Located another! Straight Bayou Cem., Sharkey Co., MS: "Straight Bayou Cemetery is located in the northeast [T14N, R5W, Section 13] Sharkey County, Mississippi. It can be reached from Highway 61 by taking highway 14 east from Anguilla towards Louise. Go approximately four miles and there will be a paved road to the left (North). Take this road until you get to the bayou then veer right and continue three or four miles. The Straight Bayou Church is on the left. To reach the cemetery you go across the Bayou, and the cemetery is on the left. The oldest recorded grave is 1887...questions or comments they can contact the author: Larry Wheeler at lowheeler@msn.com or by regular mail at 14726 Red River Drive, Corpus Christi, Texas 78410." Rawls, Thomas Jefferson February 14, 1863 - September 24, 1915 -----Original Message----- From: Ona Patrick [mailto:onapatrick@att.net] Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 11:45 AM To: MISSISSIPPI-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [MISSISSIPPI] needing help locating old cemetery in Rolling Fork, Miss "Mound Cem., Rolling Fork, Sharkey Co., MS, is located just South of the City of Rolling Fork, which is the county seat of Sharkey Co. It can be reached by going 1.3 miles South of the intersection of Highways 61 and 16. Then turn east and go 0.2 miles. Turn left and go 0.1 miles and the cemetery is on the left. It is a public cemetery with lots purchased and records kept at the Circuit Clerk's office in the county courthouse. For further info contact Larry Wheeler: lowheeler@msn.com or by mail 14726 Red River Dr., Corpus Christi, TX 78410" Thomas J. RAWLS, Nov 23, 1903 - May 21, 1959 No mention of other RAWLS. Ona -----Original Message----- From: JDECON@aol.com [mailto:JDECON@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 8:58 AM To: MISSISSIPPI-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MISSISSIPPI] needing help locating old cemetery in Rolling Fork, Miss Can someon please help me find the name of a cemetery on Route 61 in Rolling Fork Mississipi .....it is located behind a Co-Op I am searching for the burial and death dates for T. J. Rawls who must have died in the 1950-1999 and his parents who are suppose to have been buried in the same cemetery in Rolling Fork, Mississippi. I do not ahve his parents names . They were said to have been burnt to death while resuceing their children from their burning home. The Rolling Frork is suppose to be near Vicksburg Mississippi I am not familiar with the area at all so if someone could please let me know what county this is in or if they know of this cemetery i would be greatfull for any help thank you Janice Etheridge jdecon@aol.com ==== MISSISSIPPI Mailing List ==== Visit the Mississippi-L Website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~mississi where you can both SUBSCRIBE and UNSUBSCRIBE with a click of the mouse. ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237