King's Cemetery

Elwood Community, in a Pasture Off of Kennedy Land

Clarke County, Mississippi

- Submitted By Jerry D. Mason

 

ROW 1

SHAW:

            DADDY: Robert Anderson; June 28, 1927 – Dec. 23, 1989

            MOMMY: Betty Lou; May 10, 1939 –

            “The beloved ones who lay beneath the blue sky of heaven in peace.”                        

Louiza McNair Carroll Buckalew; Sept. 13, 1831 – Oct. 10, 1910 Wife of Henry Carroll CSA

Neil A. Kennedy; June 11, 1955 – Nov 5, 1946  “At Rest”

3 unknown graves with blank cement markers

R. R. Reddin, Sr.; Dec. 4, 1851 – Feb. 19, 1940

Annie McAdam; born May 15, 1900 died Sept 15, 1910.  “Heaven is my home”

 

ROW 2

Following 3 graves enclosed in border with white stone

            ”Father” John F. Taylor; 1875 – 1940 (old wooden grave head)

            “Mother” Lizzie E. Taylor; 1881 – 1948  “At Rest”

“Father” John H. Taylor; July 2, 1924 – Dec. 19, 1970  “All our love”

Will Truelove; 1883 – 1921 “Gods finger touched him and he slept.”

 Jennie Truelove; 1878 – 1922  “Faithful to her trust even unto death.”

 

ROW 3

8 unknown grave sites with markers

John Coley Nichols; Oct 11, 1885 – March 15, 1951 ”Gone but not forgotten.”

Sarah Belle Nichols; Dec. 19, 1886 – Dec. 1, 1960  “In loving memory.”

Four graves with “Baby Nichols”

Unknown

Double Headstone

            Clarence E. Taylor; Jan 7, 1907 – Jan. 17, 1979

            Ola Mae Taylor; Apr. 7, 1906 – Dec. 20, 1986

2 Unknown graves

 

ROW 4

Unknown

William Kind; CO D. 14th MISS INF CSA

2 unknown

John W. Fleming; Co D. 14th MISS INF CSA

3 Unknown

 

ROW 4

Thomas L. Fleming; Aug 13, 1880 – Sept 4, 1936 (cement slab with headstone and footstone)

Baby Fleming (cement slab with h/s & f/s- no dates)

 

ROW 5

Franklin King; Co F 2 Miss CAV CSA

G. B. King; Co D 37th MISS INF CSA

2 enclosed graves in border with white rock

            “Son” James R. Taylor; April 10, 1941 “Gone but not forgotten”

            “Daddy” James L. Taylor; July 10, 1916 – April 27, 1974 “In Loving Memory”

                        Veteran Marker: James L. Taylor, Mississippi PVT US Army WWII

“Bother” Horace B. Taylor; Sept 9, 1909 – July 14, 1945 “In Loving Memory”

TAYLOR  (Precious Memories)

            “Dad” Thomas Robert; Oct 16, 1883 – March 25, 1937

            “Mom” Willie Robert; Nov. 2, 1877 – June 29, 1929

7 unknown graves

Annie Mae Taylor; died May 13, 1958, Age 60 years, 11 months, 3 days 

(Funeral home marker)

Jim Jiles; died Dec. 25, 1959, Age 68 years, 11 months and 9 days 

(Funeral home marker)

 

ROW 6

Muriel Fay Thomas; Dec. 14, 1927 – Feb. 2, 1995 “In loving memory of our mother”

            (red brick border with red rock inside)

Willie Faye, Inf dau of T. E. and Rachel Martin; Dec 30, 1957  “In Heaven”

Bobbie Jean, Inf dau of Helen T. White; Jan 22, 1939 – Jan 23, 1939

Sarah, Inf dau of Helen T. White; Nov 18, 1941

Robert Lamar Graydon; Jun 5, 1950 – Jan 22, 1993 “My brother my friend, Taken before his time.”

“Our Mother” Ethel Mae Robinson; Oct 31, 1921 – May 7, 1979

“We’ll always love you”  Betty, Ricky, Bo, Joan, Buddy, Johnny

(cement border with white stone inside)

(Cement border with 2 graves enclosed with white stone)

            Laura Taylor; 1863 – 1962

            Bob Allred; 1864 – 1947

 

ROW 8

Immanuel Shotts; Co C 37th MISS INF CSA

 

ROW 9

Cement border with 3 adult and one child grave

Unknown child grave

J. L. Buckalew; born Aug 3, 1833 – died May 10, 1891

E. A. Buckalew; born Nov 23, 1837 – died Aug 14, 1904

“He took thee from a world of care, An everlasting bliss to share.”

James Hardy Buckalew; 1880 – 1936 “At Rest”  Masonic Emblem

TAYLOR

            Alex F. (TIP); Mar 3, 1932 –

            E. Margorie; Apr. 7, 1936 –

 

Outside of this fenced in area is another gravesite with one grave

Wm Leon Kennedy; March 4, 1922 – Sept. 15, 1980 “Resting in the hope of a glorious resurrection”

            Veteran Marker: William Leon Kennedy; CPL US Army World War II, March 4, 1922 – Sept. 15, 1980

 

 



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