Tate Cemetery

The sandstone slabs that cover several of these gravesites
are unique to this cemetery from any in the county.

Starting in the Northeast corner, North to South: Row 1:

Name Dates Notes Marker Photo No Name       No Name       No Name   Field Stone   No Name   Field Stone   Manes, Laura B. May 11, 1879 – Sept. 30, 1903 Woodmen Circle Memorial   No Name   Field Stone   Unknown Infant   Field Stone   Manes, G. S. (Greenville Spencer Manes) Dec. 10, 1849 – July 14, 1928 At Rest (husb of Mary J. Douglass age 18. Jul 20, 1894)   Stem, Betty (Manes) Feb. 6, 1887 – Mar. 7, 1944 (Bettie Manes age 18 m. L.H. Stem age 22 Feb 26, 1905) (L.H. Stem age 19 m. Ella Graham age 16 Nov 11, 1901)   Stem, Larry C. July 1947 (Only date)     No Name   Field Stone   No Name   Field Stone   No Name   Field Stone   No Name   Field Stone   No Name   Field Stone

Row 2

Name Dates Notes Marker Photo Tapley, Sarah (C.) 1852 - 1925 (wife of Cyrus)   Tapley, Cyrus (G.) 1852 - 1925 (Homemade Concrete Stone)   Blankenship, ? 1903 Field Stone   Blankenship, ? 1904 Field Stone   No Name   Field Stone   Decker, Claud Nov. 27, 1901 – June 18, 1902 Son of C.A.& R. E./Mama and Papa’s darling not dead but sleeping.               No Name   Field Stone     No Name   Field Stone   No Name   Field Stone   No Name   Field Stone   No Name   Field Stone   No Name   Field Stone   No Name   Field Stone   No Name   Field Stone   No Name   Field Stone

Row 3

Name Dates Notes Marker Photo Cannon, James R. Jan. 25, 1852 – Nov. 8, 1883 Aged 31 y, 9m,& 13 d. A Precious one from us is gone, a voice we loved is stilled. A place is vacant in our home Which never can be filled. (Broken, this tombstone is in front of a grave marked with long hewn rocks put together at a slant that looks like a gabled roof.) Husb of Lee, nephew of Margaret Tate.   Cannon, Jimmie Robert Aug. 20, 1880 – July 30, 1882 Beneath this grave in sweet repose, Is laid a Mothers dearest pride, A flower that scarcely had waked to life, And light and beauty, and it died. (Rocks over the grave like that of James R. Cannon.)   Cannon, Infant Dec. 15, 1876 – Dec. 25. 1876 Infant son of J. R. & L. A. Cannon (Very worn, broken stone. Grave is just like the two above.)   Benton, J. A. Died Jan. 21, 1878 In Memory of J. A. Benton/Aged 24 yrs., 5 ms/Where immortal saints reign there we shall meet again. (Rocks over grave as above stated.)   Nichols, James Pursley May 8, 1810 – June 15, 1870 Sacred to the Memory of James Pursley Nichols/ I have been as you are now, You must be as I am now, So prepare to greet your God in peace. (Double built up rock grave with hewn rock covering the graves) Marker Photo Tate, Capt. Abraham Nov. 12, 1836 – Jan. 16, 1877 Comp. G. 3d Reg’t GA Cav./ Silently born away, Patiently yield to death the --- ----. Hopefully leave him in the tomb Until the Lord shall come. At bottom reads T. J. Smith, Fort Smith, AR. (a double built up rock grave same as James Nichols.) Marker Photo Tate, Margaret Died Dec. 22, 1882 Wife of Capt. A. Tate; Aged 80 years (very worn epitaph-unreadable)   Tate, Fannie F. Died Dec. 22, 1882 Aged 12 yrs.(Grave is like that of James Cannon.)   Unmarked Grave   Field Stone   Hickman, Emma July 4, 1849 - Dec. 6, 1903 (wife of George Hickman)   Unmarked Grave   Field Stone   Unmarked Grave   Field Stone   Hickman, George Feb. 8, 1841 – May 9, 1905

Row 4

Name Dates Notes Marker Photo No Marker   Field Stone   No Marker   Field Stone   No Marker   Field Stone   No Marker   Field Stone   No Marker   Field Stone   Schuler, Infants Born June 3, 1884 (only date) Infants of A. (Albert) & M. (Mary) Schuler                                                         Schuler, Mary Died June 13, 1884 Wife of A. Schuler/ Aged 37y 9m 12d

Row 5

Name Dates Notes Marker Photo No Marker   Field Stone   No Marker   Field Stone   No Marker Field Stone     Vosburg, Mary Dec. 5, 1852 – Jan 25, 1923 Mother/ DS Marker Photo Vosburg, Charles C. Jan. 18, 1882 - Jan 16, 1918 Father/ DS Marker Photo No Marker   Field Stone   No Marker   Field Stone   C. ?, Th.? July 25, 1842 – Mar. 17, 1881 Aged 41 y, 7 m, 22 d./ A precious one from us is now gone, A voice we loved is stilled, A place is vacant in our home, which never can be filled. (Broken in 2 pieces, top is very worn, name is unreadable.)   No Marker   Field Stone   No Marker   Field Stone   No Marker   Field Stone   No Marker   Field Stone   No Marker   Field Stone

Row 6

Name Dates Notes Marker Photo Pence, Clarence N. May 4, 1895 – Apr. 26, 1950 (son of Franklin & Mollie)   Johnson, Rebecca A. Jan. 8, 1944 – June 29, 1945     Pence, M. J. Died Feb. 20, 1907 Aged 80 or 86 yrs. Gone from our home but not from our hearts.   Pence, F. E. & M. J. Born & Died Feb. 19, 1907   Budded on Earth to Bloom in Heaven. No Marker   Double Grave from quarried rocks, possibly a third.   No Marker   Field Stone   No Marker   Field Stone   No Marker   Field Stone

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