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Note NI03466 :

Individuals : Carnahan John William
7711

 

Note NI03467 :

Individuals : Harris Hannah
7712

 

Note NI03468 :

Individuals : Brawner Pate
11178

 

Note NI03469 :

Individuals : Clifton William C.
7713

 

Note NI03470 :

Individuals : Coonrod Sarah Jane
7714

 

Note NI03471 :

Individuals : Clifton Jesse Lee
7715

 

Note NI03472 :

Individuals : Clifton John
7716

 

Note NI03473 :

Individuals : Clifton Frank
7717

 

Note NI03474 :

Individuals : Drydon William S. M.
7718

 

Note NI03475 :

Individuals : Clifton Samuel David
7719

 

Note NI03476 :

Individuals : Goodloe Tilmesai
772

 

Note NI03477 :

Individuals : Staab Luther C.
7720

 

Note NI03478 :

Individuals : Staab Joseph P.
7721

 

Note NI03479 :

Individuals : Brawner William Oscar
11179

 

Note NI03480 :

Individuals : Ormes Harry
7722

 

Note NI03481 :

Individuals : Ormes Thelma
7723
Infant daughter died at 2 months and 2 weeks old. From obituary ofLittle Thelma:
ttle Thelma:
Round the little grave we linger
Till the setting sun is low
God has taken from the bosom
That little flower we cherished so.

 

Note NI03482 :

Individuals : Wasson Abner Spain
7724
From Vance's Genealogy Quest of RootsWeb.com

 

Note NI03483 :

Individuals : Patterson Goldman
7725

 

Note NI03484 :

Individuals : A. Bessie
7726

 

Note NI03485 :

Individuals : Adams Walter M.
7727
Believed to be cousin of Jamisons buried in the Coleman & JamisonCemeteries.

 

Note NI03486 :

Individuals : Fannie B.
7728

 

Note NI03487 :

Individuals : Macon David Harrison "Uncle Dave"
7729
Know to his friends as "Uncle Dave Macon", the Worlds Most OutstandingBanjoist.
ingBanjoist.
"Uncle Dave" Macon was one of the original performers on the "Grand Ole
Opry", played the 5 string banjo. He appeared regularily on the Opry from1924 and toured wit h road troups until 1950. His last appearance wasMarch 1, 1952. He was inducted into the "Hal l of Fame" in 1966. He mademany recordings and appeared in one movie in 1940. From 1901 to 19 20 heoperated a freight wagon line between Woodbury and Murfreesboro.
rated a freight wagon line between Woodbury and Murfreesboro.
Uncle Dave's Obituary:
Obituary:
Obituary of David Harrison Macon, "Uncle Dave" Macon
Memphis Commercial Appeal
23 Mar 1952
l
'UNCLE DAVE' MACON; RADIO VETERAN, DIES
DAVE' MACON; RADIO VETERAN, DIES
'Grand Ole Opry' Entertainer's Funeral Is Today
al Is Today
MURFREESBORO, Tenn., March 22 - (AP) - "Uncle Dave" Macon, veteran radioentertainer on the Na tional Broadcast Grand Ole Opry show, died at ahospital Saturday. He was 81. Macon was one o f the first e ntertainers onthe show originating on Nashville radio station WSM, a quarter ce nturyago. He made his last appearance March 1.
He became ill the next day and was taken to the hospital here for anoperation. Macon's home w as on a farm near Murfreesboro. The entertainermade numerous phonograph records and in 1940 h ad one motio n picture roleat Hollywood. He was the author of numerous hillbilly songs. Bor n atViola, Tenn., Macon for many years operated a freight wagon line betweenWoodbury and Nash ville. He entered the show business with WSM. He leavesseven sons. Services will be held at t he First Methodist Church inMurfreesboro at 2 Sunday afternoon.
WSM. He
Why was Uncle Dave the Elvis of Rutherford Co.?
By: By ERIN EDGEMON Business Editor
rfreesboro at 2 Sunday afternoon.
Some consider charismatic banjo player Uncle Dave Macon the Elvis Presleyof Rutherford Count y so it just makes sense that there would bedesignated spots where fans can visit and pay tri bute to the c ountymusic legend.
ord Count y so it just makes sense that there would
Macon, one of the pioneers of the Grand Ole Opry, would always come onstage and say, ©ØO¿I a m Dave Macon and I am from Rutherford County,©ØOaccording to music historian Charles Wolfe.

He lived much of his life in Readyville and traveled quite often on OldWoodbury Highway fro m Woodbury to Murfreesboro.
es Wolfe.
Such landmarks as the historic Haynes Chapel United Methodist Churchwhere Macon attended serv ices, Macon©ØOØs Kittrell home and Macon©ØOØsfinal resting place in Coleman Cemetery are on th e Uncle Dave MaconHeritage Driving Tour hosted by the Arts Center of Cannon County.
Macon©ØOØs Kittrell home and Macon©ØOØsfinal
Murfreesboro native Rebekah Weiler said she has visited most of the siteson the driving tou r over the course of her young life. Growing uplistening to the character and attending the U ncle Dave Maco n Daysfestival inspired her to learn old-time banjo playing.
u r over the course of her young life. Growing
Uncle Dave was the first superstar of the Grand Ole Opry,©ØO she said.©ØO¿He was the first ico n of country music and that puts us on the mapglobally.
1 CONT Uncle Dave was the first superstar of the Grand Ole Opry,©ØO she
As a musician and history major at MTSU, Weiler appreciates that thesehistoric sites have bee n preserved and marked. She said it is importantto preserve these sites so they can be visite d by the you ngergenerations who are now listening to Macon on their iPods.
1 CONC importantto preserve these sites so they can be visite d by the you
Brochures for the free, self-guided tour are available at the RutherfordCounty Chamber of Com merce at 501 Memorial Boulevard and at the ArtsCenter of Cannon County at 1424 John Bragg Hig hway in Wood bury.
rial Boulevard and at
The driving tour, which takes about an hour, includes eight stopsbeginning at the historic co urthouse in the center of Murfreesboro PublicSquare and continues along East Main Street as i t turns into Old WoodburyPike ©ØO the road Macon used to deliver freight by mule and cart i n theearly 1900s.
et as i t turns into Old
Motorists can tune their radio to 1610 AM and hear recorded messagesfeaturing music, storie s and memories from those who knew Macon at fourof the eight stops. These stops are the Murfr eesboro Public Square,Coleman Cemetery, Tilford Lumber in Readyville and at the Grand Ole Opr yhighway market just past downtown Woodbury on Highway 70 South. PeteSeeger, Curly Fox and Ro y Acuff are a few of the voices that can be heard.
Grand
Evan Hatch, folklorist at the Arts Center of Cannon County, said the ideafor the driving tou r came out of the Arts Center releasing in 2002 the CDcomplication of the last songs Macon re corded from h is home called©ØO¿Uncle Dave at Home.©ØO
Cannon County, said the
He said the thinking was that a driving tour would be just another way tohelp tell the stor y and legacy of Macon. He worked with the late Wolf toidentify the spots on the driving tour.
t Home.©ØO
It just works as a hour-long brief introduction into some of (Macon©ØOØs)life and some of hi s music,©ØO Hatch said.
and legacy of Macon. He worked with the late Wolf
Modern music would not be the same without the contributions made byMacon, he said, speakin g of Macon©ØOØs technical playing ability andshowmanship.
fe and some of hi s music,©ØO Hatch said.
You have a long proud tradition that begins with hillbilly roots inRutherford County in man y ways,©ØO he said. ©ØO¿(The driving tour)celebrates a time in country music that has influenc ed every form ofmusic.
ve a long proud tradition that begins with hillbilly roots
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C tour)celebrates a time in country music that has influenc ed every form
The Top 10 facts about Uncle Dave Macon
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Uncle Dave Macon
1. Uncle Dave Macon was a charter member and the first superstar of theGrand Ole Opry when i t began airing on WSM radio in Nashville in 1925. Hewas one of the most colorful personalitie s in the hist ory of music. Manybanjo players consider him a major influence.
colorful personalitie s in the hist ory of
2. Uncle Dave, who was born in Warren County, was well over the age of 50before he starting p laying the banjo professionally. He continued toperform until he died in 1952 at the age of 8 1 in Readyvi lle. He wasinducted posthumously into the County Music Hall of Fame in 1966.
e age of 8 1 in Readyvi lle. He
3. Uncle Dave was an extremely skilled banjo player. Music historianshave identified at leas t 19 different picking styles on his records.Macon is considered a skilled songwriter, maste r showman and outrageouscomedian. He blended the content of Highland folk songs with the musi calstylings of the blues and the energy of vaudeville from Tin Pan Alley.
the content of Highland folk songs with the musi calstylings
4. Macon was a master of musical sleight of hand and this showmanship wasa staple of his perf ormances. He would flip his banjo in the air in themidst of picking and a singing and catch i t without a break in the music.With his banjo planted on the floor, Macon would strum the ins trumentwith his Derby hat while walking around the banjo.
his banjo planted on the floor, Macon would strum the ins
5. Before playing the banjo professionally, Uncle Dave hauled freight bymule and cart from Wo odbury to Murfreesboro. Around 1900, there were fourgrocery stores on the Murfreesboro Publi c Square. As Macon would make hisdeliveries he would start singing. He would start plucking o n his banjoon the way home when his work was done.
sdeliveries he would start singing. He would start plucking o n
6. Born David Harrison Macon, the charismatic musician introduced himselfas ©ØO¿Uncle Dave©ØO to break the ice when he would provide entertainmentfor school children as he passed by i n his freight ca rt. The name stuck.Grand Ole Opry founder Judge George D. Hay gave Macon th e nickname DixieDewdrop©ØO.
ONC The name stuck.Grand Ole Opry founder Judge George D. Hay gave Macon th e
7. A talent scout booked Uncle Dave to play in Birmingham, Ala, after hisfirst paid gig in 19 18. He sought to make money from his music and comedyafter automobiles put his freight compan y out of bus iness.
NC comedyafter automobiles put his freight compan y out of bus iness.
8. From l924 through l938, Uncle Dave recorded more than l80 songs foralmost every major labe l. He also recorded and performed often withflat-top guitarist Sam McGee, his brother Kirk, a nd Macon©ØOØs own sonDorris. For a time in the l930s, Macon worked with the Delmore Brothersa s well as with young Roy Acuff and Bill Monroe. Macon was a highlight ofthe l940 film Grand O le Opry, in which he san g and danced around hisbanjo to ©ØO¿Take Me Back to My Carolina Home. ©ØO
anced
9. Uncle Dave©ØOØs father was Confederate Civil War Capt. John Macon. In1883, the elder Maco n purchased the Broadway Hotel in Nashville, whichwas the unofficial headquarters of souther n entertainers and minstrels.This is where Dave Macon is said to have learned much of his per formancestyle. The family moved to Readyville in 1885 after John Macon wasstabbed to death ne ar the hotel. Uncle Dave w as a witness to the murder.
ily moved to Readyville in 1885 after John
10. Uncle Dave was good friends with harmonica player Deford Bailey, thefirst black man to ap pear on the Grand Ole Opry. Macon and Bailey playedand traveled together in the South whe n a white man an d black couldn'teasily travel together due to Jim Crow laws.
iley
11. Macon©ØOØs log home, listed on the National Register of HistoricPlaces, still stands off t he old Woodbury Pike in Kittrell. He is buriednearby in Coleman Cemetery just down the road f rom Cripple Creek, whichwas the subject of one of his best-known songs.
he old Woodbury Pike in Kittrell. He
Sources: Country Music Hall of Fame, Rutherford County historian CharlesWolf and Evan Hatch , folklorist at the Arts Center of Cannon County.

 

Note NI03488 :

Individuals : Gregory Eliza A.
773

 

Note NI03489 :

Individuals : Macon Glenn Samuel
7730
Tennessee TEC5 Engineers World War II

 

Note NI03490 :

Individuals : Adams Jane
Will of Hopewell Adams:
CONT
I give and bequeth to my daughter Jane Tennison and Abraham Tennison five shillings sterling and this to be theare full part of my living---

 

Note NI03491 :

Individuals : Petty Eula
7731

 

Note NI03492 :

Individuals : Boone George
from findagrave.com:
CONT
Married SARAH MARY [?UPPEY?] 1646 – 1726; parents of:
:
Henry BOONE 1663 – 1663
GEORGE BOONE III 1665 – 1744
John Uppey BOONE 1673 – 1693
Percis BOONE 1675 – 1747 [married George HENTON 1680 – 1747]
ed George HENTON 1680 – 1747]
"The Boone Society spent several thousand dollars between 2000 and May of 2004 to learn the correct lineage of George Boone who married Mary Milton Mogridge. We know that the contrived and made up line that has Ann Fallace and George 1 is not correct. With three certified genealogist, two from England, no Ann Fallace is found in all of England."
om England, no Ann Fallace is found in all of England."
"GEORGE BOONE II, (Son of George Boone, the First) was born in or near the City of Exeter in Devonshire; being a Blacksmith; his Wife's Maiden Name was Sarah Uppey. (or possibly Oppey) He died age 60; and she died aged 80 years, and never had an aching Bone, or decay'd Tooth."
never had an aching Bone, or decay'd Tooth."
The Boone Society has not been able to find the marriage or birth records for George Boone II and his wife Sarah, and cannot confirm her maiden name of Uppey."
maiden
Source: The Boone Society, Aug. 2012
Source: The Boone Society, Aug. 2012
Documents owned by the Boone Society:
George Boone was buried ye thirty first of May 1696
Sarah Boon "wido" was buried ye 5th of February 1708
ye 5th of February 1708
Burial here per:
l here per:
"The ecclesiastical parish of Stoke Canon is a small community only about five miles north of Exeter, County of Devon in England. Also known as St. Mary Magdalene, this is the church in which George Boone [II] and Sarah (Uppey/Opie) Boone baptized three of their children, Henry in 1663, George (III) in 1666, and John in 1673. Henry and John both were buried there; Henry at age four months, and John at age 20. George (II) and Sarah were buried there also; George [II] in 1696 and Sarah in 1708. No tombstones exist today for this family.
ge [II] in 1696 and Sarah in 1708. No
The Boone Society's English Research Committee has copies of the above mentioned baptism and burial records."
as copies of the above
Family links:
Spouse:
Sarah Mary Upper Boone (1646 - 1708)
nks:
Children:
Henry Boone (1662 - 1663)
George Boone (1666 - 1744)
John Boone (1673 - 1693)
Persis Boone Henton (1690 - 1761)
Boone (1666 - 1744)
*Calculated relationship
93)
Inscription:
No marker
90 - 1761)
Burial:
St Mary Magdalene
Stoke Canon
East Devon District
Devon, England

Created by: janicet
Record added: Mar 17, 2013
Find A Grave Memorial# 106838263

 

Note NI03493 :

Individuals : Hargis Elva Franklin Allen
7733

 

Note NI03494 :

Individuals : Hargis Darlene
7734

 

Note NI03495 :

Individuals : Gannon Homer Jackson
7735

 

Note NI03496 :

Individuals : Sloan Nettie
7736

 

Note NI03497 :

Individuals : Shaw Minnie Bell
7737

 

Note NI03498 :

Individuals : Sloan John F.
7738

 

Note NI03499 :

Individuals : Sloan Myrtle
7739

 

Note NI03500 :

Individuals : Patterson Miles 'Pierce'
Poney McDonald Cemetery in Macon, Co., TN
774
Pierce had three wives. The first is unknown but believe to be Cora orsomething like that . They had several children as a results of thatmarriage. The second was Cordell Elizabeth W ord. Cordella' s husband, I.L. Andrews had died and she married Pierce. They had a baby gir l butboth she died. Cordella lived only a few years and she died. Pierceremarried to Ober a and lived until 1964.
ed.
His family picture may be found in the family pictures.

 

Note NI03501 :

Individuals : Brawner France
11180

 

Note NI03502 :

Individuals : Sloan James E.
7740

 

Note NI03503 :

Individuals : Gannon Andrew Jackson
7741

 

Note NI03504 :

Individuals : Lawrence Fannie Matilda
7742

 

Note NI03505 :

Individuals : Sloan Archibald G.
Some records indicate Archibald Y. Sloan
CONT
The Sloan Connection Data Base in Rootsweb provided the connection to theJamisons and their a ssociated descendants. The contributor is FrankMitchell.
1 CONC FrankMitchell.
Also Thanks to:
Thanks to:
submitter: mrader1921723
submitter: rkeller2679957
r: rkeller2679957
FamilySearch.org

 

Note NI03506 :

Individuals : Jetton Margaret W.
7744

 

Note NI03507 :

Individuals : Sloan Ann Elizabeth
7745

 

Note NI03508 :

Individuals : Sloan Isaac N.
7746

 

Note NI03509 :

Individuals : Sloan John P.
7747

 

Note NI03510 :

Individuals : Sloan Sarah
7748

 

Note NI03511 :

Individuals : Sloan Archibald Martin
7749
Military BET. 1861 - 1865 C.S.A. 4th Tn. Cavalry, Co. ?

 

Note NI03512 :

Individuals : Gammon Lem
11181

 

Note NI03513 :

Individuals : Patterson Ednie Viola
775

 

Note NI03514 :

Individuals : Sloan Mary W.
7750

 

Note NI03515 :

Individuals : Sloan William A.
7751

 

Note NI03516 :

Individuals : Sloan Margaret Jerusha
7752

 

Note NI03517 :

Individuals : Sloan Newton Yaniel
7753

 

Note NI03518 :

Individuals : Yearwood William
7754

 

Note NI03519 :

Individuals : Yearwood Mary
7755

 

Note NI03520 :

Individuals : Yearwood Archibald
7756

 

Note NI03521 :

Individuals : Laura E.
7757

 

Note NI03522 :

Individuals : Sloan Ady Sada
7758

 

Note NI03523 :

Individuals : Brawner Haynie
11182

 

Note NI03524 :

Individuals : Sloan John H.
7759

 

Note NI03525 :

Individuals : Unknown Wilma
776

 

Note NI03526 :

Individuals : Sloan James
7760

 

Note NI03527 :

Individuals : Sloan Thomas J.
7761

 

Note NI03528 :

Individuals : Sloan Marvin
7762

 

Note NI03529 :

Individuals : Sloan Ernest
7763

 

Note NI03530 :

Individuals : Freeman Annie Eliza
7764

 

Note NI03531 :

Individuals : Sloan Lee
7765

 

Note NI03532 :

Individuals : Sloan Byron
7766

 

Note NI03533 :

Individuals : Sloan Eugenia
7767

 

Note NI03534 :

Individuals : Shrum Sim
11183

 

Note NI03535 :

Individuals : Hoover William
7768

 

Note NI03536 :

Individuals : Helton Martha
7769

 

Note NI03537 :

Individuals : Meador Buel D.
Buel D. Meador, 80, of Franklin, entered into rest Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011, at Greenview Regional Hospital in Bowling Green.
Green.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, with burial to follow in Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin.
n Greenlawn Cemetery in Franklin.
Military rites will be conducted by the Simpson County Honor Guard. A native of Allen County, he was the son of the late Ed Meador and the late Zora Scott Meador.
ate
He was preceded in death by three sisters, Alberta Perry, Adele Sarver and Lena Williams. He is survived by his wife, Betty Gregory Meador; two daughters, Abby Meador Scott (Daniel) of Bowling Green and Jo Ann Cook (Walter) of Franklin; and two grandchildren, Randa Cook and Devin Cook. Mr. Meador was owner-operator of Meador Auto Repair Service.
Devin Cook.
He was a Baptist, an Army veteran and member of American Legion Post 62 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5706. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Saturday at Booker-Gilbert Funeral Home. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the American Cancer Society. Online condolences may be left at www.bookergilbertfh.com.
of sympathy may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Son of the late Ed Meador and the late Zora Scott Meador. He was preceded in death by three sisters, Alberta Perry, Adele Sarver and Lena Williams.
eceded
Father's death certif:
Name: Edd Meador Death Date: 17 Apr 1949 Death Location: Allen Birth Date: 10 Apr 1890 Birth Location: Kentucky Father's Name: P MeadorMother's Name: Martha Shelton

 

Note NI03538 :

Individuals : Hoover Margert
7770

 

Note NI03539 :

Individuals : Todd Hall
7771

 

Note NI03540 :

Individuals : Hoover Infant
Jamison Cemetery, Rutherford County, Tn.
7772

 

Note NI03541 :

Individuals : Hoover Mary
7773

 

Note NI03542 :

Individuals : Haynes Haywood
Evergreen Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tn.
7774

 

Note NI03543 :

Individuals : Hoover Lula Mai
Jamison Cemetery, Rutherford County, Tn.
7775

 

Note NI03544 :

Individuals : Parker Wiley Dickens
Parker Hill, Rutherford County, Tn.
Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tn.
Wards Grove Cemetery, Rutherford County, Tn.
7776
Thanks to David Garvin for the expanded information concerning Effie MaiJamison and her desce ndance.

 

Note NI03545 :

Individuals : Garrett John
11184

 

Note NI03546 :

Individuals : Connell Mary O'Brian
7777

 

Note NI03547 :

Individuals : Bryan Emily Dise
Tn.
Wards Grove Cemetery, Rutherford County, Tn.
7778

 

Note NI03548 :

Individuals : Parker Infant
7779

 

Note NI03549 :

Individuals : Meadows Jo Ann
778

 

Note NI03550 :

Individuals : Parker Lottie White
Rutherford County, Tn.
Rutherford Hospital, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tn.
Wards Grove Cemetery, Rutherford County, Tn.
7780

 

Note NI03551 :

Individuals : Nolen George Cockrell
7781

 

Note NI03553 :

Individuals : Nolen William
7783

 

Note NI03554 :

Individuals : Parker Addie Maude
Cripple Creek, Rutherford County, Tn.
Middle Tn. Medical Center, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tn.
Wards Grove Cemetery, Rutherford Co., TN
Wards Grove Cemetery, Rutherford County, Tn.
7784

 

Note NI03555 :

Individuals : Brien Toy H.
7785

 

Note NI03556 :

Individuals : Kelly Reuben
10115

 

Note NI03558 :

Individuals : Brien Ernest C.
Inscription:
TEC 5 US Army WWII

 

Note NI03559 :

Individuals : Brashear Kenneth
Tn.
Coleman Cemetery, Rutherford County, Tn.
7787

 

Note NI03560 :

Individuals : Brashear Jesse
7788

 

Note NI03561 :

Individuals : Brown Ada
7789

 

Note NI03562 :

Individuals : Lee Abby
779

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