Little Antioch Cemetery, Amite, MS
Submitted by:Mary Pallon <maryp@cableaz.com

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LITTLE ANTIOCH CEMETERY 

Photographed by Margaret Bercegeay & Carol Duck- February 2002. 

Information transcribed from photos by Nancy Dow.

Proof read by Mary Pallon.


Directions-on Lower Centreville Road . It is East of 569 about
one half mile on the left right beside the road. This cemetery 
joins the Lewis family place. It is about one mile West of the 
Street cemetery.

 

 

**Note that there are many of unmarked graves in this cemetery 
and not all of the unmarked graves may have been photographed or
counted**

 

 

Anderson, Deacon Alex?

Sept. 21, 1904 – Nov. 10, 1984

*Name very hard to read and proofreader sees Deacon Anderson.
 Dates also hard to confirm.

 

*Marker missed or not found to photograph but recorded per 
cemetery book

Anderson, Carrie

Died Jan. 7, 1964

Age 54 years

 

Anderson, Mrs. Christine S.

Nov. 17, 1912 – Aug. 13, 1998

Age 86

 

Anderson, Emmit

Dec. 25, 1905 – Jan. 25, 1981

*Cemetery book recorded death date only and had Jan 25, 1980 
with spelling of first name of Emmett, age 75 years. This is 
possibly a replacement marker.

 

Anderson, Ethel

Aug. (?) 11, 1980 – Nov. 11, 2001

*Williams Funeral Service, Vicksburg, Mississippi.

 

Anderson, Kerney

Died Feb. 15, 1958

Age 74

 

Anderson, Penn

Apr. 15, 1900 – Aug. 3, 1940

H/o Lucinda Anderson

 

Banks, Eddie A.

Feb. 4, 1942 – June 19, 1971

H/o Alonia Davis Banks

 

Boatner, Simon

No dates

Father of Nannie Floyd

 

Cannon, Eliza Lee

Died July 2, 1950

 

Cannon, Ida

Died Sept. 14, 1943

*Information very hard to read from marker.

 

Cannon Jordan J. and Ollie Jackson

(Jordan J.) Aug. 1, 1909 – Aug. 28, 1984

(Ollie) Dec. 7, 1913 – Jan. 13, 1962

*Cemetery book recorded Ollie’s middle name as Mae.

 

Cannon, Matthew

Died July 19, 1939

 

Chaney, Roderick D.

June 19, 1981 – June 14, 1999

 

Collins, Clara B.

Jan. 1, 1926 – Feb. 4, 1969

W/o Harvey Collins

 

Croson, Alfred

1845 – Mar. 3, 1917

*This marker not recorded by cemetery book.

 

Davis, Nancy Powell

No dates

 

Davis, Winfield

Feb. 1, 1906 – Oct. 30, 1988

 

Dobbins, Mary

1875 – Mar. 23, 1948

*Marker dates hard to read.

 

Dunn, Eleanor D.

Jan. 4, 1919 – Oct. 31, 1996

 

Evans, Maggie Cannon

Jan. 23, 1911 – Dec. 28, 1992

 

Greensberry, Joe J. SP*

Aug. 18, 1910 – Oct. 12, 1986

*Possibly meant to be SR.

 

Greensberry, Lewis

April 3, 1889 – Feb. 21, 1972

 

Greensberry, Mary

June 4, 1893 – Mar. 20, 1957

W/o Louis Greensberry

*Cemetery book recorded death date as March 29th.

 

Hall, Essie D.

Oct. 9, 1936 – Feb. 21, 1994

 

Hall, Ruthie Mae

July 31, 1958 – Feb. 16, 1983

 

Harrell, “Little” Caroline

Nov. 11, 1950 – Dec. 8, 1951*

*Per cemetery book and additional information very hard to 
read from marker.

 

Harris, Clytie Morgan

Nov. 25, 1926 – Dec. 5, 1987

 

Harrison, Alvin

Oct. 22, 1961 – Sept. 3, 1983

 

Jackson, Fred

Died Dec. 12, 1942*

Age 93 years

*Per cemetery book as marker very hard to read.

 

Jarrell, Joesph

Dec. 28, 1989 – Dec. 28, 1989

*Name as it appears on the marker.

 

Jenkins, Beatrice

Feb. 26, 1922 – Aug. 17, 1991

 

*Marker missed or not found to photograph but recorded 
per cemetery book.

Jenkins, Joy

Sept 23, 1909 – Oct 16, 1938

 

Marshall, Mary Cannon

Apr. 24, 1934 – Dec. 3, 1974

*Cemetery book recorded a Marshall, Mary R. died Dec 2, 1971,
 age 40 years.

 

Matthews, Delores Dunn

June 7, 1940 – Sept. 28, 1985

 

Morgan, Archie

Oct. 9, 1887 – Apr. 26, 1940

H/o Mary Morgan

 

Morgan, David, Sr.

June 10, 1920 – Apr. 2, 1979

*Cemetery book recorded death date only of April 2, 1978,
 age 58 years.

 

*Marker missed or not found to photograph but recorded 
per cemetery book.

Morgan, Mary C.

Feb 8, 1891 – Nov 19, 1968

W/o Archie

 

Powell, Ada

Died Jan. 5, 1918

Age 85

*Cemetery book recorded as age 35.

 

Powell, Mrs. Maggie

No dates

 

Powell, Rev. Allen

June 2, 1874 – Aug. 12, 1957

Age 83 years

 

Reese, Lewis

June 13, 1896 – Oct. 7, 1914

*Cemetery book recorded birth date as June 16th, proofreader
 sees possibly June 18th.

 

Robinson, Clara

Mar. 3, 1897 – Nov. 22, 1960

*Marker not recorded by cemetery book.

 

Robinson, Daniel

Oct. 29, 1899 – Nov. 6, 1982

 

Robinson, Myrtis A.

Aug. 6, 1904 – Apr. 28, 1989

 

Turner, David

Oct. 7, 1898 – Jan. 15, 1959

*There are two markers, one much older than the other.

 

Turner, David

Oct. 7, 1898 – Jan. 15, 1959

*There are two markers, and cemetery book recorded birth year as 1893.

 

*Marker missed or not found to photograph but recorded per 
cemetery book.

Turner, Ezzra

1939

 

Turner, Lou

1849 – Feb. 25, 1941

W/o Elson Turner

 

Turner, Rosa E.

Sept. 23, 1899 – Dec. 17, 1981

 

Turner, Rose

1850 – Mar. 2, 1904*

*Per cemetery book

 

Turner, Taylor

July 4, 1873 – Nov. 25, 1948

 

Walker, E.W.

Feb. 28, 1900 – May 7, 1980

*Cemetery book recorded his first name as Eldridge, h/o Annie J.

 

Walker, Freddie

Dec. 29, 1933 – Nov. 7, 1965

H/o Ella M. Walker

*Cemetery book recorded middle initial of L.

 

Walker, Lula M. Turner

Apr. 2, 1928 – Apr. 7, 1987

 

Weatherspoon, Charlie

1888 – June 19, 1911

 

*Marker missed or not found to photograph but recorded 
per cemetery book.

Weatherspoon, Dan

No dates

Age 65 years

 

Weatherspoon, Hezekiah

Sept. 14, 1928 – Mar. 14, 1959*

*Per cemetery book.

 

Weatherspoon, Isadore

1880 – 1976

 

*Marker missed or not found to photograph but recorded per
 cemetery book.

Weatherspoon, Mr. Johnnie C., Jr.

Died Nov 10, 1962

Age 51 years

 

Weatherspoon, Deacon Lucious

Apr. 19, 1860 – Oct. 18, 1979

*Cemetery book recorded Weatherspoon, Lucious,
 died Oct 21, 1979, age 97 years.

 

Weatherspoon, Mary Ella

Nov. 7, 1892 – Dec. 2, 1962

 

Weatherspoon, Robert

Apr. 6, 1893 – Jan. 3, 1957

*Cemetery book recorded him as h/o Hattie.

 

Weatherspoon, Tom

1871 – 1957

 

Willians, Martha

May 12, 1863 – Dec. 6, 1940*

*Death year is per cemetery book, which has her last name, 
spelled as Williams.

 

Witherspoon, Annie

Apr. 9, 1860 – May 5, 1924

 

Witherspoon, Ellen

1887 – 1936

W/o Press Witherspoon

 

Witherspoon, Nancy

Died May 13, 1920

Age 58 years

 

Witherspoon, William

May 10, 1852 – Mar. 22, 1922

 

Witherspoon, Annie

Dates illegible.

*Per cemetery book born Apr 9, 1860 – died May 5, 1924, w/o William.

 

Unknown #1

No dates

 

Unknown #2

No dates

*There are the initials ED, a diamond shaped symbol and the
 numbers 1298

 

Unknown #3

No dates

*A small statue of the Virgin Mary sits between Unknown #3 and 4

 

Unknown #4

No dates

*A small statue of the Virgin Mary sits between Unknown #3 and 4

 

Unknown #5

No dates

 

Unknown #6

No dates

 

Unknown #7

No dates

 

Unknown #8

No dates

 

Unknown #9

No dates

 

Unknown #10

No dates

 

Unknown #11

No dates

 

Unknown #12

No dates

 

Unknown #13

No dates

 

 
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