ROCKY SPRINGS METHODIST CHURCH CEMETERY (EARLY VERSION) Rocky Springs, Claiborne County, Mississippi USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was compiled and contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Copied and submitted by - Milton J. Harper Address - 1019 Harrison Street, Vicksburg, Mississippi Date copied - December 26, 1955 Recopied - Janice Stevens Rice Date - May 1999 *************************************************************************** For name searches of this index, use the "Find" or "Search" feature of your browser. *************************************************************************** Charlie D. McLeod / b. May 12, 1861/ d. Sept. 22, 1886 Prentiss O. / son of Samuel & Nancy Farmer/ b. Sept. 16. 1880/ d. Apr. 1, 1884 Douglas Amos/ son of O. H. & E. J Burnet/ b. July 25, 1886/ d. June 21, 1889 Hamilton/ son of J.W. and J. A. Jett/ b. Mar. 29, 1876/ d. Apr. 4, 1886 Ruth Drake/ dau of W.L. & H. L Parker/b. Sept. 19, 1895/ d. Aug. 1, 1897 Dudley/ infant son of W. H. and E. Benton /b. Feb. 22, 1887/ d. Nov. 19, 1887 Sue Ray Lum/ b. in Lawerence Co., Miss. Feb. 27, 1868/ d. at Rocky Springs, Miss Dec. 23, 1903. Eppiel/ dau. of J. Miles and Althea ray/ b. Nov. 13, 1878/ d. Aug. 20, 1885 Harrison Irby/Co. B 38th Miss. Cav. CSA James R. Bruce/ b. Oct. 10, 1822/ d. Nov. 30, 1871 Lizzy B. /dau. of E.U. and Susan Powell/ 1851-1872 Edward U. Powell/ 1815-1871/His wife Susan P. /1825-1877 Walter Prince Wallace/ b. Nov. 18, 1854/d. Nov. 25, 1861 Eddie Oscar Barrett/ b. Nov. 1, 1857/ d. Dec. 5, 1861 Martha Jane Barrett/b. Jan. 14, 1836/ d. Mar. 8, 1868 George W. Barrett/b. May 16, 1827/ d. Dec. 17, 1891 Mary Roberta/ dau. of R.G. and M.E. McCay/ b. June 7, 1864/ d. Aug. 25, 1877 In the Memory of Clinton D. Lum/ b. Feb. 10, 1826/ d. Dec. 10, 1866 Sinai Amelia Lum/ b. Sept. 18, 1800/ d. Aug. 24, 1891 Edwin O. Lum/ b. Sept. 14, 1824/ d. Oct. 21, 1878 Albert W./ son of J.A. and E. B. Coltharp/ b. Nov. 29, 1870/ d. Mar.26, 1871 Johnnie D./ son of J.A. and E.B. Coltharp/ b. Apr. 6, 1869/ d. Jan. 30, 1870 John A. Coltharp/ b. Apr. 7, 1836/ d. March 31, 1871 Henry Rozer/ son of Wm. T. and LM Beall/b. Feb. 18, 1859/ d. Aug. 5, 1859 Emily McAlpine/ wife of James Tunstall Harper/ d. Oct. 3, ) One stone 1878, Aged 66 years. ) shaft with Persis Raymond/ wife of George Ricks McAlpine/d. Mar.3,1859 ) inscriptions age 89 years.(To the memory of my Mother and Grandmother) ) on three sides George Allen Thompson/d. May 3, 1880/aged 13 years. (by Mother, Oliva Allen) G.B. Winters/ dau. of James S. and Caroline Winters. b. Mar. 17, 1858 d. Sept. 8, 1865 Lillie Winters/dau of James S. and Caroline Winters/ b. Mar. 19, 1860/ d. July 11,1861 James S. Winters/ b. July 12, 1812/ d. April 27, 1860 Dorothy B. Winters /b. May 1, 1825/ d. Nov. 22, 1851 Martha O. / dau. of Isaac and Sarah Whitaker/b. June 1, 1848/d. Sept. 26, 1852 Henry H. /son of J. & D. B. Winters/ b. Sept. 6, 1850/ d. May 14, 1852 W.O.W.-Footstone only, near the Winters graves Eleanor Thompson/ wife of J. W. Thompson/ d. May 8, 1856/ In the 65th year of her age. Our little son, who died June 21, 1857/S.O. & S.L. Capers In memory of Mrs. Elizabeth M./ wife of Robert Strong/b. Nov. 24,1803/ d. Nov. 25, 18--(impossible to decipher) James E. /son of J. and D. B. Winters/ b. Dec. 16, 1848/ d. Aug. 21, 1849 Lucy Ann /dau. of J. and L.A. Winters/ b. Jan .20, 1842/d. Oct. 1, 1845 Lucy Ann /wife of James Winters/ b. Jan. 25, 1825/ d. May 20, 1842 Laura Jane (Hedrick) /wife of H.G.J. Powers b. Apr. 23 1843/d. June 20, 1835 Robert N. /son of E.R. and D.S.D. McClean/b. Aug 26, 1851/d. Sept. 5, 1851 Caroline /wife of James Flowers/b. Dec. 16, 1816/ d. Oct. 13, 1852 Laura /dau. of H.G.J. Powers and M. L. (Sisson) Powers/b. April 23, 1843/ d. July 5, 1844 Sarah/ wife of Isaac Powers/ b. Sept. 19, 1785/ d. Mar. 26, 1860 ) single Isaac Powers/ b. Jan. 17, 1784/ d. Jan. 20, 1859 ) shaft Felix G. powers/ b. May 29, 1819/d. Mar. 4, 1854 Isaac C. /son of I. and S. Powers/ b. Jan. 20, 1817/d. June 27, 1836 Julie E./ b. Oct. 19, 1851/ d. July 11, 1852 ) Double Martha J. / b. June 22, 1852, d. March 19, 1853) stone (Children of John R. and Sarah N. Powers) John E./ son of John R. and Sarah N. Powers/ b. July 6, 1853/ d. July 21, 1853 Jane E. Sisson/ b. April 5, 1778/ d. May 16, 1856 ) Enclosed in John W. Wright/ b. April 5, 1802/d. Jan. 8, 1844 )brick fence Sarah E. T. / dau of John & Harriet Stevens./b. in Caroline Co., Va.Oct. 2, 1829 d. Nov. 14, 1854 Harriet Naomi/ wife of Wm. H. Hamer, a native of Caroline Co, Va /b. April 18, 1831/ d. Aug. 21, 1857/ aged 26 years, 4 months. 3 days Jane W. / wife of Uriah B. Powers/ b. Jan. 22, 1830/ d. July 7, 1853 Jane/ dau. of Uriah B. and Jane W. Powers/ b. Mar. 19, 1853/d. Aug. 2, 1853 Ella/ dau. of Uriah B. and Jane W. Powers/ b. Apr. 10, 1851/ d. May 10, 1852 James A. T. /son of J.A.T. and Rebecca Mason (Stone Broken and parts missing) Fanny Page/ dau. of Jane M. and Dr. James R. Coleman/ b. in Orange Co. Va, Mar. 1, 1837/d. in Cayuga Miss, July 16, 1844 Mrs. Jane Mariah/ dau. of Mann and Mary Wilson Page and wife of Dr. James R. Coleman/b. in Mannsfield, Va., Nov. 9, 1808/ d. in Rocky Springs Apr.24, 1854 To the memory of Fanny Page/ dau. of Jane Mariah and James R. Coleman/ d. July 16, 1844 , aged 7 years, 4 months, and 15 days. In memory of E.S. Colthartp/b. Feb. 4, 1784/d. June 10, 1859 Edna wife of Ben Eaton / d. Oct. 31, 1859/ aged 30 years In memory of Amos Rundell/b. Dec. 25, 1802/ d. Jan. 2, 1842 ) A Sidney Harding/ no dates ) single Richard Harding/b. Oct. 20, 1780/ d. Apr. 21, 1867 ) shaft Florence, dau. of A. H. and E. M. Bobo/ b. Aug. 2, 1846 d. Nov. 14, 1850 Absalom/ son of A. H. and E. M. Bobo/ b. Jan. 18, 1841/ d. Sept. 17, 1843 Amos Burnet/ son of A.H. and E.M. Bobo /b. Jan. 4 , 1842/ d. Mar. 6, 1849 Abasolom H. Bobo/b. Oct. 31, 1815/ d. July 8, 1855 Note: There are many other graves in this cemetery that have no stones..(M.J.H) Cemetery was toured again in 1999 by P.D. Stevens and a video tape was made of this Cemetery.....J.S.R. ***************************************************************************