Lea Swearingen Cemetery, Amite, MS Submitted by Mary Pallon ****************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************************** LEA SWEARINGEN Photographed by Jennie Livingston & Oma Gordon-February 2003. Assistance in cleaning-Bill Gordon, Kim White, Glen Huff, Bob & Dianne McGehee. Information transcribed from photos by Nancy Dow. Rechecked by Nancy Dow-October 2003. Directions-Hwy 98 in Franklin Co., south on Hwy 567 to Farmer Rd. then east to Jackson Rd., then south, cemetery is on west side. Anderson, Claude May 6, 1864 - Jan. 16, 1867 S/o H.S. & M.L. Anderson Anderson, Etherlyn Aug. 3, 1919 - Sept. 4, 1925 Anderson, Evy Apr. 15, 1907 - July 2, 1910 Anderson, Florence May 1, 1868 - Aug. 12, 1874 D/o H.S. & M.L. Anderson Anderson, Henry S. Oct. 23, 1823 - Dec. 30, 1874 Anderson, Hezekiah, Sr. July 4, 1887 - Dec. 28, 1955 Anderson, Baby Hilda Dec. 24, 1898 - May 15, 1899 D/o T.E. & P.N. Anderson Anderson, I.V. Sept. 12, 1927 - Nov. 14, 1929 Anderson, Jane Nov. 10, 1891 - Jan. 17, 1892 D/o S. & L. Anderson *Stone is broken Anderson, Joe Feb. 1, 1916 - Dec. 14, 1951 Mississippi PEC Engineers World War II *Military marker Anderson, Joe Nov. 1858 - Oct. 31, 1950 Anderson, Julia R. July 17, 1862 - Mar. 19, 1863 D/o H.S. & M.L. Anderson Anderson, Mary L. May 25, 1837 - Jan. 30, 1896 W/o H.S. Anderson Anderson, Nicie 1861 - June 2, 1944 Anderson, Queeny Dec. 12, 1824 - Feb. 13, 1828 Beall, Ellen S. * 1848 - Aug. 17, 1900* W/o John W. Beall* Maiden name Gardner* *All per cemetery book Beall, Lola I. JPG Oct. 30, 1867 - Aug. 15, 1868 D/o J.W. & E.S. Beall Beechim, Pinkie Oct. 15, 1880 - May 18, 1892 D/o Lou Bee Crim Bell, Seab, Sr. June 11, 1910 - July 17, 1970 Brown, Andrew Died Aug. 26, 1956 Brown, Mrs. Eula Died Apr. 11, 1960 Brown, Mandy Died July 4, 19? Age 65 *Stone is pitted *Not recorded in cemetery book Butler, Grace Aug. 20, 1900 - Sept. 5, 1900 D/o T.E. & M.L. Butler Byrd, Adell C. Mar. 20, 1937 - Mar. 8, 2000 Cain, Betty Aug. 1, 1913 - Aug. 14, 1961 Cain, William Dec. 17, 1891 - Feb. 6, 1945 Cameron, Dora Dec. 18, 1906 - Apr. 30, 1997 Cameron, Eulia Nov. 2, 1968 - June 5, 1925 Cameron, Lottie Bell Aug. 22, 1916 - Dec. 22, 1985 Cameron, Melvin & Beulah Camaeron (Melvin) Oct. 2, 1885 - Aug. 10, 1957 (Beulah) Apr. 18, 1887 - Sept. 10, 1956 Cotton, Janie Aug. 1, 1891 - Mar. 2, 1897 D/o J. & A. Cotton Day, Bob Mar. 25, 1884 - Aug. 21, 1885 S/o F. & S.J. Day Day, Frank Died April 29, 1922 Aged 56 Day, S. A. Died July * Age 49 *Part of stone is missing Jackson, Addie Feb. 8, 1871 - Mar. 15, 19??* D/o A. & M. Jackson *Inscription is faded. *Not recorded in cemetery book Jackson, Aliex Jan. 14, 1845 - Dec. 31, 1900 Jekins, Edward Apr. 23, 1837 - Feb. 19, 1915 Jenkins, Gracy June 12, 1841 -Feb. 13, 1917 Lea, Carey S. Sept. 27, 1888 - Oct. 17, 1892* S/o I.G. & P. Lea* *Per cemetery book Lea, I. G. Oct. 30, 1854 - Dec. 16, 1935 Lea, Ivie Sept. 20, 1897 - Oct. 26, 1897* *Per cemetery book Lea, Pearla Swearingen Oct. 6, 1857 - Oct. 16, 1909 W/o I.G. Lea wed Jan. 8, 1879 Lea, Van S. Mar. 5, 1880 - Sept. 7, 1881 S/o I.G. & Pearla Lea Lee, Hubert & Seaborn Lee (Hubert) Feb. 4, 1900 - July 4, 1903 (Seaborn) Dec. 18, 1902 - July 4, 1903 Sons of E. & L. Lee Lee, Katie Aug. 7, 1901 - Mar. 28, 1902 D/o E. & L. Lee McGehee, Cornelious 1911 - 1958 McGehee, Ed Dec. 19, 1830 - Aug. 20, 1890 McGehee, Lizzie and Infant (Lizzie) Nov. 22, 1869 - Oct. 24, 1891 (Infant) No dates, no name W/o M.C. McGehee McGehee Albert & Julia Lee McGehee (Albert) Oct. 2, 1916 - Mar. 12, 1988 (Julia) July 20, 1920 - Mar. 7, 1981 McGehee, Earnest May 30, 1903 - Jan. 9, 2000 Age 96 McGehee, Mrs. Francis Nov. 20, 1912 - May 17, 1998 Age 85 McGehee, Jessie B. Aug. 21, 1946 - Mar. 21, 2002 Moore, Loudonia Dec. 1, 1879 - Mar. 17, 1967 Owen, Corinne S. July 23, 1895 - Aug. 6, 1897 D/o G.F. & Kate Owen Smith Estella No dates Swearingen Crypt Swearingen, Thomas & Margaret Swearingen & J.B. Swearingen (Thomas) Oct. 3, 1837 Aged 76y 4m 20d (Margaret) Died Dec. 15, 1850 Aged 79y 3m 23 d (J.B.) Dec. 2, 1807- Apr. 13, 1840 33y 4m 8d Swearingen, Lula Jan. 21, 1860 - Sept. 9, 1868 D/o M.F. & M.A. Swearingen Swearingen, Martha Ann Nov. 25, 1825 - Dec. 27, 1953 W/o V.F. Swearingen Swearingen, Maj. V. F. Dec. 28, 1813 - Apr. 25, 1877 Swington, Anderson No dates Swington, Willia Ben Mar. 18, 1918 - Aug. 6, 1942 Thompson, Zilphy 1851 - Mar. 18, 1896 W/o J. Thompson Unknown *A blank slab Wesley, Mack Oct. 1860 - Jan. 12, 1893 Westley, Rosevelt Nov. 4, 1901 - Apr. 6, 1903 S/o John & Donia Westley Westley, John Apr. 15, 1875 - Apr. 8, 1931 White, Howard L. Feb. 12, 1949 - Mar. 17, 1974 Mississippi SP4 US Army Vietnam SS White, Joe Dec. 16, 1945 - Oct. 30, 1971 Wite, Joseph Sept. 12, 1936 - Dec. 5, 2002 Age 65 White, Mossela 1887 - 1953 White, Renos Apr. 3, 1900 - Mar. 10, 1984 White, Rosie L. 1954 0 2000 White, Sammie Lee Jan. 6, 1914 - Sept. 20, 1970 White, Trudie 1919 - 2000 Whittington, Lizzie June 22, 1884 - Aug. 17, 1886 D/o A. & M. Whittington Whittington, Shelby Aug. 17, 1877 - Dec. 23, 1887 S/o A. & M. Whittington Williams, Lular Dec/ 14, 1876 - Feb.14, 1903 W/o S. Williams