OBION COUNTY TN - CEMETERIES - Harper-Nelms Cemetery ********************************************************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Lawrence Nelms Friday, February 21, 2003 ********************************************************************************************************** Harper-Nelms Cemetery The following is a cemetery for which I find no record in Obion County documentation. It is not shown on current maps. I have arbitrarily chosen the name based on the number of graves bearing Harper and Nelms names and the fact that a Crockett cemetery is listed in Obion County. Located in District 7, near Crockett (formerly Crockett Station on the now defunct GM & O RR).The cemetery is located south of the last south to west curve on the Crockett Road. It is surrounded by Wisener Farms farmland and is heavily overgrown with large trees present, from a distance appearing to be a woods lot. Surveyed by Lawrence Nelms and Brad Wisener. Mary J., wife of James H. Buchanan, June 9 1867 - Jan 5 1892 Geo Goodwin, Sept 13, 1854 - Mar 5, 1900 Harriet Harper, Nov 16, 1851 - Sept 5, 1858 John Harper, Dec 18, 1819 - Jan 23 1867 Katie R Harper, Jan 7, 1850 - Jan 13 1867 Lousia Harper, May 11 186? - April 16 1869, 8 years 11mos 5 days Lucinda B. Harper, Born Dec 28, 1846 - Died ?5 1848 (stone broken in half) ? Harper, Born 1831 - Died Sep 3, 1853 3? (stone next to north leaning tree) Carl L., daughter of H. A. & N. A. Leiss, Jan 20 1881 - June 9 1898 Henry A Leiss, June 30, 1856 - Feb 24, 1885 Little Maud, daughter of H. A. & N. A. Leiss, Sept 8 1882 - Dec 29 1886 L. J., wife of R. Nelms, Born Aug 12, 1822 - Died Mar 20, 1834 (3 is questionable) "Gone to a better land" (Other records indicate Louisa Jane Crow Nelms died in 1844. LDN) R. Nelms Born Aug 15, 1810 - Died July 29, 1860 (Richard Nelms is enumerated in the 1860 census, dated 19 Oct 1860. His will in Will Book K, page 496, date 1861 and Settlements - June 1861 J. T. Henry adm. for Richard Nelms are a matter of record. LDN) Thomas Nelms, Born June 25, 1808 - Died Feb 13, 1875, 66Y 7M 18D Ody D. son of W. C. & M. S. Oseman, Sept. 1 1877 - Nov 12 1878, 1 yr 2 mos 12 days Thomas Penn, B. June 14 1814 - D. May 3 1884, Aged 69 Y 10 M 19 D Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Penn, Born Feb 25 1817 - Died Aug 13 1896, aged 79 Ys 5 Ms 18 Ds (Elizabeth Nelms, wife of Thomas Penn is sister of Richard Nelms and Thomas Nelms which are shown above. LDN) George A., son of B. D. & Sara K. Stovall, died Nov 22 1845, 7 yrs 4 ms 9 day D C Young, Born June 16, 1842 - Died Sept 20, 1909