DECATUR COUNTY, TN - CEMETERIES - Apostolic Cemetery

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BETHEL CEMETERY

Decatur County, Tennessee



            This cemetery is located on Liberty Road south of 

Scotts Hill. It is indicated near the upper left corner of the 

U.S.G.S. Thurman quadrangle (1972). Bethel is an old cemetery. 

The cemetery is still in use but is full. There are probably 

over 100 unmarked and fieldstone marked graves.



            David Donahue recorded this cemetery December 27, 

1995 and updated it January 11, 2002. The cemetery was 

recorded by Blanche Tuten on March 28, 1976. Her record 

appears in Decatur County, Tennessee Cemetery Records by the 

Captain Nathaniel A. Wesson Chapter, United Daughters of the 

Confederacy, Parsons, Tennessee, 1984, pp. 54-59. This is 

referred to as UDC transcription in the notes below.



 



Anglin, Jonny E., Jan. 24, 1882-Oct. 13, 1882 [replacement]



Anglin, Joseph S., Sept. 3, 1855-July 8, 1904 [replacement]



Anglin, Virgie Z., Aug. 4, 1893-Nov. 2, 1900 [replacement]



Austin, Abigal [see Medlin, Abigal Austin]



Austin, Eulah, Sept. 13, 1902-Apr. 10, 1950



Austin, James Madison, 1832-1913

Austin, Charity Duck, 1835-1914, "Parents were early pioneers 

from N. Car." [replacement]



Austin, Jonathan Charles, 1860-1912 [replacement]



Austin, Mary L., Mar. 7, 1873-June 21, 1942

Austin, Henry A., Sept. 2, 1865-Aug. 13, 1943



Austin, Sarah Ann, Oct. 3, 1858-Oct. 3, 1933 [replacement]



Austin, Susannah [see Clenney, Susannah Austin]



Austin, W. P., 1832-1896, "Dr." [replacement]



Bauswell, Malinda Jane, Dec. 24, 1834-June 12, 1878, "2nd Wife 

of E. Lee" "Consecrated to her memory by her husband and son 

E. & N. D. Lee" (broken, fallen) [Notes: E. Lee's first wife 

is buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Henderson County; another 

wife is N. I. S. Gill, see below. E. Lee is buried in Scotts 

Hill Methodist Cemetery.]



Brasher, Jesse A., Aug. 16, 1898-Feb. 5, 1991

Brasher, Rowena D., Apr. 5, 1903-Jan. 2, 1987, "Married Sept. 

11, 1918" [probably daughter of William D. and Dora E. Duck, 

whose double marker is adjacent]



Caudel, C. E., Feb. 26, 1862-Sept. 17, 1919, "Wife of W. M. 

Caudel" (eroded) [dates from UDC transcription]



Caudle, Lucy, June 29, 1829-July 26, 1914



Clenney, A. W., Dec. 20, 1873-May 6, 1925, "Husband of Sallie 

Clenney"



Clenney, Albert J., Jan. 7, 1887-Jan. 11, 1908, "Son of B. M. 

& L. E. Clenney"



Clenney, Aldona, Nov. 28, 1881-July 14, 1969



Clenney, Cynthia M., Oct. 24, 1874-July 19, 1940



Clenney, Dorothy, Nov. 1936 [replacement]



Clenney, Elmer R., Sept. 13, 1912-Dec. 7, 1925, "Son of E. L. 

& R. A. Clenney"



Clenney, Eddie L., Dec. 4, 1876-Feb. 20, 1956, "Father" 

footstone

Clenney, Roxie Ann, Aug. 26, 1879-Dec. 27, 1962, "Mother" 

footstone



Clenney, Edgar L., Jan. 14, 1903-June 7, 1987, military marker 

"Pvt US Army World War II"



Clenney, Elzie W., 1898-1957



Clenney, Franklin D., July 8, 1933-Jan. 11, 1978, military 

marker as footstone "BMC US Navy"



Clenney, Grady, 1908-1992, temporary marker as footstone, Boyd 

Funeral Home, "Grady B. Clenney"



Clenney, H. M., Nov. 24, 1890-Dec. 23, 1890

Clenney, J. V., Aug. 25, 1874-Sept. 4, 1976 [marker is too 

moss covered to read in 1995; dates are from UDC 

transcription]



Clenney, Hazel, Aug. 30, 1911-July 19, 1994



Clenney, Ivy, 1892-1916

Clenney, Laurel, 1891-1958, military marker as footstone 

"Joseph L. Clenney" "Tennessee Pvt Co H 323 Inf World War I; 

dates on military marker Mar. 3, 1891-June 23, 1958

Clenney, Jettie, 1906-1936



Clenney, J. M., Dec. 8, 1845-July 19, 1919, "Father"

Clenney, N. J., Jan. 19, 1856-Aug. 12, 1930, "Mother"



Clenney, James Clifford, Mar. 11, 1922-____



Clenney, Jessie S., Dec. 25, 1891-Nov. 25, 1902

Clenney, Joseph L., Jan. 23, 1884-Oct. 9, 1983, "Brothers"



Clenney, John Drew, 1914-1922 [replacement]



Clenney, Lissie G., 1891-1939

Clenney, Will F., 1881-1956 [replacement]



Clenney, Lucinda, Mar. 11, 1848-Nov. 20, 1930

Clenney, B. M., Sept. 29, 1847-Mar. 26, 1939



Clenney, M. J., Nov. 19, 1870-Dec. 20, 1870, "Dau. of B. M. & 

L. E. Clenney"



Clenney, Marvin Wayne, Jan. 15, 1940-Mar. 22, 1940



Clenney, Mary P., 1857-1901

Clenney, Jessie A., 1853-1931

Clenney, Ida Mc., 1881-1920 [replacement]



Clenney, Maude B., 1880-1967, Mother"

Clenney, Samuel L., 1867-1949, "Father"



Clenney, Mintie, 1882-1969, "Mother" footstone

Clenney, Charlie, 1879-1908, "Father" footstone



Clenney, Ozie [see Tucker, Ozie Clenney]



Clenney, Sallie Ann, Sept. 13, 1875-June 22, 1937 

[replacement]



Clenney, Shug Odell, 1924-2001, temporary marker, Reed's 

Chapel, 3 feet north of military marker for Willie E. Clenney



Clenney, Sintha [see Duck, Sintha Clenney]



Clenney, Susannah Austin, May 5, 1828-May 24, 1881

Clenney, Minerva Gaithing, May 1, 1834-Feb. 24, 1920

Clenney, Arvie Hark, Apr. 3, 1825-Dec. 5, 1915, "Born in Anson 

Co., N.C." "Come to Decatur Co. at the age of 14"



Clenney, Vesta H., Feb. 5, 1874-1951



Clenney, W. A., Feb. 20, 1877-Feb. 4, 1950



Clenney, William F., Apr. 27, 1904-July 30, 1973, military 

marker "Pvt US Army World War II"



Clenney, William P. Clenney, June 28, 1850-Mar. 1938

Clenney, Sarah A., May 24, 1851-Aug. 7, 1920 [replacement; 

older marker lies by fence on north side of cemetery]



Clenney, Willie E., Feb. 18, 1923-Nov. 25, 1969, military 

marker "Tennessee Tec5 US Army World War II"



Curtis, John L., Mar. 27, 1925-July 5, 1998



Duck, Charity [see Austin, Charity Duck]



Duck, Daniel M., n.d., "Age 65 Yrs." [replacement]



Duck, J. H., Apr. 5, 1860-June 5, 1930



Duck, J. J. W., Mar. 1, 1868-Aug. 20, 1876



Duck, Sarah, Sept. 19, 1865-May 31, 1926 [adjacent to marker 

for J. H. Duck]



Duck, Sarah Ann, Oct. 9, 1832-Dec. 9, 1901, "Wife of Wm. Duck"



Duck, Sintha Clenney, Oct. 25, 1841-Aug. 7, 1892, "Mother" 

footstone

Duck, Jonathon, Oct. 24, 1838-Jan. 10, 1931 [replacement]



Duck, William B., Nov. 28, 1865-Apr. 14, 1944, "Father" 

footstone

Duck, Dora E., June 4, 1876-Mar. 6, 1956, "Mother" footstone



Duck, William S., Jan. 9, 1828-Aug. 19, 1906, "Husband of 

Sarah Ann Duck"



Edgin, Frances A. S., Mar. 7, 1829-????, "Wife of S. D. Edgin" 

[not found in 1995 or 2002; from UDC transcription; noted in 

1976 as broken at death date]



Fields, Infant, Sept. 19, 1934, "Infant son of Mr.-Mrs. D. C. 

Fields" [replacement]



Fields, Infant, June 9, 1937-June 11, 1937, "Infant daughter 

of Mr.-Mrs. D. C. Fields" [replacement]



Fields, Infant, June 14, 1938, "Infant daughter of Mr.-Mrs. D. 

C. Fields" [replacement]



Fields, Infant, b. May 27, 1939, "Infant son of Mr.-Mrs. D. C. 

Fields" [replacement]



Fields, Kenneth Earl, July 14, 1935-May 1937, "Son of Mr.-Mrs. 

D. C. Fields" [replacement]



Fields, Mary, b. Aug. 10, 1926, "Dau. of Mr. & Mrs. D. C. 

Fields"



Flatt, Lucinda, d. Mar. 1940 [not found in 1995 or 2002; 

reported in UDC transcription as a temporary marker]



Gaithing, Minerva [see Clenney, Minerva Gaithing]



Gill, E. J., Nov. 27, 1829-Oct. 17, 1891, "Dau. of George & S. 

E. Gill and wife of W. J. White" [dates are moss covered in 

1995 and were taken from UDC transcription]



Gill, N. I. S., Oct. 25, 1840-May 30, 1910, "Dau. of George & 

S. E. Gill and wife of E. Lee"



Harrington, Dave, Mar. 21, 1889-Dec. 2, 1917, "Nobly he fell 

while fighting for liberty."



Harrington, L. V., Mar. 3, 1855-Dec. 18, 1911, "Wife of M. G. 

Harrington"



Head, Irene O'Neal, Sept. 18, 1917-____

Head, Walter L. "Sonny," Sept. 28, 1917-Apr. 8, 1989, military 

marker as footstone "US Navy World War II"; "Married Dec. 5, 

1948"



Head, James Neal, Aug. 25, 1951-June 2, 1992, "Son C Joshua"



Hefner, Flora Mae, Dec. 6, 1904-Sept. 22, 1995

Hefner, William P. (Bud), Mar. 3, 1904-Dec. 11, 1982



Helms, Opal L., June 22, 1922-____, unplaced "Mother" 

footstone

Helms, Gordon B., Jan. 13, 1920-Sept. 25, 1946, "Father" 

footstone; also military marker as footstone "Tennessee Pvt 

610 AAF Base Unit World War II"



Helms, Harold Dean, Nov. 24, 1946-Feb. 25, 1978



Helms, Loise E., July 1900-Aug. 1927 [replacement; matches 

replacement markers for the family of Artielle G. and Alfred 

G. Maness]



Howell, Florence M., Dec. 18, 1875-Jan. 1, 1927



Jones, Infant, n.d., "Infant daughter of John & Mollie Jones" 

[replacement]



Helms, J. E., Feb. 6, 1892-Jan. 3, 1918, military marker as 

footstone "Joseph Edgar Jones" "Pvt US Army World War I"



Helms, J. H., Mar. 7, 1856-July 13, 1918



Helms, Mollie, 1865-1942 [adjacent to marker for J. H. Jones]



Helms, Pearl Alice, Oct. 14, 1898-Aug. 26, 1977, "Mother"



Helms, Webb, Feb. 10, 1900-Apr. 13, 1993

Helms, Homes, Jan. 12, 1895-Aug. 12, 1979, "Brothers"



Maness, Artielle C., July 28, 1879-Mar. 16, 1915, "Mother" 

footstone

Maness, Alfred C., Apr. 19, 1875-Aug. 10, 1953, "Father" 

footstone



Maness, Baby, 1905 [replacement]



Maness, Floyd Ray, May 26, 1902-Nov. 9, 1903, "Son of A. G. & 

A. A. Maness" [replacement]



Maness, Myrtle Mae, Feb. 1, 1903-May 30, 1961 [adjacent to 

marker for Woodrow H. Maness]



Maness, N. S., Jan. 9, 1857-July 28, 1927



Maness, Woodrow H., Mar. 18, 1913-Dec. 26, 1969, military 

marker as footstone "Tennessee Pvt US Army World War II"



Mayo, Claud, 1902 [replacement]



Medlin, Cleo, July 3, 1917-____

Medlin, Zula, Jan. 8, 1928-June 17, 1977, "Married Oct. 2, 

1943"



Medlin, Ervin Coleman, Aug. 30, 1830-Mar. 5, 1868

Medlin, Abigal Austin, 1828-1879, "His wife"



Minton, S. V., 1852-1939, "Father" footstone

Minton, Annie, 1869-1940, "Mother" footstone



Minton, Vester, Mar. 17, 1901-Jan. 3, 1969



Murphey, Louisa, Oct. 2, 1825-May 22, 1896



Murphy, Ima Jean, Sept. 21, 1930-Oct. 5, 2001, "Mrs.," 

temporary marker, Johnson Funeral Home, Newbern, Tennessee, 3 

feet south of marker for James C. Murphy



Murphy, James C., 1920-1979, "Father," military marker as 

footstone "US Army"; dates on military marker June 22, 1920-

May 6, 1979



Murphy, John H., Oct. 31, 1879-Mar. 14, 1960, "Father" 

footstone



Murphy, Martha K. Tye, 1796-after 1860

Murphy, Daniel H., 1796-after 1850, "Son of Daniel Murphy, 

Sr., A.R.W.V., B. 1763 D. After 1840" [replacement]



Murphy, Mary A., May 1, 1842-June 14, 1921, "Mother"

Murphy, T. J., Jan. 11, 1838-Jan. 22, 1918, "Father"



Murphy, Sarah [see O'Neal, Sarah Murphy]



O'Neal, Irene [see Head, Irene O'Neal]



O'Neal, Lantie Lee, 1881-1968, "Descendant of Daniel 

Winchester A.R.W.V. b. Va. c. 1762"

O'Neal, Sarah Murphy, 1884-1971, "Descendant of Daniel Murphy 

A.R.W.V. b. N.C. 1763"



Oneal, S. V., Apr. 16, 1863-____, "Mother' footstone

Oneal, W. T., July 17, 1857-July 11, 1933, "Father' footstone



Stricklin, Cordelia E., July 7, 1871-Apr. 4, 1876, "Dau. of W. 

H. & P. E. Stricklin"



Tucker, Ozie Clenney, June 8, 1903-June 19, 1974, "Wife" 

footstone



Tye, Martha K. [see Murphy, Martha K. Tye]



Volner, Mandy Jane, Oct. 6, 1863-Sept. 12, 1865, "Dau. of M. & 

Susannah Volner" [name is moss covered and unreadable in 1995; 

identified in UDC transcription based on dates]



Williamson, James P., Nov. 7, 1884-Dec. 3, 1897, "Son of M. D. 

& S. Williamson" (fallen)



 



Other People Known to be Buried Here



Pleasant W. Austin (1869-1876), son of James Madison Austin 

and Charity Duck

William Brigance Austin (1856-1874), son of James Madison 

Austin and Charity Duck

Martha Lucinda Flatt (1873-1948), daughter of James Madison 

Austin and Charity Duck and wife of Noah Flatt.