Bawcom Cemetery

GPS Coordinates: 35° 23′ 47.6″N, 87° 51′ 29.7″W

 The Bawcom Cemetery lies in the Beech Creek area of Wayne Co. The cemetery also has various spellings of the name. Spellings include “Bawcom”, “Balcom”, & “Baucham”. To reach the cemetery, travel north from the courthouse square in Waynesboro on Highway 13N. Turn left onto highway 228 (Beech Creek Rd.). Travel 2.9 miles and turn left crossing the Colvert Holt Memorial bridge. Turn right at the stop sign and proceed past the Old Union Church. Turn right at the next stop sign & travel .8 mile to the cemetery. This is a very narrow road with hills & curves. This cemetery has several graves marked only with fieldstones with no information. Some of these may be the reason for the cemetery name.

Enumerated by David & Martha Montgomery on June 22, 2013 & is current as of December 28, 2013.

Bates, Elcia (Davis); b. 29 Jul 1929, d. 02 Jul 1991
Bedford, Marvin; b. 29 Oct 1906, d. 23 Jul 1909 
Butler, Mary Louise; b. 06 Nov 1939, d. 15 Nov 2001 
Davidson, Howard; b. & d. 1963 
Davis, Arnel C.; b. 13 Sep 1911, d. 07 Sep 1983 
Davis, A. H.; b. 29 Nov 1855, d. 25 May 1922 
Davis, Brison; b. 14 Dec 1916, d. 19 Nov 1919, son of Monroe & Lucy 
Davis, Browny; b. 24 Sep 1926, d. Mar 1929 
Davis, C. K.; b. 26 Mar 1871, only date 
Davis, D. C.; b. 29 Oct 1902, d. 22 Dec 1904, son of W.D. and M.E. 
Davis, Eliphas R.; b. 14 Mar 1890, d. 26 Mar 1970 
Davis, Elmer C.; b. 19 Dec 1918, d. 24 Feb 1990, Pfc. US Army WWII 
Davis, Ethel W.; b. 11 Dec 1893, d. 05 Oct 1972 
Davis, Fannie; b. 1882, d. 1968 
Davis, Ferbie; b. 11 Sep 1878, d. 29 Aug 1957 
Davis, Hester Lee; b. 10 Aug 1911, d. 13 Oct 1916 
Davis, J. B.; b. 08 May 1926, d. 21 Feb 1887 
Davis, James M.; b. 26 Jun 1895, d. 15 May 1928, son of C. K. & S.A. 
Davis, Jessie James; b. 08 May 1910, d. 13 May 1910 
Davis, John Bradley “Brad”; b. 01 Dec 1909, d. 24 Sep 1998, Pfc. US Army WWII 
Davis, Joseph A.; b. 14 May 1880, d. 30 Oct 1955 
Davis, L. M.; b. 28 Sep 1899, d. 06 Mar 1901, son of W.R. 
Davis, Linda Lou; b. 10 May 1944, d. 12 Oct 1947 
Davis, Loney; b. 04 Feb 1917, d. 29 Mar 1939, wife of John Bradley 
Davis, Lucy (Hill); b. 22 May 1899, d. 11 Jan 2000 
Davis, Mary Ann; b. 1939, d. 1940 
Davis, Mary E.; b. 03 Jun 1891, d. 24 Feb 1929          
Davis, Mary Magdalene; 10 Apr 1913, daughter 
Davis, N. A.; b. 03 Jan 1849, d. 20 Oct 1900, daughter of J.B. & E. 
Davis, R. O.; b. 20 Aug 1893, d. 30 May 1897, son of W.R. 
Davis, Richard Edward; b. 23 Mar 1926, d. 26 Aug 1927 
Davis, Richard W.; b. 12 Jul 1924, d. 12 May 1993, Pfc. US Army WWII 
Davis, Sarah A.; b. 15 Sep 1874, d. 02 Jun 1940, wife of C.K. 
Davis, W. R.; b. 26 Nov 1852, d. 19 Oct 1936 
Davis, William H.; b. 12 Oct 1892, d. 18 Sep 1913, son of C.K. & S.A., husb. of M.A. 
Davis, Zora L.; b. 29 Jan 1921, d. 15 Feb 2005, wife of Elmer C., m: 20 Dec 1938 
Denham, Clayton A.; b. 18 Sep 1943, only date 
Denham, Virginia (Pulley); b. 07 Mar 1942, only date 
Gray, Joe Allen; b. 1884, d. 1945 
Gray, Lillie May; b. 01 May 1913, d. Feb 1983 
Griggs, Maynard Wayne Jr.; b. 20 May 1934, d. 14 Feb 2002 
Griggs, Maynard Wayne Sr.; b. 24 Feb 1959, only date 
Griggs, Peggy Sue; b. 09 Jan 1939, d. 17 Jun 1997 
Groom, Altie B.; b. 15 Apr 1907, d. 15 Jun 1993 
Groom, Emma M.; b. 15 Aug 1902, d. 29 Aug 1908, daughter of L.T. & A.F. 
Groom, Ernest T.; b. 02 Jan 1916, d. 30 Jul 1926, son of L.T. & A.F. 
Groom, Florence; b. 17 Oct 1883, d. 02 Aug 1960 
Groom, Gracy; b. 19 Mar 1904, d. 22 Mar 1905, daughter of L.T. & A.F. 
Groom, Luther J.; b. 02 Jun 1879, d. 29 Jun 1956 
Hardin, John W. b. 1885, d. 30 Jul 1950 
Hill, Chesley L.; b. 15 Aug 1918, d. 15 Oct 1984, Tec 4 US Army WWII 
Hill, Clayborn B.; b. 09 Mar 1909, d. 09 Feb 1947, TN Tec 5 Mine TNG DET Coast Arty School, WWII 
Hill, Hubert; b. 09 Jun 1915, d. 16 Jan 1955 
Hill, L.V.; dates not legible 
Hill, Miles B.; b. 15 Feb 1875, d. 11 Aug 1925 
Hill, Roxie K,; b. 22 May 1889, d. 27 Oct 1923 
Holt, infant girl; b. & d. 06 Mar 1940, daughter of G.E. & V.V. 
Holt, Matilda; b. 30 Oct 1885, d. 06 Oct 1942, wife of W. Allen 
Holt, W. Allen; b. 04 Dec 1883, d. 17 Sep 1951 
Horner, John David “J.R.”; b. 18 Sep 1947, d. Mar 1973 
Horner, Julia Mae; b. 07 Jul 1922, d. 14 Jul 1994, wife of Robert C., m: 12 May 1943 
Horner, Robert C.; b. 02 Nov 1916, d. 03 May 1985 
Hutson, William Paul; b. 29 Sep 1946, d. 06 Feb 2013, AN US Navy 
Howell, Bruce K.; b. 1934, d. 1959 
Howell, Mary A.; b. 1902, d. 1961 
Howell, Tom S.; b. 03 Nov 1894, d. 10 Feb 1975 
Johnson, Donald Lenn; b. 28 Oct 1942, d. 24 Nov 1942, son of Mr. & Mrs. Ellis Johnson 
Kincaide, Mark; d. 02 Apr 1952 
Kilpatrick, Emma Louise; b. 27 Jan 1922, d. 29 Jun 2001 
Mangum, Clayton H. “Butch”; b. 02 Feb 1942, d. 27 Dec 1998 
Mathis, Jerry; b. 05 May 1947, only date 
Mathis, Odie (Holder); b. 12 Oct 1943, d. 14 Dec 2003, wife of Jerry, m: 12 May 1992 
Morgan, Levi; b. 01 Aug 1900, d. 10 Feb 1974 
Morgan, Lub; b. 10 Nov 1904, d. 07 Jan 1989 
Morrow, Alfred C. Sr.; b. 12 Jun 1927, d. 25 May 1996 
Morrow, Kathern (Gray); b. 23 Oct 1935, d. 26 Dec 2013, wife of Alfred C. Sr., m: 08 Jan 1949 
Morrow, Mary Louise; b. 1953, only date, daughter of Alfred & Kathern 
Overton, Mary E.; b. 29 Apr 1918, d. 14 Oct 1974 
Pace, Joseph Wayne Sr. b. 16 Jul 1959, d. 18 Sep 2003 
? , Tennessee; b. 30 May 1881, d. 13 Aug 1898 (Note: This enumerator does not know if this individual is a “Pace” or not. We only found the name “Tennessee”) 
Pope, Andy Elvis; b. 29 Jul 1929, d. 1929 
Pope, Bessie Mae; b. 27 Jan 1908, d. 03 Jul 1932 
Pope, Carline H.; b. 28 Dec 1867, d. 26 Nov 1935 
Pope, Dave R.; b. 14 Oct 1870, d. 09 May 1948 
Pope, Flossie L.; b. 31 Oct 1923, d. 26 Sep 1929, daughter of R.A. & Bessie 
Pope, Grady Lee b. 23 Feb 1925, d. 01 Feb 1991 
Pope, Ida (Bell) (Pulley); b. 13 Jul 1890, d. 15 Apr 1967 
Pope, James Franklin; b. 11 Feb 1924, d. 1924 
Pope, John Wesley; b. 16 Dec 1898, d. 26 Sep 1961 
Pope, Margaret; b. 15 Oct 1850, d. 28 May 1935 
Pope, Margaret (Walker) b. 04 Jun 1934, d. 07 Mar 2000 
Pope, Nora Lee; b. 19 Nov 1902, d. 04 Feb 1990 
Pope, Ocie Mae; b. 11 Apr 1927, d. 06 Jun 1977, wife of Grady Lee 
Pope, Robert A.; b. 28 Feb 1900, d. 24 Dec 1983 
Pope, Robert Lynn; b. 09 Jun 1927, d. 12 Aug 1989 
Pope, Willard D.; b. 19 Mar 1927, d. 29 Oct 1929 
Prater, Melinda; no dates 
Pulley, Albert Clay; b. 17 Jul 1918, d. 20 Aug 2002, Pvt. US Army WWII 
Pulley, Alice M.; b. 03 Aug 1956, only date 
Pulley, Arrie Ann; b. 29 Aug 1913, d. 02 Feb 1939 
Pulley, Austin; b. 1929, d. 1930, son of Mr. & Mrs. Albert Pulley 
Pulley, Cleamon Earl; b. 12 May 1938, d. 08 Dec 1938 
Pulley, Frankie S.; b. 19 Mar 1959, only date 
Pulley, Harry Boyd; b. 25 Jan 1920, d. 28 Jan 2011 
Pulley, John Bell; b. 13 Jul 1890, d. 06 Apr 1928 
Pulley, John R.; b. 02 Aug 1946, d. 21 Aug 1987 
Pulley, Isaiah; b. 09 Jun 1873, d. 05 May 1951 
Pulley, Larry G.; b. 09 Jan 1956, d. 08 May 1974 
Pulley, Leonard; b. 1852, d. 1936 
Pulley, Lillie; b. 1905, d. 1931 
Pulley, Louie Alzina; b. 05 Mar 1919, d. 28 Dec 1979 
Pulley, Mary; b. 1852, d. 1916 
Pulley, Mary Lizzie (Pitts); b. 02 Jul 1920, d. 05 Dec 1987, wife of Harry Boyd, m: 05 Apr 1940 
Pulley, Marsohleen b. 1931, d. 1932, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Albert Pulley 
Pulley, Nancy (Bell); b. 06 Jun 1879, d. 06 Jun 1918 
Pulley, Raymond G.; b. 05 Sep 1943, d. 29 May 2013, husband of Donna Fay (Pevahouse), m: 18 Nov 1968 
Pulley, Reubin; b. 15 Sep 1919, d. 19 Nov 1993 
Pulley, Richard; b. 10 Jan 1927, d. 12 Sep 1929 
Pulley, Robert L.; b. 18 Jun 1946, d. 14 Sep 1996 
Pulley, Rotha Nell; b. 12 May 1936, d. 22 Oct 1936 
Pulley, Susan A.; b. 07 Jun 1891, d. 25 Feb 1963 
Pulley, Thelmer; b. 15 Dec 1914, d. 12 Aug 1925 
Pulley, Willodean; b. 03 Aug 1932, d. 17 May 1963 
Reddin, Joe E.; b. 06 Mar 1942, d. 02 Apr 2010 
Reeves, Blanch b. 12 Feb 1942, d. 16 Sep 2004 
Reeves, Jim Earl; b. 26 Dec 1942, d. 10 Jun 2007 
Staggs, Carson Allen; b. & d. 29 Jul 2008 
Thompson, infant; b. & d. 1951 
Turner, Billy Joe; b. 17 Jan 1936, d. 08 Mar 1997 
Turner, Hazel Lee; b. 08 Jan 1938, only date 
Turner, Randy Joe; b. 30 Sep 1966, only date 
Walker, Cora; b. 11 Oct 1881, d. 27 Mar 1963 
Walker, Guy L.; b. 25 Mar 1907, d. 10 Mar 1966 
Walker, Harderman; b. 1843, d. 13 Jun 1909 
Walker, Herman D.; b. 21 Mar 1941, d. 03 Aug 2011, Sgt US Army 
Walker, Icesom; b. 1872, d. 1952 
Walker, Leonard H.; b. 23 Nov 1900, d. 21 Dec 1941 
Walker, Mattie M.; b. 11 Dec 1903, d. 13 Jan 1962 
Walker, P. G.; b. 23 Dec 1842, d. 18 May 1903, wife of Harderman 
Walker, Quilla June; b. 21 Aug 1944, only date 
Worley, E. A.; b. 09 Oct 1882, d. 18 Jul 1946 
Worley, Mary J.; b. 01 Jan 1882, d. 06 Sep 1922, wife of B.A.

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