Nashville City Cemetery Association, Inc. - African American Tombstones from 1908 & 1971

Nashville City Cemetery African-Americans with Tombstones in 2005 Survey Bass, Queenie Section 30 ID #300007 Interment: Aug. 22, 1854. Infant slave to Jno. M. Bass Bedford, Lucinda Section 28.1 (28 NW Lot 6) ID #280587 Interment: 12-21-1893 Lucinda Bedford Female Black Bibe, James Section 32 ID #320003 Interment: July 2, 1856 James Slave of J.C. Darden Booker Section 23 ID #230005 1908 Plat Map: “Booker Died 1845” Lot owner A. McDaniel Tombstone: Died Sept. 24, 1845 Age 22 Years (Slave of A. McDaniel. See Edmond, slave of A. McDaniel) Bosley, John Section 20 (20 EP Lot 15) ID #200048 Tombstone: Dec. 27,1839-Aug.20, 1841 John Bosley f.c.c. Bosley, Sameul Bentley Section 20 (20 EP Lot 15) ID #200047) Interment: July 24, 1850 Bentley Bosley f.c.c. Cary, Laura S. Section 17 ID #170038 Interment: June 29, 1879 Laura S. Cary Female Black Edmond Section 23 ID #230007 Tombstone: Edmond Died June 25, 1854 Interment: 6-26-1854 Edward Slave of A. McDaniel Foster, Allen Section 28.8 (28E) ID #280030 Interment: June 17, 1872 Infant Male Black of A. Foster Double Tombstones. See Fanny Foster. Foster, Fanny Section 28.8 (28E) ID #280030 Tombstone: Fanny Foster Feb. 21, 1870-Feb. 26, 1870 Double tombstone. See Allen Foster. Return to top Granger, Ann Section 30 ID #300015 Tombstone “A.G.” Interment: Nov. 14, 1860 Ann Granger, f.w.c. Imes, Mabel Lewis Section 30 ID #300009 Tombstone 1858-1936 Jubilee Singers, Original on Fisk University lot King, Sarah Ann Section 30 ID #300014 Tombstone “S.A.K.” Interment: June 21, 1855 Sarah King, f.w.c. Knowles, Celest Section 28.8 (28E) ID #280028 Interment: May 8, 1901 Celest Knowles Female Black Mahan, John Brown Section 30 ID #300020 Interment: Aug.26, 1863 Infant of James Mahan, f.m.c. Merry, Eli Section 23 (23 Lot 2) ID #230008 Tombstone: Nov. 24, 1850-July 14, 1851 Lot of Nelson Merry, f.m.c. Merry, Sidney Section 23 (23 Lot 2) ID #230008 Tombstone: Feb. 18, 1847-April 1, 1847 Lot of Nelson Merry, f.m.c. Moore, Ella Sheppard Section 28.9 ID #280007 Interment: June 11, 1914 Ella S. Moore Female Black (Jubilee Singer) Double Tombstone with Geo. W. Moore Moore, George W. Section 28.9 ID #280007 Interment: March 18, 1920 Gear Moore Male Black Double Tombstone with Ella Sheppard Moore Moore, George C. Section 28.9 ID #280984 Tombstone: 1907-1926 Interment: George C. Moore Nov. 8, 1927 Black Auto Wreck Return to top Person, Emily Section 28.1 (28NW Lot 6) ID #280590 Interment: July 29, 1889 Emily Person Female Black Pickett, Calvin Section 8 (8 Lot 7) ID #80073 Tombstone: Born & Died Dec. 2, 1866 Lot owner Calvin Pickett (Black) Pickett, Calvin, Rev. Section 8 (8 Lot 7) ID #80069 Interment: May 3, 1898 Calvin Pickett Male Black Pickett, Emma Section 8 (8 Lot 7) ID #80069 Interment: March 2, 1884 Emma Pickett Female Black Pickett, Frankie Section 8 (8 Lot 7) ID #80073 Tombstone: Born & Died Feb. 14, 1869 Lot owner Calvin Pickett (Black) Pickett, Kingsley Section 8 (8 Lot 7) ID #80073 Tombstone: Nov. 1, 1870-Sept. 16, 1871 Lot owner Calvin Pickett (Black) Pickett, Margaret Section 32 ID #320002 Interment: April 3, 1858 Margaret Slave to R.W. Porter Pickett, Mariah Section 32 ID #320001 Interment: Aug. 17, 1863 Marriah Slave to Mrs. Bankhead Pickett, Mary Section 8 (8 Lot 7) ID #80069 Interment: March 28, 1878 Mary Pickett Female Black Porter, Alexander Section 8 (8 Lot 5) ID #80060 (also S.A. Porter ID #80091) Interment: Feb. 14, 1905 Sandy A. Porter Male Black Porter, Cynthia Section 28.6 (28 C) ID #280055 Death of tombstone: Oct. 10, 1866 Interment: Oct. 11, 1866 Cynthia Furgerson, f.w.c. Return to top Porter, M. A. Section 8 (8 Lot 5) ID #80091 Interment: June 27, 1877 Mary A. Porter Female Black Porter, S. A. Section 8 (8 Lot 5) ID # 80091 Interment: 2-14-1905 Sandy A. Porter Porter, S. E. Section 8 (8 Lot 5) ID #80091 Interment: July 31, 1934 Sarah Elizabeth Porter Female Black Porter, Tolbert C. Section 8 (8 Lot 5) ID #80081 Interment: April 3, 1941 Tallott Calvin Pickett Male Black Porterfield, Jerry Section 31 ID #310001 Interment: July 12, 1859 Jerry Slave of C.D. Elliott Shannon, Elizabeth Section 28.3 (28 B) ID #280385 Tombstone: Elizabeth Shannon Died April 25, 1873 Age 27 Years Wife of Thomas Shannon U.S. Census 1870. Rutherford County, TN. Elizabeth Shannon 23 years (Black), husband Thomas Shannon (Black), child Nelle 3 years (Black). City Cemetery Interment: Nov. 1, 1871, Cornelia Shannon 5 Years Female Black, child of Thomas Shannon (Black) Smith, Raph Section 31 ID #310009 Interment: Sept. 25, 1860 Rafe Smith, f.m.c. Stewart, Sally Section 30 ID #300013 Interment: Jan. 14, 1862 Salley Stewart, f.w.c. Stothard, Ann Section 23 ID #230047 Interment: March 12, 1899 Mrs. Ann Stothard Female Black Stothard, Annie Augusta Section 23 ID #230047 Tombstone: March 30, 1860-July 11, 1860 Stothard, Cornelia Section 23 ID #230047 Tombstone. Aug. 6, 1846-Dec. 21, 1882 Interment: Dec. 22, 1883 Cornelia A. Stothard Female Black Stothard, Eugene Leonidas Section 23 ID #230047 Interment: Dec. 10, 1879 Euguine Stodard Male Black Stothard, Hugh Kirkman Section 23 ID #230047 Tombstone: June 10, 1854-Nov.19, 1858 Stothard, Jerry Section 23 ID #230047 Interment: Sept. 17, 1866 Jerry Stothard, f.m.c. Stothard, Samuel Preston Section 23 ID #230047 Tombstone: May 16 1852-Aug. 15, 1853 Stothard, Walter Section 23 ID #230047 Interment: March 16, 1865 Walter Stoddard Male Black Return to top Wood, Addie P. Section 8 (8 Lot 7) ID #80068 Interment: April 8, 1930 Addie Woods Female Black Wood, Andrew W. Section 8 (8 Lot 7) ID #80068 Interment: July 17, 1899 A. W. Wood Male Black Work, Julia Section 28.3 (23B) ID #280381 Interment: Jan. 26, 1869 Julia Works Female Black
prepared by Fletch Coke 6-6-2009
Note to Readers. This listing has been compiled from many research resources. Visit the Tutorial to learn more about these resources which can be accessed on the NCCA web site. Over the years, many tombstones at City Cemetery have been lost to time and to weather. Since the opening of the cemetery in 1822, there have been 20,000 interments. In 2005, a survey was made and the tombstone inscriptions were recorded. Of the 3,000 tombstones still standing in the cemetery in 2005, only 2,000 tombstones had readable inscriptions. The first African American listed in the earliest Interment Book (no burial records exist between 1822-1846) was Fanny Parrish, the wife of Frank Parrish, who was buried on January 6, 1846. In the late 19th century, removals were made from the City Cemetery to other cemeteries in the area. The remains of the Rev. Nelson Merry family (African Americans) re-interred at Mt. Ararat Cemetery. The last interment of an African American at City Cemetery took place on January 31, 1945, for John Henry Stevenson. Persons with additional information about any of the people listed with tombstone inscriptions, recorded in 2005, are encouraged to send an email to the NCCA web site. Return to top
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