In the 10-15 years since I was first there, that cemetery has been abandoned. Whoever owns the land lets his horses run in the cemetery. There are at least 6 BIG stones knocked over. Some we were able to roll over enough to read the information, but one is huge and we could not budge it. The cemetery is not nearly as big as I remembered. We waded through head high weeds and horse manure, and I believe we copied all the information down. I am adding maiden names to some of the women, and full names when only initials were given on the stones.

Row 1: Dottye (Phillips) Nicks, born 11 Sept 1873; no death date Barton W. Stone Nicks, Jr. , born 25 June 1863; died 22 Dec 1935

Eudora A. Nicks Speight, born 22 Nov 1860; died 19 Mar 1925 John M. Speight, born 7 Jan 1856; died Mar 1930 (His was the big stone we could not move. I found these dates from another source.)

James A. Speight, born 20 June 1830; died 14 Oct 1899 Violet McCaslin Speight, born 14 Apr 1836; died 21 Dec 1927

Sarah Speight Dendy, born 19 Jan 1868; died 28 Dec 1948

Row 2: America A. (McGraw) Nicks, born 6 Oct 1831; died 19 Mar 1905 Barton W. Stone Nicks, Sr., born 24 July 1824; died 8 Apr 1894

Barton Rufus Nicks, son of H. C. and Sophronia Nicks, born 18 Oct 1884; died 31 May 1904

Row 3: Florence A. (Nicks) Stark, 28 Sept 1865; died 23 Feb 1909 Elijah Washington Stark, born 26 June 1858; died 18 June 1935

Ridley Nicks, son of E. H. and J. F. Nicks, born 24 Mar 1895; died 25 Oct 1902 Eliza Nicks, daughter of E. H. and J. F. Nicks, born & died 20 June 1899 Jasper N. Nicks, son of J. F. and E. H. Nicks, born 24 Jan 1881; died 10 Jan 1885

James Franklin Nicks, born 22 Jan 1858; died 29 Sept 1927 Eliza Harriet (Bartee) Nicks, born 13 Dec 1861; died 19 Dec 1948

Lelia A. Stark, born 21 July 1885; died 14 Jan 1886

Infant son of E. W. and Agnes Daniel, bor and died 2 Feb 1903

Elizabeth McCaslin, born 21 Jan 1799; died 15 May 1888

Mamie (other sources say Mattie) E., daughter of B. J. and M. E. McCaslin, born 24 Mar 1889; died 29 Sept 1891

End of Cemetery listing.

Barton Warren Stone Nicks, born 24 July 1824 Hickman or Maury Co. TN; died 8 Apr 1894 Dickson Co. TN; married 14 June 1847 America Agnes McGraw, born 6 Oct 1831; died 19 Mar 1905. 7 of their 10 children reached adulthood:

Henry Clay Nicks James Franklin Nicks Barton Warren Stone Nicks, Jr. Mary Nicks (married John J. Hudgens) Martha Nicks (married Benjamin Tidwell McCaslin) Eudora Nicks (married John M. Speight) Florence Nicks (married Elijah Washington Stark)

Contributed by Dickson's Friend, Charlotte Petty

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