Brady Cemetery, Prentiss, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi

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Location: Prentiss, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi
Surnames/tags: Bishop Holmes Fortenberry

Mississippi Cemeteries Project

Contents 1 About 2 Contact Information, Location and Map 3 History 4 Tasks Completed 5 To Do 6 Table of Interments 7 Sources

About

This project will catalog and document all burials in Brady Cemetery, located in just outside of Prentiss, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi. This free space page for the Brady Cemetery is part of WikiTree's Mississippi Cemeteries Project, and was created to document the life and times of our ancestors that are interred there. The Mississippi Cemeteries Project is a sub-project of the larger U.S. Cemeteries Project.

This page is a work in progress, and will remain so until the Table of Interments (below) is completed. The Table of Interments is a sortable listing of persons interred at this cemetery, some or all of whom are linked to existing WikiTree profiles. If you know of a person interred at this cemetery that should be linked to an existing WikiTree profile, or needs to have a profile created for them, please contact Myrtis Bishop for assistance.

Contact Information, Location and Map

Location

Progess Rd, Prentiss, MS 39474

GPS Coordinates (WGS84)

31.581079, -89.898942

Brady Cemetery on Google Maps

History

Brady Cemetery sits upon an elevated hill with a beautiful view to the east and north. Itis located on Progress Road about 2 1/2 miles from Prentiss, MS via Hwy 13 S. The cemetery has two gates and is fenced. There is a cemetery road which creates a half-circle within the cemetery. Currently there are about 400 graves.

Brady Cemetery is managed by the Brady Cemetery Association.

Brady Cemetery was established in September 10, 1851 with the first known burial being Amanda Tyrone Conner who was the daughter of John and Mary [Parkman] Tyrone. Mary Tyrone was the daughter of Joseph Parkman who owned the property. On December 20, 1900 the cemetery was dedicated as a public cemetery. Then on August 30, 1974, the cemetery was chartered in the state of Mississippi as a non-profit Brady Cemetery Association, perpetual care cemetery. A monument was erected June 21, 2005 (see photo with more details).

As of July 31, 2022, Findagrave notes 415 burials, with 90% with headstone photos. ^[1]

Tasks Completed

Photography

• 100% of marked graves in this cemetery have been photographed by Myrtis Bishop.

Data Transcription

• 10 % of all marked graves

To Do

• Link existing profiles or create new profiles for persons listed in the Table of Interments

When complete, everyone listed in the Table of Interments will be linked to their own WikiTree profile, and to a photo of that person's corresponding grave marker. The created profiles can include other genealogical and biographical information as well as a listing of sources for documentation.

• Validate links and transcription information

Profile and photo links and transcribed information needs to be cross-checked to ensure accuracy.

• Create an audio/video tour of the cemetery

Record a virtual tour of the cemetery that can be viewed as downloadable media on computers, tablets or other device. Such a tour would take the viewer around the cemetery to explore the history of the people buried here. Background information can be supplied. Those with mobile internet access can access online links to more information.

Table of Interments

Data given is as on Headstone

Sortable table

Last Name	First/Middle Names/Initials	Born	Died	Inscription (notes)	Photo (click for larger)
Bishop	Margaret Ella Jones	1926-12-20	2004-05-15	(nee Jones)(Plot: side nearest the road, about center)
Bishop	Richard Tillman	1958-02-02	2007-05-02	Loving Son
Bishop	Walter R	1925-02-09	1996-08-24
Carter	William III	1966-10-18	2004-01-22		Image:Carter-xxx.jpg
Cauley	Neal	1911-02-27	1982-06-23		Image:Cauley-xxx.jpg
Coin	Herman Francis	1921-03-24	1987-3-022		Image:Coin-xxx.jpg
Dixon	Dorothy	1933-11-28	1986-10-22		Image:Dixon-xxx.jpg
Foret	Emily Faye Keisman	1946-09-23	2010-10-16		Image:Foret-xxx.jpg
Fortenberry	James Nolan	1932-11-29	2002-02-27	Married Mar 27, 1954, Our Children, Debra Ann, Patricia Lynn, Susan Dianne, Amy Louise
Fortenberry	Luda Berry Risher	1935-08-09	1996-01-22	(nee Risher) Married Mar 27, 1954, Our Children, Debra Ann, Patricia Lynn, Susan Dianne, Amy Louise
Fortenberry	Sabra Wylene	1928-01-29	1998-11-10	Beloved Sister, Sabra Wylene Fortenberry, I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,
Foy	Alberta McDaniel	1906-02-26	1978-08-17		Image:McDaniel-xxx.jpg
Glenn	Claude	1938-05-05	2005-08-10	Love lasts forever (double headstone with Glenda Vee Glenn, b Mar 27, 1945)	Image:Glenn-xxx.jpg
Griffith	John Clinton	1937-10-25	2008-01-05	Pops "Loving husband, father, grandfather, & great grandfather", "Married Apr 11, 1957"	Image:Griffith-xxx.jpg
Hall	Patty	1930-09-25	1997-12-25	At rest at last	Image:Hall-xxx.jpg
Holmes	Herbert Lee Jr	1928-06-25	2000-05-24	Beloved Father, H. L. Holmes, June 25, 1928 , May 24, 2000 , Married Apr 11, 1953, Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal., Children, Barbara, Beverly, Jimmy, Johnny, Carolyn, Marilyn, Dennis,	Image:Holmes-xxx.jpg
Holmes	Kathryn Fortenberry	1925-12-02	2000-09-03	(nee Holmes) Married Apr 11, 1953, In my Father's house are many mansions., Children, Barbara, Jimmy, Johnny, Carolyn, Marilyn, Dennis
Hoover	Henry H.	1883-09-20	1969-01-27		Image:Hoover-1971.jpg
Hoover	Joyce L.	1934-08-04	2008-10-29	(nee Langston)	Image:Hoover-xxx.jpg
Hoover	Lavon Henry	1917-06-24	1970-06-21		Image:Hoover-xxx.jpg
Hoover	Mavie B.	1891-01-17	1981-09-01	(nee Brady)	Image:Brady-1510.jpg
Hoover	Thomas Robert	1926-09-19	2000-05-19	Beloved husband and father	Image:Hoover-xxx.jpg
Lashley	Theolya Rosamond	1907-07-25	2002-05-02		Image:Lashley-xxx.jpg
Long	Beulah M.	1912-08-11	1983-02-17		Image:Long-xxx.jpg
Long	James Wesley	1913-12-25	1981-02-19		Image:Long-xxx.jpg
Parker	William Leo	1922-05-18	1989-10-21		Image:Parker-xxx.jpg
Saulters	Laura Margaret Hester	1979-08-04	2014-06-26	(Plot: north side of cemetery drive toward center, next to her Bishop grandparents)
Starr	William Thomas	1944-01-16	2008-01-21		Image:Starr-xxx.jpg
Taylor	Annie Lois	1928-07-06	1998-11-09	Wife, We will meet again, Who love each other, Parents of Harold Jr, Charles H, She was the sunshine of our home (double headstone with Harold Alvin Taylor, b May 10, 1927)	Image:Taylor-xxx.jpg
Taylor	Patricia Gale	1954-03-23	2004-03-11	Wed Nov 10, 1973, , Gone to be an angel, , Children, Lacy Nicole, Ashley Glen Double Headstone with Charles Howard Taylor, b June 29, 1954	Image:Taylor-xxx.jpg
Whelan	Newell Dowden	1914-12-18	1990-02-27	Beloved Sister	Image:Whelan-xxx.jpg
Williams	James T	1921	1955	Ashes of beloved brother Marker at base of Newell Dowden Whelan headstone	Image:Williams-xxx.jpg

Sources

1. ↑ Findgrave Brady Cemetery