Under construction - Pardon the mess

CEMETERY INFORMATION

Charlestown Cemetery

 David Reid Crow*                             Katie Betts Crow**
  Jan 4, 1868                                          Jan 1, 1871
  March 14, 1943                                   Feb 7, 1931

Sue Elizabeth
Daughter of
Dave and Katie B. Crow
Born Oct 12, 1892
Died May 11, 1895
Our Little Darling


POLK-CROW Mary Lucy Polk Abel Betts Crow Oct 9, 1900 March 4, 1872 Oct 9, 1900 March 2, 1925 Sam L. Polk* Foree Crow Polk** Jan 22, 1870 Aug 10, 1876 April 14, 1940 Feb 9, 1946
Dr. J. R. Crow* Florida S. Crow** Florrie Ann Crow Jan 1, 1852 Nov 6, 1860 July 22, 1890 March 19, 1915 Nov 8, 1895 May 25, 1908 (Woodmen of the World monument) James Riley Crow Sept 25, 1883 Jan 18, 1948
Jennie Russell Crow Wife Asa L. Crow Born Feb 6, 1862 Died Sept 13, 1915 Tho Lost to Sight to Memory Dear Asa L. Crow Born April 16, 1847 Died June 19, 1908
Husband of Leone Liebkemann Pvt. Lindsey Russell Crow 95 Co. 6 Reg U.S. Marines Enlisted March 13, 1918 Discharged May 31, 1919 July 19, 1893 June 6, 1951

*husband **wife




Old Masonic Cemetery
Charleston, MS
Extreme W. side of Cemetery

Asa. L Crow, Jr.
1/29/1879 - 6/26/1879


Graham Reed Crow
4/25/1887 - 6/12/1889


Mary F. Crow
4/23/1851 - 12/12/1888

List of Graves in Old Masonic Cemetery, Block 4, North Ward Charleston, Mississippi, February 1959

This list was given to my grandfather Asa Lee Crow by Mrs. Lillie Henry of Charleston, MS, in 1959

(Extreme west side of graveyard, next to street)

1. Beloher (or Belcher), M. G.: b. June 3, 1832 -- d. July 24, 1884
2. Byrum, W. W.:  b. July 2, 1863 -- d. Sept. 20, 1892
3. Johnson. Francis Marion: born May 30, 1822 -- died March 12, 1883
4. Johnson, Rebecca Morriss: born Feb 9. 1929 -- died April 24, 1804
5. Pritchard, A.: died Jan. 26, 1878, age 44 years ("Erected by his devoted wife C. E. Pritchard")
6. Pritchard, Marium: wife of A. Pritchard, died May 5, 1868, age 24 years
7. Pritchard, George A. -son of A. & M. S. Pritchard, died July 1, 1869, age 1 yr. 2 mo.
8. Denman, Mary E.: died Sept. 1, 1887, age 54 years
9. Montgomery, John H.: b. Feb. 26, 1807 -- d. July 7, 1869 (large oak tree in grave)
10. Herron, M. N.: b. April 22, 1828 -- died Oct 1, 1873
11. Saunders, John Summers: b. Dec. 25, 1801, died June 6, 1885 (extreme SW side on street
12. Pattison, Alex: son of A. & J. C. Pattison, b. May 18, 1889 --d. June 1, 1889
13. Thornton, Harry S.:  son of P. H. and M. S. Thornston.  b. ______ d. _______ (illegible) (iron fence)
14. Burford, Lula Cunningham: wife of DeWitt D. Burford, Nov. 4, 1863 -- Oct. 28, 1933
15. Cunningham, John W.: b. July 29, 1852 -- died Sept. 6, 1874
16. Cunningham, Melvina P.: b. Mar. 7, 1832 -- died Nov. 29, 1907
17. Cunningham, Wiley H.: died Dec. 25, 1872 (Verse)
18. May, Mary Ann: wife of S. D. May, born Oct. 29, 1847 -- died Oct. 30, 1878
19. Bailey, James Spencer: born Feb. 18, 1819 (in TN) -- died March 25, 1902
20. Bailey, Sarah S.: wife of Col. James S. Bailey; born in Knoxville, TN April 3, 1825 -- died Feb. 27, 1869, age 43 years (Verse)
21. Bailey, James: b. in MS Apr. 18, 1860 - d. Mar. 3l, 1882 (said to have drowned in high water of 1882)
22. Bailey, Spencer Bailey: b. Feb. 9, l853 -- died Feb. 3, 1887
23. Bailey, Pryor Lea: b. in MS Mar 24, 1848 -- died March 4, 1883
24. Bailey, John: born April 5, 1855, died April 4, 1925 (The Bailey lot is enclosed in well preserved iron fence)
25. Bailey, Isabelle: born Aug. 24, l859, died March 7, 1936
26. Robinson, Alfred: son of Jerry & Elizabeth Robinson, b. May 31, 1878, d. Jan. 14, 1884 (Enclosed in iron fence - large lot)
27. Pattison, Alexander: b. in Nashville, TN, Sept. 29, 1821, d. Charleston, MS, Nov. 4, 1879
28. Pattison, Anna H.: b. June 19, 1832 -- died Feb. 21, 1917
29. Pattison, Jennie Caldwell: b. Memphis, TN Aug. 10, 1873 -- d. Charleston, June 26, 1874
30. Gibbs, Sallie P.: wife of W. P. Gibbs, b. Nov. 13, 1856 -- d. Marion, Crittenden Co., AR, Oct. 5, 1882.
(The Pattison lot enclosed in iron fence in fair condition)
31. Brown, Dr. Anderson R.: born Oct. 10, 1802 -- died Oct. 25, 1850
32. Brown, Emmline P.: b. Sept. 17, 1812 -- died Dec. 3, 1871 (one stone for both graves, inscribed "Our father and mother")
33. Polk, Annie Mary: daughter of M. W. and Betty Polk, born March 18, 1876, d. Oct. 15, 1878 (one unmarked grave beside the Polk grave)
34. Rhew, Dr. J. W.: b. Apr. 29, 1820 -- died Nov. 3, 1874 (Rhew lot enclosed by a once handsome fence, now in poor state)
35. Rhew, Sarah Ophelia:  wife of Dr. J. W. Rhew, deceased Jan. 18, 1888, about 55 years of age
36. Sutton, Annie Rhew: born May 7, 1860 -- died Oct. 1, 1868, "Too sweet, too pure for mortal sphere"
37. Rhew, Dr. James Page: "Sacred to the memory of my dear husband, Dr. James Page Rhew, b. Oct. 27, 1845 -- died April 17, 1881" (outside the Rhew lot fence)
38. Turner, Thomas William: b. in Flint Hill, Rappehanook Co., VA, Nov. 16, 1836 --died Dec. 11, 1889
39. Turner, Letitia E. L.: wife of T. W. Turner, born Jan. 3, 1843, died Sept. 20, 1873
40. Turner, Napoleon: 1866 - 1925 (fairly new stone)
41. Turner, Thomas Paul: son of Thomas W. and Lizzie Turner, born Feb. 4, 1870, died Sept. 20, 1870
42. Metcalf, Josiah: died March 13, 1860, aged about 40 years
43. Metcalf, Minerva: wife of J. Metcalf, b. March 3, 1823, died Sept. 13, 1873
44. Metcalf, Napolean T.: son of Josiah and Minerva Metcalf, born June 18, 1842, d. May 29, 1862
(The Turner and Metcalf lots are on the same lot, enclosed w1th iron fence)
45. Trewalla, Nannie Russell: little daughter of H. L. & M. E. Trewalla, died Aug. 28, 1872; aged 2 years, 7 mos. 6 day. (This lot has 5 other graves in perfect condition--not sunken in the least, not marked; lot enclosed with iron fence, one panel is missing)
46. Marshall, Charles C.: son of W. B. & Ida A. Marshall, born Oct. 16, 1869-- died Oct. 26, 1870
47. Manley, Capt. T. J.: died Jan. 26, l871, age __ (broken - not legible)
48. Ball, Dr. Atherall: 1811--1880 (Fairly new stone)
49. Merrin, Ann Lily: daughter of F. W. & M. E. Merrin, died Feb. 18, 1867, 2 yrs. 10 months.
50. Merrin, John Headley: son of F. W. & M. E. Merrin, died Dec. 10, 1859, aged 5 mo. 8 da.
51. Smith, J. Tipton: died June 19, 1866, aged 32 years, 8 months, 6 da. "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God" (killed in duel with Mr. Lee--both men killed)
52. Smith, Mary E.: wife of J. T. Smith, born Nov. 12, 1841 -- died Dec. 21, 1886
53. Smith, Mary Ann: youngest daughter of J. Tipton & Bettie Smith, died March 22, 1866, age 1 year, 2 mos., 19 da.
54. Smith, Betty: eldest daughter of J. Tipton & Betty E. Smith, died Oct. 6, 1866, age 14 years, 1 mo., 16 days
55. Smith, Nancy D.: born in Yalobusha Co., MS, Jan. 22, 1803 -- died Jan. 22, 1873
56. Harvey, John J.: died Jan. 3, 1875 -- age 63 years
57. Harvey, Mary G.: his wife, died Oct. 1873, aged 56 years (double stone for both)
58. Leigh, "In loving memory of Bessie, daughter of A. M. & A. G. Leigh, died Sept. 25, 1887, aged about 6 years. "Suffer little children to come unto me" etc.
59. Leigh, A. Macon: died Sept. 23, 1882, aged 37 years (shot and killed by a young man who hoped to get his money, but was disappointed. Mr. Leigh threw it into the yard--in cigar box.  The shot alarmed the neighbors.  The thief ran
60. Holhouser, Julia V.: wife of M. F. Holhouser, died April 2, 1867, age 23 yrs. 3 mos. 2 da.
61. Ross, Jasper Z.: died May 7, 1867 (born 1837 - marker broken, part illegible) "Remember, young man, as you pass by, As you are now, so once was I.
As I am now, so you must be.  Prepare for death and follow me."
62. Polk, L. G.: born Apr. 16, 1845 -- died Sept. 28, 1891 "Too good for earth, God called him home."
63. Polk, Malissa L.: wife of L. G. Polk, born Feb. 25, 1852 -- died Dec. 19, 1906
64. Lavender, Jennie Smith: daughter of H. E. & N. E. Lavender, born May 11, 1870 -- died Apr. 19, 1886
65. Walton, John W1lkes Booth: son of T. P. & L. E. Walton, b. Oct. 27, 1865 -- died Sept. 7, 1869
66. Walton, Nannie G.: daughter of T. P. & L. E. Walton, b. Oct. 25, 1862 -- d. Aug. 4, 1868
(East of L. G. and Malissa Polk graves is an iron fence enclosing probably 5 graves with no markers)
67. Stauffer, Emile; husband of Mary Stauffer, born Feb. 2, 1852 -- died May 7, 1884
68. Stauffer, Mary Grafton: born June 25, 1882 -- died Jan. 2, l894 (Children of E. R. & Mary Stauffer - double marker)
69. Stauffer, Emma: born July 19, 1884 -- died Aug. 7, l885 (Stauffer - double marker)
70. Roberson, George B.: born Feb. 7, 1818 -- died July 12, 1886
71. Reese, H. J.: husband of M. E. Reese, born April 17, 1854 - died April 18, 1884
72. Payne, George Frederick - born Nov. 29, 1851 -- died Oct. 29, 1856
73. Swain, John F.: born March 18, 1826 -- died June 14, 1891
74. Swain, Martha F.: born Aug. 25, 1829 -- died Aug 8, 1881
One stone for both Martha and John Swain
75. Summers, Hugh A.: son of H. A. & M. E. Summers, died June 24, 1880 -- 11 mos. 3 days
76. Crow, Mary F.: born April 23, 1851, died Dec. 12, 1888
77. Crow, Asa L., Jr.: born Jan. 29, 1879 -- died June 26, 1879
#76 and #77:  One stone for these 2 graves of Mary and Asa L. Crow; enclosed in iron fence
78. Crow, Graham Reed: infant son of J. H. & F. S. Crow, b. April 25, 1887 -- d. May 12, 1889, age 2 yrs. 7 mos.
79. Goar, R. P.: son of Rev. R. R. & S. F. Goar, born June 5, 1888 -- died July 20, 1888
80. Montgomery, Humphrey: born March 2, 1875 -- died Sept. 11, 1878.
81. Montgomery, Leila: born Oct 22, 1876 -- died Aug 31, 1878
#80 and #81 are the children of H. C. and J. L. Montgomery; one stone for both.
82. McAfee, John H.:  1815 - 1890
83. McAfee, Mary B.:  1845 - 1926
#82 and #83:  Double marker; graves enclosed in iron fence; stone on outside of fence.
84. Meriwether, Walter Scott:  son of J. N. & H. O. Meriwether, 1862-1950
"None knew thee but to love thee; None named thee but to praise"
85. Meriwether, Ellen Douglas:  daughter of Dr. J. F. and O. D. Meriwether, born Sept. 26, 1866, died Nov. 21, 1872
86. Meriwether, Read Simmons:  son of Dr. J. F. and O. D. Meriwether, born Jan 16, died Oct 1, 1874


Enid Oakhill Cemetery
Enid, MS

Leona Crow dau of TA and MA Crow died 10/22/1879, age 4 years


T. A. Crow died 10/31/1879, age 34 years


Map of Old North Church Cemetery where my spouse's PETTEYs are buried. Drawn and permission given to post on this web site by Jess Pettey Jr.

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