Sweet Canaan Cemetery
 Sweet Canaan Cemetery (colored)
Previously called Brusha Cemetery
Northeast of Kingsbury on Prairie Lea Rd.
Copied by Jackie Osborne & Linda Pitzer -- Feb 1971
Pictures sent by 
Robi Anderson

Additional Pictures sent by Sue Scruggs Apr 16 2012

Click on highlighted name to see Tombstone 

Prepared for the internet by Wanda Qualls





 

Cemetery  roadsign

Name Birth Death NotesDeath Certs
Banks, Howard Nov 03 1903 Mar 20 1948     
Banks, Jane
Mar 06 1864
Mar 04 1947
Parents: Harry & Mary Ellen Merriweather Death Cert
Banks, L. S. Sep 16 1855 Jan 20 1913

Bibbs, Sallie
1883
28 May 1960
Parent: J. Freeman
Death Cert
Bonner, Selia Edwards Dec 02 1873
Mar 07 1954 Parents: Lewis & Jane Edwards
Death Cert
Broadnax, Clem May 09 1884 Nov 30 1964 Parents: John & Texana Broadnax
Death Cert
Broadnax, Nettie B. Mar 15 1887 May 18 1969  Parents: John & Mattie McGee McDowell
Death Cert
Brooks, Mrs. Helena Jan 21 1891
Feb 18 1969 SS Death Index

Brooks, Joe
03 Oct 1899
04 Nov 1958
Parents: Nathan & Rose Brooks
Death Cert
Brooks, Rose 12 Mar 1856
12 Jan 1942
Parents: Willie & Diacie Luckie Brown
Death Cert
Carter, Birda
08 Mar 1925
27 Jun 1940
Parents: Nelson & Lilly Mae Gaines Carter
Death Cert
Carter, Cibillo
28 Jun 1909
12 Oct 1939
Parents: Nelson & Lilly Mae Gaines Carter
Death Cert
Carter, George
22 Mar 1914
26 Apr 1936
Parents: Nelson & Lilly May Gaines Carter
Death Cert
Carter, Lydia Mae
23 Nov 1891
12 Jan 1938
Parents: Dave & Easter Strawhorn Gaines
Death Cert
Carter, Nelson   (age 64 7 mo 2 days)
1884
26 Sep 1948
Parents: Willis & Carrie Wilson Carter
Death Cert
Carter, Ray, Jr. Oct 08 1908 Jul 19 1958  Parents: Ray & Stella Merrieather Carter, Sr.    Death Cert
Carter, Estella no date 1908      
Carter, ?? no date Sep ?? 1948 age 57 years 9 months 26 days
Davis, Mrs. Ada Harris 1876 1930       
Dorn, Clemmie Jul 20 1900 Dec 04 1968 Parents: Sam & Ada Giles Harris
Death Cert
Edwards, Deacon Will Feb 11 1883 1965      
Edwards, Sister Mahalia Jan 08 1881 Mar 15 1962 Parents: Dan & Julia Driver Duke      Death Cert
Edwards, G. E. no date May 16 1940 Age 60 years 4 months 14 days
Ehringhouse, Donnie McDowell Mar 02 1883 Sep 27 1943      
Forcey, Henry 17 Jun 1857
May 26 1947 Parents: Johnson & Julia Forcey
Death Cert
Forcey, Marie Nov 01 1965 Apr 30 1943      
Forcey, Nancy Jul 16 1870s Jul 24 1931       
Forcey, Will Aug 15 1867 Oct 26 1915        
Forcey, Edd 25 Feb 1862
03 May 1962
Parents: Johnson & Julia Forcey
Death Cert
Forcey, Mattie no date no date Sep 01 1872 - Mother
Forcey, Marjorie Apr 21 1910 May 29 1929       
Franklin, Pat 1862 May 24 1949       
Freeman, ??

1961


Freeman, Kanse 18 Apr 1880 01 Jun 1968 Parents: Kance & Saral Ann Mefuffin Freeman       Death Cert
Freeman, Ollie Dec 12 1905 Feb 21 1950 Parents: Kance &  Lissie Freeman Death Cert
Freeman, Willie
Nov 14 1891
Jun 14 1981


Freeman, Melvin
Jun 3 1906
Feb 13 1994


Gains, Guy no date no date         
Gance, Mattie
1886
1924


Garry, Milton no date Dec 26 1953 age 59
Green, Grace Gordon
Jul 28 1907
Oct 20 1981


Greenwood, baby girl no date no date Sep 26 1967
Harris, Ada 1879 1920       
Harris, Rev. C. W. 1847 1919       
Harris, Henry C.
Age 90
21 Feb 1916

Death Cert
Harris, L. H. 1854 1932       
Harris, Lillian
Aug 31 1909
Jan 09 1941


Harris, Cecelia E. 1889 1959         
Harris, Callie no date Apr 18 1922 78 years
Harris, Rocellus
1885
1980


Harris, Sam
03 Jan 1874
15 Mar 1960
Parents: George W. & Sally Johnson Harris
Death Cert
Humprheys, Charlie Jul 14 1886 Jun 16 1945         
Jackson, Marvin 26 Sep 1892
02 Mar 1960
Parents: Jim & Emily Parks Jackson  
Death Cert
Jackson, Mrs. Emily no date no date          
Jackson, Nannie
09 Aug 1893
15 Apr 1956
Parents: John & Texana Merriweather Broadnax
Death Cert
Johnson, Mrs. Nettie no date no date        
Johnson, John H. Oct 07 1869 Feb 09 1955 Parent: Henry Johnson     
Death Cert
Johnson, Austin 1873 1936         
Jones, John no date Nov 17 1941 Tx Pvt 332 Serv. Bn. QMC
Kimble, Sarah Ann 1860  1932         
Kissine, Jessie no date Dec 25 1945 age 71 yrs 10 mon 12 days
Mathis, Harret 1844 1929       
McBibbs, W. M. 1885 1957       
McClinton, Thomas 1882 Jan 12 1941 age 59
McDowell, Edgar no date no date Apr 27 1969
McDowell, Rev. Alvin W. Mar 18 1910 Feb 02 1959       
McDowell, Mattie Arp 10 1863 Apr 12 1921       
McDowell, John Mar 22 1848 Jun 26 1936      
McDowell, John C.
Oct 10 1899
Apr 10 1952


McDowell, W.
1848
1936


McDowell, Willie no date 1932       
McIntyre, Helen no date Apr 28 1934 age 22
McKlain, Mrs. Alonzo Salone no date Jan 18 1963 age 57
Merriwether, Montgomery Aug 31 1869 May 03 1940      
Merriwether, Alex
Dec 28 1879
Feb 08 1959


Merriwether, Alexander
28 Dec 1868
08 Feb 1959
Parents: Harry & Ellen Merriwether
Death Cert
Merriwether, Anna Jan 05 1872 Jul 23 1901       
Merriwether, Fred
Dec 26 ??54
Oct 06 ??00


Merriwether, Oscar broken Feb 19 1884       
Merriwether, Mary
Nov 12 1865
Dec 05 1927
Parents: Jessie & Celia Walker Kissine
Death Cert
Merriwether, Mary Oct 14 1868 Dec 06 1927       
Merriwether, Luther Sep 11 1865 Sep 04 1940       
Merriwether, Jesse C. Apr 02 1894 Nov 16 1941       
Merriwether, Luther A., Jr. Dec 22 1892 Oct 08 1955       
Merriweather, Narman Mar 26 1903 Jun 17 1959        
Merriwether, Sherman Jul 28 1897 Dec 30 1942 Tx Prvt US Army
Merriwether, Maryetta no date 1942        
Merriwether, Rev. George 1866
05 Nov1928 Parents: Squire & Lurina Strong Merriwether
Death Cert
Merriwether, Maxie no date 1920       
Merriwether, Gordie no date  1918       
Merriwether, Unknown

1940


Merriwether, Willie George
Oct 04 1929
Jan 16 1986
Pfc US Army

Miles, Albert
Jun 25 1933
Mar 23 1997


Moore, Rayford Jul 01 1897
Aug 29 1968 71 yrs
Nelson, Dovie Merriwether
Dec 27 1905
Jan 31 1992
Picture

Norman, Jettie Oct 12 1901 Jan 26 1943       
Richardson, Willie Sep 09 1912 Jun 19 1962 Tx S/Sgt Co A 33 Engr TNG BN WWII
Roberts, Ada Vivian
Mar 28 1920
Aug 31 2000


Roberts, Frank
1902
1971
Close Up

Roberts, Josephine
Jan 27 1907

Close Up

Salone, Alonzo Oct 11 1894 Oct 11 1918 Nobly he fell while fighting for liberty
Salone, Rev. Wm. C. no date Jun 03 1965 age 62
Sanders, Charlie
1907



Sanders, Cora
1932



Sanders, Hattie
Oct 26 1884
May 05 1977


Sanders, Kit
1877
Oct 26 1913


Sange, Mattie 1886 1924       
Searcy, Essie Jul 07 1915 Jan 02 1950        
Sheriden, Mrs. Goldie Mae no date Feb 29 1968 age 58 yrs
Smith, W. S. Nov 15 1862 Nov 16 1918 Close Up

Standfield, James no date Nov 11 1954        
Taylor, George
Age 70
31 Oct 1923

Death Cert
Thomas, Annie no date May 13 1942 age 52
Toliver, T. T. Apr 25 1885 Dec 29 1959 Mrs. Tennessee Toliver
Toliver, Mittie no date no date Sep 09 1959
Unknown




Unknown 2




Unknown 3




Unknown 4




Unknown 5




Wade, Annie T. Jan 12 1870 Mar 14 1923 Close Up

Walker, Arlene
No dates

Infant

Walker, Bessie

1974


Walker, Lacy
1912
2007


Walker, Rev L. Z.

1968


White, Pinkie 1875 1927       
White, Lillie
Nov 22 1883
Mar 6 1977


Wilson, Cortney Jun 08 1893 Dec 13 1949       
Wright, Rev. C. T. Apr 06 1855 Apr 07 1927      
Wright, Anderson
Oct 18 1877
Dec 20 1975


Wright, Hattie
Mar 13 1887
Mar 22 1997


Wright, Elizie Oct 05 1923 May 20 1954       

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