Tombstone Inscriptions, Et Cetera from the Black Cemeteries of Chester County, Tennessee
By Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith
Copyright, Jonathan K. T. Smith, 2000ADDENDUM
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Some representative families of black folk living in Chester County, Tennessee in 1900, as drawn from the United States Census of that year; abstracted because of frequency of surnames appearing on local tombstones.
116A, June 14, Civil District One
JOHN ALEXANDER, born December 1840, Tennessee; farmer
MARY ALEXANDER, wife, born July 1850, Tennessee; married 25 years; nine children; five living
MATHEW ALEXANDER, son, born August 1878, Tennessee
IVEY ALEXANDER, son, born September 1893, Tennessee
ARBA Z. ALEXANDER, daughter, born January 1886, Tennessee
JESSE ALEXANDER, son, born October 1888, Tennessee
SOLOMON ALEXANDER, son, born January 1891, Tennessee
118B, June 19, Civil District One
JAMES BURTON, born May 1855, Tennessee; farmer
ISABELLA BURTON, wife, born September 1855, Tennessee; married 23 years; twelve children; six living
LOGAN B. BURTON, son, born October 1885, Tennessee
GERTIE E. BURTON, daughter, born May 1888, Tennessee
CURTIS C. BURTON, son, born May 1889, Tennessee
ERNEST B. BURTON, son, born January 1892, Tennessee
ODIE M. BURTON, son, born May 1894, Tennessee
ROY BURTON, son, born April 1899, Tennessee
132B, June 24, Civil District Two
JOHN CAWTHON, born January 1877, Tennessee; farmer
ETHA CAWTHON, wife, born October 1882, Tennessee; married 1 year; one child
RAMON CAWTHON, son, born March 1900, TennesseeTHOMAS TRICE, born May 1865, Tennessee; farmer
MARY TRICE, wife, born February 1865, Tennessee; married 8 years; nine children; six living
BIRDIE TRICE, daughter, born November 1890, Tennessee
NEARSIS TRICE, daughter, born December 1892, Tennessee
WILLIE M. TRICE, daughter, born January 1895, Tennessee
HARROW TRICE, son, born September 1896, Tennessee
JODIE TRICE, son, born December 1899, TennesseeG. BARHAM, born January 1860, Tennessee; farmer
SUSSIE BARHAM, wife, born November 1867, Tennessee; married 18 years; ten children; eight living
HUGHIE BARHAM, son, born December 1883, Tennessee
TOMIE BARHAM, son, born November 1885, Tennessee
ELBERT BARHAM, son, born November 1889, Tennessee
VERNA BARHAM, son, born September 1890, Tennessee
UCHA BARHAM, son, born January 1892, Tennessee
ROBY BARHAM, son, born April 1896, TennesseeNED TRICE, born March 1835, Tennessee; farmer
NELIER TRICE, wife, born April 1833, Tennessee; married 40 years; fourteen children, twelve living
JIMMIE TRICE, daughter, born January 1881, Tennessee
MAUD TRICE, daughter, born June 1886, Tennessee
RINA TRICE, granddaughter, born July 1897, Tennessee
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132B, June 24, Civil District Two
JAMES McDONALD, born May 1872, Mississippi; farmer
DEUCE MCDONALD, wife, born January 1873, Tennessee; married 6 years; one child
OLILIER McDONALD, daughter, born March 1899, Tennessee
132B, June 24, Civil District Two
DENNIS TRICE, born December 1857, Tennessee; farmer
EMALINE TRICE, wife, born June 1863, Tennessee; married 18 years; ten children; nine living
LILLIE TRICE, daughter, born September 1883, Tennessee
RUFUS TRICE, son, born February 1885, Tennessee
DENNIS TRICE, son, born March 1889, Tennessee
JENNIE TRICE, daughter, born April 1890, Tennessee
JOE TRICE, son, born March 1893, Tennessee
WILLAMAY TRICE, daughter, born February 1895, Tennessee
SAME TRICE, son, born August 1896, Tennessee
EMER TRICE, daughter, born June 1898, Tennessee
ELMER TRICE, son, born March 1900, Tennessee
133A, June 22/23, Civil District Two
CALVIN FRY, born February 1838, Tennessee; farmer
SALLIE FRY, wife, born March 1847, Tennessee; married __ years; six children, four living
LONARD BALLAD, stepdaughter, born December 1888, Tennessee
EDA LEE BALLAD, stepdaughter, born ___ 1890, Tennessee
JOE R. FRY, son, born March 1874, Tennessee
ANNER FRY, daughter-in-law, born February 1879, Tennessee
MARY L. FRY, granddaughter, born August 1899, Tennessee
JOHN TRICE, born April 1854, Tennessee; farmer
NANNIE TRICE, wife, born January 1855; married 14 years; two children; none living
133B, June 22/23, Civil District Two
SIMON ROSS, born February 1865, born Tennessee
LENA ROSS, wife, born July 1865, born Tennessee; married 15 years
ANNA ROSS, daughter, born October 1884, born Tennessee
EFF ROSS, son, born December 1887, born Tennessee
CULLIE ROSS, son, born January 1890, born Tennessee
SARAH ROSS, daughter, born April 1892, born Tennessee
SAM ROSS, son, born June 1893, born Tennessee
TREAN ROSS, daughter, born July 1894, born Tennessee
ISAAC ROSS, son, born October 1896, born Tennessee
SHELLY ROSS, daughter, born June 1900, born Tennessee
(In the 1910 census, this family is designated as "mulatto" page 129)HENRY ARNOLD, born July 1866, Tennessee; farmer
IDA ARNOLD, wife, born April 1880, Tennessee; married __ years; four children, three living (none are listed)AMANDA MUSE, born August 1847, single, born Tennessee ten children; nine living
LAWSON McCORKLE, son, born October 1878, born Tennessee
MINNIE McCORKLE, daughter, born May 1881, born Tennessee
JESSIE McCORKLE, daughter, born February 1887, born Tennessee
CLARA McCORKLE, daughter, born July 1893, born Tennessee
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134A, June, Civil District Two
living in the household of John Brewer:
BET DICKEY, born May 1820, widowed
138A & B, June 6, Civil District Four
JOSH ROSS, born April 1860, Tennessee; farmer
MARY ROSS, wife, born April 1862, Tennessee; married 19 years; nine children, eight living
REMIRE ROSS, son, born July 1883, Tennessee
ROBERT ROSS, son, born January 1885, Tennessee
JOSEPH ROSS, son, born April 1891, Tennessee
ERNEST ROSS, son, born January 1889, Tennessee
LUGINIA ROSS, daughter, born January 1893, Tennessee
ALICE ROSS, daughter, born June 1894, Tennessee
TURNER ROSS, son, born August 1897, Tennessee
ELMA ROSS, daughter, born June 1899, Tennessee
138A, June 7, Civil District Four
THOMAS DICKEY, born August 1862, Tennessee; farmer
MANDY DICKEY, wife, born August 1862, Tennessee; married 18 years; eleven children, all living
MINNIE DICKEY, daughter, born November 1884, Tennessee
LUTHER DICKEY, son, born March 1882, Tennessee
WILLIE DICKEY, son, born October 1885, Tennessee
ROSA DICKEY, daughter, born June 1888, Tennessee
JAMES DICKEY, son, born March 1890, Tennessee
LENA DICKEY, daughter, born April 1892, Tennessee
JESSIE DICKEY, daughter, born March 1894, Tennessee
HATTIE DICKEY, daughter, born February 1896, Tennessee
PEARL DICKEY, daughter, born January 1898, Tennessee
ANNE DICKEY, daughter, born April 1900, Tennessee
140B, June 9, Civil District Four
JOSEPH JOHNSON, born May 1855, Tennessee; farmer
EMMA JOHNSON, wife, born February 1860, Tennessee; married 18 years; nine children, all living
ETHEL JOHNSON, daughter, born August 1881, Tennessee
HATTIE JOHNSON, daughter, born March 1884, Tennessee
SAMUEL JOHNSON, son, born March 1886, Tennessee
MONIE JOHNSON, daughter, born Nay 1887, Tennessee
ALICE JOHNSON, daughter, born June 1888, Tennessee
SIEGLE JOHNSON, son, born May 1893, Tennessee
PEARL JOHNSON, daughter, born May 1895, Tennessee
HARVEY M. JOHNSON, son, born September 1897, TennesseeWILL BRASHIERS, born May l86~, Tennessee; farmer
ALICE BRASHIERS, wife, born July 1869, Tennessee; married 15 years; seven children, all living
CORA BRASHIERS, daughter, born December 1886, Tennessee
JAMES BRASHIERS, son, born June 1888, Tennessee
ERNEST BRASHIERS, son, born March 1890, Tennessee
RUSSIE BRASHIERS, daughter, born March 1893, Tennessee
GUSTAVA BRASHIERS, daughter, born March 1895, Tennessee
BALLARD BRASHIERS, son, born October 1896, Tennessee
GRADY BRASHIERS, son, born June 1898, Tennessee
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142A, June 13, Civil District Four
JOHN BARHAM, born May 1865, Tennessee; farmer
AMANDA BARHAM, wife, born June 1872, Tennessee; married 8 years; four children, all living
SUSIE BARHAM, daughter, born March 1885, Tennessee
FRED BARHAM, son, born December 1891, Tennessee
MAGGIE BARHAM, daughter, born October 1897, TennesseeHENRY GREEN, born May 1845, Mississippi; farmer
VINEY GREEN, wife, born December 1857, Tennessee; married 26 years; nine children
LUKE GREEN, son, born May 1884, Tennessee
MOLLIE GREEN, daughter, born March 1885, Tennessee
AUTHOR GREEN, son, born January 1888, Tennessee
FLORIDA L. GREEN, son, born May 1890, Tennessee
ANDREW GREEN, son, born January 1892, Tennessee
JENNIE M. GREEN, daughter, born March 1900, Tennessee
143A, June, Civil District Three
ELGIE JONES, born February 1871, Tennessee; farmer
MARY JONES, wife, born July 1868, Alabama; married 5 years; nine children/the figures do not "make sense" in this case/
LULU JONES, daughter, born March 1884, Tennessee
DELLA JONES, daughter, born November 1891, Tennessee
ODIE JONES, daughter, born November 1894, Tennessee
ETHEL JONES, daughter, born November 1895, Tennessee
HENRY JONES, son, born July 1899, Tennessee
ELSIE JONES, grandson, born December 1899, TennesseeTOLIVER WHITE, born March 1835, Alabama; farmer
DINAH WHITE, wife, born October 1859, Arkansas; married 30 years; thirteen children, ten living
THAD WHITE, son, born May 1879, Tennessee
JOHN WHITE, son, born January 1885, Tennessee
MARY WHITE, daughter, born December 1888, Tennessee
FRANK WHITE, son, born April 1886, Tennessee
MAUD WHITE, daughter, born August 1891, Tennessee
WILLIE WHITE, daughter, born October 1894, Tennessee
152B, June 8, Civil District Five
PETER CAWTHON, born June 1846, Tennessee; farmer
MANDA E. CAWTHON, wife, born June 1856, Tennessee; married 26 years; thirteen children, twelve living
ORANGE CAWTHON, son, born January 1875, Tennessee
ELISHA CAWTHON, son, born January 1877, Tennessee
HATTIE CAWTHON, daughter, born May 1881, Tennessee
BIRKE CAWTHON, son, born February 1883, Tennessee
MITCH CAWTHON, son, born February 1884, Tennessee
MILLIE CAWTHON, daughter, born February 1887, Tennessee
CORA CAWTHON, daughter, born December 1888, Tennessee
NORA CAWTHON, daughter, born March 1891, Tennessee
EARNEST CAWTHON, son, born June 1892, Tennessee
CHARLIE CAWTHON, son, born June 1896, Tennessee
FLORA CAWTHON, daughter, born August 1899, Tennessee
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159, June 4, Civil District Six
CALEB STEED, born January 1846, Tennessee; farmer
LUCY STEED, wife, born May l857, Tennessee; married 19 years; eleven children, seven living
HESTER STEED, daughter, born July 1881, Tennessee
JERRY STEED, son, born July 1883, Tennessee
GEORGE STEED, son, born May 1885, Tennessee
LIZZIE STEED, daughter, born May 1889, Tennessee
JESSIE STEED, son, born July 1894, Tennessee
BEN STEED, son, born February 1897, Tennessee
168, June 16, Civil District Six
CROCKETT HARMON, born April 1845, Tennessee; farmer
MARY HARMON, wife, born January 1865, Tennessee; married 26 years; twelve children, nine living
LIZZIE HARMON, daughter, born July 1878, Tennessee
JOHN HARMON, son, born April 1876, Tennessee
JULIA HARMON, daughter, born January 1881, Tennessee
GRANT HARMON, son, born June 1882, Tennessee
SANDY HARMON, son, born November 1884, Tennessee
EMMA HARMON, daughter, born December 1886, Tennessee
ETTA HARMON, daughter, born July 1892, Tennessee
NATHANIEL HARMON, son, born February 1898, Tennessee
MANIEL HARMON, son, born February 1899, Tennessee
MARTHA HARMON, daughter-in-law, born March 1880; married 1 year; no children
170B, June 20, Civil District Six
JOHN WATSON, born June 1833, Tennessee; farmer
DIANESIA WATSON, wife, born April 1852, Tennessee; married 17 years; seven children, all living
ARTEMISA WATSON, son, born January 1879, Tennessee
EZEKIAL WATSON, son, born March 1890, Tennessee
ROSA WATSON, daughter, born October 1886, Tennessee
ISAAH WATSON, son, born February 1892, Tennessee
JEREMIAH WATSON, son, born March 1894, Tennessee
JOHNNIE WATSON, daughter, born January 1899, TennesseeMARY GILLISPIE, born June 1819, Tennessee; widow; ll children, one living
ELLIS GIILISPIE, son, born April 1873, TennesseeJOE HOYLE, born April 1850, Tennessee; farmer
JENNIE HOYLE, wife, born August 1854, Tennessee; married 7 years; eight children, two living
CALLIE HOYLE, daughter, born August 1883, Tennessee BROSIER HOYLE, son, born March 1886, Tennessee
176, June 13, Civil District Six
WILL CASON, born October 1852, Tennessee; farmer
ALLIE CASON, wife, born November 1861, Tennessee; married 24 years; twelve children, seven living
NEMOR CASON, daughter, born March 1885, Tennessee
LESSIE CASON, daughter, born March 1887, Tennessee
OSKER CASON, son, born January 1889, Tennessee
HESTER CASON, daughter, born May 1891, Tennessee
CALLIE CASON, daughter, born May 1893, Tennessee
ETTA CASON, daughter, born November 1897, Tennessee
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181A, June 25, Civil District Six
EDDIE GLASCO, born March 1870, Tennessee; single
MARY GLASCO, mother, born November l829, Virginia; widowed; three children, one living
FRANCES McHANEY, aunt, born May 1825, Virginia; widowed; one childLEWIS PHELPS, born November 1828, Virginia
BECKY PHELPS, wife, born December 1825, North Carolina; married 35 years; twelve children, six living
SAM PHELPS, born December 1877, Tennessee
ETHEL PHELPS, wife, born May l879, Tennessee; married 4 years; 2 children, both living
FLORANCE PHELPS, daughter, born January l898, Tennessee GEORGIA PHELPS, daughter, bOrn July 1899, Tennessee
223A, June, Civil District Twelve
FRAZIER CASON, born April 1833, Tennessee; farmer
MALISSA CASON, wife, born December 1851, Tennessee; married 30 years; three children, all living
OBIE CASON, grandson, born December 1890, Tennessee
ROBERT CASON, grandson, born December 1892, Tennessee
172A, June 1, Civil District Six
MANSON LAWLER, born February 1860, Tennessee; farmer
LAURA LAWLER, wife, born August 1863, Mississippi; married 14 years; nine children, eight living
MARY J. LAWLER, daughter, born February 1882, Tennessee
HATTIE LAWLER, daughter, born June 1885, Tennessee
MALINDA LAWLER, daughter, born December 1886, Tennessee
BECKIE LAWLER, daughter, born January 1897, Tennessee
TENNIE LAWLER, daughter, born June 1899, Tennessee
BESSIE A. LAWLER, daughter, born April 1899, Tennessee
175B, June 12, Civil District Six
NANNIE HAMLETT, born August 1865, widowed; seven children, six living
ROSS HAMLETT, son, born March 1884, Tennessee
ZACH HAMLETT, son, born March 1886, Tennessee
SARAH HAMLETT, daughter, born May 1888, Tennessee
RUFUS HAMLETT, son, born March 1890, Tennessee
LUTHER HAMLETT, son, born August 1893, Tennessee
217A, June 4, Civil District Twelve
BEN RODGERS, born October 1836, Tennessee; farmer
ANNA RODGERS, wife, born October 1849; married for eight months
DAWSON RODGERS, son, born May 1885, Tennessee
DAISY RODGERS, daughter, born January 1888, Tennessee
ANDREW RODGERS, son, born July 1890, Tennessee
LENA RODGERS, daughter, born January 1893, Tennessee
EDNA RODGERS, daughter, born May 1896, Tennessee
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133B, June 22, Civil District Two
JACK MASSENGILL, born April 1854, Tennessee; farmer
LUDDY MASSENGILL, wife, born November 1863, Tennessee; married 17 years; eleven children, eight living
JOHN H. MASSENGILL, SON, BORN March 1881, Tennessee
LUKE MASSENGILL, son, born August 1888, Tennessee
MARY B. MASSENGILL, daughter, born November 1889, Tennessee
LUCINDA MASSENGILL, daughter, born July 1891, Tennessee
EVAL MASSENGILL, daughter, born December 1892, Tennessee
BOBBIE MASSENGILL, son, born December 1894, Tennessee
MATTIE MASSENGILL, daughter, born November 1896, Tennessee
GEORGIA MASSENGILL, daughter, born July 1898, Tennessee
136A, June 2, Civil District Four
JOSEPH FRY, born September 1840, Tennessee; farmer
JANE FRY, wife, born May 1845, Tennessee; married 30 years; thirteen children, eleven living
ALICE FRY, daughter, born March 1882, Tennessee
MAUSIE FRY, daughter, born October 1883, Tennessee
ECHRA FRY, daughter, born April 1885, Tennessee
JAMES FRY, son, born January 1888, Tennessee
LILLIE FRY, daughter, born October 1889, Tennessee
THOMAS G. FRY, son, born October 1889, Tennessee
JOHN FRY, son, born November 1892, Tennessee
ELNA FRY, daughter, born November 1893, Tennessee
SARAH FRY, daughter, born August 1894, Tennessee
149B, June, Civil District Five
PRESLEY COOPER, born November 1847, Tennessee; farmer
ELLEN COOPER, wife, born March 1865, Tennessee; married 18 years; six children, all living
MAMIE COOPER, daughter, born December 1885, Tennessee
GEORGIA COOPER, daughter, born October 1888, Tennessee
JOHN COOPER, son, born November 1891, Tennessee
CORA COOPER, daughter, born February 1894, Tennessee
LOULA COOPER, daughter, born June 1896, Tennessee
EVA COOPER, daughter, born April 1898, Tennessee
158A, June 1, Civil District Six
ADDISON BRUMMER, born January 1846, Tennessee; farmer
MATILDA BRUMMER, wife, born February 1856, Tennessee; married 24 years; twelve children, nine living
WILLIAM BRUMMER, son, born January 1878, Tennessee
JOSIE BRUMMER, daughter, born March 1884, Tennessee
JAMES BRUMMER, son, born August 1885, Tennessee
ADDIE BRUMMER, daughter, born April 1898, Tennessee
EDDIE BRUMMER, son, born May 1890, Tennessee
RACHEL BRUMMER, daughter, born May 1892, Tennessee
JOE BRUMMER, son, born September 1894, Tennessee
ELMER BRUMMER, daughter, born February 1897, Tennessee
O. J. BRUMMER, son, born January 1900, Tennessee
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