LANE CHAPEL CEMETERY
Lane Chapel Cemetery, September 6, 2003
(showing wooden crosses in Cole row near eastern edge of cemetery)
Lane Chapel Cemetery is located 6.8 miles west of the present Jackson city limits, on the south side of U.S. Highway 70, about 100 yards east of Huntersville-Denmark Road. Lane Chapel C.M.E. Church is just east of the cemetery on the north side of this highway. Lane Chapel Cemetery is well maintained. Still, it is an odd-looking cemetery because most burials including the oldest identified burials are around the edges of the cemetery; there is a very large open area in the center. It is impossible to tell the number of unmarked graves in the cemetery as a whole; there are at least 10 unmarked graves in the eastern part of the cemetery. Burials marked but unidentified include 24 graves marked with temporary plates missing their information, 24 graves marked with concrete blocks, 6 graves marked with wooden crosses, and 3 graves marked by poles/posts.
David Donahue recorded this cemetery on September 6, 2003 based on earlier work by Jonathan K. T. Smith. Mr. Smith's 1995 record appears in his Tombstone Inscriptions from Black Cemeteries in Madison County, Tennessee and a 2000 update appears in his Tombstone Inscriptions from Black Cemeteries in Madison County, Tennessee, Volume 2. These works are referred to collectively as Smith in the notes below.
Atkins, Beatrice W., d. Oct. 22, 1999 [not found in 2003; reported by Smith in 2000]
Bass, James W., June 14, 1919-Sept. 5, 1968, military marker "Tennessee Pvt US Army World War II"
Bass, Mary A., Dec. 3, 1903-Mar. 27, 1918, "Dau. of Perry & Julie Bass"
Bass, Mary Annie, July 4, 1897-March 14, 1942 (homemade)
Bass, Sarah I., July 11, 1917-Aug. 5, 2001 (death date is best guess), temporary marker, Stephenson-Shaw, 5 feet south of the homemade marker for Zebedee Bass and 8 feet south of the military marker for James W. Bass
Bass, William A., d. June 8, 1931, military marker "Tennessee Pvt 371 Inf. 93 Div"
Bass, Zebedee, Feb. 9, 1900-Jan 30, 1981, "rev." (homemade)
Bond, Patricia, no dates, "Cousin of Printis Cole, Sr." [not readable in 2003; reported by Smith in 2000; probably one of six wooden crosses with corroded engraved name plates in Cole row]
Bonds, Lovie [see Owens, Lovie Bonds]
Bradshaw, Annie Williamson, Aug. 7, 1895-Apr. 23, 1984
Brice, Justin, d. 8/14/2002, temporary marker, Mercer Brothers, 5 feet southeast of marker for John Day, Jr.
Brown, Lorenzo, d. Oct. 6, 1979, temporary marker, Mercer, 8 feet south of marker for Henrietta E. Womack
Burney, Fredrick D., Jr., 1943-1988, military marker "SP4 US Army Vietnam"
Burns, Walter, Dec. 12, 1900-Sept. 26, 1979
Candler, Carrie B., 1905-1981
Carpenter, Maonie, 1891-1978 (marker has severe lean)
Chatman, Leora Cole, June 6, 1891-Jan. 3, 1962, "Sister"
Chatman, Mattie, d. Nov. 25, 1933 (homemade)
Cole, Anner, 1850-1915, "Mother of Susie Northern"
Cole, Annie [see Taylor, Annie Cole]
Cole, Bernice, Apr. 29, 1932-Apr. 9, 1944
Cole, Cleora, Dec. 16, 1937-Apr. 16, 1960
Cole, Delia, Dec. 20, 1844-Nov. 2, 1932, "Wife of Bob Cole Sr." "Mother" (fallen)
Cole, Eva Mae, Feb. 20, 1919-____
Cole, Printis, Sr., Dec. 16, 1908-Sept. 22, 1999, "Wed Dec. 27, 1931"
Cole, G. C. (or E. ), d. Aug. 17, 1987 (inscribed on wooden marker) [not found or not readable in 2003; reported by Smith in 1995]
Cole, Jennie Mae, Jan. 18, 1909-Dec. 10, 1992 [in 1995 Smith recorded a temporary marker on which she was noted as "Mrs."]
Cole, Johnnie W., Feb. 17, 1875-Mar. 30, 1904
Cole, Leora [see Chatman, Leora Cole]
Cole, Melvin, Apr. 24, 1944-Mar. 8, 1971
Cole, Rena [see Perry, Rena Cole]
Cole, Robert, Apr. 2, 1877-Oct. 27, 1952, "Brother"
Cole, William H., June 4, 1947-Nov. 2, 1996
Compton, Frank, Mar. 13, 1915-Sept. 30, 1999, temporary marker, Bledsoe Funeral Home, 4 feet north of marker for Ella Mayo Wade
Crymes, Mary Sue Perry, July 28, 1905-Mar. 12, 1952, "Our beloved mother"
Crymes, Sarah A., Aug. 7, 1887-June 11, 1961, "Mother" footstone
Crymes, Will D., June 11, 1872-Feb. 13, 1952, "Father" footstone
Day, Bill, d. Aug. 19, 1933, Age 70 [not found in 2003; reported by Smith in 1995
Day, Charlie, Dec. 3, 1892-June 18, 1954
Day, Evelyn, 1907-1968, "Beloved wife & mother"
Day, Glen, d. 1952 (homemade)
Day, John, Jr., Feb. 27, 1901-Aug. 11, 1990, "Beloved husband & father"
Day, Lemmie, Apr. 28, 1942-March 21, 1964, military marker "SP4 US Army"
Day, Rosa M., July 28, 1901-July 4, 1917
Days, George, Apr. 2, 1906-Jan. 2, 1917, "John Days Family"
DeBerry, John T., Mar. 9, 1896-Nov. 9, 1966, military marker "Pvt US Army World War I"
DeBerry, William, Jr., Aug. 25, 1927-Oct. 21, 1945, military marker "Tennessee Pvt 4197 QM Service Co World War II"
Fields, Hattie, 1902-1974
French, Frederick Douglas, 1935-1981, military marker "Pvt US Army Korea"
French, Nannie Mae, June 22, 1901-Apr. 19, 2002, temporary marker, Bond Funeral Home, Milan, Tennessee, 4 feet north of military marker for Frederick Douglas French
Fuller, Michelle, d. Feb. 13, 1990, Age 43 Years, temporary marker, Stephenson-Shaw Funeral Home, 3 feet north of marker for Juanita B. McBride
Godwin, Sallie, Sept. 5, 1887-June 21, 1973, "Mother" footstone
Green, Blanch [see Springfield, Blanch Green]
Hawkins, Sam, Jr., dates unreadable, military marker "Tennessee . . . (marker sunken deep into grave; service record and dates below ground)
Henning, Henderson H., Apr. 1877-Jan. 12, 1962 (fallen)
Hennings, George, d. June 5, 1908, Age 65 (broken and repaired)
Ingram, Mary H., October 19, 1966
Ingram, Travis, Nov. 4, 1913-June 28, 1998, temporary marker, Bledsoe Funeral Home, 7 feet north of marker for Georgia McKinzy
Jackson, Earnest L., Mar. 1, 1953-June 24, 2003, temporary marker, Stephenson-Shaw, 3 feet north of Jennie Mae Cole
Jackson, Gwendolyn M. L., Sept. 11, 1951-____, "Final resting place of mother of Marcus D. Lanier" (homemade) [marker seems to have been a space holder, but she was buried here in 2003]
Johnson, Mary L., d. Dec. 5, 1983, temporary marker, Mercer Brothers Funeral Home, 8 feet, 2nd grave north of marker for Lee A. Reid
Lanier, Marcus D., May 20, 1975-Feb. 26, 1996
Lyon, Clyde, no dates, "Cousin of Printis Cole, Sr." [not readable in 2003; reported by Smith in 2000; probably one of six wooden crosses with corroded engraved name plates in Cole row]
Lyon, Ernest, no dates, "Cousin of Printis Cole, Sr." [not readable in 2003; reported by Smith in 2000; probably one of six wooden crosses with corroded engraved name plates in Cole row]
Lyon, Evie, no dates, "Aunt of Printis Cole, Sr. [not readable in 2003; reported by Smith in 2000; probably one of six wooden crosses with corroded engraved name plates in Cole row]
Lyon, Sam, no dates, "Uncle of Printis Cole, Sr." [not readable in 2003; reported by Smith in 2000; probably one of six wooden crosses with corroded engraved name plates in Cole row]
Manley, Beatrice, July 25, 1900-Feb. 25, 1975
Mathis, Lillie Bell, Mar. 31, 1924-Apr. 8, 1998
Mayo, Ella [see Wade, Ella Mayo]
McBride, Albert, Sep. 15, 1916-Jul. 24, 1984, military marker "PFC US Army World War II"
McBride, Annie Laura, Feb. 12, 1909-Oct. 1, 1962
McBride, Archie, Jr., July 4, 1907-Aug. 11, 1991
McBride, Ira E., Mrs., Jan. 24, 1925-Feb. 8, 2002, temporary marker, Bledsoe Funeral Home, 2 feet south of military marker for Albert McBride
McBride, J. D., Apr. 4, 1904-Apr. 15, 1966
McBride, Johnnie D., Nov. 21, 1895-Nov. 6, 1963, military marker "Tennessee Pvt Co. L 802 Pioneer Infantry World War I"
McBride, Juanita B., Mar. 25, 1910-Oct. 25, 1986, "Mother" [adjacent to marker for J. D. McBride]
McBride, Nathaniel, d. June 7, 1995, temporary marker, Mercer Brothers, 4 feet south of marker for Archie McBride, Jr.
McBride, Raymond D., July 14, 1930-Sept. 25, 1998
McBride, Roberta, 1910-1970
McBride, Truman, 1904-1935 (disintegrating homemade marker)
McKinzy, Georgia, d. Mar. 13, 1954
Merriweather, Asberry, July 4, 1900-Jan. 31, 1971, "Father"
Merriweather, Willie Mae, July 19, 1908-Oct. 10, 1981
Moffett, Annie, Feb. 27, 1869-Feb. 17, 1916, Magnolia Blossom Chamber 794, Jackson, Tenn. (fallen)
Morrow, Mattie, Sept. 25, 1879-Feb. 13, 1972
Murray, Douglas, 1877-June 21, 1954
Northern, James, September 18, 1909-May 26, 1959, military marker "SD3 USNR World War II"
Owens, Lovie Bonds, Nov. 18, 1920-Apr. 10, 1957
Perry, Elworth, Feb. 1, 1936-Apr. 10, 1936
Perry, Odell, Feb. 26, 1937-____ (fallen)
Perry, Emma, Apr. 16, 1897-Dec. 11, 1971, "Mother" footstone
Perry, Walter, Jan. 18, 1895-Apr. 4, 1971, "Father" footstone
Perry, Leonard, Sr., May 15, 1918-June 8, 1997
Perry, Mary Sue [see Crymes, Mary Sue]
Perry, Rena Cole, no dates, "Sister of Printis Cole, Sr. [not readable in 2003; reported by Smith in 2000; probably one of six wooden crosses with corroded engraved name plates in Cole row]
Rawlings, Caleb Jaefin, Jan. 5, 2002-Jan. 5, 2002, temporary marker, Bonf Funeral Home, Milan, Tennessee, 8 feet west of military marker for Frederick Douglas French
Rawlings, Camerin Jaedan, Jan. 5, 2002-Jan. 23, 2002, temporary marker, Bonf Funeral Home, Milan, Tennessee, 8 feet west of military marker for Frederick Douglas French
Reid, Lee A., July 13, 1939-Aug. 7, 1978
Reid, Shunta, July 3, 1991-Dec. 19, 2000, temporary marker, Stephenson-Shaw, 5 feet south of marker for Leonard
Roebuck, Richard, 1897-1965
Rogers, Bell, 1876-1948
Scott, Arthur "Buddy," July 17, 1907-____; also temporary marker, Stephenson-Shaw, d. July 25, 2003
Scott, Agnes Lucille, Mar. 3, 1909-May 7, 1992
Shaw, Proctor, d. Mar. 29, 1991, Age 81 Years, temporary marker, Stephenson-Shaw Funeral Home [not found in 2003; reported by Smith in 1995]
Simpson, Brittney, d. Oct. 9, 1990, temporary marker, 3 feet north of marker for Jermain O. Steele [death date unreadable in 2003; death date as reported by Smith in 1995]
Springfield, Blanch Green, Mrs., Dec. 25, 1872-Jan. 26, 1961
Springfield, Joe Anderson, Sept. 22, 1944-July 12, 1985, "Beloved brother & son"
Springfield, Joe Willie, May 28, 1921-Aug. 2, 1979
Springfield, Lottie Mae, Nov. 28, 1900-Dec. 6, 1988 (homemade)
Springfield, Milton, May 2, 1889-Oct. 10, 1943 [Masonic symbol]
Springfield, R. D., dates unreadable, mostly buried marker at base of cedar 6 feet northeast of marker for Mrs. Blanch Green Springfield
Springfield, R. D., Mr., d. Nov. 19, 1996, temporary marker, Mercer Brothers, 3 feet south of marker for Lottie Mae Springfield
Steele, Henrietta, Dec. 31, 1912-May 20, 1986, "Mother" [adjacent to marker for N. L. Steele]
Steele, Jermain O., Jan. 29, 1980-Jan. 12, 1997, also temporary marker, Bledsoe Funeral Home, Jermain Orlandus Steele]
Steele, Lee Owen, Sept. 24, 1889-Aug. 10, 1962, military marker "Tennessee Pvt Stu Army Tng Corps World War I"
Steele, Lottie G., Feb. 25, 1905-Oct. 15, 1998, temporary marker, Bledsoe Funeral Home, 4 feet south of marker for Lee Owen Steele
Steele, N. L., July 3, 1909-Mar. L1, 1972, "Father"
Steele, Willie Marvin, d. Jan. 30, 19??, Age 18 months, temporary marker, Rawls Funeral Home 6 feet north of marker for Jermain O. Steele
Tabor, Fannie M., Mar. 1, 1885-Mar. 8, 1971 [adjacent to marker for George W. Tabor]
Tabor, George W., Feb. 17, 1877-June 6, 1960
Taylor, Annie Cole, July 17, 1889-Sept. 24, 1968, "Sister"
Taylor, John Henry, Nov. 5, 1948-Oct. 18, 1969, military marker "Cpl Co C 503 Inf 173 ABN BDE Vietnam BSM & OLC-PH"
Theus, Bettie, Feb. 9, 1866-May 31, 1963
Transou, Sallie [see Watkins, Sallie Transou]
Trotter, Luther, Aug. 9, 1898-Dec. 22, 1952, military marker "Tennessee Pvt Co L 371 Infantry World War I" (fallen)
Wade, Ella Mayo, Feb. 20, 1891-Aug. 10, 1982
Watkins, Arlandier, Sept. 9, 1921-Dec. 26, 1948, military marker "Tennessee Tec5 364 Engr Regt World War II"
Watkins, Jimmy D., Jan. 10, 1910-May 19, 1992, "Beloved brother & father"
Watkins, Otis, Sr., May 10, 1912-Jan. 7, 1986
Watkins, Prentice, Dec. 23, 1903-Mar. 28, 1961
Watkins, Prentiss, d. Feb. 28, 1983, temporary marker, Mercer Brothers, 3 feet south of marker for Otis Watkins, Sr.
Watkins, Sallie Transou, Aug. 11, 1874-Apr. 27, 1978
Weddle, Lorraine Williamson, Dec. 20, 1920-June 26, 1999
White, Albert David (A. D.), Aug. 31, 1914-Feb. 13, 1990
White, Gradia, Mrs., Apr. 22, 1937-Apr. 22, 1993, temporary marker, Reams of Heaven Funeral Home Sikeston, Mo. [not found in 2003; reported by Smith in 1995; reported by Smith as Mrs. Grodie White in 2000]
White, James A., June 18, 1942-Mar. 20, 1964, military marker "Tennessee A3C US Air Force"
White, Mary H., Nov. 2, 1921-____
White, Charlie, July 9, 1903-Aug. 12, 1987
Williamsom, Lorraine [see Weddle, Lorraine Williamson]
Williamson, Annie [see Bradshaw, Annie Williamson]
Williamson, Lionell, May 26, 1926-Feb. 16, 1990, military marker "SSgt US Air Force Korea Vietnam"
Womack, Henrietta E., Apr. 15, 1903-Aug. 9, 1988, "3 Daughters, 1 Son, 32 Grandchildren, 44 Great-Grandchildren"