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.
CLOVER CREEK MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY
Located on the south side of Medon, Tennessee, being situated on the west side of State Highway 18. There are several graves marked by funeral home markers no longer with information in their panels. An outside plaque on the church here states that the congregation was founded in 1856.
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JAMES M. MOSLEY, US Army Korea, Oct. 4, 1927-Jan. 10, 1992
RACHEL N. McBRIDE, May 17, 1890-Nov. 13, 1981
STONEWALL CHISM, SR., Daddy, Oct. 6, 1919-July 19, 1988
ZACARIAH MOSLEY, PVT US Army, World War I, Aug. 6, 1894-Jun. 4, 1992
Mrs. CANARY NEWSOM, Mother, July 23, 1914-Apr. 2, 1969
Double tombstone: FANNIE NEWSOME, Mother, May 17, 1888-May 5, 1979
ROSCOE NEWSOME, Father, Apr. 13, 1888-Oct. 8, 1965
ELLA ALSTON, Dec. 13, 1904-Aug. 10, 1987
JEWELL L. BOWIE, May 20, 1944-Apr. 29, 1994
Mrs. HATTIE GLADNEY, Died Dec. 26, 1967, Age 83, Dixie Funeral Home Marker (Bolivar)
WILLIAM CHISM, Nov. 10, 1884-May 7, 1961
JOE LOUIS MACKEY, 1936-1950, Age 14
LEE TOM SMITH, May 1, 1871-Apr. 26, 1945
TOM MOSLEY, Tennessee PVT 320 Service BN QMC, Sept. 10, 1894-March 16, 1950
ROBERT H. CHISM, Father, Aug. 8, 1911-Nov. 15, 1990
Double tombstone: Rev. CLINTON Z. MOSLEY, Oct. 30, 1918-Nov. 6, 1984\ADELLA MOSLEY, Aug. 17, 1911-____
WALTER W. NEWSOM, July 5, 1907-Sept. 16, 1976
Double tombstone: ZACARIAH MOSLEY, Aug. 6, 1894-June 4, 1992\ELNER MOSLEY, Mar. 31, 1894-July 12, 1975
FRANK NEWSOM, PFC Enl Res Corps, Marc. 10, 1912-May 26, 1966
LUTHER L. HAMPTON, PFC US Army World War II, May 26, 1918-Oct. 20, 1984
GEORGE ALSTON, 1902-1966
SANDRA KAY HOLLOWAY, May 3, 1951-Jan. 7, 1983
Mr. CLODIE GLADNEY, SR., Died Jan. 16, 198?, Stephenson-Shaw Fun. Home Marker
HATTIE COLLINS, Oct. 31, 195-Apr. 25, 1972
OCTAVIA CHISM, Nov. 10, 1884-May 7, 1961
BEADlE SMITH, Jan. 28, 1888-Nov. 3, 1966
JAMIE G. SMITH, Mar. 7, 1916-Aug. 19, 1970
MABLE L. MACKEY, 1908-1950, Age 41
JENNIFER N. DAWKINS, Died June 27, 1986, Age 17 mons.
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