Writers and poets buried in Mississippi
Wikidata records 19 writers as buried in 14 of the cemeteries we list in Mississippi. Glenwood Cemetery in Yazoo City holds the most, with 3. Mississippi has the 38th highest count of any state, out of 6,032 nationally.
People recorded as writers, novelists, poets, playwrights or screenwriters.
Map of cemeteries
Each point is a cemetery; open it for everyone recorded there.
Writers and poets buried in Mississippi
- Samuel A. Cartwright1793-1863American physicianGreenwood Cemetery, Jackson, MS
- Sarah Dorsey1829-1879American novelistRouth Cemetery, Natchez, MS
- Adelaide Stuart Dimitry1843-1911School teacher author and historianGlenwood Cemetery, Yazoo City, MS
- Maggie Shaw Fullilove1884-1918American singer, musician, writer, teacherGlenwood Cemetery, Yazoo City, MS
- Grace Morris Allen Jones1876-1928Educator, school founder, fund-raiser, postmaster, clubwoman, reformer, writerPiney Woods Cemetery, Mendenhall, MS
- Lilian Stevenson Forbes1869-1945Southern Baptist pioneer in elementary Sunday school work.Quiet Ridge Cemetery, Pickens, MS
- Florence Warfield Sillers1869-1958American socialite and historianBeulah Cemetery, Rosedale, MS
- Stark Young1881-1963American writerFriendship Cemetery, Como, MS
- Elizabeth Dunbar Murray1871-1966American author and educatorNatchez City Cemetery, Natchez, MS
- Hodding Carter1907-1972American writerGreenville Cemetery, Greenville, MS
- Virgia Brocks-Shedd1943-1992African-American poet and librarianPiney Woods Cemetery, Mendenhall, MS
- Margaret Walker1915-1998American poet and writerGarden Memorial Park, Clinton, MS
- Willie Morris1934-1999American novelist and screenwriterGlenwood Cemetery, Yazoo City, MS
- Bob Ferguson1927-2001American country music songwriter and record producerBethany Cemetery, Pearl River, MS
- Eudora Welty1909-2001American short story writer, novelist and photographerGreenwood Cemetery, Jackson, MS
- Charles Henri Ford1908-2002American photographer and writerRose Hill Cemetery, Brookhaven, MS
- Ruth Ford1911-2009American actressRose Hill Cemetery, Brookhaven, MS
- Annibel Jenkins1918-2013American scholarMagnolia Garden Cemetery, Lucedale, MS
- Paige Cothren1935-2016American football player and authorFrench Camp Cemetery, Ackerman, MS
Everyone on this list, by year of death. People without a recorded death year come last.
Deaths by decade
- 1860s1
- 1870s1
- 1910s2
- 1920s1
- 1940s1
- 1950s1
- 1960s2
- 1970s1
- 1990s3
- 2000s4
- 2010s2
By recorded year of death, for the 19 people with one.
Where they are buried
- Glenwood Cemetery · Yazoo City, MS3
- Greenwood Cemetery · Jackson, MS2
- Piney Woods Cemetery · Mendenhall, MS2
- Rose Hill Cemetery · Brookhaven, MS2
- Bethany Cemetery · Pearl River, MS1
- Quiet Ridge Cemetery · Pickens, MS1
- Garden Memorial Park · Clinton, MS1
- Routh Cemetery · Natchez, MS1
- Greenville Cemetery · Greenville, MS1
- Magnolia Garden Cemetery · Lucedale, MS1
- French Camp Cemetery · Ackerman, MS1
- Friendship Cemetery · Como, MS1
- Natchez City Cemetery · Natchez, MS1
- Beulah Cemetery · Rosedale, MS1
Other notable burials in Mississippi
How this list is made
A person is on this list when their Wikidata entry gives a cemetery we list as their place of burial and also carries the statement this list is built on. We do not add anyone by judgment, so the list reflects how complete Wikidata is: some people are missing, and burial places can be disputed.
Names, years and descriptions are shown as Wikidata records them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists.