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Montague/Grigg Cemetery

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Location: Eagle Creek, Wayne County, TN

Walker, J. B. 19 Mar 1822-1 May 1902                                                          Walker, Emily C. 14 Sep 1830-1863, wife of J. B. Walker                         Walker, Mary E. 11 Feb 1853-3 Oct 1856, daughter of J. B. and E. C.      Walker, Amanda J. 22 Dec 1827-13 Jan 1886, second wife of J. B.      Edmiston, James Edward 1854-1918, Father                                           Edmiston, Mattie Walker 1862-1950, Mother                                        Edmiston, Mary C. daughter of M. E. and J. E.                                     Lancaster, C. Elisha 21 Dec 1884-16 Nov 1893, son of J. A. and S. M., age 8y, 10m, 25d                                                                                                   Lancaster, no name, 29 Jul 1883-13 Aug 1883, son of J. A. and S. M.

To the right is a row of seven small graves, each is covered with three layers of triangular shaped, hewn stones. None have markers.

Watkins, Kittie S. 17 Jan 1858-11 Sep 1922, wife of N. E.                      Watkins, N. E. 2 Oct 1846-23 Nov 1903, Master Mason, Husband of Kittie Moore, Eddie W. 1882-1964                                                                         Moore, Edd 1880-1966                                                                                 Moore, Rugh 26 Aug 1915-29 Jul 1923, daughter of W. E. and Eddie Moore         Hughes, Lizzie 24 Nov 1868-26 Sep 1886, daughter of J. W. and Kittie Hughes Hughes, Bernice 2 Jun 1878-22 May 1885, daughter of J. W. and Kittie Hughes Hughes, Gid B. 6 Jul 1880- 4 Dec 1886, son of J. W. and Kittie Hughes   Hughes, Kittie R. 24 Jan 1837-22 Mar 1897                                               Hughes, J. F. 11 Sep 1863-29 Jan 1936                                                       Hughes, Lizzie 13 Sep 1863-11 Apr 1897, wife of J. F. Hughes                 Hughes, Alice 11 Jun 1865-20 Oct 1932                                                 Montague, Rhoda O. 21 Jul 1854-2 May 1874

To the right is a child’s grave covered with three tiers of hewn stones. No marker. An unmarked adult grave. A grave with natural field stones at head and foot. No inscriptions.

Johnson, J. W. , Jr. 23 Dec 1904-15 Oct 1905, son of J. W. and Bettie     Johnson, James H. 21 May 1911-d. 2y,5m,17d, son of J. W. and Bettie   Johnson, Mary Catherine 3 Apr 1906-3 Jul 1907                                    Johnson, John W. 22 May 1868-18 Nov 1932, Master Mason                  Johnson, Bettie Collins 30 Jul 1880-18 Aug 1925                                         Biffle, J. E. 31 May 1893-31 May 1944                                                          Biffle, Anna Belle 15 Jan 1899                                                                   Ricketts, Ora Spear 23 Oct 1911-11 Dec 1960                                         Ricketts, Joe Leo 14 Jul 1907-29 Jul 1976                                                Ricketts, John M. 19 Oct 1944, infant son of Leo and Ora Ricketts             Johnson, Nathaniel, Dr. 31 Jul 1890, age 29y, 6m, 24d, husband of Bettie Johnson, Rhoda F. 6 Mar 1877-16 Feb 1880, daughter of W. A. and S. A. Johnson, J. Rufus 26 Feb 1873-15 Sep 1875, son of W. A. and S. A.         Brown, Annie L. 13 Oct 1866-7 Nov 1893                                               Johnson, William A. 29 Sep 1836-7 Nov 1893                                         Johnson, Sophronia A. 24 Sep 1839-24 Apr 1900, age 60y, 7m, married 21 Sep 1865                                                                                                                Brown, Annie L. 6 Sep 1893-8 Aug 1904, daughter of Alanson and Laura Brown                                                                                                               Cook, George Richard 9 Mar 1927-23 Nov 1944                                         Davis, Briggs Hughes 11 Jun 1873-17 Jan 1923                                            Davis, Elihu G. 7 Jun 1863-17 Apr 1937                                                       Davis, Susie 14 Mar 1904-30 Mar 1905                                                         Ricketts, Jewell B. 8 Dec 1907-6 Feb 1968                                               Ricketts, Cecil R. 30 Aug 1901                                                                      Gillis, Patsy 1941-1941                                                                                   Gillis, Van E. 1898-1956                                                                                   Gillis, Willie 1898-1978                                                                                 Ricketts, Sarah F. 27 Sep 1868-7 Oct 1925                                                    Ricketts, Johns S. 8 Oct 1868-18 May 1943                                                 Ricketts, Eliett L. 19 Dec 1910-13 Jan 1919, son of Sam and Sarah           Ricketts, Malissa M. 1833-1910                                                                 Ricketts, William L. 6 Jul 1841-10 Aug 1893, Master Mason                      Grigg, Isaac 31 Mar 1821-20 Mar 1901, Master Mason                               Grigg, Mary A. 26 Mar 1835-25 Oct 1907, wife of Isaac                              Grigg, Joseph Franklin 19 Oct 1856-14 Aug 1870, son of Isaac and Mary A.

To the left there are two mounds of natural fieldstones which appear to be graves. Farther left is teh grave of a child covered with three tiers of hewn stones. No markings. On the north side of the cemetery are five graves near a very large pine tree which are marked with natural fieldstones. No inscriptions.

Cook, Almira Irene 27 Sep 1848, 11 May 1886, wife of W. M. Cook, married 22 Jan 1873                                                                                                            Cook, Charles Rufus 19 Aug 1884-29 Aug 1884                                          Cook, J. Milton 17 Feb 1874-16 Dec 1877, son of W. M. and A. I.       Montague, John 6 Oct 1805-16 Aug 1881                                                     Montague, Nancy 17 Oct 1809-3 Jan 1880, wife of John                              Cook, Alfred L. died 16 Jan 1914, 9y, 4m, 22d, the son of W. T. and C. A. Cook Cook, William T. 1 Apr 1880-6 Mar 1969                                                       Cook, Carrie K. 21 Jun 1886-20 Apr 1977                                                              Walker, Mason Gray 25 Sep 1915-10 Nov 1946

Enumerated by C. D. and S. H. Gallaher

Graves behind Henry Roberson House

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Location: South of teh Pumping Station Road, on Little Cypress Creek

According to the late Mr. Henry Roberson there were three graves behind his house. Mr. Roberson stated in my interview with him and his wife viola in 1971, that there were two graves on the north side of his barn and one on the south side. He did know who was buried in the unmarked graves.

Edgar D. Byler, III

Henry Culp Family Plot

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Location: In the Long Hollow on Little Beech Creek

Culp, Henry, Jr. 1802-1887 (He first married a Robertson. They had children: Anderson, Allen, Frank, Hartwell, John, Amos, Betty, Miranda, Elizabeth, and Polly. They may have been others. The first wife is buried at Zion Church.)                                                                             Culp, Elizabeth Briley Crossno 1825-1891 (She first married Elijah Crossno. Their children were Fannie who married Tom Mayberry, Eliza who married Allen Culp, her step brother; and a boy, Whitfield Crossno. Henry, Jr. and Elizabeth (Betsy) married in the late 1840s. Their children were Tin, Jim M., Dona who married Robert (Buddy) Denton, Matilda who married John Denton, Sally Matt who married a Chappell and William Buchanan (Buck).)                                              Culp, Amos 1865-1870.

In this family plot were found 27 additional filed stones plus the ones listed below with only initials and dates.

K. T. 1845                                                                                                              J. T. died 1844                                                                                                   S. T. E. died 1844                                                                                               J. T. died 1844                                                                                                   B. H. died 1850                                                                                                  T. died 1842                                                                                                       J. J. 1862

Chappell Cemetery

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Location: Near Flatwoods on Buffalo River. Six graves are unidentifiable.

Chappell, Laurel, died 29 Dec 1894, age: 8m, 22d, daughter of M. L. and R. T. Chappell                                                                                                      Chappell, Alma, died 20 Jun 1887, age 9m, 3d

Enumerated by Mark Billings 2 Nov 1974

 

Horton Cemetery #100

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Location: The Foster McGee farm on Upper Indian Creek. Cemetery is on the hillside, west of the Upper Indian Creek Road just south of the intersection with Roanoak Creek Road.

Horton, John E., Co. f, 6th Tenn. Cav. USA Civil War
Horton, Othie Catherine, 29 Jun 1841 - 10 Jun 1916, age 76 yrs., 11 mos., 20 days. 
		married 10 Aug 1858 to J. E. Horton.

Horton Cemetery #95

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LOCATION: On the hill north of and behind the old HORTON-MERRIMAN house. Upper Indian Creek at Three Churches.

 

Horton, Zachariah J., 1854-1935
Horton, Molly C., 1857--1942
Horton, James K., 6 Oct., 1890--4 Jan., 1892, son of Z.K. & M.C.
Horton, Ada L., 8 Sep., 1876--17 Sep., 1876, dau. of Z.K. & M.C.
Ayers, Hassell, 2 Aug., 1906--19 Apr., 1918, son of E.S. & R.E.
Ayers, Infant, 10 June, 1910--no other date
Cypert, Lydia HORTON, 28 Dec., _____--21 Oct., 1908, wife of R.J.
Lawson, Helen, 12 Aug., 1901, 21 Sep., 1901, dau. of J.A. & M.D.
Reed, John, known to be buried here, no stone
Reed, Lydia, cannot read dates
Youngblood, W., 11 Oct., 1790--no other date
Youngblood, E., 11 Dec., 1792--Jan, 1872
Youngblood, W.C. & W.H., b. __Nov., 1838? appears to be a double grave.
 
Several other graves marked only with field stones, no inscriptions.
 
Enumerated by C. D. Gallaher and Edgar D. Byler, III

 

Horton Cemetery #43

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Location: On the Tom Helton Farm, Weatherford Creek. The cemetery is listed on the quadrangle map as Martin Cemetery. It is to the west of Weatherford Creek about 4 miles north of Lutts.

Abrams, Lee Alexander, 30 May 1910 - 22 Mar 1911, son of J. L. and Lee.
Beckham, Rebecca, 4 Sep 1832 - 16 Sep 1868
Beckham, J. J., 8 Jan 1833 - 28 Mar 1902
Beckham, Mary, 5 Nov 1835 - 5 Apr 1895
Beckham, Charlie, born and died 5 Apr 1884, son of F. S. and H. A.
Beckham, Samuel H., 3 Sep 1856 - 24 Jul 1869, son of J. J. and M.
Beckham, Martha E., 12 Jun 1859 - 8 Aug 1861
Beckham, Olive, died 30 OCt 1900, age 19 yrs., 2 mos.,24 days, dau. of J. Z. and O.
Beckham, Little Daughter, 24 Mar 1901 - 26 Mar 1901, dau. of W. E. and L. E.
Brown, David J., 13 Jun 1856 - 24 Feb 1928, age 72 yrs., 8 mos., son of John Brown, husband of Emily                                                                                              
Brown, Emily Tilley-Bratton, May 1867 - 12 Jun 1947  (field stone - no inscription)
daughter of Robert Jack Bratton and Rebecca Tilley, wife of David J. Brown
Brown, Charity Christine - dau. of Neal & Sarah Ella BROWN (fieldstone - no inscription)
Brown, Ruie Dean - dau. of Neal & Sarah Ella BROWN (fieldstone - no inscription)
Horton, Joe C., 15 Feb 1856 - 4 Apr 1930
Horton, Cathryn, 14 Dec 1858 - 6 Mar 1927
Linn, Mannie, 28 Dec 1873 - 26 Jun 1939
Linn, Elizabeth, 28 Jan 1832 - 25 Feb 1917
Linn, And. W., Co. A, 2 Tenn Mtd. Inf., USA, Civil War.
Martin, Martha, 14 Jan 1814 - 23 Apr 1908
Martin, John H., 15 Sep 1804 - 26 Mar 1885, age 80 yrs., 6 mos.
Martin, Samuel H., 2 Jan 1834 - 10 Aug 1864
Martin, Jno., died 14 Oct 1895, age 47 yrs., 4 mos., 19 days.
Martin, Rhoda E., 6 Feb 1858 - 28 Jun 1905, wife of John
Stricklin, Minnie, 7 Oct 1882 - 14 Aug 1904
Stribling, Thos. I., Co. D, 2 Tenn. Mtd. Inf. USA Civil War

Holt Cemetery

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Resurveyed and submitted by Thomas A. Holt, 1989.

Location: About 1000 feet north of BM 753 NASH, and 1000 feet south of the intersection of Cypress Creek Road and Hayes Branch Road. The cemetery is approximately 1500 west of the Natchez Trace Parkway.

This cemetery was originally surveyed in 1971 and was published in Wayne County, Tennessee Cemetery And Dead Records as cemetery #114, page 199. When the cemetery was initially surveyed, the visible area of the cemetery consisted of a small plot of land surrounded by a wire fence. Since that time Thomas A. Holt has restored the cemetery to its original boundaries, installed a concrete and block wall around the cemetery, and located two additional tombstones. The first stone located in the process of restoring the cemetery was that of Hetty C. Stribling; the other was that of Sarah Cate Berry Pigg, better known as “Granny” Pigg.

Brewer, Hiram, 25 Nov 1830 - 15 Jan 1888
Brewer, Amanda C., 3 NOv 1863 - 10 July 1864, daughter of Hiram and C. F. Brewer.
Holt, Mary H. M., 19 Aug 1860 - 25 Feb 1864, daughter of Joseph and Eliza Holt.
Holt, Benjamin, 6 Apr 1806 - 6 Mar 1894, husband of S. G. Holt.
Holt, S. G., 19 Dec 1812 - 6 Jun 1886.
Holt, Mollie N., 30 Mar 1887 - 12 May 1890, daughter of Wm. T. and Mary A. Holt.
Holt, Infant daughter of F. M. and S. C. Holt, born and died 30 Oct 1892.
Pigg, Sarah, 22 Dec 1781 - 7 Mar 1875, wife of John Pigg. "A consistant member of the
		Methodist church for 50 years." (note: born Sarah Cate in Orange Co., NC, married
		first to Thomas Berry in 1800, second to John Pigg in 1815. Came to Wayne County,
		TN in 1824.)
Pigg, John, no stone. (born about 1750, d. 1832).
Stribling, Hetty C., 14 Feb 1833 - 28 Mar 1876, wife of J. C. Stribling. (daughter of
		William and Caroline Maupin Hays.)
 
Also known to be buried here, but no surviving markers:
Brewer, Henry, b. 1825, d. 1857/8, husband of Susan Hays Brewer Berry.
Cypert, Eliza J., 1849 - 1861, daughter of Thomas J. and Eliza Hays Cypert.
Hays, Caroline Maupin, 1802 - 1883, wife of William Hays.
Hays, William, ca. 1795 - ca. 1835.
Hays, William H., 1835 - 1878, husband of Rosannah Darby Hays.
Pigg, Isaac, no known dates, son of John and Sarah Cate Berry Pigg.

Holt Family Cemetery

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Location: Down Beech Creek, less tahn 1/2 mile from Balcom Cemetery and near confluence of Pigg Branch with Beeck Creek.

Holt, W. B. 1858-1914                                                                                                              Holt, P. P. 1861-1914                                                                                                                Holt, Callie 14 Sep 1900-1913                                                                                                 Holt, Mary J. died 1896                                                                                                           Holt, J. A. 1853-1927 (known as Uncle Jimmy)                                                                      Holt, L. J. 1858-1941 (She was a Turnbo, first name Louisa)                                                   Holt, Hugh J. 1877-1907                                                                                                       Turnbo, Isom 1821-1857

Enumerated by C. D. Gallaher 27 Feb 1971 and by J. Erving and Ermadine Riley in 1971. Additional information provided by Mr. And Mrs. Riley.

Anderson Davis-Calvin Holt Cemetery

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Location: 1/2 mile west of Old Union Church on Beech Creek

Anderson Davis was one of the early pioneers of Wayne County. He and his wife came to Tennessee at an early age with their parents from Virginia and North Carolina respectively. He bought up the largest portion of upper Beech Creek in the 1830s-1850s. Ten children were born to Anderson and Litton Davis. Many of their descendants still reside in the area of Upper Beech Creek. Anderson Davis was a community worker. He donated land for the Old Union Community Building on 14 Nov 1859 and also for various cemeteries, including this one.

Brown, Tennie 1859-1937                                                                                                      Davis, A. M. 20 Jun 1794-12 May 1904 (daughter of Anderson Davis)                                                                                                                                   Davis, Anderson 16 Jan 1794-27 Dec 1872                                                                     Davis, Anna Litton 15 Oct 1798-27 Oct 1876                                                             Davis, Eliphas 18 Nov 1820-15 Jun 1900                                                                       Davis, E. E. died 1869                                                                                                              Davis, Elizabeth 20 Feb 1826-1 Sep 1869, wife of J. B.                                              Davis, Henry Allen 28 Aug 1939, only date son of E. E. and M. J.                             Davis, James 22 Sep 1924-29 Sep 1924                                                                       Davis, James L. 20 Dec 1868-24 Apr 1874                                                                   Davis, J. J. R. 4 Aug 1868-24 Sep 1893, husband of L. L.                                           Davis, Joseph Allen 30 Jun 1866-18 Jan 1946                                                              Davis, Matilda Jane Ray 27 Oct 1871-1961, wife of Joseph A. Davis                               Davis, Lola L. 18 Sep 1866-9 Apr 1948, wife of J. R. R. Davis                                    Davis, N. J. 15 Jun 1864-18 Jun 1864                                                                            Davis, S. A.  14 Apr 1877-16 Feb 1944                                                                             Davis, W. G. 10 Feb 1838-14 Jun 1911, Company I, 19th TN Cavalry, CSA             Davis, S. C. 4 Aug 1878-23 Apr 1950                                                                         Goforth, Daniel L. 1845-1885, Company F, 19th TN Cavalry, CSA                             Goforth, Annie Cathryn 1845-1899, wife of D. L.                                               Goodman, Ewing 29 Jun 1889-11 Oct 1965                                                                    Hill, J. M. 26 Jul 1838-8 Nov 1879                                                                                      Hill, Malinda 1833-10 Sep 1901/1921, wife of J. M.Holt, Ardilla G. 28 Feb 1858-6 Dec 1932                                                                                                                                                     Holt, Bessie 1900-1945                                                                                                       Holt, Calvin J. 22 Sep 1851-12 Oct 1931                                                                         Holt, Charlie 1930-1933                                                                                                   Holt, Floyd 1918-1918                                                                                                      Holt, Lessie L. 20 Jun 1900-17 Nov 1918, daughter of J. T. and N. T. Davis, wife of Harvey Holt                                                                                                                         Holt, Melton 1924-1950                                                                                                       Holt, Tabitha 4 Jul 1880-7 Apr 1881, daughter of W. B. and P. D.                              Holt, Infant born and died 8 Aug 1896                                                                          Holt, Wallace 1936-1938                                                                                                  Holt, Lon 1890-1946                                                                                                          Holt, Arie 1896-1953                                                                                                       Jones, Earl Jackson 31 Aug 1894-17 May 1938                                                         Pulley, Frank Marion , Missouri, Private 336 Field Army, 87 Division, 1 May 1935/1965. Only date given, but different in two different surveys                           Pulley, Mary Ann 1864-1947                                                                                               Pulley, Jess 1867-1915                                                                                                       Pulley, Nancy 17 Sep 1887-12 Apr 1977                                                                          Pulley, Paralee 1897-1914                                                                                      Robertson, F. R. 9 Feb 1851-1 Apr 1913                                                                       Robertson, Willard 7 Jun 1924-10 Feb 1925                                                                   Goodman, Bessie Davis 1889-1972, daughter of Joseph Allen and Jane Ray Davis                                                                                                                            Goodman, Albert Lewis 1910-1977, AMM2, U. S. Navy, WWII                               Pulley, Annie died 1978, wife of Frank

An additional 30 graves with plain field stones for markers.
Enumerated by J. Erving and Ermadine Riley who provided additional information. Also enumerated by Jeanette Bell.