentiss Co., Mississippi
09-23-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widow of-R.M. Davis-(Died 10-**-1940)
Brother-J.S. Everett-Okolona, Mississippi
Order By-Virginia T. Davis
Other Name-Elkina Davis
Father-Ezra Everett-Floyd Co., Georgia
Mother-Minerva Wright-Georgia
Booneville Cemetery
Booneville, Mississippi
Page 186

Davis, Mrs. Mary Pollie
07-07-1852-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
09-29-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widow of-Tom Davis-(Died April-1934)
Daughter- Mrs. Josie Houston
Father-Levi Fields
Mother-Becky Hathcock
Fraleys Chapel Cemetery
Page 188

Davis, Oval B. (Veteran)
11-25-1892-Walnut, Mississippi
10-28-1949-Memphis, Tennessee
World War I
Brother-H.E. Davis
Father-Jacob Calve Davis-North Carolina
Mother-Dorcus Wilbanks-North Carolina
Harmony Cemetery
Walnut, Mississippi
Page 206

Davis, Robert Lee
10-28-1891-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
09-20-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife-Estelle Hudson Davis-Age 36
Father-Tom Davis
Mother-Pollie Fields
Fraleys Chapel Cemetery
Page 185

Dawson, John Walter (Colored)
02-19-1886-Tiplersville, Mississippi
04-17-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife-Emma Mason Dawson-Age 50
Father-Josh Dawson-Tiplersville, Mississippi
Mother-Lucy Hopkins-Tiplersville, Mississippi
Colored City Cemetery
Page 101

Dean, 2nd.Lt.Claude Taylor (Veteran)
07-18-1917-Corinth, Mississippi
03-10-1945-Toyoko, Japan- Killed In Air Raid
Burial-08-28-1949; 6:00 p.m., Sunday
WW II Veteran
Wife-Dorothy Shiver Dean-(Age 24)
Father-Sam R. Dean, Sr.- Stevenson, Alabama
Mother-Ruby Meeks-McNairy Co., Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Page 174

Dean, Mrs. Alma Rosie
02-16-1893-Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
11-30-1949-Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Husband-Edgar Homer Dean-(Age 58)
Father-F.F. Paden-Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Mother-Margaret Green-Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Bethany Cemetery
Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Page 231

Dees, James Dempsey
About 87 years-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
03-03-1949- Biggersville, Mississippi
Wife-Lucinda Wingo Dees-(Age 75)
Son-E.H. Dees
Father-Dempsey Dees-South Carolina
Mother-Tillie Stamps
Wheeler Grove Cemetery
Page 59

Deese, Phm 2/C Wayne M.
08-20-1925-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
05-10-1945-Okinawa, Japan-Killed In Action
04-11-1949; 1:30 p.m., Monday
WW II Veteran
Father-Hardy Deese-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Annie Laura Mills-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Corinth National Cemetery
Page 94

Depoyster, James Robert
01-29-1892-Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
05-21-1949-Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Wife-Eugenia McAnally-(Age 69)
Daughters- Mrs. Josephine Carey-Washington, D.C.
And Bonnie Depoyster
Father-Crit Depoyster-Tennessee
Mother-Sallie Wilson-Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Liberty Hill Cemetery
Page 118

Dickerson, Jasper Matt
10-17-1890-Wayne Co., Tennessee
06-10-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widower of-Lillian Hyneman-(Died 07-29-1947)
Son-Milton Dickerson-Acton, Tennessee
Daughter-Frankie Mae Farris & Bobby
Father-Ton Dickerson-Wayne Co., Tennessee
Mother-Martha Jane Tankersley-Hardin Co., Tennessee
Farmington Church Cemetery
Page 137

Dilworth, Annie Ethel
06-08-1907-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
03-12-1949-Biggersville, Mississippi
Husband-Lanzie Dilworth-(Age 50)
Father-Nelson Clark-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Estelle Taylor-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Rienzi Cemetery
Page 69

Dixon, Mrs. Sallie Keith
01-10-1867-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
02-19-1949-Walnut, Mississippi
Widow of-Walter L. Dixon-(Died 06-11-1940)
Son-W.I. Lassiter-Selmer, Tennessee
Father-John Keith
Mother-Mollie Richardson-Tennessee
Old Lebanon Cemetery
Page 48

Dodd, Margaret Ann
03-27-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
03-29-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Father-Hoyt Dodd-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Anita Moore-Union City, Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Page 85

Dowdy, William Dave
05-30-1865-Alabama
11-26-1949-Jackson, Mississippi
Widower of-Nora Duncan Dowdy-(Died 1940)
Son-William Lee Dowdy
Rienzi Cemetery
Page 226

Doyle, Luther Thomas
05-25-1894-Bolivar, Tennessee
07-18-1949-Memphis, Tennessee
World War I Veteran
Wife-Mildred Majors Doyle-(Age 39)
Father-J.A. Doyle-Bolivar, Tennessee
Mother-Lucinda Jacobs-Bolivar, Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Page 152

Dreyfus, Mrs. Ayleene Hiller
12-24-1890-Hazlehurst, Mississippi
07-30-1949-St. Louis, Missouri
Husband-Milford Dreyfus-(Age 62)
Sister- Mrs. Lee Rubel
Father-Charles Hiller-Canton, Mississippi
Mother-Sallie Klotz-Hazlehurst, Mississippi
Shipped From St. Louis, Missouri by
Mayer Funeral Home
Henry Cemetery
Page 158

Durham, Emma Ozella (Colored)
11-03-1904-Benton Co., Mississippi
01-26-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Husband-Albert Durham-(Age 57)
Other Name- Rev. W.W. Hamilton
Father-Albert Penson-New Albany, Mississippi
Mother-Agnes Wells
Shiloh Colored Cemetery
New Albany, Mississippi
Page 30

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England, William Vanderbilt
03-20-1878-Prentiss Co., Mississippi
08-05-1949-Rienzi, Mississippi
At the home of- Mrs. T.A. Greenhall
Wife-Annie Morris Crabb England-(Age 58)
Father-John England
Mother-Elizabeth Petty
Siloam Cemetery
Booneville, Mississippi
Page 165

Enochs, Felix Arthur
11-26-1867-Calhoun Co., Mississippi
11-8-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Brother-J.V. Enochs
Father-James V. Enochs-Alabama
Mother-Mary Bettie Dewberry-Calhoun Co., Mississippi
Wheeler Grove Cemetery
Page 213

Essary, Mrs. Belle Voyles
About 76 year’s old-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
02-15-1949-Rienzi, Mississippi
Widow of-A.A. Essary-(Died 07-15-1941)
Daughter- Mrs. W.B. Fryar
Parents- Mr. & Mrs. Voyles
Union Cemetery
Page 45

Evans, Read Eugene
07-23-1876-Oakland, Mississippi
10-13-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Ex-Wife- Nelia White
Order by- Mrs. Tom Sigman-St. Louis, Missouri
Father-J.T. Evans-Charleston, Mississippi
Mother-Marion Simmons-Winona, Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 197

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Falkner, Mrs. Ela Dora Lumpkin
09-08-1886-Bethel Springs, Tennessee
07-21-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widow of-Robert A .Falkner-(Died 10-18-1946)
Sister-In-Law-Modenia Falkner
Father-Henry Lumpkin-Tennessee
Mother-Tiny Sweat-Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Page 153

Faust, Clem Cornelius
04-04-1863-Water Valley, Mississippi
11-23-1949-Hazelhurst, Copiah Co., Mississippi
Wife-Mary Willie Faust-(Age 84)
Daughter- Mrs. L.H. Owens-Burnsville, Mississippi
Father-C.C. Faust
Mother-Rebecca Evelene McCord
Little Flock Cemetery
Burnsville, Mississippi
Page 223

Finch, James Hafford
02-11-1869-Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
06-24-1949-Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Wife-Linnie Storment Finch-(Age 80)
Daughter- Mrs. E.F. Burns
Son- H. Grady Finch
Father-Paul Finch-South Carolina
Mother-Evelyn Gable
Salem Cemetery
Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Page 134

Flanagan, James Warren
06-03-1945-Corinth, Mississippi
07-11-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Father-J.W. Flanagan-Corinth, Mississippi
Mother-Gladys Reed-Prentiss Co., Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 43

Fowler, Edford
12-01-1948-McNairy Co., Tennessee
01-10-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Father-Fred Fowler-McNairy Co., Tennessee
Mother-Cora Lee Woodruff-Fayette, Alabama
Liberty School Cemetery
Acton, Tennessee
Page 09

Fulton, Mrs. Lula Arthur
12-12-1875-Taladega, Alabama
09-24-1949-Sheffield, Alabama
Husband-William Lewis Fulton-(Age 76)
Father-James Mitchum
Mother-Miss Jones
City Cemetery
Florence, Lauderdale Co., Alabama
Page 187

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Gammel, Mrs. Era Faye Newcomb
09-24-1921-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
02-16-1949-Memphis, Tennessee
Husband-Elbert L. Gammel-(Age 24)
Father-Cody Newcomb-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Callie Burcham-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Liberty Hill Cemetery
Page 46

Gant, James Madison
03-06-1874-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
11-30-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife-Nora Byrd Gant-(Age 72)
Sons-Walter F. Gant & Mack V. Gant- Belzonia, Mississippi
Father-William Gant-North Carolina
Mother-Elizabeth Diamond-North Carolina
Henry Cemetery
Page 232

Geisler, Mrs. Anna Smith
11-20-1859-Greensburg, Ohio
08-15-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widow of-Gus A. Geisler-(Died 06-27-1930)
Sons-Wesley & Arthur Geisler
Father-A.O. Smith
Mother-Margaret Goldtrap
Henry Cemetery
Page 169

George, Mrs. Mollie Rankin
09-27-1863-Calhoun Co., Mississippi
01-20-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widow of-J.C. George-(Died 1939)
Nephew- J. Wesley Rankin
Father-William Page Rankin-Calhoun Co., Mississippi
Mother-Miss Lester-Calhoun Co., Mississippi
Salem Cemetery
Page 17

Gilbert, Mrs. Grace Bolling Milam
10-04-1895-Columbia, Tennessee
02-06-1949-Richmond, Virginia
Widow of-Dr. Claude F. Gilbert-(Died 1944)
Daughter- Mrs. C.H. Pettyjohn-Lynchburg, Virginia
Order by-Gene Striplin And
Camille Johnson-Lynchburg, Virginia
Father-Walter B. Milam
Mother-Rose Webster
Shipped From Lynchburg, Virginia by
J.E. Fauber Funeral Home
Henry Cemetery
Page 42

Gish, James Floyd
08-27-1866-Vinton, Virginia
08-24-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife-Lena Liddon Gish-(Died 11-14-1942)
Grandson-Liddon McPeters-Corinth, Mississippi
Father-Griffin Gish-Virginia
Mother-Mildred Lunceford-Virginia
Henry Cemetery
Page 172

Gish, Mrs. Sue Dill
12-07-1871-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
03-14-1949-Columbia, South Carolina
Widow of-Charles H. Gish-(Died 1937)
Order by-Jamison Jones
Daughter- Mrs. Mary Lou Harvey-Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Secured by-Frances Gish, Columbia, South Carolina
Father-William Reynolds-Alabama
Mother-Caroline Dill-South Carolina
Henry Cemetery
Page 71

Glidewell, Vamia Ray
Monday-3:30 p.m.-Stillborn
01-10-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Father-Richard Glidewell-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Lela Mae Hayes-Alabama
Lone Oak Cemetery
Page 11

Glover, James S.
04-26-1886-Covington, Tennessee
04-11-1949-Memphis, Tennessee
Wife-Josephine Hardin Glover
Brother-In-Law-E.S. Hardin
Father-Jim W. Glover-Mississippi
Mother-Martha Long-Mississippi
Carter Family Cemetery
Michie, McNairy Co., Tennessee
Page 100


Godwin, Ethel Annie Virginia
03-01-1905-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
07-24-1949-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Husband-Eldridge Wilburn Godwin (Age 42)
Father-Taylor Burns-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Maude Johnson-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Sardis Cemetery
Page 155

Goodlow, Jane (Colored)
01-01-1866-Florence, Alabama
09-10-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widow of- C. Goodlow (Died 1934)
Daughter-Mary Johnson
Father-Tom Malone-Alabama
Mother-Born In Alabama
Forrest Hill Colored Cemetery
Page 179

Gookin, Frances Margaret
02-05-1866-Moulton, Alabama
08-01-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Husband-C.H. Gookin (Age 83)
Charge To-Charles Gookin & Lois Counce
Children-No Names Listed
Heart Trouble
Father-John C. Doss-Alabama
Mother-Catherine Bain-Alabama
Henry Cemetery
Page 161

Graham, Laura Virginia
12-08-1865-Tippah Co., Mississippi
12-21-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widow of-John H. Graham-(Died 03-17-1940)
Daughters- Mrs. Lee Newcomb & Mrs. Thomas L. Smith
Father-Newton Miskelley-South Carolina
Mother-Harriet Hovis-North Carolina
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Page 249

Graves, Mary Jane
06-29-1862-Ripley, Mississippi
01-24-1949- Memphis, Tennessee
Widow of-James W. Graves (Died 1934)
Son-W.C. Graves
Daughter-Lillie Scally- Memphis, Tennessee
Father-Huey Blakney-
Mother-Miss Rhodes
Shady Grove Cemetery
Ripley, Mississippi
Page 28

Gray, Infant Girl
Stillborn
12-13-1949-McNairy Co., Tennessee
Father-Carl Gray-McNairy Co., Tennessee
Mother-Bessie Goff-Hardin Co., Tennessee
Chambers Family Cemetery
McNairy Co., Tennessee
Page 243

Gray, James Terry
07-22-1949-Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
07-30-1949-Burnsville, Mississippi
Father-W.C. Gray-Burnsville, Mississippi
Mother-Lillie Bray-Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Shady Grove Cemetery
Page 159

Grisham, Millard Opal
11-19-1927-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
03-02-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Father-G.D. Grisham-Tennessee
Mother-Mandy Dalton-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Fraleys Chapel Cemetery
Page 56

Gunn, Juanita Kathleen
04-10-1923-Walnut, Mississippi
11-21-1949-Memphis, Tennessee
Residence- Ripley, Mississippi
Sister-Doris Erline Reed
Father-Luther Earrol Gunn-Walnut, Mississippi
Mother-Maude Richardson-Walnut, Mississippi
Harmony Cemetery
Page 222

Gunn, Minnie Frances Hobson
10-30-1884-Tippah Co., Mississippi
10-09-1949-Ripley, Mississippi
Widow of-Louis A. Gunn (Died 03-21-1934)
Order by-Annie Lou, Daphne, & Frank
Son-In-Law-Frank May
Father-Henderson Hobson-Tippah Co., Mississippi
Mother-Mary Ann Fredrick-Tippah Co., Mississippi
Harmony Cemetery
Page 195

Gunter, Infant Boy
Stillborn
04-10-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Father-L.T. Gunter-Tennessee
Mother-Alma Louise Crider-Corinth, Mississippi
Hopewell Cemetery
Page 95

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Haggard, Tec/4 Paul Randolph
09-17-1918-Sardis
03-08-1945-Germany- Killed In Action
Burial-06-18-1949; 2:00 p.m., Saturday
WW II Veteran
Residence-Jackson, Tennessee
Father-Don G. Haggard
Mother-Willie V. England
Shiloh National Cemetery
Shiloh, Tennessee
Page 132

Hamm, Susan Ida
10-20-1879-Al
10-19-1949-Birmingham, Alabama
Widow of-Perry William Hamm (Died 04-21-1939)
Son-Louis E. Henderson
Father-Samuel Greenberry Carringteen-Alabama
Mother-Martha Steels-Al
Shipped from, Lequire Funeral Home
Birmingham, Alabama
Gravel Hill Cemetery
Page 199

Hardin, Samuel Carroll (Veteran)
02-03-1887-Corinth, Mississippi
03-11-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife- Parnie Spears (Age 41)
WW I Veteran
Father-Daniel C. Hardin-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Doshie Fields
Corinth National Cemetery
Page 67

Harris, Elizabeth Jane
05-12-1855-Hardeman Co., Tennessee
09-14-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Residence- Adamsville, Tennessee
Widow of-David T. Harris (Died 07-09-1894)
Son-O.B. Harris
Father-Thomas Lilly
Mother-Jane Morris
Mars Hill Cemetery
Adamsville, Tennessee
Page 181

Harris, William E.
05-24-1872-Ga
06-01-1949-Nashville, Tennessee
Widower of-Bertha Worsham (Died 1929)
Son-James E. Harris
Sisters-Mississippi Mollie Harris & Mrs. Cora Elliott
Father-J.M. Harris-Alabama
Mother-Bettie Payne-Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 125

Hayward, Rosa Lena
08-29-1871-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
01-31-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Husband-Harry H. Hayward (Age 76)
Daughter-Eva Coln
Father-Clinton George
Mother-Georgia White
Salem Cemetery
Page 36

Hill, Carval Mack
03-04-1933-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
01-24-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Father-B.M. Hill-Itawamba Co., Mississippi
Mother-Annie Myrtle Burcham-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Jerusalem Cemetery
Page 29

Hill, Millard Houston
04-25-1869-Ala
03-02-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife-Myrtle Bell Hill (Age 90)
Grandson-Elmo Hill
Father-Berry Hill-Ala
Mother-Jane Ingram-Tennessee
Shiloh Cemetery
Pittsburg Landing Tennessee
Page 57

Hodge, Amanda Bell (Colored)
05-01-1889-McNairy Co., Tennessee
07-17-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widow of-Luther Hodges (Deceased)
Daughter-Lillie May Hubbard
Father-Andrew Mason-McNairy Co., Tennessee
St .Rest Colored Cemetery
McNairy Co., Tennessee
Page 150

Hodge, Ellen (Colored)
12-25-1869-Hardin Co., Tennessee
01-11-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widow of-Edmond Hodge-(Died 1883)
Son-Bro. John Hodge
Father-Louis Shannon-Clifton, Tennessee
Colored City Cemetery
Page 12

Holder, Oscar Irvin
03-03-1884-Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
11-27-1949-Burnsville, Mississippi
Wife-Ora Mae Hamilton (Age 64)
Son-Duard Holder-Red Bay, Alabama
Father-William H. Holder-Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Mother-Fannie Johnston
Holder Family Cemetery
Burnsville, Mississippi
Page 228

Holley, David Arlis
09-24-1892-Prentiss Co., Mississippi
03-09-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife-Ida Pounds (Age 52)
Father-Robert Davenport-Prentiss, Co., Mississippi
Mother-David Peden-Prentiss Co., Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 66

Honeycutt, William Lee
03-31-1868-Tishomingo.Co., Mississippi
07-13-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife-Maude Ellington Honeycutt (Age 72)
Order by-Aline Dean, Nelms Honeycutt
Father-Pink-Honeycutt
Henry Cemetery
Page 147

Howard, Lillie Mae Whitfield
11-21-1892-Hardin Co., Tennessee
03-08-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Husband-Walter B. Howard (Age 63)
Son-M.L. Howard
Father-J.B. Whitfield-Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Mother-Winnie Weeks-Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Page 65

Hudson, Mary Elizabeth
04-02-1875-Tippah Co., Mississippi
03-07-1949-Chalybeate, Mississippi
Husband-N.B. Hudson-(Age 73)
Daughter- Mrs. Jim Ray
Father-J.W. McCoy-North Carolina
Mother-Nancy Siddle-North Carolina
Old Union Cemetery
Chalybeate, Mississippi
Page 64

Hughes, Pearl Dewberry Walker
08-23-1889-Alcorn, Co., Mississippi
10-22-1949-Kossuth, Mississippi
Husband-G.B. Hughes-(Age 66)
Order By-Cliff & Brooks Walker
Father-George Madison Walker-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Vaud Henry-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Wheeler Cemetery
Page 201

Hunt, Victor Clyde
08-11-1892-Pontotoc, Mississippi
03-04-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
WW I Veteran
Inducted-10-04-1917
Wife-Dell Green Hunt (Age 36)
Father-Andy Hunt-Pontotoc, Mississippi
Mother-Susan McNeal
Corinth National Cemetery
Page 60

Hursey, Elzora K. (Colored)
02-20-1896-Guntown, Mississippi
03-05-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Husband-Gilbert Hursey (Age 59)
Father-Hood Kolheium-Lee Co., Mississippi
Mother-Mary C. Northington
Nebo Cemetery
Baldwyn, Mississippi
Page 63

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Ijams, Benton Clay
10-05-1875-Chewalla, Tennessee
12-13-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Nieces-Grace & Katherine Burgess
Father-Benton Clay Ijams-
Mother-Lucretia Catherine Hurley-Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Page 244

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Jenkins, Jessie Frank
03-07-1869-Harderman Co., Tennessee
03-29-1949- Memphis, Tennessee
Residence-Middleton, Tennessee
Widower of-Sammie E. Nichols Jenkins (Died 10-14-1944)
Son-Jessie A. Jenkins, Mildred Jenkins & Hanna
Father-Jessie B. Jenkins-North Carolina
Mother-Annie Elizabeth Miller-Tennessee
Middleton Cemetery
Page 84

Jennings, Joe Ella (Colored)
02-10-1881-Rutherford, Tennessee
06-20-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widow of-James Jenkins (Died 07-1948)
2nd.Cousin-Joe Wilkes
Father- Curry
Colored City Cemetery
Page 133

Johnsey, E. Bert
11-07-1875-Rienzi, Mississippi
10-31-149-Rienzi, Mississippi
Wife-Addie Stoop (Age 67)
Son-Wallace Johnsey
Father-Asa Johnsey-Rienzi, Mississippi
Mother-Lou Bailey-Meridian, Mississippi
Rienzi Cemetery
Page 207

Jones, James Robert
12-08-1869-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
07-13-1949-Walnut, Mississippi
Wife-Ollie Lancaster (Age 54)
Son-Oscar Jones
Son-In-Law-Howard Mathis
Father-John Leonard Jones-Tennessee
Mother-Mary Ann Walton-Prentiss, Co., Mississippi
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
Page 146

Jones, John Franklin
08-16-1866-Mcnairy Co., Tennessee
12-13-1949-Glen, Mississippi
Wife-Mandy Elizabeth Jones (Age 74)
Son-Walter Jones
Father-Billie Jones-Tippah Co., Mississippi
Mother-Mary Wilhite-Tippah Co., Mississippi
Brush Creek Cemetery
Page 235

Justice, Mack Charles
09-03-1869-Indiana
11-02-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife-Elmer Barrett (Age 61)
Sons-Tony, Sherman, Homer, Charles & Dude Justice
Daughters-Ruby Castile, Lucille Justice
Smith Cemetery
Thrasher, Prentiss Co., Mississippi
Page 208

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Kemp, Pfc. William Marcus Veteran
01-2-1926-Fruitland.Tennessee
04-16-1945-Okinawa Island-Killed In Action
Burial-03-26-1949; 10:30 a.m., Saturday
WW II Veteran
Father-Marcus B. Kemp-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Hazel Murphy-Trenton, Tennessee
Hollywood Cemetery Jackson, Tennessee
Page 79

Kennedy, Rhoda Hilliard
02-06-1885-Mississippi
12-29-1949-Walnut, Mississippi
Husband-Jourdan Boone Kennedy (Age 60)
Father-Giles Parish-Mississippi
Mother-Celia Burrow-Mississippi
Brush Creek Cemetery
Page 255


Kiddy, Calvin Etheridge
07-07-1948-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
10-11-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Father-Milliard Kiddy-Tennessee
Mother-Adadell Smith-Mississippi
Grandmother-Margie George
Henry Cemetery
Page 196

King, Elizabeth Ellen "Lizzie"
08-28-1870-Mississippi
12-09-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widow of-Jefferson Davis King-(Died 07-23-1937)
Daughters- Mrs. Grady Baker And
Mrs. Eber Lamb
Father-Marion Taylor-Georgia
Mother-Emma Mullins-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Salem Cemetery
Page 238

Kirk, Mary Ann (Colored)
06-30-1949-Mcnairy Co., Tennessee
07-11-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Father-Samuel Kirk-McNairy Co., Tennessee
Mother-Los Angeles Luster-McNairy Co., Tennessee
Tate Colored Cemetery
Page 145

Kilpatrick, Virgie Bevis
01-20-1882-Lauderdale Co., Alabama
05-08-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widow of-Fuller Kilpatrick (Died 1935)
Sister- Mrs. Clarence McCord
Father-A.V. Bevis-Lauderdale Co., Alabama
Mother-Mary Katherine Lee-Lauderdale Co., Alabama
Henry Cemetery
Page 110

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Lambert, Mary Jane Coleman
07-25-1870-Alcorn County, Mississippi
01-15-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Husband-Robert L. Lamberth (Age 80)
Daughter-Virgie Smith
Father-Steve M. Coleman-Mississippi
Mother-Tiny Neeley-Mississippi
Holly Cemetery
Page 16

Lancaster, Ronnie Earl
08-10-1948-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
01-31-1949-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Father-Malcom James Lancaster-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Helen Flanagan-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Holly Cemetery
Page 34

Leatherwood, Tom Willie
01-08-1886-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
01-21-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife-Mattie Henderson Leatherwood (Age 40)
Son-Paul Leatherwood
Father-William Vincent Leatherwood-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Nancy Carter-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Oak Hill Cemetery
Near Theo
Page 18

Lowery, Virginia Ellen
12-27-1869-Al
01-27-1949-Bolivar, Tennessee
Widower of-W.M. Lowery-(Died 10-04-1935)
Daughter-Myrtle Nelms-Bolivar Tennessee
Father- Mr. Stanford
Mother-Eliza Davis
Essary Springs Cemetery
Near Pocahontas, Tennessee
Page 31

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Maness, Robert Marcus
10-12-1854-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
11-16-1949-Rienzi, Mississippi
Widower of-Mary Brown Maness (Died 1933)
Son-Mark Maness
Father-Daniel Maness
Piney Grove Cemetery
Page 219

Martin, Laura Dixon
02-04-1877-Mcnairy Co., Tennessee
07-22-1949-Memphis, Tennessee
Widow of-Gordon Martin (Died 02-22-1921)
Niece- Mrs. Ralph Nay
Father-Joshoa M. Dickson-Texas
Mother-Nicie Ann Hendrix
Turner's Family Cemetery
McNairy Co., Tennessee
Page 154

Martin, Betty Sue
Stillborn
12-02-1949-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Father-Clinton Martin-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Elsie Mass-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Grandfather-J.H. Martin
Hopewell Cemetery
Page 233

Martindale, Martha Alice Blankenship
10-23-1860-Clark Co., Arkansas
07-03-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Husband-William Thomas Martindale
Sister-Laura Leila Whitehurst-Selmer Tennessee
Father-Joseph Blankenship-McNairy Co., Tennessee
Mother-Sara Campbell
Holly Cemetery
Page 139

Mason, Emma
08-03-1891-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
09-30-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widow of-Sam Mason (Died 1919)
Son-Jessie Mason
Mother-Lucendy Edmonds
Forrest Hill Cemetery
Page 189

Mason, William Bell
10-05-1883-Madison, Co., Alabama
04-25-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife-Josie Storm Mason (Age 45)
Father-Rowe Mason-Mississippi
Mother-Zena Bell
City Cemetery
Page 107

Meeks, John Bosey
10-31-1876-McNairy Co., Tennessee
09-07-1949-Paducah, Kentucky
Wife-Oddie Tippler Meeks (Age 62)
Father-Marcus W. Meeks- McNairy Co., Tennessee
Mother-Zilphia D. Michie-Michie, Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Page 177

Meeks, Rachel Ann
Stillborn
07-05-1949-Tishomingo, Mississippi
Father-C.R. Meeks-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Pauline Choate- Franklin, Co., Alabama
Hopewell Cemetery
Page 140

Meeks, William Martin
11-05-1866-Tippah Co., Mississippi
07-16-1949-Memphis, Tennessee
Wife-Minnie Gillard Meeks (Age86)
Daughter-Katie M. Meeks & Mrs. Faulkner
Father-Samuel Meeks-Tippah Co., Mississippi
Mother-Elizabeth-Tippah Co., Mississippi
Chalybeate Cemetery
Page 149

Melvin, Mary Florence
11-24-1885-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
12-03-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Husband-William Thomas Melvin (Age 68)
Daughter-Willie Maude Essary
Father-A.L. Hughes-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Fannie Blagg-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 236

Milligan, Cornelia Moffitt
11-21-1874-Tippah Co., Mississippi
11-28-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Husband-Henry Parker Milligan (Age 72)
Son-In-Law-O.K. Stephenson
Father-John Moffitt-South Carolina
Mother-Mary Caviness-Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 230

Milligan, George Washington
01-29-1857-Hardin Co., Tennessee
11-11-19-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widower of-Susie Greer Milligan (Died 04-12-1943)
Daughter-Edith Milligan
Father-Jim Milligan
Mother-Maria Booker
Pisgah Cemetery
Hardin Co., Tennessee
Page 214

Mitchell, Ector Dunn
11-24-1914-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
03-26-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Husband-Luke Mitchell (Age 41)
Father-William F. Dunn-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Maude Settlemires-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Hinkle Creek Cemetery
Page 81

Monroe, Benjamin Franklin
08-22-1887-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
01-31-1949-Rienzi, Mississippi
Wife Loraine Taylor (Age 52)
Father-T.F. Monroe-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Octavia Burnett-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
New Hope Cemetery
Page 35

Monroe, Martha (Colored)
About 78 years old- Alcorn Co., Mississippi
08-05-1949-Coritnh, Mississippi
Order By-Edna Thompson Thatch
Father-Ike Monroe-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Abbie Monroe
Concord Cemetery
Page 164

Moore, Roma Gay
02-01-1946-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
02-15-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Father-Felix Moore-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Lela Rider-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Union Cemetery Page 44

Morrison, Susie West
04-13-1880-Alabama
02-24-1949-Biggersville, Mississippi
Husband-Harry Morrison (Age 60)
Order by-Katie F. Morrison & Mary Rinehart Dilworth
Father-Wesley West-South Carolina
Old Danville Cemetery
Page 51

Morrison, Celie (Colored)
About 83 year’s old-Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
01-03-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Husband-Melton Morrison (Died 1925)
Sons-Fred & Shack Morrison
Father-Shack Phillips
Pilgrims Rest Colored Cemetery
Page 02

Moss, Minnie Pearl "Pat"
03-17-1913-Burnsville, Mississippi
12-25-1949-Memphis, Tennessee
Divorced
Father-C.H. Pace-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Hattie Utley-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 251


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McCarter, Ridley Sylvester
10-10-1875-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
07-07-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widower of -Ada Farris (Died 04-16-1942)
Son-Arthur McCarter-Corinth, Mississippi
Father-David Lee McCarter-Carrol Co., Tennessee
Mother-Harriet Carter
Henry Cemetery
Page 142

McCord, Annie Missouri
11-10-1879-Coosa, Co., Alabama
12-15-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widow of- L. Price McCord (Died 08-09-1934)
Step-Son- L.J. McCord-Cleveland Oh
Brother- Rev. W.S. Selman
Father-Andrew Jackson Selman-Alabama
Mother-Emma Carlton-Alabama
Hinkle Creek Cemetery
Page 246

Mccord, George Anderson
10-09-1902-Tishmingo, Mississippi
05-22-1949-Clinton, La
Wife-Azie Parsons (Age 43)
Daughter-Ethel Hardwick
Father-Samuel Mccord-Tishomingo, Mississippi
Mother-Jennie Holder-Tishomingo, Mississippi
Shipped From Clinton, Louisiana
by Charlet Funeral Home
Little Flock Cemetery
Page 119

McCoy, William Green
02-04-1866-Tishomingo, Mississippi
11-11-1949-New Site, Mississippi
Widower of-Annie Mayo (Died 08-12-1917)
Daughter-Ella Hathcock
Father-Jim McCoy-Tishomingo, Mississippi
Mother-Mississippi Hughes-Tishomingo, Mississippi
Little Brown Cemetery
Booneville, Mississippi
Page 215

McDaniel, Kanada Jennings
05-16-1912-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
12-26-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Husband-Stoke McDaniel (Age 58)
Order by-Terrell, Ruby & Mrs. Shelton
Father-Dan Carroll-Tippah Co., Mississippi
Mother-Emma Bass-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 253

McDonald, Napoleon B.
01-10-1878-Brownsville, Tennessee
01-06-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widower of-Emma McDonald (Deceased)
Daughter- Mrs. Malgie Stevens
Father-James McDonald-North Carolina
Mother-Roxie Nelson-South Carolina
Carter Cemetery
Michie, Tennessee
Page 07

McEachin, Edmond K.
09-30-1895-Columbus, Mississippi
01-05-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife-Norma H. McEachin (Age 56)
Order By-Garner Byars E.H & E.D. Hicks
Father- Edmond K. McEachin Sr.
Mother-Henri Caldwell-Mississippi
Ioof Cemetery
Columbus, Mississippi
Page 06

McGee, Evie (Colored)
05-13-1908-Prentiss Co., Mississippi
05-06-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Husband-(Separated) Harvey McGee
Daughter-Nadine McGee
Son-In-Law-Roosevelt Garrett
Father-Tom Stubbs-Prentiss Co., Mississippi
Mother-Dora McGee-Prentiss Co., Mississippi
Mt. Olive Colored Cemetery
Frankstown, Mississippi
Page 108

McLemore, Lula Elizabeth
02-19-1880-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
03-22-1949-Rienzi, Mississippi
Widow of-Jackson M. McLemore (Died 03-18-1924)
Daughter-Emmie Lee Payton-Memphis, Tennessee
Son-Ardis McLemore- Rienzi, Mississippi
Father-John William Burns-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Wheeler Grove Cemetery
Page 76

McPeters, James Robert Sr.
09-01-1887-Kossuth, Mississippi
07-17-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
WW I Veteran
McPeters Funeral Director
Wife-Ione Jones McPeters
Order By-Bill McPeters
Father-J.A McPeters-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Sarah Olive Mclean-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 151

McRay, Nora Moser
12-20-1882-Burnsville, Mississippi
01-21-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Husband-Frank K. McRay (Age 68)
Father-J.W. Moser-Burnsville, Mississippi
Mother0martha Laura Bishop-Burnsville, Mississippi
Highland Cemetery
Tishomingo, Mississippi
Page 19

McWilliams, Jennie Walker (Colored)
03-06-1890-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
11-06-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widow of-Andrew McWilliams (Died 1913)
Son-Lee Voy Walker
Father-Jack Walker-North Carolina
Mother-Zephia Dilworth
Wheeler Grove Cemetery
Page 210

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Nelms, Emma Ann Mullens
10-27-1876-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
04-13-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widow of-Walter H. Nelms-(Died 07-16-1943)
Daughters-Zuttie Boone & Tress Smith
Father-Andy Mullens-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Sarah Mohundro
Henry Cemetery Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Page 99

Nelson, Pfc. Walter Clinton Veteran
10-15-1920-Lafollette, Tennessee
08-09-1944-Notre Dame, France- Killed In Action
Burial-10-10-1949; 11:00 a.m., Monday
WW II Veteran
Wife-Nora Farris-(Age 28)
Father-William Nelson-Lafollette, Tennessee
Mother-Alice Marlow-Tennessee
Corinth National Cemetery
Page 192

Newton, Mary Louella
09-19-1873-Flordia
12-13-1949-Glen, Mississippi
Husband-Joe E. Newton-(Age 74)
Father-Andrew Jackson Rowls
Mother-Miss Wolf
Hopewell Cemetery
Page 242

Norris, Julia Smith
08-15-1914-Shreveport, Louisiana
09-06-1949-St. Louis, Missouri
Husband-Robert H. Norris- New Madrid, Missouri-(Age 48)
Father- W.P. Smith-Charleston, South Carolina
Mother-Annie C. Dickinson- Loca Pola, Alabama
Shipped From Madrid by Richards Funeral Home
Henry Cemetery
Page 178

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Odle, Pfc. Furman M. Veteran
02-16-1923-Prentiss, Co., Mississippi
04-21-1945-Germany-Killed In Action
Burial- 04-10-1949; 2:00 p.m., Sunday
WW II Veteran
Father-W.I. Odle-White Co., Tennessee
Mother-Willie Lindsey-Itawamba Co., Mississippi
Cumberland Presbyterian Shiloh Cemetery
Page 93

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Parker, Bonnie Fay
07-31-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Lived 4 hours
Father-Edgar Van Parker-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Velma Mae Kiddy-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Hopewell Cemetery
Page 160

Parker, Pfc. Thomas C.
07-19-1919-Arkansas City, Arkansas
06-14-1944-Normandy, Europe- Killed In Action
Burial-04-08-1949; 2:00 p.m., Friday
WW II Veteran
Father-Thomas W. Parker-Yazoo City, Mississippi
Mother-Maggie Estes-Belzoni, Mississippi
Shiloh National Cemetery
Page 92

Pate, James David, Sr.
06-17-1884-Paducah, Kentucky
07-03-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife-Roma Alice Gibbs-(Age 62)
Son-In-Law-Raymond Voyles
Father-Joe Pate-Mayfield, Kentucky
Mother-Nary L. Clois-Mayfield, Kentucky
Farmington Cemetery
Page 138

Patterson, Hattie Lee
08-20-1898-Pinson Co., Tennessee
01-12-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Husband-McKinley C. Patterson-Age 52
Father-Elyziah Chandler
Mother-Rebecca Dolar- McNairy Co., Tennessee
Adamsville Cemetery
Hardin Co., Tennessee
Page 14

Peden, Mary D.
10-14-1881-Adamsville, Tennessee
10-22-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Husband-James W. Peden-(Age 68)
Father-John W. McDaniel- Adamsville, Tennessee
Mother-Victoria Rose-Adamsville, Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Page 200

Peters, Destimonia McLemore
11-11-1870-Colbert Co., Alabama
03-25-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widow of-John M. Peters-(Died 11-06-1935)
Brother-J.W. McLemore
Nephew-E.H. McLemore
Father-Bill McLemore-Alabama
Mother-Delphia Malone-Alabama
Hopewell Cemetery
Page 78

Phillips, Infant Boy
Stillborn
06-05-1949-Hardin Co., Tennessee
Father-A.L. Phillips-Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Mother-Ada Stockton-Hardin Co., Tennessee
Fraleys Chapel Cemetery
Page 127

Potts, Craig Lietch
05-04-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
05-07-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Dayton, Mrs. Fred Young,
Mrs. Noel Strickland & Mrs. Leon Potts
Father-Dayton Potts-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Lela Vogel-Akron, Ohio
Henry Cemetery
Page 109

Potts, Heber Clyde
02-13-1899-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
01-21-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife-Onie Gooch Potts-(Age 44)
Brother-J.E. Potts
Father-Will Potts-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Sarah Haynes-Waterloo, Alabama
Farmington Cemetery
Page 20

Potts, Marcus Lafayette
05-12-1881-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
04-22-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife-Sallie Duncan Potts-(Age 70)
Order by- Eugene & Charles Potts
Father-Elijah Potts-Kentucky.
Mother-Margaret Bowie-Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 105

Pounds, Claude J.
01-01-1863-Shubta, Mississippi
05-29-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife-Lena Martin Pounds-(Age 49)
Order by- Mrs. Pounds & Claudie Mae
Henry Cemetery
Page 120

Price, Joseph Madison
08-16-1862-Lauderdale Co., Alabama
04-22-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widower of- Paralee Sellers Price-(Died 10-31-1937)
Daughter- Mrs. Whitfield Phillips
Son- H.P. Price-Iuka, Mississippi
Father-Caswell Price-Alabama
Mother-Pollie Adams-Alabama
Johns Family Cemetery
Page 103

Prince, William James
06-19-1864-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
04-21-1949-Pocahontas, Tennessee
Wife-Mattie Dixon Prince-(Age 65)
Grandsons-Roy Prince & Lester Swindle
Mother-Julia Prince-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Page 102

Proctor, Mary Lee
About 73 years old-Middleton, Tennessee
03-03-1949-Walnut, Mississippi
Widow of-Ben Proctor-(Died 1923)
Father-Eli Emmons-Pocahontas, Tennessee
Mother-Emiline Glover-Baldwyn, Mississippi
Brother-J.C. Emmons
New Salem Cemetery
Page 58

Pulphus, Alfred (Colored)
Age 60-1889-Egypt, Mississippi
06-27-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife-Viola Bowen-(Age 65)
Father-Jim Pulphus
Mother-Charlotte Ivory
Colored City Cemetery
Page 136

Pyron, Emma Geneva
09-01-1887-Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
03-25-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Husband- R.L. Pyron-(Age 76)
Order by-Katie & Vernon Pyron
& Mrs. Choate
Father-Turl White
Mother-Dona Blakney
Henry Cemetery
Page 80

R


Ramsey, Sarah Green
07-07-1862-Old Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
01-22-1949-Booneville, Mississippi
Widow of -J.H. Ramsey-(Died 1938)
Son-John W. Woodruff
Father- Capt. W.A.H. Shackleford-North Carolina
Mother-Frances Riddle-Tennessee
Booneville Cemetery
Page 23

Reed, Travis Arthur
04-20-1862- Pine Bluff, Arkansas
05-17-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Order by- Mrs. Reed, Frances & Travis, Jr.
Father-Travis Arthur Reed-Allen Co., Kentucky.
Mother-Mary Frances Cockrell
Henry Cemetery
Page 115

Richardson, Joseph Lafayette
09-24-1874-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
11-05-1949-Rienzi, Mississippi
Wife-Hattie Huddleston-(Age 73)
Son-Freddy Richardson
Father-Mithas Richardson
Mother-Mary Norman
Sardis Cemetery
Rienzi, Mississippi
Page 209

Robinson, Kate Conn
12-21-1879-Corinth, Mississippi
05-09-1949-Paducah, Kentucky
Widow of-W.B. Robinson-(Died 1936)
Son-In-Law-James Y. O’Bannon- Paducah, Kentucky
Henry Cemetery
Page 111

Rogers, James Blaine
08-03-1888-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
08-05-1949-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Brother-Ezekiel C. Rogers
Father- D.L. Rogers-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Rachel Bell-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Oak Hill Cemetery
Page 163

Rowland, Annie Wilson
03-29-1886-Middleton, Tennessee
02-04-1949-Walnut, Mississippi
Husband- H.L. Rowland-(Age 64)
Step-Daughter- Mrs. Leroy Hughes
Father-Charlie Wilson-Chalybeate, Mississippi
Mother-Mollie Allen-Moscow, Tennessee
Harmony Cemetery
Page 41

Rowland, Talbert Dalton
10-06-1880-Tippah Co., Mississippi
10-26-1949-Walnut, Mississippi
Wife-Iola McCommons-(Age 69)
Son-In-Law-G.C. Paseur
Father-Tom Rowland-Tippah Co., Mississippi
Mother-Fannie Newsom-Tippah Co., Mississippi
New Salem Cemetery
Walnut, Mississippi
Page 203

Ross, Leonard Ellis
05-16-1906-Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
03-13-1949-Centerville, Mississippi
Wife-Hazel Newcomb-(Age 40)
Son-Troy Ross-Jackson, Louisiana
Father-Alvie Clinton Ross-Mississippi
Mother-Mary Alice Parsons-Mississippi
Little Flock Cemetery
Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Page 70

Ross, Pvt. Otha Charles Veteran
08-31-1913-Michie, Tennessee
11-17-1944-Metz, France- Killed In Action
Burial-02-04-1949; 2:00 p.m., Friday
WW II Veteran
Wife-Annie Bell Ross-(Age 27)
Brother- Sgt. L.R. Ross
Father-Lon Ross
Mother-Stella Brown
Shiloh National Cemetery
Page 39

Rubel, Heddy Feist
Age 67-Germany
05-09-1949-New Orleans, Louisiana
Widow of-Ike Rubel-Deceased
Order By-Miss Latta, & Mrs. Carrie Scharff
Henry Cemetery
Page 112

Rubel, Leopold
11-05-1885-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
12-10-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife-Lucille Hiller-(Age 54)
Order by-Lee Rubel & Bud Adrienne
Father-Abe Rubel-Germany
Mother-Rachel Hirsch-St. Louis, Missouri
Henry Cemetery
Page 240

Russell, Infant Boy
01-10-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Lived From 7:00 a.m. till 11:00 a.m.
Father-E.H. Russell-Brownville, Mississippi
Mother-Sallie Ward-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Holly Cemetery
Page 10

Russell, Oscar Irvin Veteran
07-07-1896-Hardin Co., Tennessee
12-27-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
WW I Veteran
Wife-Lillian Cox-(Age 41)
Brother-Lawrence Russell
Sister-Louise Russell
Father-Alexander Russell-Hardin Co., Tennessee
Mother-Kittie L. Dickson-Hardin Co., Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Page 254

Rutherford, Mary Frances
03-04-1856-Tippah Co., Mississippi
12-26-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widow of-Alec Rutherford-(Died 1909)
Son-Bud Poole
Order by-Virginia Denton, S.D. &
Mr. & Mrs. Claude Rutherford
Father- J.P. Hobson-Tippah Co., Mississippi
Mother-Beckie Hood-Tippah Co., Mississippi
Antioch Cemetery
Ripley, Mississippi
Page 252

S


Sanders, William Walter
02-12-1882-Corinth, Mississippi
01-08-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife-Kate Bell Sanders (Age 66)
Order by-Miss Sanders & Kathryn
Father-Taylor Sanders-McNairy Co., Tennessee
Mother-Rebecca Duncan-Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
City Cemetery
Page 08

Scates, Sherrell Leigh
07-29-1947-Ft.Myers, Florida
01-27-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Father-Elmer H. Scates-Carroll Co., Tennessee
Mother-Willie May Wyman-Florida
Aunt- Mrs. W.L. Arnold
Hollywood Cemetery
Jackson, Tennessee
Page 32

Scott, Julia Ann
07-26-1863-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
01-03-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widow of -R.A. Scott (Died 01-31-1901)
Daughter-Clara Hughes
Son-R.M. Scott
Father-Sherod M. White
Mother-Emmaline Phillips
Old Danville Cemetery
Page 01

Scruggs, Anthony Thomas
02-01-1904-Tishomingo, Mississippi
08-25-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife-Edith Edmondson Scruggs (Age 36)
Father-Joe Scruggs-Tishomingo, Mississippi
Mother-Martha White-Tishomingo, Mississippi
Oak Grove Cemetery
Iuka, Mississippi
Page 173

Sharp, George Thomas
12-30-1894-Guys, Tennessee
01-22-1949-Clinton, Mississippi
Ruth Cramer Sharp
Brother- W. Ernest Sharp
Father-David Henry Sharp-Guys, Tennessee
Mother-Zilpha Meeks-Guys, Tennessee
Shipped from Jackson, Mississippi
By Baldwin Funeral Home
Houston Family Cemetery
Guys, Tennessee
Page 24

Skinner, Luther Willis
09-02-1876-Tippah Co., Mississippi
07-26-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife-Lula Drewery (Age 65)
Daughter- Mrs. Hoyt Jobe
Father-Zack Skinner-Tippah Co., Mississippi
Mother-Mary Ann Conner-Tippah Co., Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 156

Smith, Dovie Kiddy
06-26-1891-Mcnairy Co., Tennessee
03-26-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widow of-William Thomas Smith (Died 06-14-1947)
Brother-V.G. Kiddy
Father-Paul Kiddy-Giles Co., Alabama
Mother-Amanda Smith-Giles Co., Alabama
Gravel Hill Cemetery
McNairy Co., Tennessee
Page 82

Smith, Darnel Hendrix
12-23-1889-Mcnairy Co., Tennessee
12-14-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Ex Wife-Gertie Austin (Age 45)
Brother-In-Law-Esry Richards
Order by-Walter Smith & Arthur Clemmons
Father-Levi Smith-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Julia Smith-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Holley Cemetery
Page 245

Smith, Della
02-22-1870
12-02-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Son-Roy Smith
Henry Cemetery
Page 234

Smith, Sidney Pedro
12-09-1888-Alcorn, Co., Mississippi
06-10-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife-Otie Jones (Age 56)
Father-Peter Smith-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Adeline Kitchens-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Holley Cemetery
Page 128

Smith, Talmadge Dennis
01-14-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
02-24-1949-Memphis, Tennessee
Father-Sidney T. Smith-Savannah, Tennessee
Mother-Jewel Huggins- McNairy Co., Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Page 52

Smith, Thomas L.
10-22-1892-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
09-17-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife-Tommie Lou Slater (Age 54)
Brother-Bryan Smith Sr.
Father-Frank Smith-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Josephine Baker-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Holley Church Cemetery
Page 183

Smith, William Tankersley Veteran
01-07-1887-Prentiss Co., Mississippi
08-05-1949-Memphis, Tennessee
WW I Veteran
Wife-Mary Felker (Age 48)
Father-Joseph A.J. Smith-Alabama
Mother-Harriett Shackelford
Forked Oak Cemetery
Tishomingo, Mississippi
Page 166

Spain, Hattie Ann
11-23-1895-McNairy Co., Tennessee
03-04-1949-Memphis, Tennessee
Husband (Separated) Lum Spain (Age 71)
Order By-David Sims, Mrs. Tom Mackey
& Pearl & John McNair
Father-Jim Keen-McNairy Co., Tennessee
Mother-Ellen Davis-McNairy Co., Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Page 61

Stacy, John Alexander
03-22-1870-Prentiss Co., Mississippi
12-10-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife-Matilda Stacy (Age 74)
Father-Marion Stacy-Mississippi
Mother-Martha Carroll Mississippi
Sardis Cemetery
Rienzi, Mississippi
Page 241

Staten, Odie Viola Dees
01-27-1906-Tippah Co., Mississippi
05-30-1949-Ripley, Mississippi
Husband-William Madison Staten (Age 47)
Sister- Mrs. John Peeler-Ripley, Mississippi
Father-William Johnson Dees-Tippah Co., Mississippi
Mother-Nora Wilbanks-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Union Cemetery
Chalybeate, Tippah Co., Mississippi
Page 122

Stubblefield, Chester L. Veteran
01-11-1923-Burnsville, Mississippi
11-27-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
WW II Veteran
Wife-Louise Franks (Age 26)
Father-R.D. Stubblefield-Burnsville, Mississippi
Mother-Lizzie Cole-Hackleburg, Alabama
Henry Cemetery
Page 227

Swindle, Infant Girl
Stillborn
11-24-1949-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Father-Dewey Ezra Swindle-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Zettie Smith-Pocahontas, Tennessee
Brush Creek Cemetery
Page 225

T

Taylor, Annie Frances
05-24-1888-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
05-11-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Husband-Mark M. Taylor (Age 58)
Father-Joseph Green-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Jennie Walker-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Hinkle Creek Cemetery
Page 113

Taylor, Jerry M.
10-07-1862-Colbert Co., Alabama
10-23-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widower of-Cordelia Robinson (Died 10-15-1939)
Father-William Taylor-Davidson, Co., Tennessee
Mother-Eliza Ann Gilbert-Davidson, Co., Tennessee
Farmington Cemetery
Page 202

Thacker, William Warren
10-24-1872-Meridian, Mississippi
02-25-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widower of-Lena Smallwood (Died-05-25-1948)
Henry Cemetery
Page 53

Thompson, T/5 Henry Hollis Veteran
11-22-1917-Lincoln Co., Mississippi
08-09-1944-Notre Dame, France-Killed In Action
Burial- 10-10-1949; 11:00 a.m., Monday
WW II Veteran
Father-Lucius Thompson-Louisiana
Mother-Letha Timbs-Lincoln, Co., Mississippi
Corinth National Cemetery
Page 193

Thompson, Jimmy Roy
04-15-1946-Corinth, Mississippi
04-02-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Father-John R. Thompson-Tippah Co., Mississippi
Mother-Lula Mae Essary-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Wheeler Cemetery
Page 89

Timlake, Jane Alice
06-11-1875-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
12-20-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Husband-L.W. Timlake (Age 78)
Father-William Benzie-Scotland
Mother-Jane Wilson-Scotland
Henry Cemetery
Page 248

Timmons, James Daniel
01-09-1885-Tippah Co., Mississippi
02-04-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife-Della Mathis (Age 62)
Daughter-Virginia Broadway
Son-W.M. Timmons
Father-L.J. Timmons-Tippah Co., Mississippi
Shiloh Methodist Cemetery
Ripley, Mississippi
Page 40

Townsley, Nettie May
09-05-1878-Gravel Hill, Tennessee
11-11-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widow of-N.B. Townsley (Died 1939)
Son-Robert E. Townsley
Father-John Bowers
Mother-Eliza Jane Littrell-Tennessee
Henry Cemetery
Page 216

Timlake, William Clark
10-15-1892-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
07-11-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife-Olive D. Trimble (Age 58)
Son-T.A. Timlake
Father-Harrison Trimble-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Julia Ann Parker-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Salem Cemetery
Page 144

Turner, Charles Arthur
09-19-1868-Dallas, Georgia
08-07-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widower of -Annie Oliver (Died 1932)
Son-Dan Turner Sr.-Chattanooga, Tennessee
Father-Charles Turner
Henry Cemetery
Page 167

Turner, 2nd.Lt.Thomas Nathan Veteran
01-20-1918-Buckatanna, Mississippi
05-17-1943-Over Italy-Killed In Action
Burial- 11-18-1949; 1:30 p.m., Friday
WW II Veteran
Wife-Mary Bernice Crestman (Age 26)
Father-J.W. Turner-Alabama
Mother-Ida Mae Dearmom-Mississippi
Corinth National Cemetery
Page 220

V


Vandiver, Margaret Hopkins
05-15-1862-Alabamaa
03-15-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widow of -Jack Vandiver (Died 03-15-1933)
Son-William Ernest Vandiver
Father-Carter Hopkins-Alabama
Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
Page 72

Vuncannon, Vera Virginia
12-20-1910-Red Bay, Alabama
02-01-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Husband-Russell Vuncannon (Age 29)
Father-Della Holland-Alabama
Mother-Rada Hughes-Alabama
New Hope Cemetery
Page 38

W


Walden, Jessie William
02-18-1863-Prentiss Co., Mississippi
07-10-1949-Booneville, Mississippi
Wife-Georgia McNutt (Age 69)
Daughter-Irene Walden-Booneville, Mississippi
Father-W.M. Walden-North Carolina
Mother-Pauline Weaver-Alabama
Walden Family Cemetery
Prentiss Co., Mississippi
Page 143

Waldrop, Florence
10-16-1918-Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
01-23-1949-Meridian, Mississippi
Father-R.M Waldrop-McNairy, Co., Tennessee
Mother-Evie McMeans -McNairy, Co., Tennessee
Oak Hill Cemetery
Page 25

Walker, Dorothy May (Colored)
03-19-1949-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
03-20-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Father-Grady Walker-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Claudia D. Gwyn-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Alcorn Colored Cemetery
Kossuth, Mississippi
Page 74

Walker, James Everett Jr.
06-12-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
06-13-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Father-James Everett Walker-Corinth, Mississippi
Mother-Inez McAnally- Corinth, Mississippi
Henry Cemetery
Page 130

Walker, Joe Lee (Colored)
07-13-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
07-17-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Friend-Eddie Sheffield
Mother-May Henry Walker-Corinth, Mississippi
St. Luke Cemetery
Page 48

Welch, Mayme Mae Turner
08-24-1888-Chewalla, Tennessee
03-27-1949-Houston, Texas
Husband-Carl W. Welch
Sister- Mrs. Tommie Morris
Brother-In-Law-J.R. Stevens-Chewalla, Tennessee
Father-Christopher Turner-Mississippi
Mother-Martha Dixon-Mississippi
Turner Family Cemetery
Chewalla, Tennessee
Page 86

Wells, Lula Agnes
12-05-1887-Benton, Illnois
11-07-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widow of-William Frank Wells (Died at age 66)
1/2 Sister Mrs. Ernest Billingsley-Jackson, Tennessee
Father-William Edward Helms-Illinois
Mother-Mary Minor-Illinois
Hollywood Cemetery
Jackson, Tennessee
Page 212

Whirley, Willie Baron
02-22-1879-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
05-19-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife-Mattie Burfield (Age 69)
Friend-John O. White-Corinth, Mississippi
Father-Ben Whirley-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Sally Hudson-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Hinkle Creek Cemetery
Page 117

White, Dolly Jean
09-19-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
09-20-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Father-William Patrick White-Memphis, Tennessee
Mother-Mary Louise Davis-Coffeeville, Mississippi
Farmington Cemetery
Page 184

White, Minnie Bell McCarter
01-22-1890-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
01-04-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widow of-T.N. White (Died 01-28-1946)
Sister- Mrs. Jordan Timlake
Father- W.P. McCarter-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Mary E. Parchman
Box Chapel Cemetery
Page 04

White, Robert Lee
09-07-1870-Prentiss Co., Mississippi
10-17-1949-Rienzi, Mississippi
Wife-(Separated) Bama Key White (Age 70)
Friend-Clifford Vines
Son-Harvey White-Booneville, Mississippi
Father-Edward White-North Carolina
Mother-Miss Daughet-Georgia
Pisgah Cemetery
Booneville, Mississippi
Page 198

Whitten, Jessie June
06-13-1870-Tippah Co., Mississippi
01-11-1949-Memphis, Tennessee
Widower of-Maggie Allen Whitten (Died 03-09-1948)
Son Logan Whitten
Father-Alfred Washington Whitten-South Carolina
Mother-Ann Ray-South Carolina
Henry Cemetery
Page 13

Wiginton, Lillie Mae
01-03-1901-Ittawamba.Co., Mississippi
10-28-1949-Memphis, Tennessee
Husband-Marcus K. Wiginton
Sons-M.L. Wiginton & Cleo Briley
Father-J.T. Hall-Itawamba Co., Mississippi
Mother-Alice Bohannan-Ga
Whitehurst Family Cemetery
Burnsville, Mississippi
Page 205

Williams, Della McClain
02-18-1878-Ittawamba Co., Mississippi
10-03-1949-Booneville, Mississippi
Husband-J.W. Williams (Died-12-20-1947)
Order by- Mrs. J.J. Van Bibber
Son-Kirk Alton Williams
Father-Andrew Benton McClain-South Carolina
Mother-Emma Hartsfield-Mississippi
Marietta Cemetery
Page 191

Williams, Harriet
11-14-1864-Tishomingo, Mississippi
05-30-1949-Burnsville, Mississippi
Niece- Mrs. Troy Dickerson
Father-John H. Williams
Mother-Martha Ann Burcham
Liberty Hill Cemetery
Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Page 121

Wilson, Wilma Lynn (Infant)
11-27-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Father-William E. Wilson-Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Mother-Willard Evelyn Hendrix
Liberty Hill Cemetery
Page 229

Wingo, Willis Franklin
01-07-1870-Tennessee
04-23-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Widower of-Alice Wingo (Died 12-27-1939)
Niece-Alice Downs
Nephew-Forrest Wingo
Father-Ben Wingo
Hinkle Creek Cemetery
Page 106

Winter, 1st. Lt. James E. Veteran
04-16-1921-Vardeman, Mississippi
12-22-1943-O-Snabuck, Germany-Killed In Action
Burial- 10-10-1949; 1:00 p.m., Monday
WW II Veteran
Wife-Frances Dewell Winter (Age 27)
Father-James M. Winter-Vardaman, Mississippi
Mother-Willie Jane Bray-Mississippi
National Cemetery Corinth, Mississippi
Page 194

Wonik, Dora Hoffman
01-27-1896-Germany
11-15-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Husband-Edward Daniel Wonik (Age 53)
Father-William Hoffman-Germany
Mother-Mathilda Grstenkorn-Germany
George Washington Memorial Park Cemetery
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Page 217

Wood, Sandra Quay
11-03-1947-Corinth, Mississippi
05-30-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Father-Roy Wood-Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Mother-Irene Pannell-Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
Farmington Cemetery
Page 123

Woodley, Thomas W.
09-27-1870-Prentiss Co., Mississippi
09-02-1949-Burnsville, Mississippi
Widower of -Hattie Strickland (Died-03-1944)
Grand-Son-In-Law-J.T. South
Father-Bud Woodley-Tishomingo Co., Mississippi
New Lebanon Cemetery
Prentiss Co., Mississippi
Page 175

Wooten, John
08-01-1880-Prentiss Co., Mississippi
12-24-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Divorced
Sister-Kate Jenkins
Father-John Wooten-Prentiss Co., Mississippi
Mother-Caroline Barnett-Pulaski, Tennessee
Forest Hill Cemetery
Page 250

Wright, William Jackson
01-09-1872-Jackson Co., Alabama
01-27-1949-Memphis, Tennessee
Residence-Glen, Mississippi
Wife-Sarah Frances Wright (Age 72)
Sons-Julian Wright & Jake Wright
Father-Ardle Wright-Jackson Co., Alabama
Liberty Hill Cemetery
Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Page 33

Yarbrough, Fred Alfred
04-09-1885-Georgia
09-15-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife Laura Vaughn (Age 56)
Father-James Yarbrough-Ga
Mother-Harriett Rambo-Ga
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Page 182

Young, William Mack
01-18-1866-Hamilton Co., Alabama
08-04-1949-Corinth, Mississippi
Wife-Ada Lee Young
Daughter-Fairy Klyce
Sons-Carl & Tracy Young
Father-Thomas Benton Young-Alabama
Mother-Pamelia Terrell-Alabama
Henry Cemetery
Page 162
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