McNAIRY COUNTY, TN - Cemeteries - Meeks
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To get to this cemetery enter Guys from the East going in from highway 45.
Turn South on South Farmville Road, next to Guys Civic Center.  Go one and 
one half miles, turn left on the field road. Follow it around and along the
tree line, Cross a wooden bridge and follow the tree line around to a big 
Cedar tree which will be after a few Poplar trees. Stop before the Cedar
and enter the woods there. The cemetery is located about fourty yards in.
 

Syntha Lucretia - Wife of O.L. Meeks
Jan 19 1832 - Dec 29, 1853

Orville L Meeks
1822 - 1901

Cuba Baxter Meeks
April 22, 1860 - June 6, 1896

George T Meeks
Aug 15, 1860 - Jan 3, 1899

This marker is alone.
Josy Jane Dau of J.C. and R. Chambers
July 10, 1826 - Oct 15, 1827

This marker is broken.
Rebecca Chambers Wife of John Chambers
April 3, 1799 - Death date is missing.

John Chambers
March 8, 1801 - Aug 29, 1853

Mary E Gipson
Aug 19, 1858 - Nov 27, 1879
Dau of J.H. and M.C. Gipson

John T Gipson
April 8, 1854 - March 21, 1891

The following are enclosed in a wrought iron fence. There is a marker about
 18" square and 66" tall with following information inscribed on it.

John Meeks 1783 - March 4, 1876 Deacon of the Primitive Baptist Church for 
75 years
Elizabeth B Meeks - Wife of John Meeks 1796 - January 3, 1874 Member 
Primitive Baptist Church for 60 years

Luvurna E Meeks - Wife of W.C. Meeks June 29, 1834 - November 5, 1865

Jennie Luvurnia Meeks January 8, 1889 - Died the same day

There appears to be more graves in this cemetery but they are unmarked

Otho P. Phillips
Son of J. P. and Bell
Born 12-5-1887  Died 6-11-1904
This is a single Stone and is located about 30 yards west of the other 
markers.