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.