DUVALL AND BISHOP CEMETERY
Wayne County MS, south of Shubuta, MS off of the Hayes-Nute Road,
Compiled on 21 March 2000 by Jerry D. Mason
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ROW 1
Maxine Duvall; 1936 – 1936

ROW 4
P. C. Duvall; 1859 – 1935 “Gone but not forgotten.”

In Memory of Henrietta, wife of P. C. Duvall; born Aug. 24, 1868 – (grave repaired and date unreadable)

ROW 5
Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. Fred Bishop; born and died July 7, 1932  “Darling”

ROW 6
“MOTHER” Mrs. Chanie Newburn; Jan. 1, 1891 – Feb. 25, 1935

Thomas F. Bishop; Co D., 3 Miss Inf, CSA  (Thomas Frank Bishop)

ROW 7
James F. Trotter; Mch 14, 1896 – Jun. 6, 1931  15th Co, 20th Rec Engineers First World War
 “Dear Loved one, we miss you so, but God called and you had to go.”

“Mother” Mary Nickles; April 4, 1832 – April 14, 1918  “Gone but still remembered”
    *NOTE  She is the wife of Claudius L. Nichols, born 1828 GA. CSA Veteran of Gaines Invincibles, 46th MS Regt.  He died at Rock Island Confederate Prison in IL.

Numerous white metal crosses marking where graves are.

Names in Obituaries that stated they were buried in the Duvall & Bishop Cemetery:

Keeling Trotter, son of Gen. William Trotter.  Keeling was born in 1858 and died in 1931.  He lived quite a long time in Shubuta, later he moved to Wayne County and was buried in the Bishop cemetery near Hiwannee.   Info found in W. P. A. source materials

Mr. S. Duvall who lived one mile east of Shubuta, died at his home Tuesday afternoon about 4:15 o'clock.  Mr. Duvall had been a sufferer for a long-time but bore his sufferings with patience and fortitude until the end.  His remains were interred in the Duvall Cemetery.   (obit in Shubuta Messenger November 10, 1916)



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