Located about three miles outside of Glass TN, in District 14 (districts realigned in 1870, was probably district 5 before then) about a mile or two west of Obion on the road to Elbridge.

History of town

An old log church building, used by different denominations, once was on the site of Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Gillum Jackson was involved in the organization and according to old records the “Baptist met on Saturday afternoon, preceding the second Sabbath of the month.” James Upton was an early preacher; Gillum Jackson became minister of the Baptist Church in 1853. John Edwards tore down and moved this building to the Charles Pardue place and in 1870 another was built at the site of the present Baptist Church. Jack Beaird hauled sills and planed lumber by hand for that building which burned in 1943. It was replaced the same year.

Tom Russell (1808-1865) asked to be the first person buried at Mt. Moriah and this was the beginning of the 5-acre plot knows as “Old Part” of the cemetery. Between 1906 and 1911, “Polk Beaird’s Section” (middle section) was added and Josua Beaird was the first buried here. After the school consolidation, that ground was added as the north side of the cemetery.

In 1931, Mt. Moriah Cemetery Association was organized and D. E. McCorkle served as president until his death in 1939 when Dave Miller was elected. Nellie Miller Wells Bennett served as Secretary-Treasurer 1931-1968 Gwyneth B. Miller was elected following the resignation of Mrs. Bennett. In 1975 Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Miller, Edward McCorkle, M. T. McCorkle, J. H. Bennett, Elmer Harris, Kirkland Wells, Morgan Clanton, David McCorkle, J. D. Grisham, J. R. Albright and Nell Tate helped begin a Cemetery Trust fund charterd June 26, 1975 by the State of Tennessee.

Sorted

• Allen, Mary Ella Lawson Petty, July 23, 1902 – no date given refer: Obion Co History, Vol 2
• Boehm, Fannie Mai Albright, b. – d. July 29, 1925 refer: Obion Co History, Vol 2
• Boehm, George Graves, Jun 7, 1894 – Oct 15, 1955 refer: Obion Co History, Vol 2
• Butler, Frank Eugene, Sep 19, 1896 – Mar 21, 1973 refer: Obion Co History, Vol 2
• Butler, Maude Mae Woodall, Sept 7, 1902 – Mar 12, 1982 refer: Obion Co History, Vol 2
• Curry, James W., Apr 10, 1824 – Jul 31, 1902
• Curry, John Vaulton, Mar 14, 1868 – Sep 10, 1885
• Curry, Mary, May 16, 1829 – Jan 26, 1901
• Riggs, Jane Harris, 1846 – 1915
• Russell, John, Mar 1, 1849 – July 18, 1918, Son (on same stone with Rhoda)
• Russell, Manerva Jane, Nov 11, 1854 – July 9, 1926
• Russell, Mary Julia, 1862 – 1951 (on same stone with Thomas P.)
• Russell, Rhoda, July 31, 1825 – Nov 5, 1922, Mother
• Russell, Thomas P., 1862 – 1939
• Steward, Alfred W., Feb 5, 1877 – Aug 21, 1960; s/s Blanch M. & James W.
• Steward, Annie L. Winstead, 1870 – 1939; She is the 2nd wife of John.
• Steward, Archie, born Dec 15, 1819 died Jan 28, 1911; “Beloved Father Farewell”
• Steward, Berlin, Jan 6, 1925 – June 18, 1990
• Steward, Blanch M., Oct 4, 1886 – Apr 9, 1953; s/s James W. & Alfred W.
• Steward, James W., Sept 22, 1915 – Apr 19, 1953; s/s Blanch M. & Alfred W.
• Steward, John S. Steward, born Feb 13, 1855 died Feb 22, 1930; John & L. L. are on same monument.
• Steward, L. L., Wife of John Steward, born July 5, 1848, died Jan. 8, 1913
• Walker, Jim B., b. Nov 11, 1818 – d. May 12, 1882 – m. 30 Jul 1844 to
• Walker, Selena Jane Westmoreland, Aug 1, 1825 – Dec 11, 1910

As Submitted

Submitted by Larry Curry

• Curry, James W., 10 Apr 1824 – 31 Jul 1902
• Curry, Mary, 16 May 1829 – 26 Jan 1901
• Curry, John Vaulton, 14 Mar 1868 – 10 Sep 1885

Submitted by Dora

• Russell, Thomas P., 1862 – 1939
• Russell, Mary Julia, 1862 – 1951 (on same stone with Thomas P.)
• Russell, Manerva Jane, Nov 11, 1854 – July 9, 1926
• Russell, Rhoda, July 31, 1825 – Nov 5, 1922, Mother
• Russell, John, Mar 1, 1849 – July 18, 1918, Son (on same stone with Rhoda)

from Obion Co History, Vol 2

• Allen, Mary Ella Lawson Petty, 23 July 1902 – no date given
• Boehm, George Graves, 7 Jun 1894 – 15 Oct 1955
• Boehm, Fannie Mai Albright, b. – d. 29 July 1925
• Butler, Frank Eugene, 19 Sep 1896 – 21 Mar 1973
• Butler, Maude Mae Woodall, 7 Sept 1902 – 12 Mar 1982

from Waughhouse (at) aol.com
My Great Grandfather, Waller Bright Walker, of Obion County was one of the 6 sons & one daughter of James (Jim) B. Walker (11 Nov 1818 -m. 30 Jul 1844 -d. 12 May 1882) & Selena Jane Westmoreland (1 Aug 1825 – 11 Dec 1910.) Both are buried in Mt. Moriah Cemetery. Jim B. Walker served as a Sheriff of Obion Co. for 2 years between the end of the Civil War and his death, a fact which is in conflict with LDS information that he died 12 May 1862. (My GGrandfather was born 12 Jan 1863). Some sources list the children of this couple as:   Robert William Walker, Theodore Aleazar Walker, Lafayette Walker, Waller Bright Walker 1863, Crawford Walker, Clay Walker 1854, Mary Alice Walker 1857-1928 wife of Chesley Davis Smith.

from Diana Steward Flesner <rflesner (at) midsouth.rr.com> July 28, 2002

• Steward, Archie, Born Dec. 15, 1819 Died Jan. 28, 1911; “Beloved Father Farewell”
• Steward, John S., Born Feb. 13, 1855 Died Feb. 22, 1930; John & L.L. are on same monument
• Steward, L. L., wife of John Steward, Born July 5, 1848 Died Jan. 8, 1913
• Steward, Annie L. Winstead, 1870-1939; she is the 2nd wife of John. Her actual b. 14 Feb. 1870 d. 26 Jun 1939. I have recently compiled a little bit of history on her if anyone might be interested in Hutchinson or Winstead. I have photos of above in jpeg format.

The following are also buried at Mt. Moriah but no photos taken yet.

Steward (On 1 monument)
Blanch M. — James W. — Alfred W.
Oct 4 1886 — Sept 22 1915 — Feb 5 1877
Apr 9 1953 —-Apr 19 1953  — Aug 21 1960
Mother (On stone at foot of Blanch)

• Riggs, Jane Harris, 1846-1915

Three children of Blanch Steward (On stone at foot of Alfred)
“Let Your Light So Shine”

• Steward, Berlin, Jan 6, 1925 – June 18, 1990