The cemetery is not listed among Attala County Cemeteries but is located within the county. You can find a copy of the Attala County Road map at http://www.gomdot.com/Divisions/IntermodalPlanning/resources/Maps/CountyHighwayMaps.aspx just click on the county name and you can copy the map in pdf format. From US Hwy 55, exit 146, follow State Hwy 24 east for about 1 1/2 miles, turn left on County Rd #4101. At about 1 mile, turn Rt on #4102 for about 1/2 mile, the cemetery should be on the north [left] side of the road. If the church still exists, it should be on the right, but nearer the last intersection. This is situated in Section 23 of T13N - R4E. Perhaps someone living in the area could visit the cemetery for you. Good luck, Janie On Nov 28, 2009, at 11:43 AM, dawnna215@gmail.com wrote: > Hi, > I am searching for church/cemetery death records for my gr gr > grandmother, > Bettie Guyton McMullen Jenkins Greer and her last husband, Simon > Greer; this > is an African American family who lived in Newport. Bettie was born > about > 1877 in MS and died sometime between 1947 and 1953 in MS; Simon was > born > about 1866 in MS and died about 1947 in MS. Both are supposedly > buried in > the New Banyon Church old cemetery. Does anyone have information > about this > church/cemetery? > > Based on oral history, Simon Greer was killed when his mule ran into > a swarm > of bees and stomped him to death. Were there any newspapers in > publication > during this time period that would have included obituaries for > African > Americans? > > Thank you, > Dawnna > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MSATTALA-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

Sorry, that should be Hwy 14, not 24! On Nov 28, 2009, at 7:35 PM, Janie Cagle wrote: > The cemetery is not listed among Attala County Cemeteries but is > located within the county. You can find a copy of the Attala County > Road map at http://www.gomdot.com/Divisions/IntermodalPlanning/resources/Maps/CountyHighwayMaps.aspx > just click on the county name and you can copy the map in pdf > format. From US Hwy 55, exit 146, follow State Hwy 24 east for about >>