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El Canaan Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
Henning, TN

by Leigh Ann Smalley-Ward

El Canaan Baptist Church is located at 159 El Canaan Rd Henning TN 38041. El Canaan Rd is off of Hwy 371 outside Henning, TN. It is an African American Cemetery. In the 1980's the Cemetery was walked by someone and the information was filed in the Lauderdale County Library but they did not do all of the Cemetery and some of their information differs from the gravestones. Also, some of the graves on their list do not have a headstone. All information gained from the library list is in Blue and the graves on that list that do not have headstones are listed in a section below.

Walked and Transcribed 11/20/2008 by Leigh Ann Smalley-Ward

Last Name First Name
Borm
Died
On Stone / Notes Relation
Atkins Florine
12/19/1924
4/5/1979
Mother tombstone
Barbee Annette
2/5/1964
8/24/2002
A Loving Mother tombstone
Bates Ed
1870
1/16/1952
. tombstone
Bates Leora Mai
1903
7/14/1945
. tombstone
Bates Lewis T
9/20/1914
7/7/1970
. tombstone
Bates Lucian P
1/20/1880
12/12/1976
. tombstone
Bates Lue
1891
1928
At Rest tombstone
Bates Minnie
1885
1968
At Rest tombstone
Bates Sallie
1889
1967
Mother tombstone
Bates Willie
1880
1937
At Rest Grandmother tombstone
Bolden Marie
1920
1942
At Rest Mother tombstone
Bonds Ethel Reed
1/2/1900
6/22/1976
Double Stone Husband Frank. Mother of Rosie Lee, Warline, A.C., Willie Deceased Parents Eddie and Lue Reed. Also note that the Library information has her name as Athel not Ethel and birth as 1/21 not 1/2 and death as 5/16 not 6/22.tombstone
Bonds Frank
7/22/1895
5/19/1969
Double Stone Wife Ethel. Son of MC and Rosie Bonds Father of: Rosie B Lake, Warline B. Moffat, Willie Bonds, A.C.B. Cherry, and Lula Bonds (Deceased). Information has birth year as 1898 not 1895 and death as 7/7/1970 not 5/19/1969.tombstone
Bonner Charles R (Pop)
4/24/1947
2/12/1996
. tombstone
Bradford John
1885
1960
Funeral Home Marker Still there from Hudson and Graham Funeral Home Ripley Tn 74 years 11 Months tombstone
Brooks Barbara Sue
11/9/1927
9/15/1995
Wife and Mother tombstone
Brooks Larry
1950
2002
. tombstone
Brown Abe
1885
1924
At Rest tombstone
Brown Charlie W
2/8/1909
2/13/1989
In Loving Memory Beloved Father tombstone
Brown James Monroe . . (military marker) tombstone
Brown Maggie
1876
1940
At Rest tombstone
Brown Mandy
4/2/1879
6/23/1940
At Rest tombstone
Brown Mary Anna
1890
1932
At Rest tombstone
Brown Peter
??
11/15/1912
Pvt 1Cl IS Enges tombstone
Cherry Arephis
1904
1951
. tombstone
Cherry Lemmie
3/8/1908
10/7/1995
Husband and Father In Loving Memory tombstone
Cherry Richard
1868
1929
. tombstone
Cherry Richard
1932
2008
. tombstone
Cherry Robert
2/13/1907
11/4/1985
. tombstone
Cherry Thurmond
9/1/1930
3/25/1973
. tombstone
Dewalt Eva May
1907
1929
At Rest tombstone
Elam Anna
1874
19??
At Rest tombstone
Fleming Major
10/7/1908
4/5/1995
Beloved Husband and Father tombstone
Graves Rosie Mae
12/10/1933
7/5/2004
A Loving Wife and Mother tombstone
Halliburton Lucy
1886
1945
At Rest tombstone
Harrell Easter Lean
4/12/1932
2/7/1989
. tombstone
Henderson Leslie Cherry Gibb
3/19/1906
3/8/1983
. tombstone
Hill Clodie V Cherry
4/15/1913
2/12/1969
. tombstone
Hopson Debbie Gean
1959
1966
Birth dates listed as 10/18 and death as 12/19. tombstone
Hopson Flora Mai
5/5/1905
1966
Birth date listed as 10/24 death listed as 12/19. tombstone
Hopson Frankie Lean
1954
1966
Birth dates listed as 12/10 and death as 12/19. tombstone
Hopson Ruby L
4/7/1929
12/23/2007
. tombstone
Howell Everlena
1912
1941
At Rest tombstone
Hudson Daisy Mae
3/13/1957
6/4/2003
. tombstone
Jenkins Elles
??
??
TN US Navy tombstone
Jones Cherry Winford
7/24/1935
6/19/1986
In Loving Memory tombstone
Jones Elizabeth
6/1/1900
5/29/1981
. tombstone
Jones Mrs. Emmie C
5/10/1908
3/11/1999
. tombstone
Jones J T
??
??
. tombstone
Jones Jennett Brown
3/19/1940
8/21/1991
Gone But Not Forgotten Wife Mother Friend tombstone
Jones Jones Thomas (J T)
10/17/1911
1/18/2002
Sorely Missed But Never Forgotten tombstone
Jones Katherine Cherry
1903
1968
Birth listed as 10-27 tombstone
Jones Milton Thomas
3/3/1932
5/2/1993
. tombstone
Jones VanBuren
7/4/1937
2/21/1938
. tombstonetombstone
Lake Marie Bates
6/1/1919
3/5/2003
Beloved Wife and Mother "Sister" tombstone
Mack Pearlie
10/10/1930
4/4/1981
Mother tombstone
Macklin Birda Brown
1888
1944
Mother At Rest tombstone
Macklin Clarda Sr
6/6/1930
5/5/1996
In Loving Memory tombstone
Macklin Lit
1892
1945
At Rest Father tombstone
Macklin Manerva
1899
1939
At Rest tombstone
Macklin Martha
1898
1927
At Rest tombstone
Maclin George
10/9/1909
3/4/1994
In Memory Of tombstone
Maclin Herman P
1/11/1951
9/28/1970
. tombstone
Maclin John R
10/11/1948
10/20/2000
Rest In Peach - You'll Be Missed tombstone
Maclin Prince
2/24/1918
7/7/1984
Beloved Husband and Father tombstone
McLin Cassie
1881
1935
At Rest tombstone
McNeary Conie
5/3/1905
12/1/1971
TN PVT US Army WWII She is listed with name as Connie Mc Nairy and birth year is 1907 not 1905 and death year is 1972 not 1971. Mother is Laura Miller (Deceased); Father is Unknown. George McNairy is brother. tombstone
McNeary George
12/6/1907
7/28/1970
. He is listed with name as George Mc Nairy Husband of Silverine Mc Neary Reed. Parents are Tom Currie and Laura Miller. Children Dora and Zollie, Carolyn Rogers, Terry, Annette, and Jacqueline Smith. Death Date listed as 7/27 not 7/28. tombstone
McNeary Terry Lee
7/18/1956
11/6/1997
. Child of George and Silverine McNeary tombstone
McNeary Zollie
11/18/1961
11/18/1985
. Child of George and Silverine McNeary. Death and Birth listed the day of death 20th not 18th. tombstone
Miller Lula
1879
19??
Double Stone At Rest Husband Will tombstone
Miller Will
1877
1942
Double Stone Wife Lula tombstone
Miller Tom
1903
1945
At Rest tombstone
Nelson Eugene
1/20/1902
7/10/1986
Father tombstone
Nelson Fannie Mae
10/23/1907
1/5/1969
. Father is Tommy Taylor; Mother is Charlotte Louellen; Children are Robert Samuel, Baby, and Baby. tombstone
Parker Chauncy Waylynn
6/23/2006
9/22/2006
In Loving Memory of Our Son tombstone
Pickett Sarah
1898
1967
. tombstone
Pinex Nicholas Le'Sean
7/17/1999
2/3/2001
. tombstone
Powell Jim
9/15/1895
9/24/19??
TN Pvt 40 C 158 Depot Brig WWI tombstone
Roberson Ruth Mae Spivey
4/8/1911
2/1/1976
. tombstone
Smith Lillie Taylor
8/12/1903
11/25/1983
Mother Death day is listed as 24th not 25th. tombstone
Spivey Ed
1912
1956
. tombstone
Spivey Ed
1873
1939
At Rest Father tombstone
Spivey Louise P
7/19/1881
9/23/1964
. tombstone
Springfield Louis J
10/12/1921
7/8/1959
CPL US Army WWII tombstone
Swift Jane
1883
1966
Mother tombstone
Taylor Bell
1876
1945
At Rest tombstone
Taylor Filus
1/19/1896
1/22/1976
PVT US Army WWI tombstone
Taylor Florence
1890
1918
At Rest tombstone
Taylor Henry
1862
1927
At Rest tombstone
Taylor Katherine Spivey
4/25/1900
12/7/1973
. tombstone
Taylor Laura May
1924
1939
At Rest tombstone
Taylor Tommie
1900
1938
. tombstone
Taylor William
??
3/21/1942
TN Pvt 1Cl 20 Enges My love goes with you My Soul avails to join you tombstonetombstone
Thomas Freddie
1941
1942
At Rest tombstone
Thomas Mary H
8/1/1921
7/22/1989
Gone But Not Forgotten Wife and Mother tombstone
Thomas William L
7/10/1959
5/20/1990
Son Father Brother tombstone
Thurmond Mary Alice
6/13/1943
7/22/1998
In Loving Memory 23rd Psalm tombstone
Timmons L T
6/25/1923
9/15/1988
. tombstone
Timmons Mamie L
4/21/1922
11/2/1988
. tombstone
Turner Eva Line
3/13/1906
1/6/1987
. Death year listed as 1984 not 1987. tombstone
Watkins Selina
4/12/1906
11/10/1954
. tombstone
Watson Nick
1889
1932
At Rest tombstone
Webster Nioka
9/16/1958
7/12/2003
Mother tombstone
White Margerie
1940
1940
At Rest tombstone
Whitelow Roebirda Macklin
6/6/1924
12/15/2001
Loving Wife and Mother We Love You tombstone
Williams Evelena
1900
1932
At Rest tombstone
Williams Lillie
3/20/1886
7/18/1938
At Rest tombstone
Williams Pretice
1919
1937
At Rest tombstone
Young Ed
9/10/1897
11/28/1974
PVT US Army tombstone
Young Emmett
2/22/1908
7/16/2001
Beloved Husband and Father tombstone
Young James R. (Bull)
2/2/1906
10/27/1991
Gone But Not Forgotten tombstone
Young Mary
9/5/1913
11/3/1994
. tombstone
Young Millie S
2/25/1913
5/23/2003
Devoted Wife and Mother tombstone

Unknown graves

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Graves with no markers. The following information was gained from a Lauderdale County Library listing.
Cherry Verlena
4/20/1937
3/9/1940
. Daughter of John and AC Cherry
Graves ??
3/9/1968
3/9/1968
. .
Hurdle Clyde
4/8/1911
12/28/1983
. .
Johnson Mary
10/10/1885
9/16/1968
. .
Jones Eliza B
6/1/1900
3/29/1981
. .
Jones William
8/15/1931
10/5/1975
. Son of Clyde and Elizabeth Jones. Brother of Silverine J Reed, Georgia M Jones, and Calvin R Jones.
Lake ??
2/22/1949
2/22/1949
. Parents Eddie and Rosie Lake
Lake ??
3/6/1950
??
. Parents Eddie and Rosie Lake
Lake ??
5/16/1943
5/16/1943
. Parents Eddie and Rosie Lake
Lake Bridgett
2/13/1963
2/15/1963
. Parents Eddie and Rosie Lake
Lake Patricia
11/13/1960
11/13/1962
. Parents Eddie and Rosie Lake
McNeary Joyce Mai
11/21/1944
5/1/1945
. Daughter of George and Silverine McNeary
Rogers Joe
??
??
. .
Taylor Elijah
4/16/1910
3/11/1968
. Son of Tom and Louella Taylor
Thomas Dock
??
??
. .
Young Ada Bell
6/6/1948
6/6/1948
. Daughter of Emmitt and Millie Young Sister of Herbert Young
Young Emmitt Jr
11/10/1930
11/11/1930
. Son of Emmitt and Millie Young Sister of Herbert Young

Digital photographs, Cemetery information gathered and transcribed by Leigh Ann Smalley-Ward

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