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Located between Matilda Place and Sterling Drive in the Cooks Valley area of Sullivan County. A portion of this cemetery is mowed by a neighbor, but the majority is overgrown. The lot is approximately ½ acre. There were at least 65 graves marked by fieldstones.

Photographed and transcribed 29 Dec 2004 by Gary Sawyer and Donna Briggs, members of the Cemetery Survey Team of Northeast Tennessee.

Map Location: Indian Springs Quad

GPS location: 36°31.80N 082°28.78W Elevation: 1445 ft.

TNGenWeb Cemetery Database 1272487

Thomas Cemetery

NAME

BIRTH

DEATH

COMMENTS

Spears, S. Elizabeth 1872 1940
Palmer, Cordelia L. 5 Oct 1867 6 Jul 1887 Wife of Wm. G. Palmer
Childress, Ella 24 Sep 1862 17 Jul 1898 Wife of J. W. Childress
Shipley, Mary 1841 1901 [Shares marker with William H. Shipley]
Shipley, William H. 1846 1916 PVT 5 TENN CAV Confederate States Army

[Shares marker with Mary Shipley]

Thomas, James R. 1858 1939 [Shares marker with Matilda E. Thomas]
Thomas, Matilda E. 1858 1932 [Shares marker with James R. Thomas]
Thomas, P. M. 9 Jun 1833 1 Oct 1897
Thomas, Elizabeth C. 1863 1903
Thomas, Mary J. 15 Aug 1835 7 Nov 1893 Wife of P. M. Thomas
Harbour, John 31 Jul 1809 24 Oct 1894
Dickson, Sarah 7 Jan 1827 17 Oct 1906 Wife of George Dickson
[Unknown] 1773 12 Jul 1840 [Stone is missing crucial letters; hard to interpret]
Lemon, W. M. [No date] 5 Apr 1915 Aged 42 years
Rutledge, George W. R. 10 Jun 1892 14 Sep 1892 Son of R. B. and H. L. A. Rutledge
Lemons, Rebecca Jane 13 Oct 1865 14 Feb 1947 [Metal marker next to a fieldstone]
Lemons, Billie Joe [One date] 27 Jun 1955 [Funeral home marker]
Gibson, Sylvester 1941 1951 [Funeral home marker next to a hand carved stone]
J. M. [One date] 12 Aug 1865 [Hand carved stone]
J. N. H. M. 26 Apr 1851 24 Aug 1854 Age 3 y 4 m
Moody, Lucy M. Horn 27 Apr 1879 29 Jul 1900 Wife of C. F. Moody
Moody, William H. 26 Apr 1840 24 Sep 1928
Moody, Willie D. 21 Feb 1886 20 Jun 1894 Son of W. H. & C. A. Moody
C. A. L. [Moody] [No date] [No date] [This marker is between William H. Moody and Willie D. Moody. This is the marker for William H. Moody’s wife, Carrie A. Lloyd]
Moody, Maggie Rayle 26 Aug 1857 18 Apr 1890 Wife of E. S. Moody
Moody, Infant son [One date] 1 Apr 1890 Infant son of E. S. & Maggie Moody
Moody, Clarence O. 5 Apr 1886 3 Dec 1886 Son of E. S. & Maggie Moody

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