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.

OAK GROVE MISSIONARY BAPTIST
CHURCH CEMETERY

            Located about 2 miles southwest from present city limits of Jackson, Tennessee via Westover, Old Denmark and Oak Grove Roads. Cemetery is situated on north side of Currie Lane about .1 mile east of its juncture with Oak Grove Road. It lies also on the east bank of Johnson Creek. This is a large cemetery; from grave mounds and sunken graves it is evident that there are several hundred unmarked graves here.

 

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ANDREW DUPREE 1954-1980 Son of Eugene & Cornelus DUPREE WILLIE DUPREE Apr. 18, 1912-July 20, 1969 In Loving Memory LAWRENCE DUPREE Sept. 5, 1913-Dec. 19, 1979, At Rest JESSE CHEATHAM Tennessee PVT US Army, World War II March 15, 1909-November 15, 1959 CHARLIE HAYS Tennessee PVT 804 Pioneer Inf. April 15, 1943 JOHN McFADEN 186-1928, At Rest MOLLIE LONG Died July 15, 1963 EASTER LACY Feb. 27, 1859-May 2, 1893 BERTHA KELLEY Aged 22 Yrs. MARY DEVINPORT Jun. 6, 1851-Aug. 4, 1908 MALINDA MOSELY Died Dec. 3, 1902, Aged 66 Years WILLIAM MOSELEY Died Feb. 28, 1911 Rev. SILAS C. LONG, 1859-1922 Pastor Oak Grove Church 33 Yrs. I fought a good fight and kept the faith C. W., husband of E. B. CUNNINGHAM Born in 1864, Died Aug.18, 1921, At Rest ANNA BELL CUNNINGHAM Oct. 11, 1858-Nov. 4, 1962 ANNIE d/o Perry & Manda LONG abt .1875-1892 ANNIE LONG, 1827-Feb.27, 1917 MATT LONG, d. Mar. 29, 1895, aged 70 ys

EUGENE DUPREE Sept. 26, 1906-July 27, 1972, At Rest Double tombstone: LOUIS J. DUPREE Feb. 14, 1888-Oct. 5, 1975 MANIE D. DUPREE Feb. 14, 1891-Dec. 19, 1968 How blest are they who from their labors rest ED COBB Tennessee PFC 808 Pioneer Inf., World War I January 10, 1889-June 25, 1950 A. F. McFADDEN 1896-1918 Died at Camp Sherman, Ohio ROSIE, wife of John BROWN July 25, 1883-Aug. 14, 1913 RUF O. CHEATHAM 1872-1919, At Rest Double tombstone: JOE ESTES, 1852-1940 PARLEE, wife of Joe ESTES 1860-1922 ALLEN, husband of Lizzie DEBERRY 1852-1912 Gone but not forgotten DILCY BASKERVILLE no dates JOHN MOSELEY Dec.(no day) 1866-Nov. 18, 1915 LAIDY J. LONG July 7, 1872-May 10, 1949 Servant of God well done Double tombstone: Rev. G. G. LONG, 1847-1920 RODA J. LONG, 1858-1910, Gone but not forgotten SAM, husband of H. E. LONG 1859-Oct. 11, 1919, At Rest Double tombstone: M. E. LONG, wife, 1868-____ AARON LONG, husband April 17,1864-March 13, 1920 When God calls we must go E. D. JOHNSON 1885-Mar. 5, 1928, Thy will be done

 

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JOSEPH, husband of Kittie LONG |April 22, 1878-Oct. 1, 1922 Gone but not forgotten (a fallen stone) HARRIETT BENNETT 1841-1901 (a fallen stone) ANNTE DAVIS 1872-Aug. 26, 1968 Gone but not forgotten ERIC DEWAYNE SCOTT Sept. 16, 1973-Aug. 18, 1990 MARY SUE PHILLIPS 1904-1928, Age 24, At Rest ROY CROTHERS 1909-1927, Age 18, At Rest Rev. J. H. CURRIE Aug.13, 1988 Mercer Funeral Home Marker MAGGIE DONALDSON Died Aug. 19, 1921, Aged 65 Yrs NANNIE WEDDLE 1887-Sep. 13, 1910 Gone but not forgotten MADISON MERIWETHER 1849-1921, At Rest In Memory of R. & F.BOND Born 1912, Died 1912, At Rest Mrs. ELLEN TAPLEY Mar. 1, 1874-Sept. 20, 1945, Age 71 STANLEY WHITE Died Sept. 16, 1946, Age 42 Yrs. GEORGE MARTIN Aug. 29, 1906-June 29, 1979 Three individual stones bearing separately these initials only: T. McB.; F. McB.; A.D. IONA NEWBY, 1893-1929. At Rest M. F. COLLIER, 1870-19__ (no death date) NANNIE COLLIER, 1874-1936 RALPH BLALARK, died 1954 Little MAURICE DURELL MO(FFITT?) died Oct. 23, 1963, aged (faded yr), 1 month, 17 days

Mrs. BEATRICE HARRISON Died July 28, 1947, Age 40 D. C. LOVE Tennessee PVT 1Cl 20 Engrs. March 9, 1936 ANNIE, dau. of Perry & Manda LONG born about 1875, Died 1892 JESSE J. HOGSETT Ohio PVT 158 Depot Brig. July 28, 1896-September 25,1935 CLASSIE DAVIS October 7, 1907-Oct. 24, 1964 GLADS MOORE Sept. 30, 1926-Sept. 30, 1943, Age 17 PEARL B. CURRY Feb. 28, 1985 Mercer Funeral Home Marker RANDAL DONALDSON, Mar.5, 1851-Jun. 27, 1902, A loving husband, a father dear, a faithful friend lies buried here LILLIE MAE DONALDSON, 1898-1912, At Rest SPENCER COBB Died Mar. 12, 1900, Aged 67 Yrs. [compare William Cobb below] MARY GREER, wife of Spencer COBB 1860-Sept .1945 MALINDA NUNLEY 1908-1929, Age 23, At Rest GEORGE TAPLEY Ohio PVT Stevedore Regt. World War I December 25, 1880-February 24, 1955 LOTT LACKEY Died Nov.7,1942 ODIE BELL MARTIN Dec. 1, 1911-Oct. 26, 1983 Mrs. ANNA McCOOL died July 19, 1958, aged 72 Mrs. CARRIE W_____ died Nov. 19, 1941, aged 42 JOHN MARTIN, 1906-1948 JAMES ARTHUR MOORE d. Dec.12, 1950, aged 54 WILLIAM COBB, died Mar. 12, 1900 aged 67 [compare Spencer Cobb above] WILLIE KNIGHT Tn. PVT US Army WW II July 30, 1925-Dec. 16, 1972

 

An Oak Grove Cemetery Note

Supplement, Page 11

On page 199 of TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS FROM BLACK CEMETERIES IN MADISON COUNTY, TENNESSEE is noted a fallen, face-down tombstone. It reads:

Another fallen tombstone reads: Rev. PERRY LONG Born 1857, Died 1912, At Rest Erected by his Sister E. Smith

RAFE DEBERRY Bro. of E. B. Cunningham Died Feb. 24, 1917, Age 32 Yrs. Sleep on & take your rest

 

Overlooked in the initial search were:

One tombstone: ELIZA BROWN, 1891-1915, At Rest (one side) MAUD, 1913-1915 GEORGE, 1915-1916 (one side)

JOSEPHINE BLACKWELL, 1949-1967 MINERVA DEBERRY, d. Feb. 20, 1905, aged 29 y, 5 m, 29 d "Mother" CHARLOTTE LOVE Died Dec. 11, 1917, Aged 48 years

 

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