Alston Cemetery is in Gilt Edge, Tipton County, Tennessee. The cemetery is also known as Austin Cemetery. There are no Austins in the cemetery unless they do not have headstones and records have not been found. The name of the road leading to the cemetery is Austin Cemetery. Maybe it was the name of the people who owned the land when the cemetery was create.
Alston Cemetery is an African American cemetery. When I was looking through the Censuses for Alstons, it was very confusing as so many people were listed in a family. Often times the birth dates for parents and birth dates for a child would be fifty plus years apart!
The oldest headstone in the cemetery is that of Rev. Ruffin F Alston, Sr. The date of death is July 1, 1909. Most of the people in the cemetery are related to him.
If you know anything about this cemetery, I would love to hear from you. Below is a list of known burials in this cemetery.
| Headstone | Name | DOB | DOD | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Alston, Arrilla King | 16 May 1873 | 5 Jun 1942 | Children: Minnie Alston Alston, Carey Alston, Wisdom Alston |
  | Alston, Aurelious Leon | 11 Jul 1926 | 8 Sep 1997 | Parents: Whit R Alston and Elnora Alston Alston; Married 10 Dec 1955 to Julia May Cook Alston |
 | Alston, Bettie Lockett | 15 Nov 1868 | 8 Dec 1938 | No Headstone; information from DC; Married to Robert Brown Alston |
 | Alston, Carey | 25 Nov 1896 | 4 Oct 1971 | PVT, US Army, World War I; Mother: Arrilla King Alston |
| Alston, Easter L | 1923 | 30 Sep 1936 | No Headstone; Mother: Ludia Mae Alston Alston | |
 | Alston, Elnora Alston | 15 Oct 1886 | 14 Sep 1955 | Double headstone with Whit R Alston |
 | Alston, Eric E | 31 Mar 1912 | Feb 1973 | |
 | Alston, Ladia Mae "Ludie" Alston | 25 Feb 1902 | 1 Jan 1941 | Wife of Zion Alston |
| Alston, Marie | 21 Mar 1941 | 15 Jun 1941 | Infant daughter of Ison Alston and Hattie Smith; No headstone | |
| Alston, Mary Alston | 1840 | 21 Jan 1930 | No Headstone | |
 | Alston, Minnie Alston | 1895 | 30 Dec 1921 | Union Circle 1170 |
 | Alston, R F Rev | 1834 | 1 Jul 1909 | Full Name: Rev. Ruffin F Alston, Sr.; |
| Alston, Robert Rev. | 4 Jul 1830 | 25 Feb 1918 | ||
| Alston, Robert Brown Jr. | 26 Dec 1868 | 6 Jul 1946 | No headstone | |
 | Alston, Rosa | 22 May 1882 | 13 Sep 1952 | |
 | Alston, W H | 9 Apr 1915 | 1916 | |
 | Alston, Walter | 15 Jan 1877 | 3 Jun 1945 | In loveing [sic] memory of |
 | Alston, Whit R | 28 Mar 1880 | 15 Feb 1958 | Married Dec. 1903 |
| Alston, Wisdom | 18 Sep 1907 | 21 Feb 1933 | No headstone | |
 | Andrews, Juanita Alston | 28 Mar 1919 | 28 Jan 1985 | Beloved wife and mother |
 | Baldon, Joseph "Joe" | 6 Jul 1888 | 25 May 1967 | Double headstone with Mollie Alston Baldon |
 | Baldon, Mollie Alston | 30 Aug 1881 | 17 Apr 1975 | Double headstone with Joseph Baldon |
 | Butler, Mabel Lorine Alston | 25 Sep 1922 | 15 Apr 2002 | |
 | Butler, Thomas Edward | 3 Jul 1924 | 7 Jan 1970 | |
 | McDonald, Oliver Roosevelt | 23 Nov 1931 | 27 May 1962 | Tennessee PFC Co C 9 Engr Combat Bn |
| Reed, L C | 30 May 1916 | 11 May 1941 | No headstone | |
| Reed, Media Alston | 15 Mar 1872 | 3 Aug 1942 | No headstone | |
 | Shields, Alberta Alston | 11 Oct 1909 | 4 Sep 1983 | Beloved Mother |
 | Topps, Addline | 1864 | 1957 | Aunt |
Alston Cemetery is in Gilt Edge, Tipton County, Tennessee. The cemetery is also known as Austin Cemetery. There are no Austins in the cemetery unless they do not have headstones and records have not been found. The name of the road leading to the cemetery is Austin Cemetery. Maybe it was the name of the people who owned the land when the cemetery was create.
Alston Cemetery is an African American cemetery. When I was looking through the Censuses for Alstons, it was very confusing as so many people were listed in a family. Often times the birth dates for parents and birth dates for a child would be fifty plus years apart!
The oldest headstone in the cemetery is that of Rev. Ruffin F Alston, Sr. The date of death is July 1, 1909. Most of the people in the cemetery are related to him.
If you know anything about this cemetery, I would love to hear from you. Below is a list of known burials in this cemetery.