HENDERSON COUNTY, TN - CEMETERIES - Ebenezer Cemetery ========================================================================= David Donahue, the creator of this file, declares it to be in the public domain. ========================================================================= EBENEZER CEMETERY Henderson County, Tennessee This is a church cemetery on Ebenezer Road near its intersection with Ebenezer Church Road. This cemetery is old. The earliest death date on a marker is in the 1840s, but the cemetery may date to the circa 1820 settlement of the area. (Carved markers generally were not used in this area until the 1870s.) There are many unmarked and fieldstone marked graves here, perhaps over 100. Many older markers are weathered and are unreadable or only can be read in the most favorable lighting. Try sunny winter afternoons when the sun is relative low on the horizon and off to the side. Good light is necessary for reading the older McCollum, Middleton, and White markers. I did not note the date I first recorded this cemetery. It was in 1994, probably was May 16, and it was cloudy and rainy. Updated December 16, 2001, a bright sunny afternoon. Anita Webb, Alicia Adcox, and Blanch Buck recorded this cemetery circa 1975. Their record appears in Henderson County, Tennessee Cemetery Inscriptions (Memphis, R. H. Harris, 1976), Vol. III, pp. 637-640. This earlier record is referred to as "Webb et al." in the notes below. Alexander, Sue, Dec. 2, 1950-Nov. 12, 1972 Austin, Bill Cleveland, Aug. 29, 1887-Nov. 21, 1888, "Son of J. A. & Winny Austin" Austin, Infant, born & died June 17, 1884, "Infant dau. of J. A. & Winny Austin" (eroded) Aydelott, Fannie E., Oct. 2, 1855-Aug. 26, 1863, "Daughter of A. E. & S. Aydelotte" Aydelott, Infant, born & died May 4, 1857, "Infant daughter of A. E. & S. Aydelotte (broken) Aydelott, Josephine, Mar. 22, 1850-Aug. 26, 1863, "Daughter of A. E. & S. Aydelotte" Aydelott, Sarah, Aug. 8, 1822-July 3, 1879, "Wife of A. E. Aydelott" Aydelott, William S., Sept. 4, 1858-Dec. 18, 1858, "Son of A. E. & S. Aydelotte" (fallen) Bailey, Mable Overman, Feb. 21, 1923-Dec. 11, 1999 Bedwell, Mary Ann, Jan. 12, 1837-June 21, 1857, "Wife of Wesly Bedwell" Bingham, Avie, Feb. 11, 1924-Jan. 10, 1931, "Dau. of J. B. & Bessie Bingham" Bingham, Bessie, 1895-1973 Bingham, Cid, 1884-1973 Bingham, Charles S., 1910-1970 Bingham, Cleo, 1914-1937, Son of J. B. & Bessie Bingham" Bingham, Ruby Edna, Nov. 11, 1919-Sept. 16, 1933, "Dau. of J. B. & Bessie Bingham" Brown, D. A., June 3, 1834-Nov. 9, 1895 (broken, eroded) [almost unreadable in 1994; dates from Webb et al.] Carter, J. Keats, Oct. 4, 1948-Jan. 8, 1983 Carter, Martha L. (Polly), Oct. 29, 1925-____ Carter, James Travis, Apr. 11, 1918-Apr. 27, 1984, military marker as footstone "PFC US Army World War II"; "Married Dec. 24, 1944" "Our children Judy, Keats, Nickie, David" Clenney, ______, Son of B. W. & S. E. Clenney" (broken, eroded) [remainder of marker is unreadable] Clenney, Charlie W., Feb. 25, 1876-Aug. 8, 1878, "Son of B. W. & S. E. Clenney" (fallen) Clenney, John F., Oct. 10, 1872-Sept. 30, 1878, "Son of B. W. & S. E. Clenney" (fallen) Crosser, Callie W., 1875-1961 Crosser, W. H., 1875-1906 Crosser, Elmer E., Apr. 18, 1906-Aug. 21, 1981, military marker "Pvt US Army World War II" Crosser, Floyd, Sept. 4, 1896-June 14, 1898, "Son of W. H. & M. C. Crosser" Crosser, George, 1900-1982 Crosser, Hazel, July 10, 1908-Nov. 18, 1909 [replacement] Crosser, Infant, Jan. 14, 1912-Jan. 15, 1912, "Infant of O. L. & Essie Crosser" Denton, Will M., 1853-1897 [replacement] Easter, Robert S., d. Oct. 12, 1888, "Aged 1 Yr, 4 Ms, 10 Ds" "Son of W. B. & N. J. Easter" (eroded) Ervin, Anna, Sept. 12, 1822-Sept. 4, 1883, "Wife of James Ervin" (eroded) Fesmire, Edith Helms, July 8, 1916-____, "Edith, daughter of Walt and Minnie Helms" Fesmire, Loyce M., July 23, 1907-July 7, 1993, "Wed Apr. 28, 1951" "Loyce, son of William and Polly Fesmire" Fisher, Alice, 1876-1876 [not found or not readable in 1994 or 2001; dates are from Webb et al. and probably are abbreviated] Fisher, Elizabeth L., Aug. 21, 1865-Apr. 11, 1876, "Daughter of A. A. & S. A. Fisher" (broken, fallen) Fisher, James N., Oct. 4, 1873-Sept. 5, 1870, "Son of A. A. & S. A. Fisher" (broken, fallen, eroded) Fisher, Mary E., Sept. ?, 1869-????, Daughter of A. A. & S. A. Fisher" (broken, fallen, eroded) Garner, Hannah Rachel, June 25, 1995-June 28, 1995 Goff, Infant, d. Sept. 12, 1921, "Infant son of Perry & Hermie Goff" Griggs, Dazie May, Apr. 4, 1885-Apr. 27, 1885, "Dau. of J. J. & Mollie Griggs" Griggs, J. J., no dates, military marker "Co. E. 6th Tenn. Cav." Griggs, Jones J., July 13, 1847-Aug. 11, 1893, "Husband of M. E. Griggs" (disintegrating concerete marker] Masonic emblem] Griggs, Mollie, Aug. 4, 1859-May 8, 1885, "Wife of J. J. Griggs" Griggs, Nancy A., no readable dates, "Wife of J. J. Griggs" (broken, fallen, eroded) Helms, Anthama, May 15, 1877-Oct. 23, 1877, "Dau. of L. A. & Melvina Helms" Helms, Bertie Brooks, Feb. 28, 1913-Aug. 6, 1983, military marker "Pvt US Army World War II"; footstone with "Son of Walt and Minnie Helms" Helms, Birtie B., Jan. 8, 1900-June 17, 1905, "Dau. of J. R. & R. J. Helms" (eroded) Helms, Edith [see Fesmire, Edith Helms] Helms, G. Sherman, July 10, 1891-May 2, 1978 [Masonic emblem] Fesmire, Tina H., Oct. 19, 1894-Aug. 14, 1977, "Our children Iris, Ruby, Virginia, Grace, and Joyce" [Eastern Star symbol] Helms, Gordon H., Jan. 11, 1904-June 30, 2000, "Son of James Robin and Roxie M. Helms" Helms, Infant, Jan. 10, 1918-Jan. 23, 1918, "Infant son of G. S. & Tina Helms" (eroded) Helms, Infant, Oct. 6, 1914-Oct. 13, 1914, "Infant son of Minnie-W. L. Helms" [replacement] Helms, Infant, May 30, 1907-May 31, 1907, "Infant son of J. R. & R. J. Helms" (eroded) Helms, Jonathan W., Sept. 20, 1874-Aug. 13, 1877, "Son of L. A. & Melvina Helms" Helms, Ledorye Austine, Oct. 18, 1857-Mar. 12, 1877, "Wife of L. A. Helms" (eroded) [dates unreadable in 1994 and 2001 and come from Webb et al.] Helms, Melvina, Feb. 7, 1848-Aug. 11, 1878, "Wife of L. A. Helms" (broken, eroded) Helms, Minnie B., 1894-1958 Helms, Walter L., 1883-1964 [Masonic emblem] Helms, Pearl, 1899-1985, "Dau. of Bud & Mollie McCollum" Helms, Festus L., 1896-1974, "Son of Tom & Lizzie" Helms, R. J., Aug. 11, 1865-Jan. 3, 1931, "Wife of J. R. Helms" "Mother" Helms, J. R., Apr. 9, 1859-Jan. 15, 1923, "husband of R. J. Helms" "Father" Helms, W. A., Oct. 5, 1837-July 9, 1907 (eroded) [Odd Fellows symbol] Howe, Isabelle [see McKinzie, Isabelle Howe] Jones, Hester L., Sept. 26, 1896-May 3, 1897, "Dau. of A. & L. D. Jones" Jones, Mandy E., May 27, 1870-Oct. 23, 1891 (broken and repaired) [birth date is best guess] Jones, Pairlee [see Middleton, Pairlee Jones] Jones, Tony Ray, May 25, 1949-____ Jones, Steven Ray, Aug. 8, 1976-July 13, 1989 Jones, Vickey Dale, Feb. 26, 1950-____ Kelley, Albert L., Sept. 18, 1897-Jan. 3, 1951, military marker "Tennessee Pvt 315 Infantry World War II" [called Albert Lee Kelley by Webb et al.] Kelley, Bessie Vera, 6? 6, 1894-Sept. 21?, 1895, "Dau. of E. L. & M. E. Kelley" (broken) [broken through dates] Kelley, Infant, Oct. 12, 1895-Oct. 14, 1895, "Infant dau. of E. L. & M. E. Kelley" Kelley, Lurtha May, May 13, 1917-Jan. 15, 1980, "Beloved wife and mother" Kelley, Mary E., July 8, 1879-Jan. 21, 1931, "Mother" Kelley, E. L., Aug. 21, 1859-Mar. 27, 1947, "Father" Linquist, Nada, Apr. 1, 1906-Aug. 11, 1956 McAnally, Elizabeth, Aug. 28, 1817-Jan. 20, 1901 [Eastern Star symbol] McCollum, Absalom, July 14, 1816-Jan. 8, 1872, "Erected by his wife Mary J. McCollum" McCollum, Carl "Buddy," June 23, 1929-July 1, 1997 McCollum, Charles "Termite," Feb. 10, 1945-Oct. 20, 1996 McCollum, Cole A., Feb. 11, 1893-Mar. 24, 1943 McCollum, D. K., 1820-Mar. 1861, "Father" McCollum, Sarah E., 1857-1860 McCollum, E. J., 1820-1857, "Mother" McCollum, Dan U. 1841-1873, military marker "Capt." "Co. F 55 Tenn Inf CSA" McCollum, Effie, July 1, 1891-May 4, 1963 McCollum, Robert, May 21, 1889-June 5, 1956 [Webb et al. notes "WWI"] McCollum, Emley J., Jan. 8, 1838-Sept. 29, 1852, "Dau. of A. B. & M. R. McCollum" McCollum, Fred D., 1920-1989 McCollum, Guy H., June 14, 1913-June 27, 1964 McCollum, Imogene (Sis), Dec. 5, 1927-Feb. 2, 1993 McCollum, Iva E., Feb. 7, 1896-July 16, 1978 McCollum, John N., 1883-1957 McCollum, Lessie J., July 6, 1919-Jan. 24, 1982, "Mother" footstone [adjacent to marker for Guy H. McCollum] McCollum, Louis, Mar. 23, 1846-Nov. 18, 1847, "Son of A. B. & M. R. McCollum" McCollum, Mary I., Aug. 14, 1821-June 30, 1900 McCollum, Mattie Nora, Dec. 4, 1886-Apr. 1, 1911, "Wife of A. H. McCollum" McCollum, Monie White, Sept. 30, 1872-May 2, 1948, His Wife" McCollum, S. D. Daniel, Apr. 10, 1860-Dec. 9, 1936 [called Steven Daniel McCollum by Webb et al.] McCollum, Myrtle, no dates, "Dau. of Mr. & Mrs. S. D. McCollum" McCollum, Pearl [see Helms, Pearl] McCollum, Rebecca S., 1863-1937 McCollum, William T., 1859-1947 McKinzie, H. B., May 20, 1772-Sept. 23, 1846 McKinzie, Isabell, 1805-Apr. 2, 1885, "Wife of Newtom McKinzie" [replacement; listed as Isabell Middleton on marker for Newton McKinzie] McKinzie, Isabelle Howe, Feb. 1781-after 1850 [replacement] McKinzie, Newton, 1806-1884, "Born . . . N.C." "Married Isabell Middleton Feb. 23, 1831" Middleton, ______, no readable dates, "____ of J. R. & ____ Middleton" (eroded) [almost unreadable in 1994; in 2001 was 5 feet north of marker for Eliza J. Swift] Middleton, Alfred W., d. June 8, 1898, "Aged 57 Years" "Husband of M. L. Middleton" [Webb et al. note "Civil War"] Middleton, Caroline M., Feb. 23, 1826-Dec. 10?, 1874, "Dau. of Alfred & Mary Middleton" (broken) [damaged at death date] Middleton, Cornald, July 8, 1880-Nov. 20, 1887, "Son of A. W. & M. L. Middleton" Middleton, Easther J., d. Dec. 10, 1839, "Aged 2 Y'rs 6 Mo's 27 Das." "Daughter of Alfred & Mary Middleton" (fallen) Middleton, Emily J., Jan. 10, 1838-June 29, 1883, "Wife of J. A. Middleton" (eroded) Middleton, Ida M., Oct. 8, 1979-Apr. 23, 1899, "Wife of A. H. Middleton" (eroded) Middleton, Infant, no dates, "Infant daughter of Cook & Pairlee Middleton" [replacement] Middleton, Infant, no dates, "Infant daughter of Cook & Pairlee Middleton" [replacement] Middleton, Infant, no dates, "Infant son of Cook & Pairlee Middleton" [replacement] Middleton, Isablee [see McKinzie, Isabell] Middleton, J. A., Mar. 25, 1875-Mar. 7, 1913, "Son of A. W. & Mary Middleton" (eroded) Middleton, Jessie E., Oct. 11, 1897-Sept. 22, 1901, "Dau. of A. H. & Ida M. Middleton" Middleton, John A., Aug. 13, 1827-Dec. 18, 1886 (eroded) Middleton, John W., Nov. 29, 1895-Apr. 5, 1896, "Son of A. H. & Ida Middleton" Middleton, M. A., Mar. 24, 1833-Aug. 15, 1885, "Dau. of A. L. & Mary Middleton" Middleton, M. G., Mar. 25, 1831-Mar. 2, 1891 [Masonic emblem] Middleton, Martha E., 1868-1869 [not found in 1994 or 2001; from Webb et al.] Middleton, Martha, Nov. 11, 1888-Feb. 20, 1889, "Dau. of A. W. & ____ Middleton" (eroded) [information is best guess] Middleton, Mary A., Jan. 6, 1848-Mar. 7, 1886, "Wife of J. E. Middleton" Middleton, Mary, Feb. 28, 1805-May 9, 1864, "Mother" footstone Middleton, Alfred, July 26, 1796-Aug. 15, 1867, "Father" footstone [replacement] Middleton, Matilda, Sept. 18, 1813-July 19, 1874, "Wife of Thomas Middleton" (eroded) Middleton, Thomas J., Mar. 16, 1804-Nov. 14, 1865 Middleton, Valerie W., 1918-____ Middleton, Bluford C., 1909-____ Middleton, William Cook, Apr. 28, 1871-Dec. 11, 1958 Middleton, Pairlee Jones, Apr. 4, 1881-July 13, 1961 Middleton, William Seaborn, Aug. 7, 1899-Mar. 13, 1972, "Son of W. C. & Pairlee Middleton" Moody, Lee, Dec. 1, 1883-June 24, 1934 Moody, Vela, Aug. 14, 1889-____ [ground disturbance in 1994 seemed to indicate she was buried here by that date] Moody, Lula F., 1885-1928, "Wife of W. R. Moody" Moody, William R., 1871-1947 Moore, Sandra Kaye, Mar. 24, 1968-Oct. 24, 1989, "Beloved daughter, wife, and mother" Overman, Arnell W., July 27, 1920-May 31, 2001 Overman, Elco "Cody," Mar. 6, 1915-July 26, 1994 Overman, Larry E., Sept. 19, 1948-____ Overman, Mable [see Bailey, Mable Overman] Pearson, Nellie, 1917-1964 Pierce, Infants, born & died July 17, 1925, "Infant twins of H. B. & M. V. Pierce" Robinson, J. W., Dec. 9, 1883-Oct. 7, 1884, "Son of M. & F. A. Robinson" Robinson, T. E., d. July 1, 1873, "Aged about 56 years" "Husband of J. E. Robinson" (broken) [Masonic symbol] Roby, Leacie, Sept. 25, 1908-Mar. 16, 1929 Rogers, Joy, Nov. 23, 1956-____ Rogers, Denny, Jan. 15, 1961-Apr. 5, 1998, "Our sons Daniel Matthew" Segerson, Thomas (Red), Aug. 15, 1920-____ Segerson, Iris H., Mar. 17, 1919-May 9, 1985, "Married Feb. 5, 1939" "Our children Terry L. Michael S. Timothy L." [seems to be daughter of G. Sherman and Tiny H. Helms, whose double marker is adjacent] [Woodmen of the World Memorial] Stubblefield, Albert Franklin, Mar. 16, 1876-Nov. 21, 1876 (eroded) Stubblefield, Robert, May 16, 1876-Nov. 4, 1876, "Son of W. F. & Mary L. Stubblefield" (eroded) Swift, Eliza J., Apr. 16, 1846-Sept. 6, 1863, "Wife of J. Swift" (eroded) Tomblin, Andy J., June 3, 1869-Oct. 27, 1898, "Husband of Donie Tomblin" Tomblin, Willie E., Oct. 29, 1918-Mar. 8, 1994, unplaced "Mother" footstone, from previous temporary marker: Mrs. Willie M. Tomblin Tomblin, Jim F., May 27, 1909-Aug. 28, 1966, "Father" footstone Tucker, Infant, Mar. 30, 1914, "Infant dau. of J. L. & Ola Tucker" [replacement] Tucker, Lottie, Oct. 30, 1911-Apr. 12, 1919, "Dau. of J. L. & Ola Tucker" [replacement] Tucker, Ola M., 1889-1975 Tucker, Jess L., 1888-1979 Tumblin, Dona, July 22, 1871-Jan. 3, 1927 Volner, Infants, born & died July 25, 1924, "Infant sons of R. L. & W. I. Volner" (eroded) Wheeler, Benjamin, Jan. 14, 1859-Oct. 24, 1862, "Son of B. H. & H. C. Wheeler" White, ______, unreadable dates, "Daughter of H. W. & N. A. ______ [dates generally unreadable but years might be 1877- 1880; name might be Martha] White, Adar J., d. Sept. 5, 187?, "Daughter of H. W. & N____" [White] [fragments] White, Albert, Oct. 18, 1814-Mar. 15, 1885 White, Alcie Beulah, Sept. 3, 1890-Apr. 12, 1981 White, Nicholas Albert, Jan. 1, 1884-Sept. 6, 1965 White, Effie M., 1882-1927 White, Will, 1883-1969 White, George W., Mar. 25, 1885-June 5, 1947 White, Grace E., Apr. 8, 1921-Dec. 5, 2000 White, J. D., Mar. 22, 1933-____, "Our children Dianne Freeda Christine Dennis" White, Haywood, July 6, 1842-Jan. 26, 1924 White, J. Haywood, Nov. 5, 1921-Oct. 20, 1993, "Father," military marker as footstone "James Haywood White" "US Army World War II" White, Marilyn K., Dec. 30, 1946-July 30, 1961, "Daughter" White, Mary F. Segerson, Oct. 7, 1921-____, "Mother" "Our children: Kay-Celia-Ronald-Mike" White, J. M., June 8, 1908-June 17, 1908, , "Son of W. H. & A. E. White" White, James H., Aug. 27, 1878-June 4, 1897, "Son of H. W. & Nancy White" White, Jenorah D., Feb. 4, 1858-Apr. 21, 1923, "Wife of H. C. White" White, H. C., Apr. 6, 1851-Mar. 23, 1942, "Husband of Jenorah D. White" White, Mamie L., Sept. 15, 1913-Nov. 29, 1913, "Dau. of W. H. & Lizzie White" (eroded) White, Martha A., Apr. 12, 1831-Nov. 13, 1877, "Wife of Albert White" (eroded) White, Monie [see McCollum, Monie White] White, N. A., Mar. 15, 1855-Nov. 1, 1895, "Wife of H. W. White" White, Nancy E., Mar. 17, 1839-Mar. 30, 1926 White, Robert E., Nov. 21, 1886-Jan. 14, 1971, military marker "Tennessee Cpl 30 Infantry World War I" Wood, Freeda G., Nov. 16, 1949-Dec. 5, 1993 Wood, Joe M., Jan. 11, 1947-____, "Our children David Brenton/Angela Gail/Joshua Clay" Woods, Lucinda Jake?, "Daughter of ? F. & E. A. Woods, Feb. 3, 1852-Jan. 14, 1858 (broken, fallen, eroded) Woods, Mary L., Jan. 13, 1856-Oct. 19, 1877, "Wife of Arch Woods" Wyatt, Cynthia, 1873-1876 (broken, fallen, eroded) [in 2001 was a pile of fragments 5 feet south of marker for M. G. Middleton; dates unreadable in 1994 and come from Webb et al.] Unidentifiable ______, Sept. 1, 1876-Jan. 1, 1888 [fragment recorded in 1994] Other People Known To Be Buried Here Rushing, Phillip L. (b. June 1894), son of Adam Leon Rushing and Alma Irene Montgomery