These cemetery records are from WPA records of Polk County. These records were transcribed by Connie Baumann and provided to her by Marian Presswood, Polk County Historical & Genealogical Society President.
Here reposes the remains of SAMUEL WEIR, Nov 10, 1805-Sept. 12, 1856
J. A. TOONEY Mar. 31, 1825 Feb. 11, 1897
E. J. BRINKLEY Jan. 22,
1851 Dec. 23, 1896
WILLIAM I. NICHOLSON Jan. 28, 1851 July 19, 1891
SARAH JANE WEIR June 10, 1807 Sept. 21, 1857
SARAH S. WEIR Feb. 9, 1841 Dec. 13, 1841
ARCHE? BUMGARNER DEC. 23, 1855 Dec. 14, 1909
JAMES NICHOLSON, Son of W.I. & Matilda Womack Nicholson - May 30,
1885---June 30, 1885
ISAAC NICHOLSON, son of W.I. & Matilda Nicholson - Jan. 30, 1887---Dec.
9, 1887
MATILDA B. WOMAC NICHOLSON, wife of W. I. Nicholson - Jan. 27, 1858---Sept.
18, 1937.
SUSIE NICHOLSON, daughter of Isaac & Helen Howell Nicholson - Jan. 28,
1871---Sept. 5, 1893
. These cemetery records are from WPA records of Polk County. These records were provided to me by Marian Presswood, Polk County Historian.
Col. Henry Bradford 12/24/1776 5/10/1871
Rachel Bradford 8/26/1783 8/2/1852
Mrs---Howell, mother of John Howell Colored boy who fell at Columbus Barn &
broke his neck.
William Shamblin, father of Rev. Lewis Shamblin--most likely buried here.
Bell Dunn (colored) died about 1880.
These cemetery records are from WPA records of Polk County. These records were provided to me by Marian Presswood, Polk County Historian.
Colored cemetery..started after the Civil War, they had a Church there About
25 buried there.
Rev. Joseph Camp 12/25/1797--5/16/1881
Last person buried there was about 1890.
Near Miles Harrison's Barn. A woman whose maiden name was Dickey came in 1938 to see where her people were buried, she lived somewhere near Dallas, Texas. She had been gone 69-70 years. These cemetery records are from WPA records of Polk Co., TN. These records were provided to me by Marian Presswood, Polk County Historian.
Mrs. Malinda Fox Howell, wife of Asa Howell
Mrs. Mandy Fox Coe, wife of Newt Coe
John F. Dickey (probable) was a school commissioner in 1841
Mandy Fleming Coe, wife of Newt Coe
Hiriam Fox Dickey Fox, son of Newt Coe
Tug Coe, son of Newt Coe
William Coe, son of Newt Coe
These cemetery records are from WPA records of Polk County. These records
were provided to me by Marian Presswood, president of the PCHGS.
James Wiggins d. 3/29/1940 age 77y. 10m. 29d.
Alvin J Shields 8/25/1899 1/5/1932
W G Shields 3/25/1857 3/13/1925
Jane Shields 11/18/1862 4/12/1937
Inf. of C.C. & E.O. Kendrick
Inf. of C.C. & E.O. Kendrick
Inf. of C.C. & E.O. Kendrick
Ada C., dau. of O.F. & M.T. Hartman d.9/17/1912 age 20 m
Anna May, dau, of O F & M T Hartman d.8/11/1912 age 18yr
Betty, wife of J. L. Riggs d. 3/25/1913 age 33y 5m 6d
Tommie Hendrick d. 2/13/1927 age 2 yrs 5 months(his grave has a house
over it)
Lillie May, wife of W.K. Nichols 10/9/1872--9/20/1911
Lacy B Nichols 12/16/1910 5/29/1911
E L Darnell d.4/20/1912 age 56y 1m 3d
James Larken Berry 7/25/1849 12/6/1925
Mary Jane Berry 5/31/1865 3/7/1925
Ruby E Jackson 11/7/1916 12/15/1916
E. T. Dill 3/6/1891 6/18/1892
Susannah Robinson, wife of William Dill--1820--3/23/1863
Julius S Howell 11/13/1836 7/7/1856
Virgil,son of EH & HC Howell 5/27/1842--7/30/1856
Trophy B, dau. of EH & HC Howell 3/13/1847--7/31/1856
F M Moody 10/18/1820 8/16/1856
E P Moody, son of FM & TE Moody 9/6/1851--11/9/1862
Camellia, wife of E.S. Howell d.5/1/1887 75yrs 10m 23d
E. S. Howell d. 10/23/1896 93yrs 4m 4d
Laura Howell Carroll 4/27/1849 1/26/1926
M.M. Howell d.7/3/1931 77yr 1m 10d
Mrs. -----Howell d. 3/5/1940 age 84yr.
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