MYRACLE CEMETERY
Myracle Cemetery is a family cemetery on the east side of the road from Beacon to Decaturville, just north of the Beech River. It is indicated at the top center of the U.S.G.S. Scotts Hill quardangle (1986). The cemetery has been vandalized. It essentially is abandoned; the last burial there was in 1932.
David Donahue recorded Myracle Cemetery February 13, 1991. Margarett Alexander, Bobbie Bartholomew, and Blanche Tuten recorded Myracle Cemetery on June 23, 1976. Their record appears in Decatur County, Tennessee Cemetery Records by the Captain Nathaniel A. Wesson Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Parsons, Tennessee, 1984, pp. 394-395. Reference is made to this earlier record where appropriate.
Chumney, Ezra, Sept. 6, 1893-July ??, 1924, "Son of F. J. & M. P. Chumney" (broken at death date, poor repair)
Chumney, Frances Jordan, 1861-1932
Chumney, W. B., Aug. 15, 1896-Aug. 15, 1899, "Son of F. J. & M. P. Chumney"
Myracle, Berry, Feb. 23, 1822-Apr. 22, 1895 (broken)
Myracle, Catharine, d. May 1873, Age 83 yrs 2 mos, "Wife of Jacob Myracle" [not found in 1991; reported by Alexander et al.]
Myracle, Cynthia A., d. May 14, 1865, Aged 13 y's 3 m's 15 d's, "Daugh. of L. L. & J. Myracle"
Myracle, Dollie R., d. Oct. 8, 1863, Aged 5 y'rs 11 mo's 29 d's, "Daughter of L. L. & J. Myracle" (fallen)
Myracle, Elizabeth, Nov. 26, 1823-Mar. 20, 1874, "Wife of H. Myracle and dau. of J. & M. Cox" (broken, fallen)
Myracle, Henry, Oct. 28, 1819-Aug. 23, 1894 (broken, fallen) [A small second marker has been added shortly before 1991, when it was found loose and lying against the fragments of the original. It read: "Mr. Henry Myracle gave 143 acres to Midland Railroad April 11, 1889 which was to become the present site of the City of Parsons, Tennessee."]
Myracle, Infant, Sept. 9, 1851-Sept. 9, 1851, "Infant dau. of W. & D. Myracle" [not found in 1991; reported by Alexander et al.]
Myracle, J. C. P., Apr. 9, 1837-June 18, 1898, "Husband of Mary Myracle"
Myracle, Mary, d. July 22, 1885, Aged 38 Ys 7 Ms & 1 Day, "Wife of J. C. P. Myracle" (broken, fallen)Myracle, C. F. C., d. Dec. 15, 1844, Aged 33 y'rs 11 da's, of Co. C. 7th Tenn. U.S. Cavalry" "Died and buried at Andersonville, Ga."
Myracle, J. P., d. Nov. 23, 1864, Aged 21 y'rs 9 m's 1 day, "of Co. C. 7th Tenn. U.S. Cavalry" "Died and buried at Camp Staunton, Ga." (broken, fallen)Myracle, Jacob A. C., d. Aug. 22, 1848, Aged 4 m's 13 d's, "Son of H. & E. Myracle" (broken, fallen)
Myracle, Jane H., Feb. 12, 1818-Apr. 1, 1900, "Mother" (broken, fallen)
Myracle, L. L., d. Mar. 15, 1881, Aged 69 yrs 8 mos 19 das, "Rev." (broken, fallen)
Myracle, Mahala, d. Oct. 3, 1857, Aged 4 y'rs 1 m's 15 d's, "Daughter of H. & E. Myracle"
Myracle, Mandy J., d. Sept. 24, 1881, Aged 30 y'rs 10 mo's, "Daughter of L. L. & J. H. Myracle" (broken)
Myracle, Margarett, d. Oct. 9, 18??, Aged 34 yrs 11 mos, [not found in 1991; reported by Alexander et al.]
Myracle, Margaret A., June 1, 1857-Nov. 19, 1871, "Dau. of H. & E. Myracle" (broken, fallen)
Myracle, Martha M., d. Oct. 14, 1848, Aged 5 y'rs 6 mo's 7 d's, "Daughter of L. L. & J. Myracle" (fallen)
Myracle, Mary E. D., d. May 18, 1847, Aged 2 Days, "Daughter of L. L. & J. Myracle"
Myracle, Polly, Mar. 28, 1829-Mar. 26, 1904 (broken, fallen)
[dates are recorded by Alexander et al. as both Mar. 28, 1829-Mar. 26, 1904 and Mar. 28, 1820-Mar. 26, 1901]Myracle, Sarah J., d. July 8, 1845, Aged 1 Month, "Daughter of J. & N. Myracle"
Myracle, Serene J., d. Oct. 29, 1863, Aged 4 yrs 2 mos 13 days [not found in 1991; reported by Alexander et al.]
Myracle, William, d. Apr. 5, 1878, Aged 62 yrs 9 mos 10 das, (broken, fallen)
Myracle, William H., d. June 13, 1864, Aged 15 y'rs 3 m's 15 d's, "Son of H. & E. Myracle"