Mt. Calvery Baptist Church Cemetery, Tallahatchie, MS Submitted by Helen Arnold ****************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ****************************************************************** MT. CALVERY BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY This cemetery is locted at Tutwiler. We have been able to find some histories of some of the towns and have included those histories with the Cemeteries. Tutwiler, Miss. In 1899 Tom Tutwiler, a Civil Engineer for the railroad made his headquarters seven miles northeast of Sumner. The town of Tutwiler was founded and named for him. When the railroad was built the first depot erected was a two story building and the town was given the top floor for a school. Captain H.B. Fitch built and operated the first store. His wife took charge of the school which begun with five pupils. In 1905 the town was incorporated and W.E. Fite was Mayor and J.O. Clay as depot agent. In 1900 the Illinois Central Railroad running from Yazoo City to Lambert, crossed at Tutwiler the company built a railroad yard there. In 1928 a high school was built at a cost of $40,000. The town grew rapidly until 1929 when the railroad yard was moved to Clarksdale. At that time the population and business began to decline. The population in 1929 before the railroad yard was moved was 1,010 people. Indexed by Nick Denley November 1997, Clerk of Chancery Court Tallahatchie County Mississippi. Every Effort has been made to make this Cemetery as accurate as possible Take Hwy # 3 North at Tutwiler, turn left on Thornton Road, Church Cemetey on right approx. 1/2 Miles. A: Anderson, Hattie/11-02-1932/12-11-1995 B: Berryhill, Charlander S./04-18-1974/03-20-1994 Berryhill, Lola Louise/01-27-1961/03-20-1994 Berryhill, Maudie Alice/05-08-1921/03-06-1990 Berryhill, Osby "Sonny"/04-30-1937/11-04-1991 Berryhill, Sam/02-16-1915 Brown, Sally Lou/06-01-1910/06-30-1981 D: Davis, Walter/01-01-1893/10-10-1969 G: Garner, Willie/08-03-1903/05-31-1978 H: Harrison, Sidney/07-23-1960/05-18-1995 Hoskins, Ruben/1924/1988 Mc: McClaurin, Allen/1882/05-24-1962 McDaniel, Mose/03-01-1924/08-20-1995 M: Miller, Joseph E./MS Co B 1883 Engr.Avn BN/09-14-1921/05-01-1968 Miller, Lucy/1919/1988 Miller, Quarmaine P./11-14-1992/07-17-1995 Miller, Will/03-12-1899/06-20-1975 Milton, Irena/04-20-1900/02-20-1990 Milton, Willie/12-25-1882/01-07-1965 R: Roebuck, Michael O./06-26-1997/08-17-1997 T: Thornton, Bessie/03-25-1925/03-17-1995 Thornton, Elder/09-15-1906/12-13-1984 Thornton, James "Boots"/05-01-1926/07-06-1983 Thornton, John L./1934/1995 W: Walker, Louious/09-29-1916/08-18-1989 Walker, Maggie/07-17-1965/06-06-1977 White, Loucious/08-27-1970/07-10-1995 Wims, Bobby/06-03-1933/05-15-1982 Double Marker Wims, Gladys H./04-28-1926/01-21-1992 Wims, Sidney/07-29-1924 Y: Young, Willie/06-14-1921/06-26-1996