An Inventory of Antebellum Tombstone Inscriptions
Carroll County, Tennessee
Compiled by Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith
Copyright, Jonathan K. T. Smith, 2002

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HAMILTON CEMETERY

This burial ground is sited on the south side of Maytown Road. To reach it drive east on Buena Vista Road about 2.5 miles from the juncture of this road with U.S. Highway 70 in Huntingdon; turn onto Maytown Road and drive about 2 miles to this cemetery.

To the memory of MOLLIE BELL dau. of C. & S. HAMILTON Born Sept. 5, 1855    Died May 14, 1858 J. White, Mem., Tenn. [stonecutter]	THOMAS C. son of C. & S. HAMILTON Died Jan. 17’, 1862 aged 18 yrs 8 mo 24 das
	EMPSON B. son of C. & S. HAMILTON Died Mar. 20, 1862 aged 16 yrs 11 ms 3 das

CALVIN HAMILTON (Masonic emblem)
Died Sept. 12, 1862 aged 50 yrs 2 mos 16 das

In memory of
SUSAN wife of CALVIN HAMILTON
Born Aug. 29, 1822     Died Sept. 7, 1871 aged 49 yrs 8 dys

A. BIGGS son of J. M. & M. L. GARDNER
Died July 1, 1863 aged 1 yr 4 m 19 ds

 

HAMLIN CEMETERY

To reach this burial ground drive from the juncture of Macedonia Road and State Highway 423, in Macedonia, on the latter highway east about 1.4 miles, where turn onto field road on the Ellis farm and walk at least a mile through four gates, to the north, northwest to this cemetery.

JOSEPH A , consort of N. E. BARHAM
Born Apr. 5, 1823    Died Aug. 18, 1846
footstone J. A. B.

 

HAMPTON CEMETERY

Located on the south side of Hampton Cemetery Road about .9 mile east of its juncture with State Highway 22 and about three and a half miles north of Clarksburg.

DANIEL D. CRIDER Born Mar. 28, 1842    Died July 28, 1864	PERMELIA wife of HENRY S. CRIDER Died Nov. 27, 1849 in the 64th year of her age
HENRY CRIDER Born Mar. 22, 1781    Died Feb. 1, 1853	REBECCA wife of W. A. CRIDER Born Oct. 30, 1812    Died May 6, 1864
F. E. dau. of W. A. & REBECCA CRIDER Died May 12, 18_7 aged 30 yrs. 6 mo & 15 days	SOPHRONIA wife of W. H. GRAVES Born Sept. 2, 1834    Died June 27, 1858
MARY JANE wife of J. E. WEATHERS Died Feb. 26, 1851	JOHN HILLOUGH Born June 8, 1791    Died Sept. 17, 1855

CALIN CHAMBLISS
borned April 3, 1830, died Jan. 14, 1863, aged 33 years; wife of RENT CHAMBLISS. Sleep on mother sleep on; we will meet you in the sweet by & by

 

HARRIS CEMETERY

To reach this burial ground turn east off U.S. Highway 79 onto Big Buck Road in Trezevant, Tenn. and drive about 2.2 miles to the cemetery, sited on the south side of this road. It has been markedly vandalized in years past.

ELIZABETH wife of H. F. HARRIS Born Nov. 26, 1826    Died Feb. 20, 1860 footstone E. H.

MARY F. consort of [portion missing] An affectionate wife and devoted Christian footstone M. F. H.

 

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ELIZABETH B. wife of H. F. HAR[RIS]
rest of stone missing

Also buried here with one tombstone:
HATTIE M. HILLSMAN (east side)
Born Dec. 13, 1871    Died Sept. 18, 1876
SALLIE J. HILLSMAN (west side)
Born Nov. 16, 1880    Died Oct. 19, 1886

 

HAWKINS CEMETERY #1

Located at the end of a grassy lane about .2 mile from State Highway 22 at a point two miles south of court square in Huntingdon.

SAMUEL HAWKINS Born 1793    Died 1861 footstone S. H.

NANCY wife of SAMUEL HAWKINS Born 1796    Died 1866 footstone N. H.

 

HAWKINS CEMETERY #2

Located on the south side of Buena Vista Road at a point about .8 mile from its juncture with U.S. Highway 70 in Huntingdon.

Enclosed within a chain fence:

JUSTINA ELLA infant daughter of ALVIN & JUSTINA M. HAWKINS
Born Nov. 25, 1856    Died Oct. 11, 1857

Sacred to the memory of
MILTON HAWKINS
who was born. in Bath Co., Ky., Augu. 21, 1826
Died July 2, 1850 AE 23 ys 10 ms 12 ds

ALVERDA infant daughter of ASHTON & SARAH A. HAWKINS
Born Mar. 25 A.D. 1855    Died Aug. 19 A.D. 1855 aged 4 mos & 25 days
Ere sin could taint or sorrow fade death came with timely care, the opening bud to heaven conveyed and bade it blossom there

Sacred to the memory of
ALFRED infant son of J. M. & P. G. HAWKINS
who was born Apr. 24, 1841    Died Sep. 1, 1841 AE 4 mos 7 ds

In memory of
JOHN M. HAWKINS
was born in Bath Co., Ky., Feb. 28 A.D. 1796    Died near this spot Jan. 24 A.D. 1852
aged 55 years, 10 mos & 26 ds
He was a kind husband, an indulgent parent, a faithful friend and an honest man
footstone J. M. H.
[His wife, POLLY G., 1804-1887, is buried beside him]

FRANKLIN son of JOHN M. & POLLY G. HAWKINS
Born near this place Aug. 7, 1838
He was a Confederate soldier & fell in battle at Harrisburg, Miss. July 13 and died July 14, 1864
footstone F. H.

TENNESSEE LOVE daughter of ALVIN & JUSTINA HAWKINS
Born near this place Aug. 19, 1838    Died in Green Castle, Ind., Oct. 28, 1863
A few hours before she died she sweetly sang, I want to be an angel and with the angels stand, a cross upon my forehead, a harp within my hand

 

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ALVIN son of ALVIN & JUSTINA M. HAWKINS
Born Feb. 3 & died Feb. 8, 1862
Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not for of such is the kingdom of’ heaven Luke XVIII:16

This is the burial ground of ALVIN HAWKINS (1821-1905), Governor of Tennessee, 1881-1883 and his wife, JUSTINA OTT HAWKINS (1825-1901).

 

HEBRON CEMETERY

This burial ground is sited opposite the Hebron United Methodist Church on the east side of Hebron Church Road. To reach it drive about 1.9 miles west from the juncture of State Highway 114 and U.S. Highway 70 in Hollow Rock, over the latter road to Hebron Church Road; turn north on the latter road and drive .4 mile to the cemetery.

MARY D. wife of HEZEKIAH COBLE
Born May 24, 1813    Died Mar. 11, 1865

 

HILLSMAN CEMETERY

To reach this burial ground turn off U.S. Highway 79 in Trezevant, Tenn., onto Big Buck Road and drive east to a point about 2.5 miles; turn here into a gated field lane; drive or walk over this lane about .5 mile to a point and park; walk a short distance to the southwest to the cemetery sited on a sloping hill.

REDDICK HILSMAN [spelled with one "l"]
Born Aug. 9, 1778    Died May 21, 1858 aged 67 yrs 9 ms 12 ds
[a fallen stone]

PAULINA VIRGINIA daughter of Dr. J. S. & M. HUBBARD
Born July 12, 1844    Died Aug. 9, 1853

ARTHUR C. son of J. H. & M. A. HILLSMAN
Born Dec. 12, 1848    Died Mar. 12, 1849

NOTE: Reddick Hilsman executed his last will on September 18, 1856. (Carroll County Will Book A, pages 292-296)

 

HOLLOW ROCK PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY

Located on the north side of U.S. Highway 70 in Bruceton, Tenn., beside the church (a congregation organized in 1822).

LEVI SMITH Died Oct. 18, 1862 aged about 70 years	JACOB LYPE Born Dec. 2, 1793    Died Feb. 3, 1861 [a large, broken stone]
MARY wife of JACOB LYPE Born Jan. 5, 1796    Died May 16, 1871

 

HUMBLE CEMETERY

Located on the south side of Buena Vista Road about 3.1 miles east of its juncture with U.S. Highway 70 in Huntingdon.

Sacred to the memory of
JANE wife of JACOB HUMBLE
Died Dec. 12, 1864 aged 59 yrs 1 mo 29 das
She was an affectionate wife, a kind mother, a faithful friend and a devoted Christian

 

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MARTHA J. dau. of G. W. & C. HUMBLE Born Aug. 29, 1858    Died Sep 6, 1858	JOHN V. son of CAROLINE & G. W. HUMBLE Born Feb. 14, 1855    Died Aug. 1855
THOMPSON & JONATHAN sons of ISAAC & SUSAN ENOCHS Born and Died Jan. 6, 1859	Their tombstones show that GEORGE W. HUMBLE was born in 1827; died 1904; CAROLINE HUMBLE, born 1837; died 1899

 

HURT CEMETERY

To reach this burial ground drive about 4.9 miles from the juncture of East Main Street/State Highway 77 and State Highway 220 in Atwood, Tenn., to a driveway on the south side of the latter road. Park. Walk to the northeast, through fields, over a branch, a barbed-wire fence, reaching the third hill on which this cemetery rests. It is thus isolated.

Within an enclosure:

ROBERT HURT Born August 2, 1781    Died Dec. 26, 1841	JANE C. wife of ROBERT HURT Born April 15, 1790    Died Nov. 24, 1832
MARY E. wife of WM. HURT Born Oct. 12, 1843      Died Sep 9, 1868 age 24 ys	G. C. HURT [GRANVILLE C.] Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord.... [this tombstone has been repaired; the middle portion containing the dates is missing]
PHILEMON HURT, JR. Died Aug. 25, 1858 aged 27 yrs & 4 mo.

PH. D. son of JANE & ROBERT HURT
Died Sept. 1836 [no day given] in the 9th year of his age; gentle, mild & beyond his years

REBECCA consort of WM. E. MITCHUM
Died Oct. 6, 1853 aged 35 yrs 9 mos & 10 dsIn James B. Taylor’s VIRGINIA BAPTIST MINISTERS (1860), page 94, the father of Robert Hurt (1781-l841), PHILEMON HURT, SR.'s dates are given as born October 6, 1758; died January 19, 1841. He was a resident of Carroll County and may be buried in this cemetery.

 

JONES CEMETERY

Located behind a residence and barn about .2 mile north of U.S. Highway 70A, at a point 1.7 miles east of McLemoresville, Tennessee.

JAMES B. JONES
Born in Halifax County, Va., May 28, 1786
Died in Carrol Co., Tenn., Nov. 9, 1840
He made home happy
[When the writer saw this tombstone several years ago it was intact, rendering the reading given here; the upper portion of the tombstone is now missing.]

ELIZABETH G. JONES
Born May 28, 1798    Died Feb. 3, 1869

One tombstone:
WM. WILSON
Born May 17, 1797    Died Aug. 10, 1869
Gone but not forgotten
OBEDIENCE T. WILSON
Born Oct. 23, 1799    Died Nov. 1, 1869

 

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KEATON CEMETERY

Located in southeast Atwood, Tennessee on the Norris Robinson Loop.

ELIZABETH J. daughter off C. W. & M. KEATON
Died Mar. 22, 1857 aged 35 yrs 6 mos 15 das

NATHANIEL son of C. W. & M. KEATON Died May 20, 1844 aged 12 yrs 7 mos 7 days [a fallen stone]	INFANT DAUGHTER of C. W. & M. KEATON Died 1840 at birth
LOUISA A. daughter of J. H. & M. M. KEATON Born Aug. 10, 1861    Died July 14, 1862 Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not for of such is the kingdom of heaven	JOHN S. son of J. A. & R. J. KEATON Born Nov. 12, 1859    Died Oct. 28, 1860 The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh, blessed be the name of the Lord [a fallen stone]

 

KYLE CEMETERY

To reach this burial ground drive in Huntingdon from the juncture of U.S. Highway 70 with Buena Vista Road about three miles east; turn onto Humble Church Road and drive south about .6 mile to a gate on the east side of this road. From here walk about .3 mile directly east to a wooded area where this cemetery is located. There are numerous sandstones marking graves. Some tombstones have apparently disappeared.

MISSOURIA dau. of ELIZABETH ANN & NATHAN KIRK Born Sept. 25, 1851    Died Aug. 3, 1852 footstone M. K.	MARY F. dau. of I. S. & SUSAN ENOCHS Born Aug. 15, 1853    Died May 4, 1854 A bud on earth transplanted to the paradise of God [a fallen stone]
SUSAN wife of I. S. ENOCHS Born Oct. 11, 1821    Died Dec. 11, 1853 Remember me as you pass by as you are now so once was I. As I am now so you will be. Prepare for death and follow me [a fallen stone]	E. W. son of R. A. & M. A. WILLIAMS Born Jan. 20, 1867    Died July 21, 1871 aged 4 yrs. 6 mo. 1 dy footstone E. W. W.
	R. A. WILLIAMS Born 1834    Died Feb. 8, 1875 footstone R. A. W. [a fallen stone]
ONEY wife of J. K. KYLE Born Jan. 13, 1821    Died Feb. 1, 1880 She was a kind and affectionate wife, a fond mother and a friend to all footstone O. K. [a fallen, broken stone]	J. K. KYLE (Masonic emblem) Born May 18, 1817    Died Feb. 26, 1898 Since thou canst no longer stay to cheer us with thy love we hope to meet with thee again in yon bright world footstone J. K. K. [a fallen, broken stone]

[Because of the pitiable condition of the later tombstones the present writer has chosen to include those in this listing; the Kyle stones had to be "dug" out of the ground.]

 

LAVINIA CEMETERY

Located behind and beside (north) of the United Methodist Church on the east side of Spring Creek Road in Lavinia.

PAMELIA FRANCES wife of HILLIARD FORT Born Jan. 19, 1831    Died April 15, 1856 [a fallen stone]

PAMELIA wife of W. W. MOORE Died June 13, 1854 aged 43 years 1 mo 19 days

 

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ELIZA D. daughter off W. W. & PAMELIA MOORE Died July 5, 1862 aged 10 years 6 mc 10 ds	ROBERT T. CALDWELL Born May 16, 1831    Died May 19, 1862 [a fallen stone]
MARTHA M. wife of JAS. B. DINWIDDIE and daughter of W. W. & PAMELIA MOORE Born April 19, 1836    Died Mar. 29, 1856 [a broken, fallen stone]	MATTIE dau. of J. W. & A. MOORE Died Mar. 16, 186h aged 1 yr 8 mos 25 das
	THOS C. MOORE Died Feb. 2, 1865 aged 47 yrs 11 ds [a broken, fallen stone]
LUCY A. dau. of A. B. & MARY WAYNICK Born Sept. 29, 1861    Died Oct. 29, 1862 [a broken stone]	MARY J. wife of A. B. WAYNICK Born Aug. 23, 1837    Died July 31, 1864 She's gone though many fond hearts would fain prolonged her stay but heaven decreed otherwise and the loved one passed away
PAMELA A. R. WILLIAMS Aged 14 weeks [no dates]
MARY CASS C. dau. of J. M. & NANCY R. L. LANIER Born Feb. 24, 1853    Died Sept. 14, 1857	MATTIE LORETZ infant daughter off J. N. & N. N. WARLICK Born Jan. 31, 1859    Died [chipped] 18, 1859
GEORGIAN daughter of J. M. & N. L. LANIER Died Mar. 21, 1862 aged 14 mos 22 ds	LEROY S. son off G. W. and L. A. MILLS Died July 11, 1857 aged 1 yr 3 ms 11 ds
JAMES T. son of H. O. & M. J. VAUGHN Born Nov. 13, 1860    Died Oct. 1, 1861 aged 10 mos 18 das	MARY D. dau. of J. M. & S. A. TAYLOR Born Nov. 15, 1863    Died Feb. 23, 1864
S. A. J. wife of J. M. TAYLOR Born June 1, 1831    Died Feb. 16, 1864	JOHN son of T. L. & M. H. HARRIS Born Apr. 19, 1833    Died Sept. [no day] 1857 Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God
LEYROY STRAYHORN Born Aug.. 18, 1820    Died Jan. 15, 1851
MARGARET E. dau. of Dr. S. L. CALDWELL Born Mar. 8, 1854    Died Sept. 29, 1857 aged 6 yrs 6 ms & 21 ds [a fallen stone]	WILLIAM C. son of T. C. & E. E. MOORE Died Nov. 12, 1865 aged 6 ms 14 ds
JOHN R BARKSDALE Died Dec. 18, 1853 aged 45 yrs. Alas how changed that lovely flower which bloomed and cheered my heart; fair fleeting comfort off an hour, how soon were called to part	In memory of NANCY wife of JOHN R. BARKSDALE Born April 17, 1813    Died Aug. l, 1856 [a fallen, broken stone]

From BARKSDALE FAMILY HISTORY AND GENEALOGY by John A. Barksdale, 19140, page 14514:

JOHN ROGERS BARKSDALE         John Rogers Barksdale was b. Dec., 1808 near Raleigh, N.C.; d. Dec. 18, 1855 at Lavinia, Carroll Co., Tenn. , where he is buried.         No information is available as to the name of the father of John Rogers Barksdale. The given name Rogers indicates the probability of descent from Jonathan Barksdale, No. 56, q.v., perhaps a grandson which would place him in generation (5). He lived in Wake Co., N. C. until early in 1834 when he removed to Carroll Co., Tenn., where he was a planter and slaveholder. He m. in N.C., Dec. 6, 1833, Nancy Burk. She d. Aug. 1, 1856 at Lavinia, Tenn., where she is buried beside her husband in the Lavinia Cemetery. They had issue of five children, b. in Carroll Co., Tenn.

 

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LEACH CEMETERY

Located several miles south of Atwood, Tennessee. To reach it, drive about .4 mile north from the Rutherford Fork of Obion River bridge to a point on the east side of State Highway 220. Park and walk up a high, wooded hill about .2 mile to this site.

JOSEPH D. LEACH Died Feb. 12, 1848 aged 2 yrs 3 ins 22 ds Sweet little bud

JAMES S. LEACH Died Nov. 2, 1864 aged 51 yrs 4 mos & 7 ds

 

MANNING CEMETERY

To reach this burial ground drive from the juncture of Spring Creek Road and Fry Road, near Lavinia, Tenn., east on the latter road about 1.9 miles, at which point, park, get under a fence on the north side of the road and take a short walk directly north to a copse. The tombstones are sited in this tangle of trees.

CHARLES J. LAMIER Born Oct. 15, 1813    Died Aug. 22, 1848 A loving husband, a father dear, a faithful friend lies buried here footstone C. J. L.	THOMAS JONES Died Mar. 16, 1851, age, the 79th yr. of his age footstone T. J.
	DIONITIA, consort of THOS. JONES Departed this life Apr. 2, 1847, age, the 61st year of her age [a fallen stone]

NOTE: Charles J. Lanier executed his last will on Feb. 1, 1849; he added a codicil dated August 17, 1849. His widow was Wilmoth E. Lanier and his brothers, were executors. (Carroll County Will Book A, pages 157-158) This document indicates that Lanier's death year was 1849 rather than 1848.

According to Louise Ingersoll (LANIER, 1965, pages 315, 319), Charles Johns Lanier married in Pittsylvania County, Virginia to Meymouth Hutchings (she remarried after his death to Francis Herron, October 1, 1850); he was a son of ‘James Madison Lanier (1780-1830) and his wife, Elizabeth Johns; the father having served in a cavalry unit during the American Revolution, fighting for independence. The brothers, James Madison Lanier, Jr. married Nancy R. L. Wood and John Hicks Lanier married Cassandra Barham.

 

MASSEY CEMETERY

Located on the south side of Vale-McKenzie Road a short distance northwest of Marlboro.

CALVIN MASSEY
Born Nov. 3, 1827    Died Nov. 10, 1841

An ornate tombstone, within an incised shield, "There is rest."

 

MAXWELL CEMETERY

To reach this burial ground turn from State Highway 79, near McKenzie, onto Enon Church Road; drive to a point about .4 mile, turn and drive over a field about .2 mile to this cemetery, to the southwest. The tombstones are in disarray.

AMANDA ELIZABETH daughter of MARTIN & MATILDA MAXWELL Born Feb. 2, 1840    Died July 20, 1845 aged 5 yrs 5 ins 18 ds footstone A. E. M.
NICHOLAS MAXWELL (Masonic emblem) Born Aug. 2, 1821    Died Jan. 3, 1853	____________ [portion missing] Born Oct. 17, 1800    Died Aug. 18, 1841 footstone J. B. C.
LOU ANN MINERVY daughter of MARTIN & MATILDA MAXWELL Born Dec. 27, 1826    Died Mar. 22, 1829 [a shattered stone]

 

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MEBANE CEMETERY

A fenced-in burial ground. Located about two miles north of U.S. Highway 70 near Hollow Rock, reached over Hebron Church Road and Hebron Road, from which turn west on Mebane Cemetery Road about a halt mile to this cemetery sited on the north side of the road.

In memory of W. K. MEBANE 1826    Died in Mexico 1846	MANNIE son of M. B& M. J. MEBANE Born May 22, 1858 [died at] 2 mos
PAREADY J. dau. of M. B. & M. J. MEBANE Born Nov. 14, 1854 [died at] 3 mos 2 ds	NEWTON son of WM. & E. MEBANE Born Sept. 5, 1835    Died Feb. 15, 1836 Gone but not forgotten
MARGARET dau. of WM. & E. MEBANE Born Dec. 31, 1829    Died Dec. 4, 1851 aged 22 ys 1 mo 13 ds Prepare to meet thy God	MARY A. dau. of WM. & E. MEBANE Born Feb. 24, 1837    Died June 18, 1864 aged 29 ys 7 mo 13 ds Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord

 

MOORE-HARDER CEMETERY

Located on the south side of State Highway 423, just west of Chapel Hill Access Road about three miles west from this road's juncture with State Highway 77. Enclosed by a wire fence.

MARY J. wife of R. G. MOORE
Died of consumption Apr. 21, 1863
In Union there is peace

 

MOUNT COMFORT CEMETERY

The Mount Comfort Baptist Church was organized July 25, 1830 with Elder Elijah Autry as its founding pastor. The burial ground is located just to the southeast of the present church. It is reached by taking State Highway 114 from Interstate 40, travelling about four and a half miles over this highway, Hester Road and Maple Lake Road. The church and cemetery are sited on Maple Lake Road.

MARY E. JONES Born Dec. 15, 1857    Died Jan. 20, 1858 Sleep on, dear child, and take thy rest, in Jesus arms forever blessed	MARGARET J. wife of G. L. JONES Died Nov. 15, 1854 aged 24 ys 11 ms 12 ds Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God
MARTIN A. B. son of GEORGE PARISH Born Jan. 3, 1825    Died June 22, 1862 aged 37 ys 5 ms 19 ds	F. M. wife of R. H. HALL Born Dec. 25, 1828    Died April 13, 1863 Though lost to sight to memory dear
FANNIE dau. of R. H. & F. M. HALL Born in 1852    Died in 1855 Buded on earth to bloom in heaven	JAMES W. BURTON Born in Mecklinburg Co., Va., June 28, 1804 Died Dec. 24, 1864
JAMES SAUNDERS Born April 23, 1809    Died Sept. 9, 1854 aged 45 yrs 4 mos 16 das A loving husband, a father dear, a faithful friend lies buried here

 

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MOUNT OLIVET CEMETERY

Located on Cherrywood Avenue in McKenzie, Tennessee.

Within an enclosure:

MARY A. wife of YANCY MOORE
Born Nov. 8, 1811    Died Nov. 6, 1848 aged 36 yrs 11 months 28 days
Rest Mother rest in quiet sleep

GEORGE W. MOORE
Born Oct. 24, 1839    Died March 11, 1862 aged 22 years, 4 months & 17 days
The sweet remembrance of the just shall flourish when they sleep

WILLIAM H. MOORE
Born Dec. 13, 1834    Died Nov. 26, 1860 aged 25 years, 11 months, 8 days
The Lord gave and the Lord takecth away. Blessed be the name of the Lord

YANCY MOORE
Born July 11, 1799    Died Mar. 4, 1881

Mt. Olivet serves as a burial ground for the City of McKenzie; its burials date from after the Civil War. Ben Portius Moore (1902-1981) told the compiler that sometime in the 1960s he had the tombstones from his grandparents' Moore graveyard near Atwood removed and re-erected in the B. P. Moore lot in Mt. Olivet. The remains, however, were not moved.

 

McAULEY CEMETERY #1

The most practical approach to this burial ground, currently, is to drive north on State Highway 114 from its juncture with State Highway 224 at Yuma, Tenn., about 3.5 miles to a driveway on the east side of the highway. Walk about a mile northeast to this isolated cemetery from a residence here presently occupied by Wendell Cary and wife. The old-time Westport to Holladay road ran about fifty feet to the west of this cemetery which is located on a high ridge. There are numerous unmarked graves here, perhaps including the graves of slaves.

E. B. McAULEY Born June 10, 1826    Died Oct. 10, 1826 footstone E. B. McA.	C. J. McAULEY Born Apr. 29, 1819    Died Sep. 11, 1853 footstone C. J. McA.
J. C. son of J. B. McAULEY Born July 1, 1842    Died Jan. 6, 1864 footstone J. C. McA.

 

McAULEY CEMETERY #2

To reach this burial ground turn off U.S. Highway 70 in Huntingdon onto Buena Vista Road and drive east about 6 miles to this cemetery located on the north side of this road.

ARTEMAS LORANCE
Born Feb. 20, 1863    Died Mar. 28, 1864 aged 1 yr 1 mo 8 ds

J. RANDOLPH son of J. R. & M. A. RUST
Born Mar. 9, 1857    Died July 5, 1859 aged 2 yrs 3 mos 27 das

 

McCLURE CEMETERY

To reach this burial ground turn from U.S. Highway 79, near McKenzie, Tenn., turn onto Enon Road and drive about 1.3 miles to Hinkledale Road; turn thereon and drive about 1.1 miles to a point where park in a yard on the south side of this road; walk about .4 mile directly south, veering slightly to the west, over a long field to the high ground where the cemetery is sited; presently there are several tall beech trees here.

WILLIAM McCLURE
Died May 18, 1857 aged 82 y 1 m 8 d [hence born April 10, 1775]
[a broken stone]

 

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