MY RIVERSIDE CEMETERY TOMBSTONE
INSCRIPTIONS SCRAPBOOK PART III
By Jonathan K. T. Smith
Copyright, Jonathan K. T. Smith, 1992

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DEATHS NOTED IN THE OLDEST EXTANT JACKSON NEWSPAPERS

DEATHS NOTED IN THE OLDEST EXTANT JACKSON NEWSPAPERS, OF THOSE PERSONS WHO DIED IN THE TOWN AND BY IMPLICATION OR STATEMENT WOULD HAVE BEEN BURIED IN THE CITY CEMETERY:

THE SOUTHERN STATESMAN, Jackson, Tennessee

March 26, 1831
D. March 20, Isaac, black man, abt. 70 years; "for many years an honest and industrious resident of this town."

August 20, 1831
D. Aug. 14, Thadeus, son of Maj. John H. Hyde, abt. 14 months old

September 10, 1831
D. Sept. 8, Col. Stokely D. Hays, at residence of Dr. William. E. Butler, abt. 42 years, of bilious fever; lawyer; "His remains were interred at the public burial grounds of this place on the same evening with masonic honors."
D. Sept. 5, William, infant son of Hunter Buck of Jackson.

December 10, 1831
D. Dec. 8, George M. Bass "a worthy young man," at residence of Joseph S. Douglas.
D. Dec. 6, James, son of John Joice, abt. 2 years old.

January 21, 1832
D. Jan. 15, Joseph Dixon, "late of North Carolina."

August 11, 1832
D. July 31, Miss Mary Ann Childs, dau. of Amariah Childs of Lynn, Mass.; sister of Mrs. (Elijah) Bigelow

August 18, 1832
D. Aug. 15, Mary C., infant daughter of Dr. Allen Gillespie.

August 25, 1832
D. Aug. 24, George W. Pierce

September 15, 1832
D. Sept. 11, John K., son of Mr. A. L. Patterson

September 29, 1832
D. Sept. 23, Ann H. K., wife of James Brown and daughter of Martha A. Williamson of Maury County, Tenn.

July 30, 1833
D. William Wilkins, leaving widow and children

 

JACKSON GAZETTE, Jackson, Tennessee

July 3, 1824
D, July 1, William Knox, 22 years, native of Antrim, Ireland

August 21, 1824
D. August 16, John H. Warren, 20 years, native of Providence, Rhode Island

September 11, 1824
D. September 9, Martin Davis, age 28, "late of Kentucky."

October 2, 1824
D. September 29, James Priest, 37th year, leaving widow and child

April 1, 1826
D. March 25, Richard M. Chester, abt. 18 years.

September 16, 1826
D. September 15, Dr. William P. Chester, 27 years.

July 12, 1828
D. Sarah McLean, July 6, 68 years, 6 months, 6 days, widow of Dr. Lachlan McLean and mother of C. D. McLean

April 18, 1829
D. April l4, Miss Mary Ann McLean, a sister of C. D. Mclean

November 28, 1829
D. November 25, Miss Angelina Smith, abt. 14 years, at residence of William Armour.

May 1, 1830
D. April 28, Dr. John F. Brown, 36 years, left widow and three children.

May 15, 1830
D. May 14, Dr. John Davis

October 9, 1830
D. September 29, Capt. James Priestly 35 years; widow and four children.

November 13, 1830
D. November 1, Samuel H. Swan, formerly of Knoxville, Tenn.

 

JACKSON REPUBLICAN, Jackson, Tennessee

March 7, 1845
D. Feb. 27, Miss Mary Jane Shropshire.
(In the 1875-1876 JACKSON CITY DIRECTORY, page 93. AUSBORNE B. SHROPSHIRE, propr., Merchants' Hotel, Jackson)

September 26, 1845
D. Sept. 11, Mrs. Eliza G. 47th year, wife of James Vaulx; dau. of the late Dr. Richard Fenner. Episcopalian.

 

DISTRICT TELEGRAPH and STATE SENTINEL, Jackson, Tennessee

March 23, 1838
D. Miss Sarah D., dau. of Martin Cartmell, 15 years old.

September 14, 1838
D. Sept. 3, Lewis L. Giles, 31 years, 10 mos.

January 18, 1839
D. Jan. 15, William Stoddert, Esq., 43 years; burial January 17.

June 20, 1857
D. May 29, Susan, wife of John F. Newsom

 

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