Crossing Jordan-Cemeteries of Kentwood and Tangipahoa

Crossing Jordan-Cemeteries of Kentwood and Tangipahoa

Photo Collection

CROSSING JORDAN Slides of cemeteries of Kentwood
and Tangipahoa, Louisiana

Slide 0–Title Slide (6 copies)

The German-Jewish Cemetery is located approximately 4 miles
north of Kentwood to the right of Highway 51. The cemetery consists
of a walled section containing the graves of early Jewish settlers
of the Osyka, Mississippi community. Surrounding the walled section
are the graves of more recent non-Jewish burials. Cemetery had its
origins in a yellow fever epidemic which hit Osyka in the
1870s.

Slide 1German-Jewish Cemetery corner facing some of the
graves outside of the walled section.

(3 copies)

Slide 2Examples of two cemetery plots in German-Jewish
Cemetery. One plot uses a wrought iron fence as a boundary and one
uses sandstones as a boundary. Walled Jewish section is in far
distance. (5 copies)

Slide 3Walled Jewish section of the German-Jewish Cemetery
in distance. (3 copies)

Slide 4Headstone of Samuel Wolf in walled Jewish section
of the German-Jewish Cemetery.

(3 copies)

Slide 5Headstone in walled Jewish section of the
German-Jewish Cemetery showing Hebrew lettering (3 copies)

Slide 6Tomb which has fallen into disrepair in the
German-Jewish Cemetery. (3 copies)

The Varnado-McDaniel Cemetery is located on the old Pearl
Varnado home site approximately one mile east of Kentwood to the
right of Highway 38. It is one of the oldest cemeteries in the
Kentwood area containing the graves of some of the area’s
earliest settlers.

Slide 7Wooded road leading to the Varnado-McDaniel
Cemetery. (3 copies)

Slide 8Entrance to the Varnado-McDaniel Cemetery. Sign on
fence lists the names of people known to be buried in the cemetery.
(3 copies)

Slide 9Close-up of fence sign showing names of those
buried in Varnado-McDaniel Cemetery.

(3 copies)

Slide 10Marker on grave of Moses Varnadoe in
Varnado-McDaniel Cemetery. Dates on marker are February 15,
1781-March 17, 1855. (3 copies)

Slide 11Marker on grave of Nancy Ward Thompson Varnadoe
wife of Pearl Varnadoe in Varnado-McDaniel Cemetery. Date on marker
is May 22, 1785. (3 copies)

Slide 12Graves of three children of the Rice and Blount
family in the Varnado-McDaniel Cemetery (2 copies)

The Amacker Cemetery is located approximately ½ mile south
of Kentwood to the right of Highway 51. It is one of the older
cemeteries in the Kentwood area and contains the graves of the
Amacker family, early settlers of Kentwood.

Slide 13View of the Amacker Cemetery. (2 copies)

Slide 14Toppled headstone in the Amacker Cemetery. (2
copies)

Slide 15Headstone of Nat Amacker, early settler of
Kentwood, in the Amacker Cemetery. Dates on stone is Born 1811-Died
December 30, 1881. (2 copies)

CROSSING JORDAN–Continued

The Oak Grove A.M.E. Church Cemetery is located on Avenue I in
Kentwood. Graves in the cemetery are those of members of the
church.

Slide 16Graves in the cemetery are those of members of the
Oak Grove A.M.E. Church. (3 copies)

The Sweet Home Baptist Church Cemetery is located in North
Kentwood on the banks of Cool’s Creek. Graves in the cemetery
are those of members of the Sweet Home Baptist Church, a black
Baptist church established when this section of Kentwood was called
Bucktown. Bucktown was home to black workers employed by the
Brooks-Scanlon Company Sawmill.

Slide 17View of Sweet Home Baptist Church Cemetery.
Cool’s Creek, which is out of view to the left of the slide,
is used by the church for its baptisms. (2 copies)

Slide 18Remnants of old privy used by the Sweet Home
Baptist Church. (2 copies)

The Tangipahoa Cemetery is located east of the Village of
Tangipahoa on Highway 440. The cemetery is one of the oldest
established cemeteries in the area.

Slide 19Entrance to Tangipahoa Cemetery. Covered well to
the left of the picture houses an old hand drawn well pump. (2
copies)

Slide 20View of Tangipahoa Cemetery road and surrounding
graves. (2 copies)

Slide 21Headstone in Tangipahoa Cemetery of Rhoda Holly
Singleton Mixon known as Granny Mixon, founder of the Village of
Tangipahoa. Dates on headstone are May 5, 1773-February 1, 1874. (2
copies)

The Camp Moore Confederate Cemetery is located approximately
½ miles north of Tangipahoa, Louisiana to the right of Highway
51. The cemetery contains the graves of over 400 soldiers who died
while stationed at Camp Moore during the Civil War. Only one
hundred plus graves are marked and only one has been identified.
Most of the soldiers died not from wounds received in battle, but
from an outbreak of measles in the crowded camp. The cemetery is
located next to Camp Moore Museum which like the cemetery is
administered by the State of Louisiana.

Slide 22Historical marker on Camp Moore located outside
the entrance of Camp Moore Commemorative Area. (2 copies)

Slide 23Old entrance to Camp Moore. Log cabin in
background is replica of old U. D. C. meeting house. Commemorative
cemetery markers are in fore and background.

Slide 24Camp Moore Cemetery Commemorative Marker.

Slide 25Camp Moore Cemetery Commemorative Marker.

Slide 26Entrance to Camp Moore Confederate Cemetery
grounds.

Slide 27Side view of United Daughters of the Confederacy
monument located in the Camp Moore Confederate Cemetery.