Month: June 2010
#127 Major Cemetery
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
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
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
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