Greenwood Cemetery (Old)


The old Greenwood Cemetery is located about one and one half miles from East Chattanooga on the east side of Missionary Ridge. Follow Glass Street from East Chattanooga until reaching the top of Ridge, turning left. The oldest graves are 1896 and 1898. There are approximately two hundred unmarked graves.
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Thomas, James M - Jan 25, 1862 - Mar 10, 1920
Calles, William S - Age 81 yrs.
Reeves, Susie - May 15, 1891 - Feb 29, 1920 - 'At rest.'
Daniel, Bettie - Mar 4, 1920 - Age 43 yrs.
Coker, Clarance - Son of Wm. .and L Coker - June 9, 1906 - June 25, 1919
Fitch, Katie B - Aug 19, 1899 - June 6, 1921 - 'At rest.'
Lowe, Sallie - Wife of Alfred Lowe - May 1, 1921 - Aged 44 yrs.
Brown, Hattie - May 21, 1921
Williams, Peter - Died Nov 14, 1920 - Aged 75 yrs. (Erected by sister Nannie Germany.)
Henderson, Annie - Wife of I Henderson - Jan 10, 1921 - Aged 48 yrs. - 'Beloved one, farewell.'
Croft, Laura V - Jan 24, 1920 - Feb 17, 1921 - 'Sleep on sweet babe and take thy rest, God called thee home; He thought it best.'
Anderson, Sallie - Born in Huntsville, Ala - Died Aug 16, 1921
Barber, Floyd - Died Aug 14, 1922
Hendricks, Annie Mae - Feb 27, 1902 - July 30, 1922
West, William - May 12, 1898 - Dec 6, 1922 - 'Sleep on sweet babe, and thake thy rest, God called thee home; He thought it best.'
Sharp, Mollie - Died Mar 13, 1922
Weston, George W - Oct 4, 1832 - May 28, 1923

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Doss, Harry - Nov 8, 1890 - Feb 4, 1924
Father - Smith, Amos - 1854 - May 24, 1924 - 'At rest.'
Johns, S P - July 9, 1924 - Aged 80 years.
Grayson, Robert - Oct 11, 1907 - June 12, 1922 - 'Sleep on sweet babe, and take thy rest, God called thee home; He thought it best.'
Brown, William Garfield - Son of J M and S A Brown - Sept 1, 1881 - Nov 19, 1918 - 'Gone but not forgotten.'
Thurman, John - June 18, 1883 - Dec 2, 1904 - 'Thy will be done.'
Thurman, Geo. F - June 6, 1854 - Apr 24, 1901 - 'Come ye blessed.'
McNabb, Manerva Viola - Daughter of H L and Grace McNabb - Oct 9, 1917 - Oct 18, 1917 - 'Sister has gone to be an angel.'
Buchanan, Mary E - Wife of T W Buchanan - Jan 7, 1856 - May 9, 1892 - Mother
Buchanan, T M - Dec 16, 1856 - July 5, 1930
Husband - Buchanan, James T - July 14, 1878 - Aug 10, 1916 - 'Gone but not forgotten. At rest.'
Buchanan, John W - Son of Mr. and Mrs. T M Buchanan - July 24, 1896 - July 4, 1905 - 'At rest.'
Messer, Roy - Oct 23, 1897 - Dec 2, 1914 - 'Come ye blessed; Gone but not forgotten.'
Hubbard, Lucy - Dec 12, 1871 - Dec 24, 1924
Hubbard, Robert C H - Oct 27, 1867 - Feb 29, 1924
DeMars, Thelma - Feb 14, 1911 - July 14, 1911 - 'Our darling - Asleep in Jesus.'

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DeMares, Velma - Feb 14, 1911 - Mar 20, 1914 - 'Gone but not forgotten.'
Mother - DeMars, Mary L - Oct 22, 1877 - Dec 7, 1906 - 'At rest.'
Our darling baby - DeMars, James Wilbert - April 22, 1896 - Dec 24, 1896 - Aged 8 mos. 2 days.
Goan, Bertah Mae - Wife of Frank Goan - July 19, 1893 - June 21, 1915 - 'Asleep in Jesus.'
Hoover, Charles E - 1866 - 1927
Mother - King, Callie - Wife of Alex King - June 16, 1890 - Mar 11, 1913 - 'Gone but not forgotten.'
Bryson, Nellie May - Daughter of R T and M M Bryson - July 3, 1916 - Dec 11, 1918
Baby Fitzgerald, Elsie - Daughter of Geo. and Verdie Fitzgerald - Aug 30, 1916 - Oct 13, 1913
Fitzgerald, Martha - June 19, 1857 - Dec 9, 1933
Morgan, Mollie Yarbrough - Wife of G L Morgan - Aug 3, 1897 - June 24, 1918
Smedley, Albert - July 11, 1869 - July 27, 1899
Smedley, John A - Apr 16, 1849 - Mar 20, 1901
Hagan, ---- - Nov 26, 1872 - June 7, 1919
Garber, John Wesley - 1853 - 1896
Garber, Mary Ann - 1852 - 1931
Henderson, Sam'l. - Aug 6, 1813
Smith, Willie A - Son of W W L and Savannah Smith - June 23, 1891 - Sept 21, 1894
Ganier, Mrs. Isabella - Oct 17, 1846 - Jan 13, 1917 - 'Come ye blessed.'
Ganier, Nace - June 28, 1849 - June 21, 1899 - 'Come ye blessed.'
Miller, Eva Lively - Jan 19, 1936
Miller, Dan - 1922 -
Miller, Don - 1922 -

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Johnson, Gertie - Aug 3, 1883 - Feb 15, 1901
Norville, Annie - Jan 9, 1860 - Jan 22, 1902
Clark, Margaret Johnson - Wife of Carroll Clark - April 23, 1912 - Age 83 years. - Our mother
Clark, Carroll - Nov 18, 1827 - Mar 27, 1902
Brown, Lora Adcock - 1873 - 1937
Brown, William W - July 29, 1898 - Jan 19, 1902
Brown, Leila May - July 31, 1905 - Aug 10, 1905
Brown, Arthur H - June 24, 1903 - Aug 3, 1922 - (CHildren of G W and Lora Brown.)
Mother - Dearmond, Levina - Aug 22, 1819 - May 20, 1908 - 'At rest.'
Stanfiel, Mollie - Wife of J R Stanfiel - Dec 25, 1876 - Dec 9, 1901 - 'There are no partings in Heaven.'
Stanfiel, Carl B - Son of J R and Allie Stanfiel - Jan 9, 1899 - Nov 2, 1917
Stanfiel, John R - Jan 27, 1871 - Sept 23, 1929 - 'Gone but not forgotten.'
Lotspiech, Elgie Bell - Nov 1, 1884 - Jan 16, 1902 - 'We will meet again.'
Ownby, James A - Son of A A and K H Ownby - Jan 10, 1905 - Mar 23, 1905 - 'Darling we miss thee. - A little flower of love that blosomed but to die transplanted now above to bloom with God on high.'
Anthony, infant son of H J D and M M Anthony - Born and died Apr 13, 1902 - 'Gone but not forgotten; Weep not father and mother for me, for I am waiting in glory for thee.'
Rearson, Laura - Mar 18, 1860 - Feb 16, 1903 - (Erected by mother and son.)
Brown, Jannie - Daughter of W T and M L Brown - June 5, 1897 - Fell asleep - Apr 29, 1903 - Age 5 yrs. 10 mos. 24 days. - 'Budded on earth to bloom in Heaven.'

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Maxwell, Michael - Son of S O and Elisa Maxwell - Apr 8, 1871 - Oct 18, 1902 - Gem Lodge No. 42 - IOOF
McClanahan, Fannie - Wife of Mace McClanahan - July 6, 1921 - Aged about 52 yrs.
Cunningham, M J - Feb 14, 1846 - Apr 15, 1903 - 'A friend to his country and a believer in Christ.'
Thach, Frank - Daughter of F L and Ethel Thach - Feb 27, 1919
Mother - Thach, Ethel - Wife of F L Thach- Aug 18, 1898 - Mar 6, 1919
Sullins, ___ - Jan 15, 1879 - April 22, 1926 - 'At rest.'
Moore, Martha A - Wife of A L Moore - Jan 28, 1891 - Jan 27, 1919 - 'My loved on has gone to rest in peace with her Master above, with hope to meet with pure heart of love.'
McBee, Hettie - Wife of J C McBee - June 22, 1892 - 1919
Shell, Leonard - April 22, 1882 - Mar 3, 1918 - 'Our loved one; Asleep in Jesus.'
Shell, George W - July 7, 1879 - Mar 20, 1896 - 'As you are now, so once was I, As I am now, so you must be; Prepare for death and follow me.'
Ferguson, W A - Jan 1, 1883 - Jan 29, 1918 - 'It was hard to hard to give thee up, but Thy will O' God be done.'
Teague, Mary L - Daughter of I L and S C Teague - Sept 17, 1896 - Oct 30, 1918
Teague, James F - Son of I L and S C Teague - May 16, 1901 - Feb 22, 1919
Hickman, Ruth Wanita - Daughter of S I and Estell Hickman - Mar 24, 1913 - Apr 23, 1917
Hickman, Shelby I - Son of J A and Parthena Hickman - Feb 21, 1888 - Apr 20, 1921 - 'Mama's baby boy waits for her in our Heavenly home.'

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Hickman, Parthena - Oct 6, 1860 - Nov 8, 1928 - 'At rest.'
Williams, William Albert - Mar 25, 1890 - Dec 17, 1917 - 'Asleep in Jesus. - Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord.'


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