MOORE CEMETERY
Moore Cemetery is located on Hemby Lane off Perryville Exchange Road north of Darden. It is well maintained. Though now associated with the Moore family, it seems more likely to have been a community cemetery rather than a family cemetery. There are many, many unmarked graves throughout the cemetery. The cemetery may contain black burials in the southeast corner.
Moore Cemetery ceased to be used regularly about 1910, when the cemetery may have been near full. By the 1920s the nearby community was using McCay Cemetery (now known as Pleasant Grove Cemetery). In Moore Cemetery there are no identified burials from the 1920s, five from the 1930s, one from the 1950s, and two from the 2000s.
David Donahue recorded this cemetery May 3, 1992 and updated it October 2003.
Mrs. Bob Lewis recorded this cemetery circa 1975. Her record appears in Henderson County, Tennessee Cemetery Inscriptions (R. H. Harris, Memphis, 1976), Vol. III, pp. 595-597. This earlier work is referred to as "Lewis" in the notes below.
Coats, Mary Virgil, Oct. 22, 1888-June 27, 1890, "Dau. of James K. & Susan Coats"
Davis, I. H., May 15, 1815-Nov. 4, 1907
Davis, Penelope, Apr. 12, 1815-Aug. 18, 1888, "Wife of I. H. Davis" (eroded)
Dennison, Evilene, Dec. 26, 1836-Feb. 14, 1867, "Wife of B. S. Dennison"
Dennison, J. H., Jan. 29, 1867-Aug. 18, 1888
Duke, Infant, born & died Jan. 13, 1885, "Infant son of N. M. & Sarah Duke"
Duke, Infant, July 21, 1889-July 22, 1889, "Infant son of N. M. & Sarah Duke"
Duke, Reuben L., Jan. 12, 1886-Aug. 21, 1888, "Son of N. M. & Sarah Duke"
Evans, Eliza E., Nov. 1847-Mar. 9, 1879, "Wife of J. M. Evans"
Evans, T. A., Sept. 12, 1883-Sept. 6, 1884, "Son of James M. & Margaret G. Evans"
Hancock, Elizabeth J., Mar. 26, 1850-June 20, 1890 [adjacent to William W. Hancock]
Hancock, Irene, Apr. 16, 1915-Dec. 21, 1934 [replacement; Lewis notes "Dau. of Sam & Nola Hancock"]
Hancock, Lucy C., June 6, 1874-July 15, 1891, "Wife of J. L. Hancock" [she may be the daughter of M. S. and E. J. and E. J. Wallace, as her marker is in a row where all other markers are for that family]
Hancock, Nola, Aug. 8, 1878-May 15, 1971 [replacement; Lewis identified her as Nola Lindsey Hancock]]
Hancock, S. O., Apr. 19, 1881-July 27, 1932 [replacement; Lewis lists him as Sam O. Hancock]
Hancock, Samuel S., Sept. 9, 1872-Sept. 21, 1872
Hancock, Truman, Oct. 31, 1887-Oct. 9, 1937 [Lewis notes him to be a veteran of World War I]
Hancock, Minnie, June 19, 1897-____
Hancock, W. T., d. Mar. 13, 1902, "Aged 25 Ys 6 Ms 17 Ds" "Husband of Nola Hancock" [listed as W. Thomas Hancock by Lewis]
Hancock, William W., Aug. 29, 1837-Dec. 7, 1913 [Masonic symbol]
Hendrix, Corilla J., d. Feb. 23, 1896, "Aged 41 Years"
Hendrix, Infant, born & died July/1892, "Infant son of T. & C. J. Hendrix"
King, Delana A., d. Dec. 1, 1853, "Aged 16 y'rs 4 m's 24 d's" "Dau. of Wm. & L. King" (eroded)
King, Mary Jane, d. Feb. 14, 1859, "Aged 20 y'rs 1 mo" "Daugh. of Wm. & L. King"
Lindsey, Nola [see Hancock, Nola]
Moore, Betsy H., d. May 16, 1886, "Aged 74 Years"
Moore, Claudie D., d. Aug. 21, 1895, "Aged 1 Yr 10 Ms 10 Ds" "Dau. of W. P. & Rittie Moore" [middle of three graves with coffin-shaped concrete covers]
Moore, Cora, Apr. 15, 1879-Jan. 9, 1897, "Dau. of G. G. & E. J. Moore"
Moore, E. J., July 18, 1843-Apr. 12, 1896, "Wife of G. G. Moore" "Mother"/G. G., Mar. 12, 1834-Nov. 24, 1914, "Father"
Moore, Herbert, June 7, 1891-June 8, 1891, "Son of W. P. & Rittie Moore" [southern-most of three graves with coffin-shaped concrete covers]
Moore, J. M., Jan. 1, 1824-July 17, 1865
Moore, Joe, July 20, 1875-July 16, 1876, "Inft. of E. J. & G. G. Moore"
Moore, Joean, Sept. 25, 1895-Mar. 14, 1897, "Dau. of W. P. & Rittie Moore" (eroded, broken) [death date is unreadable in 1992 and was taken from Lewis; northern-most of three graves with coffin-shaped concrete covers]
Moore, K. J., Aug. 21, 1872-July 12, 1876, "Inf. of E. J. & G. G. Moore"
Moore, Kate, July 20, 1875-July 20, 1876, "Inf. of E. J. & G. G. Moore" (eroded)
Moore, Kate, Oct. 3, 1896-Feb. 19, 1899, "Dau. of L. B. & G. L. Moore"
Moore, L. B., d. Nov. 28, 1866, "Aged 40 Years" [Masonic emblem]
Moore, Lucy, d. Mar. 8, 1894, "Aged 31 Ys 5 Ms 2 Ds" " Dau. of J. M. & E. F. Moore"
Moore, Nancy, Sept. 18, 1791-Mar. 27, 1879
Moore, Presley, Aug. 6, 1798-Aug. 6, 1850 (broken)
Moore, Robert L., Jan. 11, 1870-Apr. 14, 1890, "Son of G. G. & E. J. Moore"
Moore, T. C., Aug. 6, 1825-Jan. 17, 1897
Note: The graves for Claudie D. Moore, Joean Moore, and Herbert Moore (shown above) have interesting covers. Each is covered with a cement slab. In the center of the slab is an area raised abou 1 inch in the shape of a coffin.
Myracle, H. L., d. July 12, 1879, "Age 35 Yrs" [not found in 1992 or 2003; from Lewis]
Nielson, Gerldine, 1912-2003, temporary marker, Reed's Chapel, 10 feet east of marker for Irene Hancock
Presslar, Nancy Jane, Feb. 25, 1829-Sept. 28, 1897
Tubbs, M. C., Dec. 31, 1840-Feb. 8, 1888, "Wife of Reuben Tubbs"
Tubbs, Mary E., d. Jan. 23, 1885, "Aged 10 Ys 2 Ms 25 Ds" "Dau. of Reuben Tubbs"
Tubbs, Reuben, d. May 4, 1895, "Aged 61 Ys, 2 Ms, 12 Ds" "Husband of M. C. Tubbs"
Wallace, Carmo, Feb. 6, 1904-Apr. 30, 1906, "Son of J. D. & C. E. Wallace"
Wallace, Colie E., Apr. 21, 1837-Aug. 18, 1908, "Wife of J. M. Wallace"
Wallace, J. M., June 18, 1834-____, "Husband of Colie E. Wallace"
Wallace, Connie, Feb. 9, 1902-Aug. 18, 1902, "Son of T. W. & Ora Wallace"
Wallace, Cora, Nov. 17, 1872-Sept. 12, 1907, "Wife of J. D. Wallace"
Wallace, Cora, Mar. 20, 1883-Aug. 15, 1888, "Dau. of M. S. & L. J. Wallace"
Wallace, Bette, Mar. 18, 1885-Aug. 15, 1888, "Dau. of M. S. & L. J. Wallace"
Wallace, James D., 1869-1923, "Father' [replacement]
Wallace, John A., Mar. 17, 1863-Dec. 21, 1873, "Son of J. M. & Colie E. Wallace"
Wallace, M. S., Dec. 23, 1841-Dec. 15, 1906, "Husband of S. J. Wallace"
Wallace, Ora J., 1884-1932 [Lewis gives dates as Feb. 2, 1884-Oct. 21, 1932]
Wallace, Tom W., 1871-1955
Wallace, Rebecca M., July 23, 1878-May 8, 1900, "Daughter of M. S. & L. J. Wallace"
Wallace, Senia, Oct. 6, 1848-June 10, 1932
Wallace, Willard, Dec. 4, 1917-Jan. 6, 1999 [replacement]
White, John Hubert, Apr. 24, 1898-June 29, 1899, "Son of J. H. & M. E. White"
White, M. Elizabeth, June 25, 1863-May 7, 1900, "Wife of J. H. White"
Wooley, Claiborne R., Feb. 5, 1928-Oct. 27, 2000
Wooley, M., d. 1902
Wooley, Sallie, d. 1902 [replacement]
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