Ruby G Jones Register 9/26/12 - 10/22/52
James H Jones 9/25/09 - 2/27/40
Clyde S Jones 1/2/1893 - 9/29/61
John H Jones 3/16/1880 - 11/14/20
William D (Willie) Jones 2/14/11 - 2/18/19
Gaynell Tillman 10/28/18 - 8/25/44
Sir Thomas Tillman 1/3/1896 - 10/31/85
Reaby J Summerlin Tillman 11/10/1900 - 7/9/82
Cleveland Thomas Tillman5/20/30 - 10/31/72 42 years old
Bessie Altrue Tillman 4/7/19
Joseph Paul Tillman 10/1720 Bruce's gmother half brother
Pashy Williams 1849 - 1911
Sallie L Jones 7/2/14 - 5/29/95
Mavis Benton 3/8/21 - 9/21/98
4 Infants unmarked
Clifton A James 6/13/21 - 2/18/87
George W Tillman 2/7/16 65 years old
Kizzie James Tillman 6/14/12 40 years old
J W Jones 4/29/1860 - 4/2/32
Mellie Jones 10/21/1870 - 6/19/48
Julia F Jones d/o Clyde and S H Jones 1916 - 1917
Chellie James 10/30/1832 -2/6/10
Chester Jones 12/19/19 - 12/25/43
Ira James 12/10/1859 - 1/22/32
Charity James 2/27/18 52 years old
Billy Ray Jones 11/18/39 - 3/27/98
Shirley Bennett Jones 8/19/44 - 6/24/85
Bessie James 8/23/1894 - 1/8/72
Arley Winford James 10/11/07 - 11/10/24
John Ronald James 7/11/27 - 10/13/44
Carlton James 7/13/23 - 11/2/52
Elton Ray James 7/9/17 - 10/5/40
Joe T Tillman 5/14/35 64 years old
Jessie R James 2/1/39
Andull Faye Thomas 12/18/35
John James 11/30/1868 - 10/26/43
Nancy Elizabeth James 9/12/1870 - 11/26/43
Norman James 12/20/05 - 1/28/72
C Frank James 1/21/1895 - 10/25/73
Sally J James 7/17/1895 -
James G Jones 10/21/1870 - 1/2/36
Mary D Jones 3/5/1875 - 4/30/49   *see note 
Debbie Paula Tillman 9/3/61 - 12/10/62

Cemetery transcription contributed by David E. Casey    August 2000  

Note from Phil Ham:  According to Mary's niece, the land for this cemetery was given via a land grant from James Jones' mother who was a Summerlin and a full Choctaw Indian.  I am 77 years old and have always heard it referred to as the Summerlin Cemetery.  E. Phil Ham   pandmham@hotmail.com   November 2002

Note from Daniel Mitchell: As a descendant of Seany James Mitchell Summerlin, I have the correct information on the land for the James-Summerlin Cemetery.  James Jones:  his mother was Clyde Summerlin, her parents were: Phelix L. Summerlin from Duplin and Scena James Mitchell from Brogdin.

The land was purchased by Charity (Chellie) Williams James, with the money she received from the Civil War, Widows Pension Fund, her husband was John J. James from Duplin, he was killed in the war. The cemetery was established while Charity (Cehllie) James was alive, it was then and is now the James Cemetery, Charity ( Chellie) James deeded the property to her daughter Scena and her husband Phelix Summerlin.

Phelix and Scena had ten children, when they passed the land was divided between the Summerlin children, because of this, the cemetery became known as the Summerlin Cemetery, when in fact it was the James Cemetery.

Clyde Summerlin was not a Choctaw Indian, they were out west back in the 1700's, her grand-mother Charity (Chellie) Williams James was a full blooded Indian, her family was either from the Waccamaw Tribe or the Tuscarora Tribe.

If I can share any other information, please ask.  Daniel E. Mitchell   [d.e.mitchell@cox.net]  November 2006

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