In Memoriam: Margaret Cooper (abt 1822 - 1912)

 

Margaret Cooper

Born: abt 1822

Died:  December 26, 1912

United with the Union Ridge Baptist Church abt 1852

Predeceased by parents (d. abt 1832)

Her obituary tells of her helping her maiden aunt to raise Margaret's 3 younger siblings as her parents passed when Margaret was 10 yrs old. She also raised an orphan nephew.  

Margaret is buried in the family plot of  Bro. Tom Taylor who conducted her funeral at the Aenon Church.

I have looked for more information but have not found much other than this.  I will add any additional info I find to this post.

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, April 17, 1913, p  16, col 4; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-obituary-for-marga/206824346/ : accessed September 27, 2026), clip page for Obituary for Margaret COOPER.

In Memoriam: Maggie Thomason Sanders (1884 - 1911)

 

Margaret Jane "Maggie" Thomason Sanders

Born: January 11, 1884

Died:  July 26, 1911

Buried in the Thomason Cemetery in Bedford County, Tennessee.

Predeceased by mother--Margaret Carolina Weaver Thomason

Survivors:

Husband--Albert Preston Sanders--married November 20, 1901

Children:

George Burnard Sanders

Alta Mae Sanders Jordan

Annie Weaver Sanders Hamilton

Father--James S Thomason

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, October 5, 1911, p 15, col 1; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-maggie-thomason-sa/207920365/ : accessed October 9, 2026), clip page for Maggie Thomason Sanders obituary.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29092604/margaret_jane-sanders: accessed 9 Oct 2026), memorial page for Margaret Jane “Maggie” Thomason Sanders (11 Jan 1888–26 Jul 1911), .Memorial ID 29092604, citing Thomason Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: William Floyd Elmore ( 1859 - 1925 )

 

William Floyd Elmore

Born:  August 22, 1859

Died:  July 5, 1925

Buried in Simpson Cemetery

Joined Union Ridge Baptist in 1875.

Served as 

• Church Clerk(July 21, 1900 - September 1919)
• Deacon
• Sunday School Superintendent
• Teacher of Bible class

Predeceased by:

Parents--James Hugh Elmore & Nancy Tillman Gault Elmore

Son-- Jimmie Elmore (died young)

Brothers:

James A Elmore

Hugh M Elmore

Survivors:

Wife--Salome Duggan Hester Elmore

Children:

Mary Tillman Elmore (died in  Aug 1925)

Ruth Elmore Blanton

Paul Hale Elmore

Josephine Elmore (died in Dec 1925)

Wilfred "Billie" Elmore Harris

Sisters:

Tennie Elmore Allison

Nancy Elizabeth Elmore

Brother-- Granville Sandusky Elmore

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, October 1, 1925, p 16, col 3; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-w-f-elmore-obit/207897761/ : accessed October 8, 2026), clip page for W. F. Elmore obit d 5th July 1925.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209326792/william_floyd-elmore: accessed 8 Oct 2026), memorial page for William Floyd Elmore (22 Aug 1859–5 Jul 1925), Memorial ID 209326792, citing Simpson Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: Laura Heath Bumpus (1874 - 1921)

 

Laura Heath Bumpus

Born:  July 13, 1874

Died:  March 16, 1921

United with Mt Pleasant Baptist Church in 1902

Married William Alexander Bumpus

After marriage attended Union Ridge Baptist.

Parents William Heath & Mary A Patterson Heath

Predeceased by Father William Heath

Survivors:

Husband--William Alexander Bumpus

Mother Mary A Patterson Heath

Half Brother--Sanford Monroe Crick

I've been unable to find her burial place.  Her death record says burial in family cemetery.

That may be the Heath Cemetery in Rockvale where her brother Charles Benjamin Heath is buried according to his death record.

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, May 19, 1921, p  13, col 2; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-obituary-for-laura/206852538/ : accessed September 27, 2026), clip page for Obituary for Laura Heath Bumpus.

"Tennessee, Deaths, 1914–1966," digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-69D9-S7K : accessed 29 September 2026), Mrs. Laura Heath Bumpus death certificate, no. 258 (1921), Bedford County, vol. 1; citing Tennessee State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Nashville.

In Memoriam: Eris Kimmons Simpson (1900 - 1923)

 

Eris Kimmons Simpson

Born:  October 17, 1900

Died:  May 3, 1923

Contracted Typhoid while working in Akron Ohio.

Survivors:

Parents:  Benjamin Isaiah Simpson and Edna Angeline Kimmons Simpson

Siblings:

Naomi E. Simpson Davis

Alta Dugan Simpson Clay 

Robert Webb Simpson

Thomas Edgar Simpson

Benjamin Frederic Simpson

Roy Jennings Simpson

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, August 16, 1923, p  13, col 2; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-eris-simpson-obit/206720933/ : accessed September 25, 2026), clip page for Eris Simpson--obit.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/131422937/eris_kimmins-simpson: accessed 25 Sep 2026), memorial page for Eris Kimmins Simpson (17 Oct 1900–3 May 1923), Memorial ID 131422937, citing Simpson Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA,

In Memoriam: Tennie Elmore Allison (1857 - 1949)

 

Born:  January 27, 1857

Died:  May 26, 1949

Member of Rover Baptist.

Predeceased by Parents James Hugh Elmore & Nancy Tillman Gault Elmore

Husband, David Crockett Allison.

Survivors

Daughters:

Mrs. C. Bradley of Nashville (Willie Allison)

Mrs. Ernest Gobel of Nashville (Jessie K Allison)

Mrs. R. R. Heath of Inglewood, California (Ola Allison)

Mrs. F. M. Rehmund of St Louis MO (Martha Allison)

Son:  

Charles Savage Allison of Jacksonville, Florida

Sister:  Miss Elizabeth Elmore of Nashville

Brother:  Granville Sandusky Elmore of Rover, Tennessee

11 Grandchildren

16  Great Grandchildren

Sources:

Nashville Banner, May 27, 1949, p  10, col 3; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/nashville-banner-obituary-for-tennie-elm/206717689/ : accessed September 25, 2026), clip page for Obituary for Tennie Elmore Allison.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167655844/tennie-allison: accessed 25 Sep 2026), memorial page for Tennie Elmore Allison (27 Jan 1857–26 May 1949), Find a Grave Memorial ID 167655844, citing Spring Hill Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: Mollie Hall Ramsey (1875 - 1923)

 

Mollie Hall Holden Ramsey

Born:  August 30, 1875

Died:  April 27, 1923

Saved at age 12 and joined Union Ridge Baptist at age 15

Transferred membership to Eagleville Baptist but returned with husband in 1911.

She went by her step father's surname of Holden sometimes prior to her marriage.

There is some discrepancy in her birth date.

Parents:  William Hall &  Eliza Ann Roxie Elrod

Predeceased by

Sue M Ramsey(daughter) likely predeceased her parents as she is in the 1910 census as an infant but does not appear in 1920 when she would be abt 10 yrs old.

 

Survivors:

Husband :  Thomas Jefferson Ramsey Jr.

Children:

Mattie Gertrude Ramsey

George Washington Ramsey

John Buford Ramsey

Sedan Duggan Ramsey

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, August 16, 1923, p  13, col. 2; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-mollie-hall-holden/206703336/ : accessed September 25, 2026), clip page for Mollie Hall Holden Ramsey-Obit.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/212166473/mary_e-ramsey: accessed 25 Sep 2026), memorial page for Mary E “Mollie” Hall Holden Ramsey (15 Jan 1874–27 Apr 1923), Memorial ID 212166473, citing Johns Cemetery, Greenwood, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: Edna Rushing Wilhoite Davis (1871 - 1911)

 

Edna Rushing Wilhoite Davis

Born:  July 31, 1871

Died:  May 17, 1911

Buried at Willow Mount Cemetery in Bedford Co. TN

Parents:  Richard B. & Tennie Wilhoite

Husband:  John E Davis(married May 15, 1897)

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, October 12, 1911, p  15, col 2 & 3; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-edna-rushing-davis/206593737/ : accessed September 23, 2026), clip page for Edna Rushing Davis--Obit.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92014542/edna_r-davis: accessed 23 Sep 2026), memorial page for Edna R. Wilhoite Davis (31 Jul 1871–17 May 1911), Memorial ID 92014542, citing Willow Mount Cemetery, Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: Lillian Cooper Boyd (1875 - 1927)

 

Lillain Cooper Boyd

Born:  August 31, 1875

Died:  December 4, 1927

Predeceased by 

Parents:   John B Cooper and Rebecca F Landers Cooper

Daughter:  Lula Cooper Blanton

Sisters:  

Lula Cooper Blanton

Ella Cooper Fuqua

Survivors:

Husband, John Boyd

One son, John Henderson Boyd

2 Brothers:  

Washington Cicero Cooper 

William Emmett Cooper

4 sisters:  

Mrs. J. F. Condra (Maggie Matilda May Cooper)

Mrs G W. Pickle

Mrs. L P Craig(Algie Bell Cooper)

Mrs  D Frank Pickle  (Anna “Johnnie” Cooper)

Sources:

The Daily News-Journal, December 6, 1927, p  1, col 3; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-news-journal-obituary-for-lill/206573705/ : accessed September 23, 2026), clip page for Obituary for Lillian Cooper Boyd.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117631648/america_lillian-boyd: accessed 23 Sep 2026), memorial page for America Lillian Cooper Boyd (31 Aug 1875–4 Dec 1927), Memorial ID 117631648, citing Simpson Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: Mary Bumpus White (1890 - 1927)

 

Mary Bumpus White(Mrs. A.F. White)

Born:  August 10, 1890

Died:  January 10, 1927

Survivors

Husband, A. Fonzie White

Sons:

Alfred F. White

William Claude White

Lonnie Clyde White

Earl Bumpus White

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, January 27, 1927, p  13. col 3; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-obituary-for-a-f/206589962/ : accessed September 23, 2026), clip page for Obituary for A. F. White by user rmbeckman

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117809316/mary_b-white: accessed 23 Sep 2026), memorial page for Mary B Bumpus White (10 Aug 1890–10 Jan 1927),Memorial ID 117809316, citing Simpson Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: Dorah Sanders (1883 - 1905)

 

Dorah Sanders

Born:  January 2, 1883

Died:  August 12, 1905

Joined Union Ridge Baptist in 1901.

Survivors

Parents:  James Henry Sanders and Malissa J Brown Sanders

Siblings:

Johnie Sanders

Lillie Sanders

James O Sanders

Bettie Sanders

Ollie J. Sanders

Nannie C Sanders

Eddie Sanders

William B Sanders

Thomas Benjamin Sanders

Allie B. Sanders

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, November 2, 1905, p  16, col 2; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-dora-sanders-obit/206306662/ : accessed September 19, 2026), clip page for Dora Sanders--Obituary.

1900 U.S. census, Bedford County, Tennessee, population schedule, Civil District 10, Enumeration District 12, sheet 8A, dwelling 130, family 141, Henry Sanders household; digital image, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 21 September 2026), image 15 of 26; citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll 1558.

In Memoriam: Matilda Brooks Owen (1815 - 1901)

 

Matilda Brooks Owen

Born:  December 5, 1815

Died   September  17, 1901

Married: January 2, 1841 to Peter Owen

About 1872 united with Rover Church 

moved membership to Eagleville about 1887

Predeceased by 

Husband--Peter D Owen

Daughter-- Martha Ann Owen

Survivors

Mary Jane Owen Elmore

John Marshall Owen

Drucilla Price Owen Edmonds

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, May 22, 1902, p  15, col 2; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-obituary-for-mati/206505950/ : accessed September 22, 2026), clip page for Obituary for -Matilda Brooks OWEN.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76264534/matilda-owen: accessed 22 Sep 2026), memorial page for Matilda Brooks Owen (5 Dec 1815–17 Sep 1901), Memorial ID 76264534, citing Owen Cemetery, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: Margaret Ann Phillips Marshall (1883 - 1904)

 

Margaret Ann Phillips Marshall

Born:  March 21, 1883

Died:  March 31, 1904

Married John Marshall

Parents:  William and Amanda Philips

Mother of 3 children

1 Son predeceased her

Adkin Marshall (2 Apr 1899--23 Apr 1900 (aged 1)

Survivors

Husband John T Marshall

two children (one of which was John William Marshall who was b. 1901)

She was the granddaughter of Ivie Phillips who was a neighbor to my 2nd great grandparents Wm Clifford Cook & Elizabeth Putman Cook. Her death year was incorrect on her FindAGrave page.  The death notice in the Baptist and Reflector gives her year of death as 1904. This cleared up an issue with the birth of one of her children being months after her death.  It also lists the names of her parents. I did not have her name on the listing of Wm & Amanda Phillips children because she was born after the 1880 census and never listed in her parents household (she is married before the 1900 census.) I submitted the corrections to her FindAGrave memorial page.

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, June 2, 1904, p  15., col 2; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-margaret-ann-phill/206446010/ : accessed September 21, 2026), clip page for Margaret Ann Phillips Marshall--Obit.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42016467/margaret-marshall: accessed 21 Sep 2026), memorial page for Margaret “Maggie” Phillips Marshall (21 Mar 1883–31 Mar 1904), Memorial ID 42016467, citing Russell Cemetery, Eagleville, Rutherford County, Tennessee, USA.

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: Rufus Fain Sanders (1898- 1918)

 

Rufus Fain Sanders

Born:  October 30, 1898

Died:  October 16, 1918

Buried in Unionville Cemetery

Joined Union Ridge Baptist in 1915

Eldest Son of members William Payton "Pate" Sanders & Annie Coleman Ezell Sanders.

Sources:

Baptist and Reflector, October 30, 1919, p  23, col 2; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-obituary-for-fain/206035950/ : accessed September 15, 2026), clip page for Obituary for Fain Sanders.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66407184/faine-sanders: accessed 15 Sep 2026), memorial page for Faine Sanders (1898–1918), Memorial ID 66407184, citing Unionville Cemetery, Unionville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.

In Memoriam: James S Thomason (1836 - 1917)

 

James S Thomason

Born:  October 22, 1836

Died:  August 21, 1917

Married Margaret C Weaver January 12, 1859

14 Children(8 who lived to adulthood) and 2 that survive him--James Montgomery Thomason and Mary Thomason Yarbrough

Many grandchildren and some great grandchildren.

[His FindAGrave Memorial had the wrong year of death but I submitted an edit]

Sources:  

Baptist and Reflector, November 1, 1918, p  15, col 2; image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/baptist-and-reflector-j-s-thomason-obi/206055167/ : accessed September 15, 2026), clip page for J. S. Thomason-obit.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29092589/james_s-thomason: accessed 15 Sep 2026), memorial page for James S. Thomason (22 Oct 1836–21 Aug 1913), Memorial ID 29092589, citing Thomason Cemetery, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA.