EDWARDS CEMETERY, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by Geoffrey C. Bennett and LGHS, Feb. 1998 Donated to be put on the USGenWeb archives By: Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Society http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~la-lghs/index.htm P.O. Box 82060, Baton Rouge, LA 70884-2060 A big thanks to them for the Donation! ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ --------------------------------------------------------------------- EDWARDS CEMETERY - Near Tangipahoa, Washington, St. Tammany Parish lines. Also In Louisiana Genealogical Register, Vol 26, No. 4, p 363 Oct. 13, 1969 - Lila M. Settoon and Alta Mae Douglas. Stone marker - no name or dates Stone marker - no name or dates Stone marker - no name or dates Stone marker - no name or dates Fred W. Yates Oct. 3, 1894 - Aug. 13, 1968 Inf. Grave - no name or dates Melvin A. Holden Aug. 29, 1947 - Mar. 5, 1962 Winona W. Holden Nov. 18, 1927 - Aug. 24, 1944 William Holden Sept. 30, 1902 - Feb. 12, 1927 Ella Cox Holden Feb. 16, 1877 - Nov. 20, 1955 Leslie Holden Jan. 9, 1872 - Apr. 13, 1940 Avery Holden 1900 - 1967 Grave - no name or dates Grave - no name or dates Inf. son of J. C. and M. E. Reeves Sept. 15, 1907 - Sept. 15, 1907 Jacob Burkley Reeves Sept. 6, 1913 - Oct. 2, 1915 Celia Harriet wife of J. C. Reeves Mar. 1, 1853 - Nov. 25, 1906 Daniel E. Edwards 1849 - 1930 Amands L. Story Edwards Wife above 1857 - 1940 Catherine Edwards 1944 - 1911 Morgan Edwards Aug. 21, 1841 - killed in Battle at Jamesboro, Ga. Aug. 31, 1864 Aged 23 yrs. 10 days M. S. Edwards Nov. 7, 1816 - Oct. 22, 1894 Adaline Wife of M. S. Edwards June 12, 1826 - Oct. 17, 1881 Corrine Edwards Dau. of Maj. N. S. Edwards & Valvie And consort of Dr. J. J. Alford Nov. 22, 1852 - Sept. 4, 1872 Aged 19 yrs., 9 mos. & 12 days Eliza Bankston Wife of Daniel Edwards May 6, 1814 - Dec. 12, 1882 Daniel Edwards Jan. 29, 1787 - July 5, 1877 Brick enclosed - Unmarked - no names or dates Brick enclosed - Unmarked - no names or dates Eugene, Son of N. S. & A. Edwards Feb. 27, 1855 - July 8, 1864 Ruth, dau. of N. S. & A. Edwards June 6, 1867 - Jun 13, 1867 Brick enclosed - Unmarked Brick enclosed - Unmarked Brick enclosed - Unmarked Brick Tomb - crumbling - no name or dates Joyce De. Layne Jan. 20, 1931 - Jan. 20, 1931 J. B. Jones, Jr. Nov. 7, 1950 - aged 2 yrs. 2 mos. Nellie C. Parker Aug. 22, 1940 - child Stone - Illegible Norma Foils - child Jan. 20, 19 - Illegible Leland Holden - child Aug. 23, 1926 Huey Holden Sept. 23, 1895 - Mar. 28, 1945 Charles M. Yates La. Pvt. 61 Spruce Sq. W. W. I July 3, 1889 - May 15, 1954 Maurice C. Yates La. Pfc. 710Eng. Base Dep. Co. W. W. II July 25, 1923 Sept. 25, 1952 James M. Blocker 1859 - 1915 Unmarked grave Sarah A. Blocker 1859 - 1935 Unmarked grave William Henry Yates Hus. of Jennie Sharp Yates Mar. 21, 1876 - June 18, 1936 William Herbert son of W. H. & J. Yates age 1 yr. 11 mos. 1 da. Mar. 11, 1912 - Feb. 12, 1914 Inf. of W. H. & J. Yates Sept. 14, 1902 - Sept. 14, 1902 John Mousley Yates Jan. 11, 1845 - Aug. 19, 1922 Sarah J. Blocker wife of J. M. Yates Oct. 22, 1853 - Oct. 2, 1900 John S. Yates - aged 24 yrs. Jan. 7, 1881 - Mar. 25, 1905 Catherine D. Yates wife of E. Brown June 24, 1878 - Mar. 17, 1915 James M. Yates Apr. 30, 1887 - Oct. 20, 1918 Co. A 90 Inf. U.S.A. Glaris T. Spring Nov. 27, 1871 - Oct. 10, 1941 Nellie Yates Spring Feb. 20, 1883 - Aug. 10, 1924 Hansford Sheffield Apr. 1, 1852 - June 10, 1916 Age 64 yrs. 2 mos. 3 days Margaret A. Carson Wife of Hansford Sheffield Dec. 21, 1848 - June 25, 1920 Drewsilla Cooper Wife of John Spring m. Dec. 25, 1856 Aug. 15, 1837 - Feb. 13, 1915 John S. Spring Sept. 6, 1904 Aged 73 yrs. 7 mos. m. to Drewsilla Cooper, Dec. 26, 1856 Delilah Spring Jan. 9, 1908 - Aug. 23, 1906 (note- I typed this exactly as it apperars on the original document) Brick marked - child Brick marked - child Minor Gardner Sept. 29, 1859 - Jan. 15, 1937 Daniel E. Yates Jan. 27, 1892 - Jan. 28, 1919 Josephine Brown Dec. 14, 1854 - July 25, 1901 Wooden Marker - no name of dates Julian Brown Sept. 5, 1902 - Sept. 13, 1902 Ellen Brown Sept. 18, 1884 - Aug. 3, 1886 Emily Brown July 15, 1830, July 4, 1851 Richard Brown Mar. 5, 1820 - Dec. 5, 1865 There are 22 Brick enclosed - unmarked graves scattered around. Louisa Brown 1867 - 1916 Walter Brown June 3, 1882 - June 12, 1926 Joseph Brown B. April 10, 189 (Typed as on original document) Elmo Varnado 1905 - 1953 Frank Brown Sept. 26, 1882 - 1961 Mike Brown Oct. 14, 1895 - 1959 Charley Brown Aug, 31, 1880 - Oct. 1941 Celia Brown Apr. 19, 1861 - Dec. 20, 1937 Robert Brown Oct. 14, 1855 - Aug. 22, 1926