Sharkey Cemetery, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by Don Johnson, Mar. 1999 Prepared by Carolyn Brumfield Henderson Updated by Belford Carver, July 2, 2004. ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ SHARKEY CEMETERY Located west of Amite, LA, approximately 1 mile west of the I-55 interchange, then south of LA 16 on Dykes Lane, 3/4 mile south and 1/2 mile west. It is at the end of Dykes Lane, in a pasture. GNIS Coord: 304250N 0903325W (Amite) Ward 3. Sec 12 T4S R6E. Copied by Polly & Ronald Evans, April 25, 1997 Prepared by Carolyn Brumfield Henderson Updated by Belford Carver, July 2, 2004. Rows are numbered from east to west, graves listed from south to north. Row 1 INFANT DAUGHTER OF Thomas Schwebel February 21, 1978 VERA DYKES SCHWEBEL May 14, 1922 June 6, 1980 US Navy, WW II FREDERICK SCHWEBEL February 19, 1920 July 26, 1972 US NR, WW II Brenda Newell Gill, Aug 29, 1947 - Aug 29, 1998 THOMAS GARFIELD DYKES February 7, 1883 May 1, 1972 ALLIE JONES DYKES October 6, 1892 January 21, 1994 MINNIE LOU DYKES 1926 CALLIE G. WATTS CREATHARDS March 5, 1884 August 13, 1966 OCTAVIA WATTS DYKES May 5, 1907 January 5,1974 AUSTIN HENRY DYKES October 22, 1893 February 21, 1979 YOUNG DYKES March 4, 1861 September 28, 1949 LOUISA SHARKEY DYKES 1862 - 1942 YOUNG NICK DYKES 1885 - 1907 ZOEY DYKES 1900 - 1902 JOHNNIE DYKES 1889 - 1900 Row 2 IRA LEE NEWELL October 27, 1917 November 17, 1918 OLIVER DYKES NEWELL March 23, 1903 March 12, 1905 Carol Schwelbel Heisler, Mar 28, 1948 - Dec 14, 2001 Row 3 FREDERICK RANDALL EICHEL December 17, 1918 August 1, 1994 MSgt USAF, WW II ALMA DYKES EICHEL July 4, 1917 - Mar 4, 2002 Row 4 JAMES HENRY DYER January 13, 1919 December 30, 1990 ADELE DYKES DYER December 30, 1919 DAVID JAMES DURR December 29, 1966 July 28, 1973 FRANK THOMAS SHARKEY (To the left of this grave is a relative new grave, but no ID) October 21, 1935 July 4, 1995 THOMAS C. SHARKEY, SR. April 7, 1885 May 10, 1970 MATTIE S. SHARKEY September 22, 1886 November 15, 1962 MYRTIS G. SHARKEY January 17, 1917 August 17, 1917 Row 5 LENA SHARKEY THOMPSON November 27, 1881 December 1, 1966 JOHN FREILER THOMPSON October 13, 1875 August 6, 1966 ALICE T. GOLMAN February 20, 1911 November 17, 1961 CHRISTINE A. THOMPSON 1914 - 1943 D/o J. F. Thompson HERMAN S. GOLMON April 13,1905 August 25, 1978 Row 6 ELLIS DAVIS 1896 - 1973 COLLEEN S. DAVIS 1902 - 1957 W/o Ellis Davis JOHN CLOUGH d. November 9, 1876 B.M. CLOUGH d. October 14, 1897 Row 6 LEO SHARKEY December 16, 1874 December 21, 1960 MOLLIE FLETCHER SHARKEY March 4, 1878 January 4, 1920 W/o Leo Sharkey M. C. MOORE September 6, 1823 June 9, 1878 PETER SHARKEY No dates Co. F, 16 LA Inf CSA MARY BRENNAN SHARKEY February 14, 1837 January 15,1887 W/o Peter Sharkey PHILLIP BRENNAN No dates Co. D, 16 LA Inf CSA PETER M. SHARKEY No dates Co.M, 2 LA Inf Sp. Am. War Row 7 JOHN SHARKEY November 2, 1848 January 20, 1874 JAMES SHARKEY d. July 13, 1881 Age 71 yrs. LOU SINGLETON September 18, 1863 November 2, 1900 W/o S. R. Singleton LILLIE SINGLETON 1893 - 1906 CATHRINE SHARKEY May 20, 1828 January 22, 1912 ROSALIE M. ACY 1856 - 1926 W/o Thomas Acy THOMAS JEFFERSON ACY January 11, 1854 November 21, 1934 H. o Rosalie Sharkey HUEY P. BORER July 11, 1927 October 26, 1995 Row 8 EMMA THOMPSON November 6, 1877 September 15, 1903 W/0 J. F. Thompson GEORGINA RICHARDSON SHARKEY September 13, 1857 December 28, 1890 NICHOLAS SHARKEY August 28, 1859 December 11, 1882 JOHN SHARKEY d. March 11, 1862 Age 56 yrs. Native of Co. Louth, Ireland BERNICE SHARKEY February 9, 1895 June 29, 1895 D/o J. & L. Sharkey JOHN SHARKEY June 12, 1854 September 16, 1895 BENTON L. SHARKEY 1898 - 1968 GEORGE A. BORER March 10, 1882 February 15, 1967 LEILA S. BORER September 26, 1889 December 9, 1956 OGDEN J. BORER August 26, 1920 June 26, 1938 INFANT BORER 1931 - 1931 Row 9 F. PATRICK MURRAY April 16, 1859 January 28, 1928 JNO. H. MURRAY February 8, 1857 August 8, 1916 ROSE MURRAY 1829 February 21, 1907 W/o Daniel Murray Born in Co. Louth, Ireland WM. M. MURRAY d. September 12, 1894 Age 42 yrs. DANIEL MURRAY d. November 1, 1894 Age 65 yrs. Native of Ireland DAN T. NEEDHAM June 21, 1876 March 28, 1959 D. G. NEEDHAM d. May 30, 1890 Age 58 years HENRY DURNIN 1822 - 1894 Born in Co. Louth, Ireland ANN DURNIN NEEDHAM d. July 16, 1904 Age 72 yrs., 6 mo. W/o D. G. Needham Row 9 MAURICE NEEDHAM November 12, 1902 September 19, 1903 S/o John E. & Berniece Needham BERNIECE McDANIEL NEEDHAM January 18, 1878 October 8, 1951 JOHNNIE E. NEEDHAM February 12, 1870 August 18, 1927 EMMA CATHERINE NEEDHAM 1904 - 1936 HOLLACE SHARKEY April 26, 1903 October 18, 1915 ALICE SHARKEY July 22, 1866 April 29, 1934 JOHN P. SHARKEY May 18, 1854 1943 DELLA T. SHARKEY 1894 - 1976 AMELIA BORER May 25, 1917 July 22, 1922 INFANT BORER 1921 - 1921 ALBERT P. BORER February 9, 1923 September 2, 1924 INFANT BORER 1925 - 1925 Row 10 NICHLAS RUSSELL MURRAY July 4, 1906 October 25, 1992 DOROTHY LOU LEDBETTER MURRAY August 5, 1913 April 21, 1987 JOHN LEONIDAS LEDBETTER July 17, 1889 January 29, 1984 LENA BOATWRIGHT LEDBETTER 1891 - 1982 W/o John "Lee" Ledbetter MARY NEEDHAM October 17, 1906 March 12, 1960 JULIAN E. NEEDHAM Geraldine T. Needham (Double) 1913 - 1995 Feb 24, 1908 - May 12, 1998 CHRISTINA NEEDHAM March 14, 1905 May 20, 1956 Double: NEEDHAM Herbert C., Jul 1, 1918 - Apr 6, 2001 Herman G., May 3, 1916 - Oct 16, 1997 In the approximate center of the cemetery is a momument with the following information: JOHN SHARKEY CEMETERY - 1850 John Sharkey married Julie Zoe' Roseau Parented six children James Zoe' John Frederick Nicholas Louisa --BEC--