HAMILTON COUNTY, TN - CEMETERIES - Falling Water Cumberland Presbyterian Church ==================================================================== 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: James Ronnie (Ron) Adams < adamsjron@aol.com > ==================================================================== Falling Water Cumberland Presbyterian Church Located off Corridor "J" near Falling Water. Exit at Chickamauga Dam, Hwy 153 and turn left on Hwy 27. Go under overpass and turn back to the left. Church is visible from that vantage point. It is a small cemetery, approximately 1 to 1-1/2 acres inside a fence, with a small number of graves. There are 58 marked graves, and there is only 4 field stones with no markings. One grave is fresh, but has no marker, it is next to Robert Walter Selcer. Information inside ( ) is notes from recorder. As you enter the cemetery on the corner of the church is a plaque reading as follows: "Dedicated to the Glory of God and to the memory or Richard Fillmore Selcer, who for forty years was a ruling Elder in the congregation." (He and his wife Mary are listed below.) Information recorded by James Ronnie (Ron) Adams- adamsjron@aol.com Row 1: Deluce, Robert E. Jr b) Mar. 1, 1913 d) Aug. 25, 1960 Deluce, Elizabeth S. b) Feb. 17, 1915 d) June 29, 1993 Row 2: Rogers, Lee W. b) June 24, 1901 d) July 19, 1989 Rogers, Helen H. b) Apr. 2, 1908 d) Apr. 25, 1965 Rogers, J. W. b) Feb. 18, 1873 d) Sept. 1, 1958 Rogers, Laura Dowlen b) Nov. 10, 1880 d) Oct. 3, 1904 Rogers, Anna Dec. 1, 1903 (This is only date on marker) Daughter of J. W. and Laura Rogers. Selcer (This is a large granite marker with the Selcer name and the following have individual markers. Selcer, Robert Walter b) Sept. 8, 1950 d) Dec. 11, 1990 Selcer, Claude L. b) Apr. 13, 1882 d) Oct. 4, 1898 Selcer, Richard F. b) May 24, 1854 d) Nov. 12, 1924 Selcer, Mary E. b) Dec. 10, 1853 d) Apr. 7, 1924 Selcer, Walter Pitts b) Jan. 12, 1880 d) Jan. 2, 1968 Selcer, Laura Stewart b) Mar. 31, 1886 d) Jan. 15, 1964 Selcer, Walter P., Jr. b) Nov. 28, 1906 d) Nov. 12, 1998 Selcer, Dorothy Paulette b) Dec. 7, 1915 d) ?? Row 3: Vandergriff, Catherine b) ? d) Sept. 19, 1884 Vandergriff, William, Sr. b) Sept. 2, 1840 d) Sept. 25, 1911 (Both of these stones at the top have the name by: Come Ye Blessed-In loving Memory) Cozby Cozby, Major James b 1753-Hanover County, Va d)1831 -Rhea County, TN Cozby, Isabella Woods b) 1755-Albermarle County, Va d) 1830- Hamilton County, TN Inscription Notes: Major James- 1st regiment, Light Dragoons, Continental Troops of Virginia, Regimental Surgeon-Revolutionary War-Battle Kings Mountain- Colonel-War of 1812- A Nobel Partriot Inscription Notes: Isabella Woods- Beloved wife of Major James Cozby-Daughter of Isabella & Archibald Woods of Indian Camp Plantation, Virginia. I am the resurrection and the life, he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live. St. John 11:25 (This is a very large granite stone, in perfect condition. On the reverse side of this marker is the inscription) Zealous Christians-Charter Members of Lebanon Presbyterian Church-Founded-1791 Near Knoxville, Tennessee (At the foot of Major Cozby’s large marker is a small stone and reads as follows) Corpl. James Cozby- 1 Regt. Va. Light Dragoons-Rev. War (No Dates) To the left of above marker is one for their children with the name Cozby engraved and the children’s below: Hugh Lawson, Lucinda, James Woods, and Robert. They have individual markers behind the large stone. The gift of God is eternal live through Jesus Christ, Our Lord. Romans 6:23 Cozby, Hugh Lawson b) July 14, 1792 d) Aug. 22, 1797 Beloved son of Major (Dr) James Cozby and wife Isabella Cozby,Lucinda b) Mar. 2, 1795 d) July 11, 1799 Beloved daughter or Major (Dr) James Cozby and wife Isabella Cozby, James Woods b) May 11, 1788 d) After 1831 Soldier: War of 1812 Son of Major (Dr) James Cozby and wife Isabella Cozby, Robert b) July 20. 1792 d) After 1832 Son of Major (Dr) James Cozby and wife Isabella. Charter member and Trustee Mount Bethel Presbyterian Church- Organized 1828- Soddy, TN Children of Major (Dr) James Cozby and wife Isabella Woods. Selcer, Morgan Stewart Oct. 24, 1923 ** Father Selcer, Lorena Cobb Jan. 31, 1924 ** Mother Selcer, John Stewart Aug. 23, 1945 ** Son of Morgan and Lorena Selcer (** Unknown if these are birth or death dates.) Selcer, Lt. Robert Brett b) July 23, 1955 d) Oct. 2, 1977 Son of Morgan and Lorena Selcer Brown, Clarence R. b) Dec. 15, 1905 d) Sept. 6, 1965 Brown, Cassie J. b) Nov. 9, 1901 d) July 11, 1957 Row 4: Pitts, A. L., Sr. b) May 14, 1823 d) Oct. 6, 1911 At Rest Pitts, H. A. b) Jan. 12, 1824 d) Aug. 6, 1901 Wife of A. L. Pitts, Sr. Asleep in Jesus’ peacful rest. Whose waking is supremely blest. Pitts, J. L. b) Jan. 10, 1857 d) Mar. 16, 1878 Son of A. L. and H. A. Pitts- Blessed be the Lord forever more. Hixson, M. J. b) Feb. 12, 1848 d) Jan. 30, 1883 Daughter of A. L. and H. A. Pitts. Wife of Rev. J. R. Hixson Pitts, W. W. b) July 18, 1850 d) Jan. 22, 1930 Son of A.L. and H. A. Pitts Row 5: Hickman, William F. b) Feb. 8, 1895 d) Jan. 13, 1995 Hickman, Hannah King b) Apr. 20, 1887 d) Sept. 16, 1971 King, Lawrence b) Jan. 2, 1871 d) Apr. 23, 1939 King, Tennessee J. b) Oct. 30, 1850 d) Apr. 18, 1938 King, William b) June 4, 1843 d) Oct. 2, 1927 Nelson, Clifford R. b) Nov. 4, 1885 d) June 12, 1886 Son of J. & M. Nelson Real, Mary b) Mar. 6, 1859 d) June 29, 1880 Daughter of James Nelson Brown, Mary H. b) Dec. 25, 1798 d) 10 Apr. 1882 (This stone has very crude etchings on it, almost unreadable, large in width and small in height) Row 6: Barker, Edward H. b) June 20, 1888 d) Nov. 22, 1969 Barker,Bertha Dowlen b) Aug. 11, 1891 d) ? Pitts, Walter Milton b) Nov. 22, 1905 d) Oct. 3, 1969 Pitts, Louise Barker b) Mar. 6, 1914 d) Nov. 27, 1959 Wife of W. M. Pitts Row 7: Pitts, R. Emmett b) Sept. 27, 1862 d) July 18, 1943 Pitts, H. Elizabeth b) Jan. 7, 1861 d) Feb. 19, 1951 Pitts, Mildred E. b) Nov. 22, 1905 d) Sept. 1, 1924 Daughter of R. E. and Elizabeth Pitts. She was the sunshine at our home. Pitts, W. L. (Billie) b) May 2, 1925 d) Jan. 13, 1941 Row 8: Lewis, Joseph D. b) Sept. 7, 1911 d) June 30, 1972 Lewis, Myrtle P. b) Jan. 4, 1886 d) July 6, 1976 In Loving Memory Wilson, Mildred Lewis b) Mar. 13, 1919 d) Sept. 21, 1967 The Lord Is My Shepherd Lewis, Willie Grace b) 1928 d) 1928 Henderson, Jane b) Jan. 18, 1786 d) Oct. 14, 1856 Wife of Da {I/.} Henderson Row 9: Brimer, L. Brison b) Mar. 11, 1873 d) Oct. 31, 1949 Brimer, Lucretia P. b) July 18, 1884 d) May 9, 1956 Brimer, Warner H. b) Nov. 30, 1887 d) Jan. 12, 1959 Tennessee- Pvt- Co M- 9 Infantry- World War I