Cemeteries: New Bethlehem (African-American), 1999, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Compiled by Darrell Winder and Greggory E. Davies Located on Harrisonburg Road (Old Natchez Trace) in southeast Winn Parish, near the Grant Parish line. Take La. 471 off La. 34 just south of Atlanta, La. and travel east-southeast approximately 3.4 miles, then west on the Harrisonburg Road approximately 3/10 of one mile. The cemetery is situated across the road from New Bethlehem Church. Of interest, beside the church is one of two remaining one-room schools in Winn Parish. Several unmarked graves are in the cemetery. The listed graves below are in no particular order). New Bethlehem Cemetery Ellis Sapp 2-7-1923 9-16-1970 Dellia Sapp 12-8-1870 3-31-1950 Elie Sapp 1919-1983 Ben Sapp 4-11-1870 3-8-1940 Mrs. Casty Sapp 1-10-1914 6-13-1995 Louis Sapp 5-6-1864 3-1-1934 Arthur Sapp 6-8-1881 5-16-1956 Maudie Sapp 7-16-1864 4-7-1950 Emma Sapp August 1884 February 1941 Berry Sapp Pvt. USA WWI 10-15-1888 3-8-1973 Clemon Sapp Pvt. USA 2-1-1896 1-7-1975 Flossie Sapp 1907 1992 R. L. Sapp 4-24-1930 4-24-1998 John J. Sapp 1923-1990 Cleo F. Merchant 1917-1991 Henry Fobbs 11-30-1907 8-27-1998 Harold A. Gordan 3-31-1969 11-7-1997 ? Fobbs (nothing else) Hattie Gary 1897-1990 Jewett Pennywell 5-8-1908 12-25-1959 Andra Shnell Washington 3-12-97 Robert D. Howard 1931-1993 Emanuel Howard, Jr. 9-15-1940 7-12-1969 Emanuel Howard Pvt. La. WWI Co. B 523 Engineers 12-31-1896 3-5-1963 Robert Wilson 6-6-1886 9-1-1962 Audrey Young 6-28-1909 6-6-1974 Paul McMillion PFC USA WWII 5-6-1927 Henry H. Hall Pvt. USA WWII 1-16-1922 4-19-1974 Fred Daniels Cpl. QMC Ark. WWI 9-24-1891 12-4-1956 Guss Wilson 2-11-1892 10-26-1962 Revirchy Knox 7-3-1915 9-3-1993 John L. Wilson 11-24-1970 6-29-1991 Sedell K. Preston 1941-1967 Mary Tamp Wilson 12-25-1871 10-30-1982 Mattie W. Bobb 5-5-1900 6-25-1990 Manuey Bobb, Jr. 9-17-1940 1-31-1990 Thomas P. Watkins 7-22-1902 5-6-1986 Eugean Watkins 2-24-1898 12-4-1965 Mandias McMillion 1884-1962 Nolon McMillion Martha McMillion Corene McMillion Pecola McMillion (all four above, one marker, no dates) Jennie Lee Sapp 7-19-1892 2-23-1958 Henretto Sapp 1823 4-30-1924 Neverry Watkins d. 3-4-1947 age 61 Joe Watkins d. 3-5-1960 Sister Otelle Phillips 2-22-1911 11-15-1972 Eliza Sapp d. 12-4-1928 Annie Peats no dates Ophelia Peats no dates John Peats 7-16-1909 1-12-19?? Leola Peats 1911-1997 Jo Anna Peats no dates Green Watkins Pvt. USA La. WWI 7-14-1889 9-13-1959 Roy Mosley 1903-1980 Isa Phillips 5-1-1891 6-10-?? Ella Corene Mosley Scott 3-12-1901 1-1-1896 Shirley Ann Pearson 6-28-1950 7-18-1991 Lee Phillips 1-4-1875 8-13-1962 Lueaser Phillips 11-20-1877 3-11-1943 Tommy Mosley 2-28-1909 4-17-1984 Alma White 3-16-1892 11-5-1989 Raymond R. Phillips 1894-1982 Viola Brew Phillips 2-26-1905 6-20-1991 Dugles Mosley 1891-1918 Addie Phillips d. Feb. 1935 Lida Mae Peats 6-19-1903 10-12-1982 Dan Mosley 12-29-1864 5-10-1945 P. S. Mosley 3-13-1871 or 77 4-25-1927 William Phillips 1857-1919 Francies Phillips 1856 6-22-1910 Odell McWright 1949-1998 Odell McWright Pvt. USA Korea 9-4-1928 12-24-1972 Pauline Fobbs 1879-1968 Jack Fobbs no dates James McCain 9-15-1882 7-1-1962 Mary Rodgers 8-15-1872 1-25-1916 Willie Phillips Pvt. La. WWI 814 Pioneer Inf. 11-16-1889 6-29-1955 Lorene Phillips Baker 1-2-1938 7-24-1958 Sylvester Rodgers 4-15-1908 1-8-1978 Bessie Rodgers b. 2-19-1906 Louis Norman Rogers 2-19-1921 2-10-1979 Josephine Rogers 11-7-1879 2-26-1963 Caleb Rodgers 7-10-1874 8-26-1958 Karry Rodgers PFC USA WWII 10-19-1928 9-2-1957 Herschel Rodgers 5-19-1902 6-29-1954 Phoebe Manuel Wife of Rev. W. P. Henry 12-14-1878 2-19-1916 Hattie Alexander Wife of B. Hayes 3-17-1892 4-10-1920 Lora Goff 1847-1951 Bessie L. Hayes 4-5-1905 1-13-1991 Joe Hayes 2-15-1915 8-29-1981 David Hayes 2-14-1917 11-5-1974 Shirley Pearson d. 7-15-1991 Walter Morgan Pvt. USA 12-16-1898 10-25-1974 Annie Morgan d. 4-20-1951 Lee Marshall Willis 1-15-1930 9-18-1971 Emma McWright Willis 12-13-1910 10-27-1976 Leroy Willis 9-30-1908 6-19-1978 Jerry Wayne Willis 12-13-1949 7-17-1980 Wm. M. Willis Sp. 4 USA 7-19-1939 9-1-1991 Amy J. Howard 1972 1998 Napolean Alexander 12-29-1891 2-10-1981 Larcenia Fobbs 3-17-1898 1-4-1981 Theda M. Smith 3-21-1927 3-15-1971 Jewel Smith, Sr. d. 11-29-1998 age 71 Ira Smith 2-16-1909 Mary P. Wilson 2-17-1908 Jessie J. Johnson 1913-1993 Josephine Johnson 9-10-1910 2-10-1986 Willard Pennywell Sgt. USA WWII 2-22-1917 8-29-1993 Odis Walker 1-4-1914 5-15-1993 Thomas Matthews USA WWII 9-10-1922 4-15-1985 Maybelle Shelton 1-16-1934 1-14-1998 Sherman Scott Pvt. USA WWI 3-4-1894 4-10-1977 Hazell Mathis Cpl. USA WWII d. ?-?-1982 Sed Mathis 6-10-1870 8-24-1954 Mary V. Mathis November 1888 8-23-1967 Verda Mathis 2-1-1919 9-3-1953 Lewis Mathis Sgt. WWII 386 Eng. Bn. 12-29-1906 4-12-1961 Osborn Hill Peats Pvt. LA WWII 58 Avn. Sq. AAF 3-30-1901 7-23-1965 Jack Henry Peats Pvt. LA. USA WWII 6-30-1915 11-24-1970 Callie Watkins Gaines 9-1-1892 10-5-1968 Robert Powell 7-30-1925 Loleitha Powell 7-21-1961 1-23-1998 Joyce M. Mosley 1949-1994 Girlee Gleas 11-27-1931 8-21-1996