~ Bledsoe Cemetery ~
Dyer Co., TN

Thank you to James Woodley, who compiled this inventory and contributed it for use on this web site,
and to , for providing the tombstone photos.

Directions to cemetery:
On Harnesss, Rd. - Off Hwy 78 North of Dyersburg ,TN. Land donated by L R Bledsoe

View Bledsoe Cemetery Photos

Please note that when it says FHR in the remarks column, the information was obtained from
J. W. Curry and Son Funeral Home records.

Last Name First Name Birth Date Death Date Remarks
         
Barker Infant Oct 1917 Nov 9 1917 FHR, Age 21days; s/o Jonse & Fannie Barker
Barker A. J. ----- Jan 16 1920 FHR Age abt 60yrs
Bass Infant ----- Sep 18 1915 FHR, Age 6mos; Infant of Mrs. Bass
Bennett B. B. ----- Jan 28 1913 FHR Age 80yrs
Bennett Bobie Apr 22 1930 Dec 2 1933 FHR, child of Carl Bennett & Miss Forsett both b: TN
Bennett Child ----- Mar 31 1917 FHR, Age 1y 1m; child of P. M. Bennett & Becca Robeson
both b: Dyer Co.
Bennett David Jr. Jul 15 1941 Jul 15 1941 FHR, stillborn s/o Ben Bennett & Miss Littleton
Bennett Earl Aug 22 1932 Jun 3 1934 FHR, s/o J. W. Bennett & Miss Countess both b: TN
Bennett Elmer ----- Feb 16 1927 FHR, Age 1y 6m; s/o Ben Bennett & Mary Doenn? both b: TN
Bennett James E. 1933 1933 View Tombstone
Bennett Lessie ----- Nov 19 1934 FHR, Age abt 9; d/o Ben Bennett & Miss Dunn both b: TN
Bennett P. M. Sep 30 1891 Jun 20 1928 "Brother" [s/o W.H. Bennett & Miss Canado both
b: TN] View Tombstone
Bennett Sallie Apr 18 1862 May 19 1938 "Mother" View Tombstone
Birmingham Son ----- Feb 13 1913 FHR, Age 7yrs; s/o Ed
Blackley Infant ----- Jun 30 1913 FHR, Age 7mos; c/o Jim
Blackwell Ethel ----- Nov 20 1915 FHR Age 1yr
Bledsoe A. B. Jan 17 1829 Mar 27 1900 View Tombstone
Bledsoe A. B. Jr. 1874 1901 s/s as Nora Nesbitt Bledsoe View Tombstone
Bledsoe B. T. Nov 15 1886 Jul 29 1887 s/o A B & Sallie View Tombstone
Bledsoe Ethel Strachn 1888 1924 w/o A. H. Bledsoe [Ethel Laura, b: Aug 13 1847,
d: Oct 25 1924, d/o Dr. H. J. Strachn b: NC &
Cora Lane b: TN] View Tombstone
Bledsoe Infant Son Dec 30 1937 Dec 30 1937 FHR, s/o L. H. Bledsoe & Gladys McNight
both b: TN
Bledsoe Nannie Apr 28 1831 Jul 16 1872 w/o A B Bledsoe View Tombstone
Bledsoe Nora Nesbitt 1876 1957 s/s as A. B. Jr. View Tombstone
Bledsoe Sarah May 8 1849 Dec 10 1886 w/o A B Bledsoe View Tombstone
Bledsoe Woodrow Wilson Aug 15 1912 Jul 30 2000 View Tombstone
Brooks Donald Johnston Jul 17 1933 Jul 28 1933 FHR, s/o L. D. Brooks & Miss Johnston both b: TN
Bohannan Ina ----- Mar 26 1913 FHR Age 16yrs
Buchanan Infant ----- Apr 13 1917 FHR, Age 7mos; Infant of J. L.
Childress Betty Anne Apr 27 1936 May 9 1936 FHR, d/o L. L. Childress & Miss Ladd both b: TN
Childress Infant Jun 7 1925 Jun 7 1925 FHR, stillborn infant (b: in Bogota) of L. L.
Childress & Miss Ladd both b: TN
Childress Infant Son Jan 12 1935 Jan 13 1935 FHR, s/o L. L. Childress & Miss Ladd
Childress Infant Sons (3) Jun 25 1938 Jun 25 1938 FHR, triplet sons of L. L. Childress & Miss Ladd,
age 30 mins.
Childress Roy Wilburn Aug 21 1916 Oct 12 1919 s/o Roy & Mary View Tombstone
Childress Twins May 25 1930 May 25 1930 FHR, Twins of C. C. Childress & Miss Ladd
Coats Dona (Mrs.) ----- Oct 7 1915 FHR Age 57yrs
Coker Una Fay Jan 31 1938 Feb 3 1940 FHR, d/o Artis Coker b: GA & Miss Canady b: TN
Cook John L. Feb 22 1866 Aug 13 1935 FHR, b: NC, h/o Ada, s/o Martin Cook & Miss Forbes
both b: NC
Cook L. E. Jun 1 1965 May 24 1910 w/o J. L. Cook View Tombstone
Countess Samuel Monroe Jul 24 1936 Jul 27 1936 FHR, s/o W. H. Countess & Miss Bennett both b: TN
Davis A C ----- Jun 13 1913 FHR Age 50yrs
Davis Mr. ----- Jan 14 1926 FHR Age 75yrs
Depriest Lucien Nov 18 1918 Jan 19 1920 FHR, Age 1y 2m 1d; child of H. S. Depriest
Fehringer Infant May 3 1915 May 3 1915 FHR, Infant of Pete Fehringer
Fletcher Infant ----- Aug 30 1913 FHR, c/o Bob
Forsett Hazel J. Sep 4 1939 Oct 9 1939 FHR, d/o Henry Forsett & Belle Law
Forsett Raford Eugene Sep 2 1938 Sep 3 1938 FHR, s/o Henry T. Forsett & Miss Law
both b: TN
Forsett Thomas Earl Feb 13 1920 Jun 21 1920 s/o H. T. & Esther View Tombstone
Foster Fannie Dec 3 1842 Dec 29 1919 [d/o J. M. Priest who was b: Murray Co. TN]
View Tombstone
Foster Infant ----- Sep 14 1913 FHR, Age 8mos; c/o W P Foster
Foster Infant ----- Mar 9 1917 FHR, Age 1mo; Infant of W. J. Foster
Foster John A. ----- Feb 6 1931 FHR, Age 54yrs; single, s/o W. T. Foster & Miss Priest
both b: TN
Foster William T. Dec 18 1837 Feb 12 1911 View Tombstone
French Herbert Leon   Oct 23 1917 FHR, Age 8yrs; s/o S. A. French, b: TN, d: Bogata
French Sussie Feb 1868 Mar 26 1920 View Tombstone
Gaskins E. E. Mar 24 1898 Oct 22 1929 FHR, married, s/o Tom Gaskins
Gaskins Lavola Annie Sep 11 1926 Apr 3 1927 d/o E E Gaskins & Lillie Cook both b: TN
View Tombstone
Gifford L. W. Feb 24 1881 Oct 30 1909 WOW Marker View Tombstone
Hall Nellie May ----- Feb 20 1927 FHR, Age 58yrs; widow
Hall Virgil ----- Aug 29 1931 FHR, Age about 70yrs; widowed
Harness Ardie 1885 1907 View Tombstone
Harness B. T. Jul 8 1851 Nov 8 1906 s/s as M. M. View Tombstone
Harness Jack 1897 1922 Pvt US Army WW I [d: Nov 19 1922, s/o Ben
Harness & Miss Harper] View Tombstone
Harness Leon 1876 1907 View Tombstone
Harness M. M. Nov 30 1854 Feb 17 1923 s/s as B. T. [M.M. was the wife] View Tombstone
Harper P. E. Jul 29 1877 Oct 14 1904 View Tombstone
Harvey Infant Dau. Oct 12 1920 Nov 4 1920 FHR, d/o Frank & Arline Harvey
Hill Infant Son Nov 13 1875 ----- Age 6hrs; c/o J W & I T Hill, s/s as Infant Hill, below
View Tombstone
Hill Infant Jan 21 1875   Age 5days; c/o J W & I T Hill , s/s as Infant Son Hill, above
View Tombstone
Hill J. W. Jul 3 1844 Apr 19 1888 View Tombstone
Hill Maggie May 5 1883 Oct 6 1884 s/s as Florence, d/o J. W. & I. T. Hill View Tombstone
Hill Florence Jul 2 1873 Apr 14 1878 s/s as Maggie, d/o J. W. & I. T. Hill View Tombstone
Hopper Wise ----- Nov 18 1914 FHR, Age 38yrs
Hurt Pate ----- Apr 16 1917 FHR, Age 57yrs
Johnson Howard Jun 16 1927 Jun 17 1927 s/o F. C. Johnson & Mary Ladd both b: TN
Johnson Infant ----- Feb 28 1918 Infant of F. G. & Mary H. View Tombstone
Johnson Murray Feb 21 1884 Sep 12 1917 [FHR states Murray B., b: Feb 21 1886, age
31, s/o Joseph A. Johnson & Sofia Reaves
both b: Carroll Co TN] View Tombstone
Johnson Ruth May Apr 28 1918 Sep 10 1919 View Tombstone
Johnston Bettie May 4 1876 Mar 14 1932 s/s as W. T. [d/o Nathan Scott & Miss Henning
both b: TN] View Tombstone
Johnston W. T. Oct 8 1860 Oct 31 1932 s/s as Bettie View Tombstone
Johnston Infant ----- Mar 8 1913 FHR, Age 1yr; c/o Murry Johnston
Johnston Minnie Sep 21 1902 Apr 30 1919 View Tombstone
Jones Henry (Mrs) ------ Feb 19 1913 FHR
Jones Infant Aug 13 1915 Aug 13 1915 FHR, infant of Henry Jones
Kelly Woodroe Wheeler ----- Oct 29 1917 FHR, Age 7mos; s/o Henry Kelly & Mary Wheeler d: Bogota
Kennedy Infant Jun 15 1915 Jun 15 1915 FHR, infant of M. L. Knnedy
Knox Mrs. Eddie ----- Nov 3 1924 FHR, charge to Rev. J. H. Knox
Lane Bettie   Jul 2 1918 Age 52yrs; "Mother", s/s as J. H. Lane View Tombstone
Lane Charlie P. Jul 11 1861 May 15 1934 [FHR states: h/o Hallie, s/o Sam Lane & Miss
Crisp both b: TN] View Tombstone
Lane J. H.   Feb 28 1914 Age 58yrs; "Father", s/s as Bettie Lane View Tombstone
Lawrence Dora Sep 2 1876 Jun 4 1904 View Tombstone
Leech Lizzie ----- ----- FHR, Age 45yrs; funeral Jan 30 1920
Long Willie ----- Mar 26 1913 FHR, Age 8yrs
Mahon J. C. 1855 1947 [h/o Jurushaw, s/o J. C. Mahon & Miss Worlds]
View Tombstone
Mathis Infant Sep 4 1916 Sep 4 1916 FHR, Infant of Will Mathis
May ------ ----- Sep 14 1913 FHR, Age 15yrs; s/o Jim May
May ------ ----- Sep 5 1913 FHR, Age 10yrs; d/o J. N. May
Miller Jim ----- Mar 6 1913 FHR, Age 50yrs
Montgomery Robt B. ----- Nov 25 1918 FHR, Age 28yrs; s/o Billie Montgomery & Miss Spain
Moore Infant ----- Dec 22 1915 FHR, Infant of Forrest Moore
Morgan Son ----- Sep 16 1916 FHR, Age 5yrs; s/o Will Morgan
Nichols Harold D. Jan 23 1934 Mar 19 1934 FHR, s/o Larimore Nichols & Miss Harper both b: TN
Nichols Joel Alford Apr 6 1879 Jun 7 1916 View Tombstone
Nichols Mary Francis Jan 31 1911 Sep 15 1911 View Tombstone
Nichols Will ----- abt Dec 5 1924 FHR Age abt 57yrs
Lesieur Jimmie Oct 21 1932 Mar 4 1933 FHR, child of James Lesieur & Miss Foster
Porch Lillie May Apr 7 1910 Aug 1 1924 [d/o Jessie Porch & Miss Lyons] View Tombstone
Presgrove Billy Mack Sep 7 1930 May 26 1932 FHR, s/o Lonnie Presgrove & Miss Mince both b: TN
Presgrove Luther 1887 1918 Son, s/s as Tom Presgrove View Tombstone
Presgrove ? Margurite Mar 9 ____ Mar 12 1932 FHR, Age 2y 3d; d/o Frank Presgrove ? & Miss Privett both b: TN
Presgrove Tom 1861 1923 Father, s/s as Luther Presgrove View Tombstone
Reaves John I. Apr 1 1865 Sep 22 1922 Father of Edison, Roxie & Ruth View Tombstone
Robeson Mrs. Arthur ----- ----- FHR, Age 35yrs; Funeral: Oct 28 1914
Robeson Beverly LaFayette [Oct 13] 1863 [Jun 19] 1916 [s/o Samuel Hodge Robeson b: Carroll
Co TN & Caroline Jeanette Montgomery
b: SC] View Tombstone
Robeson Hodge May 27 1912 May 9 1922 [s/o S.H. Robeson & Miss Reeve] View Tombstone
Robinson Fannie Jan 12 1888 Jan 5 1934 FHR, married, d/o Tom Foster & Miss Sewell both b: TN
Robison W. R. Nov 29 1879 Feb 3 1928 FHR, Age 49yrs; s/o C. H. Robison b: TN & Miss Greer b: VA
Sanford Martin Talmage Nov 11 1889 Dec 25 1905 Grand c/o MV Nance View Tombstone
Scott Andrew F. ----- Jan 13 1928 FHR, Age 49yrs; married, s/o Nathan Scott & Miss Henning
both b: TN
Seat Andrew ----- Apr 9 1915 FHR, Age 16yrs; s/o David & Florence Seat
Seat Infant May 6 1918 May 6 1918 FHR, c/o Andrew & Deff Seat
Seat Infant Son Jul 24 1935 Jul 24 1935 FHR, stilborn s/o Andrew Seat & Miss Green
Seat Josh May 14 1880 Jan 31 1941 FHR - h/o Susie Seat, s/o Billy Seat & Annie Tomlin
Seat W. A. ----- Oct 26 1923 FHR, Age 77yrs; b: TN, married, charge to Thomas Seat
Sherley Lottie ----- Jan 26 1913 FHR Age 64yrs
Shipley Lola Lane Sep 19 1890 Dec 10 1918 w/o N. M. Shipley View Tombstone
Silvertooth Edward C. Aug 29 1856 Nov 15 1910 View Tombstone
Strachn Idell Apr 30 1922 Jun 24 1923 [d/o Chas. Strachn & Miss Cook] View Tombstone
Sykes Mrs. John ----- May 20 1917 FHR Age 45yrs
Tibb Abbie Sep 27 1882 Dec 25 1910 View Tombstone
Tibbs Charlie ----- Nov 7 1933 FHR, Age 63yrs
Tipps Zack ----- Oct 4 1915 FHR Age 70yrs
Thomas Baby May 5 1934 May 5 1934 FHR, child of C. C. Thomas & Miss Nolin both b: TN
Thurmond Bettie J. Jul 18 1932 Jul 6 1933 [FHR shows: Betty June, b: Jul 18 1933,
d: Jul 6 1934, d/o Basil Thurmond & Marie
Welch both b: TN] View Tombstone
Thurmond Infant ----- Mar 19 1913 FHR, Age 4wks; pd F S Thurmond
Thurmond Infant Dec 19 1915 Dec 19 1915 FHR, Infant of Egbert Thurmond
Thurmond Infant Apr 23 1917 Apr 23 1917 FHR, Infant of Elbert Thurmond
Townsend Daniel T. 1885 1933 double stone - one name only [Funeral
Home record states b: Mar 12 1884,
d: Nov 27 1933, s/o B. Townsend &
Miss Smothers, h/o Lula Townsend,
father of Carline] View Tombstone
Van Cleave Rosa ----- May 30 1925 FHR, Age abt 25yrs; w/o Luther Van Cleave, d/o Mr. Gaston
Whitehead Bulah (Mrs.) ----- Jul 19 1914 FHR, Age 18yrs; w/o Will Whitehead
Wilkins Newton B. Aug 23 1841 Aug 4 1916 FHR Age 75y 1d - Dates & age don't add up
Wilson A. D. Sep 1903 Aug 26 1905 s/o J. F. Wilson, s/s as J. F. View Tombstone
Wilson J. F. Aug 31 1877 Jun 20 1905 s/s as A. D. Wilson View Tombstone

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