| WARREN FAMILY CEMETERY JEFFERSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI |
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| Benajah and Ferriba STRINGER WARREN, my 3-g-grandparents, were pioneers of the Southwest Mississippi Territory, migrating from Montgomery County, Georgia to Jefferson County, Mississippi in about 1820. This small family cemetery consists of 4 known graves, however, there may be graves which no longer have stones. Besides Benajah and Ferriba, their son, Josiah, and their daughter, Nancy, are buried here. The cemetery was undoubtedly on their property when it was in use. In the years since my g-g-g-grandparents and their children died, all of their property was sold and this cemetery now sits on timber land owned by the Georgia Pacific Company. To their credit, they have done their best to protect it, but time and nature haven't been kind. Ferriba's stone is broken, the iron fence surrounding the cemetery has been severely damaged and tree limbs and other debris make the cemetery difficult to walk through. Seeing the little cemetery in this condition broke my heart, however, I'm grateful that it still exists to be seen. So many do not. |
| "SACRED to the memory of BENAJAH WARREN Born October 25, 1782 Died January 4, 1835" |
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| "SACRED to the memory of FERRIBA WARREN Born May 7, 1791 Died August 16, 1866" |
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| "JOSIAH WARREN BORN 1811 DIED 1890 He died as he lived, a pure and upright man." |
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| "SACRED to the memory of NANCY WARREN born August 24, 1830 died May 8, 1840" |
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| Front view of Warren Family Cemetery |
| Photographs taken by Nancy Brister, May, 2002 |
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The VanZandt Cemetery by Mary Elizabeth Mahnkey Strangers have bought the VanZandt place and I wonder if they know Of a little plot upon the hill where sad white roses grow. Will they see that way, that solemn way that leads up to the hill, Where the gate is closed in sorrow and everything is still? The old Captain lies here sleeping in the fields he loved so well, Where melodious tones still echo from his old farm dinner bell. We have two darlings lying within this sacred sod...... Oh, remember, please, dear strangers, this acre belongs to God. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |