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This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: ray37212@yahoo.com on August 28, 2001. ==================================================================== Ephesus Cemetery is located in Carroll County, Tennessee, between the communities of Mixie and Vale across from Ephesus Missionary Baptist Church on Ephesus Church Road. Reference USGS 7.5' x 7.5' Map: Mansfield Quad at latitude N36:07:48 and longitude W088:17:28. Note Ephesus Missionary Baptist Church is being rebuilt in 2001 and the congregation meets at Mixie Community Center. With the new building it is no longer the little brown church in the wildwood. NAME BORN DIED COMMENTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- William Lewis Bachmann 1913 1995 PFC WW2 William H. Baldwin Sept. 7, 1870 Jan. 13, 1892 Margrett Baldwin May 15,1844 Mar.17, 1897 Wyatt Baldwin, (no dates) Co. C 1 Tenn. MTD Inf. Robert Baldwin 1857 1934 (shared monument with Ellender) Ellender C. Baldwin 1857 1931 (shared monument with Robert) Unmarker grave (no dates) (plain stone near Robert and Ellender) Mary Baldwin Jones 1923 1999 Benjiman R Baldwin 1903 1982 (shared monument with Nola Ann) Nola Ann Baldwin 1903 1994 (shared monument Benjiman) George Ruben Barton Jan. 17, 1867 (no D. date) Mary Lou Barton Dec. 30, 1871 (no D. date) wife of George R. Barton Bular Offel Barton Feb. 11, 1899 May 30, 1907 dau. of G.R. and M.L. Barton Odie Beaton Mar. 9, 1886 Aug. 17, 1909 wife of A.L. Beaton J.G. Beckmon 1834 1908 Mary G. Beckmon 1854 1934 William D. Brown Apr. 10, 1880 Sept. 11, 1936 (shared monument with Mary Pearl) Mary Pearl Brown Sept. 12, 1882 Oct. 14, 1956 (shared monument with William) Nathan A. Brown May 12, 1868 Sept. 12, 1905 Lucy G. Stevenson 1898 1988 [Brown?] W.I. Bunn 1878 1923 (shared monument with Mattie B.) Mattie B. Bunn 1886 1968 (shared monument W.I.) Earsie Bunn 1904 1919 dau. of W.J. and Mattie Bunn Isaac Bunn 1909 1911 son of W.J. and Mattie Bunn T.W. Bush 1855 1920 (shared monument with P.A.) P.A. Bush 1858 1928 (shared monument with T.W.) Joseph Able Chandler Apr. 1, 1905 Sept. 26, 1947 Stephen Daniel Chandler (no B. date) Nov. 4, 1847 Age 86 yr. 4 mo. 2 da. Delbert A. Chandler Jan. 15, 1931 July 5, 1933 Mary J. Compton Mar. 10, 1853 Dec. 2, 1883 (consort of Eli Compton) Elizabeth J. Compton Nov. 8, 1848 Aug. 7, 1876 (consort of Eli Compton) F.P. Compton Apr. 6, 1853 Feb. 22, 1879 Olla G. Compton Sept. 14, 1878 Aug. 13, 1879 dau. of F.P. and M.L. Compton Earnest Compton Jan. 1, 1877 Feb. 26, 1878 son of F.P. and M.L. Compton Wm. Garland Crews Apr. 30, 1895 Dec. 17, 1975 married Jan. 27, 1917 Mary Lee Crews Feb. 26, 1897 (no D. date) (shared monument with Wm. Garland) David Crews Feb. 25, 1889 Mar. 28, 1901 Sarah Crews Nov. 10, 1842 July 20, 1884 wife of David A. Crews Corena Cruse July 12, 1874 Sept. 29, 1902 wife of J.A. Cruse W.M. Cruse Feb. 1, 1869 July 10, 1916 Frances Cruse Jan. 5, 1868 June 22, 1908 wife of W.M. Cruse Thomas Glindon Cruse Jan. 2, 1912 May 30, 1913 Flossie Cruse 1888 1938 Victorine Cruse Jan. 25, 1885 Oct. 16, 1917 Carlas Dill Cruse Jan. 9, 1889 Jan. 1, 1914 Catherine Cruse Mar. 15, 1843 Jan. 10, 1872 wife of J.W. Cruse Henry Cruse Jan. 20, 1920 Age 79 yr. Mary Ann Nancy Cruse Apr. 11, 1916 Age 75 yr., wife of A.H. Cruse Luzanne Cruse Sept. 11, 1906 Age 37 yrs Frank Deeter 1912 1983 Myrtle Deeter 1911 Mrs. Carrie Dewess 1880 1965 F.T. Dunlap Jan. 1, 1852 Mar. 16, 1928 (shared monument with Margaret) Margaret Dunlap Oct. 28, 1853 Aug. 6, 1907 (shared monument with F.T.) Norman Dunlap 1917 1917 Phines Woodrow Dunlap 1915 1918 Bill Edwards 1905 1989, (shared monument with Willie Mae) Willie Mae Edwards 1913 1994 (shared monument with Bill) Gary D. Fennel 1955 1988 Lefus W. Forest Feb. 8, 1877 Feb. 15, 1960 (all three on the same stone) Lona Forrest Sept. 10, 1873 Apr. 12, 1935 (all three on the same stone) Sadie M. Forrest Sept. 17, 1905 (all three on the same stone) Raymond Forrest 1899 Clifford D. Forrest 1910 1965 (shared monument with Inez) Inez H. Forrest 1911 Married Nov. 4, 1928 Lee Forrest 1932 1974 (shared monument with Marie) Marie E. Forrest 1937 Mary G. Grissom Dec. 3, 1865 Age 21 yr. 7 mo. 16 da. consort of J.A. Grissom Mahala Grissom Dec. 19, 1818 Nov. 2, 1872 wife of ? Grissom Rowland Grissom Nov. 11, 1814 Apr. 27, 1861 James E. Grisson 1843 1899 James Hedgecock 1861 1944 (shared monument with Nancy) Nancy A. Hedgecock 1843 1892 (shared monument with James) John Horton Eugene Leamon 1935 1998 (shared monument with Rebecca Rebecca Leamon 1930 1978 (shared monument with Eugene) Oct. 2, 1850 Dec. 18, 1924 Hampton Lindsey Apr. 24, 1875 June 20, 1956 (shared monumwnt with Vennie) Vennie Lindsey Jun 16, 1880 Dec. 5, 1961 (shared monumnet with Hampton) Selena Lindsey Mar. 2, 1853 July 7, 1919 wife of W.S. Lindsey W.S. Lindsey Aug. 6, 1845 Sept. 30, 1926 Thomas P. Martin Jan. 9, 1871 Dec. 9, 1927 (shared monument with Blanche) Blanche Hawks Martin May 5, 1879 (shared monument with Thomas) J.E. Martin Dec. 29, 1867 Feb. 4, 1878 son of Lucinda and J.M. Martin Emily J. Martin Jan. 14, 1868 Age 41 yr. 5 day. dau. of Lucinda and J.M. Martin Billie N. Massey July 11, 1856 July 26, 1940 Mrs. Infant Nichols Jan. 27, 1889 Age 1 da., of A.H. and L.A Nichols Riley E. Nichols Feb. 17, 1892 Feb. 22, 1892 son of A.H. and L.A Nichols Billie Perkins 1860 1937 (shared monument with Mittie) Mittie Perkins 1865 1920 (shared monument with Billie) Bettie Phelps 1852 Feb. 5, 1890 wife of J.N. Phelps Luzane Provow Sept. 11, 1906 Age 37 yr. L.A. Puckett Apr. 27, 1835 Sept. 18, 1981 Lucy A. Puckett Aug. 26, 1848 Nov. 18, 1920 wife of L.A. Puckett George W. Puckett 1884 1961 (shared monument with Mary Ellen) Mary Ellen Puckett 1887 1968 (shared monument with George W.) James Rice Nov. 10, 1826 Sept. 16, 1873 Sarah Rice June 15, 1832 Feb. 23, 1877 wife of James Rice Savanah Rice Nov. 17, 1867 Feb. 14, 1873 dau. of J. and S. Rice T.?. Rice Sept. 26, 1865 Feb. 27, 1880 Infant Ollie? Rice? (footstone OMR) Ibzan Rice July 8, 1871 Sept. 28, 1881 son of James and Sarah Rice Early B. Rice Oct. 18, 1877 Mar. 7, 1900 Jemima Rice July 3, 1829 May 21, 1866 M.M. Rigsby 1836 1895 (shared monument with Hannah) Hannah Rigsby 1843 1908 (shared monument with M.M.) Nora Rigsby Aug. 26, 1886 July 15, 1896 dau. of J.W. and J.E. Rigsby Jerry Sanders Sept. 20, 1964 June 6, 1992 A.W. Rogers 1855 1938 (shared monument with Martha) Martha Rogers 1845 1927 (shared monument with A.W.) Eugene Bunn Rogers 1915 1935 Lillie Sherwood (homemade cement monument) Lucian G. Simmons 1887 1966 (shared monument with Cora) Cora L. Simons 1885 1966 (shared monument Lucian)) Nancy Simmons May 30, 1810 Nov. 6, 1873 wife of J.A. Simmons David Simmons Oct. 26, 1835 Sept. 15, 1873 John Oscar Simmons 1886 1972 (shared monument with Veltie) Veltie Lee Simmons 1922 1971 (shared monument with John) Nancy E. Simmons Aug. 1, 1859 Sept. 30, 1873 dau. of D. and S.F. Simmons D.L. Simmons Apr. 15, 1912 Age 8? yr. 29 da. Sarah F. Simmons Oct. 26, 1835 Sept. 15, 1873 wife of D.L. Simmons Nicy G. Simmons Jan. 21, 1834 no death date wife of D.L. Simmons G.W. Simmons Feb. 16, 1864 May 21, 1919 Grace Simmons Feb. 25, 1899 Age 1 mo. 15 da. Ester Simmons Mar. 24, 1897 Age 5 mo. 24 da. Clarra Simmons Aug., 1881 Age 11 mo. Lillie Lee Simmons Apr. 30, 1893 Oct. 11, 1909 dau. of J.B. and M.L. Simmons John B.D. Simmons 1862 1927 (shared monument with Mary) Mary L.Z. Simmons 1862 1951 (shared monument with John) Jacob Everett Sonney 1875 1951 (shared monumentMary Ethel) Mary Ethel Soney 1881 1931 (shared monument with Jacob) Walter Vancleave 1877 1960 (shared monument with Esteller) Esteller Vancleave 1883 1936 (shared monument with Walter) Boyd Williams 1894 (shared monument with Lennie) Lennie E. Williams 1900 1970 Married Oct. 22, 1922 ---------------------[ Grouped by Lastnames ]------------------------------------------- BACHMAN William Lewis Bachmann, 1913 - 1995 PFC WW2 BALDWIN William H. Baldwin, Sept. 7, 1870 - Jan. 13, 1892 Margrett Baldwin, May 15,1844 - Mar.17, 1897 Wyatt Baldwin, Co. C 1 Tenn. MTD Inf. (no dates) Robert Baldwin 1857 - 1934 and Ellender C. Baldwin 1857 - 1931 Unmarked Grave near Robert and Ellender Mary Baldwin Jones 1923 - 1999 Benjiman R Baldwin 1903 - 1982 and Nola Ann Baldwin 1903 - 1994 BARTON George Ruben Barton, B. Jan. 17, 1867 Mary Lou Barton, B. Dec. 30, 1871, wife of George R. Barton, Bular Offel Barton, Feb. 11, 1899 - May 30, 1907, dau. of G.R. and M.L. Barton BEATON Odie Beaton, wife of A.L. Beaton Mar. 9, 1886 - Aug. 17, 1909 BECKMON J.G. Beckmon, 1834 - 1908 Mary G. Beckmon, 1854 - 1934 BROWN William D. Brown, Apr. 10, 1880 - Sept. 11, 1936 and Mary Pearl Brown, Sept. 12, 1882 - Oct. 14, 1956 (shared monument) Nathan A. Brown, May 12, 1868 - Sept. 12, 1905 Lucy G. Stevenson, 1898 - 1988 BUNN W.I. Bunn, 1878 - 1923 and Mattie B. Bunn, 1886 - 1968 Earsie Bunn, 1904 - 1919 dau. of W.J. and Mattie Bunn Isaac Bunn, 1909 - 1911 son of W.J. and Mattie Bunn BUSH T.W. Bush, 1855 - 1920 and P.A. Bush, 1858 - 1928 CHANDLER Joseph Able Chandler, Apr. 1, 1905 - Sept. 26, 1947 Stephen Daniel Chandler, Died Nov. 4, 1847 Age 86 yr. 4 mo. 2 da. Delbert A. Chandler, Jan. 15, 1931 - July 5, 1933 COMPTON Mary J. Compton, Mar. 10, 1853 - Dec. 2, 1883, consort of Eli Compton Elizabeth J. Compton, Nov. 8, 1848 - Aug. 7, 1876, consort of Eli Compton F.P. Compton, Apr. 6, 1853 - Feb. 22, 1879 Olla G. Compton, Sept. 14, 1878 - Aug. 13, 1879, dau. of F.P. and M.L. Compton Earnest Compton, Jan. 1, 1877 - Feb. 26, 1878, son of F.P. and M.L. Compton CREWS Wm. Garland Crews, Apr. 30, 1895 - Dec. 17, 1975, married Jan. 27, 1917 Mary Lee Crews, B. Feb. 26, 1897 (shared monument with Wm. Garland) David Crews, Feb. 25, 1889 - Mar. 28, 1901 Sarah Crews, Nov. 10, 1842 - July 20, 1884, wife of David A. Crews CRUSE Corena Cruse, July 12, 1874 - Sept. 29, 1902, wife of J.A. Cruse W.M. Cruse, Feb. 1, 1869 - July 10, 1916 Frances Cruse, Jan. 5, 1868 - June 22, 1908, wife of W.M. Cruse Thomas Glindon Cruse, Jan. 2, 1912 - May 30, 1913 Flossie Cruse, 1888 - 1938 Victorine Cruse, Jan. 25, 1885 - Oct. 16, 1917 Carlas Dill Cruse, Jan. 9, 1889 - Jan. 1, 1914 Catherine Cruse, Mar. 15, 1843 - Jan. 10, 1872, wife of J.W. Cruse Henry Cruse, D. Jan. 20, 1920, Age 79 yr. Mary Ann Nancy Cruse, D. Apr. 11, 1916, Age 75 yr., wife of A.H. Cruse Luzanne Cruse, D. Sept. 11, 1906, Age 37 yrs DEETER Frank Deeter, 1912 - 1983 and Myrtle Deeter, 1911 - DEWESS Mrs. Carrie Dewess, 1880 - 1965 DUNLAP F.T. Dunlap, Jan. 1, 1852 - Mar. 16, 1928 and Margaret Dunlap, Oct. 28, 1853 - Aug. 6, 1907 Norman Dunlap, B. & D. 1917 Phines Woodrow Dunlap, 1915 - 1918 EDWARDS Bill Edwards, 1905 - 1989, and Willie Mae Edwards, 1913 - 1994 FENNEL, Gary D., 1955 - 1988 FORREST Lefus W. Forest, Feb. 8, 1877 - Feb. 15, 1960 (all three on the same stone) Lona Forrest, Sept. 10, 1873 - Apr. 12, 1935 (all three on the same stone) Sadie M. Forrest, Sept. 17, 1905 (all three on the same stone) Raymond Forrest, 1899 Clifford D. Forrest, 1910 - 1965 and Inez H. Forrest, B. 1911, Married Nov. 4, 1928 Lee Forrest, 1932 - 1974, and Marie E. Forrest, B. 1937 GRISSOM Mary G. Grissom, D. Dec. 3, 1865, Age 21 yr. 7 mo. 16 da., consort of J.A. Grissom Mahala Grissom, Dec. 19, 1818 - Nov. 2, 1872, wife of ? Grissom Rowland Grissom, Nov. 11, 1814 - Apr. 27, 1861 James E. Grisson, 1843 - 1899 HALL, Sis Crews, 1859 - 1940 HARMON, Sophia B., 1876 - 1897, wife of Edd Harmon HEDGECOCK James Hedgecock, 1861 - 1944, and Nancy A. Hedgecock, 1843 - 1892 HORTON, John, Oct. 2, 1850 - Dec. 18, 1924 LEAMON. Eugene, 1935 - 1998 and Rebecca, 1930 - 1978 LINDSEY Hampton Lindsey, Apr. 24, 1875 - June 20, 1956 and Vennie Lindsey, Jun 16, 1880 - Dec. 5, 1961 (shared monument) Selena Lindsey, Mar. 2, 1853 - July 7, 1919, wife of W.S. Lindsey W.S. Lindsey, Aug. 6, 1845 - Sept. 30, 1926 MARTIN Thomas P. Martin, Jan. 9, 1871 - Dec. 9, 1927 (shared monument with Blanche) Blanche Hawks Martin, May 5, 1879 - (shared monument with Thomas) J.E. Martin, Dec. 29, 1867 - Feb. 4, 1878, son of Lucinda and J.M. Martin Emily J. Martin, D. Jan. 14, 1868 Age 41 yr. 5 day., dau of Lucinda and J.M. Martin MASSEY, Mrs. Billie N., July 11, 1856 - July 26, 1940 NICHOLS Infant of A.H. and L.A. Nichols, D. Jan. 27, 1889 Age 1 da. Riley E. Nichols, Feb. 17, 1892 - Feb. 22, 1892, son of Ah. and L.A Nichols PERKINS Billie Perkins, 1860 - 1937, and Mittie Perkins, 1865 - 1920 PHELPS Bettie Phelps, 1852 - Feb. 5, 1890, wife of J.N. Phelps PROVOW, Luzane, D. Sept. 11, 1906 Age 37 yr. PUCKETT L.A. Puckett, Apr. 27, 1835 - Sept. 18, 1981 Lucy A. Puckett, Aug. 26, 1848 - Nov. 18, 1920, wife of L.A. Puckett George W. Puckett, 1884 - 1961 and Mary Ellen Puckett, 1887 - 1968 RICE James Rice, Nov. 10, 1826 - Sept. 16, 1873 Sarah Rice, June 15, 1832 - Feb. 23, 1877, wife of James Rice Savanah Rice, Nov. 17, 1867 - Feb. 14, 1873, dau. of J. and S. Rice Infant Ollie? Rice? (footstone OMR) [pieced together Ollie] T.?. Rice, Sept. 26, 1865 - Feb. 27, 1880 Ibzan Rice, July 8, 1871 - Sept. 28, 1881, son of James and Sarah Rice Early B. Rice, Oct. 18, 1877 - Mar. 7, 1900 Jemima Rice, July 3, 1829 - May 21, 1866 RIGSBY M.M. Rigsby, 1836 - 1895, and Hannah Rigsby, 1843 - 1908 (shared monument) Nora Rigsby, Aug. 26, 1886 - July 15, 1896, dau. of J.W. and J.E. Rigsby ROGERS A.W. Rogers, 1855 - 1938, and Martha Rogers, 1845 - 1927 (shared monument) Eugene Bunn Rogers, 1915 - 1935 SANDERS, Jerry, Sept. 20, 1964 - June 6, 1992 SHERWOOD, Lillie [Note the S in Sherwood is in the shape of a lily] SIMMONS Lucian G. Simmons 1887 - 1966, and Cora L. Simons, 1885 - 1966 (shared monument) Nancy Simmons, May 30, 1810 - Nov. 6, 1873, wife of J.A. Simmons David Simmons, Oct. 26, 1835 - Sept. 15, 1873 John Oscar Simmons, 1886 - 1972, and Veltie Lee Simmons, 1922 - 1971 Nancy E. Simmons, Aug. 1, 1859 - Sept. 30, 1873, dau. of D. and S.F. Simmons D.L. Simmons, D. Apr. 15, 1912 Age 8? yr. 29 da. Sarah F. Simmons, Oct. 26, 1835 - Sept. 15, 1873, wife of D.L. Simmons Nicy G. Simmons, Jan. 21, 1834 - no death date, wife of D.L. Simmons G.W. Simmons, Feb. 16, 1864 - May 21, 1919 Grace Simmons, D. Feb. 25, 1899 Age 1 mo. 15 da. Ester Simmons, D. Mar. 24, 1897 Age 5 mo. 24 da. Clarra Simmons, D. Aug., 1881 Age 11 mo. Lillie Lee Simmons, Apr. 30, 1893 - Oct. 11, 1909, dau. of J.B. and M.L. Simmons John B.D. Simmons, 1862 - 1927, and Mary L.Z. Simmons, 1862 - 1951 (shared monument) SMITH Martha Ann Smith, Apr. 22, 1849 - Dec. 25, 1908, wife of Harper Smith John Harper Smith, Feb. 27, 1848 - Jan. 26, 1913 Ruby A. Smith, June 12, 1877 - Sept. 19, 1910, wife of Dallas Smith Vera Smith, Feb. 14, 1900 - Oct. 30, 1904, dau. of Dallas and Ruby Smith SONNEY, Jacob Everett, 1875 - 1951 and Mary Ethel, 1881 - 1931 (shared monument) VANCLEAVE, Walter, 1877 - 1960, and Esteller, 1883 - 1936 WILLIAMS, Boyd, B. 1894, and Lennie E., 1900 - 1970, Married Oct. 22, 1922