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Spring Creek Presbyterian Church
Cemetery
Near Bethlehem, MS
The following is a documentation of the information on stones located in the abandoned and
overgrown Spring Creek Cemetery located in the Holly Springs National Forrest near to the community
of Waterford, in Marshall County Mississippi. The information was taken by myself Joe Owens on
9-28-2003. The information came direct from the stones as best that I could read and all stones
were very legible. Many of the stones were broken and all of the above ground crypts were
deteriorated to the point of collapse. The easiest direct route to the cemetery is from Mississippi
Hwy 7 between Oxford and Holly Springs. Turn east off of Hwy 7, and resume driving on old Hwy 7,
turn east again onto R-ford Road and proceed eastward about 1.5 to 2 miles until intersection of
R-ford Rd and Gilmer Road (Gilmer is presently a dirt road). Follow Gilmore Road as it winds
through the forested hills and hollows for about 3 miles. Spring Creek Church Cemetery is on the
left (east) side of the road a top a small hill. The cemetery is easily overlooked as it is
shielded from view by undergrowth of the roadside. If you come upon the intersection of Gilmer Road
and Callicutt Road (both are presently dirt roads) then you will know you have gone too far and
have passed by and overlooked the cemetery and will need to turn around and go back. The cemetery
was accompanied by a church in old times but the church has been gone for many decades. I
documented this cemetery to preserve my ancestors' burial site and the history of my family and
their neighbors and friends. The Rileys buried there (Joseph and Lou Ann) are my great
grandparents. Every marked grave or visible unmarked grave was documented. Joe Owens
| McKINNEY, Susan M., died April 17, 1876, wife of M.J. McKINNEY, and dau of
J.T. & M. Hamilton |
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Linda Ball |
| McKINNEY, Mary L., died May 13, 1874, wife of E.J. McKINNEY, and dau of J.T.
& M. Hamilton |
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Linda Ball |
| Number of Visible Unmarked Graves: 6 |
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Joe Owens |
| Partain, Robert L., 1955-2000 |
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Joe Owens |
| Riley, William O., 1899-1984 |
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Joe Owens |
| Riley, Joseph Pitts, 4-9-1870 to 2-23-1954 |
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Joe Owens |
| Riley, Lou Ann Martin, 9-17-1878 to 7-1-1942 |
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Joe Owens |
| Riley, J.C., 5-30-1912 to 2-14-1982 |
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Joe Owens |
| Riley, Jossie L., 4-26-1945 to 7-3-1982 |
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Joe Owens |
| Barber, Caledonia, 1-21-1849 to 1-21-1934 |
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Joe Owens |
| Barber, E.J. |
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Joe Owens |
| CSA tombstone 3rd Mississippi Calvary Company C |
No birth or death dates |
Joe Owens |
| Barber, John Martin, 8-19-1815 to 1-7-1904 |
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Joe Owens |
| Alvis, Mary Ida, dau of M.J. & C.M. Alvis, 12-17-1872 to 11-26-1880 |
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Joe Owens |
| Alvis, Mary J., wife of C.M. Alvis, 8-10-1852 to 11-1-1876 |
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Joe Owens |
| Hamilton, C.A., wife of David, 3-20-1815 to 1-26-1883 |
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Joe Owens |
| Alvis, Mary Hamilton, dau of J.P. & E.M. Alvis, 11-9-1876 to
3-16-1877 |
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Joe Owens |
| Alvis, Infant of J.P. & E.M. Alvis, b/d on 7-8-1871 |
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Joe Owens |
| Alvis, Infant of J.P. & E.M. Alvis, b/d on 2-22-1873 |
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Joe Owens |
| Alvis, James P., 11-19-1846 to 9-1-1911 |
Masonic stone |
Joe Owens |
| Alvis, Elnior Hamilton, 1-27-1847 to 9-16-1931 |
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Joe Owens |
| McKinney, Susan M., wife of M.J. McKinney and dau of J.T. & M. Hamilton,
9-13-1840 to 4-25-1871 |
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Joe Owens |
| Jackson, L.M., born 9-18-1888, aged 67 Years |
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Joe Owens |
| Barber, Minnie L.R., dau of E.J. & A.C. Barber, 2-20-1868 to 9-10-1878,
age 10 years 6 months and 20 days |
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Joe Owens |
| Rogers, J. W., 4-16-1886, aged 54 years 3 months 16 days |
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Joe Owens |
| Gill, Wm. Henry, 8-3-1858 to 2-12-1891 |
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Joe Owens |
| Smith, Martha A., wife of C.J. Smith, 11-6-1832 to 11-2-1885 |
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Joe Owens |
| Mckinney, Mary L., wife of E.J. Mckinney, dau of J.T. & M. Hamilton,
7-14-1846 to 5-13-1874 |
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Joe Owens |
| Hamilton, Albert, 2-20-1843 to 10-9-1875 |
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Joe Owens |
| Logan, W.S., 11-16-1823 to 11-21-1889 |
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Joe Owens |
| Logan, William, 6-15-1785 to 7-6-1860 |
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Joe Owens |
| Logan, Elizabeth Leech, wife of Wm. Logan, 12-23-1784 to 7-6-1863 |
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Joe Owens |
| Logan, Infant dau of J.W. & E.J. Logan, b/d 9-15-1868 |
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Joe Owens |
| Logan, John W., born in York dist. SC, 11-16-1825 to 9-27-1869 |
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Joe Owens |
| Logan, Ellen J., wife of John W. Logan, 2-14-1834 to 2-29-1892 |
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Joe Owens |
| Logan, W.C., 9-29-1859 to 7-2-1892 |
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Joe Owens |
| Naylor, Rev. James, born in Romney, Hampshire Co. Virginia, 7-4-1821 to
1-30-1874 |
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Joe Owens |
| Good, John J., born in York Co. SC, 2-28-1847 to 11-19-1896 |
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Joe Owens |
| Geary, Rev. John M., born near Pitsburge PA, 2-27-1822 to 3-7-1896 |
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Joe Owens |
| McGowan, Robert S., 9-20-184? To 7-14-1912 |
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Joe Owens |
| McGowan, Nancy S., 7-11-1891 aged 73 years |
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Joe Owens |
| McGowan, Rebecca E., wife of R.S. McGowan, 2-24-1844 to 4-15-1880 |
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Joe Owens |
| Jarrett, Ellen D., wife of James H. Jarrett, 8-27-1859 to 4-14-1918 |
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Joe Owens |
| Hamilton, Willie Ida, 10-16-1857, aged 1 month |
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Joe Owens |
| Hamilton, R.C., dau of Wm. Logon, born in York Co. Sc, 2-21-1822, Married
2-27-1840, died 6-26-1876 |
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Joe Owens |
| Hamilton, David, 1-24-1799 to 7-7-1858 |
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Joe Owens |
| Gilmore, Sarah M., wife of James Gilmore, 7-10-1818 to 8-8-1869 |
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Joe Owens |
| Gilmore, Matilda, wife of Daniel Gilmore, 6-16-1803 to 2-16-1870 |
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Joe Owens |
| Gilmore, Infant son of W.J. & W.E. Gilmore, B/D 3-20-1870 |
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Joe Owens |
| Gilmore, Wm. J., husband of W.E. Gilmore, 12-25-1826 to 12-9-1872 |
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Joe Owens |
| Gilmore, Winnie E., wife of W.J. Gilmore, died 2-1-1891, aged 61 years |
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Joe Owens |
| Barber, Thomas B., son of J. & S.E. Barber, 11-20-1861 to 1-30-1873 |
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Joe Owens |
| Gilmore, David K., son of B. & M.E. Gilmore, 11-21-1875 to 9-25-1875 |
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Joe Owens |
| Gilmore, T.A., dau of J. & N.V. Gilmore, 2-3-1876 to 11-17-1876 |
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Joe Owens |
| Gilmer, J.K., 3-28-1864 to 7-25-1954 |
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Joe Owens |
| Simmons, Julia, wife of J.K. Gilmore, 3-18-1860 to 8-2-1931 |
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Joe Owens |
| Gilmore, Dan F., 11-26-1889 to 9-24-1916 |
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Joe Owens |
| Boggs, Sallie E., 7-14-1856 to 4-3-1880 |
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Joe Owens |
| Miller, Mahulda J., wife of W.L. Gilmer, 3-28-1837 to 5-1-1873 |
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Joe Owens |
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