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.

BIG SPRINGS CEMETERY

            Located about 4 miles east of Pinson, Tennessee on the south side of Ozier Road. It adjoins the white cemetery for Big Springs Methodist Church. As the two cemeteries merge some pertinent headstones were undoubtedly left unread. Numerous unmarked graves here.

 

RELLIE LEE COLLIER, PVT US Army, World War II, Jan. 12, 1917-Oct. 26, 1981

JOEL PACK, June 23, 1952-Mar. 10, 1964

Mrs. WILLIE MAE F. COLLIER, 10-28-1911-3-23-1992, Bledsoe Fun. Home Marker

LORENZO LANCASTER, Husband, 1901-1966

LESSIE B. GILL, July 8, 1919-June 12, 1962

Double tombstone: EDDIE NOLAN OWENS, Son, July 12, 1894-May 26, 1972\BILL OWENS, Father, 1860-Feb. 26, 1940

HELEN ALLEN CROOM, Aug. 30, 1903-Jan. 8, 1987

LENA M. BALLARD, 1907-1958

BROWN DEPRIEST, West Virginia S1 USNR, W.W.2, August 20, 1911-March 8, 1963

NOLA MAE THOMAS, June 13, 1905-Jan. l, 1988

MERCIE T. PARKER, Our Beloved Mother and Wife, Nov. 3, 1906-June 15, 1985

Mr. J. D. PACK, SR, August 1, 1989, Age 70, Stephenson-Shaw Fun. Home Marker

LOUISE COLLIER, Mother, Mar. 14, 1909-Jan. 24, 1970, In Loving Memory

JOHN RUFUS COLLIER, 11-30-1910-7-16-1991

VESTA C. BALLARD, July 2, 1897-May 14, 1986

Double tombstone: LUKE WOODSON, Aug. 2, 1879-Feb. 3, 1957\CASSIE WOODSON, June 14, 1881-July 29, 1974

SILAS BRADFORD, JR., Tennessee MA3 US Navy, September 14, 1915-July 4, 1951

LAWGER G. JONES, Tennessee TEC5 386 QM Truck Co. World War II, January 8, 1918-January 15, 1947

CARRIE BELL THOMAS, June 1, 1890(?)-July 31, 1986

CLYDE W. BALLARD, Tennessee PVT 1447 SVC Comd Unit World War II, Feb. 12, 1921-March 19, 1950

ROSSIE THOMAS, Father, 1904-1964

EDNA LUCILLE POLK, June 3, 1948-Nov. 20, 1988, In Loving Memory of my Sister. Daughters-Latonya & Latasha, Grandchild Tatanana

 

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LESLIE CASON, Tennessee PVT 302 Pioneer Inf. World War I, July 18, 1894-December 18, 1945

NORA, dau. of Bob BRAY, Aug. 28, 1885-Sept. 2, 1904

W. R. MOONE or MOORE, Feb. 12, 1934-Mar. 22, 1934, Gone to be an angel

EMMER SUSAN HART, Jan. 30, 1933

M. D. L. HART, Jan. 12, 1835-Feb. 18, 1913, He is at rest

ELVIS G. HOPPER, Apr. 22, 1917-Dec. 18, 1918

J. L. HOPPER, Oct. 6, 1915-Nov. 28, 1935

ALBERT W. COLLIER, US Army, World War II, Sep. 25, 1919-Dec. 14, 1975

JOHN W. BALLARD, Apr. 16, 1863-Jan. 18, 1949

BOB HEMBY, Father, 1877-1948

MOLLIE HEMBY, Mother, May l, 1881-Aug. 29, 1964

HOMER GODWIN, JR., Aug. 1, 1946-Aug. 14, 1948

WAYNE C. PACK, July l, 1939-Feb. 27, 1992

W. P. WRAY, Son, no dates

DANIEL CLAYBOURNE "Danny" STEELE, Died Oct. 24, 1994, Stephenson-Shaw Fun. Home Marker

MARY C. HART, Wife of R. L. Hart, Nov. 5, 1895-Jan. 31, 1933, Gone from our home but not from our hearts

E. C. HART, Oct. 8, 1863-Oct. 17, 1916, She is at peace

Double tombstone: O. F. HOPPER, Oct. 18, 1888-May 25, 1961\CORDELIA HOPPER, June 17, 1892-Nov. 10, 1965, Together Forever

Mr. DEMMIE HEMBY, Jan. 13, 1910-July 10, 1979

JOHNNIE HEMBY, 1903-1962

HEXIE ANDREWS, Jan. 6, 1906-Apr. 14, 1972

PIERCE ANDREWS, Apr . 19, 1907-Feb. 28, 1976

 

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