HomeCemeteriesWheeler Church Cemetery

Located at the end of the runway of the Tri-Cities Airport, on the south side on a hill across from Sinking Creek Church. From the airport, turn left onto Hwy. 75, then turn left onto Hamilton Road. The cemetery is a short distance ahead on the left.

Photographed and transcribed on July 26, 2004 and August 10, 2004 by Betty Jane Hylton, Donna Briggs and Robert Shell, the Cemetery Survey Team of Northeast Tennessee.

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LAST NAME FIRST NAME BIRTH DEATH COMMENTS
Akard Abbie 1882 1962 Shared headstone w/Clint Akard
Akard Clint 1881 1935 Shared headstone w/Abbie Akard
Akard Craft 1877 1923 Shared headstone w/Mae Akard
Akard David 15 Jul 1829 19 May 1909  
Akard Ellen 3 Sep 1833 5 Apr 1911 Wife of David Akard
Akard Mae 1879 1961 Shared headstone w/Clint Akard
Bachman Sarah Hoss 26 Mar 1846 30 Jun 1925  
Barnes Adam Stephen 1872 1938 Shared headstone w/Sue Bachman Barnes
Barnes Alice Hamilton 14 Jan 1870 10 Mar 1901 Wife of N.D. Barnes
Barnes Alice L. 1872 1954 Shared headstone w/Fletcher A. Barnes
Barnes Bettie L. 1881 1955 Shared headstone w/Elbert F. Barnes
Barnes David T. 1870 1949 Shared headstone w/Olena .Barnes
Barnes Earl 9 Mar 1903 23 Mar 1929 Age 26 yrs 15 days
Barnes Elbert F. 1882 1937 Shared headstone w/Bettie L. Barnes
Barnes Fletcher A. 1873 1940 Shared headstone w/Alice L. Barnes
Barnes George R. 29 Apr 1846 15 Mar 1902 PVT CO A 59TN CAV. Shared headstone w/Sarah J. Barnes
Barnes George Wright 2 Jan 1901 19 Mar 1916 Son of A.F. & A.L. Barnes
Barnes James 16 Jan 1844 8 Mar 1917 Capt. Lynch’s Co. Tenn Lt. Arty. Shared headstone w/Mary A. Barnes
Barnes Jessie Pearl 25 Jan 1911 17 May 1913 Daughter of C.D. & E.C. Barnes
Barnes Lydia Kathern (Holt) 4 Jun 1887 17 Jun 1922 Wife of E.D. Barnes. Age 35 yrs and 13 das
Barnes Mary A. 30 Jul 1846 6 Jul 1928 Shared headstone w/James Barnes
Barnes Noah D. 3 Jul 1867 5 Sep 1895 Husband of Alice Hamilton
Barnes Olena M. 1874 1971 Shared headstone w/David T. Barnes
Barnes Sarah J. 30 Jul 1844 12 Jul 1938 Shared headstone w/George R. Barnes
Barnes Sue Bachman 1880 1949 Shared headstone w/Adam Stephen Barnes
Blalock James 8 Aug 1853 No date “Father and Mother” Shared headstone w/Mattie Lane Blalock
Blalock Mattie Lane 1 Jul 1861 8 Aug 1899 “Father and Mother” Shared headstone w/James Blalock
Bowman Mrs. Carrie Conner 1 Jan 1887 21 Jul 1914  
Bowman Margaret E. 3 Apr 1851 4 Aug 1941 Shared headstone w/Theodore Bowman
Bowman Theodore 16 Jul 1840 18 Sep 1882 Shared headstone w/Margaret E. Bowman
Brownlee Lena Jane 15 Apr 1902 2 Apr 1940  
Burke Carrie E. 17 Jul 1909 28 Jan 1912 Daughter of J.W. & L.E. Burke
Carter Frances Lucinda 6 Aug 1833 10 Dec 1927 Shared headstone w/Phillip Jackson Carter
Carter Phillip Jackson 5 Jun 1831 27 Oct 1916 Shared headstone w/Frances Carter
Cartright S.J. Yoakley 16 Sep 1881 22 Feb 1909 Wife of L.F. Cartright
Cartwright Barbra A. 31 Jan 1830 18 Aug 1898 Shared headstone w/John S. Cartwright
Cartwright Fred V. 21 Jul 1869 3 Jun 1907 Son of J.S. & B.A. Cartwright (Masonic emblem)
Cartwright John S. 1 Aug 1830 7 Apr 1914 Shared headstone w/Barbra A.Cartwright
Cash Charles C. 1867 1939 Shared headstone w/Ollivene Cash
Cash Hannah C. 27 Sep 1894 2 May 1900 Daughter of C.C. & O.E. Cash
Cash Infant son 15 Apr 1898 15 Apr 1898 Infant son of C.C. & O.E.Cash
Cash Ollivene 1866 1934 Shared headstone w/Charles C. Cash
Coffman C.S. 10 Feb 1854 25 Mar 1926 Mother
Coffman D.G. 19 Mar 1845 13 Jun 1916 Father
Coffman H.E. 12 Apr 1884 20 Oct 1899  
Coffman M.E. 21 Oct 1886 30 Mar 1897  
Coffman Roy Artemus 3 Feb 1913 1 Oct 1916 Son of S.W. & C.W. Coffman
Coffman William David 31 Dec 1907 24 Mar 1908 Son of D.P. & N.A. Coffman
Cox M.C. No date No date  
Cross Allen B. 11 Sep 1919 20 Oct 1985 Shared headstone w/Gladys E. Cross
Cross Eliza Carlton 17 Apr 1824 9 Oct 1912 Second wife of Rev. W.K. Cross
Cross Gladys E. 9 Jul 1916 12 Apr 1983 Shared headstone w/Allen B. Cross
Deakins John H. 17 Oct 1860 11 Aug 1884 Son of R. & Mary Deakins
Deakins Mary E. 12 Sep 1819 25 Jun 1898  
Deakins Richard 25 Nov 1820 5 Feb 1892  
Deck Etta Barnes 1880 1920 Shared headstone Mary Lanetta Deck & infant
Deck Infant No date No date Shared headstone w/Mary Lanetta Deck & Etta Barnes Deck
Deck Mary Lanetta 1907 1918 Shared headstone w/Etta Barnes Deck & infant
Doane Glenn Bernard 15 May 1920 30 Nov 1921 Son of T.G. & D.S. Doane
Durham Betty 1863 1901  
Feathers Clarence Cleavland 1 Nov 1892 18 Nov 1892 Son of M. _. & M.A. Feathers
Feathers Margaret Ann Marion 23 Apr 1871 30 Oct 1948 Shared headstone w/William J. Feathers
Feathers William J. 25 Feb 1865 1 Oct 1948 Shared headstone w/Margaret Feathers
F.E.N. No date No date   Initials only
Fickle Mary Eliza 27 May 1898 30 Nov 1899 Daughter of S.B. & Ellen Fickle
Fleenor Frances L. 1936 No date Married 1953. Shared headstone w/James Walter Fleenor.
Fleenor James Walter 1931 1997 Married 1953. Shared headstone w/Frances L. Fleenor.
Ford George W. 8 Oct 1861 1 Feb 1933  
Ford James G. 10 Feb 1857 31 Dec 1896 Shared headstone w/Sarah F. Ford
Ford Mary A. 2 Dec 1870 25 Oct 1954  
Ford Rebecca A. 1862 1938  
Ford Sarah F. 24 Sep 1856 6 Mar 1945 Shared headstone w/James G. Ford
Ford W.A. 25 Dec 1858 15 Jan 1925  
Gage Allye L. 19 Jun 1913 10 May 1991  
Gammon Barbara Elizabeth 1875 1925  
Gammon James 1897 1898  
Gammon Robert Lee 1864 1907  
Gammon Sunshine 1906 1907  
Hale George W. 27 Jul 1866 31 Mar 1941 Shared headstone w/Minnie Z. Hale
Hale Minnie Z. 28 Feb 1881 6 Sep 1950 Shared headstone w/George W. Hale
Hamilton Anthony G. 17 Jan 1841 9 May 1910  
Hamilton Barbara E. 28 Jun 1867 18 Sep 1950 Shared headstone w/George E. Hamilton
Hamilton George E. 19 Sep 1859 8 Apr 1893 Shared headstone w/Barbara E. Hamilton
Hamilton George Opal 13 Sep 1891 10 Feb 1963  
Hamilton Martha Ellen 20 Mar 1844 18 May 1891 Wife of Anthony G. Hamilton
Hawk Harriet 1860 No date Shared headstone w/J.N. Hawk
Hawk Hiram D. 11 Feb 1841 5 Jul 1927 CO G 19 TENN VOLS Civil War. Shared headstone w/Sarah Emma Akard Hawk.
Hawk Infant Daughter Born and died 18 May 1893 Infant Daughter of D.E. (Rev. David Emery) & L.C. (Lena Collom) Hawk
Hawk J.N. 1861 1934 Shared headstone w/Harriet Hawk
Hawk Jesse 30 Apr 1848 14 May 1921 “Father.” Shared headstone w/Nannie J. Nighbert Hawk.
Hawk Nannie J. Nighbert 19 Sep 1848 3 Aug 1917 “Mother.” Age 68 yrs 11 mos 16 das. Shared headstone w/Jesse Hawk.
Hawk Sarah Emma Akard 31 Dec 1851 17 Apr 1917 Wife of H.D. Hawk. Shared headstone.
Hawk Thomas F. 15 May 1874 18 Nov 1898 Son of Jesse & N.J. Hawk
Hawk Valdrie D. 3 Oct 1895 29 Sep 1918 Died in France.
Hawk W.I. 13 Sep 1843 22 Jun 1919  
Hawley Leogene No date No date All three Hawleys share the same headstone.
Hawley Susan Gammon No date No date  
Hawley William Houston No date No date  
Hays Mary Elizabeth 15 Apr 1897 12 Jul 1897 Daughter of W.T. & E.I. Hays
Henry Elbert E. 1899 1953 Shared headstone w/Mayme M. Henry
Henry Kyle D. 27 Oct 1940 29 Dec 1940  
Henry Mary Catherine 30 Jul 1942 Only one date  
Henry Mayme M. 1906 19—(no date) Shared headstone w/Elbert E. Henry
Henry Sarah J. 1866 1939 Shared headstone w/William B. Henry
Henry William B. 1863 19—(no date) Shared headstone w/Sarah J. Henry
Hickam Andrew J. 13 Oct 1859 25 Feb 1903  
Hickam Charlie C. 24 Feb 1892 22 Jun 1949 “Son”
Hickam Eva Ruth 17 Aug 1900 27 Feb 1927 Daughter of Andrew Hickam & Sarah Carter.
Hickam Sarah L. (Carter) 29 Oct 1862 27 Nov 1953 Wife of Andrew J. Hickam
Hickam William Wheeler 26 Feb 1898 17 Dec 1898 Son of  L.D. & E. Hickam
Hodges Ama Ruth 11 Apr 1907 1 Mar 1927  
Hodges Bertha Ruth 25 Aug 1913 15 Feb 1917 Daughter of James & Jemima Hodges
Hodges E.C. 1 Oct 1825 11 Feb 1906  
Hodges Georgie Genevie 3 Mar 1918 17 Jun 1919 Daugh. of R.G. & M.F. Hodges
Hodges Noah 19 May 1873 11 Jun 1897  
Hughes James L. 5 Sep 1865 23 Jan 1955 Shared headstone w/wife Julia E. Lacey
Hughes Julia E. Lacey 25 Jul 1871 29 Jun 1941 Shared headstone w/James L. Hughes
Isley Roy A. 1 Dec 1890 16 Feb 1920  
Isley William G. 24 Jan 1889 15 Aug 1926  
Kidd A.A. 1879 1938  
Kidd Eliza Jane Tate 15 Jan 1850 12 Sep 1915 Married Sept 18, 1877. Shared headstone w/William J. Kidd.
Kidd Margaret E. 12 May 1874 30 Jul 1915 Wife of A.A. Kidd
Kidd William J. 3 Feb 1859 29 Feb 1932 Shared headstone w/Eliza Kidd
King E.W. 11 May 1922 Only one date Son of J.E. & S.M. King
King Orda M. 9 Feb 1864 8 May 1904 Wife of S.S. King
Lacy Andrew J. 1841 1912 Shared headstone w/Sarah E. Lacy
Lacy Cleo 23 Oct 1884 27 Nov 1903 Daughter of W.J. & Mollie Lacy
Lacy G.T. 26 Sep 1873 1 Apr 1893  
Lacy Sarah E. 1843 1919 Shared headstone w/Andrew J. Lacy
Marion Abe 15 Aug 1881 27 Oct 1962  
Marion Chester B. 1 Apr 1923 14 Aug 1963  
Marion Cornelia E. (Ellen) (Sanders) 9 Oct 1853 10 Feb 1904 Wife of Matthew Marion
Marion Darthula (Goodman) 19 Mar 1882 29 Jan 1975  
Marion Lena Myrtle 3 Jun 1902 13 Dec 1940  
Marion Tommy 14 Oct 1890 25 Sep 1896 Son of J.F. & F.E. Marion
Mashburn M. Jane 19 May 1929 23 Nov 1945  
McDonnell Esther 1907 1970  
McDonnell Michael S. 1907 1966  
Millhorn Andrew J. 24 Dec 1883 7 Apr 1904  
Millhorn Eldridge J. 27 Jan 1898 7 Jul 1892 Shared headstone w/Lydia K. Millhorn
Millhorn George W. 28 Aug 1840 7 Dec 1926 Shared headstone w/Malissa H. Millhorn
Millhorn Horace 25 Nov 1884 25 Nov 1884  
Millhorn Howard W. 10 Jun 1916 4 Apr 1984  
Millhorn Jesse A. 16 Aug 1905 21 Jan 1923  
Millhorn John Aiken 28 Dec 1846 14 Jun 1936 PVT CO F 60 TENN INF Civil War
Millhorn Lydia K. 23 Sep 1900 6 Aug 1987 Shared headstone w/Eldridge J. Millhorn
Millhorn M. Alice 18 Jun 1858 18 May 1924 “Mother”
Millhorn Malissa H. 11 Jun 1839 22 Aug 1923 Shared headstone w/George W. Millhorn
Millhorn Nora E. 1877 1951 Shared headstone w/William H. Millhorn
Millhorn T. Ray 27 Jul 1897 15 Jan 1930  
Millhorn William Ernest 18 Jun 1885 31 Jan 1965 TENNESSEE CPL US ARMY WORLD WAR II
Millhorn William Henry 1862 1930 Shared headstone w/Nora E. Millhorn
Millhorne Bessie Lee 21 Jul 1918 30 Aug 1918  
Minga E. Lou 1867 1908 Shared headstone w/John H. Minga
Minga Elizabeth (Roller) 19 Sep 1826 16 Jul 1897 Wife of Miller Minga; Aged 71 years
Minga James M. 8 Apr 1906 9 Sep 1908 Son of Noah S. & Elizabeth Minga
Minga John H. 1853 1933 Shared headstone w/E. Lou Minga
Minga Lizzie 22 Jun 1871 24 Nov 1934 Wife of Noah S. Minga
Minga Margaret (Sanders) 1855 1935  
Minga Miller 28 Dec 1822 4 Jun 1896 Age 73 ys
Minga Nannie Irene 1904 1986  
Minga Nell F. 1903 1957  
Minga Noah S. 17 Jan 1863 14 Mar 1922  
Minga Stella Willet 1 Feb 1905 10 Sep 1905 Daughter of John H. & E. Lou Minga
Monteith George W. 16 Feb 1840 2 Jan 1895 Shared headstone w/Julina Monteith
Monteith Julina (Fink) 10 Jun 1840 21 Mar 1916 Shared headstone w/George W. Monteith
Monteith Noah B. 7 Dec 1872 3 Dec 1896  
Morrell Rev. J.F. 17 Nov 1841 19 Jan 1906  
Morrell Susan C. (Carlton) 30 Apr 1848 21 Aug 1929 Wife of J.F. Morrell
Nidiffer Mark L. 1872 1928 Shared headstone w/Mollie E. Nidiffer
Nidiffer Mollie E. 1874 1947 Shared headstone w/Mark L. Nidiffer
Norris Infant son 14 Jan 1891 14 Jan 1891 Infant son of J.E. & L.A. Norris
Norris Lura Etta 13 Oct 1910 27 Oct 1913 Daughter of H.W. & Ida R. Norris
Pence Armetta J. Gammon 1861 1936 Shared headstone w/Samuel S. Pence
Pence Samuel S. 1840 1925 Shared headstone w/Armetta Gammon
Poore William B. 21 Feb 1936 21 Jan 1937  
Roller A. Fleetwood 1885 1930  
Roller A.H. 19 Sep 1826 29 Mar 1900  
Roller N. Orlena 1861 1935 “Mother”
Roller Nell M. 1896 1980  
Roller Noah T. 1861 1947 “Father”
Russell Elizabeth 1854 1930  
Rutherford Eliza A. 3 Dec 1877 No date Shared headstone w/Willie J. Rutherford
Rutherford Willie J. 19 Nov 1867 5 Jul 1906 Shared headstone w/Eliza Rutherford
Sanders Abraham 19 Jul 1821 10 Apr 1908  
Sanders Abram 1848 1927 Shared headstone w/Sarah Sanders
Sanders Charlie 1885 1885 Son of M.J. (Michael Judson) & M.J. (Mary Jane Carter) Sanders
Sanders Cordia 1 Sep 1886 31 Jan 1906 Dau of M.J. & M.J. Sanders
Sanders Jamima (Yoakley) 6 Oct 1823 1 May 1896 Wife of Abraham Sanders (1821)
Sanders Jesse B. (Barnett) (4 Jul) 1859 (14 Jan) 1914 Married Dec 25, 1881. Shared headstone w/Margaret E. Sanders.
Sanders Johnnie F. May 13? 1889 ? 1890 Son of M.J. & M.J. Sanders. Stone is barely legible.
Sanders Margaret E. (Minga) (31 Aug) 1858 1915 Shared headstone w/Jesse B. Sanders. Married Dec 25, 1881.
Sanders Mary Brooks 11 Feb 1898 31 Oct 1942 Dau of M.J. & M.J. Sanders
Sanders Mary Jane (Carter) 4 May 1865 1 Jun 1927 Shared headstone w/M.J. (Michael Judson) Sanders
Sanders M.J. (Michael Judson “Judd”) 23 May 1862 19 Feb 1942 Shared headstone w/M.J. (Mary Jane Carter) Sanders
Sanders Sarah (Bowman) 1856 1936 Shared headstone w/Abram Sanders
Sanders Sarah J. (Jane) (Yoakley) 8 Dec 1828 18 Jun 1885 Husband: William Robert Sanders (not buried at Wheeler)
Sell Barbara Ann 7 Mar 1831 31 Dec 1908 Wife of Lewis A. Sell
Sell David Roscoe 30 Apr 1898 26 Oct 1904 Son of G.W. & S.E. Sell
Sell Lewis A. (abt 1829) 28 Jan 1902 Aged 72 yrs 10 mos 28 days
Sell Sarah Elizabeth 30 Nov 1866 9 Aug 1916 Wife of G.W. Sell
Sherfey Charles E. 1919 1949 Son of John Henry Sherfey & Josie Eleanor Coffey. SS
Shipley Sarah C. Ford 8 Sep 1858 6 Apr 1917 Wife of J.T. Shipley
Smalling Anna Mae 21 May 1909 19 Aug 1909  
Smith Ellen B. 1872 1950 Shared headstone w/John E. Smith, Francis C. Smith, & John M. Smith.
Smith Francis C. 1901 1902 All four Smiths on same headstone
Smith John E. 1910 1910  
Smith John M. 1869 1910  
Stidham Reed S. 20 Jul 1856 16 Mar 1928 Shared headstone w/Sarah J. Durham
Stidham Sarah J. Durham 12 Jan 1858 25 Sep 1915 Married 25 October 1875.
Webb Joyce 15 Jun 1933 17 Nov 1933 Dau of Thurman & Dimple Webb
Wood J. Manley 28 Jan 1864 19 May 1957  
Wood Jno. W. 17 Nov 1838 18 Sep 1912  
Yoakley Bessie L. Millhorn 28 Apr 1891 12 Feb 1921 “Sister”
Yoakley Elizabeth E. (Bowman) 24 Apr 1848 8 Dec 1927 Shared headstone w/W.F. Yoakley
Yoakley Jesse C. (Cross) 2 Dec 1820 28 Mar 1887  
Yoakley King Frederick 1905 1923  
Yoakley Laura Ellen 1874 17 Oct 1886  
Yoakley M.A. (Mary A.) (Hull) 7 Apr 1822 14 Mar 1901 Husband: Jesse Cross Yoakley
Yoakley W.F. (William Frederick) 7 Oct 1843 26 Jul 1919 Shared headstone w/Elizabeth E. Yoakley.
Yoakley W.M. (Dr. Washington Jackson Miller) 5 Feb 1875 21 Jul 1898 Enlisted in C. A. 10th Regt US Infantry and fell mortally wounded in the charge of San Juan Hill in Santiago de Cuba on July 1, 1898. He died in the National Hospital Fortress Monroe.
Yokley Benjimen Haskew 8 May 1855 17 Nov 1937 Shared headstone w/Minerva Yokley
Yokley Minerva Etta Barnes 8 May 1873 21 Jun 1947 Shared headstone w/Benjimin Yokley

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