BRADFORD (OLD BAKER) CEMETERY

GIBSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE

OLD (NORTHEASTERN) SECTION OF THE CEMETERY

 

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*THIS IS THE OLD SECTION OF BRADFORD CEMETERY ONLY.  IT CONTAINED 489 HEADSTONES AT THE TIME OF TRANSCRIPTION IN LATE 1999 AND EARLY 2000.  FOR THE NEW SECTION, PLEASE THE LINK ENTITLED "NEW SECTION."  THIS LINK WILL BE ADDED AS SOON AS TRANSCRIPTION IS

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Located on West Main Street in Bradford, Tennessee.  This is the largest cemetery within a few miles' radius of Bradford.

From City Hall, go west down Main Street.  It will meet the old Hwy. 45.  From there, turn right onto old Hwy. 45.  Then turn left down West Main Street. The cemetery is down this road on the right. It is very visible from the road and has a large sign near the entrance.

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This cemetery is divided into two sections by the road which goes through it.  There is a new section and a much older section.  The road goes straight into the cemetery and then splits in two.  These two roads meet at the back to form a complete loop around the older section.  The oldest section of the cemetery is on a hill.

A few frequently occurring surnames here are BELEW, LANNOM, HAY(E)S, DAVIDSON, PARTICK, WILLIAMS, CAMPBELL, and GRIFFIN.

 

The land for this cemetery was provided by James Baker.  The following information was gotten from "A Pictorial History of Kimball Later to Become Known As Bradford, Tennessee" by Ernest Pounds:

James M. Baker       Registered Sep 2nd 1886

To     /  Deed

Baptist Church

for burying ground

                  For the use and purposes of a burying ground I, this day convey to the Baptist Church at Bradford Tenn the following Lot or parcel of Land in the county of Gibson and State of Tenn and in the District No 14 of Said county Known: and bounded as follows.  Beginning on F. L. Bryants North Boundary line a Stake Runs North 11 poles to a black oak, 2 Black oak pointers thence West with a south baring 18 poles to a white oak and maple pointers thence southwest 8 poles to a Black oak Red Elm & Post Oak pointers thence east 18 poles to the beginning for the use and purpose the above conveyance is made and I James M. Baker do give to the baptist Church at Bradford for the above mentioned purpose and none other than above described parcel.

                                        James M. Baker

                                May the 7th 1886

 

State of Tenn

Gibson County           Personally appeared before John Martin

                        an acting Notary Public for said

County James M Baker the within named bargainer to this Deed who I am personally acquainted with and he acknowledged before me his execution of the Same for the purposes therein stated

                                Witness my hand & seal May

                                the 8th 1886

                                                John Martin

                                                Notary Public

Filed Sep 6th 1886

  St 9 30 Oclock Am

                        Sam H. Thomas

                               Register

 

Gibson County, Tennessee Deed Book 17 - Pages 655-656.

 

Before you begin reading the transcription or looking for your familiar family names, let me inform you that Bradford Cemetery is unique in that the Negro and White Sections are not divided by a line of demarcation.  The blacks tend to bury their loved ones toward the back of the cemetery in its older section.  If you encounter the surname "Street" or "Burks," chances are it is a black grave.

Now, here is the up-to-date transcription of said cemetery.

Old Section - Mid 1850s to Present

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NO.     SURNAME      GIVEN NAME      BIRTH          DEATH

                     ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (IF PROVIDED)

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001.    BELEW        Dona Morris     11-Apr-1888    22-Apr-1953

                     David (Bud)     11-Sep-1885    03-Nov-1936

 002.    BELEW        W.M. (Father)   23-Dec-1862    19-Jul-1916

                     N.E. (Mother)   02-Sep-1863    blank

 003.    BELEW        Nora            21-Oct-1911    01-May-1919

                     Dau. of R.L. & B.G. Belew

 004.    BELEW        Bertie G.       01-Aug-1885    20-May-1919

                     Wife of R.L. Belew

 005.    BELEW        R.L.            30-Sep-1883    07-May-1922

 006.    HEATH        Mary E.         28-Jun-1862    06-Nov-1908

 007.    HEATH        Lloyd W.        05-Aug-1886    04-Jan-1908

 008.    LATHAM       J.G.            19-Apr-1857    14-Sep-1903

 009.    LANNOM       Lema Powell     02-Sep-1896    19-Jan-1983

                    Jack M.         02-Nov-1891    01-Sep-1962

                     Beulah Moore    17-Sep-1892    19-Apr-1919

 010.    MOORE        John R.                1860           1932

                     Bettie Ford            1859           1939

 011.    MOORE        W.J.            20-Mar-1885    25-Jan-1925

                     Bennie          02-May-1887    31-Mar-1974

 012.    THOMPSON     Jewell F.       30-Mar-1901    21-Apr-1987

                     PFC - U.S. Army - World War II

 013.    THOMPSON     Martha M.       01-Aug-1913    ___________

 014.    McCOLLUM     Mary M.         22-Jan-1919    09-Jun-1990

                     (stones 012, 013, and 014 share a headstone)

 015.    POOL         Nealie          25-Dec-1875    26-Feb-1961

                     Richard         12-Mar-1869    29-Dec-1948

 016.    POOL         Hubert          01-Nov-1896    29-May-1911

 017.    DAVIS        Egbert          02-Jul-1882    11-Sep-1909

 018.    McCARTNEY    Hattie Green           1880           1945

                     James W.               1881           1946

 019.    McCARTNEY    Ernest L.       30-Jun-1902    02-Aug-1977

                     Leon Crawford   22-Sep-1906    08-Dec-1998

 020.    McCARTNEY    Royas Aubern    13-Apr-1928    08-Dec-1929

 021.    HAYS         William C.             1888           1962

                     Hazel G.               1890           1946

 022.    HAYS         William C. Jr.  01-Oct-1916    23-Mar-1921

                     Son of Mr. & Mrs. W.C. Hays

 023.    LEMOND       George Bryant          1910           1912

 024.    LEMOND       William Edward         1916           1918

 025.    TUCKER       Miss Bell       14-Aug-1866    30-Jan-1949

 026.    WHITSITT     Frances C.      22-Dec-1818    28-Jun-1901

 027.    WHITSETT     William J.      10-Jul-1821    27-Dec-1904

                    (Spelling of stones 026 and 027 are correct.

                    The stones spell this same name differently.)

 028.    OLIVER       Charlie W.             1888           1924

 029.    OLIVER       Inf. Dau. of R.W. & Ollie B.          1904

                     (One year only)

 030.    OLIVER       Albert M.              1877           1935

                     Clara Williams         1882           1934

 031.    OLIVER       Clyde Graden    14-Jan-1902    20-Feb-1919

 032.    OLIVER       A.M.            22-Jun-1850    01-Jan-1903

                     Mary J.         03-Jun-1853    13-Aug-1923

 033.    FORD         Infant Son of Mr. & Mrs. R.O.         1925

                     (One year only)

 034.    ALFORD       George                 1891           1936

 035.    CASH         Otus Greely     28-Oct-1901    03-Sep-1916

                     Son of E.L. & Hattie Cash

 036.    ALFORD       Cal Currie      25-Dec-1856    08-Dec-1932

 037.    CASH         Egbert L.       01-Aug-1881    06-Dec-1956

 038.    KEMP         Dezzie Cash     05-Jan-1914    30-Aug-1958

 039.    CASH         Hattie Alford   28-Oct-1881    29-Dec-1960

 040.    ALFORD       Zed T.          05-Jul-1914    01-Sep-1969

                     Tennessee - Pvt. - Co. A. - 35 Med TNG BN

                     World War II

 041.    KNOTT        John M.         05-Nov-1904    27-Jun-1906

                     Son of W.L. & L.N. (Same as below)

 042.    KNOTT        Johnny M.       05-Nov-1904    27-Jun-1906

                     Lillie Carr     22-Mar-1886    21-Jun-1938

                     Walter Lee      11-Apr-1883    09-Sep-1965

 043.    YOUNG        Ethel McKenzie         1878           1956

                     James A.               1868           1942

 044.    YOUNG        Infant Son of J.A. & Ethel     17-Feb-1906

                     (Born and Died Same Day)

 045.    Y(oung?)     ______

                     (Stone simply marked "Y.")

 046.    YOUNG        J.F.            08-Apr-1838    23-Apr-1904

                     (Mason)

 047.    LEATH        Clifton Wade    03-Jul-1913    23-Jun-1914

 048.    LEATH        John A.                1879           1937

                     Nora D.                1887           1939

 049.    LANNOM       Claude B.              1901           1928

 050.    LANNOM       James A.               1875           1940

                    Lula Oliver            1881           1953

 051.    _____        (No markings at all)

 052.    _____        (Another stone with no markings)

 053.    MICHAEL      George W.              1879           1937

 054.    HAYES        Rosco T.               1879           1930

                     (Mason)

                     Burthel Patrick        1887           1982

                     (His Wife)

 055.    MICHAEL      Horris          18-Jul-1904    06-Oct-1912

 056.    MICHAEL      Jadie P.        28-Feb-1881    02-Jul-1911

                     Wife of G.W. Michael

 057.    HAYS         John H.                1853           1925

                     Mary E.                1856           1946

         (Different spellings of Hays/Hayes are typed as spelled on stones.)

 058.    HAYES        Infant          10-May-1883    16-May-1883

                     Son of J.H. & M.E. Hayes

 059.    HAYES        Ludy            10-Oct-1896    16-Apr-1901

                     Daughter of J.H. & M.E. Hayes

 060.    HAYS         Ezra            21-Aug-1884    11-Mar-1920

                     Husband of Stella and Father of Robin

 061.    HAYS         Albert Robin    15-May-1912    21-Jun-1966

 062.    HAYS         Stella S.       20-Apr-1888    23-Aug-1982

 063.    HAYES        J.J.            08-Apr-1846    31-Jan-1884

                    Husband of E.H. Hayes

 064.    _____        (No markings, appears to be headstone of a child.)

 065.    HAYS         J.B.            14-Feb-1897    16-Feb-1897

                     Son of R.A. & O.B. Hays

 066.    HAYS         Mattie A.              1877           1968

                     Joe M.                 1874           1950

 067.    POWELL       Robert L.       08-Jun-1936    14-Mar-1994

                     Beauty B.       20-Aug-1956    ___________

 *67b.   POWELL       Anthony Tyrone  09-Aug-1973    06-Oct-1999

                     (Recently buried by his mother's plot)

 068.    MURPHY       Louis L.        08-Oct-1856    01-Mar-1925

 069.    PERRY        R.M.                   1879           1913

 070.    MOUNT        S.U.            10-Nov-1834    26-Aug-1892

                     Husband of F.C. Mount

 071.    PERRY        Sarah E.        16-Nov-1858    24-Feb-1882

                     Wife of A.K. Perry

 072.    ?????        (Illegible, looks similar to 073)

 073.    NEVIL        M.A.            06-Jan-1843    04-Feb-1892

                     Wife of J.M. Nevil

 074.    NEVIL        James Madison   16-Dec-1838    28-Nov-1912

 075.    KILZER       Malinda Jane    10-Apr-1850    06-Feb-1929

                     (Mother)

                    James Monroe    10-Apr-1875    30-Apr-1907

                     (Son)

 076.    GRIFFIN      Hatra           19-Dec-1899    03-Nov-1925

                     Wife of V.L. Griffin

 077.    HAMMOND      Oscar           12-Oct-1887    07-Dec-1911

                     (Woodmen of the World)

 078.    HOLDER       John Y.                1869           1950

                     Zada                   1873           1949

 079.    LANNOM       R.L. (Rucker)   26-Sep-1872    26-Oct-1958

 080.    DAVIDSON     Elsie Lelar     24-Jan-1880    04-Jan-1957

                     Bennie Lee      02-Aug-1873    29-Mar-1938

 081.    JAMISON      W.R.            16-Sep-1872    blank

                     Della           01-Aug-1874    02-Aug-1931

 082.    WINDSOR      Myrtie Jamison  18-Oct-1902    11-Jul-1974

 083.    DOWNTAIN     Lucy            18-Jun-1849    15-Sep-1893

                     George          15-Jan-1849    27-Sep-1881

 081.    ?????        Charlie         ??-???-????    ??-???-????

                     (Stone of an infant probably, all illegible except first name.)

 082.    YATES        Leona                  1898           1929

 083.    YATES        Sam W.                 1858           1929

                     Nancy E.               1857           1945

 084.    ARNOLD       L.C., Jr.       11-Feb-1900    19-Sep-1900

 085.    CAIN         E.E.            born & died    07-Jun-1884

                     Infant Son of J.T. & C.V. Cain

 086.    CAIN         Callie V.       28-Sep-1865    29-Apr-1890

 087.    CAIN         Jack Excell     ---Apr-1890    ---Jul-1890

                     Infant Son of J.T. & Callie V. Cain

 088.    CAIN         Clara May              1874           1955

                     Jack T.                1861           1941

 089.    CAIN         J.T., Sr.              1829           1923

                     Lockie B.              1835           1924

 090.    JONES        Zachary Craig          1990           1990

 091.    STREET-BURKS Mary Rhine      04-Mar-1942    07-Sep-1991

                     Charles         31-Dec-1919    ___________

                    (Mary's last name was Burks and Charles' was Street.)

 092.    OWENS        William "Buster Burks"

                                     26-Apr-1907    25-Jun-1979

                     (Discrepancy to name.  Marker lists him as William O. Burks.)

 093.    KINSER       Infant          born & died    02-Feb-1875

                     Son of N.D. & N.E. Kinser

 094.    CARR         E.              10-Apr-1851    29-Jan-1934

 095.    CARR         N.J.            20-Mar-1858    30-Jul-1904

                     Wife of E.C. Carr

 096.    MARTIN       John            17-Dec-1824    11-Oct-1902

 097.    MARTIN       David Clinton   02-Jun-1860    08-Jul-1885

                     Son of John & Elizabeth Martin

 098.    TRAVIS       Georgia Etta    12-Apr-1883    29-Oct-1960

 099.    ETHRIDGE     T.J.            18-Jun-1854    05-Jan-1882

 100.    ETHRIDGE     Mary A.         07-Dec-1822    02-Nov-1903

                     Wife of Jared Ethridge

 101.    BAIRD        J.T.                   1872           1927

                     Nancy Martin           1873           1955

 102.    ALLEN        Walter                 1887           1964

                     Cuba                   1888           1969

 103.    ALLEN        Lucinda H.      04-Jul-1845    09-Mar-1914

 104.    ALLEN        W.C.            15-Dec-1876    10-Nov-1878

 105.    ALLEN        ?????           10-Aug-1879    ??-Apr-1884

                     Daughter of A.J. & L.H. Allen

                     (nearly illegible)

 106.    ALLEN        Infant          07-Jan-1915    10-Jan-1915

                     Inf. of R.W. & C.M. Allen

 107.    ALLEN        A.J.            17-Jun-1838    25-Apr-1925

                     (Mason)

 108.    JAMISON      Maugrete R.     13-Jul-1908    17-May-1926

 109.    _____        Baby

                     No Names or Dates

 110.    ROCHELLE     William Mathias 12-Jun-1875    06-Mar-1954

                     Mary Emma       13-Oct-1873    01-May-1946

 111.    _____        (no markings)

 112.    _____        (no markings)

 113.    BAKER        Jane E.         16-Jan-1843    01-Jul-1888

                     (Wife)

                     A.E.            27-May-1849    26-Sep-1890

                     (Wife)

                     L.C.            10-Nov-1833    27-Jul-1915

                     (Husband)

 114.    BAKER        Harper          14-Jul-1880    23-Oct-1881

                     Son of L.C. & J.E. Baker

 115.    BAKER        Bobie           09-Jun-1872    20-Sep-1878

                     Son of L.C. & J.E. Baker

 116.    NEWBILL      Luda Irene      03-Mar-1884    07-Mar-1884

                     Prince          17-Nov-1882    18-Apr-1884

                     John Linard     07-Nov-1900    12-Mar-1901

                     Lula May        16-Aug-1893    21-Sep-1900

                     Children of J.R. & Rosa Newbill

 117.    BAIRD        Wilse W.               1876           1937

                     Izzie Morris           1875           1957

 118.    BAIRD        Wm. Luther             1909           1957

                     Ruby Rimmer            1915           ____

 119.    ELAM         John R.         02-Feb-1860    05-Sep-1870

                     Emma O.         28-Oct-1873    25-Oct-1876

                     Children of Mark & Elizabeth Elam

 120.    ?????        (Broken Headstone - illegible)

 121.    BOONE        Mercer C.       03-Nov-1851    08-May-1928

                     Penelope               1858           1950

 122.    BOONE        Thomas Claude   13-Jan-1882    16-Oct-1974

 123.    BOONE        Nelle Jones     18-Sep-1883    12-Mar-1966

 124.    BOONE        Mercer Thomas   28-Aug-1909    22-Aug-1988

 125.    BOONE        Doris Finch     24-Feb-1913    ___________

 126.    ROSE         Mary A.         09-???-1906    11-Feb-1979

 127.    CASEY        Dianah S.       03-Nov-1828    03-Jan-1883

                    Wife of Joseph Casey

 128.    STREET       Baby Girl       born & died    02-Nov-1988

 129.    STREET       Lee Moses       04-Mar-1944    16-Apr-1971

 130.    STREET       Adell           11-Dec-1950    02-Mar-1986

 131.    STREET       Charles McArthur       1949           1989

 132.    POWELL       Tony Andrew            1973           1991

 133.    GALLION      Frankey         -----------    05-Jun-1874

                    Wife of Ben Gallion - Aged 65 years

 134.    GILLIAM      Lula Mae               1940           1996

 135.    TALLEY       Rebecca Faye           1913           1989

 136.    WITHERSPOON  D.H.            13-Oct-1856    19-Jul-1919

                     (Woodmen of the World)

 137.    WITHERSPOON  Essie B.        16-Jul-1879    03-May-1938

 138.    CAPPS        M.C., Jr.       27-Aug-1919    27-Jul-1926

 139.    CAPPS        Fleeta                 1880           1966

                     M.C.                   1873           1946

 140.    CAMPBELL     Willie                 1912           ____

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