Gleaves-Clements Cemetery

Hermitage, Davidson County, Tennessee

Directions:

From Nashville go east on I-40 to exit 221B in Hermitage, TN.
Turn left onto Old Hickory Blvd.
Go 0.2 miles north to intersection of Central Pike at the red light and turn right onto Central Pike.
Go 1.8 miles to the Davidson Wilson County line and turn right onto Earhart Road.
Go 1.5 miles to the house at 3388 Earhart Road. The cemetery is located off the road behind this house. A sign says Gleaves Clements Cemetery.
Parking is limited.

Graves:

Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Relationship
Ballentine, Lewis J.	3 Feb 1907	6 May 1907	Infant son of Newman & Cora Gleaves Ballentine
Ballentine, Margaret L.	14 Feb 1920	8 Nov 1926	Daughter of Newman & Cora Gleaves Ballentine
Ballentine, Cora Ann Gleaves	22 Feb 1885	23 Nov 1984	Daughter of William Edward & Annie Eliza Sanders Gleaves; wife of Newman C. Ballentine
Ballentine, Gracie Louise	17 May 1909	21 Mar 1974	Daughter of Maggie O. Gleaves & Alonzo 'Lonnie' G. Ballentine
Ballentine, Dovie Lee		1919	Daughter of Maggie O. Gleaves & Alonzo 'Lonnie' G. Ballentine
Clements, Lottie B. Gleaves	13 Apr 1898	3 Apr 1965	Daughter of Henry Peter & Sarah M. Gleaves
Clements, William ‘Willie’ Cecil	19 Apr 1914	9 Dec 1992	Son of Lottie B. Gleaves
Clements, Ollie Mae Goodwin	1 May 1920	11 Jan 2004	Wife of William Cecil Clements
Clements, Billy Alvah	2 May 1939	8 Apr 1999	Son of William Cecil Clements, grandson of Lottie B. Gleaves
Clements, Francis M. “Doc”	1847	10 Feb 1940	Husband of Indiana Gleaves
Clements, Caldonia Indiana Gleaves	7 Dec 1840	14 May 1924	Daughter of James Robertson & Elizabeth Wood Gleaves; wife of “Doc” Clements
Gleaves, Robert Hughes	12 Feb 1825	24 Mar 1853	Son of James Robertson & Elizabeth Wood Gleaves
Gleaves, Monroe	4 Oct 1858	21 Aug 1940	Son of James Franklin & Mary Alice Baker Gleaves
Gleaves, Mary Alice	1847	1922	Research is still begin done to determine if this is Wife of Monroe Gleaves or Wife of James Franklin Gleaves & mother of Monroe Gleaves
Gleaves, Leon F.	9 Feb 1901	10 Sep 1968	Son of Ben F. & Ella Ruth Courtney Gleaves
Gleaves, William Carroll	17 Jul 1829	6 Jun 1909	Son of James Robertson & Elizabeth Wood Gleaves
Gleaves, Delilah Baker	23 Apr 1833	26 Nov 1912	Wife of William Carroll Gleaves
Gleaves, William Edward	14 Nov 1849	16 Apr 1939	Son of William Carroll & Delilah Baker Gleaves
Gleaves, Eliza Ann Sanders	26 Apr 1853	31 Aug 1932	Wife of William Edward Gleaves
Gleaves, James A.	3 Jul 1908	17 Aug 1967	Son of Ben F. & Ella Ruth Courtney Gleaves
Gleaves, James Robertson	13 Mar 1799	9 Dec 1865	Son of Thomas & Sarah Smith Gleaves
Gleaves, Elizabeth Wood	16 Oct 1806	25 Oct 1872	Wife of James Robertson Gleaves
Gleaves, Anna E.	9 Sep 1847	1862	Daughter of Robert Hughes & Mary T. Baker Gleaves
Gleaves, Thomas W.	30 Dec 1823	5 Jan 1892	Son of James Robertson & Elizabeth Wood Gleaves
Gleaves, Sarah G. W. Owens	14 Dec 1825	26 Sep 1877	Wife of Thomas W. Gleaves
Gleaves, E. Nathaniel	13 Jan 1861	14 Nov 1921	Son of James Franklin & Mary Alice Baker Gleaves
Gleaves, Martha Jane Ward	26 Dec 1865	11 Dec 1937	Wife of E. Nat Gleaves
Gleaves, N. Baxter	2 Dec 1903	30 Dec 1913	Son of E. Nat Gleaves & Martha Ward Gleaves
Gleaves, Ben F.	12 Sep 1878	11 May 1954	Son of J. Monroe & Mary Alice Gleaves
Gleaves, Ella R.	8 Jul 1878	1 Oct 1962	Wife of Ben Franklin Gleaves
Gleaves, William Gardner	5 Mar 1882	24 Oct 1954	Son of Wm. Edward & Eliza Ann Sanders Gleaves
Gleaves, Beulah Mae	Mar 1889	16 Jan 1960	Daughter of J. Monroe & Mary (unknown) Gleaves; wife of Wm. Gardner Gleaves
Gleaves, Henry Peter	2 Apr 1864	30 Apr 1910	Son of Thomas W. & Sarah Owen Gleaves
Gleaves, Sarah M. Pugh	10 Apr 1873	25 Apr 1941	Wife of Henry Peter Gleaves
Gleaves, James T.	2 Aug 1845	2 Sep 1945	Son of Robert Hughes Gleaves & Mary T. Gleaves
Humble, D. R.	1847	1882	Married two daughters of James Robertson & Elizabeth Wood Gleaves
Humble, Sara Catherine Louisiana Gleaves	8 Jan 1845	1875	Daughter of James Robertson & Elizabeth Wood Gleaves; first wife of D. R. Humble
Humble, Missouri Jane Gleaves	12 Feb 1832	1902	Daughter of James Robertson & Elizabeth Wood Gleaves; second wife of D. R. Humble
Hurt, Katie Gleaves	17 Jul 1872	4 May 1904	Daughter of Jacob Ballentine & Malisa Jane Gleaves Telford
Hurt, Thomas Henry	Aug 1872	1926	Husband of Katie Gleaves Telford
Hurt, Herman	2 May 1899	4 Jan 1964	Son of Thomas H. & Katie Gleaves Hurt
Hurt, Virgil Edmond	19 Jun 1892	14 Jan 1988	Son of Thomas H. & Katie Gleaves Hurt
Hurt, Lawrence	no date	no date	Infant son of Thomas H. & Katie Gleaves Hurt
Sharpe, Mary Gleaves	30 May 1911	18 Nov 1955	Daughter of Ben F. & Ella Ruth Gleaves; first wife of Murray Sharpe
Sharpe, Murray	5 Jun 1907		Husband of Mary Frances Gleaves
Slaughter, Patricia T.	no date	no date	Daughter of Meusette Gleaves Teillman
Telford, Andrew Jackson	12 Sep 1855	11 Feb 1932	Husband of Malissa Jane Gleaves
Telford, Malissa J. Gleaves	7 Nov 1856	12 Sep 1932	Daughter of Wm C. & Delilah Baker Gleaves; wife of Andrew Jackson Telford
Telford, Walter	no date	no date	Son of Andrew Jackson & Malissa Gleaves Telford
Telford, Anne	1879	1931	Daughter of Andrew Jackson & Malissa Gleaves Telford
Ward, Kenson	23 Dec 1895	20 Dec 1930	Husband of Mallie May Gleaves
Ward, Mallie May Gleaves	11 May 1898	3 Mar 1925	Daughter of E. Nat. & Martha J. Ward Gleaves; wife of Kenson Ward
Williams, J. L.	12 Mar 1876	28 Nov 1893	Son of W.H.H. Williams & Cordelia Eliz. Gleaves Williams
Williams, William H. H.	9 Oct 1840	24 May 1919	Husband of Cordelia Elizabeth Gleaves
Williams, Cordelia Elizabeth Gleaves	1 Apr 1851	31 Jan 1938	Daughter of John R. & Adeline Jackson Gleaves; wife of William H. H. Williams
Hewgley, William R.	30 Jan 1871	6 May 1938	Son of Sarah Elizabeth Gleaves & Nelson Hewgley
Myrtle M Hewgley	17 Jul 1884	6 Mar 1971	2^nd wife of William R. Hewgley “Mary Myrtle Dies”
Hill, Billie Jean Hurt	23 Jun 1931	11 Sep 1992	Daughter of Virgil Hurt; Grand daughter of Katie Gleaves
Williams, Leona P. Gleaves	6 Nov 1851	27 Jan 1891	Daughter of Sarah Owens & Thomas Wood Gleaves; wife of William S. Williams
Williams, Florence	24 Sep 1877	8 Feb 1944	Daughter of Leona P. Gleaves & William S. Williams

Notes:

Not all people buried in this cemetery are listed. Only those that had Gleaves directly connected to their names.

Davidson County Cemetery Survey
Listed as HE-30 at this site.

History of the Cemetery Location:

The property on which the Cemetery is located was owned by John Crozier of Knoxville and sold to Thomas Gleaves 9 March 1820 (Book N. P.431, Davidson Co, TN). Thomas Gleaves gave it to his son, James R. Gleaves, “for love and affection hath for his son” on 5 Dec 1823 (Book Q. P. 388). Thomas Gleaves originally purchased 374 acres and gave his son 166 acres. Thomas “gave” the remaining 208 acres of the tract purchased from Crozier to his eldest son, William B. Gleaves on 28 Aug 1827 (Book R, P.408 Davidson Co, TN.

James R. Gleaves’ WILL recorded 15 May 1866 (Book 20, P.215, Davidson Co., Tenn) left his property to his wife and three daughters, Missouri, Louisiana, and Indiana, with the survivors inheriting their mother’s portion once she is deceased. A grandson, James M. Gleaves, was willed $50. No mention of other children. Tennessee and Alabama had died before his will. Daughter Virginia was still living but not mentioned. Louisiana died in 1874 and Missouri in 1902. This left only Indiana. Therefore she became the sole owner. She was married to “Doc Clements”. Thus, it is surmised this is how the property came to the Clements. The original old log house where Doc lived was torn down in the 1980's and is believed to be the original house.

Front and back of the Doc Clements house which is believed to be the original house built by James Robertson Gleaves and was located about 200 feet from the cemetery.

James R. Gleaves and Eliza Wood Gleaves had 12 children, 6 girls and 6 boys. All six of the girls were given the name of US state:

Tennessee Malvina Gleaves
Martha Ann VirginiaGleaves
Missouri Jane Gleaves
Elizabeth Alabama Gleaves
Caldonia IndianaGleaves
Sarah Catherine Louisiana Gleaves

Missouri, Indiana and Louisiana are known to be buried in this cemetery.

Alabama was married to Charles Tyler Jenkins and died in 1856. She could be buried in an unmarked grave.

Virginia is buried at 804 Austin Way on the old Jenkins Farm on Guill Rd. aka Martha Ann Virginia Gleaves Jenkins Cemetery in Wilson County.

Tennessee married John Harrelson and her place of burial is unknown.

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Gleaves-Clements Cemetery Relationships

Note: This is NOT a complete tree for these families.
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