Three of the Kiddy stones and the Crowder stone and Mr. Dog who dogged me the whole time. He was friendly enough, really too friendly.
KIDDY-PUNCHEON CEMETERY, Puncheon Rd., Puncheon GILES COUNTY TENNESSEE
Three of the Kiddy stones and the Crowder stone and Mr. Dog who dogged me the
whole time. He was friendly enough, really too friendly.
Puncheon Church of Christ facility:
0001
Kiddy Cemetery Overview photos: 0022/0023/0024/0029/0030/0031/0032/0033
Mr Dog:0004
CROWDER, B. A., __ ___
____ - 08 Jul 1863 (Civil War Soldier?); Hand carved stone*
0025C/0025/0026/
KIDDY, Louis, 4 Apr 1794 - 04 - Feb 1885
0002C/0002
KIDDY, John L., 20 Jul 1891 - 08 Dec 1891 (s/o J. R. and M. L. Murphy Kiddy)0007C/0007/0008/footstone
J.L.K.:0020
KIDDY, Thomas, 12 Apr 1895 - 12 Apr 1895 (s/o J. R. and M. L. Murphy Kiddy)0009C/0009
KIDDY, W. A., 23 Jan 1897 - 04 Jul 1899 (s/o J. R. and M. L. Murphy Kiddy)0010C/0010/footstone
W.A.K.:0019
KIDDY, E., no birth date - 29 Nov 1911 (infant grave) (not found this survey)
Fieldstones marking unknown souls:
0003/0005/0006/0011/0012/0013/0014/0015/0016/0017/0018/0021/0027/0028/0034/0035
*He died during the Civil War and Sugar Creek was a civil war battleground area.
You do the research. Crowder is a surname found in other cemeteries around this
area.
1880 Census of Dist 4,
Giles County TN
Name: Lewis Kiddy
Age: 85
Birth Year: abt 1795
Birthplace: Virginia
Race: White, Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Lucinda Kiddy
Father's Birthplace: Maryland
Mother's Birthplace: Maryland
Occupation: Farming
Name Age
Lewis Kiddy 85
Joseph Kiddy 16
Lucinda Kiddy 50
Name: Lewis Kiddy
Age: 56
Birth Year: abt 1804
Gender: Male
Birth Place: North Carolina
Home in 1860: Southern Subdivision, Giles, Tennessee
Post Office: Oakflat
Family Number: 1230
1860 Census of Dist 4, Giles
County TN
Household Members:
Name
Age
Lewis Kiddy 56
Lucinda Kiddy 35
John L Kiddy 12
William C Kiddy 10
Marion M Kiddy 6
Mary A F Kiddy 3
Jacob A Kiddy 4/12
William R Shelton 9
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Some
writings on this cemetery:
To get here I turned left on the Peach/Puncheon Creek Road. After some miles I
came upon the old Puncheon Church on the left at the junction of Puncheon &
Sugar Creek Rd.
Puncheon Creek Church of Christ. This church is far below the Kiddy Cemetery
upon the hill above and to our left. The church was known to exist here during
the Civil War. Could the Kiddy family have founded it or aided in its existence?
My next find was initially another mystery cemetery but I had it pegged as the Kiddy Cemetery with 4 standing stones and many field stones, but it was high upon a hill above Puncheon Road on the north side. When I got next to the cemetery on the road below I went further along looking for a road up to the top of the hill. Sure enough there was a residential (tough yellow chirt & steep climb) road going around and up the hill. The road eventually wound up at the top beside a log home with bad looking dogs coming to greet me. The owner was busy working on the home. I drove up and ask was the dogs dangerous. He said no and I got out and told him my mission. He likewise as they all ask "why do you want to visit that cemetery." I told him and then he began to tell me where it was located out east of his house on the ridge 100 yards past an old scrap pink bathtub.
I covered the distance and there were the four stones. Louis Kiddy 1794 - 1885 is buried here with three grandchildren further over from his stone. Others of the Kiddy family are probably here without headstones perhaps including his wife Lucinda. Maybe his wife was under the fieldstone next to him in an unmarked grave. Lucinda his wife was several years younger than him but he lived a long life and so likely she died after him and just did not get a headstone added to her grave.
Though deep into the woodlands the little cemetery was a well cared. The landowner said he watched over them and kept them standing and clean.
The three stones one can see standing in the Kiddy Cemetery and the dog that
"dogged" me as I walked along. Rascal thought he should be in every picture.
Added here 3 Feb 2017 based on a visit 24 Jan 2017. Originally published in the book Giles County Tennessee Cemeteries by the Historical Society about 1985. Revised by Jean Cosby. Was not shown on Findagrave so I added the menu and Louis b. 1794.
