McBURNIE-GRAY CEMETERY

 

NW-35:  NASHVILLE, DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN.  Queen Avenue

 

27 TOMBSTONES

3 FIELDSTONES

 

JOHNSON     

Front Inscription:  THOMAS DANIEL/ SON OF/ THOMAS & EUPHEMIA/ JOHNSON/ BORN NOV. 8, 1858/ DIED DEC. 9, 1858/  ANNY JANNETT/ DAUGHTER OF/ THOMAS & EUPHEMIA/ JOHNSON/BORN NOV. 27, 1861/ DIED NOVEMBER 17, 1862

Footstone: Yes Footstone Inscription:  TDF   AJJ

 

JOHNSON

Front Inscription: JOHN W. D. JOHNSON/ BORN DEC. 6, 1864/ DIED DEC. 10, 1864/  JAMES D. JOHNSON/ BORN MAY 16, 1867/ DIED JUNE 6, 1867

Foostone: Yes              Footstone Inscription: None

 

McPHAIL        Born: 1806       Died: 1854

Front Inscription:  IN/ MEMORY OF/ DONALD McPHAIL/ NATIVE OF ARGYLESHIRE/ SCOTLAND/ BORN JUNE 15, 1806/ DIED JUNE 5, 1854

Footstone: Yes Footstone Inscription: None

 

McPHAIL        Born: 1810       Died: 1866

Front Inscription: AGNESS RANKIN/ WIFE OF/ DONALD McPHAIL/ & A NATIVE OF ARGILE SHIRE/ SCOTLAND/ BORN MARCH 18, 1810/ DIED JAN. 31, 1866

Footstone: Yes Footstone Inscription: None

 

GIBSON        

Front Inscription:  JANAT McPHAIL/ WIFE OF/ THO’S D. GIBSON/ BORN JULY 2, 1836/ DIED MAY 15, 1861/  MARGARETT C. GIBSON/ BORN MAY 1, 1859/ DIED MARCH 3, 18—(Broken Off)

 

GILES             Born: 1813       Died: 1863

Front Inscription:  MARY ANN McPHAIL/ BORN/ JAN. 21, 1813/ DIED/ JULY 29, 1863/ WIFE OF/ DAVID GILES

Footstone: Yes Footstone Inscription: None

 

GILES            

Front Inscription: MARGARET/ WIFE OF. DAVID GILES/ BORN/ OCT. 4, 1844/ DIED/ AUG 29, 1871/  CLARA GILES/ INFANT DAUGHTER/ BORN/ OCT. 3, 1870/ DIED/ JULY 16, 1871

 

UNKNOWN

Front Inscription:  Illegible

 

CLERK           Born: 1796       Died: 1868

Front Inscription: (N) EIL CLERK/ BORN IN / - - PARISH/ AR - LE - SHI - (ARGYLESHIRE)/ SCOTLAND/ MAR. 24, 1796 DIED/ SEP. 29 1868

 

CLERK           Born: 1794       Died: 1872

Front Inscription:  CATHERINE CAMERON/ WIFE OF/ NEIL CLERK/ BORN IN GALLART/ ARGYLESHIRE/ SCOTLAND/ OCT. 1794 DIED IN/ NASHVILLE, TENN./ SEP. 24, 1872

 

DENHAM       Born: 1848       Died: 1857

Front Inscription:  NEWMAN A. DENHAM/ BORN/ FEB. 28, 1848/ DIED/ OCT. 8, 1857

 

DENHAM       Born: 1871       Died: 1872

Front Inscription:  AGNES RUTH/ DAUGHTER OF/ N. A. & KATE DENHAM/ JAN. 6, 1871/ DIED. SEPT. 11, 1872

 

EUBANK        Born: 1831       Died: 1876

Front Inscription:  JAMES F. EUBANK/ BORN OCT. 25, 1831/ DIED JULY 23, 1876/ HE DIED AS HE LIVED, A GOOD MAN, FULL OF THE HOLY GHOST

Footstone: Yes Footstone Inscription: JFE

 

EUBANK        Born: 1860       Died: 1861

Front Inscription: WM. C./ SON OF/ P. T. & MARY A./ EUBANK/ BORN JAN. 18, 1860/ DIED OCT. 26, 1861

 

EUBANK        Born: 1838       Died: 1863

Front Inscription:  MARY ANN/ WIFE OF/ P. T. EUBANK/ BORN 11 JULY/ 1838/ DIED 2 SEPT./ 1863/ AGED 25 YEARS & 1 MONTH AND 16 DAYS

Footstone: Yes Footstone Inscription: MAE

 

PATTON         Born: ?             Died: 1852

Front Inscription:  IN/ MEMORY OF/ CATHERINE McPHERSON/ WIFE OF JO – PATTON/ (NATI) VE OF/ ARGLYE (SHIRE) SCOTLAND/ DIED JULY 21, 1852. AGED 43 YEARS

 

JAMES            Born: 1818       Died: 1882

Front Inscription:  REV. J. J. JAMES/ JAN. 27, 1818/ FEB. 27, 1882

 

JAMES            Born: 1821       Died: 1878

Front Inscription:  CATHERINE VANTREASE/ WIFE OF REV. J. J. JAMES/ MARCH 8, 1821/ AUG. 20, 1878

 

JAMES            Born: 1846       Died: 1876

Front Inscription:  WILLIAM HENDERSON JAMES/ BORN/ DEC. 7, 1846/ DIED/ FEB. 27, 1876/ MARK THE PERFECT MAN/ AND BEHOLD THE UPRIGHT/ FOR THE END OF THAT MAN IS PEACE

 

CLURK           Born: 1852       Died: 1871

Front Inscription:  JOSEPHINE C. JAMES/ WIFE OF/ WILLIAM CLURK/ BORN/ APRIL 8, 1852/ DIED/ MAY 9, 1871/ NOT DEAD BUT GONE BEFORE/ BY HER RELATIVES

 

ALLEY            Born: ?             Died: 1860

Front Inscription:  IN/ MEMORY OF/ ELIZABETH ALLEY/ DIED OCTOBER 17, 1860/ AGED 68 YEARS

 

ALLEY            Born: ?             Died: 1840

Front Inscription:  ERECTED/ TO THE MEMORY/ OF/ THO.S  ALLEY/ DIED AUG. 22ND/ 1840

Footstone: Yes Footstone Inscription: No

 

PRYOR           Born: 1853       Died: 1865

Front Inscription:  GEORGE W. PRYOR/ BORN/ JAN. 31, 1853/ DIED/ JAN. 26, 1865

 

McBURNIE     Born: 1797       Died: 1859

Front Inscription:  IN MEMORY OF/ JAMES McBURNIE/ (ILLEGIBLE) KIRKEN (ILLEGIBLE) SCOTLAND. BORN 2ND OF OCTOBER 1797/ DEPARTED THIS LIFE. OCTOBER 1859

Footstone: Yes Footstone Inscription: J McB.

 

GRAY Born: ?             Died: 1869

Front Inscription:  JAMES GRAY/ NATIVE OF MANGRANGE ROSSHIRE/ SCOTLAND/ DIED/ MAY 25, 1869/ AGED/ ABOUT 80 YEARS/ HE WAS A RESIDENT OF NASHVILLE FOR NEAR FIFTY/ YEARS. HE WAS AN HONEST MAN IN THE STRICTEST SENSE/ OF THE WORD AND RESPECTED BY ALL WHO KNEW HIM

 

SCRUGGS      Born: ?             Died: 1883

Front Inscription: IN MEMORY/ OF/ THOMAS SCRUGGS/ DIED/ MARCH 24, 1883/ IN THE 85 YEAR OF HIS AGE/ THE LORD GAVE AN(D) THE LORD HATH TAKEN AWAY. BLESTED BE/ THE NAME OF THE LORD

 

SCRUGGS      Born: 1815       Died: 1879

Front Inscription:  TO THE/ SACRED MEMORY OF/ MARY HARRIS/ DAUGHTER OF W. & J. HARRIS/ WIFE OF/ THOMAS SCRUGGS/ BORN/ SEP. 18, 1815/ DIED/ MAY 30, 1879/ PRAISE YE THE LORD OH GIVE THANKS/ UNTO THE LORD FOR HE IS GOOD, FOR/ HIS MERCY ENDURETH FOREVER

 

SITE SURVEYED:  DECEMBER 11, 2003

 

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