Tombstone Inscriptions from Black Cemeteries
in Henderson County, Tennessee
Compiled by Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith
Copyright, Jonathan K. T. Smith, 1995

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McHANEY CEMETERY

Located in southwest Henderson County. Situated on the north side of John Pope Road about 1.3 miles north of the Huron settlement. Reached by field road from John Pope Road. Judging from evidence in condition of ground there must be several hundred unmarked graves here.

JAMES B. COOPER Tennessee PFC 3474 QM Truck Co. World War II Aug. 24, 1921-April 3, 1943 HENRY L. JONES Tennessee PVT 14 Co 159 Depot Brig. World War I July 30, 1895-July 21, 1967 JAMES E. FERGUSON Born Aug. 27, 1899 Died Mar. 18, 1916 Our loved one _OMMIE MAY CAWTHON 1906-1986 Parham Mortuary Marker [letter lost to hole punch in copy used for scanning] HENRY F. L. MOFFITT PVT US Army World War II 1902-1979 FREDIE A. FISHER Tennessee PVT US Army Vietnam Oct. 11, 1949-Oct. 30, 1971 _OSIE L. HALL Apr. 14, 1901-Jan. 19, 1982 Love lives on [letter lost to hole punch in copy used for scanning] SAM E. BUCKLEY Tennessee PVT Army Service Corps January 22, 1939 N. E. BUCKLEY Aug. 1, 1890-Feb. 28, 1916 L. E. A. BUCKLEY Sept. 8, 1883-March 1906 APPIA J. GREER, Mother 1879-1965 HOMER ARNOLD Tennessee PVT 807 Pioneer Inf. February 1, 1931 HASTLER SHARP Born Apr. 2, 1890 Died Aug. 18, 1904 Sister has gone to be an angel WILL SHARP 1862-1943 Age 81 years He has fought a good fight and has kept the faith and now at rest

Mr. ROBERT COOPER Died July 25, 1971 Aged 44 years Parham Mortuary Marker WILLIAM T. JONES Tennessee PFC QM Corps World War II March 4, 1918-June 5, 1947 LULA, wife of A. B. FERGUSON 1865-Apr. 2, 1925 Jesus loves the true and holy Mrs. ADLENA ARNOLD Died Aug. 8, 1970 Aged 102 years 7 mo. 7 days Parham Mortuary Marker S. B. MOFFITT dates smudged funeral home marker Mrs. LULA CAWTHON Died Nov. 7, 1969 Aged 82 years 4 mo. 2 days Parham Mortuary Marker OLA CORBITT Died Dec. 11, 1980 Aged 76 years Peoples Funeral Home Marker ISAAC HALL PVT US Army World War I Jun. 2, 1895-Jan. 9, 1984 Dr. D. W. BUCKLEY Aug. 20, 1888-Dec. 28, 1916 F. J. BUCKLEY Dec. 23, 1895-Apr. 9, 1915 JOHN HENRY GREER Oct. 22, 1868-Apr. 23, 1956 (a fallen stone) LUTHER LEROY GREER Died January 1961 funeral home marker HATTIE, wife of Bill SHARP Died Mar. 11, 1918 Aged 52 years Her happy soul has winged its way to one pure bright eternal day CLARENCE HENDRIX Tennessee PVT 450 Coast Arty BN April 10, 1912-January 9, 1945 Mr. ROBERT SHARP Died Jan. 18, 1876 Age 81 ys 10 m. 10 days Parham Mortuary Marker

 

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MRS. APPIE J. ARNOLD Died Feb. 11, 1970 Aged 78 ys 1 mo. 19 days J. C. CORBITT Mar. 1, 1869-Aug. 21, 1922 Jesus loves the pure and holy WILLIE MILLER Died 11-11-1941 Aged 44 ys Master HALL JONES, JR. Died Sept. 27, 1960 Aged 4 mos. Ford Funeral Home Marker

FREDIE J. FISHER, JR. PFC 3070 Gas Supply Co. World War II July 7, 1925-July 31, 1960 JANE CARBITT July 1, 1877-Dec. 2, 1960 funeral home marker has her name: CORBITT. CAROLYN KA_____ Died Dec. 8 (year missing) Age 0 funeral home marker a fragment of funeral home marker with name gone and dated Feb. 1940

 

Through research and contacts, Mr. Robert D. Taylor, Jr., librarian, Tennessee Room Jackson-Madison County Library has discovered that George Washington Buckley (c1857-1942) was the father of several of the Buckleys mentioned above. He is buried at KcHaney Cemetery without tombstone. An older George Buckley died, at age 80 years, 5 mos., 13 days. Feb. 7, 1916, according to his death certificate and he is also buried in an unmarked grave at McHaney Cemetery.

Those names and dates listed in the first volume of the HENDERSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS (1976) that the present compiler could not find in this cemetery, all but one of which were probably funeral home markers:

TROY LEE MOFFITT, PVT US Army, World War II, Jan. 18, 1928-Jan. 25, 1969
Mr. ED ANDREW CAWTHON, died Oct. 6, 1962, aged 79 ys 8 mo. 4 days
Mrs. EMILY CAWTHON, died Sept. 28, 1970, aged 82 ys 70 mo. 25 days
LULA HALL, died Jan. 17, 1949, aged 70 years
______ McHANEY, died Oct. 28, 1923

 

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Burial Locations from Death Certificates

McHANEY CEMETERY:

JAMES E. FERGUSON, Aug. 27, 1897-March 18, 1916
SIDIE CORBET, 1877-April 27, 1916. Father: Pomp Phelps
LESTER CORBIT, March 5, 1916-July 13, 1916. Father: John Corbit. Mother: Josie Hendrix
SHERMAN COOPER, May 31, 1889-June 18, 1917
EYE ZORA ARNOLD, Feb.10, 1878-Nov. 30, 1917. Father: Jake Pope
MARGARET POPE, died May 1, 1919, aged about 68 years
WILL PURDY, died Aug.7, 1921, aged 31 (?) years

 

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