JACKSON COUNTY, TN - CEMETERIES - OWEN CEMETERY ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: William E. Jaquess ==================================================================== OWEN CEMETERY The Owen Cemetery is located on the Cummings Mill Road, Jackson County, Tennessee, about three fourths mile from the Dodson Branch Road. The cemetery is owned by the Mount Union United Methodist Church. The land was given to the church by Martin Van Buren Lewis and his wife, Susannah Farmer Lewis, on 20 September 1882, with the stipulation that no grave be put South of Eliza F. Lewis' grave. Eliza F. Lewis was the infant daughter of Mr & Mrs Lewis. Eliza F. Lewis was removed from the Owen Cemetery and was buried in the Cookeville City Cemetery, Cookeville, TN after the death of her mother. The grave site is still visable where Eliza was buried. The cemetery is called the Owen Cemetery due to the Winburn Owen family owning the land around the cemetery from 1892 until the death of Thurman Owen in 1991. Previous owners of the farm were Nathaniel Mason, Hugh Swearingin and his sons, James, Levi, and William. William Sweringin sold the farm in 1851 to Stanley Spradling, a son-in-law of Isaac Jaquess. Spradling sold the farm to Martin Van Buren Lewis. Mr Lewis sold the farm to his nephew, Isaac Robert Jaquess. Isaac R. Jaquess then sold the farm to his brother-in-law, Columbus Peek. Peek sold the farm to Winburn Owen and it remained in the Owen family until 1991. The farm has now been subdivided. There are approximately 125 graves in the cemetery and most are marked by field stones. In the North West corner of the cemetery, there is an eroded slate headstone with the date "born in 1776. I am assuming the the North West corner contains the earliest graves. All graves are laid in rows facing East and are in a fairly straight line. One grave is supposed to be that of George Swearingin who was a bushwhacker during the Civil War. According to oral history from members of the community, George Swearingin and a Cox were hunted down and killed by returning soldiers from the Civil War for their crimes against members of the community during the War. The grave that is purported to be that of Swearingin is on the North East side of the cemetery. The Cox person is buried at the Cox-Terry Cemetery off the Fairview Road in Putnam County, TN. Wilda Lutrell, Reda Bilbrey, and Jane Wall each have done a survey of the Owen Cemetery. In 1993, I started to clear the cemetery. In doing so, I was able to identify graves that were marked with only field stone markers. Thirteen graves have been identified since the survey was done by the above mentioned women. Some have had new headstones erected. The following is a list of known persons buried in the cemetery: GEORGE JEFFERSON STULTS, April 5, 1821 - March 8, 1918 (Son of James W. Stults) ELINDER E. GEAR, wife of G. J. Stults, March 9, 1821 - October 18, 1891 ELIZABETH F. STULTS, dau of G. J. Stults, December 15, 1848 - January 13, 1883 RACHAL E. GULLEY, dau of James and Caroline Stults, December 19, 1852 - March 8, 1876 JAMES MATHIS, January 5, 1825 - August 31, 1875 (Vetern of the Mexican American War of 1818 and of Co F, 16th Tenn Inf Regt, CSA) Native of Rhea Co, TN **CAROLINE LOUISA STULTS MATHIS, dau of James W and Frances Davis Stults, wife of James Mathis. March 24, 1829 - July 14, 1918 PRILLIE MAE FLATT, dau of Frank and Sarah Lacy Flatt, February 27, 1907 - December 29, 1920. LUCY ANN, dau of W. W. & M. J. Lacy, September 14, 1888 - June 8, 1896 JACKSON (E. J.) LACY, 1880 - 1954 (Edward Jackson, son of W. W. & M. J. Lacy) *ISAAC JAQUESS, April 14, 1806 - August 26, 1876 (Married March 10, 1825) *MARGARET (PEGGY) GRIMSLEY JAQUESS, November 17, 1803 - April 27, 1875 (Wife of Isaac Jaquess, dau of Loften and Keziah Davis Grimsely) WILLIAM W (WOOLSEY) LACY, 1862 - 1939 (Son of Andrew Jackson and Margaret Elizabeth Byers Lacy, father of Alvin, Jackson and Arnold Lacy) MARTHA J(JANE)( McDUFFEE ), 1862 - 1936 (Dau of Edward and Nancy Jane Clinton McDufee. Nancy J Clinton McDufee was the second wife of William Lacy, Jr and dau of G. W. Clinton) ALVIN LACY, March 29, 1884 - August 26, 1913 (Son of W. W. Lacy. Removed to Cookeville City Cemetery, by son Lee Lacy in 1999) SARAH ELLEN (MEADOWS) LACY, March 7, 1881 - February 5, 1962 (Wife of Alvin Lacy, removed to Cookeville City Cemetery by son Lee Lacy in 1999) WILLIAM LACY (JR), September 10, 1818 - May 19, 1886 (Grandfather of W. W. Lacy) **KEZIAH GRIMSLEY LACY, October 12, 1805 - January 14, 1874 (First wife of Wm Lacy, Jr, dau of Loften and Keziah Davis Grimsley, married December 26, 1833 in Roane Co, TN) G. W. (GEORGE WASHINGTON) CLINTON, June 16, 1814 - September __ 18___(Stone eroded) MARTHA (FERGERSON) CLINTON, May 13, 1820 - September 5, 1905 (Wife of G. W. Clinton) *JAMES LAFAYETTE (FATE) CLINTON, 1846 - 1917 (Son G. W. and Martha Clinton, never married) BECCA EDGMON, June 15, 1837 - February 10, 1885 REBECCA EDGMON, June 15, 1837 - February 1, 1877 *BIRCH (LITTLE) GOODWIN, January 3, 1882 - February 2, 1885 (Son of Margaret E. Byers Lacy Matheny Goodwin and Dr Peter Goodwin) (New stone erected by Sally Goodwin) *MARGARET (ELIZABETH BYERS LACY MATNEY) GOODWIN, April 12, 1844 - June 19, 1925 (Wife of Andrew Jackson Lacy, John Anderson Matheny, and Dr Peter Goodwin) New stone erected by Sally Goodwin. **ELIJAH ARTHUR MATHENY, April 2, 1875 - October 24, 1891. (Son of John Anderson and Margaret E Byers Lacy Matheny) JOHN ANDERSON MATHENY, February 20, 1812 - August 28, 1891 (Son of Elijah and Mary Davis Matheny. Served as Captain of Co H 28th Tenn Vol CSA during the Civil War. Married to Lucinda Deatherage November 19, 1835 in Roane Co, TN. Brother of Samuel Davis Matheny) LUCINDA DEATHERAGE MATHNEY, August 18, 1816 - July 6, 1865 (Wife of John Anderson Matheny. Dau of Abner Deatherage of Roane Co, TN. Grave is covered by hand made bricks. Headstone erected by Janie Montgomery Brown, a great- granddaughter.) J. L. (JOSEPH L.) GRIMSELY, March 27, 1833 - January 23, 1860 (Son of John and Eleanor Proffit Grimsley. First husband of Margaret Matheny (Dau of John A. and Lucinda Matheny). Father of James Ashton Grimsley and Rachel Grimsley Burroughs) Oldest marked grave in the Owen Cemetery. JAMES PROFFIT, September 28, 1812 - August 28, 1871 (Could be a brother of Eleanor Proffit Grimsley) LUCINDA PROFFIT, September 1, 1830 - December 2, 1909 (Wife of James Proffit) *KEZIAH JAQUESS MORGAN, April 6, 1828 - October 31, 1883 (Dau of Isaac and Margaret Grimsley Jaquess, wife of Daniel M. Morgan. Daniel was killed at Battle of Stones River, Murfreesboro, TN and is buried on that battlefield) *DANIEL M. MORGAN, May 10, 1830 - January 8, 1863 (Son of Loyd and Margaret Smith Morgan. A Confederate tombstone has been placed next his wife, Keziah Jaquess Morgan, in his memory) **NANCY LULA JAQUESS, August 24, 1867 - August 24, 1867 (Dau of Joseph Grimsley and Mary Angeline Owen Jaquess) **MARGARET AVO JAQUESS, August 12, 1868 - August 12, 1868 (Twin dau of Joseph Grimsley and Mary Angeline Owen Jaquess) **MARTHA OVA JAQUESS, August 12, 1868 - August 12, 1868 (Twin dau of Joseph Grimsley and Mary Angeline Owen Jaquess) **JOANNA STULTS, No dates on stone. *Denotes graves that have been identified and new stones placed since survey done by Jane Wall, Wilda Lutrell and Reda Bilbrey. **Denotes graves that have been identified but without names on stones. The following persons are also believed to be buried at the Owen Cemetery: WILLIAM LACY SR, August 25, 1777 - May 25, 1856 (Father of William Lacy Jr and Ester Lacy Matheny who was 2nd wife of Samuel Davis Matheny) JANE LACY, July 10, 1778 - January 11, 1866 (Wife of William Lacy, Sr) RICHARD BALLARD, dates unknown (Stone has R. B. engraved as only identifying marks) NANCY BALLARD, Died November 27, 1903 (Wife of Richard Ballard. Death date is from the Mt Union Methodist Church records) MARY ANGELINE BALLARD, Dau of Richard and Nancy Ballard. SARAH MORGAN, Infant dau of Daniel and Keziah Jaquess Morgan LEANDER MORGAN, Infant son of Daniel and Keziah Jaquess Morgan JAMES W. STULTS, Father of George Jefferson Stults and Caroline Stults Mathis FRANCES DAVIS STULTS, Wife of James W. Stults. HUGH SWEARINGIN PRISCILLA SWEARINGIN MARY (POLLY) A. H. MATHENY KUYKENDALL, June 24, 1839 - October 20, 1860 (Dau of John A. and Lucinda Matheny. Married December 30, 1858 to James Kuykendall) NANCY JANE CLINTON MCDUFFEE LACY Second wife of William Lacy Jr. Dau of George W. and Martha Fergerson Clinton. 1st husband was Edward J. McDuffee) Anyone having any information about persons buried at the Owen Cemetery that are not listed above or have any information about the cemetery, please contact William Earl Jaquess at 301 Dry Valley Rd, Algood, TN 38506, e-mail: wej@cookeville.total-web.net. Ph (931) 537-6450.