Gillsburg (Old) Cemetery, Amite, MS submitted by:Mary Pallon ****************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ****************************************************************** GILLSBURG (OLD) Photographed by Jennie Livingston-July 2002. Information transcribed from photos by Nancy Dow-August 2002. Rechecked by Nancy Dow-September 2003. Directions-In Gillsburg just west of Baptist Church on Hwy 568, turn south on lane by old store, then 1st Rt. First deed 1897. Barron, C.A. Mar. 14, 1879 - Feb. 1, 1900 Bennett, Luther Jack July 28, 1918 - Dec. 3, 1985 Bennett, Mittie Louise Jan. 28, 1922 - Apr. 17, 2002 *W/o Luther Jack Bennett Blount, Beulah Williams Sept. 6, 1881 - Apr. 11, 1919 Blount, Hilda Powell Apr. 16, 1915 - July 14, 1997 *W/o James Huey Blount Blount, James Henry Apr. 29, 1911 - Oct. 30, 1987 *H/o Hilda Powell Blount - plot marker for Beulah Williams & Tullie Clarance Blount, Tullie Clarance 1913 - 1964 *H/o Beulah Williams Blount - plot marker for James Huey Blount & Hilda Powell Brabham, Grace Causey Oct. 10, 1898 - Dec. 24, 1972 Brabham, Sue Fay July 19, 1935 - Mar. 31, 1967 Louisiana Captain Army Nurse Corps *Military marker Brabham, Sue Fay July 19, 1935 - Mar. 31, 1967 Brumfield, John Olen & Louise Newman Brumfield (John) Mar. 5, 1925 - Nov. 3, 1987 (Louise) July 29, 1930 - no date Brumfield, John Olen Mar. 5, 1925 - Nov. 3, 1987 MOMM 2 US Navy Sgt.US Army World War II & Korea *Military marker Causey, Infant August 2, 1934 S/o Mr. & Mrs. M.L. Causey Causey, Infant January 28, 1921 D/o Clyde & Ruby Causey Causey, Infant Sept. 30, 1923 - Sept. 30, 1923 S/o M.L. & M.A. Causey Causey, Moyse Lamar Myrtis McDaniel Causey (Moyse) Jan. 6, 1900 - Dec. 14, 1955 (Myrtis) Feb. 13, 1903 - Sept. 23, 1963 Causey, Webster W. Nov. 27, 1936 - Oct. 27, 1951 S/o Mr. & Mrs. M.L. Causey, Sr. Chaney, Ernest L., Jr. Nov. 15, 1921 - Jan. 12, 1982 Chaney, Willie Mae Sept. 1, 1925 - Jan. 30, 2000 “MAW” Cook, plot marker for Albert, Candice, Infant & Wayne Cook, Albert S. 1863 - 1929 Cook, Candice E. Naul 1864 - 1930 *W/o Albert S. Cook mar. Apr. 30, 1889 Cook, Infant Born & died 1900 *S/o A. & C. Cook Cook, Wayne C. 1890 - 1892 Copeland, Marion & Madge Copeland (Marion) Mar. 28, 1919 - July 1, 1998 (Madge) July 30, 1922 - Dec. 27, 1971 Wed 1929 E. W. 1856 - 1940 Felder, Albert G. & Annie R. Felder (Albert) Apr. 12, 1887 - July 8, 1948 (Annie) June 14, 1895 - July 31, 1982 Felder, Albert G. Apr. 12, 1887 - July 8, 1948 Mississippi Pvt. Med Dept World War I *Military marker Flair, Margaret Grace Oct. 23, 1927 - July 5, 1977 Gill, M. Eliza ? 21, 1852 - Jan. 26, 1885* * Can’t read month of birth **From cemetery book Gordon, Howard B. Aug. 29, 1883 - Oct. 24, 1966 Gordon, Purla W. Feb. 15, 1888 - Feb. 20, 1976 *W/o Howard B. Gordon Hammond, Mary M. May 25, 1903 - Apr. 13, 1962 Hayes, William Neil & Dorothy McGehee Hayes (William) Jan. 14, 1915 - Oct. 1, 1983 (Dorothy) May 11, 1913 - Nov. 16, 1991 Hemphill, Oscar Earl & Addie Bell Hemphill (Oscar) May 4, 1904 - June 14, 1954 (Addie) June 26, 1905 - Aug. 3, 1962 Higgins, Robert Sitman & Stella Wells Higgins (Robert) Nov. 9, 1915 - Aug. 7, 1985 (Stella) May 22, 1916 - May 10, 2002 Higgins, Woodrow W. 1918 - 2000 Hooper, Infant March 17, 1887 S/o C. & K.N. Hooper Hooper, Katie A. Jan. 22, 1882 - Feb. 14, 1883 D/o C. & K.N. Hooper Hurst, Bessie Williams Dec. 21, 1876 - Apr. 14, 1955 Iasigi, Northan Newman Oct. 11, 1936 - June 29, 1965 Ladner, James Edward May 7, 1958 - Apr. 17, 1976 Lee, Esther Wall Mar. 22, 1838 - June 24, 1898 *W/o William Gordon Lee Lovenhardt, Torben * E. Viennie M. Lovenhardt (Torben) Oct. 12, 1922 - July 4, 2000 (Viennie) Dec. 15, 1921 - Aug. 13, 1968 Manos, George A. & Mathilda Woelke Manos (George) Mar. 15, 1877 - Nov. 25, 1957 Born in Sparta, Greece (Mathilda) Mar. 14, 1877 - July 2, 1959 Born in Germany McDaniel, Adella Mar. 5, 1868 - July 12, 1900 W/o D.E. McDaniel McDaniel, Electa Deane Wilson May 29, 1845 - May 6, 1930 W/o Evander McDaniel McDaniel, Evander Dec. 31, 1842 - Mar. 28, 1898 *H/o Electa Dean Wilson wed Apr. 14, 1861 *Dates are hard to see McDowell, James E. July 9, 1881 - Sept. 2, 1903 S/o C.F. & L.A. McDowell McGehee, Cade D. & Lillian S. McGehee (Cade) 1906 - 1972 (Lillian) 1906 - 1982 McGehee, George A. & Hilda L. McGehee (George) 1910 - 1967 (Hilda) 1913 - no date McGehee, Jake W. & Ella W. McGehee (Jake) Aug. 19, 1879 - Nov. 9, 1971 (Ella) Apr. 8, 1883 - Jan. 9, 1946 McMillan (David L.) Oct. 11, 1954 - Dec. 6, 1970 (G. Lucille)Apr. 7, 1928 - no date (N. Spencer) July 23, 1919 - May 23, 1958 (Evelyn M.) Dec. 25, 1951 - Feb. 10, 1952 McMillan, Duncan Dec. 18, 1857 - July 3, 1928 *H/o Lizzie Day McMillan, Gibbie & Hattie B. McMillan (Gibbie) Mar. 7, 1884 - July 9, 1957 (Hattie) Apr. 5, 1886 - Oct. 10, 1967 McMillan, Herman & Jennie F. McMillan (Herman) Aug. 31, 1897 - Jan. 7, 1971 (Jennie) Aug. 27, 1898 - Jan. 7, 1971 McMillan, Infant Nov. 15, 1923 D/o Mr. & Mrs. Gibbie McMillan McMillan, Infant Born & died Sept. 20, 1903 Child of Gibbie & Hattie McMillan McMillan, Lillie Josephine Jan. 9, 1910 - June 5, 1913 D/o G. & H.E. McMillan McMillan, Lizzie Day Feb. 2, 1864 - Jan. 14, 1935 *W/o Duncan McMillan McMillan, Lyda June 3, 1824 - Apr. 16, 1900 McMillan, Prvt. Spencer Nov. 3, 1895 - Oct. 17, 1918 McMillan, Robert Lea Nov. 19, 1917* - July 31, 1938 *Per cemetery book McMillan, Robert S. May 24, 1948 - May 9, 2001 McMillen*, Allie Feb. 11, 1894 - Sept. 7, 1899 *Possibly McMillian D/o D.& E. McMillen* McMill1an, Ellis July 12, 1888 - Nov. 19, 1902 S/o D. & E. McMillian Mustin, Jimmy R. Feb. 8, 1935 - Mar. 7, 1995 AIC US Air Force Korea *Military marker Mustin, Jimmy Ray & Donna Copeland Mustin (Jimmy) Feb. 8, 1935 - Mar. 7, 1995 (Donna) Jan. 11, 1931 - no date *W/o Jimmy Ray Mustin wed Dec. 1, 1973 Naul, Mollie E. Died Jan. 18, 1899 Age 22 yrs. D/o Dr. J.W. & M.J. Naul Newman, Catherine E. Dec. 23, 1925 - Feb. 14, 1928 D/o J.H. & L.M. Newman Newman, Charlie, H. May 29, 1899 - July 16, 1977 Newman, Druecilla H. Sept. 13, 1871 - Nov. 3, 1953 *W/o Eligah H. Newman Newman, Eligah, H. June 3, 1868 - Jan. 3, 1952 *H/o Druecilla H. wed March 29, 1888 Newman, Fleet J. 1897 - 1936 Newman, Gordon Howell Apr. 2, 1891 - Apr. 7, 1952 Newman, Hollis P. Nov. 18, 1901 - Jan. 11, 1987 Newman, Jim Hunter & Lena Mae McMillan Newman (Jim) Mar. 4, 1903 - July 15, 1981 (Lena Mae) Aug. 8, 1908 - July 3, 1995 Newman, Ludie Died Dec. 23, 1899 Age 20y 4m 10d D/o T.J. & M. Newman Newman, Rufus R. & Mary T. Newman (Rufus) Jan. 28, 1912 - Sept. 10, 1992 (Mary) Nov. 13, 1916 - Nov. 16, 1983 Peirce, Una Mae Sept. 29, 1923 - June 22, 1981 Phillips, Mollie Z. Wall Jan. 9, 1881 - July 19, 1958 Ponder, Lorena S. 1896-1949 Rainwater, Herbert E. & Estelle H. Rainwater (Herbert) May 23, 1892 - Oct. 16, 1978 (Estelle) Nov.12, 1905 - May 17, 1983 Ramey, Hamilton H. & Louise S. Ramey (Hamilton) Mar. 21, 1858 - Apr. 12, 1909 (Louise) May 11, 1859 - Feb. 21, 1929 Reynolds, Miller G. & Edith M. Reynolds (Miller) Aug. 11, 1893 - Dec. 24, 1967 (Edith) Aug. 26, 1895 - June 4, 1990 Roberts, Infant Dec. 24, 1909 D/o Lewis & Willie Roberts Scarberry, Vivian Lorena McMillan Apr. 20, 1925 - Dec. 23, 2001 Schilling, Elmer T. Apr. 21, 1880 - Sept. 14, 1900 S/o Rev. T.C. & A.D. Schilling Schilling, Marie July 9, 1898 - Nov. 10, 1899 D/o W.A. & M.E. Schilling Schilling, Mollie E. Brown Aug. 13, 1861 - Sept. 30, 1901 D/o A.M. Brown & E. M. Smith *W/o W.A. Schilling Schilling, W.A. Mar. 3, * - July 29, 1925 *Year is blocked out *H/o Mollie E. Brown Schilling, Winsor V. 1892 - 1970 Slocum, Marion Tommy Mar. 11, 1982 - Oct. 6, 1984 Smith, Belle Wilson May 25, 1883 - Jan. 3, 1908 Smith, John T. Ada E* Smith (John) 1877 - 1949 (Ada) 1875 - 1954 *Ada Easley *Wed Jan. 20, 1898 Smith, Monroe Nolan & Robbie McGehee Smith (Monroe) Oct.15, 1901 - Aug.13, 1980 (Robbie) June 21, 1909 - Apr. 24, 1981 Smith, Virgil L. & Lena Rae Smith (Virgil) Jan. 22, 1920 - Aug. 19, 1999 (Lena) Nov. 10, 1923 - Apr. 12, 2002 Stewart, Madge Kathaleen Jan. 9, 1917 - Feb. 14, 1917 D/o Dr. & Mrs. C.W. Stewart Taylor, Cleo L. 1897 - 1974 Taylor, Euna Lee 1899 - 1937 Taylor, Infant Born & died Dec. 9, 1939 D/o J.T. & Cleo L. Taylor Taylor, James T. 1894 - 1984 Travis, John Alice & Bettie Williams Travis (John) Feb. 11, 1882 - Mar. 17, 1960 (Bettie) Oct. 27, 1889 - Nov. 28, 1956 Travis, Mary Jane 1860 - 1936 Travis, Norman Reid & Martha Taylor Travis (Norman) Jan. 5, 1921 - no date (Martha) Apr. 8, 1921 - Mar. 23, 2000 Travis, R.L*C. Raborn July 4, 1829 - July 16, 1908 W/o Wilson Travis *Lucretia per census records Travis, Wilson 1828 - 1862 Killed in Civil War *H/o R.L.C. Raborn wed Oct. 31, 1853 Tull, B. Reaber Jan. 23, 1874 - July 3, 1883 S/o W.B. & M.M. Tull Walker, Emma* 1859 - 1930 *Emma L. Williams *W/o James H. Walker mar. Dec. 16, 1880 Walker, James H. Apr. 7, 1866 - May 27, 1918 Walker, Jim & June O. Walker (Jim) 1890 - 1964 (June) 1894 - 1967 Walker, Samuel A. & Myrtis C. Walker (Samuel) Aug.30, 1897 - Sept.10, 1971 (Myrtis) July 21, 1901 - Dec. 19, 1973 Wall, Cynthia A. Sept. 14, 1858 - Dec. 18, 1939 W/o H.C. Hughes Wall. Mae Jan. 19, 1899 - Sept. 2, 1937 D/o Mollie Z. Wall Waller, Elizabeth Williams May 7, 1856 - Feb. 2, 1940 W/o Ivy F. Waller Waller, Ivy F. Aug. 3, 1856 - Oct. 19, 1907 *H/o Elizabeth Williams Welch, Lula M. Apr. 12, 1885 - Apr. 19, 1911 W/o W.W. Welch Welch, Olin Welborn 1884 - 1927 Welch. Oscar Thoburn & Effie Williams Welch (Oscar) 1886 - 1969 (Effie) 1897 - 1945 White, Birdie Williams Nov. 20, 1901 - Sept. 12, 1951 White, Reginald Leigh I Sept. 21, 1890 - Aug. 8, 1934 White, Reginald Leigh II Oct. 23, 1934 - Aug. 28, 1943 Williams, A.B. July 24, 1857 - Oct. 30, 1897 Williams, Andrew W. “Dick” & Lela Stewart Williams (Andrew) July 10, 1872 - Dec. 12, 1948 (Lela) June 27, 1875 - Apr. 10, 1947 *Wed Nov. 5, 1895 Williams, C.D. Feb. 10, 1880 - Nov. 12, 1905 Williams, Clyde J. May 27, 1897 - Oct. 7, 1887 S/o J.M. & L.N. Williams Williams, Dewitt Callihan “Callie” Aug. 5, 1900 - Jan. 25, 1909 S/o D.W. & Bessie Williams Williams, Dewitt W. July 4, 1870 -Feb. 4, 1909 *H/o Bessie V. Stewart wed Jan. 13, 1895 Williams, Felix D. Apr. 12, 1898 - Sept. 15, 1942 Williams, Fred, Hettie Williams & Annie Laurie Williams (Fred) Sept. 15, 1898 - Dec. 10, 1977 (Hettie) Oct. 3, 1903 - Sept. 29, 1995 (Annie) Apr. 13, 1932 - Oct. 15, 1995 Williams, Gladys A. Jan. 12, 1900 - July 13, 1900 Williams, J.M. Apr. 10, 1855 - Jan. 2, 1903* H/o Mrs. Laura M. Newman wed Dec. 13, 1877 *Dates are hard to read Williams, James Smiley & Lilah Hughes Williams (James) May 8, 1887 - Feb. 1, 1965 (Lilah) Feb. 3, 1881 - Aug. 8, 1956 Williams, Jessie A. Feb. 25, 1903 - May 12, 1934 Williams, Mrs. Laura* May 12, 1862 - Nov. 25, 1939 *Laura M. Newman *W/o J.M. Williams Williams, Leopold Elliot Nov. 28, 1903 - Jan. 15, 1986 Williams, Louise O. Jan. 11, 1908 - Apr. 8, 1909 Williams, Norma DeCoux Mar. 25, 1912 - July 4, 2000 Williams, Odis U. Jan. 30, 1898 - June 13, 1899 Williams, Thomas J. Jan. 6, 1858 - Sept. 16, 1909 Williams, Varina V. June 28, 1888 - Apr. 2, 1898 D/o A.B. & S. Williams Winling, Kathleen Welch July 31, 1900 - Feb. 1, 1990