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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NEW HOPE CEMETERY I

Located within the restricted area of the Milan Arsenal Ammunition plant, a private industry, once the Milan U.S. Arsenal. It is necessary to have a security guard accompany a visitor to the cemetery. Drive about 1.8 miles west from the plant headquarters, turn onto and drive over Routes 73/83 .9 mile to gravel road on north side of route; from there to the cemetery is about 1.4 miles. On the east side of the site is located the black burial ground dating to antebellum times; to the west, over a drive, is the old white burial ground; between these two cemeteries for many years stood the frame New Hope Baptist Church. The present-day New Hope Cemetery, near Atwood, is located about two miles northwest of this former burial ground, across the Rutherford Fork of the Obion River. The reading of these tombstones was made on October 15, 2000 by the present writer.

NEW HOPE CHURCH AND CEMETERY SITES "MAP OF CARROLL COUNTY, TENNESSEE" by C. C. Anderson, 1926 (Copy from an original map, #959, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville)

 

JIM BELEW Born 1839 Died February 5, 1925 HARRY BRADSHAW Tenn. PVT 46 Escort Co ASC Prisoner of War Died May 8, 1936 RUBIE JORDAN Born July 27, 1898 Died November 1, 1916

MARY BELEW Died February 21, 1926 HEZEKIAH PARKER Tenn. PVT 154 Depot Brig. Died March 28, 1925 CURTIS WOODSON Tenn. PVT 804 Pioneer Inf. Died December 27, 1929 ROXIE BLEDSOE January 9, 1893-October 31, 1913 Christ is my hope

 

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TIM F. son of Friday & Rose Anna CAGE 1902-1936 Gone but not forgotten

LUCY wife of F. C. CAGE 1866-1939 ROSE ANN wife of F. C. CAGE Born February 2, 1864 Died September 27, 1927

 

From U. S. Census, 1900 (June 4), Civil District 21, Carroll Co., Tennessee:

 

ANNA LONG April 1, 1876-April 8, 1908 HURSIE BLEDSOE June 5, 1906-February 2, 1907 JULIA wife of MONROE CUNNINGHAM February 16, 1828-February 16, 1908 She was waiting on the Lord L. R. TAYLOR Born August 10, 1887 Died May 13, 1904 Sleep on dear one and take thy rest in Jesus arms forever blest AMY JORDAN Born October 11, 1828 Died February 8, 1908 STARLING DUNKIN Died October 13, 1918 Age 22 Gone but not forgotten BERT PEOPLES May 23, 1857-May 29, 1922 (Masonic embl) POLLY PEOPLES Born March 4, 1836 Died July 16, 1892 SAMUEL THOMPSON Died November 24, 1902 He died as he lived trusting in God A. F. GREER March 18, 1883-May 6, 1918 MATTIE PEOPLES Born July 23, 1873 Died August 7, 1901

G. C. T. son of Ben TAYLOR February 18, 1890-Oct. 18, 1908 Weep not, he is at rest NELLIE daughter of Ben TAYLOR August 22, 1892-October 2, 1908 Our darling one has gone before to greet us on the blissful shore NETTlE wife of James JORDAN March 6, 187l-June 16, 1928 We will meet again MOLLIE wife of G. W. TAYLOR June 16, 1874-March 7, 1913 Gone but not forgotten MARTHA JANE HALE August 6, 1873-September 5, 1888 ELVIRA wife of Bert PEOPLES March 13, 1850-July 8, 1912 WASHINGTON PEOPLES Born July 10, 1829 Died March 10, 1903 Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal HENRY CLARK March 22, 1840-August 22, 1894 IDA wife of J. M. GREER 38 years MATTIE J. BLEDSOE Born June 13, 1884 Died April 5, 1907 She died trusting in God

 

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LEOLA BELL BLEDSOE March 13, 1889-March 6, 1904 Sleep on dear and take thy rest in Jesus arms forever blest COLEY WILLIAMS Born September 14, 1894 Died June 29, 1910 Weep not papa and mama for me for I am waiting in heaven for thee EDDIE McVEAY BARHAM Born November 26, 1873 Died January 16, 1899 HATTIE J. McVEAY Born August 20, 1879 Died July 22, 1901 JUDITH BOYD 1815-1890 In grateful remembrance SINEY McCOLLTJM wife of A. M. Died January 26, 1887 aged 30 yrs. WILLIE ALGEE Born April 2, 1882 Died September 18, 1901 B. F. N. "Poley" son of S. A. & M. A. McVeay June 7, 1882-August 23, 1908 JENNIE wife of W. M. GREEN Born May 1, 1869 Died February 12, 1903 LUKE CULP Born 1805 Died July 1897 TENIE BLEDSOE April 1, 1883-July 25, 1906 SAM McCOLLUM Died December 8, 1901 (Masonic emblem) MARY wife of Steve ALGEE Died January 20, 1907 aged about 36 years VENUS WOODSON 1914-1929

ROBERT G. BLEDSOE Born April 27, 1882 Died May 3, 1903 There is rest in heaven M. A. wife of S. A. McVEAY Born February 1, 1853 Died June 18, 1900 S. A. McVEAY 1848-1916 Gone but not forgotten /death certificate date of death: June 25, 1916; farmer-merchant/ MARY ELLA wife of J. L. LONG Born 1873 Died April 13, 1907 (a shattered tombstone) MISSIE wife of Frank JACKSON October 25, 1883-May 15, 1913 LILLIE B. JACKSON December 16, 1898-October 1904 She 'is not dead but resting HARVIE ALGEE June 3, 1884-May 1, 1902 EDDIE PERKINS Died April 21, 1905 aged 5 mos. & 13 ds. JANE PARKER Died December 2, (chipped) _______Chamber, Milan, Tenn. /necessary to put chipped pieces together; some pieces missing/ BETTIE wife of Luke CULP Died April 2, 1907 aged about 50 yrs. ROBERT BLEDSOE Born February 11, 1904 Died January 31, 1907 ELIZA wife of Tom FIELDS Born February 17, 1845 Died December 14, 1901 LOU wife of Steve ALGEE Aged about 30 years Our loved one CHARLEY PARR Died October 13, 1919 FELIX McCOLLUM Born 1820 /a fragment up against a tree; lower portion of tombstone missing/ As Felix McCollum in the 1900 census he appears to be 83 years old.

 

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Across the lane from the west section, a new burial area had just been opened up when the government acquired this land.

LULA WILLIAMS 1864-January 13, 1938 NANNIE PARTEE ANDERS 1920-1939

JOHN A. McCOLLUM 1917-1938

 

1900 U. S. Census (June 6), Civil District 21, Carroll County, Tennessee. Enumerator District 137, Sheet 2-A.

STEVEN ALGEE, born October 1870, Tennessee; farmer MARY L. ALGEE, wife, born August 1872, Tennessee; six children; five living ELMER ALGEE, son, born May 1886, Tennessee STELLAH ALGEE, daughter, born February 1887, Tennessee WILLIE ALGEE, son, born February 1889, Tennessee OTIS ALGEE, son, born February 1898, Tennessee RUBY ALGEE, daughter, born August 1899, Tennessee

 

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