HomeHarper-Nelms Cemetery

The following is a cemetery for which I find no record in Obion County documentation. It is not shown on current maps. I have arbitrarily chosen the name based on the number of graves bearing Harper and Nelms names and the fact that a Crockett cemetery is listed in Obion County. Submitted by Lawrence Nelms <DNelms1011 (at) aol.com> Friday, February 21, 2003

Located in District 7, near Crockett (formerly Crockett Station on the now defunct GM & O RR). The cemetery is located south of the last south to west curve on the Crockett Road. It is surrounded by Wisener Farms farmland and is heavily overgrown with large trees present, from a distance appearing to be a woods lot. Surveyed by Lawrence Nelms and Brad Wisener.

  • Buchanan, Mary J., wife of James H. Buchanan, June 9, 1867 – Jan 5, 1892
  • Goodwin, Geo., Sept 13, 1854 – Mar 5, 1900
  • Harper, Harriet, Nov 16, 1851 – Sept 5, 1858
  • Harper, John, Dec 18, 1819 – Jan 23, 1867
  • Harper, Katie R., Jan 7, 1850 – Jan 13, 1867
  • Harper, Lousia, May 11, 186? – April 16, 1869, 8yrs-11mos-5days
  • Harper, Lucinda B., born Dec 28, 1846 – died ?5, 1848 (stone broken in half)
  • Harper, ??, born 1831 – died Sep 3, 1853 (stone next to north leaning tree)
  • Leiss, ?? Carl L., daughter of H. A. & N. A. Leiss, Jan 20, 1881 – June 9, 1898
  • Leiss, Henry A., June 30, 1856 – Feb 24, 1885
  • Leiss, Little Maud, daughter of H. A. & N. A. Leiss, Sept 8, 1882 – Dec 29, 1886
  • Nelms, L. J., wife of R. Nelms, born Aug 12, 1822 – died Mar 20, 1834 (3 in death year is questionable, other records indicate Louisa Jane Crow Nelms died in 1844. LDN) “Gone to a better land”
  • Nelms, R., born Aug 15, 1810 – died July 29, 1860; (Richard Nelms is enumerated in the 1860 census, dated 19 Oct 1860. His will in Will Book K, page 496, date 1861 and Settlements – June 1861 J. T. Henry adm. for Richard Nelms are a matter of record. LDN)
  • Nelms, Thomas, born June 25, 1808 – died Feb 13, 1875, 66Y-7M-18D
  • Oseman, Ody D., son of W. C. & M. S. Oseman, Sept. 1, 1877 –  Nov 12, 1878,  1yr-2mos-12days
  • Penn, Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Penn, born Feb 25, 1817 – died Aug 13, 1896, aged 79Ys-5Ms18-Ds; (Elizabeth Nelms, wife of Thomas Penn is sister of Richard Nelms and Thomas Nelms, shown above. LDN)
  • Penn, Thomas, born June 14, 1814 – died May 3, 1884, Aged 69Y-10M-19D
  • Stovall, George A., son of B. D. & Sara K. Stovall, died Nov 22, 1845, 7yrs-4ms-9day
  • Young, D. C., born June 16, 1842 – died Sept 20, 1909

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