Transcribed and submitted by: Jan J. Barnes & Linda Carpenter
Source: Copies of Original Records
2nd November 1963 - 31st December 1963
Name: Willie B. Jernigan
Died: 2 November 1963
Place of Death: Sumner County, Rural
In Community:
Race or Color: White
Sex: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 59 years
Date of Birth: March 3, 1904
Place of Birth: Sumner County, Tn.
Legal Residence: Sumner County, Portland
Usual Occupation: Retired Merchant
Full Name of Father: Edd Jernigan
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Annie Goostree
Birthplace:
Husband or Wife of: Mrs. Viola Walter Jernigan
Cemetery: Maple Hill
Place of Funeral: Funeral Home
Time of Funeral: 2:30 PM
Date: November 3, 1963
Additional Comments: Member of the Portland First Baptist Church. Surviving
relatives: mother, Mrs. Annie Jernigan, brother Charlie
Jernigan, and sister, Mrs. Nellie Groves all of Portland.
Name: Cora Rickman
Died: 6 November 1963
Place of Death: Sumner County, District 3, Gallatin, Tn.
In Community:
Race or Color: Colored
Sex: Female
Marital Status: Married
Age: 64 years
Date of Birth: November 16, 1898
Place of Birth: Tenn.
Legal Residence: Trousdale County, Tn.
Usual Occupation: Domestic
Full Name of Father: John Johnson
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Martis Johnson
Birthplace:
Husband or Wife of: Orgie Rickman
Cemetery: Church Cemetery, Trousdale County
Place of Funeral:
Time of Funeral: 1 PM
Date: November 10, 1963
Additional Comments:
Name: Christina Story
Died: 11 November 1963
Place of Death: Sumner County, Rural
In Community: 40 years
Race or Color: White
Sex: Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Age: 85 years
Date of Birth: December 25, 1877
Place of Birth: Trousdale County, Tenn.
Legal Residence: Sumner County, Portland
Usual Occupation: Domestic
Full Name of Father: Sam Reed
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Jennie Marshel
Birthplace:
Husband or Wife of:
Cemetery: Maple Hill
Place of Funeral: Funeral Home
Time of Funeral: 2:30 PM
Date: November 13, 1963
Additional Comments: Member of Church of God of Prophesy. Surviving
relatives: 3 sisters, Mrs. Gertie Carr and Dellia
Alexander, both of Mayfield, Ky. Mrs. Cora Fuller
of Portland. 1 brother, John Reed of Oakland, Mich.
Name: Walter Smith Moore
Died: 11 November 1963
Place of Death: Sumner County, District 16
In Community:
Race or Color: White
Sex: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 66 years, 3 months, 8 days
Date of Birth: August 3, 1897
Place of Birth: Sumner County, Tn.
Legal Residence: Sumner County, District 16
Usual Occupation: Retired
Full Name of Father: Hiram Duncan Moore
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Lillie Moore
Birthplace:
Husband or Wife of: Eva Moore
Cemetery: Maple Hill
Place of Funeral: Methodist Church
Time of Funeral: 10 AM, Wednesday
Date: November 13, 1963
Additional Comments: Surviving relatives include 2 sisters, Mrs. E. E.
Person, Gallatin, Mrs. J. L. Boren, Memphis, 2 brothers,
O. M. Moore, Portland and H. D. Moore, Springfield, Tn.
Name: Edd Bratton
Died: 12 November 1963
Place of Death: Sumner County, District 16, Portland
In Community:
Race or Color: Colored
Sex: Male
Marital Status: Single
Age: 75 years
Date of Birth: April 12, 1888
Place of Birth: Tenn.
Legal Residence: Sumner County, District 16, Portland
Usual Occupation: Farmer
Full Name of Father: Sam Bratton
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Ella Groves
Birthplace:
Husband or Wife of:
Cemetery: Scattersville
Place of Funeral: New Hope Baptist
Time of Funeral: 1 PM
Date: November 15, 1963
Additional Comments:
Name: James R. Buck
Died: 13 November 1963
Place of Death: Sumner County, Portland, Tn.
In Community:
Race or Color: White
Sex: Male
Marital Status: Divorced
Age: 79 years
Date of Birth: January 28, 1884
Place of Birth: Sumner County, Tn.
Legal Residence: Sumner County, Portland, Tn.
Usual Occupation: Farming
Full Name of Father: Mathew Buck
Birthplace: Va.
Mother's Maiden Name: Marther Cron
Birthplace: Sumner County, Tn.
Husband or Wife of:
Cemetery: Pleasant Hill
Place of Funeral: Pleasant Hill
Time of Funeral: 2 PM Friday
Date:
Additional Comments:
Name: Vera M. Briggs
Died: 15 November 1963
Place of Death: Portland, Sumner County, District 16
In Community:
Race or Color: White
Sex: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 76 years
Date of Birth: March 4, 1887
Place of Birth: Robertson County, Tn.
Legal Residence: Sumner County, District 16, Portland
Usual Occupation: House wife
Full Name of Father: Henry Briggs
Birthplace: Robertson County, Tn.
Mother's Maiden Name: Martha Dorris
Birthplace: Robertson County, Tn.
Husband or Wife of:
Cemetery: Greenbriar Cemetery
Place of Funeral: Funeral Home
Time of Funeral: 1 PM
Date: November 16, 1963
Additional Comments: Member of Gideon Methodist Church, Greenbriar, Tn.
Survived by 4 brothers, Ollie and Birtie Briggs of
Portland, C. L. Briggs, White House, Tn., and Ira
Briggs, Nashville, Tn.
Name: Nolia Elizabeth Holman
Died: 15 November 1963
Place of Death: Macon County, District 2, Rural
In Community: Life
Race or Color: White
Sex: Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Age: 85 years
Date of Birth: April 9, 1878
Place of Birth: Macon County, Tn.
Legal Residence: Macon County, Westmoreland, Tn., District 2
Usual Occupation: Domestic
Full Name of Father: Thompson Cole
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Rendy Grainger
Birthplace:
Husband or Wife of:
Cemetery: Eulia
Place of Funeral: Oakdale General Baptist
Time of Funeral: 11 AM, Sunday
Date: November 17, 1963
Additional Comments:
Name: Charles Edward Legge
Died: 16 November 1963
Place of Death: Gallatin, Sumner County, Tn.
In Community: Life
Race or Color: White
Sex: Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Age: 75 years
Date of Birth: June 28, 1888
Place of Birth: Sumner County, Tn.
Legal Residence: Sumner County, Tn., Portland
Usual Occupation: Retired Farmer
Full Name of Father: Huston Legge
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Katie Hudson
Birthplace:
Husband or Wife of:
Cemetery: Maple Hill
Place of Funeral: Funeral Home
Time of Funeral: 2:30 PM, Sunday
Date: November 17, 1963
Additional Comments: Member Hall Town General Baptist Church; Member of Cherry
Mound Masonic Lodge. Survivors: son, Paul Legge of Portland,
sisters, Mrs. Lula Wilkinson, Mrs. Gladys Latimer, Mrs. Zora
Palmer, all of Cottontown; Mrs. Delma Armstrong of Portland,
Mrs. Ruth Cable of Madison, Tn. Brother, Lester Legge of
Portland.
Name: Jennie Clark Wilkinson
Died: November 16, 1963
Place of Death: Davidson County, Tn.
In Community:
Race or Color:
Sex: Female
Marital Status: Married
Age: 77 years
Date of Birth: May 12, 1886
Place of Birth: Simpson County, Ky.
Legal Residence: Sumner County, Portland, Tn., District 16
Usual Occupation: Housewife
Full Name of Father: John Clark
Birthplace: Unknown
Mother's Maiden Name: Hannah Cothron
Birthplace: Macon County, Tn.
Husband or Wife of: Howard Wilkinson
Cemetery: Maple Hill
Place of Funeral: Funeral Home
Time of Funeral: 1:30, Tuesday
Date:
Additional Comments: Member of the Methodist Church and Eastern Star.
Name: J. C. Stinson
Died: (no day given, tombstone has 15) November 1963
Place of Death: Indianapolis, Ind.
In Community: 11 years
Race or Color:
Sex:
Marital Status:
Age:
Date of Birth: May 17, 1933
Place of Birth: Sumner County, Tn.
Legal Residence: Lawrence, Ind.
Usual Occupation: Factory Worker
Full Name of Father: Charley Stinson
Birthplace: Sumner County, Tn.
Mother's Maiden Name: Gennie Key
Birthplace: Sumner County, Tn.
Husband or Wife of: Minnie Stinson
Cemetery: Union Hill
Place of Funeral: Union Hill Church
Time of Funeral: 2 PM, Monday
Date:
Additional Comments: Shipped in from Indianapolis
Name: Alyce Lorene Venters
Died: 20 November 1963
Place of Death: Sumner County, Portland
In Community:
Race or Color: White
Sex: Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Age: 75 years
Date of Birth: October 20, 1888
Place of Birth: Sumner County, Tn.
Legal Residence: Sumner County, Portland
Usual Occupation: Domestic
Full Name of Father: John W. McNeely
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Eunice Jane Garrett
Birthplace:
Husband or Wife of:
Cemetery: Maple Hill
Place of Funeral: Funeral Home
Time of Funeral: 2 PM, Saturday
Date: November 23, 1963
Additional Comments: Member Presbyterian Church & Order of Eastern Star
of Cincinatti.
Name: Neelie Jane Gillihan
Died: 28 November 1963
Place of Death: Sumner County, District 14, Portland
In Community: Life
Race or Color: White
Sex: Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Age:
Date of Birth: April 19, 1883
Place of Birth: Ohio
Legal Residence: Sumner County, District 14, Portland
Usual Occupation: Housewife
Full Name of Father: George Williams
Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Maiden Name: Sarah McQuiston
Birthplace: Ohio
Husband or Wife of: John Harvey Gillihan
Cemetery: Hall Town
Place of Funeral: Hall Town
Time of Funeral: 2 PM
Date: November 30, 1963
Additional Comments:
Name: Martha Groves
Died: 29 November 1963
Place of Death: Sumner County, Rural
In Community: 1 day
Race or Color: White
Sex: Female
Marital Status: Single
Age: 84 years
Date of Birth: March 8, 1879
Place of Birth: Robertson County, Tn.
Legal Residence: Robertson County, District 1, Portland
Usual Occupation: Domestic
Full Name of Father: Bennett Groves
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Mary Wright
Birthplace:
Husband or Wife of:
Cemetery: Cummings Cemetery, Robertson County, Tn.
Place of Funeral: Funeral Home
Time of Funeral: 2 PM, Sunday
Date: December 1, 1963
Additional Comments:
Name: Joseph Eccleston Flanigan
Died: 30 November 1963
Place of Death: Sumner County, District 16, Portland, Tn.
In Community:
Race or Color: White
Sex: Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Age: 83 years
Date of Birth: June 16, 1880
Place of Birth: Overton, Tn.
Legal Residence: Sumner County, Portland, Tn.
Usual Occupation: watch maker, photog.
Full Name of Father: George Washington Flanigan
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Elizabeth Garret
Birthplace:
Husband or Wife of:
Cemetery: Old Zion
Place of Funeral: Funeral Home
Time of Funeral: 10 AM, Monday
Date: December 2, 1963
Additional Comments: Survivors: son, Hugo E. Flanigan, South Haven, Michigan,
son, Joseph M. Flanigan, Portland; daughter, Mrs. Floyd
T. Hunter, Portland.
Name: James O'Neal
Died: 30 November 1963
Place of Death: Hopkinsville, Ky.
In Community: Life
Race or Color: White
Sex: Male
Marital Status: Divorced
Age: 60 years
Date of Birth: March 4
Place of Birth: Sumner County, Tn.
Legal Residence: Allen County, Adolphus, Ky.
Usual Occupation: Farming
Full Name of Father: James T. O'Neal
Birthplace: Sumner County, Tn.
Mother's Maiden Name: Nellie Carter
Birthplace: Sumner County, Tn.
Husband or Wife of:
Cemetery: Wolf Cemetery
Place of Funeral: Oak Grove
Time of Funeral: 11 AM, Monday
Date:
Additional Comments:
Name: Ola Esther Briggs
Died: 30 November 1963
Place of Death: Sumner County, Rural
In Community:
Race or Color: White
Sex: Female
Marital Status: Married
Age: 78 years
Date of Birth: May 5, 1885
Place of Birth: Robertson County, Tn.
Legal Residence: Sumner County, Portland
Usual Occupation: Domestic
Full Name of Father: Thomas L. Cook
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Emaline Baggett
Birthplace:
Husband or Wife of: Birtie G. Briggs
Cemetery: Bethlehem, Robertson County, Tn.
Place of Funeral: Bethlehem
Time of Funeral: 1 PM, Monday
Date: December 2, 1963
Additional Comments: Member Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church
Name: Thomas Tilford Chandler
Died: 7 December 1963
Place of Death: Sumner County, District 14, Portland
In Community:
Race or Color: White
Sex: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 75 years
Date of Birth: July 16, 1888
Place of Birth: Tenn.
Legal Residence: Sumner County, District 13, Portland
Usual Occupation: Farmer
Full Name of Father: James Chandler
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Mollie
Birthplace:
Husband or Wife of: Alma Chandler
Cemetery: Sherron
Place of Funeral: Funeral Home
Time of Funeral: 1 PM
Date: December 9, 1963
Additional Comments:
Name: Robert Franklin (Bob) Freeland
Died: 9 December 1963
Place of Death: Sumner County, Portland
In Community: Life
Race or Color: White
Sex: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 74 years
Date of Birth: September 9, 1889
Place of Birth: Sumner County, Tn.
Legal Residence: Sumner County, Portland
Usual Occupation: Retired Farmer
Full Name of Father: Wade T. Freeland
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Lou Barber
Birthplace:
Husband or Wife of: Georgie Brizendine Freeland
Cemetery: Maple Hill
Place of Funeral: Funeral Home
Time of Funeral: 1 PM, Wednesday
Date: December 11, 1963
Additional Comments:
Name: Emma Dunn
Died: 9 December 1963
Place of Death: Sumner County, District 14, Portland
In Community:
Race or Color: White
Sex: Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Age: 87 years
Date of Birth: June 14, 1876
Place of Birth: Tenn.
Legal Residence: Sumner County, District 16, Portland
Usual Occupation: Domestic
Full Name of Father: Elijah S___ (writing cut off page, probably Summers)
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Sarah Summers
Birthplace:
Husband or Wife of: Ed Dunn
Cemetery: Meguiar
Place of Funeral: Funeral Home
Time of Funeral: 2:30 PM
Date: December 11, 1963
Additional Comments:
Name: Lou Cynda Colley
Died: 11 December 1963
Place of Death: Davidson County, Nashville, Tn.
In Community:
Race or Color: White
Sex: Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Age: 89 years
Date of Birth: December 6, 1874
Place of Birth: Tenn.
Legal Residence: Sumner County, Portland
Usual Occupation:
Full Name of Father: Elmore Denning
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Lucy Brizendine
Birthplace:
Husband or Wife of: Charles E. Colley
Cemetery: Maple Hill
Place of Funeral: Funeral Home
Time of Funeral: 2 PM, Friday
Date:
Additional Comments: Survivors include 1 son, William E. Colley of
Madison, Tn., 1 sister, Mrs. Walter Butt of
Franklin, Ky.
Name: Jessie Harris Dorris
Died: 20 December 1963
Place of Death: Sumner County, Rural
In Community:
Race or Color: White
Sex: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 73 years
Date of Birth: September 17, 1890
Place of Birth: Sumner County, Tn.
Legal Residence: Sumner County, Portland
Usual Occupation: Retired Saw Mill
Full Name of Father: William Dorris
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Betty Robinson
Birthplace:
Husband or Wife of: Mrs. May Hooper Dorris
Cemetery: Old Brush
Place of Funeral: Funeral Home
Time of Funeral: 1:30 PM, Sunday
Date: December 22, 1963
Additional Comments:
Name: John Earl Montgomery
Died: 21 December 1963
Place of Death: Sumner County, District 16, Portland
In Community: Life
Race or Color: White
Sex: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age:
Date of Birth: March 13, 1883
Place of Birth: Sumner County, Tn.
Legal Residence: Sumner County, District 16, Portland
Usual Occupation:
Full Name of Father: John Charles Montgomery
Birthplace: Mass.
Mother's Maiden Name: Isabelle Smart
Birthplace: Unknown
Husband or Wife of: Catherine Montgomery
Cemetery: Maple Hill
Place of Funeral: Funeral Home
Time of Funeral: 2 PM, Monday
Date: December 23, 1963
Additional Comments: Member Portland Church of Christ
Name: Margaret Anna Moore
Died: 22 December 1963
Place of Death: Sumner County, Rural
In Community: 2 years
Race or Color: White
Sex: Female
Marital Status: Married
Age:
Date of Birth: December 26, 1882
Place of Birth: Robertson County, Tn.
Legal Residence: Sumner County, Portland
Usual Occupation: Domestic
Full Name of Father: William Empson
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Rebecca Barry
Birthplace:
Husband or Wife of: John Moore
Cemetery: Maple Hill
Place of Funeral: Funeral Home
Time of Funeral: 10:30 AM, Tuesday
Date: December 24, 1963
Additional Comments:
Name: James Alfred Durham
Died: 26 December 1963
Place of Death: Indianapolis
In Community: 35 years
Race or Color: White
Sex:
Marital Status:
Age: 68 years
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth: Sumner County, Tn.
Legal Residence: Indianapolis
Usual Occupation: Retired Farmer
Full Name of Father: Grand Durham
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Mattie Sherron
Birthplace:
Husband or Wife of:
Cemetery: Sherron
Place of Funeral: Funeral Home
Time of Funeral: 10:00 AM, Monday
Date: December 30, 1963
Additional Comments: Shipped in from Sterling Funeral Home
Name: Anthony Talmadge Troutt
Died: 31 December 1963
Place of Death: Sumner County, District 14, Portland
In Community: Life
Race or Color: White
Sex: Male
Marital Status: Married
Age: 66
Date of Birth: November 26, 1897
Place of Birth: Tenn.
Legal Residence: Sumner County, District 16, Portland
Usual Occupation: Cabinet Maker
Full Name of Father: Edward D. Troutt
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Lillie B. Thomerson
Birthplace:
Husband or Wife of:
Cemetery: Maple Hill
Place of Funeral: Funeral Home
Time of Funeral: 1:30 PM, Thursday
Date: January 2, 1974
Additional Comments:
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