HENDERSON COUNTY, TN - CEMETERIES - Pleasant Hill Cemetery

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PLEASANT HILL CEMETERY

Henderson County, Tennessee



            Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located on Pleasant 

Hill Road, off Alberton Road east of Lexington. It is across 

the road from Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. The exact number 

of graves is unknown. About 130 concrete blocks mark older 

graves not otherwise marked. They may have replaced earlier 

fieldstones. There are many more graves marked by temporary 

marker plates without information. David Donahue recorded 

this cemetery December 2001; checked and updated it 

September 29, 2002, and updated it October 4, 2003.



            Jonathan K. T. Smith recorded this cemetery 

circa 1995. His record appears in Tombstone Inscriptions 

from Black Cemeteries in Henderson County, Tennessee, 1995. 

His information is integrated into the record below. He 

noted that "the first church was supposedly built here about 

1872." Belinda Timberlake and Pam Prater recorded the 

cemetery in 1976. Their record appears in Henderson County, 

Tennessee Cemetery Inscriptions. This is referred to as 

Timberlake and Prater in notes below.



            On September 28, 2002, Joseph Parker, son of the 

late Mary Henry Parker, relayed that his mother told a story 

about the origin of the concrete blocks. The L&N railroad 

once had number of construction workers die during an 

epidemic. The workers were buried in this cemetery where the 

concrete blocks are. This story, if true, will not be true 

for all the concrete blocks. In some rows the concrete 

blocks are interspersed with carved markers, so most blocks 

in these rows probably mark the graves of earlier 

generations of families using the cemetery.



 



Beal, Birdie E., Feb. 12, 1912-Aug. 16, 1990



Beal, Clara W., Apr. 9, 1897-Sept. 18, 1973 [Eastern Star 

symbol]



Beal, George T., Feb. 27, 1930-May 6, 2003, military marker 

"PFC US Army Korea"



Beal, George W., 1891-1960 [Masonic symbol]



Beal, James Earl, Oct. 7, 1925-Nov. 10, 1975, military 

marker "Cpl US Army Korea"



Beal, Robert, Mar. 19, 1909-Feb. 20, 1981



Beal, Sudie Mae, July 27, 1929-Oct. 10, 1990



Bomer, Keith E., 1956-1966



Bomer, Kevin L., 1958-1982



Bomer, Linzie, d. June 2, 1967, "Aged 57 ys," temporary 

marker, Parham Mortuary, 4 feet south of marker for Kevin L. 

Bomer



Bomer, Mary M., d. Apr. 14, 1981, "Aged 93 years 0 months 30 

days," temporary marker, Parham Mortuary, 1 foot north of 

double marker for Mary Brooks Mackey and Luther Mackey



Boswell, Elige, Dec. 25, 1897-Mar. 23, 1953, military marker 

"Tennessee Pvt Base Hosp World War I"



Boswell, Lina B., Oct. 11, 1904-Feb. 19, 1982



Boswell, Relford D., Mar. 19, 1915-Dec. 16, 1971, military 

marker "Tennessee SSgt 1950 QM Trk Co (AVN) World War II" 

[Star of David on military marker]



Boswell, Thomas S., d. Mar. 10, 1959 [recorded in 1976 but 

not found by Smith or in 2001]



Boykin, Ray [might be Roy], d. Oct. 21, 1969, "Aged 71 

Years, temporary marker, Parham, 4 yards southeast of double 

marker for Archie W. and Palestine S. Henry



Brooks, Georgia A., 1865-1903

Brooks, Archie C., 1865-1957



Brooks, Mary [see Mackey, Mary Brooks]



Campbell, Esau C., Apr. 4, 1903-Jan. 14, 1974

Campbell, Delma L., Mar. 30, 1908-May 27, 1987, "Train up a 

child"



Carver, Carrie, July 25, 1934-Oct. 12, 2000, "Beloved 

mother"



Cathey, Nellie, d. 1933



Chappell, Arnold, 1991, temporary marker, northern of two 

temporary markers 4 feet west of the double marker for Mabel 

and William O. Forney



Chappell, Arnold Lynn, Oct. 6, 1990, temporary marker 

[reported by Smith]



Chappell, William, no dates, temporary marker, southern of 

two temporary markers 4 feet west of the double marker for 

Mabel and William O. Forney



Crutchfield, Cora, Sept. 13, 1920-May 20, 1943



Crutchfield, Ruby, Dec. 25, 1900-July 8, 1970

Crutchfield, Chester, Aug. 2, 1897-Oct. 18, 1985



Deal, Joe Murry, Feb. 27, 1927-Apr. 18, 1986



Douglas, Thomas, May 6, 1934-July 20, 1999, military marker, 

"SP4 US Army"



Doyle, Vird?, d. July 2, 1970 "Aged 80 ys 5 mo. 28 days," 

temporary marker, 7 feet west of marker for Jinnie M. 

Johnson



Ellis, Artie M. [see Sanders, Artie M. Ellis]



Ellis, Essie Iva, 1899-1962

Ellis, E. Moody, 1896-1982



Forney, Mable, 1926-____

Forney, William O., 1929-1988



Hall, Amanda [no marker; a very recent burial, 4 yards east 

of marker for Roberta B. Yancy; Joseph Parker identified 

this to be the grave of Amanda Hall who was buried on 

September 21, 2002]



Hamilton, Eddie L., 1906-1989

Hamilton, A. J., 1896-____; also temporary marker, peoples 

Funeral Home, Mr. Aquilla (A. J.) Hamilton, Apr. 3,1986-Jan. 

19, 2003



Harmon, Hubert, Aug. 4, 1896-Nov. 6, 1978

Harmon, Elcie V., Sept. 6, 1903-Oct. 16, 1974



Harmon, John B., 1909-____, also temporary marker, Peoples 

Funeral Home, 1909-1996

Harmon, Raleigh, 1908-1979



Harmon, John, no dates, "Great Granddaddy of Harmon Family" 

[reported by Smith]



Harmon, Mattie, 1874-1914



Harmon, Richard, Nov. 14, 1921-May 23, 1943, military marker 

"Tennessee PFC 1951 ORD Dep Co. AVN World War II"



Harmon, Willie, 1868-1947



Harris, Corey B., Apr. 19, 1972, temporary marker as 

footstone, Parham, "Infant Correy B. Porter" "Aged 0 Yrs. 0 

Months 0 Days"



Harris, L. B.,12 20, 1930-May 24, 1992

Harris, Dorothy. Jan. 10, 1934-____



Hary, Jimmy, d. Jan. 9, 1990, "Aged 44," temporary marker, 

Parham Mortuary, 4 yards east of double marker for Alpha M. 

and Will H. Kizer



Henderson, Otis L., Mar. 27, 1898-Oct. 12, 1918, "Soldier 

Private 47 THCO 158 Depot Brigade. Served with honor in the 

World War and died in the service of his country. Married 

Willie Brookshire Oct. 14, 1917."



Henry, Archie W., Jan. 20, 1923-Oct. 9, 1992, "Dad" 

footstone

Henry, Palestine S., June 22, 1933-____, "Mom" footstone



Henry, Jessie, d. June 2, 2003, temporary marker, Mercer 

Brothers F.H., Jackson, tennessee, 2 yards southeast of 

marker for Mary Henry Parker



Henry, Jessie, Oct. 7, 1892-May 14, 1972

Henry, Annie, Nov. 12, 1895-Apr. 4, 1991



Henry, Mary [see Parker, Mary Henry]



Hillard, Anna M., 1907-____ [she is buried, probably in 

1999]

Hillard, Curtis, 1914-1990



Hudson, Georgia B., Dec. 4, 1921-Oct. 2, 1970



Johnson, Andy, Apr. 1878-Apr. 28, 1975



Johnson, Earline [see Westbrooks, Earline Johnson]



Johnson, Jinnie M., 1903-1937 [replacement]



Johnson, Lettie, Mar. 1, 1884-Nov. 28, 1945



Jordan, Vickie B., May 5, 1956-Dec. 13, 1992, "Beloved wife 

,daughter, sister"



Kelly, Nancy, 1880-1969



King, Mary [see Montague, Mary King]



King, Thomas, Dec. 4, 1877-May 30, 1960, "Rev."

King, Lydia, d. Nov. 10, 1963



Kizer, Alpha M., Feb. 20, 1898-Jan. 11, 1984

Kizer, Will H., Mar. 17, 1898-June 20, 1980



Kizer, Genie C., Oct. 24, 1896-Mar. 4, 1972, military marker 

"Tennessee Sgt US Army World War I"



Kizer, Genie C., May 20, 1921, military marker "Tennessee 

Pvt 155 Dept Brig"



Kizer, Hubert, Oct. 19, 1901-July 8, 1975



Kizer, J. W., July 20, 1922-Feb. 10, 1995, military marker 

"US Army"



Kizer, Jake, d. Nov. 8, 1954, "Age 58" "A life-long resident 

of Henderson County

Deacon of _____ Baptist Church"



Kizer, Jake, no dates

Kizer, Alma, no dates [Smith notes "Their pictures and 

typewritten account of their lives behind a glass inset of 

this tombstone, which data has become almost totally 

illegible."]



Kizer, Jim D., d. May 20, 1991, "WWI" [not found in 2002; 

reported by Timberlake and Prater



Kizer, Napoleon, Nov. 1934-Mar. 1935



Kizer, Rex, May 7, 1952-Sept. 30, 1983



Kizer, Ruby Parker, May 9, 1900-Aug. 12, 1976



Kizer, William E. (Pappy), 1851-1999, temporary marker, 

parham Mortuary, 3 yards east of military marker for James 

Smith, Jr.



Lee, Willie N., May 24, 1899-May 23, 1983

Lee, Willie B., June 26, 1900-____, "Married 1932"



Mack [Mackey?], Levie, d. Oct. 13, 1973, "Aged 83 years 0 

months 15 days," temporary marker, Parham Mortuary, 1 yard 

northwest of marker for Loretta M. Quince



Mackey, Grace E., Oct. 19, 1934-Feb. 25, 1935



Mackey, Jerry, Jan. 21, 1912-Sept. 25, 1978

Mackey, Lila, Dec. 30, 1911-Aug. 1, 1984



Mackey, Lena, Apr. 28, 1920-Oct. 25, 1996, "Aunt" footstone



Mackey, Mary Brooks, Mar. 15, 1888-Apr. 17, 1981

Mackey, Luther, June 30, 1888-Oct. 8, 1954, also military 

marker "Tennessee Pvt US Army World War I"



Mayo, Annie, Apr. 17, 1880-June 21, 1919



Mayo, Bill, Apr. 21, 1929-June 20, 1994



Mayo, Bruce J., Mar. 1, 1958-Aug. 5, 1995



Mayo, Buddie, Sept. 17, 1885-Nov. 30, 1960

Mayo, Gussie, Oct. 13, 1893-Nov. 5, 1933



Mayo, Gussie, d. Nov. 5, 1933, "Age 41" "Mrs."; temporary 

marler [reported by Smith]



Mayo, Ike, Sr., May 1, 1867-Oct. 12, 1942



Mayo, Isaac J., Jr., Oct. 12, 1911-Feb. 7, 1984, military 

marker "US Army World War II"



Mayo, Jake, Sr., 1912-1977, "Husband"



Mayo, Jerry ____, d. Jan. ?, 1949, "Aged 79 Yrs," temporary 

marker, Bledsoe Fineral Homme, at southernmost of two wedge-

shaped black concrete markers 6 yards northwest of the 

double marker for Willie N. and Willie B. Lee"



Mayo, Mamie O., Apr. 17, 1927-Dec. 17, 2001, "Mama" 

footstone

Mayo, Hal, Nov. 8, 1921-____, "Daddy" footstone



Mayo, Mernellar Rush, Aug. 21, 1905-Sept. 28, 1993

Mayo, John Edd, Mar. 29, 1900-July 5, 1980, "Our children: 

Ocneva and Eddie"



Mayo, Mildred, Dec. 24, 1916-June 19, 1998



Mayo, Paul Edd, 1914-1980, temporary marker, Parham 

Mortuary, 1 yard south of marker for Jake Mayo, Sr.



Mayo, Paul W., Oct. 7, 1924-Nov. 7, 1988, military marker 

"PFC US Army World War II"



Mayo, Pumpy, Nov. 8, 1918-Mar. 11, 2002, temporary marker, 

Memorial Funeral Home, 4 yards north northeast of double 

marker for Mamie O. and Hal Mayo



McGraw, Golden, Feb. 20, 1889-Jan. 19, 1958, military marker 

"Tennessee Pvt Co L 804 Pioneer Inf. World War I"



McGraw, John R., 1869-1937

McGraw, Winnie J., 1865-19__



McGraw, Nina, 1891-19__ [ground disturbance indicates she is 

buried here]



McIntyre, Joshua, 1905-1967



Moffitt, Brianna Rhea, June 18, 1994-June 19, 1994, 

temporary marker, Parham Mortuary [reported by Smith]



Moffitt, Brianna, June 18, 1994-June 19, 1994



Montague, Mary King, Nov. 8, 1887-Feb. 7, 1963



Nelson, Elizabeth Watson, July 25, 1918-July 31, 1950



Parker, Boddie, Oct. 3, 1901-Feb. 17, 1944



Parker, Genie, Dec. 18, 1893-Feb. 22, 1970, military marker 

"Tennessee Pvt Co D 541 Engineers World War I"



Parker, Lea L., 1927-1932



Parker, Lucille, 1925-1933



Parker, Mary Henry, Aug. 3, 1925-Oct. 4, 2001, "Pinkie" "Our 

beloved mother" "Her children Grace, Paul, Joseph, Teretha, 

Cleveland, Darryl, and Inetha"



Parker, Pete, Mar. 7, 1941, "Baby"



Parker, Quillie, 1896-1991



Parker, Ruby [see Kizer, Ruby Parker]



Pearson, Jess, d. Oct. 14, 1930, military marker "Tennessee 

PVT 804 Pioneer Inf."



Pearson, Pearl S., Mar. 2, 1903-Oct. 8, 1989



Phillips, Helen K., d. Oct. 7, 1972, "Aged 54 years 8 months 

16 days," temporary marker, Parham Mortuary, northern of two 

graves approximately 8 feet west of double marker for Willie 

N. and Willie B. Lee



Phillips, Leroy, 1948-1987, temporary marker, Parham 

Mortuary, southern of two graves approximately 8 feet west 

of double marker for Willie N. and Willie B. Lee



Pool, Pleas, no dates, "Age 77 Years" [Smith reports that 

from his death certificate it is known that he died July 17, 

1920]

Pool, Manda, no dates, "Age 82 Years"



Poole, Vunes U., Dec. 22, 1906-Aug. 1, 1976



Porter, Beulah P., Aug. 10, 1929-June 9, 2001, also 

temporary marker, Memorial Funeral Home, Beulah K. Porter

Porter, Billy E., Feb. 1, 1927-July 19, 1996, also temporary 

marker, Peoples Funeral Home, Billy Eli Porter; "Wed May 

1973"



Porter, Correy B. [see Harris, Corey B.]



Priddy, Gladys M., June 11, 1948-____

Priddy, Jerry W., Aug. 23, 1942-Mar. 11, 1997



Priddy, Nora L., 1915-1975

Priddy, James A., 1913-____, carved rings and "1935" [ground 

disturbance suggests he is buried here]



Quince, Eather, Sept. 28, 1935-____ [Masonic symbol]

Quince, Ivir Lee, May 23, 1942-Aug. 15, 2000 [Eastern Star 

symbol]



Quince, Loretta M., July 24, 1964-Sept. 7, 1964



Quince, Robert Lee, Dec. 28, 1965-Sept. 5, 1996



Raspberry, John Thomas, 1934-1984, military marker "PFC US 

Army"



Raspberry, Mary K., 1903-1991



Rush, Mernellar [see Mayo, Mernellar Rush]



Sanders, Artie M. Ellis, Feb. 22, 1916-July 20, 1978, also 

temporary marker, Mrs. Artie May Sanders



Sanders, James B., d. July 6, 1987, "Aged 72 Years," 

temporary marker, Parham Funeral Home, 1 yard south of 

marker for Artie Ellis Sanders



Small, Janie K., 1882-1976



Small, L. J., Mar. 12, 1912-July 17, 1966, military marker 

"Tennessee PFC 389 QM Gas Sup Co World War II



Smith, James Jr., Aug. 3, 1944-Nov. 29, 1992, military 

marker "SFC US Army Vietnam"



Smith, Martha Lou, July 11, 1918-Aug. 16, 2000, "Wife" 

footstone

Smith, Nathaniel, Mar. 26, 1916-Nov. 3, 2003, "Husband" 

footstone, "Wed Dec. 20, 1938" "Our children Rosetta, 

Kathaleen, Josephine, Russell, Ralph, Vivian, Essie Mae, 

Loisteen, Gail, Alice, Raymond"



Taylor, Frederick Okeith, Nov. 17, 1991 [infant-style 

marker]



Thomas, Anna B., Jan. 6, 1932-Oct. 21, 1990, temporary 

marker as footstone, Parham Mortuary, Anna Bell Thomas



Thompson, Curtis, d. Apr. 14, 1975, "Aged 65 Yrs. 11 Mos. 29 

Days," temporary marker, Parham Mortuary, 3 yards east of 

double marker for Archie W. and Palestine S. Henry



Tole, Bessie M., Feb. 23, 1927-Sept. 29, 1992 [she probably 

is a Mayo as this marker is in a cluster of Mayo family 

markers]



Wadley, "Ned Wadley's Family"



Walker, A. L., d. Jan. 28, 1900, "Aged 98 Years" "Husband of 

J. A. Walker"



Walker, Jack, d. May 28, 1900, "Aged 99 years" "Husband of 

J. W. Walker" [not found in 2002; reported by Smith]



Watson, Carl, Sept. 18, 1921-Aug. 25, 2000



Watson, Elizabeth [see Neslon, Elizabeth Watson]



Watson, George, d. Oct. 10, 1918, military marker "Tennessee 

Pvt 158 Depot Brig"



Watson, Oma, 1894-1929

Watson, Willie, 1892-1973, Married 1914"



Weathers, Michael J., d. Apr. 21, 1981, Aged __ Yrs. __ Mos. 

1 Days," temporary marker, Parham Mortuary, no good point of 

reference but about 6 yards north-northeast of marker for 

Anna B, Thompson and 5 yards south of marker for Frederick 

Okeith Taylor



Weathers, Michael, d. Apr. 21, 1981, temporary marker, 

Parham Mortuary



Werst, Roy, Jr., Feb. 11, 1930-Sept. 29, 1975, military 

marker "PFC US Army Korea"



West, Billy Eugene, June 25, 1944-July 30, 1966, military 

marker "Tennessee AB US Air Force"



West, Roy, Dec. 24, 1898-May 23, 1975



Westbrooks, Earline Johnson, Apr. 1, 1928-June 13, 1971



White, Flora, 1900-1962



White, Melviney, Apr. 1, 1846-Oct. 5, 1887, "Wife of Peter 

White" (broken)



Williams, Arminite, Feb. 14, 1895-July 20, 1978, "Mrs.," 

temporary marker, Parham Mortuary [not found in 2002; 

reported by Smith]



Williams, Ella Maxine, Apr. 20, 1914-June 10, 2001



Williams, Leslie Jr., Aug. 14, 1928-July 11, 1929



Williams, Ople, d. June 9, 1971, "Aged 57 ys 3 mo. 3 days," 

temporary marker, 7 feet north of marker for Kevin L. Bomer



Williams, Zella, 1917-1987, temporary marker, Parham 

Mortuary, 3 feet north of marker for Kevin L. Bomer



Yancey, Roberta B., Sept. 9, 1913-Jan. 4, 2001, "From her 

loving children"; "Mother" footstone



Yancey, William L., Nov. 30, 1946-Jan. 21, 2001, temporary 

marker, Stephenson-Shaw, 6 feet north of marker for Roberta 

R. Yancey







Additional Burials Known from Death Certificates (as 

reported by Smith):



Beal, Ella, Jan. 31, 1898-July 17, 1915



Beal, Joe Walter, Dec. 15, 1869-Dec. 17, 1914. Father: 

William Beal



Green, Henry, d. Mar. 29, 1917, aged about 74 years



Harmon, Matty, d. Aug. 30, 1914, aged about 38 years



Johnson, Sip, d. Nov. 1914, aged about 79 years



McGraw, Lordell, Jan. 11, 1914-Aug. 7, 1914. Father: Wash 

McGraw



Pool, Pleas, d. July 17, 1920, aged about 77 years



Taylor, Callie May, Mar. 5, 1885-Apr. 12, 1916