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Beard Cemetery Listing--Houston County, TN

Directions:  From the intersection of State Hwy. 49 and State Hwy. 46, go north on Hwy. 46 for 1.1 miles.   Turn left on Beard Cemetery Lane.  The lane will take you into the cemetery.  

Recorded and Transcribed by Vanessa Slea and Stan Magnesen on 9/7/1999.  Verified 7/2/2000.

Note: There are a number of fieldstone markers and some unmarked graves.

Note: See conditions for use at end of listing.

Below is a list of names in this cemetery in alphabetic order.  Use the marker # from the list of names to look the person up in the numeric listing which follows.

SURNAME FIRST/MIDDLE NAMES MARKER #
     
BEARD Ada J. 013
BEARD Beatrice Jane 002
BEARD Clara 012
BEARD Eunice O'Neil 003
BEARD Mattie 011
BEARD Travis Elbert 003
BEARD William E. 013
BISHOP James Gaither 015
BISHOP Minnie M. 014
DILLINGS (?) Susan T. 005
EDWARDS Annie 007
EDWARDS Joseph B. 008
KEEL Lucy 009
ORMSBY Betty 006
ROBINSON Howard S. 004
ROBINSON Vera 004
SNOW Kenneth Dale 001
WRIGHT Edwene 010
WRIGHT Katharine 010
     

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Beard Cemetery--numeric listing

(Note:  When you see the code HCCD in the listing below, that is an abbreviation for the book titled Houston County Cemetery Directory 1810-1988, published by the Houston County Historical Society.  We carefully reviewed any differences between the older listing of this cemetery and our listing to give you the most accurate information possible.)

 

# SURNAME FIRST/MIDDLE NAMES BORN DIED AGE
           
001 SNOW Kenneth Dale 9/20/1961 2/4/1983  
Military Marker (only): A1C US AIR FORCE
002 BEARD Beatrice Jane none 1/7/1948  
Funeral Marker for Beatrice BEARD: Wiseman Service--Erin
Other Info: (The older listing of this cemetery in HCCD had 1/7/1948, but we believe it to be the death date.)
003 BEARD Travis Elbert 3/19/1903 6/21/1991  
Eunice O'Neil 12/12/1906 6/13/1996  
Footstone for Travis: Father       Footstone for Eunice: Mother
Other Info: Married 11/4/1928
004 ROBINSON Howard S. 6/3/1904 11/22/1983  
Vera 12/28/1899 none  
Epitaph: In Loving Memory         
Footstone for Howard: Daddy     Footstone for Vera: Mama
Funeral Marker for Mr. Howard S. ROBINSON: Nave Funeral Home
Note: The stone says Howard ROBINSON.  The funeral marker gives the middle initial S.
005 DILLINGS (?) Susan T. 6/14/1848 3/15/1873  
Epitaph: She was a tender mother and an affectionate wife
Other Info: This stone is broken, and we cannot fully read the last name.  It says DI then after that you just get the tops of the letters, but the stone also says: Wife of J. C. DILLINGS
006 ORMSBY Betty none 1886  
Other Info: Aunt of W. E. BEARD
(The older listing of this cemetery in HCCD had 1886 as the birth date, but we believe it to be the death date.  Note that W. E. BEARD, who is also listed in this cemetery, was born in 1848.  HCCD also indicated her name was Betty Ormsby BEARD, which may or   may not be true, but we cannot assume that from the information currently on the stone.)
007 EDWARDS Annie 8/20/1786 8/26/1878  
Epitaph: Gone Home           Other Info: (broken stone)
008 EDWARDS Joseph B. 8/17/1781 5/2/1849  
Epitaph: Gone Home
Other Info:  (The older listing of this cemetery in HCCD had the birth date as 8/11/1871 and the death date as 3/21/1849, but the above dates are what is on the stone now.)
009 KEEL Lucy none none  
Other Info: Wife of Lije KEEL
010 WRIGHT Katharine none 7/4/1919  
Edwene none 6/12/1920  
Other Info: (yes spelled Katharine and Edwene)
011 BEARD Mattie 1892 1895  
012 BEARD Clara 1/21/1881 12/15/1882  
Epitaph: Weep not father and mother for me,     For I am waiting in glory for thee.
Other Info: Dau. of Ada & Wm. E. BEARD
(The older listing of this cemetery in HCCD had Clara's birth date as 7/21/1881, but the stone there now says 1/21/1881.)
013 BEARD William E. 1848 or 5/24/1847 2/5/1927  
Ada J. 1864 1939  
Military Marker: The birth date on this marker is different.   It says PVT CO B 21 TN CAV CSA  May 24, 1847   Feb. 5, 1927.   The stone just gave the dates as 1848 and 1927.
014 BISHOP Minnie M. 1/16/1883 2/11/1940  
Epitaph: Gone to be with Jesus             Other Info: Mother
015 BISHOP James Gaither 12/18/1882 3/12/1957  
Epitaph: Gone but not forgotten
Other Info: (The older listing of this cemetery in HCCD spelled his middle name as Gatther and gave his birth date as 8/5/1882, but the name and date above are what appears on the stone now.  HCCD also said his age was 74y 7m 13d, which does not agree with the stone there now.
           

 

CONDITIONS FOR USE:  This work was done as a tribute to our ancestors and as a gesture to bring families closer together, therefore it is for personal use only.  It is not to be used as part of any web site or publication that requires payment to access or obtain, unless you have specific written permission from us.   Use on non-pay web sites requires specific written permission from us also.   This notice must appear wherever the listing does.  You may contact us by email at  [email protected]

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