BANKSTON CEMETERY, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by Debra Oliver Baudoin, June 1998 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ BANKSTON CEMETERY Located 2 or 3 miles from Chesbrough School, Chesbrough, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana. This is not a complete list, but will include all the Bankstons and Haydens. These are in no particular order, so do not assume they are actually buried next to each other. Rube L. Bankston Oct 6, 1891 Dec 3, 1961 Van R Bankston Apr 22, 1860 Dec 3 1961 Gladys Bankston d. whopping cough at 3 or 4 yrs. Nancy Ann Bankston Jan 22 1861 Nov 8, 1907 nee Carpenter W. C. Bankston Co. C 3 La. CAV CSA no dates given Fairy Belle Hayden Dec 12 1878 Oct 19 1922 Samuel Hayden Aug 16 1873 Feb 6 1969 Elizabeth Anthony Hayden Dec 29 1883 Aug 23 1964 Layton Jess Hayden Nov 14 1904 Feb 5 1963 (s/o Fairy Belle) Billie Jean Hayden June 13, 1955 Sep 28 1957 Thomas J. Hayden Sep 8 1908 - Mary Brown Hayden Jan 18 1909 Aug 9 1960 Hulon Hayden Aug 17 1907 Jul 9 1908 s/o Sam & F.B. Hayden Jessie Bankston Apr 10 1894 Apr 24 1928 w/o H. G. Vernon Peter Bankston Jan 15 1789 May 18 1878 Tabitha Robertson Bankston Nov 29 1799 Dec 25 1871 Above couple charter members of Mt. Nebo Baptist Church 1813 m Dec 15 1814 Their children: Sons: Bollyn R. Bankston Nov 9 1816 Nathan M. Bankston Oct 16 1821 Young P. Bankston Oct 31 1823 Aaron C. Bankston May 28 1828 Walton G. Bankston Oct 31 1830 Daughters: Cecilia Bankston Aug 25 1815 Susanna Bankston Dec 11 1818 Adeline Bankston Jun 12 1826 Caroline Bankston Jul 25 1832 Letitia Bankston Nov 15 1833 Tabitha Bankston Apr 15 1836 Other family names found in this cemetery include: Simmons, Allen, Randall, Grimes, Penton, Eldridge, Brown, Corkern, Gray, Miller, Ballard, Joiner, Sartin, Benton, Gibson, Hertel, Hoggart and Morgan. There are several unmarked graves also. If anyone needs me to get the dates on someone that is not listed, I will be happy to do so. Debra