McGUIRE CEMETERY, Bee Springs Road, GILES COUNTY TENNESSEE

Mapping the Location

Attempt to get one readable photo on the inscription from this fallen tombstone: 7179/7180/7181/7182/7183/7184/7191
Other photos of the cemetery showing fieldstones and other type of stones marking grave: 7185/7186/7187/7188/7189

McGUIRE,  W.W. McGuire, Born March 1, 1857 Died March 6, 1857** 7190L
MCGUIRE, C.W. McGuire, Born March 1, 1857 Died March 9, 1857** 7190L

Odd shaped Gravestone without any inscription:7185U

** Twin infants

RACH (a Raccoon, O'Possum, Rabbit or Livestock Dog) 1999 - 2009, gravestone just outside of the fence south of the McGuire cemetery: 7178

Just as I was stepping of the truck to survey this cemetery there came a fierce thunderstorm and it poured rain with the accompanying lightning & thunder. I waited about 5 minutes and decided to use the umbrella and get the one photo of an inscription best I could. I had been shown the marker earlier by Mr. Story. I had a very hard time getting past the thorns and brush to photograph the inscription in a way that it could be read in the storm. The tombstone had been toppled for years and I could not see but one side or maybe two sides so I am uncertain if there were other inscriptions on the stone. A job for another day. That is to move the parts around to check for missed inscription and recheck other parts of the cemetery. This cemetery has never been reported by anyone in the past.

Added here 21 Jun 2016  based on a visit 4 May 2016. Originally published on page 241 of the book Giles County Tennessee Cemeteries by the Historical Society about 1985. Revised for the photos 7 May 2016. One photo was furnished by Jack Eslick I chalked and walked right by the stone without photographing the stone. Must be something related to age. That hill is too steep and hard to climb to fix this.