Hess Family Cemetery
Haywood County, Tennessee
Last Name |
First/Middle/Maiden |
Date of Birth |
Date of Death |
Notes |
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Boykins |
Myrtle |
1924 |
1958 |
|
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Carney |
Pearlie Mae |
24 Sep 1941 |
15 Dec 1991 |
D/O Noreen F. Griggs; "daughter" "In loving memory"; From JKT Smith Book & reading |
|
Cook |
Fred |
28 Jul 1920 |
|
Double Marker W/Mattie M. Cook; Married 22 Dec 1945 |
|
Cook |
Mattie M. |
6 Jun 1923 |
31 Mar 1994 |
Double Marker W/Fred Cook; Married 22 Dec 1945 |
|
Cook |
Napoleon |
5 May 1879 |
28 Nov 1949 |
From JKT Smith Book; from Rawls FH records |
|
Graves |
John R. |
1934 |
11 Aug 1977 |
Age 43 |
|
Graves |
Lorine |
7 Nov 1938 |
24 Dec 1986 |
Rawls FH marker; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Griggs |
Noreen F. |
3 Nov 1925 |
9 Aug 1991 |
M/O Pearlie Mae Carney; "mother" "In loving memory"; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Hess |
A.D. |
abt 1922 |
5 Apr 1933 |
11 Years Old; From JKT Smith Book; from Rawls FH records |
|
Hess |
Alexander |
1868 |
1918 |
|
|
Hess |
Alice |
7 Sep 1909 |
10 Nov 1988 |
Double Marker W/Isham Hess; "In loving memory"; From JKT Smith Book & reading |
|
Hess |
Alsey |
1920 |
1975 |
|
|
Hess |
Arthur "Duck" |
abt 1947 |
16 Jul 2006 |
age 59 |
|
Hess |
Charlie |
3 Feb 1897 |
15 Oct 1950 |
TN PFC 320 SVC BN QMC WW I |
|
Hess |
Cozette |
4 Feb 1933 |
22 Dec 1978 |
"Rest In Peace" |
|
Hess |
Eddie |
19 Sep 1896 |
21 Jan 1993 |
Double Marker W/Kittie R. Hess; "Beloved mother and father"; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Hess |
Elizabeth C. |
2 Sep 1921 |
22 Dec 1984 |
Double Marker W/Freeman Hess; birth month Jul?; death date 2 Dec? |
|
Hess |
Freeman |
7 Dec 1911 |
12 June 1992 |
Double Marker W/Elizabeth C. Hess |
|
Hess |
Gills |
1909 |
1995 |
|
|
Hess |
Homerzella M. |
28 Feb 1914 |
23 Feb 1994 |
Double Marker W/Sam Franklin Hess Sr. |
|
Hess |
Infant Son |
|
1 Jun 1984 |
S/O Thomas & Barbara Hess |
|
Hess |
Isham |
6 Sep 1898 |
2 Mar 1975 |
Double Marker W/Alice Hess; "In loving memory"; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Hess |
John Allen |
1860 |
1939 |
|
|
Hess |
John Douglas |
3 Feb 1931 |
27 Sep 1983 |
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|
Hess |
Johnnie |
abt 1887 |
7 Nov 1940 |
Aged 53 Years; From JKT Smith Book; from Rawls FH records |
|
Hess |
Kittie R. |
10 Aug 1898 |
27 Apr 1975 |
Double Marker W/Eddie Hess; "Beloved mother and father"; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Hess |
Leonard |
30 May 1939 |
3 Feb 2002 |
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|
Hess |
Millie |
10 Jan 1900 |
17 Oct 1985 |
|
|
Hess |
Nelson |
7 Jul 1904 |
15 Mar 1978 |
|
|
Hess |
Oscar J. |
1 Mar 1907 |
2 Sep 1907 |
"At Rest"; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Hess |
Robert |
1877 |
1941 |
Double Marker W/Tennessee Hess |
|
Hess |
Sam Franklin Sr. |
25 Apr 1910 |
26 Dec 1997 |
Double Marker W/ Homerzella M. Hess |
|
Hess |
Tennessee |
1880 |
1935 |
Double Marker W/Robert Hess |
|
Hess |
Thomas |
abt 1888 |
19 Feb 1949 |
Aged 61 Years; From JKT Smith Book; from Rawls FH records |
|
Hess |
Wilma |
abt 1920 |
5 May 1936 |
Aged 16 Years; From JKT Smith Book; from Rawls FH records |
|
Jones |
Dollie |
abt 1903 |
20 Dec 1934 |
Aged 31 Years; From JKT Smith Book; from Rawls FH records |
|
Jones |
Henry Clay |
abt 1932 |
Dec 1936 |
Aged 4 Years; From JKT Smith Book; from Rawls FH records |
|
Ligon |
Mamie |
abt 1937 |
24 Jun 1938 |
Aged 8 Months; From JKT Smith Book; from Rawls FH records |
|
Miller |
Tom |
abt 1865 |
1 Nov 1943 |
Aged 78 Years; From JKT Smith Book; from Rawls FH records |
|
Moore |
C. Arthur |
abt 1915 |
25 Feb 1938 |
Aged 23 Years; From JKT Smith Book; from Rawls FH records |
|
Moore |
Elizer Magnolia |
18 Feb 1930 |
9 Feb 1997 |
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|
Moore |
Georgia A. |
abt 1912 |
31 Jul 1949 |
Aged 37 Years; From JKT Smith Book; from Rawls FH records |
|
Moore |
James Lee |
No Date |
5 Dec 1945 |
From JKT Smith Book; from Rawls FH records |
|
Owens |
Henry Lee Sr. |
3 Oct 1943 |
9 Jan 1995 |
|
|
Ross |
J. J. (Rev.) |
1858 |
26 May 1933 |
From JKT Smith Book; from Rawls FH records |
|
Taylor |
Henry C. Jr. |
25 Oct 1854 |
28 May 1944 |
From JKT Smith Book; from Rawls FH records |
|
Taylor |
Henry Jr. |
abt 1879 |
23 Aug 1939 |
Aged 60 years; From JKT Smith Book; from Rawls FH records |
|
Taylor |
J. R. |
abt 1914 |
1 Oct 1937 |
Aged 23 Years 5 Months; From JKT Smith Book; from Rawls FH records |
|
Taylor |
Jennie |
Dec 1907 |
8 Aug 1996 |
Rawls FH marker; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Taylor |
Jennie C. |
abt 1908 |
8 Aug 1996 |
age 88; w/o Charlie Taylor |
|
Taylor |
Lula |
abt 1891 |
6 Oct 1942 |
Aged 51 Years; From JKT Smith Book; from Rawls FH records |
|
Taylor |
Mary |
abt 1855 |
4 Mar 1938 |
Aged 83 Years; From JKT Smith Book; from Rawls FH records |
|
Taylor |
Mary Hess |
25 Oct 1854 |
4 Mar 1938 |
W/O H.C. Taylor; "A tribute of love"; from JKT Smith book |
|
Taylor |
Ophelia Bell |
20 Jul 1893 |
18 Jun 1912 |
"Gone To Rest" |
|
Taylor |
Phillip (Philip?) Asbury |
19 Feb 1885 |
17 Mar 1920 |
"At Rest"; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Walker |
James |
abt 1927 |
19 May 1933 |
6 Years; son of James & Amanda Walker; From JKT Smith Book; from Rawls FH records |
|
Warren |
Lillie |
25 Apr 1894 |
11 Aug 1942 |
From JKT Smith Book; from Rawls FH records |
|
Wilks |
Lucille |
4 Sep 1916 |
24 Feb 1987 |
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|
Young |
Acey |
28 Dec 1894 |
31 Jan 1966 |
TN PVT 13 Co 159 Depot Brigade WW I |
|
Young |
Cordie Mae |
abt 1921 |
26 Dec 1936 |
Aged 15 Years; From JKT Smith Book; from Rawls FH records |
|
Young |
Eliza |
abt 1862 |
15 Aug 1915 |
Age 53; "Gone To Rest"; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Young |
George |
abt 1848 |
1 Dec 1913 |
Age 65; "Gone To Rest"; From JKT Smith Book |
|
Young |
Horace |
1892 |
1956 |
"At Rest"; From JKT Smith Book |
Directions: Located on the southeast corner of Highway 54 North and Ross Road about 3 miles north of court square in Brownsville, Tennessee (from JKT Smith book). [35 39’ 6” N & 89 13’ 39” W]
Source: Obituaries, “Tombstone Inscriptions From Black Cemeteries In Haywood County, Tennessee,” by Jonathan K. T. Smith, 1998 (Used with permission) and reading by Tina Gray, Jan 2007.
From WPA cemetery survey (1939):
Name: Hess Family Graveyard (Colored)
Location: 3-1/2 miles N. of Brownsville on Belle-Eagle-Alamo road.
Established 25-30 years ago by Hess; in use
20-25 graves; 1 Acre; not fenced but well kept
13 Sep 2008