Mapping the Location
SHADDEN CEMETERY, Hwy 31,
west side, GILES COUNTY TENNESSEE
Mapping the Location
Viewing the cemetery grounds:
9880W/9880WL/9880/9881/9884/9885/9886/9887/9888/9889/9874/9875/9876/9877
Remains of a very old grain milling operation (private property
please)****
9890/9891/9892/9893/9894/9895/9896/9897/9898/9899/9900/9901/9902
McMATH, Ann E., 17 Aug 1843 - 25 Jul 1865, w/o L. S. McMath, d/o Elisha M. &
Olivia Ann Ramsey Shadden (no inscribed stone found)
PATTERSON, Simpson A., 03 Nov 1816 - 18 Apr 1883, h/o Amanda M. Shaddon, s/o
_____ &_______ Patterson (no inscribed stone found)
PURYEAR, Infant, No dates, infant son of G.A. and Almanza B. Shadden Puryear***
9878C/9878/9879
RAMSEY, Jane H., 23 Jan 1785 - 05 Aug 1860,
w/o Robert H. Ramsey. (no inscribed stone found)
SHADDEN, Alice [Dodson], 21 Jun 1786 - 21 Nov 1862, w/o Martin Shadden, d/o
Elisha & Rachael Henry Dodson
9862C/9862/9863/9864/grave
cradle facing east:9869
SHADDEN, Elisha M., 08 Jul 1820 - 05 Mar 1893, h/o Olivia A. Ramsey, s/o Martin
& Alice Dodson Shadden
9873C/9873
SHADDEN, Olivia Ann [Ramsey], 19 Jul 1823 - 06 Nov 1897, w/o Elisha M. Shadden,
d/o Robert H. & Jane H. Ramsey
9855C/9855/In parts:9856/footstone
O.A.S.:9857/9858
SHADDEN, J. M. (Jefferson Monroe), 22 Jul 1861 - 02 Apr 1903, s/o Martin & Alice
Dodson Shadden
9853/9854
SHADDEN, James H., 24 Jan 1847 - 5 Jun
1848. s/o Martin & Alice Dodson Shadden (Some historical records show a
dates between 04 Jan 1817 - 06 Jun 1845.)**
9866/9865/footstone J.H.S.:9867/9882/9883
SHADDEN, Jimmie, 04 Nov 1863 - 11 Feb 1865, s/o Elisha M. & Olivia Ann Ramsey Shadden*
9859/9860/9861/footstone
no inscription:9858
Fieldstones buried into the ground facing east and at the head of an unknown
grave:
9870/9871/9872
Footstone unidentified & with no inscription. It is not aligning with a
headstone:
9868
*A Large Cedar Tree has grown up (but now dying) in the grave of Jimmy Shadden.
** This is an adult size headstone & footstone but headstone is misplaced
leaving me unsure if the grave space is adult or child.
*** The James H. Shadden stone is leaning against this one but does not belong
here. It needs to dry out as it is fracturing so I left it there.
**** This was probably salvaged from nearby Lynn or Richland Creeks somewhere. A
grain mill built using these parts predates
to about 1890.
Archie Williams, the cattle farmer, and caretaker of this land
took me to this cemetery but it was still hard to find. Thanks Archie for your
help.
Jean Cosby's Comment: 25 Apr 2017:
I have a copy of Elizabeth Witt White�s genealogy. She did not have any info on
Martin Shadden being here as the husband of Alice Shadden.
CWA Comment: 27 Apr 2017:
I am not guaranteeing that Martin Shadden was Alice's husband but a marriage
record existed in Ancestry.com for Ailcey Dodson marrying Martin Shadden in 10
Jul 1807. I
cannot find the 1820 census on this family, but 1830 has Ashley/(Alice) Shadden and the 1840
census another name Alcy. She is known in other censuses as Alice
so deviations for her given name occurred as she progressed thru those records.
So by 1830 Alice was a widow with children if I cut thru the errors and read the census correctly.
I did not find these entries n the
graveyard. Must be in unmarked graves
or fallen stones that sunk into the graves:
McMATH, Ann E., 17 Aug 1843 - 25 Jul 1865, w/o L. S. McMath, d/o Elisha M. &
Olivia Ann Ramsey Shadden
PATTERSON, Simpson A., 03 Nov 1816 - 18 Apr 1883, h/o Amanda M. Shaddon, s/o
_____& _______ Patterson
RAMSEY, Jane H., 23 Jan 1785 - 05 Aug 1860, w/o Robert H. Ramsey, d/o
____________ and ____________
Found a stone for James H. Shadden, but dates were 24 Jan 1847 to 5 Jun 1848. (a
baby). The months seem like same person as 1817 - 1845 but the days and years are different.
Just looks mostly like a misread stone but I am not 100% sure. Censuses are no
help here because actually the baby listed on the stone was between them and the listing is
before the censuses started enumerating names of children in 1850. I will probably assume it was an error and the same
person unless someone can prove the tombstone is wrong. I cannot fix the Findagrave entry without a bunch of ya ya
though. I am sure the error will live on.
Was:
SHADDEN, James H., 04 Jan 1817 - 06 Jun 1845, s/o Martin & Alice Dodson Shadden
Should be:
SHADDEN, James H., 24
Jan 1847
- 05
Jun 1848.
(cannot be son of Martin and Alice. Martin is
dead in 1847)
1850 Census Giles Co. TN
Name:E M Shaddon
Age: 30
Birth Year: abt 1820
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1850:District 12, Giles, Tennessee, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 70
Household Members:
Name Age
E M Shaddon 30
Elivia A Shaddon 27
Ann E Shaddon 5
A A Shaddon 1
Alice Shaddon 65 (w/o Martin Shadden, who is deceased)
1870 Census Giles Co. TN
Name:E M Shadden [William Shadden] [Elisha M Shadden]
Age in 1870:49
Birth Year: abt 1821
Home in 1870: District 12, Giles, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender:Male
Post Office:Pulaski
Household Members
Name Age
E M Shadden 49
O A Shadden 47
Alexander Shadden 20
Alis Shadden 12
Jeff Shadden 9
Adda Mcmath 8
Sam Ordway 55
Eliza Ordway 50
1880 Census Giles Co. TN
Name:E.M. Shadden [Elisha M. Shadden]
Age:59
Birth Year:abt 1821
Birthplace:Tennessee
Home in 1880:District 12, Giles, Tennessee
Race:White
Gender:Male
Relation to Head of House:Self (Head)
Marital Status:Married
Spouse's Name:O.A. Shadden
Father's Birthplace:Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace:Kentucky
Household Members:
Name Age
E.M. Shadden 59
O.A. Shadden 57
Alice Shadden 20
Jeff Shadden 17
Ada Mcmath 16
-------------------------------
Marriage Record,
Name: Ailcey Dodson
Spouse: Martin Shadden
Marriage Date: 10 Jul 1807
Marriage County: Williamson (Giles Co was then known as Williamsom Co.
-------------------------------
1830 Census of Giles Co Tn
Name: Ashley Shadden [Ashley Shaddon]
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Giles, Co., Tn
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 2
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 2
Free White Persons - Females - 15 thru 19: 3
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: Alice/Ashley is already a widow 1
Free White Persons - Under 20: 7
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 9
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 9 (No Slaves)
-------------------------------
1840 Census of Giles Co Tn
Name: Aley Shadden [Alcy Shadden]
Home in 1840 (City, County, State): Giles, Co., Tn
Free White Persons - Males - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 20 thru 29: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 50 thru 59: 1 (Alice/Alcey etc)
Persons Employed in Agriculture: 1
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 3
Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves: 3 (No Slaves)
Photographed on a damp Monday 24 Apr 2017. Archie Williams provided access using his four wheel drive truck and helped me find and survey this cemetery. The cemetery is about a mile behind his home. He is the caretaker of this land and now operates a cattle farm with his wife. I was pleased to find that the cattle do not generally come this far back into the woods probably due to the rocky hillside land and woodland.
The listing was provided by Jean Cosby which includes the genealogy. Added here 30 Apr 2017. This publication is listed on page 484 of the book Giles County Cemeteries by the Historical Society about 1988. Added here 29 Apr 2017.
