Henry and Sarah Shrock, Camden Cemetery, Camden, Mississippi

Today, on Mississippi Memories, I began writing the first in a series of posts about the Shrock Family of Attala County, beginning with the family of Joseph K. Shrock and his wife, Caroline Fitler Shrock. Posted here today are photos of the grave stones of Henry Shrock and Sarah Shrock, Joseph's parents.



Sarah Shrock, Joseph Shrock's mother
b. May 6, 1817, d. Sept. 16, 1836
Buried in Camden Cemetery
Madison County, Mississippi

Henry Shrock, Joseph's Father
b. October 9, 1780, d. April 11, 1858
Buried in Camden Cemetery
Camden, Madison County, Mississippi

Shrock Family Plot Marker - Hillcrest Cemetery, Goodman, Mississippi

This large monument stands in the shadow of a century-old magnolia tree and marks the Shrock family plot in Hillcrest Cemetery. Although deceased members of this family are buried in other cemeteries in Attala and Madison Counties, this cemetery in Goodman in Holmes County appears to have been a more common burial place for family members who died during the 1900's.



During the next several days, I plan to write a series of posts on Mississippi Memories about this well-known Attala County family and its Madison and Holmes County connections. Be sure to check back here on Cemeteries of Dancing Rabbit Creek for photographs of grave stones of some of the Shrock family members.

Source: Digital Photo Collection (2009) - privately held by Janice Tracy