DECATUR COUNTY, TN - CEMETERIES - Houston Cemetery (McKenzie Road)
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David Donahue, the creator of this file, declares it to be in the public 
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HOUSTON CEMETERY
(McKenzie Road)
Decatur County, Tennessee

            This cemetery, one of four "Houston" cemeteries in 
Decatur County, is located east of Parsons near the 
intersection of Mays Town Road and McKenzie Road. It is 
indicated southeast of Parsons on the U.S.G.S. Perryville 
quadrangle (1986). The cemetery appears to be a family 
cemetery. It is very well maintained. In 2004 there was one 
grave marked with a temporary marker plate with no information 
(Thomas Rains) and one unidentified grave marked with a 
fieldstone.

            David Donahue recorded this cemetery May 18, 1991 
in the rain (and did a bad job of it). He checked and updated 
it January 31, 2004. Margarett Alexander, Blanche Tuten, and 
Nancy Jones recorded this cemetery April 30, 1976. Their 
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. 
276-278.

 

Burton, Ella, Jan. 1, 1879-Nov. 5, 1905

Burton, Ella, Oct. 20, 1905-Dec. 6, 1905, "Dau. of S. S. & 
Ella Burton"

Burton, Ethel I., 1882-1876
Burton, Samuel S., 1874-1952

Creasey, Garry W., July 11, 1948-____
Creasey, Brenda J., Feb. 26, 1949-June 13, 1997, "Mom" 
footstone

Crosby, Lola Mae, June 9, 1926-June 17, 1926

Crosby, Mary Alice, Nov. 11, 1891-Apr. 7, 1981
Crosby, Andrew Ben, Jan. 28, 1887-Dec. 21, 1955, military 
marker as footstone, "Tennessee Pvt Co H 51 Infantry World War 
I"

Crosby, William M., 1882-1968
Crosby, Bertha J., 1893-1961

Hayes, Maxine, Sept. 30, 1920-____, "Wife of Bert Hayes"

Houston, Edna, June 3, 1885-Apr. 4, 1886, "Dau. of J. L. & M. 
J. Houston"

Houston, Eugenia D., Sept. 27, 1869-Mar. 18, 1918, "Wife of W. 
F. Houston"
Houston, W. F., Aug. 20, 1865-Nov. 15, 1925 [he was added to 
the marker much later]

Houston, Ezra Jackson, Apr. 30, 1860-June 13, 1945

Houston, Infant, born & died Dec. 6, 1892, "Infant dau. of W. 
F. & E. D. Houston"

Houston, J. C., d. Mar. 12, 1902, Age 44 Ys, 3 Ms, 5 Ds"

Houston, Jasper Newton, July 17, 1868-May 9, 1869, "Son of J. 
G. & M. A. Houston"

Houston, Jewel Mae [see Tinker, Jewel Mae Houston]

Houston, John Lucky, Oct. 14, 1851-Feb. 16, 1909, "Father" 
footstone [replacement]

Houston, Martha Ann, d. Sept. 4, 1902, "Aged 79 Ys, 3 Ms, 21 
Ds"
Houston, John G., d. June 20, 1894, "Aged 70 Ys, 3 Ms, 9 Ds" 
[Masonic symbol]

Houston, Palmer R., 1906-2001

Mayes, Troy B., Oct. 4, 1917-July 22, 1977 [probably son of 
Willie H. and M. Boyd Mays, whose double marker is adjacent]

Mays, A. W., Dec. 3, 1852-Mar. 11, 1906, "Father" footstone
Mays, Martha Utopea, Mar. 18, 1854-Apr. 24, 1936

Mays, Elbert E., May 29, 1894-July 5, 1975, "Father"
Mays, Naomi H., Aug. 12, 1893-Dec. 23, 1986, "Mother"

Mays, Infant, Sept. 19, 1919
Mays, Infant, May 24, 1924, "Infant sons of Logan-Rena" 
[replacement] (marker is loose on its base)

Mays, James Fred, Mar. 17, 1920-Feb. 22, 1945, "Pvt.," "Killed 
in Germany" Buried in Belgium" "Son of E. E. & Naomi Mays"

Mays, Lloyd W., Jan. 19, 1916-May 2, 1917 [replacement]

Mays, Loraine, Feb. 23, 1927-____, "Mama Rene"
Mays, Billy B., June 23, 1925-Aug. 12, 1998, "Daddy Bill"; 
military marker as footstone "RM3 US Navt World War II"; 
carved rings and "June 23, 1946"

Mays, Martha L., Jan. 1, 1885-July 14, 1887, "Dau. of A. W. & 
M. U. Mays" [replacement]

Mays, Martha U., 1854-1936 (homemade)

Mays, Serena A., 1901-1989
Mays, John L., 1891-1978

Mays, Thomas E., Nov. 20, 1914-July 4, 1915

Mays, William G., Sept. 3, 1829-Apr. 16, 1908, "Husband of 
Harriet Mays"

Mays, Willie H., Dec. 3, 1890-May 18, 1986
Mays, M. Boyd, Mar. 4, 1883-Apr. 19, 1967 [Masonic symbol]

O'Cain, Sean Barry, Sept. 22, 1966-Oct. 21, 1995, "Beloved son 
of Diane tinker and Carl O'Cain" "Brother of Heather Lea"

Payne, Lois L., Jan. 16, 1909-Feb. 3, 1994 [Eastern Star 
symbol]
Payne, John M., Mar. 10, 1909-Nov. 19, 1992 [Masonic symbol]

Rains, Edgar, 1871-1889, "Son of W. P. & Eliza Ann Rains" 
[replacement]

Rains, Thomas, d. Feb. 1987, "Aged 71 Years 1 Months 19 Days," 
temporary marker, Parsons Mortuary, read in 1991, 5 feet east 
of double marker for W. P. and Eliza Ann Rains

Rains, W. P., 1840-1885, "Father" footstone
Rains, Eliza Ann, 1850-1929, "His Wife," "Mother" footstone

Reeves, Elnora H., 1876-1933, "Mother" footstone

Stephens, Altha E., 1877-1967
Stephens, Sam B., 1876-1906

Stephens, Infant, born & died Dec. 18, 1910

Stephens, Infant, born & died Dec. 6, 1892, "Infant son of J. 
F. & Dora Stevens"

Stephens, J. Felix, 1878-1951, "Father" footstone
Stephens, Dora, 1880-1960, "Mother" footstone

Stephens, J. Harold, Mar. 13, 1924-July 1925
Stephens, L. Earl, Jan. 1925-May 1930, "Sons of John C. & Ruby 
C. Stephens"

Stephens, Jessie P., Aug. 24, 1875-Dec. 21, 1873, "Sons of 
John-Utopia"
Stephens, James E., Oct. 5, 1874-Mar. 22, 1880 [replacement] 
(marker is loose on its base)

Stephens, John Felix, Aug. 7, 1851-Jan. 28, 1878, "Father" 
footstone [replacement]

Tinker, Jewel Mae Houston, June 19, 1914-Nov. 30, 1989 [DAR 
symbol]
Tinker, James Logan, Feb. 13, 1913-Apr. 3, 1994, "Parents of 
Linda Lou & Vicki Diane"

Young, John F., 1896-1987
Young, Mary N., 1907-1980