OLIVE BRANCH CEMETERY

Olive Branch Cemetery, December 1999

 

            This cemetery is westernmost cemetery in the park. It is located on Timberlake Road about 8 miles north of Lexington. There are about 250 concrete blocks. David Donahue recorded this cemetery December 29, 1999 and checked it February 4, 2002.

            Betsy Patterson and Derrick Lewis recorded this cemetery in 1976. Their record appears in Henderson County, Tennessee Cemetery Inscriptions (R. H. Harris, Memphis, 1976), p. 63. This is referred to as Patterson and Lewis in notes below.

 

Adams, Orlenia P., dates unreadable, "Wife of S. B. Adams" (broken and repaired) [death date at fracture and unreadable]

Douglass, James T., d. Apr. 3, 1886, "Aged about 52 years"

Farquhar, Robt., d. Feb. 23, 1844, "Aged about 38 years"

Farquhar, Wm., d. Oct. 12, 1845, "Aged about 70 years" [Masonic symbol]

Hart, A. T., Sept. 22, 1826-Feb. 1, 1890, "Dr." [Masonic symbol]

Hart, Louisa, d. Mar. 13, 1861, "Aged 25 Y'rs 11 Mo's 7 Da's" "Consort of Dr. A. T. hart"

Hart, Susan, d. June 26, 1870, "Aged 60 Y'rs 11 Mo's 4 da's" "Consort of Jas. Hart"

Hearn, Ebenezer P., d. Jan. 20, 1836, "Aged 5 Ms., 23 Ds." "Son of W. H. & S. H. Hearn"

Hearn, William H., d. Jan. 16, 1837, "Aged 41 Ys 4 M 20 Da's" (eroded)

Mitchell, ______, Sept. 8, 1831-Mar. 9(?), 1864, "_______ D. C. & Sally N. Mitchell" [read from an assembly of 10 fragments]

Mitchell, Clara Ann, Jan. 8, 1858-Feb. 4, 1858, "Infant dau. of F. W. & Ann E. Mitchell" (broken and repaired)

Mitchell, Daniel C., June 17, 1798-Nov. 4, 1857 [vault grave]

Mitchell, Freeman A., June 27, 1829-Apr. 30, 1952, "Son of D. C. & S. N. Mitchell" (broken and repaired)

Mitchell, Rebecca J., Aug. 10, 1840-July 28, 1863, "Daughter of D. C. & S. N. Mitchell" (broken and repaired)

Mitchell, Sarah Ann, Feb. 16, 1836-Sept. 17, 1856, "Dau. of D. C. & S. N. Mitchell" (broken and repaired)

Mitchell, William M., June 7, 1850-Sept. 17, 1866, "Son of D. C. & Sally N. Mitchell" (broken and repaired)

Smitherick, Fanny Bell, Jan. 29, 1874-Aug. 24, 1876, "Dau. of J. O. & F. R. Smitherick"

Smithwick, Luasmer Ann, Oct. 20, 1868-July 29, 1869, "Dau. of J. O. & F. R. Smithwick" (eroded)

Taylor, Anne, Sept. 1, 1853-Jan. 10, 1925, "Wife of Joe Taylor" (broken and repaired)

 

Unidentifiable

______, ila Pearl, d. Jan. 24, 187_, "____ D. M. & N. J."(?) (broken and repaired) [Patterson and Lewis report death date as Jan. 24, 1877]

 

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