Old Cemetery Found

I was searching through Newspapers.com for information on my Ott family in Louisiana & Mississippi. I found this story about a search for the lost Ott family cemetery. I searched for the names in the newspaper article on Find A Grave but did not find them. Maybe you know some of the folks found in the cemetery. It was disappointing that my Otts were not found but maybe these names will help someone else.

Old Cemetery Found

Last Aug. 23 we mentioned finding a lost Pike County cemetery site close to the Louisiana line. This brought up questions about a lost Ott burial site and another cemetery hunt was made a few weeks ago in the same area.

Paul Ott Carruth of Dixie Springs, Margaret McNeese and Walter Wesley Ott of Osyka and ourselves [Kathryn Cole and Paul Mogan] found nothing that trip. Happily word of a possible site near the place the second search was made got down to some of us, and a third expedition was launched on Jan. 27, this time with some success.

An abandoned cemetery was found just south of Osyka on the Louisiana side. It is near the Old German Cemetery in a field about 200 yards from Highway 51. There are markers and a list follows. Some of the markers were badly broken and had to be fitted together like jigsaw puzzle pieces to be read and some had to be dug up. There is a good possibility that some Ott family members are buried here, though no Ott marker was found.

Ruth Ott Wallis wrote n her Ott family history, published several years ago, that Jacob Jackson Ott, an ancestor of many of this area’s citizens, was born in 1817 in Mount Hermon, La., and died in 1869, and was buried in Osyka “in a cemetery which has long been abandoned.” His grave was one of the objects of the search. The cemetery just discovered, however, has been in use at least as late as 1964.

Buried here were:

Thorton Bender, died 1905, age 78

Thorton Bender, died 1895, age 29

Charles W. Bender, died 1932, age 74

Willie Brown, died 1905, age 27

Florence Brown, wife of Sam, age 24

Dollie Brown, wife of Doublin, died 1898

Celia Cutrer, wife of James, died 1882

Alvin Johnson, 1900-1902

Thomas E. Johnson, 1911-1964, served in Infantry, World War II

Dolly Penilton, wife of A., 1868-1907

Ulysses C., son of A. D. Penilton, 1900-1907

Children of R. and H. Smith

        Laura, with no dates, and Louis, age 13

Clara Winners, 1904-1911

A marker with too many pieces missing to be fully read was (Jos)ephine, (daug)hter of –iah & --

Checking area marriage records, we found four listings for the name Andrew Johnson. One or more Anderew Johnsons married Matilda Monroe in 1882, Annie Petra Everson in 1882, Nellie Bender in 1885, and MIlly Selby in 1900, all Pike County. Also a Doublin Brown married Dolly Gaitlin in 1896. No pertinent marriages were found in Louisiana lists, but the Johnson dates would fit the inscription on Andrew’s marker, and the names and dates for Dollie Brown fit perfectly. 

We heard that some of the markers originally in this cemetery were pushed aside down to a nearby creek bed. Does anyone have information on this cemetery, just south of Osyka in Louisiana, please get in touch. Was it a church cemetery or a private cemetery? Were some or all of these burials that are listed added to a pre-existing older cemetery that might be the one sought for Jacob Jackson Ott? We would appreciate even a clue as to the identity of the cemetery.

If any of the listed persons are related to you and you would like to visit the cemetery, call us and we will tell you how to find it and how to go about getting permission to go on the land.

Connecting Lines, Route 2, Box 230, Osyka, Miss. 39657; 601-542-5013

Source: Cole, Kathryn and Paul Mogan, Old Cemetery Found. (McComb, MS: Enterprise-Journal, 7 Feb 1982) 14; digital image, Newspapers.com: accessed February 2019.

BRICK WALL = Edward Brown, 1730 – 1797 NC

What is a genealogical BRICK WALL? It is a person, an ancestor. When we want to learn about our family we start with the present day members and work backwards in time. We learn all we can about each generation and then move backwards as far as we can. But then we reach a person and the information stops as if we hit a BRICK WALL. We just cannot find a record that gives that person’s parents and/or place of birth. 

I have more than one brick wall. I’d love to knock down this one and discover who is on the other side.

BRICK WALL = 

Edward Brown c 1730 – c 1797 NC

My 5^th Great Grandfather

This is a portion from my book, Our Brown Roots.

As an introduction to Edward Brown, we have a summary of his life that was published when Edward’s grandson, Moses Brown, Jr., died in 1912. A newspaper published a lengthy article about Moses’ life, including a brief history of his father, Moses Brown, and his grandfather, Edward Brown. This was printed well over one hundred years after Edward died and the story was, most likely, handed down over those many years. Inaccuracies or exaggerations might have crept into the tale. Keeping that in mind, here is what the newspaper published regarding Edward Brown.

Edward Brown, was born in Newburn, N. C. His family were Scotch Quakers, opposed to war but in favor of independence, and he with the resident Quakers of the county attended the Mechlinburg convention where the first constitution of the United States was framed a year before the Jefferson, and was one of the eight signers; was a soldier in the army until the close of the war.[i][This constitution, supposedly written in North Carolina in May 1775, has not been proved. The original copy was lost to fire.]

The earliest residence that can be proved for Edward Brown was Edgecombe County, North Carolina. On 12 September 1749 William Bryant wrote his will in the county and the executors of his will were Edward Brown and Abram Dew.[ii]This could be another Edward Brown. However, in 1795 when Edward wrote his will one of his executors was his friend, Joseph Dew.[iii]Families often traveled together. Many genealogies document two or more families living in one area and then traveling together to a new location. It would not be uncommon for the Brown and Dew families to move from one county to another, helping each other set up homes in a new location. Thus the Dew and Brown families could have been friends and neighbors. In 1752 Edward was still in Edgecombe County when he witnessed the will of Luke Thomas.[iv]In 1756 Edward’s name appeared in the county’s records again when Thomas Weathersbe bought 258 acres of land. The land joined “Cypress Swamp, Edward Brown and the Horse Swamp.”[v]Edward Brown did not remain in the area but moved further south to Craven County, which became Jones County. 

Edward purchased two tracts of land in Craven County in 1761. A summary of those transactions follows.

Deed from Daniel Shines planter of Craven Co to Edward Brown planter of same, 24 Feb 1761. 100 pounds proclamation. 70 acres called New Jarmany, on the south side of Trent River, joining James Black Shear, Cypress Creek, Pecoson Branch. Wit: Jacob Humphry, Abraham Gray. Proved Oct Ct 1761 before Peter Conway C. C.[vi]

Deed from William Brown planter of Craven Co to Edward Brown. 17 Dec 1761. 40 pounds proclamation. 100 acres on the north side of the Trent River near Limestone Branch. Wit: William Isler, John (x) Sanders. Proved Apr Ct 1762 before Peter Conway C.J.C.[vii]

            In 1766 Edward Brown owned land on the north side of the Trent River in Craven County.[viii]In 1769 he was on the list of taxpayers in the county.[ix]In May 1770 Edward bought 100 more acres on the north side of the Trent River from Jacob Connup.[x]In March 1778 Edward bought another 50 acres, land that extended his property line along the river.[xi]

Later he was still on the north side of the river but, because county borders changed, his land was in Jones County. Edward Brown bought and sold land in Jones County, North Carolina many times and those transactions give evidence of his residence, his wife’s name and the names of his sons. In 1779, the year Jones County was formed, Edward was taxed on his holdings at that time which included 250 acres of land, 25 cattle and four horses. In March 1779 Edward’s neighbor, John Bryan, died. The description of John’s land, which adjoined Edward’s land, tells us they lived north of the Trent River on the Black Swamp.[xii]In October 1782 Edward was issued a land grant #110 for 25 acres, also located on the north side of the Trent River in Jones County.[xiii]

            On 14 May 1785 Edward Brown “and wife, Jemimiah” sold 15 acres of land on the south side of the Trent River to Vinson Branson for 25 British pounds.[xiv]

            In July 1788 Edward bought 25 more acres that joined his land. In 1789 Edward purchased two pieces of land that joined his land. On 14 January he bought 100 acres and on 28 September he bought 400 acres for 20 British pounds.[xv]

            Besides land records and tax lists there is evidence of the Edward Brown family in Jones County as related to the Quaker meetings. Oldest sons, John and Aaron, were old enough to join on their own. John Brown was a member in 1788 and Aaron in 1789. Edward, Moses, Daniel and Hardy were brought along by their father in 1789 to become members.[xvi]

            On 8 January 1790 President George Washington gave the first State of the Union Address. 1790 was also the year of the first United States Census. Thomas Jefferson was the Census Bureau Director and the U. S. Marshalls were assigned the responsibility to be sure every household was visited. Almost four million citizens were counted.[xvii]Edward Brown’s household in Jones County, North Carolina included 3 free white males over 16 years, 3 free white males under 16 years and 2 free white females.[xviii]At that time the US Congress was meeting in New York City. In 1791 Washington, D. C. was established as the capital of the United States. In 1792 the Post Office Department was established.[xix]

Aaron Brown acquired land that connected to his father’s land in 1792. His two land transactions equaled 66 acres of land on the Trent River.[xx]

            Edward’s holdings continued to grow with two purchases and a land grant in 1793. In March he purchased 400 acres and in October he purchased 80 more acres that bordered and then expanded his land.[xxi]On 26 November 1793 he was issued a land grant for 15 acres of land, again on the north side of the Trent River.[xxii]The next year he was issued two more land grants, one for 40 acres and the other for 80 acres.[xxiii]

            On 10 August 1795 Edward Brown wrote his last will and testament. His six sons and one grandson are named in this document. Sons Aaron, Hardy, Edward, Moses and Daniel were to each receive 215 acres of land. Hardy, Moses and Daniel were to own all the horses and cattle. Hardy, Edward, Moses and Daniel were to own the hogs. Aaron, Hardy, Edward, Moses and Daniel were to each receive a feather bed and furniture. His son, John, did not receive any land or livestock but was given 20 British Shillings. Edward’s grandson, Moses Brown [son of John Brown], was to receive 50 British pounds.[xxiv]

            Edward Brown died circa 1797. Jones County records show that the vast land holdings he had acquired over the years and then willed to his sons were sold off over the next decade.[xxv]

Related Posts:

• Jasper Pascal Brown
• Moses Brown

Amy Johnson Crow challenges us to remember our ancestors and their families through this task: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. I completed ’52 Ancestors’ in 2014 & 2019 & here I go again. This post is in response to that challenge. The topic for the week  = BRICK WALL.

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[i]Moses Brown Cass County Pioneer. (n.d.). Vigilant, Cassopolis, Michigan. Retrieved February 15, 2017.

[ii]North Carolina Wills and Probate Records, 1665 – 1998, Edgecombe County, William Bryant, 12 September 1749; ancestry.com.

[iii]North Carolina Wills and Probate Records, 1665 – 1998, Jones County, Edward Brown, 10 August 1795; ancestry.com.

[iv]North Carolina Wills and Probate records, 1665 – 1998, Edgecombe County, Luke Thomas, 28 June 1751; Volume 31 – 33; ancestry.com.

[v]Hofmann, Margaret M., The Granville District of North Carolina, 1748 – 1763: Abstracts of Land Grants Volume One (1986) 133.

[vi]Bradley, Stephen E., Craven County, North Carolina Deeds, Wills, and Inventories, 1742 – 1801: Volume 2(Lawrenceville, VA, 2001) 21.

[vii]Bradley, Stephen E., Craven County, North Carolina Deeds, Wills, and Inventories, 1742 – 1801: Volume 2(Lawrenceville, VA, 2001) 30.

[viii]North Carolina Land Grant Images and Data, Craven County; Book 18, page 271; Grant 134, file 2708; Benjamin Messer; nclandgrants.com. Land bordered by Edward Brown.

[ix]North Carolina Tax Payers, 1679 – 1790; Volume 2; Edward Brown, page 27; ancestry.com.

[x]Pruitt, A. B., Abstracts of Deeds Craven County, N. C.(NC: privately printed, 2007) 73.

[xi]Pruitt, A. B., Abstracts of Land Entries: Craven County, N. C., 1778 – 1796 (NC: privately printed, 1991) 6.

[xii]Gwynn, Zae Hargett. Abstracts of the Records of Jones County, North Carolina, 1779 - 1868. Volume I. Kingsport, Tennessee: Kingsport Press, Inc., 1963. From the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, Charlotte, North Carolina.

[xiii]North Carolina, Land Grant Files, 1693 – 1960; Edward Brown, Jones County, North Carolina; ancestry.com. Grant #110, Book 44, Page 98, issued 22 Oct 1782.

[xiv]Gwynn, Zae Hargett. Abstracts of the Records of Jones County, North Carolina, 1779 - 1868. Volume I. Kingsport, Tennessee: Kingsport Press, Inc., 1963. From the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, Charlotte, North Carolina.

[xv]Gwynn, Zae Hargett. Abstracts of the Records of Jones County, North Carolina, 1779 - 1868. Volume I. Kingsport, Tennessee: Kingsport Press, Inc., 1963. From the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, Charlotte, North Carolina. Page 27.

[xvi]North Carolina Quaker Meeting; ancestry.com; Edward Brown and sons.

[xvii]‘Pop Culture 1790’, History, US Census Bureau; census.gov.

[xviii]1790 US Census, NC, Jones Co; M637, Roll 7, Page 425. Edward Brown household.

[xix]‘Pop Culture 1790’, History, US Census Bureau; census.gov.; accessed Jan. 2017.

[xx]Gwynn, Zae Hargett. Abstracts of the Records of Jones County, North Carolina, 1779 - 1868. Volume I. Kingsport, Tennessee: Kingsport Press, Inc., 1963. From the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, Charlotte, North Carolina. Page 40.

[xxi]Gwynn, Zae Hargett. Abstracts of the Records of Jones County, North Carolina, 1779 - 1868. Volume I. Kingsport, Tennessee: Kingsport Press, Inc., 1963. From the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, Charlotte, North Carolina. Page 42.

[xxii]North Carolina, Land Grant Files, 1693 – 1960; Edward Brown, Jones County, North Carolina; ancestry.com. Grant #481, Book 81, Page 381, issued 26 Nov 1793.

[xxiii]North Carolina, Land Grant Files, 1693 – 1960; Edward Brown, Jones County, North Carolina; ancestry.com. Grant #528, Book 86, Page 119, issued 6 Dec 1794 & Grant #538, Book 86, Page 123, issued 6 Dec 1794.

[xxiv]North Carolina Wills and Probate Records, 1665 – 1998, Jones County, Edward Brown, 10 August 1795; ancestry.com.

[xxv]Gwynn, Zae Hargett. Abstracts of the Records of Jones County, North Carolina, 1779 - 1868. Volume I. Kingsport, Tennessee: Kingsport Press, Inc., 1963. From the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library, Charlotte, North Carolina.

Newspaper Research

Newspapers are full of family information!

I have found many great things at Newspapers.com.

Here are links to a few of my posts that were based on newspaper articles.

Obituaries

               Colonel Aaron Brown

               Rose Ella Brumfield Brown

               Sarah Jane (Smith) Brumfield, Oldest Citizen
                Mittie Fortenberry Simmons 

Birthdays

            Keith Alford’s 1^stBirthday, 1943 MS

            51^stBirthday Celebration, 1946 MS

            Jesse K. Brumfield, Oldest Mason in State

Engaged/Wedding

              Ernest & Ella Married 1920 Ohio

              Engaged! Fortenberry – Lovett, 1936 MS

Anniversaries

            Valentine Anniversary Celebration, Alford 1926 MS

            Albert & Dora Morrison Together for 50 Years

            Colonel Aaron Brown

Reunions

            1936 Alford Family Reunion, Mississippi

            Civil War Veterans Reunion, 1926 MS

             Creasy/Gruissy Family Reunions in Ohio

Military

            Promotion for P. K. Alford, 1945

            Oscar Brumfield, Brave & Gallant Soldier

Miscellaneous 

             Farmers’ Dinner with J. J. Alford in 1899

             Philip M. Creasy in Ohio Newspapers

             Shoot Out in Ohio, 1929

             Fatal Shooting in Ohio, 1953

             Charles D. Ott in the LA Newspapers

             Yellow Fever

Amy Johnson Crow challenges us to remember our ancestors and their families through this task: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. I completed ’52 Ancestors’ in 2014 & here I go again. This post is in response to that challenge. The topic for this week is IN THE PAPER

Obituary: Henry Lucius Alford, 1949 MS

 Henry Lucius Alford

10 Jun 1884 MS - 4 Jun 1949 TX

Son of Needham Edwin Alford & Mary S. Stafford
My 2nd Cousin, twice removed

Lucius Alford Rites Monday; Passed at 64

Pike Native Had Lived for 15 Years in San Antonio

Barber by Vocation

Many relatives and friends in this region joined in mourning the passing in death of Henry Lucius Alford, which occurred Saturday in San Antonio, Texas. Remains of Mr. Alford, a barber by trade, were brought back to his native Pike County, and funeral services were held at 2:30 Monday afternoon with Rev. S. C. Moody officiating and Reverands J. A. Bryant and W. A. Greene assisting.

Mr. Alford was 64, having been born near Holmesville June 10, 1884. He had been living in San Antonio for about 15 years. He was a member of Travis Park Methodist Church in the Texas City, and was active in affairs of his chapter of the International Barbers’ Union.

Pallbearers were Messrs. Joe Brent, H. J. Alford, Louis Alford, J. A. Alford, Robert Hollingsworth and C. W. Alford.

He leaves two sisters, Mrs. R. T. Hollinsworth and Miss Annie Alford, both of Como, Miss.; five brothers, Rev. J. M. Alford, Shreveport; B. P. Alford, Holmesville; Rev. J. A. Alford, Minden, La.; H. J. Alford, San Antonio, Texas, and Rev. C. W. Alford, Tampa, Fla., and many other relatives.

Interment was in Alford Cemetery with Hartman Funeral Home in charge of services.

Source: Lucius Alford Rites Monday; Passed at 64. (McComb, MS: Enterprise-Journal, 6 June 1949) 1; digital image, Newspapers.com: accessed December 2018.

Related Posts:

1. Alford: A Family of Ministers 
2. Obit: Rev. N. E. Alford, Pike MS

12 Surnames

Here are 12 surnames that are close to my heart; 12 surnames that I have been researching for a long time. With each surname are a couple of my direct ancestors with that surname. The links will lead you to more information on the names.

Do you connect to any of these names?

I'd love to hear from you.

1. Brown

            Roy Jesse Brown 8 March 1802 MS – 12 May 1956 MS; Mill Wright

  Moses Brown 7 Feb 1777 NC – 27 Feb 1838 OH; Farmer

2. Gardner/Gartner

            Nathaniel Gardner 21 July 1882 NY – 7 Dec 1944 NY; Telegrapher

  Markusz S. Gartner 1826 Poland – 15 May 1888 Hungary

3. Mark

            Ivy Regina (Mark) Brown 8 June 1908 OH – 18 Sep 2003 NY

  Abraham Mark 12 Nov 1812 PA – 7 Apr 1872 OH; Carpenter

4. Coyle

            Helen F. (Coyle) Gardner 9 January 1897 NY – 13 Oct 1965 NY

            Patrick Coyle 20 May 1814 Ireland – 21 June 1925 CT

5. Brumfield

            Rose Ella (Brumfield) Brown 18 July 1867 MS – 2 Oct 1948 MS

            Charles Watson Brumfield c 1745 VA – c 1820 SC

6. Gruissy

            N. Regina (Gruissy) Mark 31 Jan 1879 OH – 24 May 1959 OH; Mother of 7

            Christian Gruissy 1811 Switzerland – 7 Jan 1907 OH; Cooper

7. Dillon

            Richard Dillon 7 Oct 1745 VA - 7 Oct 1833 MS; Revolutionary War Soldier

            James Theopilous Dillon b c 1719 Ireland

8. Mullane

            Mary Josephine (Mullane) Coyle 3 Aug 1867 Ireland – 17 Dec 1927 NY

  Daniel Mullane Jan 1838 Ireland – 25 March 1930 Ireland

9. Smith

            Wyatt Smith 31 Aug 1809 LA – 16 Feb 1894 MS; Farmer

Jeremiah George Smith 23 Dec 1773 SC – 1843 MS; Farmer

10. Ritter

            Isaac Ritter 1823 – 5 Aug 1880 OH; Carpenter

  Heinrich Ritter c 1715 Germany – Jan 1797 PA

11. Wolf

            John Franklin Wolf 11 Apr 1809 PA – 10 March 1883 OH; Stone Mason 

            Johann Jonas Wolf 27 Dec 1739 PA – 21 Sep 1787 PA; Revolutionary War Soldier

12. Brady

            Margaret (Brady) Coyle b 1855 Ireland – 22 Nov 1934 CT; shop keeper

            

            

Amy Johnson Crow challenges us to remember our ancestors and their families through this task: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks. I completed ’52 Ancestors’ in 2014 & here I go again. This post is in response to that challenge. This is the 12th week of this challenge and the topic for this week is ‘12’

Double Funeral: Alford & Simmons, 1942 MS

This obituary holds double the information. But there are unanswered questions also. R. L. Simmons died first. What happened to him? There is nothing about his cause of death. Was Mrs. Alford there because her son-in-law died or because of the family gathering? And, then, what was the cause of her death? How did her poor daughter make it through the grief of losing her husband and mother within hours of each other? I checked other issues of the newspaper but found nothing else about this family tragedy.

 Double Funeral Services Held at Progress Church

Mrs. J. D. Alford and R. L. Simmons Are Laid to Rest

Joint funeral services were held Friday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock at the Progress Baptist Church for Mrs. J. D. Alford and R. L. (Rob) Simmons [Robert Lee Simmons], one of her sons-in-law, in whose home she died. Mr. Simmons death preceded Mrs. Alford’s passing only a few hours.

The Rev. Wyatt R. Hunter, the Rev. J. E. McGraw, the Rev. F. W. Gunn and the Rev. A. A. Pardue officiated at the rites.

Immediately following the funeral services the body of R. L. Simmons was interred in the Progress cemetery and the body of Mrs. J. Doe Alford was moved to her old home now occupied by her son, C. A. Alford, interment pending the arrival of her son, D. C. Alford of Washington, D. C. and her daughter, Mrs. Luther Byrne of Selma, California, and burial followed in Silver Springs cemetery.

Mrs. Alford. Mrs. Luminda James Fortenberry, was 86 years of age. She was born December 22, 1856 at Progress, where she was raised during her entire lifetime. In 1874 she was married to the late J. Doe Alford. [My records show her name as Olevia Luminda Fortenberry Alford and her husband as Jeptha J. Alford.]

Serving as pallbearers were Fred Fortenberry, D. T. Alford, Rex Simmons, Walter F. Simmons, Jr., Bonney Schilling and C. A. Simmons. 

Mrs. Alford leaves the following sons and daughters, G. H. Alford [George Howard Alford], Mrs. R. L. Simmons [Lillie Dale Alford Simmons], Y. S. Alford [Yarborough S. Alford] and C. A. Alford [Claude Anding Alford], all of Progress; D. C. Alford [Delis Collier Alford], Washington, D. C.; Mrs. Luther Byrne, Selma, California; Mrs. Hollis Ball, Columbia, Miss., and the late Mrs. G. O. Simmons [Carrie Lee Alford  Simmons] of Progress. Another son, L. A. Alford [Luther Alvin Alford], of Newark, New Jersey, passed away several years ago. She leaves 38 grandchildren and 36 great grandchildren. This was the first time that all her children had been together in 40 years.

Early in life she became affiliated with the Baptist Church and remained a faithful member of until her death. As was said by one of the ministers at the funeral service, “She hath done what she could.”

Catchings Funeral Home was in charge.

Mr. Simmons. A farmer of the Progress community, Mr. Simmons was a member of the Silver Creek Masonic Lodge. He was born on February 12, 1876, at Progress where he also resided during his entire lifetime. He was married to the former Miss Lillie Alford.

Serving as pall bearer were members of the Silver Creek Masonic Lodge. Following the services the body lay in state in the old home and interment followed in the Progress cemetery.

He leaves his wife [Lillie Dale Alford Simmons]; two sons, Lt. Joe Simmons and Lt. Clyde Simmons of Camp Rucker, Alabama; two brothers, G. O. Simmons and W. T. Simmons, a sister, Mrs. G. H. Alford, all of Progress; one brother, Judge E. J. Simmons, Magnolia, and a sister, Mrs. L. V. Brock of McComb.

Mr. Simmons was a son of the late Dr. W. F. and Annie Hall Simmons of Simmonsville, now the Progress community, and was a member of the Progress Baptist church.

Ginn Funeral Home of Tylertown was in charge.

Source: Double Funeral Services Held at Progress Church. (McComb, MS: Enterprise-Journal, 8 Dec 1942) 1; digital image, Newspapers.com: accessed December 2018.