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Alexander Family Cemetery
N 36 deg. 31.607 – W 089 Deg. 03.319

  This cemetery is located about 1.5 miles northwest of Four Points, the intersection of the Middle Road
and the Cayce-Union City Highway, on Alexander Road (this road was once known as Rock Creek
Church Road).  Alexander Road is the first crossroads west of Four Points, turn north and go about
0.6 miles. The cemetery is back in a field on the west side of the road.


This cemetery was established by the will of William Locke Alexander, Sr. (Will Book 1, pg.33
– Fulton County, set apart from the other land he owned and may be used for no other purpose.

Click on name below to see picture of gravestone

   Name    Born    Died Stone
Alexander, Andrew J. 1818 20 Jan. 1876 12
           2nd Lt., Co. K, 5th Tennessee Infantry, CSA
Alexander, Charles G. 26 Aug. 1868 26 Jan. 1931 1
Alexander, Elizabeth 14 July 1822 26 Sept. 1887 20b
           wife of R. B. Alexander
Alexander, Emma Bell 4 Nov. 1859 10 Oct. 1878 5
Alexander, Grace K. 1897 1981 47
Alexander, Infant 18 Sept. 1907 18 Sept. 1907 3
            son of Charles G. and Julia Alexander
Alexander, Jim M. 1904 1978 47
Alexander, Joe M. 19 Feb. 1867 12 May 1924 4
           Physician
Alexander, John Loftus 26 Nov. 1842 24 Apr. 1848 8
           son of John M. and Mary F. Alexander
Alexander, John M. 28 May 1818 18 Oct. 1878 5
           Physician - Surgeon, Cheatham's Division, CSA
Alexander, Julia Samuel 4 Sept. 1874 28 Mar. 1951 2
Alexander, Lizzie 28 Jan. 1858 26 Mar. 1862 5
Alexander, Major, Richard B. 20 Dec. 1801 7 June 1868 20a
Alexander, Margaret Hall 13 June 1841 23 Dec. 1939 15
Alexander, Mary Ann Rickman 9 Jan. 1822 2 Dec. 1901 11
Alexander, Mary F. 22 Aug. 1870 6 Dec. 1876 5
Alexander, Mary Mott 8 Oct. 1824 10 Oct. 1917 5
Alexander, Richard B. 20 Dec. 180138c 7 June 1868 10
Alexander, Susan E. 20 Mar. 1846 14 Aug. 1863 17
Alexander, Susannah Allen 19 July 1784 29 Nov. 1850 18
            married William Locke Alexander - 19 Mar. 1801
Alexander, William Locke 13 Aug. 1775 21 Dec. 1851 19
Alexander, William Locke, Jr. 22 Apr. 1808 18 Aug. 1879 11
Brevard, Alfred A. 10 Jan. 1790 17 Oct. 1865 38b
Brevard, Alfred Locke 10 Feb. 1842 20 May 1902 25
            Sgt., Co. K, 5th Tenn. Inf., CSA
Brevard, Archibald D. 14 Feb. 1850 21 Sept. 1851 38c
Brevard, Cynthia 29 Apr. 1838 11 Aug. 1887 38a
Brevard, John M. 1884 1891 23
            son of Alfred and Sallie Brevard
Brevard, John M. Thompson 8 Mar. 1838 12 Apr. 1852 26
            Co. K, 5th Tenn. Inf., CSA - died from wounds received at the Battle of Shiloh
Brevard, Mary B. 14 Mar. 1895 2 Aug. 1887 38b
Brevard, Sallie Malone 1852 1935 24
            wife of A. L. Brevard
Brevard, Susan A. 24 Oct. 1823 1 Sept. 1851 38a
Clark, Fannie A. 27 July 1856 11 Dec. 1882 16
            dau. of W. L. and Mary A. Alexander - wife of Thomas M. Clark
Clark, Martha L. 11 Aug. 1852 21 Aug. 1884 14
            dau. of W. L. and Mary A. Alexander - wife of Thomas M. Clark
Clark, Mary Marshall 18 Nov. 1880 8 Mar. 1885 13
            dau. of Thomas M. nd Fannie A. Clark
Crenshaw, R. B. 11 June 1850 27 Aug. 1858 7
             son of William F. and S. E. Crenshaw
Crenshaw, William Fletcher 3 Nov. 1821 99 Aug. 1896 6
Davis, Horace 21 Mar. 1859 7 Sept. 1858 42
             son of Cato and Mary B. Davis
Knox, John B. 26 Mar. 1866 20 Sept. 1869 41
             son of A. J. and T. G. Knox
Knox, Robert M. 19 Nov. 1854 21 Nov. 1863 40
             son of A. J. and T. G. Knox
Landrum, Volumbia Washington 10 Sept. 1833 16 Oct. 1859 45
             wife of Samuel Landrum
Lawson, Horace 6 June 1800 30 June 1883 43a
Lawson, Horace B. 15 Dec. 1858 5 Mar. 1859 49
              son of W. A. and L. B. Lawson
Lawson, Lucie B. 15 July 1837 18 Nov. 1859 48
              wife of W. A. Lawson
Lawson, Moses 21 Jan. 1776 30 Apr. 1853 46
Lawson, Susan A. 12 Oct. 1857 13 Aug. 1858 49
               dau. of W. A. and L. B. Lawson
Lawson, Tabitha 18 Feb. 1810 30 Apr. 1890 43b
               wife of Horace Lawson
Martin, Mary - 1901 no stone
Shuck, Bertha Marshall 2 Apr. 1849 3 Jan. 1933 52
Shuck, Jannie Lucille 5 July 1886 26 Jan. 1902 54
               dau. of W. A. and Bertha Shuck
Shuck, Mary Louise 21 Apr.1878 24 Sept. 1938 53
Shuck, William A. 16 Apr. 1839 7 Aug. 1926 51/52
               Capt., Co. C, 8th Kentucky Inf., CSA
Tyler, Tobitha 27 Aug. 1847 5 Aug. 1868 50
                wife of James P. Tyler
Wright, Mattie Louise 20 Nov. 1914 20 Nov. 1914 9
Wright, Waymon 19 July 1913 19 July 1913 9
The following pictures will show you the generally poor condition
that cemetery is in. It is badly in need of some repair work.

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Hickman Courier – June 7, 1901
Mrs. Mary Martin, died in Paducah, Ky., Monday, and was brought to Union City,
and thence carried to the old Alexander homestead, this county, for burial. She was
an aunt of Mrs. Dr. Curlin, of this city, and a daughter of the late Jo Morehead.
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Submitted by Don Livingston - Feb. 17, 2011