BROOKS-HENKEL CEMETERY contributed by: Clare L. Herrick USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. For name searches of this file, use the "Find" or "Search" feature of your browser. submitted by Clare L. Herrick Location: On Crawford- Starkville road about 2 miles west of Crawford and just east of the Oktibbeha-Lowndes county line. It is about three quarters of a mile north of the road at the end of a farm road that gives every evidence of being a private road. Copied by: Rolfe B. Chase. Address: 502 Third St. South, Columbus, Miss 39701 Date copied: Between Oct. 1974 & June 1975. Submitted by: Mrs Mary Hendrix. Address: 408 Dunbar, Jackson, Miss. Note: This cemetery is in a cedar tree grove. It is enclosed by an iron fence and has not been very wel1 maintained, but is still in reasonably good condition. T. J. Gray/Oct. 15, 1843/Aug. 6, 1887. Emma A./dau. of/J. J. & P. C. Gray/Feb. 26, 1853 (or 1858)/May 17, 1863. Thomas Jefferson Gray/Feb. 25, 1804/May 20, 1858/New stone. T. J. Gray/Feb. 26, 1804/May 20, 1858/Old stone. Phebe C Gray/Jul. 19, 1819/Jul. 8, 1882/Age 62 y, 11 m, 19 d. H. A. Gray/Jan. 19, 1847/Oct. 2, 1889. Elizabeth/wife of/A. G. Henkel/Apr. 22, 1828/Nov. 29, 1896. Albert G. Henkel/Dec 6, 1816/Dec. 24, 1872. AIbert Gilmore Henkel, Married Elizabeth, dau. of Allen Brooks. Jonathan Henkel, father of Albert, came from Chester, S. C. Settled in Noxubee Co , about 1839. He is buried 2 mile south of Crawford. (Crude stone dated 1860). Mary Narcissa/dau. of/Albert & E. Henkel/wife of T. Kier/Sep. 1, 1844/Feb. 28, 1873. Hettie (or Bettie) Kinsler/dau. of/W. K. & M. N. Hollinshead/and stepdaughter of T. Kier/Jan. 22, 1865/Jul. 5, 1869. Willie Lella/dau. of/W. K. & M. N. Hollinshead/and stepdaughter of T. Kier/ Dec. 13, 1861/Oct. 9, 1866. Will Stovall Henkel/Sep. 14, 1881/Oct. 28, 1938. James A./son of J. O. & Marietta Henkel/Jun. 7, 1878/Aug. 19, 1894. James Oliver Henkel/Jul. 4, 1858 (Or 1853)/Jul. 28, 1921. Marietta/wife of/J. O. Henkel/Sep. 20, 1857/Dec. 13, 1883. Margaret Ann Brooks/Nov. 24, 1839/Sep. 2, 1880/Age 20 y, 9 m, 8 d. Mary E./dau. of/T. B. & P. G. Williams/Oct. 28, 1837/Aug. 1844 Eva/dau. of/J. G. & N. E. Carroll/Sep. 6, 1875/Oct. 2, 1881. Allison Perry/son of/Allen & Narcissus Brooks/Nov. 1, 1832/Aug 2, 1842. Marcissus/consort of/Allen Brooks/Nov. 16, 1804/Oct 9, 1860/Age 55 y, 10 m, 23 d. Allen Brooks/Jul. 14, 1792/Oct. 21, 1866/Age 74. (See note at end of cemetery data). Mattie A./wife of/W. H. Harvey, Jr./Sep. 30, 1876/Dec. 1, 1896. Addie B./wife of J. O. Henkel/May 7, 1853 (or 1859)/Jan. 5, 1900. Henry Harvey Henkel/Nov. 23, 1895/Oct. 5, 1937. Hunter S. Henkel/Jul. 10, 1891/Feb. 10, 1947. Eleanor/wife of/James R. Randle/Oct. 14, 1830/Dec. 4, 1862 John Mac Brooks/Jul. 24, 1837/Aug. 23, 1860. J W./Infant son of/J. M. & H. T. Brooks/B. Sep. 8, 1849. J. C. Lee/son of/J. M. & H. T. Brooks/Jun. 19, 1862/Jun 29, 1869. Mattie Lee/Dau. of/J. M. & H. T. Brooks/Jan. 21, 1868/Sep. 2, 1871. The following two items were in Cemetery Records of Oktibbeha County but not found by me (Hendrix): Catharine/consort of/J. G. Carraway/& dau. of Allen & Narcissus Brooks/ Apr. 25, 1823/Jul. 20, 1858. After Allen Brooks/1792/1866/(P. 65), The Oktibbeha Records add: "Nicajah, Allen & Terrell Brooks of Warren Co., Ga. came to Miss. about 1830. Their father, Jacob Brooks, was a soldier in the Rev. War. 1960." Below Items were sent in by Bettie Calvert Peter Jackson/died August 1997 Amelia Johnson/died May 1966 Percy Jackson/died 1989 Modified last on Friday, 20-Feb-2004 13:35:16 MST -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thank you Rootsweb for providing Lowndes County with the space for this site. Clare Herrick, County Coordinator Copyright © 2003. All rights reserved.