During July and August 2012, Tennessee Valley Archaeological Research, under contract with Mississippi Lignite Mining Compnay (MLMC), monitored surface clearing and conducted background research for an unnamed cemetery located on the MLMC's Red Hills Mine property in Ackerman, Mississippi. There are three mid-nineteenth century burials at this cemetery, all young girls from related families of Irish descent. The cemetery, identified previously as Mississippi Site 22CH708, is located in the southeast quarter of Township 18N, Range 10E, Section 21, as shown on the 1966 Ackerman, Mississippi, topographic quadrangle. During the

course of the archaeological review, concerns were raised regarding the small, unnamed cemetery. The cemetery lies in an area which is to be surface mined and plans are to relocate it.

A search for cemetery names was conducted of The Tombstone Transcription Project of Mississippi – Choctaw County,

which is part of the U.S. Tombstone Transcription Project – U.S. Gen Web (2012). There are 14 Choctaw County cemetery sites with transcriptions recorded, although this

unnamed (McGovern) cemetery does not appear on the list nor do any of its associated family names.

TVAR found that there was no evidence to indicate the location of any graves other than the three individuals presently interred at the cemetery nor the presence of any

other cultural materials. The cemetery was relocated by a professional grave relocation service, and the county coroner oversaw removal of the graves. A professional archaeologist from TVAR monitored the relocation of the graves. At the request of family members, the remains were then re-interred at a Catholic cemetery in Tucker, Mississippi. The coordinates for Holy Rosary Cemetery are

32.704793 -089.053693.