Church Records, Burials
Compiled by Mary Bondurant.  Submitted to the USGENWEB Archives 
Project by Edith Ziegler AUG 2000.

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Christ Church Burial Register,St Joseph & Newellton, 
Tensas Parish Louisiana


Burials 1888-1918

Deceased: Enoley C Watson
Date of Death: March 19, 1888
Date & Place of Burial: March 20, 1888 in Tullis Watson yard
Cause of Death: Defective birth
Age: 2 days
Residence: Avondale Plantation
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: E D Newell
Date of Death: June 9, 1888
Date & Place of Burial: June 10, 1888 at Home
Cause of Death: Old age
Age: 78 years
Residence: on Newell's Ridge
Clergyman: T W Smith

Deceased: Frank Bonney Hopkins
Date of Death: June 9, 1888
Date & Place of Burial: July 13, 1888 at Home
Cause of Death: Inflammation
Age: 3 years
Residence: near Newellton
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Martha A Newell
Date of Death: September 11, 1888
Date & Place of Burial: September 13, 1888 at Home
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Age: 45 years
Residence: on Cypress Ridge
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: John Albert Currey
Date of Death: September 24, 1888
Date & Place of Burial: September 25, 1888 at Home
Cause of Death: Alcoholism
Age: 28 years
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Mary Belle Thompson
Date of Death: October 23, 1888
Date & Place of Burial: October 25, 1888 at Home
Cause of Death: Unknown
Age: 6 months
Residence: on Limerwick Plantation
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Blanche Young
Date of Death: November 5, 1888
Date & Place of Burial: November 6, 1888 at Home
Cause of Death: Cause not recorded
Age: 3 years
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Thomas H McAllister
Date of Death: November 15, 1888
Date & Place of Burial: November 16, 1888at Mt Ararat Plantation
Cause of Death: Congestive fever
Age: 35 years
Residence: Mt Ararat Plantation
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Edward Vann
Date of Death: March 20, 1889
Date & Place of Burial: March 21, 1889 in Mississippi
Cause of Death: Cause not recorded
Age: 3 years
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Mrs Willie E Young
Date of Death: March 22, 1889
Date & Place of Burial: March 23, 1889 at Home
Cause of Death: Bright's disease
Age: 43 years
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Atlas F Brown
Date of Death: April 14, 1889
Date & Place of Burial: April 16, 1889 in Natchez, Mississippi
Cause of Death: Cancer of stomach
Age: 67 years
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Alice Marie Newell
Date of Death: October 12, 1889
Date & Place of Burial: October 13, 1889 on Newell's Ridge
Cause of Death: Uterine Tumor
Age: 24 years
Residence: Newellton
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: A B C Winter
Date of Death: October 25, 1889
Date & Place of Burial: October 26, 1889 in Rodney, Mississippi
Cause of Death: Malaria fever
Age: 36 years
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Thomas Quitman Thompson
Date of Death: December 26, 1889
Date & Place of Burial: December 29, 1889 on Limerick Plantation
Cause of Death: Diphtheria
Age: 4 years
Residence: Limerick Plantation
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Mrs Martin
Date of Death: February 10, 1890
Date & Place of Burial: February 11, 1890 on Verona Plantation
Cause of Death: Old Age
Age: 72 years
Residence: Newellton
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: R S Emerson
Date of Death: February 14, 1890
Date & Place of Burial: February 14, 1890 in Rodney, Mississippi
Cause of Death: Hung in the night, by a mob, on a tree, in Court House Yard
Age: 45 years
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Mrs N N Worrell
Date of Death: February 23, 1890
Date & Place of Burial: February 24, 1890 in Rodney, Mississippi
Cause of Death: Uremia
Age: 41 years
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Chas Fulton Wilson
Date of Death: November 8, 1890
Date & Place of Burial: November 7, 1890 in Smith Wilson's Garden
Cause of Death: No cause recorded
Age: 42 years
Residence: Lake St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Matt Austin
Date of Death: January 4, 1891
Date & Place of Burial: January 5, 1891 at Mound Place
Cause of Death: Whiskey
Age: 70 years
Residence: Avondale Plantation
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Chas Wesley Dawson
Date of Death: March 26, 1891
Date & Place of Burial: March 28, 1891 in Rodney, Mississippi
Cause of Death: Old Age
Age: 75 years
Residence: Tensas Parish
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Isabelle M Thompson
Date of Death: October 13, 1891
Date & Place of Burial: October 14, 1891 in Natchez, Mississippi
Cause of Death: Swamp fever
Age: 36 years
Residence: Lake St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: James M McGill
Date of Death: November 20, 1891
Date & Place of Burial: November 21, 1891 in Port Gibson, Mississippi
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Age: 30 years
Residence: Chetwind (Chetwynde) Plantation
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Jas E Howell
Date of Death: January 39, 1892
Date & Place of Burial: January 31, 1892 on Balmoral Plantation
Cause of Death: Kidney Disease
Age: 49 years
Residence: Balmoral Plantation
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Elise Percy Buckner
Date of Death: June 5, 1892
Date & Place of Burial: June 6, 1892 on Routhwood Plantation
Cause of Death: No cause recorded
Age: 22 years
Residence: Newellton
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Samuel Favers
Date of Death: June 9, 1892
Date & Place of Burial: June 10,1892 at Father's Home
Cause of Death: Drowned
Age: 22 years
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Mrs Tucker
Date of Death: August 8, 1892
Date & Place of Burial: August 9, 1892; near Ponchatula, Louisiana
Cause of Death: Cancer
Age: 22 years
Residence: Ponchatula, Louisiana
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Ella Aherns
Date of Death: August 23, 1892
Date & Place of Burial: August 24, 1892 in Metarie Cemetery, New Orleans
Cause of Death: Typhoid Fever
Age & Residence: No age recorded; from New Orleans
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Mr Saunders
Date of Death: August 30, 1892
Date & Place of Burial: August 31, 1892 in Fireman's Cemetery, New Orleans
Cause of Death: Paralysis
Age & Residence: No age recorded; from New Orleans
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Mrs Campbell
Date of Death: September 1, 1892
Date & Place of Burial: September 1892 in Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans
Cause of Death: Grief
Age & Residence: No age recorded; from New Orleans
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: J S Osgood
Date of Death: September 25, 1892
Date & Place of Burial: September 27, 1892 in Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans
Cause of Death: Malaria fever
Age & Residence: No age recorded; from New Orleans
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Charles R Young
Date of Death: October 20, 1892
Date & Place of Burial: October 21, 1892 in Odd Fellows Cemetery; New Orleans
Cause of Death: Consumption
Age & Residence: No age recorded; from New Orleans
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Reeve Lewis
Date of Death: January 6, 1893
Date & Place of Burial: January 7, 1893 in Residence garden
Cause of Death: Heart failure
Age: 64 years
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: William Mathews
Date of Death: January 29, 1893
Date & Place of Burial: January 30, 1893 on Oneonta Plantation
Cause of Death: Pulmonary
Age: 45 years
Residence: Tensas Parish
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Nettie Walker
Date of Death: March 29, 1893
Date & Place of Burial: March 30, 1893 in Rodney, Mississippi
Cause of Death: Mararia Fever
Age: 25 years
Residence: Across the river
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Eva Annie Orr
Date of Death: August 22, 1893
Date & Place of Burial: August 23, 1893 on Routhwood Plantation
Cause of Death: Swamp Fever
Age: 11 years 
Residence: Lake St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Mrs Lucinda Amelia Stansbrough
Date of Death: December 4, 1893
Date & Place of Burial: December 4, 1893; near Tallualh
Cause of Death: Childbirth effects
Age: 19 years
Residence: Tallulah, Louisiana
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Catherine Curry
Date of Death: February 9, 1894
Date & Place of Burial: February 10, 1894 in Natchez, Mississippi
Cause of Death: LaGrippe-Old Age
Age: 67 years
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: William Murdock
Date of Death: March 7, 1894
Date & Place of Burial: March 8, 1894 in Owensboro, Kentucky
Cause of Death: Old Age
Age: 69 years
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: J D S Newell, Jr
Date of Death: March 14, 1894
Date & Place of Burial: March 15, 1894 in Vicksburg, Mississippi
Cause of Death: Killed by falling tree
Age: 27 years
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: James Stewart
Date of Death: August 25, 1894
Date & Place of Burial: August 26,1894 in Rodney Mississippi
Cause of Death: Old Age
Age & Residence: No age recorded; from St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Mrs Juanita Rollins
Date of Death: December 19, 1894
Date & Place of Burial: December 20, 1894, at Home
Cause of Death: Childbirth
Age: 27 years
Residence: Madison Parish
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Dr J E Poaque
Date of Death: February 24, 1895
Date & Place of Burial: February 25, 1895 in Natchez, Mississippi
Cause of Death: Consumption
Age & Residence: No age recorded; from Newellton
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Mrs Nellie H Percy
Date of Death: February 24, 1895
Date & Place of Burial: February 25, 1895 on Routhwood Plantation
Cause of Death: Puerfeurial fever
Age & Residence: No age recorded; from Newellton
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Robert Murdock
Date of Death: February 26, 1895
Date & Place of Burial: February 29, 1895 in Rodney, Mississippi
Cause of Death: Liver & Kidney
Age: 74 years
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Charlotte Buckner
Date of Death: March 3, 1895
Date & Place of Burial: March 4, 1895 on Routhwood Plantation
Cause of Death: No cause recorded
Age: 2 weeks
Residence: Newellton
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Martha Claiborne
Date of Death: May 6, 1895
Date & Place of Burial: May 7, 1985; in Natchez
Cause of Death: Old Age
Age: 84 years
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Mary Thelma Ely
Date of Death: June 18, 1895
Date & Place of Burial: June 19, 1985; at Routhwood Plantation
Cause of Death: No cause recorded
Age & Residence: No age recorded; on Balmoral Plantation
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Amalia L Moore
Date of Death: September 12, 1895
Date & Place of Burial: September 13, 1895 in Rodney, Mississippi
Cause of Death: Gastritis
Age: 53 years
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Archie Douglas
Date of Death: September 28, 1895
Date & Place of Burial: September 29, 1895;Port Gibson, Mississippi
Cause of Death: Swamp fever
Age: 33 years
Residence: Lake St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Ann Elizabeth Newell
Date of Death: October 6, 1895
Date & Place of Burial: October 8, 1895 on Cypress Grove Plantation
Cause of Death: Surgical operation
Age: 45 years
Residence: New Orleans
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Charles Gagle
Date of Death: No date recorded
Date & Place of Burial: December 23, 1895 in his Grandfather's garden
Cause of Death: Wandered in woods, died of exposure
Age: 4 1/2 years
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: A part of the body of an unknown young man found floating in the
river.         
Date of Death: No date recorded; supposed to be from the wreck of "The Brown",
which exploded Sunday night near Hard Times (Plantation)
Date & Place of Burial: May 13, 1898, north of upper landing
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Mrs Annie McCaurley
Date of Death: June 10, 1896
Date & Place of Burial: June 11, 1896 in Servis garden
Cause of Death: Hysterical coma
Age: 24 years
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Betsy McKinsey
Date of Death: July 21, 1896
Date & Place of Burial: July 22, 1896in Natchez, Mississippi
Cause of Death: Old age
Age: 90 years or more
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Peter Anderson
Date of Death: August 1, 1896
Date & Place of Burial: August 2, 1896; in the School section
Cause of Death: Whiskey
Age: 45 years
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smtih

Deceased: Robert H Snyder
Date of Death: August 2, 1896
Date & Place of Burial: August 3, 1896 in Rodney, Mississippi
Cause of Death: Old age and Malaria
Age: 74 years
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Smith G Wilson
Date of Death: August 17, 1896
Date & Place of Burial: August 18, 1896 in Port Gibson, Mississippi
Cause of Death: Swamp fever
Age: 54 years
Residence: Newellton
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Herman Johnson
Date of Death: September 22, 1896
Date & Place of Burial: September 23, 1896 in School Section
Cause of Death: Exposure
Age: 50 years
Residence: Tramp
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Robert Newell, Jr
Date of Death: December 25, 1896
Date & Place of Burial: December 25, 1896 in Mr Young's yard
Cause of Death: No cause recorded
Age: 6 hours
Residence: Cypress Grove Plantation
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Anna G Haslip
Date of Death: August 13, 1897
Date & Place of Burial: August 14, 1887 in Natchez, Mississippi
Cause of Death: None recorded
Age: 5 years
Residence: Saranac Plantation
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: (no name) Rollins
Date of Death: October 24, 1897
Date & Place of Burial: October 24, 1897 in the yard.
Cause of Death: Child of Evertt & Mrs Rollins
Age: Few hours
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Lucinda Rollins
Date of Death: November 6, 1897
Date & Place of Burial: November 8, 1897 in Port Gibson, Mississippi
Cause of Death: Old age
Age: 79
Residence: Buckridge Plantation
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Wm Young Newell
Date of Death: November 13, 1897
Date & Place of Burial: November 15, 1897 in Natchez, Mississippi
Cause of Death: Malaria fever
Age: 3 years
Residence: Cypress Plantation
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Thomas Moody Newell
Date of Death: March 25, 1898
Date & Place of Burial: March 26 ,1898 at Cypress Ridge (Newell Ridge)
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Age: 32 years
Residence: Cypress Plantation
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Ludolph Wainetz
Date of Death: April 26, 1898
Date & Place of Burial: April 27, 1898 in Potter's Field
Cause of Death: Heart Disease
Age: 65 years
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Curtis G Lewis
Date of Death: September 2, 1898
Date & Place of Burial: September 3, 1898 in the garden
Cause of Death: None recorded
Age: 45 Years
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Daniel T Myers
Date of Death: October 3, 1898
Date & Place of Burial: October 4, 1898 in the Garden
Cause of Death: Swamp Fever
Age: 40 Years
Residence: Lake St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Jennie Yates Newell
Date of Death: October 9, 1898
Date & Place of Burial: October 19, 1898 in the Garden
Cause of Death: Malaria Fever
Age: 6 years
Residence: Cypress Plantation
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Daniel Ashford Lindsey
Date of Death: October 10, 1898
Date & Place of Burial: Mound Cemetery
Cause of Death: Swamp Fever
Age: 26 years
Residence: Backlands Plantation
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Mary A Buckner
Date of Death: October 13, 1898
Date & Place of Burial: October 14, 1898 on Cypress Plantation
Cause of Death: Malaria Fever
Age: 15 years
Residence: Newellton
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: George W Williams
Date of Death: October 25, 1898
Date & Place of Burial: October 26, 1898 in Natchez, Mississippi
Cause of Death: Old Age
Age: 82 years
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: James H King
Date of Death: November 3, 1898
Date & Place of Burial: November 4, 1898 in Potter's Field
Cause of Death: Whiskey
Age: None recorded
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Berta McNair Young
Date of Death: December 7, 1898
Date & Place of Burial: December 8, 1898 in Natchez, Mississippi
Cause of Death: No cause recorded
Age: 2 months
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Dr J E Slicer
Date of Death: February 7, 1899
Date & Place of Burial: February 8, 1899 in Natchez, Mississippi
Cause of Death: Heart Failure
Age: 70 years
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: J D S Newell
Date of Death: March 5, 1899
Date & Place of Burial: March 5, 1898 in Vicksburg, Mississippi
Cause of Death: Heart Failure
Age: 62 years
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Joseph O Moreland
Date of Death: March 15, 1899
Date & Place of Burial: March 16, 1899 in Christ Church yard
Cause of Death: None recorded
Age: None recorded
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: John D Fultz
Date of Death: April 1, 1899
Date & Place of Burial: Cypress Grove Plantation
Cause of Death: No cause recorded
Age: 6 weeks
Residence: Newellton
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Mary Catharine Hudson
Date of Death: April 26, 1899
Date & Place of Burial: April 27, 1899 on Verona Plantation
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Age: 84 years
Residence: Newellton
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: James Bodwell
Date of Death: January 16, 1900
Date & Place of Burial: January 18, 1900 in Rodney, Mississippi
Cause of Death: Peritonitis
Age: 70 years
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Dr Robert Percy
Date of Death: January 26, 1900
Date & Place of Burial: January 27, 1900 on Routhwood
Cause of Death: No cause recorded
Age: 70 years
Residence: Newellton
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Sarah Blanche
Date of Death: April 29, 1900
Date & Place of Burial: April 30, 1900 in the country
Cause of Death: Peritonitis
Age: 70 years
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Dora Victoria Herring
Date of Death: May 1, 1900
Date & Place of Burial: May 2, 1900 on Routhwood
Cause of Death: No cause recorded
Age: 6 months
Residence: Newellton
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Eli Tullis
Date of Death: October 7, 1900
Date & Place of Burial: October 8, 1900 in Rodney, Mississippi
Cause of Death: Old age
Age: 87
Residence: Bellevue Plantation
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Gus H Wilcox
Date of Death: February 16, 1901
Date & Place of Burial: February 17, 1901 in Rodney, Mississippi
Cause of Death: No cause recorded
Age: 34 years
Residence: None recorded
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Dunbar Newell Stuart
Date of Burial: November 1902
Cause of Death: Colera Infanta
Clergyman: K Watson (Reader)

Deceased: Carrie Lee Stuart
Date of Death: December 2, 1902
Date & Place of Burial: December 3, 1902 in Lake Providence, Louisiana
Cause of Death: Childbed
Clergyman: R A Heath

Deceased: Albert Bondurant
Date of Death: August 3, 1903
Date & Place of Burial: August 4, 1903 in Natchez, Mississippi
Cause of Death: Old Age
Age: 79
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Ben Young Lewis
Date of Death: August 11, 1903
Date & Place of Burial: August 12, 1903 in St Joseph
Cause of Death: No cause recorded
Age: 8 months
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: H W Jackson
Date of Death: None recorded
Date & Place of Burial: August 19, 1903 in St Joseph
Cause of Death: No cause recorded
Age: 45 years
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: F W Smith

Deceased: Samuel Hornsby
Date of Death: November 1, 1904
Date & Place of Burial: November 2, 1904 in Natchez, Mississippi
Cause of Death: No cause recorded
Age: 10 months
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: Francis O H Boberg

Deceased: W C Young
Date of Death: August 3, 1904
Date & Place of Burial: August 4, 1904 in Natchez, Mississippi
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: J B C Beaubien

Deceased: Belle Young Newell
Date of Death: May 21, 1906
Date & Place of Burial: May 22, 1906 in Natchez, Mississippi
Clergyman: J B C Beaubien

Deceased: Francis Marvin Montgomery
Date of Death: September 22, 1906
Date & Place of Burial: September 23, 1906 in Rodney, Mississippi
Age: Infant
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: J B C Beaubien

Deceased: Mack Farris
Date of Death: July 30, 1907
Date & Place of Burial: July 31, 1907 in St Joseph
Age: 70 years
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: J B C Beaubien

Deceased: J B C Beaubin, Rector of Parish
Date of Death: December 8, 1907
Date & Place of Burial: December 9, 1907 in St Joseph
Age: 67 years
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: H R Carson

Deceased: Mary Virginia Johnston
Date of Death: July 17, 1913
Date & Place of Burial: July 18, 1913 at Crescent Home Plantation
Age: 61 years
Residence: Tensas Parish
Clergyman: Roberts P Johnson

Deceased: Maria Elizabeth Whitaker
Date of Death: March 21, 1918
Date & Place of Burial: March 22, 1918 in Canton, Mississippi
Age: 3 years
Residence: St Joseph
Clergyman: R E Boykin

Deceased: Anna Thomas Magruder Wade
Date of Death: June 14, 1918
Date & Place of Burial: June 15, 1918 in Port Gibson, Mississippi
Age: 56 years
Clergyman: Rector of Christ Church, Vicksburg, Miss

Deceased: Joseph Moore Davidson
Date of Death: November 4, 1918
Date & Place of Burial: November 4, 1918 in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia
Cause of Death: Killed in battle in France
Age: 23
Residence: St Joseph