NIX CEMETERY
Nix Cemetery, February 2001
Nix Cemetery is a well maintained cemetery located in the Roan Creek Valley of Perry County, Tennessee. It is somewhat difficult to estimate the age of the cemetery and number of burials because any fieldstones once present have been removed. There is evidence of burials in much of the open area in the center of the cemetery. There is one grave house with no indication of who is buried there.
David Donahue recorded Nix Cemetery February 17, 2001 and checked and updated it September 22, 2004. Mary (Stewart) Bowen and Melissa (Snyder) Bowen recorded Nix Cemetery in the early 1990s. Their record appears in Mary Bowen's Perry County, Tennessee Cemetery Records (Vol. I). This earlier record is referred to as Bowen in the notes below.
Bates, Jerry Dale, Aug. 16, 1952-Sept. 19, 1952
Curry, Alma E. [see Spencer, Alma E. Curry]
Daniel, A. W., Apr. 27, 1828-Aug. 15, 1891
Daniel, Amanda, Nov. 24, 1846-Sept. 6, 1899, "Father and Mother" (fallen)
Daniel, A. W., d. Nov. 23, 1900, Aged 8 Ys. 11 Ms. 3 Ds., "Son of W. T. & G. L. Daniel"
Daniel, Anna J., 1891-1988
Daniel, David H., 1874-1944
Daniel, E. M., Mar. 12, 1893-Sept. 8, 1898, "Dau. of W. T. & G. L. Daniel"
Daniel, Gussie Lee [see Phebus, Gussie Lee Daniel]
Daniel, Iris, Apr. 29, 1895-__ 11, 1896, "Dau. of W. T. & G. L. Daniel" (broken)
Daniel, Mattie J. [see Peters, Mattie J. Daniel]
Daniel, Tyline J., 1900-1928, "A loving aunt" [replacement]
Daniel, W. T., Aug. 21, 1870-Mar. 15, 1911, "Husband" "Father" [Woodmen of the World Memorial]
Daniel, William Howard, May 20, 1909-Oct. 30, 1922
Duncan, Pat Mavis Marie [see Simmons, Pat Mavis Marie Duncan]
Duncan, Will Edgar, Dec. 13, 1889-Dec. 21, 1984, "Papa, Daddy" footstone
Duncan, Sadie Spencer, Sept. 3, 1908-Apr. 3, 1998, "Mama" footstone
Duncan, Willard Hinson, Oct. 27, 1917-____
Duncan, James Fred, Oct. 1, 1915-Dec. 14, 1989, military marker as footstone "US Army World War II"; "Wed Feb. 17, 1945"
Heath, C. N., Oct. 4, 1926-July 26, 1977, military marker as footstone "S1 US Navy World War II"
Heath, Cayce, Apr. 22, 1906-Aug. 20, 1972
Heath, Norma, Nov. 22, 1906-May 3, 1994
Heath, Jesse D., Sept. 30, 1899-June 27, 1993
Heath, Louise D., Sept. 4, 1906-July 1, 1981
Heath, Margaret [see Honeycutt, Margaret Heath]
Heath, Patsy, Aug. 12, 1944-____
Heath, Cayce Jr., Aug. 26, 1941-Oct. 14, 1997, carved wedding rings and "1960"; "Our children Patrick and Jennifer" "Our grandchildren Taylor, Cayce and Heath"
Hinson, James H., Mar 19, 1922-June 7, 2003, "Father"; military marker as footstone "James Harvey Hinson" "US Army World War II"
Hinson, June O., June 28, 1930-____, "Mother"; "Married Aug. 11, 1952"
Hinson, Willard [see Duncan, Willard Hinson]
Honeycutt, Margaret Heath, Feb. 25, 1925-July 23, 2004, "devored wife of 51 years"; "Mama' footstone
Lewis, Dalton J., July 4, 1886-July 8, 1967
Lewis, Ester L., Feb. 19, 1896-____
Lewis, R. E., Oct. 20, 1914-Oct. 24, 1914
Nix, Edward E., b. Aug. 2, 1864, "Died 6 weeks after birth" "Son of E. C. & Elizabeth Nix"
Nix, Elizabeth P., Apr. 27, 1841-Aug. 12, 1864, "Wife of E. C. Nix"
Nix, Elizabeth R., Nov. 15, 1807-Oct. 15, 1875, "Wife of Harvey Nix"
Nix, Harvey, Nov. 7, 1809-Oct. 18, 1875, "Husband of Elizabeth Nix"
Nix, R. F., Dec. 11, 1903-Sept. 18, 1923
Nix, Sim, 1846-1916
Nix, Betsy, 1843-1916, "His wife"
Nix, Whitman, May 8, 1849-Nov. 2, 1859, "Son of Harvey & Elizabeth Nix"
Oakley, Homer A., Oct. 13, 1917-July 10, 1978, military marker as footstone "Homer Alfred Oakley" "Pvt US Marine Corps World War II"
Oakley, Annie J., Sept. 7, 1900-Aug. 18, 1984, "Mother" footstone
Peters, Mattie J. Daniel, Feb. 9, 1878-Nov. 17, 1952
Phebus, Gussie Lee Daniel, 1870-1953, "Mother"
Phebus, L. B., d. Feb. 11, 1897, Aged 1 Yr, 3 Ms, 28 Ds, "Son of J. W. & M. O. Phebus"
Phebus, M. O., d. Feb. 15, 1897, Aged 35 Ys. 3 Ms. & 25 Ds., "Wife of J. W. Phebus"
Phebus, W. L., Mar. 24, 1883-Sept. 26, 1906, Aged 20 ys. 6 ms. 2 ds., "Son of J. W. & M. O. Phenus" (broken) [broken through birth date; birth year is unreadable and was calculated from age]
Putnam, Daniel, Died about 1841, Aged about 60 Years, "Birth unknown"
Putnam, Mary M., July 9, 1840-June 28, 1907, "Mother"
Putnam, Henry R., May 19, 1837-Sept. 1, 1906, "Father"
Putnam, Thompson F., Mar. 19, 1839-Apr. 17, 1860, "Son of Daniel & Elizabeth Putnam"
Randle, Ednia F., Apr. 11, 1858-June 19, 1882
Randle, Sarah, d. May 12, 1903, Aged 52 Ys, "Wife of T. M. C. Randle" (fallen)
Ritch, Willie Lee III, Mar. 22, 1975-Jan. 12, 1995
Shannon, Ruby [see Spencer, Ruby Shannon]
Simmons, Jerry Cecil Alden, Feb. 11, 1919-July 4, 2000, military marker as footstone "Col US Air Force World War II Purple Heart"
Simmons, Pat Mavis Marie Duncan, Apr. 8, 1926-Feb. 8, 1980 ["Jerry" and "Pat" may be nicknames and are listed as such by Bowen]
Spencer, Alma E. Curry, Jan. 10, 1922-Aug. 14, 2000
Spencer, James Clint, July 5, 1917-Nov. 25, 1994, "Married Jan. 30, 1939" "Our children Peggy Wanda Tony"
Spencer, Dena, 1875-1967, "Mother" footstone; also temporary marker "Dena D. Spencer," [from temporary marker read in 2001: d. Dec. 21, 1967, 93 Yrs. 8 Mos. 2 days]
Spencer, W. D., 1875-1957, "Dad" footstone
Spencer, Edward Shannon, May 6, 1924-June 4, 1944, military marker as footstone "Tennessee Staff Sgt 7 Inf 3 Inf Div World War II"
Spencer, Henry Earl, Oct. 7, 1931-July 6, 1988, military marker "Cpl US Army Korea"
Spencer, Raymond Alfred, Nov. 1, 1925-June 21, 1976, military marker "S2 US Navy World War II"
Spencer, Ruby Shannon, Apr. 2, 1908-Sept. 5, 1981
Spencer, Doss Lee Sr., Feb. 4, 1902-Apr. 7, 1970
Spencer, Sadie [see Duncan, Sadie Spencer]
Spencer, Tomye D., 1903-1971
Spencer, Henry A., 1896-1965, military marker as footstone "Henry Alfred Spencer" "Tennessee Pvt Co I 3 Bn Repl Tng Cen World War II"; dates on military marker Feb. 4, 1896-June 15, 1965
Stanton, Leona E., Dec. 23, 1874-Sept. 29, 1875, "Dau. of W. & M. J. Stanton"
Sutton, Susan, 1834-____, Aged 65 Years (broken) [broken through death date]
Townsend, Sarah Ardenia, Aug. 18, 1867-July 3, 1890, "Wife of W. D. Townsend"
Townsend, Walter Lee, Dec. 8, 1885-Sept. 18, 1896, "Son of W. D. & S. A. Townsend"
Tubbs, Josie E., May 3, 1881-Jan. 26, 1882, "Daughter of M. H. & M. E. Tubbs" (broken)
Twomey, A. J., Nov. 4, 1855-Apr. 27, 1902, "Husband of N. J. Twomey" (broken)
Twomey, Bennie T., Sept. 6, 1879-Nov. 5, 1884, "Son of A. J. & N. J. Twomey"
Twomey, Corra A., July 5, 1882-July 28, 1883, "Dau. of A. J. & N. J. Twomey"
Westbrooks, James O., Nov. 5, 1919-Sept. 2, 1991, military marker as footstone "US Army World War II"
Westbrooks, Mildred E., Jan. 11, 1925-____, carved wedding rings and "Nov. 18, 1938"
Westbrooks, James William, Dec. 13, 1941-Dec. 13, 1941 [replacement]
Williams, Howard "Dale," June 17, 1944-Dec. 31, 1998
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