HENDERSON COUNTY, TN - CEMETERIES - Seats Chapel Cemetery ================================================================================ David Donahue, the creator of this file, declares it to be in the public domain. ================================================================================ SEATS CHAPEL CEMETERY Henderson County, Tennessee Seats Chapel Cemetery is located behind the church on Pearson Road, a few hundred yards north of the intersection with Rue Hamner Road. The cemetery is maintained. There are maybe 2 dozen unidentified graves. David Donahue recorded this cemetery in December 2001 and updated it October 14, 2003 This cemetery has been recorded three times previously. Bobbie Pierce and Brenda Fiddler recorded the cemetery circa 1976. Their record appears in Henderson County, Tennessee Cemetery Inscriptions (Memphis, R. H. Harris, 1976), Vol. I, p. 107. This earlier work is referred to as "Pierce and Fiddler" in the notes below. Jonathan K. T. Smith recorded this cemetery circa 1995 as part of his county-wide survey of black cemeteries. His record appears in Tombstone Inscriptions from Black Cemeteries in Henderson County, Tennessee (1995). This is referred to as "Smith" in the notes Joy Beth Campbell did a 1998 update based on Jonathan K. T. Smith's survey. Bardwell, Daisy Mae, 1912-1988, temporary marker, Parham Mortuary, 12 feet north of marker for Viola Buckley Bardwell, Dennis A., 1913-1996, temporary marker, 5 feet north of marker for Viola Buckley Buckley, Andie Lee, July 9, 1922-July 31, 2000 Buckley, Gracie Lee, Feb. 1, 1926-Sept. 19, 2002, "Wed Nov. 15, 1947" "Our children Margaret, Glen, Ilean, Evelyn, Marcella, Wayne and James" Buckley, Glen Alvin, Feb. 27, 1951-Mar. 25, 1971, military marker as footstone "Tennessee Pvt 4 US Army Vietnam" Buckley, Green, 1898-1959 Buckley, May Frances, Feb. 5, 1936-Feb. 27, 1994 Buckley, Viola, 1900-Feb./1972, "Great Aunt" footstone Chappel, Butler, no dates Chappel, Larciny, no dates Chappel, Loraine, d. Feb. 27, 1991, "Aged 38 years 6 mo 27 days" [not found in 2001; temporary marker, Parham Mortuary, reported by Smith] Chapple, Ella, 1957 Chapple, Flossie, Dec. 6, 1904-Aug. 16, 1999, "Mother" Chapple, Erner, June 11, 1900-June 15, 1956 Clemmons, P. McGill, no dates Douglas, Benjamin Harrison, d. Jan. 13, 1973, "Aged 86 years 3 mo 24 days" [not found in 2001; temporary marker reported by Smith] Douglas, D. I., no dates Douglas, Jurleen Virginia [see McGill, Jurleen Virginia Lee Douglas] Douglas, Mary, July 3, 1900-Feb. 16, 1974 Douglas, Pomp R., Dec. 25, 1896-Oct. 8, 1968 Douglas, Virginia, Apr. 20, 1924-____ Douglas, Edward, June 9, 1919-Nov. 29, 1990, military marker as footstone "PFC US Army World War II"; "Married 1946" Douglas, William H., July 27, 1924-Feb. 21, 1995, military marker "PFC US Army World War II" Douglass, R. Flakes, Arzo, 1938-1969, old temporary marker d. May 4, 1969, "Aged 31 Years 6 Months 12 Days" Flakes, Carl, 1992 [not found in 2001; reported by Smith] Frame, Lillian R., no dates Hart, Elexzine, Jan. 6, 1921-July 1, 1952 Hart, Infant [not found in 1995 or 2001; reported by Pierce and Fiddler] Hughes, Mamie, Sept. 15, 1890-Sept. 20, 1968 Kirby, Cecil, Sept. 5, 1902-Aug. 28, 1990, "Brother" footstone Kirby, Tillman, 1858-1948 McGill, Jurleen Virginia Lee Douglas, Feb. 12, 1918-____ Nesbitt, Vernell, May 10, 1928-Sept. 14, 2001 Nesby, A. G., June 5, 1918-Aug. 10, 1954, military marker as footstone "PFC 698 Engr World War I" Nesby, Valentine, Mar. 8, 1917-____ Nesby, Ray, Aug. 5, 1950-Feb. 5, 1977, military marker "US Navy Vietnam" Parker, Larry Joe, June 25, 1950-Jan. 25, 1991, temporary marker, not original, approx. 16 feet north of marker for Viola Buckley Pearson, L. E., no dates [Larry Pearson reported by Pierce and Fiddler?] Pearson, Larry [not found in 1995 or 2001; reported by Pierce and Fiddler] Pearson, R., d. Feb. 11, 1980, "11 mo. 14 days" [not found in 2001; reported by Smith] Pearson, W. G., no dates [as reported by Pierce and Fiddler: Walter Gene Pearson, d. Mar. 18, 1974, "Aged 18 yrs. 8 mos. 26 das."] Seats, Carl Ernest, 1919-1946 Seats, Ernest, 1898-1975, "Father" footstone, also temporary marker, d. May 3, 1975, "Aged 77 Yrs.1 Mos. 10 Days" Seats, Rebecca, 1901-1957, "Mother" footstone Seats, Infant, d. Aug. 1, 1983, "Aged 0 Years 0 Months 0 Days," temporary marker, 1 yard north of double marker for Martha Lee and Calvin Leon Seats Seats, Lue W., Feb. 19, 1923-____, unplaced "Dad" footstone Seats, Elizabeth, Nov. 1, 1923-June 27, 1986, "Mama" footstone, "Married Aug. 22, 1942" Seats, Martha Lee, 1933-1978, "Mother" footstone Seats, Calvin Leon, 1928-____, unplaced "Father" footstone Seats, Mellie, 1890-1974, temporary marker, not original, 2 feet north of marker for Viola Buckley Simmons, Anthony, 1986, "6 mo." temporary marker, parham Mortuary, 3 yards west northwest of double marker for A. G. & Valentine Nesby Simmons, David Louis, 1945-1966, temporary marker, Parham Mortuary, 5 yards south of Cecil Kirby Strayhorn, B. J., no dates Strayhorn, P. W., no dates [from temporary marker reported by Smith: Phillip Wayne Strayhorn 1963-1989] Strayhorn, W., no dates, also temporary marker Willie Thomas Strayhorn, 1944-1994 Talley, Christopher D. Fisher, 1984-1997, temporary marker, Parham Mortuary, 4 feet north of marker for Cecil Kirby Thomas, Alvin, 1936-1978 [nor found in 2001; temporary marker, Parham Mortuary, reported by Smith] Thomas, Willie, d. Oct. 3, 1971, "Aged 85 years 5 mo. 28 days" [not found in 2001; reported by Smith as read from a Parham Mortuary temporary marker] White, Lizzie, June/1961-June/1956, "Great Grandmother" footstone [replacement] White, Lola Mae, 1919-____, "Wife" footstone [she had been buried by Dec. 4, 2001, and recently at that] White, Carl Mack, 1913-1993, "Husband" footstone Williams, Adell, 1921-____ Williams, Elry, 1921-1976 Williams, Charlie A., 1895-1980, "Daddy" footstone Williams, Vallie R., 1908-____ [she is buried] Williams, Emma, 1897-1958, "Mother" Williams, Emmer, 1952, temporary marker 2 yards south of double marker for A. G. and Valentine Nesby Williams, Erin, Feb. 3, 1893-Aug. 25, 1962 Williams, Estes, Aug. 12, 1884-June 18, 1962 Williams, Hobert R., Jan. 27, 1944-Aug. 10, 1972 Williams, Ivory, Jan. 28, 1926-Sept. 20, 2001, military marker "US Navy" Williams, Leon, no dates Williams, Patrick, no dates Williams, Ricky, no dates Williams, Rubin, 1848, temporary marker 4 yards south of double marker for A. G. and Valentine Nesby Williams, Virda Mae, Nov. 14, 1921-June 8, 2003, temporary marker, 4 feet north of military marker for Ivory Williams Williams, W. W., no dates, also temporary marker, Parham Mortuary, "Mr. Warnie Williams," d. Apr. 21, 1972, "Aged 68 Yrs. 6 Mos. 28 Days" Williams, Wilson, Aug. 15, 1887-May 16, 1954, military marker "Tennessee Pvt 804 Pioneer Inf. World war I" [dates buried; those listed are from Smith] One of the more interesting things about this cemetery is the placement of small, name-only markers on a number of graves which previously lacked permanent markers. The markers are smaller than most used to mark graves and are closer in size to those often used in some cemeteries for space holders. Almost an entire row of graves in the center of the cemetery has these small markers. Given the likelihood that the small markers might become overgrown or buried, this row is listed from south to north: J Clemmons P. McGill Clemmons W. Strayhorn Lilliam R. Frame D. I. Douglas B. J. Strayhorn Patrick Williams Leon Williams Ricky Williams grave with no marker Butler Chappel Larciny Chappel grave with no marker R. Douglas P. W. Strayhorn These small markers are placed elsewhere as well, not just in the one row. Other markers listed in the alphabetized list with name but no dates are more of these small markers.