REPRESENTATIVE TOMBSTONES FROM OLD-TIME HENDERSON COUNTY

Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith

Mr. Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith of Jackson has published seven genealogical miscellanies for Henderson County. He wishes to share this information as widely as possible and has granted permission for these web pages to be created. We thank Mr. Smith for his generosity. Copyright, Jonathan K. T. Smith, 2001

Lexington Cemetery

Copy of personal signature of Jesse Taylor, one-time County Court Clerk, from an old document

JESSE TAYLOR
Born in Va.
Oct. 26,1791
Died at
Lexington, Tennessee
May 3, 1860

In Memory of
Dr. A. H. BURTON
Who was born Nov.
the 4th 1812 & died May
the 1st 1846

My dear you've often looked for me
And often seen me come
But now I must depart from
And never more return.

SARAN F.
Consort of
JAMES W. GLASS
Died
May 18, 1852
in the 31st year of her
Age

VIRGINIA S.
Youngest Dau. of
C. D. & T. P. PENN
BORN
May 24, 1845
Died
Aug. 9, 1855
AGED
10 ys. 2 ms. 15 ds.

She took the cup of life to sip
For bitter twas to drain
But meekly put it from her lip
And went to sleep again.

JAMES A. HENRY
Born
Oct. 10, 1826
Died
Apr. 8, 1884

Not lost, blest thought,
But gone before,
Where we shall meet
To part no more.

Old Hepzibah Cemetery

JEHU LAWLER
Born
March 3, 1789
Departed this life
March 5, 1867

Antioch Cemetery

A. SMALL
Born
Apr. 10, 1807
Died
Sept .17, 1875

God gave. He took. He will replace.
He doeth all things well.

Buckley Cemetery

JOHN H. BUCKLEY
Born
in the state of Virginia
April 6, 1795
Died
Jan. 25, 1857

MARY K.
daughter of
JOHN H. & MARY C.
BUCKLEY
Born
May 9, 1837
Died
Nov. __, 1847 (chipped)

Shed not for her the bitter tear
Nor pine with vain regret
Tis but the casket that lies here
The GEM is sparkling yet.

Footstone: M.K.B.

Pearson Cemetery

JOHN PEARSON
Born
in Perquimans, N.C.
January 10, 1781
Died
in Henderson Co., Tenn.
Apr. 10, 1847
Aged 66 yr's. 4 m's.

And thy age will be clearer
than the noon day. Thou shall be secure
because there is hope.
Job 11:17 & 18

Lowery/Doe Creek Cemetery

ROSIE
Mother of
H. E. & J. P. LOWERY
Born 1831
Died
May 15, 1856

Her happy soul has
winged its way to one
pure bright eternal
day.

Note: Rosie was a slave of Dr. Robert Lowery (d. 1872).

Other works by Jonathan K. T. Smith can be found at the Madison County Records Repository at TNGenWeb.

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