Obion County Cemeteries
Mt.Moriah Cemetery
Mt. Moriah Cemetery
is about three miles outside of Glass
TN,
Dist 14 (districts realigned in 1870, was prob. district 5 before
then) about a mile or two west of Obion on the road to Elbridge. History of town
An old log church building, used by different
denominations, once was on the site of Mt. Moriah Cemetery.
Gillum Jackson was involved in the organization and according to
old records the "Baptist met on Saturday afternoon,
preceding the second Sabbath of the month." James
Upton was an early preacher; Gillum Jackson became minister of
the Baptist Church in 1853. John Edwards tore down and
moved this building to the Charles Pardue place and in 1870
another was built at the site of the present Baptist
Church. Jack Beaird hauled sills and planed lumber by hand
for that building which burned in 1943. It was replaced the
same year.
Tom Russell (1808-1865) asked to be the first person buried at
Mt. Moriah and this was the beginning of the 5-acre plot knows as
"Old Part" of the cemetery. Between 1906 and
1911, "Polk Beaird's Section" (middle section) was
added and Josua Beaird was the first buried here. After the
school consolidation, that ground was added as the north side of
the cemetery.
In 1931, Mt. Moriah Cemetery Association was organized and D. E. McCorkle served as president until his death in 1939 when Dave Miller was elected. Nellie Miller Wells Bennett served as Secretary-Treasurer 1931-1968 Gwyneth B. Miller was elected following the resignation of Mrs. Bennett. In 1975 Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Miller, Edward McCorkle, M. T. McCorkle, J. H. Bennett, Elmer Harris, Kirkland Wells, Morgan Clanton, David McCorkle, J. D. Grisham, J. R. Albright and Nell Tate helped begin a Cemetery Trust fund charterd June 26, 1975 by the State of Tennessee.
Larry Curry
Curry, James W. , 10 Apr 1824-31 Jul 1902
Curry, Mary, 16 May 1829--26 Jan 1901
Curry, John Vaulton, 14 Mar 1868-10 Sep 1885
Submitted by Dora
Russell, Thomas P. 1862 - 1939
Russell, Mary Julia 1862 - 1951 (on same stone with Thomas
P.)
Russell, Manerva Jane Nov 11, 1854 - July 9, 1926
Russell, Rhoda July 31, 1825 - Nov 5, 1922, Mother
Russell, John Mar 1, 1849 - July 18, 1918, Son (on same
stone with Rhoda)
Obion Co History, Vol 2
Allen, Mary Ella Lawson Petty, 23 July 1902 - no date given
Boehm, George Graves, 7 Jun 1894 - 15 Oct 1955
Boehm, Fannie Mai Albright, b. - d. 29 July 1925
Butler, Frank Eugene, 19 Sep 1896 - 21 Mar 1973
Butler, Maude Mae Woodall, 7 Sept 1902 - 12 Mar 1982
Waughhouse@aol.com
My Great Grandfather, Waller Bright Walker, of Obion Co. was one
of the 6 sons & one d/o James (Jim) B. Walker (11 Nov
1818-m. 30 Jul 1844-d. 12 May 1882) & Selena Jane
Westmoreland (1 Aug 1825- 11 Dec 1910.) Both are buried in
Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Jim B. Walker served as a Sheriff of
Obion Co. for 2 years between the end of the Civil War and his
death, a fact which is in conflict with LDS information that he
died 12 May 1862. (My GGrandfather was born 12 Jan 1863)
Some sources list the children of this couple as: Robert
William Walker, Theodore Aleazar Walker, Lafayette
Walker, Waller Bright Walker 1863, Crawford Walker, Clay
Walker 1854, Mary Alice Walker 1857-1928 wife of Chesley
Davis Smith
Diana Steward Flesner <rflesner@midsouth.rr.com>July
28, 2002
Archie Steward, Born Dec. 15, 1819 Died Jan. 28, 1911
"Beloved Father Farewell"
John S. Steward, Born Feb. 13,1855 Died Feb. 22, 1930
L.L. Wife of John Steward, Born July 5, 1848 Died Jan. 8,
1913
"He giveth his beloved sleep"
(John & L.L. are on same monument. )
Annie L. Winstead Steward, 1870 - 1939
She is the 2nd wife of John. Her actual b. 14 Feb. 1870 d. 26 Jun
1939. I have recently compiled a little bit of history on
her if anyone might be interested in Hutchinson or
Winstead. I have photos of above in jpeg format.
The following are also buried at Mt. Moriah but no
photos taken yet.
Steward (On 1 monument)
Blanch M. --- James W. --- Alfred W.
Oct 4 1886 --- Sept 22 1915 --- Feb 5 1877
Apr 9 1953 ----Apr 19 1953 --- Aug 21 1960
Mother (On stone at foot of Blanch)
Jane Harris Riggs, 1846-1915
Three children of Blanch Steward (On stone at foot of Alfred)
"Let Your Light So Shine"
Berlin Steward
Jan 6 1925
Allen, Mary Ella Lawson Petty, 23 July 1902 - no date given refer: Obion Co History, Vol 2
Boehm, George Graves, 7 Jun 1894 - 15 Oct 1955 refer: Obion Co
History, Vol 2
Boehm, Fannie Mai Albright, b. - d. 29 July 1925 refer: Obion Co
History, Vol 2
Butler, Frank Eugene, 19 Sep 1896 - 21 Mar 1973 refer: Obion Co
History, Vol 2
Butler, Maude Mae Woodall, 7 Sept 1902 - 12 Mar 1982 refer: Obion Co
History, Vol 2
Curry, James W. , 10 Apr 1824-31 Jul 1902
Curry, Mary, 16 May 1829--26 Jan 1901
Curry, John Vaulton, 14 Mar 1868-10 Sep 1885
Larry Curry
Russell:
Russell, Thomas P. 1862 - 1939
Russell, Mary Julia 1862 - 1951 (on same stone with Thomas
P.)
Russell, Manerva Jane Nov 11, 1854 - July 9, 1926
Russell, Rhoda July 31, 1825 - Nov 5, 1922, Mother
Russell, John Mar 1, 1849 - July 18, 1918, Son (on same
stone with Rhoda)
Submitted by Dora
Steward: from Diana
Steward Flesner <rflesner@midsouth.rr.com>July 28, 2002
Archie Steward, Born Dec. 15, 1819 Died Jan. 28, 1911
"Beloved Father
Farewell"
John S. Steward, Born Feb.
13,1855 Died Feb. 22, 1930
L.L. Wife of John Steward, Born July 5, 1848 Died Jan. 8,
1913
"He giveth his beloved
sleep"
(John & L.L. are on same monument. )
Annie L. Winstead Steward, 1870 - 1939
She is the 2nd wife of John. Her actual
b. 14 Feb. 1870 d. 26 Jun 1939. I have recently compiled a
little bit of history on her if anyone might be interested in
Hutchinson or Winstead. I have photos of above in jpeg
format.
The following are also buried at Mt. Moriah but no photos
taken yet.
Steward (On 1 monument)
Blanch M. --- James W. --- Alfred W.
Oct 4 1886 --- Sept 22 1915 --- Feb 5 1877
Apr 9 1953 ----Apr 19 1953 --- Aug 21 1960
Mother (On stone at foot of Blanch)
Jane Harris Riggs, 1846-1915
Three children of Blanch Steward (On stone at foot of
Alfred)
"Let Your Light So Shine"
Berlin Steward Jan 6 1925
Walker:
Jim B. Walker b. 11 Nov 1818--d. 12 May 1882 -m.
30 Jul 1844 to
Selena Jane Westmoreland 1 Aug 1825- 11 Dec 1910