Rock Island State Park Cemeteries


Cemetery 1
Behind the Park Maintenance Shop
GPS:  35.80778     -85.64500


My Dad is holding the broken tombstone for the picture.        Mary M. Roller grave. Behind the Park Maintenance Shop.

Mary M. Roller
Born: April 6, 1901
Died: April 21, 1901

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Cemetery 2
Located in the State Park Campground
GPS:  35.81250     -85.64667

Cemetry in the Park Campground.

There are several field stones marking grave locations.
The only tombstone with an inscription is broken and now is being preserved by Park Rangers.


Ranger Jodie Stinson displays preserved stone of L.J.P. Tate    

L.J.P. Tate
Born: February 6, 1880
Died: December 3, 1880



Special thanks to Ranger Jodie Stinson for guiding me to the cemeteries.

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Cemetery 3

Located on a hill on the left of the park entrance (near Great Falls Dam).
GPS:  35.80096  -85.62489



Wm. J. Pinnegar
Born: October 4, 1839
Died: April 23, 1896    





Sarah Ellen Hogue
Born: January 23, 1854
     Died: November 21, 1895





There are several field stones marking other grave locations.

Thank you Ranger Jason Ramsey for guiding me to cemetery 3.




Map is the property of Rock Island State Park and they were kind enough to let me display it on this site.
It has been edited to display GPS numbers for the cemeteries.




Note:

The information displayed on this page is not a complete listing of burials in this cemetery.
 
Photographs were taken of tombstones and funeral home markers existing on the day I visited the cemetery.  Some tombstones and/or markers were possibly missed in the photographing.  Some tombstones and/or markers were not photographed because they were totally illegible. 
 
Detailed information for these cemeteries may be found in Warren County, Tennessee Cemetery Books 1 - 4. by Mrs. Almetia Cunningham and Mrs. Martha Holt, compiled and edited by Mrs. Betty M. Majors.


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