The Mt Vernon Baptist Cemetery is located thirty two miles northeast of Chattanooga. Follow highway # 27 north to Daughtrey Ford road twenty eight miles, turning two miles northeast to Shipley Hollow road, two miles. The land was donated by two brothers, Zeb. and Green Lawson, but is now owned by Mr A J Morgan. There are about two hundred very old unmarked graves.
Aslinger, Andy R - Sept 8, 1904 - Sept 21, 1904
Aslinger, Infant son of C E and E J Aslinger - Sept 27, 1897
Aslinger, Jennie Smith - Nov 12, 1869 - May 21, 1936
Aslinger, M O - Aug 27, 1852 - Jan 28, 1930 - 'Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord for they shall see God.'
Bolton, Lennie C - 1872 - 1930 - 'I am the resurrection and the life.'
Bolton, R T - 1871 - 1937
Doss, John B - Oct 7, 1861 - Feb 5, 1917
Doss, Nancy Ann - Oct 31, 1858 - Mar 31, 1914 - 'Thy life was beauty, truth, goodness and love.'
Aslinger, J D - June 16, 1882 - May 9, 1908 - 'Gone but not forgotten.'
Dodd, Louise - Daughter of Mr and Mrs H M Dodd - Dec 13, 1919 - Feb 18, 1920
Dodd, Juanita - Daughter of Mr and Mrs H M Dodd - Sept 7, 1924 - Mar 18, 1929
Dodd, Carline
Francisco, Henry C - Aug 14, 1846 - July 17, 1920
Francisco, Clay Roco - Oct 27, 1905 - June 15, 1907
Goins, Granville - June 20, 1889 - Aged 80 yrs
Howard, Mary D - May 15, 1856 - Oct 4, 1889
Hammack, Dr J W - July 12, 1837 - Dec 26, 1916
Jordan, Sarah J - Dec 8, 1898 - Age 66 yrs
Knight, Elner - Nov 6, 1857
Morgan, Mary A Jordan - Wife of John W Morgan - Dec 26, 1829 - July 4, 1902
Manard, Willburn
Iles, Alexander - Dec 9, 1851
Iles, James - June 10, 1802 - Aug 10, 1858 - Aged 66 yrs - 'Sleep on dear one and take thy rest; God called thee Home; He thought best.'
Shipley, Lee - 1898 - 1934
Shipley, Allie V - Wife of O A Shipley - Feb 12, 1878 - Oct 9, 1918 - ''Tis sad to think we see her no more this side of eternity gates, but God whom we all adore will help us to patiently wait.'
Thomas, John - Died 1916 (Also his six children are buried here.)
Thomas, Levi--a E - Wife of J A Thomas - May 6, 1853 - Jan 18, 1919 - 'In my Father's house are many mansions.'
Thomas, Sarah Jane - Wife of A J Thomas - Sept 15, 1842 - June 16, 1911 - 'We know she is with the angels now.'
Thomas, William A - Dec 9, 1879 - Feb 9, 1880
Thomas, Sgt J B - Co F - 5th Tenn Inf - Sept 8, 1827 - Dec 14, 1892 - 'His words were kindness; His deeds were loved; His spirits humbles; He rests above.'
Trusley, Laura - Wife of Jas. Trusley - Sept 12, 1879 - Sept 18, 1920 - 'Only sleeping.'
Shipley, B F - May 5, 1833 - Dec 30, 1922
Shipley, Arrena - Oct 18, 1833 - Jan 19, 1911
White, Jonathan - Co B - 1 Tenn L A
Wilhoit, William - Apr 25, 1918 - May 28, 1928
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