Baker Cemetery

Baker Cemetery

Location: Going North from Lawrenceburg take Hwy. 43 North to Alexander Springs Road. Right onto Marcella Falls Road to Benson Road on the right. Approximately 1/4 mile to cemetery.

Cemetery is located near the restored home of Alfred Ogilvie WILLIAMS, owner of Marcella Falls in the mid to late 1800’s. The home was restored by the present owners Mr. and Mrs. Ralph BENSON. According to Lawrence County Historical Bulletin No. 5, Sept. 1953, “Marcella Falls was an industrial center almost 100 years ago, and had the following enterprises therein: one or two power turbines and one overshot wheel operated by water, one woolen mill, chair factory, tanyard, two or more large sawmills, post office, general store, handle factory, stave mill, two large mill ponds.” This is all gone now and the road down to the falls is closed and no longer used. The cemetery was established by some of the early residents of this community.

ALLEN, Grady Lee, hus. Of Inez T. d. 7 Apr. 1967 age 68

BAKER, Thos. A., 25 July 1849 – 30 Nov. 1913 son ) one

Emaline, 15 Aug. 1821 – 26 May 1876 mother ) stone

Will F., 1881 – 1931 brother

W. D.., 20 Nov. 1849 – 30 Oct. 1925 husband & father

Hannah Joe, wife of W. D.. 24 Dec 1848 – 17 July 1913 Mother

David R., 25 June 1848 – 7 May 1924

Mary C., 24 Dec. 1852 – 16 Dec 1926

Mary W., 21 Dec. 1881 – 2 Jan 1930

James M., 21 June 1886 – 17 Mar. 1925

Margaret Ann, dau. of Mr. & Mrs. J. M.. 26 July 1921 – 8 May 1922

David Roscoe, 27 Mar. 1885 - ________ father (grave there)

Allie O., 16 July 1888 - ________ mother (grave there)

Marvin Roscoe, 12 Apr. 1925 – 29 Jan. 1938 son

BENSON, Mitchel, 19 Sept. 1910 – 22 Feb. 1921

Susie Lee, 1 Jan 1908 – 1 Jan 1909

H.J., son of J.B. & M. H.. 11 Oct. 1893 – 6 Nov. 1906

John A., 2 Nov. 1870 – 28 Jan. 1955

Druscilla Young (Alexander) 1874 -1930

Mary H., wife of J.B. 4 May 1868 – 25 Oct. 1928

Jessie B., 10 Apr. 1869 – 19 Dec. 1947

BOSTON, Wm. Bradford (son of Wm. & Sue Benson Boston) 4 Aug. 1956 – 11 Aug. 1956

BRITTON, “Sis” died 1895

(2 unmarked graves next to above)

CAPERTON, Tommy F. d. June 1903

COLLIER, Charlie C., 1900-1953 ) one

Jewell B., 1905-19- ) stone

John L., 7 Oct. 1863 – 9 July 1920

Ida L., 16 Mar. 1880 – 14 Feb. 1907

Mary R., wife of H. W.. 12 Apr. 1837 – 18 Jan. 1905 67 y, 9m, 6d

Howell W., 10 Nov. 1827 – 8 Nov. 1905 77y, 11m, 28d

James Edward, Jr., 14 Jan. 1886 – 25 July 1964

J. E.., 12 Nov. 1856 – 9 Sept. 1936 father ) one

Josephine, 6 Aug. 1858 – 27 Oct. 1939 mother ) stone

(One illegible temporary maker next to above)

COOPER, Dora Smith, Tenn. Pfc. Batry 20 Field Arty WW I SS – 25 Feb. 1896 – 2 Apr. 1960

DISHONGH, Robert Fulton, son of G. B.. & Mary C. 17 Feb. 1859 – 26 Aug. 1861

DOOLEY, Ronald E., 21 June 1936 son

(One illegible temporary marker next to above)

DURHAM, Lawrence, d. 14 June 1938 ?y, ?m, 9d

(One illegible temporary marker next to above)

GUTHRIE, Beatrice, Apr. 1906 1 yr

(2 unmarked graves, possibly more in this area)

HENSON, Annie E., 14 Apr. 1872 – 26 July 1961

Hershel, 1910 - 1910

Edward, 1906 – 1906

(6 unmarked grave in Henson row)

HOLLAND, (?) born (?) d. 194(?)

One unmarked next to above

Mary E., wife of M. V.. 9 Jan. 1846 – 7 July 1897 Mother

(5 unmarked grave next to above)

Monroe V., 11 Feb. 1841 – 23 Nov. 1929

Beatrice, Spring of 1920

JONES, H. M.. 3 Nov. 1846 – 17 June 1911

Sarah E., 6 June 1852 – 7 Nov. 1919

KERR, William B. 1914 – 1914 ) one

Virgil M. 1918 – 1919 ) stone

Edward M. 1875 – 1939 ) one

Minnie B. 1878 – 1948 ) stone

Sadie, 6 Sept. 1904 – 6 Sept. 1904

Birdie, 15 Jan. 1908 – 21 June 1909

MEEK, Wm. H. d. 21 May 1967 age 67

MITCHELL, Fannie Ida, wife of T. E.. d. 28 Oct. 1881 age 25y, 9m, 6d

NELSON, J. F.., 16 Jan. 1878 – 4 Feb. 1919

Addie B., 1908 – 1932

Sarah Annie, d. 8 Oct. 1956 84 y, 6m, 7d

NOWLIN, Dear Little Ethie, dau. of J. W.. & A. W.. d. 1 Dec. 1882 – 2y, 9m

OWEN, Inf. Of J. T.. & M. J.. 17 Aug. 1908

PILKINTON, Jefferson Cahal, b. 17 July 1838 d. 20 June 1893 (CSA) Pvt., 48^th (Nixon's) Inf. Reg.

PRENTICE, Mile C. 10 July 1837 – 9 Oct. 1865 ) one

Mary C. (her daughter) d, 2 June 1862 4m ) stone

A stone beside the above with “M. C. P.”

Rosie Cope, 29 Oct. 1878 – 22 Oct. 1900

Rosie Belle, 5 Aug. 1900 – 23 Dec. 1900

J. A. M.., son of A. L. & S. B.. d. 22 Mar. 1859 2y, 11m, 19d

(6 unmarked graves next to above)

ROBERTSON, Dollar Ophelia McElroy 1 Sept. 1858 – 4 Nov. 1941

ROSE, Inf. Dau. of M. B.. & W. H.. b. & d. 2 June 1940

SMITH, M. J.. 1 Mar. 1873 – 13 Jan. 1959

SYLVESTER, Penelope Collier – Fall of 1900

(3 illegible markers and 3 marked with field stone next to above)

THOMASON, Virgil Eugene 12 Oct. 1939 - 25 Oct. 1961

(1 enclosed plot with picket fence, 2 grave, no markers)

THORN, James T., Corp. Co. E., 6I, 11 Cav. (Civil War)

Mrs. M.E. 10 Feb. 1842 – 19 June 1904 68y, 4m, 9d

Winniefred R., wife of J.D. 17 Sept. 1884 – 9 June 1905 21y, 3m, 8d

WEST, Mary Mildred, wife of Robert REED d. 15 July 1967 age 77

WILLIAMS, Martha, wife of Alfred O. 26 Aug. 1831 – married 11 Aug. 1846 d. 26 Apr. 1864

Alfred Ogilvie (buried in Wilkes-Campground Cemetery, Culleoka, Maury Co.)

(2 unmarked graves next to above)

Thomas Benjamin, son (R. C..) Robert Clinton & (H. A. .) Hettie Ann. 21 Aug. 1856 – 11 Oct. 1856

Sarah, in memory of, wife of Benjamin WILLIAMS born Oct 1809 died Oct 1852

Listed by Carried H. Gresham & Irene M. Alexander, March 28, 1966 – “Cemetery Records of Lawrence County, Tennessee” 1984

Contributed by Scott Fraser, along with new additions, 2000 (sofraser@aol.com)

Last updated April 4, 2007