

There are many graves marked with fieldstones. Also, due to it's age, some stones can no longer be read. The first church in Lewis County was located near Palestine Cemetery. The Methodist built this church in 1723 and named it Ebenezer. The late Tommie Ruth Black Bates, my mother, was born and raised in the area. She told me the Church had a second floor and the Masons met there. As a child she heard that part of becoming a Mason was to ride a goat. She said she always wondered how they got the goat up the stairs. She said many of the graves located near Ebenezer were slave families. The first pastor was James Tarrant who is reported to be buried near the church, but we were unable to find any record. Palestine also had a school at one time. Palestine, located on Salem Road, is eight miles East of Hohenwald on highway 412.
"The following is from Susie Gentry Scrapbook in the Manuscript Section of the Tennessee State Library and Archives. The information was sent to Miss Gentry in 1909 by Mr. Frank H. Smith, Secretary of the Maury County Historical Society.
Ben Huddleston and Tommy Nance, two soldiers of Rev. War buried Old Palestine, Swan Creek, now in Lewis County, Tennessee. Graves are side by side in N.W. Corner of graveyard; Judge S. Quitman Weatherly of Carter's Creek, Maury County, can identify graves."
There are no markers for these soldiers. There were scattered flags at Palestine so two may have been for them, don't know. Information in green was submitted by Kelli Burcham on 19 February 2003.
Copied by Bill, Sammye Jo & Keith Lawson on 10 November 2001.
| First | Middle | Last | Birth Date | Death Date | Other Information |
| Lillie | E. | ? | Feb. 29, 1884 | Jan. 2, 1919 | |
| Marion | ? | ? | March 11, 1886 | May 3, 1908 | No Other Information |
| Alida | B. | Bailey | Aug. 26, 1909 | Aug. 14, 1993 | |
| Claudine | Bailey | April 21, 1940 | April 21, 1940 | ||
| Gurtis/Gertis | B. | Bailey | March 18, 1910 | June 10, 1992 | |
| Ann | Shannon | Bates | Oct. 23, 1944 | No Date | |
| Era | N. | Bates | March 2, 1923 | No Date | |
| Ernest | Wayne | Bates | Nov. 13, 1944 | No Date | |
| G. | C. "Chip" | Bates | 1884 | 1956 | |
| Grover | C. | Bates | 1915 | 1966 | |
| Lucy | Hunt | Bates | Dec. 10, 1892 | May 6, 1969 | |
| W. | Blandell | Bates | Oct. 2, 1923 | April 19, 1992 | |
| Bonnie | Carlene | Brewer | No Date | Nov. 28, 1932 | Daughter of B.M. & N.L. Brewer |
| Bonnie | M. | Brewer | Sept. 7, 1912 | Nov. 16, 1983 | |
| Bradie | Robert | Brewer | May 1, 1916 | Aug. 4, 1982 | |
| Caroline | Brewer | March 24, 1889 | Feb. 15, 1965 | ||
| George | Allen | Brewer | May 9, 1912 | Sept. 19, 1969 | Brother On Stone - Next to Robert & Mary Brewer |
| James | B. | Brewer | April 15, 1887 | Jan. 6, 1967 | |
| Lewis | Erie | Brewer | Oct. 23, 1923 | Dec. 3, 1979 | |
| Nannie | Lou Clay | Brewer | May 1, 1914 | Dec. 17, 1972 | Married March 4, 1932 |
| Robert | H. | Brewer | July 19, 1890 | July 22, 1972 | TN PVT US Army World War I |
| Sallie | Jane | Brewer | July 8, 1890 | Jan. 25, 1973 | Wife of Robert Brewer - Married Dec. 25, 1910 |
| Danny | Burcham | April 10, 1960 | son of Earl and Betty Pope Burcham | ||
| Kelli | Jean | Burcham | Aug. 7, 1970 | No Date | Wife of Danny Burcham and daughter of Glen and Carol Johnston Hinson |
| John | Henry | Burlison | Feb.13, 1923 | May 20, 1974 | Husband
of Mary Ruth Burlison. Additional Information was provided by Crystal L. Smith |
| Mary | Ruth | Burlison | March 18, 1925 | 15 May 1993 | Daughter
of John Henry Stintson and Lillie Mae Hill; wife of John Henry Burlison. Additional information provided by Crystal L. Smith |
| Mary | Harden | Cantrell | 1933 | 1954 | |
| Authur | Carroll | Feb. 9, 1887 | March 2, 1948 | ||
| Bertha | A. | Carroll | April 6, 1911 | Sept. 19, 1982 | |
| Bertha | S. | Carroll | Oct. 2, 1897 | April 22, 1985 | |
| Billy | Michael | Carroll | Aug. 26, 1961 | Aug. 25, 1991 | Picture on stone |
| Bonnie | Lois | Carroll | Sept. 24, 1970 | Sept. 25, 1970 | |
| Carla | Ann | Carroll | July 21, 1886 | Feb. 12, 1951 | Wife of Marshall Scott Carroll; maiden name was Quillen |
| Willie | Cecil | Carroll | Feb.5, 1907 | Aug. 14, 1962 | son of Warren Smith Carroll |
| Earlene | Jones | Carroll | Aug. 11, 1930 | Feb. 11, 1978 | |
| Elmer | Carroll | 1921 | 1967 | ||
| Fannie | Ruth | Carroll | June 23, 1915 | June 1, 2000 | |
| Grady | H. | Carroll | Jan. 25, 1896 | Aug. 6, 1965 | |
| Hobert | H. | Carroll | Sept. 22, 1896 | May 9, 1978 | |
| J. | Claude | Carroll | Aug. 7, 1928 | Nov. 10, 1978 | |
| James | Albert | Carroll | Aug. 14, 1956 | April 16, 1994 | US Army |
| John | Carroll | July 13, 1831 | July 3, 1907 | ||
| Karla | Dene | Carroll | Jan. 15, 1966 | No Date | Married Aug. 10, 1991 |
| Lema | Sue Clay | Carroll | March 29, 1906 | April 5, 1981 | Wed
May 10, 1929 wife of Willie Cecil Carroll |
| Linnie | Carroll | March 7, 1897 | Feb. 12, 1978 | ||
| Lacy | Belle Stokes | Carroll | 1894 | 13 July 1985 | 2nd wife of Warren Smith Carroll |
| Marshall | Scott | Carroll | Nov. 21, 1876 | July 27, 1965 | son of John Thomas and Judy Pope Carroll |
| Mary | G. | Carroll | Sept. 1840 | July 27, 1921 | No Other Date - Wife of John Carroll |
| Nina | Lee | Carroll | Nov. 4, 1928 | No Date | |
| Opal | Annett | Carroll | May 2, 1928 | Dec. 20, 1929 | son of Warren and Lacy Belle Stokes Carroll |
| Robert | C. | Carroll | April 23, 1956 | Sept. 16, 1984 | PFC US Army World War II |
| Walter | B. | Carroll | June 6, 1905 | Aug. 27, 1950 | |
| Warren | Smith | Carroll | 17 February 1884 | 5 May 1969 | son of John Thomas and Judy Pope Carroll |
| Wilburn | Carroll | 1919 | 1955 | ||
| William | A. | Carroll | May 31, 1861 | July 19, 1939 | |
| Willie | Carroll | 1927 | No Date | ||
| Nancy | J. | Carroll | June 21, 1868 | June 6, 1939 | |
| John | R. | Carroll, Sr. | April 15, 1931 | No Date | |
| Newt Newton |
D. Daniel |
Churchwell | 1883 | 1938 | Husband of Viola Carroll |
| Viola | Carroll | Churchwell | 1886 | 1977 | son of John Thomas and Judy Pope Carroll |
| Alma | Clay | 1911 | 1911 | Daughter of Carry & J. Clay | |
| Annie | E. | Clay | Oct. 22, 1908 | Dec. 24, 1999 | |
| Arimore | Clay | April 13, ?0 | Feb. 3, 1931 | Son of Carry & J. Clay | |
| Carry | Clay | March 7, 1890 | Feb. 18, 1965 | ||
| Daisy | Clay | 1892 | 1945 | ||
| Elmer | Clay | Dec. 20, 1885 | May 16, 1943 | ||
| Frances | Clay | Oct. 13, 1858 | Oct. 31, 1925 | Wife of T.C. Clay | |
| Herman | Ralph | Clay | Sept. 24, 1918 | Oct. 9, 1983 | |
| James | Brown | Clay | Sept. 11, 1932 | Dec. 6, 1932 | Son of Claude & Annie Clay |
| James | C. | Clay | Dec. 16, 1904 | Aug. 4, 1972 | |
| Jennie | C. | Clay | May 23, 1889 | May 27, 1972 | |
| Louisa | Ellen | Clay | Aug. 29, 1881 | July 16, 1965 | |
| Pearl | Clay | Sept. 18, 1892 | Feb. 28, 1978 | ||
| Robert | E. | Clay | Nov. 24, 1907 | Feb. 7, 1974 | Married April 9, 1927 |
| Thomas | Clay | July 11, 1856 | July 29, 1928 | ||
| Vera | M. | Clay | Aug. 13, 1906 | Sept. 19, 1993 | Wife of Robert E. Clay |
| William | James | Clay | Feb. 7, 1881 | Nov. 18, 1943 | |
| Britton | Clayton | 1880 | 1954 | ||
| Britton | Clayton | 1880 | 1954 | ||
| Carrie | M. | Clayton | Aug. 5, 1906 | Oct. 31, 1987 | |
| Dena | Clayton | 1873 | 1946 | ||
| Henry | Clayton | Jan. 10, 1831 | Oct. 30, 1901 | ||
| Hershell | Clayton | Jan. 20, 1892 | May 13, 1912 | Son of J.A. & Dena Clayton - 20 years, 3 months, 7 days | |
| Ida | Kylene Johnston | Clayton | March 5, 1930 | No Date | daughter of Kyle and Mamie Anderson Johnston; wife of Ward Clayton |
| J. | Herman | Clayton | Oct. 10, 1903 | Dec.14, 1957 | |
| Jewel | Aleene | Clayton | Jan. 20, 1926 | Aug. 7, 1990 | |
| Joe | (AB) | Clayton | 1871 | 1959 | |
| Lillian | F. | Clayton | 1898 | 1961 | |
| Lillian | F. | Clayton | 1898 | 1961 | |
| Loyd | S. | Clayton | Oct. 4, 1900 | April 16, 1963 | |
| Marlin | R. (Dutch) | Clayton | April 21, 1929 | Aug. 7, 1990 | |
| Michael | Ward | Clayton | 1954 | 1960 | Son of Ward and Kylene Johnston Clayton |
| Roena | K. | Clayton | Feb.23, 1904 | March 2, 1973 | |
| Ward | Clayton | Feb. 21, 1931 | May 7, 1993 | Son of Loyd and Carrie Clayton | |
| James "Jim" | Glenn | Coile | Aug. 22, 1954 | Nov. 1, 1997 | Wed Aug. 14, 1976 |
| Sylvia | Shannon | Coile | Feb. 18, 1955 | No Date | Wife of James Coile |
| Edward | Danis | Dean | ?1888 | Nov. 2, 1914 | |
| J. | H. | Dean | Jan. 11, 1854 | Dec. 31, 1928 | |
| S. | E. | Dean | Nov. 29, 1857 | March 21, 1927 | Wife Of J.H. Dean |
| Ester | Brown | Devore | April 2, 1894 | April 10, 1977 | |
| Glenda | Kaye | Devore | April 24, 1946 | April 24, 1946 | Twin |
| J. | B. | Devore | |||
| Linda | Faye | Devore | April 24, 1946 | May 8, 1946 | Twin |
| M.A. | Devore | No Other Information | |||
| Nancy | P. | Devore | No Date | No Date | |
| Betty | Irene | Finerty | 9 October 1928 | 23 April 1960 | Died
in Nashville, TN; daughter of Robert Ollie Finerty and Nadia Lorine
"Lena" Moon. Additional Information was provided by Crystal L. Smith |
| Hobart | Luther | Finerty | November 1898 | 1918 | Son
of Tandy Walter Finerty and Sarah Isabell Phillips; never married; died in
the Spanish Influenza Pandemic of 1918. Additional Information was provided by Crystal L. Smith |
| James | Howard | Finerty | Dec. 6, 1933 | Aug. 7, 1999 | FA
US ARMY Son of Tandy Walter Finerty and Sarah Isabell Phillips; Additional Information was provided by Crystal L. Smith |
| Loy | Finerty | July 19, 1924 | No Date | ||
| Mary | Bess | Finerty | 1899 | 1995 | Son
of James and Ava Moon; wife of Tandy Walter Finerty- married 13
August 1927 in Lewis Co, TN. Additional Information was provided by Crystal L. Smith |
| Sarah | Isabell | Finerty | 20 May 1861 | April 6, 1910 | Mother
of Hobart Finerty daughter of Joe Phillips; wife of Tandy Walter Finerty- married 31 Dec 1884 in Wayne Co, TN. Additional Information was provided by Crystal L. Smith |
| Tandy | Walter | Finerty | 27 August 1861 | 18 January 1949 | Son
of Thomas Wilson Finerty and Mary Ann Parker; born in Hartselle, Morgan
Co, AL. Additional Information was provided by Crystal L. Smith |
| Ennis | Willard | Flanigan | 1889 | 1927 | son of Sarah Johnston Flanigan |
| Sarah | Johnston | Flanigan | 1850 | 1892 | daughter of James Love Johnston and 1st wife of Thomas Neely Flanigan |
| Scottie | Flowers | Nov. 19, 1879 | Nov. 19, 1916 | ||
| Charles | W. | Floyd | 1925 | 1977 | Mason - US Army World War II; son of Willie David and Fannie Mealer Floyd. |
| Glen | A. Arthur |
Floyd | Feb. 19, 1923 | Sept. 12, 1991 | Mason - Husband Of Lydia B. Floyd |
| Lydia | B. Connor |
Floyd | Jan. 9, 1924 | No Date | Married
Feb.17, 1944 wife of Glen Floyd |
| Sammie | D. | Floyd | 1935 | No Date | Wife of Charles W. Floyd |
| Edwin | Gallaher | April 23, 1877 | March 23, 1970 | ||
| Ethel | Gallaher | May 30, 1888 | Nov. 14, 1977 | ||
| V. | Conrad | Gallaher | June 16, 1911 | Feb. 15, 1951 | |
| Homer | Garner | 1904 | 1924 | ||
| Hulda | Garner | 1870 | 1957 | ||
| Jeff | Garner | 1872 | 1942 | ||
| Cora | Garvin | 1914 | 2001 | ||
| Herbert | T. | Garvin | Feb. 28, 1932 | July 19, 1997 | Husband of Lucy |
| Jerrie | Lee | Garvin | March 14, 1943 | Infant | |
| Lucy | Irene | Garvin | May 22, 1934 | Aug. 25, 1996 | Married Feb. 9, 1952 |
| William | Russell | Garvin | Oct. 24, 1909 | June 23, 1972 | |
| Martha | Gregg | 1920 | No Date | ||
| N. W. (Cat) | Gregg | 1918 | 1973 | ||
| Adolphus | D. | Grimes | Nov. 19, 1883 | Feb. 19, 1957 | |
| Annie | M. | Grimes | Nov. 19, 1881 | Dec. 20, 1908 | |
| Enoch | Grimes | Sept. 1, 1876 | Nov. 27, 1953 | ||
| Flora | Mae | Grimes | April 19, 1913 | No Date | |
| Fred | H. | Grimes | April 1, 1905 | May 9, 1949 | |
| J. | H. | Grimes | Nov. 8, 1945 | July 26, 1912 | |
| Laura | Grimes | Dec. 11, 1892 | Jan. 16, 1913 | ||
| Lela | D. | Grimes | Dec. 26, 1910 | No Date | Wife of Walker Grimes |
| Lena | M. | Grimes | 1900 | 1976 | |
| Mary | A. | Grimes | June 15, 1851 | Jan. 28, 1928 | |
| Thelma | L. | Grimes | Jan. 18, 1912 | June 6, 1982 | |
| W. | Wesley | Grimes | Aug. 15, 1902 | Oct. 22, 1971 | |
| Walker | W. | Grimes | April 15, 1890 | Dec. 24, 1975 | Married Dec. 28, 1930 |
| Vernie | B. Stokes | Haley | Nov. 20, 1909 | April 16, 1989 | |
| Helen | Irene | Harden | April 24, 1930 | No Date | |
| Norman | A. | Harden | June 1, 1953 | July 3, 1974 | |
| Norman | Harden | May 14, 1925 | May 13, 1994 | ||
| Peggy | Sue | Harden | 1949 | Child | |
| Susie | Harden | 1898 | 1979 | ||
| Willie | Harden | 1882 | 1967 | ||
| Annie | M. | Harris | 1890 | 1973 | |
| James | B. | Harris | Nov. 21, 1924 | No Date | |
| R. | Alonzo | Harris | 1880 | 1946 | |
| Wylodean | Harris | Jan. 19, 1930 | Sept. 23, 1930 | Baby Of Mr. & Mrs. Lon Harris | |
| A. | T. | Hensley | Jan. 19, 1822 | Nov. 15, 1890 | |
| Ellen | D. | Hensley | May 11, 1832 | Aug. 10. 1901 | |
| Enogh | H. | Hensley | Jan.?, 1922 | Aug. 7, 1903 | 81 years, 6 months, 20 days |
| Margaret | Tarrant | Hensley | Feb. 12, 1831 | Feb. 8, 1916 | |
| Christalee | Anderson | Hinson | 1913 | 1954 | daughter of John and Ida Cooper Anderson; wife of Leonard Hinson |
| Glen | Coleman | Hinson | May 15, 1944 | No Date | son of Coleman and Eliza Lindsey Hinson |
| Jean | Carol Johnston |
Hinson | May 11, 1950 | No Date | daughter of J B and Willie Jean Floyd Johnston; wife of Glen Hinson |
| Leonard | Hinson | 1907 | 1975 | son of Sub and Minnie Hinson | |
| Minnie | E. | Hinson | 1885 | 1933 | |
| Sub | E. | Hinson | 1881 | 1937 | |
| Walter | Hinson | 1909 | 1942 | ||
| Hinson | March 1929 | April 1929 | Infant of S.L. & M. Hinson | ||
| Hinson | Oct. 20, 1920 | Nov. 8, 1920 | Infant of S.L. & M. Hinson | ||
| Fannie | Hinson Byrn | Nov. 20, 1913 | Jan. 24, 1972 | ||
| Ben | Huddleston | One of three Revolutionary War Soldiers know to be buried in Lewis Co, TN. Source: TN State Library & Archives | |||
| Mary | L. | Hulsey | Jan. 14, 1833 | April 5, 1915 | |
| Adlie | Johnson Johnston |
Sept. 26, 1902 | May 11, 1979 | son of James Marshall and Elizabeth Curry Johnston | |
| Cora | M. | Johnson | April 14, 1908 | March 20, 1973 | |
| Elihu | D. Dewhitt |
Johnson Johnston |
Feb. 26, 1892 | June 23, 1979 | son of John Will and Catherine Dabbs, Johnston |
| James | Russell | Johnson Johnston |
Aug. 3, 1894 | July 13, 1983 | son of James Marshall and Elizabeth Curry Johnston |
| Kyle | H. | Johnson Johnston |
Nov. 17, 1900 | Jan. 27, 1965 | son of James Marshall and Elizabeth Curry Johnston |
| Lula | Mae Duncan |
Johnson Johnston |
Jan. 24, 1896 | Feb.16, 1998 | wife of James Russell Johnstno |
| Mamie | D. Dorothy Anderson |
Johnson Johnston |
Nov. 25, 1908 | No Date | wife of Kyle Johnston; daughter of John and Ida Cooper Anderson |
| Thelma | Jones | Johnson Johnston |
Jan. 5, 1915 | No Date | Wife of Adlie Johnston |
| W. William |
F. Francis |
Johnson Johnston |
Nov. 8, 1843 | Aug. 19, 1904 | son of John and Tabitha Farmer Johnston. Mason - Husband Of L. J. Johnson Louisa Jenny Perry Johnston; Louisa Jenny Perry Johnston, born March 20, 1852, died April 22, 1933 is probably buried beside William Johnston in an unmarked grave. Death certificate in submitter's possession. |
| Annie | E. Edwards |
Johnston | Jan. 30, 1900 | No Date | wife of Elihu Johnston |
| Elizabeth | Hale | Johnston | April 16, 1831 | Feb. 10, 1894 | Wife
of J.S. Johnston Wife of John Bryson Johnston |
| J. | B. | Johnston | May 28, 1931 | No Date | Wed
Oct. 8, 1949 son of Kyle and Mamie Johnston |
| John | Isaac | Johnston | 1854 | Oct. 28, 1923 | Small metal plate to the right of Elizabeth Hale Johnston's marker - has JIJ on it. Submitter in possession of the Elizabeth Hale Johnston obituary that lists son. |
| John | Bryson | Johnston | Aug. 19, 1829 | July 17, 1918 | Unmarked Gravesite: son of John and Tabitha Johnston; husband of Elizabeth hale Johnston; Death certificate in submitter's possession. |
| J. John |
W. Will |
Johnston | April 10, 1859 | Oct. 23, 1942 | son of James Love and Nancy Clayton Johnston |
| James | E. | Johnston | Jan. 10, 1820 | March 16, 1904 | |
| Mrs.
Tab. Tabitha |
Stark Farmer | Johnston | Jan. 30 1799 | Nov.
17, 1862 Nov. 17, 1863 |
68
years -- carved on Old Handcut
Fieldstone Full name: Tabitha Stark Farmer Johnston listed in the Stark Farmer Family Bible. |
| John | Johnston | April 14, 1793 | Sept. 14, 1872 | Marker no longer standing but it formerly stood beside Tabitha Stark Farmer Johnston. | |
| Willie | Jean Floyd | Johnston | June 4, 1933 | No Date | Wife
of J.B. Johnston daughter of Willie David and Fannie Mealer Floyd |
| Johnston | May, 1927 | May, 1927 | Infant Son Of Mr. & Mrs. Elihue Johnston | ||
| Dorothy | C. | Jones | 1900 | 1926 | |
| Eddie | Lee | Jones | Jan. 25, 1919 | May 29, 1991 | |
| Jones | 1926 | Infant of Berthad Jones | |||
| Betty | Ann Johnston | Kelly | 1929 | No Date | daughter of Kyle and Mamie Johnston |
| Jesse | Gordon | Kelly | 1924 | 1959 | husband of Betty Ann Johnston Kelly |
| Norma | Carroll | Kelly | Oct. 6, 1939 | No Date | Children: Donna, Bart, Lisa |
| Stanley | E. | Kelly | May 28, 1936 | No Date | Husband of Norma Carroll - Married July 25, 1958 |
| Tony | Gordon | Kelly | Sept. 23, 1951 | Sept. 7, 1974 | son of Jesse Gordon and Betty Ann Johnston Kelly |
| Doris | L. | Kinsley | Aug. 14, 1917 | No Date | |
| Rebecca | A. Kelly | Knoblock | Sept. 20, 1945 | No Date | daughter of Jesse Gordon and Betty A Johnston Kelly; wife of Richard Knoblock |
| Richard | D. | Knoblock | March 7, 1946 | No Date | husband of Rebecca A. Kelly |
| Percy | Leonard | Lawson | 1904 | 1986 | |
| Adell | Lindsey | Feb. 7, 1911 | May 2, 1936 | ||
| Aubrey | C. | Lindsey | Dec. 25, 1921 | July 31, 1991 | Husband
of Betty Floyd Lindsey - Married Dec. 21, 1946 and Edith McClarin Lindsey
- Married Aug. 3, 1969 S. SGT.
US Army World War II son of Lakin and Ethel Johnston Lindsey |
| Bernard | S. | Lindsey | March 21, 1920 | July 18, 1983 | son of Lakin and Ethel Johnston Lindsey |
| Betty | Mae Floyd | Lindsey | 1930 | 1967 | daughter of Willie and Fannie Mealer Floyd; 1st wife of Aubrey C Lindsey |
| C. | A. | Lindsey | July 7, 1853 | December 23, 1923 | |
| Curtis | A. | Lindsey | May 24, 1926 | May 17, 1983 | son of Lakin and Ethel Johnston Lindsey |
| Daryl | D. | Lindsey | May 19, 1950 | April 17, 1974 | |
| Ervin | W | Lindsey | May 24, 1910 | Oct. 8,1934 | |
| Georgia | L. | Lindsey | Aug. 20, 1900 | April 9, 1923 | |
| Hershel | Lindsey | Oct. 8, 1911 | Jan.24, 1934 | ||
| Myrtle | F. Virginia Floyd |
Lindsey | July 26, 1920 | No Date | wife of Bernard Lindsey and daughter of Willie and Fannie Mealer Floyd |
| Olivia | Gilmer | Lindsey | 18 October 1887 | 25 August 1932 | Wife of William Harvey Lindsey |
| Ova | M. | Lindsey | March 4, 1890 | Jan. 15, 1912 | |
| Vera | Lindsey | 1908 | 1931 | ||
| Willie | A. | Lindsey | Nov. 15, 1859 | Sept. 27, 1930 | |
| William | Harvey | Lindsey | July 28, 1876 | Jan. 29, 1921 | |
| Wilma | J. McClearin |
Lindsey | March 27, 1931 | No Date | wife of Curtis Lindsey |
| Lindsey | 1938 | Infant Son of Bernard & Myrtle Lindsey | |||
| Ethel | J. Johnston |
Linsey Lindsey |
1898 | 1999 |
Last
Name Spelled Different From Others Nearby daughter of John and Catherine Dabbs Johnston; wife of Lakin Lindsey |
| Larkin Lakin |
Linsey Lindsey |
1887 | 1963 |
Last
Name Spelled Different From Others Nearby husband of Ethel Johnston Lindsey |
|
| Angela | Lou | Love | No Date | June 12, 1967 | Infant |
| Betty | Lou Clay | Love | Feb. 16, 1930 | No Date | Married March 5, 1966 |
| John | H. | Love | Dec. 24, 1931 | No Date | |
| Jan | Loveless | 1958 | 1982 | ||
| Guy | E. | Mash | March 26, 1924 | May 6, 1984 | |
| Maye | C. | Mash | Jan. 13, 1904 | Aug. 14, 1993 | Wife of Willis Mash |
| Willis | V. | Mash | May 8, 1902 | April 9, 1964 | Wed July 18, 1920 |
| Delphia | Ruth | Mayfield | 1894 | 1972 | |
| Dot | Grimes | Mayfield | Sept. 3, 1933 | No Date | Wed Dec. 26, 1955 |
| James | Glen | Mayfield | July 29, 1927 | No Date | |
| John | Will | Mayfield | 1894 | 1972 | |
| Mary | L. | McClanahan | 1888 | 1971 | |
| William | R. | McClanahan | 1884 | 1948 | |
| Dean | McKnight | 1931 | 2001 | ||
| Edgar | D. | McKnight | 1887 | 1943 | "In Memory of Louie M.McKnight" on stone |
| Edgar (Eddie) | D. | McKnight | May 16, 1921 | June 13, 1966 | TN TEC US Army World War II |
| Frank | E. | McKnight | March 17, 1913 | April 14, 1975 | |
| Louie | M. | McKnight | April 16, 1926 | June 1, 1945 | TN PVT 35 INF World War II |
| Mary | K. | McKnight | Dec. 1, 1914 | June 28, 1998 | |
| Minnie | Kathrine | McKnight | 1891 | 1979 | "In Memory of Louie M.McKnight" on stone |
| Ralph | McKnight | Nov. 1906 | Aug. 16, 1907 | Baby | |
| Freeman | Mitchell | 1912 | 1968 | ||
| Lois | C. | Mitchell | 1915 | 1998 | |
| Clifford | Moore | July 20, 1918 | April 4, 2001 | ||
| Helen | Moore | April 7, 1925 | June 11, 1988 | ||
| J. | Calvin | Morris | 1843 | 1862 | PVT CO B 48 TN INF CSA |
| Tommie | Nance | One of three Revolutionary War Soldiers know to be buried in Lewis Co, TN. Source: TN State Library & Archives | |||
| Charlotte | Neeley | June 17, 1924 | No Date | ||
| Claudia | D. | Neeley | Nov. 2, 1894 | July 24, 1999 | |
| Dee Cee | Neeley | April 28, 1927 | No Date | Husband of Kitty Jo | |
| H. | Stanley | Neeley | Sept. 21, 1890 | May 16, 1958 | |
| Kitty Jo | Wetherspoon | Neeley | June 26, 1933 | Sept.1, 1993 | Married Dec.27, 1950 |
| Lee | Edward | Neeley | Oct. 8, 1916 | Jan.13, 2000 | TEC 4 US Army World War II |
| Mae | Katherine | Neeley | Feb. 21, 1934 | No Date | |
| Brownie | Patton | Owen | 1919 | No Date | |
| Charles | Terry | Owen | 1946 | No Date | |
| Charles | McLemore | Owen, Jr. | 1920 | 1994 | |
| Claude | Sidney | Pace | 1937 | No Date | |
| Claude | Pace | 1900 | 1976 | ||
| Virginia | S. | Pace | 1909 | 1999 | 1st. Husband - Claude Pace 2nd. Husband - Percy Lawson |
| Dugan | Patton | 1918 | 1986 | ||
| Tommy | Patton | 1896 | 1976 | ||
| William | C. | Patton | 1887 | 1957 | |
| Aileen | Peery | Aug. 31, 1931 | No Date | ||
| Lucile | Peery | April 5, 1938 | No Date | ||
| Olnie | B. | Peery | July 6, 1925 | Dec. 30, 1969 | |
| Volnie | B. | Peery | July 6, 1925 | May 13, 1972 | |
| Donald | Pellerin | Jan. 31, 1955 | March 3, 1957 | ||
| Joseph | C. | Pellerin | Oct. 26, 1899 | Aug. 13, 1969 | |
| Melda | Pellerin | 19141 | 2000 | Funeral Home Marker | |
| F. | A. | Plummer | Dec. 29, 1852 | Sept. 4, 1890 | |
| Izora | T. | Plummer | Feb. 13, 1839 | March 18, 1891 | Wife of W.T. Plummer |
| T. | A. | Plummer | April 22, 1860 | Oct. 20, 1890 | |
| W. | T. | Plummer | April 12, 1857 | Sept. 24, 1910 | |
| Eudora | P. | Pollock | Sept. 18, 1869 | April 2, 1932 | |
| Grady | E. | Pope | 1919 | 1971 | son of James William and Mary Tucker Pope |
| Bernie | Neeley | Proffitt | May 26, 1932 | No Date | Wed April 18, 1959 |
| Walter | "Joe" Joseph | Proffitt | May 17, 1930 | No Date | Husband of Bernie Proffitt |
| Proffitt | Oct. 12, 1959 | Infant Daughter of Joe & Bernice Proffitt | |||
| James | Quillen | 1840 | 1862 | CO B 48 TN INF CSA | |
| Jim | Quillen | 1875 | 1951 | ||
| L. | Quillen | Aug. 29, 1846 | June 2, 1923 | ||
| M. | E. | Quillen | June 10, 1847 | July 12, 1815 | |
| Nancy | J. | Quillen | 1848 | 1933 | |
| W. | D. | Quillen | Oct. 6, 1842 | Oct. 28, 1921 | |
| Dorthy | J. | Rickard | May 25, 1930 | Aug. 13, 1989 | Daughter of Robert & Vera Clay |
| Chester | Burce | Robson | April 26, 1938 | No Date | |
| Jana | Mayfield | Robson | July 28, 1962 | No Date | |
| Anthony | Clark | Runions | Dec. 20, 1962 | Funeral Home Marker | |
| Bob | Elihue | Runions | April, 15, 1923 | No Date | |
| Floyd | Runions | July 12, 1920 | July 10, 1985 | ||
| Frankie | F. | Runions | Oct. 23, 1952 | No Date | |
| Hazel | Lorene | Runions | April 7, 1928 | Feb. 13, 1985 | |
| Joyce | F. | Runions | Sept. 22, 1947 | No Date | |
| Lois | G. | Runions | Sept. 22, 1947 | No Date | |
| N. | Florene | Runions | Sept. 11, 1916 | Nov. 2, 1994 | |
| Runions | Infants Of Floyd & Florene Runions | ||||
| Mary | Beth | Shannon | Aug. 27, 1915 | No Date | |
| Neely | E. | Shannon | Sept. 8, 1912 | Dec. 20, 1975 | |
| J. | W. | Sharp | Aug. 23, 1873 | July 7, 1903 | |
| Sallie | A. | Sharp | Dec. 16, 1879 | March 16, 1931 | |
| Merrill | O. | Shaw | April 26, 1917 | May 11, 1967 | TN PVT US Army World War II |
| Albert | E. | Smith | Dec. 21, 1886 | Nov. 29, 1937 | |
| April | Dawn | Smith | March 31, 1979 | Dec. 24, 1995 | |
| Elmer | Smith | Nov. 29, 1888 | Dec. 4, 1970 | ||
| Mary | E. | Smith | Nov. 14, 1918 | June 4, 1987 | |
| Mattie | L. | Smith | June 22, 1893 | May 22, 1982 | |
| Smith | No Date | 1916 | Infant Son Of Mr. & Mrs. Elisha Smith | ||
| William C. | "Dickey Boy" | Smith | Nov. 25, 1912 | No Date | |
| John | Henry | Stinson | July 16, 1900 | July 14, 1963 | Additional
Information was provided by Crystal L. Smith - Son of James Walter Stinson and Florence Runions; husband to Lillie Mae Hill. |
| Lillie | Mae Hill | Stinson | Aug. 20, 1909 | Oct. 19, 1972 | Additional
Information was provided by Crystal L. Smith - wife of James Walter Stinson; daughter of Hollis G Hill and Hattie Lee. |
| Amanda | Stockard | Sept. 13, 1861 | Jan. 12, 1916 | ||
| Frankie | S. | Stockard | Nov. 29, 1894 | Jan. 4, 1960 | TN PVT US Arm World War I |
| Jennie | V. | Stockard | Sept. 23, 1901 | June 12, 1986 | |
| Oly | P. | Stockard | Jan. 16, 1891 | Aug, 26, 1913 | |
| S. | N. | Stockard | Oct. 2, 1855 | June 15, 1934 | |
| Kyle | Taylor | Nov. 16, 1891 | Sept. 22, 1894 | ||
| Pamela | Neeley | Tenpenny | June 11, 1954 | No Date | Married Aug. 13, 1976 |
| Thomas | Kelley | Tenpenny | June 7, 1955 | No Date | Children: Allison, Joanna |
| Willa | D. | Tomberg | Juyl 3, 1929 | April 2, 1984 | |
| Dorothy | Clayton | Warf | Dec. 12, 1946 | No Date | |
| James | L. | Whidby | Aug. 18, 1938 | No Date | |
| Leonard | L. | Whidby | Nov. 28, 1912 | Oct. 1, 1970 | |
| Nelle | H. | Whidby | Feb. 6, 1920 | June 3, 1973 | |
| William | Whidby | 1945 | 2000 | ||
| Quinton Quentin |
Michael | Wright | Aug. 13, 1996 | Aug. 3, 1999 | Back Of Stone: Son Of Kelli & Danny Burcham & Michael Wright |
| Edwena | H. | Yokley | Oct. 27, 1916 | Dec. 22, 1998 | |
| Robert | E. | Yokley | Sept. 1, 1912 | Dec. 11, 1980 | |
| 2 Bates stones - No Other Information |
Hollis G. Hill is
also buried there at Palestine. However his grave has been lost. It
was by a tree marked with just a stone. Hollis was born May 1888, TN
(death date unknown). Son of James Hill and Julia Frances Finerty Smith.
Married Hattie Lee on 28 Jan 1907, Lewis Co., TN. This
additional Information was provided by Crystal L. Smith
Old Palestine Cemetery -
| This is the stone with only the number - #1036 | |||||
| Sisco | Will | Dec. 1, 1887 |
1970 Feb. 15, 1970 |
80 years old | |
| English | Henry | July 20, 1838 | Dec. 29, 1910 | Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord - Footstone with initials H E |
Rosanna Booker married Henry English Aug. 13, 1882 in Maury County. sjl |
| English | Rosanna | Aug. 7, 1857 | April 27, 1916 |
In peace in heaven in which she died. - Footstone with initials R E |
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