Birchwood Methodist Church Cemetery


The Birchwood Methodist Church Cemetery is located forty miles north of Chattanooga. Leave highway going north to the Baptist Church. The cemetery is 1/4 mile from this location. There are about one hundred and fifty unmarked graves. The oldest marker, 1868, is that of Charley Defriese.
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Brown, John B - Husband of Adelaide Brown - Jan 25, 1835 - Aug 28, 1872
Brown, Thomas A - Oct 6, 1860 - Dec 10, 1892
Brown, Daniel P - Son of John B and Adelaide Brown - Aug 6, 1866 -Sept 7, 1897
Brown, A B - Nov 25, 1856 - Nov 4, 1907
Brown, Adelia B - Daughter of A B and Adelia Brown - Aug 24, 1896 - Jan 25, 1900
Brown, Dorothy Lee Bower - Daughter of Ollie Brown - Dec 21, 1918 - Feb 13, 1926
Mother - Bower, Magaline - Wife of N M Bower - Nov 13, 1845 - Mar 27, 1917
Bower, Newton M - Feb 27, 1838 - Sept 22, 1912
Bower, Chrissie L - June 10, 1888 - Oct 18, 1892
Bower, George W - Nov 5, 1862 - Mar 2, 1882
Baker, James A - Husband of A Z Baker - Oct 13, 1856 - Sept 2, 1887
Conner, Martha - Mar 20, 1863 - May 20, 1924
Collins, Caroline - May 1, 1841 - Aug 19, 1875
Collins, J E - Jan 1, 1817 - Aug 20, 1885
Collins, Johnie - Son of J B and Sallie Collins - Aug 26, 1894 - July 8, 1898
Collins, Charlotte J - Wife of J E Collins - Dec 20, 1819 - May 13, 1894
Mother - Collins, Minnie - Wife of T F Collins - Feb 9, 1870 - Feb 20, 1909

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Collins, James F - Tenn Pvt 522 Inf 81 Div - Feb 5, 1919
Copenger, Anna Cleo - Daughter of T J and S E Copenger - Apr 23, 1890 - May 22, 1891
Copenger, Earle - Son of T J and S E Copenger - June 29, 1895 - Nov 19, 1896
Father - Copenger, T J - Apr 27, 1857 - Oct 3, 1911
Dickson, Lucindia J - Daughter of R A and L Dickson - June 16, 1850 - July 21, 1865
Dickson, Roxie - July 18, 1877 - Aug 16, 1914
Dickson, Nallie - Sept 30, 1872 - Sept 26, 1931
Cameron, Lillie M - June 8, 1877 - July 16, 1877
Duncan, Nola P - Daughter of J L and M J Duncan - Apr 30, 1885 - Oct 2, 1888
Defriese, Thos. J (Dr.) - Dec 22, 1822 - Nov 8, 1870
Defriese, Infant son of M T and H E Defriese - Nov 3, 1908
Defriese, Irene - Daughter of M T and H E Defriese - Oct 21, 1908 - Nov 9, 1909
Elsea, Lilly Arminda - Daughter of W H and E A Elsea - Sept 11, 1880 - Sept 21, 1881
Ellison, Mattie Moore - Wife of J F Ellison - Dec 31, 1869 - May 28, 1918
Fowler, Margaret Sharp - July 9, 1933 - Age 72 yrs.
Gamble, Archibald N - Son of G P and S A Gamble - Apr 28, 1866 - Feb 28, 1891
Gamble, William L - Son of G P and S A Gamble - Aug 10, 1864 - Oct 24, 1888
Gamble, C P - Sept 4, 1837 - May 6, 1887
Gamble, Mary A - Daughter of C P and S A Gamble - July 20, 1860 - May 8, 1886

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Gamble, John B - Son of C P and S A Gamble - Nov 8, 1869 - Aug 28, 1885
Gamble, Elvira E - Daughter of C P and S A Gamble - Apr 10, 1862 - May 14, 1888
Mother - Gamble, Paseneth - Aug 28, 1843 - Oct 8, 1920
Father - Gamble, Samuel H - Sept 16, 1843 - May 18, 1920
Gamble, Lieut. J C - Q. M. 5th Tenn Inf
Gamble, Ida A - Daughter of B L and R E Gamble - June 3, 1875 - Age 3 yrs.
Gamble, Minnie - Daughter of B L and R E Gamble - Sept 13, 1875 - Aug 21, 1877
Gross, Mattie J - Daughter of W P and N E Gross - Nov 3, 1888 - Jan 29, 1892
Gross, J P - Son of W P and N E Gross - Nov 3, 1890 - Jan 29, 1891
Gross, Plesent - Co. E - 5th Tenn Inf
Gross, Pleasant - Husband of Mary Gross - 1827 - Feb 3, 1889
Gross, Mary - Wife of Pleasant Gross - 1826 - Mar 29, 1887
Father - Gross, John - July 30, 1820 - July 5, 1910
Gross, Lizzie - Feb 19, 1821 - Aug 26, 1906
Gross, Henry C - Son of F H and Nettie Gross - Jan 2, 1894 - Sept 5, 1894
Gross, Nellie R - Daughter of F M and Nettie Gross - Dec 25, 1888 - Sept 5, 1889
Gregory, Margissus E - Wife of Thomas Gregory - Mar 16, 1830 - Apr 3, 1875
Hemming, Mary J - Daughter of Eliza and E A Hemming - June 23, 1859 - Jan 14, 1880

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Defriese, Charley C - Mar 11, 1868 - May 2, 1868
Holman, L M - Jan 20, 1840 - Nov 30, 1878
Holman, ____ - Little son of L M and R R Holman - Jan 20, 1875 - Age 2 mos. 10 days.
Gurston, Loucinca - Wife of G W Gurston- July 8, 1873 - Age 68 yrs.
Hutcheson, A T - Dec 18, 1858 - Sept 22, 1878
Hutcheson, J F - Aug 12, 1872 - Mar 5, 1873
Hutcheson, J A - Mar 27, 1877 - July 24, 1878
Harris, D D - Dec 19, 1832 - Dec 22, 1878
Knox, Amy - Sept 19, 1826 - Feb 24, 1903
Lane, James A - Feb 15, 1863 - Oct 26, 1897
Lane, Eliza J - Apr 28, 1876 - Dec 29, 1891
Lane, William L - July 28, 1870 - Feb 11, 1875
Lane, John C - Apr 15, 1837 - Sept 5, 1918
Lane, Emily A Gross - Wife of J C LAne - Jan 28, 1847 - May 14, 1932
Lane, Nettie - Jan 6, 1871 - Feb 22, 1911
Martin, Marcellas - Dec 18, 1842 - Jan 16, 1906
Martin, Zacariah - Mar 10, 1818 - Dec 18, 1902
Martin, Creed F - Son of Nettie Martin - Jan 1900
Martin, James - Son of M and Sarah I Martin - Sept 22, 1877 - July 6, 1878
Martin, Zack - Son of M and Sarah Martin - Feb 16, 1868 - Nov 20, 1871
Munger, John Emory - Son of J J and Louvania Munger - Mar 8, 1888 - Feb 19, 1914
Munger, J J - July 30, 1850 - Feb 26, 1912

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Munger, Louvania - Wife of J J Munger - Jan 1, 1856 - June 24, 1901
Munger, Infant son of J J and Louvania Munger - Nov 22, 1889 - Dec 23, 1889
Mathews, Gullin J - Dec 23, 1836 - Dec 23, 1886
McCalanhan, Sarah J - Wife of J A Hue McCalanhan - July 20, 1836 - July 4, 1897
McCalanhan, Johnie - Aug 11, 1830 - Mar 12,1904
McCalanhan, B F - Sept, 1881 - June 12, 1882
McCalanhan, Caroline - Nov 29, 1889 - Mar 13, 1911
McCalanhan, Mary C - Apr 14, 1844 - Mar 31, 1882
McCalanhan, L E - Wife of Mace McCalanhan - Nov 24, 1852 - Oct 7, 1919
McCalanhan, Nanewa - Jan 18, 1878 - Nov 10, 1879
McCalanhan, Luther - Oct 6, 1874 - Aug 3, 1876
McCallie, Amanda A - Wife of John McCallie - Nov 16, 1828 - Nov 1, 1913
McCallie, John L - Sept 19, 1829 - Jan 25, 1879
McCallie, Jennette - Daughter of J and A A McCallie - Aug 29, 1866 - Dec 11, 1875
McCallie, Mary A - Daughter of J and A A McCallie - Sept 8, 1860 - Mar 5, 1885
McCallie, W A - Aug 21, 1851 - July 13, 1888
McCallie, Archibald - July 9, 1802 - Sept 1, 1886
McCallie, Sarah - Wife of Archibald McCallie - Oct 21, 1878 - Aug 31, 1894
McCallie, Mary - Daughter of Archibald and Sarah McCallie - Jan 5, 1897 - Sept 6, 1908
Olinger, Mollie - Oct 18, 1866 - Dec, 1884
Olinger, Sarah - Aug 18, 1843 - June 10, 1907

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Father - Porter, Charles - Mar 7 , 1834 - June 19, 1924
Porter, Elizabeth - Jan 18, 1836 - Jan 3, 1919
McCalanhan, Tennessee - Sept 16, 1876 - Oct 18, 1878
Roark, Hannah J - Daughter of J B and N Roark - Dec 4, 1864 - Mar 23, 1884
Ramsey, Thomas L - Son of J B and F M Ramsey- Apr 5, 1874 - Aug 24, 1878
Sharp, Jane - Wife of Simon Sharp - Mar 4, 1837 - July 24, 1890
Smalling, Lieusa A - Daughter of B L and L A Smalling- Dec 4, 1878 - Dec 3, 1881
Solomon, Thomas P - Nov 16, 1873 - Jan 8, 1875
Pierce, Robert V - Jan 30, 1840 - Feb 18, 1911
Pierce, J R - Jan 8, 1862 - Aug 2, 1921
Pierce, Emma D - Wife of A M Pierce - Oct 9, 1865 - Nov 10, 1909
Pierce, Ida - Daughter of A M and E D Pierce - Sept 9, 1887 - Apr 21, 1908
Mother - Pierce, Rachel - Oct 29, 1827 - July 29, 1899
Shaw, Mary Pierce - Wife of W P Shaw - Apr 22, 1864 - Jan 31, 1884
Roark, Nancy - Wife of John B Roark - Sept 14, 1900 - Age 69 yrs.
Tipton, L G - June 10, 1810 - Nov 1, 1884
Tipton, Jennie I - Wife of L G Tipton - 1844 - Aug 16, 1872
Wallace, J D - Son of T G and Florence Wallace - Nov 3, 1904 - June 14, 1905
Witt, Nettie - Wife of W B Witt - Aug 27, 1864 - April 13, 1936

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Witt, Gilbert W - May 25, 1835 - Apr 3, 1900
Witt, Matilda - Dec 25, 1839 - Nov 20, 1900 - 'She believed and sleeps in Jesus.'
Young, Martha J - June 5, 1853 - April 18, 1871


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