TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS FROM BLACK CEMETERIES IN MADISON COUNTY, TENNESSEE, compiled by Jonathan K. T. Smith

COPYRIGHT, Jonathan K. T. Smith, 1995

Special thanks go to Jonathan K. T. Smith for his work to preserve and share this information about black cemeteries in Madison County and for giving permission to convert this work to web pages.

BROWN’S CHAPEL BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY

Located on west side of Cotton Grove Road just northeast of Kate Campbell Robertson Park in east Jackson. Situated on south side of Brown’s Chapel Baptist Church. Many unmarked graves here.

 

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ETTA MASON, Loving Mother, Died Jan. 16, 1947

GOODMAN MASON, SR., June 15, 1902-Mar. 13, l954

GEORGE McCLENDON, Father, Sept. 18, 1877-Mar. 4, 1937, In Loving Memory

CORA LEE BARKER, Sept. 8, 1941-Sept. 6, 1948

MARK PORTER, Born Oct. 1886, Died July 7, 1925

OZIE B. HURSEY, Feb. 17 p 1911-Sept. 13, 1922

TOMIE H. DONALD, Born Oct. 18, 1898, Died Feb. 3, 1900, Weep not Papa & Mama for me for I am waiting in Heaven for the.

CALVIN WILLIAMS, Father, 1844-1934

ARTHUR WILLIAMS, Brother, (blank birth date), Died 1943

LORETTA MARCH WILLIAMS Wife, Mar. 8, 1908-June 19, 1994, I love the Lord. He heard my cry and pitied every groan; Then long as I live and trouble rise.

SAMUEL W. LEWIS, (Died) April 12, 1987, Mercer Bros. Funeral Home Marker, Jackson, Tenn.

JONATHAN ALLEN JOHNSON, Born July 19, 1990, Died July 19, 1990, Bledsoe Fun. Home Marker

CONNOR MASON, Alabama, PVT 336 Infantry 84 Div. World War I, July 4, 1892-May 5, 1943

GEORGE H. BROWN, Tennessee PVT 815 Pioneer Inf. World War II, April 7, 1894-June 30, 1947

LUCILLE GRAHAM McCLENDON SMITH, Mother, Feb. 7, 1882-Feb. 23, 1976, In Loving Memory

ELLA PETERS, Born Apr. 14, 1869, Died Nov. 22, 1922

ADLINE LUSBY, Born 1833, Died Dec. 27 (year chipped off)

ELVIRA BROWN, Born Nov. 1848, Died Oct. 1911

TENNIE WILLIAMS, Mother, 1861-1940

ESTELLE WILLIAMS, Sister, 1902-1927

ULYSSES WILLIAMS, Tennessee Cpl. Co. l. 804 Pioneer Inf. World War I, October 4, 1895-July 26, 1966

LIONEL WILLIAMS, Died April 5, 1978, In Loving Memory

JOHN H. BILLUPS, Oct. 15, 1904-July 20, 1975, In Loving Memory

DEACON JAMES GIVENS, Mar. 27, 1906-Sept. 7, 1983, At Rest

Little DAVID LEE, son of David & Helen ESTES, January 18, 1962

 

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Double tombstone: ELIZABETH RUTHERFORD, Oct. 4, 1912-Dec. 20, 1989\JUNE RUTHERFORD, Dec. 14, 1905-Jan. 23, 1957, We have come this far by faith

TENNIE DANIEL, Dec. 10, 1877-Dec. 30, 1947, Age 70 Yrs.

MILTON FRANKLIN PATTERSON, US Navy, World War II, Mar. 8, 1916-Mar. 30, 1992

MILLE B. MARCH, July 19, 1885-June 12, 1966, In Loving Memory

Mrs. HATTIE MARCH, Died Mar. 17, 1938, Gone but not forgotten

Mrs. MARY BROWN, Born 1840, Died Nov. 18, 1930 (fallen stone)

LUCINDA MARCH, Born Dec. 17, 1876, Died May 29, 1895

JACK BROWN, Born in Halifax Co. Va. , Dec. 25, 1813, Died Oct. 28, 1876 (fallen stone)

JULIE PERSON, 1868-1922, Age 54, Gone but not forgotten

SUSAN LANEER, Born July 4, 1859, Died May 17, 1877 (fallen stone)

ODELL BROWN, Apr. l, 1905-Feb. 14, 1933

JOE WILLIE BROWN, Feb. 22, 1918-Jan. 12, 1945

Double tombstone: THURMOND BROWN, 1914-1961\ANNIE BROWN, 1918-____

ROSETTA HUTCHERSON, Born July 4, 1857, Died Jan. 30, 1904

EMMA WARREN CURRY, 1900-1951

DALTON WILEY CURRY, Tennessee PVT 522 SVO BN Engr. Corps World War I, November 1, 1890-September 16, 1956

MARY BROWN, Born Dec. 1, 1873, Died Jan. 27, 1914 (a broken stone)

In Heaven, Children of Parker& Millie MARCH, ALBIRDIE, Nov. 8, 1913-Nov. 23, 1913\THELMER, July 25, 1912-Aug. 30, 1912

LULA MARCH GIVENS, June 1885-June 1955, In Memory of Mother

CLAYBORN MARCH, Died Aug. 3, 1929, Susies Chamber 2823, Jackson, Tenn.

LIZZIE MARCH, Born Jan. 7, 1880, Died Sept. 20, 1899

MILLIE, wife of Aaron JONES, Born May 13, 1845, Died Apr. 21, 1877 (a broken stone)

Double tombstone: EADIE BROWN, Born 1812, Died 1899\GEORGE BROWN, Born 1829, Died 1914

EASTER RUSSELL, 1832-1912, Gone to Jesus

One tombstone: SIE LANEER, Born Sep. l, 1861-Died Dec. 1875\HINES LANEER, Born Dec. 27, 1863, Died Nov. 11, 1875

ROBERT ROY, son of J. J. &Lillie BROWN, Born Sept. (? day) 1909, Died Sept. 12, 1910

ROSA JONES, Born Nov. 27, 1872, Died June 16, 1873 (fallen stone)

JORDAN BROWN, Born 1877, Died Jan. 3, 1922, East Jackson Temple 1031, Jackson, Tenn.

 

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S. DANIEL, Died 6-24-1933

CHARLES BROWN, Tennessee 51 USNR World War II, Sept. 8, 1910-April 23, 1959

DOCK ROBERSON, no dates (fallen stone)

WALTER ROBERSON, no dates

DALLAS ROBERSON, no dates

MAGNOLIA V. TURNER, Apr. 27, 1943-Sept. 29, 1973

MAMIE VINSON, Aug. 13, 1936-Sept. 29, 1973, In God We Trust

BURNEY SAVAGE, US Navy, World War II, Apr. 5, 1917-May 24, 1982

GEORGE W. SCALES, PVT US Army, World War I, 1890-1975

FLORA L. ASKEW, 1-11-1921/7-15-1987

DOROTHY E. MAXWELL, Mother, 1-30-32/11-25-87

LINNIE A. daughter of A. J. & Susie BROWN, Born Jan. 29, 1886, Died June 14, 1905, At Rest

ELLA, wife of J. E. BROWN, 1882-1960, In Loving Memory

JENNIE BROWN, Died May 16, 1926, Susies Chamber 2823, Jackson, Tenn.

NOLAN BROWN, Tennessee PFC Co. A, 813 Pioneer Inf. World War II, June 4, 1892-December 15, 1955

DANTAVIS D. VINSON, Feb. 6, 1994-Aug. 2, 1994

GEORGE GIVENS, May 1887-Feb. 9, 1966, In Memory of Father

WILLIE CHESTER MASON, June 1, 1936-June 8, 1978

BEATRICE MAY, Nov. 25, 1918-Sept. 27, 1977, At Rest

JAMES ASKEW, 8-25-1919/11-1-1987

JAMES BROWN, US Army, Mar. 12, 1925-Feb. 5, 1983

JAMES, son of Luler & L. MASON, Born Dec. l, 1910, Died 1910, At Rest

 

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