VARDY CEMETERY, Hancock Co. Tennessee

Recorded by William P. Grohse 4\27\1972
Clerk of Session
Vardy United Presbyterian Church



The first known body interred here was that of Lambert Collins on 4\4\1870,
(died in a wagon wreck). When the cemetery was started land was owned by
Wilson Miser, who then sold the land to Howard Collins. Later owners were
Logan and Nancy Miser, Loyd and Julia Sizemore, Herbert and Lizzie Collins
and Boyd Collins.

On April 6, 1926, Logan and Nancy Miser deeded the one half acre cemetary
to the Board of National Missions, Presbyterian Church, USA. Area was 120'
by 180'.

The fence was moved in 1943 by Loyd Sizemore to include a long narrow
strip to the east side. Boyd Collins agreed to extend the eastern limits
of the cemetery in April 1972.

Most of the people buried here are direct lineal decendants of the first
settlers, Vardy Collins and Shepherd Gibson.

(Copied exactly as it is in Mr Grohse's record book by Margaret Long Mabrey)

ROW 1

Plots 1-5 empty

6. Geneva Collins, dau of Roy and Omae 1946-11/16/1976 (TB)
7. Lester Collins, son of " " " 1948-2/18/1987, 

Plots 8-10 empty

(This was written on the bottom of this page)
Roy Parks 2/19/1956-5/19/1978, Shot and killed in a fight at Mulberry, outside 
the home of Otis Hatfield. (14 people involved)
Dayton Collins, 50, d 8/27/1983, of cancer, is buried in one of the eastern 
rows.


ROW 2
East-road to bottom

Plot 1-3 empty

4. Armanda Moore, 5/19/1952, nee Collins (old age)
5. Eli Moore, 1906-2/28/1945, (mentally defective)
6. Robert Moore, 1883-1956, 
7. Oma Collins 1915-1960, nee Moore, (TB)
8. empty
9. Grant Moore 3/3/1905-11/9/1961 

Plot 10-18 empty

19. Docia, widow of Jesse Collins, also widow of Alfred Mullins 
4/22/1900-7/8/1978(TB
20. Loyd Johnson (Collins) 1940-1/28/1972 (TB) son of Catherine & Willie Johnson

Plots 21-23 empty


ROW 3

Plots 1-2 empty

3. unnamed

Plot 4 empty

5. unnamed infant - Dorothy Mae Collins 4/8/1950
6. Ica Mae Collins, 1930-1953, (TB) dau of Docia & Jessie
7. Floyd Collins, 10/12/1953, son of Ica Mae Collins
8. Jesse Collins 1/20/1879-11/4/1939, (pellegra & TB) husband of Docia Collins
9. John Collins 11/24/1915-7/4/1950, (Cancer & TB) son of Docia & Jesse
10. Lizzie Collins, 1916-2/3/1980, wife of John, nee Bolden, (TB)died in 
Baltimore, MD

Plots 11-12 empty

13. unnamed
14. Linda Sue Bell, 1958-1959, infant
15. unnamed

Plots 16-17 empty

18. John Henry Collins, 1890-1970, (TB)

Plots 19-32 empty


ROW 4

1. unnamed
2. "
3. "
4. "

5. plot empty

6. unnamed

7-10 plots empty

11. Lois Catherine Collins, 1922-1950, (TB) dau of Docia & Jesse Collins

12. plot empty

13. Ruth Collins, infant 1950
14. Barbara Sue Collins, 1950, infant
15. Sarah Gibson, 1873-1922, nee Moore

16. unnamed

17. Asa Gibson, 1867-1960, (old age)
18. Paul Gibson, 12/12/1942-8/26/1977, died in bed, Houston Tx, son of Cobba & 
Hazel

19-33 empty


ROW 5

1. Tennessee Goins, 1877-11/30/1953, (Phlebitis & old age)
2. Mathis Goins, 1932, shot & killed by Wardell Collins.

3. plot empty

4. Lillie Goins Taylor, nee Goins, 7/17/1924- died in auto wreck

5-8 plots empty

9. Carrie Miser, 2/24/1873-1/15/1940, nee Collins, (old age?)
10. Clay Miser, 1/2/1883-11/12/1925, (Liver)
11. Curtis Miser, 11/3/1908-3/22/1924, (TB)
12. Edward Miser, 2/24/1910-2-8-1942, (sudden death)

13-31 plots empty


ROW 6

1. William Gibson, 7/22/1892-11/3/1942, Shot & killed in Salem, Indiana

2. unnamed
3-7 Plots empty
8. unnamed
9. plot empty
10. unnamed
11. plot empty
12. unnamed

13. William McCoy Davidson 2/8/1917-1/19/1918, infant

14. unnamed

15. Luther Davidson, 5/8/1892-4/5/1938, (Pneumonia)
16. Sally Davidson, 1900-1977, wife of Hobart,(Diabetes) (ration book says 
2/24/1905 birthdate).

17. unnamed

18. Emmet Moore, d. 3/14/1933, (killed in tornado)
19. Emily Moore, nee Collins

20. unnamed

21. George Moore, Pvt, Co G 331 Inf. WW1, 1/9/1893-4/8/1962, (lung problems)

22-31. Plots empty


ROW 7

1. Odie Gibson, 3/4/1910-12/27/1930, shot & killed in Indiana
2. Bradford Gibson, 10/2/1898-12/29/1928, (food poisoning)
3. Hartman Gibson, Sgt. 2/16/1890-4/13/1921, (food poisoning)
4. Hughie Gibson, 6/5/1896-6/14/1927, (food poisoning)
5. Alonzo Gibson, 3/4/1934, shot & killed in Salem, Indiana
6. Ernest Miser, 7/9/1913-2/23/1959, 
7. Logan Miser, 10/12/1878-7/11/1939, (TB)
8. Nancy Miser, 8/15/1881-12/5/1961, nee Collins, (Diabetes)
9. Chester Logan Miser, 3/10/1924-12/16/1925, (measles)
10. Carl Miser, 6/6/1920-3/3/1921, (measles)

11. plot empty
12. unnamed
13. ( contains lg cedar tree)
14. unnamed
15. "
16. "

17. (contains lg maple tree)
18. unmarked baby's grave
19. Celia Gibson, 2/17/1877-6/1/1912, (TB)

20. unmarked
21. "
22. "

23. Charlie Collins, 3/13/1903-3/13/1921, son of Ardell & Sara, shot & killed by 
Lee Rhea.

24-31 plots empty.


ROW 8

1. Patton Gibson, 3/12/1870-12/14/1930, (Shot & killed in Indiana)
2. Tallie Gibson, 1879-1919, nee Collins, (TB)
3. Martha Gibson, 1902-1908,
4. unmarked-could be Larkin Mullins, Co I, 8th Tn. Inf 1844-1920
5. Sarah (Collins) Gibson Mullins, 6/12/1832-3/14/1920, (old age)
6. Andy J. Mullins, 10/1/1870-11/13/1920, (shot & killed)

7. plot empty
8-10 unnamed

11. Nancy (Stacey) Collins, 1840-8/10/1874, (TB) wife of McKinley.
12. McKinley Runnel Collins, 1886-

13. plot empty

14. McKinley Collins, 1840-19--,Co E, 8th Tn Inf. (Scoleosis from mines?)
15. Charles Collins, 1905
16. Mossy Collins, 1906
17. Eliza Collins, 11/14/1912
18. Elizabeth Collins, 1830-1/10/1915, "Presh"
19. Nancy P. Kinder, & baby, wife of White, 11/14/1896-12/17/1918.
20. Theodore Roosevelt McKinley Collins, 11/12/1910-12/16/1918.
21. Kate Collins, 8/14/1924.

23-24 unnamed

25. Cynthia (Collins) Collins, wife of Grant, 1865-1935.
26. Grant Collins, 10/7/1855-1/28/1940, (old age)
27. Loyd Buttry, infant
28. Dock Collins, 2/2/1852-3/13/1944, (old age)
29. Loyd Yoeckle? Buttry, 1920-9/28/1972.
30. Tyler Collins, 1894-198-? (old age)
31. Bertha Collins, 1899-1983, nee Collins
32. Maysie (Collins) Roberts, 1898-2/2/1982, (cancer)
33. Burgee Collins, 1910-2/4/1982, (TB)
34. Leslie Collins, 1912-7/12/1983, (TB)


ROW 9

1-4 plots empty

5. Fred Minor, 5/17/1927-12/26/1976, (cancer of the liver)
6. Bonnie Jenkins, infant
7. Bertha Cowan, 9/2/1891-2/22/1969, sister of Dora?, cremated and ashes
scattered over grave.
8. Thomas Jenkins, 1881-11/14/1923, Killed in mine accident in Va.
9. Roy Jenkins,
10. Coy Jenkins, (twins)
11. Jane Collins,

12, unmarked baby girl
13. unmarked

14. Frankie (Bunch) Collins, 4/25/1805-4/25/1885, (old age)
15. Lambert Collins, 1860-4/4/1870, (wagon wreck)
16. Howard Collins, Co E. 2nd Tn Cav, 1830-2/17/1906, (old age)
17. Martha Jane Collins, 1/10/1841-1/10/1913, nee Mullins, (old age)
18. Manleys C. Collins, 9/28/1875-1/3/1932, (dropped dead loading tobacco)
19. Docia Miser, 1/10/1867-3/19/1936, nee Collins
20. Wm. Frank Miser, 11/15/1876-1/8/1947, (TB)
21. Laura Stewart, 7/14/1877-4/24/1952, nee Collins, (old age)
22. Mary Ann Miser, 1858-10/00/1937, nee Mullins, (old age)
23. Nettie Delp, 2/2/1905-9/12/1969, nee Stewart, (diabetes)

24-30 plots empty


ROW 10

1-4 plots empty

5. Frankie Collins, 1867-3/12/1950, nee Collins, (old age)
6. Harrison Collins 1862-1/14/1940, (old age)

7. plot empty

8. Barlow Collins, 5/15/1900-1920, (TB)

9-12 unmarked
13. plot empty

14. Polly Collins, 6/12/1879-7/30/1879, infant

15. plot empty

16-20 unmarked (Noah and Alice Collins children)
21. Baty Collins, Co E, 8th Tn Cav. 1843-12/23/1914, (old age)
22. Cynthia Collins, 1844-7/9/1930, nee Collins, (old age)
23. Noah Collins, 10/10/1868-8/27/1922, (liver cancer)
24. Alice Lovin Bales Collins, Aug 1880-3/25/1924, nee Lovin, (diabetes)

25-26. plots empty


ROW 10 1/2

1-5 plots empty
6. unmarked

7. Olae (Gibson) Collins, Aradell's wife? (malnutrition)

8. unmarked
9. plot empty

10. Stewart Collins, 8/8/1926-3/2/1954, WWII,(died in accident-Baltimore MD)

11. plot empty

12. Jennie (Odell) Jones, 1900-1937, (car wreck in Ky)

13-14. plots empty

15. Harry Watson, 1934
16. Nellie (Horton) Schroeder, 10/18/1905-8/2/1932, (car wreck in Pa)
17. Adelaide (Collins) Horton, 1/10/1872-2/13/1931, (heart)
18. Daniel Boone Horton, 11/11/1882-3/16/1966, (old age)


ROW 11

1-2 plots empty
3. unmarked
4. plot empty

5-10 unmarked (Carrie & Brownlow Collins children)
11. Carrie Collins
12. Brownlow Collins


ROW 12

1-5 plots empty

6. Becky Hurley,
7. Hubert Hurley, (blind, about 15 years of age)

8. plot empty

9. Tivis & Dolly (Hurley) Collins's baby
10. Hobert Davidson, 11/16/1896-5/5/1938, (car wreck)
11. Henry (Davidson) Johnson, 12/14/1940-3/5/1968, (car wreck)
12. Dorothy Davidson Johnson Kelly Cody, 12/19/1927-7/29/1978,(died
in NJ of cancer)

13-23 plots empty


Creek

ROW 13

1. Reserved for the Grohse family.
2. " " "
3. " " "

4.William Grohse, 12/25/1873-4/29/1960,(Pneumonia and other old age ailments)
5. Mary (Kilb) Grohse, 6/1/1882-12/9/1966, (Senility)
6. Lillian Grohse, 4/8/1901-11/8/1973, nee Miser

7. plot empty

8. Charlotte Williams, 3/2/1936-11/27/1953, (Lupus Erythemaous) sic?
9. unnamed son of Drew and Alice Williams, 3/13/1950, infant

10. plot empty


ROW 14

1. Reserved for the Grohse family.
2. " " "

3. Vardy Collins, 10/24/1908-12-25-1988

4-23 plots empty


ROW 15

1-2 plots empty

3. Mara Bell, 1864-1959, nee Swiney, (old age)
4. Billie Bell, 1950-1970, (car wreck)
5. Ricky Harold Bell,
6. Brenda Fay Bell
7. Gary Ray Bell
8. Betty Joe Bell, (Children of Hubert & Ruby (Alder) Bell)
9. Ruby (Alder) Bell 8/29/1935-5/22/1987
10. Jackie Bell, 1949-3/17/1988.

11-12 plots empty

13. Earl James, 1/6/1947-12/6/1966, (car wreck in Indiana)

14-23 plots empty

* #10 grave moved about 10 feet, by family members, (too close to road)


ROW 16

(Starts where row 15 has grave #23)
1. Versia Nola Johnson's unnamed infant

2. plot empty

3. Tommy Johnson, 12/2/1951-11/2/1955, (meningitis)
4. Sharon Johnson Davis, 3/15/1958-10/3/1975,(committed suicide with 22 rifle on 
9/28/1975.
5. Etta Jane Johnson, 3/27/1933-6/30/1977, (committed suicide with 22 rifle) 
dau. of George Allen Johnson.
6. George Allen Johnson, 3/31/1903-1/9/1983

7-11 plots empty

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