East Sand Creek Cemetery, Lowndes, MS submitted by Clare Herrick ****************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ****************************************************************** EAST SAND CREEK CEMETERY I was very concerned when I was there in July 1998 after seeing bulldozers tearing up the ground all around this cemetery, knocking down trees and turning dirt. I pray that they are not destroying the cemetery. (notation by Clare Herrick.) Location: About nine miles east of Starkville, Mississippi, just south of Highway182, at the county line of Oktibbeha and Lowndes Counties. The cemetery is probably in Lowndes County, White Section Abandoned. Originally Copied by: Mr. and Mrs. Charlie R. Ashford, Sr., Starkville, Mississippi. Date copied: March 9, 1966 Rewalked and checked for updated August 1994. Victoria Locke 1831-1870 Mary McDonald d. May 23, 1869 Age 43 yrs., 2 mos, 16 days Wm. H. Lock b. Halifax Co., N.C. d. Jan. 8, 1867 Age 51 yrs, 9 mos, 27 ds. Asa Pilkinton b. Guilford Co., Feb. 6, 1817 d. Feb. 15, 1883 66 yrs, 9 ds. T. J. Pilkinton, wife of Asa Pilkinton b. Nov. 1, 1824 d. Sept. 5, 1912 87 yrs, 10 mos, 4 ds. J. W. Pilkinton d. July 29, 1873 Age 19 yrs, 3 mos, .24 ds. Eliza Ada, wife Of J.H. Locke b. Nov. 11, 1812 d. Sept. 27, 1898 Nancy A. Pilkinton wife Of T.J. Golden 1847-1932 Thomas J. Golden b. Oct. 23, 1836 d. May 24, 1909 A. W. Switzer b. Dec. 13, 1825 d. Sept. 16, 1895 Samuel Garner (Father) A native of Virginia d. May 14, 1859 Age 73 years Susannah Garner (Mother) A native of Virginia d. July 15, 1862 Age 66 years Jane A. Word dau. of Wm. D. & Martha S. Word b. Sept. 23, 1845 d. Nov. 2, 1854 Henry Hodnett d. Feb. 17, 1867 Age 67 years Mrs. E. C. Hodnett wife of Henry Hodnett b. June 20, 1820 d. May 13, 1899 Benjamin Speed b. March 1, 1815 d. Oct. 14, 1889 Minerva Ellen Speed b. Oct. 17, 1839 d. Oct. 10, 1907 Rachel C. wife of Y. Saxon d. Oct. 1, 1868 Age 53 yrs, 6 mos. H. H. Williams (Father) b. Sept. 22, 1845 d. March 11, 1880 T. H. Williams (Mother) b. Sept. 11, 1850 d. Jan. 9, 1924 J. 0. Thompson b. Aug. 19, 1875 d. March 3, 1914 Luvenia Simpson b. March 25, 1827 d. Nov. 2, 1880 Laury V. Blankenship b. April 24, 1908 d. June 4, 1934 Charles V. Hudson husband of Gracie Maye Blankenship b. Aug. 11, 1895 d. Oct. 13, 1928 Co. C., 7th Inft. 3rd Division Charlcie V. b. Jan. 25, 1923 d. Feb. 11, 1923 Martha Lee b. Jan. 25 1923 d. Feb. 13: 1923 Infants of C.V, & G.M. Hudson Sam Riley Blankenship son of G.L. & B.E, Blankenship b. Nov. 20, 1901 d. April 4, 1919 Reuhamer Lorne Blankenship dau. of G.L, & B.E. Blankenship b. Sept. 2, 1903 d. Dec, 21, 1906 Frank M. Brown (or Broun) b. April 25, 1823 d. Dec. 29, 1924 Mary C. Blankenship, wife of Sam Langford b. Feb. 23, 1856 d. Sept. 15, 1933 Mrs. J. H. Lee d. Oct. 9, 1909 Victor A., dau, of D.T. & A.E. Langford b. Oct. 12, 1922 d. Dec. 25, 1922 S. D. Langford b. July 20, 1855 d. Aug. 9, 1906 W. B. Lee b. Dec. 17, 1847 d, Feb. 22, 1904 Mary E. Lee b. May 24, 1832 d. May 2, 1903 Sarah, wife of James Perkins d. Aug. 1865 Age about 75 yrs. Martha A. C., wife of C. M. Reese. d. Dec. 2, 1860 Age 27 yrs. R. G. D., son. of W.M. & L.C. Perkins d. Nov. 3, 1860 Age 11 yrs, 4.mos, 3 ds. L. A., son of W.M. & L.C. Perkins d. Aug. 20, 1862 Age 7 yrs, 5 mos, 11 ds. Union A., son of C.M. & M.C. Reese b. Oct. 17, 1851 d. Sept. 14, 1861 Robert Blankenship b. Oct. 18, 1846 d. Nov. 12, 1891, Sarah A., wife of B. Blankenship d. July 6, 1892 Age 67 yrs. B. Blankenship Aged about 84 yrs. Sam R. Langford b. May 27, 1893 d. June 17, 1893 George Cousins d. Sept. 16, 1853 Age-about 55 yrs. Martha J. Conner (Cousins?) b. June 9, 1834 d. July 6, 1851 Olive L. Smith (Husband) b. Sept. 19, 1851 d. March 21, 1897 Hugh A., son of O. L. & J.C. Smith b. April 6, 1884 d. Aug. 8, 1889 William C., son of G.T. & S. Winfield b. Nov. 9, 1884 d. Oct. 28, 1887 W. L. Casey b. Jan. 15, 1847 d. March 5. 1917 70 yrs, 1 mo, 18 ds. Lizzie, wife of W. L. Casey b. March 3, 1856 d. Sept. 11, 1942 Everette Casey b. Oct. 25, 1904 d. Feb. 21, 1934 Elizabeth Lummus d. Nov. 7, 1894 Age 74 yrs, 1 mo, 25 ds. W. F. Lummus 1845-1916 Benjamin F. Speed 1868-1906 Zora M. Speed 1872-1903 Stella A., wife of D.W. Hawkins b. Nov. 25, 1858 d. June 10, 1898 Bailey, son of F.M. & Edna. Langford b. Jan. 5, 1918 d. Nov. 22, 1918 Edna, wife of F.M. Langford b. March 4, 1880 d. June 17, 1918 Edna V., dau of E. D. & C. E. Odum b. Aug. 20, 1922 d. June 10, 1923 Plez Bolin b. April 5, 1904 d. July 20, 1916 Ida, wife of P.H. Bolin b. Sept. 1, 1876 d. June 11, 1919 William Robert Bolin b. March 30, 1906 d. Nov. 9, 1912