VAN BUREN COUNTY, TN - CEMETERIES -  New Rocky River Cemetery
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Out of Town:  Yes
Nearest Town: McMinnville
Address:  Rocky River Road off #30 Highway

DIRECTIONS:  From McMinnville take US 70 S going north till you come 
to the sign indicating #30 Highway to the right.  Turn off #30 Highway 
to the right just before the Rocky River Bridge and county line.  There is 
a sign saying Rocky River Road and when you turn on it immediately 
to your left is the road up to the Freewill Baptist Church.  The cemetery 
is to the right of the buildings.
     This cemetery has only a few stones that can be read. There is one 
new stone.  It is the stone of Baby of Dennis and Tammy Deweese,
16 Jun 1998 - 16 Jun 1998.  The church's pastor is the Reverend
Dennis Deweese.


New Rocky Cemetery
(partial listing as of 19 June 1999)

      There are many field stones here indicating graves.  Dr.
Margaret Rhinehart's cemetery book, OUR PEOPLE, has 19 people identified
in this cemetery.

Tombstones that were legible 19 June 1999:

  These two stones are in an iron fenced off area only big enough
for two graves.

Thomas, Isaac Newton, 6 Feb 1834 - 24 May 1875
York, Sophia, 3 Feb 1816 - 7 Jan 1885

Gribble, Mary Elizabeth Dovie, sister, 5 May 1935 - 9 Feb 1993
Hunter, Edith Bell, sister, 8 Jan 1902 - 19 Oct 1986

Jones, Mary F., daughter of H.M. & M.A. Jones, Aug 1883 
(No indication if birth or death date.)

Shockley, Lula, footstone

Wood, D.F., 20 Nov 1812 - 18 Apr 1883
Wood, Dora, 29 Jun 1853 - _________, daughter of D.F. & M.T. Wood
Wood, Bina,  ____________ - _________, daughter of D.F. & M.T. Wood

York, Jim, 15 Nov 1896 - 13 Oct 1918
York, Octie, his wife, 3 Oct 1892 - no date