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.
MONTGOMERY CEMETERY
Located about 2½ miles north of present Jackson, Tennessee city limits, on a wooded rise, on the east side of Old Medina Road. There are many unmarked graves here.
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MARY MONTGOMERY, 1841-1911, At Rest
Double tombstone: JAMES ANDERSON, Nov. 13, 1909-May 15, 1984\VIRCLE ANDERSON, Apr. 11, 1912-May 15, 1989
PHILIP GREER, Born Mar. 15, 1879, Died Sep. 5, 1905, Weep not for me Papa and Mama for I am waiting in heaven for thee
Double tombstone: CLIFFORD CARTER, Jan. 6, 1908-____\LIZZIE B. CARTER, Dec. 25, 1915-Aug. 2, 1989
FOUNT CARTER, Born 1845, Died Feb. 13, 1916, At Rest
LUEDELL BROWN, Born Aug. 4, 1906, Died Sep. 22, 1910
IDA, wife of Andy HOPPER, Born Mar. 10, 1868, Died June 7, 1918, She died as she lived, trusting in God
FRANK T. CREWS, PVT US Army, Korea, Jun. 6, 1926-Dec. 25, 1977
GUSSIE BARNES, Dec. 22, 1898-Oct. 30, 1964
HELEN JONES PASTEL, Died Feb. 11, 1959, Age 38
MAGNOLIA MATHIS, Born 1901, Died Mar. 1961
LILLIAN JONES, Aug. 4, 1904-May 16, 1984, Loving Mother and Grandmother
MINOR POPE, 5-1-94, Mercer Funeral Home Marker
Mrs. MAGGIE GOYER, Died Nov. 1994, Stephenson-Shaw Fun. Home Marker
BEN LUKE, Tennessee MECH 833 TRANS CORPS, November 9, 1925
Double tombstone: CHARLIE LUKE, no dates\EDNA LUKE, no dates
JULIA LUKE, 1887-1912
WILLIE (Red) ANDERSON, 1-10-1905-4-3-1985, Bledsoe Funeral Home Marker
CORDELIA GREER, Born Dec. 1892, Died Jan. 22, 1923, Pettigrew Rising Star Chamber 2680, Jackson, Tenn.
GRANT LEE, Born Sept. 8, 1862, Died July 4, 1923, Pettigrews Burning Bush Temple 1075, Jackson, Tenn.
LESTER SIMS, Died Sept. 6, 1994, Age 55, Stephenson-Shaw Fun. Home Marker
MATTIE and HORACE GREER, no dates
ANDREW LEDEETTER, Tennessee STM1 USNR World War II, June 13, 1917-February 20, 1955
Mrs. EVA D. DANIELS, 2-12-1916-1-29-1991, Bledsoe Funeral Home Marker
JAMES ELIJAH WATSON, Died Dec. 29, 1994, Age 76, Stephenson-Shaw Funeral Home Marker
MINNIE SIMS, 4-8-1902-11-20-1976
LIZZIE KOONCE, Mar. 8, 1905-Feb. 9, 1942 At Rest
ROBERT LEE BOND, 3-27-1959-4-4-1984
EARL VANTRESE, PFC US Army, World War II, 1912-1981
THOMAS LEE GOYER, Son, Nov. 13, 1943-June 7, 1968, In Loving Memory
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Double tombstone: MOSE VANTREESE, Mar. 29, 1884-June 30, 1978
TEXAS VANTREESE, June 30, 1886-Aug. 21, 1953
Double tombstone: GRACE BUTLER, 1927-1938\FAY BUTLER, 1932-1938
Double tombstone: VIOLA ANDERSON, Sept. 11, 1902-Jan. 10, 1986\J. B. ANDERSON, Nov. 13, 1899-Sept. 12, 1969
THURMAN HOLLAND, Father, Sept. 13, 1925-July 30, 1975, Precious Memories
WILLIE HILL, Died Jan. 14, 199(4?), Age 73, Stephenson-Shaw Fun. Home Marker
CAROLYN JEAN LOVE, Mother, Dec. 25, 1948-June 3, 1979
JAMES E. ROBINSON, Sept. 15, 1921-June 21, 1981, In Loving Memory
MOSE ROBINSON, June 15, 1923-Feb. 7, 1986, Our Loved One
LEE ANDERSON, SR., Nov. 13, 1903-May 27, 1957
Double tombstone: CALENDER CATHEY, Father, Aug. 13, 1899-Dec. 30, 1959\NETTIE CATHEY, Mother, Apr. 15, 1892-Mar. 22, 1988
KENNETH LONG, Died January 6, 1995, Age 39, Bledsoe Funeral Home Marker
Double tombstone: CHARLIE VANTREESE, Mar. 29, 1884-Jan. 20, 1981\JULIA ANN VANTREESE, Mar. 15, 1885-Nov. 15, 1937
CLARA JONES, Aug. 8, 1902-Feb. 4, 1971
MINNIE LEE BEARD, Sept. 1, 1940-Sept. 24, 1970, In Loving Memory
DOROTHY M. ANDERSON, Mother Sept. 7, 1926-Mar. 10, 1993
JASMINE LONG, 3-30-1991-5-15-91, Bledsoe Funeral Home Marker
GENIE WILLIE TOMLINSON, US Navy, Mar. 21, 1923-Oct. 12, 1984
Ms. DOROTHY HILL, Died May 11, 1992, Stephenson-Shaw Fun. Home Marker
ARTHUR LEE LOVE, May 14, 1954-June 12, 1981
TOM ROBINSON, Dec. 26, 1880-Feb. 18, 1983, Lord take my hand
Double tombstone: MATTIE CATHEY HAMLETT, Aug. 29, 1924-____\WILLIE TIMOTHY HAMLETT, Mar. 29, 1913-Apr. 17, 1992
Double tombstone: MOSE ROBERTSON, Mar. 31, 1930\LUCINDA ROBERTSON, May 20, 1945
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