Macedonia Cemetery, Choctaw County, MS submitted by: Muriel Gillespie Bryant ***************************************************************************** USGenWeb NOTICE: Libraries and individual researchers may download this file for personal, non-commercial use only. Any other use requires written permission from the transcriber. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ****************************************************************************** Macedonia Cemetery surveyed by Muriel Gillespie Bryant & Pam Lay DeGeere 12/10/2001 Directions to cemetery: Hwy 15 from Ackerman, Ms toward Reform. Turn right on dirt road at the Look-out tower on your right. Follow dirt road for about 2-1/2 miles, cemetery will be on right. All information preceded by "Note:" is added information by Muriel Gillespie Bryant Rufus Vasa Brooks Sept 13, 1930 Oct 16, 1996 S Sgt US Army Korea Note: son of Rufus C & Stella Mae Brooks John D Collier Jan 14, 1927 living Note: double marker with Louine Louine D Collier Dec 1, 1936 Sept 14, 1994 Note: dau of Wm Casey and Amy Brooks Amy Beach Brooks July 13,1915 July 28, 1990 Note: wf of Wm Casey mother of Louine & Wm Casey Jrand niece of Rhoda Beach Brooks (as well as sister-in-law) William Casey Brooks, Sr Feb 24 1912 July 30, 1977 Note: husband to Amy, son of JohnWesley Brooks & Sarah Jane McMinn Silvie dau of FD & SC McMinn March 5,1909- Oct 27, 1914 Arietta Elaine Brooks Staten Aug 9, 1921 June 15, 1997 Note: wf of Raymond, dau of H Simmie & Rhoda Brooks Raymond Jackson Staten May 27, 1916 Feb 24, 1998 Ivis McMinn--- small marker with no other information on it other than name J Allen Williams Mar 29, 1871 Mar 22, 1946 Note: hus of Tyrisia Tyrisia E Williams Mar 27, 1873 Apr 7, 1959 Note: she was a sister to Sarah Jane and the dau of Henry Petty McMinn and Elvira Jane Martin Grady Nash Dec 23, 1927 May 20, 1979 Ruth S Nash Mar 9, 1937 living Fannie Brooks Adams--small marker with no other information on it other than name Simmie Donald Staten Sept 22,1943 Nov 1 1978 "Donnie" Note: son of Raymond & Arietta Lola B Brooks Dec 18,1881 Apr 6, 1919 Note: 1st wf of WH "Will" Brooks Henry Simmie Brooks Oct 5, 1894 Mar 15, 1978 Note: husband to Rhoda, son of JohnWesley Brooks & Sarah Jane McMinn Rhoda Beach Brooks Feb 28, 1900 Oct 30 1981 Note: "Rhodie" Simmie W Brooks born & died Jan 3, 1920 son of Simmie & Rhoda E Lena Brooks June 3, 1923 Oct 10, 1929 dau of Simmie & Rhoda James C Gillespie Feb 23, 1927 Mar 20, 1927 Note: son of Francis Brooks Gillespie & Wm G Gillespie Francis W Gillespie Dec 7, 1898 Feb 8, 1987 Note: dau of John W & Sarah Jane, mother of LC, O Nolte, William, Henry & James Wife of William Garrison Gillespie, separated from when sons were young, but never divorced Annie J Brooks Aug 30 1896 June 6,1909 dau of John & Sarah ote: Annie Jane was the second child of John Wesley and Sarah Jane John Wesley Brooks Feb 11, 1873 Jan 12, 1935 Note: hus of Sarah Jane McMinn, son of FS Brooks & Indiania Pernamer Robinson, father of: H Simmie, Annie Jane, Francis Wilmirth, Essie Elzada, Millie Emeline, Stella Elizabeth, Rufus Council, Wm Cayce, & Jos Harvey Sarah Jane McMinn Brooks Nov 17, 1875 Dec 9, 1955 Note: wf of John Wesley, dau of Henry Petty McMinn & Elvira Jane Martin, mother of: H Simmie, Annie Jane, Francis Wilmirth, Essie Elzada, Millie Emeline, Stella Elizabeth, Rufus Council, Wm Cayce, & Jos Harvey Garvis Eugene Brooks July 12, 1934 Dec 14,1986 Note: son of Stella Mae & Rufus C Brooks Stella Mae Brooks Apr 28, 1903 Aug 5, 2000 Note: maiden name was Reed, wf of Rufus, mother of RV, Eugene & Monte Rufus C Brooks Nov 26, 1908 Nov 11, 1959 Note: hus of Stella Mae, father of RV, Eugene, & Monte, son of John Wesley & Sarah Jane Brooks Henry A Gillespie May 8, 1924 Apr 3, 1987 Note: son of Francis & Wm childhood polio left him with a hunched back, Gifted musician, never married, lived w mother Joe L Robinson Mar 3, 1899 Apr 10, 1970 Georgie C Robinson Oct 22, 1887 Aug 4, 1951 Note: married to Charley, maiden name- Stewart, Indiania & Will’s parents Charley D Robinson Oct 7, 1862 Jan 19, 1935 Note: see above Bannie Robinson---small stone with name only at same plot as an old marker bearing the inscription: Manday Savana Robinson June 1866 1892 (at one time said more but eroded now) Francis E Beatty Robinson Jan 12, 1824 Sept 17, 1923 Note: mother to Charley Indiana Brooks Oct 8, 1854 Apr 12, 1941 Note: maiden name- Robinson, wf of FS Ferrell Brooks, mother of John Wesley Brooks Ferrell Brooks Feb 12, 1850 Jan 30, 1929 Note: "FS" see above Laura Frances Adams Nov 16, 1879 Aug 27, 1941 Erma Adams---small stone with name only Emma Jefcoat 1890-1900 Jodie Jefcoat Aug 3, 1868 Jan 31, 1928 Ella Jefcoat Jan 30, 1877 Mar 18, 1947 EM (Bud) Jefcoat Apr 14, 1871 July 2, 1956 Millie J Jefcoat 1895-1898 Dau of EM & LE Walter Robinson--- small stone with name only Baby Girl of Jodie Robinson-- no other info-- NJ wife of JP Robinson May 28, 1846 July 30 1888 JP Robinson Dec 25, 1845 Dec 11, 1910 Masonic Symbol Note: James Poke, brother to Indiania, son of Joseph H Robinson & Nancy Jane Madara John Milton Beach Feb 2, 1898 Sept 20, 1901 son of FW & MA Minnie Ann Beach 1871-1950 Francis Wilson 1866-1932 Jacob Loyd Whitt Apr 23, 1935 Apr 24, 1935 Infant dau of Leslie & Bertha Hightower Dec 27-31 1933 Note: each of the next markers areonly marked with a small stone which bears the name only Silas Baker Mima Baker Susan Anderson’s Baby Pearly Downs Pearly Downs’ Baby Mary B Franklin Nov 4, 1848 Jun 11, 1900 Green Monroe Franklin Dec 29, 1852 Dec 29, 1922 Lillie Baker 1896- 1910 Note: old stone, has more but is unreadable Callie R Baker Nov 9, 1874 July 17,1914 Note: double marker with Deward Deward H Baker Aug 16, 1868 Nov 21, 1942 Note: double marker with Callie IS Baker Nov 21 1836 May 16, 1905 Husband of JE Baker Infant of DH & IC Baker 1905 Note: appears to buried on top of IS Baker, small bricked outlined area at same plot as marker for IS Earnest Taft Conner July 5, 1939 May 3, 2001 Note: I could not place the name Conner in the area to my memory, in a chance meeting with Simmie & Rhodie Brooks’ great granddaughter’s husband, I learned that Mr Conner had raveled the US building Sonic Drive-Ins and had settled in the area about 25 years ago, and had no immediate family so his relatives accepted the offer to bury him at Macedonia Fondren Morris’ son-- small stone with name only Aaron Lowrey Apr 28,1889 Sept 19,1899 Son of EH & JS Lowrey Inscription: I’m a little pilgrim & stranger here, though this world is pleasant, sin is always near Mine is a better country Where there is no sin Where the tons of sorrow never enter in But a little pilgrim must have garments clean, if he’d wear the white robes and with Christ be seen Jesus cleanse and save me, teach me to obey; Holy Spirit guide me on my Heavenly way Shirley Griffin--small stone with name only Bob Griffin 1880-1976 Father inscription: Their many virtues form noblest Julia Griffin 1886-1967 Mother monuments to their memory George Griffin Aug 29, 1913 June 9 1918 son of RA & JE Griffin Only Sleeping Leslie Griffin May 19, 1888 July 7, 1901 wife of TL Griffin She died as she lived trusting in God Age 21 yrs 1 mo 18 day Terry Mayfield 1913-1915 Infant son of CR & Dora Griffin George W Griffin Mar 5, 1855 Dec 12, 1928 Note: double stone with Angeline Angeline Griffin Sept 14, 1850 Jan 30, 1937 Note: double stone with George Joshua Alva Griffin Aug 25, 1877 Jan 12, 1918 A faithful husband & devoted father lies here Ara Griffin McCafferty Aug 18, 1882 July 14, 1969 Gone but not forgotten