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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ST. JOHN'S CEMETERY

Located north of Trezevant, Tennessee. Turn off Highvay 79 onto New Zion Road and drive about .8 mile to St. John's Cemetery Road, turn onto this road and drive about .3 mile to the cemetery. Once called Jarrell or Jarrell Switch Cemetery.

D/MATTHEW JONES Died May 14, 1945 EMMA JONES died October 7, 1944 ELLA PATTERSON April 24, 1884-April 22, 1954 PERCY HUGHES, Father 1897-1941 ROBERT CARTER, no dates FH marker: 1952-1990 D/CLINT ROPER 1900-1973 NORA A. ROPER 1901-1972 married 1919 ROBERT CLYDE ROPER 1923-1970 ALEX HERRONE BRIDGEMAN August 4, 1969 - Baby GERALD DEAN ROPER August 1948 - Baby D/ROBERT PAUL HAMPTON March 8, 1911-March 27, 1998 LEODIS HOWARD HAMPTON March 24, 1917- LIZZIE FOGG October 15, 1910-February 20, 1981 ROBERT ROPER U.S. Army, World War I 1900-1961 D/GEORGE TAYLOR 1876- MALISIA TAYLOR 1888-1961 ROSE VERA BOBBITT Born November 1_, 1912 Died June 10, 1913 Age 7 mos. CONNIE McCLELLAN, no dates D/CORNELIOUS SCOBY, Brother 1903-1965 NORA TRAVIS, Sister 1894-1965 GOMETHA HAMPTON FH marker:1900-1983 MARY L. ADKISON Born September Died May 27, 1917

WIBORD HUGHS Born January 27, 1920 Died March 17, 1920 D/FONZIE HUGHES 1878-1936 MYRTLE HUGHES 1890-1944 OTHARINE CARTER, no dates LORENE CARTER, no dates PRECIOUS FALLS, no dates LARRY A. ROPER April 30, 1949-August 28, 1972 Photo of him on tombstone D/ODELL ROPER 1926-1974 ASZELL ROPER 1932-1976 married August 16, 1950 SAMUEL BELL ROPER September 1949 - Baby ORA L. ANDERSON July 13, 1917-February 18, 1998 D/R. L. "Sug" BOBBITT 1905- 1964 MAGGIE BOBBITT 1907-1980 In loving memory ROBERT C. ROPER, JR. Sgt. U.S. Marine Corps, Vietnam 1947-1985 M. C. TATE June 10, 1919-August 30, 1969 Erected by Tate Family & Sister MARIA BOBBITT Born 1845 Died March 8, 1921 JAMES ADKISSON March 16, 1892-March 28, 1926 St. John Chamber 5778, McKenzie, Tenn. PORTER HAMPTON, no dates ADDIE N. SANSTER, no dates DENNIS WINGO, no dates BERTHA TATE, no dates LONGIE TATE, no dates

 

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D/WILLIE ALVIN JONES May 16, 1908-March 2, 1999 DAISY ADRISSON JONES February 20, 1923- married December 23, 1939 Our Children, Tommie B., Joe, Baby Boy, Everett & Enie D. EMMA AUGUSTA JONES October 20, 1943-October 30, 1943

ESSIE B. ADKISSON November 18, 1904-June 29, 1952 DINK ADKISSON PVT U.S. Army September 1, 1883-May 11, 1976 INFANT SON of Willie & Daisey JONES February 12, 1943 INFANT DAUGHTER of Odell & Arzell ROPER January 15, 1951

 

Cox Funeral Home indicates burial here:
CORA HAMPTON died September 26, 1943 aged 61 years

 

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