GIBSON COMMUNITY MEMORIAL GARDEN
Recorded by
John A. Scruggs
Nov. 2000
This cemetery is located @ 1/2 mile north of Gibson, Tn. on Hwy 186, where Hwy 420 connects with Hwy 186. It is located beside two churches, St. Mark Baptist Church, and Parker Chapel C. M. E. Church.
This is
a Afro-American cemetery.
NOTE:
the notation FHM, means a Funeral Home Marker, no stone.
Just
East of the cemetery about 100 ft into a field, I found the
following
stones,
don't know whether they were white or colored.
James
B. Richardson 9-7-1838 - 11-16-1858 20 yrs 2 mos 9 dys
Samuel
Richardson 8-23-1777 -
Elizabeth
P. Richardson 6-1-1786 -
Evlina
C. Richardson 6-26-1812 - 11-3-1872 60 yrs 4 mos 7 dys
James
H. Richardson 1-3-1812 - 1-3-1865 53 yrs
And
these stones that were just laying around the above stone.
Alice
L. - dau. of Drs. R & Mila J. Hubbard d. 2-19-1864 2 yrs
Mila J.
- wife of Drs. R. Hubbard d. 1-16-1870 26 yrs
Benjamin
H. - son of Drs. & Mila J. Hubbard d 10-12-1868 11mos 25 dys
Mila J.
- dau of Drs R & M.J. Hubbard d 3-31-1870 3 mos 9 dys
The
rest of the cemetery is as follows:
Charles
N. Williams 11-24-1924 - 10-15-1969
Jessie
Elem Williams 5-15-1921 - 12-18-1998
Milton
Elam ( Pvt-513 Service BN-Engr Corps-WWI ) 2-5-1900 - 7-17-1956
Lettie
Elam ( Mother ) 10-9-1899 - 1-2-1973
Will
Burnett 1869 - 1945
Mose
Elam 1894 - 1970
Elsie
Elam 1896 -
James
Elam 1917 - 1945
Archie
Burnett 1922 - 1942
Z. T.
Elam 8-26-1922 - 3-20-1937
Walter
W. Kelley, Sr. 6-11-1924 - 5-12-1988
Lucille
Kelley 7-4-1924 - 10-12-1989
Lessie
Bell Finner 7-8-1908 - 3-25-1989
Edgar
McCurry 1881 - 1952
John
Lipscomb 1882 - 19
Gussie
Lipscomb 1882 - 1929
Mattie
Lipscomb 10-18-1906 - 2-19-1982
Robert Lipscomb,
Sr. 1-3-1905 - 12-17-1982
Vicie
McVay Lipscomb 12-25-1913 - 9-15-1950
Jula
Lipscomb
Sam H.
Broom 4-23-1911 - 12-25-1966
Evelyn
Broom 7-9-1912 - 11-20-1966
Era Lee
1893 - 1965
Bruce
Edward - inf son of William & Hattie Miller 3-11-1962
Jason
L. Miller - inf son of Vera Miller 5-9-1977 - 1-13-1978
Sharper
May 1882 - 1960
Lugeanie
May 1890 - 1973
William
E. Miller 5-29 -1908 - 8-24-1993 Hattie M. Miller
Lee
Brooks 10-10-1901 - 6-29-1984
Maudie
Brooks 1-1-1896 - 2-20-1962
Leroy
Brooks 10-10-1925 - 9-1-1974
Beatrice
Williams 12-29-1922 -
Esau
Lipscomb 6-15-1913 - 3-26-1986
Alline
Lipscomb 3-26-1911 - 3-1-1983
Sammie
Hankins 12-3-1931 -
Lenora
Hankins 4-13-1933 - 1-19-1988
Minnie
Moore Powell 12-25-1879 - 3-1-1974
Herbert
N. Hunt ( PFC-Co H-25th Inf-WWII-BSM ) 5-11-1913 - 12-12-1962
James
E. Pervitte ( US Army ) 4-17-1924 - 12-2-1994
Arah
Ragan 10-25-1900 - 5-28-1963
Moses
Lee Kelley 6-28-1912 - 5-2-1994
Mary
Belle Kelley 1-7-1916 -
Janice
M. Cooper ( FHM ) 1-29-1953 - 7-28-1998
Johnnie
Lee Brown ( FHM ) 8-6-1933 - 5-29-1999
Dennis
Seat 1850 - 1934
Sandy
Horston ( Father ) 1877 - 1943
Broken
Stone Ella Smith 1878 - 1942
Sadie
Davis ( Sister ) 1910 - 1942
Catherine
L. Phennesse 1907 - 1976
Lydia
M. Dennie 5-26-1922 - 5-31-1964
Hollie
Lipscomb 1874 - 19
Mary
Lipscomb 1891 - 1940
Joe
Nathan Lipscomb ( Pvt-971 QM SVC CO-WWII ) 5-5-1921 - 8-1-1972
Dolly
McCurry 1888 - 1938
Cozzell
Williams 8-10-1904 - 2-28-1985
Arther
Mae Williams 1905 - 1950
Willie
Williams ( Pvt-US Army-WWI ) 9-26-1894 - 11-10-1962
Jim
Lipscomb ( CPL-US Army-WWI ) 3-8-1893 - 6-9-1965
Tharbie
Finnie, Jr. 5-5-1927 - 6-9-1993
John D.
Lee ( Husband ) 1914 - 1989
Deola
Mathis 6-1-1915 - 1-16-1990
Nancy
Jenkins 1897 - 1944
Floyd
L. Page ( Mother ) 1903 - 1976
W. C.
Merrell 1931 - 1943
John
Kendall 6-25-1910 - 3-4-1980
Ruth
Kendall 3-30-1912 -
Jessie
Tyler 5-10-1909 - 2-21-1980
Maggie
Tyler 10-10-1913 - 1-9-1986
Broken
Stone - Mary Lee Pearson 1925 - 1945
James
Tyler 1883 - 19 Mollie Tyler 1878 - 1942
Ernest
Jenkins 6-18-1907 - 11-28-1982
Nancy
Jenkins 8-10-1897 - 1-5-1944
Hurshel
Donaldson 2-18-1908 - 9-16-2000 info
off of FHM
Catherine Scott Donaldson 1907 - 5-27-1992 85 yrs info
off of FHM
Rubin
Martin 1902 - 1961
Carey
Franklin Donaldson ( SSgt-US Army-Korea ) 6-11-1929 - 6-10-1983
Jessie
Enlow 1892 - 1969
Robert
L. Donaldson 2-7-1926 - 10-1-1963
Dottie L.
Donaldson
Otha
Lewis 11-5-1904 - 3-14-1950
Paul
Lawerence Lewis 5-1-1938 - 10-21-1955
Othell
O. Lewis 10-8-1928 - 7-22-1983
Mandy
Louise Martin 5-1-1963 - 12-4-1989
Frank
Tyler 9-27-1904 - 12-2-1995
Bessie
Scott Tyler 3-5-1902 - 2-9-1980
Jeff D.
Holland 6-21-1868 - 7-25-1950
Bertha
O. Holland 8-15-1877 - 3-29-1951
James
McLilley 1893 - 1973
Eula B.
McLilley 1900 - 1956
Billie
A. Lee 1933 - 1993
Charles
E. Lee, Sr. 2-2-1912 - 2-18-1990
Andrew
L. Lee 1898 - 1940
Mattie
L. Lee 1882 - 1954
Everett
( Buck ) Lee 1905 - 1972
Bennie
Lee 1905 - 1941
Hattie
Whithehorn Conner 1927 - 1989
Charlie
Williams 1879 - 1949 Pearl B. Williams 1899 - 1994
Bettie
Sue Kendall b & d 1931
Cora D.
Dunlap 1870 - 1924
Elnora
Dunlap Pullum 1881 - 1921
Mary
Elam 1897 - 1920
Joe
Sanford 1868 - 1940
Ike
Deloach 1846 - 1940 Mollie
Surge
Donald 1884 - 1920
Liddie
D. Wright 10-25-1891 - 11-10-1918
Edna S.
Burnett 8-19-1899 - 4-11-1971
Will A.
Brunett ( PFC-US Army-WWI ) 9-13-1895 - 7-14-1967
Mollie
- wife of Oliver Burnett d. 8-18-1904 60 yrs
Beatris
- inf dau of M & M N. Burnett 5-23-1905 - rest is buried
George
H. Burnett 1868 - 1936
Sarah
Burnett 1874 - 1954
Jim
Carter 1870 - 1902
Aaron
Sharp 1855 - 1943
Ida
Sharp 1865 - 1942
Louise
Moore 5-24-1881 - 11-30-1950
Z. T.
Thompson 1806 - 1941
Ada
Thompson 1868 - 1936
O. B.
Thompson 1909 - 1949
Cennie
Thompson 1908 - 1983
Andrew
Donald, Sr. 2-28-1875 - 6-14-1944
Georgie
M. Donald 9-30-1900 -
6-7-1972
Roy
Donald ( FHM ) 2-5-1930 - 11-16-2000
Robert
J. Cook ( US Navy ) 1912 - 1958
Savannah
B. Cook 6-10-1890 - 4-30-1982
Malvin
Robertson 1874 - 1945
Ann
Robertson 1851 - 1933
William
Dennie 7-10-1916 - 12-24-1970
Broken
Stone - Lorene Hampt?????? 1929 - ????
Estelle
1914 - 1942
Joe
Dennie 3-20-1896 - 5-29-1974
Nannie
Dennie 1976
Troy -
son of W. J. & Ida Seets 2-12-1905 - 3-4-1906
William
J. Seets 6-15-1867 - 2-12-1941
Ida J.
Seets 11-22-1873 - 6-11-1946
Clarence
Littleton 1923 - 1945
Kathleen
Fitzgerald ( FHM ) 5-12-1899 - 3-22-1992
Alberta
J. Ingram 2-27-1929 - 4-3-1988
Harriett
Moore 1841 - 1920
Rotted
Stone - Buck
Will
Morgan 1868 - 2-6-1958
Polly Morgan
1886 - 1986
Bettye
Jo Lipscomb 9-13-1954 - 6-28-1994
Roy
Donald - son of Serge & Jennie 1-19-1895 - 10-28-1992
Hessie
Williams 7-5-1901 - 10-10-1968
Elmer
Lee Williams, Jr. 9-26-1963 - 7-28-1989
Tony
Lee Huddleston ( FHM ) 11-11-1972 - 6-15-1998
Lee
Williams 1851 - 1932 Emma Williams 2-7-1869 - 6-5-1912
Rev.
Alfred Christin Moore 3-12-1875 - 4-8-1950
Stella
L. Perry 10-10-1951
Irene
Jones 2-9-1911
Mary
Bell Littleton 1921 - 1986
Marion
Littleton ( FHM ) 10-12-1917 - 4-20-1991
Allie
D. ( Lee ) Blakemore 4-16-1910 - 3-31-1933
Daniel
- son of N.B. & Hattie Blakemore 3-8-1907 - 8-9-1907
Mattie
- dau. of N.B. & Hattie Blakemore 3-8-1907 - 3-13-1907
Hallia
Blakemore 10-21-1895 - 10-22-1902
William
S. Scott 1888 - 1940
Emma
Scott 1866 - 1929
Eula
Smith 1900 - 1928
Robert
Scott 1898 - 1945
Fannie
Scott 1872 - 1960
Will
Enlow 1878 - 1927
Mollie
Scott 1884 - 1930
Jerry
Kelly 10-31-1965 - 6-14-1979
Annie
Lee Hart 9-15-1925 - 7-9-2000
Gladys
Marie Hannah 1951 - 1979
Willie
J. Seets ( PFC-US Army-Korea ) 11-18-1934 - 1-23-1976
Alice
Theresa Hodge ( FHM ) 2-18-1954 - 6-25-1975
Edd
Smith McLilly 3-19-1914 - 2-3-1973
Liddie
Lee McWhorter 5-5-1924 - 4-21-1971
Carrie
Seats 4-3-1910 - 5-6-1969
George
L. Hopson 3-22-1910 - 3-10-1969
Bob H.
Thompson ( FHM ) d. 10-14-1967 75 yrs
Tommie
Wallick, Sr. ( FHM ) 1-15-1915 - 1-26-2000
Elsie
Mathis 1908 - 1923
Hattie
Mathis 1902 - 1923
Hugh H.
Mathis 12-25-1879 - 2-9-1964
Leona
Mathis 1880 - 1929
Junita
Lipscomb 1919 - 1921
Latonia
Lipscomb 1916 - 1924
F. L.
Lipscomb
Eunice
Williams 2-5-1911 - 9-22-1913
Hallia
Blakemore 10-21-1895 - 10-22-1902
Mattie
- dau of N.B. & Hattie Blakemore 3-8-1907 - 3-13-1907
Daniel
- son of N. B. & Hattie Blakemore 3-8-1907 - 8-9-1907
N. B.
Blakemore 1859 - 1918
Elijah - father of Etter Morgan 1834 - 1904