Choctaw Cemetery

Choctaw Cemetery Inscriptions

Jones County, Mississippi

(Native-American)

Photographed September 2005

Revised 08 April 2010

The Choctaw Cemetery is located in an open field northeast of Sandersville in northeastern Jones County, Mississippi. From Highway 11 in downtown Sandersville, head north on Highway 11 for 7/10th miles. Turn right (east) on Florence Church Road. Travel for 2 miles until you reach a T-intersection. Turn left (north) on McFarland Road, traveling for 4/10 mile. The Choctaw Cemetery lies on your left. The cemetery is commercially active and burials continue to be made there. The photo at right was taken within the cemetery looking North. Cemetery coordinates are: 31° 47' 47" N, 088° 59' 22"W.

I have shown dates in the DDMMMYYYY format for easier reading. The (double marker) note means two separate headstones with surname between resting on a double base. The (double base) means two separate headstones (with full names) resting on a double base. Row numbers were determined as best I could using the cemetery layout and may not necessarily agree with any other compilation (if any) or official cemetery or church records. Abbreviations used here are as follows: BB = Brick Border; CB = Concrete Border; (CS) = Concrete Slab; DM = Double Marker; DBS = Double Base; (FHM) = Funeral Home Marker; FM = Foot Marker; FS = Foot Stone; GB = Granite Border; GS = Granite Slab; (SM) = Stone Marker; (GLV) = Ground Level Vault.

Choctaw Cemetery has not been completely cataloged and indexed. I plan to complete work on Choctaw as soon as time permits.

NOTE: Hurricane Katrina's eye passed almost directly over the Sandersville area, downing trees and causing damage to the plots in the Choctaw Cemetery. There were 2 gentlemen cleaning up the cemetery as I began work on indexing it. My heartfelt thanks to those unnamed gentlemen who were taking their own time to clean the cemetery up. I hope to be able to give proper recognition to them in the near future! Matt Dillon - 13/09/05.

CLICK ON A NAME TO DISPLAY AN IMAGE OF THE PLOT

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Row 1 ; (L-R; West to East):

Anna John FARMER 1961 2009

(FHM) UNKNOWN

(FHM) Data Illegible Born x817

(FHM) Henry JIM 1878 1963

(FHM) UNKNOWN

(FHM) Mr. John HALL 1944 1964

(FHM) Mrs. Ilone NICKEY 1928 1969

(FHM) Mr. Lou J________ 1903 197x

Frenchman HALL 1931 1975 "At Rest"

(BM) Kevin Lamar JEFFERSON 28 Mar 1975 29 Mar 1975

UNKNOWN (Child's Plot)

Row 2 ; (L-R; West to East):

(FHM) ______ob LEWI_____ xxxx 1976

(FHM) Harry Dixon HA_____ Born 1952 Died ______ Age ______

Adam BILLY Jr. 18 apr 1965 29 Jan 1982 "Gone But Not Forgotten"

(FHM) UNKNOWN

(FHM) Ralston CHAPMAN 8 Jun 1918 22 Jun 1981

(FHM) Mr. Travis HALL Born 25 Dec 1923 Died 21 Jun 1983 Age 5___

(FHM) Mrs. Sally JIM 1925 1980

(FHM) Frank JIM 1927 2010

(FHM) UNKNOWN

Row 3 ; (L-R; West to East):

Mary Rose Nickey MILLSAP 1958 2007

(FHM w/CS) Lopeland N______ DOB 01 Apr 1928

(CS) Millie Farmer JONES DOB 18 June 1830

(CS) UNKNOWN

(FHM w/CS) Duglas NICKEY 1942 1961

(CS) UNKNOWN

(CS) Lezzie NICKEY Nov 9th 1952

(BM) UNKNOWN

Row 4 ; (L-R; West to East):

(FHM) Sonya Denise NICKEY 23 Oct 1977 09 Nov 1977

Verlin T. NICKEY 1957 2007

(BM) UNKNOWN

(CS) UNKNOWN

(FHM) UNKNOWN

(BM) UNKNOWN

Annie Mae PIERCE 15 Jan 1916 14 Mar 1976

(FHM w/BM) Lorena SOLOMON Born 30 Dec 1934 Died 25 May 1987 Age 51

Row 5 ; (L-R; West to East):

(FHM) Sherman M. NICKEY Born 05 Aug 1921 Died 04 Jul 1986

(FHM) ___________ JEFFERSON 0 Jun 1901 23 Xxx 1960

Evelyn Jane SHOEMAKE 21 Nov 1963 04 Jan 2002 "In Loving Memory Of Our Mother"

(FHM) Nelda Jane SHOEMAKE

Row 6 ; (L-R; West to East):