Month: June 2010

#127 Major Cemetery

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This cemetery is located in the Vine Quadrangle in Wilson County.  N. on Memorial Boulevard before Cedars of Lebanon State Park.  Surrounded by iron fence with separate iron fence surrounding one grave behind the larger cemetery.  Photographed by:  Patsy Paterson   2pats2cats@comcast.net

 The cemetery as it appeared on June 5, 2010

This fenced in area with stone is behind the larger cemetery.

H. E. Bond   Nov. 2, 1848 – Nov. 30, 1916

Callie Hancock      No Dates

Bettie Lou Johns, Daughter of T. B. and Charlottie Johns

August 19, 1882 – February 10, 1903

 

Charlottie Johns, Wife of T. B. Johns

June 24, 1846 – Feb. 27, 1907

T. B. Johns   June 9, 1837 – June 23, 1913

A. M. Major   Nov. 24, 1843 – August 31, 1904 

Annie Major   Feb. 18, 1851 – August 6, 1946

Clyde A. Major   Oct. 1, 1886 – July 4, 1893

Clyde Garland Major   Aug 16, 1921 – August 7, 1973

Sarah Fann Major   June 15, 1924 – April 12, 1992

I think this says “Infant dau. of A. M. & Annie Major born June 5, 1890”

John Reid Major   June 5, 1890 – March 11, 1963

Ethel Hunt Major   Oct. 3, 1891 – Oct. 26, 1960

 

 

 

Rutherford County Cemeteries and directions by Bill Darby

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RUTHERFORD COUNTY CEMETERIES
revised 09-04/ 05-07
By Bill Darby bdarby@vallnet.com

AKIN – corner of Stone’s River rd @ Old Nashville Hi – off app 200′

acc 7/ cap 20 ?/ main 6/ view 1/ int 4

death – Bettie E. A 1850-91 /

names – Akin

int > large cedar tree

ALEXANDER – Elam’s Mill rd, n/o Rucker Rd off hi 231 so of Murff/ off road in pasture – east side

acc 3/ cap 100(?)/ maint 0/ rem 9/ int 9

death – Nancy Alexander 1786-1863

names – Alexander, Thompson, most are illegible

note> badly neglected

ARNETT – Bevin’s Hill Rd

acc 10/ cap 20/ main 9/ int 5

names – Arnett, Hoover, Pitts, Sanford

int> wooden triangular marker – Henry Clay Arnett 45th co D Tn inf CSA 1815-1919

BENEVOLENT – Park Ave – Murfreesboro – 1 block off 231 s/o Broad Street

acc 2pp/ cap 200?/ main 4/ int 4

death – German Brown d 1827 – 78 yrs/ Nathan Turner 1847-1905/ Lucinda Smith d 1902 – 85 yrs/ Narcissa Turner d 1903- 87 yrs/ Lucinda Jordan 1842-?/ Jemimah Rayburn – old black mammy 1827-1908/ Oscar Sehorn – inf Spanish American war/

names – Alexander, Avent, Bass, Batey, Bonds, Brandon, Brown, Chesterfield, Coppage, Dowell, Franklin, Gilliam, Green, Harding, Harden, Hatchett, Haynes, Higgins, Howse, Jarrett, Johnson, Keeble, King, Laster, Long, Lyons, Lytle, Malone, McClain, McGowan, McIntyre, McDowell Moore, Mullins, Murray, Norris, Officer, Pierce, Puckett, Reece, Ridley, Robinson, Sanford, SHane, Shanes, Smith, Sublett, Taylor, Thomspon, Trimble, Turner, Washington, Webb, Winston, Williams, Womack, Woodson, unmarked,

BENNETT – Mt. Vernon rd. 1 block south off Hi 99 east of Eagleville, acc 8/ cap 100/ int 4

names – Bennett+, Brown, Burris, Deckelman, Fletcher, Gould, Gregory, Hayes, King, Lynch, Manier, Maupin, Owen, Potter, Ray, Riddle+, Scott+, Taylor, Young, sev illegible,

BEECHGROVE – off Hi 41 @ Hi 64 @ I 24

acc 10/ cap 200/ main 10/ int 10

death – Isaac Eoft – pvt continental line – Rev war 1761-1841/ Jos Carney 1730-1811

names – Fergason, Johnston, Stephenson

int > many unknown Confederate graves

info contact BGCC 314 Layne St/ Tullahoma/ ph 931-455-9500/ 931-728-3877

BIG CREEK – beside BC church on Big Springs rd

acc 9/ cap / main 10/ int 5

death – Rhodia Eliz. Todd – 1845-1922/ JF T 1846-1911

names – Banks, Boyce, Brown, Messick, Todd, unmarked areas

BLACKMAN – near Blackman Rd interscn/ near 840/ in a cornfield – app .1 mile off Vaughn rd.

acc 7 / cap 30/ acc 7

int – ornate – stone wall, obelisk stones

death – 1872 Alfred Blackman

BOWMAN – Jasper Johnson @ Mankin rd

acc 8 pp/ cap 20/ main 3/ int 6

death – DBT Bowman 1827-1905/ Rebecca B 1828-1908

names – Bowman, Johnson,

int > new wood fence

BURRUS – on Cider Ln/ off Cherry Ln, n/o Murfreesboro

acc 8pp / cap 6 / main 6 /view 8 / int 8

death – Cha B 1795-1818/ Joseph B 1762-1821/ Sophia (wife) 1775-1835 Lucy Ann B 1804-21/ William G B 1815-59

names – Burrus, Leonard (si)

int > – tall obelisk stones – ornate iron fence (01)

COLEMAN – Hi _ _ _ ____

acc 10/ cap 500/ maint 10/ scenic 6/ int 6

death – Allie Benson 1865-90

int > Lara Lee Salmon 1965-84 – various cameo pictures different intervals

Uncle Dave Macon buried here

Pvt Thomas Andrew Weeks – 1826-1911 Co A 1st Tenn cav CSA

Emma Travis – dau of T A Weeks & H E McCully – married BF Travis – no death date

names – Adams, Arnette, Anderson, Andrews, Arnold, Armstrong, Atkinson, Bailey, Bain, Baird, Benson, Bivins, Bruce(S), Bowman, Bowen, Bowers, Brashear, Bryson, Brandon, Burks, Brown, Baxter, Bay, Boyd, Broyles, Campbell, Coleman, Chumney, Dabbs(S), Davenport, Davidson, Dement, Doubler, George, Hall, Harrell, Heirod, Helms, Higdon, Hollandworth, Hope, Hoover, Jacobs, Jakes, Jamison, Jeffrey, Jones, Johnson, Lassiter, Ling, Leonard, Macon, Mahaffey, McCormick, McDOugal, McCaslin, McCulley, McMillan, Maxwell, Medlock(S), Melton(S), Meyer, Moore, Morris, Mosley, Miller, Mullins, Neely, Nessick, Nipper, O’Brien, Parker, Patterson, Peay, Peck, Perryman, Pitts, Porterfield, Ray, Reed, Richardson, Robinson, Rogers, Rollins, Richards, Rooker, Sauls, Saums, Simpson, Salmon(S), Shelton, Shroat, Sensing, Sloan, Short, Smitty, Smith(S), Sweeney, Shaw, Shipp, Stingley, Stroud, Travis, Thompson(S), Walkup, Welchance, Weeks, Williams(S), Willis, Wilson, Wooten, Woods, Wilder, Young, Zumbro,

CANNON – near Poole Knobs rec area/ off of Jones Mill/

dir – go north on Jones Mill Rd – fork right at the Percy Priest sign follow to area behind Ranger’s residence which joins the old Jones Mill Rd, follow old road along Lake side and veer to right. THe old wagon road will come to the cemetery app .5 mile. – rd off Fergus off highway 41 south of Lavergne

acc 2 / cap 300? / main 0/ rem 10/ int 9

death – Dr. John Gooch 1800-53/ Eliza G – 1814-77/ Nathaniel G – 1768-1841 Wm H Davis – 1786-1872/ Mary D 1794-18z30/ Martha Walker 1798-1841 Geo Ralston 1790-1837

names – Brackin, Canon, Clark, Edmondson, Gooch, Chapman, Davis, Ferguson, Garner, Goodloe, Hibbett, Hight, Holland, Mullins, Nance, Ralston, Sanders, Sharp, Smith, Walker, White, Wilson many unmarked,

int> Mattie Sikes – 1837-1860 – died at childbirth many deaths prior to 1850, Maj John Sharp – revolutionary soldier 1752 – 1824

CARLTON – Snail Shell Cave rd – north off hi 99 near Rockvale community ret

acc 3/ cap 60/ maint 9/ view 3 / rem 7/ int 7

death Kinion Carlton-1815-80/ FM C – 1851-1906

names – Carlton+, Elam, Holder, Jackson, Loftin,

CARLTON – off South Windrow rd / access road / contact – Robert Hendrix – 1265 N. Main – Eagleville 37060

acc 9/ cap 100/ main 10 / rem 2 /spi 7/ int 7

death – Loucinday – 1899/ John Carlton 1887 Harris 1892 / Sarah Winsett 1798-1870 / Silas W 1787-1867 S J Winsett – 1867

names – Boyce, Carlton, Covington+, Cummings, Douglas, Foster, Gleaves, Goforth, Harris, Haynes, Hendrix+, Holder, Holton, Jones, Kelley, Leathers, McWhirter, Mangrum, Maupin, Moeller, Moore, Morris+, Neal, Rutledge+, Ralston, Sharber+, Smith, Smotherman+, Sparkman, Steele+, Tune, Turner, Underwood+, Vaughn, Winsett+, Williams, Watson, Webster, West+,

int > plot is set in several houses/ American flag Jerri Turner – infant – ‘bright eyes’ on stone

CHADWICK – Hi 41 – app 12 m s/o Murff,

acc 10/ cap 100/

death – VL Chadwick 1898

names – Arnold, Bell, Chadwick, Delbridge, Drake, Donnell, Eads, Edwards, Frizzell, Hoover, Howland, Insell, Mason, Nelson, Pilkington, Pinkston, Rallings, Rushing, Seagroves, Stem, Shelton, Stovall, Yearwood, sev unmarked,

int > James M Fulks – 1st Tn cav / raised stone grave Tho Edwards – Arkansas – CSA

CEM – s/o Eagleville – Hi 41A

acc 5pp\ cap 10\ main 6\ int 6

death – J H Hay 1832-1913/ M G H 1842-1916

names – Crockett, Hay, McWhirter

COVINGTON – off Hi 99, off Jacksn Ridge rd.

acc 5 pp/ cap 50/ view 4/ int 9

death – John Taylor 1813-1861 – Unionist took sick while delivering a message to the Union army Sarah M Taylor – 1815-87/ JC taylor 1809-68

names – Brannon, Brown, Bullock, Covington, Farley, Frost, Martin, Morgan, Nichols, Taylor, Wilson

DILTON – Hi 99 @ D

acc 9/ cap 200/ maint 10/ scen 7/ rem 5/ int 6

death – Permelia Kirby 1822-94,

names – Arnette(s), Arnold, Benson, Bivins, Bolling, Brandon, Browley, Broyles, Bullard, Bynum, Carter, Clinton, Cooper, Davenport, Dean, Dover, Earp, Edmonds, Faulkner, Ferrell, Gale, Gannon, Gilley, Gordon, Gum, Harris, Harrell, Harvey, Hayes, Herrod, Higgins, Hirlston(S) Holloway, Howland, Howse, Hudson, James, Jernigan++, Jones, Knight, Landrum(S), Lawrence, Lowe, Mankin, Manus, McGill, Mingle, Minnick, Overall, Pearcy, Phillips, Preston, Puckett, Reed, Reeves, Roberts, Robertson, Russell, Smith(S), Singleton, Speer, Stephens, Talbert, Tarter(S), Taylor, Tolbert, Toombs, Travis, Turl, Wallace, Walls, Whitworth(S), Wilson, Yearwood, Youree, unmarked,

DYER Rd – off south Windrow –

acc 10/ cap 50/ rem 7/ scen 7/ int 7

death – 1877 – Allison Dyer – infant/ Henry Dyer 1867

int> large number of infant graves

names – Alcorn, Dyer+, Elrod, Gambel, Leathers +,

ELAM RD – off Hi 41 –

acc 9/ cap 20/

death – Samuel B Elam 1895

names – Elam, Weldon, Snell, Wm Snell 1862

int – large cedar trees – iron fence

ELAM RD – off Hi 41 near I-40 overpass /

acc 10/ cap 50/ int 4

names – Batey, Beard, Bright, Buchanan, Chaney, Clemmons, Ewin, Fagan, Frazier, Garner, Green, Haliburton, Harper, Knox, Lawrence, Martin, McHenry, Miller, Osborne, Richardson, Smith, Sparks, Strickland, Thomas, Townsend, Wade, unmarked spots

EMERY – Compton rd/ (hi 268) n/o Murfreesboro (African am)

acc 10/ cap 100?/ main 6/ int 5

names – Albert, Avant, Alexnder, Batts, Black+, Brown, Burks, Collins, Cooper, Crawford, Gamble, Gilreat, Hancock, Hailey, Huddleston, Johnson, King, Knight, McHenry, Mitchell, Muckle, Nelson, Odom, Polk, Randolph, Rankin, Rhodes, Rucker, Ross, Smith, Swader, Wade, Watkins+, Weatherly, Woods, Works, Wright, unmarked 50+?,

EVERGREEN – Hi41 – Murf city limits,

acc 10/ cap 200/ int 2

death/ Mrs. WIlliam Clayton 1891

names – Anderson+, Avant, Avent, Baskett, Beard – John Jr infant 1923 Black, Butler, Buntley, Burris, Campbell, Clark+, Clayton, Coleman, Crutcher, Dotson, Fowler, Gaines, Grisham, Hall, Harlan+, Hawkins, Haynes+, Henderson, Hickman, Hiles, Henley, Holland, Howard, Hunter+, James, Johns, Johnson, King+, Lytle, Malone+, Manson+, Mason, Matthews, Minter+, Mosby+, Murray, Myles, Orr, Perry, Ransom, Roper, Rucker+, Shannon, Smith+, Spivey, Tillage+, Trimble, Vaughter, Wade+, Walker, Washington+, Woodson, unmarked,


FELLOWSHIP
– Rockdale/Fellowship rd

acc 9/ cap 50/ maint 10/ scen 7/ int 8

death – John Lemons – 1790-1873/ Sarah L 1795-1874

names – Bodily+, Breeman, Carter+, Chandler, Davis, Drury, Edwards, Freeman+, Golden, Johnson, Lannom, Lemons, Owns, Pafford+, Russell, Sanders+, Smartt, Towns, Ward, Zago, illegibles+, unmarked+,

int>; shelter built over a grave small prayer garden attached

FOSTERVILLE – Fosterville/ Short ck rd – east of F

acc 9/ cap 200/ main 9/ int 5

names – Alderson, Brothers, Brown, Bingham, Blalock, Bragg Chrisamn, Clark, Crosslin, Faulk, Fulton, George, Gilmore, Harrell, Harris, Helton, Hoover, Jarman (s), Jones, Joyce, Lamb, Lokey, Lynch, McCallie, Moore, Oden, Parker, Patterson, Powell, Rigney, Smith, Stuart, Sutton, Swafford, Taylor, Thomas, Walker, Walls, Ward, Wesley, Wilhoite, Williams,

int >pyrimidal slab graves,

GAMBILL LN – off Rocky Fork Rd – s/o Lavergne

acc 9/ cap 20/ main 3/ rem 8/ int 1

names – Hill, Oden, Redmond, Richardson, Ridley, Windrow,

HARREL – Hi 99 – near Wilson/ Overall rd

acc 9/ cap 30/ maint / int 6

death – Dr. JM Dill 1831-1916. Mary Hill Dill 1847-1928

int > a small stone building housing several graves

names – Dill, Harrell, Kelton, Graddy, Wallace,

HICKORY GROVE – hi 266 north of Smyrna near 840, small fenced rd – walk past fence app .2 mile to hilltop

acc 5/ cap 50/ main / rem 9/ int 3

names – Akin, Brown, Cason, Crockett, Culver, Drew, Espey, Harris, Hathaway, Herberth, King, Jordan, Lewis, Lloyd, Malone, Marable, Martin, Peebles Sanders, Sandier, Simmons, Shepherd, Swader,

HI 41A – west side – s/o Eagleville

acc 9\ cap 25\ main 7\ int 6

names – Arnold, Elmore, Gillespie, McClaran, Owen

HILL – H cem rd – north off Patterson Rd

acc 9/ cap 100/ main 7/ rem 8/ scen 7/ int 9

death John D Hill – 1811-44 (?)/ John Hill 1774-1846/ Rebecca H 1785-1873

names – Jordan, Morris, many illegible stones Stewart (s), Simmons, Vaughn (s), Winsett, Yeargin,

int > old stone box graves/ more spaces for many grave

HOLDEN CEM – S. Lovvorn rd –

acc 10/ cap 100/ rem 4/ scen 7/ int 5

death – CW Holden 1826-1910/ James Jackson 1848-1923/ Malita Mc J 1841-1907

names – Epps (s), Grigg (s) Hale, Hall, Holden, Jackson, Lovvorn (si), Oden, illegibles, Smith, Spence,

int > Large sweet gum tree


HUDSON
– Mt. Pleasant Rd, 1 block south off hi 99 east of

Eagelville/ acc 8/ cap 30/ death WC Morgan 1905/ int 5

names – McClaren, Pope, Coursey, Taylor, Hudson, Edwards Epperson, Morgan, Lorrance

int > 4 yr old’s grave with very old picture – Pope

HUGHES – Beasley Rd – e/o Hi 31A, n/o Holts Corner

acc 5pp\ cap 40?\ int 8

death – Madison Hughs 1789-1876/ Sallie H 1805-81/ Mary H 1795-1831/ Roly? H 1806-40

names – Hughs, Ogilvie, Roane, Williams, illiegibles++

JACKSON – Little Rock Rd – east of Eagleville –

acc 8/ cap 20/ main 10/ rem / spirit 3/ scen 6/ int 6

death – Jane Carson 1857-1904/ Wm Mason 1809-75 names – Carson, Jackson, Foster, Love, North, Williamson, unmarked

JACKSON – HI 269 – s/o Versailles comm.

acc 5 (pp)/ cap 20/ main 9/ int 8

death – Mary J 1826-53/ Francis J 1766-1845/ Francis J 1804-78 Elizabeth Hale 1809-88/ Annia Johnson 1838-63/

int > ornate iron fence

JACKSON – Versailles rd

acc 9/ cap 15/ main 9/ int 7

death – Rachel A J – 1859-1952/ Capt Francis Marion J – 1838-1901

Jane George – 1824-1904

names – George, Jackson

JACKSON RIDGE
– JR rd. / church bldg inc ??

acc 10/ cap / main 10/ rem 4/ scen 5/ int

death – Susan Manie 1798-1862/ Prissilla Corbin 1819-57

names – Alcorn, Allen, Black, Bush, Clark, Corbin, , Collins, Crick, Floyd, Frank, Hayden, Haynes, Hinson, Jackson, Lynch, MacMahon, McDaniel, Malone, Taylor, Vaughn, Walker, Walls,

int> small white bldg church – older plots with iron fences


JONES/ HAYNES
– County line rd/ Ruth-Bedford line,

acc 10/ cap 100/ /int 4

death – EB Owen 1924, Gertrude Newman – 1921

names – Brothers, Burns, Fann, Jones, Smith, Willard, Whitworth, Winfrey, Modrall, Sudberry, Wheelhouse, Owen, Newman

JOHNS – Greenwood rd – Hi 99 south of Eagleville

acc 8/ cap 20/ int 3

names – Shelton, Johns Ramsey, Redmond+

int – white breeko block wall – 5′


JOHNSON RD
– Rucker Christian/ Johnson rd intn

acc 8/ cap 200/ maint 5/ int 3

death – Norman Johnson 1948

names – Akins, Anderson, Baskett, Beard – Robert A d 1976/ Henry B – 1997, Butler, Chesterfield – Rev Jesse (no stone)Childress+, Cook, Daniels+, Davis, Ervin, Fletcher, Frazier+, Freeman, Henry, Johnson, Johns, Kimbro+, Lytle+, McClean, McCrary+, McGill, Mimms, Minter, Morris, Nance, Newman, Norman, Phillips, Rucker, Smith+, Stovall, Sneed, Vinter, Wade+, Wagoner, Webb+, Wellington, White, Williams+, Wilson, Woods+, York, Young, illegibles, limestone stones,

int> Olivia Minter – black marble stone, deer image

KELLEY – Greenwood road – app 1/2 west of Eagleville

acc 7/ cap

death JH Kelley 1925

names – Hirsbrunner, Kelley+, White, lost stones

int> breeko block wall

LITTLE ROCK rd/ e/o Eagleville

acc 9/ cap 15/ int -6

names – May, Carson, North,Thomas, Love, Jackson, Roberts, Foster, Williamson,

LANNOM – Maddux ln, near Ruth/ Wilsn line – memory of Isom Lannom

acc 10/ cap 100/ main / rem 6/ scen 7/ int 8

death – Mary A Lannom – died 1867/ Mary B L – 1816-1901 John N L 1813-76, Elizabeth L 1810-45

names – Burlason, Lannom, McCullouch, Edwards, Comer, McPeak Wd M – 1882-1950, Laura M 1886-1963, Martha M (i) 1926. Rufus M 1914-1993, Mildred M 1926 -, Nelson M – 1910-89, Lucille P. M 1919-86, Bond, Dobson, Edmondson, McElroy Henley,, Smith, Morrow, Pafford, Patton, Peach, Pomeroy Welch

int> strange limstone shard 5′ – MF Lannom – 1856-1955 many deaths prior to 1900

LOWE – Manking/ McKnight rd – s/o Cedar Grove eo Hi 41

acc 9/ cap 25/ main 9/ rem 6/ scen 6/ int 6

death – Walter Lowe 1826-1909/ Martha S L 1837-1924

names – Hatchett, Lowe, Mankin,

LYTLE – interstn of broad st & memorial blvd – Murefreesboro

acc 10/ cap 50 ?/ main 7/ int 8

death – VB Gilliland 1813-58/ Mary Patterson L 1818?-1911/ Capt Wm L. / Nancy L d 1825 @ 53 yrs old/ Richard Caswell 1781-1810 Tabitha L 1781?-1817/

int > remains of Lytle farm

McCLAREN cem – Bogle road/ off Burnt Knob, off Almaville 102

acc 8/ cap 100/ main 10/ scen 9/ int 8

death – A. McClaren 1853-1931/ Tho J Mc 1843-1918/ Corp TJ McClaren 23rd Tn inf co E CSA/ Susan H Mc 1821-1902/ Daniel M 1803-1825/

Bogle, Brown, Duncan, Dye, Edwards, Elliot, Harris, Hayes, Hunt (s),

Lewis, McClaren, Mayes, Moore, Morris, Murphy, Read, Roden, Sanford, Shaw, Smythia, Vaughn, Vaughan, Waldron,

McCORD – Hi 269 @ interscn of Stone’s River La. e/o Eagleville

acc 10/ cap 30 (?)/ main 10/ rem 5/ scen 6/ view 5/ int 7

death – JR McCord 1855-1933/ Mary Mc 1847 – 1931/ Littleton Averitt 1797-1877/ Sarah Head A 1800-85/

names – Averitt, Robinson, stone slabs many unmarked

McPEAK – on Percy Priest Lake – dir – from the Falls Creek park parking lot – walk along shoreline eastward app 1/2 mile to an inlet on the north side of the creek – where Falls Creek joins the lake app. Past inlet is a small hill with a grove or cedars.

acc 2/ cap 60? / main 0/ rem 8/ scen 7/view 0/ int 8

death –

names – no information available as all headstones have been removed.

MIDLAND-FOSTERVILLE RD

acc 9/ cap / main 8/ rem / scen / int 6

death – Elizabeth Lane 1850-92/ Andrew Wood 1829-1900/ Lodica W 1838-1920 James Tucker 1844-1920/ Usly T 1846=1926/

names – Arnold, Carey (?), Faulk, Jacobs, Lane, Modrall, Smith, Tucker,

int > four slab stones for boundaries, high number of infant graves –


MILLER
– east of Christiana/ hi 269

cap 300/ acc 10/ int 7

death Robert Miller 1902/ Abie Miller 1877, J R Miller 1871

names – Adcock, Alexander, Allman, Arnold, Atwood, Ballard, Barber, Barlow, Barnes, Barringer, Beasley+, Bowling, Brady, Brandon, Broiles, Brothers+, Bobbit, Browning, Broyles, Burris, Campbell, Carter, Clark, Crutchfield, Dykes, Elis, Elliot, Espey+, Estes+, Fulghum, Fingar+, Finger, Gentry, Gibson, Gregory, Hale, Hendrickson+, Holden+, Hoover, Johns, Jones, Kelton+, Kiertzner, Lewis, McClure, McCallum, Marlin, Miller+, Moon, Morgan, Naylor, Neal, Neely, Newman, Nichol, O’Brien, Oden, Overcast,Page, Parsons+, Patton, Peel, Prater, Powell, Price, Rigney, Romans, Saums, Smith, Simms, Simrell+, Sindrich, Smotherman, Snow, Spence, Sugg, Taylor, Threet, Thomas, Tomlin, Walls, Webb, White, Wiggs, Williams+, Woodfin+, Wiseman, Victory, Yeargan, Yedinak

int> Parsons Kathleen & Hoyt – bn 1899, died 1985 within two weeks of each other / rectangular stone markers with eye screws obelisk stone – Ballard

MILLER – highway 231/ so of Murff, @ Caroline Drive

acc 7/ cap 30/ maint 5/ int 8

death S H Miller – 1844-78/ K M Boyles 1859-93/ Alfred Miller 1796-1867

int> large fifteen foot monument – Alfred Miller names Adderson, many damaged illegible stones, Boyles, Betty

MT PLEASANT – cem and church – south off Hi 99 – Mt P rd.

cap 300/ acc 10/ rem 5/ int 8

death Nathaneal Taylor 1888 / Mary S hall 1848 AC Winsen 1868 / Lindsey Morgan 1874 Landrum 1836/ Mary Ann Manervy 1851

names – Boyd, Brannon+, Brown, Burkett+, Carlton+, Childers, Chrisman, Cole, Crick, Dunn, Eakes, Edwards, Free, Heath+, Holden, Jackson, Lamb+, Landrum+, Martin, Maxwell, Mills, Morgan, Pinkerton, Pope, Powers+, Putman, Ralston, Ray, Read, Shead, Taylor, Tomlin, Uselton+, Vaughan, Webb, Willard, Whitehead, Winsen+, many illegibles,

MT TABOR – CP Church – Hi 41 – app 6 miles so of Murf

acc 9/ cap 100

death – David McGill 1862 James Mc 1862

names – Baskin, Beard, Bradley, Buchanan, Burchett, Davis, Dubois, Sade, Robeson, McGill, Osborn, Holt, Layhew, McAdams, Nisbett, Perry, Eads, Goodlowe Vaughn, Wilpoole, Ogles, Norris, McCreary, Naron, Kelton, Parker, Delbridge, Ferrell, Stacy, Gamewell, Smith,

int> old iron fence, large oak tree

NANCE – Versailles rd – so of inters 269

acc 7/ cap 50/

death – Richard Nance 1888, Elizabeth Nance 1878/ Sarah Smotherman 1873 – rating 4

names – Nance, Haynie, Hoye, Lowe, Comer, Maddox, Carlton

int> chain link fence

NEELEY Hiway 41 s of Kirkland E side,

acc 8/ cap 25/ int 3

names – Long Chrichlow Edmonds Carrington

NEW ZION RD – app 1 mile so. of Link comm /

death – Iola Dunn 1916, Lydia Smotherman 1902

acc 10/ cap 50/ int 3

names – Davis, Dunn, Faulker, Douglas, Coursey, 5 unmarked, Smotherman, Spence, Holden,

int> old cabin at rear of cem


PAW PAW SRPINGS rd
– on north side in a tight curve

acc 6/ cap 30 ?/ main 5/ view 4/ int 2

names – Britton, Hudson, McKissack, McClaren,

int > poor area – homemade tombstones. unmarked graves

PEARSON – .75 acre / Epps Mill Rd @ I24 behind citco station

acc 8/ cap 3 (?)/ main 1/ rem / scen / int 2 many spaces without markings names – Pearson, Fowler

PRATER – Hi 41 so o Mur app 10m/

acc 9/ cap 50/ int 8

death – Reynolds – infant – 1886

names – Dodson, Drake, Fults, Jakes, Knox, Lynch, Marlin, Newman, Patterson, Phoenix, Prater, Reynolds, Todd, Winfrey, unmarked+,

int> old stone wall/ Dr. GW Todd – seven feet tall stone

RALSTON – interscn North Ln – e/o Eagleville – ret

acc 7/cap 30/ rem 4/int 6

death – Wm Ralston 1926/ Wm Ralston 1893

names – Ralston, many difficult to read,

RANSOM – corner of Whitus rd

acc 5/ cap 20/ main 5/ int 7

death – Cha Richard Ransom 1836-1907/ HD Snell 1851-933/ Mary S 1822-99

names – Ransom Riggan Snell, Tomlinson , illegibles

int > – iron fence

ROCKY GLADE/ Shoemaker rd – off Swamp rd – east of Eagleville

int> two one graves off to themselves/ guitar and harmonica stone – Rich Morris

acc 9/ cap 100/ maint / int 7

death Downing 1881

names – Anderson, Beasley, Beegel, Bellenfant, Booth, Brent, Brown, Burns, Carlton, Chaffin, Downing, Edmonds, Gray, Hall, Hendrix, Isam, Jackson, Jones, Lambert, McLaren, Marable, Maupin, Maxwell, Miller, Morris, Plunkett, Richards, Sanders, Smotherman, Smith, Wilson, Taylor, Snow , Turner, Underwood, Tomlin, Woods, Walls, Vincion, Vincent, Weaver,

ROMANS – Threet Rd

cap 3/ acc 9/ int 2

names – Romans, Faulk

int> masted American flag

RUCKER-PITTS – Compton rd (hi 268) n/o Murfreesboro

acc 8pp/ cap 30?/ main 6/ view 8/ int 8

death – Matthew P 1820-85/ James Rucker 1788-1850

names – Pitts, Rucker, 6 stone slabs, several unmarked spaces

int > – in newly developed neighborhood

RUSSELL – north of Eaglevl/ Oak St off Hi 41A

acc 9/ cap 60/ maint 8/ int 7 death – Sarah Jordan 1851-91 / Nanny J 1876-99/ Evaline Chambers 1822-98/ DT C 1830-97

names – Chambers+, Edmonds+, Maupin+, Pope, Holton+, Jordan, White+ Mofield, Hirsbrunner+, Morgan+, Hargrove, Perrell+, Lorance Stacey, Reed, Little+, Christopher+, Jackson, Hughes+, Russell+ Knott, Ghee,

SANDERS – est 1805/ Weakly Rd, north of Smryna

acc 10/ cap 50/ maint 7/ scenic 7/ remote 7/ int 10

death – Wm Sanders 1799-1870/ Albert S 1827-86/ Wm Wright 1823 – ?/ Isaac S – 1807-88/ Sarah S 1805-65 / Isaac S – 1772-1860/ wife Mary S 1778-1856/ Cornelius Sanders – Rev war- cont line 1762-1854

names – Cawthon, Delbert, Edmonson, Guill, Hunter+, Hughley, Kimbro+, Luckey, Maddux, Sanders+, Robertson+, Spain+, Wright+ Todd, illegibles,

int> very tall stone – Wm Wright 1797-1814 many infant graves

SECOND SECTION – possibly Af Am – old stones, many illegible –

names – Murray, Crudup+, Bradford, Gooch+, Finch, Woolens, Simms+, Bryan, Wilkes

SEWARD – Florence rd – near Smyrna

acc 7/ cap 10/ maint 5/ int 7

names – Martin, Seward, illegible stones

SMITH – Kimbro Rd – south off 99/

acc 9/ cap 50 / rtg 7

death – Hartwell Bass – 1897 / Susan Barnes 1851 Jane Simms 1776-1843,/ Leonard Simms 1856

names – Smith+ Bass Hyde Reid, illegibles, Wood Lotz, Barnes, Simms,

int – large trees

SMITH – Manson Rd – app 2 miles e/o Blackman comm.

acc 7/ cap 60/

death Lillian Smith 1879, Ephraim – 1855 Gen Wm Smith – 1797 – 1871/ ornate stone America Ann 1852-1877/ Mrs. America Smith 1798-1864

names – Bass, Butler, Cox, Washington, Gomez, Phillips, Smith, Lane, Hartman, several illegible, int> – six stone sarcophagi/ Martha Smith 1819 8′ infant monument

STONES RIVER PRIM BAPTIST – County farm rd

acc 10/ cap 50/ maint 7/ rating 3 (likely African Am.) death

names – Batey, Collins, Cross+, Frazier, Verge+, Wellington, King, Davis, Summers Venford+, Lawrence, Shannon, Lytle, Carter, Mosby, SImmons Vaughter+, Nelson, Garner, WIlliams, Summerour Green, Wade, Coruthers, McCroskey, Odom, Crockett, Woods, Turner, Martin

SUDBERRY cem – Hoskins rd – west line, acc 5/ cap 50/int -6

death – Mary Winn 1862

names – Winn, Barnes, Hoskins, McCord, Gordon, Butts, Burton Tucker, North, Winston, Jarrett, unmarked

SUDBERRY – Newtown rd

acc 7/ cap 25/ main 8/ int 4

death – Richard Peay 1852-1932/ Sally J P 1855-1935

names – Loyd, unmarked int > four large slap vertical stones for boundaries

TAYLOR – Burk’s Hollow rd – so hi 99

acc 0/ cap 20/ main 0/int 4

names – Phillips, Taylor

THREET RD/ acc 8/ cap 50

names – Auberry, Burton, Reed, Winfrey,

int> Confederate grave – sev handmade stones Capt Nick Lamb – 1831 – fell in Franklin 1864

TODD – Bell Buckle-Fosterville rd

acc 3/ cap 40/ main 6/ rem 6/ scen 7/ int 7

death – JC T – 1845-1914/ Hiram Pearson 1797-1876/ Matilda P 1802-1877

Crockett Pearson 1831-1922/ Rebecca P 1826-1908 unmarked places

TODD – Big Springs Rd – 1/2 mile off north – gate must be unlocked by owner, small gravel drive app 3/4 m to cem

acc 2pp/ cap 30/ main 8/scen 7/ int 8

death – Asa T – 1855-1934/ Martha T 1854-1911/ Elvira Haithcock 1846-1921

names – Brown, Haithcock, Harrell McCrary, Stuart, Todd, Tribble,

int > – rock wall, infant graves deaths in 1870-80,s

TUCKER – Rockvale Rd near Lowe rd intersctn

acc 7/ cap 4/ maint / int 2

death – Maggie T 1916

VAUGHN LEWIS WATSON – Rehovath rd – off Hi 96 east of Williamsn co. line

acc 8/ cap 30/ main 2/ view 5

WARD’S GROVE – Halls Hill rd – / near church bldg

acc 10/ cap 200/ main 8/ scen 8/ int 8

death – Isaac Wright – NC private cont trps rev war 1731 – 1816/ Martha C Bell – waterfall and mill headstone/

names – Alexander, Arnette, Bell, Bragg, Butcher, Caffey, Carnahan, Craddock, Christian, Cox, Creson, Davenport, Dement, Dennis, Elrod, Farmer, Fletcher, Francis, Garvin, Gibson, Hare, Helton, Hollis, Holmes, Hudson, Ingle, Jaco, Jetton, Keele, Kerr, Lane, Lawing, Leach, Lifsey, Livingston, Lorance, Lyon, McElroy, McKnight, Manus, Maxwell, Milligan, Moore, Northcutt, Overall, Parker+, Paschal, Perry, Pittard, Prater, Ralston, Ready, Reed, Richardson, Sneed, Stroop, Summers, Williamson, Todd, Tolbert, Tassey, Wilson, Travis, Vaught, Youree, Walkup, Wright, Tolbert, Wall, illegible stones++,

int > old stone wall, wedged headstone, statue of sorrowing

WASHINGTON – on Manson Pike (Blackman rd) w/o Murfreesboro – north side – RESEARCH

acc 9 / cap 100 / main 5 / scen 5 / view 8 / int 10

death – col Wm Butler 1834-83 / Isadora Smith wife – 1836-91 / Linneans J Smith 1840 -1901 / Hunter O S 1846-97 / E M S 1811-80 / gen Wm Hunter S 1797-1871 / Mary Phillips 1846-69 / Mrs. America C Smith 1798-1864 / Wm Hunter Johnson 1820-51 / Geo W Smith 1814-94 /

names – Allen, Bass, Bridges, Butler, Gomez, Hartman, Lane+, Phillips, Smith Washington+,

int – stone box graves, very large trees, adjoins a large plantation home nearby

WATSON – Watson cem rd – n/o Patterson rd – in Windrow

acc 6 (pp)/ cap 30/ main 9/ int 7

death – Frazier W 1896-1911/ Alice Bates W 1868-1963 Sam L Jackson 1849-1927/ Janey West 1864-1945

names – Bauman (s), Goard (s), Jackson, Rowland, Watkins, Windrow

int > – Rowland – three members killed by cyclone March 13, 1913

WATSON RD – acc 8 /cap 20 / maint 9 / rem 4 / int 3

names – Bauman, Watson Windrow, Rowland, Jackson, Tomlinson

WEBB – River Barfield Rd. off of Barfield rd./ next to Baptist church

acc 10/ cap 120/ maint 8/ int 3

names – Alexander+, Armstrong, Barnes, Binford+, Batts+, Bracey, Burke, Butler, Caruthers, Cason, Charlton, Cosby, Crawford, Crockett+, Edmondson, Evans, Eubanks, Frazier, Glass, Henry+, Smith+, Smotherman+, Ramsey, Harris, Norris, Joyce Mintlow, Hicks, Hughes, Hunt, McGill, Waters, Patterson, illegible, Mack, Nelson, Woods, Oden, Johnson, Mays, Love, Grant, Reed, Waters, Wade, Young,

WEBB – Crescent rd/ near so 231 intn/

acc 7/ cap 10/ maint 5/ int 1

death Kate Morton 1949

names Lambert, Webb, Morton, Bell,

WHITE – College st/ Enon Spr rd/ Smyrna app 1 mile w/o highway 41

acc 10/ 30 -/ 1854/ int 2

names – White, Nelson, Lowry

int> – Confederate grave – William Lowry

WHITWOOD – New Zion Rd, off 269

acc 10/ cap 200 / int 6

death Doughlas Smotherman d 1946

names – Bogle, Boyce, Brannigan, Bryant, Carter, Clark, Cook, Dalton, Davis, Douglas, Faulkner, Garrett, Green, Heath, Holden, Jennings, Jones, King, Lancaster, Loyd, Lokey, Manire, Morgan, Pinkerton, Pinkston, Pope, Preston, Ragsdale, Reynolds, Rowland, Sanders, Smith, Smotherman, Spence, Stem, Sudberry, Sulls, Travis, Tucker, Tuggle, Webb, Whitworth, Williams, Wright, many unmarked, many illegible,

int> animal figurines/ old section with large trees,

WILLIAMS – off Campground rd – off 231 so Murff – right onto Campground rd, small gravel rd leading off – north side – app .1 to cem

acc 7/ cap 100/ main 9/ rem 9/ scen 5/ int 9

death – Samuel Morgan 1794-1824/ Harriet M 1797-1861/ Elizabeth M – 1822-1900/ Newton Clark 1817-47/ Mary Coffee Harris 1774-1839 Simpson Harris 1768-1833/ Wm Morgan 1818 – 1901/ Franicis M 1821-45/ Caroline M 1824-81/ Ann Worke 1782-1849/ Sarah Lucinda Worke 1819-49

names – Clark, De Hart, Harris, Morgan, Stephens, stone slabs

int > – recently restored (2000), evidence of a much larger portion beyond cleared area, no stones

#197 Robinson-McMillion Cemetery

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This cemetery is located in the Walter Hill Quadrangle.  North on Memorial Boulevard (US 231), 1 1/2 miles north of Walter Hill on right side of highway.  Enclosed by iron fence.  Photographed by:  Patsy Paterson   2pats2cats@comcast.net

The cemetery as it appeared on June 6, 2010

3 stones together shown separately below

 

I. E. McMillion   Nov. 7, 1848 – Nov. 21, 1911

J. P. McMillion    Feb 22, 1844 – Dec. 12, 1917

Nancy Robinson   April 12, 1811 – Sept. 6, 1889

Elizabeth Webb   1876 – 1964

William H. Webb   1862 – 1942