Tombstone Inscriptions from Black Cemeteries
in Henderson County, Tennessee
Compiled by Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith
Copyright, Jonathan K. T. Smith, 1995

(Page 42)

PHELPS CEMETERY

Located in extreme southwest Henderson County about 12 miles southwest of Lexington, Tennessee via Highway 22-A, Highway 200 and Brown School Road. Situated on the south side of Brown School Road near Middle Fork Creek.
[This is a black-white cemetery; the white relatives of F. F. Phelps (1798-1864) buried here. Black Phelpses are buried on the east side of this cemetery.

WILLIAM R. PHELPS July 25, 1875-July 31, 1970 Mrs. ALBERTA P. DAVIS Died Sept. 2, 1983 Aged 55 years Stephenson-Shaw Fun. Home Marker ODELL PHELPS Tennessee PVT US Army World War II Aug. 20, 1912-April 2, 1960 Mrs. VONLEE HOLLIDAY Died Sept. 3, 1980 Aged 65 Stephenson-Shaw Fun. Home Marker	Mrs. MATTIE PHELPS Died June 1, 1976 Aged 79 ys 6 mos. Parham Funeral Home Marker THOMAS PHELPS Born 6-18-1903 Died 10-13-1967 Mrs. BERTHA PHELPS Died May 6, 1980 Aged 70 Stephenson-Shaw Fun. Home Marker Mr . LARNELL HOLLIDAY Died Dec. 25, 1977 Aged 26 Stephenson-Shaw Fun. Home Marker
Double tombstone: B. F. PHELPS (His death certificate has his name: Benjamin Franklin Phelps) July 13, 1873-Oct. 15, 1923 ELLA K. PHELPS May 6, 1874-Mar. 12, 1954

 

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