Chestnut Cemetery

Surveyed by John Morgan Wooten – 1936

This cemetery was established in 1840 by John Chestnut and contains over 200 graves, many unmarked. It was originally located in Bradley County, but was cut off from Bradley when James County was erected in 1871. Following the dissolution of James County it once again became part of Hamilton County. Members of the Elliott and Neal families are said to be interred here. This survey was made by John Morgan Wooten in 1936 and the WPA in 1939. It is not known if burials have taken place in the cemetery since that time. The driving directions given below were provided by Delta Genealogical Society in 1986 with updates made in 2003. However, an attempt to locate the cemetery in October 2003 was unsuccessful. It is reportedly located in the woods, across a large creek, off Tallent Road in Collegedale, TN.

Take I-75 North to the Ooltewah-Summit exit (7A), turn right onto Lee Highway (11 & 64) N. Go 0.2 miles and turn right on Little Debbie Parkway. Go to Apison Pike and turn left. Go into Collegedale and turn left at the 4-way stop. Cross the railroad tracks and go one block to Tallent Road. Turn left, go 0.8 miles. The cemetery is located somewhere in the woods on the right side of the road.

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Deceased	Born	Died	Military	Notes
Adams, Judge W L Chesnut, John Chesnut, Leon Chesnut, Matilda Elliott, Charles S Elliott, John A Elliott, Mattie Tallant Fitzgerald, Clary Gadd, Lina Guthrie, Fannie A Guthrie, G B F Martin, Doug Mathis, Joseph B Mathis, Lon H Mathis, Maggie McDonald, A W McDonald, Martha McDonald, Minerva McDonald, W McNabb, Alpha Neal, Charlay H Neal, L Lee Roddy, Pearl Sanders, Polly Sanders, William Tallant, Adaline Tallant, Lewis Tallant, May J Tallent, Willey B Watkins, Dr. Harvey Watkins, Evaline Watkins, James Watkins, John Watkins, Mary Watkins, Robert Watkins, T P	* 12/03/1802 10/25/1858 02/07/1811 03/11/1855 09/15/1883 08/26/1855 08/12/1848 08/03/1881 12/22/1830 11/17/1825 05/17/1837 02/09/1847 09/27/1855 10/08/1879 02/13/1822 * 04/24/1840 02/09/1796 01/17/1851 12/19/1893 03/14/1901 03/12/1874 * 12/03/1817 07/27/1821 12/30/1844 05/28/1850 06/18/1820 12/22/1820 * 12/17/1825 * * 04/24/1824 *	* 12/10/1886 09/19/1864 05/28/1877 03/01/1900 03/17/1911 05/29/1915 12/16/1879 10/04/1913 09/07/18-- 03/13/1871 08/06/1871 11/27/1882 01/31/1907 12/16/1896 11/01/1870 11/19/1851 10/23/1872 12/25/1859 08/07/1874 02/18/1894 03/14/1901 08/17/1874 11/26/1882 09/06/1891 02/13/1894 06/06/1871 12/02/1907 05/12/1896 08/18/1865 04/29/1872 07/02/1865 07/03/1862 08/31/1848 12/20/1881 06/02/1861	* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Co D, 4th TN Cav * * * *	age 62 yrs * S/O Robert N & M E Chesnut W/O John Chesnut WPA record gives DOD as 10/5/1900 * W/O C S Elliott W/O J F Fitzgerald W/O J Q Gadd; WPA Record * * * * * * * aged 51 yrs, 1 mo, 12 dys W/O H W McDonald * W/O H H McNabb WPA Record WPA Record D/O T H & E D Roddy aged 61 yrs, 7 mo, 18 dy * * * * * * aged 43 yrs, 10 mo, 26 dy * aged 42 yrs, 5 mo * * aged 45 yrs