Thompson
Cemetery
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN
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Thompson Cemetery is located in the Lookout Valley area of Chattanooga. It lies on private property on Cash Canyon Road. From downtown Chattanooga travel west on Interstate 24 and exit at Brown's Ferry Road. Turn right on Brown's Ferry Road and go north 1.8 miles turning left on Boydston Road. Turn right on O'Grady and go 3.6 miles. The cemetery is located on the left hand side of the road and not visible. There is a small dirt road marked with "No Trespassing" signs. The cemetery is approximately 500 yards up a steep hill in the woods. The land for the cemetery was owned originally by William Berry Thompson. There are over 100 unmarked graves.
Surveyed by William
Berry Thompson IV
and Anne & Dennis Wilson
January 27, 2002
DWilson215@aol.com
Names of
individuals in this cemetery were recorded as they appeared on the tombstones.
No attempt was made to correct obvious errors or differences in spelling. Every
attempt has been made to record this information correctly. However, mistakes
are possible. The information on this page may NOT be reproduced in any format
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submitter, or The Hamilton County Tennessee Genealogy Society.
| Deceased | Born | Died | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| A J M | 1926 | ||
| Massengale, A J | 12/25/1919 | Age 69. Unmarked. Info from Death Certificate. Father: Pete Massengale; Mother: Miss Jackson | |
| Massengale, Addie | 3/15/1894 | 11/28/1947 | Age 53. W/O Thomas Allen Massengale |
| Massengale, Albert W | 6/17/1927 | 1/5/1938 | S/O Albert W & Victory Campbell Massengale |
| Massengale, Crawford | 11/9/1932 | Age 25. Unmarked. Info from Death Certificate. S/O Tom & Susie Lawson Massengale | |
| Massengale, Dan | 1/6/1927 | Age 67. Unmarked. Info from Death Certificate. S/O P Massengale | |
| Massengale, Daniel | 1887 | 8/25/1960 | Age 72 |
| Massengale, Edward | 1/5/1928 | 6/28/1928 | Unmarked. Info from Death Certificate. S/O Pete & Rhoda Nash Massengale |
| Massengale, Franklin D. (Roosvelt) | 12/4/1933 | 1/5/1934 | S/O Walter & Victory Campbell Massengale |
| Massengale, Lucinda | 1838 | 3/23/1922 | Unmarked; Info from obituary. D/O Jacob & Mary Bishop Flora; W/O David L. Massengale. |
| Massengale, Mariah J(ackson) | 4/4/1853 | 12/30/1937 | Unmarked; Info from obituary & Death Certificate.D/O Rufus & Mary Jackson |
| Massengale, Mary Malinda Lusk | 9/8/1870 | 3/17/1922 | Unmarked. Info from Obit & Death Certificate. Wife of George Allen Massengale. D/O Samuel & Mary Dykes Lusk. |
| Massengale, Marvin | 2/25/1925 | 6/30/1927 | Unmarked. Info from Death Certificate. Father: A Mitchell; Mother: D Massengale |
| Massengale, Minnie Mae | 10/3/1907 | 6/30/1920 | Unmarked. Info from Death Certificate. D/O A J & Betty Massengale |
| Massengale, Peter | 2/4/1928 | Age 54. Unmarked. Info from Death Certificate. S/O J & M Jackson Massengale | |
| Massengale, Ruffus F. | 11/1877 | Date from 1900 Hamilton Co. Census | |
| Massengale, Susie A. | 2/9/1863 | 2/15/1927 | Unmarked. Info from Death Certificate. D/O H Lawson |
| Massengale, Tom | 1/27/1929 | Age 70. Unmarked. Info from Death Certificate. Father: Dave Massengale | |
| Massengale, Thomas Allen | 4/4/1889 | 2/18/1937 | TN PVT 1CL Inf. H/O Addie Jenno. S/O Silas & Martha Ritchie Massengale |
| Massengill, Grady | 6/24/1928 | Age 3. Unmarked. Info from Death Certificate. S/O Tom & Addie Jenno Massengill | |
| Sharp, Frank | 06/09/1895 | 09/13/1933 | |
| Sharp, Herman Grady | 9/12/1933 | 1/9/1959 | |
| Sharp, Louise | 11/30/1926 | 7/11/1928 | D/O W. G & Mamie Sharp |
| Sharp, Lula Patterson | 03/17/1903 | 07/08/1983 | |
| Sharp, William | 9/18/1928 | 10/4/1932 | S/O W. G. & Mamie Sharp |
| Sharp, William G | 7/23/1894 | 6/3/1930 | Co. B 307 M.P. A.E.F. |
| Thompson, Florence Lee Lusk | 6/5/1883 | 11/15/1929 | W/O Samuel J Thompson; *D/O Samuel Lusk |
| Thompson, Martha Jane Johnson | 2/15/1852 | 1/23/1942 | W/O William Berry Thompson; *D/O Thomas H. Johnson |
| Thompson, Rachael |
1874 |
7/1898 | Unmarked; WPA Record *D/O William & Mary Jane Thompson; |
| Thompson, Samuel J | 9/5/1880 | 10/13/1908 | *S/O William Berry Thompson |
| Thompson, William Berry | 12/17/1848 | 8/26/1944 | H/O Martha Jane Johnson Thompson |
* Death Certificate information courtesy of Iley Thompson
* Information provided by Anne Templeton Wilson