Jackson County MsArchives Photo Tombstone.....Elder, Family Cemetery History ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/ms/msfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Patricia C. Kendrick http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00018.html#0004458 May 13, 2005, 4:44 pm Cemetery: Elder Family Cemetery Name: Family Cemetery History Elder Date Of Photograph: May 12, 2005 Photo can be seen at: http://usgwarchives.net/ms/jackson/photos/tombstones/elderfamily/elder106nph.jpg Image file size: 48.7 Kb Elder Family Cemetery History This is the Elder Family Cemetery. It was established in 1828 by the Elder Family. It is a historical cemetery. This cemetery contains the oldest marked grave non-catholic in Jackson County. There are some current graves outside the original family plot. The cemetery was destroyed by Thyoil. They were required to restore the Elder family markers. Many other graves were lost. [Source: Harry McDonald] Additional Comments: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Photo has been resized/compressed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Project ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ms/jackson/photos/tombstones/elderfamily/elder106nph.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/msfiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb