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

TURKEY CREEK CEMETERY

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            From West Main Street (Highway 100), in Henderson, Tennessee, drive northwest on Sanford Street about 1.4 miles to Wilson School Road; drive about 1.7 miles on the latter road to North Pisgah Road; from this point drive about .9 mile north to the cemetery located on the east side of North Pisgah Road; it is about .1 mile south of Turkey Creek. Formerly the location of Turkey Creek CME Church which was closed in 1979.

 

ISAIAH STEED, US Navy, May 27, 1926-January 24, 1983

"BABY", no name or dates

LIZZIE TOWNSEND, 1896-1967

ROBERT LEE WYNN, Born April 13, 1885, Died Feb. 6, 1965

IRENE LOLLER, Mother, 1897-1976

HENRY McKNIGHT, Father, Born November 5, 1857, Died November 20, 1929, At rest

JEFF McKNIGHT, Died January 21, 1949\CALLIE McKNIGHT, Died March 20, 1957

ANNIE McKNIGHT, 12-17-1907 - 1-25-1987

FRANK SMITH, Died Oct. 30, 1992, aged 71 yrs., Stephenson-Shaw Fun. Home Marker

ATHENEAL J. DAVIS, 1907-1956, At rest

JOE T. DAVIS, PFC US Army, September 13, 1934-June 22, 1995

Mrs RUBY _____________, faded funeral home marker

MARTHA LOU LOCKETT, August 13, 1928-March 21, 1980, Our beloved Mother

LARRY TRIPLETT, January 31, 1948-Jan. 20, 1997

GUY COMBS, PVT Co A, 810 Pioneer Inf., World War I, July 14, 1894-July 27, 1966

MARY B. BARMORE, Died Sept. 26, 1994, age 76 yrs., Stephenson-Shaw Fun. Home Marker

THOMAS LOLLER, March 15, 1882-March 31, 1978, In loving memory

CAKLIP husband of Lucy STEED, Born 1844, Died Oct. 6, 1917, At rest

WILL McKNIGHT, October 17, 1896-June 11, 1973

LIDDIE TRICE, 1909-1994

FRANK CUMMINGS, Born January 25, 1892, Died March 5, 1932, Gone but not forgotten

JAMES DAVIS, May 1905-Nov. 5, 1940, Gone but not forgotten

ANDREW "A. W." DAVIS, 2-15-1928 - 3-2-2000

WILL SPENCER, Tennessee PVT Co H 808 Pioneer, Inf., World War I, December 25, 1891-November 29, 1971

Rev. LUTHER E . HAMLETT, Aug. 3, 1892-August 1929

 

            Among others buried here, according to their death certificates:

LIZZIE CASON
November 8, 1872-March 8, 1917; dau of Geo. Booker & ____ Garland

JEFF McKNIGHT
June 5, 1901-May 17, 1917; son of Jeff McKnight and Callie Hunter

CHARLEY McREYNOLDS
1850-August 29, 1917

 

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JIM HUNTER
November 1873-December 10, 1917; son of John Hunter & Anna Hunter

W. C. CASON
Died March 11, 1918 aged about 65 years

BONNIE McKNIGHT
March 1, 1899-May 25, 1918; dau of Ben McKnight & Anne Johnson

STILLBORN SON of Jess MOFFITT and Bell Cooper
Born April 19, 1917

HAROL ROACH
1844-November 26, 1924; son of Ed Roach and Millie Roach (born in Alabama)

LENNON RODGERS
January 3, 1891-July 3, 1918; son of Jim Rodgers and _____ Mitchell

HENRY HUNTER
1844-May 31, 1919

SALLIE HUNTER
1848-Sept. 7, 1920; mother was a Steed, born in South Carolina

ROBERT MARTIN
March 3, 1863-September 3, 1922; son of Ike Martin and Letha Burford

JIM LALLER
April 17, 1893-October 29, 1912; son of Manuel Loller and Laura Tyce

MARY JANE MONTUGUE
1844, Hardin Co., Tenn. -March 24, 1924; dau of Jim McKenzy

HARRETE BRESHIERS
1844-August 14, 1924

BETTIE DICKEY
February 10, 1889-February 27, 1925; dau of Jim Dickey and ____ Johnson

JIM DICKEY
Died May 21, 1915 aged 59 years; son of Jim Dickey and Hanah Dickey

B. F. McKNIGHT
March 14, 1855-March 19, 1914; son of Jere McKnight and Leddie Colier

BERTA DAWSON
November 23, 1911-January 3, 1915; dau of John Dawson and Lizzie McKnight

JOHN GRANT McKNIGHT
Oct. 4, 1884-February 26, 1915; son of B. F. McKnight and Anna Johnson

JOE GLESPIE
Died May 25, 1915, aged about 45 years; son of Sam Glespie

ELLA LAWLER
Died August 16, 1915 aged about 39 years; dau of Stewart Harper & ______Ba liar d

JERRE McKNIGHT
Born about 1821 Died June 3, 1916; son of Isham McKnight

 

Note: JAMES ARTHUR HAMLETT (1882-1960), a Bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church), so elected in 1922, attended the Turkey Creek Church and school as a lad; he was a distinguished church leader and editor in this denomination.

 

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