JAMES FAMILY CEMETERY

submitted by; Mrs. Glenice Norton

1.  Joseph M. (Marion) James, dates missing from broken stone but they are July 10,    

     1841--1872, son of Robert L. James

2.  R. L. (Robert) James, May 29, 1787--July 23, 1874, son of John P. James & Elizabeth Lenoir                     

3.  Mary L James, died November 16, 1872, daughter of R. D. & Martha James

4.  Elvira James, died November 13, 1872, daughter of R. D. & Martha James

5.  Robert David James, November 21, 1829--December 19, 1904, son of John P. James,

      Jr. & Edith Powell.

6.  Martha A. Mosley James, March 15, 1826—July 6, 1872, age 46 years, 3 months, 20  

      days, marriage date also listed December 9, 1850.  R. D.& Martha were cousins--

     their fathers were brothers, Robert L. and John P. James Jr.         

7.  Benjamin Franklin James, December 20, 1835--December 26, 1915, son of R. L.                                                

James and Johanna Robertson

8.  Sarah A. C. (Ann Catherin Foster) James, July 7, 1838--December 13, 1896, wife of 

     Benjamin Franklin James   & daughter of  John S. Foster & Rebecca Jane Crockett

9.  Susan S. Robertson, died October 16, 1878, age 96 years, 9 months, 27 days, mother

      of Johanna Robertson James and wife of William B. Robertson   

10. Fannie E (Frances Emily James), wife of James Orgain, May 25, 1828--February 22,

      1884, daughter of Robert L. James & Johanna Robertson

11. Belle S., wife of James Orgain, January 13, 1845--March 1, 1897

12. James Orgain, April 20, 1825-July 3, 1909

13. Elizabeth James, wife of O. P. Parker, April 3, 1821--September 7, 1897, daughter of

       Robert L. James and Johanna Robertson

14. O. (Oliver) P. Parker, May 27, 1823--October 19, 1893

15. George C. Parker, September 18, 1865--August 3, 1896, son of O. P. & Elizabeth

16.  Willie G., son of R. D. & Martha, no dates

17.   Robins (broken stone) Mary, wife of Lewis

                     Date--February 18, 1873, may belong together

These are headstones that I or my cousins have seen at different times over the years while visiting the cemetery.
The cemetery has become overgrown and vandals have overturned headstones and possibly removed some of
them. In 1979, I copied some of the dates from broken headstones and took pictures of my great grandparent’s headstone
(Benjamin F. and Sarah James) which is now laying face down so the names cannot be read.  There were more
stones partially buried but we had nothing to dig them out with at the time.  A cousin went much later and
located more headstones.  The Gibson County, Tennessee list of cemeteries has this cemetery listed as
Un-named Stones (has a partial list) and gives the location as about 1 mile from RR in Gibson on Route 186
North on land owned by Mr. Paul Corder. I have seen a list in Cemeteries of Southern Gibson County,
James Cemetery, which has many of these stones. This is a verified listing of  family members
buried in the cemetery and an explanation of each person’s relationship.

Since four generations of the James family members are buried in this cemetery, it is reasonable to
believe that Johanna Robertson James, wife of Robert L. James, is also buried there along with
her husband and her mother but her headstone has not been found. How many others are buried there
also but headstones have not been found? Sadly, the cemetery is not being kept and
will deteriorate even more with information lost forever.