

The battle of Collierville, fought on November 3, was intended to be a Confederate cavalry raid to break up the Memphis and Charleston Railroad behind Sherman's Fifteenth Army Corps, then in the process of marching to the relief of Chattanooga, Tennessee. But, when Confederate Brigadier-General James Chalmers, leading a cavalry division riding up from Mississippi, learned that only one Union re...
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Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Shelby County, Tennessee. Official Website This area along the Mississippi River valley was long occupied by varying cultures of indigenous peoples. In historic times, the Chickasaw controlled much of this area. They are believed to be descendants of the important Mississippian culture, which established fortified and complex citi...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Shelby County, Kentucky. Official Website The county was founded in 1792 and named for Isaac Shelby, the first Governor of Kentucky. Adjacent Counties Henry County Franklin County Anderson County Oldham County Jefferson County Spencer County Communities Bagdad Chestnut Grove Christianburg
Wikipedia Rhodes College is a private, predominantly undergraduate, liberal arts college located in Memphis, Tennessee. Affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA), Rhodes is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and enrolls approximately 2,000 students. Alumni
Brethren Cemetery, Cherry Box, Shelby County, Missouri, USA: Find a Grave
The cemetery is located in Cold Spring Township on the east end of 590 and Counting Road, in Lakewood, Shelby County, Illinois. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) feature ID for the cemetery is 1725314 (Ridge Cemetery). Find a Grave
Pickett Cemetery, Bethel, Shelby County, Missouri, USA:
Reason Baker Farm Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Missouri, USA:
Peoples Cemetery, Leonard, Shelby County, Missouri, USA:
Perry Family Cemetery, Leonard, Shelby County, Missouri, USA: From the records of the Shelby County Historical Society (apprx. 1971)...Located 2 miles west and 3/8 mile north of Leonard. Northwest of house several hundred yards on the old Cul Perry estate. In pasture east of branch. Fenced but unkempt. Overgrown with brush and trees. Some stones down. Last burial here in October 1966. A Per...
Wikipedia The University of Memphis, also called the UofM, is an American public research university located in the Normal Station neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 1912, the university has an enrollment of more than 22,000 students. With 25 Chairs of Excellence and five state-approved Centers of Excellence, the school is the flagship institution of the Tennessee Board of Regents...
Payne-Jones Cemetery Shelbyville, Shelby County, Missouri, USA: About 5 miles northeast of Shelbyville to the Clifford Taylor place (1971) in a bluegrass pasture on a high ridge. Only one tombstone with an inscription, Eliza Jones, Oct. 2, 1865, age 42 years. Limestone rocks mark mounds for 10 graves.
Patton Cemetery, Hagers Grove, Shelby County, Missouri, USA:
Parsons Family Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Missouri, USA: From the records of the Shelby County Historical Society (apprx. 1971)…North of Perry Parsons' home, on north bank of river above North River Bridge. Slaves buried here. Note: African-American Cemetery- Slave Cemetery
Parker-Davis Cemetery, Shelby County, Missouri, USA: From the records of the Shelby County Historical Society (apprx. 1971)...Located 1 1/2 miles east of the Lester Ridings Farm at the east end of Black Creek Bridge, then south about 40 yards. In large timber. Close to stream and some graves have been washed out. Two stones, one standing other down. Must have been dozens of people buried he...
New Providence Cemetery, Leonard, Shelby County, Missouri, USA:
Oak Dale Cemetery, Shelby County, Missouri, USA:
Nesbit Cemetery, Shelby County, Missouri, USA: From the records of the Shelby County Historical Society (apprx. 1971)…Located on Culbertson farm, west of Buford house and south of Voncil Wood home. Iron fence. Tiger Fork Township.
Oakes Cemetery, Bethel Township, Shelby County, Missouri, USA: From the records of the Shelby County Historical Society (apprx. 1971)…North of Epworth to crossroads 2 miles. One-quarter mile east of and ¼ mile north. Two hundred yards east in Cedar Grove. On Earl Quinley Farm.
Oakridge Baptist Church Cemetery, Lentner, Shelby County, Missouri, USA:
Otten Cemetery, Shelby County, Missouri, USA: From the records of the Shelby County Historical Society (apprx. 1971)…Located on Robert Kurk land, 2 miles west of Concord, a few yards north of Otho Bonnel farm. Monuments hand hewn from stone by the late Jacob Otten, 1860. Tiger Fork Township, Shelby County, Missouri.
Calvary Catholic Cemetery is the second largest Catholic cemetery in Memphis replacing St. Peter Cemetery which was located at Madison and Dunlap, presently within the campus of the University of Tennessee. Consecrated in 1867 to serve the booming populations of German, Irish, Italian and other Catholics it contains memorials and mass burials pertaining to the Yellow Fever epidemics of the 19th...
Browne Cemetery, Hunnewell, Shelby County, Missouri, USA: This cemetery may also be found spelled as BROWN. Find a Grave
The cemetery is located in Shelbyville Township on the north side of County Road 900 N, in Shelby County, Illinois. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) feature ID for the cemetery is 1725293 (Mount Carmel Cemetery). Find a Grave