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Dinkins Cemetery--Stewart County, TN

Directions:  This cemetery is at the community of Legate, TN, at the south boundary of Fort Campbell.  From Clarksville, take Hwy. 79 south toward Dover.  Pass the county line into Stewart County.  From the county line, go 4.2 miles and turn right onto a gravel road (no sign--this is next to Lakeland Tackle and Bait).  Go .2 miles and the cemetery is on the left.

Recorded and Transcribed by Stan Magnesen and Vanessa Slea on 7/5/1999.

Note: See conditions for use at end of listing.

Note that this cemetery is FULL of poison ivy!  There are several unmarked graves and fieldstones.  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 #
     
BAGWELL Inez 001
BAGWELL Lester T. 007
BAGWELL Peyton Gilbert 008
BAGWELL Pinkney D. 001
BIBB Darusha Dinkins 012
BIBB M. F. 013
BIBB William 012
BIBB William Matson 004
BROWN Edna Mae Bibb 026
BROWN Prince W. 027
DINKINS Rebeca 010
DINKINS Robert 009
FOSTER Etna Timpa 022
FOSTER Franklin P. 021
FOSTER Mary A. 020
FOSTER Robert Rhea 023
FREE Alva H. 015
FREE Augusta R. 014
FREE Clay M. 018
FREE Robert J. 014
GILLUM J. Radford 011
GILLUM Martha V. 011
GREEN Charlie M. 031
GREEN Eunice G. 002
GREEN Eva S. 031
GREEN H. Bertram 034
GREEN J. C. 032
GREEN Louie, Miss 030
GREEN Margaret E. 033
GREEN Mary A. 032
GREEN W. H. 033
GREEN Zetta R. 002
LEWIS Nina Ross 006
ROSS Elton B. 028
ROSS Flossie G. 024
ROSS Mary 003
ROSS Stella Spangler 025
ROSS Vernon R. 025
ROSS Willard D. 029
STAMPS Maude 005
TIPPIT Bruce Kenneth 019
TIPPIT Inez Free 019
TIPPIT Louise Free 017
TIPPIT Ruby 016

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Dinkins Cemetery--numeric listing

# SURNAME FIRST/MIDDLE NAMES BORN DIED AGE
001 BAGWELL Pinkney D. 11/25/1842 1/31/1922  
Inez 3/22/1862 1/24/1937  
002 GREEN Zetta R. 2/6/1887 5/12/1959  
Eunice G. 1/28/1886 8/8/1955  
003 ROSS Mary 3/3/1854 1/27/1923  
Epitaph: Gone home by angels hands    Other Info: wife of J. M. ROSS
004 BIBB William Matson 4/6/1849 4/12/1886  
Epitaph: Weep not father and mother for me,  I am waiting in glory for thee.
005 STAMPS Maude 12/17/1878 2/11/1908  
Epitaph: Another gem in the Saviors crown, Another soul in heaven.
006 LEWIS Nina Ross 9/4/1884 9/4/1915  
007 BAGWELL Lester T. 9/26/1877 9/5/1914  
Other Info: son of Alex & Viola BAGWELL
008 BAGWELL Peyton Gilbert 5/3/1844 11/1/1911  
009 DINKINS Robert 5/25/1794 2/22/1877  
010 DINKINS Rebeca 7/7/1794 10/7/1877 83y 3m
Epitaph: A loving wife and mother dear,  A faithful friend lies buried here.
Other Info: wife of Robert DINKINS
011 GILLUM J. Radford none 4/29/1889 49y 6m 17d
Martha V. 1/5/1844 7/13/1932  
Other Info for Martha: wife of J. R. GILLUM
012 BIBB William 1816 1896  
Darusha Dinkins 1819 1895  
Other Info: (a date between them says    Wed. 1843--must be a marriage date)
013 BIBB M. F. 6/12/1870 9/4/1906  
Epitaph: Not lost, but gone before.     In Memory Of
014 FREE Robert J. 5/25/1852 9/16/1902  
Augusta R. 5/1/1851 12/2/1920  
015 FREE Alva H. 1/13/1878 7/26/1878  
Epitaph: Alas how changed that lovely flower,  Which bloomed and cheered our heart,  Far fleeting comforts of an hour:  Too soon were called to part.
Other Info: son of W. R. J. & A. R. FREE
016 TIPPIT Ruby 6/16/1894 11/12/1894  
Epitaph: Lovely babe how brief thy stay,  Short and hasty was thy way,
              Ending soon thy sojourn here,  Pains and grief no more to bear.
Other Info: Inf. dau. of L. S. & I. C. TIPPIT
017 TIPPIT Louise Free 8/25/1901 10/26/1904  
Other Info: (There is a lamb carved on top of the stone, indicating this is a child's stone.  The stone for Ruby TIPPIT had a lamb atop it also.
018 FREE Clay M. 4/17/1885 11/2/1911  
019 TIPPIT Bruce Kenneth 1906 1931  
Inez Free 1874 1930  
Other Info for Bruce Kenneth: Son      Other Info for Inez: Mother
020 FOSTER Mary A. 1/22/1817 10/30/1905  
021 FOSTER Franklin P. 1852 1930  
022 FOSTER Etna Timpa 11/23/1854 11/28/1918  
Epitaph: Her end was peace      Come Ye Blessed        Other Info: wife of F. P. FOSTER
023 FOSTER Robert Rhea 1918 1919  
024 ROSS Flossie G. 11/3/1890 6/29/1924  
025 ROSS Stella Spangler 11/11/1890 7/18/1965  
Vernon R. 7/24/1888 7/1/1958  
Funeral Home Marker for Vernon: born 1889    Milligan-Ridgeway Funeral Home
(Yes, the dates disagree)
026 BROWN Edna Mae Bibb 1874 1940 67y 10m 26d
Epitaph: I have fought a good fight, I have kept the faith.
Other Info: wife of Prince W. BROWN     Married 12/5/1900
Funeral Home Marker: d. 12/16/1940  Speck Funeral Home, Livingston, TN
(age is from funeral home marker)
027 BROWN Prince W. 1874 1963  
Epitaph: I have fought a good fight, I have kept the faith.
Other Info: husband of Edna Mae Bibb    Married 12/5/1900
Funeral Home Marker: d. 10/14/1963  Milligan Service
028 ROSS Elton B. 5/26/1890 9/18/1960  
029 ROSS Willard D. 4/5/1915 5/3/1937  
030 GREEN Louie 4/11/1894 5/20/1968  
Funeral Home Marker:  Miss Louie GREEN 
031 GREEN Charlie M. 1865 1929  
Eva S. 1868 1939  
032 GREEN Mary A. none 6/16/1913 83y 2m 13d
J. C. 1832 none  
Mary's Epitaph: Lord she was Thine and not my own,  Thou hast not done me wrong.
Other Info for Mary: wife of J. C. GREEN
J. C.'s Epitaph: His many virtues form the noblest monument to his memory.
033 GREEN W. H. 7/11/1858 11/15/1911  
Margaret E. 8/10/1861 12/23/1914  
034 GREEN H. Bertram 5/30/1907 5/24/1966  
Epitaph: Not lost to memory, Not lost to love,  But gone to our Father's house above.
Other Info: Father

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