ROCK BRIDGE CEMETERY

ROW 7, 8 & 9
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There are no stones at the north end of this row. The row of stones begins at a large cedar tree. First stone is beside the tree and cannot read the inscription 190. Another stone -- all we sould read was the initials SDM--this may be a foot stone for Samuel D. Mannahan, as his head stone has been broken and reset as two graves.
 

	Viona Mannahan May 30, 1886 June 16, 1916 Viona was the daughter of John and Margaret (Porter) Fikes. Married September 23, 1902 to Frank Oscar Mannahan. This stone was made by her son, Sameul Delany Mannahan.
	James D. Harkins July 28, 1853 October 18, 1895 James was the son of james and Sarah A. (Myers) Harkins. "Earth has one mortal less, Heaven has one Angel more."
	Sarah A. Harkins October 24, 1824 October 29, 1897 Sarah married January 4, 1849 to James Harkins.
	James Harkins 1822 March 19, 1880 James was probably the son of James and Christian (Oglesby) Harkins, who came to Christian County about 1803.James married Sarah A Myers January 4, 1849. This stone has been broken and glued back together -break is across the date of birth.
	Devina Grace June 23, 1798 June 15, 1882 Devina was the son of Henry and Nancy ( Diviney) Grace. He married Anna Harkins February 8, 1827.
	Anna Grace November 14, 1808 February 5, 1888 Daughter of James Harkins and Christine (Oglesby) Harkins. Wife of Devina Grace.
	Victoria J. Mullins January 2, 1842 October 30, 1910 "Gone but not forgotten." Wife of Andrew E. Mullins.
	Katie Cook July 23, 1885 April 15, 1937 George Devina Grace August 9, 1873 October 25, 1931 Katie was the daughter of Marshall and Hermina Phedora (Flowers) cool. Married a second time to Bill Bone. George was the son of Abner Divina and Narcissa Edmona (Walker) Grace. They were married September 29, 1902 in montgomery County, Tennessee."Dear ones, we miss you."
	Dale H. Overton June 1945 Infant son of J. Volney and Annie Hazel (Grace) Overton.
	J. Volney Overton December 5, 1896 October 3, 1975 Annie Hazel Grace Overton November 3, 1903 June 13, 1963 J. Volney Overton was the son of James W. and Emma (Sweeney) Overton.  He married Annie Hazel Grace, the daughter of George Divina and Katie (Cook) Grace.

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Rock Bridge Cemetery      Row 8
 
 

	Henry L. Knight September 12, 1862 June 25, 1917 Emmer L. Knight April 8, 1871 May 2, 1935 Henry H. Knight was the son of Jesse Knight and Ripley Burton (?).  Emma was the daughter of John A. and Susan E. (Patterson) McCracken.  Henry L. and Emma L. were married November 6, 1880.
	Oby Chester Knight May 17, 1906 June 5, 1907 "Gone but not Forgotten"
	"OUR DARLING" Edith Irene England Born and died March 31, 1914 Edith Irene England was the daughter of Eden and Fannie Elizabeth (McCracken) England
	Marshall C. Cook January 3, 1860 December 26, 1936 Nora Gertrude (Gertie) Cook 1879-1952 Marshall C. Cook was the son of Patrick H. Cook and Sallie A. (Gorham).  He married Hermina Phedora Flowers and divorced.  He remarried Nora Gertrude Fox on March 9, 1902.  Nora Gertrude Fox was the daughter of Preston and Lou Ranie (Putman) Fox.
	Sallie A. Cook July 30, 1838 August   , 1883 "Erected by her son" M.C. Cook Sallie Ann was the daughter of W.H. and Priscilla (Potts?) Gorham.  She married Patrick Henry Cook.
	Large Stone Benjamin P. Dunlape May 1, 1875 July 27, 1876 Smaller Stone Frankie Dunlape September 25, 1861 February 14, 1862 Both were the sons of J.C. and N.M. Dunlape
	William Farmer November 22, 1837 January 4, 1862 William Farmer was the son of Benjamin and Elizabeth Farmer.
	This stone has been broken and was set up as two different graves.  The first half has born October 9, 1841 died Evansville, Indiana March 9, 1862 in the service of the U.S.  The second part has "The Star Spangled Banner, Long May it Wave Over the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave."  Part of the name Samuel can be seen, the rest of it is missing.
	Lycurgus Marquess September 22, 1852 September 7, 1936 Janet A. Marquess March 21, 1876 August 24, 1947 Lycurgus Marquess was the son of Robert Elliot Marquess Sr. and Martha Ann P'Pool.  Janet Ada White was the daughter of Alexander (Alec) and Martha Franklin (Hendrix) White.
	William Iray Mason August 11, 1882 May 28, 1885
	David Young August 25, 1804 September 9, 1879 David Young was the husband of Elizabeth Reed.  "A loved one has gone from our circle on Earth we will meet him no more.  He has gone to heaven and all his afflictions are over."
	William Young Born 1832 Died 1905 William Young was born in Tennessee.  He was the son of David and Elizabeth (Reed) Young.  He married Lucinda Mangrum/Margrum on September15, 1882.  She was born February 1831 and died April 14, 1892.  She is burried in Sharber Cemetery.
	Robert F. Young 1874 1927 Robert fought in the Spanish-American War. He died in Georga. Robert F. Young was the son of William and Lucinda J.          ( Margrum) Young. He married January 28, 1894 to Dovie jackson, the daughter of Winfield "Wince" and Sarah Jane (Cavanaugh) Jackson. Dovie was born January 30, 1874; died January 6, 1961.
	Russell Durwood Grace Born and Died September 15, 1933 Russell Durwood Grace was the son of Raleigh and Lois (Wells) Grace
	Victor H. Overton October 7, 1904 July 17, 1985 Lorene Grace Overton May 16, 1908 September 6, 1983 "Thy will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven." Victor H. Overton "Pete" was the son of Mattie Overton. Lorene (Grace) was the daughter of GeorgeDivina and Katie (Cook) Grace

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Rock Bridge Cemetery           Row 9
 

	Stanford C. Young October 12, 1930 December 11, 1975 Stanford C. Young was the son of Luther and Mae (Jordan) Young.
	Luther Young April 9, 1894 October 3, 1969 Mae Young November 12, 1902 May 23, 1978 Luther Young was the son of John A. and Alice (Lile) Young. Mae was the daughter of Malivin Mack and Snow (Pennington) Jordan. Luther Young was also in the military.
	Bufford Young July 19,1920 - 1950 Lucille L. Young April 7, 1929 - _________ Bufford was the son of Luther and Mae ( Jordan) Young. He married Lucille L. Frey. Lucille was the daughter of George W. and Margaret (West) Frey. Lucille remarried Earl Adams. She was buried at Ridgetop Cemetery in Crofton, Ky.
	Wayburn R. Young October 18, 1933 - Living Lola Wells Young February 8, 1939 February 20, 1998 "It matters not how long you live, but how well." Wayburn R. Young was the son of Rollie and Reva (Word) Young. He married May 18, 1963to Lola Mae Wells, the daughter of Herman West and Vivian (Brinkley) Wells.
	Rollie Young July 13, 1906 April 11, 1968 Reva Young December 4, 1908 March 30, 1970 "Absent from sight, to memory Dear." Rollie Young was the son of Roy and Emma W. (Sharber) Young. He married Reva Word the daughter of William Alexander and Luro Spurlin Word.
	James Bernard Born and Died December 18, 1911 Son of A. Kelly and Virgie (Brown) Tyson.
	Mac Myers Wells Born and Died June 11, 1915 Mac Myers Wells was the son of George Albert and Henrie (Brown) Wells.
	Mervin Wells Born and Died December 16, 1920 Mervin Wells was  the son of George Albert and Henrie (Brown) Wells
	Henrie Wells December 1, 1893 December 22, 1920 Henrie Brown was the daughter of Virgil Clark and Nealie Ann (Heltsley) Brown. She married George Albert Wells.
	Vineyard Clark Wells June 25, 1925 November 23, 1925 Vineyard Clark Wells was the son of George Albert and Algie (Brown) Wells.
	Nancy Clay Crunk November 25, 1874 October 9, 1875 Nancy Clay Crunk was the daughter of Nickolas and Sarah Jane (Patterson) Crunk
	Francis T. Davis March 10, 1865 September 23, 1866 Francis Theodore Davis was the son of William Elgin and Sarah Jane (Lawrence) Davis, who came to Christian County from Bedford County, Tennessee between 1860 and 1865.
	James L. Davis June 15, 1853 March 20, 1869 James Luther Davis was the son of William Elgin and Sarah Jane (Lawrence) Davis
	Freddie Davis September 20, 1887 April 15, 1889
	John C. Davis November 15, 1857 August 12, 1876
	Levina Cooper October 10, 1815 September, 12 1891 Daughter of Mills Manor and Lucy (Smith) of Rutherford County, Tennessee. Married (1) December 16, 1834 to Jeptha Minter in Rutherford County, Tennessee. Married (2) December 28, 1865 to M.T. Cooper in Rutherford County, Tennessee.
	James W. Clark February 13, 1878 July 3, 1908 "Aleep in Jesus." Son of Nickolas and Sarah Jane (Patterson) Crunk. Married December 6, 1896 to Emma Lile.
	Infant son of James W. and Sarah Emma (Lile) Crunk January 6, 1898 "Gone to be with Jesus"
	Nickolas Crunk July 1, 1843 May 1, 1902 "No pain, no grief, no anxious fear can reac our loved one sleeping here." Married  November 2, 1870 to Sarah Jane Patterson. In 1892 they were living in the Number 5 School District.
	Marvin Mosley February 6, 1872 September 30, 1941 Annie Marvin Mosley was the daughter of John Mosley and Amanda Hancock. She never married.
	T.J. Mosley 1844-1922 Sarah A. Mosley 1847-1925 Thomas J. and Sarah A. Mosley found in the 1870 and 1880 Muhlenberg County, Kentucky Census and the 1900 Christian County Census. Information from Coni Wallace's Hancock files show Sarah Mandy Hancock daughter of William Pinckney and Nancy E. Hancock. Married John Mosley on December 12, 1867 in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky.
	Thomas W. Mosley 1876-1956 Alvie L. Mosley 1874-? "Gone But Not Forgotten." Thomas W. Mosley the son of Thomas J. and Sarah A. Mosley. Alvie Lee Lester was the daughter of Dock and Martha Agnes (Marquess) Lester. She was first married to ----- Pyles.
	Lillian Georgia Fox February 17, 1883 January 2, 1885 "Gone But Not Forgotten."
	Clarence L. Sharber November 26, 1899 August 16, 1979 Iva Marquess September 5, 1902 October 14, 1982 Clarence Leonard Sharber was the son of Jasper "Jack" and Fannie Belle (Foster) Sharber. Iva Marquess was the daughter of Lycurgus and Janetta Ada (White) Marquess.
	Virgil Clark Brown August 1, 1855 August 10, 1910 Nellie Heltsley Brown January 31, 1872 August 25, 1936 Virgil Clark Brown was the son of William and Lucy (Myers) Brown. Nellie Heltsley was the daughter of William and Mary J. (Turner) Heltsley. They were married on January 22, 1889.
	Zada Putman Jackson October 8, 1830 May 4, 1905 "Mother." Zada was the daughter of Eld. Hiram and Rebecca Jane (Harrison) Putman of Williamson County, Tennessee. Zada married Raleigh M. Jackson on October 5, 1848.
	R.M. Jackson October 26, 1823 April 15, 1890 Raleigh M. Jackson was born in Rutherford County, Tennessee-moved to Christian County, Kentucky about 1851, was the son of Thomas Jackson and Ruth Hendrix Jackson of Overton County, Tennessee.
	Hester Ann Barnett November 8, 1844 September 4, 1911 "Grandmother." Hester Ann Barnett was the daughter of William and Martha E. Mason.
	Clara Barnett June 15, 1887 January 5, 1922 Nathan Barnett January 17, 1878 May 4, 1967 Clara Barnett was the daughter of Patrick F. and Mattie M. (Mannahan) Wells. Nathan was the son of ------ and Hester Ann (Mason) Barnett.
	Nina Barnett April 25, 1909 July 31, 1910 Probably daughter of Nathan and Clara (Wells) Barnett.
	Parlee Estes Pennington May 10, 1865 May 28, 1925 Parlee Estes Pennington was born in Georgia. She was a widow at the time of her death. The informant, Sam Estes did not know the name of her parents.
	James Harvey Height August 20, 1873 March 9, 1942 Mayes Marquess Height August 9, 1874 November 22, 1963 James Harvey Height was the son of Joseph Craft and Dicey Ellen (Petty) Height. Myrtle Mayes Marquess was the daughter of Robert Elliot Marquess and Martha P'Pool. James and Myrtle were married on September 28, 1892.
	Carol Brooke Coombs January 21, 1938 October 12, 2000 Brooke was the son of Elizabeth Melinda Coombs. He married on June 3, 1957 to Edna Frances Collins. Remarried on November 25, 1970 to Mary Alice Stooksbury. He died in Nashville, Tennessee.
	Elizabeth Melinda Coombs February 28, 1904 August 7, 1989 Elizabeth Coombs was the daughter of Samuel Christopher Coombs and Hettie Rosetta (Oglesby).
	Samuel C. Coombs June 10, 1865 April 22, 1935 Hettie Coombs October 10, 1876 September 21, 1965 "There is rest in Heaven." Samuel Christopher was the son of Asa and Pricilla Melinda (Dillman) Coombs.Hettie Rosetta was the daughter of Henry Harrison and Elizabeth (Mannahan) Oglesby. They were married may 12, 1903 in Hopkins County, Kentucky. Samuel's first wife was Ann Mannahan.
	Darrell W. Coombs January 16, 1939 January 8, 1939 Darrell Wayne was the son of Reginald Eugene and Artie Mae (Lile) Coombs.
	J.L. Martin April 11, 1936 December 16, 1940 He was the son of Kirby and Nola Martin.
	Kirby Martin May 3, 1905 December 19, 1990 Nola H. Martin December 13, 1906 February 16, 1988 Kirby Martin was the son of A.J. and Anna Bell (Moore) Martin. Nola Hight was the daughter of  James Harvey and Myrtle Mayes (Marquess) Hight.
	Joel E. Wells December 12, 1939 - Living Wanda S. Wells October 16, 1942 - Living Joel Estin Wells was the son of Lee Roy and Lillian (Jordan) Wells. Wanda Sue Sharber was the daughter of Leland and Mary Nell (Lile) Sharber. They were married on December 19, 1959.

Contributed by © Jean Wells, 2003
Annotations taken from family files and "North East Christian County"
compiled by Clifton and Eve Jordan.
Lile Family information compiled by Joetta C. Brown
Other information from Wanda Barnes, Helen Young, & Shirley Garcia

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