Gunter Cemetery
South Pittsburg, Tennessee
Inventory of Gunter Cemetery - October 23, 2005
by Dennis Lambert and updated in October and November 21, 2007. New Update June 1, 2013.
Barnes, Jane - May 10, 1861 – June 11, 1926
Barnes, James M. - Aug. 14, 1837 – Aug. 4, 1914
Baugh, John J. – 1876-1939 – “Husband of Lena M. Baugh”
Bostick, Joe – Dec. 12, 1859 – July 2, 1861
Caldwell, Della – 1882-1925 – “Wife of J.E. Caldwell” “Mother”
C., D. – Initials on foot stone inside Carson plots
C., J.M. - Initials on foot stone inside Carson plots
Carson, Mary E. – 1887-1957 – “Mother” - Shares stone with William Carson
Carson, William – 1881-1920 – “Father” - Shares stone with Mary E. Carson
Cox, William B. – Oct. 4, 1925 – Feb. 13, 1927 – “Son of Mr. &Mrs. Brown Cox”
Ellis, Clark – No Dates - CO F 5th TENN CAV. (Civil War Union Vet Stone)
Ellis, Elizy J. – Oct. 3, 1840 – March 29, 1886 – “Wife of Clark Ellis”
Ervin, Daughter – Sept. 2, 1889 – Jan. 28, 1892 – “Daughter of Melvin and Mary Ervin”
Ervin, Daughter – Jan. 17, 1892 – Oct. 10, 1895 – “Daughter of Melvin & Mary Ervin”
Ervin, George S. – Sept. 2, 1889 – Dec. 1, 1890 – “Son of Mel & Mary Ervin”
Ervin, Nora Lee – Nov. 2, 1886 – July 19, 1890 – “Daughter of Mel & Mary Ervin”
Ervin, Mary – Dec. 5, 1867 – No Date - Shares stone with Melvin Ervin
Ervin, Melvin – April 1, 1867 – Jan. 12, 1892 - Shares stone with Mary Ervin
Friel, Edward – Feb. 16, 1858 – April 15, 1921
Friel, William E. – May 10, 1892 – March 7, 1946
Gamble, Martha J. – June 8, 1873 – June 10, 1947
Gibson, Fred – Dec. 23, 1905 – Mar. 17, 1941
Guinn, Jessie – 1841-1937 - Shares stone with Lulla Sutton
Gunter, Augusta, Sr. - c. 1765 - 1843 - Shares stone with Mrs. Augusta Gunter
Gunter, John – 1793-1853 - Shares stone with Lavina Gunter
Gunter, Lavina – 1795 -1849 – Shares stone with John Gunter
Gunter, Mrs. Augusta, Sr. - c. 1765 - 1842 - Shares stone with Augusta Gunter
Gunter, 2 Infants – No Dates – Shares stone with John & Lavina Gunter
Gunter, Louisa A. 1819-1840 – Stone is same for all Gunters
H., D. - Footstone inside walled plots near Gunters
H., A. - Footstone laying loose near Elm Avenue.
Harris, Amanda – Nov. 10, 1853 – Feb. 15, 1911 – “Mother” - Shares stone with William Harris
Harris, William Aug. 15, 1851 – Oct. 2, 1925 - Shares stone with Amanda Harris
Hawk, Eugene – June 28, 1895 – Oct. 26, 1897 - Shares stone with James Hawk, "Children of James & Amanda Hawk"
Hawk, James – Sept. 21, 1907 – Sept. 27, 1907 - Shares stone with Eugene Hawk,
"Children of James & Amanda Hawk"
Hickey, Drucilla – Aug. 14, 1925 – Jan. 25, 1940
Higgins, Mary – 1857-1934
Hill, Mr. George - 18-- 19--
Hill, Mrs. Beckie – Sept. 18, 1879 – Jan. 3, 1954
Hill, T.C. - 1813-1851 – Shared stone with Gunters
Jacoway, James Maurice – March 27, 1904 – Sept. 13, 1904 – “Son of P.C. & M.E. Jacoway”
Lee, Burell – 1847-1916
Lee, Ernest Walter – Oct. 10, 1914 – Oct. 20, 1914 – “Baby” “Son of Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Lee”
Lee, Erman – Nov. 26, 1885 Age 9 Mo., “Son of B. & Mary Lee”
Lee, Herman S. – Mar. 12, 1901 – Oct. 26, 1909
Lee, Infant Son – Feb. 26, 1897 – Feb. 26, 1897 “Infant son of J.T. & B. Lee”
Lee, Joe W. – Oct. 27, 1898 – July 28, 1920 - Shares stone with William L. Lee
Lee, Mary J. Irwin – 1845-1923
Lee, Minnie Bell – Aug. 2, 1894 – Feb. 27, 1896 - "Babe of S.W. & M.L. Lee"
Lee, William L. – Sept. 2, 1907 – July 28, 1920 - Shares stone with Joe W. Lee
Neff, Annie Lee – Jan. 1, 1876 – Dec. 14, 1896 - Age 20 Yrs. 11 Mo 14 Ds., “Wife of J.A. Neff”
Neff, Theresa – Feb. 10, 1896 – Feb. 1, 1898 – “Daughter of J.A. & A.L. Neff “
Newson, Scott – March 15, 1884 - May 15, 1910 – “Lodge No. 220”
Newsom, General Scott – Aug. 17, 1910 – Oct. 29, 1911
Martin, Eunice – Sept. 26, 1915 – Nov. 16, 1918 – “Dau. of Roy & Josie Martin”
Martin, J.L. – Aug. 14, 1836 – Oct. 12, 1903
Martin, Mandie Belle – Dec. 23, 1880 – Sept. 16, 1887 – “Daughter of J.L. & M.A. Martin”
McGraw, Francis – Died 1920, Age 27, “Wife of J.A. McGraw, Mother of Roy & Elma”
Muir, Edith – Apr. 13, 1903 – Nov. 30, 1944 Shares stone with Joseph R. Muir
Muir, Joseph R. – Feb. 14, 1900 – Apr. 23, 1972 - Shares stone with Edith Muir
Palk, Peter - Born Dec. 21, 1824 - Died Mar 21, 1883 - "Our Father"
Note: The Peter Palk grave marker was found in late September 2007 underneath the Gunter obelisk stone during restoration work on Gunter plots stone enclosure. The Palk marker was some years before apparently taken from the cemetery and used to shim the Gunter stone to level. Since there has been work many times done on the cemetery over the last century, it is not likely that information will be found as to who or when the Palk stone was misused. It is also unlikely that we will learn of where in the cemetery it should be placed since there are hundreds of unmarked graves. As a result, Dennis Lambert set the Palk stone on October 13, 2007 over an unused plot near the Gunter stone enclosure. Maybe someday it can actually be placed over Mr. Palk's grave if information or evidence is found to pinpoint the location.
Parker, S.E. – Feb. 20, 1858 – March 4, 1921 - "Wife of John Parker, Sr."
Parton, Willie – Oct. 28, 1880 – May 7, 1881 - "Son of J.R. & Anne Parton"
Pursley, Girdie Lee – March 18, 1880 – July 30, 1881 – “Daughter of J.F. & M.J. Pursley”
Rackler, --cy (Mary Louisa Ashley Rackler) – Aug. 30, 1888 – Sept. 22, 1951 – “Mother” Cement stone chipped off.
Reynolds, Mary Sumantha – Feb. 13, 1844 – Feb. 4, 1905 – “Mother”
Rhodes, Hassell Melvinie – March 30, 1909 – Sept. 21, 1909
Richardson, John Johnston – Apr. 16, 1932 – Dec. 30, 1998
Richardson, Winnie Lee Baugh –Jan. 8, 1905 – Sept. 18, 1945
Riggs, Charles Luther – Aug. 23, 1934 – Oct. 1, 1934
Riggs, Nellie Jane – Oct. 6, 1904 – Aug. 11, 1937
Riggs, Mary E. – Feb. 12, 1922 – July 3, 1932
Robertson, Felix Grant – 1888-1947 - “Father”
Robertson, Lee Anna – 1895-1933 – “Mother”
Rollins, Jim - Dates are chipped off of stone - Shares stone with Okie Rollins
Rollins, Okie – 1868-1945 - Shares stone with Jim Rollins
Samples, Rada R. – 1901-1940 – “Wife” “Mother”
Sampley, George W. – Aug. 22, 1884 – May 7, 1937 – “Father”
Shavers, Janet Louise – 1946-1947
Skipper, J.H. –Sept. 6, 1896 - Age 65 years – “Father”
Smith, Barbara Lee – July 19, 1896 – Oct. 28, 1897 - "Babe of R.G. & B.L. Smith"
Smith, Frank E. – Jan. 31, 1874 – Oct. 23, 1952 – “Father”
Smith, Kager – 1894-1937 – “Father”
Smith, M.C. – Sept. 10, 1836 – Dec. 19, 1903
Smith, Mack K. – June 15, 1937 - TN PVT 8 MOTOR SUP TN. 8 DIV
Smith, William J. – Oct. 20, 1867 – Sept. 26, 1939
Solaman, Ed – June 9, 1900 – June 17, 1902 Shares stone with Leslie Solaman, "Sons of P.A. & E.S. Solaman"
Solaman, Leslie – Oct. 1, 1902 – Feb. 4, 1906 - Shares stone with Ed Solaman, "Sons of P.A. & E.S. Solaman"
Stafford, Little Seagle - May 19 - Jan 26, "1911" "Son of Mr. & Mrs. R.B. Stafford"
Stuart, Bertha – Jan. 16, 1898 – March 6, 1899 - "Daughter of J.S. & A.L. Stuart"
Stuart, May – Dec. 14, 1903 – April 16, 1911
Sutton, Lulla – May 10, 1870 – Mar. 19, 1947 - Shares stone with Jessie Guinn
Swofford, Cloren Mitchel – April 12, 1900 – Nov. 5, 1901
Taphorn, F.L.A. – Nov. 24, 1908 – Apr. 5, 1911 - "Daughter of C.E. & M. Taphorn"
Taphorn, James E. – May 26, 1905 – June 2, 1906
Turney, Lou – Jan. 12, 1880 – Oct. 24, 1917
Turney, Allie – Nov. 15, 1913 – Dec. 18, 1913
Turney, Lillie May – Dec. 29, 1902 – Nov. 10, 1918
Turney, M.A. – Dec. 18, 1905 – April 25, 1906 - "Daughter of H. & L.T. Turney"
Vick, Johnnie – Sept. 22, 1879 – Jan. 13, 1880 - "Son of E.M. & Elizabeth Vick"
W., J. – Initials on foot stone inside limestone walls next to Gunter’s; no headstone
W., J. C. – Initials on foot stone inside limestone walls next to Gunter’s; no headstone
Welch, J.G. – Feb. 22, 1894 – May 3, 1894 - Shares stone with W.G. & L. Welch
Welch, L. – Dec. 2, 1900 – June 8, 1903 - Shares stone with W.G. & J.C. Welch
Welch, Mary – May 25, 1870 – July 14, 1927
Welch, W.G. – Oct. 6, 1890 – Nov. 30, 1890 - Shares stone with J.C. & L. Welch
Williams, Joseph C. – 1824-1895
Woodfin, Gaston C. May 1909 - Apr. 1910 " Son of C. B. & Annie Woodfin"
Woodfin, Wellman W. - Oct 1899 - May 1902 – “Son of C.B. & Annie Woodfin”
Wooten, John – Died: Jan. 8, 1930
Wooten, Mendy - Born 1866 - Died June 6, 1928 "Mother"
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The Gunter Cemetery, pictured above on October 23, 2005, is located near the Chapel on the Hill (old Primitive Baptist Church) near the intersection of Elm Avenue and Eighth Street in South Pittsburg, Tennessee. The graveyard, which contains at least 1008 graves, of which only one in ten are marked, is named after John Gunter, who owned a pre-Civil War home near this location. Mr. Gunter along with several members of his family are buried here.
Photograph by Dennis Lambert
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This section of the land running parallel with Elm Avenue just outside the old concrete posts, which designate the Gunter Cemetery's boundaries, contains several unmarked graves that are evident by depressions in the soil. Bodies within many of these were removed to the Burl Lee Annex in the 1930s after construction on the street forced their removal. It is unknown how many graves are still located outside the boundaries.
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The Gunter family members are buried within the limestone walls pictured above. John Gunter, Lavina Gunter, Louisa Gunter, T. C. Hill and two Gunter infants are buried here. These were the first burials on the grounds.
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Three large oak trees of nearly the same age, size and spacing apart stand near the Gunter family plots and limestone walls, which can be seen in the far background. These trees look to have been planted more than a century before as either property boundary markers or for lining the road leading to the Gunter Plantation. Photograph by Dennis Lambert
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The Gunter family buried within these limestone walls shared a single partically damaged obelisk stone. Peter Palk's stone was found underneath this marker when cut-up in September 2007.
Photograph by Dennis Lambert
On Eighth Street side of the Gunter marker were the inscriptions for John Gunter and Lavina Gunter along birth and death years for each. Photograph by Dennis Lambert
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On the Elm Avenue side of the Gunter family marker was the inscriptions for T. C. Hill and Louisa A. Gunter along birth and death years for each.
Photograph by Dennis Lambert
On the Ninth Street side of the Gunter family marker was the inscription for the two Gunter infants. There were no other inscriptions on this side of the stone. The Cedar Avenue side was not inscribed.
Photograph by Dennis Lambert
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There are four walled in sections of the Gunter Cemetery, which are pictured above. Only the Gunter section has all of its graves marked.
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Time has taken a toll on this once covered infant's grave. Many tombstones and walls within the graveyard are damaged in a similar fashion or now missing all together. This grave belongs to Willie Parton, who died in 1881 and was the infant son of J.R. & Anne Parton.
Photograph by Dennis Lambert
Near Elm Avenue is this Civil War veterans' stone for Clark Ellis, who was a Union Cavalryman during the war. Photograph by Dennis Lambert
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The recently discovered Peter Palk gravestone is pictured left before being set over an unused plot near the recently restored Gunter plots enclosure by Dennis Lambert on October 13, 2007 as seen in picture above.
Photograph by Dennis Lambert
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Workers George Dobson (right) and David Bailey (plaid shirt) with Skyline Monument Company of Woodville, Alabama install the new memorial for Augusta Gunter and family on November 21, 2007 in the Gunter Cemetery in South Pittsburg. The monument and another pictured below were paid for by Bill Boyd and other Gunter descendants.
Photograph by Dennis Lambert
Memorial for Augusta Gunter and family shown here after being installed November 21, 2007 in the Gunter Cemetery in South Pittsburg. The monument and another pictured below were paid for by Bill Boyd and other Gunter descendants. The stone above also marks the previously unmarked graves of Augusta Gunter and his wife.
Photograph by Dennis Lambert
Placed November 21, 2007, the obelisk gravestone above replaced an identical damaged marker that stood here for more than 160 years. The monument and another pictured above were paid for by Bill Boyd and other Gunter descendants.
Photograph by Dennis Lambert
Pictured above is the bronze plaque that is mounted to the new Augusta Gunter and wife marker, which was installed Wednesday, November 21, 2007, in the Gunter Cemetery near the Chapel on the Hill.
Photograph by Dennis Lambert
Names of some individuals buried in Gunter Cemetery that have no marker:
Hookey, Winifred - born and died in 1923
Lynch, George Clinton - circ. 1935, infant.
The cemetery is maintained by the Gunter, Patton & Patton Annex Cemetery Association, Inc, a non-profit organization. If you would like to make a contribution for maintenance of the cemetery grounds, please mail your tax-deductible contribution to:
GP&PACA
Attn: Bob Kellerman
PO Box 380
South Pittsburg, TN
37380
Phone: 1-423-837-7181
Email: [email protected]
