McQueen Cemetery

Single tombstone of William McQueen, located in the Westonia area. There are several people buried here but all other headstones were destroyed in the aftermath of hurricane Camille in 1969.

map to McQueen cemetery

Directions:

Starting point: State Road 607 and 604 intersection. Head east on the 607. Proceed approximately 250 ft past the first mileage sign you see. There is a clear area there just before 2 magnolia trees at right edge of ditch, and a trail leading due south. The grave is located about a 100 yards off the highway.


Note: The table below is sorted by grave layout. Use Ctrl+F to search for a specific name, or part of a name.
# Last Name First Name Birth Death Comment
1 McQueen William Arthur 01/1826 10/15/1874 son of Emily Goodson and John McQueen
2 McQueen Mary Polly Craft 05/1827 12/03/1903 wife of William Arthur McQueen
3 Holden Susanna Lott 11/22/1838 1875 daughter of Jesse Lott, Sr. and Ellen Holden; first wife of Mahlon Beason Holden
4 Holden Daniel 1875 1895 son of Susanna & Mahlon Holden
5 Dawsey Sarah Adeline 03/27/1877 1880 daughter of Rufus Dawsey & Susan Painter. Buried with grandparents.
6 Dawsey David O. 1800 1870 second husband of Emily Goodson
7 Dawsey Emily Goodson 1810 1869 wife of David Dawsey; first husband John McQueen; mother of William Arthur McQueen
8 Dawsey Samuel Aaron 1850 son of David & Emily Dawsey; dod after 1900

The above list was compiled by the Hancock County Historical Society.  We have gathered original records, data handed down from families and/or collected by our volunteers and countless others, and tried to verify this information to the best of our ability.  If you believe some of this to be in error, or if you have additional information, please contact us.  Our phone number and email address are on the home page.