TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS FROM BLACK CEMETERIES
IN CARROLL COUNTY, TENNESSEE
Compiled by Jonathan K. T. Smith
Copyright, Jonathan K. T. Smith, 2000

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MT. ARARAT CEMETERY

Located in Trezevant, Tennessee on West Main Street. The cemetery is situated beside Mt. Ararat Baptist Church (established in 1886) but it has served as a community burial ground for black folk for many years.

 

VIRGINIA PHILLIPS DUPREE June 2, 1941-June 22, 1999 Our beloved mother JAMES TERRY HARRISON PVT U.S. Army, World War II November 23, 1914-July 2, 1973 DELUS W. WOODS, Husband January 28, 1883-April 14, 1954 D/ARTELL HURT 1880-1965 HATTIE LEAN HURT 1890-1963 DORIS JEAN HURT 1939-1963 One/LABITHA LYNETTE HARRISON November 22, 1982-Nov. 26, 1982 LINDSEY NICOLE HARRISON May 27, 1994-June 28, 1994 AMANDA GAIL HARRISON June 13, 1987-July 3, 1987 D/JOHN HANSBRO 1906- EDNA C. HANSBRO 1910-1974 JATOE HOLT Died 1970

BOOKER T. HARRISON September 13, 1904-March 9, 1985 LILLY HAZEL ANDERSON, Mom 1917-1984 ELIZABETH HARRISON September 20, 1928-February 2, 1988 OSSOLA LOWRY March 4, 1901-January 10, 1957 Died in East St. Louis, Illinois W. H. son of A. R. and Mattie HURT May 17, 1917-July 23, 1960 IDA MAE HARRISON April 6, 1926-February 2, 1972 D/JOE LEWIS HURT 1910- LUCILLE W. HURT 1915-1970 married September 9, 1933 EMANUEL HARRISON TEC 5 U.S. Army, World War II 1924-1984 GEORGE L. HANSBRO U.S. Army September 14, 1937-November 18, 1994

 

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D/JOHN E. HANSBRO May 23, 1928-June 7, 1997 SOPHIA B. HANSBRO December 3, 1932- wed December 30, 1951 Our Children:Ann & Karen IRENE H. CUNNINGHAM 1912-1967 MAIDY ANN DUDLY 1926-1943 CALLIE W. CUNNINGHAM 1900-1950 MARTHA L. HURT BERRY September 30, 1921-August 21, 1998 One/LOUISE M. WILLIAMS 1920- ZELLAR WILLIAMS 1894- GROVER C. WILLIAMS 1892-1975 D/NATHANIEL HURT May 8, 1939- VIRGINIA HURT September 9, 1940-November 19, 1993 wed March 20, 1971 LONNIE McCLAIN December 14, 1897-January 13, 1972 Rev. JAMES G. SMITH March 20, 1954-January 5, 1998 JAMES EDWARD HURT H Sgt U.S. Army, World War II 1925-1992 D/ALBERT SCATES 1897- LOUETTA SCATES 1890-1967 ARISTAE PHILLIPS 1917-1984 FH marker FRED H. CUNNINGHAM PFC U.S. Army, World War II July 6, 1922-July 23, 1976 JAMES ADKISSON 1910-1989 D/JOHNNIE PATTERSON 1907-1978 LIZZIE PATTERSON 1907-1986 married December 11, 1927 D/JOHN L. MILTON June 19, 1909-April 1, 1987 MARY ELLA MILTON August 30, 1911-October 28, 1976

D/SAM HURT 1909-1998 BEATRICE HALL HURT 1924- married December 26, 1942 WILLIE L. CUNNINGHAM, SR. 1909-1971 JOHN A. CUNNINGHAM August 15, 1904-December 28, 1959 Erected by Betty GROVER CLEVELAND WILLIAMS PVT U.S. Army, World War I August 4, 1892-July 3, 1975 D/RUSSELL PHILLIPS June 3, 1939-August 27, 1989 IRENE PHILLIPS July 17, 1939- BOB WILLIAMS January 16, 1879-June 11, 1971 MARTHA HURT ADKISSON, Mee-Maw December 23, 1935-November 15, 1992 EBB HURT April 22, 1898-February 15, 1973 NELLIE McCLAIN, no dates CARL JOYNER May 2, 1948-August 1, 1963 Son of W. C. and Dorothy GEORGE HURT Tenn. PFC U.S. Army, World War II April 24, 1923-January 24, 1974 MARY S. SMITH February 14, 1927-March 17, 1969 CALLIE ADKISSON' HUNT May 30, 1933-October 26, 1976 CHARLIE L. PHILLIPS TEC 5 U.S. Army, World War II 1906-1977 CARRIE EDMONSON Died March 7, 1973 FH marker MICHAEL E. TAYLOR U.S. Army October 22, 1953-January 3, 1995 ESAU BERRY PVT U.S. Army December 17, 1929-February 20, 1998 JANE K. BERRY July 13, 1935-June 27, 1998 DAVID EARL CLEMONS A1C U.S. Air Force, Vietnam December 24, 1944-April 13, 1985

 

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DAVE MITCHAM Died 1938 THOMAS ADKISSON July 1, 1935-March 3, 1998 GERALDINE MOORE August 25, 1918-July 24, 1989 MATTIE PATTERSON March 10, 1895-March 26, 1951 WILLIAM CHARLES JOYNER December 8, 1928-July 11, 2000 FH markcer J. W. BROWN February 12, 1912-September 1, 1918 D/MICHAEL E. NEWBILL, Son September 19, 1950-November 9, 1998 BETTIE L. NEWBILL, Mother June 28, 1925- HERBERT L. MITCHUM June 19, 1904-May 9, 1992 D/L. B. MITCHUM June 6, 1928- BERNICE MITCHUM March 9, 1929-July 8, 1998 ROSE E. MITCHUM Died December 27, (year chipped) DENNA ROSSER Died September 4, 1910 age 45 years PARTHENIA, wife of Uris HURT Born 1840 Died February 26, 1893 PHILLIS NABORS Died April 28, 1976 CAROLYN RUTHERFORD December 25, 1908-March 2, 1992 HERBERT PARKS, Beloved Father November 30, 1917-November 8, 1996 BETSEY SHAD 70 years old GILBERT J. PARKS Son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Parks September 25, 1955-March 24, 1956 D/WILLIAM WEATHERFORD 1873-1940 MINERVIA WEATHERFORD 1882-1962 JAS. BOMAR May 14, 1906-June 6, 1917 LAWARCE WEATHERFORD Born 1845 Died 1918

WINNIE HOOPER, no dates JIMMY SNEED September 1, 1934-May 27, 1995 Son of Eleanor Adkisson D/ANDREW ADKISSON January 3, 1884-February 28, 1946 LILLIE H. ADKISSON August 26, 1884-August 15, 1983 HAZEL HOLDER, wife of J. B. April 8, 1934-October 16, 1984 CRESSIE PATTERSON Born September 18, 1887 Died February 2, 1918 Age 50 yrs. 5 mos. & 10 days VICTOR CLEMONS Born August 10, 1915 Died in 1918 NELL FUQUA CUNNINGHAM September 15, 1906-June 15, 1935 Erected by Betty J. B. BOMER December 25, 1857-July 28, 1928 EMA MITCHEM Died in 1915 HATTIE A. MITCHUM Died August 10, 1907 (infant) INFANT of W. M. and C. C. WARMACK Born June 8, 1885 Died September 14, 1885 JOHN NABORS Died April 14, 1976 JESSIE FUQUA November 28, 1900-October 15, 1980 BOSTON MACK SCATES PVT U.S. Army, World War II 1914-1979 JAMES MARSHALL son of C. E. & Sarah SUTTON October 6, 1901-Sept. 27, 1902 His days here was 356 WILLIAM MARSHALL Died August 19, 1934 Age 58 W. G. GORDON 1858-1936 Mr. CHARLES MILTON July 26, 1935-April 6, 1999 FH marker MARY WEATHERFORD Died October 30, 1904 Age 59 years WILLIAM WEATHERFORD Died April 11, 1880 Age 57

 

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INFANT of W. M. & M. WEATHERFORD Born September 24, 1919 Died October 5, 1919 IDA wife of Charlie F. HAMMONS 1899-1918 (a fallen tombstone) CHARLES PHILLIPS Born 1874 Died February 28, 1918 DAVID DUFFIELD Died August 14, (broken off) ELLA wife of W. G. GORDON February 28, 1877-March 24, 1921 MOLLIE, wife of Pete ADAMS Died October 31, 1903 Age about 40 years DELPHA HUDSON PATTERSON 1876-1934 DINAH REAVES 1900-1969 D/CLYDE WILLIAM WEATHERFORD September 23, 1908-Dec. 13, 1968 REBECCA WEATHERFORD August 22, 1912-August 20, 1991 D/MILES PEARSON 1924- CLARA E. PEARSON 1913-1987 WILLIAM D. HILLSMAN PFC U.S. Army, World War II 1921-1983 EARSKIN WILLIAMSON August 5, 1909-June 26, 1988 NAOMI SAVANNAH WILLIAMSON June 20, 1911-June 29, 1991 married 1930 D/LEWIS C. HURT 1927-1976 MARTHA E. HURT 1930- CHARLIE HURT U. S . Navy September 30, 1910-Sept. 12, 1974 ANNA HANSBRO 1891-1966 LUCY B. HOLT 1910-1980 EMMA HOLT wife of B. H. 1853-1941

PEGGIE M., wife of W. SPRINGER Died July 6, 1891 Age 65 years WESLEY SPRINGER Born August 10, 1827 Died January 9, 1905 BURTY child of C. C. & M. C. CLAY Born October 15, 1884 Died August 11, 1895 MERRIAR wife of C. C. CLAY Died August 18, 1896 aged about 49 yrs. LARK PATTERSON April 15, 1851-October 20, 1904 Age 53 ys. 6 ms. 5 das. MONROE PATTERSON 1852-1928 HOWARD PATTERSON February 27, 1940-October 24, 1967 CORA LONG 1879-1933 D/THOMAS RIDLEY 1890-1944 GERTRUDE RIDLEY 1894-1949 GEORGIA M. HILLSMAN, Mother June 6, 1923-January 2, 1997 CHARLES EDWARD ADKISSON So. Carolina Cpl. QMC, World War II, Korea September 10, 1924-May 31, 1953 HESTER ANN LUTER May 11, 1940-July 11, 1982 LOUCILLE CUNNINGHAM, no dates LIDDLE C. PHILIPS August 22, 1918-July 25, 1986 Her children Dollie, Thelma, Charlie GEORGE ARCO JOHNSON PVT U.S. Army 1893-1974 ANNIE B. FUQUA Born 1901 Died Dec. 1 /all on the tombstone/ ANDREW DAVID HOLT Sgt U.S. Army, World War II 1919-1979 JOHNNIE M. HURT 1907-1945

 

Death certificates indicate burials here:
SILAS BIGHAM died October 8, 1916 aged 70 years
HOLLIE HARRISON, female, August 1862, Accomac Co., Va.-March 15, 1917

 

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CRISSIE PATTERSON, December 24, 1863-February 21, 1918; dau of Edie and Crissie White
EDDIE FUQUA, March 28, 1880-November 3, 1918
MARY LEE FOSTER BARDWELL, 1852-December 7, 1918
WILLIAM LAWRENCE WEATHERFORD, January 23, 1843, Virginia-December 23, 1918;
son of William N. Weatherford
CORA MITCHUM, August 23, 1883-February 20, 1922; dau of Bill Clay

Cox Funeral Home indicates burial here:
LULA ROGERS died December 11, 1940 aged 51 years; dau of N. Bryant

 

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