CROCKER CEMETERY
- Type:
- Cemetery record
- Location:
- Gibson County, TN
CROCKER CEMETERY
Probably once known as Newell Cemetery
Located: From Bradford at intersection of Hwy 54 and Hwy 45 E By-pass, turn south (toward Milan), go 5.2 miles
to Reynolds Rd. Turn left on Reynolds Rd. Go .1 mile. Cemetery is located on a hill to left of road between
body shop and white house. Cemetery surrounded by chain link fence.
SMITH, Elizabeth, wife of W. L. Oct. 24, 1861 Jan. 8, 1898 at Webb MS
37 yrs., 4 m. 14 days
GILLILAND, Nancy, wife of J. W. Feb. 3, 1840 Dec. 29, 1872
GILLILAND, J. W. Apr. 26, 1830 June 4, 1907
WALDROP, Jemima, wife of John Oct. 18, 1876 Age 85 yrs.
rock broken and put back together, DOB missing.
Flat rock on her grave with following:
JAMIMA ATTAWAY
Wife of John WALDROP
Born 1791 in North Carolina
Married May 11, 1821 Todd Co. KY
Died Oct. 18, 1876 Gibson Co. TN
Lived Gibson Co.
Moved to Smith Co., TX 1857
John born NC 1789
died Tyler TX June 9, 1859
Buried Waldrop Cemetery Panola Co TX
Jamima returned to
Gibson Co in sixties
Children
William L. Martha Ann
James Calvin John Wesley
Married Lucretia Harris
Wiley A. Esther Ellen
Married Julia Ann Pounds
Elizabeth Ann Harley Pressley
Eliza Jane Morgan Chesley
Louisa
Dedicated by their descendants
1975
MILLER, Urby July 6, 1884 Feb. 8, 1895
Baby born Mar. 6, 1885
children of J. F. & M. A. MILLER
MILLER, E. W., wife of J. F. Dec. 8, 1855 Nov. 15, 1878
VICK, Simon, son of J. H. & J. L. Dec. 15, 1880 Jan. 14, 1882
THETFORD, James J. Sept 11, 1860 Sept 15, 1868
son of Joseph R. & H. L.
__________ A. Dec. 18, 1871
daugh. of J. R. & H. L. (rock repaired, DOB missing and name unreadable)
WALDROP, Lola Feb. 24, 1882 Aug. 3, 1882
daugh. of T. W. & Mollie
WALDROP, Mrs. Julia A. July 30, 1896
Aged about 67 yrs.
Flat rock on her grave with following:
JULIA ANN POUNDS
wife of
Wiley A. WALDROP
Born 1829 NC
Married Jan. 8, 1846
Gibson Co., TN
died July 30, 1896
children
John
James H. married Tennessee Casey Marsh Missouri Jane married Daniel Henry Bryant Tennessee married Johnathan S. Bryant (They were brothers)
Thomas Winfield married Mollie Alice Jackson Log house over grave built by Thomas Winfield Waldrop and her nephew, Luther Pounds Dedicated by her kin and descendants 1976
Rock with following:
Wiley A. WALDROP
born KY June 5, 1823. Came to Gibson Co. with parents John & Jamima Attaway Waldrop. Married Julia Ann Pounds Jan. 8, 1846. Constable of 15th Civil District. Died Sept. 28, 1855. To his memory by Gr-son Gilbert Coleman Waldrop, son of Thomas W. Waldrop Nov. 14, 1977.
HERNDON, Thomas D. Dec. 5, 1860 Jan. 24, 1888
HERNDON, R. J. Sept. 8, 1854 Dec. 28, 1877
son of T. D. & S. L.
LLOYD, James H. Oct. 27, 1901 July 5, 1903
son of S. W. & S. A.
Rock with initials J. C. L.
Rock with initials J. T. J.
ARNOLD, Malinda Feb. 29, 1800 July 1, 1884
Aged 84 yrs. 4 mos.
WILLIAMS, Martha L. Nov. 30, 1834 July 24, 1898
wife of John
JOHNSON, Jamima G. Oct. 17, 1816 Jun. 6, 1885
wife of J. T. (on same rock)
JOHNSON, Joseph T. Feb. 23, 1818 July 19, 1889
PRESSON, Z. T. May 28, 1819 Mar. 11, 1881
husband of R. L.
PRESSON, ___________ July _______ July 30, 1879
(rock unreadable, probably R. L.)
Many unmarked graves and sandstones. Also 14 plain white crosses placed at graves throughout the cemetery.
Transcribed by Patti Simmons 5/2/98. I apologize for any errors as many rocks were very hard to read.