WHITWELL CEMETERY

            Whitwell Cemetery is an old cemetery on the north side Whitwell Cemetery Road behind a green metal farm building. It is being mown. There are 26 fieldstone marked graves and several unmarked graves.

            David Donahue recorded Whitwell Cemetery in September 2004. Mary (Stewart) Bowen and Melissa (Snyder) Bowen recorded the cemetery in the early 1990s. Their record appears in Mary Bowen's Perry County, Tennessee Cemetery Records (Vol. II). This earlier record is referred to as "Bowen" in a note below.

 

Dabbs, Charlie P., d. Sept 9 1885, Aged 7 y'rs 2 mo's 3 da's, "Son of Dr. J. P. & S. L. Dabbs"

Hufstedler, Hulda A., Nov. 6, 1857-Feb. 23, 1871, "Wife of J. K. Hufstedler" "Mother of Cora E. Westbrooks" (eroded concrete marker) [Bowen read this name as Mahulda]

Mercer, Infant, Jan. 5, 1905-Apr. 1905, "Infant son of John & Mary Mercer" [replacement]

Mercer, Mary F., Apr. 28, 1875-Jan. 10, 1906, "Wife of John A. Mercer" "Mother" [replacement]

Richardson, Infant, June 12, 1901-June 28, 1901, "Infant son of G. W. & E. A. Richardson"

Starbuck, Infant, bord & died Sept. 10, 1898, "Infant son of D. M. & Lydia Starbuck"

Whitwell, Harriet M., Dec. 25, 1817-Oct. 25, 1877, "Mother of E. M. Whitwell"

Whitwell, Melissa C., Nov. 2, 1828-Oct. 6, 1890, "Wife of Thomas Whitwell"

Whitwell, P., July 29, 1803-Dec. 20, 1875, "A minister of the Primitive Baptist Church" (broken)

Whitwell, Robert M., June 13, 1857-Oct. 7, 1898, "Husband of Josephine Whitwell" (eroded concrete marker, broken and repaired)

 

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