HAMILTON COUNTY, TN - CEMETERIES - Beason 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: Tim Stowell ==================================================================== Beason Cemetery The Beason Cemetery is three miles northwest of Chattanooga. Follow highway # 27 from Chattanooga to the Cherokee Tourist Camp. Turn southwest on Hills Wood Drive, one mile to Woodland Height Baptist Church. Just at the back of the church is the cemetery. The land was given by Mr Grant Beason. He and his wife were buried there in 1837 and 1838, but their graves have no markers. There are about one hundred and fifty unmarked graves. Sarah Green was the oldest person at death, her age being 102. Page 1 of 7 Moore, Mary - Wife of John Moore - Dec 23, 1863 - Nov 7, 1889 - 'At rest.' Smith, Sallie Moore - Wife of J P Smith - Apr 5, 1838 - Aug 13, 1905 Moore, Mary Emeline - Oct 16, 1830 - Feb 19, 1906 Smith, J P - July 29, 1839 - Jan 25, 1907 - 'At rest.' Hunley, Gertie - Jan 30, 1882 - June 15, 1903 Mavitt, Susan Ople - May 28, 1888 - Aug 11, 1890 Shelton, Alice - Feb 17, 1891 - May 1, 1926 Shelton, Addie - Jan 31, 1907 - Aug 4, 1936 Shelton, Paire Lee - Died Apr 10, 1872 - Age 63 yrs - 'Our dear mother.' Dunnington, Nancy Fay - Feb 11, 1935 - Apr 1, 1937 Murphy, Gilbert - Feb 22, 1935 - Dec 22, 1935 Essex, Boyd - Jan 9, 1904 - July 9, 1921 Essex, John - Nov 4, 1867 - Mar 19, 1922 Essex, Boyd - July 4, 1921 - Dec 11, 1922 Drake, James Franklin - Jan 9, 1902 - Jan 6, 1904 - 'Another little Angel before the Heavenly throne.' Wade, Mary A - May 31, 1836 - Oct 2, 1924 Rhea, L O - Jan 30, 1882 - June 15, 1903 Page 2 of 7 Rhea, Harvey - June 25, 1846 - June 4, 1904 - 'In my Father's house are many mansions; A light from our household is goen, a voice we loved is stilled a place is vacant in our hearts which never can be filled.' Lambert, Annie - 1922 - 1929 Mavity, J M - Oct 6, 1861 - Oct 23, 1903 Mooney, Frank McSpadden, Inez - May 26, 1909 - June 5, 1922 McSpadden, Zenda - Nov 22, 1900 - May 15, 1921 McSpadden, Amy - Aug 24, 1903 - Mar 16, 1921 Brooks, Arthur Darrel - Feb 27, 1898- Sept 29, 1916 Fine, Phillip - 1855 - 1925 Mother - Thomas, Sarah Welch - Wife of J L Thomas - 1855 - 1925 Wright, William - Died Nov 7, 1905 - Age 82 yrs Wright, Rebecca - Dec 25, 1835 - Aug 8, 1904 Williams, R M - May 4, 1840 - Mar 11, 1904 - Age 63 yrs 10 mos 24 days Little Bunch, Bessie - Sept 20, 1896 - Mar 31, 1903 Miller, Minnie - 1810 - Aug 1, 1927 Miller, Keney Lee - Nov 29, 1927 - Dec 8, 1927 Nelson, George - Dec 14, 1880 - Nov 1, 1895 - 'Safe in the arms of Jesus.' Grubb, A J - Co C - 5th Tenn Cav - CSA Mother - Kennedy, Allie - April 22, 1877 - April 2, 1931 Father - Kennedy, J P - Nov 1, 1859 - Feb 9, 1924 - 'Non Sil Ba. Sed Ant.' Kennedy, Gladish - Daughter of J P and A Kennedy - Mar 20, 1914 - April 5, 1917 - 'A little time on earth she spent 'till God called for her.' Page 3 of 7 Whitten, Bessie - Jan 23, 1922 - Sept 28, 1932 - 'At rest.' Mother - Whitten, Bethania - Oct 10, 1892 - Aug 22, 1937 - 'At rest.' McGuire, Infant son of W L and D B McGuire - Nov 11, 1916 - Nov 13, 1916 Little McGuire, Lucy - Dec 14, 1918 - Feb 2, 1919 McGuire, W L - Mar 16, 1890 - Mar 6, 1921 Mother - Carroll, Lucinda - Wife of S F Carroll - Oct 30, 1844 - Dec 29, 1918 Wolff, Infant son of Mr and Mrs John Wolff - June 15, 1930 Killough, Annie M - Died may 5, 1930 Griffith, John W - Jan 8, 1923 - Apr 8, 1923 Griffith, Woodrow - Jan 10, 1919 - Jan 17, 1919 Parks, Carl Dennis - Son of Jno. and Maggie Parks - Aug 29, 1922 - July 13, 1924 - 'Our darling.' Ball, J W - Son of J W and Nancy Ball - Feb 15, 1889 - Jan 1, 1912 - 'Thy will be done.' Roberts, W C - Jan 22, 1862 - Feb 20, 1926 Payne, Will - Mar 14, 1926 - Age 40 yrs 3 mos 9 days Duncan, Mack - 1881 - 1931 V B D - Downey, Beatrice - Nov 17, 1915 - Mar 28, 1917 Reno, Jess - Oct 7, 1854 - Dec 26, 1920 Reno, Sarah - Died June 11, 1925 - Age 75 yrs Green, Jessie - Apr 9, 1900 - Dec 17, 1936 Green, Maggie J - Sept 3, 1901 Green, John E - June 13, 1862 - Apr 29, 1934 Page 4 of 7 Green, Pearl G - May 15, 1875 Green, Sarah J - 1827 - 1929 - Age 102 Mother - Reel, Millie F - Nov 25, 1860 - May 3, 1934 Bunch, J D - Sept 24, 1910 - June 6, 1912 Bunch, Sherman - June 22, 1915 - Jan 27, 1917 Bunch, Sellar - Jan 18, 1925 - Dec 28, 1925 Suttles, Jim W - Jan 22, 1933 - Feb 9, 1933 Suttles, Louis B - Dec 9, 1933 Suttles, N Carline - Died 1934 Suttles, Ida B - Died 1936 Brown, Mary Lou - Dec 18, 1897 - Apr 30, 1925 Smith, Mayetta - Daughter of John and Cordelia Smith - Aug 24, 1915 - June 27, 1934 Smith, John P - Husband of Cordilla Smith - Dec 20, 1895 - Oct 10, 1918 Smith, Mr J M Lewis, George - Son of C W and S A Lewis - Oct 10, 1910 - Apr 15, 1917 - 'Our darling has gone before to greet us on the blissful shore.' Sawyer, Elizabeth M - Wife of J E Sawyer - Nov 9, 1823 - Nov 24, 1863 Sawyer, Infant son of R M Sawyer - Born and died Apr 13, 1856 Sawyer, Mary E - Daughter of J E and E N Sawyer - June 26, 1861 - Nov 24, 1863 Sawyer, Infant son of George Sawyer - Born and died Dec 18, 1863 Jenkins, W B - Aug 20, 1849 - May 31, 1922 - 'At rest.' Edwards, Infant son of J J and Lula Edwards - 1895 - 1896 Page 5 of 7 Lewis, Allie - Duaghter of C W and S A Lewis - Mar 21, 1896 - May 7, 1917 - 'Her happy soul has winged its way, to one pure bright eternal day.' Lewis, C W - Jan 29, 1874 - Nov 22, 1933 - 'At rest.' Kennedy, Johnie Leachy - Daughter of G C and Bertha Kennedy - Nov 4, 1915 - Nov 2, 1916 - 'Our darling has gone to greet us on the blissful shore.' Smith, Lou Smith, Abe Malone, Bonard - Age 3 mos Kennedy, G C - May 26, 1888 - Nov 13, 1918 Our mother - White, Sarah A - Diec Sept 27, 1923 - Age 90 yrs White, Jessee - Son of J P and Myra White - Feb 4, 1908 - Feb 29, 1908 Pippins, Kench - 1869 - 1901 Pippins, Horace - 1892 - 1934 Pippins, Frank - 1882 - 1937 White, Rhoda A - Wife of John M White - And mother of J L and F L Pippins - Sept 9, 1870 - June 1, 1927 Stringer, Nancy Howser, John - Son of J M and Margaret Howser - Mar 23, 1875 - Jan 17, 1904 - Age 28 yrs 9 mos 24 days - 'Remember youth as you pass by As you are now, so once was I, as I am now, you soon will be, prepareing for death and follow me.' Vandergriff, Lillie Mae. Vandergriff, Geo. - Feb 12, 1890 - Feb 38, 1890 Vandergriff, Mary - July 29, 1867 - Nov 29, 1933 Eversole, John Melvin - Feb 18, 1863 - Oct 20, 1891 - Age 28 yrs 9 mos 2 days Eversole, Bachel - 1852 - Mar 18, 1900 Page 6 of 7 Fairbanks, Agnes Mccullor - Daughter of W M and Clemmie McCullor and wife of John Fairbanks - Nov 4, 1877 - Dec 4, 1917 - (Member of Holiness church). Bouayer, Mandy - 'At rest.' Pickett, J A , Jr - May 13, 1902 - Jan 5, 1932 Stringer, Mollie C - Daughter of J T and M C Stringer - Jan 31, 1862 - Nov 29, 1883 Our baby - Carter, Claude Willie - Infant son of James and Georgia Carter - Aug 25, 1882 - Jan 26, 1883 - Age 9 mos 13 days Carter, Walter Edward - Infant son of James and Georgia E Carter - Jan 6, 1892 - Jan 17, 1892 Snyder, Donald Father - Carter, J H - Dec 26, 1853 - July 9, 1922 - 'At Rest.' Thomas, Ulise - Diec June 23, 1931 - 22 yrs old Fairbanks, Hayzel - Nov 21, 1920 - Oct 21, 1921 Fairbanks, Zethel Lee - Oct 29, 1921 - Nov 29, 1921 Fairbanks, G L Aydis - Feb 6, 1917 - July 19, 1918 Fairbanks, Homer - May 5, 1919 - May 9, 1919 Brooks, Ollie Luther - Oct 22, 1891 - May 7, 1911 - 'The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away, blessed be the name of Jesus.' Shipley, Fred - Son of J W and Jimmie Shipley - Sept 25, 1915 - July 4, 1915 Torbett, Mrs - Wife of J C Torbett Fox, Ida Bell - May 30, 1890 - June 20, 1929 Smith, Jesse A - Aug 22, 1898 - Nov 10, 1929 Shannon, J S - Mar 1, 1874 - May 29, 1924 - 'We will meet again.' Haggard, Miss Francis - Mar 14, 1935 - Age 23 yrs Page 7 of 7 Kelly, Delila - Apr 7, 1816 - Apr 12, 1885 - 'Sleep on dear mother and take thy rest, God called thee Home He thought it best; Our home has been lonely since God called you to live with Him.' Thomas, Jessie - Sept 5, 1867 - Nov 26, 1922 - 'Saved by grace.' Kerley, Sarah - Feb 16, 1875 - Dec 19, 1925 Gibson, J B - 1882 - 1930 Birdett, James - 1849 - 1909 Birdett, Sarah - 1854 - 1919 Gibson, Carl - 1906 - 1921 Green, M F - Aug 11, 1845 - Oct 24, 1918 Carroll, Rudolph Lou - Son of L C and Lou Carroll - Sept 23, 1918 - Feb 24, 1920 Mitchell, R G - Mar 29, 1888 - June 16, 1921 - 'Asleep in Jesus.' Mitchell, Mary C - Mar 4, 1880 - Oct 31, 1918 - 'Asleep in Jesus.' Winesburgh, Joe - Mar 6, 1886 - Mar 16, 1911 - 'Lord I cannot let you 'till a blessing thou hast bestow, do not turn away thy face.' Winesburgh, Harry - Mar 11, 1909 - Apr 11, 1911 Black, Will Reader - Aug 23, 1909 - Aug 26, 1911 Walker, G W - June 29, 1861 - Jan 4, 1911 - 'May he find joy in the life everlasting.' Mathis, James K - Dec 1878 - April 4, 1925 Jackson, Marie - Dec 5, 1846 - Dec 16, 1927 - Age 81 yrs 11 dys Wise, C W M H B A D - 1846 - Nov 6, 1896 Addition 15 Jan 2000 contributed by K Seals Burns, John, Jr. - Born July 15, 1867 - North Carolina - Died August 8, 1942 - Chattanooga,TN buried beside his son-in-law Smith, Jesse A - see page 6