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Perry County, Tennessee

Smith Cemetery aka

Robin Hester Cemetery analysis

 

 

Analysis by:  Jan Monnin 16 February 2010
Photographs by:  Sandy Daniel

 

Robin/Hester Cemetery is located on the west side of Highway 13 about 1.5 miles north of Lobelville.   It is located in the Lobelville Area of the Buffalo River Watershed, West Side.

 

Notes from David Donahue:

 

My first impression on entering the cemetery was that it was a recent cemetery, created about the mid 20th century. But the first impression was wrong. The cemetery is much older. The oldest part of the cemetery is in the northeast corner (right background in photo above) in a cedar grove. There are no markers in this area, but a few native stones flat with the ground surface or stacked against trees suggest that these graves were marked with fieldstones at one time. A number of ground disturbances/sunken spots can be seen in this area. All but three burials before 1948 were unmarked or marked with fieldstones. Only about half the graves in the cemetery have markers.

 

The following is a hypothesis about the likely history of the cemetery. The cemetery dates to the early to mid 19th century when nearly all burials were unmarked or marked with fieldstones. The cemetery continued in use through the 20th century. Markers now in the cemetery indicate only 1-3 burials per decade during the period 1900-1970. Thereafter use increased. The cemetery may have come into its current favor with the construction of the present Highway 13. The new highway passed along the eastern edge of the cemetery and may even have cut into the cemetery. There are indications of burials right up to the edge of the embankment down to the highway. As with many nineteenth century cemeteries that remain in use, fieldstone were removed at some point to make mowing the grass easier.

 

 

There are a couple known transcriptions of this cemetery:

  • Mary & Melissa Bowen recorded this cemetery in the summer of 1992;

  • They called this cemetery "Hester Cemetery"

  • David Donahue recorded this cemetery on 14 Jan 2000;

  • David Donahue checked and updated it on 22 Aug 2004;

  • (both of these transcriptions were recorded on the TnGenWeb site currently at:

    click here:

  • Sandy Daniel took pictures of these tombstones in March 2009, which are included below;

 

 

 

       

Smith/Robin Hester Cemetery, February 2009

 

 

 

In the list below, I’ve started with what is recorded on the new searchable TnGenWeb site, compared it to the other transcriptions and made a note of any differences.

 

Burial ID

Grave ID

First Name

Middle Name

Other Name

Surname

Birth Date

Death Date

Any other notes about this burial

Photo of the marker

Photo of this person or couple
                     

127640

 

Edward

F.

 

Bates

1876

1953

 

 

 

127639

 

Emmer

 

 

Bates

1878

1910

 

 

 

127643

 

M.

Myrtle

 

Bates

17 Oct 1903

23 Mar 1974

 

 

 

127641

 

O'Neal

 

 

Bates

-

-

[see Marrs, O'Neal Bates Warren]

 

 

127642

 

W.

Bryan

 

Bates

13 Mar 1903

19 Jun 1976

 

 

 

127644

 

Willie

L.

 

Bates

-

-

 

 

 

127645

 

Bess

 

 

Campbell

-

-

[no dates]

 

 

127648

 

Bill

 

 

Campbell

1908

1959

 [shares marker with Louise Campbell] [illegible in 2004]

 

 

127646

 

Joe

 

 

Campbell

-

-

 [no dates.  temporary marker Joe Campbell d. May 20, 1962, 3 mos. 5 days - illegible in 2004]

 

 

127647

 

Louise

 

 

Campbell

1911

-

 [shares marker with Bill Campbell]

 

 

127649

 

Clyde

E.

 

Carroll

13 Mar 1919

6 Feb 1985

 "Precious Lord take my hand" [military marker as footstone - "Sgt. US Marine Corps World War II"] [Masonic Symbol]

 

 

 

127650

 

Jessie

B.

 

Carroll

3 Nov 1929

-

 "Children Joyce Ben Sandra"

 

127651

 

Ardie

Bee

 

Clark

4 Dec 1898

6 Jun 1919

 "the dau. of W.N. & Jennie Clark"

 

 

127652

 

Arthur

L.

 

Clark

3 Mar 1903

31 Mar 1986

 

 

 

127654

 

Breaford

E.

 

Clark

16 Aug 1903

18 Nov 1969

 [shares tombstone with Frances C Clark] unplaced "Daddy" footstone

 

 

127653

 

Frances

C.

 

Clark

18 Aug 1917

-

 [shares tombstone with Breaford Clark] unplaced "Mama" footstone

 

 

127655

 

Jennie

Eveline

 

Clark

11 Sep 1882

19 Dec 1906

 "wife of W.N. Clark and daughter of R.H. Hester"

 

 

127656

 

Maude

Marrs

 

Clark

1890

1974

 blank footstone. temporary marker from McDonald Funeral Home "d. Dec 1_, 1964, Aged 84 years 3 months 21 days"

 

 

127658

 

Minnie

Bell

Hester

Clark

-

-

 no dates.  "Mother of Breaford E. Clark"

 

 

127657

 

Wm.

Newton

 

Clark

1875

1945

 "Father" footstone

 

 

127659

 

Garry

Dale

 

Daniel

10 May 1952

26 Nov 1956

 

 

 

127660

 

Robert

L.

 

Daniel

15 Oct 1914

13 Aug 2002

"Husband"footstone [shares tombstone with Willie Daniel]

 

 

127661

 

Willie

L.

Bates

Daniel

18 Nov 1922

-

 unplaced "Mother" footstone [shares tombstone with Robert Daniel]

 

 

127662

 

Austin

R.

 

Edney

18 Mar 1913

21 Feb 1985

unplaced "Husband" footstone, military marker as footstone "Tec 5 US Army World War II" [shares tombstone with Golden Edney]

 

 

127663

 

Golden

M.

 

Edney

25 Feb 1931

23 Sep 1993

 "Wife footstone. "Wed May 11, 1947" "Children Cynthia Jane" [shares tombstone with Austin Edney]

 

 

127664

 

Linda

Smith

 

Foster

8 Apr 1958

11 Mar 1991

temporary funeral home marker "Mrs. Linda Denise Smith Foster" 

 

 

127665

 

David

Wayne

 

Goad

23 Aug 1979

22 Mar 1998

 

 

 

127667

 

Claude

D.

 

Heath

9 Apr 1897

16 Aug 1970

unplaced "Daddy" footstone  [shares tombstone with Pearl Heath]

 

 

127666

 

Pearl

M.

 

Heath

9 Dec 1902

19 Oct 1984

  unplaced "Mother" footstone[shares tombstone with Claude Heath]

 

 

127668

 

Jennie

Eveline

 

Hester

-

-

 [see Clark, Jennie Eveline Hester]

 

 

127669

 

Minnie

Bell

 

Hester

-

-

 [see Clark, Minnie Bell Hester]

 

 

127670

 

R.

H.

(Robin)

Hester

1853

1932

 

 

 

127671

 

Betty

J.

 

Hinson

-

-

 [see McCaig, Betty J Hinson]

 

 

127672

 

George

W.

 

Hopkins

7 Jul 1852

26 Oct 1926

 

 

 

127674

 

George

W.

 

Kruse

1916

1953

 "Husband" footstone [shares tombstone with Minnie Kruse]

 

 

127673

 

Minnie

L.

 

Kruse

1915

1998

 "Wife" footstone [shares tombstone with George W Kruse]

 

 

127681

 

Aneal

 

 

Marrs

1915

1987

 military marker as footstone "Sgt US Army World War II"[shares tombstone with Pauline Marrs]

 

 

127675

 

Dewey

G.

 

Marrs

5 Nov 1900

8 Sep 1959

 military marker "Tennessee Pvt Co E 254 Infantry World War II" [grave has the remains of a shell covering]

 

 

127676

 

James

Edward

 

Marrs

3 Sep 1935

20 Feb 1994

 military marker as footstone "US Navy"

 

 

127679

 

John

W.

 

Marrs

1871

1940

 [shares tombstone with Mollie Marrs]

 

 

127677

 

Maude

 

 

Marrs

-

-

 [see Clark, Maude Marrs]

 

 

127678

 

Mollie

 

 

Marrs

-

-

"Mother" footstone; [shares tombstone with John W Marrs]

 

 

127680

 

Pauline

 

 

Marrs

1917

-

 [ground disturbance suggests that she was buried here before 2004]

 [shares tombstone with Aneal Marrs]

 

 

127682

 

W.

F.

 

Marrs

29 Jun 1880

21 Aug 1899

 "Son of C.F. & M.E. Marrs"

 

 

127683

 

Albert

R.

 

Mathis

13 Jul 1894

8 Jun 1966

 military marker "Tennessee Cpl Co. F 327 Infantry World War I"

 

 

127717

 

David

 

 

Mathis

1837

-

 

 

 

127684

 

Franklin

Delano

 

Mathis

29 May 1935

4 Mar 1974

 "Daddy"

 

 

127685

 

Ralph

J.

 

Mathis

22 Oct 1931

22 Jan 1984

 

 

 

127686

 

Bessie

L.

 

McCaig

1895

1962

"Mother" footstone  [shares tombstone with Walter R McCaig]

 

 

127688

 

Betty

J.

Hinson

McCaig

25 Sep 1927

29 Jun 1987

"Mother" footstone [shares tombstone with Walker B McCaig] 

 

 

127690

 

Coreana

 

 

McCaig

12 Sep 1911

12 Sep 1911

 

 

 

127691

 

James

B.

 

McCaig

11 Sep 1934

1 Oct 1934

 

 

 

127692

 

Mark

W.

 

McCaig

30 Oct 1935

29 Jun 1986

 military marker as footstone "Mark Waldon McCaig" "AN US Navy"

 

 

127693

 

Peggy

Joyce

 

McCaig

5 Apr 1944

-

unplaced "Daughter" footstone [adjacent to double marker for Betty J Hinson and Walker B. McCaig]

 

 

127689

 

Walker

B.

 

McCaig

6 Aug 1924

14 Jul 2004

"Dad" footstone [shares tombstone with Betty J Hinson  McCaig]

 

 

127687

 

Walter

R.

 

McCaig

1889

1944

 "Father" footstone [shares tombstone with Bessie L McCaig]

 

 

127694

 

Emma

Frances

 

McCall

5 Jun 1925

16 Feb 1985

 "Sister"

 

 

127696

 

Gretchen

Warren

 

Nelson

10 Mar 1941

-

 [shares tombstone with Lonnie Nelson]

 

 

127695

 

Lonnie

H.

 

Nelson

18 Feb 1938

16 Mar 2004

 [shares tombstone with Gretchen Nelson]

 

 

127697

 

Earl

 

 

Qualls

25 Dec 1915

21 Aug 1984

 "Father" "In Loving Memory" "Sgt US Army WWI"

 

 

 

127698

 

Virginia

B.

 

Qualls

28 Jan 1923

24 Jul 1992

"Mother" 

 

127699

 

Walter

C.

 

Sanders

16 Dec 1941

27 Jan 1943

 

 

 

127700

 

Effie

Warren

 

Sheppard

27 Sep 1916

24 Jan 1991

 "sister"

 

 

127701

 

Albert

 

 

Smith

3 Sep 1923

9 Aug 2003

 "In Loving Memory" [shares tombstone with Bertha Smith]

 

 

127703

 

Annie

Mae

 

Smith

8 May 1934

12 Sep 1934

 

 

 

127706

 

Annie

Pearl

 

Smith

27 Sep 1900

30 Oct 1986

"Married July 28, 1922" "Mother" "In Loving Memory" [shares tombstone with Delmar Ray Smith] 

 

 

127704

 

Arthur

Leslie

 

Smith

15 Feb 1926

19 May 1989

military marker as footstone "SP3 US Army Korea"

 

 

127702

 

Bertha

J.

 

Smith

22 Jul 1922

-

 [shares tombstone with Albert Smith] [buried recently before August 2004]

[see photo above for Albert Smith]

 

127705

 

Delmar

Ray

 

Smith

29 Apr 1903

12 Mar 1986

 "Father"[shares tombstone with Annie Pearl Smith]

 [see photo above for Annie Pearl Smith]

 
    Fannie Elizabeth Gordon Smith 16 Decv 1933 05 May 2003 "Beloved Mother"  

127707

 

Linda

 

 

Smith

-

-

 [see Foster, Linda Smith]

 

 

127708

 

William

C.

 

Smith

10 Feb 1932

13 Aug 1999

"PFC US Army Korea".  In 2004 -0 there was a temporary marker for "William Claude Smith"

 

 

127709

 

Ada

L.

 

Warren

1919

2002

 [shares tombstone with George W Warren}

 

 

127711

 

Carlos

C.

 

Warren

11 Mar 1906

15 Apr 1975

 "Shake" footstone

 

 

127712

 

Clayton

W.

 

Warren

10 Jun 1919

23 May 1975

 [Masonic symbol] "Jackeye" footstone [shares tombstone with O'Neal Bates Warren]

 

 

127710

 

George

W.

 

Warren

1909

1963

[shares tombstone with Ada L Warren]

 

 

127714

 

Gretchen

 

 

Warren

-

-

 [see Nelson, Gretchen Warren]

 

 

127715

 

O'Neal

 

 

Warren

-

-

[see Marrs, O'Neal Bates Warren]

 

 

127713

 

O'Neal

Bates

 

Warren

28 Feb 1925

25 Aug 1978

  "Wife" footstone [shares tombstone with Clayton Warren"

 

 

127716

 

Sallie

 

 

Warren

28 Apr 1884

11 Feb 1948

 

 

 

 

 

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