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Clopton Cemetery

Clopton Cemetery

Posted on February 27, 2019October 23, 2023 by ML Williams

Anthony Clopton gave land for Clopton Cemetery in the 1830s. Covered with lush trees and flowing springs this land was ideal for “brush arbor” revivals. “Brush Arbor” revivals were the early spiritual refreshment of Tipton County.

The tranquil setting of this land disturbed by the Civil War. Consequently, over 500 volunteer Confederate soldiers from Tipton County trained here. During the war, the church was burned by Union forces. The cemetery also contains graves of both Southern soldiers and slaves.

Clopton Church was an early leader in education after the war. Several schools operated near this site until 1938.

Finally, known for its generous emergency relief to families, Clopton Church was a principal in “Tipton Cares” during the year of 1992. Tipton County remains a lighthouse and servant to the rapidly changing Tipton County.

Location: 35° 26.891′ N, 89° 40.186′ W. Marker is near Brighton, Tennessee, in Tipton County. It is in Hilltop. Marker is on Brighton-Clopton Road, 0.1 miles east of McLennan Road, on the right when traveling east. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5285 Brighton-Clopton Rd, Brighton TN 38011 – Clopton Cemetery [Google Maps].

 NAME DOB DOD COMMENTS
Acred, John
M.
08-21-1907 06-16-1981Double stone
with Mildred W. Acred
Acred, Mildred W. 07-09-1908 02-11-1985Double stone
with John M. Acred
Adams, Benetta D. 1856 1887 Triple stone with father & mother -
Benjamin & Sarah P. Adams
Adams,
Benjamin
1812 1887Triple stone
with wife (Sarah P. )  and daughter (Benetta D. )
Adams, Sarah
P.
1814 1878Triple stone
with husband (Benjamin Adams) & daughter (Benetta)
Anderson,
Chris Hassler
10-26-1892 09-01-1970 
Anderson,
Elizabeth
12-03-1864 02-10-1954 
Anderson, Hans 1895 1934 Double stone with Thelma Anderson
Anderson, Jessie B. 1898 1965 Double stone with Thomas Anderson
Anderson, Thelma 1896 1976Double stone
with Hans Anderson
Anderson, Thomas 1888 1955Double stone
with Jessie B. Anderson
Angelo,
Eliza E.
09-02-1827 03-03-1874Stone has
become hard to read
Angelo, J.
W.

unreadable

unreadable
 
Angelo, John
W.
11-??-1834 08-04-1893 
Anglea,
Joseph T.
01-13-1831 08-30-1851Son of J & M
Anglea
Anglea, Mary
B. Shaver
02-17-1803 01-10-1855Daughter of
J & R Shaver
Anthony, Ada
Rose Hindman
01-15-1908 10-23-1997Double stone
with husband, William Brown Anthony
Anthony, Ina
Bell
06-22-1898 01-11-1980Double stone
with James Benjamin Anthony
Anthony,
James Benjamin
12-31-1899 05-04-1979Double stone
with Ina Bell Anthony
Anthony, Jim 1870 1940Double stone
with Maude Anthony
Anthony, M.
A.
07-06-1846 12-17-1893Wife of T.
G. Anthony
Anthony,
Maggie E. Whitley
07-02-1877 07-13-1953 
Anthony,
Maude
1872 1944Double stone
with Jim Anthony
Anthony, T.
B.
10-06-1874 07-20-1904 
Anthony,
William Brown
07-16-1903 06-06-1993Double stone
with wife, Ada Rose Hindman Anthony
Anthony,
William Carey
08-09-1868 04-04-1944 
Atkinson,
Ethel Janie
07-30-1909 05-01-1963 
Barnes, Jane 11-27-1891 02-16-1953 
Beasley,
James R. "Bob"
08-20-1893 12-14-1976 
Beasley,
Marjorite Faye
01-06-1915 10-06-1984 


Beasley, Sarah Ann

08-15-1944 08-17-1944 
Beaver, Cora
Lee
06-23-1867 12-02-1960 
Beaver,
Joseph C.
1870 1948 
Beloate,
Kathleen S.
09-23-1906 05-02-1985Double stone
with Marion "Slim" Beloate
Beloate,
Marion "Slim"
11-19-1889 09-13-1970Double stone
with Kathleen S. Beloate
Blanchard,
Fred
1892 1955Double stone
with Kathrine Blanchard
Blanchard,
James Fred Jr.
05-23-1919 03-13-1992Double stone
with Lupe Sandoval Medina Blanchard
Blanchard,
Kathrine
1894 1976Double stone
with Fred Blanchard
Blanchard,
Lupe Sandoval Medina
11-07-1933 02-19-2005Double stone
with James Fred Blanchard, Jr.
Blanchard,
Nancy Louise
12-04-1930 No DateDouble stone
with husband, Willie Bingham Blanchard
Blanchard,
Willie Bingham
03-02-1931 07-06-1997Double stone
with wife, Nancy Louise Blanchard
Bland, Dan
Michael Jr.
11-30-1964 07-13-1986 
Blasengame,
Edna Moose
11-09-1899 03-02-1981 
Bradshaw,
Ann W.
No Date Aug. 1858Double stone
with husband, John Bradshaw
Bradshaw,
Charlie Hambleton
09-04-1865 11-13-1867Son of S. L.
& Mollie H. Bradshaw
Bradshaw,
John
No Date Sept. 1842Double stone
with wife, Ann W. Bradshaw
Brinkley, S. No Date No Date2nd Tenn
Cav. C. S. A.
Brown,
Clifton M.
07-08-1846 03-15-1901 
Brown, Lucy
T.
01-17-1784 09-02-1869


Aged 80 yrs, 8 mos., and 15 days


Wife of Reuben Brown


Daughter of Bezeleel & Mary Brown


Born in Albemarle County, Virginia

Brown, Sarah
P.
08-30-1851 08-28-1918 
Brown,
William H.
11-02-1900 06-29-1969Double stone
with Wylene R. Brown
Brown,
Wylene R.
09-23-1902 08-20-1981Double stone
with William H. Brown
Bruner, Mary
Wright
1910 1987 Double stone with Otho Lee Bruner
Bruner, Otho
Lee
1904 1966 Double stone with Mary Wright Bruner
Buckley,
Henry M.
05-05-1881 02-02-1948 Double stone with  Mable S. Buckley
Buckley,
Mable S.
07-28-1890 10-20-1962 Double stone with Henry M. Buckley


Buckley, Martha Evelyn

04-06-1926 02-10-1935 
Cannon,
Dennis
1775 04-30-1864 
Clopton,
Anthony
06-28-1770 07-17-1848 "In Memory of"  Born in Goochland
County, VA and Died in Desoto County, Miss.  Double memorial with
wife, Rhoda Hoggatt Clopton.
Clopton,
Rhoda Hoggatt
12-23-1785 11-23-1831 Born in Buckingham County, VA and died
in Tipton County, TN.  She is buried in an unmarked grave near this
memorial.  Double memorial with husband, Anthony Clopton.
Combes, D.
C.
04-04-1843 08-08-1895 
Combes, Evey 05-15-1840 03-26-1922 Wife of D. C. Combes
Combes,
Mattie
May 1879 09-01-1889 Daughter of D. C. & E. Combes
Creamer,
James
? ?Handmade
stone - difficult to read "Beloved husband of  Julia"
Culbreath,
C. G.
Unreadable 1875 
Culbreath,
D.
12-22-1861 11-20-1865Son of J. J.
& S. E. Culbreath
Culbreath,
J. A. T.
10-18-1859 02-02-1860Son of J. J.
& S. E. Culbreath
Culbreath,
M. C.
10-07-1867 08-02-1875Daughter of
J. J. & S. E. Culbreath
Culbreath,
Susan E.
Unreadable UnreadableWife of J.
J. Culbreath
Culbreath,
U. I.
07-01-1875 07-13-1875Daughter of
J. J. & S. E. Culbreath
Doyle,
Lottie
08-07-1890 09-23-1961 
Edwards,
Alice C.
06-13-1846 03-18-1921 
Elam, Dellie
Shelton
04-30-1915 09-05-1961 
Emerson,
Jimmy R.
04-06-1961 10-28-1989 
Emerson,
Jimmy Russell
06-28-1941 08-06-1990SMCM US Navy
Farmer,
Annie Lula
10-06-1887 09-07-1970 
Farmer,
Robert Wylie
08-31-1880 06-18-1956 
Faucett,
Mattie A.
May 1884 04-21-1886Daughter of
Dr. J. T. & A. M. Faucett
Gibson, Zettie V. Kelly 12-27-1883 12-13-1974Double
marker with Nicholas Walter Kelly
Godsey, Eliza 08-21-1849 09-11-1904Married Oct.
18, 1887 to W. M. Godsey
Godsey, Pasim 12-08-1890 08-17-1908Son of Mr. &
Mrs. W. M. Godsey
Goolsby, Anthony Taylor 08-14-1961 06-09-2000


Transcription:


Son of Gordon Claire W. Lipsey & Henry J. Goolsby Jr.


William G. Lipsey

Goss, Infant - 10-07-1914Son of L. L.
and Lena Goss
Goss, John 02-23-1833 02-25-1912Double
marker with wife, L. F. Goss
Goss, L. F. 11-24-1845 No DateDouble
marker with husband, John Goss
Goss, L. L. 11-11-1874 05-04-1927Double
marker with wife, Lena Goss
Goss, Lena 01-21-1876 01-09-1957Double
marker with husband, L. L. Goss
Goss, Nancy C. 12-06-1837 02-24-1858 
Gray, Cora Smith 10-01-1881 04-23-1966Double
marker with Tyrrel Rockwell Gray
Gray, Tyrrel Rockwell 01-17-1883 03-13-1959Double
marker with Cora Smith Gray
Griffin, Teddy 1909 1914 
Harris, Julius C. 1859 1930Stone
matches Mary Shaw Harris
Harris, Mary Shaw 1869 1965Stone
matches Julius C. Harris
Harsson, Challice A. 07-10-1913 01-12-1971


TENNESSEE
TEC4 35 TRANS CORPS SVC GF


World War II

Harsson, Mary Elizabeth Gray 06-28-1917 09-12-2001"Tiny"
Harvell, Ephriam Robert 04-15-1868 12-08-1911Double
marker with Frances Ann Harvell
Harvell, Frances Ann 07-26-1866 02-24-1958Double
marker with Ephriam Robert Harvell
Haynie, Annie Kelley 11-13-1883 01-28-1961Stone
matches Robert Ewing Haynie
Haynie, Minnie Hooker 02-28-1885 03-29-1929Stone
matches Sidney L. Haynie
Haynie, Robert Ewing 02-12-1883 04-26-1956Stone
matches Annie Kelley Haynie
Haynie, Sidney L. 09-01-1871 08-05-1961Stone
matches Minnie Hooker Haynie
Hefley, Evelyn Roark 01-28-1917 01-29-2004 
Hendren, Lillian 10-02-1909 10-29-1967Double
marker with Oliver Mills Hendren
Hendren, Oliver Mills 05-07-1901 03-11-1966Double
marker with Lillian Hendren
Herring, Annie ? ?Dates are
not readable
Herring, Emily Whitley 1856 1932Stone
matches those of  Hennie Herring and J. R. Herring
Herring, Hennie 1876 1950Stone
matches those of  Emily Whitley Herring and J. R. Herring
Herring, Infant ? ?Dates are
not readable
Herring, J. R. 1848 1889Stone
matches those of Hennie Herring and Emily Whitley Herring


Hewitt, Avon R.

1892 08-01-1897Age 5 years
- Son of Sam Hewitt
Hickman,
Eunice U. Shelton
11-16-1918 08-29-1943Wife of R.
V. Hickman
Hilliard,
Meckie A.
10-12-1838 12-10-1916Transcription - "Our Aunt"
Holloway,
Adaline L.
03-05-1832 10-16-1858Wife of D.
T. Holloway
Holloway,
Edgar W.
1879 1931 
Holloway,
Mary K.
03-22-1848 09-15-1902Double
marker with Wm. Holloway
Holloway,
Wm.
02-26-1830 05-30-1903Double
marker with Mary K. Holloway
Holloway,
Willie G.
? ?Dates are
not readable
Hooks,
Arnold David
04-15-1845 11-21-1924 
Hooks, Casey
Young
? 07-12-1882Dates are
hard to read
Hooks,
Minnie A.
02-22-1872 10-29-1901Daughter of
A. D. and O. E. Hooks
Hooks,
Octavie E.
10-25-1841 03-13-1913Wife of A.
D. Hooks
Hurt,
Spencer T.
12-31-1809 06-01-1855 
Johnson,
Gordon "Billy"
09-22-1935 12-04-1996 
Johnson,
Joseph Etheridge
02-17-1881 03-03-1967 
Johnson,
Martin Thomas
06-03-1842 11-22-1886 
Karney,
Elizabeth A.
02-07-1923 12-27-1997Double
marker with John T. Karney Jr.
Karney, John
T., Jr.
04-10-1914 12-23-1979Double
marker with Elizabeth A. Karney
Karney,
Sadie W.
08-12-1878 11-14-1962 
Keathley,
Jerre
04-05-1834 12-20-1904Double
marker with S. A. Keathley
Keathley, S.
A.
11-08-1840 07-29-1910Double
marker with Jerre Keathley
Kelly,
Nicholas Walter
01-21-1878 03-23-1935Double
marker with Zettie V. Kelly Gibson
Clopton United Methodist Church

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