Turnpike Cemetery
Haywood County, Tennessee
Last Name |
First/Middle/Maiden |
Date of Birth |
Date of Death |
Notes |
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Kyesha |
|
1 Jan 1995 |
2 Days Old; faded FH marker; From JKT Smith Book |
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Bates |
Owen Opel |
22 Jul 1941 |
9 Sep 1941 |
s/o Harry & Ora Bates; From JKT Smith Book |
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Bond |
Minnie E. |
22 Jun 1920 |
12 Jan 1984 |
"Mother"; From JKT Smith Book |
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Bonds |
Mildred |
2 Jan 1923 |
3 Dec 1978 |
From JKT Smith Book |
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Britton |
Charlie T. (Rev.) |
2 May 1942 |
2 Jan 1998 |
From JKT Smith Book |
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Britton |
Mennie |
16 Mar 1881 |
21 Jul 1966 |
"Mother"; From JKT Smith Book |
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Britton |
Moses |
1888 |
1959 |
From JKT Smith Book |
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Brooks |
Florence Cogshell |
12 Jan 1912 |
14 Jan 1997 |
"beloved sister" "In Loving Memory"; From JKT Smith Book |
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Brooks |
Walter |
10 Dec 1910 |
12 Jan 1993 |
"Beloved Husband"; From JKT Smith Book |
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Brown |
David Lee |
1957 |
1994 |
From JKT Smith Book |
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Brown |
Frank Peter |
Nov 1927 |
Nov 1983 |
From JKT Smith Book |
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Brown |
James Elex |
1921 |
1981 |
US Navy WW II; From JKT Smith Book |
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Byars |
James Thomas "Cadillac" |
abt 1954 |
1 Apr 2007 |
age 53 |
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Byars |
M. L. |
abt 1936 |
26 Jan 2006 |
age 70 |
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Byars |
Mozell (Elder) |
1927 |
1986 |
From JKT Smith Book |
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Cogshell |
Jamie Rue Gause |
|
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"Beloved Mother"; From JKT Smith Book |
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Cogshell |
Linnie Rue |
15 Dec 1889 |
14 Nov 1918 |
Lillie of Valley Chamber 2970 Brownsville TN; fallen stone; From JKT Smith Book |
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Cogshell |
Willie L. |
abt 1915 |
20 May 2000 |
age 85 |
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Estes |
Carrie B. (Sis) |
18 Sep 1919 |
16 Oct 1997 |
From JKT Smith Book |
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Estes |
Jacob Peterbilt |
abt 1979 |
18 Nov 2005 |
age 26; s/o Russell & Alta Estes |
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Estes |
Steven A. |
abt 1969 |
16 Jun 2002 |
age 33; s/o Melvina Bond & Charles Sangster |
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Gause |
Authar |
1881 |
1923 |
"Gone But Not Forgotten"; From JKT Smith Book |
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Gause |
Cora L. |
1884 |
1968 |
From JKT Smith Book |
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Gause |
Cordia Lou |
26 Aug 1899 |
27 Aug 1994 |
"In Loving Memory"; From JKT Smith Book |
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Gause |
Jack |
18 Apr 1897 |
10 Apr 1960 |
From JKT Smith Book |
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Gause |
Lizzie |
1860 |
1953 |
From JKT Smith Book |
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Gause |
Odee |
|
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"Beloved Uncle"; From JKT Smith Book |
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Gause |
Odee |
25 Jun 1905 |
17 Jan 1984 |
"In Loving Memory"; From JKT Smith Book |
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Gause |
Ronald A. |
9 Jan 1973 |
1 Dec 1995 |
"We Miss You"; From JKT Smith Book |
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Gause |
William |
Mar 1856 |
20 Sep 1928 |
From JKT Smith Book |
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Gause |
William Arthur |
abt 1926 |
16 Feb 2004 |
age 78; h/o Marie Gause |
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Hicks |
John B. |
1917 |
1946 |
"At Rest"; From JKT Smith Book |
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Jarrett |
Annie Bell |
17 Feb 1893 |
28 Feb 1920 |
Lillie of Valley Chamber 2970 Brownsville TN; From JKT Smith Book |
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Jones |
Titus |
12 Feb 1914 |
4 Feb 1981 |
"In Loving Memory"; From JKT Smith Book |
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Lea |
Mary Florence Cogshell |
31 Jul 1916 |
23 June 1984 |
From JKT Smith Book |
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Lee |
James |
1872 |
1947 |
"At Rest"; From JKT Smith Book |
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Owens |
Annie Byars |
1 Jan 1922 |
27 June 1984 |
From JKT Smith Book |
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Owens |
Fred "Danny Payton" |
abt 1941 |
12 Jan 2000 |
age 59; h/o Willie T. Owens; s/o Emma Owens |
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Owens |
Henry |
1866 |
1947 |
"At Rest"; From JKT Smith Book |
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Owens |
Henry |
5 Dec 1905 |
19 Jun 1990 |
From JKT Smith Book |
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Owens |
Jeff |
1868 |
1941 |
"At Rest"; From JKT Smith Book |
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Pennix |
Ella |
12 Oct 1887 |
9 Feb 1967 |
From JKT Smith Book |
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Perkins |
James Sylvester |
28 Jul 1960 |
6 Dec 1987 |
From JKT Smith Book |
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Perkins |
Ranson |
1875 |
1954 |
From JKT Smith Book |
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Perkins |
Willie Lou |
7 Dec 1879 |
14 Jul 1977 |
From JKT Smith Book |
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Shavers |
Ellen |
1901 |
1941 |
"At Rest"; From JKT Smith Book |
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Shaw |
Mollie |
abt 1870 |
9 Dec 1898 |
Age 28; "Asleep In Jesus"; From JKT Smith Book |
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Spivy |
Dennis |
17 Aug 1896 |
15 May 1961 |
"Husband"; From JKT Smith Book |
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Tallar |
Fletcher |
1908 |
1938 |
"At Rest"; From JKT Smith Book |
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Taylor |
Joe S. |
28 Jun 1890 |
21 May 1973 |
Double Marker w/Larcenia G. Taylor; From JKT Smith Book |
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Taylor |
L. G. "Short Teeth Daddy" |
abt 1919 |
13 May 2000 |
age 81; h/o Annie B. Holland Taylor |
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Taylor |
Larcenia G. |
20 Apr 1893 |
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Double Marker W/Joe S. Taylor; From JKT Smith Book |
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Townsell |
Flossie Owens |
abt 1921 |
17 Jun 2003 |
age 82; w/o Leander Townsell Sr. |
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Tyus |
Annie B. |
abt 1896 |
1 May 1914 |
Age 18; "Gone But Not Forgotten"; From JKT Smith Book |
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Tyus |
Ardell |
28 Dec 1888 |
|
Double Marker w/Earnest Tyus; From JKT Smith Book |
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Tyus |
Dabney |
abt 1862 |
5 Apr 1907 |
Age 45; "Gone But Not Forgotten"; From JKT Smith Book |
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Tyus |
Earnest |
12 Jun 1882 |
7 Nov 1975 |
Double Marker w/Ardell Tyus; From JKT Smith Book |
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Tyus |
Fannie |
1859 |
1947 |
"At Rest"; From JKT Smith Book |
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White |
Devonte Arnez |
abt 1992 |
17 Nov 2007 |
age 15 |
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White |
Ludie |
25 Dec 1907 |
11 Jan 1993 |
From JKT Smith Book |
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White |
Martha Lou |
abt 1953 |
5 Feb 2008 |
age 55 |
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White |
Neal "Esau" |
1905 |
1986 |
From JKT Smith Book |
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White |
Neal Jr. |
1924 |
1992 |
"In Loving Memory" ;From JKT Smith Book |
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White |
Vinetta |
9 May 1914 |
15 Jul 1965 |
From JKT Smith Book |
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Whitelow |
David Lee |
30 May 1964 |
13 Jul 1997 |
Rogers FH Marker; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Wilder |
Emma Byars |
12 Jan 1919 |
21 Sep 1986 |
"our darling one"; From JKT Smith Book |
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Wilder |
M. C. Sr. |
11 Dec 1908 |
12 Mar 1989 |
"husb., father" "In Loving Memory"; From JKT Smith Book |
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Wilder |
Richard |
3 Jan 1870 |
18 Apr 1950 |
"At Rest"; From JKT Smith Book |
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Wilder |
Willie Sid |
8 Mar 1917 |
28 Sep 1996 |
"Beloved Father"; From JKT Smith Book |
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Yancey |
Albert Jr. |
27 Feb 1944 |
21 May 1977 |
"An Inspiration To All Who Knew Him"; From JKT Smith Book |
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Yancy |
Earl T. |
1 Sep 1946 |
27 Apr 1985 |
Chicago Police Dept. Badge No. 17099; From JKT Smith Book |
Directions: Located in extreme west Haywood County facing Highway 54 (from JKT Smith book). [35 34’ 48” N & 89 27’ 3” W]
Source: Obituaries and “Tombstone Inscriptions From Black Cemeteries In Haywood County, Tennessee,” by Jonathan K. T. Smith, 1998 (Used with permission).
From WPA cemetery survey (18 May 1939):
Name: Turnpike Graveyard (Colored)
Location: 11 miles W. of Brownsville on Turnpike road.
Established before Civil War by Baptist Church; in use
250 graves; 2 Acres; not kept up
9 Oct 2008