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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

 

Copeland Cemetery #142

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Copeland Cemetery

GPS Location: 35° 14? 2.4?N, 87° 42? 43.2?W

The Copeland Cemetery is located near the Highland community north of Collinwood, Tennessee. To reach the cemetery, travel north on highway 13 from Collinwood for approximately 3 ½ miles. Turn right onto Tie Camp Rd. and travel approximately .8 miles. Turn left onto a narrow paved road and travel approximately ½ mile past two residences. This cemetery has a large number of unidentified grave sites.

Enumerated by David Montgomery at [dmont1734@comcast.net]. This enumeration is current as of 22 April 2011.

Ayers, Francis A. (Melton); b. Jul 1848, d. 13 Aug 1921
Ayers, Homer R.; b. 1913, d. 1946
Bryan, Billy; b. 1901, d. 1911
Bryan, Martha; b. 02 Jul 1861, d. 30 Jul 1927, wife of Thomas
Bryan, Thomas; b. 06 May 1859, d. 22 Mar 1934
Casteel, infant; b. & d. 06 Apr 1899, son of S.B. & S. A.
Cook, Henry A.; b. 03 Sep 1952, d. 13 Aug 2007
Cook, Janis F.; b. 14 May 1953, only date, m: 03 Dec 1971
Copeland, George L.; b. 06 Feb 1875, d. 09 Aug 1939, husband of Mary (King)
Copeland, Ida L.; b. 28 Oct 1888, d. 31 Dec 1890, daughter of Jacob & Mandy A.
Copeland, Jacob; b. 20 Aug 1843, d. 20 Jul 1929
Copeland, Mandy A.; b. 10 Feb 1883, d. 11 Sep 1889, daughter of Jacob & Mandy A.
Copeland, Martha A.; b. 16 Jun 1853, d. 07 Nov 1917, wife of R.H.
Copeland, Nancy A.; b. 16 May 1853, d. 04 Apr 1922, wife of Jacob
Copeland, Pearl; b. 08 Sep 1890, d. 16 Nov 1891, daughter of H.J. & N.E.
Copeland, R.H.; b. 22 Oct 1841, d. 10 Nov 1912, husband of Sarah J. & Martha A.
Copeland, Sarah J.; b. 04 May 1844, d. 20 Jul 1870, wife of R.H.
Creecy, Kate O.; 13 Jun 1909, d. 06 Feb 1996
Creecy, Lawrence Edward; b. 15 Aug 1936, d. 21 Jun 2014
Creecy, Lawrence F.; b. 10 Oct 1901, d. 25 Jun 1984
Davis, John Henry; b. 24 Oct 1912, d. 27 Jan 2001, Tec 5 US Army WWII
Davis, Nadine (Odle); b. 23 Mar 1929, only date
Davis, Norma Jean; b. 27 Jun 1938, d. 16 Apr 1975
Dixon, Beulah; b. 22 Apr 1899, d. 06 Jan 1922, wife of W.M.
Dixon, Charlotte Denice; b. 15 Oct 1955, d. 07 Mar 1978
Gambrell, Amelia Elise; b. & d. 03 Dec 2008, daughter of Tony & Angela (Kinard)
Gambrell, Charles E.; b. 28 Sep 1953, d. 29 Aug 2003
Gambrell, Lonnie Sue; b. 05 Aug 1953, only date
Gambrell, Nellie Marie (Odle); b. 16 Apr 1929, d. 16 Oct 2002
Goodman, Christine (Butler); b. 22 Mar 1930, d. 22 Feb 2003
Goodman, Clarence H.; 25 Jun 1926, Tennessee Pvt. 108 M.G. BN 28 Div    
Goodman, Walter D.; b. 15 Jan 1926, d. 07 Mar 2004
Griggs, Alford W.; b. 17 Jun 1926, d. 19 Apr 2011
Griggs, John Riley; b. 15 Nov 1884, d. 17 May 1963
Griggs, Melviney K.; b. 18 Sep 1886, d. 19 Jul 1980
Haddock, Ardell Jr.; b. 17 Apr 1927, d. 30 Aug 1992, S1 US Navy WWII
Hardin, Amy Olive (Copeland); b. 20 Mar 1820, d. 07 Apr 1887, wife of John P. 1822-
1865, Co. “A” 10th Tennessee USA, m: 07 Jul 1842
Kelley, Commodore; b. 1931, d. 1932
Kelley, John; b. 1933, only date
Kelley, Lydia Mary (Kilburn) (Nelson) (Goodman); b. 18 Jul 1892, d. 18 Dec 1979
Kelly, Hattie Pearl; b. 10 Sep 1901, d. 11 May 1981
Kilburn, C.L.; b. 09 Mar 1863, d. 05 Dec 1921, husband of L. J. Kilburn
Kilburn, Callie A.; b. 1881, d. 1953
Kilburn, Chester Mack; b. 22 Mar 1938, d. 28 Jan 2003
Kilburn, Dorcas T.; b. 23 Aug 1849, d. 26 Feb 1897, wife of R.P.
Kilburn, Henderson; 1885, only date
Kilburn, J.W.; b. 23 May 1877, d. 28 Nov 1957
Kilburn, Janie; b. 1893, d. 1960
Kilburn, Jemima Angline; b. 1853, d. 1921, daughter of John & Nancy (Melton)
Kilburn, Joe H.; b. 04 Jan 1891, d. 24 Sep 1967
Kilburn, John D.; b. 01 Jun 1936, d. 01 Jun 2009
Kilburn, John H.; b. 18 Mar 1847, d. 04 Jul 1914, son of J.S. & Phebe
Kilburn, Josiah; Co. “A” 2nd Tennessee Mounted Infantry
Kilburn, Lydia J.; b. 24 Oct 1869, d. 07 Feb 1949
Kilburn, Martha; b. 24 Sep 1865, d. 14 Feb 1903
Kilburn, Mattie P.; b. 29 Mar 1889, d. 06 Aug 1973
Kilburn, Perry H.; b. 12 Feb 1881, d. 15 Mar 1968
Kilburn, Phebe A.; b. 05 Dec 1827, d. 07 Mar 1891
Kilburn, R.P.; Co. “A” 2nd Tennessee Mounted Infantry
Kilburn, Rosa; b. 03 Aug 1910, d. 22 Nov 1991
Kilburn, Sara J.; b. 15 Sep 1893, d. 27 Feb 1974
Kilburn, Thomas A.; b. 1909, d. 1922
Kilburn, Willie; b. 30 Jun 1909, d. 24 Jan 1989
Lynn, Foster; b. 02 Mar 1901, d. 06 May 1963
Lynn, Hester; b. 09 Feb 1903, d. 07 Mar 1988
Lynn, Ruby (Simmons); b. 14 Oct 1926, d. 21 Jul 2009, wife of James Thomas Lynn Sr.
Murphy, Charles C.; b. 28 Feb 1943, d. 16 May 1943
Nelson, infant; 1919, only date, son
Nelson, McKinley M.; b. 1897, d. 1922
Odle, Ammer; b. 12 Sep 1896, d. 13 Nov 1996
Odle, Andy; b. 03 Jul 1931, d. 12 Aug 1988
Odle, Clodie S.; b. 07 Nov 1911, d. 06 Jun 1943
Odle, David; b. 15 May 1838, d. 16 Apr 1931
Odle, Edgar Frank; b. 18 Jan 1915, d. 24 Apr 2005
Odle, Ellick; b. 1869, d. circa 1920
Odle, Fannie; b. 1867, d. 11 Jul 1936
Odle, Henry; b. 19 Sep 1917, d. 13 Apr 1987, Pfc. US Army WWII
Odle, Ida Mae; b. 03 Mar 1905, d. 09 Aug 1971
Odle, Jessie F.; b. 01 Nov 1894, d. 11 Aug 1957
Odle, Johnny H.; b. 15 May 1867, d. 08 Mar 1952
Odle, Lanie; b. 1911, d. 1912
Odle, Martha; b. 17 Apr 1875, d. 23 Sep 1961
Odle, Mildred; b. 09 May 1901, d. 06 Feb 1949
Odle, Miley Olvin; b. 03 Aug 1915, d. 17 Sep 1934
Odle, Myrtle May; b. 02 Mar 1906, d. 22 Jul 1908, daughter of John & Martha
Odle, Nellie Marie; b. 04 Sep 1922, d. 09 Jul 1967
Odle, Neva Jane (Caperton); b. 17 Jun 1942, d. 17 Dec 2005
Odle, Robbie Dean, no dates
Odle, Will; b. 10 Apr 1876, d. 10 Jan 1951
Odle, Willodean; b. 13 Aug 1923, only date, m: 02 May 1947
Odle, Wren; b. 15 Nov 1844, d. 30 Nov 1926, wife of David
Prince, Julia D. (Gambrell); b. 18 Mar 1952, d. 06 Apr 2011, wife of Robert
Ray, A.F.; b. 12 May 1871, d. 14 Jun 1895
Ray, Frank; b. 30 Jun 1895, d. 11 Nov 1981, Pvt. US Army WWI
Ray, Georgia; b. 1900, d. 1964, m: 25 Jun 1922
Ray, Martha B.; b. 10 Nov 1870, d. 15 Jan 1918, wife of A.F.
Riley, Felicia “Marie”; b. 08 Nov 1918, d. 08 Nov 2008
Riley, Jimmy C.; b. 28 Oct 1948, d. 31 Oct 1948
Riley, Orvile; b. 15 Sep 1917, d. 06 Mar 1972
Riley, Sarah F.; b. 14 Apr 1894, d. 29 Oct 1918, wife of Elmer
Riley, Wilson; b. 1917, d. 1919
Risner, Stetson Suede; b. 03 Aug 2006, d. 18 Nov 2006
Risner, A. Garfield; died 1881
Risner, Alfred; Co. “E” 2nd Tennessee Mounted Inf.
Risner, Carrie Seal; b. 03 Aug 1929, d. 21 Sep 2009, wife of Cleo, m: 15 May 1948
Risner, Cleo “Preacher”; b. 01 Oct 1919, d. 05 Apr 2005
Risner, name not legible, died 1884
Risner, Timothy; b. 15 Dec 1956, d. 05 Oct 2008, husband of Judy (Ayers)
Staggs, Willard R.; b. 27 Nov 1923, d. 28 Jul 1935
Stockard, Elizabeth; b. 1873, d. 1931
Stockard, Samuel “Pete”; b. 1869, d. 1958
Stockard, Shirley Joyce; b. 12 Mar 1938, d. 10 Jul 1939, daughter of H.W. & Ruth
Thompson, Johnny Carol; b. 1922, d. 1923
Willbanks, Rich D.; Co. “F” 6th Tennessee Calvary
Williams, Phebe L. (Kilburn) (Brison); b. 03 Mar 1887, d. 26 May 1972

Surprise Dinner For J. R. McClanahan (1942)

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[From the Morrison Papers as copied from an article in the
scrapbook of Mrs. Arthur D. (Ethel Old) Caton, Waynesboro, Tenn.
No date or name of newspaper. (1942)]

On Sunday, Feb. 8th [1942], J. R. McClanahan was greatly surprised on his arrival from church services to find almost the entire congregation gathered at his home for dinner. Mr. McClanahan has quietly passed his seventy-fifth birthday on Saturday and had not so much as guessed the celebration in store for him. Eighteen families were represented, totalling around 50 people of the community. A basket lunch was spread on the table in the center of which was a cake with seventy-five burning candles. Mr. McClanahan was greatly overcome by the occasion, but beautifully expressed his gratitude to God for his extended life and his appreciation of friends and neighbors. Mr. McClanahan is perhaps the most widely known person in Wayne County, having taught in the public schools of this county for 48 years and five schools in Alabama. He was also a noted singer, in his younger days, and was president of the Wayne County singing convention for a number of years. He has taught more than one hundred singing schools in this and adjoining counties. Mr. McClanahan is regular in his attendance at Sunday School and church in spite of his age and impaired hearing. The Green River Baptist Church values his presence at the Sunday School and church services and join in the wishing for him continued happiness and health throughout the remainder of his declining years.

Among those present at the birthday dinner were: Rev. and Mrs. M. H. Willingham, Marcile and Margaret; Mr. and Mrs. Buford Moore and Estalla; Mr. and Mrs. Almon Copeland, Amelia, Betty Anne and Helen; Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Duren, Mabel, Nelle, Gary and Tommie; Mrs. Lydia Hardin and Iva Jean; Mr. and Mrs. Cranston Moore and children; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Moore and children; Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Old; Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Caton, Noah Ayers, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Harlowe; Mr. and Mrs. Sam Duren; Beghle [word overtyped] and Bannie Johnston; and Mr. and Mrs. McClanahan and Ruth and …

“To the seventeen families that came from the church Sunday with baskets, boxes and hampers filled to the brim with the choicest of foods to treat me to a birthday dinner. The most beautiful birthday cards calore. The fascinating and valuable presents, and some money in evidence.

“Will frankly confess from the deepest recesses of my heart, soul and whole mechanism, that this was the supreme surprise of my life. I would say to Mrs. Mont McDonald that I have never developed a talent in the culinary department, but that big superfine cake with seventy-five candles, all trimmed and burning, would have easily stood the test by the most fastidious acute critic — something far beyond the ordinary to say the least of it, and besides that, someone has said “the proof of the pudding is the eating of it,” anyway.

“Friends, it would be an enjoyment, a pleasure, a satisfaction, could I express to you in words by heartfelt thanks and appreciation for this token of kindness, friendship, good will and brotherly love; but after having rummaged around in my limited vocabulary of words, I find to my sorrow that my vocabulary is too little, too short, too limited, too insufficient, to express to you just what I’d like to and what I am really due you. Therefore, suffice it for me to say in all sincerity, truth, reverence, I thank you, once, twice and thrice.

J. Reuben McClanahan
27,393-3/4 days young.

Ayers, Charles S.

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ayersAYERS, CHARLES S., PFC, 137 Infantry, 35th Division.
Charles S. AYERS was born at Martins Mills, Wayne County, Tennessee on 27 December 1894. He was inducted into the Army, 28 May 1918 and served from 18 July 1918 to 23 April 1919. He was discharged 12 May 1919.

He married Madgie HORTON on 8 April 1923. They had seven children: Ralph AYERS, Lesbue A. HOWELL, Lorene A. PIGG, Hazel A. CASTEEL, Ross AYERS, Faye A. MELSON and Susie A. LONG.

He died 12 August 1986 at the age of 92.