GIBSON COUNTY, TN - CEMETERIES - Pratt 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: Adam D. McCartney mccartneyad@hotmail.com =================================================================== PRATT CEMETERY Location: Go to Idlewild which is between Bradford and Milan. Turn at the old Idlewild Stores onto Idlewild Hollyleaf Road. Go 3.7 miles, turn right on Lyndell Hayes Rd. Go 0.6 mile to Pratt Cemetery Rd. Turn left and go 0.1 mile. Pratt Cemetery is on the right on top of a hill. The following is written on rock in front of cemetery: This land of rest owned by Chickasaw Indians James Arbuckle deeded to William C. Pratt 1849 William Williamson deeded to Harmony Primitive Baptist Church 1897 Flat rock also with following written on it: In memory of: William Brown 1897 - 1982 & Bertie Lee (Crocker) 1902 - 1983 ARNOLD For their generous contribution to the perpetual care of PRATT CEMETERY Case made of granite with glass front containing : Tools - Grave Digging Early 1900 by J. L. & Y. F. Arnold The following are buried in Pratt's Cemetery but stones were lost years ago: William C. Pratt b. abt. 1798, Orange County, NC d. 11/1876, Gibson County, TN Sarah Moore Pratt (William's wife) b. abt 1806, Orange County, NC d. bef 10/20/1871, Gibson County, TN also buried there: George L. Pratt (son of William C. and Sarah) b. 10/11/1827 in Orange County, NC d. 9/3/1909, Carroll County, TN Margaret McAllister Pratt (wife of George L.) b. 1/6/1828, AL d. 1890-1900, Gibson County, TN Their grandaughter gave me this information in 1979. She said that monuments were there when she was a child (ca.1900), but she couldn't find them in later years. We also believe that John R. McAllister and his wife Margaret are buried there. They both died 11/1857 in Gibson County. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. WILLIAMSON, Billy Tharon Mar. 26, 1936 June 30, 1938 Son of W. N. & Ila M. Williamson 2. KNOTT, Charlie E. Oct. 28, 1878 Mar. 29, 1913 Minnie Baird Sept. 1, 1883 Dec. 5, 1957 3. NEILL, R. C. Oct. 7, 1917 Oct. 12, 1917 Son of Haulie and Eunice Neill 4. BAIRD, T. S. 1844 1925 Eliza Pratt (His wife) 1859 1945 5. WILLIAMSON, William 1860 1937 Francis E. 1867 1939 Lettie G. 1895 1961 6. MCCARTNEY, Infant daugh. of Oct. 23, 1918 Oct. 24, 1918 C. B. & Ollie McCartney 7. MCCARTNEY, Eligah W. Aug. 9, 1885 Feb. 22, 1955 Florence M. May 6, 1891 Feb. 7, 1972 8. MCCARTNEY, Frances E. Nov. 4, 1892 Sept 28, 1895 Dau. Of W. J. & J. A. McCartney (Birthdate wrong, should be 1882) 9. MCCARTNEY, William J. Nov. 1, 1856 Dec. 15, 1925 Julia Ann Feb. 7, 1859 Dec. 11, 1951 10. SWINDELL, S. J. Jan. 31, 1855 Oct. 15, 1885 Wife of J. H. Swindell 11. MAYO, James F. June 28, 1917 Apr. 29, 1947 12. MAYO, Willie May Jan. 31, 1896 Mar. 29, 1942 13. ARNOLD, Harriet Apr. 3, 1858 Nov. 13, 1936 Mother 14. ARNOLD, Nevada Apr. 27, 1898 Feb. 4, 1919 15. ETHERIDGE, Aden F. 1878 1925 16. HEDGECOCK, Ethel 1883 1930 John E. 1877 1954 17. PRATT, S. C. Aged 53 years Nov. 3, 1895 J. S. Aged about 38 years Oct. 12, 1874 18. KNOTT, Martha Oct. 11, 1865 Feb. 26, 1909 Wife of J. M. Knott 19. KNOTT, J. M. Feb. 22, 1860 May 12, 1925 20. KNOTT, J. J. Aug. 5, 1833 Apr. 17, 1913 Elizabeth Aug. 15, 1836 Apr. 16, 1913 21. TEAGUE, Jessie D. 1885 1951 Elmina E. 1881 1956 22. MARTIN, Macy 1901 1937 23. CARRUTH, J. L. Jan. 3, 1880 Aug. 29, 1932 Myrtle Sept 10, 1883 Jan. 29, 1945 24. CARRUTH, Noriene Apr. 7, 1909 July 18, 1911 Daugh. of J. L. & M. L. Carruth 25. CARRUTH, Alton June 29, 1904 Dec. 26, 1904 Son of J. L. & M. L. Carruth 26. WILLIAMSON, H. M. No dates 27. ARNOLD, Jas. L. (Buried at Harmony Cem.) 1868 Lockie 1876 1939 28. ARNOLD, Ernest Nov. 13, 1897 Dec. 22, 1921 29. BROWNING, Newman July 20, 1899 June 27, 1964 Bessie Hedgecock Mar. 14, 1901 Sept 21, 1963 30. BROWNING, E. B. June 8, 1864 Jan. 7, 1929 W. P. Jan. 21, 1859 Nov. 7, 1909 31. BROWNING, Pauline July 24, 1906 May 29, 1908 Daugh. of W. P. & E. B. Browning 32. BROWNING, Lorine Jan. 27, 1908 Feb. 8, 1909 Daugh. of W. P. & E. B. Browning 33. BROWNING, Lucy E. Aug. 25, 1889 Oct. 6, 1901 Daugh. of W. P. & E. B. Browning 34. BROWNING, Claudie L. Nov. 20, 1894 Jan. 18, 1896 Son of W. P. & E. B. Browning 35. BROWNING, Edwin D. Jan. 21, 1843 Mar. 1, 1873 Aged 30 yrs. 1 mo. 10 days Margaret J. Dec. 19, 1843 Nov. 9, 1877 Aged 33 yrs. 10 mo. 20 days 36. ARNOLD, Nancy Amanda 1853 1937 William H. 1852 1915 Three graves with small rocks, no writing on them. Two sandstone rocks. 37. MCALISTER, T. S. Oct. 8, 1831 June 6, 1881 Husb. of P. J. 38. MCALISTER, Paralee J. Aug. 4, 1828 Apr. 30, 1884 Wife of T. S. Aged 55 yrs. 8 mos. 26 days 39. MCALISTER, Nancy Johnson 1849 1876 James K. 1846 1921 Malinda Hilliard 1851 1932 40. MCALISTER, Huse Nov. 15, 1884 Oct. 16, 1933 Ader Blanch May 6, 1886 Feb. 5, 1935 41. KATTERMANN, Arnold William Oct. 22, 1921 Feb. 24, 1998 Ruth Sorrell June 17, 1922 Aug. 25, 1993 Married Mar. 18, 1942 42. DETIE, Granville W. June 1, 1904 Feb. 22, 1994 43. TREADWELL, Robert Dec. 17, 1927 No date yet, 1998 Betty June 4, 1936 Jan. 22, 1992 44. DUBLIN, William Thomas 1918 1997 45. WILLS, Janet Ann Oct. 24, 1949 July 3, 1996 46. DETIE, William H. Jan. 21, 1924 Wanda G. Aug. 24, 1920 Feb. 3, 1996 47. MARTIN, Nancy C. Sept. 4, 1839 Dec. 26, 1873 Daugh. Of J. R. & M. McAlister & wife of J. C. Martin Two rocks for this person, an old one with the above on it and a newer one with her husband. 48. MARTIN, J. C. Dec. 29, 1830 Apr. 4, 1916 Nancy C. Sept. 4, 1839 Dec. 26, 1873 49. SWINDELL, Drusilla Aug. 7, 1836 Oct. 14, 1905 Wife of Joshua Swindell 50. SWINDELL, Joshua Jan. 25, 1823 Apr. 2, 1891 (Masonic rock) 51. SWINDELL, Drucy E. Jan. 3, 1890 Mar. 29, 1890 52. SWINDELL, Syntha A. Dec. 7, 1863 Nov. 6, 1895 Wife of H. J. Swindell 53. SWINDELL, H. J. Jan. 23, 1859 Nov. 2, 1923 54. BRADBERRY, Lizzie M. Aug. 23, 1878 Dec. 20, 1932 Wife of E. F. Bradberry 55. HAYES, Henry L. July 25, 1925 Apr. 29, 1996 Jewell M. June 14, 1928 Wed Aug. 12, 1944 56. SWINDELL, O. F. (Opha) Apr. 25, 1884 June 8, 1950 Cecil (his wife) May 27, 1881 June 13, 1925 57.SWINDELL, A. J. Sept 15, 1885 Oct. 6, 1918 Lela (his wife) Dec. 7, 1885 Dec. 29, 1965 58. Stone broken off - unreadable 59. MCALISTER, George W. No birthdate July 1, 1879 Husband of M. E. McAlister Aged about 28 yrs. 60. KNOTT, Arie F. 1836 Oct. 15, 1857 61. MORRIS, E. I. Jan. 28, 1901 Jan. 29, 1901 Son of M. B. & E. J. Morris 62. PARIS, Tommie 1862 1899 Lou 1869 1928 63. BELEW, Howard L. Oct. 8, 1915 Dec. 21, 1915 Son of Bud & Dona Belew 64. BELEW, Roscoe Mar. 3, 1912 Feb. 21, 1914 Son of Bud & Dona Belew 65. MORRIS, S. C. (Sally) Oct. 24, 1856 Feb. 21, 1915 Wife of C. W. Morris Aged 68 yrs. 3 mos. 27 days 66. MORRIS, C. W. (Charlie) Nov. 23, 1864 July 28, 1902 Husb. of S. C. Morris 67. MORRIS, John Henry July 6, 1880 Nov. 28, 1901 Son of S. C. & C. W. Morris 68. ARNOLD, Joel 1825 1868 Sarah Paris 1828 1900 69. CRUTCHFIELD, Ada B. 1876 1953 George 1878 1952 70. WILLIAMS, Emily R. Feb. 8, 1857 Apr. 30, 1933 Wife of William J. Williams & daugh. of Joel & Sarah Arnold 71. ARNOLD, Erbie Dec. 4, 1894 Aug. 29, 1895 Son of Y. F. & Bell Arnold 72. ARNOLD, Lafayette Apr. 12, 1901 July 20, 1902 Son of Y. F. & Bell Arnold 73. PARIS, Mary 1856 1940 Joseph E. 1860 1936 74. PARIS, Robert E. (Only one date - Aug. 23, 1935) TN Pvt. U. S. Army 75. SMITH, Ruby 1874 1917 76. SMITH, Martha May 22, 1832 Oct. 24, 1909 Robert Apr. 27, 1852 Nov. 12, 1904 Many unmarked graves throughout. The following are buried there but have no rock: SWINDELL, James T. About 1820 1905 CARRUTH, James M. About 1837 Mar. 1885 Rachel Swindell About 1851 Mar. 1885 BAIRD, Jim Louisa Tennessee McCartney Apr. 23, 1853 ? ***MCCARTNEY, Mary Jane "Mollie" Richards Rodgers b.???, d. Dec. 1916 From "The Ancestors and Descendants of William Andrew McCartney" by Monda McCartney Holt, published 1997. ***Mary Jane was previously married to Francis Marion ROGERS, son of Cantrell B. and Frances ROGERS, Francis Marion was a Baptist minister, and a carpenter, and they had six children. They located near the Campgrou(n)d community where Francis Marion became a member of Pleasant Green Masonic Lodge and was later past master of that Lodge. There is a story told about the burial of Mary Jane. She died during the big snow of 1917 and because of severe weather the funeral procession was not able to reach Poplar Springs Cemetery where her two husbands were buried and where she wished to be laid to rest. On the way, the snow was so deep and the drifts even deeper, they had to turn back and choose a site at Pratt's Cemetery. Men from her family, and neighbors alike, built a huge fire to melt the snow and thaw the frozen ground enough to dig a grave at "Pratt's". This had become a time consuming process to wait until the snow was melted, the ground thawed and the ashes removed before the digging of the grave could be done. It had been a long cold, hard day and was midnight or after when Mary Jane was finally laid to rest. Her family buried her there with good intentions to remove her remains at a later date and rebury them at Poplar Springs Cemetery near one of her late husbands, as she had wished. However, the grave site had not been marked sufficiently and was lost among other fresh unmarked graves. Her body was never removed and it is not known exactly where she is buried at "Pratt's". Adam McCartney sent off for the death certificate of Mary Jane Richards Rodgers McCartney in 1917, and it said there was no Mary Jane McCartney's death that year. Instead they had a Mollie for 1916 and it said she was buried at Poplar Springs. I believe this to be her and place of burial was really Pratt. (submitted by Adam McCartney) Transcribed by Patti Simmons on 4/25/98. I apologize for any errors as some of the tombstones were very hard to read.