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

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MORNING SUN CEMETERY

Located northeast of Cedar Grove, Tennessee. From U.S. Highway 70 enter Sulphur Springs Road and drive about .7 mile to Morning Sun Cemetery Road; from there drive about .9 mile to this cemetery situated on the south side of this gravel road. There are several rows of sandstones marking graves here.

ANNIE MAE HUTCH January 12, 1914-June 12, 1979 MAE NELL M. SEATS May 30, 1927-October 2, 1997; wife of Lue W. Seats FLOYD J. W. MILAM PFC U.S. Army, World War II January 10, 1920-May 16, 1991 LESSIE HUTCH November 4, 1874-October 8, 1955 LESSIE SMITH PVT U.S. Army, World War II 1903-1991 HOMER SEATS Tenn. 520 Engineers, World War I January 25, 1894-October 20, 1957 LEEFORD H. BUTLER April 20, 1916-August 6, 1996 L. C. CARTER 1923-1985 Cox FH marker D/RUTHERFORD B. BUTLER May 2, 1876-August 21, 1953 R. VANDALE BUTLER February 9, 1881-May 3, 1938 Mr. ______ CARTER Died January 21, 1967 FH marker ROSIE LEE PIGGLE December 29, 1897-June 3, 1952 W. DARVIN HUTCH Tenn. PVT Engineers, World War I January 12, 1893-November 4, 1970 CARMON son of Essie & Harvie BARHAM, 1914-1929 ODESSIA HUTCH 1927-1962 Cox FH marker OTHO WITHERSPOON 1895-1981

MELVIN W. MILAM April 27, 1932-June 12, 1998 D/ERMON HUTCH October 17, 1890-July 16, 1973 HATTIE HUTCH October 17, 1891-November 12, 1994 WESLEY HUTCH October 25, 1867-March 24, 1964 WILL SMITH U S. Army, World War II October 25, 1901-January 1, 1998 HALLARD HUTCH 1912-1950 D/J. D. BLANKENSHIP December 10, 1923- JUANITA BLANKENSHIP September 3, 1920-January 2, 1994 Mrs. HILDRA A. JOHNSON February 4, 1939-November 8, 1996 JOHN HENRY BUTLER May 1, 1905-May 28, 1928 J. R. HUTCH April 19, 1854-February 8, 1927 MINNIE HUTCH, no dates D/RILEY MILAM 1893-1975 BIRDIE MILAM 1893-1955 D/ISIAH W. WITHERSPOON 1860-1932 FRANCIS M. WITHERSPOON 1868-1936 PARKER HUTCH 1913-1913 At rest ERNEST R. HUTCH 1925-1987

 

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Death certificates indicate burials here:
W. R. ROBINSON, 1865-June 6, 1917
ANN CARSON, 1840-July 30, 1915
ELIHU SMITH, October 25, 1894-November 6, 1916
JOHN MAY COX, 1830-August 27, 1918
MARY C. CLARK, 1864-April 3, 1915; son of John May

 

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