DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN - CEMETERIES - COLE 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: Davidson County Cemetery Survey ==================================================================== DAVIDSON COUNTY CEMETERY SURVEY PROJECT is a cooperative effort of many groups including the Metro Archives, Colonial Dames (NSCDA-TN), Nashville Room of the Public Library, Metro Planning and Historical Commissions, Historic Nashville, Inc., the State Archaeologist, local historians and citizens. Initiated by the Nashville Town Committee of the Colonial Dames during the fall of 1999, with the training of volunteers to survey and record tombstones and with a grant to the Metro Archives for a staff person to enter the inscriptions on a computer database. The project has involved over 90 volunteers. COLE CEMETERY GO-10: NASHVILLE, DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN, CAFE ST/320 OLD BRIC 78 TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS: NAIVE Born: 1841 Died: 1922 Front inscription: L.T. NAIVE/ 1841-1922 Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: No HICKS Front inscription: Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: J.W. HICKS DRAKE Born: 1830 Died: 1901 Front inscription: L.D. DRAKE/ BORN/ APR. 4, 1830/ DIED/ JUNE 10, 1901 EANES Born: Died: 1966 Front inscription: A. PRECIOUS MEMORY/ TERESA JOANNA EANES/ OCT 4, 1966/ I PRAY THE LORD MY SOUL TO KEEP COLE Front inscription: SARAH ELLEN/ WIFE OF GEO. W. COLE/ DAUGHTER OF/ T.H. & L. BLAZLEY/ BORN APRIL 17, 1851/ DIED OCT. 17, 1889/ AGED 38 YRS. 6 MS./ THE LORD HAD A PLACE FOR HER AND HAS TAKEN HER TO IT. GEO. W. COLE/ BORN/ JAN 22, 1846/ DIED/ JULY 23, 1896/ AGED/ 50 YRS. 6 M. 1D. BLAKLEY Born: 1824 Died: 1909 Front inscription: J.W. BLAKLEY/ BORN/ APR. 1, 1824/ DIED/ SEPT. 22, 1909 Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: J.W.B. WING Born: 1846 Died: 1907 Front inscription: JULIA L. BUTLER/ WIFE OF/ H.P. WING/ BORN/ MAR. 29, 1846/ DIED/ AUG. 3, 1907 EDWARDS Born: 1867 Died: 1926 Front inscription: J.W. EDWARDS/ FEB 16, 1867/ JULY 27, 1926 Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: J.W.E. FORESTER Front inscription: W.D. FORESTER/ BORN/ JUNE 19, 1855/ DIED/ JULY 1, 1907 MARGARET l. FORESTER/ BORN/ MAR.23, 1830/ DIED/ JUN. 17, 1903/ MOTHER HITT Born: 1885 Died: 1946 Front inscription: BIRDIE HITT/ 1885-1946 GRAVES Born: 1814 Died: 1902 Front inscription: JAMES E. GRAVES/ 1814-1902 Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: J.E.G. HITT Born: 1858 Died: 1902 Front inscription: MAMA/ SUE SHAW HITT/ 1858-1902 Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: SSH CANTRELL Born: 1850 Died: 1922 Front inscription: R.H./ CANTRELL/ 1850-1922 Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: NO PERRY Born: 1764 Died: 1834 Front inscription: SACRED/ TO THE MEMORY OF/ GEORGE PERRY/ WHO WAS BORN MAY 29, 1764, & DEPARTED/ THIS LIFE AUGUST 6,/ 1834 Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: G.P. EDWARDS Front inscription: R.L. EDWARDS MASSEY Born: 1860 Died: 1938 Front inscription: LAYED/ TO/ REST/ J.G. MASSEY/ BORN/ SEPT. 13, 1806/ DIED JAN. 24/ 1938 HARRIS Born: Died: 1904 Front inscription: CAPT. WEST E. HARRIS/ CO. K. 5TH TENN. REG. CON./ SERVICE/ DIED/ JAN. 28, 1904/ AGED 74 YRS. EDWARDS Front inscription: MR. EDWARDS BURTON Born: 1919 Died: 1922 Front inscription: EVELYN MAI BURTON/ 1919-1922 Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: E.M.B. HITT Front inscription: A.M. HITT ELAM Born: 1879 Died: 1900 Front inscription: MARY F. ELAM/ NOV. 19, 1879/ OCT. 10, 1900 Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: NONE EANES Born: 1919 Died: 1975 Front inscription: RUBY O. EANES/ JULY 14, 1919/ DEC. 10, 1975/ GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN COMBS Born: 1870 Died: 1912 Front inscription: COME YE BLESSED/ JOHN C. COMBS/ BORN/ NOV. 7, 1870/ DIED/ AUG 16, 1912 SUTTON Born: Died: Front inscription: SUTTON/ FRANK 1874-1931/ MAGGIE 1876-1938 Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: FATHER/MOTHER CANTRELL : Front inscription: DOROTHY CANTRELL/ BORN JAN ???/ DIED ??? HIX Born: 1847 Died: 1925 Front inscription: UNCLE/ WALKER HIX/ JUNE 18, 1847/ DEC 18, 1925 Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: NONE ELAM Born: 1837 Died: 1897 Front inscription: T.H. ELAM/ BORN/ OCT 31, 1837/ DIED/ JUNE 22, 1897/ PEACEFULLY HE SINKS TO REST. ELAM Born: 1840 Died: 1892 Front inscription: EMMA E./ WIFE OF/ T.H. ELAM/ BORN/ FEB 15, 1840/ DIED/ APR. 14, 1892/ SHE WAS A KIND AND AFFECTIONATE WIFE,/ A FOND MOTHER, AND FRIEND TO ALL. WRAY Born: 1890 Died: 1922 Front inscription: MAUDE M. WRAY/ APR. 1890/ NOV. 1922 UNKNOWN Front inscription: ???? AND DIED BLISSFUL IMMORTALITY ???????? Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: E.C. MONCRIEF Front inscription: INFANT OF W.R. & C.A. MONCRIEF ELAM Born: 1872 Died: 1896 Front inscription: G.A. ELAM/ SON OF/ T.H. & E.E. ELAM/ BORN MAY 25, 1872/ DIED OCT 28, 1896/ DEAREST BROTHER THOU HAS LEFT US/ HERE THY LOSS WE DEEPLY FEEL/ BUT TIS GOD THAT HATH BEREFT US/ HE CAN ALL OUR SORROW HEAL/ PEACEFUL BE THY SILENT SLUMBER,/ PEACEFUL IN THY SO LOW,/ THOU NO MORE WILL JOIN OUR NUMBER,/ THOU NO MORE OUR SONGS SHALL KNOW,/ YET AGAIN WE HOPE TO MEET THEE,/ WHEN THE DAY OF LIFE IS FLED,/ THEN IN HEAVEN TO GREET THEE,/ WHERE NO FAREWELL TEAR IS SHED./ 8-19-1897/ J.A. PINKINGTON/ GOODLETTSVI Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: G.A.E. PILKINTON Front inscription: BROTHER/ JESSIE T./ 1872-1909/ MOTHER/ TEMPERANCE/ 1825-1911/ SISTER/ MATTIE A./1856-1917/ PILKINTON SMILEY Born: 1884 Died: 1891 Front inscription: KATIE/ OUR/ DARLING KATIE MAY/ DAU. OF/ CHARLIE & ANNIE/ SMILEY/ BORN/ JUNE 19, 1884/ DIED/ JAN. 29, 1891 Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: NONE PILKINTON Born: 1861 Died: 1931 Front inscription: W.S. PILKINTON/ 1861-1931 SCRUGGS Born: 1862 Died: 1904 Front inscription: E.B. SCRUGGS/ HIS WIFE/ ANNIE SCRUGGS/ AUG. 7, 1862- AUG. 20, 1904 DRAKE Front inscription: J.C. DRAKE/ 1848-1936/ S.G. HIS WIFE/ 1851-1897/ L.E. SON/ 1879-1905/ DRAKE/ F.J. SCHOTZ & SON/ EVANSVILLE, IND. LOVELL Born: 1902 Died: 1910 Front inscription: THELMA/ DAU. OF/ W.E. & M.L./ LOVELL/ JULY 2, 1902/ APR. 23, 1910 BRUMLEY Front inscription: M.J./ BRUMLEY/ WIFE OF/ J.D. BRUMLEY PINSON Born: 1902 Died: 1918 Front inscription: ASLEEP/ CLARENCE/ PINSON/ MAY 2, 1902/ OCT 6, 1918 HATCH Born: 1816 Died: 1896 Front inscription: HARRIET HATCH/ BORN 1816/ DIED/ OCT. 23, 1896 BENTON Born: 1866 Died: 1892 Front inscription: MINNIE IDA/ DAUGHTER OF/ C.C. & M.P. BENTON/ BORN/ MAR. 18, 1866/ DIED/ JULY 23, 1892 Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: M.I.B. BUCK Born: 1891 Died: 1891 Front inscription: BESSIE/ DAUGHTER OF/ D.F. & M.E. BUCK/ BORN/ JAN 5, 1891/ DIED/ SEPT 30, 1891/ BUDDED ON EARTH/ TO BLOOM IN HEAVEN COWLEY Born: 1865 Died: 1904 Front inscription: COME UNTO ME/ J.W. COWLEY/ BORN/ JUNE 1, 1865/ DIED/ APR. 22, 1904 Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: J.W.C. PILKINTON Born: 1893 Died: 1894 Front inscription: LIZZIE T./ DAUGHTER OF/ W.S. & A.J. PILKINTON/ BORN/ AUG. 16, 1893/ DIED/ OCT. 2, 1894/ BEAUTIFUL, LOVELY, SHE WAS BUT GIVEN./ A FAIR BUT TO EARTH, TO BLOSSOM IN HEAVEN Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: L.T.P. SCHILTER Born: 1886 Died: 1888 Front inscription: MARY ANN/ DAUGHTER OF/ F.D. & E. SCHILTER/ BORN/ NOV. 25, 1886/ DIED/ SEPT. 21, 1888/ WEEP NOT FOR ME, LOVED ONES DEAR/ I AM NOT DEAD, BUT SLEEPING HERE. SCHILTER Born: 1885 Died: 1886 Front inscription: FRANCES/ DAUGHTER OF/ F.D. & E. SCHILTER/ BORN/ SEPT. 27, 1885/ DIED/ SEPT. 17, 1886/ YOUR LITTLE BUD, SO BRIGHT & FAIR/ HAS GONE TO HEAVEN, TO BLOSSOM THERE HERRED Born: 1861 Died: 1896 Front inscription: ANNIE L./ DAUGHTER OF/ J& M.J. HERRED/ BORN/ SEPT.27, 1861/ DIED/ DEC. 21, 1896 Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: A.L.H. CARTWRIGHT Born: 1887 Died: 1887 Front inscription: W. ALEXANDER/ SON OF/ D. & L./ CARTWRIGHT/ BORN/ FEB. 10, 1887/ DIED/ JULY 7, 1887 ROBERTSON Born: 1881 Died: 1886 Front inscription: LILLIE/ DAUGHTER OF/ N.S. ROBERTSON/ BORN/ JUNE 7, 1881/ DIED/ NOV. 28, 1886/ ERECTED BY STEPFATHER/ E.G. MATHES HATCH Born: 1838 Died: 1886 Front inscription: J. WESLEY HATCH/ BORN 1838/ DIED AUG. 4, 1886/ SLEEP ON BROTHER, THY/ WORK IS DONE/ JESUS HAS COME &/ BORNE THEE HOME./ 12-3-1890 JA PILKINTON GOOD, TENN WOODSON Born: 1871 Died: Front inscription: PATHENIA/ DAUGHTER OF/ DAVID & AMANDA/ WOODSON/ BORN/ AUG. 16, 1871 MATHES Front inscription: MARY B. MATHES UNKNOWN Front inscription: INFANT OF/ J.C. & R.G. GALBREATH Born: 1827 Died: 1892 Front inscription: MARTHA J./ WIFE OF/ J.H. GALBREATH/ BORN AUG. 5, 1827/ DIED SEPT. 11, 1892/ AGED 65 Y'S, 1 MO, 6 D'S/ TO HEAVEN SHE'S GONE Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: M.J.G. WOODSON Born: 1832 Died: 1893 Front inscription: DAVID WOODSON/ BORN/ OCT. 15, 1832/ DIED/ MAY 14, 1893/ A PRECIOUS ONE FROM US IS GONE/ A VOICE WE LOVED IS STILLED/ A PLACE IS VACANT IN OUR HOME/ WHICH NEVER CAN BE FILLED WOODSON Born: 1836 Died: 1876 Front inscription: AMANDA WOODSON/ WIFE OF/ DAVID WOODSON/ BORN/ AUG. 7, 1836/ DIED/ FEB. 7, 1876/ BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN/ HEART FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD. Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: A.W. MAY Born: 1857 Died: 1917 Front inscription: FRANK MAY/ BORN APPROX 1857/ DIED OCT 4TH, 1917 WOODSON Born: 1869 Died: 1873 Front inscription: DAVID & AMANDA WOODSON/ APR. 25, 1869/ DIED/ OCT. 7, 1873 FULCHER Born: 1843 Died: 1908 Front inscription: M.A. FULCHER/ WIFE OF/ L.A. DRAKE/ BORN/ MAY 19, 1943/ DIED/ MAR. 22, 1908 REED Born: 1830 Died: 1860 Front inscription: GONE HOME/ VIRGINIA/ WIFE OF/ JAS. B. REED/ BORN/ JULY 15, 1830/ DIED/ MAR. 6, 1860/ HER PAINS ARE ALL OVER, HER SORROW PAST/ LIFE'S ARMOR LAID ASIDE/ SHE REAPS THE GREAT REWARD AT LAST/ IN HEAVEN TO ABIDE Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: VSR HATCH Born: 1879 Died: 1879 Front inscription: THOS. F. HATCH/ BORN/ JAN. 4, 1879/ DIED JULY 5, 1879/ HE SHALL GATHER THE/ LAMBS WITH HIS ARMS/ & CARRY THEM IN/ HIS BOSOM. WALLACE Born: 1867 Died: 1889 Front inscription: MINNIE L./ WIFE OF J.W. WALLACE/ BORN/ MAR. 25, 1867/ DIED/ MAY 18, 1889 MURRAY Born: 1846 Died: 1916 Front inscription: THOMAS H. MURRAY/ BORN/ JULY 20, 1846/ DIED/ DEC. 22, 1916 Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: THM CONNELL Front inscription: WILLIAM P. CONNELL/ BORN OCT. 13, 1804/ DIED JAN 24, 185(2?)/ OLIVIA CONNELL/ BORN MAY 19, 1806/ DIED FEB 6, 1904 WHITE Born: 1880 Died: 1882 Front inscription: WILLIE B./ SON OF/ J.R. & NANNIE WHITE/ BORN FEB. 9, 1880/ DIED JUNE 12, 1882/ BUDDED ON EARTH TO/ BLOOM IN HEAVEN JOHNSON Born: 1914 Died: 1916 Front inscription: HORACE LEE/ SON OF/ H.L. & M.L./ JOHNSON/ NOV. 16, 1914/ FEB. 29, 1916 Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: J. MATHES Born: 1827 Died: 1889 Front inscription: ELIZA J./ WIFE OF/ L.J. MATHES/ BORN/ JAN 8, 1827/ DEPARTED THIS LIFE/ APR. 25, 1889 Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: M CARROLL Born: 1866 Died: 1887 Front inscription: WILLETA/ DAUGHTER OF/ REV. A.H. & L.J./ RATHER/ WIFE OF/ C.M. CARROLL/ BORN MAY 11, 1866/ DIED OCT. 12, 1887/ SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: W.C. WALLACE Born: 1889 Died: 1889 Front inscription: WILLIE L./ SON OF/ J.W. & M.L./ WALLACE/ DIED/ APR. 26, 1889/ AGED 1 MO. 10DS HERRED Born: 1856 Died: 1883 Front inscription: OLIVER C./ SON OF/ J. & M.J. HERRED/ BORN/ SEPT, 25, 1856/ DIED/ AUG 4, 1883 MAY Born: 1895 Died: 1896 Front inscription: NELLIE MAY/ DAUGHTER OF/ W.H. & M.E. PURTLE/ BORN DECE 27, 1895/ DIED AUG. 30, 1896/ BUDDED ON EARTH/ TO BLOOM IN HEAVEN Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: NMP MURRAY Born: 1846 Died: 1906 Front inscription: MARY JANE COMPTON/ WIFE OF/ T.H. MURRAY/ BORN/ DEC. 26, 1846/ DIED/ MAY 5, 1906/ ASLEEP IN JESUS Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: MJM DAVIS Born: 1854 Died: 1886 Front inscription: JOSIAH WOOD DAVIS/ BORN/ DEC. 9, 1854/ MARRIED TO BETTIE COLE/ JAN. 23, 1885/ DIED JUNE 2, 1886 MATHES Born: 1835 Died: 1905 Front inscription: L.J. MATHES/ BORN/ DEC. 8, 1825/ DEPARTED THIS LIFE/ DEC. 27, 1905 Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: M GO-10 CHAPPELL Born: 1825 Died: 1893 Front inscription: W.M. CHAPPELL/ BORN/ JAN 16, 1825/ DIED/ JUNE 30, 1893 COWLEY Born: 1840 Died: 1895 Front inscription: HARRIET E./ WIFE OF/ J.M. COWLEY/ BORN/ DEC. 17, 1840/ DIED/ APR. 23, 1895/ MOTHER Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: H.E.C. DAURRIA Born: 1851 Died: 1894 Front inscription: JOE DAURRIA/ BORN IN CALVANICO ITALY/ FEB. 14, 1851/ DIED IN GOODLETTSVILLE, TENN/ AUG. 15, 1894 Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: J.S.D. BUCK Front inscription: DAVID F. BUCK/ DEC. 20, 1852 - NOV. 28, 1953/ MARGARET E. COWLEY/ HIS WIFE/ APR. 11, 1861 - JAN. 3, 1925/ MAMA & PAPA Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: D.F.B/ M.E.B. COLE Born: 1855 Died: 1895 Front inscription: MARY A./ WIFE OF/ CHAS. H. COLE/ BORN/ JULY 30, 1855/ DIED/ SEPT. 8, 1895/ GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: NONE BOOTH Born: 1833 Died: 1899 Front inscription: GONE HOME/W.A. BOOTH/ BORN/ APRIL 17, 1833/ DIED/ AUG. 11, 1899