CRAWFORD CEMETERY

            Crawford Cemetery is located just off Crawford School Road near Shavers Road and Tillman Road and serves the Crawford Community. It is identified as "Brasher Cem." on the U.S.G.S. Scotts Hill quadrangle, suggesting that in the late 1930s or 1940s, the oldest death date on a readable marker was for someone named Brasher. Four graves are marked with fieldstones, 17 graves are marked with concrete blocks, and there are numerous unmarked graves.

            David Donahue recorded Crawford Cemetery in November 1993 and checked and updated it in December 2003. Margarett Alexander recorded Crawford Cemetery on February 19, 1976. Her record appears in Decatur County, Tennessee Cemetery Records published by the Captain Nathaniel A. Wesson Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Parsons, Tennessee, 1984, pp. 147-149. Reference is made to this work where appropriate. She noted "at least 27 rocks with no name."

 

Camper, Jerry Wayne, Oct. 4, 1945-Oct. 21, 1945, "Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes Camper" [replacement]

Camper, Mackie Joe, Mar. 16, 1939-Oct. 26, 1940, "Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes Camper" [replacement]

Camper, Vallar R., Dec. 9, 1917-Apr. 11, 1987, "Mom" footstone
Camper, Rhodes (Doc), July 30, 1917-Mar. 17, 1978, "Daddy" footstone

Creasy, Mary, Nov. 28, 1858-Nov. 2, 1915, "Wife of William Creasy" [replacement]

Currin, Bertha May, 1902-1964

Currin, Bettie, Dec. 18, 1869-July 10, 1944, "Mother" footstone
Currin, James W., July 28, 1852-Mar. 5, 1930, "Father" footstone

Currin, C. M., Oct. 29, 1866-____, "Aged 19 ys 11 ms 26 ds" "Son of W. D. & T. S. Currin" (broken) [broken through death date]

Currin, Emily Alice, Dec. 15, 1905-May 20, 1969

Currin, J. W., Oct. 20, 1891-Apr. 5, 1917 [replacement]

Currin, Jim David, Mar. 1, 1904-Feb. 4, 1969

Currin, M. E., Oct. 2, 1867-Feb. 14, 1944
Currin, J. H., Oct. 18, 1851-Oct. 27, 1912

Currin, T. S., Jan. 31, 1832-Oct. 7, 1894, "Wife of W. D. Currin" (broken) [broken through birth date; birth date is best guess]

Currin, W. D., Oct. 8, 1828-Feb. 20, 1885, "Husband of T. S. Currin" (broken) [Masonic symbol]

Edgin, F. D. E., Dec. 25, 1861-Mar. 3, 1901, "Wife of J. B. Edgin"

Edgin, J. B., 1876-1940 [replacement]

Florence, Sandra Joan, Aug. 19, 1962-Dec. 6, 2000

Gathings, F. E., Mrs., May 16, 1851-Aug. 16, 1938, "Mother" footstone, "Wife of M. C. Gaithings"

Gathings, J. J., Oct. 1, 1829-May 4, 1913, military marker as footstone "Joseph Gathings" "Pvt Co D 18 regt Tenn Cav Confederate States Army" [Alexander listed him as John Joseph Gathings]

Gathings, J. R., July 17, 1886-Aug. 23, 1947

Gathings, Leora, Dec. 15, 1882-Jan. 7, 1971, "Mother" footstone
Gathings, J. C., July 5, 1882-Dec. 9, 1952, "Father" footstone

Gathings, M. C., Feb. 19, 1883-Sept. 12, 1884, "Dau. of M. C. & F. C. Gathings"

Gathings, M. C., Apr. 11, 1831-Feb. 14, 1881, "Hus. of F. E. Gathings"

Gathings, Mattie [see Weems, Mattie Gathings]

Gathings, Osker, June 27, 1897-Oct. 30, 1897, "Son of Mr. & Mrs. T. R. Gathings"

Gathings, Rose, July 15, 1877-May 21, 1961, "Sister" footstone

Gathings, T. R., Feb. 23, 1866-Nov. 21, 1910, "Father" footstone [replacement]

Gathings, Willie, Jan. 1, 1906-Feb. 4, 1909 [replacement]

Maness, Glen, Dec. 30, 1923-Feb. 8, 1924 [replacement]

McClure, Infants, May 22, 1924-May 25, 1924, "Infant daughters of R. M. & N. E. McClure"

Morgan, Betty Joy, Oct. 18, 1930, "Dau. of Charlie & Carrie" [replacement]

Morgan, Bonnie F., Aug. 14, 1933-____, unplaced "Mother" footstone
Morgan, Paul J., Sept. 14, 1934-Sept. 2, 1989, "Father" footstone, "Married Oct. 6, 1956" "Son: Jerry"

Morgan, Charlie T., 1898-1964

Morgan, Infant, Apr. 16, 1920-Apr. 29, 1920, "Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. Ben Morgan" [replacement]

Morgan, Infant, Mar. 11, 1923, "Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. Ben Morgan" [replacement]

Morgan, Infant, Aug. 14, 1924, "Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. Ben Morgan" [replacement]

Morgan, James P., Jan. 22, 1938-____ [probably buried 2002-2003]

Morgan, Pearl L., 1913-1991, "Mom" footstone; also temporary marker, Boyd Funeral Home, "Mrs. Pearl Lee Morgan"
Morgan, Bob F., 1908-1990, "Dad" footstone, "Married Nov. 17, 1933"

Morgan, Timothy Glen, Mar. 3, 1961-July 22, 1983, military marker "Sgt US Marine Corps"

Morgan, Tony Damon, July 6, 1959, "Infant son of Glen & Dorothy Morgan"

Morgan, Vestie G., Feb. 16, 1899-Apr. 21, 1984, "Mom" footstone
Morgan, Ben H., July 4, 1894-July 16, 1983, "Dad" footstone, "Married April 13, 1913"

Morgan, Virgie E., 1901-1963

Morgan, William R., Dec. 4, 1868-Apr. 9, 1942
Morgan, Mahaley R. Bell, Jan. 20, 1868-Feb. 18, 1940

Morgan, Willie B., Nov. 1, 1909-Mar. 29, 1986
Morgan, J. W., Mar. 25, 1900-Apr. 1, 1989; also temporary marker, Boyd Funeral Home, "John Walter Morgan"

Sparks, Joey Robert, Apr. 13, 1986-Apr. 13, 1986, "Infant son of Johnny & Vickie Sparks"

Weems, J. T., July 2, 1867-Oct. 28, 1945, "Father" footstone

Weems, Mattie Gathings, Nov. 20, 1876-Sept. 14, 1975, "Mother" footstone [adjacent to and matching the marker for T. R. Gathings]

Wyatt, John, Sept. 1846-Jan. 1930

 

Unidentifiable

K.A.W. [listed in the UDC transcription as "Small rock, no dates"; this may be the footstone for a missing marker]

 

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