Spanish Fort Cemetery, Sharkey County, Mississippi Compiled by Larry Wheeler. Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm Spanish Fort Cemetery in located in the extreme eastern part of Sharkey County in the community of the same name. It is on the western bank of the Sunflower River. It can be reached by taking highway 16 east from the 61/16 intersection in Rolling Fork. Just before crossing the river and reaching Holly Bluff, you take a paved road to the right for about five miles. There is no obvious cemetery. You will reach an old semicircular dirt mound about ten feet high and twenty feet wide. This is the basis of the name for Spanish Fort. The middle of the semicircle has been plowed under so you will find two arms projecting out from the river. The graves are located on top of the mounds. Each family had their own location which is separated from others. You have to walk the length of both arms to locate the graves. The region was heavily overgrown when I was there. There are a number of unmarked graves The earliest recorded grave is 1903 and the most recent one is 1936. The following listing was compiled by the author in October 2000. The inscriptions are taken from the tombstones. Relationships were taken from the tombstones where they were available. Some additional information was added based on public records. While every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy, no guarantee can be made. Some stones were worn and difficult to decipher. Compiled by Larry Wheeler, 14726 Red River Drive, Corpus Christi, Texas 78410. Name DOB DOD Relationship Briggs Annie Lillian December 25, 1922 December 26, 1922 Coughlan Clarence Melvin 1908 1910 Coughlan H. L. 1865 1919 Dedman Ina Matilda August 18, 1883 February 16, 1904 Dedman Thomas Franklin December 25, 1865 October 22, 1918 Gynn Clara Newman 1886 July 12, 1903 Jeffries Bettie Louise December 11, 1915 December 14, 1915 Jeffries Billie December 24, 1923 April 14, 1936 Jeffries Eva Beatrice January 1, 1921 April 14, 1930 Jeffries Infant August 7, 1916 August 7, 1916 Jones Lucy 1863 1918 Kettleman F. C. Jr. December 28, 1879 January 16, 1903 Kettleman F. C. Sr. January 27, 1844 February 22, 1904 Kettleman Lucy Ann September 15, 1857 November 2, 1908 Kettleman Selma "Thelma" 1901 1916 Thornell Julia K. April 10, 1887 January 28, 1904 Thornell Thomas December 17, 1879 January 20, 1904