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KILLEBREW CEMETERY
Established before 1847
A.K.A. Killebrew-McDaniel Cemetery
Ringgold Road at Hwy 41A, Clarksville, TN    Recorded by: Carol (Killebrew) Williams-Hach

1)    Edwin Killebrew    [Tombstone, Cemetery & Census Records]
b. 16 Mar 1789, Duplin Co., NC
d. 30 Nov 1847, Ringgold, Montgomery Co., TN
Son of Buckner and Mary (Whitfield) Killebrew
early pioneer settlers to this area in 1795/96 and
were approved as "First Families of Tennessee" in 1995.
Edwin Killebrew was married in 1814 to:
2)    Mary (Williams) Killebrew
[Obit, Tombstone, Cemetery & Census Records]
b. 21 Apr 1793, Sampson Co., NC
d. 3 Dec 1872, Ringgold, Montgomery Co., TN
Daughter of Revolutionary War Captain Daniel Williams
and Sarah (Nixon) Williams of Dickson Co., TN.

Other graves in this Cemetery are:

3)    Catharine "Kitty" Ann (Killebrew) McGriff
1816-1850,    TS & CR-daughter of #1 & 2, & sister of #4 & 6

4)    James Lewis Killebrew, J.P.    1825-1887 unmarked,
Census & Obit-son of #1 & 2, husband of #5, father of #9,
& brother of #3 & 6

5)    Rachel Ann (Slaughter) Killebrew  ca 1834-1894 unmarked,
Census & Obit-wife of #4, mother of #9, & aunt of #25

6)    Daniel Killebrew    abt. 1831-bef 1840 unmarked
son of #1 & 2, & brother of #3 & 4

7)    Susannah (Williams) Norsworthy    1801-1872,
TS, CR, & Obit-wife of #8, & sister of #2

8)    William Norsworthy    1801-1875,
TS, CR, & Obit-husband of #7

9)    Elizabeth "Lizzie" Byrd (Killebrew) McDaniel
1865-1947,
TS, CR, & Obit-wife of #10 & daughter of #4 & 5

10)    Edmund S. McDaniel    1866/7-1952,
TS, CR, & Obit-husband of #9

11)    Joseph Sanders    1894-1899 unmarked,
Obit-son of William & Maggie Sanders

12)    Mrs. J. W. Nichols      -1888 unmarked, Obit

13)    Jesse W. Nichols    1821-1904
unmarked Confederate Soldier, Obit

14)    Walter Edward Nichols    1882-1951 unmarked,
Census, CR & Obit-husband of #15

15)    Hilda (Trice) Nichols    1886-1927 unmarked,
CR & Obit-wife of #14 & daughter of Sally (Shepherd) & T.H. Trice

16)    Infant Nichols    1900 unmarked,
Obit-child of Frank Nichols

17)    Harry Nichols    1876-1907 unmarked,
Obit-son of William Nichols

18)    Minnie (Lindsay) Trice    1900-1936 unmarked,
Obit-mother of #19, wife of Tom Trice & daughter of Mrs. Dora Lindsay

19)    Minnie Tom Trice    1921-1922 unmarked,
Obit-daughter of #18 & Thomas H. Trice

20)    Sam M. Carpenter    1860-1924 unmarked,
Obit-father of #21 & 22

21)    Lizzie Carpenter    1893-1909 unmarked,
Obit-daughter of #20 and Mollie (Wilkins), & sister of #22

22)    Kate (Carpenter) Cornell    1889-1927,
TS, CR & Obit-1st wife of #23,
daughter of #20 & Mollie (Wilkins), & sister of #21

23)    Henry Lee Cornell    1884-1931 unmarked,
Obit-husband of #22, son of #24 & 25, & brother of #29

24)    Walter M. Cornell    1848-1930 unmarked,
Census & Obit-husband of #25, father of #23 & 29
& son of Hamilton & Minerva (McManus) Cornell

25)    Emma "Emily" S. (Watts) Cornell    1857-1920 unmarked,
Obit-wife of #24, mother of #23 & 29,
daughter of Johnson D. & Eliza Byrd (Slaughter) Watts,
and niece of #5

26)    Henry C. Wilkins    1875-1941 unmarked,
CR & Obit-husband of #27 & 28

27)    Pearl May (Moss) Wilkins    1878-1901 unmarked,
Obit-1st wife of #26 & daughter of Dick Moss

28)    Mollie (Buck) Wilkins    1880-1936 unmarked,
Obit-2nd wife of #26, daughter of #30 & 31, & sister of #32 & 33

29)    Mildred (Cornell) Wilkins    1880-1935 unmarked,
Obit-wife of Richard Wilkins, daughter of #24 & 25, & sister of #23

30)    W. E. Buck    1839-1932,
TS, CR & Obit-husband of #31, father of #28, 32 & 33;
grandfather of #34 & 35, & son of G.W. & Sallie (Estes) Buck

31)    Meletha (Fletcher) Buck    1858-1895,
TS & CR-wife of #30 & mother of #28, 32 & 33,
& grandmother of #34 & 35

32)    Sallie Buck    1878-1891,
TS, CR & Obit-daughter of #30 & 31, & sister of #28 & 33

33)    Annie Buck    1882-1884,
TS, CR & Obit-daughter of #30 & 31, & sister of #28 & 32

34)    Leither [Meletha] Blanche Buck    1925-1926 unmarked,
Obit-daughter of Ed & Mamie (Waters) Buck,
& granddaughter of #30 & #31

35)    Alice Mae Buck    1930-1931 unmarked,
Obit-daughter of Ed & Mamie (Waters) Buck,
& granddaughter of #30 & #31

WILKINS    Dick    age 40 years    died Mar.13,1908 unmarked

and as many as 45 other unknown graves.

SOURCES: Tombstones [TS], Cemetery Records [CR], Deeds, Wills, Killebrew Letter, Census Records & Obituaries.

Ongoing research & preservation by Carol (Killebrew) Williams-Hach,
descendant of #1, 2, 4, & 5 and Founder of the
Killebrew Cemetery Preservation Association.

*Earliest date found that can be documented with primary/secondary evidence.

Note from Carol Killebrew Williams-Hach:

I have been researching and preserving the Killebrew Cemetery (also known as the Killebrew-McDaniel Cemetery) for quite a few years. The research will continue until I have exhausted all records. Having started with the earliest newspaper in 1808, I am now through 1939. I know that my great-uncle, Ed McDaniel, was the last individual buried in the cemetery in 1952, so I have a few more years to research.
My 2nd great-grandparents, Edwin and Mary (Williams) Killebrew founded the cemetery probably in the 1820's when Edwin build their Federal style home called "High Point." However, the earliest date proven is 1847 with the death of Edwin Killebrew. There are 11 tombstones, two funeral home metal markers (without the card), many field stones and even more sunken graves. [approximately 80 graves in this cemetery] Researching obituaries have provided information of others buried in this cemetery.
My great-grandparents, James Lewis and Rachel Ann (Slaughter) Killebrew are also buried in the cemetery with only a field stone marking their graves.
I have placed my book titled "Killebrew Cemetery," annotated, in the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library and the Nashville, Tennessee Archives. These books will be updated each time I can document up to two additional individuals buried in the cemetery.