MADISON, TN - CEMETERIES - Denmark C.M.E. Cemetery
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David Donahue, the creator of this file, declares it to be in the public 
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DENMARK C.M.E. CHURCH CEMETERY
Madison County, Tennessee

            To reach Denmark C.M.E. Church cemetery, turn due 
south from Jackson-Denmark Road, in Denmark, onto Britton Lane 
Road and at 0.4 mile turn southwest onto Denmark C.M.E. Church 
Road; go 0.2 mile to the church and adjoining cemetery. There 
are about a dozen temporary markers with no information. When 
visited in September 2003, the grass was too tall, especially 
in the downslope area, to allow an estimate of how many graves 
might be unmarked.

            David Donahue recorded this cemetery on September 
7, 2003 based on earlier work by Jonathan K. T. Smith. Mr. 
Smith's 1995 record appears in his Tombstone Inscriptions from 
Black Cemeteries in Madison County, Tennessee and a 2000 
update appears in his Tombstone Inscriptions from Black 
Cemeteries in Madison County, Tennessee, Volume 2. These works 
are referred to collectively as Smith in the notes below.

 

Barnes, Magnolia, Mar. 4, 1909-July 9, 1999, temporary marker, 
Bond Funeral Home, Milan, Tennessee, 4 feet south of marker 
for E. H. Mitchell

Bivens, Mary Lou, Feb. 17, 1904-____
Bivens, Sam A., Aug. 25, 1901-March 13, 1989 (dates buried) 
[dates are those reported by Smith in 1995]

Bivens, Matthew, July 23, 1983, temporary marker, Mercer Bros. 
Funeral Home [not found in 2003; reported by Smith in 1995]

Bivens, Nathaniel, Mar. 5, 1904-Feb. 9, 1958, military marker 
"Tennessee Pvt Qm Det 2 1570 Svc Unit World War II"

Bond, Bethel James, Aug. 21, 1910-Jan. 8, 1978, mounted 
military marker "MATT3 US Army World War II; "Beloved father" 
inscribed on base

Bond, Mosie Mae, Feb. 10, 1911-Apr. 27, 1969, "Beloved mother"

Burton, Amelia, 1853-1921, "Mother"
Burton, James, 1828-1911, "Father"

Burton, Rosa, Feb. 1, 1891-Mar. 27, 1956
Burton, Jasper, May 15, 1892-____, military marker as 
footstone, "Jasper Milton Burton" "Tennessee PFC Co L 368 
Infantry World War I"; dates on military marker May 15, 1892-
June 22, 1957

Cole, Mary [see Williamson, Mary Cole]

Compton, Lee, Feb. 4, 1856-Feb. 20, 1942

Crymes, Alma [see Williamson, Alma Crymes]

Denwiddie, George L., Sept. 2, 1914-Apr. 3, 1954

Denwiddie, Robert E., 1886-1961, "Father"
Denwiddie, Jodie N., 1893-1983, "Mother"

Dinwiddie, Vera, May 16, 1913-Apr. 13, 1997

Eddens, Susie, d. July 17, 1938

French, Claude V., Oct. 4, 1897-Aug. 3, 1984

French, Fred D., Dec. 17, 1898-Nov. 6, 1956, "Father' 
footstone

French, Leola, Nov. 11, 1904-Jan. 12, 1992, also temporary 
marker, Bledsoe Funeral Home, Miss Leola French

French, Murk D., Apr. 9, 1896-Mar. 14, 1919, military marker 
"Tennessee Pvt 2 Development Bn World War I"

French, Odell, Aug. 9, 1920-Mar. 24, 1970

French, Robert L., Feb. 7, 1906-May 3, 1965

French, Robert, 1876-1964, "Daddy" footstone
French, Ilula, 1878-1962

Glidewell, Allen, June 24, 1897-Jan. 20, 1965, military marker 
"Tennessee Pvt US Army World War II"

Grimes, Anna, Feb. 9, 1880-Mar. 19, 1932

Grimes, James (Jim), Feb. 2, 1873-Mar. 24, 1956

Henning, Angelin D., Aug. 29, 1968-Mar. 19, 1975, "Dau. of 
Mack & Betty Henning"

Henning, Ann [see Rowan, Anne Henning]

Henning, Carlos F., Aug. 6, 1943-____
Henning, Jean C., Apr. 8, 1943-Dec. 26, 1998

Henning, Oburla, Feb. 6, 1920-Dec. 19, 1989
Henning, Carlos, Mar. 6, 1916-____, also temporary marker, 
Bledsoe Funeral Home, d. July 25, 1994
Married Feb. 14, 1938

Hunter, Joe, d. Jan. 3, 1941, military marker "Illinois 802 
Pioneer Inf World War I" (improperly mounted; death date 
buried) [death date reported by Smith in 1995]

Johnson, Iola D., Aug. 25, 1905-Mar. 1, 1926 [replacement]

Johnson, James H., Feb. 23, 1903-Oct. 5, 1968

Johnson, John A., Nov. 10, 1870-Mar. 13, 1926
Johnson, Sylvia M., Oct. 27, 1871-Jan. 20, 1948

Johnson, Lola M., Dec. 8, 1908-June 25, 1925 [replacement]

Jones, Ella L., Apr. 3, 1925-____
Jones, Rumsey E., Apr. 11, 1910-Jan. 27, 1982

Jones, Willie [see Robertson, Willie Jones]

Love, Bertha L., May 18, 1923-____
Love, Silas, Jan. 12, 1917-May 12, 1980

Love, Josie [see Talley, Josie Love]

Meriwether, Bob, Nov. 10, 1859-Dec. 26, 1907

Merriweather, Clyde "Scrap," July 5, 1909-Oct. 7, 1998, "Our 
beloved father & grandfather"

Merriweather, Hattie, Jan. 6, 1996, temporary marker, Mercer 
Bros. Funeral Home [not found in 2003; reported by Smith in 
1995]

Merriweather, Joe Neely, Aug. 2, 1915-Sept. 6, 1941

Merriweather, K. C., Apr. 13, 1912-Aug. 13, 2002

Merriweather, Mattie, d. January 8, 1996 [not found in 2003; 
reported by Smith in 2000]

Merriweather, Tommie L., Dec. 3, 1916-Jan. 27, 1993, military 
marker "PFC US Army World War II"

Merriwether, Fred, Nov. 5, 1895-Aug. 8, 1945

Merriwether, Henry, d. August 11, 19??, Aged 75 Years, 
temporary marker, 4 feet south of marker for Fred Merriwether 
[death date and age are unreadable in 2003 and are those 
reported by Smith in 1995]

Mitchell, E. H., Feb. 8, 1905-Jan. 5, 1969 [Masonic symbol]

Mitchell, Jaunita F., Mar. 20, 1900-Aug. 15, 1944

Newsom, Mary Louise, July 6, 1928-Jan. 30, 2002

Newsom, Willette Marie, Dec. 24, 1947-Nov. 30, 2000

Newsome, William H., Jr., May 6, 1954-Feb. 16, 1981, "Mohawk"

Reaves, Alberta, 1911-1951

Reaves, Robert H., Dec. 14, 1907-Jan. 30, 1964, military 
marker "Illinois PFC Hq Co 1620 Svc Unit World War II"

Reeves, Harold L., Oct. 14, 1929-Apr. 18, 1992

Robertson, Willie Jones, Jan. 25, 1892-July 8, 1968, "Mother"

Rowan, Howard Euther, May 22, 1923-Dec. 14, 2000
Rowan, Anne Henning, July 14, 1940-____, "Married June 13, 
1965"

Strayhorn, Sylvester, Feb. 28, 1892-____, unplaced "Husband" 
footstone
Strayhorn, Neely, Mar. 5, 1885-Jan. 22, 1958

Talley, Jamecia, May 20, 1976-May 23, 1976

Talley, Josie Love, May 21, 1943-Oct. 3, 2002, "Our loving 
mother Kay Jackie"

Theus, Henry, Dec. 20, 1868-Dec. 19, 1906

Theus, Ida, 1883-1955

Theus, Tom, Oct. 8, 1865-Jan. 22, 1908, "Husband of 
Independence Theus" [overlooked or not found in 2003; reported 
by Smith in 1995]

Utley, Clarence J., Mar. 30, 1927-Oct. 15, 1985, "Our beloved 
father" (fallen)

Utley, Jobe, 1833-1918

Utley, Martha, 1847-1911, "Wife of J. J. Utley"

Utley, Sylvanus, Oct. 21, 1886-Aug. 13, 1959, military marker 
"Tennessee Pvt US Army World War I" (fallen)

Ward, Mary, July 4, 1992, temporary marker, Mercer Bros. 
Funeral Home [not found in 2003; reported by Smith in 1995]

Williams, Katie L., July 23, 1910-May 17, 1999

Williamson, Alma Crymes, Nov. 7, 1927-____, "Wife" footstone
Williamson, Savannah W., Oct. 16, 1921-Nov. 11, 1987, 
"Husband' footstone; also temporary marker, Bledsoe Funeral 
Home, Mr. Savannah Walker Williamson
carved rings and "June 6, 1945"

Williamson, Anthony, 1865-1938
Williamson, Lizzie, 1874-1947

Williamson, Anthony, 1895-1956 [overlooked or not found in 
2003; reported by Smith in 1995]

Williamson, Brenda Gayle, Jan. 3, 1947-Jan. 27, 1970

Williamson, Cedrick, Feb. 21, 1979-Feb. 24, 1974, "Son of 
Savannah & Mollie Williamson Jr."

Williamson, Cooper, Mar. 28, 1905-Jan. 18, 1958, "Father"

Williamson, Coy, 1917-1985 (homemade)

Williamson, George W., Mar. 2, 1900-June 29, 1975, "Father" 
footstone
Williamson, Annesia S., Nov. 3, 1899-Feb. 24, 1963, "Mother" 
footstone

Williamson, Holsey, 1880-1965, "In memory of our dad"

Williamson, Infant, Apr. 18, 1906, "Infant dau. of P. T. & 
Reaner Williamson"

Williamson, Infant, June 17, 1940, "Infant dau. of Savanah & 
Alma Williamson

Williamson, Isaac N., 1890-1951
Williamson, Myrtle G., 1904-1955

Williamson, Isaac N., Jr., 1918-1950

Williamson, L. C., Feb. 15, 1880-Oct. 13, 1916 (homemade)

Williamson, Lloyd Benton, Aug. 13, 1952-Aug. 16, 1953

Williamson, Macnora, June 16, 1886-Nov. 9, 1908, "Dau. of B. 
J. & Dora Williamson [overlooked or not found in 2003; 
reported by Smith in 1995]

Williamson, Maggie, May 5, 1873-June 28, 1907, "Wife of Sam 
Williamson"
Williamson, Sam, Dec. 18, 1862-____

Williamson, Mary Cole, Mar. 1877-Jan. 23, 1941

Williamson, Nellie, Oct. 27, 1863-Dec. 26, 1908, "Wife of 
Louis Williamson"

Williamson, Pamela N., Feb. 19, 1962-Feb. 22, 1962

Williamson, Peter T., 1854-1938, "Father" footstone
Williamson, Rena E., 1876-1951, "Mother" footstone; on back: 
"The P. T. Williamson Family"

Williamson, Rose, Apr. 3, 1843-Sept. 8, 1907, "Mother of Will 
Williamson"

Williamson, Samuel H., Dec. 28, 1898-May 14, 1964
Williamson, Carrie B., Sept. 24, 1898-____ [in 1995 Smith 
noted "grave filled but no death date inscribed"]

Williamson, Theodore Roosevelt, Oct. 27, 1901-Mar. 9, 1919

Williamson, Viola, Apr. 22, 1900-Aug. 25, 1947
Williamson, Peter D., Apr. 12, 1887-____

Williamson, Willie Mae, Feb 28, 1898-Jan. 17, 1979
Williamson, Frenchy Jeff, Oct. 28, 1895-Apr. 13, 1956, 
military marker as footstone "Tennessee Pvt Co B 812 Pioneer 
Inf World War I

 

Unmarked Grave

Sangster, Lucinda, d. June 25, 1953, Aged 111 Years [Smith 
noted that she was buried here in an unmarked grave]