Gratitude Methodist Church Cemetery - Arlington, Shelby Co., Tennessee
Located at the corner of Millington-Arlington and Gratitude Church Roads
N35 20 02.- W089 42 51.- N35. W-89. D1 Arlington
Gratitude Cemetery antedates the church building which was constructed in the year 1865 and at that time was a combination church and school building the land was donated by Mr A T Chambers, Lieutenant in the Confederate States Army, and Mr William Hughes. It is still used by the people of that community.
The church and grounds are exceedingly well cared for. About two acres are incorporated within the borders of this plot of ground and it is estimated that more than four hundred citzens of Shelby County.
Abel, James...July 10, 1893/Sep 27, 1924
Ables, Mattie Stone...Dec 19, 1891/Nov 25, 1965..wife of Thomas J Ables..married Dec 19, 1911
Ables, Thomas J...Aug 7, 1889/_____
Banks, Alice Miller...1876/1955
Battle, Chloe Crudop...June 17, 1796/May 24, 1864..wife of William Battle
Battle, Henry Sherrod...Jan 29, 1886/Sep 15, 1886
Battle, John Chester...Nov 10, 1883/Jan 3, 1884
Battle, Lizzie Chester...Mar 19, 1858/July 15, 1862..dau of L L & M B Battle
Battle, William...Apr 1790/Sep 14, 1874
Battle, William Bennett...Dec 18, 1812/Nov 22, 1869..son of William & Chloe Battle
Baugh, Parmelia R...Apr 10, 1829/Jan 10, 1894..wife of J Baugh
Blakey, Eloise...Jan 30, 1924/Dec 25, 1938
Blakey, Mary Will...Feb 17, 1901/July 29, 1991
Blakey, Theodore N "Jack"...June 18, 1901/July 12, 1978
Bledsoe, Carmen E...Aug 3, 1896/Jan 21, 1898..dau of R C & N L Bledsoe
Bledsoe, Nelie L Burrow...Dec 23, 1868/June 25, 1909..wife of R C Bledsoe
Bledsoe, R C...died Aug 28, 1965..age 61 years..obit CA Aug 29, 1965
Bledsoe, Richard ...1868/1929
Bolton, William T...died Mar 12, 1877..age 15y 3m 17d
Bowden, Effie L...Dec 9, 1897/Feb 29, 1948
Bryant, David M...1871/1939
Bryant, Etheline A...July 20, 1900/Sep 5, 1901..dau of D M C & O B Bryant
Bryant, Harret C...Sep 28, 1846/Jan 10, 1905...wife of W R Bryant
Bryant, Mattie L...Mar 21, 1887/June 8, 1888..dau of W R & H C Bryant
Bryant, Orah B...1874/1953..wife of David M Bryant
Bryant, W R...Feb 14, 1846/Nov 16, 1923
Burrow, A C B...Feb 28, 1876/Apr 5, 1887..dau of B F & M E Burrow
Burrow, Martha E...Dec 18, 1839/Jan 29, 1902
Burrow, Robert F...Apr 20, 1839/Aug 31, 1886
Cannon, Ruby Timbs..1900/1985
Chambers, Archie T...Oct 8, 1831/July 18, 1917
Chambers, Archie T (Jr)...no dates
Chambers, Henrietta B...Sep 15, 1843/July 16, 1909..wife of A T Chambers
Chapman, Michael E...Sep 19, 1960/Aug 21, 1990
Cole, A E...died Apr 21, 1888..age 51 years
Cole, Augustus W...Apr 18, 1837/May 13, 1892..masonic emblem
Cole, Emma...1863/1911
Cole, James W...1858/1935
Cole, Mala H...June 21, 1888/Feb 1, 1891..dau of J W & M E Cole
Cole, Mary Hatcher...Nov 13, 1842/Feb 6, 1907
Cooper, Vynthia Eleanor...Oct 15, 1888/Aug 28, 1889..dau of M T & Ada Cooper
Cooper, Infant..died Aug 21, 1886..son of M T & Ada Burr Cooper
Cox, Thomas M...Sep 26, 1867/Aug 27, 1905...W O W Memorial
Crenshaw, Clarissa C...May 26, 1824/July 30, 1878..wife of D S Crenshaw
Crenshaw, David S...June 17, 1917/Apr 5, 1884..masonic emblem
Crenshaw, Mary V...Oct 28, 1856/Nov 3, 1877...dau of D S & C C Crenshaw
Dickason, Allen Paul...Jan 17, 1877/Mar 17, 1878..son of J S & Estella Dickason
Dickason, Elvira Lavinia...died Jan 7, 1850..wife of John S Dickason..dau of R D & L T Brown
Dickason, Lavinia Ann...Sep 12, 1849/Oct 3, 1850..dau of J S & E L Dickason
Edwards, Nina Masters...Aug 17, 1916/____...wife of Paul Alexander Edwards
Edwards, Paul Alexander...July 22, 1902/May 26, 1979
Elder, R B...died Aug 23, 1877..age 36y 8m 1d
Farrell, Gladys...1904/1907
Farrell, Sallie E...1884/1927..wife of William H Farrell
Farrell, William H...1884/1937
Fowler, A E...Aug 20, 1862/Oct 12, 1912..W O W memorial
Fowler, Harry F...Apr 9, 1901/Jan 5, 1919
Fowler, Luna Williams...Nov 29, 1884/Mar 20, 1925
Friddle, Burnie L...1884/1936
Friddle, Calvin F...Dec 10, 1855/Apr 17, 1914
Friddle, Delia E...1891/1967..wife of Burnie L Friddle
Friddle, Flora Emma...Jan 27, 1860/Jan 31, 1930..wife of C F Friddle
Funk, Ava P...Oct 25, 1880/May 28, 1956..wife of Luther M Funk
Funk, Elizabeth...Apr 5, 1825/Oct 2, 1900..wife of Samuel Funk
Funk, Harvey R...July 6, 1882/Mar 16, 1964
Funk, Luther M...Sep 29, 1877/Nov 4, 1957
Funk, Mattie Lee...Sep 9, 1901/Aug 10, 1918..dau of L M & A P Funk
Funk, Myra Williams...Jan 28, 1883/Mar 15, 1980...wife of Harvey R Funk
Funk, Samuel...Nov 11, 1819/Jan 8, 1916...CSA
Gaetineau, ____ (Sr)....died June 26, 1983...age 70 yrs
Goff, Eula Mai W..Feb 9, 1897/Jan 18, 1982...wife of Horace J Goff
Goff, Horace J...Nov 15, 1893/Aug 6, 1960
Gragg, Rebecca C...died Apr 17, 1880..age 29y 1m 8d..wife of J B Gragg
Green, Lucy J...May 25, 1834/Jan 30, 1892..wife of G R Green
Griffith, Charles A...Aug 23, 1911/Feb 7, 1983
Griffith, James R (Jr)...July 17, 1904/Dec 10, 1964
Griffith, Myrtle P...Nov 16, 1913/Jan 14, 1996...wife of James R Griffith, Jr
Griffith, Nathan Parker...July 16, 1941/Mar 21, 2004
Griffith, Persis W...Nov 15, 1912/Apr 17, 1997
Griffith, Suzanne Miller...Aug 27, 1943/______
Haynie, John G...1875/1955
Haynie, Mary P...1882/1959..wife of John G Haynie
Haynie, Novie Mae...Sep 19, 1907/Feb 14, 1981
Hensley, James T...1895/1950
Hensley, Joseph D...1873/1942
Hensley, Mary L...1895/1962
Hester, Lucy Belle...Mar 6, 1918/Mar 25, 1990
Hester, Millard Reed...Aug 20, 1911/Nov 3, 1999
Hill, Bessie...May 16, 1891/Dec 29, 1892..dau of J N & M A Hill
Hill, J N...Feb 19, 1856/Jan 27, 1892
Howell. Cecil C...1880/1939
Howell, Columbus F...May 22, 1875/Oct 18, 1948
Howell, Lydie Burrow...Mar 28, 1880/July 16, 1918
Howell, Myrtie F...1883/1936..wife of Cecil C Howell
Hughes, Albert W...Nov 13, 1850/Jan 19, 1856
Hughes, John W...Aug 1, 1850/May 9, 1967..son of Joshua & T C Hughes
Hughes, Joshua...Feb 15, 1797/Dec 28, 1878
Hughes, Temperance C...Oct 9, 1808/Dec 21, 1878
James, Arthur J...!890/1965
James, Walter H...1888/1951
Jones, Michael Van Crawford...May 15, 1987/July 9, 1994
Jones, Ora Elizabeth...Dec 27, 1928/July 10, 1995
Kelly, Alton Bernard...Aug 14, 1900/June 12, 1902..son of O A & M P Kelly
Kelly, Elsie Narelle...Dec 2, 1908/July 19, 1915
Kelly, Ivan Montrose...May 12, 1898/Apr 23, 1900..son of O A & M P Kelly
Kelly, Oscar A...Oct 21, 1874/July 11, 1954
Kelly, Pearl..no dates..wife of Oscar A Kelly
Kelly, Vivien Louise...1911/1994
Kirkpatrick, Ezra E...July 23, 1886/July 12, 1887..son of J E & S A H T Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick, Henrietta T..June 19, 1850/May 30, 1927..wife of J E Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick, J E...May 30, 1848/Sep 9, 1916
Kirkpatrick, James Craig...Sep 18, 1880/Oct 20, 1912
Kirkpatrick, John K...Dec 28, 1878/June 23, 1879..son of J E & S A H T Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick, Sammie...Aug 16, 1890/Oct 13, 1890..son of J E & S A H T Kirkpatrick
Kirkpatrick, Sebert Herschel...Oct 21, 1882/Sep 30, 1890..son of J E & H T Kirkpatrick
Lemmon, Alene...Apr 11, 1926/Dec 10, 1968
Lemmon, Allen Joseph...June 7, 1956/July 10, 1983
Lemmon, Kenneth Parker...Dec 30, 1957/June 6, 1997
Lemmon, Louis Earl...Aug 4, 1890/May 25, 1970
Lemmon, Robert V...Feb 25, 1939/Mar 23, 1963
Lemmon, Stella H...Aug 8, 1904/Mar 18, 1990...wife of Louis Earl Lemmon
Lemmon, Wilma I...1930/1954
Lindsey, Marion McKnight...Oct 11, 1911/Apr 27, 1997
Lynch, Cora Victory...Apr 7, 1874/Mar 15, 1937
Lynch, Otho Lee...June 24, 1916/Aug 22, 1988
Lyons, Sallie B C...1849/1916
McKnight, A Clyde...Nov 3, 1897/Sep 3, 1955
McKnight, E A...Mar 15, 1858/Feb 23, 1928
McKnight, Ernest Allen...Sep 25, 1901/Dec 9, 1972
McKnight, Elmer C...Oct 27, 1889/Oct 31, 1925
McKnight, Elvira...Sep 17, 1866/Apr 12, 1940
McKnight, Harry L...July 2, 1906/Oct 14, 1969
McKnight, Marion Iona Pate Dalton...Apr 6, 1897/Sep 5, 1971..age 74y
Marley, Newton...Jan 9, 1817/June 7, 1892
Miller, George F...1859/1937
Osborn, Bettie W...1893/1981
Osborn, Christine Nashion....no dates...still living
Osborn, Jack Thomas...Mar 13, 1925/Sep 8, 2004
Osborn, Thomas F...1894/1977
Oswald, Bettie Lee...July 15, 1879/June 26, 1952..wife of Edward B Oswald
Oswald, Edward B...July 2, 1879/_____
Peel, John C...Aug 18, 1934/Feb 24, 1981...police officer
Pennington, E G...1885/1943
Pennington, J T...1852/1910
Pennington, M A...1854/1937
Pennington, N C...Jan 8, 1885/Mar 20, 1923..son of M A Pennington
Perkins, Alma Burrow...died 1925
Perkins, C M..died 1927
Phillips, Claudius A...July 27, 1873/Aug 21, 1886..son of R A & R B Phillips
Phillips, R A...Aug 12, 1847/July 25, 1897
Phillips, R B (Mrs)...Dec 2, 1848/May 16, 1911
Phipps, Belle Burrow...1871/1912
Phipps, Ike W...1908/1928
Polk, Martha A...June 29, 1819/Apr 13, 1899
Polk, William A...Feb 20, 1812/Aug 29, 1875
Polk, William C...Apr 11, 1859/May 30, 1886
Rawls, Charles...1889/1979
Rawls, George Franklin...Jan 21, 1938/Jan 23, 1938
Rawls, Ruth...1910/1956..wife of Charles Rawls
Redman, George H...Oct 18, 1863/Aug 24, 1906
Reid, Albert Ross..Mar 14, 1875/Apr 17, 1900
Reid, Eliza J..July 21, 1823/Sep 5, 1874..wife of D W Reid
Reid, M S...July 9, 1853/July 9, 1896..wife of D W Reid
Reid, Mary P...Oct 9, 1893/Sep 12, 1895..dau of D W & M S Reid
Rupprecht, Evelyn Louise...Feb 11, 1915/______...wife of John Albert Rupprecht, Sr
Rupprecht, John Albert (Sr)...May 24, 1911/Dec 1, 1996
Sanders, Eliza...Mar 31, 1850/Jan 16, 1900..wife of W S Sanders
Sanders, John L...Nov 27, 1900/Aug 12, 1902..son of O D & S E Sanders
Shelton, Bettie...May 26, 1852/Nov 26, 1878..wife of T J Shelton
Shelton, Robert M...Dec 11, 1825/Apr 20, 1876
Smith, David Farrington...Aug 10, 1921/Jan 28, 2000
Smith, John Roy...1890/1941
Smith, Josephine Booker...Mar 22, 1925/May 12, 1988...wife of David F Smith...married Oct 17, 1942
Smith, Pearl E...1895/19__..wife of John Roy Smith
Stackhouse, Evelyn Fay...July 16, 1923/_________
Stackhouse, Harold G...June 14, 1924/July 12, 1994...ADJC US Navy Korea Vietnam
Tarkington, F M...June 8, 1823/Dec 29, 1891
Taylor, Ada W...died Oct 9, 1884..age 1y 8m 24d..dau of J T & J F Taylor
Taylor, Dotia E...died Feb 2, 1888..age 16y 3m 21d..dau of J T & J F Taylor
Taylor, Henry...no dates..son of J T & J F Taylor
Taylor, Infant...died Feb 2, 1888..son of J T & J F Taylor
Taylor, Infant...died May 15, 1888..dau of J T & J F Taylor
Taylor, J T...1848/1913
Taylor, J T (Mrs)...1850/1938
Taylor, John B...died Sep 16, 1884..age 3y 5m 22d..J T & J F Taylor
Taylor, Lucullus W...died Sep 15, 1884..age 5y 2m 21d..son of J T & J F Taylor
Taylor, Marguerite...Sep 22, 1899/Apr 10, 1904..dau of W A & M P Taylor
Thomas, Curtis W...Jan 17, 1847/Jan 9, 1891
Timbs, Albert C...1881/1967
Timbs, Edna Earl...Oct 21, 1884/Oct 5, 1905..wife of Samuel B Timbs
Timbs, Katherine B...1874/1969..wife of Albert C Timbs
Timbs, Mai M...Nov 8, 1888/May 27, 1972..wife of Odie E Timbs
Timbs, Mary Elizabeth...1855/1942..wife of Willis B Timbs
Timbs, Odie E...Nov 8, 1879/Aug 9, 1969
Timbs, Samuel B...Oct 2, 1887/Dec 29, 1905
Timbs, Willis B...1854/1930
Timmins, C W...died Jan 30, 1851..age 33y 3m 12d
Timmins, James F...Nov 17, 1846/Jan 30, 1872
Timmins, T H...died Mar 15, 1851..age 5m 28d
Whitaker, J C...Dec 15, 1824/Jan 12, 1901
Whitaker, Mary Jane...Sep 25, 1842/Apr 28, 1907..wife of J C Whitaker
White, J B...Sep 28, 1911/Feb 27, 1989
White, Johnnie Beatrice...Aug 2, 1918/Jan 6, 1972..wife of J B White
Williams, Alexander E...Apr 22, 1887/Dec 9, 1968
Williams, Charlotte Jane...July 22, 1948..only date
Williams, Celeste H...Nov 21, 1913/June 29, 1974
Williams, Florence L...Sep 11, 1859/Apr 15, 1898..wife of R T Williams
Williams, Frances Earl...Mar 26, 1938/_____
Williams, Henry H...Sep 24, 1892/Feb 23, 1959
Williams, J Rudolph...Jan 24, 1912/Feb 8, 1986
Williams, James C...1888/1952
Williams, Lillian M...Aug 19, 1892/July 8, 1969..wife of Alexander E Williams
Williams, Lucy B...Mar 23, 1876/Aug 8, 1963..wife of Thomas V Williams
Williams, Marvin...Feb 13, 1898/Aug 18, 1899
Williams, Melba Helms...July 11, 1938/____wife of Frances Earl Williams..married Mar 16, 1956
Williams, Myra...Jan 28, 1883/Mar 15, 1980
Williams, Neil...1868/1935
Williams, Roberts Gray...1871/1950...wife of Neil Williams
Williams, Ruby T...1895/1952..wife of James C Williams
Williams, Thomas V...Sep 17, 1871/July 11, 1949
Williams, Veedie F...Aug 29, 1903/Dec 29, 1997..wife of Henry H Williams
Williams, Vida L...Sep 14, 1895/Mar 8, 1899
