Piper Cemetery
The Piper Cemetery is located across Peyton's Creek from the Bonnie Kemp farm on the old
Piper farm at Graveltown. The cemetery is on top of low hill at edge of big field
approx. 200 yards south from the old abandon house. Only access is by fording creek.
GPS 36-20-646N 85-57-672W
Piper, Tap 14 Oct 1835 - 4 Jul 1914
"Honest man, the noblest work of God"
Piper, Lucinda 8 May 1839 - 6 Jan 1913
"A loving wife a mother dear lies buried here"
Knight, Edgar 1 Oct 1912 - 22 Dec 1913 S/O A.T.& Marinda Knight
"Sleep on dear child and take thy rest in Jesus arms forever blessed"
Note: Smith County marriage records show that Tapley Piper
married Lucinda Willis 13 Nov 1871.
Listed in Smith County Tennessee Cemeteries-North of the Cumberland River page 119.
Copied by Retta Waggoner & Melissa Rose March 29, 2006
