PHILADELPHIA
CHURCH OF CHRIST CEMETERY, FRED WHITE RD., MAURY COUNTY TENNESSEE
Philadelphia Church Cemetery Listing and
Photos
Area Photos of the cemetery
Photos of the Church building
Directions: Turn north off of the Old Lewisburg Pike onto Howard's Bridge Road
(some maps and sign says Fred White Road) and go about two miles. The Cemetery
is located behind the Philadelphia Church of Christ on the left.
This church, located on the road between Howard's Bridge and Lewisburg Pike, is
one of the older churches of Maury County. Earlier Churches of Christ went by
the name Christian Church in earlier times as this one was. It was organized in
the years following the Civil War, meeting in those early years in the Lick
Skillet School building. By 1874, however, it was deemed necessary to build a
more commodious and appropriate church house. H.O. Gilliam was the person who
supplied much of the funds and labor used in the building. The members of his
family were leading participates of the church for several generations. Other
families who were active in those early were: Andrews, Davidson, Cheek and
Sewell and others shown in the grave listing not noted here. Early ministers
included: Elder James Morton, W. I. Morton and Elder Sewell.
Photography and listings of Wayne Austin from visit there 27 Dec 2006.
Other Source materials: They Passed This Way Page D-167, Maury County Tennessee
Cemeteries, Page 436.