Preston Cemetery, Yalobusha County, MS
submitted by: Nick Denley<nickdenley@earthlink.net>

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Location of Preston Cemetery- Southwest of Tillatoba, just off Hwy. # 51; 
at the extinct town of Preston; sometimes called the Stern Simmons Cemetery. 
Copied by Mrs. James K. Polk, Jr. Date 1954.

The listing of the Preston Cemetery was submitted to Nick Denley, for the 
Yalobusha County Site, by Dorothy O’Neill and Rogers Pleasants. Both are
descendants of  Thompson and Simmons.

Note: Some markers have been destroyed in this cemetery.

NOTE: This Cemetery is located on PRIVATE PROPERTY. Anyone wanting to go to
the Cemetery will need to CONTACT THE LAND OWNERS.!!!!!!!!!!!!

C:
Calhoun, William McCaw ‘Papa’-/ 02-22-1830-/ 02-02-1905/ b. Abbeville, SC/ d. Tallahatchie County, MS
Calhoun, Margaret T.-/ 10-10-1842-/ 02-28-1881/ Dau. of T. J. & M. Calhoun
Calhoun, William McCaw-/ 07-31-1861-/ 08-xx-1867
Calhoun, Thomas Jefferson-/ 02-22-1808-/ 10-31-1848
Calhoun, Margaret-/ 03-09-1812-/ 05-09-1869/ Wife of T. J. Calhoun
Calhoun, Thomas Jefferson-/ 12-13-1866-/ 09-05-1870/ Son of William M. & Mary L. Calhoun
Calhoun, Robert H.-/ 12-13-1868-/ 07-24-1880/ Son of W. M. & M. L. Calhoun

D:
Drinkwater, William-/ Died 05-xx-1852-/ Age 54 years
Drinkwater, Susan-/ 01-xx-1793-/ 12-31-1857

F:
Fitzgerald, Mrs. Bettie-/ 10-28-1840-/ 09-30-1858/ Wife of W. H. Fitzgerald
Fleming, Mary-/ 02-24-1829-/ 04-29-1845/ Wife of Reuben Fleming
Fleming, William-/ 09-23-1844-/ 10-15-1846/ Son of Reuben & Mary Fleming
Fleming, John T.-/ 08-13-1852-/ 05-02-1853/ Son of Reuben & Harriet Fleming

H:
Harper, Thomas C.-/ 11-04-1857-/ 12-19-1879/ Son of H. J. & T. C. Harper
Hinton, Elizabeth ‘Mother‘-/ 10-03-1803-/ 01-08-1848/

Mc:
McAfee, Louisa-/ Died-/ 09-08-1846/ Wife of J. F. McAfee/ Dau. of Louisa Harper & Stern Simmons

R:
Roach, Mary Jane-/ Aged 54 yrs., 7 mos., 26 days, (no year of birth or death) an old stone.

S:
Simmons, Elizabeth Harper-/ b. 11-25-1803, Lincoln Co. GA/ d. 03-22-1846/ Age 43 yrs., 3 mos., 25 days/ First married Thomas W. Murray and after his decease, she married Stern S. Simmons.
Simmons, Nancy S.-/ 06-04-1799-/ 01-xx-1843/ Sister of James N. Harper


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