ARLINGTON CEMETERY, Shelby County, Tennessee Partial Transcription Arlington, TN East of Memphis In center of town bounded by Hayes & Chester Streets This file is part of the TN Tombstone Transcription Project: http://www.usgwtombstones.org/tennessee/tenn.html * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Brenda B. Watson (priority@comtutors.com) To contribute additional information and/or photographs, please contact TN Tombstone Transcription Project Manager at tncemmy@yahoo.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Marker: The Arlington Cemetery Company, formed in 1909, bought 4.7 acres of land on this site. Owners were: R.D. Cole, S.Y. Wilson, H.S. Griffin, W.A. Taylor, F.S. Bragg and A.H. Murray. In time, this company ceased to function. The Arlington Cemetery Association, Inc. was formed in 1975. Incorporators were: Louis Brockwell, Lewis Beard, Lawrence Hughes, Margaret Cason, James Wilson and Joe Harrell. An Endowment Trust Fund for perpetual care was set up in 1983 and 6 acres of land were added to provide for future needs. History: Arlington was originally settled in the 1830?s and was named Haysville after the original landowner, Samuel Jackson Hays, a descendant of President Andrew Jackson. A stopping point for the Memphis and Ohio railroad was at Withe Depot in the town. It has also been called Withe. In 1883 the name was changed to Arlington. Note: Partial transcript of approximately 200 tombstones. Many of the names mentioned in this document were founders of the town. NAME DATE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH INSCRIPTION / NOTES / SHARES STONE ========================================================================================================================================= BLAND, Ernest Bland 1858 1939 BONE, Frank Greenlee 1886 1975 Daughter BONE, James Wilson 1891 1937 Shares with Helen Sims Painter CASON, James H. 3/29/1910 5/5/1984 CASON, Margaret F. 2/26/1910 2/23/1988 CODY, Albert Thomas 1864 1945 Shares with Ethel Manley Cody CODY, Ethel Manley 1874 1965 Shares with Albert Thomas Cody CODY, Martha L. 6/5/1833 2/1906 Wife of T.J.? Cody EDWARDS, Susie L. 3/29/1855 2/27/1931 Wonderful Mother FLEMING, Bertha Adolph 1/5/1907 2/26/1918 Daughter of J.D. & B.L. Fleming GRAGG, Minerva Stewart 7/14/1849 7/1/1922 Wife of R.A. Gragg GRAGG, Robert A. 2/6/1840 3/7/1928 GRAY, Ida Stewart 1874 1932 GRAY, James N. (Dr.) 1868 1914 GRIFFIN, Elijah 6/20/1830 1/22/1899 GRIFFIN, Eliza 7/13/1841 10/7/1918 GRIFFIN, Horace S. 1855 1925 GRIFFIN, Jessie Minning 1868 1960 GRIFFIN, Mary Diane 10/1884 Aged 14Y-3M-8D HUGHES, Lawrence Thomas 1/5/1920 11/14/2003 1st Lt 101st Airborne US Army / Beside Mabel Harrell Hughes HUGHES, Logan Williams 1915 1943 1st Lt Air Corps US Army / Beside Mabel Williams Hughes HUGHES, Louis Wearen 1883 1945 Beside Mabel Williams Hughes HUGHES, Mabel Williams 1881 1970 Beside Logan Williams Hughes HUGHES, Mabel Harrell 9/17/1914 1/3/1998 Beside Lawrence Thomas Hughes HUTCHESON, Lena Edwards 9/11/1880 5/14/1972 MARLEY, Henry Adam 1879 1962 MARLEY, Inez Poindexter 1872 1958 Shares with Josiah C. Marley MARLEY, Josiah C. 1874 1949 Shares with Inez Poindexter Marley MARLEY, Meta Faucia 1873 1961 MCNEELY, Fannie J. 1853 1933 O'KELLY, W.K. 1867 1945 PAGE, Maggie V. 1886 1912 Wife of G.G. Page PAINTER, Helen Sims 1845 1933 Shares with James Wilson Bone PAINTER, W.P. 3/17/1840 8/12/1911 Elder: Southern Presbyterian Church at Arlington, TN PEEL, Katherine 1886 1963 Mama / Married 12/17/1907 / Shares with Thomas C. PEEL, Thomas C. 1883 1963 Papa / Married 12/17/1907 / Shares with Katherine RICHARDSON, Ernest 1881 1947 RICHARDSON, Sallie M. Walters 1847 1927 RICKETTS, Hattie 1878 1970 Shares with Robert L. Smith RICKETTS, Robert L. 1864 1943 Shares with Hattie T. Smith SCALES, Ida W. 1872 1962 SMITH, Clarence Embrey 1885 1947 Shares with Woodson Smith SMITH, Mary Embrey 1848 1936 SMITH, Sara Woodson 1889 1975 Shares with Clarence Embrey Smith STEWART, Cyrus M. (Dr.) 11/1/1832 12/6/1920 Shares with Katherine Douglas Stewart STEWART, Erin Gary 3/8/1917 7/17/1987 Shares with James Murray Stewart STEWART, Hibernia McCutchen 5/5/1935 At Rest STEWART, James Murray 7/15/1915 Shares with Erin Gary Stewart STEWART, Katherine Dougless 9/16/1843 9/30/1914 Shares with Dr. Cyrus M. Stewart STEWART, P. Murray 1879 4/17/1905 Masonic symbol STEWART, Russell King 1875 1957 TURBIVILLE, Belle Cody 6/13/1865 10/15/1959 Interred: Framington, Michigan / Shares with John L. TURBIVILLE, John L. 4/23/1869 3/23/1933 Interred: Framington, Michigan / Shares with Belle C. WESTCOTT, Edwin S. 1870 1929 WESTCOTT, Marianna G. 1880 1953 WILLIAMS, Lizzie Shelton 1865 1935 WILSON, Charles R. 6/6/1895 12/16/1959 WILSON, Cora H. 1888 1963 WILSON, Emma G. 7/13/1873 12/13/1949 WILSON, Inez Wife of J.W. Wilson WILSON, Josie Z. 1845 1930 WILSON, Lyle T. 9/27/1892 8/8/1932 WILSON, Lynn G. 1879 1937 WILSON, Samuel Y. 9/2/1865 4/21/1955 WYATT, J.S. 6/10/1844 6/26/1914 Image of Confederate Flag on stone ========================================================================================================================================= USGenWeb NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non commercial entities, when written permission is obtained from the contributor, so long as all notices and submitter information are included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. 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