Port Gibson in Claiborne County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Roman Catholic Cemetery

Port Gibson Historic Tour

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 16, 2019

1. Roman Catholic Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
700 Coffee. 1850's. Resin Bowie and his wife are buried here. According to tradition, Resin invented the "Bowie" knife with which his brother Jim Bowie fought the duel and became well known in history.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites.

Location. 31° 57.328′ N, 90° 58.749′ W. Marker is in Port Gibson, Mississippi, in Claiborne County. It is on Coffee Street west of Alexander Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Port Gibson MS 39150, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Mississippi, in Natchez Trace Corridor,

and in Greater Jackson.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and

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the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jewish Cemetery (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Port Gibson City Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Schillig Home (approx. 0.2 miles away); Campaign, Siege, and Defense of Vicksburg: 1863. (approx. ¼ mile away); Hughes Home (approx. ¼ mile away); Methodist Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Person Home (approx. ¼ mile away); Presbyterian Manse (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Port Gibson.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Irwin Russell (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been confirmed missing).

August 16, 2019

2. Roman Catholic Cemetery Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 225 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 8, 2019.