Perry County Courthouse

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Perry County, Tennessee

Ledbetter (Spring Creek) Cemetery analysis

 

 

Analysis contributed by:  Jan Monnin

March 2009

Photos contributed by:  Wilda Patterson

 

This is a maintained family cemetery in the Spring Creek area of Perry County, Tennessee. It is located on the west side of State Highway 438 just after the highway turns north and begins climbing the ridge between Spring Creek and Lick Creek. Ten unidentified graves are marked with concrete blocks.

This cemetery is in the Spring Creek section of the Tennessee River Watershed.

 

The following are the known transcriptions of this cemetery:

  • This cemetery’s transcription was published in the Bowen Cemetery book, which is also online at 

    http://www.tngenweb.org/records/perry/cemeteries/bowen3.txt.  Transcription was probably done in the 1990s;

  • David Donahue recorded this cemetery on 10 February 2009.  He checked it and updated it on 30 Aug 2004.

  • Photos taken by Wilda Patterson in March 2009, which is listed below;

 

 

 

           

view of Ledbetter Cemetery

 

 

 

Burial ID

First Name

Middle Name

Other or Maiden Name

Surname

Birth Date

Death Date

Notes about this burial

Photo of the tombstone

Photo of this person or family

        Unmarked     2 graves with concrete markers  
        Unmarked     7 unmarked graves with small concrete markers  

122042

Gladys

 

Ledbetter 

Coe

3 Jun 1912

20 Dec 1955

"in memory of our mother"

 

122043

Mattie

Louise

 

Colwell

23 Aug 1908

28 Aug 1999

[shares marker with Wm. Paul Colwell]

 

 

122044

Wm.

Paul

Sr.

Colwell

28 Dec 1914

4 Dec 1998

[shares marker with Mattie Louise Colwell]

 

122045

Annie

L.

 

Dial

3 May 1891

21 Apr 1965

[shares marker with John Dial]

 

 

122046

John

W.

 

Dial

28 Nov 1884

27 Mar 1972

[shares marker with Annie Dial]

 

122047

Infant

 

 

Grimes

13 Oct 1956

15 Oct 1956

"infant son of Jack & Ruth Grimes"

 

122049

Jack

 

 

Grimes

1 Nov 1917

10 Jan 1986

"married Oct 1, 1945"

[shares marker with Ruth Grimes]

 

 

122048

Ruth

 

 

Grimes

22 May 1918

-

[shares marker with Jack Grimes]

 

122050

Bess

 

Ledbetter 

Horner

1887

1960

"mother" "by relatives"

[shares marker with son Charlie]

 

 

122051

Charlie

 

 

Horner

1912

1928

"son"

[shares marker with mother Bess]

 

122068

Abram

H.

 

Ledbetter

1865

1940

[shares marker with Matilda Ledbetter]

 

122052

Bess

 

 

Ledbetter

-

-

 

 

 

122056

Coleman

Harwell

 

Ledbetter

6 Feb 1844

21 Oct 1927

"father" "dear parents though we miss you we know you rest with God"

[shares marker with Docia Ledbetter]

 

122053

Daughter

 

 

Ledbetter

-

19 Jan 1925

"Infants of Robert and Jane Ledbetter.  Daughter Jan.19,1925.  Son Feb 27-28, 1920"  "By Sisters"

 

122055

Docia

Ann

 

Ledbetter

10 Dec 1845

24 Apr 1928

"mother"

[shares marker with Coleman Ledbetter]

[see photo for Coleman Ledbetter above]

 

122057

Edward

H.

 

Ledbetter

30 Sep 1926

-

[shares marker with Virginia Ledbetter]

 

122064

Ella

W.

 

Ledbetter

13 May 1876

11 Apr 1960

[shares marker with James Ledbeter]

 

122059

Foster

E.

 

Ledbetter

31 Mar 1925

29 Apr 1925

[writing at bottom illegible]

 

122060

Fred

R.

 

Ledbetter

17 Mar 1888

12 Nov 1950

[shares marker with Myrtle Ledbetter]

 

122062

Gladys

 

 

Ledbetter

-

-

[see above for Gladys Ledbetter Coe]

 

 

122065

James

 

 

Ledbetter

-

-

[shares marker with Lonnie Ledbetter]

[see photo below for Lonnie Ledbetter]

 

122063

James

P.

 

Ledbetter

1 Feb 1873

15 Aug 1941

[shares marker with Ella Ledbetter]

[see photo above for Ella Ledbetter]

 

122071

Jane

G.

 

Ledbetter

1888

1953

[shares marker with Robert Ledbetter]

 

122066

Lonnie

 

 

Ledbetter

-

-

[shares marker with James Ledbetter]

 

122067

Matilda

C.

 

Ledbetter

1866

1947

[shares marker with Abram Ledbetter]

[see photo for Abram Ledbetter above]

 

122061

Myrtle

J.

 

Ledbetter

16 Apr 1891

3 Nov 1929

[shares marker with Fred Ledbetter]

[see photo above for Fred Ledbetter]

 

122069

Ralph

Harwell

 

Ledbetter

19 Aug 1904

15 May 1998

McDonald Funeral Home temporary marker

 

122070

Robert

R.

 

Ledbetter

1885

1969

[shares marker with Jane Ledbetter]

[see photo above for Jane Ledbetter]

 

122054

Son

 

 

Ledbetter

27 Feb 1920

28 Feb 1920

[shares marker with Daughter Ledbetter above]

[see photo above for Daughter Ledbetter]

 

122058

Virginia

 

 

Ledbetter

10 Aug 1929

-

[shares marker with Edward Ledbetter]

[see photo for Edward Ledbetter above]

 

122072

Coy

E.

 

Lomax

7 Dec 1934

26 Feb 1985

"Cpl US Army Korea"

 

122073

Elbert

 

 

Lomax

1898

1959

"in loving memory"

[shares marker with Maude Lomax]

 

 

122074

Maude

 

 

Lomax

1906

-

[shares marker with Elbert Lomax]

 

122076

Retta

Sue

 

Marvin

28 Apr 1926

2 Jul 2003

[shares marker with Etta Sue Marvin]

 

 

122075

William

Elbert

 

Marvin

10 Jan 1931

-

[shares marker with William Marvin]

 

 

 

 

 

 

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