Bell and Roberson Cemetery, November 1999

            This cemetery is on the north side of highway 438 about half way between highway 13 and Pineview. The access drive joins the highway at an acute angle which hides it to westbound traffic, but it is readily visible to eastbound traffic. The sign at the access drive says "Bell & Roberson Cemetery" though "Robinson" might be more appropriate. The cemetery is very unusual because it is still in use but retains a nineteenth century appearance. About 60 percent of the graves here are marked with fieldstone headstone and footstones laid in parallel rows. There are still readable 52, 64 and 65 year old original temporary markers!

            David Donahue recorded Bell and Roberson Cemetery November 26, 1999 and checked it August 29, 2004. Mary (Stewart) Bowen and Melissa (Snyder) Bowen recorded the cemetery in the early 1990s. Their record appears as Edwards Cemetery in Mary Bowen's Perry County, Tennessee Cemetery Records (Vol. I). This earlier record is referred to as Bowen in the notes below.

Barber, Delia, 1891-1918 [replacement]

Beakley, James A., Oct. 31, 1879-Feb. 2, 1958

Beakley, Leo, June 19, 1911-July 7, 1912, "Son of J. A. & M. J. Beakley"

Beakley, Lillie, Dec. 17, 1899-June 14, 1981

Beakley, Malinda, 1878-1939, "Wife of J. A. Beakley"; temporary marker as footstone, W. E. McDonald, "Malinda Bell Beakley," d. Sept. 7, 1939, Aged 61 Years 8 Months 5 Days [temporary marker still readable in 2004!]

Bell, Bessie, June 26, 1892-Feb. 4, 1892, "Dau. of W. C. & N. J." [not found or not readable in 1999; reported in Bowen]

Bell, Boyd, 1889-1832, "Daddy" footstone [replacement; Bowen notes him to be twin of Boyd Bell]

Bell, Charles, Sr., May 15, 1854-Jan. 4, 1913

Bell, Ermur, Apr. 8, 1900-June 6, 1901, "Son of W. R. & N. B. Bell"

Bell, George Washington, d. Nov. 22, 1940, Aged 84 Years 0 Months 9 Days, temporary marker, W. E. McDonald, 3 yards east of marker for Addie Cotton [temporary marker still readable in 2004!]

Bell, Infant, no dates, "Infant of John & Leora Bell"

Bell, Infant, no dates, "Infant of John & Leora Bell"

Bell, Infant, no dates, "Infant of John & Leora Bell"

Bell, Infant, born & died 1881, "Infant son of J. A. & M. C. Bell"

Bell, John J., 1873-1943 [John Joseph Bell in Bowen]
Bell, Leora B., 1887-1959
Bell, John W., 1927-1941

Bell, John W., Aug. 10, 1870-Aug. 13, 1870, "Son of J. A. & M. C. Bell"

Bell, Joseph A., d. Mar. 4, 1901, Aged 53 Years, "Husband of M. C. Bell"
Bell, Zoley C., Dec. 26, 1882-Mar. 23, 1893, "Sons of J. A. & M. C. Bell"
Bell, Infant, born & died May 29, 1886

Bell, Loyd, 1889-1951, "Husband of Martha Cook" [Bowen notes him to be twin of Boyd Bell]

Bell, M. J., Aug. 18, 1874-Dec. 22, 1874, "Dau. of C. H. & S. A. Bell"

Bell, M. J., Aug. 18, 1874-July 12, 1900, "Daughter of C. H. & S. A. Bell"

Bell, Maggie Belle, May 4, 1878-Mar. 10, 1920, "Mother"
Bell, William Robert, Sept. 22, 1871-____, "Father"

Bell, Martha, d. Sept. 14, 1941, "Age 80" [not found or not readable in 1999; reported in Bowen]

Bell, Matilda C., June 1, 1852-Mar. 13, 1921, "Wife of Joseph Bell"

Bell, Sarah Robertson, Feb. 26, 1855-Dec. 3, 1936, "Mother" [adjacent to marker for Charles Bell, Sr.]

Claborn, A. J., Feb. 6, 1881-Oct. 11, 1900, "Wife of J. W. Claborn"

Clayborn, John, no dates (homemade, lichen encrusted marker 5 feet south of marker for Della Barber)

Clayborn, Robert C., no dates [not found or not readable in 1999; reported in Bowen]

Cotton, Addie, 1869-1952; also temporary marker, McDonald Funeral Home, Addie Sharp Cotton, d. Oct. 17, 1952, Age 82 Years) 6 Months) 19 Days [still readable in 2004]

Cotton, Alvin, 1862-1928 [replacement]

Gamblin, Rebbecker, 1834-July 26, 1919

Lawrence, Eliza Bell (Babe), d. Nov. 30, 1930 [not found in 1999; reported in Bowen as having "no stone"]

Lawrence, Miles L., Sept. 16, 1833-Oct. 28, 1901

Roberts, Infant, Nov. 18, 1913-Nov. 26, 1913, "Infant son of H. H. & E. R. Roberts"

Robertson, Sarah [see Bell, Sarah Robertson]

Robinson, Adelade, Sept. 30, 1828-Sept. 28, 1900

Robinson, William C., Sept. 11, 1828-Jan. 25, 1890

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