TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS FROM BLACK CEMETERIES
IN CARROLL COUNTY, TENNESSEE
Compiled by Jonathan K. T. Smith
Copyright, Jonathan K. T. Smith, 2000

(Page 54)

WINGO CHAPEL CEMETERY

Located north of Trezevant, Tennessee. Turn from Highway 79 onto Wingo Chapel Cemetery Road and drive about .3 mile; then turn north to access lane into this cemetery. Wingo Baptist Church is nearby.

JESSIE LEE HARRIS April 16, 1942-August 10, 1975 D/W. H. HOWARD January 25, 1906- CORA LEE HOWARD May 29, 1912-August 6, 1991 D/BEOLIA HARRIS December 15, 1914-April 30, 1994 ELNORA T. HARRIS, no dates ROY HARRIS PFC U. S. Army, World War II November 22, 1920-April 7, 1991 HARDY ROY WADE March 12, 1944-March 20, 1978 ESTHER PHILLIPS READ November 6, 1924-November 27, 1997 Bond FH marker D/ROBERT HARRIS, SR. 1885-1976 PEARLIE HARRIS 1891-1980 ESTHER daughter of Frankie, Granddaughter of Callie, Mother of Nine November 6, 1924-November 27, 1999 D/CHESTER ADKISSON 1881-1956 CALLIE H. ADKISSON 1894-1973 JOE A. ADKISSON August 6, 1905-February 14, 1973 LIZZIE HANFORD, Mother 1900-1958

D/ANDREW "Bro" HILLSMAN 1906-1960 KATHLENE HILLSMAN 1921- Their Children, Bettie 1945-1960; Andrew, Jr., 1952-1960;Maxine, 1954-1960; Lessie, 1956-1960 Erected by Ray Watkins & wife ROXIE MAI PORTER March 1, 1944-November 15, 1991 MARY AUGUSTA HARRIS, Loving Mother April 15, 1920-June 13, 1989 D/GRANVILLE ROGERS December 4, 1912- JUANITA H. ROGERS March 6, 1919-February 17, 1987 wed February 15, 1936 GERTHA MAY HOWARD August 3, 1900-July 26, 1980 O. D. HOWARD April 23, 1921-September 21, 1984 D/JOE C. WADE March 10, 1910-December 7, 1983 MARY ANN WADE July 12, 1915-March 7, 1973 O. D. "Billy" ADKISSON 1920-1994 LULAR WEBB December 3, 1877-February 6, 1930 Rest mother rest while friends in sorrow o'er thee weep CHARLIE HILLSMAN 1854-1927

 

(Page 55)

D. V. HILLSMAN May 9, 1900-February 11, 1923 (a broken tombstone) JOHN P. E. NEWBILL Tenn. PVT Co 3 11 QM TN G Rgt. World War II October 3, 1923-February 24, 1963 D/CLEVELAND FOSTER 1885-1971 MARTHA FOSTER 1889-1972 ROBERT LEE TAYLOR May 1, 1950-October 21, 1990 CHARLES H. TAYLOR 1917- FANNIE MAE HOWARD 1927-1977 JOHN LEE FOSTER May 8, 1931-November 1, 1986 WILL CLAY March 5, 1902-May 18, 1965 IRENE FOSTER January 31, 1907-August 27, 1992 MADORA CLAY Died 1951 INFANT of ADELL CLAY B & D September 10, 1917 FRANK CLAY Born July 23, 1901 Died February 15, 1914 SALLIE OTTERBRIDGE Died February 15, 1956 ELSIE ADKISSON, no dates NEPPIE TAYLOR, no dates MALINDA ADKISSON 1857-1923 At rest MOLLIE HANTON Born June 1872 Died May 27, 1917 BESSIE M. SCATES Born October 18, 1875 Died December 24, 1918 ALVIN JULIUS ADEISSON September 13, 1932-September 18, 1933 "Sister", no further information OSBORNE TRAVIS 1916-1928 PEARLIE SNEED wife of Eugenie 1895-1924

ARCHIE LEE NEWBILL July 22, 1909-February 8, 1995 RRENNA NEWBILL June 27, 1911-May 31, 1970 JOHN NEWBILL, no dates BENNETT NEWBILL, no dates EMMA NEWBILL, no dates ADELL ROPER , Mother February 22, 1898-July 30, 1953 OSCAR LEE WILLIAMS U.S. Army, Vietnam April 6, 1944-July 1, 1983 H. OTTERBRIDGE 1906-1978 FH marker HURLEY TAYLOR, no dates EMMA TAYLOR October 27, 1892-December 7, 1967 LEE FOSTER Co F, 113 U. S. CD Inf., no dates JAMES FOSTER 1909-1974 LAWLIA CLAY Died 1934 H. C. CLAY 1863-1924 RUTH M. BIGAM Born November 14, 1901 Died September 28, 1918 PHILLIS THOMAS Wingo Circle No. 1358 Died January 26, 1926 ROSA HOWARD, Mother 1882-1930 TRANZIE HAMTON Born October 1907 Died May 27, 1917 MALINDY HAXTON Born February 22, 1914 Died March 27, 1917 Age 3 years (a broken tombstone) ROSETTA SCATES April 11, 1929-March 10, 1930 PEARL MONTGOMERY Tenn. PVT 164 Depot Brig. Died March 1, 1952 LOU WILLIAMS Died 1930 ROBERT WILLIAMS Died 1933

 

(Page 56)

D/JAMES E. WILLIAMS 1867-1945 ADA WILLIAMS 1878-1954 Photo of them on tombstone BIRDIE COLEMAN SCATES August 6, 1909-January 19, 1998 Our precious Mother D/CLAUDE WILLIAMS 1900-1971 DAISEY BIRDIE WILLIAMS Died 1982 Photo of them on tombstone EUGENIE H. DENNIS 1893-1959 AUGUSTA SMITH 1905-1979 Behold thy Mother D/ROBERT E. WILLIAMS June 12, 1917-January 14, 1996 CORRINE H. WILLIAMS June 15, 1917-April 6, 1994 JAMES STRAYHORN October 5, 1956-January 13, 1997 MILDRED ADKISSON 1928-1928 GEORGE, JR. 1931-1945 CHARLIE DOUGLASS, Husband 1917-1965 BABY BOY ADKISSON, no dates S. K. ADKISSON 1918-1963 CLARENCE BONDS November 12, 1924-November 22, 1975 D/EVESTER ADKISSON, no dates PHYLLIS ADKISSON June 8, 1923-December 24, 1990

W. M. SCATES 1873-1936 SAMUEL SCATES August 22, 1939-October 1, 1940 CHARLIE SCATES, Father 1905-1979 LUCILLE SCATES ADKISSON June 18, 1907-October 8, 1995 GENTRY JOE WILLIAMS 1910-1960 MARVIN WILLIAMS October 13, 1947-January 23, 1948 D/HILLIARD WILLIAMS April 22, 1894-November 21, 1971 MARY J. WILLIAMS February 18, 1897-April 6, 1972 JAMES HILLIARD WILLIAMS Sgt., U.S. Army, World War II 1920-1981 LUTHER WILLIAMS March 28, 1950-August 23, 1994 D/PRIEST ADKISSON 1882-1941 VIRDA MAI ADKISSON 1895-1928 ANNER DOUGLASS July 4, 1879-July 25, 1947 LOUISE WILLIAMS ADKISSON July 14, 1918-July 17, 1951 CONNIE NEWBILL June 15, 1882-January 12, 1975 RICHARD L. ADKISSON September 21, 1940-February 4, 1979 MARY L. BONDS 1960-1986 L. C. ADKISSON, Father November 29, 1916-June 28, 1991

 

Death certificates indicate burials here:
ELBERT CLAY, November 10, 1894-December 12, 1918
MARY GREY, January 9, 1867-January 9, 1919; dau of John Gilbert
WILLIS SWEARINGEN died September 19, 1914 aged about 80 years

Cox Funeral Home indicates burials here:
W. M. SCATES died May 23, 1946 aged 53 years; son of Phillip Scates
CHARLIE CLAY died August 25, 1935 aged 36 years
LUCALIA CLAY died augdust 21, 1934 aged 30 years
ANNA DOUGLASS died July 25, 1947 aged 68 years
BILL DOUGLASS died June 5, 1935 aged 72 years
LEE FOSTER died May 25, 1937 aged 94 years
AMY HARRIS died May 1, 1957 aged 52 years
ANDREW HILLSMAN died November 5, 1960 aged 63 years

 

(Page 57)

EARSLEY HILLSMAN died May 2, 1947 aged 62 years
ROBERT HOWARD died October 8, 1956 aged 72 years
JOHN NEWBILL died June 6, 1950 aged 65 years; son of Peter Newbili
CLINTON ROGERS died July 29, 1945 aged 23 years
ED ROGERS died June 30, 1936 aged 51 years
BERTHA HILLSMAN died November 19, 1956 aged 91 years; dau of Anthony Adkisson
EMMA JONES died October 7, 1944 aged 65 years; dau of Lee Foster
MATTHEW JONES died May 14, 1945 aged 68 years

 

1900 U.S. Census (June 14), Civil District 20, Carroll County, Tennessee. Enumerator District 136, Sheet 6-B. SAM S. McVAY, born November 1850, born Tennessee; farmer MILLIE A. McVAY, wife, born Feb. 1852, born Tenn.; twelve children, seven living NEWT M. McVAY, son, born December 1875, Tennessee HOMER A. McVAY, son, born September 1878, Tennessee HATTIE McVAY, daughter, born August 1880, Tennessee POLEY McVAY, son, born June 1882, Tennessee ROCKEY McVAY, daughter, born May 1885, Tennessee LUTHER McVAY, son, born May 1887, Tennessee HERSEY McVAY, son, born August 1891, Tennessee

IBID. (June 20), Civil District 2, Carroll County, Tennessee. Enumerator District 123, Sheet 14-B. LEE FOSTER, born May 1850, Arkansas; farmer RENA FOSTER, wife, born May 1870, Tennessee; seven children EMMA FOSTER, daughter, born April 1878, Tennessee CLEVELAND FOSTER, son, born April 1886, Tennessee ERA FOSTER, son, born March 1890, Tennessee MONETTA FOSTER, daughter, born April 1892, Tennessee (twin) MARYLEE FOSTER, daughter, born April 1892, Tennessee (twin) MAGGIE FOSTER, daughter, born March 1895, Tennessee ADELL FOSTER, daughter, born February 1897, Tennessee GEORGE FOSTER, son, born June 1898, Tennessee VIRDA FOSTER, daughter, born May 1899, Tennessee

 

Return to Contents