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Burns Hill Cemetery analysis

 

 

Analysis contributed by:  Joyce Warner Douglass

09 March 2009

Photos contributed by:  Sandy Daniel

 

Burns Hill Cemetery is a very pretty, quiet cemetery on a ridge between Cane Creek and Lagoon Branch. This cemetery is located in the Lagoon Branch and Burns Ridge section of the Buffalo River Watershed, East Side.  It is very well maintained but infrequently used in recent years. There are perhaps a dozen graves marked with concrete blocks or fieldstones and perhaps another one dozen unmarked graves.

 

 

The following are the known transcriptions of this cemetery:

  • Recorded in the Bowen book in the 1990's.  Click here to view it;

  • David Donahue recorded the cemetery on 23 October 2001 and checked it on 07 October 2004;

  • Photographs of the tombstones were taken by Sandy Daniel, which are shown below;

 

 

 

                   

Burns Hill Cemetery, December 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

Burial ID

Grave ID

First Name

Middle Name

Other Name

Surname

Birth Date

Death Date

Other Notes about this burial

Photo of the Tombstone Photo of this person or couple
 

128186

Row D #8

-

 

 

[possibly Burns]

-

15 Nov 1892

“Aged 17 ys 3 ms & 28 ds” (broken)

[in a row of Burns family markers]

Bowen indicates:  (Top missing)

__ 15 1892 “Aged 9mo 25days” 

 

 

 

128112

Row B  #10

Bismark

 

 

Alexander

-

24 Sep 1893

Triple headstone is shared with Clay Carter Alexander & Infant Alexander.

“Aged 12 days”

"Children sons of W. S. & S. A. Alexander"

 

 

128113

Row B  #10

Clay

Carter

 

Alexander

-

22 Dec 1899

Triple headstone is shared with  Bismark Alexander & Infant Alexander

“Aged 10 ys 6 ms & 3 ds”

(marker is loose on its base)

 

 

128111

Row B  #10

Infant

 

 

Alexander

3 Oct 1896

3 Oct 1896

Triple headstone  is shared with Bismark Alexander & Clay Carter Alexander.  "Infant, Born & Died Oct 3, 1896"

 

 

128114

Row A  #8

J.

M.

 

Alexander

14 Jul 1911

18 Jul 1913

"Son of  W. S. &  N. L. Alexander"

 

 

128115

Row A  #7 

S.

N.

 

Alexander

-

1 Jul 1909

Aged 39 Ys 11 Ms. & 27 Ds.”

 "Wife of W. S. Alexander"

 

 

128116

Row B  #9

Scarles

 

 

Alexander

26 Mar 1828

12 Aug 1897

Bowen reported incorrect last name as Scarless, but also indicated "Age 69-4-16”

 

 

128117

Row B  #11

Tommie

 

 

Alexander

5 Oct 1902

3 Dec 1903

"Dau. of W. S. & S. A. Alexander"  (broken).

Bowen reported incorrectly as dau of WS & NE.  Per tombstone, it is 'SA'.

 

 

128118

Row A  #1

D.

C.

 

Bates

22 Mar 1894

21 Aug 1899

"Son of J. S. & E. A. Bates"

 

 

128119

Row D  #13

Dock

 

 

Bates

30 Nov 1878

26 Nov 1908

 

 

 

128121

Row A  #1

Etta

M.

 

Bates

1877

4 Jan 1971

Double headstone  is shared with J. Solie Bates.

 

 

 

128120

Row A  #1

J.

Solie

 

Bates

1873

26 Jul 1941

Double headstone  is shared with Etta M. Bates.

Bowen: BATES  J. Sollie

 

 

 

128122

Row H  #4

John

R.

 

Bates

29 Nov 1839

5 Nov 1901

[Masonic symbol]

(fallen)

 

 

128123

Row D  #12

Laura

 

 

Bates

24 Mar 1885

4 Mar 1911

 

 

 

128124

Row H  #3

Maran

 

 

Bates

10 Dec 1847

26 Jan 1923

 

 

 

128125

Row H  #6 

Martha

 

 

Bates

10 Jul 1816

4 Jul 1909

 

 

 

128126

Row D  #11

Matty

 

 

Bates

-

11 Jan 1893

 “Dau. of W. J. & Nellie Bates" Aged 1 Yr. & 8 Ms. 26 Ds.  (fallen)

(Bowen indicated incorrect number of days)

 

 

128127

Row A  #9

Mollie

A.

 

Bates

14 Aug 1858

17 Nov 1890

"Wife of A. R. Bates"

 

 

128128

Row H  #5

S.

E.

 

Bates

13 Jun 1878

10 Mar 1900

"Dau. of J. R. & M. A. Bates"  (fallen, partially re-erected)

Per Bowen: 

“21-8-22”

 

 

128130

Row D  #14

Sarah

E.

 

Bates

1842

1914

Double headstone  is shared with W. M. Bates.

 

 

 

128129

Row D  #14

W.

M.

 

Bates

1837

1881

Double headstone  is shared with Sarah E. Bates.

 

 

128131

 

Alice

 

 

Burns

-

-

Burns, Alice [see Loveless, Alice Burns]

 

 

 

128132

Row D  #3

Bettie

 

 

Burns

11 Feb 1860

30 Jan 1919

"Wife of C. P. Burns". 

Bowen indicated  “wife of GP Burns”

 

 

128133

Row D  #4

C.

P.

 

Burns

10 Nov 1858

24 Dec 1913

Bowen indicated "G.P. Burns"

 

 

128134

 

Ida

 

 

Burns

-

-

Burns, Ida [see Lancaster, Ida Burns]

 

 

 

128135

Row D  #7 

Infant

 

 

Burns

19 Apr 1903

-

"Infant son of J. E. & May Burns"

 

 

128136

Row D  #10 

Infant

 

 

Burns

-

24 Nov 1883

Aged 9 days   "Infant son of J. W. & T. J. Burns"

Bowen indicated incorrect death date.

 

 

128137

Row B  #3

J.

W.

 

Burns

10 Mar 1842

25 May 1914

 

 

 

128138

Row D  #6

Jack

Edward

 

Burns

16 Jul 1901

30 Nov 1902

"Son of J.S. & May Burns"  (broken)

Bowen indicates::  July 16 1901- May 30 1902

 

 

128139

Row B  #1

John

H.

 

Burns

9 Nov 1879

16 Apr 1962

 

 

 

128140

Row E  #4

Julia

A.

 

Burns

31 Jan 1854

24 Jul 1911

"Wife of N. T. Burns"

 

 

128141

Row D  #5

Nancy

 

 

Burns

30 May 1822

27 Feb 1900

 

 

 

128153

Row E  #5

Nellie

Alma

 

Burns

1881

1949

Double headstone  is shared with Jesse Frank Gray. "His Wife" "Mother" footstone

 

 

128142

Row E  #3 

Nicholas

Terrel

 

Burns

21 Jun 1850

30 Nov 1918

Per Bowen:

 “69yrs 5mo 9days”

 

 

128143

Row D #9  

Robert

C.

 

Burns

-

9 Nov 1885

Aged 11 M's & 17 D's

"Son of J. W. & T. J. Burns"

Bowen indicates Robert "G" Burns.  It is hard to tell from the picture whether it is "C" or "G"

 

 

128144

Row B  #4 

Tabbie

Greer

 

Burns

12 Mar 1842

5 Apr 1923

"Wife of J. W. Burns"

Bowen has incorrect husband and incorrect date of death.

 

 

128145

Row F  #5

Sarah

Ann

 

Butts

5 Oct 1858

12 Aug 1916

"Dau. of Josiah & Parthenia Butts"

(fallen)

Bowen indicates dau of ... and Parthena.

 

 

128146

Row F  #1 

Tommie

 

 

Craig

10 Mar 1859

27 Apr 1911

Bowen noted that on the top of the monument is indicated "Hope".  Whether that is just part of the tombstone or another name is unknown.

 

 

128147

Row A  #5

Mollie

Trull

 

Cunningham

1880

1900

Cunningham, Mollie Trull [replacement]

 

 

 

128148

Row C  #1

Julia

Ruth

 

DePriest

14 Jun 1906

6 Sep 1907

"Dau. of W. S. & N. E. DePriest"

Donahue indicates "Julie" as first name.  Tombstone indicates "Julia".

 

 

128149

 

David

W.

 

Dickey

4 Nov 1959

21 Jun 1995

 

 

 

128150

Row D  #2

Mary

Jane

 

Edwards

5 Jul 1848

14 Jul 1918

"Wife of T. C. Edwards"

 

 

128151

Row D  #1

T.

C.

 

Edwards

1 Jan 1848

31 May 1924

 

 

 

128152

Row E  #5

Jesse

Frank

 

Gray

1874

1909

Double headstone  is shared with Nellie Alma Burns.

"Father" footstone

(refer to picture under Nellie Burns)

 

 

128154

 

Tabbie

 

 

Greer

-

-

Greer, Tabbie [see Burns, Tabbie Greer]

 

 

 

128155

Row H  #1

Maggie

 

 

Huff

1862

1953

 

 

 

128156

Row B  #2  

Ida

Burns

 

Lancaster

1878

1927

Bowen indicated incorrect first name.

 

 

128157

Row F  #2 

Alice

Burns

 

Loveless

1867

1946

"Wife of Tomy Craig & Ford Loveless"

 

 

128158

Row B  #5 

D.

A.

 

Loveless

16 Apr 1896

26 Apr 1906

"Son of  F. G. & Dora Loveless" (broken)

Bowen indicated:

LOVELESS  BA

son of  F.J. & Dora

Mar 16 1896-Jan 26 1906

 

 

 

128159

Row B  #7 

Dora

 

 

Loveless

12 Mar 1870

13 Mar 1905

"Wife of F. G. Loveless"

 

 

128160

Row B  #6 

F.

G.

 

Loveless

31 Oct 1858

6 Feb 1926

 

 

 

128161

Row B  #8

Loyd

E.

 

Loveless

23 Nov 1888

1 Oct 1903

"Son of F. G. & Dora Loveless"

Bowen indicated incorrect name spelling.

 

 

128162

Row C  #2

Ross

 

 

Loveless

28 Aug 1891

23 Mar 1892

"Son of F. G. & Dora Loveless"

 

 

128163

 

Daniel

Ira

 

Mann

29 Dec 1929

12 Feb 1994

military marker "Capt US Marine Corps Korea Vietnam"

 

 

 

128164

Row G  #1

Wilie

 

 

Murry

4 Jun 1865

5 Jul 1897

Bowen indicated:

“32yrs 1mo  8days”

 

 

128165

Row E  #2

Mattie

Lou

 

Porter

27 Jan 1893

7 Feb 1924

"Wife of R. B. Porter"

 

 

128166

Row E #1 

Nettie

 

 

Rosson

1885

1905

(homemade)

Bowen indicated incorrect name spelling.

 

 

128167

 

Madeline

 

 

Sterling

18 Aug 1914

6 Jan 1994

 

 

 

128168

Row A  #2 

Bennie

H.

 

Trull

25 Oct 1892

19 Feb 1939

Double headstone  is shared with Lizzie H. Trull.

 

 

128171

Row A  #3 

Drucell

 

 

Trull

11 Mar 1913

31 Oct 1917

Double headstone  is shared with Frank W. Trull.  [replacement]

Bowen indicated Mary Drucell Trull.  

 

 

 

128170

Row A  #3

Frank

W.

 

Trull

6 Nov 1926

18 Feb 1928

Double headstone  is shared with Drucell Trull.

 

 

128169

Row A  #2

Lizzie

H.

 

Trull

20 Jul 1894

13 Mar 1974

Double headstone  is shared with Bennie H. Trull.

(refer to Bennie Trull photo)

 

 

128174

 Row A #4

Mahallie

A.

 

Trull

(no day) Feb 1857

(no day) Mar 1927

Double headstone  is shared with Thomas Trull.

[replacement]

Bowen indicated death date of March 19, 1927.

 

 

128172

 

Mary

 

 

Trull

-

-

[see Cunningham, Mary Trull]

 

 

 

128173

Row A  #4

Thomas

 W

 

Trull

1 May 1856

29 Oct 1943

Double headstone  is shared with Mahallie A. Trull. [replacement]

Bowen indicates : TRULL Thomas W

(refer to Mahallie Trull photo)

 

 

128175

Row A  #6 

William

S.

 

Trull

1 Aug 1880

6 Dec 1967

 

 

 

128176

Row E  #8 

I.

J.

 

Twomey

10 Apr 1858

26 Apr 1939

 

 

 

128177

Row E  #6 

Joseph

R.

 

Twomey

24 Oct 1890

15 Sep 1894

"Son of I. J. & Sraha [sic] Twomey" (fallen)

 

 

128178

Row E  #9 

R.

R.

C. S. S.

Twomey

-

20 Apr 1885

Age 21 yesrs, [sic] 4 Mos. & 6 days

 "Wife of I. J. Twomey" (broken)

Bowen indicates:  "TWOMEY  R.R.G.S.S."

 

 

128179

Row E  #7 

Sarah

J.

 

Twomey

18 Feb 1857

5 Jul 1915

"Wife of I. J. Twomey"

 

 

128180

Row E  #10

Willis

D.

 

Twomey

28 Dec 1881

10 Jan 1882

"Son of I. J. & Savannah Twomey" (fallen)

 

 

128181

Row F  #3

David

D.

 

Warren

11 Jun 1878

9 Oct 1899

Bowen indicates:

“26yrs  3mo  28days”  

 

 

128182

Row B  #12 

James

B.

 

Warren

7 Oct 1857

21 Feb 1913

[Woodmen of the World memorial]

 

 

128183

 

Sophia

 

 

Wilburn

-

-

Wilburn, Sophia [see Bates, Sophia Wilburn]

 

 

 

128184

Row H  #2 

Sophia

 

 

Wilburn

1881

1949

Double headstone  is shared with W. D. Wilburn.

 

 

 

128185

Row H  #2 

W.

D.

 

Wilburn

1880

1959

Double headstone  is shared with Sophia Wilburn.

unplaced "Father" footstone

 

 

 

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