YOUNG CEMETERY
(Letbetter Cemetery)
Young Cemetery, February 2001
Young Cemetery is a well maintained cemetery located in the Lick Creek Valley of Perry County, Tennessee. It is labeled Ledbetter Cem. on the U.S.G.S. Pine View quadrangle. The cemetery is interesting because it probably has been in use continuously since the 1820s. In 2001 there were four rock cairns, about a dozen fieldstone marked graves, and a few unmarked graves. The cemetery extends about 20 yards west of the area being maintained in 2004 and there may be a few unmarked burials in this area.
David Donahue recorded Young Cemetery February 17, 2001 and checked it September 21, 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. I). This earlier record is referred to as Bowen in the notes below.
Baars, Ida [see Young, Ida Baars]
Edwards, Mildred A., Sept. 3, 1932-Mar. 26, 1933, "Infant dau. of R. T. & Lillie Mae Edwards" [replacement]
Edwards, R. T., July 29, 1888-Sept. 15, 1958
Edwards, Lillie Mae, Apr. 2, 1909-July 16, 1997
Gobelet, Earnest A., 1860-1945, "Husband of Eliza Gobelet"
Gobelet, Eliza, Dec. 11, 1858-Oct. 5, 1914, "Wife of E. A. Gobelet"
Gobelet, Flora S., July 6, 1877-Sept. 15, 1900, "Dau. of E. J. & S. F. C. Gobelet"
Gobelet, John, d. Aug. 16, 1876, Age 1 y, 9 m, 15 d, "Son of A. E. & Susan Gobelet"
Gobelet, Lennie E., d. Nov. 20, 1881, Aged 6M & 4D, "Son of E. J. & S. F. C. Gobelet"
Gobelet, Nancy M., Feb. 13, 1856-____
Gobelet, Marie A., Sept. 27, 1845-Apr. 5, 1934
Gobelet, Docia, d. Jan. 22, 1882, Age 22 ds., "Dau. of A. E. & Susan Gobelet"
Greenway, Ethel Pearl Wright, Mar. 13, 1895-May 3, 1936, "Mother" [adjacent to marker for Roy L. Greenway]
Greenway, Francis, Feb. 28, 1915-July 24, 1916 [replacement]
Greenway, Infant, born & died Mar. 6, 1911, "Infant dau. of Roy L. & Tennie Ethel Greenway" (fallen)
Greenway, Infant, Apr. 13, 1916, "Infant son of the R. L. Greenway's" [replacement]
Greenway, Roy L., July 1, 1878-Nov. 4, 1932, "Father"
Greenway, Tennie Ethel, Dec. 17, 1878-May 16, 1911, "Wife of Roy L. Greenway"
Houssels, Willie T., Feb. 4, 1873-Nov. 6, 1875, "Son of Robt. & Dosha Houssels" (broken) [birth year unreadable and is taken from Bowen; this grave is within a low concrete border with the inscription "Three children of Robert and Dosha Houssels"]
Ledbetter, Annie, Nov. 25, 1798-????, Aged 79 Ys. 9 Ms. 2 Ds. (broken) [broken through death date; Bowen reports death date as Aug 1875]
Ledbetter, Henry, Oct. 28, 1789-May 12, 1859, "Rev" (broken)
Ledbetter, Annie, May 17, 1895-Aug. 2, 1952 [adjacent to marker for Henry Ledbetter]
Ledbetter, Benjamin H., Sept. 4, 1888-Oct. 28, 1889, "Son of C. W. & M. J. ledbetter"
Ledbetter, Clare, June 7, 1897-Oct. 16, 1998 [from temporary marker, McDonald Funeral Home, read in 2001: Miss Clare Ledbetter]
Ledbetter, Cora B., d. July 24, 1892, Aged 18 Y's, 7 M's, & 20 D's, "Dau. of M. A. E. & H. M. Ledbetter"
Ledbetter, Cora, Aug. 24, 1895-Mar. 17, 1983
Ledbetter, Docie F., Sept. 9, 1877-Dec. 11, 1903, "Wife of R. T. Ledbetter"
Ledbetter, Elizabeth E., Dec. 29, 1820-Aug. 30, 1899, "Wife of G. C. Ledbetter"
Ledbetter, Fannie, May 17, 1865-Aug. 2, 1952 [adjacent to marker for Henry ledbetter]
Ledbetter, G. C., d. Sept. 9, 1901, Aged 78 Ys 4 Ms 27 Ds, "Husband of Elizabeth E. Ledbetter"
Ledbetter, H. M., Rev., Dec. 18, 1830-July 7, 1916
Ledbetter, Mary E., Feb. 20, 1832-Nov. 6, 1895
Ledbetter, Henry, Dec. 28, 1861-June 21, 1919 [replacement]
Ledbetter, Infant, born & died June 6, 1873, "Son of C. W. & M. J. Ledbetter"
Ledbetter, J. N., Nov. 30, 1825-Sept. 6, 1899 (fallen)
Ledbetter, J. P., d. Oct. 17, 1875, Aged 75 Ys. 5 Ms. 23 Ds., "Father"
Ledbetter, Mary C., d. May 4, 1898, Aged 69 Ys. 8 Ms. 9 Ds., "Mother"
Ledbetter, Jno. A., Oct. 19, 1856-June 26, 1858, "Infant son of R. P. & Nancy Ledbetter"
Ledbetter, John, Oct. 26, 1904-Sept. 9, 1987
Ledbetter, Leslie, Aug. 11, 1896-Sept. 5, 1903, "Son of C. W. & M. J. Ledbetter"
Ledbetter, Mary E., Feb. 18, 1832-Nov. 6, 1895, "Wife of H. M. Ledbetter" "Our Mother"
Ledbetter, N. M. B., May 3, 1862-Sept. 12, 1864
Ledbetter, J. L., June 15, 1864-June 14, 1873, "Children of H. M. & Mary E. Ledbetter"
Ledbetter, Ralpa, Jan. 27, 1891-Feb. 17, 1905, "Son of C. W. & M. J. ledbetter"
Ledbetter, Sarah [see Young, Sarah Ledbetter]
Ledbetter, Sion R., May 15, 1851-July 2, 1890
Ledbetter, John N., June 29, 1852-Jan. 31, 1877 (fallen)
Matt, Sallie, 1906-1943, "Sister" (disintegrating homemade concrete marker)
Monroe, Infant, Sept. 27, 1876-Oct. 15, 1876, "Son of N. R. & Julia A. Monroe"
Myatt, John P., 1861-1939
Myatt, Martha L., 1866-1936
Myatt, W. D., d. July 24, 1913, Aged 25 Ys, 7 Ms, 21 Ds., "Son of J. P. & M. L. Wyatt"
Simmons, Jane, d. Oct. 17, 1914, Aged 65 Ys. 7 ms. 29 ds., "Wife of D. A. Simmons" "Mother"
Simmons, Jessy Jas. Cotny, Sept. 19, 1886-Dec. 16, 1902, "Son of D. A. & Jane Simmons"
Simmons, John N., 1881-1957
Simmons, Allie, 1880-1962
Simmons, D. A., 1849-1925
Smith, Sophia J., d. Apr. 4, 1863, Age 31y 11m & 22d, "Wife of A. D. Smith"
Smith, children, no dates, "Children of A. D. & S. J. Smith Manervia A., Jas. A., Reuben P., William G., Abner"
Sparks, Manerva, Mar. 24, 1869-July 19, 1943, "Mother"
Sparks, Jesse, Dec. 3, 1860-Mar. 13, 1924, "Father"
Starbuck, James E., 1869-1935
Starbuck, Mary E., 1874-1951 [adjacent to marker for James E. Starbuck]
Wheat, Tilda, Mar. 22, 1869-July 24, 1897, "Wife of Reuben Wheat"
Wheat, Cora, d. July 27, 1897, Aged 22 Days, "Dau. of Reuben & Tilda Wheat"
Wright, Ethel Pearl [see Greenway, Ethel Pearl Wright;
Young, Bess, Aug. 12, 1890-June 26, 1972
Young, C. M., d. Dec. 13, 1870, Aged 46 Ys, 5 Ms, & 6 Ds.
Young, Manerva A., d. Dec. 30, 1899, Aged 75 Ys, 2 Ms, & 5 Ds, "Wife of C. M. Young" "Our father and mother are gone..."
Young, Henry, Feb. 26, 1876-Sept. 16, 1896
Young, Minnie, Nov. 11, 1882-Mar. 13, 1898 [Eastern Star symbol], "Son & dau. of T. G. & S. A. E. Young"
Young, J. M., Apr. 4, 1840-Nov. 8, 1905, "Husband of S. E. Young"
Young, John T., Apr. 12, 1891-June 26, 1901, "Son of W. H. & S. A. Young"
Young, L. Alta, Aug. 15, 1894-Oct. 27, 1974, "Mother" footstone
Young, J. Clyde, June 3, 1892-June 17, 1972, "Daddy" footstone, "Married Dec. 28, 1921"
Young, Margaret S., June 15, 1861-July 4, 1875, "Dau. of G. M. & M. A. Young"
Young, Mary, Feb. 26, 1826-???? [not found in 2001 or 2004, listed by Bowen as "stone broken and overturned"]
Young, Robert S., Mar. 10, 1895-Jan. 22, 1972, military marker as footstone "Tennessee Pvt US Army World War I"
Young, Cora R., Sept. 10, 1895-Jan. 22, 1972
Young, Robert T., 1887-1960 [Masonic symbol]
Young, Kyle F., 1906-1967
Young, Robert T., Oct. 13, 1868-June 13, 1931, "Father"
Young, Ida Baars, Sept. 10, 1883-Dec. 18, 1959, "Mother"
Young, Sam G., Sept. 22, 1866-Aug. 25, 1921 [replacement]
Young, Samuel G., d. Dec. 29, 1859, Aged 3 Y'rs. 2 Mo's.& 6 D's., "Son of C. M. & M. A. Young"
Young, Samuel, d. Oct. 17, 1894, Aged 78 Ys, 6 Ms, 7 Days
Young, Sarah A., June 15, 1870-May 13, 1947
Young, William H., Apr. 8, 1870-Mar. 30, 1939
Young, Sarah L., b. ____ 185_, "Dau. of C. M. & M. A. Young" (broken, eroded, out-of-place fragment)
Young, Sarah Ledbetter, Nov. 23, 1852-Oct. 11, 1931
Young, Thomas Greene, Dec. 22, 1850-Jan. 26, 1933
Unidentifiable:
Massive stone lying face down with "W.M.Y." footstone
M.J.Y. footstone
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