COTTON GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY
This cemetery is located at Cotton Grove Baptist Church at the intersection of Cotton Grove Road and Liberty Road. It is well maintained. As the cemetery clearly predates the 1840s when many West Tennessee churches were formed (see Anna Boon), it probably dates to the 1820s. Like most early- to mid-nineteenth century cemeteries still in use, fieldstones marking most early burials have been removed. Probably less than half of all burials are marked. Recorded by David Donahue October 7, 2001; update July 8, 2003.
An earlier record of this cemetery appears in Madison County, Tennessee Cemetery Records, Volume II—North Half of the County, published by the Mid-West Tennessee Genealogical Society. This is referred to as MWTGS in notes below.
Alexander, Vader, Dec. 5, 1900-Jan. 30, 1987 [Eastern Star symbol]
Alexander, Charles N., Aug. 12, 1886-Jan. 14, 1987 [Masonic symbol]
Alexander, Sattie, Aug. 2, 1890-Dec. 5, 1938 [Eastern Star symbol]Allridge, Ida [see Replogle, Ida Allridge]
Bailey, Infant, Feb. 20, 1936, "Infant dau. of Mr. Mrs. B. A. Bailey"
Bailey, W. M., Aug. 28, 1858-Mar. 15, 1913
Bailey, Alice, Sept. 26, 1861-Dec. 6, 1940, "His Wife"Beech, Ella Charlene, Aug. 16, 1928-Jan. 30, 2002
Beech, Rex Ray, Feb. 13, 1920-____, "Wed Apr. 20, 1946"Blick, Emett, 1894-1899 (dates buried) [dates from MWTGS]
Blick, J. Walter, Feb. 2, 1884-Jan. 20, 1954
Blick, Walter J., Dec. 14, 1836-Feb. 12, 1927, "Father"
Blick, Lula A., Mar. 14, 1859-Jan. 19, 1928, "Mother"Blick, William Eugene, June 16, 1877-May 14, 1951
Blick, Ollie Meeks, Nov. 4, 1889-Feb. 13, 1961Boon, Anna, May 22, 1791-Jan. 3, 1832, "Consort of Benjamin Boon"
Boon, Benjamin, Nov. 25, 1783-Nov. 26, 1865, "Maj." "Born Franklin Co. N.C."
Boon, James B., Apr. 23, 1849-Apr. 30, 1850, "Son of J. B. & E. L. Boon"
Britt, Charles V., June 14, 1917-Mar. 12, 1968, military marker "Tennessee Cox USNR World War II"
Britt, Mary Bell, May 15, 1908-Jan. 1, 1985
Bumpas, Maggie W., June 23, 1838-Jan. 30, 1890
Bumpas, Robert, Nov. 11, 1874-Feb. 20, 1890Bumpas, Ruth Elise [see Johnson, Ruth Elise Bumpas]
Bumpass, Nathaniel C., Feb. 9, 1871-Dec. 13, 1871, "Son of J. D. & M. E. Bumpass"
Chapman, Mary Coates, Apr. 23, 1899-Oct. 10, 1993
Clark, Bobby R., Apr. 21, 1930-Nov. 19, 1953
Clark, William T., July 26, 1906-Nov. 15, 1973, military marker "Michigan Pvt US Army World War II"
Coates, Bessie P., 1875-1954 [adjacent to marker for Edward B. Coates]
Coates, Edward B., 1872-1936
Coates, George R., Nov. 14, 1907-Apr. 16, 1994, military marker as footstone "George Raymond Coates" "PFC US Army World War II"
Coates, lola E., June 8, 1919-Apr. 9, 1988Coates, J. D., Sept. 23, 1909-Sept. 14, 1951
Coates, Jimmy Donald, Feb. 23, 1952
Coates, Mary [see Chapman, Mary Coates]
Coates, Myrtie E., Sept. 12, 1912-Feb. 9, 1991, "Mother" footstone
Davidson, Ocy, May 22, 1918-____
Davidson, Aug. 6, 1916-____ [she may have been buried before 2001 as dirt from a recent burial had been spread here in a rectangle as if to fill a sunken spot]Dunbar, Everett E., Feb. 6, 1905-Apr. 23, 1975
Dunbar, Mary E., Mar. 15, 1909-May 15, 1963Fogg, Eliza E., Sept. 7, 1811-Sept. 4, 1844, "Wife of J. Fogg" (broken, fallen, eroded) [dates unreadable in 2001 and come from MWTGS]
Fogg, Joseph, Dec. 25, 1803-May 3, 1859
Giles, Calven N., 1846-1912, "Father"
Giles, Sarah H., 1860-1931, "Mother"Giles, Floyd, Jan. 10, 1893-Jan. 27, 1918 [American Legion flag holder at grave]
Gilley, Ada I., Apr. 11, 1862-June 15, 1915 [Woodmen Circle symbol; adjacent to marker for John B. Gilley]
Gilley, John B., 1852-1936 [replacement]
Gilley, Mary [see Usery, Mary Gilley]
Harris, W. L., July 15, 1848-May 6, 1900 [Masonic symbol]
Harris, Alice, Mar. 6, 1861-Apr. 16, 1926, "His wife"Harris, W. Warner, Oct. 4, 1887-July 26, 1905
Herron, Emily [see Rushing, Emily Herron]
Holder, Wayne, d. Nov. 9, 1960
Hopper, Harriet, 1844-1914
Hopper, Margaret, 1824-1914
Hopper, Noel, 1859-1917, "Father"
Hopper, Minerva, 1865-1939, "His Wife" "Mother"House, D. E., Mar. 3, 1898-Nov. 13, 1979
House, Grace, Sept. 6, 1902-Feb. 12, 1979Joens, Martha J., June 23, 1830-Apr. 17, 1858, "Daughter of Alexander & M. Stewart"
Johnson, Ruth Elise Bumpas, May 1, 1902-July 5, 1985
Kelley, Jimmie, Aug. 21, 1879-Aug. 6, 1949
Kelley, Willie Joe, June 28, 1912-Apr. 4, 1980
Lewis, Betty Louise, Feb. 13, 1936, "Infant" [probably daughter of Herman Lee and Lillie Pearl Lewis, whose double marker is adjacent]
Lewis, Herman Lee, Oct. 31, 1903-Feb. 25, 1971
Lewis, Lillie Pearl, Apr. 10, 1902-Apr. 5, 1975Matlock, Infant, no dates, Infant son of C. N. & L. C. Matlock"
Matlock, Mollie, Feb. 8, 1869-Sept. 4, 1889, "Dau. of Henry & C. E. Matlock" (broken)
Matlock, Mollie, July 8, 1869-Sept. 4, 1889, "Dau. of Henry & C. E. Matlock"
McClerkin, Harold Wayne, Mar. 7, 1943-Nov. 8, 1949
McClerkin, Mattie Mae, Aug. 23, 1895-Aug. 6, 1942
McClerkin, Sam Abe, Mar. 7, 1882-Aug. 1, 1961
McLeary, Tabitha [see Phillips, Tabitha McLeary]
Meeks, Ollie [see Blick, Ollie Meeks]
Mills, Nathan, 1935-1936 [replacement]
Moore, David N., May 15, 1959-Feb. 29, 1960, "Son" footstone
Moore, Loran R., Aug. 23, 1909-Aug. 22, 1985, military marker as footstone "US Army"
Moore, Jewell D., Jan. 31, 1928-Aug. 14, 1998, "Mother" footstonePage, Aileen L. [see Stanfill, Aileen L. Page]
Page, Corilla Pardue, 1876-1948
Page, Dianne, Jan. 15, 1942-Sept. 26, 1942, "Dau. of Mr. & Mrs. L. J. Page"
Page, Frank W., July 25, 1915-Apr. 6, 1950
Page, Henry Ellis, Aug. 6, 1900-Jan. 10, 1965, military marker "Tennessee CWO US Navy World War I&II"
Page, Henry Horace, 1871-1932
Page, Drucilla Pardue, 1876-1948Page, Mary Ann, Nov. 14, 1934-Dec. 3, 1936
Page, Norman R., Apr. 25, 1903-Nov. 26, 1975
Page, Jessie Fay, May 20, 1915-____Page, W. T., 1920-1935, "Son"
Pardue, Artie F., Sept. 12, 1882-June 8, 1956
Pardue, Corilla [see Page, Corilla Pardue]
Pardue, Drucilla [see Page, Drucilla Pardue]
Pennington, Edna, 1827-4/2/1892 [in far northeast corner; MWTGS notes "stone was moved from orig. location by vandals"; for more information see Edna Pennington Tombstone; recorded in 1998 by Robert Nolen and Howard E. Johnson at original Potts Chapel Road location as Pennington Cemetery]
Person, Ann, July 3, 1791-Apr. 20, 1869
Person, Benj., d. Dec. 5, 1839, "Aged 61 years 1 m 24 ds"
Person, Tabitha Ann, d. Sept. 5, 1851, "Aged 26 yrs." "Wife of Thos. J. Person"
Phillips, James Albert, Aug. 9, 1863-May 25, 1947
Phillips, Tabitha McLeary, Oct. 5, 1861-Aug. 29, 1932Phillips, Mary, 1855-1873 [replacement]
Phillips, Sarah, 1853-1873 [replacement]
Phillips, Swayne, 1851-1873 [replacement]
Phillips, Virginia C., 1855-1948
Phillips, James L., 1829-1899
Phillips, Emily E., 1822-1873 [replacement]Phillips, Willie, May 28, 1878-Sept. 4, 1879, "Son of Mr. & Mrs. T. L. Phillips"
Pope, Barbara J., Jan. 29, 1951-Jan. 8, 2003
Replogle, Phillip M., Sept. 26, 1876-Oct. 5, 1965
Replogle, Ida Allridge, Mar. 13, 1880-Mar. 3, 1946Rushing, Abel, Jan. 6, 1937-Sept. 16, 1915
Rushing, Elizabeth, Nov. 1831-Oct. 1853, "Daughter" [dates in MWTGS: Nov. 24, 1832-Oct. 31, 1852]
Rushing, Emily Herron, Feb. 1809-Sept. 1857, "Mother" [dates in MWTGS: Feb. 3, 1809-Sept. 9, 1857]
Rushing, Joel T, July 1810-June 1892, "Father" [dates in MWTGS: July 10, 1810-June 29, 1892] [replacement]Rushing, Lela, 1888-1938, also temporary marker "Mrs. Lela Mae Rushing"
Rushing, Allen, 1883-1943Rushing, Mary, 1839-1921 [replacement; adjacent to marker for Abel Rushing]
Rushing, Robert A., 1869-1939
Rushing, Katie B., 1878-1940Stanfill, Aileen L. Page, Mar. 14, 1912-Aug. 4, 1994, "Beloved mother of Kathy"
Stanfill, Dossie Edward, Sept. 10, 1923-May 26, 1952, military marker as footstone "Tennessee PFC Co F 379 Inf 95 Inf Div"
Stanfill, Hallie D., Aug. 25, 1915-Aug. 26, 1997, military marker as footstone "US Army World War II"
Stanfill, Marie D., Mar. 5, 1916-____, "Married Nov. 24, 1934"Stanfill, James F., 1875-1959, "Father" footstone
Stanfill, Fronie V., 1876-1965Stanfill, James Ottis, June 29, 1916-Oct. 27, 1976, military marker as footstone "GM1 US Navy World War II"
Stanfill, Anna Mariona, Oct. 14, 1912-Sept. 22, 2000, "Married Dec. 16, 1944"Stewart, Martha J. [see Joens, Martha J.]
Thomas, Marina, Feb. 9, 1812-Apr. 5, 1946, "Consort of J. P. Thomas"
Thomas, D. R., no dates, "Infant Son"Thompson, Bertha, Jan. 16, 1910-Feb. 10, 1993
Towater, Charlotte Lynn, Jan. 7, 1941-Apr. 8, 1941 [replacement]
Usery, Frank Bailey, Mar. 15, 1906-Nov. 24, 1978
Usery, Rufe Neaful, 1868-1942
Usery, Mary Gilley, 1889-1977, also temporary marker, George A. Smith & Sons "Aged 85 Ys. 4 Mos. 17 Days"Weaver, Larry P., 1951-2001, temporary marker, Arrington, 7 feet south of triple marker for David N, Loran R, and Jewell D. Moore
Williams, Ester, May 9, 1826-Mar. 13, 1871, "Wife of W. J. Williams" (eroded) [identifiable but not readable in 2001; dates from MWTGS]
Williams, Lee A., Apr. 17, 1866-May 9, 1950
Woolfolk, Almira J., May 17, 1819-Dec. 11, 1858, "Wife of J. R. Woolfolk" (headstone and footstone now stand side by side)
Wooten, Neely Ann, 1863-1954, "Wife of Calvin W. Wooten"