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.

ST. JOHN BAPTIST CHURCH #2 CEMETERY

Located in west Madison County about 6 miles southwest of Huntersville via the Denmark and St. John Roads. The cemetery is situated on the south side of St. John Road. There are many unmarked graves here. This church congregation dates to 1876.

 

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ROBERT LEE BOND, Father, Dec. 16, 1877-Sept. 6, 1934

JIMMY DEBERRY, Dec. 14, 1918-Dec. 12, 1991

LAURA DEBERRY, Apr. 2 7, 1919-Nov. 10, 1987

ESSEX RAINER, Tennessee PVT Co H 6 Pioneer Inf. World War I, September 15, 1895-July 20, 1959

JOHN T. SMITH, Oct. 21, 1898-Mar. 15, 1988

BEULAH BATCHELOR, June 15, 1912-Mar. 27, 1989 At Rest

JAMES GREER, 9-13-1921-8-19-1984, funeral home marker

HIMES F. GREER, Apr. 16, 1891-Mar. 4, 1918

Double tombstone: JENNIE SMITH, Nov. 24, 1909-____\SAM E. SMITH, Mar. 10, 1906-Oct. 22, 1975, Be sure your name is written down

Mrs. ERNESTINE T. CLARK, Died July 28, 199?, Stephenson-Shaw Funeral Home Marker

BERTHA SMITH HARDIN WALKER, Dec. 31, 1904-Dec. 9, 1978

Double tombstone: VELMA R. BOND, Mar. 20, 1911-Mar. 6, 1990\JOHN H. BOND, Oct. 10, 1906-Dec. 27, 1990

Mr. JAMES L. TAYLOR, Died July 29, 198?, Stephenson-Shaw Funeral Home Marker

Miss ROSE LEE TRANSON, Died Sept. 21, 1991 Age 40, Stephenson-Shaw Fun. Home Marker

HENRY SHAW, SR., PVT US Army, World War I, Jul. 24, 1896-Jul. 24, 1972

(First name chipped off) BLAKE, June 30, 1874-Dec. 19, 1938

BURDIE ANN TRANSON, no dates

TILLAR SHAW, 5-11-1896-8-2-1979

Double tombstone: JAMES BOND, Feb. 5, 1898-Feb. 10, 1968\ANNIE S. BOND, Aug. 10, 1896-no death date

SUSANNA WALKER, Aug. 12, 1904-June 26, 1983

JESSICA BOND, 1910-1981, Rawls Fun. Home Marker

LILLIE BONDl 1877-1945

MARY C., wife of Mose WALKER, Apr. 1840-Sept. 1875

MAGGIE HARRIS SINCLAIR, Mother, July 26, 1926-July 3, 1978

FRAZIER SMITH, Dec. 18, 1903-July 6, 1980, Beyond the Sunset

GEORGE B. BLACK, May 26, 1945-Dec. 22, 1993

EMMA CLARK, 8-14-1929-11-27-1991

MARCUS CHAPMAN, Died Nov. 18, 1991, Age 20, Stephenson-Shaw Fun. Home Marker

Mrs. DUFFIE MAE CARROLL, Died Oct. l, 198?, Stephenson-Shaw Fun. Home Marker

Mrs. CORA TRIGGS SMITH, Died September (rest smudged), Stephenson-Shaw Fun. Home Marker

LEE TAYLOR, Died July 19, 1994, Born Feb. 1908, Rawls Funeral Home Marker

Double tombstone: MARY L. THOMPSON, Mother, 1931-1990\PRENTIS H. THOMPSON, Father, 1925-____

 

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PEARL WHITE, Feb. 23, 1903-June 3, 1980

CORA COBB, 1891-1967

ALMA BOND, 4-17-1919-11-10-1963

LUCINDA CHAPMAN, Died June 24, 1954, Aged 116 Yrs.

Double tombstone: DOROTHY MAE GREER, July 1, 1932-____\JOHN A. GREER, June 14, 1928-Aug. 9, 1978

JOE D. BOND, Tennessee PFC 139 QM Service Co. World War II, February 23, 1922-July 4, 1952

ZELMO GOFF, JR., 1933-1981

JOHN F. MOORE, 6-2-1889-1-30-1972

Mr. FAGHES BINGHAM, Died March 28, 1981, Age 86, Stephenson-Shaw Funeral Home Marker

Double tombstone: LOUIS T. BOND, Nov. 23, 1893-May 27, 1966

ESSIE M. BOND, Feb. 13, 1900-Aug. 28, 1983

Double tombstone: ALFRED D. WALKER, 1894-1971\LIZEAR WALKER, 1892-no death date

FRANK E. BOND, PFC US Army, World War I, Oct. 7, 1895-Jun. 5, 1976

JOHN HENRY RUSSELL, Tennessee Cpl Infantry Korea, dates in the ground

ALMA TRANSOU MILLER GREER, May 17, 1930-Oct. 12, 1989

ALBERT GREER, US Army, May 17, 1931-Oct. 27, 1985

DUNCAN GREER, Feb. 25, 1885-Jan. 21, 1973

GEORGE TAYLOR, PVT US Army, World War I, May 16, 1895-Mar. 15, 1982

MOLLIE BLAIR DAVIDSON, June 22, 1909-Jan. 6, 1993, Loving Aunt

JOHN THOMAS "Tommy" GREER, 8-13-1904-3-5-1981

SARAH J. GRIMES, Beloved Mother, 1900-1968

Double tombstone: MARY J. GREER, 1900-1962\ANTHONY GREER, 1897-1962

CHRISTINE, dau. of Zelmo & Jenetta GOFF, JR., April 8, 1954-Sept. 12, 1964

Double tombstone: MAXINE F. CHATMAN, Mar. 10, 1912-Feb. 9, 1978\LEROY CHATMAN, Dec. 20, 1910-____

LLOYD ALLEN SPRINGFIELD, JR., Oct. 21, 1971-Feb. 9, 1972

JERRY BOND, 5-6-1946-5-3-1969

JIM CHAPMAN, Tennessee PVT 809 Pioneer Inf. World War I, October 14, 1894-November 28, 1946

LEORA GREER, 1893-1966

Double tombstone: LEROY McKINNEY, no dates\EMMA McKINNEY, Expired Aug. 11, 1970

CHARLIE C. BOND, Oct. 27, 1904-Sept. 9, 1973, He was a friend to man

Rev. HENRY GREER, Dec. 4, 1883-May 6, 1972, Servant of God, well done; well hast thou fought the better fight

Double tombstone: T. AUGUSTA GREER, Jan. 16, 1906-Apr. 17, 1978\ALBERT GREER, SR., May 28, 1903-Jan. 6, 1978, Beyond the Sunset

GEORGE W. GREER, JR., July 17, 1933-May 1, 1987, Our Loved One

 

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OLA BELL TAYLOR, Mar. 2, 1904-Apr. 26, 1971

EVA GREER TALLEY, Mother, May 10, 1912-1952

GEORGE W. GREER, SR., Died July 31, 1937

MATTIE REID ANTHONY, Aug. 15, 1897-Aug. 19, 1991, Beloved Mother and Grandmother (person's picture, top of marker)

NANNIE H. WALKER, June 19, 1887-Aug. 23, 1964

MOSE WALKER, 1838-Dec. 22, 1909

Double tombstone: LAWRENCE C. BOND, July 27, 1902-Nov. 26, 1971\RUBYE MAE BOND, Oct. 4, 1902-June 2, 1969, The memory of the just is blessed

FRANK WALKER, Nov. 11, 1871-Apr. 22, 1947

Double tombstone: LOUIS E. BOND, Died Feb. 17, 1916, Age 50\EDNA BOND, Jan. 6, 1875-Feb. 25, 1960

DAVID MILLER, Mar. 24, 1924-Jan. 29, 1963

Double tombstone: ALMETA, wife of Richman CHATMAN, Dec. 1, 1896-Aug. 25, 1931\RICHMAN CHATMAN, Died Jan. 3, 1931, Age 50 Yrs.

Double tombstone: AUGUSTA HENNING, Sept. 8, 1888-Aug. 11, 1947\ROGER HENNING, Dec. 9, 1887-Nov. 11, 1962

MATTIE F. HENNINGS, Mar. 6, 1887-Nov. 15, 1951, How desolate our home bereft of thee

ARIE BELL BOND MERRIWEATHER Departed Jan. 9, 1978

OWEN BOND, 1899-Nov. 11, 1955

LORAINE TRANSOR, Dec. 10, 1924-Nov. 10, 1993

WILLIE T. TRANSON

VAN LAWSON TALLEY, Father, Feb. 12, 1899-1969

LIZZIE GREER SNIPES, Died June 14, 1961

DEBORAH A. GREER WILSON, My Loving Mother, Oct. 15, 1954-Apr. 1, 1991

MARY TRANSOU, Mother, Dec. 5, 1892-Oct. 3, 1980

Double tombstone: ANNIE B. WALKER, May 10, 1900-June 28, 1967\JOHN E. WALKER, Dec. 24, 1900-Jan. 10, 1972 (both have individual pictures on the tombstone)

Double tombstone: TEMPLE WALKER, July 17, 1869-Jan. 19, 1919\MOSE WALKER, Dec. 8, 1865-Feb. 18, 1958

ANNIE WALKER, 1874-1934

Double tombstone: VERNON BOND, 1913-1944\FLOYD BOND, 1907-1933

JOHNIE BOND, Sept. 30, 1875-Nov. 18, 1915, Age 40 Yrs., He is waiting for us

LEVI SPRINGFIELD, 1894-1929

NOLEN D. WHITE, Tennessee PVT Co C, 554 Engineer BN, June 14, 1939-August 14, 1965

PENNY F. HENNING, Nov. 15, 1909-Oct. 4, 1978

JUDGE TRANSOU, SR., 1902-1982

FRED MERRIWEATHER, Tennessee PVT 802 Pioneer Inf., March 3, 1937

ALICE FARRINGTON, 8-14-1902-7-10-1989

LOU CALLIE TRANSOU, 8-12-1888-6-18-1973

VIOLA LEE, 2-27-1907-7-17-1982

CHARLIE W. SMITH

 

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Double tombstone: CARRIE HENNING, 1882-1963\CHARLIE HENNING, 1880-1950 (picture of couple on tombstone)

OTTO HIGH, Tennessee CK3 USNR, World War II, January 12, 1917-March 23, 1959

Mrs. LISA B. HENNING, 2-3-1906-10-27-1992, Bledsoe Funeral Home Marker

LAWRENCE BOND, SSgt US Army, World War II, May l, 1913-Jan. 18, 1977

LILLIE MAE HENNING, Sept. 24, 1924-Oct. 22, 1970

Double tombstone: NELLIE MAE INGRAM, Nov. 10, 1934-June 24, 1967\BABY BOY, June 24, 1967, Blessed are the merciful

Double tombstone: ALMA J. BOND, Mar. 14, 1908-Jan. 26, 1983\WALKER D. BOND, Apr. 15, 1909-May 16, 1979

BERTHA WALKER ESTES, June 22, 1894-Mar. 15, 1987

Wife of MELVOID ESTES, Sept. 10, 1892-July 27, 1951

Double tombstone: ENUS M. MOSS, Daddy, Apr. 19, 1926-June 27, 1981\EDNA W. MOSS, Mother, Nov. 1, 1923-____

FLOYD SMITH, , PVT US Army, Nov. 15, 1915-Aug. 1, 1974

IVORY BOND, Mar. 4, 1927-Aug 30, 1981

Double tombstone: FLOSSIE RICE, no dates\D. B. "Buster" RICE, Mar. 24, 1905-May 17, 1983

Double tombstone: EVA RUSSELL, Aug. 8, 1903-Nov. 28, 1989\GRAFTON RUSSELL, SR., Nov. 28, 1896-Apr. 11, 1973 (couple's picture on tombstone)

COLONEL HENNING, US Navy, World War II, Dec. 31, 1907-Jul. 18, 1986

AUSTRALIA HENNING, Sgt US Army, World War II, Jul. 27, 1919-Oct. 10, 1979

LONZIE HENNING, Tennessee S2 USNR, World War II, November 25, 1916-January 10, 1969

CURTIS HENNING, Oct. 23, 1903-Dec. 6, 1969 (picture of person ontombstone)

WILLIE SMITH, PVT US Army, World War I, Oct. 22, 1896-Jul. 19, 1977

WILL INGRAM, Aug. 7, 1894-Aug. 2, 1977

Double tombstone: RUBYE BOND, Apr. 10, 1921-____\A. B. BOND, Mar. 4, 1917-Feb. 25, 1988

Double tombstone: RADA M. WALKER, 1903-no death date\M. D. WALKER, 1902-1980, How sweet it is; Stephenson-Shaw Fun. Home Marker shows Rada Walker died July 17, 1993

CLYDE McKINNEY, Cpl US Army Korea, Sep. l, 1925-Jun. 11, 1991

JOE DILLON, SR., 11-11-1898-4-27-1975

Mrs. SOPHIR BATCHELOR, Died Feb. 15, 1993, Age 97, Stephenson-Shaw Funeral Home Marker

KATHERINE BOND, March 4, 1929

PEARL BOND, 1879-1943

SALLY GOFF, 1910-1987

JOHN RUSSELL, May 29, 1911-Jan. 28, 1987

GRAFTON RUSSELL, Tennessee PFC US Army, World War I, Nov. 28, 1896-Apr. 12, 1973

WAKE BOND, JR., Dec. 15, 1910-Jan. 29, 1993

 

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HARRY LEE WEDDLE, Oct. 8, 1951-Jan. 10, 1990, His music is in heaven

JULIE ANTHONY, Jan. 1, 1894-Mar. 29, 1970

RUBY ME T. BOND, July 3, 1924-June 26, 1970

LELA WEDDLE BROOKS, Dec. 28, 1892-May 6, 1964, The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want

HATTIE BOND, Died Aug. 7, 1945

GLENN BOND, Feb. 11, 1884-Mar. 29, 1953 (picture of person on tombstone)

GLENN R. BOND, PFC US Marine Corps World War II, 1923-1977

Mrs. WILLIE VIE RUSSELL, 5-14-1920-1-14-1994, Bledsoe Funeral Home Marker

Mr. WILLIE LEE FLETCHER, Died Oct. 27, 1991, Age 81, Stephenson-Shaw Funeral Home Marker

T. O. BOND, Feb. 1, 1992, Mercer Funeral Home Marker

SELMA BOND HOPGOOD, Dec. 10, 1919-Aug. 8, 1988

Double tombstone: ALLIE BOND, 1895-1973\ADDIE BOND, 1896-1958

Double tombstone: CLARANCE WINNINGHAM, Nov. 9, 1909-May 12, 1963\WILLEAN WINNINGHAM, Apr. 18, 1910-Jan. 20, 1988 (a picture of the couple on tombstone)

A. B. RUSSELL, Dec. 6, 1923-Feb. 2, 1982, I will cling to the old rugged cross and exchange it some day for a crown

JOE W. TRANSOU, TEC3, World War II, December 25, 1926-May 2, 1954

 

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