EBENEZER CEMETERY
This is a church cemetery on Ebenezer Road near its intersection with Ebenezer Church Road. This cemetery is old. The earliest death date on a marker is in the 1840s, but the cemetery may date to the circa 1820 settlement of the area. (Carved markers generally were not used in this area until the 1870s.) There are many unmarked and fieldstone marked graves here, perhaps over 100. Many older markers are weathered and are unreadable or only can be read in the most favorable lighting. Try sunny winter afternoons when the sun is relative low on the horizon and off to the side. Good light is necessary for reading the older McCollum, Middleton, and White markers.
I did not note the date I first recorded this cemetery. It was in 1994, probably was May 16, and it was cloudy and rainy. Updated December 16, 2001, a bright sunny afternoon.
Anita Webb, Alicia Adcox, and Blanch Buck recorded this cemetery circa 1975. Their record appears in Henderson County, Tennessee Cemetery Inscriptions (Memphis, R. H. Harris, 1976), Vol. III, pp. 637-640. This earlier record is referred to as "Webb et al." in the notes below.
Alexander, Sue, Dec. 2, 1950-Nov. 12, 1972
Austin, Bill Cleveland, Aug. 29, 1887-Nov. 21, 1888, "Son of J. A. & Winny Austin"
Austin, Infant, born & died June 17, 1884, "Infant dau. of J. A. & Winny Austin" (eroded)
Aydelott, Fannie E., Oct. 2, 1855-Aug. 26, 1863, "Daughter of A. E. & S. Aydelotte"
Aydelott, Infant, born & died May 4, 1857, "Infant daughter of A. E. & S. Aydelotte (broken)
Aydelott, Josephine, Mar. 22, 1850-Aug. 26, 1863, "Daughter of A. E. & S. Aydelotte"
Aydelott, Sarah, Aug. 8, 1822-July 3, 1879, "Wife of A. E. Aydelott"
Aydelott, William S., Sept. 4, 1858-Dec. 18, 1858, "Son of A. E. & S. Aydelotte" (fallen)
Bailey, Mable Overman, Feb. 21, 1923-Dec. 11, 1999
Bedwell, Mary Ann, Jan. 12, 1837-June 21, 1857, "Wife of Wesly Bedwell"
Bingham, Avie, Feb. 11, 1924-Jan. 10, 1931, "Dau. of J. B. & Bessie Bingham"
Bingham, Bessie, 1895-1973
Bingham, Cid, 1884-1973Bingham, Charles S., 1910-1970
Bingham, Cleo, 1914-1937, Son of J. B. & Bessie Bingham"
Bingham, Ruby Edna, Nov. 11, 1919-Sept. 16, 1933, "Dau. of J. B. & Bessie Bingham"
Brown, D. A., June 3, 1834-Nov. 9, 1895 (broken, eroded) [almost unreadable in 1994; dates from Webb et al.]
Carter, J. Keats, Oct. 4, 1948-Jan. 8, 1983
Carter, Martha L. (Polly), Oct. 29, 1925-____
Carter, James Travis, Apr. 11, 1918-Apr. 27, 1984, military marker as footstone "PFC US Army World War II"; "Married Dec. 24, 1944" "Our children Judy, Keats, Nickie, David"Clenney, ______, Son of B. W. & S. E. Clenney" (broken, eroded) [remainder of marker is unreadable]
Clenney, Charlie W., Feb. 25, 1876-Aug. 8, 1878, "Son of B. W. & S. E. Clenney" (fallen)
Clenney, John F., Oct. 10, 1872-Sept. 30, 1878, "Son of B. W. & S. E. Clenney" (fallen)
Crosser, Callie W., 1875-1961
Crosser, W. H., 1875-1906Crosser, Elmer E., Apr. 18, 1906-Aug. 21, 1981, military marker "Pvt US Army World War II"
Crosser, Floyd, Sept. 4, 1896-June 14, 1898, "Son of W. H. & M. C. Crosser"
Crosser, George, 1900-1982
Crosser, Hazel, July 10, 1908-Nov. 18, 1909 [replacement]
Crosser, Infant, Jan. 14, 1912-Jan. 15, 1912, "Infant of O. L. & Essie Crosser"
Denton, Will M., 1853-1897 [replacement]
Easter, Robert S., d. Oct. 12, 1888, "Aged 1 Yr, 4 Ms, 10 Ds" "Son of W. B. & N. J. Easter" (eroded)
Ervin, Anna, Sept. 12, 1822-Sept. 4, 1883, "Wife of James Ervin" (eroded)
Fesmire, Edith Helms, July 8, 1916-____, "Edith, daughter of Walt and Minnie Helms"
Fesmire, Loyce M., July 23, 1907-July 7, 1993, "Wed Apr. 28, 1951" "Loyce, son of William and Polly Fesmire"Fisher, Alice, 1876-1876 [not found or not readable in 1994 or 2001; dates are from Webb et al. and probably are abbreviated]
Fisher, Elizabeth L., Aug. 21, 1865-Apr. 11, 1876, "Daughter of A. A. & S. A. Fisher" (broken, fallen)
Fisher, James N., Oct. 4, 1873-Sept. 5, 1870, "Son of A. A. & S. A. Fisher" (broken, fallen, eroded)
Fisher, Mary E., Sept. ?, 1869-????, Daughter of A. A. & S. A. Fisher" (broken, fallen, eroded)
Garner, Hannah Rachel, June 25, 1995-June 28, 1995
Goff, Infant, d. Sept. 12, 1921, "Infant son of Perry & Hermie Goff"
Griggs, Dazie May, Apr. 4, 1885-Apr. 27, 1885, "Dau. of J. J. & Mollie Griggs"
Griggs, J. J., no dates, military marker "Co. E. 6th Tenn. Cav."
Griggs, Jones J., July 13, 1847-Aug. 11, 1893, "Husband of M. E. Griggs" (disintegrating concerete marker] Masonic emblem]
Griggs, Mollie, Aug. 4, 1859-May 8, 1885, "Wife of J. J. Griggs"
Griggs, Nancy A., no readable dates, "Wife of J. J. Griggs" (broken, fallen, eroded)
Helms, Anthama, May 15, 1877-Oct. 23, 1877, "Dau. of L. A. & Melvina Helms"
Helms, Bertie Brooks, Feb. 28, 1913-Aug. 6, 1983, military marker "Pvt US Army World War II"; footstone with "Son of Walt and Minnie Helms"
Helms, Birtie B., Jan. 8, 1900-June 17, 1905, "Dau. of J. R. & R. J. Helms" (eroded)
Helms, Edith [see Fesmire, Edith Helms]
Helms, G. Sherman, July 10, 1891-May 2, 1978 [Masonic emblem]
Fesmire, Tina H., Oct. 19, 1894-Aug. 14, 1977, "Our children Iris, Ruby, Virginia, Grace, and Joyce" [Eastern Star symbol]Helms, Gordon H., Jan. 11, 1904-June 30, 2000, "Son of James Robin and Roxie M. Helms"
Helms, Infant, Jan. 10, 1918-Jan. 23, 1918, "Infant son of G. S. & Tina Helms" (eroded)
Helms, Infant, Oct. 6, 1914-Oct. 13, 1914, "Infant son of Minnie-W. L. Helms" [replacement]
Helms, Infant, May 30, 1907-May 31, 1907, "Infant son of J. R. & R. J. Helms" (eroded)
Helms, Jonathan W., Sept. 20, 1874-Aug. 13, 1877, "Son of L. A. & Melvina Helms"
Helms, Ledorye Austine, Oct. 18, 1857-Mar. 12, 1877, "Wife of L. A. Helms" (eroded) [dates unreadable in 1994 and 2001 and come from Webb et al.]
Helms, Melvina, Feb. 7, 1848-Aug. 11, 1878, "Wife of L. A. Helms" (broken, eroded)
Helms, Minnie B., 1894-1958
Helms, Walter L., 1883-1964 [Masonic emblem]Helms, Pearl, 1899-1985, "Dau. of Bud & Mollie McCollum"
Helms, Festus L., 1896-1974, "Son of Tom & Lizzie"Helms, R. J., Aug. 11, 1865-Jan. 3, 1931, "Wife of J. R. Helms" "Mother"
Helms, J. R., Apr. 9, 1859-Jan. 15, 1923, "husband of R. J. Helms" "Father"Helms, W. A., Oct. 5, 1837-July 9, 1907 (eroded) [Odd Fellows symbol]
Howe, Isabelle [see McKinzie, Isabelle Howe]
Jones, Hester L., Sept. 26, 1896-May 3, 1897, "Dau. of A. & L. D. Jones"
Jones, Mandy E., May 27, 1870-Oct. 23, 1891 (broken and repaired) [birth date is best guess]
Jones, Pairlee [see Middleton, Pairlee Jones]
Jones, Tony Ray, May 25, 1949-____
Jones, Steven Ray, Aug. 8, 1976-July 13, 1989
Jones, Vickey Dale, Feb. 26, 1950-____Kelley, Albert L., Sept. 18, 1897-Jan. 3, 1951, military marker "Tennessee Pvt 315 Infantry World War II" [called Albert Lee Kelley by Webb et al.]
Kelley, Bessie Vera, 6? 6, 1894-Sept. 21?, 1895, "Dau. of E. L. & M. E. Kelley" (broken) [broken through dates]
Kelley, Infant, Oct. 12, 1895-Oct. 14, 1895, "Infant dau. of E. L. & M. E. Kelley"
Kelley, Lurtha May, May 13, 1917-Jan. 15, 1980, "Beloved wife and mother"
Kelley, Mary E., July 8, 1879-Jan. 21, 1931, "Mother"
Kelley, E. L., Aug. 21, 1859-Mar. 27, 1947, "Father"Linquist, Nada, Apr. 1, 1906-Aug. 11, 1956
McAnally, Elizabeth, Aug. 28, 1817-Jan. 20, 1901 [Eastern Star symbol]
McCollum, Absalom, July 14, 1816-Jan. 8, 1872, "Erected by his wife Mary J. McCollum"
McCollum, Carl "Buddy," June 23, 1929-July 1, 1997
McCollum, Charles "Termite," Feb. 10, 1945-Oct. 20, 1996
McCollum, Cole A., Feb. 11, 1893-Mar. 24, 1943
McCollum, D. K., 1820-Mar. 1861, "Father"
McCollum, Sarah E., 1857-1860
McCollum, E. J., 1820-1857, "Mother"McCollum, Dan U. 1841-1873, military marker "Capt." "Co. F 55 Tenn Inf CSA"
McCollum, Effie, July 1, 1891-May 4, 1963
McCollum, Robert, May 21, 1889-June 5, 1956 [Webb et al. notes "WWI"]McCollum, Emley J., Jan. 8, 1838-Sept. 29, 1852, "Dau. of A. B. & M. R. McCollum"
McCollum, Fred D., 1920-1989
McCollum, Guy H., June 14, 1913-June 27, 1964
McCollum, Imogene (Sis), Dec. 5, 1927-Feb. 2, 1993
McCollum, Iva E., Feb. 7, 1896-July 16, 1978
McCollum, John N., 1883-1957
McCollum, Lessie J., July 6, 1919-Jan. 24, 1982, "Mother" footstone [adjacent to marker for Guy H. McCollum]
McCollum, Louis, Mar. 23, 1846-Nov. 18, 1847, "Son of A. B. & M. R. McCollum"
McCollum, Mary I., Aug. 14, 1821-June 30, 1900
McCollum, Mattie Nora, Dec. 4, 1886-Apr. 1, 1911, "Wife of A. H. McCollum"
McCollum, Monie White, Sept. 30, 1872-May 2, 1948, His Wife"
McCollum, S. D. Daniel, Apr. 10, 1860-Dec. 9, 1936 [called Steven Daniel McCollum by Webb et al.]McCollum, Myrtle, no dates, "Dau. of Mr. & Mrs. S. D. McCollum"
McCollum, Pearl [see Helms, Pearl]
McCollum, Rebecca S., 1863-1937
McCollum, William T., 1859-1947McKinzie, H. B., May 20, 1772-Sept. 23, 1846
McKinzie, Isabell, 1805-Apr. 2, 1885, "Wife of Newtom McKinzie" [replacement; listed as Isabell Middleton on marker for Newton McKinzie]
McKinzie, Isabelle Howe, Feb. 1781-after 1850 [replacement]
McKinzie, Newton, 1806-1884, "Born . . . N.C." "Married Isabell Middleton Feb. 23, 1831"
Middleton, ______, no readable dates, "____ of J. R. & ____ Middleton" (eroded) [almost unreadable in 1994; in 2001 was 5 feet north of marker for Eliza J. Swift]
Middleton, Alfred W., d. June 8, 1898, "Aged 57 Years" "Husband of M. L. Middleton" [Webb et al. note "Civil War"]
Middleton, Caroline M., Feb. 23, 1826-Dec. 10?, 1874, "Dau. of Alfred & Mary Middleton" (broken) [damaged at death date]
Middleton, Cornald, July 8, 1880-Nov. 20, 1887, "Son of A. W. & M. L. Middleton"
Middleton, Easther J., d. Dec. 10, 1839, "Aged 2 Y'rs 6 Mo's 27 Das." "Daughter of Alfred & Mary Middleton" (fallen)
Middleton, Emily J., Jan. 10, 1838-June 29, 1883, "Wife of J. A. Middleton" (eroded)
Middleton, Ida M., Oct. 8, 1979-Apr. 23, 1899, "Wife of A. H. Middleton" (eroded)
Middleton, Infant, no dates, "Infant daughter of Cook & Pairlee Middleton" [replacement]
Middleton, Infant, no dates, "Infant daughter of Cook & Pairlee Middleton" [replacement]
Middleton, Infant, no dates, "Infant son of Cook & Pairlee Middleton" [replacement]
Middleton, Isablee [see McKinzie, Isabell]
Middleton, J. A., Mar. 25, 1875-Mar. 7, 1913, "Son of A. W. & Mary Middleton" (eroded)
Middleton, Jessie E., Oct. 11, 1897-Sept. 22, 1901, "Dau. of A. H. & Ida M. Middleton"
Middleton, John A., Aug. 13, 1827-Dec. 18, 1886 (eroded)
Middleton, John W., Nov. 29, 1895-Apr. 5, 1896, "Son of A. H. & Ida Middleton"
Middleton, M. A., Mar. 24, 1833-Aug. 15, 1885, "Dau. of A. L. & Mary Middleton"
Middleton, M. G., Mar. 25, 1831-Mar. 2, 1891 [Masonic emblem]
Middleton, Martha E., 1868-1869 [not found in 1994 or 2001; from Webb et al.]
Middleton, Martha, Nov. 11, 1888-Feb. 20, 1889, "Dau. of A. W. & ____ Middleton" (eroded) [information is best guess]
Middleton, Mary A., Jan. 6, 1848-Mar. 7, 1886, "Wife of J. E. Middleton"
Middleton, Mary, Feb. 28, 1805-May 9, 1864, "Mother" footstone
Middleton, Alfred, July 26, 1796-Aug. 15, 1867, "Father" footstone [replacement]Middleton, Matilda, Sept. 18, 1813-July 19, 1874, "Wife of Thomas Middleton" (eroded)
Middleton, Thomas J., Mar. 16, 1804-Nov. 14, 1865
Middleton, Valerie W., 1918-____
Middleton, Bluford C., 1909-____Middleton, William Cook, Apr. 28, 1871-Dec. 11, 1958
Middleton, Pairlee Jones, Apr. 4, 1881-July 13, 1961Middleton, William Seaborn, Aug. 7, 1899-Mar. 13, 1972, "Son of W. C. & Pairlee Middleton"
Moody, Lee, Dec. 1, 1883-June 24, 1934
Moody, Vela, Aug. 14, 1889-____ [ground disturbance in 1994 seemed to indicate she was buried here by that date]Moody, Lula F., 1885-1928, "Wife of W. R. Moody"
Moody, William R., 1871-1947
Moore, Sandra Kaye, Mar. 24, 1968-Oct. 24, 1989, "Beloved daughter, wife, and mother"
Overman, Arnell W., July 27, 1920-May 31, 2001
Overman, Elco "Cody," Mar. 6, 1915-July 26, 1994Overman, Larry E., Sept. 19, 1948-____
Overman, Mable [see Bailey, Mable Overman]
Pearson, Nellie, 1917-1964
Pierce, Infants, born & died July 17, 1925, "Infant twins of H. B. & M. V. Pierce"
Robinson, J. W., Dec. 9, 1883-Oct. 7, 1884, "Son of M. & F. A. Robinson"
Robinson, T. E., d. July 1, 1873, "Aged about 56 years" "Husband of J. E. Robinson" (broken) [Masonic symbol]
Roby, Leacie, Sept. 25, 1908-Mar. 16, 1929
Rogers, Joy, Nov. 23, 1956-____
Rogers, Denny, Jan. 15, 1961-Apr. 5, 1998, "Our sons Daniel Matthew"Segerson, Thomas (Red), Aug. 15, 1920-____
Segerson, Iris H., Mar. 17, 1919-May 9, 1985, "Married Feb. 5, 1939" "Our children Terry L. Michael S. Timothy L." [seems to be daughter of G. Sherman and Tiny H. Helms, whose double marker is adjacent] [Woodmen of the World Memorial]Stubblefield, Albert Franklin, Mar. 16, 1876-Nov. 21, 1876 (eroded)
Stubblefield, Robert, May 16, 1876-Nov. 4, 1876, "Son of W. F. & Mary L. Stubblefield" (eroded)
Swift, Eliza J., Apr. 16, 1846-Sept. 6, 1863, "Wife of J. Swift" (eroded)
Tomblin, Andy J., June 3, 1869-Oct. 27, 1898, "Husband of Donie Tomblin"
Tomblin, Willie E., Oct. 29, 1918-Mar. 8, 1994, unplaced "Mother" footstone, from previous temporary marker: Mrs. Willie M. Tomblin
Tomblin, Jim F., May 27, 1909-Aug. 28, 1966, "Father" footstoneTucker, Infant, Mar. 30, 1914, "Infant dau. of J. L. & Ola Tucker" [replacement]
Tucker, Lottie, Oct. 30, 1911-Apr. 12, 1919, "Dau. of J. L. & Ola Tucker" [replacement]
Tucker, Ola M., 1889-1975
Tucker, Jess L., 1888-1979Tumblin, Dona, July 22, 1871-Jan. 3, 1927
Volner, Infants, born & died July 25, 1924, "Infant sons of R. L. & W. I. Volner" (eroded)
Wheeler, Benjamin, Jan. 14, 1859-Oct. 24, 1862, "Son of B. H. & H. C. Wheeler"
White, ______, unreadable dates, "Daughter of H. W. & N. A. ______ [dates generally unreadable but years might be 1877-1880; name might be Martha]
White, Adar J., d. Sept. 5, 187?, "Daughter of H. W. & N____" [White] [fragments]
White, Albert, Oct. 18, 1814-Mar. 15, 1885
White, Alcie Beulah, Sept. 3, 1890-Apr. 12, 1981
White, Nicholas Albert, Jan. 1, 1884-Sept. 6, 1965White, Effie M., 1882-1927
White, Will, 1883-1969White, George W., Mar. 25, 1885-June 5, 1947
White, Grace E., Apr. 8, 1921-Dec. 5, 2000
White, J. D., Mar. 22, 1933-____, "Our children Dianne Freeda Christine Dennis"White, Haywood, July 6, 1842-Jan. 26, 1924
White, J. Haywood, Nov. 5, 1921-Oct. 20, 1993, "Father," military marker as footstone "James Haywood White" "US Army World War II"
White, Marilyn K., Dec. 30, 1946-July 30, 1961, "Daughter"
White, Mary F. Segerson, Oct. 7, 1921-____, "Mother" "Our children: Kay-Celia-Ronald-Mike"White, J. M., June 8, 1908-June 17, 1908, , "Son of W. H. & A. E. White"
White, James H., Aug. 27, 1878-June 4, 1897, "Son of H. W. & Nancy White"
White, Jenorah D., Feb. 4, 1858-Apr. 21, 1923, "Wife of H. C. White"
White, H. C., Apr. 6, 1851-Mar. 23, 1942, "Husband of Jenorah D. White"White, Mamie L., Sept. 15, 1913-Nov. 29, 1913, "Dau. of W. H. & Lizzie White" (eroded)
White, Martha A., Apr. 12, 1831-Nov. 13, 1877, "Wife of Albert White" (eroded)
White, Monie [see McCollum, Monie White]
White, N. A., Mar. 15, 1855-Nov. 1, 1895, "Wife of H. W. White"
White, Nancy E., Mar. 17, 1839-Mar. 30, 1926
White, Robert E., Nov. 21, 1886-Jan. 14, 1971, military marker "Tennessee Cpl 30 Infantry World War I"
Wood, Freeda G., Nov. 16, 1949-Dec. 5, 1993
Wood, Joe M., Jan. 11, 1947-____, "Our children David Brenton/Angela Gail/Joshua Clay"Woods, Lucinda Jake?, "Daughter of ? F. & E. A. Woods, Feb. 3, 1852-Jan. 14, 1858 (broken, fallen, eroded)
Woods, Mary L., Jan. 13, 1856-Oct. 19, 1877, "Wife of Arch Woods"
Wyatt, Cynthia, 1873-1876 (broken, fallen, eroded) [in 2001 was a pile of fragments 5 feet south of marker for M. G. Middleton; dates unreadable in 1994 and come from Webb et al.]
Unidentifiable
______, Sept. 1, 1876-Jan. 1, 1888 [fragment recorded in 1994]
Other People Known To Be Buried Here
Rushing, Phillip L. (b. June 1894), son of Adam Leon Rushing and Alma Irene Montgomery