JOHN G. GLEAVES CEMETERY

 

HE-23: NASHVILLE, DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN., MILLS ROAD

 

12 TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS

4 FIELDSTONES

 

 

GLEAVES            Born: 1839          Died: 1909                                                       

Front inscription: J B GLEAVES/ BORN/ JULY 23, 1839/ DIED/ JAN 22, 1909             

Side inscription: J HARRY GLEAVES/ BORN/ AUG 20 1874/ DIED/ SEPT 14 1893    

Side inscription: MARY GLEAVES/ BORN & DIED/ NOV. 23, 1868 

Back inscription: ANNIE WIFE OF/ J B GLEAVES/ BORN/ DEC 10, 1843/ DIED/ JULY 7, 1876

Footstone: YES (FOUR)   Footstone inscription: J B G/ J H G/ M G/ A G          

 

GLEAVES            Born: 1834          Died: 1836                                                       

Front inscription: FELIX G/ INFANT SON OF/ JNO G & ELIZ W/ GLEAVES/ BORN/ DEC 26 1834/ DIED/ AUG 29 1836                                                     

Footstone: YES   Footstone inscription: NONE         

 

GLEAVES            Born: 1846          Died: 1849                                                       

Front inscription: FINIS C/ INFANT SON OF/ JNO C & ELIZ W/ GLEAVES/ BORN/ MARCH 12, 1846/ DIED/ DEC 22 1849                                                     

Footstone: YES   Footstone inscription: NONE         

 

GLEAVES            Born: 1801          Died: 1854                                                       

Front inscription: IN MEMORY/ OF/ JOHN G/ GLEAVES/ BORN/ JAN 16 1801/ DIED/ JUNE 14 1854

Footstone: YES   Footstone inscription: J G G          

 

GLEAVES            Born: 1832          Died: 1867                                                       

Front inscription: RICHARD FRANKLIN/ SON OF/ JOHN G & ELIZABETH W/ GLEAVES/ BORN/ AUG 24 1832/ DIED/ JULY 23 1867                                                                                                                   

Footstone: YES   Footstone inscription: R F G          

 

WILSON              Born: 1842          Died: 1906                                                       

Front inscription: J R WILSON/ BORN/ MAR 5 1842/ DIED/ JUNE 10 1906  

Footstone: YES   Footstone inscription: ERECTED BY HIS WIFE       

 

GLEAVES                                                                                                     

Front inscription: NORA DOWELL/ GLEAVES/ JULY 14 1874/ JAN 24 1951

Side inscription: JOE HARVEY/ GLEAVES/ OCT 19 1858/ MAY 9 1934                                       

Footstone: YES   Footstone inscription: NRG/ JHG 

 

GLEAVES            Born: 1830          Died: 1904                                                       

Front inscription: MARY J/ GLEAVES/ MAR 4 1830/ DEC 4 1904                                                 

Footstone: YES   Footstone inscription: M J G/ MARY HATH CHOSEN THE GOOD PART WHICH SHALL NOT BE TAKEN AWAY FROM HER           

 

GLEAVES                                                                                                     

Front inscription: THOMAS H GLEAVES/ BORN APR 26 1831/ DIED SEPT 29 1910/ MARY J GLEAVES/ BORN MAR 4 1830/ DIED DEC 4 1904                                                                          

Footstone: YES   Footstone inscription: MARY J GLEAVES 

 

 

GLEAVES            Born: 1937          Died: 1995                                                       

Front inscription: GLEAVES/ DAN CLARK GLEAVES/ JUNE 13, 1937 - JULY 24, 1995

                         

                                                                                         

GLEAVES                                                                                                     

Front inscription: GLEAVES/ BETTIE A./ MAY 5, 1885/ JULY 8, 1936/ THOMAS B./ MAR. 9, 1885/ MAY 27, 1972

Footstone: YES   Footstone inscription: T. B. G./ B. A. G.      

 

 

SITE SURVEYED NOVEMBER 10, 2001

 

Additions to John G. Gleaves Cemetery   HE-23

 

Additional Research Information

On September 13, 2004, Hilda H. Barnes, reported to the Davidson County Cemetery Survey, the names on a marker which she had recorded in 1978.   This marker was not visible during the Cemetery Survey Volunteers’ visit on November 10, 2001.

 

Additions to John G. Gleaves Cemetery.  Names on one marker.

 

ANNIE YELTON  BORN JULY 28, 1873  DIED AUGUST 19, 1907

JOHN C. YELTON  BORN DEC. 23, 1862  DIED OCT. 20, 1909

MAURICE TURNER YELTON   BORN DEC. 9, 1905  DIED AUGUST 1, 1907

 

According to Hilda H. Barnes:  Annie Yelton was the daughter of John B. and Annie Ridley Gleaves and wife of John C. Yelton.  Maurice Turner Yelton was Annie and John C. Yelton’s  son.  Annie Yelton and her husband were living with her parents at the time of the 1900 Census, had been married for one year and had no children.  Their last name was misspelled “Wilton” on the census record instead of “Yelton.”

 

Additions to John G. Gleaves Cemetery web site listing.  October 2004.