Whitefield Cemetery
Sturgis, Mississippi

This page was last updated on: December 5, 2002

Updated 12/5/2002

When coming from Starkville to Sturgis, a BP Station is on the left, take the first turn to the right, Sturgis-West Point Road. Go about 1/2 mile on your right you will see a sign for Bench Mark Works, the road sign says Earles Fork Road. Turn right, at the end of this road is Bench Mark Works and the cemetery is behind it. It is enclosed in a old fence but it is in good shape. There is a lot of empty space, which can either mean there are a lot of unmarked graves or that the owners alotted a certain amount of land. There have been a few burials in recent years.

I visited this cemetery Dec 29 2001 & returned Oct. 12, 2002.

Linda Carpenter sent in several corrections and additions. Thank You Linda. Linda's father cares for this cemetery now.

As you go in the cemetery, there has been a headstone with the following written on it:
Louis Carpenter
"Prussia"
1799-1884
Father Of
Andrew Jackson
1879-1957
Cecil Leroy
1915-
Cecil Leroy Jr.
1942

Barren          , Mary Palmer          Oct 7 1887          Feb 24 1888          
          d/o W.C. & A.E. Barren
Barron, Elvira          Feb. 20 1857          Aug. 24, 1928          
Barron, William E.          Jan 28 1891          Nov. 4 1944          
          MS. Pvt U.S. Army

Bulington, Louisa           Dec 22 1821          Sept 29 1887          
Bulington, W.G.          Nov. 2, 1821          Oct. 15, 1887          

Bush, Jewel Alneter          May 14, 1923          July 14 1924          

Carpenter, Lewis          1814-1885          
          21 Ga. Regt CSA
                                        
Crumpton, Mollie R.          Jan. 25, 1866          Dec. 4, 1886          
          d/o T.F. & M.R. Crow
           w/o J.W. Crumpton
Crumpton, Siddie V.          Aug 22 1869          Nov. 1 1892          
          w/o W.S. Crumpton
Crumpton, Little Siddie V.          Nov 1 1892          July 8 1893          
          d/o of W.S. and S.V. Crumpton

Dacus, Malcolm Thomas          Aug. 25 1900          Aug 31 1900          
          s/o M.K. and L.L. Dacus

Daniel, Joe           Nov. 23, 1887          Dec. 14, 1906          Age 19 years 13 days                              
Daniels, Rhet          May 22, 1891          Jan. 31, 1896
          s/o H.W. & L.E.

Durham, Malthus J.          Oct. 8, 1884          Nov 11 1906          
Durham, Milton Buck          Feb 18 1899          Sept 30 1900          
          s/o W.H. and Lula E. Durham
Durham, Willie Merritt          Jan 3 1897          Feb 25 1899          
          s/o W.H. and Lula Durham
Durham, Lula          Aug 8 1895          Aug 8 1898
Durham, Infant 08/08/1895
          s/o W.H. & Lula          

Edwards, Infant          Jan 21 1895          Dec 24 1895          
          s/o Dr. J.W. and Jennie Edwards
Edwards, John A.          Oct 17 1896          Oct 21 1896          
          s/o Dr. J.W. and Jennie

Edmonds, Lillie Bell 1833-1894
          d/o W.W. & Elnora

Ely, Nancy Emaline Elliott          May 7 1829          Nov 19 1894          
          w/o S.H. Ely

Gillis, Mollie & Infant          July 17 1903          March 14 1920                                                  
Hannah, Bettie & Infant Son           Nov. 24 1854          Jan 21 1887          
          w/o C.B. Hannah
Hannah, Cain          July 19 1859          Dec. 19, 1943          
Hannah, Joe           Feb. 6 1865          Jan. 14 1908          
Hannah, Mary Cain           Sept 4 1831          May 22 1892          
Hannah , James C.          Mar. 14, 1852          Nov. 21, 1922          

Huffsticker,  Billy 11/16/1919-03/16/1971
          s/o Nannie
          MS M SGT US AIR FORCE WWII, KOREA
Huffsticker, Nannie 10/02/1882- D. 1960
          (born in TX)

Hunt          Bertha Eppie          Mar 20 1883          Oct 31 1887          
          d/o W.T. and Fannie C.E. Hunt
Hunt          David L.          Sept 28 1855          May 13 1908          
Hunt          Infant          July 9 1887          Aug 15 1886?          
          Child of D.L. and Patti Hunt
Hunt          Infant          Jan 4 1891          Jan 4 1891          
          d/o W.T. and Fannie C.E. Hunt
Hunt          Infant 10/16/1895
Hunt          M.E.          Nov. 11 1852          Aug. 3, 1886          
          w/o W.L. Hunt
           d/o Calab & Lydia Hannah
          "Rest Mattie, Rest in Quite Sleep"
Hunt          Martha Patti          Aug 8 1859          April 1 1923          
          w/o D.L. Hunt
Hunt          Patti           Feb 28 1892          Nov 21 1916          
          w/o P.C. Hunt
Hunt           Beatrice          Oct 16 1864          Aug 15 1886          
          d/o D.L. and Patti Hunt

Jones          Hallie          Jan 12 1894           Aug 4 1985          Private WWII Marker
Jones          James H.                    d. Dec 15 1957          80 years old
Jones          James Hartness           Jan 19 1944          May 16 1989          
Jones          Wiley           July 7 1852          June 3 1909          
Jones           Annie Hartness          Sept 25 1905          Oct 14 1988          
Jones           Annie L.          April 14 1931          June 23 1998          
Jones           Frank           Feb 9 1930          March 26 1998          
Jones           Paul          Dec 18 1934          Feb 17 1996
Jones, James Walter 08/12/1917-12/15/1999
Jones, Sally C. Ivy 05/07/1878-12/28/1913
Jones, Nora McClelland 05/10/1898-04/15/1921
Jones, James Jones Jr. 10/10/1913-10/25/1913
Jones, Henry Clilleroy 05/06/1900-06/10/1918
Jones, Otis Erastis 01/07/1898-02/03/1898
Jones, Jim Hamilton 1877-1957
Jones, Wiley Herman 07/17/1924-03/08/1925
Jones, Ellerwise 02/19/1928-12/18/1928
Jones, Hallie Burgess 11/01/1932-03/15/1996
Jones, Mittie Lou 09/03/1942-04/15/1943
Jones, Frank 02/09/1930-03/26/1998
          
Kellum, Ida          June 13 1869          Sept 11 1887          
          w/o J.W. Kellum
Kellum, W.E.           Sept 2 1877          Aug 3, 1887          
          s/o J.W. & Ida Kellum

Kemp, Bessie Mira           Jan 10 1906          Oct 18 1907          
          d/o C.C. "Lum" and Ethel Kemp
Kemp, Mary Lee          June 07, 1909          Sept 24 1910          
          d/o C.C. "Lum" & Ethel Kemp
Kemp, Clemmie           1879-1911                    
Kemp, John W.          April 30 1898          Dec. 29, 1904          
          s/o J.T. & L.B. Kemp
Kemp, Josephine Rainey          02/23/1876-03/21/1920                    
Kemp, Peter Lewis C. Aug 19 1851          June 15 1927          

Livingston, M. Bettie          Dec 15 1857          Jan 24 1944          
Livingston, J.W.           Oct 25 1859          April 15 1895          

McElvaney, Harriet C.           May 31, 1830          Oct. 15, 1892          
McElvaney, Joseph Ann Rainey          July 29 1842          Sept 22 1887
                    born: sumter Co. Ala.
                    d/o W.B.&Elizabeth Rainey
                    w/o G.R.
McElvaney, Lieu          Sept. 27 1849          June 19 1925          
          w/o G.R. McElvaney

Neal, Kenneth Carlisle          Aug 18 1882          Mar. 17 1885          

Patterson, James G.           Aug 6 1891          Dec 10 1891          
          s/o R.M. & M.C. Patterson
Patterson, Mary          June 27 1886          Oct. 31, 1908          
Patterson, Mary C. Hartness          Sept. 7, 1859          Feb. 5 1900          
          w/o R.M. Patterson
Patterson, Raymond          Jan 10 1890          Jan 21 1890          
          s/o R.M. and M.C. Patterson
Patterson , Richard M.          April 14 1854          May 5 1907          
Patterson, Nannie H. Patterson
          broken headstone Dates missing

Rainey, Jessie Lou          Sept 21 1901          Dec 17 1901          
          d/o D.E. & Henrietta Rainey
Rainey. Infant          Jan 14 1898          Jan 21 1898          
          d/o of David E. and Minnie Rainey
Rainey, J.L.          June 20 1856          January 10 1911          
Rainey, Mary Lou          Feb 27 1833          Dec 28 1913          
Rainey, Rev. William R.          June 17 1828          Nov 11 1905
          
Shropshire, A.L.          Mar 25 1817          June 17, 1883          
          (Amanda Woodruff)
Shropshire, Felix          Jan 9 1817          June 23 1896          
Shropshire , Robert Augustus          1846-1885
          s/o Felix and Amanda Woodruff Shropshire
          h/o Augustus Smith Shropshire
                    
Tomlinson, James P.          April 6 1851          November 11 1919
          s/o Hiram and Martha Cain Tomlinson          
Tomlinson, Mrs. Mollie M. Williamson          02/06/1853- 01/16/1912          
          w/o James Tomlinson married 3/14/1880
Tomlinson, Hiram (1812-1886)
          s/o Peter Tomlinson
          born Maury Co. TN.

Turner,  Mamie Barron          Feb. 20 1885          Jan 2 1956
          w/o Ose Fenn Sr.           
Turner, O.F.          Sept 27 1880          Nov. 18 1932          
Turner, Ose Fenn (Jr.)          June 10 1914          June 8 1916
          
Walker, Emma Ora          Dec 29 1882          Feb 2 1884          
          d/o R.D. and Mollie Walker
Walker, Mollie Rainey          Oct 12 1866          June 2 1895          
          w/o R.D. Walker

Wilson          , Laura A.          Aug. 20 1852          Sept. 20, 1895          
          w/o T.J. Wilson

York, John Thomas          June 22 1849          Feb 21 1922          
York, Sarah M.           Feb 15 1855          Nov. 6 1927          

There were several small broken headstones I could not read.
Several Headstones have weathered with age and are very hard to read.

Aunt Betsy H 1810-1900 The name was very worn.
*This is a concrete square and written in the cement when it was wet