Martin Cemetery
In this view of the Martin Cemetery the Flatt Cemetery is visible in the
background. Growing crops is tobacco.
The Martin Cemetery is located east of Difficult on Martin Hollow Road. It is located
at the edge of the road which curves around it. Across creek from Grimsley residence.
36-22-50N 85-52-12W
Martin, Mrs. Andrew 6 Nov 1879 - 1 Jul 1976
Martin, Andrew 1866 - 1948
Martin, Inf There are three of these graves-no dates
Matthews, Elijah W. 10 Jan 1881 - 29 May 1944
Kittrell, Crafton A. 29 May 1883 - 11 Nov 1963
Kittrell, Leslie 22 Apr 1885 - 8 Jan 1929
Boze, Necie One date 4 Nov 1864
Matthews, Eld. T. W. 1852 - 1936
Woodard, Minnie V.(Baby) 29 Apr 1897 - 18 Oct 1929
Kemp, Audean 9 Jul 1923 - 20 Oct 1926
Martin, James R. 24 Nov 1876 - 10 Aug 1929
Martin, Gracie Marie 31 Oct 1897- 10 Mar 1907
Martin, Willie Lee 7 Aug 1893 - Sep 1893
Martin, George 29 Jan 1893 - 4 Jul 1903
Martin, Mary 29 Jun 1829 - 17 Jul 1896
Martin, Dock 25 Dec 1871 - 25 Apr 1909
(Names and dates from Smith County Cemeteries-North of the Cumberland River Pg. 200)
Rev. Thomas Wainwright Mathews 1852-1936 is buried in Martin Cemetery.
His second wife Ava Cage Mathews, 25 Sep 1855 - 27 Jan 1919, is buried
in a single grave cemetery in the front yard of a house in Kempville,
about 2 1/2 miles away.
(Smith County Cemeteries-North of the Cumberland River Page 182).
There is a interesting history of Rev. Mathews in Cal's Column on page
443. Cal states that when he was about 10 years old Rev. Mathews preached the
first sermon he ever heard.