Location: about 3 1/2 miles southwest of Martinsville in section
11. Recorded by Jim and Louise
Perrin, March 18, 2002 |
The
abandoned cemetery is about 750 north of the Martinsville Road in a heavily
forested area. |
There
are about 2 dozen markers, mostly broken and toppled, remaining in the
cemetery located at the top of a wooded knoll. |
There were
indications of serveral other graves without markers. |
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Issac A. Russell |
10 March 1831 |
29 Oct. 1908 |
Sgt., Co. E, 39th Miss Inf. CSA |
Hemby Beall |
2 Dec. 1891 |
18 Oct. 1894 |
Son of Elisha Laura Beall |
Lula Beall |
24 April 1896 |
21 July 1898 |
Dau. Of Elisha and Laura Beall |
J. Elizabeth Tillman |
17 Aug 1846 |
18 Oct. 1907 |
Wife of Wiley J. Tillman "She believed and sleeps in Jesus" |
Wiley J. Tillman |
7 Oct 1827 |
4 Mar. 1906 |
"Gone but not forgotten" |
S.C. Hoard |
8 Apr 1835 |
2 Jul 1881 |
Wife of W. J. Tillman "We have laid the in thy grave untill we see
thy heavenly face" |
Willey Tillman |
4 Aug 1863 |
10 Aug 1863 |
son of W.J. and SC Tillman |
Clayton & Lucy Tillman |
2 Dec 1801/ Jan 1804 |
4 Nov 18xx / 6 Oct 18xx |
Note: Broken monument
& hard to read |
James F Foster |
17 Jul 1899 |
26 Feb. 1900 |
In memory of … son of J.S. and D.E. Foster "Gone but not
forgotten" |
Clarence F. Foster |
6 Feb. 1889 |
26 Oct. 1890 |
"Gone but not forgotten" |
Infant Son of H.R.R. and C. Tillman |
1 Oct. 1896 |
1 Oct. 1896 |
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Carnelia Comfort |
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1 Oct. 1880 |
Wife of H.R.R. Tillman "Here I lay thy burden down and change the
cross into the crown" |
W.J. Tillman Jr. |
22 Sept. 1885 |
23 Feb. 1878 |
son of H.R.R. & C.F. Tillman Note: date errors |
C. F. Windom |
14 Feb. 1865 |
11 Jun. 1894 |
Wife of H.R.R. Tillman "Sleep on, sleep on in my savior arms" |
H.R.R. Tillman |
5 May 1851 |
26 Sept. 1896 |
son of W.J. & S.C. Tillman "A noble man, a noble father lies
here" |
Luke Tillman |
17 Jul 1877 |
16 Aug 1878 |
son of W.A. & J.E. Tillman |
W.A. Tillman |
22 Jan 1852 |
11 Feb. 1917 |
"Father" |
Mrs. W.A. Tillman |
7 May 1854 |
12 Feb. 1933 |
"Mother" |
Minnie L. |
28 Sept 1898 |
8 May. 1904 |
dau. of O.L. & M.A. Waldrop "A sleep in Jesus, blessed
sleep" |
Infant Son of G. and Betty Teler |
Sept. 1895 |
Sept. 1895 |
"At rest" |
Cimmie Howard |
28 Jun 1880 |
11 Apr. 1895 |
son of G. J. & L. Howard
"At Rest" |
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Note:
According to her death certificate, Jane Russell, dau. Of James and Mary
Brister Russell is buried here. |
Death is
listed as 13 Dec. 1981 -no marker found. |
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Josephine
Tillman Russell is alos said to be buried here. |
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