Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Shelby County, Tennessee http://tn-roots.com/tnshelby/ Copyright. All rights reserved. Submitted by Brenda Watson Tombstone photos can be viewed at www.findagrave.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. Location: In the center of town bounded by Hayes & Chester streets in Arlington, TN, east of Memphis 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. ============================================================================================ BIRTH DEATH SURNAME FIRST MIDDLE DAY MO YEAR DAY MO YEAR ============================================================================================ Bland Ernest Bland 1858 1939 Bone Frank Greenlee 1886 1975 Daughter Bone James Wilson 1891 1937 One marker 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 One marker with Ethel Manley Cody Cody Ethel Manley 1874 1965 One marker 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 Dau 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 14 Yrs 3 Ms 8 ds 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 One marker with Josiah C Marley Marley Josiah C 1874 1949 One marker 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 One marker with James Wilson Bone Painter W P 3 17 1840 8 12 1911 He was an Elder in the Southern Presbyterian Church at Arlington Tenn Peel Katherine 1886 1963 Mama Married Dec 17, 1907 One marker with Thomas C Peel Peel Thomas C 1883 1963 Papa Married Dec 17, 1907 One marker with Katherine Peel RichardsonErnest 1881 1947 RichardsonSallie M Walters 1847 1927 Ricketts Hattie T 1878 1970 One marker with Robert L Smith Ricketts Robert L 1864 1943 One marker with Hattie T Smith Scales Ida W 1872 1962 Smith Clarence Embrey 1885 1947 One marker with Sara Woodson Smith Smith Mary Embrey 1848 1936 Smith Sara Woodson 1889 1975 One marker with Clarence Embrey Smith Stewart Cyrus M (Dr.) 11 1 1832 12 6 1920 One marker with Katherine Douglas Stewart Stewart Erin Gary 3 8 1917 7 17 1987 One marker with James Murray Stewart Stewart Hibernia McCutchen 5 5 1935 At Rest Stewart James Murray 7 15 1915 One marker with Erin Gary Stewart Stewart Katherine Dougless 9 16 1843 9 30 1914 One marker with Dr. Cyrus M Stewart Stewart P Murray 1879 1934 Masonic symbol Stewart Russell King 1875 1957 Turbiville Belle Cody 6 13 1865 10 15 1959 Their remains are interred at Framington, Michigan One marker with John L Turbiville TurbivilleJ ohn L 4 23 1869 3 23 1933 Their remains are interred at Framington, Michigan One marker with Belle Cody Turbiville 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