A survey of the Middleburg Cemetery has been added. The cemetery is in Middleburg, off of Highway 18 and Newcastle Dr.
Obituary
Mr. James COX died at the home of his son, Mr. J. H. COX, Jan. 10, 1903. He was born in Bedford County, Aug. 25, 1824, and married Miss Charlotte Temple HORN April 25, 1844. He was a strong member of the Baptist Church at Saulsbury, Tenn. During the past year he had not been strong enough to attend church regularly, but he took much interest in the cause.
His death came as the triumph of a great faith. He was aware for months before that the end was near and he often expressed a desire for it to come early. His heart throbbed with hope immortal and his faith was ravished with the vision of the gleaming “crown of righteousness.” What a loss to the community, to his sorrowing family, and to the church. He was buried in New Hope Cemetery near his old home in Benton County. Eight children survive him. Bro. U. A. WEST conducted the services. His sorely bereft children are comforted by the evidences he left that his spirit was conveyed by angelic visitants to the paradise of God.
A Friend.
A survey of the Rogers Springs Cemetery has been added. The cemetery is located west of Middleton, TN, along Rogers Springs Rd.
A survey of the New Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery has been added. The cemetery is located west of Middleton, TN on Hwy 57.
A survey of the Old Enon Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has been added. There are over 400 burials in this old cemetery located west of Middleton, TN.
Old Enon Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
New website containing over 1,500 documents that operated in Bolivar and the surrounding area.
The Committee met at the court house in Bolivar, in pursuance of call of Chairman on April 29, 1886, with following members present, C. H. ANDERSON – Chairman, A. J. COATES – Secretary, R. W. SMITH, R. N. MITCHELL, W. D. HANKINS, and C. A. MILLER, members F. M. McGLATHERY and S. H. CLINTON were absent. J. W. WILSON was represented by proxy and by the Chairman. On motion of C. A. MILLER, a convention of the Democracy of Hardeman County, was called for May 29, 1886.
A. J. COATES, Esq. tendered his resignation as Secretary of the Committee alleging his candidacy for Attorney General as a reason for same. The committee reluctantly accepted same after voting thanks to Mr. COATES for his efficiency as secretary. On motion of R. W. SMITH, Esq., C. A. MILLER was elected secretary in place of COATES, resigned. – signed C. H. ANDERSON, Chairman and C. A. MILLER, Secretary.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.), 07 May 1886, Page 3. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
Mr. Editor – As your valuable paper is read by so many of our good County people, I presume they would like to know something of our corner. We claim to be abreast with any portion of our county, save the capital, Bolivar. We are quite sober, religious, and enthused over the amendment to the constitution, looking to prohibition in the near future, so that the yoemanry of this great State can decapitate the hydraheaded monster. I formed an alliance at Hopewell Church, this county, yesterday evening with 16 members; G. J. LEATH – President, J. C. DICKSON – Vice President, A. E. FERGUSON – Secretary, Miss Alice DICKSON – TREASURER, Solicitors for the Issue, Miss Laura SMITH, Miss Mary FERGUSON.
Enthusiastic speeches were made by D. A. FERGUSON, Prof. John WINDES, and Rev. G. J. LEATH. Ho for the termperance cause! We are not outlaws, we have a temperance alliance, a good Sunday School, a good day school, presided over by worthy and efficient teachers, Prof. John R. WINDES and Miss Fannie NORMENT, services every Sabbath at the church. Four doctors; BOSTWICK, GODDARD, J. D. and D. SAULS, and eight enterprising firms always ready to exchange goods for cash or credit. The farming interest is on a boom more thrift and improvements than usual.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.), 07 May 1886, Page 3. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
Mr. CAMPBELL of Middleton was in town on Monday last.
C. W. DEMING, of Toone, called to see us on Monday last.
Messrs. REAVES and SHEARIN, of Middleton, were in town on Monday last.
Mrs. ROBINSON, of Toone, is visiting for a few days at Mr. W. A. MERCER‘s.
Mr. Walter MOORE, of Jackson Dispatch, was visiting relatives in town this week.
Mr. G. G. ADAMS left for Memphis on Monday last to spend a few days.
Mr. T. J. JACKSON, of the 12th District, paid the Bulletin a call on Saturday last.
Dr. John W. NUCKOLLS, of Toone, was in town on Saturday last, and dropped in to see us.
Prof. E. A. FUSCH, of Hickory Valley, was in town on Saturday last, circulating amongst his friends.
Mr. SILER called in to see us on Monday last, and reports farmers getting along well.
Esq. T. D. CLINTON has a fine boy at his house, and his neighbors say he is two feet taller than he was before.
Esq. Jesse H. FRANKLIN, of the 5th District, reports that the farmers in his section are making excellent headway towards making another crop.
Mr. J. C. HARRIS, a prominent member of the Riply, Mississippi, bar, was in Bolivar on Monday last on professional business.
Mr. A. J. WALTON, on the 14th District, reports that the farmers of his section are in good spirits, and getting along finely with their work.
Dr. William THOMPSON and Mr. Nat HUDDLESTONE, of Crainsville, were on our streets on Monday last.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.), 07 May 1886, Page 3. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
A Temperance Alliance was organized at Pocahontas last week.
Work has begun on the iron bridge across Hatchie at Statler’s Ferry.
On Saturday last, the first day of May, there was a good deal of frost here, but it did not damage vegetation any.
Mr. G. M. SAVAGE was up in town last Monday for the first time in two or three weeks. His many friends were glad to see him out.
A party of fishermen from Hickory Valley spent two or three days of this week at Statler’s Ferry.
Rev. Mr. Hope preached on last Sunday to a large and attentive audience at the Presbyterian Church. Hope his services may be secured as their pastor. We give him a hearty welcome.
Maj. W. B. RUFFIN, postmaster at Toone, is very ill, and is not expected to live many days. He had a stroke of paralysis sometime ago, and has gradually grown worse.
John BOYD, the colored barber from Toone, who is charged with stealing the money from Mr. W. F. FULLER, has been brought back to Jackson and lodged in jail. His brother, George BOYD, is said to have told on him, and George is being held as a witness. It is claimed that the prosecution is in possession of sufficient evidence to secure his conviction.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.), 07 May 1886, Page 3. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
