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LAKE CEMETERY (Hickory Valley, Hardeman Co.,TN) 1846-1982 Crofford Nabors Rogers Rogers Black ^17^ ^44^ ^68^ ^69^ ^86^ Crofford McGehee Rogers Rogers Black ^18^ ^43^ ^67^ ^70^ ^85^ Crofford Word Rogers Black ^19^ ^42^ ^66^ ^84^ Wright Reaves Black ^16^ ^20^ ^83^ Spinks Black ^65^ ^82^ Spinks ^64^ Williams Lake Spinks Harris Scott ^21^ ^41^ ^63^ ^71^ ^87^ Spinks Williams Lake Spinks Harris Scott ^1^ ^22^ ^40^ ^62^ ^72^ ^88^ Robinson Lake Arbukle Spinks Harris ^2^ ^39^ ^45^ ^61^ ^73^ Spinks Williams Lake Spinks Spinks Harris ^3^ ^23^ ^38^ ^46^ ^60^ ^74^ Spinks Rambo Williams Lake Arbuckle McAnulty Harris Scott ^4^ ^15^ ^24^ ^37^ ^47^ ^59^ ^75^ ^81^ Spinks Rambo Williams Lake Arbuckle Lake Harris Scott Scott ^5^ ^14^ ^25^ ^36^ ^48^ ^58^ ^76^ ^80^ ^89^ Robinson Rambo Ham Lake Lake Lake Scott Scott ^6^ ^13^ ^26^ ^35^ ^49^ ^57^ ^79^ ^90^ Robinson Black Ham Scott Scott ^7^ ^12^ ^27^ ^78^ ^91^ Morgan Lake Ham Scott ^34^ ^50^ ^56^ ^92^ Lake Moore Lake Ham Scott ^8^ ^28^ ^33^ ^55^ ^93^ Lake Ham Lake Ham Malone ^9^ ^29^ ^51^ ^54^ ^77^ Lake Moore Lake ^10^ ^30^ ^52^ Smith Moore Prewitt Lake Sexton ^11^ ^31^ ^32^ ^53^ ^94^ 1. SPINKS, Maggie G. 12-17-1865 5-13-1914 Dau of Windon J. & Cynthia Spinks 2. ROBINSON, Mattie E. 11-29-1861 10-6-1889 Dau of Windon J. & Cynthia SPINKS Wf of Henry Robinson 3. SPINKS, William R. 4-16-1864 9-28-2889 Son of Windon J. & Cynthia Spinks "How many hopes we buried here" 4. SPINKS, Cynthia C. 1-13-1838 6-16-1899 Dau of Justice & Elizabeth LAKE Wf of Windon J. Spinks "There is no parting in Heaven" NOTE: Married 10-31-1860 5. SPINKS, Windon J. 7-17-1832 9-11-1868 Son of Enoch Spinks Hus of Cynthia C. LAKE 6. ROBINSON, Little Frank 11-15-1881 1-17-1884 Son of Henry & Mattie S. Robinson 7. ROBINSON, Levance 1883 1907 Son of Henry & Mattie S. Robinson NOTE: Henry Robinson died in Tunica Co. Miss. (Mattie E. SPINKS Robinson) 8. LAKE, Joseph Tamlin 7-15-1921 5-4-1969 in Falls Church,VA Son of B. Tamlin & Mary Raines Lake Hus of Frances Louise STROUPE "He gave us tomorrow" 9. LAKE, Cora DeBERRY b.6-27-1926 Dau of T.A. & Lavenia DeBerry Wf of Jesse Raines Lake 10. LAKE, Jesse Raines 12-26-1923 4-26-1982 "Buddy" Son of B. Tamlin & Mary RAINES Lake Hus of Cora DeBERRY 11. SMITH, R. Frank 8-3-1874 6-11-1887 Son of R.W. & Hattie Smith "God gave, He took, He will restore He doeth all things well" Grandson of David F. & Harriet HAM 12. BLACK, Jane ROSS 11-20-1808 4-1-1887 "Our Mother" Wf of Thomas N. Black 13. RAMBO, O. Harvey 2-21-1834 11-24-1919 Hus of Margaret E. Rambo 14. RAMBO, Magaret E. 4-16-1841 in NC 10-11-1916 in Memphis TN Wf of O. Harvey Rambo 15. RAMBO, Powell B. 3-4-1866 3-4-1888 "Exactly 22 yrs. old" Son of O.H. & M.E. Rambo "Therefore be ye ready" Matt. 24-44 "Oh, call it not death, it is life begun For the waters are passed, the home is won The ransomed spirit hath reached the shore Where they weep, suffer, and sin no more" 16. WRIGHT, Sweetie Lucille 4-4-1878 8-31-1884 Dau of R.M. & M.A. Wright Granddau of Joseph C. & Mary LAKE WILLIAMS "Beautiful, lovely. She was but given a fair bud on earth to bloom in Heaven." 17. CROFFORD, Hanah E. WILLIAMS 10-15-1818 8-23-1883 Wf of Rev. W.H. Crofford "Farewell then, sweet Hannah, a long farewell Your sorrow and suffering is o'er May each of us live that we'll join you at last On the beautiful heavenly shore" 18. CROFFORD, Rev. William H. 12-6-1811 1-16-1897 Hus of Hanah E. WILLIAMS "A Cumberland Presbyterian Minister" "He died as he lived--trusting in God." NOTE: Married 5-20-1845 19. CROFFORD, Robert M. 8-19-1856 10-10-1879 Son of W.H. & Hanah E. Crofford "Death leaves our hearts all desolate He plucks our fair sweetest flowers Transplanted into bliss they now Adorn immortal bowers" 20. REAVES, Little Herbert 1-10-1882 7-22-1884 Son of J.J. & M.E. Reaves 21. WILLIAMS, Infant 1-7-1864 5-4-1864 "Sacred to the Memory of" Infant Son of J.C. & M.R. Williams "Sleep in Jesus" 22. WILLIAMS, John L. 9-10-1846 11-6-1846 Son of J.C. & M.R. Williams 23. WILLIAMS, Joseph R. 11-23-1848 9-25-1860 Son of J.C. & Mary Williams "I shall go to him, He shall not return to me" "E're sin could blight or sorrow fade Death came with friendly care The opening bud to Heaven conveyed And bade a blossom there" 24. WILLIAMS, Joseph C. 4-11-1814 5-11-1872 Hus of Mary R. LAKE "An honest man the most noble work of God" 25. WILLIAMS, Mary R.(Ruth) 11-27-1822 5-28-1879 Dau of Justice & Elizabeth LAKE Wf of Joseph C. Williams "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth. Yea, saith the Spirit that they may rest from their labours And their works do follow them." Rev.14-13 NOTE: Married 9-19-1840 26. HAM, Harriet A. 9-13-1823 6-3-1890 Dau of W.A. & Harriet MOORE Wf of David F. Ham "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will feel no evil; For thou art with me, thy rod and thy staff they comfort me" Psalm 23 27. HAM, David F. 11-9-1817 6-1-1871 Hus of Harriet A. MOORE "Wife and Children I must leave you Leave, yes, leave you all alone But my blessed Savior calls me Calls me to a heavenly home" NOTE: Married 7-17-1840 28. MOORE, Laura C. 1-1-1839 5-24-1870 Dau of W.A.& H. Moore "Lone is the house, Sad is the hour Since thy sweet smile is gone But Oh! a brighter home than ours The Heaven is now thine own" 29. HAM, William Arthur 2-6-1848 10-2-1868 Son of W.P. & S.A. Ham Grandson of W.A. & Harriet MOORE "I sleep but my heart waketh" 30. MOORE, Harriet 10-30-1798 9-30-1864 Dau of J. & W.G. HOUSE Wf of William A. Moore "Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth. Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours And their works do follow them" Rev. 14-13 31. MOORE, William A. 3-12-1798 10-9-1874 Hus of Harriet HOUSE Moore 32. PREWITT, Frances Marion MOORE d.10-25-1913 Age 82 years Dau of W.A. & Harriet Moore Wf of Matthew H. LAKE & James C. Prewitt NOTE: Matthew Lake 1st husband - James Prewitt 2nd husband Two daughters by Matthew Lake 33. LAKE, Benjamin L.4-6-1851 10-31-1908 Son of J.E. & T.A. Lake "Our brother and Uncle Ben" 34. MORGAN, Laura Frances d.10-13-1870 Age 9mos. & 4 days Dau of J.M. & L.M. Morgan "For such is the kingdom of God" (John M. Morgan & Laura McAlexander Lake) 35. LAKE, Lou Ella 7-31-1861 6-23-1862 Dau of J.E. & Laura Lake 36. LAKE, Joseph Early 10-2-1817 3-20-1863 Hus of Tabitha Ann NABORS "The righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance" Psalm 112-6 37. LAKE, Tabitha Ann NABORS 11-3-1816 12-13-1858 Wf of Joseph Early Lake 38. LAKE, Annie Eleanor 12-10-1874 8-1-1875 Dau of J.W. & Ada L. Lake (Justus Word Lake & Ada L. MOORE) 39. LAKE, Addie May 5-31-1876 12-18-1878 Dau of J.W. & Ada L. Lake (Justus Word Lake & Ada L. MOORE) 40. LAKE, Infant 1-27-1888 1-27-1888 Son of J.W. & Ada L. Lake (Justice Word Lake & Ada L. MOORE) 41. LAKE, Ada L. 12-22-1879 1-23-1896 Dau of J.W. & Ada L. Lake (Justice Word Lake & Ada L. MOORE) 42. WORD, Nancy NABORS 3-18-1808 4-12-1881 Wf of James Word "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints." NOTE: Married 6-13-1830 43. McGEHEE, Margaret J. 12-25-1831 2-20-1886 "A loved one has gone from our circle On earth we shall meet her no more She has gone to her home in Heaven And all her afflictions are oe'r 44. NABORS, Jane 1-27-1818 12-21-1903 Sister of Tabitha Ann LAKE "Our Aunt" "Loves last tribute" 45. ARBUCKLE, Joseph Henry 3-30-1854 8-14-1857 Son of D.C. & M.H. Arbuckle "Suffer little children to come unto me" 46. SPINKS, Marian H. 3-11-1835 1-6-1894 Dau of Justice & Elizabeth LAKE Wf of Dr. D.C. ARBUCKLE & John C. Spinks "For me to die is gain." NOTE: Dr. Arbuckle 1st husband John Spinks 2nd husband 47. ARBUCKLE, Dr. D.C. 8-11-1823 Rutherford Co.11-25-1857 Hus of Marion H. LAKE "Around the place where loved ones sleep My whole afflictions twine While oe'r their dust I sometimes weep Oh let me ne'r repine" 48. ARBUCKLE, William R. 5-16-1856 2-22-1915 Son of D.C. & Marion LAKE Arbuckle "A tribute of love" NOTE: Grandson of Justice Lake 49. LAKE, Sallie J. 10-17-1858 7-23-1860 Dau of R.L. & M.J. Lake "So fades the lovely blooming flower Sweet smiling alure of an hour So soon our transient comforts fly And pleasures only bloom to die" 50. LAKE, Richard L. 1-12-1821 2-8-1859 Son of Justice & Elizabeth Lake Hus of Mary J. McCLARTY "Amiable in all his relations of life, He was loved and esteemed by all who knew him" "Hope looks beyond the bounds of time When what we now deplore Shall rise in full immortal prime And bloom to fade no more" 51. LAKE, Matthew H. 10-20-1827 3-16-1864 Son of Justice & Elizabeth Lake Hus of Frances Marion MOORE "His spirit claimed that cherished one Of life so blithe and gay God took him home in Heaven to dwell Mid realms of endless day" 52. LAKE, Margaret A. 7-31-1859 10-30-1859 Dau of M.H. & F.M. Lake "Thy sleep is only seeming Christ thy resurection is Thou shall wake with glory beaming Round thee in the world of bliss" 53. LAKE, Martha A. 6-3-1861 8-20-1861 Dau of M.H. & F.M. Lake "Alas! how changed that lovely flower Which bloomed and cheered my heart Fair fleeting comforts at an hour How soon we're called to part" 54. HAM, John T. 4-9-1863 9-17-1863 Son of W.H. & M.L. MOORE Ham 55. HAM, William H. 2-5-1825 5-7-1876 Hus of Mariah Louise MOORE "Asleep in Jesus, peaceful rest Whose waking is supremely blest No fear, no woe shall dim that hour That manifests the Savior's power" NOTE: Married 12-4-1850 56, HAM, Mariah Louise MOORE 11-15-1833 1-2-1916 Wf of William H. Ham "Gone but not forgotten" NOTE: Dau of Mathias & Eleanor Moore 57. LAKE, Justice 2-13-1792 5-22-1850 58yrs 3mos 9days Son of Richard & Elizabeth LANNING Lake Hus of Elizabeth HARRIS NOTE: He was born in Orange Co. NC. In 1795 his family moved to Greene Co. GA where he grew up and married in 1817. About 1820 he moved to Marion, AL. In 1830 he settled near Van Buren, Hardeman Co., TN. 58. LAKE, Elizabeth "Betsy" 1-9-1793 11-10-1859 Wf of Justice Lake "Her children arise up and call her blessed" Prov.31-28 NOTE: Married in GA 1817. Maiden name Elizabeth Harris 59. McANULTY, Mollie L. 8-30-1860 7-26-1916 Dau of J.C. & Sarah J. SPINKS Wf of Robert A. McAnulty "A cross and crown the emblem here, One was heavy the other so dear. While here on earth the cross was borne, She's now in Heaven, the crown is worn." 60. SPINKS, J.C.(John) 2-15-1814 4-11-1873 Hus of Sarah J. LAKE & Marion H. LAKE ARBUCKLE "Wife and children I must leave you Leave, yes, leave you all alone But my blessed Savior calls me Calls me to a heavenly home" 61. SPINKS, Sarah J. 3-2-1830 12-7-1869 Dau of Justice & Elizabeth LAKE Wf of John C. Spinks "My wife, how fondly shall thy memory be shrined Within the chambers of my heart Thy virtuous worth was only known to one And I can feel how sad it is to part"--John C.Spinks "Our mother sleeps death's dreamless sleep Her calm and placid brow Clouds not amid the tears we weep She heeds no anguish now"--Caroline Spinks Black "She hath done what she could"--Martha Ella Spinks "My mother"--Cynthia J. Spinks "Precious in the sight of the Lord are the death of his saints"--Martha W. Harris "A faithful mother"--Mary R. Williams "Her children shall rise up and call her blessed"--Margaret Ann Scott "With Christ in Heaven"--Marion H. Arbuckle NOTE: Marrid 12-26-1848 62. SPINKS, Elizabeth E. 4-16-1850 12-25-1853 Dau of J.C. & Sarah J. Spinks 63. SPINKS, Marion E. 5-14-1858 9-5-1861 Dau of J.C. & Sarah J. Spinks 64. SPINKS, Infant 8-14-1866 8-16-1866 Dau of J.C. & Sarah J. Spinks "As the sweet flower that scents the morn But withers in the rising day Thus, lovely was this infant's dawn Then swiftly sped its life away" 65. SPINKS, Robert E. Lee 1-6-1865 10-27-1884 Son of J.C. & Sarah J. Spinks "Bright with prospects and budding fair Just rising into bloom Death came in an untimely hour And snatched him to the tomb" 66. ROGERS, William J. 1-3-1849 8-19-1892 Hus of Martha Ella SPINKS "Not lost but gone before" NOTE: Married 12-19-1871 67. ROGERS, Mary J. 1-19-1875 9-7-1875 Dau of W.J. & M.E. Rogers 68. ROGERS, R.M. 11-12-1872 8-7-1876 Son of W.J. & M.E. Rogers (Grandson of John C. SPINKS & Sarah Jane LAKE) 69. ROGERS, Ollin L. 10-16-1886 7-18-1896 Son of W.J. & M.E. Rogers (Grandson of John C. SPINKS & Sarah Jane LAKE) 70. ROGERS, Lois 8-24-1891 9-8-1891 Dau of W.J. & M.E. Rogers (Granddaughter of John C. SPINKS & Sarah Jane LAKE) 71. HARRIS, Margaret J. 4-18-1837 5-22-1907 Dau of G.W. & M.W. Harris "Servant of God well done." NOTE: Died in Atlanta, GA 72. HARRIS, Robert J.L. 7-10-1838 12-4-1905 Son of G.W. & M.W. Harris "Killed by a falling tree" Tributes of Comrades "Grave and prudent a modest citizen"-Dr. T.E. Prewitt "In war deliberate. In peace peaceful"-Bob Boyde "Resolute and dauntless a true man"-Col. Wave Smith "Tried and proven weighed in the balance. Not wanting."-G.W.Mitchell "Selah" NOTE: Served in the Civil War in the old 22nd Tenn. Co.E under Col. T.J. Freeman from 1861 to 1865 in the Old Harris Guards. He was wounded once at the Battle of Shiloh in 1862. 73. HARRIS, Martha A. 9-28-1848 5-13-1891 Dau of G.W. & M.W. Harris "Beyond life's toils and cares, its hopes and joys, its weariness and sorrows. Its sleepless nights, its days of smiles and tears, We've a long sweet life unmarred by years one bright unending morrow." 74. HARRIS, Richard Henry 11-26-1853 8-30-1860 Son of G.W. & M.W. Harris "An early grave was Henry's doom We saw his opening virtues bloom Too soon for us we bade his stone Record his name to times unknown Unknowing what it told" 75. HARRIS, Martha W. LAKE 5-10-1819 Greene Co.GA 4-27-1871 Dau of Justice & Elizabeth Lake Wf of George W. Harris "My flesh shall slumber in the ground, Till the last trumpets joyful sound, Then burst the chains with sweet surprise, And in my Maker's image rise." 76. HARRIS, George W. 7-13-1799 Cabarras Co.NC 3-21-1877 Son of Robert William & Margaret ROBB Harris Hus of Martha Wylie LAKE "A judge in the local courts Hardeman Co. TN" "God gave, He took, He will restore, He doeth all things well." 77. MALONE, John 2-22-1848 3-25-1895 Hus of Cynthia C. SCOTT "Safely anchored in the harbor of eternal rest." NOTE: Cynthia C. Scott is buried in the Saulsbury Cemetery 78. SCOTT, John W. 12-6-1829 1-27-1872 Son of John Dickie Scott & Susan Caroline WILLIAMS Hus of Margaret Ann LAKE "He was truly an honest man, the noblest work of God." 79. SCOTT, Margaret Ann 4-4-1833 9-15-1910 Dau of Justice & Elizabeth LAKE Wf of John W. Scott "Servant of God well done" NOTE: Married 1-3-1852 80. SCOTT, Susan E. 12-6-1852 12-13-1853 Dau of J.W. & M.A. Scott 81. SCOTT, Matthew H. 8-8-1868 9-13-1868 Son of J.W. & M.A. Scott "Budded on earth to bloom in Heaven" 82. BLACK, Infant 1-17-1873 3-6-1873 Son of C.M. & C.S. Black 83. BLACK, Mary E. 5-1-1878 9-4-1879 Dau of C.M. & C.S. Black 84. BLACK, Carrie C. 10-7-1884 7-6-1886 Dau of C.M. & C.S. Black 85. BLACK, Caroline 2-22-1852 10-4-1886 Dau of J.C. & Sarah J. SPINKS Wf of C.M. Black 86. BLACK, C.M. 5-25-1848 10-4-1924 Hus of Caroline SPINKS 87. SCOTT, Lena May d.10-13-1898 Age 2yrs. 3mos. 24days Dau of Hugh Allie Scott & Ophelia Clark Scott "At Rest" 88. SCOTT, Infant 2-10-1897 3-5-1897 Age 23 days Son of Hugh Allie Scott & Ophelia Clark Scott NOTE: Hugh & Ophelia are buried in Grand Junction Cemetery 89. SCOTT, Robert Wallace 1889 1890 Son of W.W. & L.C. Scott 90. SCOTT, Susan Annie 1890 1891 Dau of W.W. & L.C. Scott 91. SCOTT, Laura 1895 1895 Dau of W.W. & L.C. Scott 92. SCOTT, Casey Savage 1896 1896 Son of W.W. & L.C. Scott 93. SCOTT, Laura C. 7-24-1860 9-29-1898 Dau of Rev. W.H. & H.E. CROFFORD Wf of William W. Scott NOTE: William Scott buried in Saulsbury Cemetery 94. SEXTON, Infant 8-19-1916 8-19-1916 Son of Mr. & Mrs. Sexton