GERZIUM CEMETERY, UNION COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI >PRE 1900 HEADSTONE LIST< (Located just North of Myrtle on C. R. 71) November 16, 1997 This cemetery was founded in 1877 and is well kept. It's in a nice area on top of a small rise. ----------------------------- Beatres S Dau Of H & A H Jordan Born & Died Jan 16 1893 Amanda H Wife Of H Jordan Born May 17 1851 Died Jan 20 1893 My Wife & Daughter Walter L Born May 20 1896 Died July 28 1896 Infants Born July 19 1889 Died Aug 16 1889 Children Of J J & T E Scott Gone To Be Angels Infant Dau Of Rev J J & Lilly D Garner Born & Died Sept 19 1898 (?) Odella Blythe Born Jan 15 1878 Died May 25 1891 (?) Cassie Blythe Born July 23 1874 Died Apr 17 1891 (?) Lulu Blythe Born May 2 1881 Died Apr 4 1891 (?) Children Of N J & M A Blythe James Wiley Son Of E M & M J Floyd Born Sept 29 1879 Died May 30 1901 Aged 21yr & 6mos & 1da Floyd Weep Not Dear Father And Mother For Me For Im Waiting In Glory For Thee Infant Son Of E M & M J Floyd Born Jan 15 1897 Died Jan 16 1897 Too Good For Earth God Called Him Home Martha J Wife Of James Floyd Born Oct 8 1825 Died Sept 25 1898 Here Lies Our Mother In Life Beloved In Death Lamented She Is Not Dead But Sleepeth James Floyd Born Dec 1 1819 Died Jan 12 1902 Here Lies Our Father In Life Beloved In Death Lamented He Is Not Dead But Sleepeth (Masonic Symbol) N R Scott Born Jan 23 1816 Died Oct 23 1892 It Was An Angel That Visited The Green Earth & Took Our Dear Father Away Casander Wife Of N R Scott Born Oct 23 1827 Died July 10 1894 Sleep On Dear Mother And Take Thy Rest In Jesus Arms Forever Blest Father Will Barnett Died Oct 25 1904 Mother Stella Barnett Died Nov 20 1906 There Is No Parting In Heaven Barnett Rutha C Wife Of H P Cathcart Born April 2 1845 Died July 12 1899 Sleep On Dear Mother And Take Thy Rest In Jesus Arms Forever Blest Mother Elizabeth Williams Dorman Born March 9 1832 Died May 2 1905 Father Ebenezer Mitchell Dorman Born March 18 1821 Died Dec 4 1892 I Am Thy Shield And Thy Exceeding Great Reward Joseph Mitchell Son Of J & C Smith Died Nov 12 1879 Aged 11mos & 16das Weep Not Father & Mother For I Am Waiting In Glory For Thee Artillah B Wife Of W O Smith Born July 1 1874 Died Dec 13 1893 It Is The Lord Let Him Do What Seemeth Good Infant Of W O & A B Smith Mother Melissa Smith Wife Of John H Smith Born April 22 1838 Died June 4 1910 Father John H Smith Born Mar 20 1829 Married To Melissa S Johnston Nov 20 1855 Died July 21 1861 (?) Joseph S Son Of N F & Catherine E Moss Born May 6 1860 Died July 5 1879 Aged 19yrs 11mos 29das (?) Callie Dau Of M & M A Ayers Wife Of John A Johnson Born Mar 24 1859 Died Oct 5 1893 Sleep Of Dear Child And Take Thy Rest In Jesus Arms Forever Blest Son Of J D & S A Sanders Born Nov 23 1896 Died Dec 11 1898 Infant Son Of J D & S A Sanders Born Aug 16 1900 Died Aug 29 1900 Budded On Earth To Bloom In Heaven Gladys Dau Of D & S A Sanders Born Oct 23 1898 Died Nov 26 1900 She Is Not Dead But Sleepeth Pearl Jones Born Mar 21 1894 Died Nov 6 1896 Sleep On Dear Child And Take Thy Rest In Jesus Arms Forever Blest William M Born Mar 2 1892 Died June 6 1894 Jessie H Born Feb 22 1894 Died Mar 5 1895 Orlando D Born Nov 16 1889 Died Jan 4 1891 James G Born Sept 16 1888 Died Sept 29 1893 Children Of O D & J A Norvell Rest In Peace James T Husband Of Martha E Norvell Born April 10 1805 Died (?) Martha E Wife Of James T Norvell Born July 7 1812 Died April 6 1881 Beneath This Sod (?) Our Mother She Died As She Lived Trusting In God M A Harris Dau Of J T & M E Norvell Born Nov 5 1838 Died Aug 12 1895 James M Norvell Born Feb 7 1836 Died Jan 14 1897 Into Thy Hands I Commend My Spirit Col James Baker Born In Jiles Co Tenn Died At Prather Homes(?) Union County Miss July 16 1908 (?) ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Mike Deere ====================================================================