We are seeking the descendants of:
Robert Bowling Gunn (1805-1880), (AKA Parson Gunn) and Frances Norris Greene (1818-1906)
Radford M. Gunn (1814-1906) and Stacey Floyd Greene (1821-1882)
Dr. James M. Gillespie (1798-1876) and Nancy Steele (1808-1882)
William Potts Gillespie (1835-1905) and Mary Josephine Gunn (1843-1923)
Ezekial Andrews (1800-1870) and Eustacia (1796-1876)
McDuffie Greene (1828-1898) and Mary Gillespie (1837-1902)
Amos H. Richardson and Ida Roberta Gunn (1856-1897)
Patrick Henry Haughton and Ann L. or Louise Ann Gunn (1836-1873)
James Jefferson Simril (1871-1918) and Minnie Dunn (1878-1935)
These couples live around the Gunntown Cemetery, located near Egypt (postal address Okolona), MS Early descendants lived in Chickasaw County and much of their business and social life was in Monroe County
Along with the Gunn Greene Gillespie Family Gathering, family members and other willing souls are invited to participate in the Gunntown Cemetery Restoration immediately prior to the family reunion. Work in the cemetery will begin Wed., May 18 and continue through Sat., May 22, 2010. Details and contact information for both activities are at
www.gggfamilies.com This website also features a burial index for the Gunntown Cemetery and a gallery of related pictures. After the cleanup, we hope to photograph each tombstone and map the cemetery to post on this family website.