TOLBERT - CARNEY CEMETERY
BE-56: NASHVILLE, DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN, TOLBERT ROAD
18 TOMBSTONE INSCRIPTIONS
10 FIELDSTONES
SLAUGHTER Born: 1908 Died: 1974
Front inscription: NELSON W. SLAUGHTER/ 1908/ 1974
TOLBERT Born: 1879 Died: 1975
Front inscription: ROBERT TOLBERT, SR./ BORN NOV. 28, 1879/ DIED APR. 4, 1975
TOLBERT Born: 1879 Died: 1975
Front inscription: ELDER/ ROBERT P. SR./ NOV. 28, 1879/ APR. 4, 1975/ TOLBERT/ AND AS YOU WOULD THAT MEN SHOULD/ DO TO YOU DO YE ALSO TO THEM LIKE/ WISE. ST. LUKE 6:31 [2ND TOMBSTONE FOR ROBERT TOLBERT, SR.]
SLAUGHTER Born: 1908 Died: 1994
Front inscription: MAMA/ MATTIE C./ SLAUGHTER/ JUNE 1, 1908/ OCT. 20, 1994/ IN GOD'S CARE
ALLEN Born: 1979 Died: 1979
Front inscription: IN LOVING MEMORY/ OF/ MATTHEW JOE ALLEN/ BORN & DIED/ AUG. 31, 1979
SLAUGHTER Born: 1931 Died: 1990
Front inscription: NELSON/ WALTER/ SLAUGHTER/ A3C/ U. S. AIR FORCE/ DEC. 25, 1931/ MAY 4, 1990
TOLBERT Born: 1923 Died: 1990
Front inscription: GWENDOLYN/ TOLBERT/ JULY 10, 1923/ OCT. 21, 1990
HOGAN Born: 1907 Died: 1993
Front inscription: HAVE FAITH IN GOD/ MOTHER/ ANNIE MAI/ HOGAN/ JAN. 25, 1907/ APR. 3, 1993
TOLBERT
Front inscription: TOLBERT/ MARRIED AUG. 27, 1949/ SAMUEL A./ FEB. 20, 1915/ JAN. 29, 1993/ SARAH E./ APRIL 1, 1925 /ROMANS 8:39/ NOR HEIGHT, NOR DEPTH, NOR ANY OTHER CREATURE/ SHALL BE ABLE TO SEPARATE US FROM THE LOVE OF/ GOD WHICH IS IN CHRIST JESUS OUR LORD.
CARNEY Born: 1916 Died: 1999
Front inscription: IN MEMORY OF/ ROBERT CHARLES CARNEY/ NOVEMBER 15, 1916/ DECEMBER 21, 1999
CARNEY Born: 1921 Died: 1989
Front inscription: MOTHER/ LOUISE CARNEY/ DEC. 29, 1921/ JUNE 6, 1989/ A ROSE IN GOD IS A GARDEN OF LIFE
CARNEY Born: 1908 Died: 1985
Front inscription: EVANGELIST/ ANDREW L., SR./ CARNEY/ MAR. 17, 1908/ ANG. 16, 1985/ BELOVED FATHER - COMMUNITY LEADER
CARNEY Born: 1909 Died: 1980
Front inscription: GOD LIVES ON/ MOTHER/ RUTHIE R./ CARNEY/ JULY 9, 1909/ FEB. 26, 1980
CARNEY Born: 1945 Died: 1989
Front inscription: DR. THOMAS A. CARNEY/ SEPT. 15, 1945/ OCT. 3, 1989/ METEOROLOGIST
CARPENTER Born: 1912 Died: 1974
Front inscription: MARY M./ CARPENTER/ MAR. 8, 1912/ JAN. 28, 1974/ BELOVED MOTHER
HOOPER Born: 1849 Died: 1864
Front inscription: AMANDA HOOPER/ BORN/ JAN. 12, 1849/ DIED/ APRIL 7, 1864
CUMMINS Born: 1950 Died: 1983
Front inscription: WILLIE CUMMINS/ (BILLY)/ FEB 20, 1950 - MAR 11, 1983
TOLBERT Born: 1958 Died: 1958
Front inscription: MARION D./ TOLBERT/ SEPT 2, 1958/ SEPT 8, 1958
SITE SURVEYED NOVEMBER 13, 2001
“Tolbert Hollow” Historical Marker
New Marker Installed by Metro Historical Commission
Location at Tolbert Road and Old Hickory Blvd.
Newsletter of Metro Historical Commission. Spring 2004
TOLBERT HOLLOW
George Tolbert, a farmer, bought 97 ˝ acres here
In 1879 that became known as Tolbert Hollow
He was a former slave who, according to family
tradition, purchased his own freedom. Tolbert
worked 45 acres by 1880 and cut and sold wood
with his sons. Land ownership signified true
freedom for blacks after the Civil War.
Generations of Tolbert’s descendants continued
to live on his land.
Update Report. 3-22-2005
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