In Memoriam: James Hugh Elmore ( 1829 -1896)

 

James Hugh Elmore

Born:  April 22, 1829

Died:  January 21, 1896

Buried at Elmore Cemetery

Married:  October 8, 1851 in Williamson Co TN to Nancy Tillman Gault

Brother of David Atha Elmore

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, June 7, 1900, p 15, col 2; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-james-elmore-and-w/205367524/ : accessed September 5, 2026), clip page for James Elmore and Wife--death notice.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113589134/james_hugh-elmore: accessed 5 Sep 2026), memorial page for James Hugh Elmore (22 Apr 1829–21 Jan 1896), Memorial ID 113589134, citing Elmore Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: Nancy Tillman Gault Elmore (1834 -1900)

 

Nancy Tillman Gault Elmore

Born:  January 6, 1834

Died:  March 22, 1900

Married:  October 8, 1851 in Williamson Co TN to James Hugh Elmore

Parents:  Hugh McCain Gault & Martha A Floyd Gault

Buried at Elmore Cemetery

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, June 7, 1900, p 15, col 2; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-james-elmore-and-w/205367524/ : accessed September 5, 2026), clip page for James Elmore and Wife--death notice.[The death notice doesn't mention her name other than Mrs Elmore and that she is the wife of James Elmore who died in 1896 and she died in 1900]

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111805067/nancy_tillman-elmore: accessed 5 Sep 2026), memorial page for Nancy Tillman Gault Elmore (6 Jan 1834–21 Mar 1900), Memorial ID 111805067, citing Elmore Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: Elizabeth E White Elmore (1826-1900)

 

Elizabeth White Elmore

Born:  February 14, 1826

Died:  March 16, 1900

Married David Alta Elmore Oct 15 1851 Williamson Co TN

Buried with husband in Elmore Cemetery(Bedford Co TN) 

7 Children were born to their union.

James William Elmore

Henry N Elmore

Naomie V Elmore Hooper

Martha Elmore Brown

David Elmore

Lou Adelaide Elmore

Alfred Pinkney Elmore

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, June 7, 1900, p 15, col 2; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-david-altha-elmore/205349975/ : accessed September 5, 2026), clip page for David Altha Elmore & wife, Elizabeth E. White Elmore--Death Notice.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113589811/elizabeth_ellen-elmore: accessed 5 Sep 2026), memorial page for Elizabeth Ellen White Elmore (14 Feb 1826–15 Mar 1900), Find a Grave Memorial ID 113589811, citing Elmore Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: David Altha Elmore (1827-1900)

 

David Atha Elmore

Born:  January 22, 1827

Died:  March 15, 1900

Married Elizabeth White October 15, 1851 in Williamson Co TN

Joined Union Ridge Baptist in 1847

Brother of James Hugh Elmore

Buried in Elmore Cemetery(Bedford Co TN) with Masonic honors

7 Children were born to their union.

James William Elmore

Henry N Elmore

Naomie V Elmore Hooper

Martha Elmore Brown

David Elmore

Lou Adelaide Elmore

Alfred Pinkney Elmore

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, June 7, 1900, p  15. col 2; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-david-altha-elmore/205349975/ : accessed September 5, 2026), clip page for David Altha Elmore & wife, Elizabeth E. White Elmore--Death Notice.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113589541/david_athey-elmore: accessed 5 Sep 2026), memorial page for David Athey Elmore (22 Jan 1827–15 Mar 1900), Find a Grave Memorial ID 113589541, citing Elmore Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: Julia Lamb Sanders (1885 -1903)

 

Julia Lamb Sanders

Born:   October 8, 1876

Died:   May 11, 1903

Married September 19, 1901 to William Steven Sanders

Parents:  John W & Eliza Manire Lamb

Joined Union Ridge Baptist Oct 12, 1898

Survivors: husband, parents and son, Robert Duggan Sanders.

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, August 27, 1903, p  15, col 2; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-obituary-for-sande/205347476/ : accessed September 5, 2026), clip page for Obituary for SANDERS--Julia Lamb Sanders.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66484402/julia-sanders: accessed 5 Sep 2026), memorial page for Julia Lamb Sanders (8 Oct 1885–11 May 1903), Memorial ID 66484402, citing Lamb Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: Margaret Thomason Simpson (1830-1909)

 

Margaret Thomason Simpson

Born:  May 6, 1830

Died:  August 15, 1909

Buried in Simpson Cemetery

Joined Union Ridge Baptist in August of 1851

Married John W. Simpson on May 6, 1855

Widowed:  October 21, 1869

Survivors:  4 children

James William Simpson 

Benjamin Isaiah Simpson

Mary Elizabeth Simpson Faris

Thomas David Simpson

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, November 25, 1909, p 14. col 2; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-margaret-thomason/205342753/ : accessed September 5, 2026), clip page for Margaret Thomason Simpson--Obit.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95244494/margaret_w-simpson: accessed 5 Sep 2026), memorial page for Margaret W. Thomason Simpson (6 Mar 1830–15 Aug 1909), Memorial ID 95244494, citing Simpson Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.