John Woolbright Grave

Location: on the old Butler Creek (old Chisholm) Road, south of Railroad Church and northeast of Quigley’s Store.

A government marker marks the grave of John Woolbright, a Union soldier killed in a skirmish between Union and Confederate patrols in 1862-64. In 1936-7, a committee composed of Mrs. Dalton Davis White, P. R. Bromley, A. A. Green, and W. R. Olive, requested and received the Quartermaster Grave Marker which was erected by Herman Stults and Floyd Grimes.

In a brief ceremony led by Mrs. White, the marker was dedicated and the grave of john Woolbright was formally recognized. Information collected by Mrs. White indicates that John was a native of Giles County, TN.

Information submitted by Mitzi White Lemons, daughter of Mrs. Dalton Davis White.

 

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