Beason Cemetery

   The land where Beason Cemetery is located was donated by Grant Beason. He and his wife were buried there in 1838, but their graves have no markers. Beason Cemetery is located three miles northwest of Chattanooga. Take Highway 27 from Redbank to the Cherokee Motel, turn right, then turn again. Follow the signs to the Woodland Heights Baptist Church. The cemetery is behind the church parking lot.

    As well as the Beason’s, the Stringer’s, whom Stringer’s Ridge was named, are also buried there. There are also many veterans from the Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War II, Koren War, and Vietnam buried in Beason Cemetery.

    Recently a group formed to clean and preserve the cemetery. The group called “The Beason Cemetery Improvement League” consists of family and friends of those buried there. The last known tombstone listing was made in 1939 by the State of Tennessee. In the 1939 listing, there were only about one hundred forty names. In late 1991, early 1992 we updated the listing. There are over four hundred names in the new listing. There are hundreds of unmarked graves that couldn’t be listed. This list Includes the Woodland Heights Cemetery

  located beside the Beason Cemetery. W. H. stands for the Woodland Heights part of the cemetery.

  Submitted by Alma Webb
Jwebb@worldnet.att.net

Prepared By The Beason Cemetery Improvement  League

Alma Webb, Director
Tim Hill, Co-Director
Jerry Webb, Printing

 

Committee Members

Alma Webb   Tim Hill   Rev. Kenneth Essex   Janey Sherrell

Kenneth Higgins   Hazel Higgins   Charlene Dobbs Kay Cleo Noland  

Norma Jean Harmon   Ralph Gravett

Roberta Standifer   Mrs. Joe Winnd

 

 

John T. Adams

03-26-1951

05-10-1951

 

Jeramie Allie

Age 4

09-07-1911

 

Franklin Alford

Age 9

10-21-1918

 

Fruden Allriod

Age 8mo

12-10-1916

 

Carrie V. Arnold

03-26-1891

01-04-1976

 

George M. Arnold

10-16-1889

12-21-1916

 

Johnnie J. Arnold

01-05-1928

09-17-1935

 

Cearchanna Arthur

11-13-1870

05-03-1944

 

Georgana Arthur

02-29-1944

 

Julia Arthur (Black Female)

Age 94

05-19-1902

 

William T. Arthur

05-28-1853

06-02-1951

 

(Mamie) Mary T. Ashley

06-07-1875

05-15-1945

 

Baby Austin

03-07-1939

Helen Austin

08-16-1933

11-12-1939

 

Annie Arwood

Age 57

03-15-1946

 

Blanch Baker

08-08-1981

 

Mary R. Baker  (W.H.)

07-04-1921

 

William A. Baker  (W.H.)

01-18-1915

10-04-1948

 

Baby Ball

02-15-1889

01-01-1912

 

Freda Bandy

09-06-1935

09-20-1935

 

James Bandy

06-12-1941

 

John Bandy

06-12-1941

 

Robert A. Bandy

07-13-1943

07-14-1943

 

Lissie Barbee

06-11-1910

03-05-1964

 

Daley Barley

10-02-1905

01-22-1950

 

Eugene Barley

Age 14

03-23-1913

 

 

Juanita Barley

09-09-1912

10-09-1930

 

Luther Barley

Age 3

03-15-1913

 

Paul Barley

Age 9mo

02-23-1919

 

Mary Ruth (Higgins) Barnes   (W.H.)

02-16-1935

08-10-1994

 

Elish M. Barness

02-27-1884

11-25-1935

 

Frances D. Barnett

06-29-1919

08-24-1943

 

Baby Bates

03-20-1943

 

Eva Bates

04-12-1913

06-13-1936

 

Helen Bates   (W.H.)

03-13-1936

01-02-1940

 

Johnie M. Bates   (W.H.)

03-11-1930

08-29-1930

 

Walter Bauer

05-14-1907

04-18-1934

 

Claude Baxter   (W.H.)

1896-1954

 

Danny L. Baxter   (W.H.)

11-18-1953

06-17-1971

Irene W. Baxter   (W.H.)  

04-15-1919

10-14-2000

 

James L. Baxter   (W.H.)

06-16-1912

04-03-1983

 

Franklin D. Beagles

Age 23days

02-06-1937

 

Baby Beane

04-17-1923

 

Martha Bearden

08-10-1856

07-26-1921

 

Abe Beason

 0000 -1882

 

Mrs. Abe Beason

No Dates

 

Grant Beason

 0000 -1837

 

Mrs. Grant Beason

No Dates

 

Sterling Beason

Age 61

12-10-1911

 

Baby Beavers

10-01-1936

 

Baby Beavers

04-17-1923

 

C.E. Beavers

Age 52

08-05-1916

 

Baby Bedwell

09-19-1934

 

 

Don L. Bedwell

09-19-1934

07-19-1935

 

Joseph Bedwell

Age 7weeks

06-26-1936

 

Harvey Bedwell

09-19-1934

 

James E. Beech   (W.H.)

12-09-1932

06-05-1976

 

Nellie L. Beech

04-29-1907

08-07-1950

 

W.L. Beech

08-09-1950

 

J. W. Bell

02-15-1889

01-01-1917

 

Baby Belwer

10-09-1922

10-22-1927

 

Beulah R. Benton

Age 1

09-27-1930

 

Jack Benton

03-17-1868

11-23-1943

 

Lucile Benton

Age 9

06-12-1916

 

Sallie Benton

02-25-1885

11-26-1944

 

Leoves Bennett

05-17-1925

 

Baby Bice

Age 10mo

04-23-1918

 

Ruth Bice   (W.H.)

1900-1955

 

James T. Birdett

1849-1909

 

Sarah Birdett

1864-1919

 

Baby Bishop

Age 3days

12-30-1925

 

Jewell Bishop

06-16-1891

10-04-1943

 

Will R. Black

08-23-1909

08-26-1911

 

Margaret Blow

12-05-1940

 

Baby Bodine

06-10-1920

 

Fred Bodine

Age 52

03-14-1935

 

Beatrice Bolen

01-28-1928

01-24-1997

 

Eva Botes

04-12-1873

06-13-1936

 

Mandy Bouayer

No Dates

 

Martha Bowling

07-18-1863

06-29-1945

Charles Bowman

03-02-1937

07-07-1938

 

Dora Bowman   (W.H.)

05-12-1873

07-29-1940

 

John Bowman

05-11-1882

06-10-1938

 

Robert Bowman

03-10-1858

04-06-1918

 

William Brannon

08-11-1912

10-24-1918

 

Amanda Brauger

Age 70

05-11-1926

 

Julia Brauger

06-16-1891

10-04-1943

 

Laura Brauger

05-19-1876

08-25-1943

 

Mandy Brauger

Age 76

05-11-1928

 

Arthur Brooks   (W.H.)

02-27-1898

09-29-1916

 

Ollie L. Brooks

10-22-1891

05-07-1911

 

Baby Brown

07-17-1913

 

Baby Brown

00-00-1945

Bell L. Brown

03-17-1884

06-15-1945

 

Charles E. Brown

03-02-1938

07-07-1938

 

Dolly Brown

Age 73

09-27-1913

 

Eula Brown

07-11-1888

12-25-1975

 

Julia Brown

06-14-1870

10-08-1943

 

Lelenoo Brown

08-29-1888

06-19-1944

 

Lula B. Brown

06-17-1945

 

Mary L. Brown   (W.H.)

01-21-1885

02-16-1915

 

Mary S. (Laove) Brown

12-18-1899

04-30-1925

 

Ollie Brown   (W.H.)

10-02-1899

05-07-1911

 

Paul Brown

07-29-1927

05-22-1938

 

William Brown

08-10-1912

10-24-1918

 

 

 

Sarah Buffington

Age 55

06-29-1913

 

Baby Bunch

06-27-1925

 

Bessie Bunch

09-20-1896

03-31-1903

 

Barbara (Slaughter) Bunch

07-03-1933

 

Rev. D. C. Bunch

04-03-1854

02-10-1928

 

Dollie A. Bunch

12-10-1878

01-16-1932

 

George W. Bunch

04-10-1878

09-01-1944

 

J. D. Bunch

06-22-190

01-27-1912

 

Joseph F. Bunch

Age 27

07-00-1897

02-09-1924

 

Newell Bunch

Age 26

03-18-1932

 

Seller Bunch

01-18-1925

12-28-1925

 

Sherman Bunch

06-27-1915

01-27-1925

 

 

 

Nancy Burgess

Age 57

12-25-1927

 

Avil Burnette

01-01-1920

07-24-1935

 

Baby Burnette

11-20-1919

 

Frances Burnette

06-29-1919

08-27-1943

 

Mary T. Burnette

07-10-1888

10-26-1947

 

John Burns

07-15-1867

08-06-1942

 

Joseph Burns

08-10-1862

09-26-1942

 

Robert Burns

12-14-1922

01-01-1923

 

Samantha Burns

09-04-1879

10-06-1941

 

Mrs. Burns

07-30-1940

 

Beulah Burton

Age 1

09-22-1930

 

Nancy (Smith) Cagle   (W.H.)

03-19-1950

07-13-1975

 

Thelma Cagle

Age 19

09-14-1921

 

Ester Cain

07-28-1949

 

Gladys  A. Cain   (W.H.)

11-27-1893

10-25-1963

 

Victor Cain   (W.H.)

01-14-1902

12-08-1950

 

William E. Cain   (W.H.)

06-08-1890

07-29-1947

 

Julia (Carroll) Calbrough

Age 63

07-24-1952

 

Nancy Calloway

Age 68

04-27-1945

 

Alford L. Calvin

11-20-1957

 

Bessie Calvin   (W.H.)

12-15-1886

08-26-1953

 

William T. Calvin

05-22-1917

05-20-1941

 

Henry  C. Camp

Age 89

05-06-1941

 

Baby Carroll

04-19-1941

 

Baby Carroll

10-30-1921

 

Callie S. Carroll   (W.H.)

1892-0000

 

 

Charlie C. Carroll   (W.H.)

07-15-1889

04-27-1944

 

Edward Carroll

Age 18mo

06-13-1927

 

Easter Carroll

10-30-1921

 

Frank Carroll

Age 1

08-31-1934

 

Gordon Carroll

Age 5

09-09-1928

 

Helen Carroll

Age 17mo

08-22-1918

 

James D. Carroll    (W.H.)

12-13-1884

04-05-1946

 

L. Franklin Carroll

06-22-1933

08-31-1934

 

Lucinda Carroll

10-30-1844

12-27-1918

 

Mae S. Carroll   (W.H.)

07-30-1895

01-02-1967

 

Mary Carroll

10-26-1872

03-16-1936

 

Rudolph L. Carroll

09-23-1918

02-24-1920

 

 

 

Seller Carroll

Age 88

03-31-1925

 

Willard Carroll

04-19-1941

 

Ann Lee Carter

06-08-1913

02-15-1951

 

Cecil Carter

07-29-1912

05-29-1937

 

Claude W. Carter

08-25-1882

01-26-1883

 

James Carter

Died

07-10-1927

 

J. H. Carter

12-26-1853

07-09-1922

 

Ray Henry Carter

02-23-1940

11-14-1940

 

Ruby  (Corker) Carter   (W.H.)

03-12-1911

05-04-1965

 

Walter E. Carter

Infant son of

James &  Georgia

 

E.J. Castellans

12-22-1933

 

Baby Catman

11-25-1922

 

Clarence Cobb

12-10-1923

 

 

Ruby C. Coker

03-12-1911

05-04-1965

 

Annie R. Coleman   (W.H.)

1909-1948

 

Baby Coleman

11-25-1922

 

Isaac Coleman

07-14-1869

08-16-1948

 

Mary Coleman

07-19-1873

06-29-1902

 

Daisy Collins

11-16-1925

 

Baby Collins

01-18-1925

 

Baby Collins

10-26-1920

 

Baby Collins

07-27-1922

 

Delia Collins

Died 8-10-1953

 

Hiram Larreat Collins

11-25-1850

07-02-1939

 

Shirley Compton   (W.H.)

02-02-1936

08-01-1961

 

William Cooke

1918-19

 

Allen P. Cooper

07-29-1900

12-6-1935

 

 

Baby Couch

Age 1mo

12-10-1930

 

Fred Couch

02-11-1908

06-29-1941

 

Fred Couch Jr.   (W.H.)

10-17-1928

02-15-1973

 

Irene Couch

07-19-1876

04-10-1933

 

William Couch

11-01-1877

08-01-1947

 

Harley M. Craig

11-02-1876

10-15-1948

 

Tony Cranfield

03-16-1896

08-11-1939

 

J. Thomas Crowe

06-23-1874

03-22-1936

 

James Franklin Dales

09-01-1869

09-22-1942

 

Arlie R. Davis

02-04-1899

02-18-1941

 

Arlie M. Davis   (W.H.)

Age 19

09-17-1905

 

Baby Davis

11-20-1920

 

Baby Davis

04-17-1917

 

C. A. Davis

12-06-1921

12-27-1921

 

Ethel Davis   (W.H.)

05-23-1879

04-22-1964

 

Eva Davis

Age 24

03-22-1925

 

Frank B. Davis   (W.H.)

02-19-1917

07-25-1960

 

Gladys Davis

Age 3mo

04-14-1913

 

Grady H. Davis   (W.H.)

06-15-1908

08-31-1982

 

Herbie Davis

12-24-1910

03-26-1914

 

James E. Davis

Age 66

04-28-1929

 

James Franklin Davis

09-01-1869

09-22-1942

 

J.C. Davis

Age 10days

04-13-1926

 

Josephine H. Davis   (W.H.)

1819-1962

 

Lilly May (Suttles)  Davis

09-19-1904

09-27-1929

 

 

Nathan Davis

Age 72

11-24-1921

 

Naomi A. (Voiles) Davis

09-23-1915

10-10-2002

 

Ralph W. Davis   (.W.H.)

08-14-1914

06-07-1981

 

Ruth Davis   (W.H.)

07-10-1906

08-11-1988

 

Ruth E. Davis   (W.H.)

06-30-1907

01-24-1971

 

Sarah (Parker)  Davis

08-25-1883

12-08-1951

 

Thelma Davis

Age 6 mo

09-28-1927

 

Will Greene Davis Mrs.

Age 38

03-23-1916

 

William E. Davis   (W.H.)

12-25-1937

05-30-1950

 

William Herschel Davis

05-27-1904

11-21-1939

 

William H. Davis

04-19-1898

05-14-1923

 

William L. Davis   (W.H.)

06-23-1972

 

 

 

Hazel (Watts)  Devine   (W.H.)

06-31-1913

10-03-1955

 

Baby Delashmitt

02-13-1914

 

Bessie (Henderson)  Delashmitt

Age 20

03-04-19

 

Rose (Lee)  Dewitt

Age 23

05-16-1924

 

Baby Dickson

05-31-1920

 

Charles Dill

03-26-1924

12-26-1924

 

Lula (Griffith) Dill

05-09-1895

03-15-1928

 

Charles Dillard   (W.H.)

09-08-1941

 

Vina Douglas   (W.H.)

04-30-1888

11-07-1943

 

James E. Dover

Age 60

04-28-1929

 

Beatrice Downey   (W.H.)

11-17-1915

03-19-1917

 

Bertha M. Downey   (W.H.)

Age 2mo

03-26-1917

 

Dolly  (Fairbanks) Downey   (W.H.)

05-09-1892

07-07-1925

 

Elizabeth  Downey

No Dates

 

Estelle Downey

Age 6mo

01-19-1918

 

Franklin B. Downey

03-18-188?

08-06-1921

 

Herman Downey    (W.H.)

Age 6mo

06-19-1918

 

Iva  Downey  

Age 5days

07-12-1911

 

Ivey Downey   (W.H.)

06-19-1918

 

J.W. Downey

02-28-1924

03-04-1924

 

Louis Downey   (W.H.)

No Dates

 

M.H.A. Downey   (W.H.)

03-19-1841

11-6-1896

 

El Drake

Age 69

05-23-1931

 

James E. Drake

01-09-1902

01-06-1906

 

Catherine Drunned

Age 14mo

04-08-1916

 

Sheri Drunned

Age 6mo

04-08-1916

 

Baby Duglar

04-30-1925

 

Mack Duncan

02-28-1881

11-06-1931

 

Herschel E. Dunn

07-13-1928

06-04-1929

 

William R. Dunn

03-12-1929

05-28-1929

 

Nancy F. Dunnington

02-11-1935

04-01-1937

 

Christopher C. Durham   (W.H.)

04-13-1886

07-01-1966

 

Dewey Durham

11-04-1923

12-17-1948

 

Fannie C. Durham   (W.H.)

04-16-1888

07-21-1963

 

George W. Durham

03-17-1883

02-07-1949

 

John C. Durham

08-17-1908

05-04-1941

 

Kenneth Durham

02-23-1920

05-09-1921

 

Margaret Durham

Age 3mo

01-21-1915

 

 

 

Raymond Durham

02-03-1920

12-12-1948

 

Rita Durham

11-05-1933

02-22-1936

 

W. Frank Durham   (W.H.)

03-08-1878

06-17-1946

 

Baby Edwards

1895-1896

 

Walter Edwards

01-06-1892

01-13-1898

 

Margarette Ellis

Age 9mo

06-28-1926

 

Tillie May Ellis

Age 12

08-07-1915

 

Baby Ellison

02-04-1919

 

Grover Emerson

04-01-1883

02-02-1948

 

Mandy Emerson

Age 65

07-27-1932

 

Andy D. Essex

03-27-1954

04-27-1974

 

Addie B. Essex

No Dates

 

Baby Essex

05-29-1918

 

 

Boyd Essex

07-04-1921

12-11-1922

 

Boyd Essex

01-09-1904

07-04-1921

 

Florence (Moore) Essex

Age 32

02-29-1936

 

Fred Essex

Age 28

03-23-1937

 

Fred Essex Jr.

Age 10mo

05-31-1917

 

Clara (Arnold) Essex

12-25-1907

04-01-1929

 

Grady Essex

Age 4

11-03-1917

 

Granville Essex

09-23-1875

06-15-1948

 

Grover Essex

Age 37

05-07-1929

 

Jack Essex

04-25-1903

09-30-1939

 

Jane (Shelton)  Essex

07-01-1854

11-15-1944

 

John Essex

Age 6mo

07-15-1909

 

 

John H. Essex

11-04-1917

03-19-1922

 

Lawrence Essex Jr.

06-20-1926

01-10-1950

 

Martin R. Essex

Age 18mo

01-29-1912

 

Mary Lee Essex

Age 65

02-20-1953

 

Rebecca (Shelton) Essex

10-28-1874

03-10-1943

 

Ruth Essex

12-09-1895

03-08-1953

 

William A. Essex

Age 43

06-09-1953

 

Baby Evans

08-08-1937

 

James A. Evans

08-15-1855

01-27-1942

 

James T. Evans   (W.H.)

07-05-1885

10-14-1953

 

Frank C. Everett

Age 19

07-16-1916

 

Baby Everett

09-13-1914

 

Donald Everett

11-24-1945

 

John M. Eversole

02-18-1863

10-20-1891

 

Rachel Eversole

1852-1900

 

Agnes N. Fairbanks

11-04-1877

12-04-1917

 

Beth L. Fairbanks

09-23-1921

10-23-1921

 

Charity Fairbanks

08-30-1906

05-30-1976

 

Estelle Fairbanks

Age 9mo

07-10-1911

 

Glades Fairbanks

Age 17mo

07-19-1918

 

Hazel Fairbanks

11-21-1920

07-21-1921

 

Homer Fairbanks

05-05-1919

08-04-1919

 

James Fairbanks

12-25-1929

06-07-1930

 

J.B. Fairbanks

Age 3

08-31-1931

 

Ronnie Fairbanks

12-30-1946

01-11-1947

 

Baby Fairbanks

04-04-1924

 

William Fairbanks

06-01-1937

05-10-1938

 

Woodrow Fairbanks

02-10-1915

03-11-1916

 

Zethel L. Fairbanks

10-29-1921

 

Alexander Farris

Age 58

05-21-1927

 

Carl Farris

09-01-1914

09-12-1931

 

Emmett Farris

Age 37

04-05-1944

 

Estelle L. Farris

Age 9

07-13-1928

 

I. A. Farris

No Dates

 

Leonard Farris

Age 64

12-05-1947

 

Maggie  (Howard)  Farris   (W.H.)

1877-1964

 

Martha Farris

Age 63

08-11-1931

 

Susie (Caine) Farris

Age 58

09-21-1927

 

Jeannetta Ferguson

00-00-1927

10-00-1946

 

Phillip Fine   (W.H.)

Age 80

05-04-1928

 

William R. Fine

Age 3mo

07-06-1920

 

Harry Bacon Fisker

07-27-1857

01-29-1941

 

Leon T. Fitch

11-27-1944

09-22-1945

 

Ollie R. Fitch

06-20-1931

11-01-1939

 

Eula Flora

Age 60

04-07-1913

 

Jacob Flora

Age 57

07-02-1911

 

Sam Flora

Age 23

02-05-1914

 

Mary Ann Forrest

05-02-1871

03-03-1941

 

Avol Foster

Age 10

08-19-1913

 

Adam D. Fox   (W.H.)

12-15-1895

05-31-1951

 

Frank Fox   (W.H.)

04-12-1875

02-23-1958

 

George Fox   (W.H.)

01-26-1882

12-26-1954

 

Ida  (Bell) Fox

05-30-1890

06-20-1929

 

Dennis Frances   (W.H.)

11-11-1902

09-17-1974

 

Emmett Frances   (W.H.)

12-15-1906

04-12-1944

 

Harold E. Frances   (W.H.)

10-28-1934

11-13-1971

 

Leonard Frances   (W.H.)

1878-1947

 

Rachel N. Frances   (W.H.)

09-14-1902

10-27-1986

 

Donald Thomas Franklin

05-16-1942

07-05-1942

 

Chester Frazer

Age 34

05-26-1926

 

Lillian Frost

Age 1

08-13-1921

 

Jennie Fults

01-07-1866

02-22-1941

 

Evelyne Gaffen

05-08-1922

00-00-0000

 

 

 

Tom Gallent

05-07-1900

02-12-1936

 

L.R. Garden hire    (W.H.)

Died 01-19-1958

 

Forrest Gatlin

08-12-1882

07-15-1935

 

Isaac Gatlin

Age 30

01-31-1933

 

Baby Gibson

Age 5mo

10-12-1911

 

Carl Gibson

05-19-1906

07-09-1921

 

J.B. Gibson

03-24-1882

10-27-1930

 

Grace Gill

Age 21

03-19-1917

 

Harold Gill

Age 28

09-17-1916

 

Mary E. Gillian

03-15-1860

12-16-1915

 

Ruby Godsey

10-04-1944

07-29-1945

 

Howard Godsey

09-26-1945

 

David Goff

09-28-1915

04-17-1916

 

Arch M. Goins

1886-1951

 

Gerald Goins

09-19-1940

10-15-1940

 

James Goins Jr.

Age 15days

01-14-1941

 

Sarah Goins

03-04-1856

09-13-1925

 

Mary Gold

06-03-1894

07-12-1951

 

Jennie (Parker) Goolsley

Age 44

01-05-1923

 

Mandy Goodridge

Age

12-05-1928

 

Baby Gossett

03-27-1916

07-02-1916

 

Cassie P. Graham

08-25-1937

05-08-1942

 

Edger L. Graham   (W.H.)

06-18-1900

12-23-1971

 

Oliver Graham

Age 60

08-20-1932

 

Orville Graham

Age 21

04-03-1935

 

 

Terry Graham

12-13-1965

 

Harley Graig   (W.H.)

1876-1947

 

Helen Gravitt

Age 38

12-27-1976

 

Charles Green Mrs.

01-15-1941

 

Jesse Green   (W.H.)

04-09-1900

12-17-1936

 

John E. Green

06-13-1867

04-29-1934

 

Maggie J. Green

09-09-1936

 

M.F. Green

08-11-1845

10-24-1918

 

Pearl Green

05-15-1875

 

Ruth Green

Age 23

08-09-1934

 

Sarah Gray Green

01-06-1926

04-29-1929

 

William Green

04-09-1900

12-17-1936

 

Mary Grider

03-23-1929

06-16-1929

 

 

 

Betty  Griffith   (W.H.)

02-08-1936

11-19-1944

 

Edger Griffith

04-09-1891

11-30-1949

 

John Griffith

Age 7days

01-17-1919

 

John W. Griffith

Age 11

04-09-1923

 

Woodrow Griffith   (W.H.)

Age 7mo

01-17-1919

 

Baby Grig