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Bawcom Cemetery

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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.

Tune Family

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Submitted by George F. and Julia M. Haynes
Knoxville, TN

John William Tune was the oldest child of Kester T. Tune and Mary Ann Grimes.

Kester Tune was born Feb. 7, 1815, in Halifax Co., Virginia, the son of William Tune and Rainy Scurlock. The Tune surname has been spelled Toon, Toone, and Tune. It is believed that all of the Tunes that located in the middle Tennessee area were the sons of William and Rainy Tune. William is believed to be the son of Travis (Traverse) Tune and Millie Daniels.

Mary Ann Grimes was born about 1816, the daughter of John H. and Anna Grimes. Kester and Mary Ann were married December 17, 1838, in Maury Co., TN, with Mary Ann’s brother Doctor Green Grimes listed on their marriage license as surety for their marriage. John William was born in Maury Co. on January 3, 1840. Other children born to Kester and Mary Ann Tune were Emily G., abt. 1844; Caleb T., abt. 1849; Eliza Ann, abt. 1855; Alexander A., born April 7, 1857; Samuel H., abt. 1860; Mary Elizabeth, abt. 1862; Adaline, abt. 1864; and Martha L. abt. 1866. By 1860 with the stirrings of war on the horizon, Kester and Mary Ann Tune and their family, along with various Grimes families, had moved to Wayne Co., TN, where Kester farmed his land at the mouth of Hardins Creek. The Grimes families also lived in close proximity along Hardins Creek. The Tune family worshiped at the Presbyterian church. On June 1, 1878, it is recorded in church records that Brother Kester T. Tune “by his own request” transferred from the Clifton Presbyterian congregation to the Shady Grove congregation. Kester was also a Mason.

John William Tune’s mother Mary Ann Grimes Tune died sometime between 1866 and 1869. On April 8, 1869, his father Kester married Sarah Moore. Kester died at his home on Hardins Creek April 28, 1900. The exact location of Kester’s, Mary Ann’s, and Sarah’s graves is unknown at this writing but according to an elderly grandson “all the Tunes” are buried in the Tune Cemetery on the old Tune property in Wayne Co.

John W. Tune was a laborer on his father’s farm in Wayne Co. when he enlisted in the Confederate Army on October 15, 1861. He was in Capt. J. W. Eldridge’s Artillery Company. This company was successively called Captain Eldridge’s, Captain Wright’s, Captain Mebane’s, and Captain Phillips’ Company Tennessee Light Artillery. It served for a time in Cobb’s Battalion of Artillery, a temporary field organization composed of independent companies from various states. John participated in the battles of Franklin, Chickamauga, and Spanish Fort in Alabama. The company surrendered at Citronelle, Alabama, on May 4, 1865, and was paroled at Meridian, MS, on May 10, 1865.

John W. Tune married Caroline Briley Garner on March 26, 1868, at the home of Caroline’s father Andrew Briley on White Oak Creek in Perry County. Witnessing the marriage from Caroline’s family was Bash Briley and John’s brother Caleb T. Tune. John and Caroline set up housekeeping next door to William and Nancy Briley in Perry County. The Briley and Howell families owned and farmed adjoining lands on the White Oak, Bee, Short, and Cedar Creeks, and several marriages were celebrated among the different families.

Frances Ann Tune was the first child born to John and Caroline Tune, arriving on April 26, 1869. She was followed by a brother Henry Alfred Tune on April 11, 1871. Another girl was born February 16, 1873 whom they named Lou Ella Tune. A little less than 2 years later, Caroline died on November 22, 1874. The location of her grave is unknown.

John’s second wife was Susan Caroline Howell, the daughter of George W. and Lucinda Jane Butler Howell. They married April 29, 1875 in Perry Co. The children born to John and Susan Howell Tune were William Allen, born March 5, 1876; Sarah Jane “Sally”, born February 12, 1878; George Kester born January 16, 1880; Mary Bell, born March 19, 1882; John Newton, born October 10, 1884; James Walter born February 24, 1887; and Nancy Caroline Myrtle born July 20, 1889. The year 1880 found John and Susan Tune living in Wayne Co. By the time their son John Newton Tune was born in 1884, they had moved to Obion Co., TN, along with Susan’s parents George and Lucinda Howell.

George W. Howell was born January 13, 1827, near Corinth in Mississippi . His father was Joseph Howell. Little George was orphaned at an early age, and according to Howell family records, he then lived in the home of “Uncle Foster” Bate but no family relationship is known. Lucinda J. Butler Howell’s birth date is December 8, 1829. She was the daughter of James and Elizabeth Toombs Butler. Elizabeth Toombs Butler’s mother was a Youree from Georgia. After the death of Elizabeth’s first husband, she married Edward Butler an early organizer of Wayne Co. Following his death, she lived with George and Lucinda Howell in Obion Co. where she died. Elizabeth Butler Morrison is buried in Beech Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Obion Co., TN.

George W. and Lucinda J. Howell were married July 6, 1848. A Howell family Bible lists their children as Nancy E. born October 2, 1849; Mary Ann born August 7, 1851; Martha Jane born September 17, 1853; Susan Caroline born October 7, 1855; John E. born November 3, 1857; Sarah C. born March 30, 1860; William David born October 2, 1862, he lived but a few days; George Allen born September 2, 1864; Joe Henry born May 5, 1867; Robert Lee born May 18, 1871; and Melissa Ann born December 18, 1873. There is no listing in the 1860 census, of daughters Nancy E. and Martha Jane, but there was another child listed named Lucinda who was 3 months old. Lucinda is not listed in the 1870 census, so these three children may have all died before 1870. George W. Howell died in Obion Co. August 25, 1888, and Lucinda Jane Butler Howell died in Obion Co. May 31, 1915. They are buried in Beech Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Obion Co.

Susan Howell Tune died August 6, 1891 in Obion Co. She is buried in an unmarked grave next to her parents graves in the Beech Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Her grandmother Elizabeth Butler Morrison is buried next to her. According to John and Susan Howell’s granddaughter Susan Caroline Tune Vinson of Union City, TN, six generations of Tunes and Howells to the present have attended the Beech Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Obion Co.

With Susan’s death, it was difficult for John to care for his remaining family. The youngest daughter who was called Myrtle died at age 11 on June 27, 1900. John lived in a little house beside his son John Newton Tune. Granddaughter Susan Tune Vinson remembers that he smoked a pipe and had a long white beard. He moved to the Tennessee Home for Confederate Soldiers on the grounds of the Hermitage in Nashville, TN, where he lived out his final days and died on June 30, 1925. He is buried in grave number 24 at the Confederate Cemetery by the Tulip Grove Church at the Hermitage . There is a huge granite monument in the center of the cemetery which bears this inscription:

This crude unhewn piece of everlasting granite
is here to mark the resting place of manly men.
Men like it. Firm, solid, true men who in support
of principle, uncomplainingly endured hunger,
cold, and privation which history cannot record.
The sturdy men grouped about this rugged stone
died in

The Tennessee Home for Confederate Soldiers
This stone will stand the test of time.
The souls of the tried men grouped about it
Will endure throughout eternity.

Parker School House Debating Society (1881)

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Transcribed and submitted by Herman Lindsey Stricklin

 

Parker School House
June 26th, 1881

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The people of the vicinity of Parker School house met to organize a debating society.

Came to order [and?] called J. N. Davis to the chair & proceeded to business. Elected J. N. Davis President for the entire term & J. E. Lindsey Secretary. Appointed M. P. Thornton, J. E. & J. A. Lindsey as committee to write by-laws for the government of the Society, said rules to be presented at the next ensuing meeting for correction and adoption. After some discussion, selected the following question for debate at next meeting [:] Resolved That the love of women wields a greater influence over man than the love of money.

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Rules and Regulations

Rule 1st – There shall be a President whose duty it shall be to call the house to order & to preserve good order while the Society is in session.
Rule 2. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to call the roll & mark absentees & to present a minute of each meeting.
Rule 3d. No member shall leave the house while the Society is in session without first addressing to Pres. & getting permission from him,
Rule 4th . No member shall speak while a speaker is on the floor or at any other time without permission from the President.
Rule 5th. Each speaker shall take his place on the floor immediately when his name is called for that purpose.

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Rule 6th. No one shall be allowed to speak after his him has expired.
Rule 6th. Each speak shall stop speaking when his time expires.
Rule 7th. All members enrolled shall have equal right to speak on any subject by getting permission from the President.
Rule 8th. Any one violating the above rules shall be liable to a fine of not more than 15 cts. nor less than 5 cts.
Rule 9th. Any one refusing to submit to the above fine shall be suspended for 2 weeks after which time if he does not come forward and pay off his dues, shall be expelled from the society.
Rule 10th. The Pres. [sic] shall have power to enforce any of the above rules.

//s// J. E. Lindsey, Sec.

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Debaters

Aff. [Affirmative] Woman Neg. [Negative] Money
J. E. Lindsey M. P. Thornton
G. W. White S. R. Rainey
Willie Thornton J. A. Lindsey
E. G. Davis Sam Wade
D.[?] S. Davis W. H. Howell
Each speaker allowed not more than twenty minutes except the first speaker of the Aff. who shall have 8[?] minutes reply at the close.
All necessary business transacted the Society adjourned to meet ext Saturday half past 7 o’clock P.M.

J. E. Lindsey, Sect.
J. N. Davis, Pres.

Note: The Parker School was located on the north side of  Indian Creek, to the southeast of present day Memorial Baptist Church.