ISAIAH CHAPEL BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY

            Isaiah Chapel Church and Cemetery are located on Potts Chapel Road in eastern Madison County. This cemetery was recorded July 20, 2002

            The cemetery was recorded earlier by Jonathan K. T. Smith and appears in the supplement to his Tombstone Inscriptions from Black Cemeteries in Madison County, Tennessee. A 2000 update appears in his Tombstone Inscriptions from Black Cemeteries in Madison County, Tennessee, Volume 2. These works are referred to collectively as Smith in the notes below.

 

Anderson, Edward, d. Feb. 13, 1974, temporary marker, Mercer Brothers Funeral Home, 4 feet south of marker for Samuel Holt

Anderson, Leon, 1936-1987 (homemade); also temporary marker, Mercer Brothers, "Charlie Leon Anderson," d. Nov. 4, 1987

Anderson, Mary V., d. May 30, 1986, Age 52, temporary marker, Stephenson-Shaw, 3 yards southeast of marker for Samuel Holt

Franklin, James, d. Aug. 11, 1980, temporary markers, Mercer Brothers Funeral Home, approx. 6 yards west of marker for Albert A. Green [temporary marker is very new and not original; compare Gilbert, James Franklin]

Gilbert, James Franklin, d. Aug. 11, 1980, Age 37 yrs., temporary marker, Stephenson-Shaw Fun. Home [not found in 2003, reported by Smith; compare Franklin, James]

Green, Albert A., Feb. 6, 1914-Nov. 24, 1980; also temporary marker, Bledsoe Funeral Home, "Albert Anderson Green"

Green, Iona, Mrs., Mar. 15, 1915-July 25, 1990, temporary marker, Bledsoe Funeral Home [not found in 2003, reported by Smith]

Harvey, Malisa Sue, Sept. 7, 1970-____, 2000, temporary marker, Stephenson-Shaw, approx. 11 yards south of marker for Samuel Holt [Smith reports death month as January]

Holt, Infant, d. Mar. 2, 1988, temporary marker, Mercer Brothers, 2 yards east of marker for Samuel Holt

Holt, Samuel, July 10, 1930-Aug. 30, 1975