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Wood Cemetery
Forge Creek, Johnson County, Tennessee

Index of Surnames Included

You may click on one of the surnames below to go to the first image with that surname. Click here to go to the first grave marker image or here to see views of the cemetery or views from inside the cemetery.

Location

Located in Forge Creek, Johnson County, Tennessee.
Located on Forge Creek, two miles on right from red light. See the views below.

Pictures Taken

These pictures were taken at the Wood Cemetery in Forge Creek, Johnson County, Tennessee by John B. Rochelle and he is the owner of all images unless otherwise noted.

Sources of Names Listed

The listing that follows is derived from the readings by and photographs taken by John B. Rochelle. We have used an alphabetical listing by last name.

Information in brackets [sample] was provided by John B. Rochelle unless indicated otherwise.

Views of Wood Cemetery

View toward road

Wood Cemetery, view 2.

Wood Cemetery, view 3

Wood Cemetery Marker Photos

Some listings offer more than one picture. Most are marked with "alt view" as the link to the additional pictures.

Ellis, Walter U. & Martha L.

Ellis, Walter U.
26 July 1908-28 Sep 1983
(and
Ellis, Martha
26 Sep 1911-23 Jan 1998
(fhm) 1910-1998
fhm
Gresham, Bettie W. & Richard R.
Gresham, Richard R.
South Carolina
S SGT 65 Service SQ AIR SUC
World War 1
21 Nov 1882-17 Nov 1965
military marker
(and
Gresham, Bettie E.
1897-1989
fhm
Jennings, John Roby
Jennings, John Roby
1876-1949
(fhm)
Jennings, Rebecca
1887-1955
(not noted in 2003, listing from Upon A Lonely Hill, by Jeffrey L. Carrier)
Wilson, Dr. W. Clyde & Bessie
Wilson, Dr. W. Clyde
1887-1965
footstone
[Married 2nd Bessie Wilson]
(and
Wilson, Bessie
[Bessie Wilson (nee)
2nd w/o Dr. W. Clyde Wilson]
(lives across the road from the cemetery)
Wilson, Wade W.
Wilson, Wade William
13 Jan 1927-13 Nov 1978
AS US NAVY WORLD WAR II
military marker
Wood, Bartlett O
Wood, Bartlett
ORD SGT CO F
Wood, Infant son
Wood, Infant son
s/o W. B. & Ella Wood
27 Dec 1891-30 Dec 1891
footstone
Wood, John W.
Wood, John W.
12 Jan 1886-04 Sep 1936
footstone
Wood, William & Ella

Wood,William B.
28 Aug 1850-20 June 1910
footstone

June 28,1910
Heard today that Billy Wood on Forge Creek in Tenn. Is dead.
(Jesse Franklin Black journal) http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/nc/ashe/bios/black01.txt

(and

Wood, Ella Sutherland
23 Mar 1854-11 Sep 1903
footstone
Woods, Harold E.
Woods, Harold E.
02 Feb 1958-12 Dec 1973
"In Loving Memory"

Several Unmarked Graves

Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Flowers
Unknown
Unknown

Others buried here per Linda Jennings-Hickman
Jennings,Lindsey R
3D SERG
Lindsey Reynolds Jennings
CO D
33 NC INF
CSA
Feb. 1, 1843
July 16, 1924
[s/o Wiley Jennings and Rebecca Felts
grandfather of Linda Jennings-Hickman
photo Lindsey and wife Martha]
Martha Elenor Miller
[w/o Lindsey Reynolds Jennings
no marker]

Sources

1. Photos taken, readings and genealogical research by
2. Upon A Lonely Hill The Cemeteries of Johnson County, Tennessee by Jeffrey L. Carrier

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This page added 20 October 2003 and last updated February 10, 2008

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