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.

TURK/TURKEY CREEK CEMETERY

            Located about 2 miles south of the Chester-Madison Counties border, being in the extreme north of the former county. Situated on the east side of North Pisgah Road about .7 of a mile south of its juncture with Wilson School Road and 2.9 miles south of Pinson, Tennessee. Many unmarked graves here.

C. E. STEED, Died 4/3/34, A. C. Ford /Funeral Home/

ROBERT LEE WYNN, Born April 18, 1885, Died Feb. 6, 1965

IRENE LOLLER, Mother, 1897-1976

THOMAS LOLLER, Mar. 15, 1882-Mar. 31, 1978, In Loving Memory

Double tombstone: JEFF McKNIGHT, Died Jan. 21, 1949\CALLIE McKNIGHT, Died Mar. 20, 1957

JAMES DAVIS, May 1905-Nov.5,1940, Gone but not forgotten

Mr. FRANK SMITH, Died Oct. 30, 1992, age 71 yrs., Stephenson-Shaw Fun. Home Marker

MARTHA LOU LOCKETT, Aug. 13, 1928-Mar. 21, 1980, Our Beloved Mother

CAKLIP, hus. of Lucy STEED, Born 1844, Died Oct. 6, 1917 [His Madison Co. death certificate states that Calib Steed was born in 1852 and died Oct. 7, 1917. Born in Chester Co., Tennessee]

LIZZIE TOWNSEND, 1896-1967

GUY COMBS, PVT Co A, World War I, July 14, 1894-July 27, 1966

HENRY McKNIGHT, Born Nov. 5, 1857, Died Nov. 30, 1929, At Rest

ISAIAH STEED, U.S. Navy, May 27, 1926-Jan. 24, 1983

WILL McKNIGHT, Oct. 17, 1896-June 11, 1973

LIDDIE TRICE, 1909-1984

ANNIE McKNIGHT, 12-17-1907, 1-25-1987

ATHENEAL J. DAVIS, 1907-1956, At Rest

WILL SPENCER, Tenn. PVT Co H, 808 Pioneer Inf. W. W. I., December 25, 1891-November 29, 1971

Rev. LUTHER E. HAMLETT, Aug. 3, 1892-Aug. /no day/, 1929

BABY /no other information/

 

OTHER PERSONS BURIED IN THIS CEMETERY WITH MADISON COUNTY DEATH CERTIFICATES

MACK HUNTER, died Aug. 5, 1916, aged 31 years

FRED HOPPER, Oct. 31, 1892-Dec. 17, 1916

HASSIE NEAL, March 10, 1888-July 7, 1917

CATHERINE LOLA /Loller?/, Nov. 1922-April 14, 1923, Daughter of Jim Lola

RUBY HARRIS, died Nov. 25, 1924, aged 2 weeks

 

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