CHEATHAM COUNTY, TN - CEMETERIES - GUPTON 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: Reba Harris ==================================================================== LOCATION: Located on Blue Springs Road off of Old Clarksville Pike. Turn on to Blue Springs Road at the Mt. Zion Free Will Baptist Church. (Note: Blue Springs circles and intersects with Old Clarksville Pike in two places). Go down Blue Springs Road a couple miles to a large new log house at 2095 Blue Springs Road. Cemetery is in field adjacent to this house and is enclosed by a fence. ================================================================================= NOTES: This cemetery, according to the owners of the house, is a segregated cemetery. There is a black cemetery in the front of the area, and a white cemetery in the back. I have noted the separation in this transcription. All names listed together share a common tombstone. Any notes in parenthesis are those of the transcriber. All other information contained below is actually inscribed on the stones. ================================================================================= These stones are included in the front section of the cemetery: A.B. (Stone with initials only) C.B. (Stone with initials only) P.B. (Stone with initials only) BASS Prudue 10/25/1975 (One date) "At Rest" E.D. (Stone with initials only) EL D. (Stone with initials only) H.D. (Stone with initials only) M.D. (Stone with initials only) DOWLEN Monroe A. 1872 - 1937 B.G. (Marker with initials only) H.G. (Marker only - Lockert Funeral Home) "Died 1984" J.G. (Marker with initials only) GUPTON France E. 1921 - 1980 "Rest in Peace" GUPTON George W. 1872 - 1911 Sarah B. 1874 - 1952 GUPTON Hansel 12/20/1901 - 12/13/1961 Mary 7/9/1903 - 12/13/1961 "Rest in Peace" GUPTON Horace S. 10/27/1910 - 12/16/1972 "In Loving Memory of My Dear Brother" GUPTON Jonathan L. "Brother"12/21/1986 - 8/2/1989 (shares stone with Markweta A. Gupton, sister) GUPTON Markweta A. Gupon "Sister" 12/19/1983 - 8/2/1989 - "Together as One" (shares stone with Jonathan L. Gupton, brother) GUPTON Wayman 7/11/1898 - 1/1943 "Rest in Peace" C.H. (Marker with initials only) E.H. (Marker with initials only) H.H. (Marker with initials only) J.H. (Marker with initials only) S.H. (Marker with initials only) V.H. (Marker with initials only) HUNTER H. S. (no dates) M.A.L. (Marker with initials only) NICHOLSON George W. 9/20/1883 - 10/10/1964 NICHOLSON Hettie M. 2/6/1885 - 3/23/1964 PINKERTON Joe 5/10/1928 "Father" (no death date) Lois "Mother" 3/22/1928 - 1/14/1983 H.H.R. (Marker with initials only) C.C.S. (Marker with initials only) SHEARON Mrs. Et?a 7/14/62 (funeral marker only - TThockett Son ???) TENNER Jude 6/3/1902 - 2/3/1975 Ola Gupton 2/9/1900 (no date) E.W. (Stone with initials only) WALKE(R?) Bessie Gupton 1900 - 1996 WATSON Lizzie A. 6/19/1904 - 11/22/1917 "Sleep on dear child and take thy rest - In Jesus arms forever blest. WILLIAMS R. L. 1854 - 1941 "At Rest" ------------------------------------------- NOTES: Several graves unmarked, or marked only with stones or small stones with no inscriptions One stone marked with initial "N" and cannot read second letter, but is is beside several other stones with last initial of "H." ================================================================================= ================================================================================= BACK PART OF CEMETERY - Said to be a white cemetery: ============================================= ARRINGTON Idela 2/14/1888 - 1/1/1905 "Having finished life's duty - She now sweetly rests" ARRINGTON Liddy Ann 8/1/1877 "A little bud of love to bloom with God above" ARRINGTON Minnie 4/30/1884 - 7/22/1906 "She was the sunshine of our home" ARRINGTON Mollie 1859 - 1901 "A tender mother and a faithful friend" ??????? Little Baby (Cannot read the remaining inscription but this grave is intermingled with the Arrington stones) BENNETT Colista E. ?/25/1895 - 12/30/1895 BENNETT Ed 1878 - 1955 BENNETT Elizabeth, Wife of William Bennett (no dates) BENNETT Inft Son of W.B. and Martha Bennett (??) Born and Died 11/2/1913 BENNETT William - Died 1/1912 - Age 106(??) Years BINKLEY ?????? Lee, Daughter of F.P. and M.A. (??) Binkley 11/11/1900 - 6/18/1902 FENTRESS E. A., Wife of A.J. Fentress 8/4/1841 - (no death date) (Tall thin stone - fallen over - cannot tell if A. J. Fentress may be inscribed on other side of this stone - as is often the case with this type stone) FENTRESS James 1873 - 1943 FENTRESS Sarah Leoma 1878 - 1948 "At Rest" JACOBS J. C. 8/5/1924 - 2/8/1987 Katherine B. 2/4/1925 (no date) PROCTOR Clyde 12/1/1901 - 11/29/1904 PROCTOR Freddie 8/13/1900 - 7/29/1901 PROCTOR Howard 3/14/1910 - 3/31/1910 PROCTOR Infant Son - Born and Died 2/11/1904 PROCTOR Willis J. 8/8/1894 - 2/16/1896 ROSE Martha Catherine 12/16/1922 - 6/20/1923 "At Rest" ROSE W. C. "Father" 3/25/1857 - 11/20/1920 Martha "Mother" 12/24/1863 - 3/26/1926 "At Rest" VENTRESS William H. 12/19/1883 - 11/2/1890 ================================================================================= NOTE: There are many graves marked with rocks and stones - Some sunken graves not marked at all. ================================================================================= Transcribed August 25, 2000 Reba Brinton Harris - Gran4piano@aol.com =================================================================================