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.

PLEASANT HILL CEMETERY

            Located in east Madison County, about a mile northwest of present city limits of Beech Bluff, Tennessee. Situated at the end of Red Hart Road .3 mile south of this road's juncture with the Beech Bluff Road. Numerous unmarked graves here.

 

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WANDA KAYE TOMLINSON, Wife June 4,1955-July 31, 1978

MACK C. MANNING, Nov. 9, 1919-Jan. 21, 1988

B. B. HAYES, Mar. 27, 1900-Dec. 5, 1963, At Rest

ANORE STEGALL WILLIS, Wife Sept. 8, 1908-Nov. 28, 1978

HERBERT WILLIS, Tennessee Cpl Co H 808 Pioneer Inf., World War I, January 9, 1896-August 13, 1961

SALLIE NUNN, no dates

DANIEL CLARK, Father, Sept. 9, 1905-Feb. 18, 1968

BEULAN HOLIDAY, no dates

CLARK HOLIDAY, 1908-1989

JOE DAVIS, Father, Nov. 22, 1897-Jan. 14, 1974, In Loving Memory

PEARL WILLIAMS, Tennessee PVT Co B 4 Repl BN World War I, Jan. 25, 1890-Jan. 21, 1969

ANNETTE PHELPS, Sept 6, 1961-Jan. 11, 1975

Little ERIC LORENZO TOMLINSON, Died April 8, 1980, Stephenson-Shaw Funeral Home Marker

ETTER HENDRIX, Mar. 3, 1892-Sept. 2, 1955

EMMA McCOLLUM GREER, no dates

COLUMBUS MANNING, 1894-1937

Mrs. LULA BANKS, Stephenson Funeral Home Marker

LOUELLA G. CURRIE, 1874-1928, Age 54

Mrs. EULA HENDRIX, Died Sept. 6, 1974, Age 82, funeral home marker

J. F. McCOLLUM, Father, July 20, 1899-Dec. 31, 1964, Your memory is dear to us, Wife

OPAL UDELL PURDY, Oct. 31, 1926-Jan. 24, 1981, Rest in peace

MARCIA E. McCOLLUM, Our Darling, Dec .11, 1962-Dec. 25, 1963, Asleep in Jesus

Double tombstone: ALBERT McCOLLUM, 9-26-1894-4-5-1987\ELEANOR S .McCOLLUM, 1-9-1912-____.

MARTHA B.CLARK, Apr. 12, 1905-Sept. 10, 1985

UNNER BALLARD DAVIS, July 10, 1901-July 5, 1954

JUANITA MARIE POE, June 14, 1921-Oct. 30, 1993

FREEMAN HALL, Cpl US Army, World War II, Feb. 14, 1918-Oct. 5, 1977

Double tombstone: LEE VERNIA TRIPLETT, no dates\R. B. TRIPLETT, PFC US Army, World War II, Sep. 22, 1922-Feb. 26, 1984

Mr. BOBBY ALVIA WOODS, 2-14-1935-9-26-1985, Bledsoe Funeral Home Marker

EMMA BALLARD, 1894-1962

BANKS BALLARD, Tennessee PVT 810 Pioneer Inf. World War I, March 7, 1888-March 16, 1950

Double tombstone: BROWN MITCHELL, Died 1916, Age 85 (Masonic Emblem)\MANDY MITCHELL, Died 1911, Age 60

 

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Mr. EARL HURT, 5-25-1914-5-15-1988, Bledsoe Funeral Home Marker

MAMIE WOODS, 1885-1931

CAS McCOLLUM, Born Oct. 6, 1840, Died May 13, 1905, Aged 65 Yrs.

MILDRED McMEAL, Sept. 12, 1910-May 15, 1941 (a fallen stone)

BONIA, wife of J. H. HUDSON, Nov. 18, 1855-Apr. 20, 1909, She died as she lived, trusting in God

ELVERDA BALLARD CORBITT, Mother, 1903-1933

Rev. P. C. CLARK. Died July 8, 1931, Age 65 Yrs.

B .J .N., Born February 10, 1903-Died June 8, 1936, (a fallen stone)

JESSIE P. WARLICK, Tennessee PVT 24 Infantry 25 Infantry Div. Korea, February 2, 1928-August 8, 1951

ELIJAH BALLARD, Born 1894, Died 1922, Gone but not forgotten (a fallen stone)

JOHN COOPER, Tennessee PVT 802 Pioneer Inf. World War I, November 28, 1890-November 2, 1946

(?) FERGUSON, Died 1974, funeral home marker

BERTHA WOODS, 1899-1912

CALLIE M. HOBSON, 1911(?)-1941

GEORGIA McCOLLUM, 1890-1940

CALLIE CLARK, Born Oct. 17, 1869, Died Jan. 23, 1953, Age 83 Yrs. 3 mo. 6 dys.

SINTHIE A.KENDRICK, Born Mar. 8, 1851, Died Jul. 8, 1908, Age 58 Years, Rest Mother in quiet sleep While friends in sorrow o'er thee weep

OLIVER STEGALL SPENCER, Mother, 1883-1925

SALLIE T. NEAL, 1882-1929, Age 47, At Rest

BIRDIE N.LINDSEY, Apr. 6, 1884-Sept. 8, 1971

PINK CLARK, JR., Aug. 12, 1927-Apr. 22, 1951

JESSIE WARLICK, Tennessee PVT US Army, World War I, February 25, 1895-January 28, 1955

NOLIA BROWN, Wife, 1911-1976

PAUL HOOPER, Died March 11, 1962, Age 21 Yrs., funeral home marker

CALIP BURNES, Tennessee PVT 8 Co Recruit Camp 5 World War I, April 10, 1893-November 27, 1956

Mr. JAMES EDWARD WOODS, Died Jan. 16, 1995, Age 62, Ford Funeral Home Marker

 

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