Parton Cemetery

This stone marker leads the way...

Parton Cemetery

Benjamin Christenberry Parton, who survived a gunshot wound to the head in the Civil War, is the Great Great Grandfather of Dolly Parton.

An unmarked stone with an empty and rusted marker.

E.G. Loveday, wife of Samul Loveday

Samul Loveday

Engraved only with the letter M

Several of these old stones are unmarked

Minyard Parton

                                                                    

Coordinates: N 35 43.017 W 83 22.990
Accessibility: Off-trail
                                                                    

 The Parton Cemetery, also known as the Chris Parton Cemetery, is located off the Old Settlers Trail.

For more information, please read Mike Maples blog The Parton Family of Big Greenbrier.

Who's here?

    

Bridges, Essie Parton

1877 - Jun. 2, 1927

Fish, Marvin Lawson

Dec. 24, 1913 - Aug. 26, 1957

Huskey, Albert Catlett

Apr. 29, 1885 - Mar. 24, 1963

Huskey, Lee Leonidas

Nov. 28, 1889 - Jan. 26, 1949

Lawson, Louis

Dec. 18, 1906 - Apr. 25, 1943

Loveday, E.G.

Jun. 20, 1867 - Jul. 9, 1906

Loveday, Samul

Jun. 10, 1860 - Jun. 29, 1916

McCarter, Malinda Parton

1865 - Sep. 26, 1937

Ownby, Mary "Polly" Whaley

May 15, 1873 - Oct. 2, 1950

Ownby, Mitchell

Jan. 8, 1872 - May 9, 1943

Parton, Albert Houston

May, 1865 - unknown

Parton, Benjamin

Jun. 28, 1873 - Dec. 28, 1925

Parton, Benjamin Christopher "Chris"

Aug. 4, 1832 - Jul. 6, 1916

Parton, Carl

Feb. 13, 1890 - Mar. 31

Parton, Margaret Jane Evans

Apr. 29, 1837 - Mar. 13, 1915

Parton, Martha Shults

May 12, 1847 - May 20, 1919

Parton, Martha Violet

Jun. 16, 1916 - Mar. 26, 1935

Parton, Minyard

unknown - 1915

Parton, Richard

Mar. 9, 1842 - Mar. 30, 1937

Stinnett, Hannah Estelle Parton

Oct., 1876 - Oct. 2, 1950

Whaley, Elijah W.

Jan., 1852 - May 3, 1920

Any others unknown.

Visited January 31, 2015

For more information or more precise directions, please feel free to contact me.

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