In Memoriam: Lavenia Brown Bumpus (1843- 1895 )

 

Lavenia Brown Bumpus

Born:  March 11, 1843

Died:  December 20, 1895

Buried at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery

Predeceased by husband Henry Martin Bumpus(m. 1879 in Rutherford Co TN.

Survived by 

2 daughters and several step children

Her FindAGrave entry and many Ancestry trees have her parents listed incorrectly.  She is not a daughter of the John Brown(b. in VA) of Browns Mill, Rutherford Co TN.  She is the daughter of William Brown(b. NC) and wife Catherine who lived in the Rover, Dist 10 Bedford Co TN area and who are buried at Mt Pleasant Baptist Church along with Lavenia.  While I can't do anything about the tree errors I have submitted corrections to FindAGrave.  See the table below for the explanation.

Sources:  

Baptist and Reflector, March 19, 1896, p  14, col 3; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-lavenia-bumpus/206308452/ : accessed September 19, 2026), clip page for Lavenia Bumpus -- Obituary.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24935359/lavenia-bumpus: accessed 20 Sep 2026), memorial page for Lavenia Brown Bumpus (11 Mar 1843–20 Dec 1895),  Memorial ID 24935359, citing Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery, Eagleville, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: Adam Turner Thomason (1832-1902)

 

Adam Turner Thomason

Born:  February 22, 1832

Died:  February 22, 1902

Married Winnie Jane Weaver 

Confederate Widows Pension Winnie J Thomason 

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His death notice printed in the Baptist and Reflector contains an error in his name showing it as A. F. Thomason instead of A. T. Thomason. 

Predeceased by son Richard S. Thomason (d. 1897)

Survivors
Wife--Winnie J Weaver Thomason

Daughter:
Lucy Elnora Thomason Smith
Emma Adora Thomason Osteen
Maggie May Thomason Floyd Henley
Agnes Avarilla Thomason Philpott
Anna Catherine Thomason Cox
Eula Olivia Thomason Cox

Son:
Montgomery Weaver Thomason

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, April 24, 1902, p 15, col 2 & 3; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-a-f-thomason-ob/206206053/ : accessed September 18, 2026), clip page for A. F. Thomason--obit.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29092607/adam_turner-thomason: accessed 18 Sep 2026), memorial page for Adam Turner Thomason (22 Feb 1832–22 Feb 1902),Memorial ID 29092607, citing Thomason Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: Martha Drumwright Sims (1837 - 1913)

 

Martha Drumwright Sims

Born:  October 28, 1837

Died:  November 7, 1913

Married to William Sims in 1854

Joined Union Ridge Baptist in 1854

Predeceased by Husband and one son Richard Sims (d, 1909)

Buried at Simpson Cemetery

Survivors 

Son--Andrew J Sims

Two Daughters--one of them is Susie Sims Lamb.  I've not yet found the name of the other daughter.

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, May 28, 1914, p  13, col 3; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-martha-drumwright/206078216/ : accessed September 16, 2026), clip page for Martha Drumwright Sims.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209345090/martha_f-sims: accessed 16 Sep 2026), memorial page for Martha F Drumwright Sims (28 Oct 1837–6 Nov 1913), Memorial ID 209345090, citing Simpson Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee.

In Memoriam: Harvey Clayton Yarbrough (1863 - 1928)

 

Harvey Clayton "Tom" Yarbrough

Born:  February 2, 1863

Died:  July 16, 1928

Funeral was July 18, 1928

Married to Mary Thomason Yarbrough

Buried at Simpson Cemetery as are all of Tom and Mary's children with the exception of Edna who is buried next to her husband, Robert G Hamilton at Spring Hill Cemetery in Nashville.

Survivors:

Wife--Mary Thomason Yarbrough

Daughters:  

Callie Yarbrough

Edna Yarbrough

Elizabeth Yarbrough

Sons:

William P. Yarbrough of Nashville, Tenn.

Cecil Yarbrough of Nashville, Tenn.

Benjamin T. Yarbrough of Chapel Hill, Tenn.

Services conducted by Rev. C. M. Pickler & Rev P. E. Ackley.

Pallbearers:  W. A. Thomason, J.W. Tatum, T. B. Farris, W. G. Garrett, J. L. Ghee and C. C. Patterson

Sources: 

The Tennessean, July 17, 1928, p 5, col 2; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-obituary-for-harvey-clayt/206128063/ : accessed September 16, 2026), clip page for Obituary for Harvey Clayton (Tom) YARBROUTH-Monday.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60352622/harvey_clayton-yarbrough: accessed 16 Sep 2026), memorial page for Harvey Clayton “Tom” Yarbrough (2 Feb 1863–16 Jul 1928), Memorial ID 60352622, citing Simpson Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: Minerva May Cook Lamb (1870-1913)

 

Minerva May Cook Lamb

Born: December 12, 1870
Died:  February 18, 1913

Cause of Death:  Tuberculosis

Buried at Simpson Cemetery

Married Thomas Lamb on October 3, 1894 in Bedford Co. Tennessee.

No Children

Christian for 17 yrs(saved in 1896) and member of Union Ridge Baptist since 1907

Predeceased by 

Parents--James Polk Cook and Susan Carson Ferguson Cook

Paternal Grandparents--William Clifford Cook & Elizabeth Putman Cook

Maternal Grandparents--Jesse H Carson & Nancy Gillespie Carson

Survivors

Sisters:

Tennessee "Tennie" Ferguson Hill(Maternal half sister)

Harriet Sophie Cook Boyce(Wife of Humphrey Hastings Boyce)

Brother--William Clifford "Billy Kid" Cook

This is a cropped photo of May from an original picture of

May and Tom Lamb that was posted on Ancestry by BobbieLonas94 

that I had Gemini adjust for clarity.

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, August 21, 1913, p  14, col 2; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-obituary-for-miner/206177405/ : accessed September 17, 2026), clip page for Obituary for Minerva May  Cook Lamb.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113719628/minerva_may-lamb: accessed 17 Sep 2026), memorial page for Minerva May Cook Lamb (12 Dec 1870–18 Feb 1913), Memorial ID 113719628, citing Simpson Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: James William Hampton (1859 - 1915)

 

James William Hampton

Born:  May 28, 1859

Died:  November 12, 1915

Survivors:

Wife--Martha Jane Neece

Daughters:

Annie May Hampton Lentz

Mary Frances Hampton Nellums

Bessie Hampton Russell

Minnie Hampton Woodson

Ollie Hampton Overcast

Lonza Hampton Rowland

Lille May Hampton Harmon

Sources:  

Baptist and Reflector, March 16, 1916, p  15, col 4; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-j-w-hampton/206024194/ : accessed September 15, 2026), clip page for J. W. Hampton.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151568224/james_william-hampton: accessed 15 Sep 2026), memorial page for James William Hampton (28 May 1859–13 Nov 1915), Memorial ID 151568224, citing Fisher Cemetery, Marshall County, Tennessee, USA.