DECATUR COUNTY, TN -CEMETERIES - Crawford Cemetery ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with the USGenWeb policy of providing free information on the Internet, this data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other gain. Copying of the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged. Contributed by David Donahue ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CRAWFORD CEMETERY This cemetery is located just off Crawford School Road near Shavers Road and Tillman Road and serves the Crawford Community. It is identified as "Brasher Cem." on the U,S.G.S. Scotts Hill quadrangle. David Donahue recorded this cemetery in November 1993. Margarett Alexander recorded this cemetery on February 19, 1976. Her record appears in "Decatur County, Tennessee Cemetery Records" published by the Captain Nathaniel A. Wesson Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Parsons, Tennessee, 1984, pp. 147-149. Reference is made to this work where appropriate. She noted "at least 27 rocks with no name." Camper, Jerry Wayne, 10/4/1945-10/21/1945, "Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes Camper" [replacement] Camper, Mackie Joe, 3/16/1939-10/26/1940, "Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes Camper" [replacement] Camper, Vallar R., 12/9/1917-4/11/1987, "Mom" footstone/Rhodes (Doc), 7/30/1917-3/17/1978, "Daddy" footstone Creasy, Mary, 11/28/1858-11/2/1915, "Wife of William Creasy" [replacement] Currin, Bertha May, 1902-1964 Currin, Bettie, 12/18/1869-7/10/1944, "Mother" footstone\Currin, James W., 7/28/1852-3/5/1930, "Father" footstone Currin, C. M., 10/29/1866-____, "Aged 19 ys 11 ms 26 ds" "Son of W. D. & T. S. Currin" (broken) [broken through death date] Currin, Emily Alice, 12/15/1905-5/20/1969 Currin, J. W., 10/20/1891-4/5/1917 [replacement] Currin, Jim David, 3/1/1904-2/4/1969 Currin, M. E., 10/2/1867-2/14/1944\Currin, J. H., 10/18/1851-10/27/1912 [overlooked in 1993; from UDC transcription] Currin, T. S., 1/3/1832-10/7/1894, "Wife of W. D. Currin" (broken) [broken through birth date; birth date is best guess] Currin, W. D., 10/8/1825-2/20/1885, "Husband of T. S. Currin" (broken) [Masonic symbol] Edgin, F. D. E., 12/25/1861-3/3/1901, "Wife of J. B. Edgin" Edgin, J. B., 1876-1940 [replacement] Gathings, F. E., 5/16/1851-8/16/1938, "Mother" footstone, "Mrs." "Wife of M. C. Gaithings" Gathings, J. J., 10/1/1829-5/4/1913, military marker as footstone "Joseph Gathings" "Pvt Co D 18 regt Tenn Cav Confederate States Army" [the UDC transcription lists him as John Joseph Gathings" Gathings, J. R., 7/17/1886-8/23/1947 Gathings, Leora, 12/15/1882-1/7/1971\Gathings, J. C., 7/5/1882-12/9/1952, "Father" footstone Gathings, M. C., 2/19/1883-9/12/1884, "Dau. of M. C. & F. E. Gathings" Gathings, M. C., 4/11/1831-2/11/1881, "Hus. of F. E. Gathings" Gathings, Mattie [see Weems, Matttie Gathings] Gathings, Osker, 6/27/1897-10/30/1897, "Son of Mr. & Mrs. T. R. Gathings" Gathings, Rose, 7/15/1877-5/21/1961, "Sister" footstone Gathings, T. R., 2/23/1866-11/21/1910, "Father" footstone [replacement] Gathings, Willie, 1/1/1906-2/4/1909 [replacement] Maness, Glen, 12/30/1923-2/8/1924 [replacement] McClure, Infants, 5/22/1924-5/25/1924, "Infant daughters of R. M. & N. E. McClure" Morgan, Betty Joy, 10/18/1930, "Dau. of Charlie & Carrie" [replacement] Morgan, Bonnie F., 8/14/1933-____, unplaced "Mother" footstone\Morgan, Paul J., 9/14/1934-9/2/1989, "Father" footstone, "Married Oct. 6, 1956" "Son: Jerry" Morgan, Charlie T., 1898-1964 Morgan, Infant, 4/16/1920-4/29/1920, "Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. Ben Morgan" [replacement] Morgan, Infant, 3/11/1923, "Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. Ben Morgan" [replacement] Morgan, Infant, 8/14/1924, "Infant son of Mr. & Mrs. Ben Morgan" [replacement] Morgan, James P., 1/22/1938-____ Morgan, Pearl L., 1913-1991, "Mom" footstone; also temporary marker, Boyd Funeral Home, "Mrs. Pearl Lee Morgan"\Morgan, Bob F., 1908-1990, "Dad" footstone, "Married Nov. 17, 1933" Morgan, Timothy Glen, 3/3/1961-7/22/1983, military marker "Sgt US Marine Corps" Morgan, Tony Damon, 7/6/1959, "Infant son of Glen & Dorothy Morgan" Morgan, Vestie G., 2/16/1899-4/21/1984, "Mom" footstone\Morgan, Ben H., 7/4/1894-7/16/1983, "Dad" footstone, "Married April 13, 1913" Morgan, Virgil E., 1901-1963 Morgan, William R., 12/4/1868-4/9/1942\Morgan, Mayhaley Bell, 1/20/1868- 2/18/1940 Morgan, Willie B., 11/1/1909-3/29/1986\Morgan, J. W., 3/25/1900-4/1/1989; also temporary marker, Boyd Funeral Home, "John Walter Morgan" Sparks, Joey Robert, 4/13/1986-4/13/1986, "Infant son of Johnny & Vickie Sparks" Weems, J. T., 7/2/1867-10/28/1945, "Father" footstone Weems, Mattie Gathings, 11/20/1876-9/14/1975, "Mother" footstone [adjacent to and matching the marker for T. R. Gathings] Wyatt, John, 9/1846-1/1930 UNIDENTIFIABLE K.A.W. [listed in the UDC transcription as "Small rock, no dates"; this probably is the footstone for a missing marker]