New Hope Cemetery
Clarke County, Mississippi
Compiled 27 Mar 2001 by Bennie WHITE

From my book, Cemetery Inscriptions of Clarke County, Mississippi, Vol. I

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Cemetery is severely overgrown with trees and bushes. Only a few marked graves were found, but no doubt there were a number of others there. From Quitman, Clarke Co., MS, take US Highway 145 South for 4.5 miles; turn left on County Road 690 and travel approximately 2.3 miles. Turn left on County Road 691; then right on County Road 692. The cemetery is a few hundred feet on the left., across the road from a church.

I have shown dates in the DDMMMYYYY format for easier reading. Abbreviation used here is as follows: FM = Foot Marker

I have tried diligently to copy all inscriptions accurately; however, there is no guarantee that this work is 100% correct. If anyone sees an obvious error, please do not hesitate to let me know. All rows were read left to right.


(broken stone) Eliger B. BASS       Born 25 Feb 1858 & Died 18 Nov 1862  
    “Remember now thy creation in the days of thy youth.”    (FM)
(broken stone) James S. BASS was born 14 Feb 1815   Departed this life ? Apr 1871?  
    (Masonic)   “Behold, how, God and how pleasant it is, for brethen to dwell in unity - 
        Psalm 133 & 1 Vurse (sp)”       (FM)
Pvt Neville E. McREE       1820 - 1883      Co A     24 Miss Cav Batt      CSA
(broken CS) David B. PEEL       25 Sep 1801       18 Jun 1880
Sacred to the memory of G. R. KEITH      Died 6 Nov 1867      Aged 57 years     (FM): G. R. K. 
Nancy J.    Wife of G. R. KEITH      Born 12 Sep 1812       Died 17 Nov 1871  
   “Rest, true, kind heart, far from all grief’s apart that which hath laden thee.  
    Lightens at last and thou art free.   .....all......apart.”      (FM): M. J. K.
Emily G.     Wife of J. E. EVANS       Born 12 Mar 1830       Died 26 Nov 1881 
   “A precious one from us has gone, a voice we loved is stilled, a place is vacant in our 
    home, which never can be filled.”      (FM): E. G.E.
J. E. EVANS       Died 12 Oct 1908       Aged 84 years       “His many virtues form the 
   noblest monument to his memory.”    (FM): J. E. E.
 

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