GIBSON COUNTY, TN - CEMETERIES - DAVIS GROVE 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. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Patti Simmons < fawn@iswt.com > ==================================================================== Location: From intersection of Hwy. 45E By-pass and Hwy. 54 (Trenton Hwy.) at Bradford go west toward Trenton 2 miles. Turn left on Davis Grove Rd (in front of Chestnut Hill Methodist Church). Go 1.5 miles and cemetery is on left of road. Transcribed by: Patti Simmons 6/17/98. 1. RIGGS, Pauline - May 7, 1934 - July 19, 1988 James D. - June 25, 1925 2. DESHAZO, W. Otis - Apr. 29, 1888 - Feb. 3, 1942 Ollie C. - Oct. 18, 1893 - Feb. 18, 1932 3. ROBERTS, Ruby V. - July 14, 1919 Edward Y. - Jan. 26, 1915 - June 2, 1992 Married Dec. 4, 1936 4. MCINTOSH, Ruth M. - Sept. 19, 1913 Algie R. - Oct. 9, 1914 - Dec. 16, 1995 5. SEAVERS, James M. - Aug. 19, 1885 - Apr. 18, 1972 Frances E. - Nov. 23, 1884 - Oct. 26, 1942 6. SEAVERS, Agnes E. - Jan. 10, 1906 - Nov. 8, 1916 7. BUTLER, James T. - Mar. 17, 1882 - Oct. 18, 1926 8. ARTHUR, Mary Bell Jones - 1865 - 1929 Mose Henry - 1855 - 1933 9. DABBS, Dottie Lee - June 12, 1943 - May 12, 1944 10. PALMER, Willie Dee - Feb. 24, 1924 - Aug. 19, 1931 11. PALMER, Clara Bell - Nov. 22, 1896 - Mar. 27, 1987 Wyatt Lee - Mar. 1, 1893 - May 6, 1980 12. DABBS, Laverne Palmer - Sept. 20, 1919 - Sept. 23, 1945. 13. DABBS, Bobby Ray - Dec. 28, 1940 - Aug. 4, 1980 14. STANFIELD, Johnny - 1943 - 1943 15. MCFARLAND, Elbert - 1882 - 1934 (Erected by mother) 16. MCFARLAND, W. - Nov. 25, 1831 - June 16, 1905 Mary L. - Nov. 1, 1836 - June 13, 1897 17. THURMOND, I. V. Davis - July 20, 1890 - Sept. 2, 1931 18. DAVIS, M. B. - May 29, 1865 - Nov. 9, 1898 19. DAVIS, Kate - 1872 - 1921 M. B. - 1869 - 1892 20. MCFARLAND, Amanda L. - Jan. 28, 1857 - July 6, 1949 21. MCFARLAND, Walter - May 4, 1890 - Feb. 2, 1895 son of W. H. & M. L. McFarland 22. MCFARLAND, Cliper - Jan. 24, 1886 - Nov. 21, 1886 son of W. H. & M. L. McFarland 23. HILL, Huse - died Dec. 28, 1910 - age about 65 years Nassow (his wife) - died 1883 - age about 33 yrs. Iron fence located around this grave and located by itself in back corner of cemetery. Of course, could be unmarked graves between it and rest of cemetery. 24. JACK, Wm. M. (husband of Jane Jack) - Dec. 28, 1832 - Nov. 30, 1872 Age 39 yrs., 11 m. 2 days. Also located in far corner of cemetery, away from other graves. 25. DAVIS, Adam - Sept. 11, 1833 - July 11, 1920 Francis - Apr. 2, 1837 - Feb. 7, 1888 26. DAVIS, Elva - Oct. 22, 1889 - Oct. 28, 1889 27. DAVIS, Mollie E. - Jan. 1, 1866 - May 31, 1914 28. DAVIS, W. H. - Jan. 13, 1856 - Mar. 26, 1922 29. FERGUSON, Mary Sue Davis - No dates Douglas Wright - 1912 - 1995 30. DAVIS, Otis C. - Feb. 9, 1917 - Apr. 10, 1945 PFC 385 Inf. 76 Inf. Div. - World War II 31. DAVIS, Rev. John - 1874 - 1941 Mettie - 1879 - 1973 32. DAVIS, Lula - Small foot marker with name only on it. 33. HICKMAN, Infant twins of G. C. & Sally Hickman - 1909 34. HOWELL, Algina Fox - 1858 - 1945 35. HICKMAN, Sallie - 1884 - 1968 Guy C. - 1880 - 1956 36. HICKMAN, Walter Dee - Dec. 19, 1907 - Sept. 14, 1976 Sara Jane - Aug. 15, 1935 - June 16, 1937 Bertha Lee - June 15, 1912 - Oct. 20, 1992 37. KILZER, Matthew Kent - May 18, 1965 - Nov. 18, 1978 38. KILZER, Sadie D. - Mar. 26, 1896 - June 27, 1974 Robert E. - Apr. 16, 1896 - Apr. 27, 1963 39. DAVIS, Willie Bell - 1866 - 1945 John Marshall - 1863 - 1936 40. DAVIS, Alfrig E. - Nov. 27, 1902 - July 2, 1915 41. REYNOLDS, Louisa Agnes - May 20, 1856 - Apr. 5, 1917 42. HERNDON, Erra - June 5, 1899 - May 11, 1900 Daughter of W. H. & M. P. Herndon 43. Unreadable 44. HERNDON, Infant son of W. H. & Mary P. Herndon - Apr. 17, 1907 45. HERNDON, Mary Pollien - Nov. 14, 1866 - July 28, 1930 46. HERNDON, W. H. - Feb. 10, 1863 - Nov. 23, 1931 47. W.E.T. - Initials only on footmarker 48. HERNDON, Bertha - June 7, 1905 - Jan. 18, 1997 J. B. - Feb. 24, 1904 - Apr. 4, 1980 49. VOLNER, Letha M. - Sept. 2, 1918 Ellis A. - Dec. 16, 1919 50. HARTSUFF, Helen W. - 1925 - 1993 51. THETFORD, Phoebe - Oct. 24, 1864 W. E. - Dec. 28, 1852 - Dec. 19, 1911 52. ABERNATHY, Ada - Jan. 18, 1863 - May 26, 1934 53. THETFORD, Mary Jane Hill - 1837 - 1912 Isaac - May 30, 1833 - May 5, 1896 54. COOK, W. C. - died Mar. 30, 1908 Age 74 yrs. 8 mo. 19 days 55. COOK, Ada - Sept. 25, 1875 - May 3, 1909 (wife of W. A.) 56. COOK, William Allen - Sept. 12, 1871 - Jan. 22, 1946 57. COOK, Savanah Griffin - Mar. 29, 1879 - Apr. 3, 1963 58. COOK, Ebert Lee - May 12, 1903 - Mar. 8, 1948 TN Pvt. Air Corps - World War II 59. COOK, Mattie Lee - Jan. 27, 1917 60. THARP, Sarah - age about 66 yrs. (No dates) Ben - age about 66 yrs. 61. CONNELL, Leroy - Mar. 30, 1908 - Sept. 25, 1916 (son of J. W. & Etter Connell) 62. HARRISON, Doshie V. - Dec. 2, 1880 - Aug. 28, 1965 Ocie - Feb. 26, 1876 - Mar. 31, 1967 63. HARRISON, Eddie Lee - 1903 - 1923 64. HARRISON, Johnie Calvin - 1901 - 1902 65. ASLIN, Mattie Lou - Apr. 5, 1886 - Aug. 7, 1977 Leroy - Apr. 13, 1884 - Mar. 30, 1966 66. ASLIN, J. D. (Bud) - 1852 - 1924 67. DAVIS, Mattie Aslin - Jan. 22, 1886 - Apr. 22, 1912 68. MALUGEN, Beadie Aslin - Feb. 1882 - Mar. 1907 69. BELL, Early H. - July 4, 1883 - July 12, 1891 70. COOPER, R. B. - June 9, 1889 - Jan. 26, 1959 TN Cpl 19 Co. 157 Depot Brig World War I 71. COOPER, Daniel - Mar. 13, 1875 - May 7, 1945 72. COOPER, Iner E. - Mar. 3, 1899 - Feb. 12, 1975 73. COOPER, Martha J. - May 26, 1859 - Mar. 11, 1918 George W. - May 21, 1852 - Nov. 1, 1906 74. COOPER, J. N. - May 6, 1822 - Apr. 17, 1887 (husband of R. E. Cooper) stone broken and lying on ground 75. CASEY, Charles E. - Jan. 30, 1941 - Feb. 1, 1941 76. Footmarker with Rick Swindell 77. Footmarker with Helen Swindell 78. CASEY, L. C. - July 18, 1919 - June 24, 1978 79. CASEY, Mary Mollie - June 12, 1889 - May 22, 1946 80. COOPER, J. W. - 1863 - 1899 81. COOPER, Alice Branson - Sept. 14, 1870 - Dec. 15, 1901 82. CASEY, Edna Sue - Jan. 26, 1940 James Howard - Aug. 6, 1931 - Feb. 27, 1980 Married: June 22, 1957 83. CASEY, Carrie L. - Oct. 16, 1918 R. C. - May 15, 1916 - Jan 31, 1967 84. DAVIS, Eddie - Feb. 6, 1902 - Jan. 30, 1917 85. CASEY, John T. - Jan. 12, 1909 - June 20, 1965 Grace M. - Dec. 26, 1919 - May 29, 1965 86. RICHARDSON, Infant son of Joe and Ruth - 1933 87. MALUGEN, Mary A. - Oct. 24, 1837 - Dec. 27, 1927 88. JACKSON, Amanda Bell - Oct. 30, 1838 - Aug. 16, 1909 wife of T. M. 89. COOPER, H. C. - Feb. 16, 1913 - Nov. 14, 1941 90. PRIEST, Myrtie Allen - Nov. 3, 1889 - Sept. 7, 1967 91. Small blank rock 92. ARTHUR, Mary Cooper - July 9, 1893 - June 18, 1958 John Oliver - Dec. 19, 1885 - Nov. 17, 1947 93. PALMER, James Kenneth - July 26, 1946 - Dec. 28, 1967 TN SP4 120 Avn Co. 1 Avn Bde - Vietnam 94. PALMER, Jessie James - Dec. 9, 1916 - Nov. 11, 1984 U. S. Army - World War II 95. ARNOLD, Linnie Mae - Oct. 11, 1902 - July 18, 1992 Irby A. - Feb. 10, 1889 - Mar. 4, 1982 96. ARNOLD, John - Apr. 27, 1857 - Apr. 11, 1926 Allie - Sept. 20, 1859 - Nov. 16, 1935 97. ARNOLD, Lena L. - Nov. 26, 1889 - Nov. 28, 1990 Bernice E. - Oct. 6, 1884 - Mar. 23, 1951 98. ARNOLD, Howard - July 3, 1913 - Feb. 7, 1915 son of B. E. & Lena 99. CASH, Lecie Davis - Sept. 28, 1895 - Feb. 11, 1987 100. CASH, Coy C. - Sept. 25, 1883 - July 7, 1954 101. CASH, Malacy McFarland - 1884 - 1923 102. DAVENPORT, Dennis Claud - Feb. 20, 1892 - Dec. 20, 1932 103. DAVENPORT, Claud C. - July 8, 1911 - Nov. 20, 1912 son of D. C. & Otis 104. DAVENPORT, Luie P. - May 26, 1919, Oct. 22, 1922 son of D. C. & Otis 3 yrs. 4 mo. 22 d. 105. DAVENPORT, Velma May - Apr. 28, 1924 - Dec. 4, 1929 106. DAVENPORT, Tommie - Jan. 18-29, 1925 erected by mother 107. DAVENPORT, Aaron - Mar. 1, 1888 - Nov. 10, 1953 TN Pvt. Medical Dept. - World War I 108. DAVENPORT, Addie J. - Oct. 29, 1906 - July 15, 1936 wife of A. A. 109. BISHOP, Larry Fay & Jerry Ray - 1937 twins of J. A. & V. E. Bishop 110. BISHOP, Leroy - 1936 son of J. A. & V. E. Bishop 111. GRIFFIN, Rose Etta - Oct. 27, 1884 - Oct. 6, 1937 M. S. - Oct. 6, 1872 - Jan. 3, 1932 112. BISHOP, Velma - May 26, 1913 John - Dec. 26, 1908 - Aug. 19, 1984 113. TATE, Vester Thomas - Marker only 114. TATE, Baby - Marker only 115. TATE, Wallace C. - 1888 - 1939 Iner Ethel - 1896 - 1964 116. GROOMS, Bobbie G. - Feb. 3, 1935 - Feb. 12, 1935 117. GROOMS, Lula M. - Jan. 2, 1906 - Sept. 23, 1994 Hulon E. - July 24, 1907 - Jan. 14, 1970 118. SMITH, Dexter Ellis - July 27, 1950 - Feb. 6, 1989 119. DAVIDSON, Robena - Dec. 22, 1922 - Mar. 21, 1923 Daughter of L. H. Davidson 120. GREENUP, Bessie K. Branson - 1904 - 121. BRANSON, Stanley S. - 1882 - 1959 122. BRANSON, Carrie Lee - 1886 - 1922 wife of Stanley 123. DAVIS, Luella C. - 1863 - 1927 James A. - 1860 - 1948 124. CASH, Louis W. - Aug. 20, 1835 - Mar. 9, 1914 125. CASH, Jerusa Ann - Oct. 4, 1833 - Mar. 3, 1914 126. CASH, Henry - Oct. 7, 1856 - Oct. 10, 1928 Etta - Nov. 8, 1865 - June 15, 1925 127. LANNOM, Leavie Branson - 1906 - 1934 128. BRANSON, Alton Brooks (Bud) - July 1, 1910 - Oct. 7, 1976 129. BRANSON, Jody - May 31, 1957 - Apr. 6, 1993 130. CASH, Ollie - May 19, 1895 - May 14, 1942 TN PFC Medical Dept. - World War I 131. CASH, Callie - Oct. 18, 1901 - Apr. 17, 1987 Olie - Mar. 19, 1895 - May 14, 1942 132. CASH, Monell - June 14, 1920 - Jan. 19, 1940 133. COOKE, A. W. - Aug. 12, 1873 - Sept. 17, 1946 134. ALLEN, Savanah L. - 1870 - 1945 Marion J. - 1862 - 1953 135. ALLEN, Guid - Feb. 22, 1889 - Oct. 4, 1959 Byrdie - Aug. 7, 1900 - Mar. 27, 1981 136. ALLEN, Vertie M. - 1892 - 1927 137. MICHAEL, Eliza Ann - May 16, 1851 - Dec. 21, 1931 138. WARD, Nannie Lee - 1873 - 1954 James H. - 1856 - 1932 139. MEANS, John Edward - Sept. 12, 1877 - Oct. 16, 1933 140. GREENUP, Claude Edward - 1926 - 1995 141. RAINES, May Fair - Feb. 13, 1922 James B. - Nov. 4, 1911 - Nov. 6, 1962 142. RAINES, Ida Arthur - Jan. 25, 1888 - Sept. 14, 1973 Richard E. - Aug. 3, 1886 - Apr. 28, 1955 143. MERRITT, Laura R. - Aug. 7, 1916 - Apr. 6, 1986 144. TURNER, Mary Ann - June 6, 1938 - Oct. 8, 1938 145. TURNER, Anna B. - Dec. 4, 1916 Wilson B. - Nov. 15, 1911 - Mar. 11, 1981 146. WEBB, Mattie - Oct. 27, 1911 Otto - Feb. 28, 1917 - Dec. 3, 1982 147. COOKE, Wade W. - 1905 - 1954 148. KEYSER, Billy C. - Aug. 18, 1938 - Nov. 10, 1938 149. KEYSER, Thomas F. - Jan. 5, 1883 - Oct. 23, 1948 Edna E. - Mar. 10, 1882 - Feb. 1, 1962 150. KEYSER, Walter T. - Dec. 15, 1912 - May 19, 1988 Footmarker: CM3 U. S. Navy - World War II Beauton C. - Feb. 16, 1913 Barbara K. - June 18, 1944 151. WILLIAMSON, Eulas R. - Sept. 1, 1902 - Mar. 20, 1966 According to local legend, there were several Indian graves located at the edge of the woods. They used to have sandstone markers but they have been removed. There was also an Indian mound located near the cemetery.