Transcribed and submitted by: Jan Johnson Barnes & Linda Carpenter
Source: Copies of Original Records
28th April 1945 - 28th October 1947
Full Name: Charles Brown Died: Place of Death: In Community: Race or Color: Sex: Marital Status: Age: Date of Birth: Place of Birth: Legal Residence: Rte. #3, Bethpage, TN. Usual Occupation: Full Name of Father: Charlie Brown Birthplace: Mother's Maiden Name: Nell Birthplace: Husband or Wife of: Cemetery: Place of Funeral: Time of Funeral: Date: Additional Comments: Parents are listed as living near Providence
Full Name: William Hester Died: Place of Death: In Community: Race or Color: Sex: Marital Status: Age: Date of Birth: Place of Birth: Legal Residence: Usual Occupation: Full Name of Father: Birthplace: Mother's Maiden Name: Birthplace: Husband or Wife of: Bessie Cemetery: Maple Hill Place of Funeral: Time of Funeral: 10:30 A.M., Friday Date: April 25 Additional Comments: No other additional information was listed regarding death date, age, etc. Full Name: PFC Roy Von Johns Died: 28 April, 1945 Place of Death: In Community: Race or Color: Sex: Marital Status: Age: 23 years Date of Birth: Nov. 5, 1921 Place of Birth: Legal Residence: Usual Occupation: Full Name of Father: Den Johns Birthplace: Mother's Maiden Name: {Alma} Birthplace: Husband or Wife of: Cemetery: Martin's Chapel Place of Funeral: Martin's Chapel Time of Funeral: 2 p.m. Date: Additional Comments: Entered Service Dec. 2, 1942 - overseas April, 1943, Phillipine Islands. Wounded April 27 & died on 28th. Full Name: Pvt. Roy Minnis, Jr. Died: 6 September 1945 Place of Death: Phillipine Islands In Community: Race or Color: White Sex: Male Marital Status: Single Age: 19 years Date of Birth: Aug. 14, 1926 Place of Birth: Sumner, TN. Legal Residence: Usual Occupation: Full Name of Father: Roy Minnis, Sr. Birthplace: Mother's Maiden Name: Birtie Roberts (deceased) stepmother-Sadie Bell Birthplace: Husband or Wife of: Cemetery: Boiling Springs Place of Funeral: Boiling Springs Church Time of Funeral: 2 P.M., Friday Date: July 22 Additional Comments: Full Name: Catherleen Hudson Died: 18 April 1947, 12:20 A.M. Place of Death: SumnerCounty, 3rd District, Gallatin In Community: 20 years Race or Color: Colored Sex: Female Marital Status: Married Age: 25 years, 1 month Date of Birth: March 18, 1922 Place of Birth: Sumner, TN. Legal Residence: Sumner, TN., 3rd district, Gallatin Usual Occupation: Domestic Full Name of Father: George Smith Birthplace: Sumner, TN.. Mother's Maiden Name: Georgia Gibson Birthplace: Trousdale County, TN. Husband or Wife of: William T. Hudson Cemetery: Gallatin Place of Funeral: Time of Funeral: 2:30 P.M., Saturday Date: April 19, 1947 Additional Comments: Full Name: Mollie Sarah Barber Died: 21 April 47, 3 P.M. Place of Death: Sumner County, District 14, Rural In Community: Life Race or Color: White Sex: Female Marital Status: Widowed Age: 80 years, 6 months, 20 days Date of Birth: Oct. 1, 1866 Place of Birth: Sumner, TN. Legal Residence: Usual Occupation: Full Name of Father: Birthplace: Mother's Maiden Name: Birthplace: Husband or Wife of: Cemetery: Place of Funeral: Mt. Pleasant Time of Funeral: 11 A.M., Wednesday Date: April 23, 1947 Additional Comments: Full Name: William Henry Rigsby Died: 25 April 1947, 10:15 A.M. Place of Death: Davidson Co., Nashville, Tn. In Community: 32 yrs. Race or Color: White Sex: Male Marital Status: Married Age: 76 years, 2 months, 24 days Date of Birth: Feb. 1, 1891 Place of Birth: RobertsonCounty, TN. Legal Residence: Sumner County, TN., 16th District Usual Occupation: Recorder Full Name of Father: David Rigsby Birthplace: Robertson County, TN. Mother's Maiden Name: Myra Payne Birthplace: Robertson County, TN. Husband or Wife of: Bertha Francis Rigsby Cemetery: Maple Hill Place of Funeral: Baptist Church Time of Funeral: 2:30 P.M. Date: April 26, 1947 Additional Comments: Full Name: Coy Herman Callis Died: 27 April 1947, 2:45 P.M. Place of Death: Sumner County, District 14, Rural In Community: Life Race or Color: White Sex: Male Marital Status: Married Age: 24 years, 10 months, 18 days Date of Birth: June 9, 1922 Place of Birth: Sumner County, TN. Legal Residence: Sumner County, TN., District 14, Ft. Head Usual Occupation: Construction work Full Name of Father: William Callis Birthplace: Sumner County, TN. Mother's Maiden Name: Beulah Bell Wheeler Birthplace: Jackson, TN. Husband or Wife of: Lassie Callis Cemetery: Old Brush Place of Funeral: Gallatin, TN. Time of Funeral: 2 P.M. Date: April 29, 1947 Additional Comments: Full Name: Edward Allen Vanatta Died: 1947 Place of Death: In Community: Race or Color: Sex: Marital Status: Age: Date of Birth: Place of Birth: Legal Residence: Usual Occupation: Full Name of Father: James Leverette Vanatta Birthplace: Mother's Maiden Name: Bessie Mai White Birthplace: Husband or Wife of: Cemetery: Maple Hill Place of Funeral: Time of Funeral: Date: Additional Comments: No information listed on the front side of the record. Parents names were listed on the back. Full Name: Dorothy Elizabeth Hendricks Died: 30 April 1947, 6:17 P.M. Place of Death: Sumner County, TN., District 16, Rural In Community: 38 years Race or Color: White Sex: Female Marital Status: Married Age: 82 years, 3 months, 25 days Date of Birth: Jan. 5, 1865 Place of Birth: Sumner County, TN. Legal Residence: Sumner County, TN., District 16, Portland Usual Occupation: Domestic Full Name of Father: John Henry Roney Birthplace: Sumner County, TN. Mother's Maiden Name: Bettie Austin Birthplace: Sumner County, TN. Husband or Wife of: A.S. Hendricks Cemetery: Maple Hill Place of Funeral: Baptist Church Time of Funeral: 3 P.M. Date: May 1, 1947 Additional Comments:
Full Name: Cynthia Hall Gregory Died: 9 May 1947, 1:30 P.M. Place of Death: Sumner County, TN., District 13 In Community: 27 yrs. Race or Color: Sex: Marital Status: Age: Date of Birth: Dec. 10, 1872 Place of Birth: Trousdale County, TN. Legal Residence: Sumner County, TN., District 13, Portland Usual Occupation: Domestic Full Name of Father: Landon Carter Birthplace: Unknown Mother's Maiden Name: Unknown [Sarah W. Gregory] Birthplace: Unknown Husband or Wife of: Davis Gregory Cemetery: Neal Graveyard Place of Funeral: Antioch Church Time of Funeral: 11 A.M., Sunday Date: May 11 Additional Comments:
Full Name: Laura Neal Woodward Died: 11 May 1947, 1:45 P.M. Place of Death: Sumner County, TN., District 16, Portland In Community: 75 years Race or Color: White Sex: Female Marital Status: Widowed Age: 75 years, 10 months, 2 days Date of Birth: July 9, 1871 Place of Birth: Sumner County, TN. Legal Residence: Usual Occupation: Full Name of Father: Birthplace: Mother's Maiden Name: Birthplace: Husband or Wife of: Cemetery: Maple Hill Place of Funeral: Funeral Home Time of Funeral: 2:30 P.M. Date: May 12 Additional Comments: Full Name: Sallie Jane Groves Died: 14 May 1947, 10:00 A.M. Place of Death: SumnerCo.,TN., District 16, Rural In Community: 1 mo. Race or Color: Colored Sex: Female Marital Status: Widowed Age: 76 years, 9 months, 10 days Date of Birth: Aug. 4, 1870 Place of Birth: Sumner County, TN. Legal Residence: Sumner County, TN., Cottontown, District 16 Usual Occupation: Domestic Full Name of Father: Charlie Brown Birthplace: Unknown Mother's Maiden Name: Joanna Birthplace: Unknown Husband or Wife of: Cemetery: Place of Funeral: Friendship Time of Funeral: 2 P.M., Friday Date: Additional Comments: Full Name: Charles Henry Cox Died: 20 May 1947, 10 A.M. Place of Death: Sumner County, TN., District 14, Rural In Community: Life Race or Color: White Sex: Male Marital Status: Married Age: 32 years, 10 months, 29 days Date of Birth: June 22, 1914 Place of Birth: Sumner County, TN. Legal Residence: Sumner County, TN., District 14, Fountain Head Usual Occupation: Merchant Full Name of Father: John Thomas Cox Birthplace: Jackson, TN. Mother's Maiden Name: Nora Mabry Birthplace: Sumner County, TN. Husband or Wife of: Mildred Harvey Cox Cemetery: Maple Hill Place of Funeral: Chestnut Grove Church Time of Funeral: Date: Additional Comments: Full Name: Sarah Bell Tarrents Died: 3 June 1947, 7:30 A.M. Place of Death: Davidson County, Nashville, Tn. In Community: 36 yrs. Race or Color: White Sex: Female Marital Status: Married Age: 73 years, 8 months, 20 days Date of Birth: Sept. 13, 1873 Place of Birth: Wilson County, TN. Legal Residence: Sumner County, Cottontown, TN. Usual Occupation: Domestic Full Name of Father: William Adamson Birthplace: Wilson County, TN. Mother's Maiden Name: Parthenia Truett Birthplace: Wilson County, TN. Husband or Wife of: W. E. Tarrents Cemetery: Hall Town Place of Funeral: Mt. Pleasant Time of Funeral: 2:00 P.M. Date: June 5, 1947 Additional Comments: Full Name: Deborah Canzady Gant Died: 11 June 1947, 2:30 P.M. Place of Death: Sumner County, TN., District 13 In Community: Life Race or Color: White Sex: Female Marital Status: Married Age: 54 years, 1 month, 15 days Date of Birth: April 26, 1893 Place of Birth: Sumner County, TN. Legal Residence: Sumner County, TN. District 13, Portland Usual Occupation: Housekeeping Full Name of Father: R. A. Sewart Birthplace: Sumner County, TN. Mother's Maiden Name: Elizah Perdue Birthplace: Sumner County, TN. Husband or Wife of: Virgil Gant Cemetery: Corinth Place of Funeral: Corinth Church Time of Funeral: 1:00 P.M. Date: June 13, 1947 Additional Comments: Full Name: Minnie L. Durham Died: 10 July 1947, 12:30 A.M. Place of Death: Sumner County, TN, District 16, Rural In Community: 5 years Race or Color: White Sex: Female Marital Status: Married Age: 65 years, 2 months, 8 days Date of Birth: May 2, 1882 Place of Birth: Allen County, KY. Legal Residence: Sumner County, TN., District 16, Portland Usual Occupation: Domestic Full Name of Father: Willie Land Birthplace: Unknown Mother's Maiden Name: Millie Graves Birthplace: Sumner County, TN. Husband or Wife of: J.E. Durham Cemetery: Fairfield Place of Funeral: Fairfield Church Time of Funeral: 2 P.M. Date: July 11 Additional Comments:
Full Name: James Wilson McDole Died: 31 July 1947, 4:00 P.M. Place of Death: Sumner County, TN., District 12, Westmoreland In Community: 77 years Race or Color: White Sex: Male Marital Status: Widowed Age: 77 years, 4 months, 30 days Date of Birth: March 2, 1870 Place of Birth: Sumner County, TN. Legal Residence: Sumner County, TN., District 12, Westmoreland Usual Occupation: Retired Railroader Full Name of Father: Andy McDole Birthplace: Sumner County, TN. Mother's Maiden Name: Unknown Birthplace: Unknown Husband or Wife of: Cemetery: Pleasant Grove Place of Funeral: Methodist Church Time of Funeral: 2 P.M. Date: August 2, 1947 Additional Comments:
Full Name: Elizabeth Armstrong Traughber Died: 20 August 1947, 1:00 P.M. Place of Death: Sumner County, TN., District 16 In Community: Race or Color: Sex: Marital Status: Age: 34 Date of Birth: Place of Birth: Legal Residence: Sumner County, TN., District 16 Usual Occupation: housewife Full Name of Father: Norman Armstrong Birthplace: Mother's Maiden Name: Georgia Jones Birthplace: Husband or Wife of: Thurman Traughber Cemetery: Place of Funeral: Time of Funeral: Date: Additional Comments:
Full Name: General Price Meador Died: 11 October 1947 Place of Death: Sumner County, TN., District 16, Portland In Community: 30 years Race or Color: White Sex: Male Marital Status: Married Age: 73 years, 4 months, 21 days Date of Birth: May 20, 1874 Place of Birth: Simpson County, KY. Legal Residence: Sumner County, TN., District 16, Portland Usual Occupation: Retired Farmer Full Name of Father: George Cotton Meador Birthplace: Simpson County, KY. Mother's Maiden Name: D. Hammond Birthplace: Simpson County, KY. Husband or Wife of: Lizzie Thompson Meador Cemetery: Maple Hill Place of Funeral: Baptist Church, Portland Time of Funeral: 3 P.M. Sunday Date: October 12 Additional Comments:
Full Name: Nancy Jane White Died: 24 October 1947, 7:00 A.M. Place of Death: Sumner County, TN., District 13, Rural In Community: 25 years Race or Color: White Sex: Female Marital Status: Widowed Age: 79 years, 1 month, 22 days Date of Birth: September 2, 1868 Place of Birth: Macon County, TN. Legal Residence: Sumner County, TN., Portland Usual Occupation: Domestic Full Name of Father: Unknown Birthplace: Unknown Mother's Maiden Name: Ollie King Birthplace: Macon County, TN. Husband or Wife of: Cemetery: Maple Hill Place of Funeral: Woods Chapel Time of Funeral: 2:00 P.M. Date: October 25, 1947 Additional Comments:
Full Name: Milton Etherly Widick Died: 28 October 1947, 2:10 P.M. Place of Death: Robertson County, District 11, Rural In Community: Life Race or Color: White Sex: Male Marital Status: Married Age: 77 years, 7 months, 24 days Date of Birth: March 4, 1870 Place of Birth: Robertson County, TN. Legal Residence: Robertson County, TN. District 11 Usual Occupation: Farmer Full Name of Father: John Widick Birthplace: Robertson County, TN. Mother's Maiden Name: Octavine Doe Birthplace: Robertson County, TN. Husband or Wife of: Rosa Widick Cemetery: Pleasant Grove Place of Funeral: Pleasant Grove Time of Funeral: 1:30 P.M. Date: October 30, 1947 Additional Comments:
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