REHOBETH CEMETERY
Submitted by  Carol D. Keith

 
The cemetery is located 13 miles south of Greenville, Tennessee at the Southern Methodist Church. At the time of the initial survey by Daley S. Bowman, in 1937, there were 197 unmarked graves in this cemetery.
 
 
Minnie, Wife of
Robert Shelton
Born January 19, 1884
Died December 9, 1918
"Gone, but not forgotten"

Thomas Hunter
Son of
D. M. & Anna Rollins
Born October 5, 1903
Died June 24, 1925
"He was faithful to every duty"

J. D. Houston
Born May 13, 1865
Died November 26, 1927
"Although he sleeps his memory doth live"

Elizabeth J. Wills
Born October, 1828
Died August 3, 1903
"Her last words were
'Tell all my children to meet me in Heaven'"

Lavinia Lawson Litten
Born September 16, 1858
Died November 26, 1879

Elizabeth Ayers Lawson
Born June 17, 1832
Died November 25, 1909

Jules A. Ball
Born August 13, 1864
Died November 25, 1902

Sarah J. Odell
Born November 17, 1873
Died May 15, 1893

Thomas H. Ball
Born May 11, 1895
Died August 15, 1921
"Gone, but not forgotten"

Paul Elmer, Son of
H. N. & M. E. Foulks
Born June 20, 1912
Died January 3, 1928
"Dearest Brother thou has left us"

Herbert N. Faulks
Co. C, 14th U.S. Inf.

Centhia, Wife of
J. E. Collins, Sr.
Born January 1, 1836
Died July 2, 1876
Aged 40 years, 6 months, 1 day

Lydia, Wife of
William Houston
Born May 15, 1832
Died March 4, 1890
Aged 57 years, 10 months, 18 days

Enoch Houston
Born May 30, 1865
Died October 2, 1899

Alma J., Infant of
J. F. & B. A. Crum
Born November 30, 1924
Died December 27, 1924
"Our Darling"

Bessie Houston, Wife of
J. F. Crum
Born November 22, 1896
Died December 2, 1924
"Precious in His sight
is the death of His saints"

Isaac Houston
Born May 14, 1886
Died November 28, 1914
"May he find joy in the life everlasting"

Lavina E. C. Myers
Born May 12, 1865
Died October 14, 1900
"Come ye blessed"

Ema Myers
Born August 10, 1885
Died March 5, 1899

Sarah F., Wife of
E. N. Myers
Born August 14, 1866
Died November 25, 1893
"No night in Heaven, no consumptives there,
All tears shall be wiped away"

Amy, Wife of
R. C. Myers
Died March 2, 1892
Age 68 years
"Blessed are the pure in heart
for they shall see God"

R. C. Myers
Died September 30, 1888
Aged 68 years
"I have fought a good fight,
I have finished my course,
I have kept the faith"

Emily,
Wife of J. Collins
Born June 16, 1856
Died June 27, 1881

Martha F.
Wife of Uriah Ricker
Born September 2, 1860
Died August 20, 1881

Polly Ann Margaret Rollins
Born August 7, 1826
Died January 15, 1903

William Rollins
Born December 30, 1821
Died January 14, 1907
Age 86 years, 15 days
"We trust in God.
Weep not for me.
Meet me in Heaven"

Vianah, Wife of
William Rollins
Born March 9, 1853
died January 31, 1914

Infant Son of
W. W. & Jennie Crum
Born & Died October 30, 1912
"Budded on earth to bloom in Heaven"
Horace T. Ricker
Co. M, 328 Inf.
Born May 6, 1895
Died November 29, 1917
"Gone, but not forgotten"

John H. Ricker
Born May 6, 1885
Died March 30, 1913
"Weep not, he is at rest"

Frederick K. Ricker
Born May 11, 1854
Died October 18, 1911
"He died as he lived, a Christian"

Mary S. Ricker
Born November 26, 1848
Died February 5, 1922
"The gates of Heaven for her shall open wide"

Eliza E. E., Daughter of
Elijah & Charlotte Ricker
Born March 17, 1865
Died October 6, 1886

Elijah Ricker
Born November 18, 1829
Died November 20, 1876
"Dear wife and children,
A short farewell
Until we meet above
Where angels love to dwell
And praise the God of Love"

Charlotte, Wife of
Elijah Ricker
Born April 18, 1824
Died April 19, 1881
"Our Father and Mother are gone,
They lay beneath the sod;
Dear parents tho we miss you much,
We know you rest with God"

Jonathan B. M., Son of
F. K. & M. S. Ricker
Born October 19, 1873
Died April 2, 1874
"Suffer little children to come unto me"

Infant Son of
F. K. & M. S. Ricker
Died December 31, 1882
"Of such is the kingdom of Heaven"

Celia, Wife of
W. L. Taylor
Born 1852
Died 1875

Eve, Wife of
J. D. Carlisle
Born January 26, 1837
Died May 27, 1868
"But death is life and life is death"

Huldy C. Willett
Wife of Jacob Keller
Born September 15, 1832
Died March 20, 1923
"Precious is the death of His saints in His sight"

Jacob Keller
Born February 25, 1830
Died January 30, 1910
"Man born of woman is of few days and full of trouble;
He cometh forth as a flower and is hewn down"

Robert S. Warsham
Born September 11, 1834
Died December 15, 1877

Amy Catherine
Daughter of
J. A. & S. M. Myers
Born June 15, 1879
Died September 4, 1882

Jacob C. Myers
Born September 1858
"Remember friends as you pass by,
As you are now so once was I
As I am now you soon will be,
Prepare for death and follow me"

Ella F., Wife of
Jacob C. Myers
Born September 6, 1878
Died June 19, 1910
"Lord she was thine and not mine own,
Thou hast not done me wrong;
Thank thee for the precious loan
Attended me so long"

John W. Rollins
Born October 15, 1858
Died December 18, 1928
"Gone, but not forgotten"

Thomas C., Son of
L. C. & Pearl Rollins
Born July 31, 1917
Died February 28, 1918
"Gone Home"

Blanch C. Rollins
wife of C. N. Jennings
Born January 24, 1890
Died December 16, 1917
"She believed and sleeps in Jesus"

George W. Rollins
Born August 13, 1836
Died September 25, 1910
Age 74 years, 1 month, 12 days

Louisa C., Wife of
George W. Rollins
Died November 11, 1907
Age 70 years, 6 months, 22 days

Ross, Son of
J. C. & Edna Rollins
Born August 28, 1910
Died July 29, 1924
"The gates of Heaven are open for me"

Infant son of
James & Edna Rollins
Died September 7, 1904
"Asleep in Jesus"

Vina Josephine Rollins
Born July 7, 1877
Died April 3, 1901
 

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