HENDERSON COUNTY, TN - CEMETERIES - Granny Austin Cemetery ========================================================================= David Donahue, the creator of this file, declares it to be in the public domain. ========================================================================= GRANNY AUSTIN CEMETERY Henderson County, Tennessee This is probably the oldest cemetery in the area. It is reached by a signed access road from Grice Road. The cemetery was cleared from an overgrown state in the early 1960s in preparation for an Austin family reunion in August 1964. However, in 1995 the cemetery seemed unmaintained. Concrete blocks mark 36 graves around the periphery of the cemetery. If the area in the center was full, the cemetery would contain over 100 unmarked graves. A large monument dedicated to the Charles Austin family has been erected in the center of the cemetery. A smaller monument marks the approximate burial location of the Archibald Jones family. A wooden sign erected in 1964 and partially unreadable in 1995 marks the entrance to the cemetery. David Donahue recorded this cemetery December 28, 1995. Alicia Adcox, Anita Webb, Alicia Adcox, Blanch Buck, and Terry Grice recorded this cemetery circa 1975. Their record appears in Henderson County, Tennessee Cemetery Inscriptions (Memphis: R. H. Harris, 1976), Vol. III, pp. 646. This work is referred to as Harris in the notes below. The reunion and work on the cemetery is discussed and illustrated in iGordon Turner's History of Scotts Hill, Tennessee. Entry Sign THE GRANNY AUSTIN GRAVEYARD The old cemetery was named for Phoebe Ellen Woodward Austin wife of Charles C. austin and one of the first adults buried in this pioneer community April 10, 1854..... This couple, married in 1815 near Charoltte, N.Car. had emmigrated from Anson Co., N.C. with their first 5 children in 1825. They were the first settlers, with relatives and neighbors who followed, in this area, had a big part in starting Cedar Grove .....Fellowship .....Scotts Hill ....communities. They built their log home near a fine spring 2 mi. north of here. 7 other children were born and raised to maturity here. They married of the first settlers also from N.Car. By 1850 the Austins had several grandchildren and by everyone Phoebe Ellen was known and loved as "Granny Austin." This graveyard site was chosen by her husband, and has been known by name since her burial. Note: As this sign was too worn to read easily in 1995, the wording has been copied from Gordon Turner's History of Scotts Hill, Tennessee. Charles Austin Family Monument, Side 1 Buried in this cemetery Charles Austin 1796-1876 and Wife Phoebe Ellen Woodward 1798-1854 Rachel, their daughter 1818-1878 and her husband Archibald Jones 1818-1884 Pioneers from Anson County, N.C. who settled 2 miles northeast of here about 1825 See back side for Charles Austin children buried elsewhere Erected by descendants and friends 1963 Charles Austin Family Monument, Side 2 Children and in-laws of the Charles Austins buried elsewhere Hulda 1816-1881 Jacob Maness 1813-1887 Buried Fellowship Cemetery 2 mi. N.E. Ephrain H. 1820-1888 Lucy Ann Beauchamp 1824-1954 M.E. Church Cemetery Scotts Hill Mehalia 1822-1871 John Scott 1816-1871 Family moved to Dunklin Co. Mo. 1870 Bu. McGrew Cemetery Dr. Pleasant W. 1824-1896 Mary Murphy 1830-1889 Bethel Cemetery 2 Mi. E. of Scotts Hill Alfred 1826-1898 Margaret Frazier 1830-1888 Family moved to Dunklin Co. Mo. 1860's Bu. McGrew Cemetery Abigail 1828-1879 Ervin C. Medlin 1832-1869 Bethel Cemetery George 1830-1901 Catherine Muse 1831-1894 Family moved to Dunklin Co. Mo. 1850's Bu. McGrew Cemetery James M. 1832-1913 Charity Duck 1835-1914 Bethel Cemetery Francis M. 1834-1913 Ava Duck 1838-1904 Family moved to Ark. 1885 then 1890's to Texas Polk Cem., Nathan, Ark. Ambia Cem., Lamar Co., TX Benjamin F. 1838-1914 Lucinda Scott 1840-1890 Holmes Cemetery Scotts Hill Cynthia E. 1840-1917 Jesse Holmes 1838-1928 Holmes Cemetery Scotts Hill Archibald Jones Monument Archibald Jones, 1818-1878 Rachel Austin, 1818-1884 Melinda O'Neal, 1835-____ Rated as state's top fiddler Entertained many Civil War soldiers and Tenn. River excursionists Austin, N. J., Aug. 8, 1861-____, "Aged 20 Y's 5 Mo's 12 da's" "Dau. of J. C. & Elizabeth Austin (broken at death date) Austin, Salina, Jan. 24, 1868-Aug. 7, 1888, "Dau. of E. & J. C. Austin" Jones, Martha A., Aug. 12, 1853-Aug. 24, 1855, "Dau of B. B. & Eliza Jones" (eroded) [name unreadable in 1995; identified from Harris using dates] Morgan, J. B., Jan. 7, 1842-Mar. 25, 1863, "Son of George & Nelly Morgan" [Harris notes "Civil War"] Other People Known to be Buried Here Austin, Morgan B., Apr. 8, 1803-Aug. 16, 1835, brother of Charles Austin Jackson, Elizabeth, 1805-1831, first wife of Morgan B. Austin Jones, Louisa, daughter of Archibald Jones and Rachel Austin and first wife of Elias J. Scott