DUNNAVANT CEMETERY, Newman Rd, near Elkton, GILES COUNTY TENNESSEE
A well kept small Community & Family Cemetery.

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ABLES, Mattie Rogers
, 10 Feb 1862 - 14 Mar 1945
BIRDSONG, Henry Lewis
, 13 Aug 1844 - 11 May 1922. Private, Company E, 32nd Tennessee Infantry, Confederate States Army. 
BIRDSONG, Martha L., wife of H. L. (Henry Lewis) Birdsong
, 30 Jan 1847 - 14 Jun 1903
BIRDSONG, Ida Pope, dau. of H. L. & M. L. Birdsong
, 27 Apr 1868 - 18 Oct 1870
BOYD, J. H.
, died 18 May 1906, Aged 52 years
CHRISTENSEN, William E. "Chris",
31 Jul 1930 - 7 Aug 2001, SS US Army Korea. 
CHRISTENSEN, Doris,
12 Aug 1927 - (no death date, appears to be a fresh grave on 22 Apr 2009; married to William E. "Chris" Christensen 6 Sep 1955.  
DUNNAVANT, William A.(Archer),
29 Sep 1814 - 6 Aug 1880. (Born in Meckleburg Co. Virginia; son of Able B & Sally Dunnavant; mar. to Mary B. King. Ref; Tom King tom621gulf@aol.com.)
DUNNAVANT, Mary B. (King)
, 1 Mar 1815 - 25 Aug 1880. (Born in N.C.; wife of William A. Dunnavant. Ref: Tom King tom621gulf@aol.com.)
DUNNAVANT, Charlie,  12 Dec 1852 - 25 Jul 1928. "Father"
DUNNAVANT, Nancy Rogers
, 19 Jan 1853 - 7 Feb 1933. "Mother" (wife of Charlie Dunnavant.)
DUNNAVANT, Henry
, 1856 - 1930. "Daddy"
DUNNAVANT, Annie, 1860 - 1945. "Mother"
DUNNAVANT, W.B.,
29 Jan 1866 -  5 Jun 1866. (son of Wm. A. & Mary B. Dunnavant.)
DUNNAVANT, Jessie, dau. of Wm. A. & M. B. Dunnavant
, 28 Aug 1858 - 28 Feb 1862
DUNNAVANT, Erskin
, 17 May 1878 - 29 Mar 1961
DUNNAVANT, Annie
, 17 Sep 1882 - 22 Nov 1959 (wife of Erskin Dunnavant) 
DUNNAVANT, infant
, 15 Feb 1915, (no other information; last marked grave on the end of the row after Erskin & Annie Dunnavant's son Leroy Dunnavant.)
DUNNAVANT, Sam
, 2 Apr 1888 - 3 May 1957
DUNNAVANT, Lola Mae
, 14 Aug 1891 - 17 Jan 1956
DUNNAVANT, Robert Gordon
, 16 Apr 1914 - 14 Mar 2005, Sergeant, US Army Air Forces, WWII.
DUNNAVANT, Annie Louise
, 6 Aug 1917 - 15 Aug 2007. (90 yrs. old of Prospect, Tn.; married to Robert Gordon Dunnavant 17 Nov 1945.)
DUNNAVANT, Leroy
, 18 Apr 1913 - 11 Aug 1935
DUNNAVANT, Mattie O.
, 18 Feb 1924 - 11 Jan 1929
DUNNAVANT, Presley N., son of H.E. & L. Dunnavant
, 18 Feb 1848 - 1 Aug 1864
DUNNAVANT, Sam Campbell
, 5 Oct 1948 - 2 Apr 2004, "Son", PFC, US Army (Vietnam?). 
EZELL, Julia O., dau. of M.P. & Mary E. Ezell,
28 Sep 1861 - 21 Jul 1862
EZELL, Martha E., dau. of M.P. & Mary E. Ezell
, 11 Dec 1859 - 3 Jul 1862
GRANT, James Harold
, 29 Sep 1938 - 16 Aug 1939
GREENWAY, Charles F.
, 14 Jun 1898 - 30 Jul 1969
GREENWAY, Eula
, 18 Feb 1901 -  (no other date)
HAMBY, Wm. Paul
, 6 Aug 1926 - 7 Dec 1933
HARDY, James H.
, 26 Oct 1861 - 6 May 1928, Mason
HARDY, Tennie Jones
, 8 Apr 1875 - 31 May 1959. (wife of James H. Hardy.)
HARDY, Joe J.
, 1889 - 1935
HARDY, Lillian Carden
, 1891 - no other date
HARDY, Bettie, 6 Oct 1850 - 5 Dec 1915
HARDY, Benton M., son of T.J. & Fannie M. Hardy
, 8 Nov 1898 - 26 Apr 1899.
HARDY, Corinne May, dau. of T.J. & Fannie M. Hardy
, 24 Sep 1877 - 14 Mar 1898.
HARDY, T. J.
, 11 Jul 1847 - 13 Nov 1909, Aged 62 yrs, 4 mos, 2 days
HARDY, Fannie M. C., wife of T. J. Hardy
, 28 Jan 1858 - 12 Dec 1898
HARDY, George
, 16 Nov 1879 - 24 Sep 1940
HARDY, J. R.,
23 Dec 1859 - 15 Jun 1911, (Son of W. B. & Frances Hardy; 1st husband of Lela D. Smith.)
HARDY, Sallie G., dau. of W. B. & F. E. Hardy
, 3 Dec 1855 - 21 Oct 1908. Aged 52 Yrs, 10 mo., 18 days
HARDY, Sallie Jane,
3 May 1867 - 22 Aug 1952
HARDY, W. C.
, 20 Feb 1858 - 28 Dec 1908.
HARRIS, Mattie Elizabeth
, 17 Aug 1920 - 11 Jan 1999. 
HOOD, Willie, 21 Sep 1870 - 21 Jun 1891. (Ref. LinCanamoreQuigley)
HUGHES, Infant son of L. P. & J. N. Hughes
, 5 Nov 1907 - 15 Nov 1907
KING, G. L. Griffin Lewis)
, 1 Jun 1799 - 24 Jun 1861. (Born Mecklenburg Co. Va.; son of Lewis King and Rebecca Birdsong of Mecklenburg Va. Ref; Tom King.)
KING, Ann H. King, wife of G. L. King, Aug 1815 - 28 Dec 1872. (Nee Nancy Ann Howard Burrow King, b. Aug., 1815 Warren County North Carolina, USA Death: Dec. 28, 1872, Giles County Tennessee, USA "Annie" the wife of Griffin L. King. Married Sept. 21, 1833. Mr. Tom King believes Nancy & Annie to be two names for the same lady. The tombstone inscription confirms her name is Annie H. King. Tombstone inscribed as: "Ann H. King wife of G. L. King born Aug 1815 Died Dec 28, 1872." [Ref. Tom King on FAG and analysis by Wayne Austin, 5 Jan 2010.]
KING, J. W.(James Wilkes)
, 14 Jan 1838 - 13 Jul 1907. (C.S.A. 3rd Tenn. Infantry Co. K & A. 1861-1863. Ref: Tom King.)
KING, Sallie Dunnavant, wife (2nd) of J. W. King, 2 Nov 1854 - 15 Jun 1885. (Nee: Sarah Frances Dunnavant; dau. of William A. and Mary Dunnavant Ref: Tom King.)
KING, M.A.E. (Lizzie) wife (1st) of James Wilkes King, 22 Jan 1843 - 27 Dec 1879. (Martha A. E. Dunnavant King; dau. of William A. and Mary Dunnavant. Ref: Tom King.)
KING, Cleopatra
, 5 Jan 1882 - 10 Jan 1900
KING, Cordelia J.
, 12 May 1858 (or 1868)  - 14 Feb 1893
McNEESE, Jesse
, 29 July 1845 - 3 Nov 1897 
McNEESE, Mary Francis
, 16 May 1845 - 25 Feb 1905 (grave next to Jesse McNeese)
McNEESE, Willie Hood, wife of G. A. McNeese
, "Mother", 21 Sep 1870 - 21 June 1891
McNEESE, Katie May, dau. of G. A. & I. B. McNeese
, 6 Jun 1904 - 15 Nov 1907
McNEESE, Grady,
1 Feb 1915 - 20 Aug 2001.
McNEESE, Ione D.,
17 Jun 1918 - 30 Jun 2006. (wife of Grady McNeese)
McNEESE, Margaret Gaylia
, 1939 - 1940
McNEESE, Infant son of G. A. & I. B. McNeese
, b & d 17 August 1913
McNEESE, unknown,
not readable.
MEALER, Kenneth L.
, 12 Mar 1938 - 5 Jul 2006. SFC, US Army, (probably Vietnam)
MEALER, Carole M., 25 Feb 1941 - 28 May 2007. 
PHILLIPS, Frances Lucile H.
, 29 Jan 1898 - 12 Jan 1946
POPE, Virgil, Hatton
, 27 Jun 1912 - 1 Apr 2003, TEC 5, US Army WII
POPE, Birdie B., 15 Mar 1924 - 25 Jun 1994. (wife of Virgil H. Pope)
POWELL, Maud E., wife of Oscar Powell
, 26 Feb 1885 - 11 Aug 1910
ROGERS, E. Clay
, 3 Aug 1906 - 20 Mar 1972
ROGERS, Maggie B.
, 14 May 1911 - 2 Apr 1975, (wife of E. Clay Rogers)
ROGERS, Andrew K.
, 13 Oct 1951 - 4 Oct 1982, "son of Eugene & Martha Rogers."
ROGERS, Ella, dau. of Mr. & Mrs. Roy Rogers
, 16 Apr 1921 - 6 Mar 1922
ROGERS, Eugene E.
, 6 Jul 1912 - 11 Dec 1972
ROGERS, Martha A.
, 20 Feb 1914 - 1 Aug 2005.
ROGERS, Garland
, (no other information)
ROGERS, Gradie, son of Mr. & Mrs. Roy Rogers
, 30 Sep 1913 - 16 Feb 1914.
ROGERS, Elias L.
, 1859 - 1944
ROGERS, Mattie L.
, 1869 - 1930 (wife of Elias L. Rogers.)
ROGERS, Myrtle M.
, 1896 - 1947 (dau. of Mattie L. & Elias L. Rogers.)
RODGERS, W. R.
, 24 Aug 1855 - 29 Feb 1885. (previous Gi. Co transcriptionist saw birth year as 1825)
RODGERS, Sarah Ann, wife of W. R. Rodgers
, 24 Dec 1883 - 6 Apr 1902. (W.R. Rodgers born in 1855, could be an error in W. R. or Sarah Ann's b'date.)
SCOTT, A. Hays, 26 Mar 1859 - 6 May 1927
SCOTT, Mittie J.
, 2 Oct 1861 - 13 Aug 1940
SMITH, William A.,
23 Sep 1875 - 2 Nov 1956.(son of Harriet & Con Smith, 2nd husband of Lela D. Smith.)
SMITH, Lela D., 1 Apr 1876 - 1 Aug 1963.