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This cemetery’s earliest marked grave is in the early 1870’s. The cemetery is located on the Brandywine Road in County District 5, across from the property of Robert Isaac (Ike) Price, a descendant of the Herlong family.
Here is a picture from an old newspaper clipping ( Port Gibson Reveille from the 50's) of the symbol used on many graves throughout Claiborne County, not necessarily Presbyterian. The caption reads, "the familiar pointing hand motif associated with the steeple of the First Presbyterian Church of Port Gibson."
Such a motif (without the wreath) is found on the grave marker of David Herlong.
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Born |
Died |
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David Herlong |
Husband of Mary Varnado Herlong |
Apr. 4, 1789 |
Dec. 16, 1864 |
Born – Orangeburg, SC “An humble Christian ” |
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Mary Herlong |
Wife of David Herlong |
Mar.10,1794 |
June 27, 1886 |
Born – Orangeburg, SC |
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Charles Tucker |
Husband of Adeline Herlong |
Nov. 12, 1815 |
Jan. 20, 1895 |
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Adeline Tucker |
Wife of Charles Tucker, dau. of Mary & David Herlong |
Dec. 29, 1822 |
Sept. 5, 1878 |
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Cyrus Tanksley |
Husband of Mary |
Dec. 17, 1824 |
Aug.17., 1888 |
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Mary Tanksley |
Wife of Cyrus |
Jan. 16., 1891 |
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Carrie M. |
Wife of J. H. Nusom |
Mar. 1,1869 |
May 5, 1892 |
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Robert L. |
Son of T. L. & A. M. McClure |
Oct. 1, 1890 |
Oct. 6. 1890 |
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Baron (Bryon) Lee McClure, Sr. |
Husband of Bessie Hynum, son of Trya McClure & Missie Jones |
Nov. 9, 1896 |
June 14, 1957 |
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Clara Maud |
Daughter of J. T. & M. O. McClure |
May 2, 1897 |
Aug. 17, 1899 |
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Byron Lee McClure, Jr. |
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June 29, 1927 |
Apr. 13, 1947 |
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Thomas Jones McClure |
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Apr. 9, 1932 |
Apr. 9, 1932 |
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Mary Olivia |
Dau. of B. F. & A. E. Shannon |
Mar. 23, 1898 |
Oct. 20, 1900 |
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Forest A. (Andrew)Jordan |
Son of Andrew J. Jordan &Rohelia Harrell |
May 27, 1894 |
Nov. 25, 1957 |
WWI veteran |
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Henry Rohelia Harrell Jordan |
Dau. of James Henry Harrell & Nancy Erwin |
May 11, 1872 |
Oct. 13, 1963 |
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Andrew Jackson Jordan |
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Oct. 29, 1866 |
Apr. 22, 1930 |
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Iva Jackson |
Son of A. J. & H. R. Jordan |
June, 1903 |
Oct. 28, 1904 |
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Infant |
Son of B. K. & L. E. Jones |
Apr. 20, 1880 |
May 17, 1880 |
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Infant |
Son of A. J. & H. R. Jordan |
Nov. 8, 1897 |
Nov. 9, 1897 |
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Leon L. Neal |
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Mar. 5, 1890 |
Apr. 22, 1900 |
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Safronia S. Neal |
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Mar. 11, 1853 |
Dec. 11, 1897 |
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Burton B. |
Son of W. E. & Lucinda Baggett |
June 19, 1860 |
Apr. 22, 1883 |
Killed in a cyclone |
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William H. Russum |
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Dec. 5, 1906 |
Feb. 1`9, 1913 |
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P. W. H. Jordan |
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Aug. 13, 1838 |
July 20, 1897 |
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Mrs. D. I. Jordan |
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Jan. 18, 1845 |
Oct. 16, 1905 |
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Rosa Myrtice Rogers |
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Oct. 5, 1903 |
Sept. 20, 1905 |
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Infant |
Son of Mr. & Mrs. Wiley Hugh Rogers, Sr. |
Aug. 5. 1911 |
Aug. 5, 1911 |
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Robert L. Linton |
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Nov. 17, 1905 |
Jan. 22, 1933 |
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Fannie A. |
Wife of H. W. Clark |
Nov. 8, 1870 |
Sept. 5, 1903 |
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Sarah Price Holder |
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July 9,1857 |
Sept. 17, 1898 |
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Bessie |
Dau. of W. & S. J. Holder |
Dec. 1, 1884 |
May 23,1891 |
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Susan |
Daughter of G. W. & Colon Johnston |
Apr. 17, 1868 |
Sept. 1, 1882 |
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G. W. Johnston |
(Hus. of Colon Brinson Holder, son of Jacob & Mary Gallatin Johnston ) |
Mar. 23, 1819 |
Feb. 9, 1901 |
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Colon Johnston |
(Wife of George Washington Johnston) |
June 9, 1837 |
Dec. 25, 1903 |
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Thomas Morgan Harrington |
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Mar. 16, 1857 |
Nov. 8, 1901 |
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Joel W. McClure |
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June 8, 1840 |
Dec. 27, 1886 |
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Joel Edward |
Son of J. W. & M. E. McClure |
June 3, 1880 |
Oct. 3, 1881 |
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Joyce Viola |
Dau. of J. W. & M. E. McClure |
Jan. 14, 1883 |
Sept. 3, 1884 |
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James W. McClure |
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Sept. 15, 1869 |
May 1, 1890 |
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Isaac Furr |
(Son of Isham and Elizabeth Furr, husband of Nancy Thetford & Jennie Goza) |
(Sept. 28, 1836) |
(March 15, 1904) |
Co. A, 36th Miss. Inf. CSA (Only notation on headstone.) |
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Ray Davis |
Son of T. & A. M. Butler |
Mar. 29, 1908 |
June 18, 1908 |
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(Wiley) Bunyan Ebey |
Husband of Bertha Jordan, son of Wm. M. Ebey & Mattie Partin |
Oct. 29, 1901 |
Nov. 7, 1960 |
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Walter A. Jordan |
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Dec. 20, 1892 |
Aug. 25, 1944 |
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Rosa E. |
Wife of W. A. Jordan |
Dec. 6, 1877 |
June 28, 1941 |
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Allie |
Wife of Walter H. Russum |
Feb. 15, 1881 |
Mar. 14, 1903 |
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Infant |
Dau. of W. H. & A. O. Russum |
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“My Baby” no dates |
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Trena A. Jones |
Wife of William A. Jones |
Feb. 22, 1848 |
Feb. 10, 1928 |
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W. A. Jones |
Hus. of Trena A. Jones |
Oct. 22, 1848 |
Sept. 19, 1882 |
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Florence Estelle |
Dau. of Wm. A. & Trena A. Jones |
Aug. 11, 1868 |
Feb. 4, 1878 |
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Etta Agusta |
Dau. of B. K. Jones |
June 19, 1873 |
Oct. 17, 1887 |
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Charley Hayes |
Son of B. K. & L. E. Jones |
Nov. 18, 1877 |
May 17, 1880 |
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B. K. Jones |
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July 24, 1848 |
Feb. 22, 1891 |
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Eva Jane |
Dau. of B. K. & L. E. Jones |
Aug. 2, 1876 |
Sept. 9, 1877 |
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A. A. Dey |
Wife of B. K. Jones |
Mar. 9, 1849 |
Aug. 11, 1874 |
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Vincent Green Jones |
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Aug. 11, 1842 |
Aug. 23, 1872 |
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Daniel A. Jones |
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Jan. 20, 1820 |
Sept. 3, 1883 |
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Jane Sorrels |
Wife of D. A. Jones |
Jan. 9, 1825 |
June 4, 1897 |
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Blanch |
Dau. of J. W. & M. E. Rollins |
Apr.3, 1889 |
Mar. 29, 1891 |
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George W. |
Son of J. W. & M. E. Rollins |
May 14, 1887 |
Sept. 5, 1890 |
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Infant |
Son of J. D. & Sarah Hudson |
Aug. 29, 1872 |
Sept. 2, 1872 |
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Jennie |
Dau. of J. D. & Sarah Hudson |
Feb. 9, 1869 |
Nov. 15, 1871 |
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Joseph J. Price |
Hus.of Elizabeth Raiburn, son of Joseph Price & Mary Hart Price, |
Nov. 7, 1821 |
Oct. 2, 1878 |
Born in Lawrence Co. MS No marker, but believed to be buried here |
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Elizabeth Raiburn Price |
Wife of Joseph J. Price, dau. of Anthony & Nancy Rayburn |
Ca 1827 |
Sept. 15, 1878 |
Born in Amite Co. MS. No marker, but believed to be buried here |
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Robert Jerome W. Price |
Husband of Ellen Eliza McGrew, son of Joseph J. Price & Elizabeth Raiburn/Rayburn |
Sept. 15, 1849 |
Sept. 11, 1878 |
(Died in yellow fever epidemic – was a minister) |
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Eliza Ellen Jones |
Wife of Robert J. Price & Seaborn Griffing Jones, dau. of Frances L. R. Herlong & John Flood McGrew |
Jan. 12, 1855 |
Oct. 15, 1918 |
Died in the great influenza epidemic |
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S. G. Jones (Seaborn Griffing Jones) |
Husband of Eliza E. McGrew Price, son of George W. and Harriet Griffing Jones |
Mar. 25, 1828 |
Oct. 25,1898 |
(This is a Civil War grave that has not been marked as such. He was with the 38th Miss. Inf. CSA) |
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Leland S. |
Son of S. G. & E. E. Jones |
Apr. 15, 1888 |
Apr. 20, 1888 |
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Frances Robbie |
Dau. of R. J. Price & E. E. Jones |
Jan. 6, 1879 |
Jan. 15, 1890 |
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Rev. Isadore F. Price |
Son of R. J. Price & E. E. McGrew |
Feb. 1. 1875 |
May 31, 1903 |
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Infant |
Son of W. H. & M. J. Jordan |
Jan. 2, 1902 |
Jan. 2, 1902 |
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William Neill |
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Feb. 27, 1813 |
Oct. 11, 1883 |
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Henry L. Jordan |
Feb. 27, 1836 |
Dec. 27, 1899 |
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James |
Son of G. D. & H. E. McClure |
Aug. 22, 1873 |
Aug. 3, 1883 |
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Joel |
Son of G. D. & H. E. McClure |
Oct. 27, 1879 |
Apr. 24, 1880 |
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Joice |
Dau. of G. D. & H. E. McClure |
Apr. 7, 1871 |
Aug. 12, 1871 |
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Tyra Milly |
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1814 |
Oct. 18, 1878 |
“ Age 64” |
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Stephen Douglas |
Son of G. H. & M. D. Phillips |
June 14, 1878 |
Aug. 21, 1886 |
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Thomas Edward |
Son of G. H. & M. D. Phillips |
July 21, 1883 |
Sept. 3, 1886 |
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Sarah J. |
Daughter of T. & Parthana Lilly |
Apr. 23, 1835 |
Nov. 10, 1855 |
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Mildred Atcheson |
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Aug. 17, 1852 |
Jan. 21, 1853 |
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Edwin Atcheson |
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Feb. 28, 1854 |
1856 |
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Walter Jones Ebey |
Son of W. B. Ebey & Bertha Jordan |
May 21, 1923 |
May 2, 1964 |
WWI veteran |
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Homer Forest Herlong |
Son of John Thomas Herlong & Rose Ella Jordan |
Oct. 3, 1898 |
Aug. 10, 1967 |
Born in Claiborne County MS |
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Bertha Jewel Ebey |
Dau. of Walter Jordan & Rosie Jones |
Dec. 14, 1898 |
Nov. 28, 1987 |
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Bertie Rose Buford |
Dau. of Wiley Bunyan Ebey & Bertha Jewel Jordan |
May 21, 1926 |
Mar. 24, 1994 |
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Jeff Wade Jordan |
Son of Anon B. Jordan & Mamie Hynum |
May 23, 1920 |
Nov. 3, 1998 |
Born at Pattison, MS. WWII veteran |
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Luvenia Caroline Price |
Dau. of Joseph J. Price & Elizabeth Raiburn/Rayborn |
Nov. 24, 1844 |
Nov. 4, 1870 |
No marker, but believed to be buried here. |
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Joseph A. Price |
Son of Joseph J. Price & Elizabeth Raiburn/Rayborn |
Oct. 14, 1852 |
Oct. 4, 1878 |
No marker, but believed to be buried here |
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McGrew Price |
Son of John Lewis Price & Elizabeth Lenora McGrew |
1892 |
1894 |
No marker |
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John Flood McGrew |
Husband of Frances L. R. Herlong, son of John McGrew, Sr. & Caroline Callier/Caller |
1824 |
Feb. 12, 1855 |
No marker, but believed to be buried here. Born in Washington or Clarke County AL. Murdered near Rodney. |
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Frances Lucinda Rebecca Herlong McGrew |
Wife of J. Flood McGrew, dau. of David Herlong & Mary Varnado |
1832 |
1855 |
No marker, but believed to be buried here. Died of fever. |
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Martha McGrew |
Dau. of J. Flood McGrew & Frances Herlong |
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No marker, but believed to be buried here. Died young. |
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William P. McGrew |
Son of J. Flood McGrew & Frances Herlong |
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No marker, but believed to be buried here. Died after 1870. |
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Submitted by Sue Burns Moore sbmoore@swbell.net based on personal research , Ben Mullins list, and Genealogy from Glenwood Funeral Home Records, Port Gibson, MS 28 Jan. 1951-December 2002, by Grady and Martha Price Leese, 2003. (More information is found in the Glenwood records such as place of birth, surviving family members, place of death, etc. which I have not included here.)
HERLONG CEMETERY’S HOLLOW TOMBSTONE
In Herlong Cemetery in Claiborne County, Mississippi, there is a very unusual tombstone, or more precisely, monument, because although it gives the appearance of being made of stone, this memorial is actually made of metal. More than 100 years old, the marker is still in excellent condition. It marks the resting place of George Washington Johnston (Mar. 23, 1819 – Feb. 9, 1901) and his wife Colen/Colon (June 9, 1837 – Dec. 25, 1903). G. W., as he was known, was a Confederate veteran of the siege of Vicksburg, and he is believed to have had children by three wives, the last of which was Colon Brinson Holder. Lying beside them, with a traditional stone marker, is their blind teenage daughter Susan who died in 1882.
The Johnston marker is unique to this cemetery and is fairly rare. Although such monuments are found in every state in the Union, there are relatively few of them since they were only made in this country for about forty years, beginning in 1873. For some reason, the metal tombstones never became popular though they were easily accessible and affordable, even being sold in the Sears & Roebuck catalog. Some cemeteries banned their use, however, thinking them inferior. But unless their foundations were improperly laid, most of these markers are in better shape today than their stone counterparts.
The monuments, called “White Bronze,” for commercial appeal, are actually made of molded, pure zinc panels, bolted together. Over the years, these “tombstones” weather in the elements, gradually forming a tough shell of zinc carbonate. This aged patina is what gives the markers their lovely blue-gray color.
The consumer of that day could choose from many different symbols, sculptures, panels, and shapes. Popular motifs were angels, sheaves of wheat, wreaths, etc. Prices ranged from a few dollars for a simple panel to thousands of dollars for a large, elaborate monument; but overall, they were very reasonably priced.
The Johnston monument in Herlong Cemetery must have been of great interest to the rural community at the turn of the century, few having seen such a remarkable thing. The local children soon found out that, because it was hollow, it would give out a mighty bong when struck with a rock or stick.
When my grandmother Eunice Geneva Furr Jones (1894 - 1987),a native of Claiborne County, was a small girl of about nine or ten years old, she and her family lived on her grandfather Isaac Furr’s place, less than a mile from the Herlong Cemetery. Christmas was coming, and her father, William Preston Furr, said that he had money for only one saddle for his three older children to have to ride their horses. He said that he had determined that he would give it to the one brave enough to walk to Herlong Cemetery in the dark and rap loud enough on the hollow metal tombstone to be heard back at the house. Eunice had two brothers older than she - Herman, about fourteen and Sidney, about twelve. The boys were not up to the task, but young Eunice was, and won the much-desired saddle by making the spooky trip and accomplishing the eerie task. The resounding, vibrating voice of the tomb was heard by the entire family, and she won her saddle, much to the chagrin and embarrassment of her brothers. This action, though insignificant, was prophetic of her ninety-three years of life, full of courage, determination, and true grit.
Submitted by Sue Burns Moore sbmoore@swbell.net
Sources of information about the White Bronze monuments:
Rochester's History: Cemetery Monuments: White Bronze - Zinc
Memorial of the family of Joseph J. Price and Elizabeth Raiburn/Rayborn ,
submitted by Martha Price Leese, a descendant.
© 2002-2007 by Ann Allen Geoghegan
All rights reserved. This information may be used by libraries and genealogical societies, however commercial use of this information is strictly prohibited without prior permission of the owner. If copied, this copyright notice must appear with the information.
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