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Greathouse Cemetery

Contributed by Jean Caddel

 

The cemetery is in good condition although several stones have been broken. For additional information on the Greathouse Community, please return to our home page and look in Ghost Towns and Communities.

Name

Birth & Death Dates

Additional Information

[Nancy Caroline Sims]

[1828 - 1882]

Footstone

John T. Lathan [m]

Nov. 14, 1877 - Jan. 6, 1893

Son of J. B. & N. C.

Everett H. Jolly

March 14, 1894 - 1894

"        "      "

Talmage Bailey

Aug. 7, 1882 - [1882]

Susan M. Cecil

April 1, 1848 - April 1, 1881

dau S. W. & M. J. [broken]
David B. Bailey

 1860 - 1885

[rest not legible]
David E. Bailey

May 23, 1880 - July 1881

son D. B. & E. V. A.
S. L. Beckum

Nov. 5, 1890 - Aug. 25, 1892

[broken stone]

No name

No dates

Wooden cross
Underwood Dawson
[died young - 1882]
[son M.J.D. & I.F.] Most of inscription not legible
Fannie Dawson
Aug. 5, 1885 - age 1 yr 3 mos
dau J. E. & Jennie
Orr B. [Obie]
died.Oct. 10, 1887
son R. L. & J. M.
Smith infant
d Sept 26, 1888 age 1 yr 1 mo 22 days
son R. L. & [J. M.]
Martha A. [V] Hillard

Feb 19, 1826 - July 7, 1892

Rachel Bailey
June 28, 1853 0 Dec. 27, 1890
wife H. Bailey
Infant Bailey
died Oct 28, 1890 age 1 day
son H. & R.Bailey
Rosettie C. Laney
Oct. 3, 1864 - May 30, 1896
wife of J. W.
John S. Layne
July 11, 1854 - Oct. 6, 1894       40 yrs 2 mos 25 dys
Ida Elizabeth Hollingsworth
Nov. 23, 1882 - May 31, 1895
dau J. T. & S. J.
Mattie Pearl Harris
Dec. 20, 1876 - Apr. 20, 1896
dau J. T. & S. J.
W. T. Cock
Feb. 24, 1873 - Feb. 4, 1892
born Henry Co. Ga.
Willis Atkins
Jan. 18, 1892 - Nov. 1, 1894
son W. T. & L. A.
O. L. Carnes
Dec. 6, 1889 - Aug.4, 1895
son E. M. & M. T.
Florah Atkins
Jan,. 23, 1895 - Aug. 14, 1890
dau W. T. & L. A.
[Pearl Hooser]
[1899 - 1901]
Footstone only P. H.
Octavia Hooser
May 11 [1863] - June 1, [1945]
Martha Elizabeth Hooser
Oct [1890] - Jan 30, 1895
broken several pieces
Newton W. Hooser
Nov. 2, 1886 - Nov. 26, 1931
Pvt Tx 165 Depot Brig.
M. A. W.
Footstone near Hooser stones
Mrs. L. C. Adams
Oct. 21, 1847 - Aug. 18, 1899
wife G. W.
Johnnie J. Dawson
Dec. 6, 1887 - Oct. 3, 1899
dau J. E. & E. J.
Benjamin Day
Jan. 6, 1892 - Sep. 3, 1898
Kitie Abernathy
May 13, 1833 - Nov. 9, 1898
Hand engraved - broken stone
W. W. Pruitt
Sept. 11, 1828 - Apr. 26, 1901
Thomas H. Tibey
1833 - 1913 [scratched on base]
husband Mary Frances
Mary Francis Tirey
Mar 22, 1837 - Aug 12, 1902 aged 65 yrs 4 mo 20 days
wife of Thomas
Annie Woodard
July 30, 1865 - Sept. 8, 1897
wife J. W. Woodard [broken]
Infant Woodard
b/d Aug. 28, 1897
son J. W. & Annie
Roy Pruitt
Nov. 14, 1902 - Aug. 23, 1906
son G. W. & Pearl
John I. Campbell
Feb. 5, 1887 - Feb. 6, 1901
son J. F. & M. J.
Dewitte Talmage Tirey
May 25, 1894 - Oct. 1, 1906 12 yrs 4 mos 16 dys
son C. H. & L. A.
Royal E. Taylor
Apr. 21, 1906 - Jun 22, 1906
son L. L. & Blanmche

The following not found but were read at an earlier inventory.

J. F. Beckner 1852 - 1903
Zedna Flanagan 1863 - 1891  stone missing
James Holleman Jul. 16, 1890 [one date] son of J. J. & Joann
May Bell Holleman Feb. 12, 1904 [one date] dau J. J. & Joann
William Latham 1827 - 1891  stone missing

The most recent burial in this cemetery:

Terrill Shane Smith - 1959 - 2001
[has Wayne Boze Funeral Home Marker]


 

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