CHILDRESS CEMETERY, Boonshill, LINCOLN COUNTY TENNESSEE
Mapping the Location

Photo overviews of the Childress Cemetery: 4580/4581/4582/4583/4595/4596/4597/4598/4628/4629/4630/4658/4659/4660/4661/4662
The old Childress home: 4663

BARNES, E.A., 1848 - 1932. (flat concrete marker in SW corner of rockwall) 4587/4588
BARNES, Minerva Owens, wife of E.A. Barnes, Apr 6, 1854 - Oct 5, 1914. 4586
BRADY, Elizabeth Hitchens, Sep 18, 1871 - Jun 27, 1967. 4559
BRADY, John Marion, Son of Mark C. & Sarah Childress Brady, Aug 6, 1873 - Apr 5, 1960. 4558
BRADY, Mark C., 1848 - 1882, buried at Sardis, Miss. Father. 4651/4652/4653
BRADY, Jerome B., 21 Tenn Inf. Confederate States Army Military Marker, (no dates, most CSA soldiers were born 1830 - 1842) 4569
BRADY, 1870 - 1949. buried at Otega NY. Brother. 4650/4653
B......., S.C., Footstone S.C.B. no other information in Brady area: 4654
CHILDRESS, "AVE ATQUE VALE-THE CHILDRESS NAME - M.F. (Marion) & D.L. (Mark). - These two bachelor brothers lived together in the ancient home nearby for more than half a century. Marion was Prominent as a Magistrate, financier & Banker; Mark was an Outstanding farmer, stockman & Sportsman. Each Successful, a charitable, Honorable men, a credit to their community and to the name they wore with pride." 4657/Writeup of their farm 1904
CHILDRESS, William H., (b. ca Mar 27, 1815) - died Sep 15, 1840, Aged 25 years, 6 months & 19 days. Box tomb. 4616L/4616/4613/4614/4615/4617/4618
CHILDRESS, Amanda R. Childress, Feb 4, 1828 - Mar 13, 1905. 4647/Sacred to Mother:4648/4649
CHILDRESS, Mark C., May 9, 1866 - Oct 15, 1941. Brother. 4655
CHILDRESS, Marion F., Mar 3, 1863 - May 1, 1949. Brother. 4656
CHILDRESS, Infant Son of Rufus M. & Mary G. Childress b.& d. Jan 13, 1831. 4593/4594
CHILDRESS, Mary, wife of R.O. Childress, who died Nov 14, 1815, no age given. 4605/4606
CHILDRESS, Reps O., Apr 5, 1775 - Sep 3, 1826, Aged 51y, 4m, 27days. 4604/4606
CHILDRESS, Sarah, Oct 4, 1787 - Mar 17, 1856. 4603/4606
CHILDRESS, Harriett, Jan 12, 1823 - Feb 15, 1823, Aged 1 month & 3 days. 4599
CHILDRESS, Emeline, Dec 18, 1825 - Jun 24, 1830, Aged 4 month, 6 months & 6 days. 4600/4601/4602
CHILDRESS, James D.?, May 16, 1824 -   Sep 23, 1841. Aged 16 Years, 4 months & 7 days. (inscription flaking off) 4627/4625/4626/4628/4629
CHILDRESS, Marion, Aug 21, 1821 - Oct 24, 1883. 4645/4646
CHILDRESS, Lou B., Jun 2, 1857 - Jun 27,1858. 4644/4646
CHILDRESS, J. Osborn, Jun 12, 1859 - Jul 1, 1859. 4644/4646
CHILDRESS, Mary E., Jan 28, 1861 - Jan 27, 1862. 4644/4646
CUNNINGHAM, Cress, wife of J.R. Cunningham, Feb 15, 1887 - Apr 13, 1909 4664
EDMINSON, Andrew B., Died Jun 22, 1910, Age 67 Yrs CSA Soldier (unmarked grave)
EDMINSON, J.R.L., Sep 1, 1874 - Nov 12, 1875. 4575/4576/4577/4578
EDMINSON, Mary A., wife of A.B. Edminson, Sep 9, 1842 - Jun 28, 1901.  4564C/4564/4565
GUNTER, Amanda, wife of W.H. Gunter, Sep 1, 1847 - Jul 19, 1877. (concrete marker) 4573/4574
HUTCHISON Eliza J., Jan 23, 1852 - Aug 21, 1906. 4566/4567/4568
JOHNSON, T.S., died-Sep 24, 1906, age: 61 yrs.*
LEMOND, H.T. Son of T.J.& E.J. Lemond, Jul 17, 1869 - Sep 20, 1889, age: 20y, 2m, 3d. 4571
LESTER, Dr. G.B., Sep 25, 1821 - Nov 13, 1894. 4632C/4632/4633/footstone G.B.L.:4631
LESTER, R.S.C., May 27, 1838 - Mar 11, 1901.  4634/4635/footstone R.S.C.L.:4636
LINDSAY, Martha A., wife of Thomas F. Lindsay, Nov 22, 1852 - Jun 3, 1881. 4643/footstone M.L.: 4642
NERREN, Susan T. Barnes, wife of W.B. Nerren, Jul 5, 1875 - Apr 18, 1904. 4584/4585
OWEN, Mrs. Susan A., widow of M.L. Owen, died Aug 26, 1891, age: 75 yrs.
PATTON, Claude Eugene, Jun 22, 1899 - Jul 14, 2000. (Centurion+) 4561
PATTON, Katherine Brady Patton, Sep 8, 1903 - Dec 1, 1966. 4560
PATTON, Claude Eugene, Aug 13, 1932 - Jul 22, 2010. 4562
SMITH, Rebecca B., Jun 19, 1819 - Sep 25, 1838, consort of Alexander Smith & Dau of Reps O. & Sarah Childress. 4624/4619/4620/4621/4622/4623
SMITH, Virginia N., Dau of Alexander & Mary C. Smith, Oct 11, 1846 - Jun 13, 1847. 4607/4608/4609/footstone V.N.S.:4610/4611
SMITH, A.J., died-Sep 24, 1906, age: 61 yrs. (unmarked grave)
 

L......, W. (footstone initial W.L., no other information, I failed to find this - from Tim & Helen Marsh's findings in the 1960s.)
Fieldstones marking graves: 4570/4589/4590/4591/4592
Grave-sink - Spot that was used as a burial place whereby the grave has collapsed into the ground leaving a hole. 4572
Unknown carved stone next to wall 4579
Unknown carved stones size of footstone - no inscription. 4587/4588/4637
Unknown graves bordered by carved slabs - no inscription: 4612/4638/4639/4640/4641

Smokey, Faithful Companion - image of a German Police Dog, 1996 - 2010 (burial here - not a good idea, but private cemetery, so whose to say no.) 4563

Photographed on a rainy Wednesday at about 12:30. The inscriptions were updated with exceptions found or known by C. Wayne Austin. This publication culminated from various sources. Listed on page 45-47 of the book Lincoln County County Cemeteries by Tim & Helen Marsh, abt 1978. Added here 14 May 2015.