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From: (Nancy Brister)
Subject: [MSJEFFER-L] Re: Rodney Cemetery
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2003 19:47:04 -0500
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Sam,
I checked Ann Brown's "Jefferson County, MS Cemeteries, Etc., Vol. 1" and
didn't find any of the names below listed in the survey of Rodney Cemetery.
However, my guess would be, judging from the pictures I have of the cemetery
taken a long time ago, that some of the tombstones are probably missing or
unreadable. However, from Ann's very excellent book, I do find the
following passage concerning Dr. Savage:
"Notice: Drs. SAVAGE and New have associated themselves in the practice
of their profession. One of them will always be found at the office
heretofore occupied by Dr. Savage......." April 19, 1836, from "News from
Rodney, 1834-1840" by Gordon Cotton.
I have several photos of Rodney Cemetery, taken in the 1930's-40's.
Also, of Rodney Presbyterian Church (and the other Rodney churches, as
well.) If you'd like, I'd be happy to send them to you via e-mail
attachment.
Nancy
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Speaking of cemeteries in Jefferson county I was there exactly a year ago
and wanted to look at the cemetery at Rodney after many wrong turns and
asking a lot of people we found Rodney but, you are right, this is not the
time of the year to go check out over grown cemeteries in the woods. A
resident of Rodney told me she had just killed a rattler in the ditch by
her yard and the Rodney Cemetery was well known for its snakes. That was
all it took for me to give up on the idea of looking for dead ancestors in
that cemetery.

What I'd like to know is, is there a listing of the Rodney Cemetery? I am
looking for Conklin, Robb, Cleland, & Savage.

By the way my ancestor Rev. Thomas Horace Cleland preached at Union Church
for a short while at te end of the Civil War. He and 2 of his wives and a
set of twins are burried at Natchez in the city cemetery.

His Uncle-in-law Dr. Savage died of Yellow feaver in Rodney around 1850
and may be burried at the Presbyterian cemetery in Rodney.

His neiece Julia "Julie" Savage Robb and her husband Samuel Norris Robb
who were plantation owners near Rodney may be burried there as well.
Their plantation was taken by the river, I believe in the 1930's at the
time it was more than 100 years old and the site of the house is mid river
these days. The Robb family was amoung the 1st settlers of the area
obtaining Spanish grants, Samuel and Julia had no issue and were the end
of this Robb line. Dr. Savage's wife anunt to Samuel Norros Robb was a
Norris and sister to Samuel Norris Robb's mother. She may be burried at
the Savage plantation in LA just across the river from Rodney.

Friend of the Robbs, Hariett Wilson Conklin, may be burried there also.
Her husband, Elijah Conklin a gun smith, who died between 1850 & 1860 is
most likely burried in Grand Gulf or Port Giibson.

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