Sanga Baptist Church Cemetery


Submitted by Anita White
 

Sanga Baptist Church Cemetery
 
Located on Walnut Grove at Sanga Rd behind Walnut Grove Baptist
Church
 
GPS -  N35 07 38.-  W089 46 07.-   N35.  W-89.   C2 Ellendale
 
In the 1877 the New Hope Baptist church was organized and built.
It is said to be the inspiration of the settling of the community surrounding it which is now Cordova.
Sanga Cemetery was established a short while thereafter and is still in use

 

The land was donated by a Mr Canada of that community. This  cemetery has always been used as a free burying ground for the section in which it lies.
 
The cemetery entrance has "Sangie Cemetery" has written across the top
 
Arnold, J W...Sep 22, 1847/Mar 1, 1891
Arnold, Pulaski L...Aug 20, 1825/July 7, 1853
Bazemore, Charles Aubrey...Jan 11, 1900/July 3, 1905
Bazemore, Claud T J...Mar 3, 1883/Apr 6, 1954
Bazemore, D George...Oct 28, 1848/Jan 27, 1925
Bazemore, Dallen...died Feb 12, 1914..age 63 yrs..wife of D G Bazemore
Bazemore, Elbert D...Oct 22, 1912/July 7, 1913
Bazemore, Infant...died Feb 13, 1914..child of C & L Bazemore
Bazemore, Jesse Edward...1869/1949
Bazemore, Kinneth E...Feb 16, 1876/Mar 17, 1908...D G & D L Bazemore
Bazemore, Mary E...Feb 16, 1876/Mar 17, 1891...dau of D G & D L Bazemore
Bazemore, Samwala A...Dec 17, 1878/Dec 7, 1893...dau of D G & D L Bazemore
Bazemore, Sarah Owen...1867/1938
Beckett, Ada Wright...Oct 12, 1896/Sep 11, 1930
Brown, Edna Earl...Sep 1, 1874/Sep 28, 1912
Brown, James Robert...1860/1914
B. C...______, 9mos, 5ds..fragment of a stone..footstone "B.C."
Carter, Braxton...Dec 5, 1797/Nov 26, 1872
Carter, Jesse Elmore...July 9, 1889/Jan 8, 1951
Carter, Jewell..no dates..wife of Morris Carter
Carter, John J...1867/1910
Carter, John Wesley...Mar 8, 1848/Apr 27, 1917..Father
Carter, Martha...died Apr 28, 1881...wife of Braxton Carter
Carter, Mary Sadie...Nov 21, 1888/June 26, 1952
Carter, Minnie B...1869/1911..wife of John J Carter
Carter, Morris..no dates
Carter, Ora Ethel...Aug 16, 1891/Sep 5, 1905
Carter, Tennie Owen...Aug 6, 1856/Dec 7, 1932..wife of John Wesley Carter..mother
Carter, Walter Bryan...June 8, 1896/Mar 2, 1944
Carter, William Vaughn...Feb 15, 1884/June 27, 1897
Calvery, Edna Bryant...Sep 30, 1910/Oct 22, 1972
Calvery, Howard C "Two Speed"...May 28, 1904/Sep 5, 1975
Crouch, M M...May 22, 1830/June 11, 1882
Crouch, Mary E...Feb 24, 1880/1880
Crouch, Richard Flemin...May 30, 1851/May 21, 1904
Crouch, Sallie...July 7, 1875/Aug 4, 1962...metal marker
Eastham, Alonzo B...Apr 2, 1861/Oct 10, 1889
Eastham, Sarah Jane Patrick Arnold...Aug 28, 1826/May 28, 1898..married J W Eastham Sep 25, 1856
Ellis, Bobby...Aug 11, 1895/Aug 12, 1895
Ellis, David Alvin (D A)...Nov 30, 1878/Dec 29, 1958
Ellis, Jesse...1845/1923
Ellis, Jesse Everet...May 23, 1881/Oct 14, 1901..son of Jesse & Tennie Ellis
Ellis, John P...Dec 21, 1858/Jan 14, 1898
Ellis, Judson...1905/1910
Ellis, Martha Crouch...July 7, 1824/Jan 12, 1899.."Aunt Pink"
Ellis, Ollie...Nov 5, 1897/Feb 12, 1900
Ellis, Ora Wilson...Jan 3, 1878/Sep 1, 1957..wife of David Alvin Ellis..mother
Ellis, Summerset H...June 29, 1856/Aug 27, 1882
Ellis, Tennie...Nov 18, 1853/Aug 2, 1919..wife of Jesse Ellis
Ellis, Willie...Sep 30, 1893/Nov 7, 1902
Flaherty, Pat (Mrs)...May 4, 1936/Mar 9, 2003...age 67y
Freeman, Maude Myers...Aug 8, 1895/June 4, 1953
Hall, Robert G...1834/1911...Tenn-Co H-13 Regt-Tenn Inf- CSA
Hall, Susan Jane...Feb 28, 1836/July 13, 1910..wife of R G Hall
Henderson, Edward Kenneth...Oct 30, 1964/Oct 30, 1964...stillborn
Houpe, Beatrice C...Sep 8, 1884/Aug 6, 1966
Houpe, Reginald M...May 4, 1875/Apr 4, 1956
Kanzler, C...1884/1962
Kemp, Baudy "Sonny"...1941/1970
Lurry, Abner J...Jan 14, 1874/Oct 3, 1850
Lurry, Carl...Sep 21, 1899/Dec 18, 1904..son of T W & Mary F Lurry
Lurry, Emorage Hugh...Nov 9, 1878/Dec 27, 1899..son of T W & Mary F Lurry...member of USV Inft.
Lurry, Joseph Virginia...June 12, 1887/Feb 16, 1904..son of T W & Mary F Lurry
Lurry, Mary F Wilson...Feb 11, 1854/Aug 16, 1903...wife of T W Lurry
Lurry, Thomas W...Jan 20, 1849/July 11, 1924..Father
Moore, Matthew...1869/1938
Moore, Parolee E Nabours...Dec 8, 1874/Dec 6, 1921..wife of Matthew Moore
Moore, Willie Terrell..Aug 8 1902/Sep 23, 1909..son of M & P E N Moore
Morton, Edmond P...1846/1925
Morton, Ellen A...June 18, 1850/Mar 5, 1940..wife of Edmond P Morton
Owen, Christopher C...no dates
Owen, John Edward...Oct 19, 1861/Apr 26, 1936
Owen, Polly Ann...no dates
Owen, Sarah..1769/1845
Patterson, Lillie Nabors(Mrs)...died June 25, 1969..age 91 yrs
Ramsey, C...1849/1937
Randle, August Brown "Buddy"...June 20, 1914/June 24, 1968
Randle, E...1887/1841
Randle, F E...1885/1927
Randle, H...1859/1928
Randle, L..1909/1921
Randle, Thelma K...Apr 26, 1912/Oct 16, 1990..wife of August Brown Randle
Rogers, Claude Buster...no dates
Stewart, John L...Oct 12, 1880/June 14, 1959
Stewart, Virgie P...Sep 4, 1886/Nov 29, 1970...wife of John L Stewart
Wallace, Evelyn Ellis...Feb 24, 1902/Dec 6, 1957..daughter
Weaks, Cora B...Nov 20, 1880/Apr 21, 1881..dau of J E & S E Weaks
Weaks, Effie Mae...Oct 5, 1887/Nov 2, 1983
Weaks, Ellen...Oct 22, 1851/May 20, 1921
Weaks, James E...Nov 28, 1842/Jan 1, 1924
Weaks, Lawrence B...Sep 30, 1878/Apr 24, 1908
Weaks, Polly..no dates
Weaks, Virginia G...1882/1955
Wiles, Nannie..died 1926
Wiles, Polk...died 1927
Wilson, James A...July 4, 1857/July 5, 1897
Wilson, Joseph B...Sep 28, 1855/June 26, 1930
Wilson, Lydia E...July 22, 1824/Nov 8, 1885..wife of E H Wilson
Wyles, James Polk...Oct 10, 1844/Feb 28, 1926..Miss-Co I-15 Regt-Tenn Cav.-CSA
Yates, Elzora...1881/1907