BLAIR CEMETERY, (NW of junction of Coldwater Creek & Clay Jones Roads), LINCOLN COUNTY, TENNESSEE
Mapping the location

 
 
Signage: "Blair Est. 1815". Back side of signage (green painted fence) "(256)", "505 - 0205", "Sep 2007".  5666,5663,5664,5665
Area Views: 5513,5514,5539,5540,5541,5542,5586,5587,5588,5589,5590,5591,5592,5601,5618,5634,5635,5636,5637,5643,5645,5646,5654,5655,5656,5657,5658,5660,5661,5662,5668
Box Tombs: 5561,5562,5658,5659
The Toad - a rare sighting - hunkered down almost invisible on the shoulder of the Lucinda Rowell memorial. This is a rare sighting of a Tree Toad, much less common than other frogs. This is the only one I have seen in my life time. He climbs like a tree frog and has the color of a ground toad, but is much smaller. Shall I name him the Rock Toad for the way he blends into the background of a rock? - One of those do not disturb moments in photography - CWA. 7 Oct 2010)  5594C,5594

BLAIR, Thomas, 8 Nov 178? (1785) - 20 Jun 18?? (1845) " In Memory Thomas BL....bo...Nov...the 8.....June 2... Aged...". (stone broken and inscription peeling off; dates shared by e-mail to Mary Bob McClain from Gordon gluna1@windstream.net ) ) 5533C,5533
BLAIR, Milley, 15 Oct 1790 - 5 Aug 1846. "aged 56 years & 9 mont." (Very close to the tree growing up, which is threatening the stones existence.)  5531,5532,5532
BLAIR, Addie A. X., 4 Apr 1861 - 10 Sep 1885. "wife of J. F. Blair." (Box tomb).  5575,5576,5577,5578,5579
BLAIR, Anna H., 4 Nov 1873 - 16 Oct 1874. 5544
BLAIR, Collins  A., 1 Apr 1875 - 24 Aug 1889. "son of J. W. & Z. E. Blair." 5537,5538
BLAIR, Eliza Jane, 9 Jan 1820 - 20 Apr 1862, "aged  42 years, 2 months, & 29 days." 5535
BLAIR, Harrison, 9 Apr 1816 - 10 Aug 1859. Footstone.5563,5566,5571,5572,5573,5574,5561,5562
BLAIR, Jane M., 4 Apr 1820 - 19 Mar 1888, "wife of Harrison Blair", "married 25 Jan 1838." 5564,5565,5566,5571,5561,5562
BLAIR, J. W., 7 Apr 1819 - 20 Jan 1894.Masonic Emblem. "Blessed are are the dead which die in the Lord." (Probably served in the C.S.A. there were references for three J. W. Blair's, one James W. & one John W. Blair. J.W. & John W. Blair were listed as serving in Nixon's 48th Tenn Inf. mb.) 5536
BLAIR, John W. , 22 Oct 1846 - 2 Jan 1888. 5545,Roses at Tombstone leaning on tree. 5539
BLAIR, L. C., 2 Jul 1827 - 10 Jun 1896. 5558
BLAIR, Mrs Lavina (McCown), (19 Aug 1807) - died 9 Dec 1878, age: abt 70 yrs.,(Kentucky native; wife of James Blair mar. 27 jan 1825 i Lincoln Co. Tn.; d/o Malcolm McCown *1785 - 1828); mother of Josiah Harvey, Yateman Fletcher, William Byers, John Malcom, Martha Emilina, Louisa Jane, Esminda Elizabeth, Cassena Maleena and James Wesley Blair; Ref: leonard@mccown.org e-mail to MB.) no photo
BLAIR, Martha E., 23 Aug 1848 - 11 Sep 1879. "daughter of Harrison & Jane M. Blair."  5569.5570,5561,5562
BROWN, Infant, d. 8 Oct 1844. "Infant Daughter of John & Lucretia Brown." 5617
BROWN, James, died 13 Oct 1832. "aged 57 years  4 months." . 5602,5604,5605,5607,Broken Footstone - dug up - belonging to James Brown: "J. B." 5626,5627
BROWN, Jane, "departed this life April 11th 1840. Aged 67 years and 10 months." Footstone: "J. B.". 5603,5604,5605
BROWN, Josiah R., died 5 Jan  1834. "aged 1 year  10 months." Footstone: "J. R. " 5608,5609,5606
BROWN, Mary, died 24 Jan 1834. "aged 24years and 8 months." Footstone: "M. B."  5615,5616
CARUTHERS, Capt. Andrew, died 1811, SOR. no photo
FOWLER, John, 20 Apr 1808 - 14 Dec 1858  no photo
FOWLER, Susannah, 22 Nov 1809 - 9 Nov 1873. no photo
HAWKINS, Jesse, died 19 Jun 1890, age: 85 yrs. no photo
HICKS,  William N., 27 Dec 1812 - 17 Nov 1872 or (1873). Footstone: "W. N. H."  5555,5556,5556,5557
MARTIN, L. C., died 11 Oct 1900, age: 40 y & 9 m. no photo
MARTIN, Mrs. Louise C., died 9 Aug 1897, age: 53 y & 7 m., wife of J. J. Martin, married  in 1881. no photo
MCLEMORE, S. B., 10 Nov 1857 - 27 Dec 1916. "We trust our loss, will be her gain and that with Christ she goes to reign." (shares stone with J.W. McLemore.) 5529,5530
MCLEMORE,  J. W., 16 May 1856 - no date. (shares stone with S. B. McLemore.) 5529,5530
MOORE, Mrs. Sarah, 21 Nov 1799 - 30 Oct 1887. "Aged 87 yrs 11 mos. and 9 days." 5543
ROBINSON, Lt. William, died 1813, SOR. no photo
ROGERS, Levi R., 18 Dec 1816 - 20 Oct 1895. (age: 80 yrs. shares stone with Nancy R. Rogers.) 5512
ROGERS, Nancy R. 7 Nov 1840 - 12 Jul 1897. "Gone but not forgotten." (shares stone with Levi R. Rogers.) 5512
ROGERS, Flora, died 19 Jan 1900, age: (not given), daughter of David & Fannie Rogers. no photo
ROGERS, stone broken off - only part of the epitaph is remaining, in the Rogers lots. Could this be the marker for Flora Rogers - top part missing: 5515,5667
ROGERS, stone broken off - only part of the epitaph is remaining, in the Rogers lots. - top part missing footstone N.R. may be footstone for Mary Rogers:  5517,5516,5667
ROWELL, John W., d. 5 Sep 1844. "Aged 30 years 10 months." 5595C,5595,5596
ROWELL, Lucinda, d. 17 Mar 1844. "Aged 29 years 11 months." (Note: Notice the toad on the shoulder of the stone. This is a rare sighting of a Tree Toad much less common than the often seen tree frog. mb/wa.)  5593,5594,5594,5596
ROWELL, Jonathan W. , 26 Nov 1834 - 12 Apr 1859.Footstone: "J. W. R."  5620,5621
ROWELL, Samuel M., 6 Jan 1818 - 9 Sep 1885."I know that he is happy With his angel ..........on But my heart is very desolate When I think that he is gone."  5628,5629,5631
ROWELL, Matilda W., 29 Aug 1818 - 15 Aug 1894. "wife of S. M. Rowell." 5630,5631
ROWELL, W. Gideon, 30 Aug 1841 - 24 Nov 1854. "Children of  S. M. & M. W. Rowell." Footstone: "W. G. R.". (shares stone with M. Alice Rowell.) 5622.5623,5624,5631
ROWELL, M. Alice, 1  Oct 1851 - 27 Apr 1853. "children of S. M & M. W. (Alice) Rowell.", Footstone: "M. A. R."  5622,5623,5625,5631
RUSSELL, Infant of Mr. & Mrs., died 19 Aug 1899. no photo
SMITH, Mrs.Elizabeth "Betsy" Biles, 1803 - 11 Feb 1891, age: 88 yrs. (b. in South Carolina.) Info shared by Candyce Hardin Williams Glaser candyce.williams.glaser@integrity.com in e-mail to Mary Bob.) no photo
SMITH, James (Alexander), 18 Jan 1802 - 6 Feb 1896. (shares stone with Gincy Smith.)  5641,5644
SMITH, Gincy, 16 Oct 1808 - 15 Aug 1874. (Lincoln Co. native; d/o Soloman Marion Burford; Nee: Gincy Elizabeth Jan Burford;  w/o and shares stone with James (Alexander) Smith.)  5639,5640,5641
SMITH, Mrs. Martha J., died 28 Jun 1899, age: 71 y , 4 m, 4d, wife of the late S. B. Smith. no photo
SMITH, Mijaman, 18 Mar 1800 - 7 Apr 1886. (s/o Wm. & Sarah Smith.) 5647,5648
SMITH, William, died 15 Jan 1891, age: 63 yrs. no photo
SMITH, William, 8 Jan 1777 - 16 Apr 1857. Footstone: "W.S."  5651,5652,5653
SMITH, Sarah, 25 Dec 1784 - 7 Sep 1860.Footstone: "S. S."  5649,5650,5653
THOMPSON, W. L. (William Luther), (15 Nov) 1900 - (Jul) 1935 of Cholera [Thanks for sharing this info Carolyn: Grand-father of Carolyn Paulger.] no photo
TOWLER, John, 20 Apr 1808 - 14 Dec 1889. (Box tomb) 5561,5562,5567,5570
TOWLER, Susannah, 22 Nov 1809 - 9 Nov 1873. (Box tomb) 5561,5562,5568,5570
YARBROUGH, James N., 13 Sep 1831 - 5 Mar 1904. "Member M. E. Church, South." 5547,5548
YARBROUGH, Lucy J., 12 Mar 1860 - 25 Oct 1884. "wife of J. S. Yarbrough", "She came to bless us for a while. With sunshine, love and mirth. With heart so pure and free from guilt. To pure and good for earth She's roaming now with angels bright. Who tread the other shore. They took her from our (presence. With us sorrow to take?)" 5546
YARBROUGH, Mary E., 2 Sep 1841 - --- -- 1884, (broken). Several unmarked graves. no photo

A mixture of bases for stack stone monuments to cover graves - possibly also could be box tomb bases and fieldstones for unmarked graves. 5633,5638
Headstone laying on the ground face down. Too large to turn over to read. Initials N. H. on the footstone. 5560. Footstone: "N. H." 5559
Fieldstone marked graves, Unknown Soul/Souls: 5518,5519,5520,5521,5522,5523,5524,5525,5526,5527,5528,5529,5534,5549,5550,5551,5552,5553,5554,5580,5581,5582,5583,5584,5585,5597,5598,5599,5600,5610,5611,
5612,5613,5614,5619,5632,5642