Barksdale Cemetery Barksdale Cemetery is a black cemetery in the Oak Grove community near Rosston. From Rosston, go east on Hwy. 200 about 2.5 miles. Turn right on Rd. 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. This record made in February, 1999 by Jerry McKelvy. NAME BORN--- DIED REMARKS Bishop, Raheem Rashad 6-5-1992--- 9-27-1993 metal marker Coleman, Charles 11-30-1946--- 11-24-1959 died in Detroit-old stone nearby 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 age 94-metal marker Coleman, Annie Bell 6-22-1928--- 10-19-1992 Coleman, Lawrence 3-6-1908--- 8-30-1992 double with Ola Mae Coleman, Ola Mae 9-10-1918--- 9-9-1994 double with Lawrence Evans, Lillian 12-25-1896--- 8-3-1953 wife of James Evans Evans, Clyde 9-11-1915--- 8-5-1992 Pfc.-Army-World War II Evans, James 1-14-1894--- 7-25-1979 Evans, Charlie Lea d. 7-2-1924 not found-son of James L. Evans Evans, D. C. not found-listed in earlier record Evans, Ellen d. 5-15-1938 not found-listed in earlier record Evans, Monroe d. 8-8-1938 not found-listed in earlier record Evans, Minnie Lee b. ------- d. 4-16-1999 age 75 info. from newspaper obituary Garner, Joe b. ------ d. 10-21-1913 born in slavery-double with Lizzie Garner, Lizzie b. -------- d. July, 1913 born in slavery-double with Joe Gulley, Troy L. b. -------- d. 10-16-1966 hard to read Gulley, Chester 3-14-1908--- 3-29-1975 Gulley, William P. 1904--- 1989 metal marker Gulley, Dewey 5-15-1915--- 8-25-1991 Pvt.-Army-World War II Gulley, Billy Earl 2-14-1944--- 3-3-1983 Gulley, ??? b. -------- d. 2-27-1970 age 59-hard to read Gulley, Louis d. 6-18-1966 not found-listed in earlier record Gulley, Giles d. 10-14-1941 not found-listed in earlier record Gulley, Oscar not found-listed in earlier record Gulley, Belle not found-listed in earlier record Gully, Silas 3-20-1893--- 11-6-1938 Pvt.-Co. A-409 Svc. Bn-QMC-W. W. I Hicks, Arbrady 5-3-1922 ---11-24-1966 Cpl.-Army-World War ll Hicks, Corine 3-17-1900--- 7-20-1984 Hicks, Charlie 9-6-1894--- 10-16-1973 Pvt.-Army-World War I Hicks, Octavia not found-listed in earlier record Hicks, Sam not found-listed in earlier record Kendricks, A. D. 8-24-1882--- 9-12-1936 McKinney, Roy C. 6-28-1933--- 7-18-1996 Pfc.-Army-Korea Madison, Roy Lee 1-21-1918--- 3-23-1968 Ar.-S2-USNR-Navy-World War II dates slightly different on earlier record Madison, Davis Marie d. 4-21-1943 not found-listed in earlier record Murphy, Ann not found-listed in earlier record Tidwell, Charlie 1873--- 3-4-1951 Tidwell, Ms. Leola 3-15-1919--- 4-7-1997 metal marker Tidwell, Michael L. Dale b. -------- d. 3-27-1993 age 33-metal marker Tidwell, Charles E. 3-17-1938--- 8-29-1971 Tidwell, John D. 10-17-1946--- 7-6-1958 son of John Bracy & Leo T. Tidwell Tidwell, Ira Jean 4-14-1937--- 5-18-1944 dau. of Estella & Ira J. Tidwell Tidwell, Estella 2-14-1910--- 7-12-1981 Tidwell, Charlie R. 1901--- 1992 double with Vira Mae- m. 8-27-1927 Tidwell, Vira Mae 1904--- 1989 double with Charlie R. Tidwell, Mary 1861--- 1926 Tidwell, Carl 1903--- 1990 metal marker Tidwell, Mrs. Sylvester b. ------- d. 9-10-1993 age 89-metal marker Tidwell, John C. 1910--- 1993 metal marker Tidwell, Emma not found-listed in earlier record Tidwell, Roxie Lee b. -------- d. 12-15-1997 age 78-metal marker Tidwell, Maurice Thomas 6-22-1971--- 12-23-1997 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 Simpson, Mary b. 5-17-1861--- no death date Simpson, Roberta 1902--- 1948 metal marker Simpson, Theadford 1905--- 1949 new metal marker Simpson, Theadford b. ------- d. 5-28-1947 date on old metal marker-age 41 Smith, Oscar Depriest 3-17-1931--- 9-11-1977 T Sgt.-Air Force-Vietnam (Unknown) ?ego , ?ive ?lle 4-1-196?--- 10-10-1976 can't read Ware, Millie Garner 1870--- 1907 Williams, Julian (?) b. ------- d. ???? metal marker-hard to read Williams, Jackie Sue not found-listed in earlier record Young, Willie Davis, Sr. 1-31-1930--- 5-5-1987 Cpl.-Army-Korea Young, Carl L. 4-10-1895--- 5-22-1985 double with Gustavia Tidwell Young, Gustavia Tidwell 7-23-1897--- 7-14-1984 double with Carl L.- m. 10-1-1916 Young, Annie Murel 11-26-1926--- 7-16-1948 dau. of C. L. & Christina Young Several graves were found that could not be identified.