HAMILTON COUNTY, TN - CEMETERIES - Welch 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 ==================================================================== Welch Cemetery The Welch Cemetery is located twenty eight miles north of Chattanooga. Follow highway # 27 north to the Rievley road taking road left for one mile. The land was given by a party of Welch people who came over from Wales in 1830. There are about seventy five very old unmarked graves. Page 1 of 9 Bowers, Nina - Daughter of J W and N T Bowers - Mar 26, 1887 - Feb 12,1913 - 'Gone but not forgotten.' Bolton, Pearl - Daughter of T C and E J Bolton - Apr 25, 1898 - July 22, 1899 Barrett, Joan - Wife of W C Barrett - Nov 15, 1849 - Born in Arerdare Wales - Oct 12, 1902 - Died - In Sale Creek, Tenn. Beene, Sarah Elizabeth - Wife of William M Beene - Aug 29, 1837 - Feb 9, 1906 Bowen, Mary Janette - Apr 25, 1917 - May 13, 1917 Bolton, W A - Jan 6, 1882 - Feb 26, 1930 Shipley, Mattie - July 18, 1851 - May 15, 1931 Coppinger, Flora Jane - Wife of E O Coppinger - Oct 17, 1885 - Dec 19, 1918 Coleman, Wm. Dallas - Co E - 4 Tenn Cav - CSA Cross, J C - Co D - 1 Tenn L A Cross, John C - Mar 25, 1840 - Oct 8, 1902 Cross, Susan C - Wife of John C Cross - Nov 25, 1844 - Jan 3, 1929 Conner, W P - Co H - 27th Tenn Inf Coppinger, Nola J - Wife of J A Coppinger - May 23, 1839 - June 29, 1914 - 'We loved her, but Jesus loved her more.' Baby - Coppinger, J A, Jr. - Age 9 mos. 21 days. - 'He shall gather the lambs in His arms.' Clements, James - Co I - 2 E Tenn Inf Clements, Lewis N - Son of James and Nancy Clements - Nov 2, 1879 - Aug 19, 1909 Page 2 of 9 Clements, William Frank - Son of James and Nancy E Clements - Nov 6, 1873 = Nov 4, 1905 Davies, Jane - May 31, 1857 - July 20, 1876 - 'Yonghanel einbywya yrydynyn angan.' Brown, Margarett Eliza - Sept 19, 1905 - Feb 17, 1913 Downey, T Edward - 1884 - 1937 Downey, Nellie L - 1898 - 1900 Downey, Margaret J - Apr 7, 1851 - Sept 1, 1900 Downey, Infant Daughter of Mr and Mrs J M Downey - Jan 4, 1907 Downey, Dr. C E - June 9, 1846 - Oct 9, 1906 Downey, Infant son of Mr and Mrs J M Downey Downey, John M - 1874 - 1937 Downey, Mattie S - July 31, 1869 - Apr 29, 1934 Downey, Nellie - Wife of T E Downey - Sept 20, 1882 - July 1, 1918 Downey, Infant son of T E Downey - 1908 Davis, Mary - Daughter of Howell and Gweny Davis - Mar 6, 1885 - Sept 11, 1909 - 'Gone but not forgotten.' Mother - Davis, Gweny - Wife of Howell Davis - Born in Aberdair South Wales - May 4, 1859 - Aug 4, 1926 Davis, Abe - Oct 16, 1884 - Mar 2, 1914 - 'We loved thee well, but Jesus loved thee best.' Davis, Annie - Wife of J W Davis - Feb 14, 1857 - Feb 21, 1886 - 'Who amid the swollen billows can sustain my sinking head; noe but that Divine Redeemer who upion the cross has bled.' Davis, John J - Jan 3, 1883 - July 6, 1883 Davis, Annis - Daughter of J W and A Davis - Jan 25, 1882 - Feb 5, 1882 Davis, Gomar - Sept, 1887 - Aged 29 yrs. Page 3 of 9 Davis, Willie - Son of Gomar Davis - Age 1 yr. Davis, Sarah - Age 9 mos. Davis, Gomar, Jr. - Age 4 mos. Davis, Elizabeth - Nov 25, 1845 - Nov 27, 1876 Griffiths, Wm. - Mar 3, 1857 - Sept 19, 1908 Irvin, Maggie Griffiths - Wife of V Irvin - and daughter of D R and Ruth Griffiths - Nov 10, 1861 - Oct 7, 1886 Griffiths, Thomas - Son of David and Ruth Griffiths - Nov 4, 1878 - July 20, 1889 Griffiths, David R - Born in Llanally, Wales - Nov 22, 1834 - Dec 21, 1896 - in Sale Creek Griffiths, William J - Jan 23, 1896 - May 12, 1934 Gentry, Sammie Francis - Daughter of C S and Dephia Gentry - July 27, 1927 - June 15, 1929 Gentry, J W - Co A - 8 Ga Inf CSA Gentry, Rev. C T - Jan 27, 1872 - Dec 9, 1937 - 'His toils are past, his work is done, he fought the fight, the victory won.' Gross, Worth Lee - Apr 12, 1898 - Dec 17, 1921 Gothard, Rosa C - Mar 5, 1903 - Jan 5, 1905 Gothard, Georgia - Sept 5, 1903 - Dec 6, 1904 (Gothard), Infant son of Ann and E D Gothard - Nov 15, 1905 - Nov 28, 1905 Gothard, Kizzie - Apr 20, 1901 - Nov 28, 1903 Gothard, Harold - Son of Clay and Laila Gothard - June 26, 1922 - Nov 4, 1928 Goodson, Eulis - Daughter of H T and C M Goodson - Nov 19, 1913 Goodson, Clent - Daughter of H T and C M Goodson- July 5, 1917 - Mar 27, 1920 Hawkins, Wm. - Feb 17, 1879 - Sept 10, 1907 Page 4 of 9 Hawkins, Ben - Son of Emma Hawkins - Aug 24, 1905 - Nov 3, 1905 Hallett, Mary B - Jan 27, 1881 - Apr 30, 1903 - 'Here rests a beloved wife and mother.' Hoffman, John - Dec 16, 1875 - Mar 30, 1929 Hugh, Stella - Apr 23, 1900 - Apr 23, 1920 Jenkins, Howard - 1878 - 1935 Jenkins, Richard M - Nov 16, 1840 - Apr 11, 1885 Mother - Lloyd, Ellen Jenkins - Feb 5, 1850 - Feb 8, 1919 Hallett, Mary - Wife of William Hallett - Dec 12, 1856 - Apr 27, 1882 Hollman, Oscar Seagle - Infant son of O A and Annie E Hollman - Dec 11, 1907 Coulter, Harold - Son of I L and Ollie Coulter - Sept 18, 1904 - Feb 16, 1905 Joseph, Eliza - Wife of William Joseph - July 13, 1884 - Aged 43 yrs. Joseph, Jane - Daughter of William and Eliza Joseph - Aug 30, 1882 - Age 16 mos. Joseph, Mary Ann - Daughter of William and Eliza Joseph - Oct 3, 1883 - Aged 17 yrs. Joseph, Elizabeth - Daughter of William and Eliza Joseph - July 21, 1884 Jordon, John W - Mar 26, 1870 - Dec 14, 1893 Joseph, Thomas - Sept 25, 1851 - Oct 17, 1877 Joseph, Robert - Son of Thomas and Mary Joseph - Apr 15, 1859 - Apr 19, 1874 Joseph, Mary - Wife of Thomas Joseph - Mar 12, 1889 - Aged 70 yrs. Jones, John M - 1839 - June 17, 1879 Page 5 of 9 Jones, John D - Nov 7, 1837 - July 4, 1883 (James), Elizabeth Ann - Daughter of Phillip and Mary James - Nov 19, 1872 - Dec 16, 1872 Kennedy, Rev. V J - July 9, 1841 - July 7, 1890 Lee, Ben J - Son of M J and E J Lee - Mar 8, 1893 - Feb 3, 1909 Ledford, Edwin Eugene - Nov 11, 1915 - Sept 9, 1933 Lewis, Mary Phillips - Wife of Thomas P Lewis - Born in South Wales - Nov 2, 1837 - Jan 9, 1909 - 'Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God.' Lewis, Ann - Wife of William Lewis - Sept 10, 1805 - Dec 16, 1876 Jones, Margaret - May 1, 1831 - May 11, 1914 Jones, Hettie - Daughter of Wm. A and Florence Jones - Oct 3, 1901 - May 3, 1917 Lloyd, William T - Son of W R and M Lloyd - Aug 14, 1859 - May 25, 1886 - 'Remember me as you pass by, as you are now, so once was I; as I am now , you soon must be; prepare for death and follow me.' Martin, Coulter - 1870 -1933 Martin, Emma Florence - July 23, 1878 - Jan 4, 1900 Father - Martin, Nathaniel D - Aug 31, 1845 - Mar 8, 1919 Martin, Eliza A - Sept 8, 1845 - May 24, 1923 Martin, Albert A - Aug 15, 1925 - Dec 30, 1929 Morgan, Adalye Stephen - Dec 31, 1853 - Nov 5, 1916 Manning, William H - Nov 23, 1853 - Feb 27, 1926 Manning, Annie Carlton - Wife of William H Manning - July 1, 1854 - May 24, 1934 Parry, Elizabeth Ann - Daughter of Samuel and Martha Parry - Aug 14, 1898 - Dec 1, 1898 Page 6 of 9 Parry, Samuel - Nov 30, 1894 - Nov 20, 1898 Parry, Martha - Nov 30, 1894 - Nov 20, 1898 Father - Parry, Daniel C - May 22, 1865 - Aug 24, 1919 Mother - Parry, Elizabeth J - Wife of D C Parry - Born in Hubbard, Ohio - Oct 3, 1867 - Sept 29, 1902 Parry, Margaret - Feb 7, 1898 - Aug 10, 1923 Prince, John R - Born in Merthyr, Tydvyl Wales - Feb 7, 1866 - Sept 26, 1894 Prince, Elizabeth - Wife of T W Prince - Nov 29, 1830 - Feb 4, 1879 Prince, Thomas W - Born in Wales - Nov 7, 1836 - Mar 8, 1906 Phelps, Annie - Daughter of William and Rebecca Phelps - Aug 22, 1876 - Nov 22, 1897 Phillips, Rev. L D - Feb 28, 1885 - Nov 9, 1937 - 'If we know our hearts, we know we love thee.' Phillips, Donald - Son of Rev. L D and Mary Phillips - Oct 25, 1937 Phillips, Dow - Son of Rev. L D and Mary Phillips - Oct 25, 1937 Ragan, Joseph H - Nov 22, 1855 - Feb 12, 1926 Rees, Ida - Aug 25, 1901 Rees, Rees W - Son of Rees and Ann Rees - Oct 9, 1869 - Aug 8, 1906 Rees, Jennie - Daughter of T T and Sarah Rees - Aug 11, 1889 - Dec 31, 1891 Rees, Annie - July 9, 1888 - July 28, 1888 (Rees), Infant - Oc t 31, 1891 - Nov 31, 1891 - (Children of T T and Sarah Rees.) Rees, Isaac - Feb 19, 1875 - Apr 4, 1895 - Age 20 yrs. - 'Jesus while our hearts are bleeding over the spoils that has won, we would at this solemn meeting calmly say, 'Thy will be done."' Rees, Rees - 1830 - Dec 1897 - Age 67 yrs. Page 7 of 9 Rees, Johnnie T - Son of John and M P Rees - Aug 26, 1879 - Apr 20, 1883 Rees, Margaret - Aug 26, 1879 - Apr 20, 1883 - 'Why will you die.' Rees, Jane - Mar 7, 1882 - May 9, 1882 - 'Suffer little children to come unto me.' Rees, Jacob - Son of Rees and Ann Rees - Feb 13, 1885 -July 5, 1885 Rees, Viola - Daughter of T T and Sarah Rees - Feb 19, 1893 - Aug 16, 1894 Rees, Ann - Wife of William Rees - May 15, 1859 - May 31, 1908 Stuart, Francis - Feb 26, 1840 - Sept 26, 1911 Stuart, J M - Feb 20, 1840 - June 26, 1901 Stuart, D E - Aug 5, 1870 - Feb 13, 1909 - 'Gone but not forgotten.' Stuart, Blanche - Daughter of D E and S Stuart - Dec 4, 1901 - May 16, 1903 Roberts, Mary - Wife of David W Roberts - Sept 10, 1846 - May 13, 1887 Mother - Surrett, Lucindy - 1857 - 1927 - 'Safe in the arms of Jesus.' Surrett, Martha - Jan 20, 1859 - Apr 10, 1915 Swafford, Ollie May - Daughter of T and M A Swafford - July 10, 1899 - Jan 27, 1901 Swafford, James Edward - Aug 22, 1900 - Jan 31, 1901 Richards, Catherine - Wife of W M Richards - Nov 20, 1839 - June 10, 1913 Richards, William - Born in Aberchare Wales - Jan 23, 1836 - Jan 7, 1903 Richards, Mary Davis - Jan 23, 1876 - Apr 13, 1925 Richards, Thomas C - Born in Hubbard, Ohio - Oct 9, 1864 - July 14, 1890 Suggs, John S - Jan 14, 1936 - Age 86 yrs. Mother - Suggs, Mary Ann - Jan 6, 1854 - Mar 1, 1931 Page 8 of 9 Troutman, Oscar H - June 27, 1894 - Feb 9, 1920 Troutman, Jacob - Co. H - 4 Tenn Inf Thomas, Daniel - May 9, 1835 - In Wales - Dec 13, 1891 Thomas, Mary - Wife of Daniel Thomas - May, 1844 - In Pembroke, S. Wales - Jan 18, 1929 Thomas, David J - Born in Wales - Aug 10, 1835 - Oct 1, 1910 Mother - Thomas, Mary - Wife of David J Thomas - Mar 25, 1828 - Nov 1, 1902 Worst, William J - Son of David and Lydia J Worst - Jan 10, 1865 - Nov 14, 1920 Worst, David - Sept 30, 1837 - Nov 3, 1921 Worst, Lydia - Wife of David Worst - Aug 6, 1840 - Apr 14, 1916 Wooden, Annie Elizabeth - Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W E Wooden- Mar 22, 1914 - Sept 29, 1916 Wooden, Alice - Wife of J R Wooden - Feb 18, 1859 - Mar 30, 1925 Wooden, Jennie - Apr 8, 1891 - June 8, 1909 Williams, James T - Born in Mydrin South Wales - May 14, 1840 - Jan 17, 1902 Williams, E J - Apr 28, 1850 - Mar 12, 1891 Williams, Gwylynn J - Nov 17, 1895 - Jan 17, 1896 Williams, William - Oct 17, 1857 - Apr 8, 1908 Williams, Gomer - Son of D M and Ann Williams - June 10, 1891 - June 28, 1892 - 'A sunbeam from the world has vanished.' Williams, Alice - 1891 - 1930 Page 9 of 9 Williams, Wm. - Nov 17, 1895 - Jan 17, 1896 Williams, Mary Ann - Nov 17, 1895 - Jan 17, 1896 Williams, Elizabeth - Daughter of D M and Ann Williams - Dec 24, 1879 - Aug 14, 1883 - 'Gadewch I rplant bychainddy fodattaf fi acna waher ddwch hwynt canys eiddoycy frywrai yw lyrnas ddww.' Wall, Perry A - Oct 18, 1844 - Apr 28, 1925 (Wall), Sallie Copeland - Wife of Perry A Wall - Dec 27, 1849 - Apr 22, 1928 Wright, Selden S - Sept 22, 1857 - July 6, 1926 Ware, Elizabeth Ann - 1850 - 1926 West, Dock - 1877 - 1929