Transcribed and submitted by: Jan Johnson Barnes & Linda Carpenter
Source: Copies of Original Records
8th April 1954 - 22nd June 1954
Name: William Marion Smalwood
Died: 8 April 1954
Place of Death: Sumner Co., TN., District 14, Rural In Community: Life
Race or Color: White
Sex: Male Marital Status: Divorced
Age: 68 years, 5 months, 20 days
Date of Birth: October 18, 1885
Place of Birth: Sumner Co., TN. Legal Residence: Sumner Co., TN., District 14, Gallatin Usual Occupation: Retired Merchant
Full Name of Father: William J. Smalwood
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Maggie Caruthers
Birthplace: Husband or Wife of: Cemetery: Bushes Chapel Place of Funeral: Bushes Chapel
Time of Funeral: 2 P. M.
Date:
Additional Comments: Survivors include 2 sisters, Mrs. Lillie McDougal
of Ft. Head, Mrs. Lula Cron of Gallatin. 2 brothers, J. T.
Smalwood of Nashville and Charlie Smalwood of Nashville.
Name: Armstead Ewing Dye
Died: 10 April 1954
Place of Death: Warren Co., KY, Bowling Green In Community:
Race or Color: Colored
Sex: Male Marital Status:
Age: 80
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth: Legal Residence: Usual Occupation:
Full Name of Father:
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name:
Birthplace: Husband or Wife of: Cemetery: Place of Funeral:
Time of Funeral: 2 P. M.
Date:
Additional Comments: Death Certificate filed in Warren Co., KY
Name: James (Pale writing, cannot read middle name) Hall
Died: 11 April 1954
Place of Death: Sumner Co., TN, Rural In Community:
Race or Color: White
Sex: Male Marital Status: Married
Age: 69 years, 0 months, 21 days
Date of Birth: March 20, 1885
Place of Birth: Robertson Co., TN. Legal Residence: Davidson Co., TN., Nashville Usual Occupation: Retired Farmer
Full Name of Father: Alex Hall
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Martha Biggs
Birthplace: Husband or Wife of: Mattie Key Hall Cemetery: Halltown Place of Funeral: Halltown
Time of Funeral: 11 A. M., Tuesday
Date:
Additional Comments:
Name: Russell Thomas Whitson
Died: 15 April 1954
Place of Death: Sumner Co., TN., District 14, Rural In Community: Life
Race or Color: White
Sex: Male Marital Status: Single
Age: 41 years, 4 months, 20 days
Date of Birth: November 24, 1912
Place of Birth: Sumner Co., TN. Legal Residence: Sumner Co., TN., District 14, Portland Usual Occupation: Farming
Full Name of Father: William H. Whitson
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Dollie Perdue
Birthplace: Husband or Wife of: Cemetery: Corinth Place of Funeral:
Time of Funeral: 11 A. M., Friday
Date:
Additional Comments: Tombstone has the birth date of November 24, 1911.
Name: Joseph Seaton Brown
Died: 20 April 1954
Place of Death: Sumner Co., TN. District 14 In Community: Life
Race or Color: White
Sex: Male Marital Status:
Age: 87
Date of Birth: March 11, 1867
Place of Birth: Sumner Co., TN. Legal Residence: Sumner Co., TN., District 16, Portland Usual Occupation: Retired Farmer
Full Name of Father: Hugh Brown
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Prenellipa Moye
Birthplace: Husband or Wife of: Cemetery: Sherron Place of Funeral: Oak Grove Presbyterian Church
Time of Funeral: 2 P. M.
Date: April 21, 1954
Additional Comments:
Name: Charles Elmore Freedle
Died: 20 April 1954
Place of Death: Sumner Co., TN., District 14, Rural In Community: Life
Race or Color: White
Sex: Male Marital Status: Single
Age: 80 years, 9 months, 26 days
Date of Birth: June 24, 1873
Place of Birth: Sumner Co., TN. Legal Residence: Robertson Co., TN, District 1 Usual Occupation: Farmer
Full Name of Father: O. H. Freedle
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Elizabeth Stoveall
Birthplace: Husband or Wife of: Cemetery: Maple Hill Place of Funeral: Church of Christ
Time of Funeral: 2 P. M.
Date: April 21, 1954
Additional Comments: Survivors include Mrs. Laura Troutt of Gallatin,
Mrs. Lou Watson, 1 brother, Mr. Will Freedle of Portland.
Name: Joe M. Hunter
Died: 25 April 1954
Place of Death: Sumner Co., TN. District 11 In Community:
Race or Color: White
Sex: Male Marital Status: Widowed
Age: 70 years, 5 months, 27 days
Date of Birth: October 28, 1883
Place of Birth: Sumner Co., TN., Bethpage Legal Residence: Sumner Co., TN., District 11, Bethpage Usual Occupation: Farmer
Full Name of Father: Chestine Hunter
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Mary F. Hawkins
Birthplace: Husband or Wife of: Cemetery: Mt. Vernon Place of Funeral: Mt. Vernon Methodist
Time of Funeral: 2 P. M.
Date: April 26, 1954
Additional Comments:
Name: Carol Dean Hunter
Died: 25 April 1954
Place of Death: Bethpage, TN., District 11 In Community:
Race or Color: White
Sex: Female Marital Status: Single
Age: 17 years, 4 months, 15 days
Date of Birth: November 10, 1936
Place of Birth: Bethpage, TN. Legal Residence: Sumner Co., TN., District 11, Bethpage Usual Occupation:
Full Name of Father: (Unknown if living or dead)
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Mrs. Lloyd Farel
Birthplace: Gallatin, TN. Husband or Wife of: Cemetery: Mt. Vernon Place of Funeral: Mt. Vernon
Time of Funeral: 2 P. M.
Date: April 26, 1954
Additional Comments:
Name: Brenda Dale Glover
Died: 25 April 1954
Place of Death: Sumner Co., TN., District 14 In Community:
Race or Color: White
Sex: Female Marital Status:
Age:
Date of Birth: April 24, 1954
Place of Birth: Sumner Co., TN. Legal Residence: Sumner Co., TN., District 14 Usual Occupation:
Full Name of Father: Clayton Glover
Birthplace: Sumner Co., TN.
Mother's Maiden Name: Mammie Jones
Birthplace: Sumner Co., TN. Husband or Wife of: Cemetery: Place of Funeral:
Time of Funeral: 2 P. M.
Date: April 25, 1954
Additional Comments:
Name: Jasper Leslie Moore
Died: 2 May 1954
Place of Death: Sumner Co., TN., District 15, Rural In Community:
Race or Color: White
Sex: Male Marital Status: Single
Age: 54 years, 4 months, 8 days
Date of Birth: December 24, 1899
Place of Birth: Sumner Co., TN Legal Residence: Sumner Co., TN., District 15, Ft. Head Usual Occupation:
Full Name of Father: John William Moore
Birthplace: Sumner Co., TN.
Mother's Maiden Name: Ophelia Biggs
Birthplace: Sumner Co., TN. Husband or Wife of: Cemetery: Place of Funeral: Halltown Baptist Church
Time of Funeral: 2 P. M., Tuesday
Date: May 4, 1954
Additional Comments: Survivors include one sister, Sadie Bell
Caldwell, Eureka Springs, Ark. 2 brothers, Fate Moore
and Tom Moore of Ft. Head.
Name: Oscar William (Tom) Moore
Died: 8 May 1954
Place of Death: Sumner Co., TN., Gallatin In Community: Life
Race or Color: White
Sex: Male Marital Status: Married
Age: 46 years, 8 months, 18 days
Date of Birth: August 20, 1907
Place of Birth: Sumner Co., TN. Legal Residence: Sumner Co., TN., District 14, Ft. Head Usual Occupation: Shipping Clerk at Washington Mfg. Co.
Full Name of Father: John Moore
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Ophelia Biggs
Birthplace: Husband or Wife of: Essie Bell Moore Cemetery: Old Brush Place of Funeral: Chestnut Grove Missionary Baptist
Time of Funeral: 2 P. M., Monday
Date: May 10, 1954
Additional Comments: Survivors include one brother, Fate Moore
of Ft. Head and 1 sister, Mrs. Sadie Bell Caldwell
of Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Name: Lucy Katherine Jackson
Died: 9 May 1954
Place of Death: Sumner Co., TN., Rural In Community:
Race or Color: White
Sex: Female Marital Status: Widowed
Age: 78 years, 8 months, 15 days
Date of Birth: August 24, 1875
Place of Birth: KY Legal Residence: Sumner Co., TN., Portland Usual Occupation: Domestic
Full Name of Father: Robert Harvey Caruthers
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Calista Hewitt
Birthplace: Husband or Wife of: Cemetery: Maple Hill Place of Funeral: Portland Methodist Church
Time of Funeral: 11 A. M., Tuesday
Date:
Additional Comments: Lucy Catherine Jackson is buried next to John
Walter Jackson (28 May 1870 - 2 Jul 1953) in the Maple
Hill Cemetery. Survivors included 1 sister, Lizzie Rigsby
of Portland, 3 brothers, John T. Caruthers of Portland,
Robert & William Caruthers of Nashville.
Name: George Washington Cook
Died: 11 May 1954
Place of Death: Robertson Co., TN., District 1, Orlinda In Community:
Race or Color: White
Sex: Male Marital Status: Married
Age: 78 years
Date of Birth: April 11, 1876
Place of Birth: Robertson Co., TN. Legal Residence: Robertson Co., TN, Orlinda, District 2 Usual Occupation: Retired Farmer
Full Name of Father: John Presley Cook
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Mary Smelcher
Birthplace: Husband or Wife of: Blanch Butt Cook, Orlinda Cemetery: Pleasant Hill Place of Funeral: Pleasant Hill
Time of Funeral:
Date:
Additional Comments: Survivors include 2 sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Everest
of Orlinda and Mrs. Emma Moody of Adairville, KY
Name: Gary Ray Howard
Died: 12 May 1954
Place of Death: Sumner Co., TN., District 14, Ft. Head In Community:
Race or Color: White
Sex: Male Marital Status:
Age: 10 hours
Date of Birth: 12 May 1954
Place of Birth: Sumner Co., TN. Legal Residence: Usual Occupation:
Full Name of Father: Raymond A. Howard
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Ethel Hunter
Birthplace: Husband or Wife of: Cemetery: Pleasant Hill Place of Funeral:
Time of Funeral: 10 A. M.
Date: May 13, 1954
Additional Comments:
Name: Susan Alice Ray
Died: 12 May 1954
Place of Death: In Community:
Race or Color: White
Sex: Female Marital Status:
Age: 88 years
Date of Birth: June 21
Place of Birth: Jackson Legal Residence: Usual Occupation:
Full Name of Father: Carroll Porterfield
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Sallie (Porterfield)
Birthplace: Husband or Wife of: Cemetery: Place of Funeral: Funeral Home
Time of Funeral: 2 P. M.
Date:
Additional Comments: Body was shipped in. Sumner County Cemetery Book
by Snider and Yorgason lists Susan A. Ray 1866 - 1954 buried
beside John H. Ray 1863 - 1940. Survivors: 2 daughters,
Grace Minnis of Portland, Ola Hobdy of Indianapolis, IN.
2 sons, Oscar Ray, Basal Ray, Bedford Ray.
Name: Foster Harper
Died: 17 May 1954
Place of Death: Trousdale Co., TN, Castalian Springs In Community: 14 months
Race or Color: Colored
Sex: Male Marital Status: Widowed
Age: 89 years, 11 months, 3 days
Date of Birth: June 14, 1864
Place of Birth: Sumner Co., TN. Legal Residence: Trousdale Co., TN., Castalian Springs Usual Occupation: Farmer
Full Name of Father: Tom Harper
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Liza Gibson
Birthplace: Husband or Wife of: Cemetery: Place of Funeral: Hickory Grove
Time of Funeral: 2 P. M.
Date: May 18, 1954
Additional Comments:
Name: Ollie Clemons Curtis
Died: 20 May 1954
Place of Death: Davidson Co., TN., Rural In Community: 5 years
Race or Color: White
Sex: Female Marital Status: Widowed
Age: 64 years
Date of Birth: Feb 3, (1878 is crossed out with 1886 written on top)
Place of Birth: Macon Co., TN. Legal Residence: Sumner Co., District 3, Gallatin Usual Occupation: Domestic
Full Name of Father: Willie Butrum
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Betty Harper
Birthplace: Husband or Wife of: Abe Curtis Cemetery: New Bethel Place of Funeral: Eulia Baptist Church
Time of Funeral: 10 A. M.
Date: May 21, 1954
Additional Comments: Survivors include 2 brothers, Lester Butrum of
Lafayette and Ray Butrum of Springfield, TN.
Name: Caldonia Key
Died: 25 May 1954
Place of Death: Sumner Co., TN., Rural In Community: Life
Race or Color: White
Sex: Female Marital Status: Widowed
Age: 74 years, 0 months, 5 days
Date of Birth: May 20, 1880
Place of Birth: Sumner Co., TN. Legal Residence: Sumner Co., TN., District 13, Westmoreland Usual Occupation: Domestic
Full Name of Father: John Rippy
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Susan Moody
Birthplace: Sumner Co., TN. Husband or Wife of: Cemetery: Fairfield Place of Funeral: Fairfield ME Church
Time of Funeral: 1 P. M., Thursday
Date:
Additional Comments: Survivors include Mrs. Daisey Brown, Bethpage
and Mrs. Bertha McRenolds, Bucyrus, Ohio. 3 brothers,
Charlie Rippy, Kirk & Elmore Rippy all of Bethpage.
27 grandchildren and 35 great grandchildren.
Name: Mary Louisa Scruggs
Died: 29 May 1954
Place of Death: Sumner Co., TN., Portland In Community: 30 years
Race or Color: White
Sex: Female Marital Status: Widowed
Age: 76
Date of Birth: April 19
Place of Birth: Sumner Co., TN. Legal Residence: Sumner Co., TN., Portland Usual Occupation: Domestic
Full Name of Father: James Lindsey
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Martha McCullough
Birthplace: Husband or Wife of: Dave Scruggs Cemetery: Maple Hill Place of Funeral: Church of Christ
Time of Funeral: 2:30 P. M., Sunday
Date: May 30, 1954
Additional Comments: Survivors include one sister, Mrs. Ronnie?
Vandercook, 1 brother, Arthur Lindsey of Portland.
Name: Sarah Elizabeth Cliburn
Died: 8 June 1954
Place of Death: Franklin Co., Winchester In Community:
Race or Color:
Sex: Marital Status: Widowed
Age: 85
Date of Birth: September 20
Place of Birth: TN. Legal Residence: Sumner Co., TN., Westmoreland Usual Occupation:
Full Name of Father: Greene McGaffey
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Martha Williams
Birthplace: Husband or Wife of: Thomas Henry Cemetery: Rocky Mound Place of Funeral: Rocky Mound Baptist Church
Time of Funeral: 1 P. M., Friday
Date: June 11, 1954
Additional Comments:
Name: Dudley Ellis Harris
Died: 12 June 1954
Place of Death: Sumner Co., TN., Rural In Community: Life
Race or Color: White
Sex: Male Marital Status: Single
Age: 77 years, 11 months, 28 days
Date of Birth: June 14, 1877
Place of Birth: Sumner Co. TN. Legal Residence: Sumner Co., TN., Portland Usual Occupation: Retired Farmer
Full Name of Father: John Dudley Harris
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Louisa Armstrong
Birthplace: Husband or Wife of: Cemetery: Maple Hill Place of Funeral: Portland Methodist Church
Time of Funeral: 2:30 P. M., Sunday
Date:
Additional Comments:
Name: Harold Ordis Bullington
Died: 15 June 1954
Place of Death: Simpson Co., KY., Franklin In Community:
Race or Color: White
Sex: Male Marital Status: Single
Age: 17 years, 1 month, 3 days
Date of Birth: May 11, 1937
Place of Birth: Simpson Co., KY. Legal Residence: Simpson Co., Ky., Mitchellville Usual Occupation: School boy
Full Name of Father: Alfred Bullington
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Cora Gilliam
Birthplace: Husband or Wife of: Cemetery: Rocky Mound Place of Funeral: Rocky Mound
Time of Funeral: 2:30 P. M., Wednesday
Date: June 16, 1954
Additional Comments: Survivors include grandparents, Mr. & Mrs. H. E.
Gilliam of Westmoreland.
Name: Hattie Ozier Biggs
Died: 15 June 1954
Place of Death: Sumner Co., TN., Rural In Community: 2 months
Race or Color: White
Sex: Female Marital Status: Widowed
Age: 80 years, 8 months, 17 days
Date of Birth: September 28, 1873
Place of Birth: West TN. Legal Residence: Davidson Co., TN., Madison Usual Occupation: Domestic
Full Name of Father: Unknown
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Unknown
Birthplace: Husband or Wife of: John Thomas Biggs Cemetery: Spring Hill, Nashville, TN. Place of Funeral: Funeral Home
Time of Funeral: 10 A. M., Thursday
Date: June 17, 1954
Additional Comments: Survivors include 1 step daughter, Mrs. Will Perdue
of Portland and step son John F. Biggs of St. Louis, Missouri
Name: John Allison Groves
Died: 17 June 1954
Place of Death: Sumner Co., TN., Rural In Community: Life
Race or Color: Colored
Sex: Male Marital Status: Married
Age: 65 years, 1 month, 21 days
Date of Birth: April 26
Place of Birth: TN. Legal Residence: Sumner Co., TN., Portland Usual Occupation:
Full Name of Father: Samuel Groves
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Tennie Turner
Birthplace: Husband or Wife of: Lula Groves Cemetery: Scottsville Place of Funeral:
Time of Funeral: 2 P. M., Tuesday
Date:
Additional Comments:
Name: Willie Lafayette Williams
Died: 19 June 1954
Place of Death: Sumner Co., TN., District 2 In Community:
Race or Color: Colored
Sex: Male Marital Status: Married
Age: 54 years, 5 months, 7 days
Date of Birth: January 12, 1900
Place of Birth: Sumner Co., TN. Legal Residence: Sumner County, TN., District 2, Gallatin Usual Occupation: Farm Laborer
Full Name of Father: Unknown
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Nannie Williams
Birthplace: Husband or Wife of: Maggie Williams Cemetery: Cairo Place of Funeral: Cairo Baptist Church
Time of Funeral: 2 P. M.
Date: June 21, 1954
Additional Comments:
Name: James Riley Brigance
Died: 22 June 1954
Place of Death: Sumner Co., TN., District 14, Portland In Community:
Race or Color: White
Sex: Male Marital Status: Married
Age: 84 years, 6 months, 28 days
Date of Birth: November 24, 1869
Place of Birth: Sumner Co. TN. Legal Residence: Sumner Co., TN. Usual Occupation: Farmer
Full Name of Father: John Brigance
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Unknown
Birthplace: Husband or Wife of: Mary Elizabeth Brigance Cemetery: Neal Place of Funeral: Mt. Moriah
Time of Funeral: 2 P. M.
Date: June 23, 1954
Additional Comments:
Name: Connie Joseph Harper
Died: 22 June 1954
Place of Death: Sumner Co. TN., Rural In Community:
Race or Color: White
Sex: Male Marital Status: Married
Age: 65 years, 1 month, 20 days
Date of Birth: May 3, 1889
Place of Birth: Macon Co., TN. Legal Residence: Sumner Co., TN., Portland Usual Occupation: Retired Farmer
Full Name of Father: Jimmie Harper
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Emma Woods
Birthplace: Husband or Wife of: Pattie Harper Cemetery: Green Lawn in Franklin, KY. Place of Funeral: Funeral Home
Time of Funeral: 10 A. M., Saturday
Date: June 26, 1954
Additional Comments: Survivors include 1 brother, Bob Harper of Owensboro,
KY. and half brothers Luther Harper of Portland, Ed Harper of
Owensboro, and Oliver Newbo? of Franklin, KY.
Name: Nancy Lee Brewer
Died: 22 June 1954
Place of Death: Davidson Co., TN., Nashville In Community: Life
Race or Color: Colored
Sex: Female Marital Status:
Age: 59 years, 3 months, 10 days
Date of Birth: March 12, 1895
Place of Birth: Sumner Co., TN. Legal Residence: Sumner Co., TN., Portland Usual Occupation: Domestic
Full Name of Father: Leroy Gains
Birthplace:
Mother's Maiden Name: Nancy (Gains)
Birthplace: Husband or Wife of: Dick Brewer Cemetery: Scattersville Place of Funeral:
Time of Funeral: 2 P. M., Thursday
Date:
Additional Comments:
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