Birchwood Baptist Cemetery


The Birchwood Baptist Cemetery is forty miles north of Chattanooga. Follow highway # 58 to Birchwood pike which is a distance of thirteen miles. Leave highway to the left going to the Birchwood Baptist Church. The land for the Church and Cemetery was given by Mr. A M Bare. There are about sixty very old unmarked graves.
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Burton, Albert C - Nov 19, 1885 - Oct 6, 1918
Burton, Alfred - Aug 7, 1834 - Feb 28, 1918
Birditt, L A - Daughter of J M and M L Birditt - Mar 15, 1891 - June 17, 1891
Birditt, Infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. F Burdett - Feb 27, 1918
Burdett, Berdie - Wife of Mr. Geo. F Burdett - July 9, 1895 - Feb 3, 1924 - 'Dear mother, we miss thee.'
Bischoff, John J - Apr 14, 1882 - July 8, 1924
Bean, M L - Mar 4, 1862 - Oct 4, 1912
Bare, A M - July 10, 1845 - Oct 8, 1895
Bare, Alma - Daughter of A M and E J Bare - Aug 20, 1877 - Dec 30, 1882
Bare, Elizabeth J - Nov 23, 1850 - Mar 11, 1914
Bower, Grace M - Daughter of J C and M C Bower - July 10, 1892 - Apr 30, 1893
Bowers, Mrs. Nancy - July 9, 1805 - 1883
Bowers, Infant of N M and S M Bowers - Mar 30, 1886 - Mar 30, 1886
Baker, Elizabeth - Wife of J A Baker - June 8, 1840 - Dec 16, 1905
Cameron, James - June 29, 1843 - July 18, 1927
Cameron, M. Defriese - Mar 25, 1855 - Feb 8, 1908 - 'At rest.'
Collins, J B - Sept 17, 1856 - Oct 29, 1901
Collins, M J - Wife of J B Collins - Aug 23, 1862 - July 8, 1885

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Cross, John P - Oct 22, 1847 - Feb 23, 1912
Cross, Lucinda Cameron - July 7, 1848 - Feb 29, 1912
Clingan, Matilda - Daughter of Eliza and M M Clingan - Nov 12, 1861 - Dec 24, 1861
Clingan, Elijah - Oct 13, 1825 - Mar 8, 1900
Clingan, Mary M - Oct 4, 1829 - Aug 2, 1896
Curtis, Jossie - Oct 13, 1883 - Apr 22, 1884
Curtis, Ben M - Oct 20, 1894 - Dec 18, 1894
Curtis, Mary E Cookston - Wife of W G Curtis - May 27, 1854 - Jan 18, 1903
Conner, Margaret E - 1834 - 1920
Conner, M C - 1833 - 1918 - 'Having finished lifes duty, they now sweetly rest.'
Conner, Beatrice I - Apr 23, 1893 - May 26, 1935
Davis, Tennessee - Oct 19, 1909 - Feb 12,1910
Davis, Grover A - Sept 25, 1919 - May12, 1923
Friddle, William - Feb 14, 1858 - Dec 8, 1908 - 'Only sleeping.'
Friddle, Willie - Apr 9, 1907 - July 7, 1907
Fox, Peter - Nov 27, 1858 - Jan 3, 1886
Fox, David F - Husband of Elizabeth J Fox - Mar 20, 1820 - Aug 3, 1891
Goss, J H (Gass) - Oct 22, 1837 - Oct 15, 1896 - 'Asleep in Jesus.'
Goss, Elizabeth Ann (Gass) - Wife of J H Goss (Gass) - May 30, 1837 - Mar 11, 1909
Defriese, Martha J - Wife of Dr. T J Defriese - Jan 27, 1837 - Aug 23, 1919
Defriese, T J - Feb 11, 1857 - July 23, 1919

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Dickson, Lina S - Wife of J A Dickson - May 26, 1851 - Sept 2, 1921 - 'She has gone to her Home in Heaven; all her afflictions are over.'
Dickson, Gladys - Daughter of W A and M J Dickson - Feb 20, 1913 - June 3, 1913
Dickson, Wiley A - Sept 7, 1886 - Apr 1, 1920
Dickson, Lucinda - Wife of R A Dickson- Oct 14, 1824 - Apr 17, 1881
Dickson, R A - Sept 19, 1824 - Oct 10, 1910
Gross, Mace - Dec, 1831 - May 20, 1921
Gross, Titia - May 3, 1831 - May 25, 1903
Gross, William E - Son of J C and M P Gross - Sept 18, 1882 - Sept 25, 1882
Gross, Mariam P - Feb 23, 1861 - Oct 24, 1890
Gross, Mary (Cross?, Mart) - Dec 16, 1884 - Age 90 yrs.
Gross, Marguerite - Daughter of Andrew and Arrie Gross - Oct 20, 1902 - June 18, 1903
Gross, Mamie A - Daughter of J H and N J Gross - Sept 1, 1887 - Mar 29, 1891
Haney, Louisa J - Daughter of W R and N M Haney - July 4, 1858 - Sept 9, 1887
Haney, W R - Apr 12, 1830 - Mar 13, 1894
Mother - Haney, Nancy M - 1833 - 1904
Haney, John A - Oct 24, 1854 - Nov 23, 1923
Haney, John C - Jan 5, 1865 - Oct 15, 1921
Harris, Grace Violet - Baby child of Mr. and Mrs. W Z Harris - Aug 20, 1910 - Jan 25, 1926
Holmes, Gladys T - June 28, 1907 - Mar 2, 1926
Holder, Ruth Pendergrass - Wife of L H Holder - Mar 14, 1909 - May 13, 1927

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Hendricks, N C - Co G - 5th Tenn Inf
Hendricks, Orby M - Daughter of C C And B Hendricks - Oct 27, 1895 - Oct 20, 1899
Hendricks, M E - Wife of J T Hendricks - Dec 13, 1859 - Mar 4, 1912
Hill, Armogene - Oct 31, 1930
Hill, James W - Apr 21, 1844 - Dec 20, 1908 - 'Farewell my wife and children, all from you a Father Christ doeth call; go and dwell with Him above, happy in the Saviors love.'
Hill, Robert Garfield - Aug 6, 1887 - Nov 24, 1907 - 'Tread softly for an Angel band both guard the silent dust and we can softly leave our boy, our darling in their trust.'
Holman, W B - Dec 12, 1842 - June 23, 1922
Holman, Willie F - Son of W B and R E Holman - Dec 20, 1887
Holman, Burton - May 12, 1812 - Dec 29, 1879 - 'Christ is my hope, dying is but going Home.'
Holman, Cora - July 7, 1882 - Oct 9, 1930
Holman, Mary Lillard - Wife of W N Holman - Apr 16, 1854 - Dec 8, 1935
Hutchins, Roy Lee - 1904 - 1931
Hutchins, Johney Cleo - Aug 25, 1899 - Apr 5, 1915
Johnson, Alice Pendgrass - Wife of T L Johnson - Apr 1, 1874 - Jan 3, 1920 - 'Every joy to us is gone, since mother is not here.'
____, Annie M - July 30, 1881 - Sept 25, 1881
Kimbrough, Edwin B - May 26, 1877
Jolley, Willie - Son of I N and M C Jolley - Jan 19, 1872 - Nov 23, 1875
Lawson, B H - Husband of H A Lawson - Sept 10, 1849 - Apr 5, 1891
Lawson, Mary - June 9, 1865 - Apr 27, 1919
Lawson, W N - Nov 12, 1829 - Sept 8, 1911

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Lawson, Mary Ann Armstrong - Wife of W N LAwson - Mar 7, 1829 - Aug 19, 1907
Johnson, Rufus - Nov 18, 1874 - Mar 1, 1936
Lee, Hanah M Johnson - Wife of S E Lee - 1879 - 1932 - 'Wife, Mother, Friend.'
Johnson, James H - Sept 17, 1853 - Mar 2, 1921
Johnson, Hannah Bare - Wife of J E Johnson - Jan 9, 1828 - Dec 2, 1910
Johnson, James E - Sept 7, 1822 - Oct 25, 1902
Johnson, Angeline - Oct 25, 1855 - July 13, 1923
Johnson, Parry A - Nov 28, 1848 - Mar 12, 1896
Lane, James W - Dec 3, 1833 - Nov 16, 1902
Lane, Sarah A - Aug 10, 1848 - Jan 17, 1878
Martin, Gilbert - Co H - 5th Tenn Inf
Martin, Samuel L - Sept 2, 1850 - Sept 17, 1884
Lenord, T J - July 6, 1827 - Apr 11, 1895
Lenord, Mary J - May 27, 1829 - Apr 21, 1912
Moon, S M - Wife of C L Moon - Aug 22, 1913 - Age 67 yrs.
Moon, C L - Dec 14, 1858 - July 22, 1918
Moon, Mary J - Wife of C L Moon - Feb 8, 1856 - May 29, 1892
Monger, Mary J - Daughter of H R and L Monger - Aug 10, 1859 - Jan 21, 1886
Monger, Henry - Dec 20, 1822 - Mar 4, 1902
Father - McInturff, John C - Apr 20, 1851 - Feb 8, 1904

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McInturf, Newton I - Jan 18, 1881 - July 25, 1911
McInturf, Luther Ed. - Jan 4, 1929
McCaleb, Eliza - Daughter of Samuel McCaleb - Feb 14, 1819 - May 13, 1886
Porter, Ageline Johnson - Wife of S S Porter - Aug 29, 1845 - Jan 5, 1923
Porter, Samuel - Oct 22, 1841 - Aug 31, 1895
Pendergrass, Louise - Feb 20, 1918 - Nov 15, 1918
Quinn, Mollie - Wife of JAmes L Quinn - Feb 11, 1877 - Mar 11, 1899
Reno, David P - Aug 1909 - July 25, 1911
Mother - Roark, Mary Ann - July 14, 1859 - June 16, 1922
Father - Roark, Jacob L - Feb 15, 1856 - Jan 17, 1908
Roark, John B - Jan 19, 1829 - Jan 17, 1909
Samples, Velma T - July 6, 1918 - Sept 1, 1918
Samples, Lelona A - Feb 11, 1920 - Oct 20, 1923
Smith, Samuel A - Pvt Co E - 5th Tenn Inf - Aug 10, 1847 - Sept 7, 1933
Smith, Sarah E - Nov 25, 1872 - June 4, 1889
Shahan, Andrew - Son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Shahan - Feb 17, 1916 - Dec 13, 1920
Shahan, Freeland - Sept 2, 1919 - July 8, 1920
McClanahan, Alta Cross - Wife of John McClanahan - Feb 25, 1850 - Apr 12, 1928
McClanahan, Infant son and McClanahan, daughter of J C and Alt McClanahan - June 3, 1887
McKenney, James Albert - May 10, 1919 - Mar 18, 1920
Irwin, Malinda - Oct 14, 1814 - Dec 24, 1903
McCurry, Gilbert B - 1895 - 1924
McCurry, Infant of Mr. and Mrs. G R McCurry - 1924

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Nelson, Sarah J - Nov 21, 1840 - Jan 5, 1901
Nelson, D W - Husband of E J Nelson - Dec 7, 1841 - Aug 7, 1884
Nelson, Lucy B - Daughter of D W and S J Nelson - Nov 18, 1877 - Mar 30, 1893 - 'Some living place needed just her angel face.'
O'Donald, Charles A - Son of J M and C E O'Donald - June 17, 1884 - Oct 27, 1885
O'Donald, William W - Son of J M and C E O'Donald - Oct 22, 1876 - Aug 2, 1877
Porter, Thomas - Apr 23, 1836 - Jan 22, 1916 - 'Not my will, but Thine be done.'
Porter, Lavenia - Dec 22, 1804 - Mar 16, 1898
Porter, Nancy - Sept 25, 1827 - Jan 13, 1909
Pather, D G - Apr 1910 - Age 78 yrs.
Mother - Sims, Stacy A - Dec 19, 1840 - Aug 3, 1921
Sims, L L - Sept 8, 1844 - Aug 14, 1907
Sims, Alice A - Daughter of L L and S A Sims - June 15, 1876 - Aug 13, 1877
Salvidge, Cecil E - Apr 7, 1912 - July 18, 1932
Salvidge, E V - Wife of A J Salvidge - Jan 6, 1882 - Jan 18, 1909
Salvidge, W O - Son of A J and E V Salvidge - Apr 4, 1909 - June 20, 1909
Sutherland, Sarah - Feb 4, 1855 - June 1, 1926
Solomon, Margaret E - Wife of W P Solomon - June 25, 1892 - Age 46 yrs.
Watkins, Infant son of T J and J A Watkins - Aug 19, 1891
Watkins, Ellen - Daughter of T J and J A Watkins - Nov 27, 1876 - Sept 9, 1887

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Watkins, T J - Feb 8, 1850 - Aug 9, 1920
Watkins, W E - Feb 20, 1893 - Apr 26, 1923
Ziegler, Mineria T - Aug 26, 1826 - May 5, 1910
Ziegler, S A - Oct 4, 1856 - July 24, 1899


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