MARKS-GORDON-COLE CEMETERY, (Prospect Rd, Tarpley) GILES COUNTY TENNESSEE

Mapping the Location

Area Views of the Cemetery: 6194/6194C/6197/6198/6199/6232/6233/6234/6235/6257/6266/6267/6268/6269/6270/6271/6272/6273/6274/6275/6276/6277/6278/6279/6280

BARBER, C. C., 10 Sep 1853 - 29 Aug 1881. 6209C/6209
BARBER, Martha M., (nee Martha B. Mosley Barber, 1849 - 1924. 6230/6231/Obituary
BARBER, Robert J., 1836 - 1902. 6229/6231
BEARD, John, 1870 - 1895, son of W. H. & M. J. Beard. 6204C/6204/6205/Erected by by W.J. Beard in memory of brother and sister: 6206
BEARD, William H., 6 Jul 1828 - 24 Feb 1888. 6207
BEARD, Mary Jane Gordon, 20 Dec 1834 - 26 Jan 1918, wife of W. H. Beard. 6202
BERNARD, Lula O., 11 Apr 1887 - 16 Sep 1888, daughter of J. T. & A. E. Bernard. 6216C/6216
BIRDSONG, Thomas Dwayne, born and died Aug 1959, infant son of Roger & Canzada Birdsong. 6242
BUTLER, Clyde, 6 Aug 1890 - 3 Nov 1891. Our Darling. 6214
BUTLER, M. (Memucam) H. (Hunt), 8 Jan 1854 - 23 Nov 1923. 6215
BUTLER, Mary P. (Hayes), 12 Apr 1856 - 9 Feb 1943. (w/o Memucam Hunt Butler) 6215/Obituary
COLE, Colleen Moore, 2 Mar 1929 -23 Jan 1931. 6238
COLE, Elmer Donald, 18 May 1934 - 31 Jul 1935. 6236
COLE, Emmeline, 1897 - 1902, (daughter of John Clemmons & Saphronia Cole who drowned in the flood of Giles County, Tennessee). (Stone not found 16 Apr 2011)
COLE, Jennie Ann 1891 - 1902, (daughter of John Clemmons & Saphronia Cole who drowned in the flood of Giles County, Tennessee).  (Stone not found 16 Apr 2011)
COLE, Saphronia (Sledge), 1860 - 1902 (wife of John Clemmons Cole who drowned in the flood of Giles County, Tennessee).  (Stone not found 16 Apr 2011)
COLE, Fannie S., 26 Aug 1874. (no other date. Listed date may be death date.), daughter of William & Jane Cole, 2nd wife of Josiah Cole.  (Stone not found 16 Apr 2011)
COLE, Josire, 7 Nov 1844 - 3 Mar 1919. Father 6201
COLE, Martha, 12 Jul 1851 - 5 Jul 1915. Mother 6201
COLE, Pleasant Taylor, 17 Dec 1857 - 10 Feb 1930, son of William & Jane Cole. (Stone not found 16 Apr 2011)
COLE, R. H., 6 Sep 1918 - 2 Feb 1919. 6200
COLE, Mary Jane (Howard), 1831 - 1915. Tho lost to sight to memory dear. 6237
COLE, William, 1828 - (20 Jun) 1894. "2nd Corp. Co H, 26-50 Ala. Infantry Confederate States Army". (Lauderdale Co. Al. native; teacher before the Civil War; Confederate Cross of Honor.) 6196
COLE, William Kelly, 13 Mar 1870 - 9 Mar 1915.  (Stone not found 16 Apr 2011)
DEASON, Mattie Gordon, 31 Dec 1884 - 13 Nov 1912, wife of R. C. Deason. Come ye blessed. 6245C/6245
EASON, Nora M., 1 Nov 1868 - 14 Aug 1901. 6264
EASON, Rufus H., 9 Jul 1900 - 12 Jul 1902. 6264
ELKINS, Lt. W. T., Killed in battle, Sep 24, 1864, age 29 years. 6265C/6265
GARRETT, Mary Ann (Barnes) Gordon, b. 9 Jan 1833 d. 13 May 1921, Married 1st John F. Gordon, married 2nd Addison B. Garrett.  (Stone not found 16 Apr 2011)
GILLIAM, Ella, (10 Oct) 1872 - 1953, daughter of G. W. & Ell Gilliam. (Note difference in date of birth on ts & obit.) 6241/Obituary
GILLIAM, Elvira C., 1849 - 1906. 6244
GILLIAM, George W., 1847 - 1938. 6244/Obituary
GILLIAM, Lula, 1874 - 1949, daughter of G. W. & Ellvina Covey Gilliam. 6243/Obituary
GORDON, Florence Idenia, 28 Aug 1897 - 2 Sep 1905, daughter of Peter Thomas & Rowena Matilda Cole Gordon. (Stone not found 16 Apr 2011; update from e-mail to Mary Bob from Cathy Wood: horselady602@yahoo.com Florence Idenia Gordon was my Aunt. She is buried here in an unmarked grave)
GORDON, J. R., 29 Nov 1860 - 15 Dec 1904. 6254/6255
GORDON, John Field, 1827 - 1864.  (Stone not found 16 Apr 2011)
GORDON, John William, 26 Feb 1889 - 12 Dec 1909.
GORDON, Margaret Hardy, 20 Aug 1863 - 5 Oct 1915. 6246/6256
MARKS, Odie, (6 Jun) 1867 - (19 Apr) 1941. (Giles Co. native; s/o George Marks) 6240/Obituary
MARKS, Adellar K., 1864 - 1938. (w/o of Odie Marks.) 6240/Obituary
MARKS, Bell B., 25 Feb 1874 - (no other date). 6261
MARKS, Charlie C., 13 Dec 1877 - 1 Jun 1930. 6228
MARKS, Eugene, 17 Sep 1864 - 2 Sep 1865, son of G. M. & S. E. Marks. 6217C/6217
MARKS, Frank E., 18 Jul 1898 - 13 Jul 1899. 6251/6250
MARKS, G.(George) M. (Milton), 22 Sep 1840 - 31 May 1921. Father. Gone to a bright home where grief cannot enter. (s/o William D. & Jane Marks; h/o Sarah Elizabeth Marks.) 6226/Obituary
MARKS, George W., 21 Nov 1874 - 17 Feb 1941. 6239
MARKS, Infant son, 8 Dec 1905 - 12 Dec 1905. 6252
MARKS, J. E. "Babe", 17 Oct 1868 - 13 Jan 1947. 6247
MARKS, J.(James) T. (Thomas), 25 Jan 1842 - 20 Jan 1919. "At rest", "Gone but not forgotten". (C.S.A.; 1st Wheeler's Cav.; Pension # S14006; Widow's Pension #W11106 filed by Bell Marks.) 6262/Obituary
MARKS, Mary E., wife of J.T. Marks, 3 Aug 1851 - 14 Mar 1910. Christ is my hope. (Nee: Mary E. P. Dunnavant; Giles Co. native; w/o James Thomas Marks, mar. 2 Jan 1868 in Giles Co.) 6263/Obituary
MARKS, James F., 18 Dec 1889 - 26 Jun 1913. 6253
MARKS, Jones, 3 Apr 1883 - 12 Mar 1952. (s/o James Thomas & Mary E. P. Dunnavant Marks.) 6259/Obituary
MARKS, Susie W., 23 Jan 1888 - 8 Sep 1961. 6259/Obituary
MARKS, Jane, 20 Dec 1815 - 15 Jan 1900. 6220/6221/6223
MARKS, Mahlon, 2 Dec 1909 - 22 May 1924. Darling we miss thee. 6227
MARKS, Mollie J., 30 Jan 1870 - 7 Jul 1926. 6248
MARKS, Nancy L., 4 Mar 1853 - 7 May 1861, daughter of W. D. & J. F. Marks. 6218C/6218
MARKS, Mary E., 14 Mar 1862 - 5 Jun 1864, daughter of William & Mary E. Marks.  (Stone not found 16 Apr 2011)
MARKS, Sarah Elizabeth, 23 Dec 1841 - 3 Jan 1906, wife of G. M. Marks. Age 65 Yrs & 11 days. 6225C/6225
MARKS, Tommie, 13 Oct 1894 - 8 Dec 1894. 6249
MARKS, William D., 29 Jun 1810 - 5 Oct 1890. His toils are o'er his work is done and he is fully blest. He fought the fight the victory won, and entered into rest. 6219C/6219
MARKS, Edward, 14 Feb 1801 - 22 Jan 1893. (ref: Trish Holaway who is deceased.) No photo
MARKS, Lucy, 2 Apr 1794 - 29 Sep 1868. (ref: Trish Holaway, deceased.) No photo
NICKENS, Martha, 10 Jan 1887 - 11 Oct 1923. 6203
OWEN, Grace W., 21 Nov 1883 - 19 Sep 1954. "Erected by Sussie Marks" (Stone fallen over) 6258/6260
REESE, Edgar, 7 Mar 1860 - 17 Mar 1893. (ref: Trish Holaway, deceased.) No photo
REESE, Newton, 10 Sep 1881 - 23 Feb 1945. (ref: Trish Holaway, deceased.) No photo
REEVES, Dora Beard, 1867 - 1893, wife of Will Reeves & daut of W.H. & M.J. Beard. 6204C/6204/6205/Erected by by W.J. Beard in memory of brother and sister: 6206
TARPLEY, Annie (Sis), 19 Mar 1857 - 28 Dec 1943. (Nee: Annie Eliza "Sis" Barber; d/o Isaac J. & Eliza Gordon Barber; w/o Leonidas A. Tarpley, mar. 31 Aug 1871; Stone not found 16 Apr 2011)
TARPLEY, Guy, 1880 - 1955. 6211
TARPLEY, T. Epperson, 30 Sep 1844 - 1 Oct 1924, erected by Earl & Eliza Tarpley. 6213
TARPLEY, Malisca Kellum, 10 Jan 1840 - 20 Mar 1925. erected by Earl & Eliza Tarpley. 6213
TARPLEY, Mary B., 1886 - 1959. 6211
TARPLEY, Silas E., 27 Feb 1872 - 10 Feb 1955. 6212

Fieldstones marking grave: 6210

As you can see this cemetery was grown up in dense brush. I am not surprised that I missed photographing 10 stones which were listed in the Giles County Cemetery book, but of course some of those may be unmarked graves. I thrashed, beat back & cut brush until I thought I had seen all the stones, but it was near impossible in the short time (2 hours 3 minutes) I take to visit & photograph a cemetery. There were many of the little flat granite markers that easily get overgrown with brush. Only a thorough clearing of this cemetery will capture all the monuments in view. Saw Briars and black berry Vines are prevalent as is Poison Ivy. All that renders this cemetery difficult to get around in without injuring yourself.
 

Visited & photographed 16 Apr 2011 by Wayne Austin. Initial typing by Faye Bradford. Added all 70 listings to this site 24 Jun 2012 by C. Wayne Austin. Also published in the book Giles County Cemeteries, Page 352-354 by the Historical Society 1986. Presented on Findagrave.com with 13 listings.