BENTON COUNTY, TN - CEMETERIES - Flatwoods Cemetery ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with the USGenWeb policy of providing free information on the Internet, this data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other gain. Copying of the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged. Contributed by David Donahue ----------------------------------------------------------------------- FLATWOODS CEMETERY This cemetery is located in Benton County just west of U.S. 641 and less than 1/2 mile north of Interstate 40. David Donahue recorded this cemetery December 22, 1997. A previous record of this cemetery was made on February 3, 1973, and appears in Glover's Trace Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, "Benton County, Tennessee Cemetery Records" (Camden, Tennessee, 1979). This is referred to as DAR record in the notes below. Whoever recorded the cemetery noted that "there are approximately 25 unidentified graves."] Ashby, Janice [see Pinkley, Janice Ashby] Baker, Carless W., 1890-1971\Baker, Ida Franks, 1889-1972 Barnett, Carl Ray, 6/4/1940-8/29/1995, "Dad" footstone; also military marker as footstone "A1C US Air Force"\Barnett, Mary Clark, 11/19/1943- ____, unplaced "Mama" footstone Barnett, L. D. (Dewell), 5/15/1922-____\Barnett, Mary Nell, 10/25/1918- ____, "Wed. Dec. 17, 1938" Beene, William M., 1929-____\Beene, Nancy Jo Franks, 1931-1992, "Wife, teacher, singer of hymns," carved wedding rings and "1954" Bell, James Byrd, 10/4/1915-9/1/1975, "Father" footstone\Bell, Mable, 8/23/1923-12/19/1992, "Mother" footstone Bocherts, Harley Truman, 10/13/1907-11/30/1970\Bocherts, Mary Vidia, 2/20/1915-____ [ground disturbance seems to indicate she is buried here] Borchert, Henry Louis, 9/12/1879-9/1/1968 [shares base with marker for Alice C. Oringderff] Box, Joseph, d. 5/29/1905, "Aged 70 Ys, 2 Ms, & 22 Ds" "Husband of Mary Box" Box, Mary, d. 12/17/1901, "Aged 58 Ys, 9 Ms, & 12 Ds" "Wife of Joseph Box" Brawley, Francis M., 1/3/1887-12/28/1976 Brawley, Maude Russell Franks, 8/28/1884-6/21/1977 Burchert, Irene Salyer, 10/27/1912-____, "Mama" footstone [buried 1997]\Burchert, Harvey Levi, 5/8/1903-9/28/1983 Butler, Rachel Grace, 7/17/1995 [infant-style marker] Cain, Brown, 3/20/1913-10/9/1935 Cain, Byrd M., 2/19/1886-____\Cain, William L., 1/27/1886-9/23/1951 Cain, John Melvin, 4/8/1889-3/3/1969 Cain, Mary [see Gossett, Mary Cain] Cain, Tennie F., 5/17/1866-9/13/1926, "Wife of J. H. Cain" [she may be a Fisher] Cantrell, Delia, 3/16/1878-11/30/1952\Cantrell, Samuel T., 10/28/1876- 3/18/1961 Cantrell, E. W., 1/30/1878-8/23/1909 [Woodmen of the World memorial] [overlookeed in 1997; from DAR record] Cantrell, James Lyndell, 1920-1944, "P.F.C." "Husband of Ellaine McKelvy" "PFC 57th Field Artillery" "Lost in Battle of Kwajalein, Marshall Islands Feb. 5, 1944"; also military marker as footstone "Tennessee PFC Field Artillery World War II; dates on military marker 7/2/1920-2/5/1944 Cantrell, James W., 1888-1963\Cantrell, Sallie Edna, 1888-1941, "His wife" [Woodmen of the World memorial] Cantrell, Richard W., 3/15/1851-2/8/1940, "Father"\Cantrell, Mary E., 3/28/1853-7/1/1920, "Mother" "Replaced in 1993 by great grandchildren" Cantrell, Richard Wayne, 7/12/1917-4/24/1976, "Husband of Aline Townsend," military marker as footstone "Sgt. Army Air Forces World War II" Cherry, Varlie, 1887-1947\Cherry, Annie, 1894-1951 Cherry, William I., 6/3/1921-3/28/1994, military marker as footstone "William Irven Cherry" "PFC US Army World War II"\Cherry, Gladys Douglas, 3/12/1921-____, "Married Sept. 6, 1936" Clark, Mary [see Bennett, Mary Clark] Cox, Ethel, 1890-1960, "Mother" footstone\Cox, Ezra, 1890-1973, "Father" footstone, "Married Feb. 11, 1911" Cox, Finis A., 4/25/1868-11/21/1952, "Father"\Cox, Dona A., 3/11/1868- 5/29/1938, "Mother" Cox, Frankie [see Malin, Frankie Cox] Cox, Hazel E., 6/10/1911-____\Cox, Leonard H., 7/18/1912-3/26/1997, carved wedding rings and "1935" Cox, Ray W., 1820-1967, military marker as footstone "Tec 5 Medical Dept World War II"\Cox, Norma L., 1923-____, "Married Aug. 1, 1942" Cox, William H., 1863-1943, "Father" footstone\Cox, Martha M., 1863-1967 DeLoach, Theodocia, 11/17/1818-12/29/1894 Douglas, Alton R., 1932-1988, military marker as footstone "Alton Ray Cherry" "Cpl US Army Korea"; dates on military marker 3/12/1932- 4/14/1988\Douglas, Francis I., 1939-____, "Married Dec. 4, 1954" "Our children: Deborah, Brenda, Ronnie, David" Douglas, Brenda L., 1957-1975 Douglas, Galdys [see Cherry, Gladys Douglas] Douglas, Kayla L., 1989-1989 Ellis, Herbert, 5/18/1895-4/24/1980 Ellis, Mattie, 11/14/1888-9/29/1964 Fisher, Griffon T., 7/7/1893-4/4/1923 [symbol with "M.W.A."] Fisher, Infant, d. 7/2/1900, Infant son of T. F. & Mattie Fisher" Fisher, Mattie Abbagil, 11/16/1860-4/27/1925, "Wife of T. F. Fisher" Fisher, Ray, d. 11/8/1918, "Aged 23 Ys. 21 Ds." "Son of T. F. & Mattie Fisher" [symbol with "M.W.A." Fisher, T. F., 2/21/1860-5/6/1939 Franks, H., 1890-1961, "Rev." Franks, Adaline Elizabeth, 5/5/1838-4/12/1906, "Wife of L. H. Franks" "Mother"\Franks, L. H., 9/8/1844-9/8/1918, "Rev." "Father" Franks, Anne M., 7/23/1912-1/29/1993, "Wife" footstone\Franks, Hollis B., 1/18/1916-____, unplaced "Husband" footstone, "Married June 23, 1940" Franks, David H., 1873-1957 [Masonic symbol, Odd Fellows symbol]\Franks, Nancy E., 1868-1955, "Mother" footstone Franks, Earl A., 1899-____, "Daddy" footstone\Franks, Gertrude, 1897-1991, "Mother" footstone, carved wedding rings and "1922" [Eastern Star symbol] Franks, E. M., 1869-1920, "Rev." [Masonic symbol]\Franks, Lucy J., 1867- 1931 Franks, Ida [see Baker, Ida Franks] Franks, J. D., 9/26/1891-5/9/1895, "Son of E. M. Franks" Franks, L. J., 9/8/1844-9/8/1919 Franks, Leon A., 11/4/1904-1/20/1987, "Daddy" footstone\Franks, Thelma S., 9/24/1907-____, unplaced "Mother" footstone, "Married July 7, 1934" Franks, Maggie O., 12/24/1892-10/17/1983, "Mother" footstone\Franks, Louis B., 8/24/1892-4/29/1974, "Father" footstone, "Married Jan. 31, 1915" Franks, Maude [see Brawley, Maude Russell Franks] Franks, Nancy Jo [see Beene, Nancy Jo Franks] Franks, Ruben I., 4/20/1918-8/7/1957, "Missionary to Chile," "Husband" footstone Frazier, F. N., 1/12/1875-5/1/1909, "Husband of Pearl Frazier"\Frazier, Pearl, 9/23/1880-7/23/1911, "Wife of F. N. Frazier" Gossett, Cecil P., 1899-1981\Gossett, Georgia M., 1900-1987, "Married Aug. 5, 1928" Gossett, D. A., 12/7/1841-9/23/1922, "Father" [Masonic symbol]; also military marker Corp Co H 5 Tenn Inf C.S.A."\Gossett, E. V., 5/16/1845- ____, "Mother" Gossett, Jerry Lewis, 4/19/1936, "Son of Mr. & Mrs. Murphy Gossett" Gossett, Lula E., 1873-1960, "Mother"\Gossett, Dorsie B., 1869-1940, "Father" [Woodmen of the World memorial] Gossett, Mary Cain, 7/26/1912-____ [probably daughter of Byrd M. and William L. Cain, whose double marker is adjacent]\Gossett, Woodrow W., 1/20/1913-9/22/1978 Gossett, Murphy, 1907-1971, "Daddy" footstone\Gossett, Hazel, 1907-1989, "Mother" footstone, "Married April 7, 1934" Gossett, Warren A., 5/11/1905-6/28/1907, "Son of D. B. & L. E. Gossett" [overlooked or not readable in 1997; from DAR record] Green, Lawrence E., 7/20/1913-____, "Rev.," unplaced "Father" footstone\Green, Mabel F., 8/25/1909-____, unplaced "Mother" footstone, "Married Sept. 6, 1937" "Our children: Nancy, Larry, Linda" Griggs, Bennie C., 1/18/1926-10/25/1944, "Lost at sea in W. W. II" Griggs, Bennie L., 1898-1986 Griggs, Eddie Lee, 1883-1966 Hatley, Cora H., 8/25/1914-10/8/1916 [replacement] Hatley, Ethel J., 1896-1930\Hatley, John G., 1893-1962 Hatley, Jessie Dee, 1922-1944 "In loving memory who gave his life for our country" Hatley, John Cohen, 12/19/1919-9/22/1967 Hatley, Mary [see Morris, Mary A. Hatley] Hatley, Mildred L., 7/10/1930-11/23/1930 Hatley, Ozia Elbert, 10/8/1895-11/29/1895, "Son of James & E. R. Hatley" Hill, Myrtle M., 2/27/1910-11/16/1990, "Mama" footstone; also temporary marker, Stockdale-Malin Funeral Home, "Myrtle Mae Hill"\Hill, Rubin H., 1/25/1916-6/22/1997, "Daddy" footstone Hill, Thomas Wayne, 1/27/1943-6/24/1996, "Son" footstone [probably son of Myrtle M. and Rubin H. Hill, whose double marker is adjacent] Johnson, Nelda Fay Nicholas, 10/24/1947-12/15/1995\Johnson, William Alonzo, 6/12/1945-____, "Married June 12, 1965" "Our sons: William A., V and James Scott] [V is Roman numeral five] Jordan, Albert E., 1909-1981\ Jordan, Ruth, 1906-____ Jordan, Alice [see Malin, Alice Jordan] Jordan, Charlie L., 1869-1959, "Father" footstone\Jordan, Mollie M., 1871- 1950, "Mother" footstone Jordan, Infant, 9/21/1941, "Infant dau. of A. E. & Ruth Jordan" Kelley, Margaret Bell, 6/13/1946-12/1/1966 [Noted in DAR record to be "Wife of Tommy Kelley"] King, Estelle McIlwain, 6/5/1907-6/3/1995, "Wife" footstone\King, Hesley Bernice, 8/24/1905-3/23/1954, Livingston, Amanda, 1/13/1838-6/7/1909 Livingston, Gladston V., 1910-1961\Livingston, Virginia M., 1916-____, "Married Jan. 31, 1932" [overlooked in 1997; from DAR record] Malin, Aileen [see Peebles, Aileen Malin] Malin, Erby, 1902-1972, "Daddy" footstone\Malin, Blanche A., 1904-1980, "Mother" footstone Malin, Benjamin, 1854-1942, "Father"\Malin, Francis L., 1861-1935, "Mother" Malin, Bigman Larry, 11/5/1902-8/3/1972 [overlooked or not found in 1992; from DAR record] Malin, Bob, 1910-1910 [replacement] Malin, Clyde, 3/13/1908-11/17/1977, "Papa" footstone\Malin, Alice Jordan, 10/17/1907-8/21/1982, "Mama" footstone, "Married Nov. 19, 1927" Malin, Fannie, 1886-1936 Malin, Fird A., 3/12/1882-6/14/1964\Malin, Katie A., 1/16/1886-1/15/1979, "Married Jan. 21, 1906" Malin, John Carlie, 1889-1971, "Husband" footstone; also military marker as footstone "Tennessee Pvt US Army World War I"; dates on military marker 12/13/1889-12/17/1971\Malin, Frankie Cox, 1892-____, "wife" footstone, "Married Dec. 16, 1917" Malin, Robert Guy, 1906-1988, military marker as footstone, "Tec 4 US Army World War II"; datees on military marker 12/25/1906-2/16/1988\Malin, Dorothy Louise, 1918-____, "Married Feb. 23, 1946" Malin, William D., 1880-1941, "Father"\Malin, Luty D., 1883-1968, "Mother" Massey, Dave O., 1895-1953, military marker as footstone "Tennessee PFC Co B 117 Infantry World War I PH"; dates on military marker 9/3/1895- 9/11/1953\Massey, Addie, 1896-____ Massey, Sarah P. 1862-1944 Massey, Virginia, 1947-????, temporary marker 5 feet south of double marker for Dave O. and Addie Massey" McIllwain, Estelle [see King, Estelle McIllwain] McIllwain, Evelyn Lew, 1/26/1916-1/24/1918, "Dau. of H. B. & B. B. McIllwain" McIllwain, Everett, 1911-1981\McIllwain, Hazel, 1909-1986 McIllwain, Florence, 10/2/1879-8/29/1898 McIllwain, G. Riley, 4/2/1864-____\McIllwain, R. Arabelle, 4/10/1859- 8/5/1826 McIllwain, Gertrude, 9/2/1874-8/10/1955 McIllwain, H. C., 1851-1930, "Father" footstone [replacemement] McIllwain, Howard B., 1892-1973\McIllwain, Bonnie B., 1889-1974, "Married Feb. 12, 1911" McIllwain, J. A., d. 5/26/1912, "Aged 76 Ys., 2 Ms., 7 Ds."\McIllwain, Lucrecy, b. 4/7/1840, "Wife of J. A. McIllwain" McIllwain, J. I., 8/24/1871-3/23/1934 McIllwain, Jack V., 10/28/1906-9/17/1949 McIllwain, Lois, 2/17/1905-10/30/1957 McIllwain, Loyd Lynn, 1/20/1918-6/13/1940 McIllwain, Mary L., 7/17/1856-8/27/1928, "Mother"\McIllwain, William H., 1/22/1857-6/8/1925, "Father" McIllwain, Robert A., 12/6/1856-5/20/1893\McIllwain, Zylphia M., 8/16/1934-8/28/1894, "Mother and father" footstone McIllwain, W. C., b. 11/13/1831, "Aged 79 Ys 11 Ms 17 Ds" "Husband of N. McIllwain" (eroded) McIllwain, Zula, 1890-1969\McIllwain, Doss E., 1881-1968, "Married Feb. 14, 1909 Medearis, Ben W., 4/6/1860-3/25/1943 [Masonic symbol] Medearis, Martha J., d. 5/16/1903, "Aged 42 Ys. 29 Ds." "Wife of B. W. Medearis" Miller, Scott, 4/3/1867-12/31/1929, "Wife Mary Lynn buried in Jackson Mich." [replacement] Mitchell, Richard J., no dates, temporary marker 1 yard north of double marker for Estelle McIllwain and Hesley Bernice King" Morris, Bernice, 1888-1939, "Father" footstone\Morris, Effie, 1892-1969, "Mother" footstone Morris, Bessie, 7/29/1901-11/23/1923, "Sister" [replacement] Morris, Carlyle C., 7/22/1906-5/31/1972, military marker "Tennessee Pvt 604 QM GRREG Co World War II" Morris, Mary A. Hatley, 1889-1914, "Wife of W. M. Morris" [replacement] Morris, Mike, 1874-1954\Morris, Mary, 1873-1947 Newsom, Lucy L., d. 5/19/1902, "Aged 25 ys 7 ms 7 ds" "Wife of E. Z. Newsom" Nicholas, James C., 1908-1996, "Daddy" footstone, also military marker as footstone "James Connie Nicholas" "Tec 5 US Army World War II"; dates on military marker 4/17/1908-7/15/1996\Nicholas, Edith S., 1914-____, "Mother" footstone, carved wedding rings and "1946," Our children Nelda and James" Nicholas, Nelda [see Johnson, Nelda Fay Nicholas] Odle, Benjamin F., 9/20/1888-10/29/1940 Odle, E. J., 11/11/1849-12/20/1935, "Wife of E. L. Odle"\Odle, E. L., 8/21/1845-6/30/1911, "Husband of E. J. Odle" Odle, Infant, born & died 9/28/1898, "Infant son of O. A. & W. A. Odle" Odle, Infant, 9/15/1900-9/20/1900, "Infant son of O. A. & W. A. Odle" Odle, Richard, 1882-1962 [not found in 1997; from DAR record] Oringderff, Alice C., 5/29/1884-6/22/1951 [shares base with marker for Henry Louis Borchert] Oxford, Arland S., 1902-1949\Oxford, Eula F., 1903-1976 Pearce, Karla Marie, 8/18/1963 Peebles, Wm. H., 5/30/1922-____, unplaced "Dad" footstone\Peebles, Aileen Malin, 10/18/1928-____, unplaced "Mom" footstone, "Wed Dec. 24, 1946" "Our children: Ricky, Ronny, Tim, Sabrina" Phillips, Nathan, 1865-1939\Phillips, Laura, 187301953 Pinkley, Bevie Lee, 1896-1985, "Mother" footstone\Pinkley, S. Lester, 1898-1971, "Daddy" footstone Pinkley, Infant, 1936\Pinkley, William T., 1930-1943 Pinkley, Louis Bruce, 3/30/1928-____ Pinkley, Janice Ashby, 1/25/1932-____\Pinkley, J. Eric, 12/23/1970- 1/6/1989 Riggs, W. G., 3/11/1828-3/21/1909 [Masonic symbol]\Riggs, S. E., 6/23/1832-3/22/1908, "Wife of W. G. Riggs" Robertson, William F., 3/29/1884-12/27/1938, "Husband"\Robertson, Maggie L., 10/29/1887-1/27/1950, "Wife" Russell, Maude [see Brawley, Maude Russell Franks] Russell, Rutherford, 1917-____\Russell, Sally, 1920-____, "Married Dec. 12, 1944" Sanders, Enloe, 7/19/1886-5/9/1957\Sanders, Minnie, 5/10/1890-4/25/1971 Sanders, Fay, 6/9/1917-7/5/1918, "Son of M. M. & S. E. Sanders" Sanders, Gladie G., 3/22/1910-5/3/1922 [replacement] Sanders, Mack M., 4/23/1876-1/13/1959\Sanders, P. Berry, 1844-1916 Sanders, Myrtle, 3/22/1888-3/10/1907, "Dau. of P. A. & E. E. Sanders" Sanders, Parker L., 10/9/1903-3/3/1919 [replacement] Sanders, S. Mote, 1891-1936, "Father"\Sanders, Fannie, 1894-1972, "Mother" Sanders, Sara E., 7/4/1879-11/10/1961, "Mother" footstone\ Sanders, Frances E., 1847-1934 Sanders, William G., 8/26/1905-12/24/1908, "Son of M. M. & S. E. Sanders" Sanders, William Lee, 10/16/1870-8/21/1959, "Father' footstone [Masonic symbol]\Sanders, Ada Thomas, 11/8/1892-1959, Mother" footstone, "Married Nov. 7, 1889 [Eastern Star Symbol] [Note: obviously either birth date of Ada or marriage date is wrong; birth year might be 1872] Spence, Eva, 1877-1968 [Eastern Star symbol]\Spence, J. E., 1878-1930 [Masonic symbol] Sterling, Grady R., 1898-1974\Sterling, Nellie G., 1899-1974 Thomas, Ada [see Sanders, Ada Thomas] Thomas, Mary [see Traywick, Mary Thomas] Thornton, George R., 1899-1954\Thornton, Rosa L., 1896-____ [depession in ground indicates she is buried here] Thornton, Minnie B., 1872-1947\Thornton, Ruben L., 1872-1941 Todd, Annie Laura, 6/11/1896-2/2/1919, "Woodmen Circle" Todd, Benjamin F., 10/31/1886-4/10/1940 Todd, Benjamin Leslie, 10/30/1918-12/17/1984, military marker as footstone "BMGC US Navy WWII Korea Vietnam" Todd, Eliza Ann, 3/3/1891-1/4/1913, "Wife of B. F. Todd" Todd, Roby R., 8/20/1916-12/25/1918 Townsend, _____, buried December 1997, 5 feet north of double marker for Luty D. and William D. Malin] Traywich, Thomas B., 1873-1969\Traywich, Mary Thomas, 1874-1914 Wesson, N. A., 1/1/1843-4/4/1896 [replacement] Wesson, Wilma, 7/24/1894-8/8/1894 [replacement]