HENDERSON COUNTY, TN - CEMETERIES - Mt. Zion Cemetery

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David Donahue, the creator of this file, declares it to be in the public 

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MOUNT ZION CEMETERY

Henderson County, Tennessee



          Mt. Zion Cemetery lies on the north side of Mt. Zion 

Cemetery Road on the west side of Pine Lake in southern 

Henderson County. Someone mows regularly around the Beecham 

and Brittain markers but the remainder of the cemetery may get 

only one cutting each year. In addition to the identified 

burials, six graves are marked with fieldstone, one grave is 

marked with a concrete block, three graves are marked with 

bricks, and one grave has a marker so broken up and eroded 

that nothing remains readable.



          David Donahue recorded this cemetery October 21, 

2002. Anith Webb, Alicia Adcox, and Mr. Elbert Beecham 

recorded this cemetery circa 1976. Their record appears in 

Henderson County, Tennessee Cemetery Inscriptions (R. H. 

Harris, Memphis, 1976), pp. 223-224. This is referred to as 

Webb et al. in notes below.



 



Bailey, Infant, Feb. 16, 1934-Mar. 19, 1934, "Infant son of 

Max & Exie Bailey"



Beecham, Florence, 1900-1941, "Mama" footstone

Beecham, Jess, 1891-1974, "Daddy" footstone



Beecham, Golden, Sept. 15, 1926-July 1945



Beecham, Juanita, Feb. 1935-Aug. 1936 [replacement]



Beecham, Katie, Jan. 17, 1934-June 16, 1935, "Dau. of Charlie 

& Patra" [replacement]



Brittain, Avis, May 20, 1923-Nov. 20, 1923



Brittain, Iley, 1854-1924 [Masonic symbol]



Brittain, Isaac, 1869-1923, "Father" footstone

Brittain, Arbie, 1880-1974, "Mother" footstone



Crowe, Larry Don, May 18, 1944-Nov. 28, 1945



Hart, Nancy C., Apr. 16, 1851-Sept. 14, 1939 [replacement]



Johnson, Eli, Sept. 8, 1837-May 20, 1914, "Hus. of E. A. 

Johnson"

Johnson, E. A., Nov. 11, 1856-June 4, 1937, "Wife of Eli 

Johnson" fallen



Johnson, Emily Rodgers, d. Aug. 10, 1893, Aged about 85 Ys, 

"Wife of S. M. Johnson"



Johnson, Josephine, d. Feb. 3, 1863, Aged 12 Y'rs & 8 D's, 

"Daughter of _____ Johnson" (broken)



Johnson, M. E., Jan. 16, 1849-Mar. 3, 1879, "Wife of Eli 

Johnson" broken



Johnson, R., Dec. 17, 1871-Jan. 28, 1877, "Son of M. E. & Eli 

Johnson" broken



Johnson, S. M., d. May 15, 1864, Aged 50 Years (broken) [death 

date unreadable in 2003 and is that reported by Webb et al.]



Johnson, S. M., Dec. 9, 1874-Jan. 30, 1877, "Son of M. E. & 

Eli Johnson



Johnson, W. B., July 19, 1878-June 15, 1877, "Son of M. E. & 

Eli Johnson"



Jordon, Melvina, ______, "Wife of R. M. Jordan" (broken) 

[cannot find fragment with dates in 2003; Webb et al. give 

partial date Jan. 1879, which would suggest she died from 

complications in the birth of her daughter Melvina]



Jordon, Melvina, Jan. 27, 1879-Feb. 1, 1879, "Dau. of R.M. 

Jordan"



Jordon, T. W., Nov. 13, 1876-Nov. 15, 1876, "Son of R. M. 

Jordan"



Phillips, John, 1849-1941 [not found in 2003; reported by Webb 

et al.]



Rodgers, Emily [see Johnson, Emily Rodgers]



Scott, Hester E., May 3, 1898-June 4, 1916, "Dau. of John & 

Ella Scott"



Scott, Homer C., Nov. 17, 1901-Jan. 17, 1908, "Son of J. T. & 

D. E. Scott"



Scott, J. O., Apr. 29, 1886-Jan. 18, 1905, "Son of J. R. & L. 

T. Johnson"



Scott, Jesse L., Dec. 30, 1895-Sept. 19, 1916, "Son of John & 

Ella Scott"



Scott, John T., 1870-1933

Scott, Louella, 1876-1956



Scott, Lavina T., Jan. 18, 1848-May 5, 1928

Scott, Jesse R., Nov. 8, 1843-July 3, 1898 [replacement]



Scott, M. I., Dec. 20, 1889-Jan. 26, 1890, "Dau. of J. R. & L. 

T. Scott" middle initial damaged



Scott, Rite, Aug. 1, 1877-Sept. 2, 1877, "Son of J. R. & L. T. 

Scott"



Thomas, Anna, Sept. 25, 1812-Apr. 15, 1872 (broken) [adjacent 

to marker for Rev. Stephen Thomas]



Thomas, J. R., Apr. 4, 1842-Apr. 12, 1863, "Son of Rev. S. & 

A. Thomas"



Thomas, John, July 24, 1786-July 15, 1860



Thomas, Martha J. D., May 2, 1870-May 7, 1871, "Daughter of J. 

H. & N. J. Thomas"



Thomas, Martha L., May 2, 1870-Mar. 7, 1871, "Daughter of J. 

H. & N. F. Thomas" note: there seem to be two markers for her, 

about 6 feet apart]



Thomas, Minerva Ann, May 2, 1847-Aug. 10, 1861, "Dau. of Rev. 

S. & A. Thomas"



Thomas, S. F., Sept. 20, 1878-Sept. 12, 1879, "Dau. of M. L. & 

Caldona Thomas"



Thomas, Stephen, Dec. 13, 1816-Apr. 13, 1872, Rev. (broken) 

[death year is unreadable in 2003 and is that reported by Webb 

et al.]



Tidwell, Jodie, 1900-1910 [replacement]



Tidwell, Roy, 1910-1910 [replacement]



Wise, Infant, b. Feb. 5, 1871, "Infant son of John & C. M. 

Wise"