McDOWELL CEMETERY, Amite County, Mississippi



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This information is from the old McDowell Cemetery in Amite County.  There 
is no sign, no marker to show where it is.  This one is on the land that
belongs to my family.  We did our best to read all the stones, but some were
unreadable... some were broken and down in the leaves and vines. We went in
early spring since after that we couldn’t have found the cemetery in the
underbrush.   Some stones could only be deciphered by actually feeling the
letters with my hands. I tried to take down everything that was on the
stones, and was successful in some instances.  Those are listed below with
the ones that only have the dates, etc.  We know there used to be more
stones there, but we couldn’t find them.  This is the most complete list I
can provide.  I’m hoping it will help answer some questions of what happened
to people and where they might have been buried.  I think it’s easy to
forget about the private cemeteries on private property.  This land has been
in our family for over 100 years.
      

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In memory
Permelia Martin
Born July 9, 1812
Died Jan 6, 1890
"Sleep in Jesus, Blessed sleep where no one ever wakes to weep."

This next one was just a piece of a headstone, no name..

Nov       1892
"Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God."

W. F. McDowell

Infant McDowell

W.R. McDowell
Born Sept 15, 1853
Died July 22, 1908
There is an inscription, partly gone, but including the words "willing
 hand".

Esther E. Brown, wife of W.F. McDowell
Born July 29, 1827
Died Oct. 9, 1905

W.F. McDowell
Born Feb. 5, 1821
Died June 29, 1884

Part of the quotation says:        "Mark the perfect man.."

Julia (can’t read more)
Born Jan. 8, 1855
Died ?

In Memory
Julia Eugenia  Daughter of  W.W. & F.A. McDowell
Born April 27, 1868   Died August 21, 1868

In Memory
Little Mary
Infant daughter of W.D. and G.L. Sinclair
Born June 26, 1875
Died Sept 28, 1876

Julia J. McDowell
Born April  ? 1842
Died June 24, 1905

Claudia C. McDowell
Daughter of W.F. & Esther E. McDowell
Born Mar. 11, 1862
Died June 6, 1872

In Memory of my husband, J.J. Campbell
Born Feb.2, 1847
Died Feb. 2, 1897


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