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Perry County, Tennessee

Horner Cemetery analysis

 

 

Analysis contributed by:  Jan Monnin

18 February 2009

Photos contributed by:  Sandy Daniel

 

This cemetery, unnamed on the U.S.G.S. Pope quadrangle, is located at the mouth of McGee Hollow, south of what the map marks as Horner Church.  It is located on McGee Hollow Road just off Highway 128 (Clifton Highway), in the side yard of a farmer's yard.  This cemetery is located in the Cedar Creek section of the Tennessee River Watershed.

There is only one intact stone (the stone listed below for William & Nancy Horner).  Immediately next to this marker is another older marker for the same William Horner.  The current new stone is a replacement for this older stone.  This marker was intact in 1988 but was missing the top in 1999.  It is also said that three of their children may be buried here.

Immediately next to this marker is another older marker for the same William Horner.  In addition, this small cemetery contains two or three cairns built of cut, stacked fieldstones, hidden in vegetation.  They were in poor condition from neglect in 1988 and had been vandalized before 1999. There are no surviving markings on either. Terry McDonald, occupant of the Horner house in 1999, estimates that there are up to seven burials here.

According to A Horner Legacy by Fredalene Cooper Horner: "William and Nancy Horner owned slaves, so there are five graves marked with stones. These were graves of his slaves that were buried in the Horner Cemetery on Cedar Creek." Nancy Horner was Nancy Randle, daughter of Amos Randle (Feb. 13, 1799-Mar. 10, 1881) and Rebecca Finn (Jan. 15, 1798-July 23, 1867).

 

The following are the known transcriptions of this cemetery:

  • The cemetery transcription was published in the Bowen records in the 1990's;  click here to view it

  • Photos of the tombstones were taken in February 2009 by Sandy Daniel, which are below.

 

 

 

       

Horner  Cemetery, February 2009

 

 

 

   

Burial ID

Grave ID

First Name

Middle Name

Other or known maiden Name

Surname

Birth Date

Death Date

Notes on this burial

Photo of the Tombstone Photo of this person or couple
    124598   Nancy     Horner 25 Aug 1820 6 Sep 1914 [shares marker with William] "Mother - Nancy, wife of William Horner.  Born Aug 25, 1820. Died Sep 6, 1914. Age 94 ys, 11 ds."  
    124599   William     Horner 11 Mar 1815 11 Sep 1869 [Shares marker with Nancy]  "Father.  William Horner. Born Mar 11, 1815.  Died Sep 11, 1869. Age 54 ys, 6 ms."  
                    The original stone of William Horner, before the replacement monument above was built.  
        unknown           fieldstone cairn  

 

 

 

 

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