BLEDSOE COUNTY, TN - CEMETERIES - HOWARD WALKER CEMETERY ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Judy Ogren ==================================================================== HOWARD WALKER CEMETERY BLEDSOE COUNTY, TENNESSEE In quotes are my own insertions. This survey was taken on September 6, and October 29, 2000. It is only a partial listing of gravesites. I plan to return to Bledsoe County in the late spring or early summer of 2001, at which time, I plan on doing a more thorough survey. Have pictures of the gravesites that are listed below. Eliza James Bowman Oct. 16, 1856 - July 27, 1929 James Rice Bowman Feb. 13, 1853 - Sept. 29 1886 Mary Walker Aug. 27 1848 - No Death Date William Walker Dec. 6, 1845 - Jun. 20, 1910 Rebecca ("Billingsley") Walker Jan. 18 1823 - Apr. 9, 1894 w/o James James Walker Dec. 18, 1814 - May 10, 1899 ("Both names and dates on one tombstone") William Walker Nov. 16, 1791 - Jun. 26, 1868 Rachel ("Eaden") Walker Jan. 28, 1798 - May 2, 1864 ("William and Rachel are buried side by side and have separate tombstones") Jefferson Walker Aug. 27, 1827 - Sept. 2, 1860 s/o Rachael and William Mary E.Walker Aug. 3, 1851(?) - Apr. 30, 1877 d/o Jeremiah & Sallie Walker "Birth date difficult to read" Rachel Walker Sept. 28, 1850 - Mar. 8, 1858 d/o Jeremiah & Sallie Walker D. J. Walker Mar. 11, 1848 - Jan. 10, 1857 d/o Jeremiah & Sallie Walker Thomas A. Walker Nov. 21, 185(?) - Jan. 16, 1856 S/o Jeremiah & Sallie Walker Birth date difficult to read Jane Walker Dec. 22, 1823 - Jan. 3, 1856 W/o Jefferson Walker Captain George Walker Nov. 20, 1745 - Oct. 12, 1833 William C. Howard Mar. 22, 1845 - Mar. 31, 1885 Sarah Howard Mar. 4, 1816 - Oct. 16, 1904 W/o Buckner Howard B("uckner") H. Howard Mar. 24, 1804 - April 2, 1884 Dicey Howard May 20, 1858 - 1858 D/o M & B. Howard Mary Howard May 30, 1830 - May 22, 1859 W/o Buckner Howard Margaret Buckner Feb. 27, 1810 - Apr. 11, 1851 W/o Buckner Howard June W. Smith Sept. 6, 1867 - Jun. 5, 1931 ("Real Name Junius Wilkes Booth Smith") Hoyt. Basyl Merriman Sept. 22, 1897 - May 10, 1970 (Note Spelling of Basil) Susie M. Merriman Sept. 9, 1899 - Dec. 14, 1939 W/of Hoyt Merriman ("Susie Marie Smith") Olen E. Merriman Oct. 18, 1926 - Aug. 16, 1928 ("Olen Eugene") James Clay Heard April 24, 1842 - Feb. 27, 1919 Sarah Adaline ("Walker") Dec. 31, 1844 - Sept. 3, 1917 "w/o James Clay Heard" Irma Dean Heard Apr. 10, 1914 - Dec. 24, 1936 James W("illiam") Merriman 1867 - 1944 Melinda J. Merriman 1863 - 1941 ("Melinda Jane Heard") Vesta Eliz Bowman May 21, 1882 - Jun. 2, 1957 "h/o" William Joseph Heard Nov. 6, 1874 - May 27, 1964 Mary Lou Heard Jul. 3, 1880 - Dec. 29, 1960 William O. Thomas Jun. 14, 1878 - Apr. 19, 1937 "h/o" Mary Lou Heard Harley B. Thomas Nov. 10, 1903 - May 22, 1961 Matilda Rachael Heard Aug. 25, 1882 - Oct. 10, 1970 James Franklin Thomas Mar. 11, 1872 - Jan. 30, 1945 "h/o" Matilda Rachael Heard Virginia A. Aug. 23, 1918 - No Date "w/o Orville Franklin Heard" Married May 16, 1938 Orville Franklin Heard Apr. 6, 1911 - Jan. 18 1984 Pvt. U.S. Army, WWII Delilah ("Walker") Keedy June 11, 1823 - May 26, 1904 Jacob Keedy March 2, 1822 - June 15, 1888 "h/o" Delilah Euva Lee Still November 27, 1940 - April 18, 1999 Lesslie F. Kizzer April 24, 1905 - October 16, 1966 "TN PVT QM SUP DIV, Section I, WWII" Floyd Hunter March 20 1918 - August 23, 1988 Jessie M. Hunter 1915 - 1962 Mamie Kizzer Stewart January 27, 1912 - March 26, 1932 Luther L. Kizzer 1908 - 1909 "Our Beloved Son" Ellis H. Kizzer 1903 - 1906 "Our Beloved Son" Nancy A. Kizzer 1899 - 1899 "Our Beloved Daughter" Corporal Elijah K. Bowman No Dates "Co. D 6 Tenn Mtd. Inf" Tennie Swanner April 29 1891 - April 28, 1915 Hardy Swanner July 17 1884 - April 29, 1925 Elijah William Kizzer September 12, 1896 - June 1, 1944 Eliza Kizzer 1874 - 1948 George Kizzer 1874 - 1949 Anna M. Cooley July 14, 1941 J. W. Cooley July 9, 1940 - November 22, 1999 "Sp 5, U.S. Army, Vietnam" Ruby L. Swanner August 2, 1921 - March 1, 1992 Infant Male June 14, 1951 - June 14, 1951 "Infant Son of Mr. & Mrs. David Swanner" Clifford Swanner June 22, 1941 - October 15, 1999 Rowena G. Swanner January 30, 1947 David Swanner April 28, 1915 - February 17, 1951 Walter Cooley 1879 - 1946 Luther Cooley August 14, 1911 - No Death Date Letha S. Cooley August 5, 1917 - No Death Date Nancy Cooley March 17, 1874 - April 22, 1940 Susie Swanner September 2, 1904 - April 2, 1957 Frank Sullivan April 12, 1899 - July 16, 1975 Nora C. Sullivan July 27, 1899 - September 25, 1966 Hettie S. Swafford November 16, 1906 - January 4, 1915 Mary Ruth Sullivan March 9, 1914 - No Death Date William P. Sullivan December 21, 1920 - January 25, 2001 Escol Cooley September 28, 1906 - April 8, 1976 Minnie Cooley March 22, 1909 - No Death Date Loyd Swanner May 23, 1931 - June 12, 1985 "Corporal U.S. Army, Korea" Herbert Swanner June 30, 1928 - May 25, 1997 "U.S. Army Korea" Hallie S. Skiles July 8, 1909 - December 17, 1990 R. J. Bowman August 5, 1832 - May 9 1883 Ellis H. Bowman February 8, 1830 - April 2, 1908 "Wife of R. J." William C. Rogers March 15, 1831 - October 16, 1881 Anna T. Rogers March 9, 1841 - March 10, 1910 "Wife of William C. Rogers" Margaret Heard Brackett July 24, 1948 - June 18, 1968 Elizabeth Ann Turner September 2, 1942 - September 16, 1998 William T. "Tinker" Thomas January 6, 1963 - January 6, 1988 Mary Rogers Baker August 30, 1906 - August 4, 1962 Robert M. Baker December 17, 1918 - April 20, 1985 "Husband of Mary Rogers - Marriage Date May 6, 1940" Martha Rogers July 27, 1898 - 1960 John Rogers April 16, 1848 - April 11, 1917 Elizabeth Alice Rogers February 26, 1867 - April 5, 1937 James M. Rogers May 1, 1923 - December 28, 1953 Sarah Rogers March 22, 1825 - August 9, 1887 "Wife of James M. Rogers" J. R. Keedy November 18, 1861 - November 11, 1927 Richard Walker February 7, 1864 - May 25, 1891 "Son of Jacob & Delilah" Dewie A. Hixson 1898 - 1962 Lester Hixson 1891 - 1973 "Husband of Dewie" Irene "Boots" Marshall January 18, 1924 - November 16, 1997 Jesse O. Thomas March 14, 1912 - July 7, 1979 "Pvt. U.S. Army" Una Thomas Hardy November 15, 1903 - November 3, 1986 "Wife of Bill Hardy" Frank F. Hardy February 11, 1922 - November 19, 1987 Susan Belle Hardy July 26, 1947 - May 4, 1995 Clyde Edward Hardy, Sr. May 4, 1926 - August 13, 1997 Carl "Buck" Quinten Barger February 23, 1921 - February 25, 1992 Maureen Greer Barger December 26, 1923 - No Death Date "Wife of Carl Barger" Marvin Joy Griffin November 11, 1918 - March 24, 2000 Nerine Green Griffin March 3, 1920 - No Death Date "Wife of Marvin - Married December 25, 1941" Leona C. Greer December 31, 1919 - No Death Date Oliver M. Greer December 21, 1918 - August 6, 1986 O. M. Greer May, 1946 - May, 1946 "Son of Oliver & Leona" Laura Thomas Greer July 10, 1908 - April 17, 1984 Alton C. Greer October 10, 1892 - August 6, 1975 "Husband of Laura Thomas Greer" Infant Daughter Greer June 19, 1938 - June 19, 1938 "Infant Daughter of Laura & Alton" Flora Thomas Greer 1897 - 1938 A. C. Greer August 9, 1848 - August 16, 1921 R. I. Greer January 31, 1852 - September 15, 1915 "Wife of A. C. Greer" J. S. Greer November 19, 1877 - September 28, 1927 William Arthur Greer December 17, 1888 - September 6, 1958 Georgia Brown Greer February 14, 1891 - November 4, 1981 "Wife of Wm. Arthur" Ethel Hardy Thomas March 15, 1902 - October 8, 1985 James Edwin Thomas, Sr. December 12, 1901 - August 10, 1983 Wilma J. Thomas No Dates John H. Thomas June 12, 1926 - July 27, 1985 Lora Dean Thomas August 19, 1901 - October 5, 1902 The following were grave markets with initials only: E.H.T. J.E.T. W.J.T. J.H.T. There are also numerous unmarked graves, only field stones or granite rocks marking each of them. There could possibly be approximately 50. All these are located in the older part of the cemetery around the graves of the Walker, Howard and Bowman Families.