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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ADDITIONAL BURIAL LOCATIONS
FROM DEATH CERTIFICATES

LEXINGTON CITY CEMETERY:
IDA HENRY, May 13, 1895-Feb. 26, 1914. Father: Will Henry. Mother: Lucy Stanford
HALLIE DAVIS, died Aug. 2, 1914, aged 23. Father: Sam Timberlake
JEWEL TAPLER, died Aug. 2, 1914, aged about 33 years
LIGE CAWTHON, died Aug. 31, 1914, aged about 38 years
JOHN DOUGLAS, died Oct. 31, 19l4, aged about 63 years
AMANDA WEST, died Nov. 11, 1914, age unknown
FRAZIER HOWARD, April 19, 1888-Nov. 22, 1914 Father: Phill Howard. Mother: Louise Harmon
CLORAH ANN COLLINS, died April 2, 1915, aged about 83 years
BERTHA PRIDDY, Jan. 10, 1887-Sept. 8, 1915 and her stillborn son, Sept. 8, 1915
TOMMIE PARKER, July 25, 1913-Dec. 26, 1915
ENOCH KIRBY, died April 15, 1916, aged about 70 years
EMELINE BUCKLEY, died May 7, 1916, aged 43 years
HESTER SMITH, died May 8, 1916, aged about 77 years
MEMORY YOUNG (female), died Feb. 27, 1920, aged 110. Born No. Carolina. Father: Stephen Young
ZORA HARMON, Nov. 15, 1893-Nov. 15, 1920. Father: George King. Mother: Jennie Kizer
JOE MASSIE, died July 26, 1921, aged about 45 years. Father: Louie Massie. Mother: Frances Wilson
CORA B. OLIVER, died March 26, 1922, aged 39. Father: Abe Howard
PHIL HOWARD, died Sept. 12, 1922, aged 84
ELLEN HENRY, died Dec. 30, 1923, aged 78 years. Born Richmond, Virginia

SMITH-HART CEMETERY:
JAKE BOSWELL, died Jan. 22, 1914, aged about 90 years
ARZELL PEARSON, Sept. 3, 1914-Apri. 10, 1915. Father: John Pearson. Mother: Dora Frame

HEPZIBAH CEMETERY:
GEORGE YOUNG, died July 30, 1914, aged about 21. Born Hardeman Co., Tenn.
EVOGENE YOUNG, died July l, 1917, aged 2 years. Child of Cornelia Young
ELIZA PRIDDY, died Nov. 24, 1917, aged about 3 years

 

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PLEASANT HILL CEMETERY:
JOE WALTER BEAL, Dec. 15, 1869-Dec. 17, 1914. Father: William Beal
LORDELL McCRAW, Jan. 11, 1914-Aug. 7, 1914. Father: Wash McGraw
MATTY HARMON, died Aug. 30, 1914, aged about 38 years
SIP JOHNSON, died Nov. 1914, aged about 79 years
ELLA BEAL, Jan. 31, 1898-Ju1y 17, 1915
CALLIE MAY TAYLOR, March 5, 1885-April 12, 1916
HENRY GREEN, died March 29, 1917, aged about 74 years
PLEAS POOL, died July 17, 1920, aged about 77 years

HOLLY SPRINGS CEMETERY:
BETTIE CAWTHON, July 4, 1859-March 25, 1914. Father: Jourden Haulton
JULIE CARVER, died July 6, 1920, aged about 80 years
LUKE CARVER, died Sept. 6, 1920, about aged 100 years
JOE FLAKE, July 4, 1869-Jan. 8, 1923. Father: Elic Flake. Mother: Lidy Flake

McHANEY CEMETERY:
JAMES E. FERGUSON, Aug. 27, 1897-Mar. 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 l, 1919, aged about 68 years
WILL PURDY, died Aug. 7, 1921, aged 31 (?) years

DOUGLASS CEMETERY:
SUSAN KIRBY, died Nov. 20, 1914, aged about 40 years

CAFFEY CEMETERY:
BENJAMIN LOUIS COOPER, Dec. 3, 1890-July 25, 1914
CATHERINE YOUNG, died Oct. 26, 1914, aged about 65 years
GILLIE JANE ARNOLD, August 10, 1859-Dec. 4, 1915. Father: Charles Anderson
SINDY COOPER, died Feb. 11, 1923, aged about 91 years. Born Athen, Ky. Mother: Mary Donaly

COOPER’S GROVE CEMETERY:
G. D. HENDRICKS, March 19, 1914-Oct. 27, 1915. Father: James Hendricks Mother: Belle Deberry
FENNER PURDY, Feb. 19, 1917-Aug. 7, 1918 Father: W. M. Purdy

BEECH RIVER CEMETERY:
JOE THOMPSON, died Feb. 7, 1919, aged about 65 years
HERMAN YOUNG, died Jan. 9, 1920, aged 17 years. Father: Fred Young Mother: Elizabeth Pearson
MARY WATSON, July 1868-May 17, 1922. Father: Harrison Pyles. Mother: Tiley Pyles

KIZER CEMETERY:
PETER KIZER, died Feb. 8, 1920, aged about 63 years. Father: Daniel Kizer
AMANDA KIZER, died Oct. 17, 1922, aged 61. Father: Ned Barnhill

CROOK CEMETERY:
ODERS ELTON WILLIAMS, July 23, 1922-January 15, 1923. Father: Albert Williams Mother : E Cawthon

 

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