ALBERT H. ELLIS CEMETERY
HE-25: NASHVILLE, DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN, OLD HICKORY BLVD.
26 TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS
17 FIELDSTONES
STEWART Born: 1873 Died: 1940
Front inscription: FRANK STEWART/ BORN 1873/ JUNE 29 1940
STEWART Born: 1874 Died: 1935
Front inscription: EDNA ELLIS STEWART/ JULY 19, 1874/ FEB. 18, 1935
WORRELL Born: 1884 Died: 1920
Front inscription: HOMER WORRELL/ OCT. 17, 1884/ DEC. 30, 1920/ HE DIED AS HE/ LIVED A CHRISTIAN
Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: H. W.
WORRELL Born: 1882 Died: 1955
Front inscription: CLARA FUQUA WORRELL/ MAY 22, 1882/ DEC. 1, 1955
FUQUA Born: 1849 Died: 1924
Front inscription: W. L. FUQUA/ JULY 3, 1849/ JULY 12, 1924/ AN HONEST MAN IS THE/ NOBLEST WORK OF GOD
Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: W. L. F.
FUQUA
Front inscription: FUQUA/ CEM 82 CR2 [This burial was moved here when J. Percy Priest was formed according to Kevin Ellis]
ELLIS Born: 1903 Died: 1903
Front inscription: INFANT/ SON OF/ C. W. & M. A./ ELLIS/ BORN & DIED/ SEP. 8, 1903
ELLIS
Front inscription: ALMEDIA M./ 1859 - 19??/ CHARLES W./ 1848 - 1923/ ELLIS
Footstone: YES (TWO) Footstone inscription: A. M. E./ C. W. E.
ELLIS Born: 1861 Died: 1899
Front inscription: NANCY A./ ELLIS/ BORN/ MAR. 5, 1861/ DIED/ AUG. 25, 1899/ MEET IN HEAVEN
ELLIS Born: 1879 Died: 1912
Front inscription: DELLA L. ELLIS/ FEB. 11, 1879/ JUNE 9, 1912/ ASLEEP IN JESUS
Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: D.L.E.
VICTORY Born: 1866 Died: 1889
Front inscription: FANNIE WARREN/ VICTORY/ BORN/ JULY 28, 1866/ DIED/ JUNE 15, 1889/ I AM PREPARED
Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: F. W. V.
VICTORY Born: 1888 Died: 1888
Front inscription: JAMES W./ VICTORY/ BORN/ DEC. 14, 1888/ DIED/ DEC. 15, 1888
Footstone: YES NONE
ELLIS Born: 1892 Died: 1892
Front inscription: INFANT/ DAU. OF/ A. H. & S. E./ ELLIS/ BORN & DIED AUG. 1, 1892
Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: NONE
LANCASTER Born: 1892 Died: 1892
Front inscription: INFANT/ DAU. OF/ J. T. & E. A./ LANCASTER/ BORN & DIED/ AUG. 21, 1892
Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: NONE
LANCASTER Born: 1893 Died: 1893
Front inscription: INFANT/ DAU. OF/ J. T. & E. A./ LANCASTER/ BORN & DIED/ JULY 27, 1893
Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: NONE
ELLIS Died: 1880
Front inscription: LITTLETON/ ELLIS/ DIED/ MAY 23, 1880/ AGE 75 YEARS/ AN HONEST MAN IS THE/ NOBLEST WORK OF GOD
Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: FATHER
ELLIS Died: 1885
Front inscription: POLLY/ ELLIS/ DIED/ DEC. 20, 1885/ AGE 75 YEARS/ OUR TRUE MOTHER/ ASLEEP IN JESUS
Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: MOTHER
FUQUA Born: 1835 Died: 1894
Front inscription: SALLIE A. FUQUA/ BORN JAN. 19, 1835/ DIED DEC. 2, 1894/ AT REST
Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: S. A. F.
ELLIS Born: 1850 Died: 1892
Front inscription: SARAH ELLEN/ ELLIS/ BORN/ OCT. 4, 1850/ DIED/ AUG. 20, 1892/ HER LAST WORDS WERE/ I AM BETTER, THE LORD/ MAKES ME SO STRONG
Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: S. E. E.
ELLIS Born: 1845 Died: 1907
Front inscription: ALBERT H./ ELLIS/ BORN/ JAN. 14, 1845/ DIED/ JAN. 12, 1907/ GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: A. H. E.
ELLIS Born: 1844 Died: 1869
Front inscription: FILINDA WARREN/ ELLIS/ BORN/ MAY 6, 1844/ DIED/ OCT. 10, 1869/ PREPARE TO MEET/ ME IN HEAVEN
Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: F. W. E.
ELLIS Born: 1879 Died: 1884
Front inscription: ANNIE V./ ELLIS/ BORN/ MAY 28, 1879/ DIED/ JUNE 15, 1884
Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: A. V. E.
ELLIS Born: 1844 Died: 1844
Front inscription: BESSIE L./ ELLIS/ BORN/ DEC. 17, 1844/ DIED/ DEC. 30, 1844
Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: B. L. E.
ELLIS Born: 1886 Died: 1886
Front inscription: BAXTER W./ ELLIS/ BORN AND DIED/ MAY 11, 1886
Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: B. W. E.
ELLIS Born: 1887 Died: 1889
Front inscription: DALTON H./ ELLIS/ BORN/ JULY 9, 1887/ DIED/ MAR. 16, 1889
Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: D. H. E.
ELLIS Born: 1848 Died: 1889
Front inscription: MARY A. ELLIS/ BORN/ JUNE 24, 1848/ DIED/ JUNE 21, 1889/ A LOVING WIFE, A MOTHER/ DEAR LIES BURIED HERE
Footstone: YES Footstone inscription: M. A. E.
SITE SURVEYED NOVEMBER 13, 2001
Addition to Albert H. Ellis Cemetery
Melsura Fuqua.
Her grave had been marked CEM 82 CR2. Her grave and her husband’s grave (W. L. Fuqua) were moved to the Albert H. Ellis Cemetery in 1966 during the relocations prior to the construction of the Percy Priest Dam and Lake. New tombstone for Melsura Fuqua set in place on October 25, 2004.
Submitted to the Davidson County Cemetery Survey
By Fran Nichols. October 25, 2004
Addition to Albert H. Ellis web site listing. November 2004.