Carnegie/Cornegie Cemetery, Washington Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Edie McKinney Talley


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Source:  Cemetery Records: Louisiana, Vol. VI, pp. 22-23.  Documented and 
compiled by Mrs. Zuma Fendlason Magee and Mrs. Dixie Sylvest Moss, 1980.
Contributed by Mrs. Dixie Sylvest Moss.

Located about 2 mi. northeast of Thomas Community on La. Hwy. 424 
on left side of the road by a narrow black-topped road.  Copied
Dec. 27, 1979 by Zuma F. Magee and Dixie S. Moss.

5 graves inconcrete coping:

a.  Arthur McNeese                 b.  Mary C. McNeese
    1898 - 1943                        1906 - 1941

c.  Celious Carnegie               d.  Julius Carnegie
    1908 - 1939                        1867 - 1942

                   e.  Callie W. Carnegie
                       1875 - 1972

Infant of Kirby                    Infant dau. of W. M.
& Mamie Payne                      & F. J. Payne
                                   Oct. 13, 1905 - Oct. 23, 1905

Maxine, dau. of                    Ophelia, Wife of
Mr. & Mrs. L. W. Carnegie          Luke Cornegie
Mar. 8, 1921                       b. 1862
Dec. 8, 1922                       d. Dec. 25, 1915

S. Jepcy, son of                   Charlotte V. Carnegie
S. R. & F. E. Thomas               d. Mar. 18, 1949
Sept. 27, 1882                        Age 1 day
Dec. 26, 1890

3 graves in large concrete block coping:
  Darling Mother                   Father
  Belle Rogers Corkern             Arthur Corkern
  Dec. 22, 1881                    Jan. 4, 1882
  July 6, 1958                     Oct. 30, 1938
   
              unidentified adult - flowers
              at side of Arthur Corkern

Fred Thomas           Josephine Thomas          Morris Thomas
Nov. 17, 1894         Nov. 19, 1878             1870 - 1925
Dec. 6, 1937          Oct. 15, 1938

Louisa Thomas         Vanda Thomas              Houghton Thomas
1896 - 1922           1902 - 1919               Nov. 12, 1908
                                                Feb. 28, 1956
                                                Military Foot Marker

Douglas Thomas        Van H. Thomas
1904 - 1917           La. Sgt. 65 Gen. Hospital
                      W. W. II
                      Nov. 12, 1908 - Feb. 28, 1956

John W. Payne         Louis E. Payne             Robert Thomas
Feb. 19, 1884         Apr. 24, 1887              1892 - 1914
May 8, 1960           May 6, 1961

Eddie Branch          S. U. Crain                Baby Son of Mr.
May 10, 1891          No dates                   & Mrs.Calvin Crain
Dec. 16, 1965                                    No dates

Shawn Marie hays      Leona Tournage Hays        Luther Carnegie
Aug. 8, 1964          Apr. o1, 1921              Feb. 5, 190
Jan. 18, 1966         Feb. 17, 1967              June 12, 1931

Sweetie Anderson      Alice Hobgood Carnegie
July 10, 1902         Feb. 24, 1870
May 4, 1931           Apr. 24, 1924

Myrtle McKenzie Wenzel              Elvie Carnegia
died Feb. 2, 1940                   June 22, 1900
(adult)                             Oct. 11, 1970

Luke Carnegia         Child's grave              Adult grave
Jan. 1, 1877          No identification          Flowers and part
May 23, 1962                                     of FHM
                                                 No identification