Tennessee Cemeteries - Family History & Genealogy Message Board

Re: New Gray Cemetery Knoxville TN

JERRYSR1946 — 2013-05-21 09:05:08Z

Have you tried the office on site?

Re: New Gray Cemetery Knoxville TN

tnbeaverfamily — 2013-05-17 19:42:54Z

yes thank you found out years ago what I needed
thank you for posting

Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville ~ Bishop Grant Lincoln

KarenAllisonZ — 2013-05-11 15:28:36Z

I am looking for someone who can photograph the grave of Bishop Grant Lincoln
born: 6 Sept 1868
died: 1 MARCH 1908.

Mr. Lincoln was born in Illinois, died in St. Louis and (according to the death certificate) was buried in Woolawn Cemetery, Knoxville, TN.

I don't know why his body was taken to Tennessee for burial, I have found nothing in my research which has any links to Tennessee.

His wife was LuLu (nee' HODGE) LINCOLN. Perhaps her family was from Knoxville?

Is it possible to get any information regarding the burial from the cemetery records?

Thank you in advance for any help you can provide.

Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville ~ Bishop Grant Lincoln

KarenAllisonZ — 2013-05-11 15:28:11Z

Head stone or marker information

lorettawilliams59 — 2013-03-28 16:38:46Z

For Eli or Henretta Yarbrough in Dyersburg TN

Re: Stinnett graveyard in Boston Tennessee, Williamson county

cgibbsmic — 2013-02-18 16:07:23Z

Thank you.. will check it out.

Re: Stinnett graveyard in Boston Tennessee, Williamson county

jwluskracer1 — 2013-02-17 18:19:50Z

try this link: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=18...;

the map shows a rough location but no address. also there are no graves listed for this cemetery, just the name and location of it.

Re: Stinnett graveyard in Boston Tennessee, Williamson county

cgibbsmic — 2013-02-16 22:22:00Z

Can you tell me about where in Shelbyville the graveyard would be?

Re: Stinnett graveyard in Boston Tennessee, Williamson county

willj1111 — 2013-02-16 17:51:49Z

I found two stinnett cemeteries in Tennessee. One around Shelbyville and one outside of knoxville. I'm not really familiar with the area but I think Shelbyville is only about an hour away from Boston. Hope this helps.

Stinnett graveyard in Boston Tennessee, Williamson county

cgibbsmic — 2013-02-16 02:11:34Z

Looking for the location of the Stinnett graveyard in Boston Tennessee. Its an older one, not listed anywhere that I can find. My ggg grand parents are buried there and would like to find them if its possible. They are John s Howell, and Jane Howell. Both died in 1916. Both death records show Stinnett graveyard for burial site.

Re: grave location

willj1111 — 2013-02-15 17:33:32Z

A little more info would help. Location is vital, married? name of wife might help, children also.

Alfred W. Carney

fergi11 — 2013-02-10 23:17:38Z

Buried in Warpool Graveyard 12/28/1920. Seems to be around Halls, Tn., Lauderdale County. Can anyone advise the location.
Thank You,

Re: grave location

CarolGoodwin81 — 2013-02-10 17:30:30Z

If you have a state Henry Truett may have died in you can go on ancestry and some of the members have left a picture. Some have the census and wife and childrens names. If this does not help then you can leave messages at myheritage.com also and if they have any matches they notify you. Then familysearch.org saves the family trees of families and they have the census from several countries. Thanks. Hope this helps

Re: Sarah Overbey, Mullins Cemetery, Sullivan Co. TN

patagay1234 — 2013-01-16 19:25:17Z

Karen
Thanks for your quick reply, her mother died in Hinsdale, Illinois but is buried in Summerville Cemetery, Summmerville, Georgia. Flora E Overbay was born 2-20-1930 in Kingsport, Tennessee and died 7-?-1978. Her mother apparently had more then one husband, and was a Taylor when she died. Flora is on the 1930 US Census with Rolla and his wife.
Thank you so much!
pat

Re: Sarah Overbey, Mullins Cemetery, Sullivan Co. TN

KarenCayson — 2013-01-16 18:38:08Z

Do you know where Flora died? State, City, date. That would be helpful info.

Thanks,

Re: Sarah Overbey, Mullins Cemetery, Sullivan Co. TN

KarenCayson — 2013-01-16 18:16:20Z

Hi. Yes, I am still here. My grandmother was an Overbay. It is a very confusing family name. It has been spelled as Overbay, Overbey and Overby. It is also confusing because there are tons of Overbay's in Hawkins Co., and Sullivan Co., Tennessee...now! Yet, none of them seem to know anything about their heritage.

Many years ago, a guy wrote a small genealogy book about the Overbays in this area. I found that some of the info was wrong, but it definately helped me in tracing the family somewhat.

I will go back and look at Rolla's info. again and see if I see anything that stands out. I will get back with you soon. Keep looking at my ancestory page for any additions or changes. I will list things as I find them.

Thanks for contacting me and good luck. IF you have any specific questions...I will be happy to assist as best I can.

Re: WILCOX in McMinnville TN

mylittlebirdie — 2013-01-16 08:50:29Z

I don't know if it still matters to anyone, but George Wilcox was married the last time to Eva S Kilmer Wetzel. She was born Everissa Kilmer about 1856 near or in Jackson, MI, then married my 3-greats Grandfather Conrad Wetzel October 8, 1891 in Jackson, Michigan. After he died she remarried George Wilcox May 18, 1895 in Sauk, Wisconsin. Now I've traced her here to Tennessee and have hit a dead end. Any help would be greatly appreciated! I've been trying to track her life for over a decade now!

Thanks!

Re: Sarah Overbey, Mullins Cemetery, Sullivan Co. TN

patagay1234 — 2013-01-16 07:09:12Z

Karen,
Are you still on here. I have been approached by a lady here in my county who would like to find her mother's people. Her name is Kathy Moore, but she is the daughter of Flora Elizabeth Overbay and her first husband(?) Paul Lewis Brown. Flora Ellizabeth Overbay is the daughter of Rolla C Overbay. I have noticed your tree has been in all of my hints. Do you have any information on this side of the family. I believe that you and Kathy have a common ancestors.
Thank you in advance for any help.
pat crawford
eddyville, kentucky

Re: Cemetery in Lee Valley, Hawkins, Tennessee - Brown Family

cholowe — 2013-01-03 01:05:53Z

You can google Browns Mountain Cemetery and get a list of the people that are buried there, dates and maiden names if known.

Re: Cemetery in Lee Valley, Hawkins, Tennessee - Brown Family

cholowe — 2013-01-03 01:03:48Z

Browns Mountain Cemetery is located off of 70? on Bear Hollow road. It may change to Browns Mountain Road half way to the Cemetery, but the road sign on 70 says Bear Hollow Road, pronounced Bear Holler down there. It's up a ways...The Church is on the other side of the Cemetery. Small Cemetery, Browns,McLains,Starns,Manis...are buried there..I Believe most of these people are related to me. I was just there on Thanksgiving Day. Beautiful, Peaceful place...on the side of a hill surrounded by huge trees and a curved gravel road leading to the other side of the mountain. The Cemetery is in Greene County, not Hawkins.

Re: Cumberland Shedd Cemetery (Polk County)

dmgwilliamson — 2012-12-22 20:13:32Z

Thanks, great idea!!!

Re: Cumberland Shedd Cemetery (Polk County)

jwluskracer1 — 2012-12-22 17:42:24Z

Maybe you could contact the county clerk's office to find out the owner of the cemetery, that's my best suggestion at this point.

Re: Cumberland Shedd Cemetery (Polk County)

dmgwilliamson — 2012-12-22 16:06:42Z

Thank you, Jerry.
I already have that info because I was able to view the death certificates so I added to Find a grave and even requested photos of headstones or markers and because there are none I know need to find out who would know where the paperwork is to be able to see who is buried where and have no markers. The Cemetry should have these records somewhere where people could look up the plot locations of each individual. By chance would you know who mighr since there is no office on the cemetery property to ask?

Re: Cumberland Shedd Cemetery (Polk County)

jwluskracer1 — 2012-12-21 18:10:16Z

go to findagrave.com
enter memorial # 87081154 for Cleveland and # 93708942 for Joseph. These two are the only Godfrey's that I found listed there but it does not mean there aren't other Godfreys buried there.
correct name is Cumberland Shed Cemetery, Oldfort, Polk Co, Tennessee.
Jerry Lusk
Richmond, VA

Cumberland Shedd Cemetery (Polk County)

dmgwilliamson — 2012-12-20 18:20:50Z

Can anyone tell me where I would find an office or a place that would have the records of each plot and who is buried where in the cemetery? I have been told my great grandfather and his brother were both buried in Cumberland Shedd Cemetery and the death certificates also state this cemetery was used. I do believe thought that there is no markers or headstones on their graves.
Names are Traynor Cleveland Godfrey aka "Cleve" and his brother Joseph Wheeler Godfrey. I am hoping the paperwork may lead to other Godfrey's who maybe buried there too with no markers or headstones.

charles c hardy

jaystanford78418 — 2012-12-19 21:50:13Z

i have a charles c hardy that was born dec 12 1903 he died apr 2 1970 .he is buried in mapplewood cemetery.can anyone tell me who is father and mother was

Re: Cemetery Name

jwluskracer1 — 2012-11-24 17:57:07Z

you can go to findagrave.com and do a cemetery lookup. enter the state and county and hit enter and a list of cemeteries will display. you can then go to an individual cemetery and search by surname for people you are looking for.

Re: Cemetery Name

mcserian — 2012-11-23 07:41:44Z

I too an a decendant of Joseph Fletcher,His dtr Nacy Fletcher who married James Charles Cauley was my great grandmother.. I too am looking for cemeterys in Tennessee, ,

Re: Wair/Ware Cemetery in Davidson County

daharlow1 — 2012-11-08 00:38:28Z

When it rains it pours! The once empty Wair Cemetery on FindAGrave recently had a grave added to it. It is apparently an active cemetery. I thought it might have been lost or destroyed years ago. I contacted the contributor, and the obituary gave me a few clues. The obituary said that the cemetery is on Old Hickory Blvd in Antioch. That doesn't really narrow it down much since that is a long road and the cemetery isn't on any maps. It also had the name of the funeral home. I contacted them yesterday and today they gave me directions there. It can't be seen from the street, but I can now see it on Google Map's satellite images. I plan on going to visit sometime in the next couple of months. I'll let you know if W K Wair is buried there. He is my great grandmother's grandfather. I'm descended through Laura P Wair.

Re: Wair/Ware Cemetery in Davidson County

CWarden35 — 2012-11-07 21:31:52Z

My mother-in-law visited this cemetery about 20 years ago and made pictures of some of the tombstones. My husband's great-grandfather, John Taylor Wair is buried there with other members of the family. My sister-in-law lives nearby and has promised to take us there. I wanted to find out if William King Wair is buried there also??? I have also been trying to find it on Find-A-Grave. Please let me know if you need more information.

Re: Rock Hill Cemetery

TateTwo — 2012-11-03 21:23:07Z

The SS-5 application is available to order from the SSAdministration. There is a fee and the SSA uses the 120 year rule to determine if they should black out names or not on the copy you get. Here's a couple of places to look:

http://genealogy.about.com/od/online_records/a/ss5_request.h...

http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/147/~/ob...

Re: Rock Hill Cemetery

kc719 — 2012-11-03 19:19:34Z

Fayetteville,Lincoln Co., Tennessee

Re: Grandmother Rosetta (Nale) Suiter

JGross22 — 2012-10-13 22:06:33Z

I found the sister Matilda Hogue, she is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in clarksville, TN; there are several Suiters buried there also but i did not see your Grandmothers name. She may be there just not listed at the "Find a Grave" website yet. I did find the 1910 census for Matilda and John Hogue and there is a nephew living with but he was 21 at the time, also shows Matilda's mother living with them. I just don't see anything at the moment on Ms. Rosetta Suiter. Still looking

Re: Grandmother Rosetta (Nale) Suiter

SuiterWilliam — 2012-10-13 20:55:10Z

Thanks for your interest in helping me find information on
my Grandmother's death. She died in 1910 when my Father
was two years old in Montgomery County, TN. My Grandfather Norman Suiter could not raise my Father on his own so my
Father became the foster son of Rosetta's sister, Matilda
Nale Hogue and her husband, John Hogue, in Clarksville. I
once heard my father say that his Mother died of TB so it
is possible she was sent to a hospital out of Tennessee
where she died, but they were poor so that does not seem
likely. My guess is that she was buried in a small church
cemetery which has since disappeared.

Re: Grandmother Rosetta (Nale) Suiter

JGross22 — 2012-10-13 14:22:57Z

I looked on a great site here in west tn for her death record and the only Suiter that come up was for William Edward Suiter. if you put TOm Leatherwood in your search engine you get a great "FREE" site for information.
I also checked Find a grave and i can't find either of them there. Are you sure she died in TN? Do you know anything more specific??

Here to help if i can
Jennifer

Cemetery and Death Certificates HELP

ERayAustin63 — 2012-10-09 12:37:20Z

I am interested in the Death Certificates and Burial locations of the following people who may, and probably are, buried in the Silver Point area of Putnam County. Any help would sure be appreciated if you have anything on these names: Lucinda "Lucy or Susan" (SPEARS) Bussell, ex-wife of Thomas Bussell, Born: Abt 1855 and died Between 1920 and 1925. Sarah Lucinda "Cinda" (BUSSELL) Born: 3 Aug 1882 - Died: after Jul 1914.....she was married at least twice maybe three times. 1st was a FORD, 2nd an OAKS/OAKES?

Re: Horton Cemetery

baylane — 2012-09-30 19:44:20Z

BOWMAN, Nettie B.
July 18, 1886 - April 4, 1935
Dau. of David and Ella Buchanan Birchfield - d. April 21, 1930

HORTON, Polly Birchfield (w)
August 13, 1894 - Febuary 18, 1969

Both buried in unmarked graves:
BOWMAN, Ernest
BOWMAN, Afred (Alfred?)

Hope this helps!

Re: Horton Cemetery

ecss12830 — 2012-09-30 17:10:36Z

I can't find Horton Cemetery on FindAGrave, could you look in your book for the following:

1. Nettie Birchfield Bowman as buried in Horton Cemetery? Her 1935 death certificate from Bakersville only indicates she was buried in Unicoi, no cemetery listed.

2. Death certificates for Nettie's two infant sons (Alfred, April 1931 and Earnest Taylor, Jan 1926) indicate both buried in Horton Cemetery, Unicoi. Are these names in the book as well?

Also looking for Nettie's sister Pollie Birchfield Horton (?? - ??) and husband James Taylor Horton, deceased in 1978. Am looking for Pollie's obituary, but w/o a DOD from the tombstone, am a bit stalled at the moment.

Re: Spam

GeraldinePollard44 — 2012-09-27 20:01:42Z

I have also received several of these spam emails from [TN-CEMETERIES] in the past few weeks. I received 2 last night. They come through as [TN-CEMETERIES] Fw: and it shows an email address.

Spam

debship — 2012-09-27 11:22:00Z

Is anyone else getting spam from this list? For quite some time, I have been receiving spam from a member thru TN-Cemeteries. Just this morning, I received 6 more ..... I believe that someone's email got hacked.
I have reported this to Ancestry, but have heard nothing back yet. I have not been able to contact the board administrator. Just wondering if I'm the only one??

Elihu Bailey

navie28 — 2012-09-26 19:16:54Z

Mr.Elihu Bailey was said to have been born in 1896 in Tennesse. I dont any other information other than he lived in Chicago Heights, Il and married Irene whom he had two sons with or raised her two sons.

Re Info who is in charge, the person to contact re following cemeteries in East Tennessee Counties

Choctawred33 — 2012-09-22 06:14:36Z

I am looking for a contact person, address, phone # & e-mail at the following cemeteries in GREENE: (Chuckey Community, Rheatown, Milburntown, Jerroldstown,
Pleasant Hill (Hwy 93), Union Temple, Graysburgh, Afton & Andrew Johnson National), WASHINGTON (Limestone, Telford,
Wsshington College, Bowmantown, Jonesborough, Johnson City),
SULLIVAN (Kingsport & Fall Branch), HAMBLEN (Morristown), & HAWKINS. Any assistance in this will be greatly appreciated.

George W Agnew
Columbus, Ohio

Re: Rock Hill Cemetery

ddukes825 — 2012-09-20 03:22:03Z

I believe my cousin will have that info and I will get back to you. Yes requesting certificates can become expensive but if you have a relative in that state they can get it cheaper. But I got a lot of my death certificates free from Familysearch.org. They hold a lot of info. Its the Latter Day Saints web site. I don't know if you know about that. A camera Icon appears near the name to let you know a record is available. Don't be discourage cause info is being added everyday. You can google just what your looking for and you will get a lot of search engines to select your choice.

Re: Rock Hill Cemetery

trishegbert_2 — 2012-09-19 17:37:36Z

I just stumbled upon this looking for Rock Hill myself, off a death certificate, stating Knox County I can't find in engine searches, or Find A grave. Were you able to finally locate where it is located and what the possible name of it now?

I did not know you could apply for the application of a deceased ancestor, this could shed some light on a few relatives I have- From the Social Security Administration site, how does one go about applying for the application, is it expensive, and do they have to be deceased by a certain year? Thank you in advance.

Alfred Allen, McMinn, Tennessee

suzanberndt — 2012-09-11 15:12:24Z

Looking fot the cemetery in McMinn, Tn which has the Alfred Allen
B: 1808 in VA
D: 1846 in McMinn, Tn
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated
Thanks
Suzan

Re: Horton Cemetery

baylane — 2012-09-09 00:20:48Z

According to the book, Cemeteries of Unicoi County Tennessee, it is located across highway from McLaughlin Cemetery which is located on McLaughlin Road (1 mile N. of Unicoi Exit)) on W. side of expressway, to right, rear of small white church on Johnson City Highway on top of hill. (Copied June 11, 1988)

Horton Cemetery

ecss12830 — 2012-09-08 22:29:21Z

Does anyone know where the Horton Cemetery is located?

Re: FLAG POND SCHOOL CEMETERY - Unicoi Co., TN - online

4tealew — 2012-07-30 04:30:24Z

Wondering if anyone knows the full names of the Rice and Treadways at Flag Pond School Cemetery. Thanks!

Re: Wair/Ware Cemetery in Davidson County

tem_moody — 2012-07-25 03:04:47Z

There is a listing for the Wair Cemetery located in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee on Find-A-Grave. There aren't any interments listed nor a more definitive location or map. Maybe a contact with info@findagrave.com might provide you with some information, don't know for sure but it is worth a try. Good hunting.

Wair/Ware Cemetery in Davidson County

daharlow1 — 2012-07-24 17:26:48Z

Does anyone have any information of the Wair/Ware family cemetery on Barnes Road in Davidson County near Nolensville? It would have been on or near the property of William King Wair. "Thomas Taylor and Benjamin Branch of Nashville, Tennessee and Related Families" by Ethel Taylor Ford mentions Martha Ann Wair being buried in this cemetery. Family stories also mention Edward Carney Jones (son of Laura P Wair Jones) being buried here when he died (sometime between 1884 and 1900). Carney Jones is said to have been exhumed by his sister, Minnie Jones Steele, and moved to Mount Olivet Cemetery in Nashville. This was probably around the time of the deaths of her step father, Thomas White (died 1911), and her husband Jesse Allan Steele (died 1912).
I know roughly where the Wairs lived, and can locate James Wair on a map of Davidson County from 1907. I’ve driven down Barnes Road and looked at the satellite images from Google maps, but I don’t see any hint of a cemetery. I can’t find anything in the Davidson County Cemetery Survey about this. It is possible that all of the graves were moved to public cemeteries such as Mount Olivet, but I haven’t been able to get any information without an internment date. I’ve looked at the family plots for both of Edward Carney Jones’ sisters, but he is not located in either section. Does anyone have any details about this cemetery, the people buried in it, or if it still exists?