Hughes Cemetery-Bakewell

The Hughes Cemetery is in the Bakewell community of north Hamilton County, Tennessee.  In Bakewell, take Retro-Hughes Road west off Hwy 27.  Cemetery is located 2/10 mile out on the left just before the railroad tracks.  Inside a short rock wall, well maintained.

A marker reads, “ In this cemetery lie the remains of John Hughes, Jane Skiles Hughes & Nancy Hughes Hixson.  Pioneer settler, John Hughes, founded the Bakewell Community, the original school and church.  He donated the land for the church and school, and for the right-of-way for the Southern Railway through Bakewell.”

Surveyed by Linda Coulter & Jim Holcomb July 2001

JHolc19593@aol.com

 

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Deceased

Born

Died

Married

Military

Notes

Alexander, James Thomas

Alexander, Susan Keith

Capps, Francis Marion, Sr.

Clements, J W

Clements, W

Coleman, Benamin Carroll

Coleman, Benjamin Franklin

Coleman, Margaret Jane

Coleman, Nancy Hughes

Elsea, Luannie

Gentry, J Frank

Gentry, John M

Gentry, Laura Candace

Gothard, Elmira

Gray, Margaret Jane Coleman

Gray, William Brumlow "Tobe"

Hickman, Margaret Jane Coleman Gray

Hixson, Nancy Hughes

Hughes, John

Hughes, Nancy

Hughes, Nancy

Hughes, Nancy Skiles

Keith, Susan

Manning, W J

McGill, Ella E

McGill, Mallissie A

Shipley, Elmira Gothard

Shipley, Jenny

Shipley, N T

Shipley, William

Skiles, Nancy

Willcoxson, David

Willcoxson, Martha J

00/00/1844

00/00/1862

01/19/1815

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08/24/1818

04/28/1840

00/00/1820

06/19/1877

11/11/1877

01/06/1875

01/06/1880

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04/28/1840

03/30/1834

04/28/1840

00/00/1868

00/00/1779

00/00/1868

00/00/1820

00/00/1780

00/00/1862

08/18/1829

09/17/1885

08/19/1889

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00/00/1851

00/00/1850

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00/00/1780

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03/16/1838

00/00/1904

00/00/1908

09/06/1892

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00/00/1835

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01/16/1883

07/20/1921

09/02/1859

01/17/1901

10/21/1901

09/30/1904

12/11/1898

00/00/1914

07/20/1921

12/23/1871

07/20/1921

10/04/1891

03/15/1871

06/13/1928

09/02/1859

00/00/1869

00/00/1908

12/17/1884

05/10/1890

02/02/1894

00/00/1914

00/00/1895

00/00/1906

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00/00/1869

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01/17/1889

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39th Tenn Mtd Inf CSA

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Co I 2nd Tenn Inf

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Co H 9th Tenn Cav

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Co C 5th Tenn Inf

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Co C 5th Tenn Inf

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wife-Susan Keith Alexander next

husb-James Thomas Alexander next

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next: W Clements; no dates

next: J W Clements; marker hard to read; one date

parents: Benjamin Franklin & Nancy Hughes Coleman next; no dates

wife-Nancy Hughes Coleman next; son-Benjamin Carroll Coleman

see under Margaret Jane Coleman Gray Hickman

"Dau of Hezekiah & Elizabeth Click Hughes"; marker hard to read; husb-Benjamin Franklin Coleman next; son-

"Wife of J P Elsea"

next: John M & Laura Candace Gentry

next: Laura Candace & J Frank Gentry

next: John M & J Frank Gentry

see under Elmira Gothard Shipley

see under Margaret Jane Coleman Gray Hickman

wife-Margaret Jane Coleman Gray Hickman next

husb-Wm Brumlow "Tobe" Gray next

birthdate is estimate, "Age 24 years at Death"

wife-Jane Skiles Hughes next; dau-Nancy Hughes Hixson; marker in his honor gives history

see under Nancy Hughes Hixson

see under Nancy Hughes Coleman

husb-John Hughes next; dau-Nancy Hughes Hixson; deathdate is estimate

see under Susan Keith Alexander

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"Dau of D N & M A McGill"; sis-Malissie A McGill next

"Dau of D N & M A McGill"; sis-Ella E McGill next

no birthdate; next: Wm, N T & Jenny Shipley

"Mother"; husb-N T Shipley next; Wm & Elmira Gothard Shipley

"Father"; wife-Jenny Shipley next; Wm & Elmira Gothard Shipley

no dates; next: Elmira Gothard, N T & Jenny Shipley

see under Nancy Skiles Hughes

no dates; next: Martha J Willcoxson

next: David Willcoxson