Mabus Cemetery, Tallahatchie, MS
Submitted by Helen Arnold

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				Mabus Cemetery


 					MACEL
Macel was located on the banks of Tippo Bayou seven miles east of 
Charleston. Macel was named for Macel Willingham   She was the 
daughter of the man who owned the land when the town was built. 
Prior to the arrival of the railroad Macel was an isolated section 
consisting of heavily timbered land.  The railroad opened avenues of
business when the timber was cut and shipped. After the timber was 
cut and sold  the settlers turned the farming as additional acreage 
was opened for cultivation.The Government first surveyed the land for 
the township in 1841.  Land sales were made in 1853 until 1856. The 
first settlers to purchase land were, E.S. Watson, Nelson Evans, 
O.M. Coswick, Henry Thomas and C. Ledbetter.

This Cemetery Indexed by Nick Denley of Charleston Mississippi-
October 1997.  It is 100% Indexed.

Mabus, Amanda Brasher/06-27-1956/02-03-1994
Mabus, Ardyce Athlee/02-17-1910/04-22-1978



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