PERRY COUNTY, TENNESSEE

FLUTY CEMETERY. This cemetery was visited by David Donahue. on December 26, 1988 and recorded as follows; "This is a small family cemetery on Fluty Branch on the eastern edge of the Pope quadrangle. It sits in the middle of a cow pasture. It is not maintained per se, but there is a very strong, well maintained fence around it to keep the cattle out. There are three above-ground burial cairns here, one for an adult and two for children. They are not as well constructed as similar structures elsewhere. The stones seem rougher and are held together by cement. It is impossible to say whether they were constructed this way or the cement was used as part of a later "restoration."

FLUTY, E.J.M. 6 August 1865-30 April 1944

FLUTY, John 18 November 1821-9 September 1867
              Military-type marker "Co H 9 Tenn Cay CSA"
              (This marker is placed in front of the large cairn.
              The small cairns may be children of John Fluty)

FLUTY, N.A. 12 September 1832(?)-27 January 1910 "Wife of John Fluty"

In the 1850 Perry County census, John Fluty was listed as age 50 in a single person household. In 1870 census, Nancy Fluty is listed as head of household, age 35, with the following children: Ebridge C. 16, Etheridge A. 12 Ervin W. 10, and Eason M. 5.
(The age listed as 50 for John is probably an error and should read 30)

GRAY CEMETERY. Located off Hwy 13N on the Joe Cunningham farm a short distance north of the Buffalo River bridge. The cemetery is on top of a high hill and is completely overgrown. Unable to penetrate the growth. Reported to be buried here:

1.   GRAY, William F. with 2 wives and several children

        1) Katura Ann Owens Gray b 7 Aug 1856 m-23 Dec 1875
        2) Ella Owens Gray b 27 July 1865

HARRIS CEMETERY. Located in cedar grove in pasture on west side of Hwy 13 approx 5 miles north of Linden. The cemetery is approx 1/4 miles from where old Hwy 13 rejoins new Hwy 13. The stones are overturned and broken.

HARRIS, David R. 4 Aug 1808-Jan 1873
        Eliza 15 June 1833-20 Jan 1911

NICHOLS, James son of J.M. & Bettie Nichols
9 Sept 1897-Nov 1898

NICHOLS, W.W. husb of Bettie Nichols, Born in Perry County Sept 30 1854 died March 6 1892 Age 37yr, 5mo, 6da. "He met his death while at his post of duty. His engine turned over on him near Finlay, Texas on the Texas & Pacific Railroad at 1:30 Al"! March 6, 1892."

Notes: David Rice Harris married 1st Rebecca Dillard and their children were:

      1) John K.
      2) William m Nancy M. Kilpatrick on 3-28-72
      3) Gidean Lewis
      4) Martha Jane
      5) Sarah

      He married 2nd Eliza Roberts and their children were:
      1) Giles Tinsley Harris Nov 16 1861-May 19 1950
         m. Sallie Sewell May 4, 1861-Jan 26 1942 of McNairy
         Co. Both buried in Cude Cern.
      2) Martha Safronia "Maggie" c1864 m W.W. Wilburn on
         1-8-81
      3) Thomas Blount c1866 m Betty King cousin of Abner King
      4) Elizabeth "Bettie" c1867 m 1) W.W. Nichols
         2) Col Kittrell
      5) Rebecca "Becky" May 17 1870-May 6, 1946 m Samuel L. Bates (son of John Redner Bates and MaryAnn Dean, father of Howard Bates)

OBITUARY:
      On February 18th at 1:45 o'clock p.m. the death angel visited the home of Mrs. Bettie Kittrell and claimed her son, Joe Nichols. He was born April 15, 1892 and was 20 years, 10 month, and three days old. It is so sad to give him up. He was a good boy and was loved by everybody. He was sick of pneumonia just six days. He knew he would never get well. He said at the first of his illness if he was only prepared he wouldn't care for dying for there was nothing in this world for him: but, mother, what a great consolation, he said in his last hours he was ready to go, his hands were clean, the way was all clear, all was well with him. He wanted to lay his head on his mother's arm, and would rub his mother's face when he felt the pneumonia pain for the first time and said with great tenderness and earnestness, "I have pneumonia and this is the last of me." The doctor didn't want him to talk, but he said he had only a few days to stay here, and he was going to talk to his friends. Just before he died he sang a song "In the Land Beyond the Blue". When his mother saw he was dying and turned to leave the room, and as she passed out the door Joe said, "Good night, mother, good night". He called the roll before he died and

said he wanted everybody to meet him in glory...mother, three brothers and three sisters and a multitude of friends to weep for him.

      We only say to the bereaved, weep not, for we believe Joe is at rest, and you should prepare to meet him in the sweet beyond, where there are no partings or sad goodbyes, but where the redeemed reign with Jesus evermore. Joe had been converted: but had never confessed, yet he lived and died in the faith.

      Written by his friend, Connie Luckett

      This article is believed to have been clipped from a Centerville newspaper of 1913.

Mrs Bettie Kittrell lived on Hwy 13 at the western edge of Beardstown. Her home was just before one reached the house of the late Tom Homer. She was still living in the late 1920's or early 1930's. She is believed to be buried in the Harris Cem. next to her first husband, W.W. Nichols.

HESTER. ADDITTONS TO HESTER CEMETERY:

Fl   MATHIS, Ralph J. 22 Oct 1931-22 Jan 1984

2    MATHIS, Franklin Delano 29 May 1935-4 Mar 1974

3    MATHIS, Albert R. Cpl Co F 327 Inf WWI 13 July 1894-
        8 June 1966

4    Illegible

5    MARRS, Mollie
        John W. 1871-1940

6    Grave marked by fieldstone

7    CAMPBELL, Loise B 1911-
        Bill 1908-1959
8    CAMPBELL, Bess & Joe (No dates)

9    2 unmarked graves

G1   KRUSE, Minnie L. 1915
        George W. 1916-1953

HICKERSON CEMETERY. Located on Sinking Creek Road a short distance west of the Sharp Cemetery on a wooded slope. No road to cemetery. Overgrown. Many unmarked graves and fieldstone marked graves.

1.   HICKERSON, George Everett Feb 21 1868-Dec 21 1944
2.   HICKERSON, William Co C 2 Ark Inf. CSA
3.   Undertakers marker-illegible.

4.   EARY, J.A. Jan 22 1834-Sept 7 1876 Masonic Emblem
5.   Stone crypt-no markings
6.   HICKERSON, David A. Co C 2 Tenn Cay CSA
7.   GLENDENIN, Mattie F. dau of Theodore & Drugiller Oct 16 1858-Oct 23 1875
8.   HICKERSON, Samuel Co E 9 Tenn Cay CSA

HINSON Cemetery #4. Located off Hwy 412 near Lewis County line at head of Coon Creek. No Marked stones. This information was furnished by Bessie Kyle, dau of Onlia and granddaughter of Perry & Minerva Hinson. Onlia's wife was buried in Gibson County, TN.

1.   Hinson, Perry Jones 24 oct 1865-5 July 1937
2.   Hinson, Minerva Jane 25 Dec 1869-26 July 1946
3.   Hinson, Onilia Jasper 2 June 1889-8 Nov 1943 (son of Perry &
        Minerva)
4.   Armstrong, Robert 1900-
5.   Armstrong, Velia Hinson 1903-20 Jan 1950 (dau of Perry & Minerva)
6.   Armstrong, Vickie dau of Robert & Velia (no dates)
7.   Hinson, Infant son of Rushton & Eva
8.   Hinson, Ruth Ann 27 Aug 1942-Jan 1943
9.   Simmons, Inf ant son of James & Dorothy (stilborn)
10.  Armstrong, Infant of Jessie Armstrong (stilborn)
11-12   Armstrong, 2 stilborn children of Robert & Velia Armstrong

HUFSTEDLER Cemetery. Located on Cane Creek Road near the Hickman County line on land owned by Gaylon Becker. Area has rock wall with a marked stone placed on wall:

HUFSTEDLER
JAMES HUFSTEDLER
Husband of Elizabeth Salmon
18 Jan 1813-21 Jan 1873

From: HUFSTEDLER FAMILY AND ALLIED FAMILIES, by Mrs A.W. Glaser page 679.

Section IV: Family of James Henry Hufstedler and Elizabeth Elder Salmon.

James Henry Hufstedler (4), son of Jacob Hufstedler and Ailsey Moore (Moor), born 18 January 1813, Anderson County Tn, died 21 January 1873, Hickman County Tn, near Beardstown. Married 11 June 1835, Hickman County Tn. Believed to be buried in the old Hufstedler Cemetery located on former Hufstedler land, where there are four graves inside a stone enclosure.

Elizabeth Salmon, daughter of James Salmon and Nancy Story (Storey), born 15 March 1818 possibly in Hickman County, but no marriage record has been located. Her father, James Salmon, was in Montgomery County, Tn. on the 1798 Tax List with 1 poll. The James Salmon family is shown on both the

1820 Census of Perry County and the 1820 Census of Hickman County, Tn. indication his land was in both counties. Elizabeth died 1 Jan 1893, Cuthand, TX, and is buried in Community Cemetery, Cothand, Red River County, TX.

Their children:

HUNT CEMETERY. Located on Hwy 50E approx 1 mile east of Jones Hollow Road. South of highway, in yard of Elmer Stauffer.

1.   HUNT, Joel M. 25 Dec 1855-2 Mar 1926 WOW
2.   HUNT, Mary M. 23 Sept 1867-30 July 1960
3.   EDWARDS, Mrs. M.A. 18 Mar 1833-18 July 1925
4.   EDWARDS, William H. 26 Dec 1826-20 Oct 1871 Age 44-9-24

JACKSON CEMETERY. Located near head of Coon Creek off Hwy 412 on top of a hill reached by a chert road. It is near the Coon Creek Primitive Baptist Church.

1.   JACKSON, Robert Leon Dec 2 1941-Nov 6 1991
        Eva Virginia Jan 22 1943- in-Oct 31 1960
2.   HOLT, Sonya Kaye June 2 1962-Feb 24 1992 (daughter-Lauren)
3.   JACKSON, Fred N. 1902-1976
        Agnes H. 1911-1986
4.   PEEVYHOUSE, Martha Elizabeth July 11 1931-July 10 1981

Note: Fred N. & Agnes Hinson Jackson were the parents of Robert Leon and Martha Elizabeth. Sonya Kaye was a Jackson before marriage. She was murdered by her husband leaving one daughter-Lauren.

JOHNSON CEMETERY. Located approx. 1\4 mile east of Hwy 13, just

north of Burns Cemetery in a cedar grove in a pasture. Fenced but overgrown.

1.   FRENCH, James Ervin 1883-4 April 1930
        Mary Louise 1881-2 Nov 1931 m-30 Oct 1909 (On back of
        stone: Our children, Myrtle, Docie, Pauline, E.Brown,
        Lillie)

2.   FRENCH, Joe 1893-1918 "Beloved"

3.   JOHNSON, J.R. 22 Feb 1812-11 June 1896 Age 84yr 3mo 9da

4.   JOHNSON, M.E. wife of J.R. d 30 Mar 1887 Age 46yr 20d. "She
        was a member of the M.E. Church South many years before
        her death. She died as she lived, trusting in God."

5.   FRENCH, Robert son of J.B. & L.S. b&d 23 May 1885

6.   FRENCH, J.V. dau of J.B. & L.S. 21 Nov 1891-16 Jan 1892

7.   FRENCH, M.L. dau of J.B. & L.S. 7 Oct 1894-Oct 1895

8.   Unmarked stone

9.   FRENCH, Sallie 21 July 1896-28 June 1929 "A Christian Mother"

10. Unmarked stone.

KELLY CEMETERY #2. Located off Hwy 412W approx. 3 miles west of Linden on land of Watt French. Under cedar trees with no road to it. Overgrown.

1.   KELLY, Sgt Jasper N. Co F 2 Tn Mtd Inf
2.   KELLY, Martha Ward 2nd wife of Jasper Newton 1831-22 Apr 1913

KIRK CEMETERY ADDITIONS Located between row X & Y in west section.

1.   MERCER, L. Carl May 1 1921-Feb 18 1974
        Lottie H. Feb 4 1921-
2.   MARLIN, Grady L. Feb 20 1901-Jan 1 1976
        Anna A. Dec 3 1901-Aug 10 1979
3.   SHELTON, Irvine Feb 24 1890-Apr 28 1976
        Thelma M. June 3 1910-Aug 28 1992
4.   HIMES, Conrad R. Jr. son of Conrad & Debra Feb 9 1973
5.   TUCKER, Dabbs D. Oct 16 1904-Apr 3 1981
        Ruby R. Oct 5 1913-Dec 11 1968
6.   WILLIAMS, Howard H. S1 US Navy WW II & Korea 1925-1976
        Wanda, T.M. March 19 1i933-

LOWER BRUSH CREEK CEMETERY ADDITIONS

NEW; WARREN, Joyce Aug 15 1938-
        Reed Apr 1 1938-Feb 1 1993

Additions to Row D;

D5  PARNELL, E.H. Feb 21 1870-Nov 26 1958
        Meda Oct 28 1873-Dec 7 1935
6   RIDDLE, Mary E. Vick July 1 1869-Apr 23 1934
7   HILL, B. son of JF & ME Departed this life Nov 6 1889
        Age 1mo l8da
8   VICK, C.S. (Cullen) husb of E.J. April 21 1894 Age 50-5-11
9   VICK, Elizabeth J. wife of C.S. May 31 1853-Feb 23 1900

(Cullen S. Vick married Elizabeth J. Land, dau of E.A. Land on Sept 3 1869. Meda Parnell and Mary E. Riddle were their daughters.)

INDIAN MOUND CEMETERY. Located on Hubert Carrol farm in Sugar Hill area on east side of road. The cemetery is on top of a flat topped rectangular Indian Mound. There is evidence of approx 14 graves but only 4 of them have marked stones.

1.   2 fieldstone markers
2.   2 fieldstone markers
3.   1 fieldstone marker
4.   HAYNES, John 5. 7 March 1785-12 Dec 1837 Age 52-9-5
5.   N.A.M. (this was the only marking visible)
6.   2 fieldstones markers
7.   1 fieldstone marker
8.   2 fieldstone markers
9.   KIRKPATRICK, Jane 29 Sept 1828-1 March 1837 Age 11-5-2
        (stone broken)
10.  KIRKPATRICK, Mary A.T. Consort of H. A. Kirkpatrick
        20 June 1825-5 April 1849

Indexed by Charles Hendrix, 1994.

MT. OLIVE CEMETERY Additions by Mary Dotson.

Unmarked graves.
ANDERSON, William "Bill" husb of Lydia (Lane) Anderson
ANDERSON, Child of Rufus Anderson
ANDERSON,   "        "       "

ANDERSON,   "        "       "
BROMLEY, Willis
BROMLEY, Sallie (Anderson) wife of Willis Bromley-dau of William
        Anderson
DENTON, Herbert
DENTON, Lilly died June 12 1912 Age 4 months
DENTON, Lloyd Brown
Children of Piney Ann (Belsha) Denton. They are buried on her
        right.

MULLER CEMETERY. Located approx. 1 mile west of Lobelville, a short distance south of Crooked Creek Road. There is no road to cemetery. It is between two pipelines near bottom of hill with a fence around it but no gate. The cemetery is overgrown and all the stones are broken.

1.   A large four-sided stone
     Muller, Oscar son of O. H. March 4 1878-March 21 1884
     "In Memory of those who sleep here"
     Montgomery, James O. 1807-Feb 1885
     Hunt, Emma Charlotte Oct 18 1834-Jan 15 1871
     Muller, C.A. Nov 21 1799-Nov 9 1878
     Muller, Mary Wilhelmina Nov 20 1809-Nov 20 1884

2.   Muller, Oscar Otho son of O.H. & M.B.
     March 4 1878-March 21 1884
     "A light from out household is gone
     A voice we loved is stilled
     A place is vacant in our hearts
     That never can be filled."

3.   Muller, C.A. Nov 21 1799-Nov 9 1876 Age 78yrs-llmo-l8da.

Stones #2 & #3 were apparently replaced by the large stone and the information duplicated.

OBITUARY. Charles Muller, age 79, died 9 Nov 1879 at Lobelville; native of Germany; buried near his residence by (beside) his daughter, Mrs. Dr. Hunt; wife, age 69 survives. (Hickman Pioneer Nov 1879)

The Muller family was in Perry County before 1850 but are listed on the 1850-1860-1870 census as Millers. Charles A. was born in Prussia and Mary Wilhellmina in either Holland or Germany. Their children were: 1) Emma Charlotte (Oct 18 1834-Jan 15 1871) who married first a Howard, and second, Dr A.W. Hunt as his first wife. She had one Howard child, Cornelia (ca 1864); 2) Edmond (c1833); 3) Bertha (c1837); 4) Otto (1839) ; .5) Ida (c1840); 6) Ernest (c1841)

7) Helena (C 1843). There is doubt about Edmond-listed on 1850 census as Edmond and on the 1860 census as Erisa.

Otto is listed in the 1870 census as having been born in Hapsburg. He has wife, Elizabeth, and daughter Mary. There is no information on James O. Montgomery.

NIECE Cemetery. From Pineview Road (Hwy SOW) turn north on Roan Creek Road. Take first right on paved road (Airplane Light Road). Take the first well-traveled chert road, right, for some distance. The cemetery is fenced in pasture with locked gate. Well kept.

1.   Niece, Curtis Oct 4 1923- married July 29 1945
        Dorothy Naomi July 8 1926-Nov 20 1988

2. Niece, Donnie Roy USAF M/Sgt Jan 13 1955-Sept 2 1987
        Children: D.J.,Bobby, Deana.

PINEVIEW Cemetery. This is a short row between row F & G. It was missed in the first Cemetery Record Book.

BLACKBURN, Bird Leah 8-7-1898/10-2-1901.
BLACKBURN, Sarah M. wife of J.C. Blackburn 4-7-1852/2-18-1873
        Erected by her sons, J.L. & B. T. Blackburn.
LANCASTER, Elder John 2-13-1806/12-19-1852
        Put up by Union Church
HORNER, N.S. 1863-1912
        Mary J. 1868-1915
HORNER, Venus, wife of M.O. Cotton 1891-1916
HORNER, Faunus Eran 2-15-1889/3-17-1962
HORNER, Argus A. 2-10-1893/2-10-1985
CARLTON, Bessie M. 2-2-1889/8-18-1972
        Robert E. 9-8-1879/6-21-1936
CARLTON, Henry C. 1858-1938
        Mary A. 1858-1935
COTTON, Hilda & Helen Infants of Mr & Mrs M.O. Cotton
        Born and died 1923
COTTON, Oda 3-8-1896/9-23-1985
        Osby 1-4-1889/10-23-1960

RANDEL/RANDLE CEMETERY. The name of this cemetery was taken from the Perry County Tax Assessors records. It was indexed by me in 1992 and only one marked stone was found. It had been indexed by

David Donahue much earlier and his report follows:

      "This is a very old and relatively large cemetery. It is the unnamed cemetery on Flowers Branch on the Pope quadrangle between the Woods-Treadwell Cemetery (called Bunch Cemetery on the map) and the Flowers Cemetery. This cemetery was abandoned more than a century ago. In addition, grave robbers have destroyed much of what survived neglect. There are nine or ten of the above-ground burial cairns here. It appears that some time in 1988, a group of people got together here to drink beer and plunder the cairns. All of the cairns had been broken into and dug up. Many fieldstones are still visible. Only two tombstones were found on December 25 1988. It is possible that more might be found through a careful search through the weeds. Both stones found, though toppled, were in good condition. The cemetery is large enough to have contained over 100 graves.

DENTON, 1.1. (Isaac) military marker "Co E 2nd Tenn Mtd Inf"

HASTINGS, Martha 31 July 1830-28 May 1860

Reported by Royleta Malone as possibly buried here:

RANDEL, Moses died between 1860-1870
RANDEL, Rebecca died between 1850-1860
              Their offspring:
RANDEL, Amos died 10 March 1882
RANDEL, John R. died 18 April 1873
RANDEL, Lucinda Pearson died between 1860-1866
RANDEL, Frances Lewis died after 1870
RANDEL, Lydia Jane died between 1860-1870
(son Nathaniel Moses Randel buried in Pinckney's Tomb)

NOTES:
Amos Randel's wife Rebecca (Finn) Randel died 23 July 1869
Son James C. Randel died between 1840-1850
Son John W. Randel died between 1840-1850
Son Amos Randel Jr. died between 1840-1850
Son Nacy Randel died about 1846
(Was there some epidemic that all these sons died then?)

John R. Randel's 1st wife died about 1849/1850
John R. Randel's 2nd wife died after 1870
Son Paschal M. Randel died before 1870
Daughter Harriel D. Randel died 4 Apr 1882
Son William A. Randel died 1 Apr 1878

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