TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS FROM BLACK CEMETERIES
IN BENTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE
(Revised Edition with Maps)
Compiled by Jonathan K. T. Smith
Copyright, Jonathan K. T. Smith, 1995(Page 58)
DEATHS OF BLACK PERSONS,
BENTON COUNTY, 1925-1939The present writer abstracted the following data from the Benton County Death Register, 1925-1939. There were only mentions of very essential information in this register, i.e. death date, place of death, age and some information as to cause of death which was not abstracted; burial locations are not given in this record.
page 8, WILLIAM BLAKELY died civil district five, Oct. 20, 1925, age 65 years
page 8, IDA BLAKELY, born Benton Co., died Feb. 12, 1928, age 31 years $
page 9, BEN BARNETT, born Benton Co., died civil district five, June 10, 1930, age 90 years
page 10, WESLEY BOYD, born Benton Co., died civil district five, Aug. 26, 1933, age 11 years
page 12, ALICE BARNETT died civil district five, Jan. 22, 1936, age 60 years
page 37, CHARLESTON CRAWLEY, born Benton Co., died civil district five, July 21, 1934, age 8 years
page 49, SOLOMON DONLOE died civil district five, Aug. 8, 1936, age 22 years
page 62, CHARLEY EASLEY, born Benton Co., died April 6, 1936, age 17 years
page 82, WILLIAM GOSSETT, born Benton Co., died civil district one, Feb. 20, 1931, age 65 years
page 82, HARRIETT GREEN died civil district one, Aug. 6, 1935, age 90 years
page 150, JOHN MOODY, born Henry Co., Tenn., died civil district five, Oct. 29, 1928, age 76 years; shot to death
page 151, CHARLIE MOODY, born Henry Co., Tenn., died civil district five, Dec. 21, 1930, age 35 years
page 151, MAGGIE MENZIES died civil district 13, Jan. 28, 1933, age 49 years
page 152, CARRTE MOORE, born Henry Co., Tenn.; died civil district five, March 24, 1934, age 7 years
page 172, RICHARD McAULEY, born Benton Co.; died civil district five, Nov. 18, 1930, age 74 years
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page 172, NATHANIEL McCLURE, born Benton Co.; died civil district five, April 12, 1933, age 22 years; from gun shot wound
page 190, POLLY PATE died in civil district five, May 19, 1929, age 64 years
page 191, OPAL MAY PETTYGREW died in civil district five, July 25, 1931, age 16 years
page 217, EUGENE STRICKLAND born Benton Co.; died civil district five, May 10, 1930, age 50 years
page 217, CELA STRICKLAND died in civil district five, Jan. 24, 1931 aged 23 years
page 217, ETTA SIMMONS died civil district five, May 18, 1932, age 39 years
page 218, LEE ROY STRICKLAND died civil district five, November 29, 1934, age 19 years
page 244, ANNIE TEAGUE, born Henry Co., Tenn.; died civil district five, July 12, 1926, age 86 years
page 244, HERBERT THARP, born Henry Co., Tenn.; died civil district five, Dec. 22, 1927, age 22 years
page 244, SARAH ANN TAYLOR died civil district five, Jan. 20, 1929, age 51 years
page 244, LEWIS THARP, born Henry Co., Tenn.; died civil district five, June 5, 1930, age 56 years
page 244, MAT THARP, born Henry Co., Tenn.; died civil district five, Sept. 21, 1933, age 57 years
page 245, HORACE THARP died civil district five, September 10, 1939, age 69 years
page 264, MARY WALKER, born Benton County; died civil district two, Jan. 16, 1927, age 70 years
page 265, LOU TISSIE WILLIAMS died civil district six, October 9, 1930, age 52 years
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