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.
Jwebb@worldnet.att.net
Prepared
By The Beason Cemetery Improvement League
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