GIBSON COUNTY, TN - CEMETERIES - Goodman Cemetery ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Adam D. McCartney mccartneyad@hotmail.com ==================================================================== Goodman Cemetery *DIRECTIONS* To reach the secluded Goodman Cemetery from Milan, head north on Hwy. 45 going toward Bradford. When you get to the Cades community, turn right onto the Cades-Atwood Road. Travel down this road 1.7 miles and the cemetery is off to the right. It is NOT visible, so you will probably pass it the first time. There is a small gravel road leading up to the cemetery. *SOME HISTORY* The Goodman Cemetery is a small, well-kept, no-longer-in-use burial ground. This cemetery has only one tombstone left in tact. Others have been stolen, buried, or just disposed of. When approaching the cemetery, one would notice the row of white Military Markers placed near the front of the cemetery and a Conferderate Battle Flag still flies there. Jere Cox currently maintains the cemetery. *TRANSCRIPTION* The one headstone that remains is that of Deliah Goodman: Goodman, Deliah P. b. July 10, 1809 d. Dec. 7, 1859 Wife of F. G. Goodman Aged 50 Ys. 4 Ms. 27 Ds. -Deliah was Deliah Woodson before marriage and after her death, her husband Fielding married Nancy Hannah Robinson and the two are buried at Walnut Grove Methodist Church Cemetery north of Goodman Cemetery. Deliah's name was pronounced "Delila," but on the stone, it was spelled "Deliah." -Also buried here, but not blessed with tombstones, are William Goodman and his wife Anna Hardister Goodman. Also, a couple of William Goodman's sons are buried here. Some say they were killed in the War Between the States. Also, four Civil War soldiers were buried here and at one time had portable military markers, but someone disposed of them. Jere Cox's mother told him that there was slave buried here with "elephant ears." He didn't really know what that meant, unless it just meant a slave who had large ears. -In the front of the cemetery, there is a wooden cross, probably marking a grave. Toward the back, there are three wooden crosses. There is a pattern of rocks which surrounds an old grave in the back of the cemetery, which is rumored to be an Indian grave. There are several graves in this cemetery which are marked only by rough, jagged rocks, and some which are only marked by the sunken ground. -Here is a list of the 37 Military Memorial Markers at this cemetery. Remember, these are just markers and are not marking graves. They were just placed here by Jere Cox and his son Brent to honor a few veterans of the Civil War. 01. Capt. James Robinson Organizer of the 31st Tenn. Inf. Reg. Co. E Sons of the South CSA 1861 Native of Union County S.C. Pvt. Co. G 5 Tenn. Inf. Mexican War 1806 - 1875 02. Pvt. George W. Robinson Co. A Russell's Regt. 20 Tenn. Cav. CSA Apr 30 1830 - Aug 25 1902 03. In Memory Of Col. Robert M. Russell 20 Tenn. Cav. CSA Dec 15 1825 - May 5 1893 04. In Memory Of 2nd Lieut. Robert H. Co. E 31 Tenn. Inf. CSA Dec 30 1840 - Nov 1 1881 05. Pvt. Jesse A. Patterson Co. D 12 Tenn. Inf. CSA Jul 31 1830 - Dec 31 1862 06. Pvt. Perry Coffey Co. D 26 Tenn. Inf. CSA 1844 - 1911 07. Sgt. Calvin Coffey Co. D 26 Tenn. Inf. CSA Mar 15 1839 - Mar 15 1863 08. Serg. Marvel Coffey Co. D 26 Tenn. Inf. CSA Mar 17 1841 - Mar 25 1917 09. Benjamin Coffey Pvt. N.C. Militia Rev. War Feb 22 1745 - Jan 4 1834 10. Pvt. Ira Coffey Co. D 26 Tenn. Inf. CSA 1832 - 1894 11. Corp. William W. Coffey Co. D 26 Tenn. Inf. CSA 1833 - 1864 12. Pvt. Simeon Coffey Co. D 26 Tenn. Inf. CSA 1841 - 1861 13. 2nd Lieut. Starnes E. Bryant Co. E 31 Tenn. Inf. CSA Sep 7 1842 - May 16 - 1864 14. Cpl. T.J. Ingram Co. E 31 Tenn. Inf. CSA Dec 8 1861 15. Pvt. Daneil Ervin Co. E 31 Tenn. Inf. CSA Jun 1 1862 16. In Memory Of Pvt. W.J. Revels Co. E 31 Tenn. Inf. CSA Nov 14 1861 17. Cpl. J.J. Bobbitt Co. E 31 Tenn. Inf. CSA Oct 8 1862 18. Pvt. H.H. Blankenship Co. E 31 Tenn. Inf. CSA Oct 8 1862 19. In Memory of Cpl. John Thomas Lee Co. E 31 Tenn. Inf. CSA Jul 27 1862 20. Pvt. E.H. Goodman Co. E 31 Tenn. Inf. CSA Nov 16 1861 21. Pvt. J.H. Blankenship Co. E 31 Tenn. Inf. CSA Jun 1 1862 22. Pvt. Bryant Caraway Co. E 31 Tenn. Inf. CSA Feb 22 1840 - Apr 13 1926 23. In Memory Of 1 Serg. William W. Taylor Co. E 31 Tenn. Inf. CSA Jul 17 1840 - Dec 18 1884 24. In Memory Of Pvt. L. McGee Co. B 31 Tenn. Inf. CSA 1832 - 1861 26. In Memory Of Pvt. John M. Wyley Co. E 31 Tenn. Inf. CSA 1842 - 1861 27. In Memory Of Pvt. J.A. Jones Co. E 31 Tenn. Inf. CSA Oct 29 1863 28. Pvt. Thomas J. Stone Co. E 31 Tenn. Inf. CSA Jan 9 1863 29. Pvt. J.R. Williams Co. E 31 Tenn. Inf. CSA Sep 2 1862 30. Pvt. S.C. Sisson Co. E 31 Tenn. Inf. CSA Jun 3 1862 31. Pvt. John G. McAiley Co. E 31 Tenn. Inf. CSA Nov 9 1861 32. In Memory Of Pvt. James A. McAllister Co. E 31 Tenn. Inf. CSA Jun 25 1862 33. Pvt. William F. Barrett Co. E 31 Tenn. Inf. CSA Aug 30 1845 - Sep 27 1875 34. In Memory Of Pvt. John W. Wyatt Co. E 31 Tenn. Inf. CSA Jan 20 1812 - Apr 18 1884 35. Capt. Archer Thomas Gay Co. E 31 Tenn. Cav. CSA Mar 16 1831 - Feb 1 1901 37. In Memory Of 2 Serg. H.Y. McAiley Co. E 31 Tenn. Inf. CSA May 13 1864 This cemetery was transcribed for the Gibson County TnGenWebsite and the Gibson County, Tennessee, Archives on October 2, 1999. Transcription by Adam D. McCartney (mccartneyad@hotmail.com) Historical Information by Jere R. Cox (jerercox@usit.net)