Richmond Lewis Edwards

Born March 23, 1859
Died October 30, 1932

Richmond Lewis Edwards was the son of Jesse Jones Edwards and Narcissa Brooks.  He married Miriam Leona Gray January 1, 1885 in Neshoba Co, MS.

Compliment of R. L. Edwards to Miss Miriam Gray and he would be pleased to accompany her to County Line Church next Sunday Eave if agreeable this Sep 24th 1884.

1910 Neshoba Co, MS Census, Beat 4, #83-85
1920 Neshoba Co, MS Census, Golden Grove Precinct, Beat 3, #242-257
1930 Newton Co, MS Census, Beat 2, ED 51-7 Sheet 2a, Supv Dist 9, #26-28, Farmer

Miriam Leona Gray Edwards

June 16, 1866 -  June 5, 1944

Mrs. Edwards, Age 77 Died Here Monday
Mrs. Leona Viola Gray Edwards, age 77 years, 11 months and 19 days, passed away at her home just east of Union on Monday, June 5th, 1944, after a lengthy illness.  Mrs. Edwards was the widow of the late R. E. Edwards, who preceded her in death, having died about eleven years ago. One daughter also had gone home before the mother. Surviving are five children: one daughter, Mrs. Benton Gordon, of Union; four sons, R. C. and Gray Edwards of Union; Sidney Edwards of Wattensaw, Arkansas; and Lester Edwards of Springfield, Oregon.  Mrs. Edwards joined the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in her early womanhood and was a faithful child of God to the end. She bore her suffering bravely and longed to meet her savior and her loved ones who had gone to be with God.  Final rites were held from her home Tuesday June 6th at 3:00 o'clock P. M. Rev. Roy Lane and Rev. A. N. Penland officiating. Active pallbearer were: Joe Ethridge, John Harmon, Uhl Walton, Tom Bates, Jim Rivers and Andrew Daniels. Interment was in County Line cemetery beside her husband. Union Funeral Home in Charge.

Flossie Viola Edwards

Born April 8, 1890

Died October 15, 1895

George W. Brooks

September 26, 1855 - August 29, 1930

Was George W. Brooks related to Narcissa Brooks, mother of Richmond Lewis Edwards?

Mary F. Brooks

 July 4, 1854 - September 12, 1952

Ann Ophelia Walton

Wife of R. W. Walton

Born September 21, 1859

Died February 8, 1880

Jim Gordon

"Uncle Jim"

Born in S. C. 1816

Died in Miss. 1896

James Gordon was a son of Newton Co, MS pioneer Govin Gordon and his wife Mary Harris.

1860 - Enumerated in the Newton Co, MS household of his brother Eli Gordon
1870 Newton Co, MS Census, p. 508, Township 8, Range 12, Newton PO, #10-10
1880 Newton Co, MS Census, Beat 2, #227-22

Old Jim Gordon’s Gold
Back before, the Civil War,
When Dixie was a nation,
There lived a man
On the red clay land, who owned a great plantation.
Old Jim Gordon was his name,
A stash of gold was his claim to fame.
And when the Civil War was fought
Jim took his gold to the Banker’s vault
But the banker’s vault he did not trust,
‘Cause old Jim knew of the Yankees lust.
So he returned there to his farm,
And hid his gold from Sherman’s Arms.

Sherman took the best and burned the rest.
He went to rob old Jim,
A sly old cuss,
He never made a fuss,
He just outsmarted him/

“I have no stash,
Just take my cash,
Then go and leave me be.”
Old Sherman took one look at Jim
And marched on to the sea.

Until this day, old timers say, the gold will always be,
Buried in the ground, near the old ghost town, known as Willoughby.
So bring your shovels and bring your spades,
And dig the ground where the gold was laid.

Before you dig, please let me warn,
Some say this legend is just a yarn,
‘Cause crops were lost at an awful cost,
From men digging little holes;
Not a single dime, did they ever find, of old Jim Gordon’s Gold.

Ralph Gordon
2-8-99

Vema Rhodes Bankston

December 10, 1899

October 9, 1975

William Clay Bankston

January 3, 1902

August 10, 1988

Vema Rhodes was a daughter of Samuel Franklin Rhodes and his wife Mary Jane Stafford.  She married William Clay Bankston.

Grady Tynes Jackson

Sept 11, 1940

Sept 15, 1976

Grady Victor Jackson

July 8, 1911
Apr 30, 1982

Married Nov 7, 1939

Helen Dearing Jackson

Oct 25, 1915
Sept 26, 2002

Joseph Levert Clark

November 16, 1929

June 24, 1974

CPL U S Army

Jack A. Sansing

July 17, 1919

Feb. 4, 1985

Daisy Sneed Sansing

1882 - 1953

At Rest

Stephen M. Sansing

1872 - 1940

Only Sleeping

J. W. Sansing

Son of P. W. & M. E. Sansing

Born March 18, 1880

Died October 29, 1903

Pearl

Daughter of P. W. & M. E. Sansing

Born July 28, 1876

Died September 25, 1898

Mattie Sansing

December 19, 1863

July 26, 1937

She Was The Sunshine Of Our Home

P. W. Sansing

May 22, 1841

May 1, 1919

M. E. Sansing

Wife of P. W. Sansing

Born December 12, 1842

Died January 22, 1895

William A. Sansing

Son of P. W. & M. E. Sansing

February 3, 1869

October 11, 1871

Grover

Son of L. L. & N. C. Viverett

Born March 24, 1886

Died January 16, 1887

Willie W. Viverette

Son of L. L. & N. C. Viverette

August 12, 1887

October 29, 1903

Nancy C.

Wife of L. L. Viverett

July 5, 1853

August 27, 1918

Lanoh L. Viverette

March 11, 1856

May 9, 1945

He Was Kind And Affectionate Husband, A Fond Father And A Friend To All.

Clinton C.

Son of C. L. & N. B. Taylor

Born July 22, 1902

Died February 27, 1903

Unknown

Charlie L. Taylor

July 15, 1870

January 30, 1929

Weep Not He Is At Rest

Mother

Nannie Belle Taylor

October 28, 1876

December 5, 1956

Precious Memories

Mother

Nina Taylor Chesney

May 18, 1912

March 31, 1962

Otha Lee Chandler

August 9, 1889

November 5, 1929

We Will Meet Again

Mother

Mildred Thomas

September 23, 1926

November 3, 1999

In Memory Of

William A. Sancing

Born March 17, 1839

Fell At The Battle Of Franklin Tenn

On The 30 Nov 1864

In Defense Of His

Country

Our Father

T. H. B. Grough

June 18, 1832

March 25, 1890

Son

Hulett Griffin

Oct. 27, 1910

Mar. 24, 1939

Father & Mother

James Jeff Griffin

Jan. 4, 1865 - June 2, 1941

Mary "Betty" Griffin

Nov. 12, 1880 - June 27, 1948

Unknown

Father & Mother

Frances Sansing

Sept 5, 1816 - Aug 15, 1892

Nancy Sansing

Jan 18, 1818 - Jan 28, 1895

Wife

Clare E. Burton, Wife of

W. V. Burton

Jan 16, 1898

Nov 29, 1935

Gone But Not Forgotten

Daddy

Wilburn V. Burton

July 7, 1899

Mar 23, 1968

Not Forgotten

Mother & Daddy

Rev. James Franklin Smith

July 1, 1926 - Jan 18, 1986

Edna Ruth B. Smith

Apr 29, 1926 - Jan 5, 2001

Praise The Lord, We Will Be Together In Heaven For Eternity

James Franklin Smith Jr.

Dec. 16, 1954

Sept. 22, 1990

Hunter M. Bates

June 15, 1917

Feb. 8, 1973

                              Tom Bates

August 14, 1887
Dec. 26, 1972

Nonie Bates

Dec. 3, 1891
Oct 11, 1966

Forever With The Lord

Essie, Wife of

J. F. Sansing

Sept. 1, 1882

July 30, 1907

Johnnie Meet Me In Heaven Where There Is No Parting

Benjamin Lee Grafton

Son of A. W. W. & M. J. Grafton

Feb 26, 1868

Oct 2, 1870

Jessie Nelson

Son of L. R. & L. A. Nelson

Born Aug. 4, 1900

Died Sept. 4, 1901

Martin M. Butts

Jan 11, 1902

Mar 20, 1977

Eula E. Butts

Dec 19, 1904

Jan 28, 1994

W. A. Butts

Oct 5, 1928

July 28, 1990

Wilbur M. Butts

May 21, 1936

Apr 9, 2003

Father & Mother

Bennie Ray Smith

May 2, 1902 - Aug 10, 1972

Bennie Ellington Smith

Feb 21, 1905 - Oct 21, 1983

Mary V. Butts

Jan 17, 1883

July 23, 1975

John A. Butts

Dec 17, 1883

Jan 15, 1929

Matthew W. Butts

Apr 9, 1904

Oct 12, 1907

George M. Brooks

Sept 5, 1897

July 28, 1924

Mother Moore

Wife of Rev. J. M. Moore

Nov. 25, 1841

Oct. 1, 1896

Rev. J. M. Moore

Born May 22, 1833

Died Sept 12, 1902

Keith Leroy Justice

Dec. 23, 1949 - Feb. 27, 2004

Hilda Virginia Savell Justice

Mar. 15, 1949 - Feb. 27, 2004

Married Dec. 27, 1970

Rena Mignon Goss

Sept 4, 1981

May 12, 1996

Lucille Bates Gill

Jan 10, 1913

Aug 29, 1996

We Love You

Leon (Dutch) Sansing

Dec 6, 1902 - Feb 7, 1979

Minnie E. Ethridge Sansing

Jan 15, 1906 - Sept 18, 2000

Married May 22, 1926

John R. Sansing

Feb 16, 1857

May 25, 1934

Sallie F. M.

Wife of J. R. Sansing

July 6, 1861

Dec 3, 1926

Farewell But Not Forever

Louella

Daughter of J. R. & S. F. M. Sansing

Nov 4, 1887

Dec 25, 1889

Lucy A. Brooks

1890 - 1907

Esther R. Brooks

1891 - 1896

Georgie L. Brooks

Mar. 7, 1892 - Aug. 9, 1894

Joseph Harold Savell

July 8, 1883

Jan 30, 1947

Martha Jane Savell

March 15, 1883

Nov 20, 1974

P. M. "Matt" Gardner

May 1, 1929

May 23, 1970

Precious Memories