Pilgrim's Rest or Campground Cemetery ...

Submitted by Milton & Sandra Jenkins 

Located in Neshoba County, Mississippi. Go East from Philadelphia on Highway 16 past Cross Roads. The Cemetery is on private property north of highway 16. This is a virtually abandoned cemetery. It has no access road. You must walk a good distance through a pine tree thicket on uneven ground over several ditches to access the cemetery. Do not visit unless you are in good physical condition. If you do visit, apply insect repellent. There is no fence around the cemetery. Vegetation has over grown grave sites. Some twenty-five to thirty years ago (Ref to year 2003) unknown culprits kicked over and broke up the most headstones.

Cemetery Conditions
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On the way to the cemetery...	Note the fallen tombstones

Davis R. J.    26 Nov 1831 – 8 April 1891

Davis, Ann D.    d. 5 Feb 1872, Dau. of R. J. Davis

Davis, Givens Hurbert    d. 8 July 1869, Age: 2 yrs, 3 mos, 26 days

Eakes, (Marshall) Margaret A.    9 Oct 1836 -- 24 July 1902, Wife of Timothy. C. Eakes

Eakes, (Meritt) Sarah A.    1 Sep 1874, Age: 56 yrs Wife of Timothy C. Eakes

Eakes, Ruthie E.   6 Sep 1850 -- 26 Nov 1897 Wife of W. A. Eakes

Eakes, Timothy C.    7 Jan 1817 – 25 May 1881, Husband of Margaret A (Marshall) Eakes and Sarah A. (Meritt) Eakes

Eaks, Sarah A.   died Sep 7, 1874, Wife of E.? Eaks

Eaks, Zubeda E.    b. 18 Aug 1871

Franklin, C. - ? 26, 1840 - Nov 26, 1904

Franklin, Sarah E.    26 July 1841 -- 26 Nov 1904 Wife of C. Franklin

Hall, (Eakes) Georgia    w/o Henry David Hall

Mars, A. J.    16 Aug 1872 – Sep 1972, Son of J. H. & M. J. Mars

McKenny, William T.    10 Apr 1853 -- 3 Nov 1914

Owen, George E.    6 Apr 1894 -- 31 Aug 1930

Owen, Harvey R.    23 June 1860 -- 22 June 1918

Owen, M. J.  (Mary Jane Franklin)    30 Mar 1864 -  2 Apr 1917, Wife of Harvey R. Owen 

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