{"id":1677,"date":"2021-08-27T02:49:31","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T02:49:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/ofp\/?p=1677"},"modified":"2021-08-27T17:18:49","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T17:18:49","slug":"bear-creek-cemetery-putnam-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tngenweb.org\/ofp\/bear-creek-cemetery-putnam-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Bear Creek Cemetery, Putnam County"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This cemetery was included in the original Overton County TNGenWeb Project, so it remains a part of this site.<\/p>\n

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Recorded by the Overton County Historical Society.<\/p>\n

Note: One of the earliest graves has a burial date of 1857.  This cemetery includes some “tent” graves (sometimes called “grave houses”).<\/p>\n

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List of Burials<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Last Name<\/td>\nFirst Name<\/td>\nBirth Date<\/td>\nDeath Date<\/td>\nNotes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boatman<\/td>\nBeulah<\/td>\nSeptember 7, 1896<\/td>\nAugust 6, 1901<\/td>\ndau of Ellie and John Bowman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boatman<\/td>\nEllie Harp<\/td>\nJuly 27, 1860<\/td>\nOctober 22, 1914<\/td>\ndau of Wm Marion Harp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brown<\/td>\nFaney Louminey Urnistine<\/td>\nJanuary 26, 1872<\/td>\nNovember 12, 1876<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brown<\/td>\nWinnie L.<\/td>\nJanuary 27, 1875<\/td>\nOctober 11, 1896<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Craft<\/td>\nS. A.<\/td>\nMarch 4, 1840<\/td>\nAugust 9, 1873<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Davis <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gillem<\/td>\nJane<\/td>\nAugust 4, 1828<\/td>\nMay 31, 1873<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gilliam<\/td>\nJames M.<\/td>\nMay 11, 1852<\/td>\nOctober 12, 1881<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gilliam<\/td>\nMarvin W.<\/td>\nJune 29, 1886<\/td>\nAugust 26, 1887<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Green<\/td>\nCass<\/td>\nAugust 30, 1882<\/td>\nJune 6, 1962<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Green<\/td>\nLou Annie<\/td>\nMarch 30, 1885<\/td>\nJuly 22, 1952<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greenwood<\/td>\nBaby<\/td>\nNo Dates<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greenwood<\/td>\nR. D.<\/td>\nDcember 2, 1881<\/td>\nMay 11, 1917<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harp<\/td>\nDora Stockton<\/td>\nDecember 17, 1883<\/td>\nNovember 24, 1954<\/td>\n2nd wife of Marion Harp – dau of Bethel and Kate Stockton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harp<\/td>\nLinnie May<\/td>\nFebruary 10, 1912<\/td>\nJuly 9, 1912<\/td>\ndau of Z. R. and A. M. Harp<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harp<\/td>\nMarion<\/td>\nAugust 15, 1874<\/td>\nJuly 15, 1937<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harp<\/td>\nMary Stockton<\/td>\nJanuary 20, 1878<\/td>\nAugust 18, 1903<\/td>\n1st wife of Marion Harp – dau of Bethel and Kate Stockton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harp<\/td>\nMirty Clara<\/td>\nJune 23, 1894<\/td>\nAugust 18, 1902<\/td>\nDrowned in Bear Creek on her way home from school during a flash flood<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harp<\/td>\nRosy<\/td>\nDecember 1, 1904<\/td>\nJanuary 14, 1908<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Judd<\/td>\nBen<\/td>\nNo Dates<\/td>\n <\/td>\nVeteran of the Civil War<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Judd<\/td>\nBurris<\/td>\nJuly 15, 1897<\/td>\nJuly 20, 1955<\/td>\nCarver Funeral Home records state that he was born September 15, 1897 and died July 20, 1953 – son of Jeff and Margrite Alice Craft Judd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Judd<\/td>\nElba<\/td>\nJuly 31, 1896<\/td>\nMay 26, 1913<\/td>\ndau of J. D. and M. D. Judd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Judd<\/td>\nJackson B.<\/td>\nOctober 27, 1925<\/td>\nOctober 2, 1952<\/td>\nCarver Funeral Home Records: son of Burris and Nellie Poston Judd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Judd<\/td>\nJeff Davis<\/td>\nJuly 1, 1862<\/td>\nFebruary 4, 1942<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Judd<\/td>\nJoe<\/td>\nAugust 4, 1904<\/td>\nFebruary 28, 1983<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Judd<\/td>\nMargaret Ollie Craft<\/td>\nJune 4, 1864<\/td>\nOctober 6, 1927<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Judd<\/td>\nMyrtle Webb<\/td>\nJune 17, 1920<\/td>\nAugust 13, 2001<\/td>\nMyrtle Orbiss, dau of Sammie and Chancie Mae Peterman Webb – wife of Joe Judd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Judd<\/td>\nNellie<\/td>\nDecember 30, 1896<\/td>\nNo Death Date<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Judd<\/td>\nPatsy<\/td>\nNo Dates<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Norris<\/td>\nLowery D.<\/td>\nJanuary 7, 1875<\/td>\nJuly 11, 1950<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Norris<\/td>\nScytha E. Stockton<\/td>\nJanuary 6, 1888<\/td>\nFebruary 7, 1973<\/td>\ndau of Bethel and Kate Stockton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peek<\/td>\nWm. Cook<\/td>\nFebruary 21, 1859<\/td>\nOctober 3, 1860<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Randolph<\/td>\nJoseph Winchester<\/td>\nOctober 7, 1885<\/td>\nJanuary 8, 1951<\/td>\nCarver Funeral Home records have date of death as January 8, 1950, son of Gilbert and Rebecca Jane Conley Randolph<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Randolph<\/td>\nNola Judd<\/td>\nMay 1, 1900<\/td>\nMarch 8, 1963<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Read<\/td>\nCatherine<\/td>\nApril 3, 1818<\/td>\nOctober 15, 1904<\/td>\nwife of Rev. W. J. Read<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Read<\/td>\nW. J. , Rev.<\/td>\nMarch 9, 1820<\/td>\nFebruary 18, 1862<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Smith<\/td>\nG. T.<\/td>\nMay 3, 1868<\/td>\nMay 1, 1887<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stockton<\/td>\nA. O.<\/td>\nOctober 22, 1822<\/td>\nNovember 22, 1914<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stockton<\/td>\nB. C. Bethel<\/td>\nMay 9, 1826<\/td>\nNovember 7, 1894<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stockton<\/td>\nJudie Catherine Kate<\/td>\nJune 11, 1840<\/td>\nOctober 21, 1921<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thompson<\/td>\nBob<\/td>\nMarch 22, 1905<\/td>\nNo Death Date<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Thompson<\/td>\nClara B.<\/td>\nOctober 3, 1909<\/td>\nJuly 25, 1976<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Waites<\/td>\nFannie E. Wells<\/td>\nNovember 29, 1846<\/td>\nNovember 6, 1933<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Waites<\/td>\nJohn R.<\/td>\nJanuary 15, 1841<\/td>\nJuly 10, 1912<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Waites<\/td>\nSarah Hyder<\/td>\nAugust 13, 1838<\/td>\nSeptember 30, 1861<\/td>\nMarried November 29, 1860<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welch<\/td>\nJ. H.<\/td>\nJune 8, 1837<\/td>\nMay 6, 1874<\/td>\nAge 36 yrs 11 mo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welch<\/td>\nLorinna<\/td>\nJanuary 2, 1905<\/td>\nFebruary 27, 1905<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welch<\/td>\nNancy Hyder<\/td>\nMarch 7, 1807<\/td>\nJanuary 2, 1878<\/td>\nage 70 yr 10 mo 14 dys<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welch<\/td>\nPoshie<\/td>\nNo Dates<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welch<\/td>\nS. D. (or J. D. )<\/td>\nNo Dates<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welch<\/td>\nSamuel<\/td>\nOctober 4, 1802<\/td>\nOctober 10, 1874<\/td>\nage 72 yr 6 dys<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welch<\/td>\nSarah Hyder<\/td>\nMay 13, 1834<\/td>\nApril 18, 1875<\/td>\nAge 40 yrs 11 mo 5 dys<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Williams<\/td>\nCatherine<\/td>\nSeptember 28, 1828<\/td>\nOctober 18, 1857<\/td>\nage 29 yr 20 dys<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wilmouth<\/td>\nJohn R.<\/td>\nNovember 26, 1904<\/td>\nFebruary 8, 1905<\/td>\nWas the father of 11 children: Robert, Sarah, Martha, George, John Lafayette, Jeramiah Marion, Isaac Franklin Frank, Samuel A. , Nancy Ann, William Dillon Dock, Jacob Lavender – He lived about 1 mile to the north of this cemetery, near where Bear Creek runs into Spring Creek<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wilmouth<\/td>\nW. E.<\/td>\nFebruary 1, 1884<\/td>\nAugust 26, 1884<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wright<\/td>\nLebert Paul<\/td>\nMarch 20, 1909<\/td>\nJuly 30, 1910<\/td>\nson of R. C. and F. L. Wright<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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