Simpson County MsArchives Cemeteries.....New Bethlehem Community Cemetery ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ms/msfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Charlotte Huk MemawH@aol.com 1999 Abstracted By: Charlotte Hux See some photos from this cemetery at: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ms/simpson/photos/tombstones/newbethlehemcomm/newbethlehem.htm KEY: s/s = same stone with d/o = daughter of h/o = husband of s/o = son of w/o = wife of Information in brackets [ ] added, not on tombstone Name Birth Date Death Date Other Information Bayne, Margarett T. Jan 9, 1874 May 20, 1954 Bell, Ruby “Pat” Harper Aug 24, 1905 May 5, 1990 s/s Olice Gaston Bell [still living], married Aug 11, 1935 Blackwell, Annie Louise Mar 9, 1891 Jul 13, 1931 Mother Blackwell, Dorris K. Feb 19, 1896 May 1, 1892 s/s John M. Blackwell [still living] Blackwell, Florence “Sis” 1878 1980 Blackwell, Homer Jul 4, 1926 Jan 16, 1929 Blackwell, Jimmie Nel Sep 20, 1936 Mar 12, 1938 Blackwell, John M. Apr 3, 1894 Jan 20, 1958 s/s Dorris K. Blackwell Blackwell, Lester L. Jul 18, 1901 Aug 12, 1967 Blackwell, Minnie Lee May Nov 16, 1903 Nov 10, 1997 s/s Sidney Albert Blackwell, m Feb 24, 1922 Blackwell, Missouria Cotton Oct 25, 1868 Sep 3, 1939 Blackwell, Pennie Jun 29, 1859 Oct 24, 1934 Blackwell, Robert H. Aug 17, 1862 Feb 8, 1928 Masonic Symbol Blackwell, Sidney Albert Aug 11, 1886 Oct 6, 1974 s/s Minnie Lee May Blackwell Bounds, Robert C., Rev. Nov 6, 1902 Oct 28, 1992 s/s Virdue M. Turner Bounds Bounds, Virdue M. Turner Oct 19, 1905 May 25, 1995 Burns, Ione Turner Dec 2, 1888 May 21, 1982 s/s Samuel Don Burns Burns, John William Mar 1, 1917 Jun 7, 1980 Burns, Samuel Don Nov 28, 1884 Jun 21, 1952 s/s Ione Turner Burns Burns, Venable G. Jun 24, 1914 Feb 3, 1944 Staff Sgt. US Army Busby, Annie Mae Aug 11, 1910 Dec 31, 1963 Bush, Mittie Turner Jul 4, 1892 Dec 29, 1939 Sister Conerly, Florence Eve Oct 17, 1883 Feb 27, 1943 Cotton, Mericann Glisson Feb 14, 1844 Jan 17, 1929 Edwards, Charles Fred Aug 8, 1900 Mar 26, 1971 s/s Lavelle Turner Puckett Edwards; 2nd military stone: PM2 US Navy WW1 Edwards, Lavelle Turner Nov 22, 1907 s/s C. Fred Edwards Edwards, Velma Mar 27, 1905 s/s J. C. Edwards Grantham, Gussie Stevens Jun 9, 1889 Oct 4, 1983 Griffith, Edna B. Apr 21, 1921 s/s M. Guyselle Griffith Griffith, Gladys B. Sep 13, 1943 s/s Milton L. Griffith, Sr. Griffith, M. Guyselle Feb 23, 1920 Jun 28, 1983 s/s Edna B. Griffith Griffith, Milton L., Sr. Feb 15, 1941 Aug 26, 1975 s/s Gladys B. Griffith Hall, Lee Boyce Feb 26, 1924 Mar 4, 1989 MM1, US Navy, WW2 Hawkins, James Bott Mar 26, 1883 Jan 30, 1958 s/s Lela E. Hawkins Hawkins, Lela E. Sep 11, 1886 Dec 14, 1972 s/s James Bott Hawkins Hughes, David A. Apr 10, 1916 Nov 12, 1975 s/s Nell B. Hughes; 2nd military stone: PFC US Army, WW2 Hughes, Nell B. Dec 20, 1921 Jul 17, 1994 s/s David A. Hughes Kennedy, Uriah H. Oct 13, 1829 Aug 15, 1962 s/s Effie C. Kennedy [s/o David Love Kennedy & Elizabeth Dent (both buried in the Sharon Cemetery, Simpson County, Mississippi married Effie Caroline Wilkinson)] Kennedy, Effie C. Oct 18, 1824 Dec 22, 1900 [Effie Caroline Wilkinson, w/o Uriah H. Kennedy; their son Allen David David Kennedy born Oct 30, 1853, died Jun 7, 1934, buried Sharon Cemetery, Simpson County, Mississippi] Kennedy, Henry C. Jul 10, 1858 Dec 7, 1933 [s/o Uriah H. & Effie C. Kennedy, h/o Nancy J. Kennedy] Kennedy, Jane Chaney Oct 17, 1904 Jan 3, 1905 [one source shows Jane born 1840 in Virginia, died 1828 in Simpson County, Mississippi; married John Kennedy about 1770 in South Carolina; may be daughter of Granberry Cheney] Kennedy, John Oct 5, 1904 Jan 1, 1905 [born Virginia; Children of John & Jane: Mary, born May 1774; James born 1774; Love, born 1776] Kennedy, Love Nov 10, 1904 Jan 21, 1905 [s/o John & Jane Chaney Kennedy, m. Matilda Hamilton about 1797] Kennedy, Matilda Hamilton Nov 11, 1904 Jan 23, 1905 [w/o Love Kennedy, m. about 1797; Children: David Love, born Nov 27, 1799; Ezekiel, born 1801; Ajesta, born 1802; Agina Jemima; born 1803; Rhesa, born Sep 30, 1807; Josephus L., born 1809; Melinda, born 1812; Alexander, born 1816; some say Matilda was Matilda Cook] Layton, John A. Nov 2, 1997 Jan 7, 1885 s/s Ashay Laygon Layton, Ashay Aug 8, 1893 Apr 9, 1958 s/s John A. Layton Lewis, Lillian Jun 19, 1904 Nov 16, 1924 Maddox, E. Anthony Sep 19, 1944 s/s Lyndra M. Maddox, m. Mar 17, 1962 Maddox, Eber A. Jul 28, 1917 Jul 25, 1998 s/s Leona B. Maddox; 2nd military stone: Sgt. US Army, WW2 Maddox, Jerome M. Aug 6, 1919 Feb 23, 1999 [next to Vera Jean Rainey] Maddox, Leona B. Mar 9, 1918 s/s Eber A. Maddox, m. Oct 13, 1940 Maddox, Lyndra M. Feb 13, 1943 s/s E. Anthony Maddox Maddox, Paul Mathew Nov 24, 1956 Dec 21, 1992 McWilliams, Albert Hollyfield Aug 29, 1910 Apr 16, 1977 McWilliams, Eugenia Thames Jun 17, 1875 Mar 9, 1958 Moore, Wade Chester Jan 2, 1894 Feb 8, 1909 s/o J. R. & M. T. Moore Norris, Thomas Edward Aug 4, 1920 May 5, 1976 O’Neal, Mary Margaret Burns Jul 13, 1922 Jan 12, 1981 [w/o Winston James O’Neal, MD] O’Neal, Phyllis Ann Aug 31, 1953 Oct 14, 1954 O’Neal, Winston James, MD Nov 27, 1921 Jan 2, 1971 [h/o Mary Margaret Burns O’Neal] Patterson, B. G. (Jim) Aug 13, 1929 s/s Bobbye B. Patterson; 2nd military stone: Buford G. Patterson, Cpl US Army, Korea (birth date Aug 13, 1928 on this stone)] Patterson, Bobbye B. Sep 8, 1935 s/s B. G. (Jim) Patterson; m. Nov 26, 1954 Rainey, Vera Jean Oct 11, 1954 Nov 24, 1978 Reynolds, Lola Turner Aug 13, 1902 Dec 4, 1995 w/o George A. Reynolds, Jr. Rhine, Calvin Erwin Oct 23, 1854 Jan 24, 1931 Father; s/s Hazel Rhine & Matilda Turner Rhine Rhine, Hazel Aug 27, 1912 Jul 4, 1914 Daughter; s/s Calvin Erwin Rhine & Matilda Turner Rhine Rhine, Matilda Turner Oct 20, 1884 Apr 4, 1929 Mother, s/s Calvin Erwin Turner & Hazel Turner Smith, C. E. Jul 9, 1920 s/s Jewel Blackwell Smith Smith, Edward Bartlett, Sr. May 3, 1920 Apr 12, 1979 Daddy; s/s Ida Elizabeth Turner Smith; Masonic Symbol Smith, Ida Elizabeth Turner Dec 7, 1927 Apr 18, 1988 Mother; s/s Edward Bartlett, Sr.; m Feb 15, 1952 Smith, Jewel Blackwell Oct 28, 1924 s/s C. E. Smith; m. Jun 27, 1942 Stevens, John W. Apr 23, 1874 Jan 22, 1943 s/s Gussie Stevens Grantham Stewart, Walter Wintford, Jr. Jan 24, 1923 Nov 17, 1982 s/s Doris Maxine Stewart; 2nd military stone: Pvt US Army WW2 Stewart, Doris Apr 21, 1933 s/s Walter Wintford Stewart, Jr., m. Feb 14, 1947 Stewart, Wintford W. Feb 11, 1950 May 8, 1997 Father; s/o Walter & Doris Stewart; on back of stone: Children Keith & Amy, Grandchild Cody Stubbs, R. T. Feb 24, 1918 May 14, 1981 Father Thames, Barney M. May 1, 1902 s/s Callie L. Thames Thames, Callie L. Dec 12, 1908 Mar 28, 1958 s/s Barney M. Thames Thames, Charlie Richard Feb 15, 1938 Apr 6, 1964 Thames, Clinton Henry Oct 7, 1917 Nov 17, 1997 Thames, John David Jan 5, 1886 May 21, 1972 s/s Mittie Bell Lewis Thames Thames, Mary E. Feb 3, 1867 Oct 20, 1948 Thames, Addie Jane, Miss Jul 9, 1884 Mar 13, 1984 Thames, Mittie Bell Lewis Jan 5, 1886 May 21, 1972 s/s John David Thames Thames, W. T. Dec 26, 1913 Oct 23, 1958 Father Turnbow, Mary Elizabeth Mar 13, 1883 Apr 13, 1966 s/s Wilburn Silvester Turnbow Turnbow, Wilburn Silvester Oct 4, 1882 Sep 24, 1955 S/w Mary Elizabeth Turnbow Turner, Abner B. Jul 9, 1946 Jul 20, 1898 [Abner Benjamin Turner, s/o Hamilton & Emeline Turner, h/o Martha E. Kennedy Turner] Turner, E. Mar 29, 1826 Oct 23, 1865 [Emeline Turner, w/o Hamilton Turner] Turner, Emma E. Dec 31, 1880 Dec 16, 1942 [w/o Henry Allen Turner] Turner, Evan M. Feb 5, 1904 Aug 26, 1904 s/o H. A. & E. E. Turner Turner, George M. Nov 5, 1915 Father, s/s Susan Jennings; m Jun 24, 1941 Turner, H. Jan 3, 1826 Mar 24, 1903 [Hamilton Turner, s/o Lewis & Ajesta Kennedy Turner, h/o Emeline Turner; named for his grandmother Matilda Hamilton] Turner, Henry Allen Aug 28, 1875 Oct 17, 1955 [s/o Abner & Martha E. Kennedy Turner, h/o Emma E. Turner] Turner, Ida E. Pruitt Apr 27, 1898 Jan 2, 1994 Mother, s/s Wade Hamilton Turner] Turner, J. D. Aug 27, 1858 Aug 27, 1898 Turner, Jim Henry Jan 22, 1919 Nov 15, 1990 s/s Sue N. Myers Turner, 2nd stone military marker: US Army WW2 Turner, John May 23, 1850 Oct 12, 1926 [s/o Lewis & Ajesta Kennedy Turner; h/o Margaret “Maggie” Farthing Turner] Turner, Joseph B. Mar 30, 1878 Feb 13, 1964 [s/o Abner Benjamin & Martha E. Kennedy Turner] Turner, Lela Dec 16, 1878 Sep 4, 1882 d/o J. & M. Turner Turner, Louis Apr 7, 1843 Mar 1, 1973 s/o H. & E. Turner Turner, M. E. Jul 27, 1852 w/o A. B. Turner [Martha E. Kennedy Turner] Turner, Maggie Farthing Aug 23, 1860 Jan 9, 1929 w/o John Turner [Margaret Farthing, d/o Richard & Ellen Farthing] Turner, Margarette Ware Dec 26, 1885 Jul 4, 1971 s/o Plummer James Turner, Sr. Turner, Mary E. Feb 25, 1880 Jul 13, 1898 [d/o Abner Benjamin & Martha E. Kennedy Turner] Turner, Maude Ellen Feb 10, 1881 Mar 18, 1968 [d/o John & Maggie Farthing Turner] Turner, Nattie Durr Jan 2, 1899 Aug 20, 1960 [d/o John & Maggie Farthing Turner] Turner, Ollie U. Aug 18, 1886 Mar 4, 1974 s/s Sampson A. Turner Turner, Plummer J., Jr. Sep 17, 1913 Aug 10, 1973 2nd military stone: Mississippi PFC US Army WW2 Turner, Plumer James, Sr. May 19, 1883 Oct 15, 1963 s/s Margarette Ware Turner Turner, Sampson A. Oct 17, 1882 Nov 15, 1935 s/s Ollie U. Turner Turner, Sarah Ann Aug 25, 1852 Aug 29, 1853 Turners, Sue N. Myers Apr 27, 1930 s/s Jim Henry Turner Turners, Susan Jennings Mar 16, 1910 Mar 24, 1998 s/s George M. Turner; Mother Turners, Virgil A. Oct 19, 1905 Sep 19, 1937 [s/o Henry Allen & Emma E. Turner] Turner, Wade Hamilton Jul 12, 1886 Jul 17, 1973 Father, s/s Ida E. Pruitt Turner Upton, Ida B. Dec 14, 1884 Dec 14, 1982 s/s Ira Upton Upton, Ira Aug 23, 1881 Apr 9, 1954 s/s Ida B. Upton Upton, Katie Leona Apr 24, 1903 Nov 5, 1966 [picture on stone] Upton, Mary Frank Jun 8, 1924 Aug 31, 1927 d/o Ira & Ida Upton Upton, Paul David Only one date: Jan 23, 1953; s/o Paul & Jimmie Upton Upton, Saleta L. Oct 29, 1908 Nov 2, 1990 s/s W. L. (Roy) Upton Upton, W. L. (Roy) Oct 10, 1908 Jan 11, 1989 s/s Saleta L. Upton Vest, Hansford Charles Aug 22, 1919 May 22, 1998 Wallace, Thomas Craig Mar 17, 1960 Aug 26, 1965 Ware, Cecil Annie Turner Jun 12, 1905 Oct 21, 1976 s/s Dolphus Lucius Ware Ware, Dolphus Lucius Mar 31, 1900 Mar 2, 1965 s/s Cecil Annie Turner Waters, Craig A. Aug 10, 1959 Oct 1, 1994 Waters, Helen Jul 16, 1932 Oct 14, 1982 s/s Howard Waters Waters, Howard Nov 3, 1927 s/s Helen Waters [s/o W. Eddie & Ida B. Waters] Waters, Ida B. Sep 9, 1909 s/s W. Eddie Waters Waters, W. Eddie Jul 11, 1903 Womack, Gladys M. Aug 11, 1915 Mother, s/s W. Gaston Womack Womack, W. Gaston Nov 30, 1916 Jan 30, 1986 Daddy, s/s Gladys M. Womack This file located at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ms/simpson/cemeteries/newbethlehem.txt