Washington Parish, Louisiana The Elliott Cemetery Submitted by Carolyn Brumfield Henderson, April 17, 2000 ************************************************ Submitted to the LAGenWeb Archives ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ TIPS FOR SEARCHING RECORDS ON THE INTERNET Netscape & Ms Explorer users: If searching for a particular surname, locality or date while going through the records in the archives or anywhere....try these few steps: 1. Go to the top of the report you are searching. 2. Click on EDIT at the top of your screen. 3. Next click on FIND in the edit menu. 4. When the square pops up, enter what you are looking for in the FIND WHAT ___________blank. 5. Click on DIRECTION __DOWN. 6. And last click on FIND NEXT and continue to click on FIND NEXT until you reach the end of the report. This should highlight the item that you indicated in "find what" every place it appears in the report. You must continue to click on FIND NEXT till you reach the end of the report to see all of the locations of the item indicated. Source: Cemetery Records: Louisiana, Vol. VII, pp. 11-12, Documented and compiled by Mrs. Zuma Fendlason Magee and Mrs. Dixie Sylvest Moss, 1980. Contributed by Mrs. Dixie Sylvest Moss. Location: This cemetery is located in Walthall County, Mississippi northeast of Tylertown on State Highway 583. It is in the Dinan Community near W. Lampton Magee Grocery and the Dinan School Building (used as a community cemetery) Condition: The condition of this cemetery is excellent. There is a good wire fence surrounding the cemetery, and it is maintained the year round by a man hired specifically for that purpose. Copied in 1957 by Frank Lewis Brown, Franklinton, La. Double Marker (Poleete A. Powe - Oct. 9, 1895 - Jan. 10, 1948 (Lucille Powe - Aug. 22, 1898 - -------------(Living) Double Marker (W. T. Andrews - 1870 - 1947 (Julia Andrews - 1874 - 1953 Herbert Andrews - Nov. 17, 1908 - Sept. 5, 1937 Double Marker (Fred H. Magee - Sept. 6, 1885 - Jan. 17, 1948 - WOW emb (Julia O. Magee - Aug. 14, 1893 -______________ - WOW.emb Nolia P. Luter - December 1897 - January 29, 1945 John W. Luter - Feb. 9, 1890 -______________ Lovie M. Luter - June 6, 1901 - ______________ MOTHER - Mattie R. Pope - Nov. 20, 1876 - April 4, 1941 FATHER - Berkley L. Pope - April 21, 1873 - October 27, 1937 MOTHER - Sarah Ann Luter - Nov. 3, 1846 - Jan. 16, 1937 J. D. Luter, son of John & Nolia Luter b. Sept. 8, 1917 - d. Oct. 5, 1927 Six graves - temporary markers - illegible One marker: George Felix Andrews - May 2, 1870 - ______________ Kate E. Martin Andrews - July 2, 1882 - March 21, 1954 Eugenia Luter - July 26, 1902 - Oct. 8, 1903 Emette G. Luter - Feb. 3, 1901 - Oct. 10, 1918 Hosea D. Luter - May 3, 1878 - October 27, 1918 - WOW & Masonic Emblems Hugh Dewitt Luter - Jan. 20, 1918 - Mar. 22, 1919 Minnie Elliott Pope - July 5, 1891 - Jan. 25, 1931 Baby Pope - no dates Laverne Pope - 1919 - 1920 Hyacinth A. Pope - 1927 - 1945 J. Haverson Magee - 1865 - 1926 WOW Emblem MOTHER - Sarah Ellzey Magee - Oct. 11, 1865 - Oct. 12, 1948 Dan Harvey - Dec. 21, 1874 - May 24, 1925 Clarence C. Bearden - 1895 - 1940 FATHER - George Theodore Pigott - March 6, 1874 - June 17, 1937 MOTHER - Ada Johnson Pigott - Nov. 3, 1874 - Nov. 15, 1951 Thad W. Ginn - 1887 - 1922 Minnie Jane Magee - wife of James W. Wall - Jan. 3, 1895 - died in New Orleans, La. Dece. 6, 1947 - For God and Country - 175 of La. - Past Am. Aux. Pres. James C. Magee - 1873 - 1951 - WOW Emblem H. E. Magee - born Aug. 19, 1868 - died March 14, 1918 George Briley Richmond - Feb. 4, 1872 - April 26, 1936 - FATHER Mara Elizabeth Richmond - Jan. 30, 1880 - ___________MOTHER The Elliott Cemetery continued Page 12. FATHER - Monroe Magee - Oct. 1874 - June 11, 1945 MOTHER - Florence Magee - Jan. 14,1875 - Oct. 27, 1939 - WOW Emblem FATHER - John T. Richmond - March 21, 1867 - June 3, 1945 MOTHER - Caroline Ellzey, wife of J. T. Richmond - Jan. 6, 1870 - Sept. 10, 1936 Baby Magee - Aug. 10, 1926 Double marker: )Annie L. Magee - July 15, 1875 - Jan. 25, 1943 )Maxie M. Magee - July 3, 1867 - Jan. 7, 1944 Dola Magee Bass, wife of M. T. Bass - May 30, 1903 - Oct. 12, 1943 Our Darling - Vernon J. Alford - b. Feb 21, 1909 - d. Marc. 31, 1916 1913 - Infant daughter of Sam & Hattie Alford 1916 - Infant son of Sam & Hattie Alford Jacob Sartin born Aug. 5, 1861 - died April 15, 1944 Salena A. Sarton - born June 18, 1840 - died April 28, 1916 Robert Sarton - born 1861 - died Oct. 12, 1907 Thomas Ellzey - b. in Sou. Car. July 15, 1800 - d. near Holmesville of yellow fever - Oct. 3, 1857 Mary Ellzey - 1809 - 1886 Hugh P. Ellzey, son of T. & M. Ellzey - May 19, 1838 - Oct. 19, 1846 George W. Jan. 30, 1843 - Nancy K. dau. of T. & M. Ellzey - Dec. 10, 1837 - Nov. 3, 1857 Thomas W., son of T. & M. Ellzey - July 15, 1839 - Dec. 2, 1859 Lowery Davis Holmes, son of Jabez & Gertrude Holmes - May 11, 1906 - Mar. 17, 1908 Mattie A. O'Quinn, daughter of Wiley & Caroline Elliott - Born June 7, 1862 - Died Oct. 27, 1879 Eleanor Caroline, wife of Wiley Elliott - Oct. 13, 1824 - Jan. 12, 1879 Wiley Ashley, son of Wiley & C. Elliott - June 16, 1864 - Jan. 12, 1872 Baby grave - no identification Josea Lewis Davis - Nov. 23, 1881 - April 12, 1900 Osker Vernon Davis - Nov. 12, 1888 - March 23, 1900 Courtney May Davis - Dec. 15, 1890 - June 30, 1892 Clarence Leon Knight - Aug. 12, 1898 - June 14, 1905 Inez Knight - Sept. 14, 1905 - Sept. 20, 1905 Lillie May Knight - July 4, 1900 - July 6, 1900 Morgan J. Coney - Nov. 7, 1828 - Oct. 10, 1870 Harriett A. Coney - Aug. 28, 1831 - Sept. 14, 1920 Joseph O'Mara - died Aug. 16, 1888 - aged 76 yrs. 1 mo., 5 days Mary E., wife of Joseph O'Mara - Sept. 10, 1826 - Oct. 29, 1908 One marker: (Victoria E. Bullock - Oct. 8, 1863 - Dec. 29, 1952 (Wesley H. Bullock - Feb. 6, 1858 - May 26, 1928 John T. Terrell - Dec. 11, 1915 - Oct. 27, 1931 Seth Coney - died Aug. 8, 1942 - age 34 yrs. 10 m. 1 da. (Temp. marker Infant daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Bismark Bearden - d. March 28, 1945 One marker: (Fleetie E. Coney - 1875 - 1920 (William L. Coney - 1866 - 1935 Carroll Thomas Bullock - 1891 - 1920 Mrs. Samantha Fortinberry - Aug. 12, 1866 - July 21, 1933 Ester E. Magee - born May 31, 1829 - died April 20, 1901 Willis Magee - born Sept. 24, 1830 - died June 9, 1890 FATHER - Daniel Z. Magee - Aug. 19, 1863 - Dec. 12, 1934 - Masonic Emb. MOTHER - Mollie E. Magee - Oct. 31, 1860 - June 11, 1938