New Hope Cemetery, DeSoto, Mississippi

(Old) New Hope Cemetery

DeSoto, Clarke County, Mississippi

This cemetery is needing some attention with trees down from Hurricane Katrina along with underbrush. Numerous, (about 26), pieces of PVC pipe are placed in the ground marking graves of unknowns.
Listed below are the only graves with headstones.

- Submitted By Debora Reese

Name

Birth

Death

Notes

Neville E. McRee, PVT 1820 1883 Co. A 24 Miss, Cav. Batt. CSA

David B. Peel Sept 25, 1801 June 18, 1880

Eugene B. Bass Feb 2?, 18?7 Nov 8, 18?2 Inscription Unreadable

The following inscriptions were used with permission of Bennie White from his website at http://www.whitesstore.com/newhope.htm

"FM" = Footmarker

Eliger B. BASS 25 Feb 1858 18 Nov 1862 (broken stone)
“Remember now thy creation in the days of thy youth.” (FM)

James S. BASS 14 Feb 1815 Departed this life ? Apr 1871? (broken stone)(Masonic) “Behold, how, God and how pleasant it is, for brethen to dwell in unity - Psalm 133 & 1 Vurse (sp)” (FM)

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 12 Sep 1812 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 12 Mar 1830 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 12 Oct 1908 Aged 84 years “His many virtues form the noblest monument to his memory.” (FM): J. E. E.

Name	Birth	Death	Notes
Neville E. McRee, PVT	1820	1883	Co. A 24 Miss, Cav. Batt. CSA
David B. Peel	Sept 25, 1801	June 18, 1880
Eugene B. Bass	Feb 2?, 18?7	Nov 8, 18?2	Inscription Unreadable

The following inscriptions were used with permission of Bennie White from his website at http://www.whitesstore.com/newhope.htm "FM" = Footmarker
Eliger B. BASS	25 Feb 1858	18 Nov 1862	(broken stone) “Remember now thy creation in the days of thy youth.” (FM)
James S. BASS	14 Feb 1815	Departed this life ? Apr 1871?	(broken stone)(Masonic) “Behold, how, God and how pleasant it is, for brethen to dwell in unity - Psalm 133 & 1 Vurse (sp)” (FM)
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	12 Sep 1812	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	12 Mar 1830	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	12 Oct 1908	Aged 84 years	“His many virtues form the noblest monument to his memory.” (FM): J. E. E.