Lincoln County MsArchives Cemeteries.....Kees Cemetery - Complete Survey ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/ms/msfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Patti Smith psmith9@hotmail.com June 5, 2004, 11:20 pm Abstracted By: Patti Smith The Kees Cemetery is located in the Fair River Community of Lincoln County, Mississippi. From Brookhaven, take Highway 84 East approximately 10 miles. Turn left onto Fair River Road and then left again on to Big Springs Road which is only a few hundred yards to the left after you turn onto Fair River Road. Follow Big Springs for approximately 2 miles. Kees Cemetery is located on the left inside a chain link fence right next to the road. This cemetery is very well maintained. Cemetery copied 30 May 2004 Last Name First Name Middle Name Birth Death Comment ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Booker Elva 1884 1946 Booker H.B. 1870 1927 Brent Jemima Kees 1838 1915 Coker Camellia Carol 1950 1978 Covey Lettie Mae Allen 14 April 1905 22 August 1984 Drumright Benny W. 23 June 1937 4 May 1992 Ferguson James January 1817 28 December 1902 Ferguson Mary F. 28 September 1824 25 January 1904 w/o James Hoskins Lois Kees 1950 1970 Howard Billy R. 25 November 1930 6 December 1998 Married: 20 November 1922 Howard Carolyn V. 21 January 1943 w/o Billy R. Johnson Napoleon B. 1838 1934 Johnson Mary Jane 1850 1923 w/o Napoleon B. Johnson Nancy Elizabeth 10 March 1827 No date w/o J.M. Johnson Ermin Summers 11 April 1903 18 April 1986 Keeper Jerry Lee 11 August 1936 Keeper Janice L. Watson 21 September 1945 6 March 1984 w/o Jerry Lee Kees Gerald Moore 5 January 1913 17 March 1991 Kees Evelyn Enochs 5 September 1912 28 December 1985 Kees John Q. 11 November 1853 7 July 1895 Kees Wylie Emil 9 August 1888 7 June 1890 son of J.Q. & H. Kees Kees Martin Vanburen 30 March 1841 24 May 1891 Kees Charity Simmons 3 February 1843 15 December 1921 w/o Martin Kees Mary 28 September 1815 23 March 1891 w/o Isham Kees Kees Isham 11 December 1809 7 October 1861 Married Mary Lovell 9 June 1834 Kees Isham 2 October 1875 6yrs. 8mo’s. 18 days Kees Fleet 24 September 1875 4 yrs. 4mo’s. 6 days Kees Marvin M. 29 November 1905 19 February 1973 Kees Pauline L. 28 November 1922 Kees John Stoney 14 December 1886 26 December 1887 Kees Augustus B. S. 21 April 1835 5 December 1858 s/o Isham Kees Kees Sallie 30 September 1836 26 August 1907 d/o Isham Kees Lenoir Stanton 22 August 1906 24 December 1906 s/o J.H.B. & C.E. Lovell A.J. 7 March 1837 10 August 1914 Lovell Elizabeth Mason 16 July 1840 11 June 1916 w/o A.J. Lovell William A. 1864 1948 Lovell Florence J. 1870 1910 w/o William A. Lovell Infant Son 27 February 1897 27 February 1897 s/o W.A. & F.J. Lovell Ben P. 1891 1918 McDavid Julia Kling 26 July 1871 13 August 1946 McDavid Allen Monroe 6 March 1856 13 March 1940 McDavid William 24 June 1884 29 August 1900 s/o A.M. & Julia McDavid Moore William B. 23 November 1832 25 May 1878 Moore S. Jane Sartin 16 February 1832 11 June 1924 w/o Wm. B. Nations Emma E. 10 May 1875 12 October 1877 d/o Wm. & L.M. Nations Nations Jesse E. 29 December 1885 3 December 1886 s/o Wm. & M.F. Nations Nations Lucy C. 22 September 1887 15 March 1890 d/o Wm. & M.F. Nations Nations Florence U. 17 September 1890 18 September 1890 d/o Wm. & M.F. Nations Nations James O. 8 November 1862 Co. B 2 Mississippi Inf. CSA Nations M. Fannie 24 December 1859 8 January 1951 Nations William 14 October 1846 6 October 1922 Nations Lucy Mazillah 5 May 1843 30 August 1883 w/o William Nations Nations James Charles 14 October 1948 27 October 1954 Nations Preston 31 July 1897 8 March 1982 Nations Etta 16 January 1897 2 October 1970 w/o Preston Nations E. 25 September 1848 14 March 1927 Nations Mary E. 29 July 1839 19 December 1928 w/o E. Nations Nations Infant No date No date d/o E.P. & Prudie Nations Nations Prudie Townsend 30 December 1877 7 April 1915 w/o Ephraim Pink Nations Ephraim Pink 6 October 1873 19 January 1952 h/o Prudie Nations Charlie 16 July 1905 5 August 1928 Nations Nina Ruth 9 April 1926 9 April 1926 Oberschmidt F. 1856 1863 Oberschmidt L. 1837 1863 Pillow Anna Lovell 1902 1997 Sanderson J.W. 16 August 1854 10 October 1920 Sanderson Katie Sheely 12 April 1873 13 February 1956 Sanderson Charlie C. 5 October 1912 20 January 1979 Sills Shirley R. 13 October 1937 8 January 2004 Smith M. No date No date s/o William “One-hand” Smith & Amanda Jett Stewart Charles Ellzey 24 May 1924 26 November 1969 Stewart Irene Marberry 25 November 1929 w/o Charles Ellzey Strapp J.W. 22 July 1846 6 August 1928 Summers Thomas Jefferson 10 November 1883 1 August 1912 s/o B.E. & S.E. Summers Summers Infant 3 April 1897 9 November 1900 s/o B.E. & S.E. Summers Summers Ruth No date No date Mother of Hezekiah & Zephaniah Summers H. 14 May 1813 17 February 1906 Summers K.B. 28 September 1821 26 June 1907 d/m with H. Summers Summers Mattie Lee B. 29 June 1904 8 October 1928 Summers Emery E. 21 October 1886 7 April 1896 s/o Elgin B. & Clementine Summers Summers Julie 28 September 1881 28 September 1881 d/o E.B. & S.C. Summers Summers Sarah C. 7 November 1867 11 September 1920 w/o E.B. Summers Summers Elgin B. 26 February 1854 19 December 1940 Summers Bedford Forrest 16 June 1905 16 April 1866 Summers Mary Elizabeth 24 February 1926 24 February 1926 d/o A.B. & Lettie Summers - sister of Fay & Imogene Summers, Sr. William “Plez” 19 November 1901 4 July 1960 Summers Mary LeJeune 23 September 1907 20 December 1998 w/o 'Plez' Summers Tullos Burris H. 2 April 1904 20 August 1912 s/o V.V. & A.O. Tullos Tullos Ruth 10 November 1896 11 January 1897 d/o V.V. & A.O. Tullos Tullos Infant 20 December 1892 20 December 1892 Child of V.V. & A.O. Tullos Vance Ludie B. 4 August 1911 11 January 1992 Tec 5 US Army WWII Vance Vertis B. “Bea” Tutor 2 May 1918 4 December 1999 w/o L.B. Watson Robert Earl 4 October 1929 8 October 1929 Watson Infant 6 July 1962 6 July 1962 s/o Dale & Janice Watson Watson P. No date No date Concrete brick marker Watson L. No date No date Concrete brick marker Watson Alton C. 4 May 1927 29 August 1996 US Army Korea Watson Robert C. 18 July 1909 21 July 1993 Watson Gertrude K. 8 January 1920 1 September 1977 d/m with Robert C. Sr. Watson, Jr. Robert C. 10 August 1935 10 April 1996 PFC US Army Korea Watson Henry Lee 23 July 1908 22 May 1973 Watson Nannie Estelle S. 25 March 1910 18 November 2000 w/o Henry Lee Watson Lennox R. “Len” 7 December 1937 29 July 1972 Watson Velma Ruth 6 February 1937 27 February 1937 Watson Rudolph 1 February 1925 19 June 1926 Watson Ella May 1938 1938 Watson J.C. 17 June 1894 5 June 1939 Watson Vivian Nations 14 May 1902 26 July 1942 Watson James Winfield 27 March 1870 19 July 1971 Watson Mary Jane 25 March 1874 19 December 1949 w/o James W. Watts Carl Edward 30 May 1926 12 June 1978 Watts Irene 8 December 1916 5 January 1984 d/m with Carl Edward Additional Comments: There are several broken tombstones that are unreadable and several graves marked with concrete posts. There are also several graves marked by either a concrete brick or a large rock that appear to have had a name scratched into them at one time but are now unreadable. I was told that Perry Kees (1788 - 1833) and his wife, Nancy Smith Kees (1787 - 14 October 1862) were also buried in this cemetery in unmarked graves. I have limited information on this cemetery but would be more then happy to answer any questions that I can. psmith9@hotmail.com This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/msfiles/ File size: 12.2 Kb