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Driving directions: From Rosston, go northeast on Hwy. 200 about 2.5 miles. Turn right on County Road 430 and go about 1/2 mile. The cemetery will be on your left. The road will make a loop and come back out on Hwy. 200.
Barksdale Cemetery (Black)
This is an African-American cemetery located on a gravel road near the northeast corner of the SW1/4 NW1/4 of Section 24, Township 13 South, Range 21 West in the Oak Grove community. The cemetery is still used for burials.Driving directions: From Rosston, go northeast on Hwy. 200 about 2.5 miles. Turn right on County Road 430 and go about 1/2 mile. The cemetery will be on your left. The road will make a loop and come back out on Hwy. 200.
Name |
Birth |
Death |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop, Raheem Rashad | 6-5-1992 | 9-27-1993 | Metal marker; not found or could not be read in 2018 survey |
| Coleman, Charles | 11-30-1946 | 11-24-1959 | Died in Detroit (info. from old stone); old stone is 20 feet north of new stone |
| Coleman, Lettie | 8-24-1905 | 9-7-1981 | |
| Coleman, Johnny Lee | 2-2-1925 | 1-29-1979 | Guard-World War II |
| Coleman, Ennis | 3-4-1902 | 2-20-1997 | |
| Coleman, Annie Bell | 6-22-1928 | 10-19-1992 | |
| Coleman, Lawrence | 3-6-1908 | 8-30-1992 | Double marker with Ola Mae Coleman |
| Coleman, Ola Mae | 9-10-1918 | 9-9-1994 | Double marker with Lawrence Coleman |
| Coleman, Lawrence Jr. "Tpkem" | 3-11-1939 | 4-7-2014 | |
| Evans, Lillian | 12-25-1896 | 8-3-1953 | Wife of James Evans |
| Evans, Clyde | 9-11-1915 | 8-5-1992 | Double marker with Minnie Hicks Evans; Pfc.- U.S. Army-World War II |
| Evans, Minnie Hicks | 10-30-1923 | 4-16-1999 | Double marker with Clyde Evans |
| Evans, James | 1-14-1894 | 7-25-1979 | |
| Evans, Charlie Lea | 7-2-1924 | Not found-son of James L. Evans; listed in 1970 record | |
| Evans, D. C. | Not found-listed in 1970 record | ||
| Evans, Ellen | 5-15-1938 | Not found-listed in 1970 record | |
| Evans, Monroe | 8-8-1938 | Not found-listed in 1970 record | |
| Evans, Ruby | 1-2-1919 | 1-3-2007 | |
| Fisher, Vastie | 2-10-1941 | 7-11-2000 | Double marker with Edward Fisher |
| Fisher, Edward | 7-28-1942 | Double marker with Vastie Fisher | |
| Garner, Joe | 10-21-1913 | Born in slavery; double marker with Lizzie Garner | |
| Garner, Lizzie | July, 1913 | Born in slavery; double marker with Joe Garner | |
| Gulley, Troy Lee "Frog" | 1950 | 10-15-1966 | |
| Gulley, Chester | 3-14-1908 | 3-29-1975 | Double marker with Julia Tidwell Gulley |
| Gulley, Julia Tidwell | 1905 | 1983 | Double marker with Chester Gulley; old stone had Julla Tidwell Gulley |
| Gulley, William P. | 1904 | 1989 | Metal marker; not found or could not be read in 2018 survey |
| Gulley, Dewey | 5-15-1915 | 8-25-1991 | Pvt.- U.S. Army-World War II |
| Gulley, Billy Earl | 2-14-1944 | 3-3-1983 | |
| Gulley, ??? | 8-27-1970 | Age 59; hard to read; not found or could not be read in 2018 survey | |
| Gulley, Louis | 6-18-1966 | Not found-listed in 1970 record | |
| Gulley, Giles | 10-14-1941 | Not found-listed in 1970 record | |
| Gulley, Verdie L. | 5-2-1934 | 11-15-2012 | |
| Gulley, Oscar | Not found-listed in 1970 record | ||
| Henry, Monica | Dec., 2020 | Information from obituary | |
| Gulley, Belle | Not found-listed in 1970 record | ||
| Gulley, Eli Jr. | 1915 | 1-12-1980 | |
| Gulley, Troy Lee "Frog" | 1950 | 10-15-1966 | |
| Gulley, Lillie Mae William | 1913 | 1-4-1966 | |
| Gulley, Leandrus "Jack" | 1937 | 1-1-1991 | |
| Gully, Silas | 3-20-1893 | 11-6-1938 | Pvt.-Co. A-409 Svc. Bn-QMC-World War I |
| Gulley, Leon | 1939 | 5-17-2000 | |
| Gulley, Artis B. | 7-12-1935 | 1-9-2005 | Metal marker; full dates from obituary |
| Gulley, Albert | 2-24-1959 | 10-23-2005 | Metal marker; full dates from obituary |
| Gulley, Hollis | 1-1-1923 | 12-22-2005 | Metal marker |
| Gulley, Jessie Eugene | 10-13-1949 | 9-13-2017 | Information from obituary |
| Gulley, Jessie Eugene | 10-15-1949 | 9-13-2017 | Metal marker |
| Gulley, Vester Mae | 11-10-1940 | 12-3-2018 | Metal marker |
| Hicks, Arbrady | 5-3-1922 | 11-24-1966 | Cpl.- U.S. Army-World War ll |
| Hicks, Corine | 3-17-1900 | 7-20-1984 | |
| Hicks, Charlie | 9-6-1894 | 10-16-1973 | Pvt.-U. S. Army-World War I |
| Hicks, Octavia | Not found-listed in 1970 record | ||
| Hicks, Sam | Not found-listed in 1970 record | ||
| Kendricks, A. D. | 8-24-1882 | 9-12-1936 | |
| Long, Ira Lou Coleman | 8-7-1930 | 7-23-2013 | |
| McKinney, Roy C. | 6-28-1933 | 7-18-1996 | Pfc.-U. S. Army-Korea |
| McKinney, Gladys M. | 12-20-1936 | 2-17-2007 | Husband-Roy C. McKinney; mother-Lillie Mae Gulley; father-Eli Gulley; children-Terry, Sgt. James, Roderick, Mary, Katrishia |
| Madison, Roy Lee | 1-21-1918 | 3-23-1968 | Ar.-S2-USNR-Navy-World War II |
| Madison, Davis Marie | 4-21-1943 | Not found-listed in 1970 record | |
| Marsh, Reola | 12-6-1931 | 7-5-2006 | Metal marker and wooden cross; last name not visible |
| Murphy, Ann | Not found-listed in 1970 record | ||
| Smith, Janet Johnson | 11-6-1934 | 3--6-2016 | |
| Smith, Oscar Depreist | 3-7-1931 | 9-11-1997 | T Sgt.- U. S. Air Force - Vietnam |
| Simpson, Mary | 5-17-1861 | No death date; Mary Tidwell on metal marker; also listed under Mary Tidwell | |
| Simpson, Roberta | 1902 | 1948 | Metal marker; not found or could not be read in 2018 survey |
| Simpson, Theadford | 1905 | 1949 | New metal marker; not found or could not be read in 2018 survey |
| Simpson, Theadford | 5-28-1947 | Date on old metal marker-age 41; not found or could not be read in 2018 survey | |
| Stuart, Clifford | 1-29-1962 | 12-23-2016 | Metal marker |
| Tidwell, Charlie | 1873 | 3-4-1951 | |
| Tidwell, Leola Gulley | 3-15-1919 | 4-7-1997 | |
| Tidwell, Michael D. | 12-1-1959 | 3-27-1993 | |
| Tidwell, Charles E. | 3-17-1938 | 8-9-1971 | T Sgt.- U. S. Air Force - Vietnam |
| Tidwell, John D. | 10-17-1946 | 7-6-1958 | Son of John Bracy and Leo Tidwell |
| Tidwell, Ira Jean | 4-14-1937 | 5-18-1944 | Daughter of Estella and Ira J. Tidwell |
| Tidwell, Estella | 2-14-1910 | 7-12-1981 | |
| Tidwell, Charlie R. | 1901 | 1992 | Double marker with Vira Mae Tidwell; m. 8-27-1927 |
| Tidwell, Vira Mae | 1904 | 1989 | Double marker with Charlie R. Tidwell; m. 8-27-1927 |
| Tidwell, Mary Simpson | 1861 | 1926 | Mary Tidwell on metal marker; another marker has Mary Simpson |
| Tidwell, Carl | 1903 | 1990 | |
| Tidwell, Mrs. Sylvester | 1904 | 9-10-1993 | Full death date from metal marker; years only on stone; metal marker set in concrete |
| Tidwell, John C. | 1910 | 1993 | Metal marker set in concrete |
| Tidwell, Emma | Not found-listed in 1970 record | ||
| Tidwell, Artievelt | 11-12-1914 | Double marker with Roxie Lee Jackson Tidwell; m. Oct., 1936; no death date engraved at time of survey | |
| Tidwell, Roxie Lee Jackson | 3-25-1919 | 12-15-1997 | Double marker with Artievelt Tidwell; m. Oct., 1936 |
| Tidwell, Maurice T. | 6-22-1971 | 12-23-1997 | Maurice Thomas Tidwell in obituary |
| Tidwell, Bennie L. | 6-24-1952 | 7-18-1999 | Bennie Lee Tidwell in obituary |
| Tidwell, John B. | 9-8-1912 | 11-2-2002 | PFC - U. S. Army - World War II |
| Tidwell, Ira J. | 2-14-1910 | 6-4-2003 | PFC - U.S. Army - World War II |
| Tidwell, Ollie V. | 7-11-1931 | 12-25-2005 | From obituary |
| Tidwell, Julla | 1905 | 1983 | |
| Tidwell, Dennie | 6-26-1952 | 7-16-1999 | |
| Tidwell, Marcellous | 5-25-1941 | 6-21-2016 | Metal marker |
| Tramble, Cora | 7-6-1889 | 2-26-1949 | |
| Tramel, B. T. | 8-10-1890 | 3-2-1971 | |
| Tramel, W. D. | 1-12-1912 | 6-24-1934 | |
| (Unknown) ?ego , ?ive ?lle | 4-1-196? | 10-10-1976 | Can't read; not found or could not be read in 2018 survey |
| Ware, Millie Garner | 1870 | 1907 | |
| Williams, Julian (?) | Metal marker-hard to read; not found or could not be read in 2018 survey | ||
| Williams, Jackie Sue | Not found-listed in 1970 record | ||
| Young, Willie Davis Sr. | 1-31-1930 | 5-5-1987 | Cpl.- U.S. Army-Korea |
| Young, Willie Davis Jr. | 6-9-1955 | 4-29-2017 | Metal marker; full dates from obituary |
| Young, Carl L. | 4-10-1895 | 5-22-1985 | Double marker with Gustavia Tidwell Young; m. 10-1-1916 |
| Young, Gustavia Tidwell | 7-23-1897 | 7-14-1984 | Double marker with Carl L. Young; m. 10-1-1916 |
| Young, Annie Murel | 10-26-1926 | 7-16-1948 | Daughter of C. L. and Gustavia Young |
| Young, Ira Lou Coleman | 8-7-1930 | ||
| Young, Nealy O. | 4-20-1928 | 6-11-2015 |
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References to an "earlier record" usually refer to a survey conducted in the 1950's by the Nevada County Extension Homemakers' Clubs, the original of which is on file at the Nevada County Depot and Museum.
Since 1997, Jery and Jeanie McKelvy have conducted a periodic canvas of each cemetery in the county and use additional resources to keep the listings current.