Month: August 2009
# 54 Davis-Thomas Cemetery
This cemetery is located in the Readyville Quadrangle in Cannon County. East on US 70S, right on Bradyville Pike, left on Burt Burgen Road, left on Burt Road. Photographed by: Patsy Paterson 2pats2cats@comcast.net
The cemetery as it appeared on July 3, 2009
John J. Davis 1839 – 1912
Mary H. Davis 1848 – 1929
Annie Davis Dec. 8, 1878 – April 21, 1976
O. T. Davis Dec. 26, 1868 – April 29, 1932
T. Lester Davis 1902 – 1920
Tina L. Davis 1909 – 1909
E
Ernest Tobe Davis Jan. 24, 1900 – Jan. 26, 1979
The following are listed in the Rutherford County Cemetery book as having tombstones in this cemetery. I did not see them. I did not look beyond the trees shown in the picture. Perhaps there is another cemetery attached.
N. A. Haynes June 9, 1837 Nov. 27, 1895
Rufus Newton Haynes Sept. 19, 1878 – July 4, 1887
Roxanna Haynes Aug. 7, 1850 – Feb. 16, 1937
Jonathan Jones 1775 – 1848
E. M. C. Arness McBroom Oct. 12, 1850 – no death date, married Thomas M. C. McBroom Aug. 10, 1876
S. J. Roach died Dec. 5, 1882 age 46
C. I. Roach March 5, 1860 – March 22, 1895
James B. Smith, Pvt. Co. A. 18th Regt. Tenn. Inf. C.S.A. Feb. 6, 1837 – Dec. 15, 1892
J. W. Thomas Dec. 23, 1840 – April 2, 1909 and his wife Mary E. Thomas Sept. 17, 1850 – Nov. 24, 1919
Infant son of J. W. & M. E. Thomas B & D April 10, 1882
Eliza, Thomas, infant daughter of J. W. & M. E. Thomas November 9, 1889 – Dec. 12, 1889
Jessie Thomas June 23, 1881 – Sept. 26, 1882
T/ Hubbard Thomas, son of J. W. and M. E. Thomas September 1, 1876 – Dec. 24, 1896
William Thomas 1838 – 1897
Roxie Thomas 1845 – 1892
Myrtlea Thomas May 6, 1871 – Oct. 15, 1874
James C. B. Thomas Feb. 15, 1873 – July 30, 1874
Lester Todd Tenn. Pvt. US Army Sept. 7, 1938
#130 Kerr Cemetery
Lascassas Quadrangle. E on Halls Hill Pike, left (N) on Guy James Road . ¾ mile N of old Sharpsville Church . Located on the highest hill on the Guy James Farm, owned by MTSU, 2008, in a clump of trees. This cemetery is almost gone. There is a high chain link fence, damaged by fallen trees. There are many broken stones under the over growth. The picture is north from the cemetery.
Photographed by Madge Ann Florida Patton
Emailed to me by Gwen Boyd
Guy James’ Farm
This is the only stone Gwen sent me.
Paul Kerr
19 Nov 1855
21 Jan 1825
Rest of names are from cemeteries book:
Sarah Kerr
wife of G. W. Kerr
28 Aug 1819
15 Oct 1885
William Kerr
27 mar 1854
09 Feb 1898
Hugh Kerr
13 Apr 1850
18 Nov 1898
G. W. Kerr
21 Feb 1813
25 Jul 1870
#123 Jones Cemetery
Milton Quadrangle. about 3/4 mile north of where Trimble Branch enters Stones River. On old Overall (1975) place on left of road that runs from Hall’s Hill to Lascassas. In rock enclosure.
Photographed by Archie and Patsy Paterson
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Cemetery as it looks today. While you are looking at this cemetery at home, imagine all those downed trees and stone and how many snakes must be hiding amongst them. Thanks a billion Patsy!
Unice McLin Jones,
1st wife of E. H. Jones
Dec. 15, 1804 (different year)
May 1, 1839
Enoch H Jones
11 May 1798
02 Feb 1885
age 86 years 8 months 21 days
Eunice McLin Jones,
1st wife of E. H. Jones
Dec. 15, 1803
May 1, 1839
Rebecca F. Hunt
2nd wife of E. H. Jones
03 Oct 1803
19 May 1856
Sarah E. Word
18 Apr 1827
15 Dec 1890
Ezera Jones
b. in North Carolina
03 Feb 1772
01 Apr 1839
Margaret Hunt
wife of Ezra Jones
18 Oct 1773
22 May 1857
Ezera and Margaret were married in N. Carolina 15 Mar 1796
Sarah Jones
daughter of Ezra Jones wife of Geo. Laurance
07 Oct 1808
13 Oct 1830
Caroline Ready
wife of E. H. Jones
07 Oct 1800
09 May 1873
Margaret H. Jones
Daughter of Ezra Jones
14 Mar 1807
30 Aug 1832
James E. Jones
son of E. H. Jones
22 Dec 1828
07 Jul 1857
Enoch H. Jones
son of E. H. Jones
12 Sep 1831
02 Aug 1833
Margaret C. Jones
daughter of E. H. Jones wife of John Hartwell
22 Mar 1826
10 May 1844
Nancy Ann Jones
Wife of T. D. Rion
daughter of E. H. Jones
06 Sep 1834
15 Jun 1877
Fannie G. Jones
daughter of W. H JOnes
wife of W. T. McKnight
12 Ovt 1843
25 Oct 1868
Ollie V. Jones
daughter of W. A. and L. T. Jones
18 Jun 1865
13 Dec 1869
Cemeteries book states that most of these stones are marked J. H. Goddess, Lynchburg, Va. He was probably the stone mason who carved the stones. Didn’t he do beautiful work?
Cecelia S. Overall
wife of Col. J. P. Floyd and James E. Jones
08 Feb 1831
14 Oct 1906
G. B. Hudson
30 Apr 1852
25 Oct 1931
79 years 5 months 25 days.
S. A. Hudson
10 Apr 1859
29 Jul 1896
Thomas G. Word
25 Jun 1813
14 Feb 1887
Rutherford County, TN Cemeteries 
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