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Galley Rock Cemetery

Galley (Galla) Rock Cemetery

The cemetery was bound by Mason Street on the north and Walnut Street on the east. It was first used before 1840. possibly as early as the 1820's with the Cherokee. JOSIAH FAIRHURST MAY 3, 1812, FEB. 1 1843 is the earliest marked grave. 1923 was the last time the cemetery was used. The markers are getting worn and hard to read. We had Medal markers made all except several which had new markers. The last survey of the cemetery was done in June of 2003, by Earlene Peak, James David Peak and John Stroud.

Name

Born

Died

1.   ALEXANDER, CHARLES

2.   ARMSTRONG, DAVID F. DR.

MARCH 11, 1821   

JAN. 24, 1863

3.   BENTLEY, DONNA SOFRONA  

JAN. 23, 1881    

MARCH 29, 1888

4.   BENTLEY, MONTY DOTSON   

JAN. 25, 1881 

NOV. 12, 1883

5.   BENTLEY, MATSY MAE 

MAY 24, 1888

6.   BENTLEY, MAGIE MAE  

     Magie and  Masty  may be the same

MAY 24, 1884 

1888

7.   BLACKBURN, JOHN H.  

Nov. 15, 1818    

APRIL. 26, 1873

8.   BLACKBURN, ELIZA    

DEC. 17, 1805   

FEB. 5, 1876

9.   BLACKBURN, SAMUEL V. 

APRIL 27, 1866

10.  BLACKBURN, JULIUS G.   

FEB. 20, 1855  

OCT. 29, 1870

11.  COX, WM. EDWARD

        SON OF J.M. & E.J.    

DEC. 6, 1874   

JULY 20, 1900

12.  EMBRY, P. G.     

DEC. 16, 1852 

DEC. 16, 1876

13.  EMMERT,  ELLA B. 

SEPT. 25, 1862  

AUG. 28, 1879

14.  FAIRHURST, JOSIAH   

MAY 3, 1812    

FEB.1 1843

15.  FULKS, VICTORIA  

SEPT. 9 1871      

JAN. 5, 1885

16.  FULKS, MANUEL      

1844  

JAN. 21, 1885

17.  FOWLKES, ELIZABETH BASS  

AUG. 1, 1802    

JAN. 2 1864

18.  HAMLET, MARY T.  

0CT. 15, 1879    

AUG. 29, 1883

19.  HAMLET, SAMUEL J.   

JAN. 11, 1877     

NOV. 1 1886

20.  HARTER, ED   

SEP. 20, 1854  

JAN. 10, 1885

21.  HARTER, KATIE 

JULY 31, 1884

AUG. 31, 1884

22.  HOLLAND, WILLIAM    

MAY, 20 1809    

SEPT. 1, 1888

23.  HOLLAND, JAMES P.       

JAN. 12, 1850  

NOV. 26, 1881

24.  HOLLAND, NANCY   

NOV. 25 1813   

JULY 19, 1860

25.  HOLLAND, HENRY   

DEC. 28, 1845      

AUG. 26, 1871

26.  HOGAN, LOU 

JULY 4, 1860 

FEB. 27, 1888

27.  HOGAN, INFANT SON    

        OF J. M. & E. S. HOGAN 

JUNE 6, 1886

 

28.  JOHNSON, ALBERT SIDNEY     

1882

1887

29.  JOHNSON, ANNA ELIZA  

0CT. 14, 1838    

SEPT. 12, 1883

30.  LACKEY, JASPER   

1895      

1909

31.  LEONARD, B.(H) G.  

MARCH 14, 1836 

MAY 8, 1877

32.  LEONARD, BETTY 

JULY 23, 1855    

NOV. 11, 1867

33.  MAIN, MARTHA    AGE 28

1826    

NOV. 11, 1854

34.  MAGGARD, FRANCIS

abt 1895

35.  MAGGARD,  NANCY 

 FEB. 22, 1857 

NOV. 14, 1897

36,  NEWBY, SARAH   AGE 72

NO MARKER

 

37.  NICKOLSON, IDA V. 

Dec. 31, 1859     

SEPT. 24, 1864 

38.  REED, MARY       

ABOUT    OCT. 8, 1838   

OCT 8, 1878

39.  REED TIMOTHY     

JUNE 3,1820  

MAY 10, 1884

40.  ROBINSON, AARON S.    

AUG 11, 1811   

APRIL 30, 1873

41.  ROBINSON, MALINDA   

1824

JAN. 9, 1899 

42.  SCARLETT, JANNE    

CONSORT OF W. P, SCARLETT   41 YEARS 1 MONTH  AND 27 DAYS OLD

SEPT. 1816

NOV. 16, 1857

43.  SCARLETT, MARGARET A.  

FOOT STONE ONLY 

1843

44.  SCARLETT, MARY E   

FOOT STONE ONLY    

1838 

45.  STEWARD, GEORGE W.       

        CONF WAR VET

DEC. 25, 1839

DEC. 25, 1839 

46.  STUBBS, MARY ANN C 

JULY 6, 1861  

FEB.17, 1884

47.  THOMPSON, MARION AGE 77    

NO MARKER 

SEPT. 7, 1899

48.  TAYLOR, AMERY  

AUG. 21, 1898   

SEPT. 7, 1899

49.  TAYLOR, AVERY 

DEC. 1, 1883       

DEC. 26, 1898

50.  TEAL, EMMA    

        WIFE OF W. D. TEAL

1878    

1896 

51.  TURNER, MARTHA D.  

JULY 10, 1886   

JULY 11, 1886

52.  WARREN, INFANT  

NO MARKER

53.  WARREN, INFANT  

 NO MARKER 

54.  WARREN, INFANT  

 NO MARKER 

55.  WARREN, INFANT  

 NO MARKER 

56.  WILLIAMSON, AGNESS  

DEC. 8, 1848   

SEPT. 10, 1875

57.  WILSON, BETTIE     

SEPT. 29, 1837   

MAR. 4, 1882

58.  WILSON MARGARET J.     

MAR. 11, 1856   

NOV. 27, 1878

THE FOLLOWING HAD NEW MARKERS AND DID NOT NEED MARKERS MADE.

59. STANDRIDGE, LOIS  

DEC. 8, 1918 

NOV. 2, 1923

60. STANDRIDGE, ROSCO 

JUNE 19, 1910     

MAR. 10,  1915

61. FLETCHER, J. L.

1831

62. FLETCHER, MELINDA  

1847

63. FLETCHER, M. D.   

1869

64. FLETCHER, RUBY

65. FLETCHER, TIMMIE

66. M. I. N.

THERE WAS A FOOT STONE ONLY  

67. I. C. V.

1831

 

Taylor/Embry

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Name

Born

Died

1.  DOWDLE, INFANT (silent babe) 

December 23, 1862

December 23, 1862

2.  DOWDLE, REBECCA E.

September 26, 1866

 

January 26, 1892

 

3.  EMBERY, BEN TOYLER

     Colonel C. S. A.

April 19,  1820 

January 26, 1892

4.  EMBRY, INFANT

August 1858 

August 1858

 

5.  EMBRY, SALLY M. 

May 4, 1830 

August 2, 1860

 

6.  EMBRY, SAMUEL P.  

 October 17, 1848 

October 12, 1866

 

7.  TAYLOR, AYLETT BUCKNER 

March 26, 1802  

September 4, 1882

 

8.  TAYLOR, REBECCA      

October 26, 1810 

September 16, 1884

 

9.  TAYLOR, RICHARD A. 

Feburary 24, 1833 

December 16, 1862