BRADFORD (OLD BAKER) CEMETERY
GIBSON COUNTY, TENNESSEE
OLD
(NORTHEASTERN) SECTION OF THE CEMETERY
Transcribed
by and
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*THIS
IS THE OLD SECTION OF BRADFORD CEMETERY ONLY.
IT CONTAINED 489
HEADSTONES AT THE TIME OF TRANSCRIPTION IN LATE 1999 AND EARLY
2000. FOR THE NEW SECTION, PLEASE THE
LINK ENTITLED
COMPLETE. THANK YOU.*
Located
on West Main Street in Bradford, Tennessee.
This is the
largest cemetery within a few miles' radius of Bradford.
From
City Hall, go west down Main Street. It
will meet the old
Hwy. 45. From there, turn right onto
old Hwy. 45. Then
turn left down West Main Street. The cemetery is down this
This
cemetery is divided into two sections by the road which
A few
frequently occurring surnames here are BELEW, LANNOM, HAY(E)S, DAVIDSON, PARTICK, WILLIAMS, CAMPBELL, and GRIFFIN.
The
land for this cemetery was provided by James Baker. The following
information was gotten from "A Pictorial History of Kimball
Later to Become Known As Bradford, Tennessee" by Ernest
James
M. Baker Registered
Sep 2nd 1886
To /
Deed
Baptist
Church
for
burying ground
For
the use and purposes of a burying ground
I, this day convey to the Baptist Church at Bradford Tenn the
following Lot or parcel of Land in the county of Gibson and State
of Tenn and in the District No 14 of Said county Known: and
James
M. Baker
May the 7th
1886
State
of Tenn
Gibson
County Personally appeared before John Martin
an acting Notary
Public for said
County
James M Baker the within named bargainer to this Deed who
Witness my
hand & seal May
the 8th 1886
John Martin
Notary Public
Filed
Sep 6th 1886
St 9 30 Oclock Am
Sam H. Thomas
Register
Gibson
County, Tennessee Deed Book 17 - Pages 655-656.
Before
you begin reading the transcription or looking for your
Now,
here is the up-to-date transcription of said cemetery.
Old
Section - Mid 1850s to Present
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NO. SURNAME GIVEN NAME
BIRTH DEATH
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
(IF PROVIDED)
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001. BELEW Dona Morris
11-Apr-1888 22-Apr-1953
David (Bud)
11-Sep-1885 03-Nov-1936
002. BELEW W.M. (Father)
23-Dec-1862 19-Jul-1916
N.E. (Mother) 02-Sep-1863 blank
003. BELEW Nora
21-Oct-1911 01-May-1919
Dau. of R.L. & B.G. Belew
004. BELEW Bertie G.
01-Aug-1885 20-May-1919
Wife of R.L. Belew
005. BELEW R.L.
30-Sep-1883 07-May-1922
006. HEATH Mary E.
28-Jun-1862 06-Nov-1908
007. HEATH Lloyd W.
05-Aug-1886 04-Jan-1908
008. LATHAM J.G.
19-Apr-1857 14-Sep-1903
009. LANNOM Lema Powell
02-Sep-1896 19-Jan-1983
Jack M. 02-Nov-1891 01-Sep-1962
Beulah Moore 17-Sep-1892 19-Apr-1919
010. MOORE John R.
1860 1932
Bettie Ford 1859 1939
011. MOORE W.J. 20-Mar-1885 25-Jan-1925
Bennie 02-May-1887 31-Mar-1974
012. THOMPSON Jewell F.
30-Mar-1901 21-Apr-1987
PFC - U.S. Army - World
War II
013. THOMPSON Martha M. 01-Aug-1913 ___________
014. McCOLLUM Mary M.
22-Jan-1919 09-Jun-1990
(stones 012, 013, and 014
share a headstone)
015. POOL Nealie
25-Dec-1875 26-Feb-1961
Richard 12-Mar-1869 29-Dec-1948
016. POOL Hubert
01-Nov-1896 29-May-1911
017. DAVIS Egbert
02-Jul-1882 11-Sep-1909
018. McCARTNEY Hattie Green
1880 1945
James W.
1881 1946
019. McCARTNEY Ernest L.
30-Jun-1902 02-Aug-1977
Leon Crawford 22-Sep-1906 08-Dec-1998
020. McCARTNEY Royas Aubern
13-Apr-1928 08-Dec-1929
021. HAYS William C.
1888 1962
Hazel G. 1890 1946
022. HAYS William C. Jr.
01-Oct-1916 23-Mar-1921
Son of Mr. & Mrs.
W.C. Hays
023. LEMOND George Bryant
1910 1912
024. LEMOND William Edward
1916 1918
025. TUCKER Miss Bell
14-Aug-1866 30-Jan-1949
026. WHITSITT Frances C.
22-Dec-1818 28-Jun-1901
027. WHITSETT William J.
10-Jul-1821 27-Dec-1904
(Spelling of stones 026
and 027 are correct.
The stones spell this
same name differently.)
028. OLIVER Charlie W.
1888 1924
029. OLIVER Inf. Dau. of R.W. & Ollie B. 1904
(One year only)
030. OLIVER Albert M.
1877 1935
Clara Williams 1882 1934
031. OLIVER Clyde Graden
14-Jan-1902 20-Feb-1919
032. OLIVER A.M.
22-Jun-1850 01-Jan-1903
Mary J. 03-Jun-1853 13-Aug-1923
033. FORD Infant Son of Mr. & Mrs. R.O. 1925
(One year only)
034. ALFORD George
1891 1936
035. CASH Otus Greely
28-Oct-1901 03-Sep-1916
Son of E.L. & Hattie
Cash
036. ALFORD Cal Currie
25-Dec-1856 08-Dec-1932
037. CASH Egbert L.
01-Aug-1881 06-Dec-1956
038. KEMP Dezzie Cash
05-Jan-1914 30-Aug-1958
039. CASH Hattie Alford
28-Oct-1881 29-Dec-1960
040. ALFORD
Zed T. 05-Jul-1914 01-Sep-1969
Tennessee - Pvt. - Co. A.
- 35 Med TNG BN
World War II
041. KNOTT John M.
05-Nov-1904 27-Jun-1906
Son of W.L. & L.N. (Same
as below)
042. KNOTT Johnny M.
05-Nov-1904 27-Jun-1906
Lillie Carr 22-Mar-1886 21-Jun-1938
Walter Lee 11-Apr-1883 09-Sep-1965
043. YOUNG Ethel McKenzie
1878 1956
James A. 1868 1942
044. YOUNG Infant Son of J.A. & Ethel 17-Feb-1906
(Born and Died Same Day)
045. Y(oung?) ______
(Stone simply marked
"Y.")
046. YOUNG J.F.
08-Apr-1838 23-Apr-1904
(Mason)
047. LEATH Clifton Wade
03-Jul-1913 23-Jun-1914
048. LEATH John A.
1879 1937
Nora D. 1887 1939
049. LANNOM Claude B.
1901 1928
050. LANNOM James A.
1875 1940
Lula Oliver 1881 1953
051. _____ (No markings at all)
052. _____ (Another stone with no markings)
053. MICHAEL George W.
1879 1937
054. HAYES Rosco T.
1879 1930
(Mason)
Burthel Patrick 1887 1982
(His Wife)
055. MICHAEL Horris
18-Jul-1904 06-Oct-1912
056. MICHAEL Jadie P.
28-Feb-1881 02-Jul-1911
Wife of G.W. Michael
057. HAYS John H.
1853 1925
Mary E. 1856 1946
(Different spellings of Hays/Hayes are
typed as spelled on stones.)
058. HAYES Infant
10-May-1883 16-May-1883
Son of J.H. & M.E.
Hayes
059. HAYES Ludy
10-Oct-1896 16-Apr-1901
Daughter of J.H. &
M.E. Hayes
060. HAYS Ezra 21-Aug-1884 11-Mar-1920
Husband of Stella and
Father of Robin
061. HAYS Albert Robin
15-May-1912 21-Jun-1966
062. HAYS Stella S.
20-Apr-1888 23-Aug-1982
063. HAYES J.J.
08-Apr-1846 31-Jan-1884
Husband of E.H. Hayes
064. _____ (No markings, appears to be headstone of a child.)
065. HAYS J.B.
14-Feb-1897 16-Feb-1897
Son of R.A. & O.B.
Hays
066. HAYS Mattie A.
1877 1968
Joe M. 1874 1950
067. POWELL Robert L.
08-Jun-1936 14-Mar-1994
Beauty B. 20-Aug-1956 ___________
*67b. POWELL Anthony Tyrone
09-Aug-1973 06-Oct-1999
(Recently buried by his
mother's plot)
068. MURPHY Louis L.
08-Oct-1856 01-Mar-1925
069. PERRY R.M. 1879 1913
070. MOUNT S.U.
10-Nov-1834 26-Aug-1892
Husband of F.C. Mount
071. PERRY Sarah E.
16-Nov-1858 24-Feb-1882
Wife of A.K. Perry
072. ????? (Illegible, looks similar to 073)
073. NEVIL M.A.
06-Jan-1843 04-Feb-1892
Wife of J.M. Nevil
074. NEVIL James Madison
16-Dec-1838 28-Nov-1912
075. KILZER Malinda Jane
10-Apr-1850 06-Feb-1929
(Mother)
James Monroe 10-Apr-1875 30-Apr-1907
(Son)
076. GRIFFIN Hatra
19-Dec-1899 03-Nov-1925
Wife of V.L. Griffin
077. HAMMOND Oscar
12-Oct-1887 07-Dec-1911
(Woodmen of the World)
078. HOLDER John Y.
1869 1950
Zada 1873 1949
079. LANNOM R.L. (Rucker)
26-Sep-1872 26-Oct-1958
080. DAVIDSON Elsie Lelar
24-Jan-1880 04-Jan-1957
Bennie Lee 02-Aug-1873 29-Mar-1938
081. JAMISON W.R.
16-Sep-1872 blank
Della 01-Aug-1874 02-Aug-1931
082. WINDSOR Myrtie Jamison
18-Oct-1902 11-Jul-1974
083. DOWNTAIN Lucy
18-Jun-1849 15-Sep-1893
George 15-Jan-1849 27-Sep-1881
081. ????? Charlie
??-???-???? ??-???-????
(Stone of an infant
probably, all illegible except first name.)
082. YATES Leona
1898 1929
083. YATES Sam W.
1858 1929
Nancy E. 1857 1945
084. ARNOLD L.C., Jr.
11-Feb-1900 19-Sep-1900
085. CAIN E.E.
born & died 07-Jun-1884
Infant Son of J.T. &
C.V. Cain
086. CAIN Callie V.
28-Sep-1865 29-Apr-1890
087. CAIN Jack Excell
---Apr-1890 ---Jul-1890
Infant Son of J.T. &
Callie V. Cain
088. CAIN Clara May
1874 1955
Jack T. 1861 1941
089. CAIN J.T., Sr.
1829 1923
Lockie B. 1835 1924
090. JONES Zachary Craig
1990 1990
091. STREET-BURKS Mary Rhine 04-Mar-1942 07-Sep-1991
Charles 31-Dec-1919 ___________
(Mary's last name was
Burks and Charles' was Street.)
092. OWENS William "Buster Burks"
26-Apr-1907 25-Jun-1979
(Discrepancy to
name. Marker lists him as William O. Burks.)
093. KINSER Infant born
& died 02-Feb-1875
Son of N.D. & N.E.
Kinser
094. CARR E.
10-Apr-1851 29-Jan-1934
095. CARR N.J.
20-Mar-1858 30-Jul-1904
Wife of E.C. Carr
096. MARTIN John
17-Dec-1824 11-Oct-1902
097. MARTIN David Clinton
02-Jun-1860 08-Jul-1885
Son of John &
Elizabeth Martin
098. TRAVIS Georgia Etta
12-Apr-1883 29-Oct-1960
099. ETHRIDGE T.J.
18-Jun-1854 05-Jan-1882
100. ETHRIDGE Mary A.
07-Dec-1822 02-Nov-1903
Wife of Jared Ethridge
101. BAIRD J.T. 1872 1927
Nancy Martin 1873 1955
102. ALLEN Walter
1887 1964
Cuba 1888 1969
103. ALLEN Lucinda H.
04-Jul-1845 09-Mar-1914
104. ALLEN W.C.
15-Dec-1876 10-Nov-1878
105. ALLEN ?????
10-Aug-1879 ??-Apr-1884
Daughter of A.J. &
L.H. Allen
(nearly illegible)
106. ALLEN Infant
07-Jan-1915 10-Jan-1915
Inf. of R.W. & C.M.
Allen
107. ALLEN A.J.
17-Jun-1838 25-Apr-1925
(Mason)
108. JAMISON Maugrete R.
13-Jul-1908 17-May-1926
109. _____ Baby
No Names or Dates
110. ROCHELLE William Mathias 12-Jun-1875
06-Mar-1954
Mary Emma 13-Oct-1873 01-May-1946
111. _____
(no markings)
112. _____ (no markings)
113. BAKER Jane E.
16-Jan-1843 01-Jul-1888
(Wife)
A.E. 27-May-1849 26-Sep-1890
(Wife)
L.C.
10-Nov-1833 27-Jul-1915
(Husband)
114. BAKER Harper
14-Jul-1880 23-Oct-1881
Son of L.C. & J.E.
Baker
115. BAKER Bobie
09-Jun-1872 20-Sep-1878
Son of L.C. & J.E.
Baker
116. NEWBILL Luda Irene
03-Mar-1884 07-Mar-1884
Prince 17-Nov-1882 18-Apr-1884
John Linard 07-Nov-1900 12-Mar-1901
Lula May 16-Aug-1893 21-Sep-1900
Children of J.R. &
Rosa Newbill
117. BAIRD Wilse W.
1876 1937
Izzie Morris 1875 1957
118. BAIRD Wm. Luther
1909 1957
Ruby Rimmer 1915 ____
119. ELAM John R.
02-Feb-1860 05-Sep-1870
Emma O. 28-Oct-1873 25-Oct-1876
Children of Mark &
Elizabeth Elam
120. ????? (Broken Headstone - illegible)
121. BOONE Mercer C.
03-Nov-1851 08-May-1928
Penelope 1858 1950
122. BOONE Thomas
Claude 13-Jan-1882 16-Oct-1974
123. BOONE Nelle Jones
18-Sep-1883 12-Mar-1966
124. BOONE Mercer Thomas
28-Aug-1909 22-Aug-1988
125. BOONE Doris Finch
24-Feb-1913 ___________
126. ROSE Mary A.
09-???-1906 11-Feb-1979
127. CASEY Dianah S.
03-Nov-1828 03-Jan-1883
Wife of Joseph Casey
128. STREET Baby Girl born
& died 02-Nov-1988
129. STREET Lee Moses 04-Mar-1944 16-Apr-1971
130. STREET Adell
11-Dec-1950 02-Mar-1986
131. STREET Charles McArthur
1949 1989
132. POWELL Tony Andrew
1973 1991
133. GALLION Frankey
----------- 05-Jun-1874
Wife of Ben Gallion -
Aged 65 years
134. GILLIAM Lula Mae
1940 1996
135. TALLEY Rebecca Faye
1913 1989
136. WITHERSPOON D.H.
13-Oct-1856 19-Jul-1919
(Woodmen of the World)
137. WITHERSPOON Essie B.
16-Jul-1879 03-May-1938
138. CAPPS M.C., Jr.
27-Aug-1919 27-Jul-1926
139. CAPPS Fleeta
1880 1966
M.C. 1873 1946
140. CAMPBELL Willie 1912 ____