Tombstone Inscriptions, Et Cetera from the Black Cemeteries of Chester County, Tennessee
By Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith
Copyright, Jonathan K. T. Smith, 2000

SMITH CEMETERY

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            In Henderson, Tennessee turn from East Main Street (Highway 100) onto Juanita Drive and drive north about .2 mile to Mickens Lane, turn right and drive about .2 mile to this cemetery which is located at the terminus of this street.

 

MIMMS O. WOODY, loving Mother, December 27, 1908-December 20, 1998

ROOSEVELT DANIEL BRADLEY, US Army Korea, July 28, 1929-September 12, 1987

MARY HELEN WILLIAMS, Beloved sister, March 9, 1929-February 6, 1983

BENNY E. BALLARD, Tennessee PVT US Army, World War II, November 8, 1917-March 29, 1968

JOE H. BUCKLEY, Father, August 1, 1917-May 31, 1979, In loving memory

next to J. H. Buckley a concrete marker; no name

JAMES MUSE, US Army, World War II, April 19, 1919-October 6, 1982

WILLIAM FLOYD PHELPS, Father, January 22, 1894-Sept. 6, 1975, In loving memory

Sis ALLENE WILSON FLOYD, December 1, 1921-July 23, 2000, Age 78

ALICE MAE WILSON, 1-19-1918 - 2-2-2000, Stephenson-Shaw Fun. Home Marker

HATTIE ANN MICKENS, Our dear Mother, 1904-1984

ROXIE WATSON, 1889-1970

JANNIE ROSS HOYLE, 1886-1974

GREGORY DANTE COLLIER, US Marine Corps, 1962-1991

INEZ B. BROWN, Mother, November 7, 1905-January 25, 1973

WALTER H. GARDNER, US Navy, October 1, 1930-September 28, 1997

 

            There are many unmarked graves in this cemetery, among them, according to their death certificates:

LEE ROBERTSON
Died April 12, 1915 aged 64 years; son of Clem Robertson and Lucie Crumer

REBECCA BLACKMON
July 27, 1886-October 15, 1918

GEORGE HOYLE
April 21, 1884-April 26, 1919; son of Rich. Hoyle and Ann Hunter

TENNY MILLS
June 1905-November 23, 1922; dau of Manuel Laller and Laura Tise

MANUEL LAWLER
1862-January 19, 1923; son of John and Linda Lawler

ANDERSON OZIER
July 1883-March 1, 1924; son of Henry Buckley and Amelia Peddy

 

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