Mary, This is the cemetery you're looking for. I had tried to find it for several years. My gggg-grandfather, George Foreman, is buried there. In June, 1999, Ann Brown took me to it (I had been within a few hundred feet on earlier searches without finding it). The cemetery is located on Cannonsburg Road. This road runs from the Natchez Trace, just North of Mount Locust, to Cannonsburg on Highway 61. The cemetery is about Two miles from the Trace across from Bethlehem Church. Bethlehem Church's cemetery is visible from the road. Bethel Cemetery is in the woods behind it. On the USGS Church Hill quadrangle Topo map It is marked "Bullen Cemetery". It's about 500 yards from the South Fork of Cole's Creek. I'm planning to go back there sometime in the next month, or so, to photograph. I'll also get GPS coordinates. Hope this helps, Jim Dempsey ----- Original Message ----- From: "maryp" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 11:16 AM Subject: Re: [MSJEFFER-L] Bethel Meeting House > Thank you very much. This sounds like the same church. Alexander Callender > was an elder from source > I have with other trustees listed as Robt. Miller, Alexr. Montgomery, John > Griffin, William Erwin, Jeremiah > Coleman and John Boles. Witnesses to deed were Israel Coleman (brother in > law to Alexander), George > Forman, Samuel Davis. Date appears to be March 7, 1804, Certified May 25, > 1805. > > Children listed for Alexander Callender and Mary Coleman (I have not > documented myself) where: > > Stephen Callender-m. on 16 JAN 1806 to Elizabeth " Betsy" Simpson > Esther Callender > Lydia Callender-m. on 31 JAN 1806 to Gideon Gibson > Ephraim Callender > Charity Callender > Alexander Callender Jr. > > > Stephen Callender's son William Coleman Callender settled in Amite and his > descendants married > numerous times with Duck family to present day. > > I would appreciate if anyone shows the above in any cemetery records. > > Mary > > > > > > A reference that I found shows that "The first Presbyterian Church in the > > entire southeast was built in 1804 at the now extinct village of Union > Town > > on the Natchez Trace. It was called Bethel and was organized by Reverend > > Joseph Bullen, sent from the Presbyterian Mission Board of New York." > > > > Another reference that I found shows that Uniontown was located fifteen > miles > > east at Natchez (but in Jefferson County). Town listed as being extinct > by > > 1845. > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > Ruth Nevels > > > > > > > > > ==== MSJEFFER Mailing List ==== > "Did our ancestors ever have a bad heir day?" >

Jim, this helps a great deal. One of the Callender descendants that I'm related to will be very interested as she lives in Amite Co. I will look at atlas for now to see if I can get a feel for it's location. Mary > Mary, > This is the cemetery you're looking for. I had tried to find it for several > years. My gggg-grandfather, George Foreman, is buried there. In June, 1999, > Ann Brown took me to it (I had been within a few hundred feet on earlier > searches without finding it). The cemetery is located on Cannonsburg Road. > This road runs from the Natchez Trace, just North of Mount Locust, to > Cannonsburg on Highway 61. The cemetery is about Two miles from the Trace > across from Bethlehem Church. Bethlehem Church's cemetery is visible from > the road. Bethel Cemetery is in the woods behind it. On the USGS Church Hill > quadrangle Topo map It is marked "Bullen Cemetery". It's about 500 yards > from the South Fork of Cole's Creek. > I'm planning to go back there sometime in the next month, or so, to > photograph. I'll also get GPS coordinates. > Hope this helps, > Jim Dempsey > >

Jim I live in the neighborhood and would love to go with you when you go if you would like some company. Are you talking about the swinging bridge road ? The bridge is out on it, right ? Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jimmy Dempsey" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 11:45 AM Subject: Re: [MSJEFFER-L] Bethel Meeting House > Mary, > This is the cemetery you're looking for. I had tried to find it for several > years. My gggg-grandfather, George Foreman, is buried there. In June, 1999, > Ann Brown took me to it (I had been within a few hundred feet on earlier > searches without finding it). The cemetery is located on Cannonsburg Road. > This road runs from the Natchez Trace, just North of Mount Locust, to > Cannonsburg on Highway 61. The cemetery is about Two miles from the Trace > across from Bethlehem Church. Bethlehem Church's cemetery is visible from > the road. Bethel Cemetery is in the woods behind it. On the USGS Church Hill > quadrangle Topo map It is marked "Bullen Cemetery". It's about 500 yards > from the South Fork of Cole's Creek. > I'm planning to go back there sometime in the next month, or so, to > photograph. I'll also get GPS coordinates. > Hope this helps, > Jim Dempsey > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "maryp" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 11:16 AM > Subject: Re: [MSJEFFER-L] Bethel Meeting House > > > > Thank you very much. This sounds like the same church. Alexander > Callender > > was an elder from source > > I have with other trustees listed as Robt. Miller, Alexr. Montgomery, John > > Griffin, William Erwin, Jeremiah > > Coleman and John Boles. Witnesses to deed were Israel Coleman (brother in > > law to Alexander), George > > Forman, Samuel Davis. Date appears to be March 7, 1804, Certified May 25, > > 1805. > > > > Children listed for Alexander Callender and Mary Coleman (I have not > > documented myself) where: > > > > Stephen Callender-m. on 16 JAN 1806 to Elizabeth " Betsy" Simpson > > Esther Callender > > Lydia Callender-m. on 31 JAN 1806 to Gideon Gibson > > Ephraim Callender > > Charity Callender > > Alexander Callender Jr. > > > > > > Stephen Callender's son William Coleman Callender settled in Amite and his > > descendants married > > numerous times with Duck family to present day. > > > > I would appreciate if anyone shows the above in any cemetery records. > > > > Mary > > > > > > > > > > > A reference that I found shows that "The first Presbyterian Church in > the > > > entire southeast was built in 1804 at the now extinct village of Union > > Town > > > on the Natchez Trace. It was called Bethel and was organized by > Reverend > > > Joseph Bullen, sent from the Presbyterian Mission Board of New York." > > > > > > Another reference that I found shows that Uniontown was located fifteen > > miles > > > east at Natchez (but in Jefferson County). Town listed as being extinct > > by > > > 1845. > > > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > > > Ruth Nevels > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== MSJEFFER Mailing List ==== > > "Did our ancestors ever have a bad heir day?" > > > > > ==== MSJEFFER Mailing List ==== > "If at first you don't succeed, redefine success." > >