"Lonely" Tombstones in Lauderdale County
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On one farm they call the Walker Farm, there is this one tombstone. It is located in Henning around the Hatchie Bottom area:
(submitted by Amanda Queen )

Ester
Wife of Reverend H. L. MASK
Born March 14, 1845
Died November 12, 1908

Another Farm has a small grove of tombstones.  This is located in Henning, and is right beside an old road bed going from the town (then) of Durhamville to the town of Henning and on to Fulton. These stones are 'very' hard to read and are falling apart.  They look as if someone once tried to wire them to a post to hold them up. {Oral history from an older native Laud. Countian. Hasn't been proven but seems to ring true with the Laud. Co. history book:  When my husband bought this ground, the man who owned the land next to his new purchase told him there used to be an old ante-bellum home on his property to the North of the road bed that separated the two farms.  He also told him  that this road (bed)  is the road that Nathan Bedford Forrest  was said to have marched from Brownsville (Haywood Co.) to Fort Pillow (Lauderdale Co.)

(submitted by Amanda Queen )

David Gilliland
Born Nov 18 1802 (looks like 1502)
Died June 1 1864
At the foot of this grave is a
marker with the initials D.G.

In Memory of
John Gilliland
(He?) was born June 9th 1788
and (departed this life or departed this earth?)
June 30th 1835 (looks like 1535)
aged 47 years and 21 days
Plain marker at the foot of this grave.

Rufus P. Jacobs
Born July 7 1889
Died Aug 7 1897
Bible verse?  very long and unreadable
Plain marker at the foot of this grave.

Samuel V. Gilliland
who was born June 13 1793
and died ???? March 10 1845
aged 51 years and 8 months and 27 days
Marker with the initials S.V.G.
at the foot of this grave.

Between this footmarker and the next was
a plain footmarker but no headstone.

Mary Elizabeth
wife of C. Lott
Died Mar 27 1853
aged 22 years and 11 months
Marker with the initials M.E.L.
at the foot of this grave.

David G.
son of C. & M.E. Lott
Died June 11 1853
aged 3 months
long verse that was unreadable
Marker with the initials D.G..L.
at the foot of this grave.

Ira George
son of Ira G. & Eliza Barfield
Born May 2 1858
Died ??  ??   1860

Sam V. Thum
Born Nov 9 1849
Died Sept 26 186?
"Weep not for me"
Foot marker at this grave has initials S.V.T.

Samuel G. Thum
Born Mar 14 1833
Died Feb 25 1865

Ira G. Barfield

Nov 9 1828
Died Oct 9 1864
Plain foot marker below this grave.

James M.
son of I.G. & Eliza J. Barfield
Born Jan 1 1852
Died May1 1853
Foot marker at this grave with the initials I.V.B.

This tombstone was buried partially in the ground.
Mary E
wife of John Laby?
Born Mar 29 18(59? broken in 1/2)
Died Dec 6 18 (? missing)

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