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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